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Aus 74 Designs von 21 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
DMVsavvy.com needs a logo that will be able to stand alone and grab the attention of anyone. Something urban but still has a professional feel.
DMVsavvy.com is a DC Metro area based urbanentertainment Web site. Our focus is 100% local which means DC, MD, Northern Va. We focus on all areas of urban entertainment Music (Hip-hop, R&B, Go-Go),Fashion, Sports, Nightlife, among other things.
We are looking for an official logo to be used oneverything involving this company including homepage, letterheads, photowatermarks, posters, flyers, T-shirts etc.
We are simply looking for something that is strongvisually and incorporates the name DMVsavvy.com somehow. People need toknow when they see the logo "that's DMVsavvy.com." Somethingfresh and edgy that would appeal to the urban audience but can be respectedprofessionally. I hope my description is not to contrasting...simply becreative.
*Suggestion* Since we arelocally based try incorporating local landmarks (i.e. The Capitol, Washington Monument, WashingtonNationals Font, etc) THIS IS NOT A NECESSITY JUST A SUGGESTION!
We will be giving feedback throughout the contest. Good Luck and may the best Logo win!!!!
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You're a single mom with three young kids and unbeknownst to you, your next-door-neighbour is a convicted pedophile on probation after serving a miniscule prison sentence. Oh yes, he refused treatment while locked up. Don't you think you'd want to know?
If you lived in the United States you would know, because since 1994 Americans and everybody else, has access to the National Sex Offender Registry operated by the U.S. Department of Justice. A user-friendly site, you just click on the State you want to search, then select a County and presto!…mugshots galore. I checked out our neighbours in Whatcom County, Washington where 59 names, photos and addresses popped up.
So what's the fuss about Canada Family Action launching their website yesterday at stoppedophiles.ca? What are the civil liberties issues and why was stoppedophiles.ca threatened with lawsuits, as reported in the National Post?
It sounds to me like the usual group of whiners who challenge any activity that supports a law and order perspective. The notion of legal action against these concerned citizens is amusing, since the data collected and listed by stoppedophiles.ca is readily available from many of Canada's leading news outlets and the website provides readers with their media sources for the information they publish. The site does not print specific addresses, but indicates the city where the offence occurred.
The issue of the civil rights of convicted sex offenders is more complicated with the main concerns focusing on vigilantism and false identification, both issues that have been endlessly debated in the United States.
The United States Supreme Court has examined the laws on sex offender registries in two cases. In Smith v. Doe, Alaska's highest court held that the retroactive registration of offenders in their public database was punitive and therefore, unconstitutional. The U.S Supreme Court overturned their finding in a 6-3 decision and upheld the Alaska law, reasoning that the law was civil, not criminal and not punitive.
In Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe, America's highest court overturned the Connecticut Appeal Court who found that the public disclosure required by the Connecticut law was unconstitutional. The Justices held that injury to reputation in and of itself, even if defamatory, was not a deprivation of liberty and was not unconstitutional.
If Canada Family Action continues to obtain their data from reliable major media outlets, it is unlikely they will fall afoul of legitimate privacy issues. Vigilantism is a rare event in Canada but stoppedophiles.ca recognizes the potential problem and displays a disclaimer warning their readers against it.
In my view, stoppedophiles.ca is a helpful compilation of information gleaned from major media sources, gathered by proactive citizens who place a greater value on protecting the vulnerable than coddling criminals.

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When I stumbled into Piedmont's Cesar a few weeks ago, I was craving their out-of-this-world Spanish tapas and cocktails. To my surprise, what used to be Bar Cesar reincarnated itself as Cesar Latino over a year ago, but their food remains just as stellar.
Instead of cured meats and salted seafood, Cesar now serves up tacos and salsas, drawing its menu from across Latin America, with an emphasis on Mexican cuisine. My dining companion and I sat at the bar and started with fresh house-made guacamole and chips while we checked out the new menu.
Next, we shared the patatas bravas. This is the one dish from Cesar's old menu that made it to the new iteration and thankfully so, because it's my favorite. To this day, these garlicy, paprika-laden crispy potato wedges are the best patatas bravas I've had in the Bay.
We wanted something fresh and palate-cleansing after the potatoes, so next we slurped down some raw oysters. Served with a spicy mignonette, these small, briny oysters left me wanting a few (dozen) more.
Lastly, we each ordered a plate of fish tacos. Fish tacos (well, any tacos, really) are one of my favorite things to eat, and these didn't disappoint. The fish was light and flavorful, and heaped with radishes, onions, and shredded cabbage, they were satisfying without feeling heavy.
Cesar's cuisine may may have changed drastically and seemingly without warning, but rest assured: their solid cooking and fun vibe is still very much on the menu.
Mariam Hosseini is a Bay Area native who has been writing about food and travel for six years. She blogs regularly at yogurtsoda.com.


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Thanks John, but it did not work. My resolution is set at 1366 x768, went all the way down to 800 x 600.Your videos work just fine.Still wondering if it is a compatibility problem with what JP is using to edit his videos with. Will try the other things tomorrow evening, bed time now.Thanks everybody for your time and effort.
JP you are on to something there, I went to youtube and brought up all of your videos and the ones under 10 min worked like a charm, over ten min were green looking. now what, any suggestions???Sounds like itunes is doing something goofy to them.


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After a recent discussion with the Editor about the best combination of performance in and dollars out, we decided to go to the source to find out what the GM powertrain engineers would do if they were in our shoes: big power and torque ambitions and a very skinny wallet.
We sat down with Dean Guard, chief engineer for all of GM's powertrain small-block engine programs, and his right-hand man, Mark Damico, to talk about what's currently available in the way of LS small-blocks in America's wrecking yards and want ads, which parts go best with other parts, and how to build lots of power, torque and reliability with stock GM parts.
SC: If you were building an LS small-block for street performance use, where would you start?
MD: The '01 and later LQ4 truck engine with aluminum heads gives you 360 hp and six-liters of displacement, with an iron cylinder block. The cylinder heads and the ports are the same as those on the LS6 engine, but the LQ4 has bigger combustion chambers, about 71cc. Stock compression was 9.4:1. If you pick up the LQ9 piston, which is a flat-top piston, you can get back to 10:1 compression. Or, you can just look for an LQ9 engine, which is rare because it was built for the Cadillac Escalade, but we built hundreds of thousands of LQ4 engines for the trucks, so they're easier to find. If you use the piston and rod assembly from the LQ9, which has floating pins, you get the compression, and the 400 hp.
SC: Is there a thinner production head gasket that you could use to get even higher compression without compromise?
MD: We've avoided it because you can get into pushrod problems. We went to a multi-layer steel gasket in 2001. When we set up the engine, we designed it for the graphoil gasket, which was 1.33 millimeters compressed. Multi-later steel gaskets can go down to 0.7 millimeters.
SC: So, you'd recommend the iron-block truck engine for long-term durability?
MD: Unless you really need the lighter weight of the aluminum version to take weight off the nose of the car. The 6.0-liter LS2 and L76 aluminum engine (SSR, Trailblazer, CTS, and Corvette) or the 7-liter aluminum engine is about 100 pounds lighter, but it will be a lot more expensive and harder to find. If you're going to build an engine from the 6.0 or 6.2 truck engine, you should look into the '07-and-later cylinder heads. They have bigger ports, larger valves, and more airflow, and they bolt right on.
SC: Every one of the LS engines since 1999 has come with electronic fuel injection, catalysts, oxygen sensors, black boxes, and so on. Would you recommend buying all of the electronic components along with an engine package, or going to the aftermarket?
DG: You'd have to have the oxygen sensors, for sure, or run an open loop, where the engine will run rich all the time. For most applications, all you really want is the right fuel and the right spark and everything else is not important to what you're doing. There are a lot of decent set-point controllers out there, but the problem is, you have to buy it, and you have to do the work. You have to have the resources to where you can sweep the spark and sweep the fuel and determine how rich you want to be, with how much spark. One of the things you have to watch out for is that we changed from 24X to 58X when we changed from Gen III to Gen IV, which means the crankshaft position sensors used to read 24 times per engine revolution on the earlier engines but Gen IV engines read 58 times per revolution, once every six degrees.
MD: And the change was not clean. In '05, we used 24X, in '06 when OBD-III came in, we used a mixture of both 24X and 58X, and in '07 and after, we used 58X, so you've really got to get specific. On the LS2 engine, we used both, and the cam sensor changed with 58X, from 2X to 4X.
DG: So, you have to be careful. You can't use a 58X controller on a 24X engine or vice-versa, without a lot of headaches. In the hot rodding world, the set-point controller is what I would use, using the current oxygen sensors as a rough guide to see where you are. Or, you can use wide-range aftermarket controllers to tell you exactly where you are. With a little trial and error, you can spark it until it knocks and then back it off, fuel in until about 12.5 to 1, and you'll be pretty close. You might not get that last two horsepower, but you won't burn holes in your pistons. You'll be pretty close to what we can do with a whole lot more finesse because of what we're required to do for the government.
SC: So, our hot-tip combination is the LQ4 iron-block truck engine or the aluminum 6.0 combined with the '07 and later big-port aluminum heads on it, for a reliable, lightweight 400hp engine. Where do we go from here? Camshaft?
MD: In '01, the base LS1 Corvette cam and the truck cam were the same profile and the same part number. In '05, we went to 6.0 liters on the Corvette, 400 hp, and used the '01 LS6 cam, which was 13.3 millimeters in lift. It's not the same part number, because we moved the cam sensor from the rear of the block to the front of the block, but it's the same lobe profile and timing are the same. So, what I would recommend is the Gen III '01 LS6 camshaft, with 13.3 mils lift versus the 12.2 mils in the truck engine, so you gain a millimeter or 40 thousandths of lift without any internal clearance problems. All of the rocker arms are 1.7:1 ratio, and they're all the same, investment-cast steel, very nice parts, but if you use the '07 cylinder head with the big ports, those heads use an offset intake rocker arm to compensate for the larger ports, and you'll have to use those on that head. Gen III and Gen IV pushrods are all the same, too.
SC: So, what would be the best available valvetrain combination?
MD: The '02 and later LS6 engine had the 14-millimeter lift camshaft, long with lightweight valves and stiffer valve springs, if you're looking to run the engine at higher rpm levels. You should run the entire combination, or you will be hitting valves to pistons. The 13.3 lift cam would work well with everything. We also did an ASA cam for the ASA spec-engine program. It's an SPO part with more duration and more overlap in it, and it sounds great at idle. All of our cams are made from very, very good steel, and we test it to the limit.
SC: Do you have any cautionary words about today's fuels?
MD: We can run 11:1 compression ratio with today's premium fuels, but you'd better have a very good cooling system and a low-temperature thermostat in your engine. The problem is that you can't hear knock at high engine speeds, so you're running blind. Better to keep the engine cool.
DG: You'd probably be okay at 11.5:1 with 98-octane premium fuel. Your readers don't have to do 28 consecutive passes, or run in Death Valley like we do, so it would probably be okay.
MD: The Gen IV engines have the knock sensors on the outside of the block and they are flat-response sensors that measure vibration. You can use those to run compression ratio up, because they can hear what you can't hear. If you put the big head on a 6.2-liter engine with the flat-top piston in it, you get 10.5:1. On a 6.0, the number comes in at 10.0:1 with a 68cc chamber.
SC: What can you do on the exhaust side with production parts?
MD: We recommend the Corvette cast exhaust manifolds. The sheetmetal ones are nice pieces, but they are now 10 years old, so the cast pieces might be a better choice. The Corvette manifolds have the center take-down versus the rear take-down. The LS7 long-runner manifolds are fabricated, but they are going to be hard to find. Any older Corvette manifolds are tubular and if they're not cracked, they'd be very good.
SC: It's pretty apparent that if you use the right combinations of production parts, you can make a lot of reliable power and torque.
MD: If you take a 6.2 engine with the big heads and you're not running catalytic converters [in an older car], with a long-duration cam and low backpressure, you're getting tons of extra horsepower. The engines won't respond with the backpressures that we have to have, but when you drop the backpressure on these engines, they respond. The LS3 engine, the Corvette engine with the big heads on it, is rated at 436 horsepower with the flapper valve in the exhaust system. You should be able to make 475 hp with unrestricted exhausts.
DG: Our ability to put all this stuff together analytically these days will usually get us within three percent of what we ultimately get on the dyno. Our new engine lab allows us to replicate the duty cycle of any racetrack in the world, and we can even replicate what an engine's oiling system feels in cornering with a couple of our dynos. We used to have to rent a racetrack for a whole week with a bunch of different oil pan designs, hire drivers, hire ambulances, and then download data from the car and wait for three hours while it was analyzed. We don't have to do that anymore. We can do all that right here in the lab.
SC: For those who do amateur road racing, club days and track days, do you have recommendation for those high-g cornering situations?
MD: The '05 Corvette oil pan is better than the earlier gullwing or batwing pan, because it actually controls oil better in terms to keeping the oil close to the pickup. It's functionally is superior in terms of max g's. You can run longer at the same g level without running into oil starvation. If you're going for sheer power and minimal windage, you want to use the larger truck pan, which has less windage and plenty of volume to handle the fore-aft acceleration, but if you're going around corners, the '05 Corvette pan is the one to use. The Z06, the ZR1 and the 2010 LS3 engine in the Grand Sport all have dry-sump systems that can be adapted to most of the earlier engines for road racing. But you have to use an LS9 crankshaft in order to drive the pumps. Because today's high-performance tires can give you three to four tenths of a g more cornering force, we had to change over to dry-sump for the high-performance engines. But remember, the starter ring gear on the flywheel is now going to be the lowest thing on the engine, so, while you can lower the engine in the chassis, you still have to have room under the car for that.
SC: You're now at 638 hp in the LS9 engine. Is there room for more?
DG: I'm not sure, but I think it would be nice to get to 650! There are still a lot of people around here with a great deal of passion about the small-block.


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Ascendant young Bulgarian talent Kiko Kostadinov established his namesake label for Spring/Summer 2016, with the launch of a directional ready-to-wear collection heavily influenced by uniforms and workwear. Following the widespread acclaim of his debut, the Central Saint Martins graduate quickly became one of fashion's fastest rising stars, with unusual pattern cutting, meticulous garment construction, and sleek silhouettes as his calling cards. In addition to being named one of Forbes Europe's 30 Under 30 in the arts, Kostadinov was appointed creative director of luxury heritage brand Mackintosh's 0001 capsule line, augmenting its traditionally-crafted rainwear with a shot of his signature streamlined conceptualism. With his current menswear offerings, the designer continues to develop the stark visual narrative contained within his earlier work through the use of somber tones, asymmetric styling, and utilitarian accents.


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Sotong kering!! This is something that I have been looking high and low but to no avail :( I love sambal sotong kering with my nasi lemak too.. now, perhaps, I need to check if really the asian stores dont have sotong kering or i might be lucky?
I don't think I can find this type of sotong here. I too like sotong sambal kering and also sambal kerang in my nasi lemak.
I love this! But I can't seem to find this kind of sotong here!
I have not eat this type of sotong for a long time. Looks so tempting ;D
Oh! I haven't had dried cuttlefish for a while...looks so yummie that way that you prepared it...
I have not cooked cuttlefish or sotong at home cos they always seem so intimidating when it comes to kitchen prep!p
actually you can soak sotong kering yourself..you know "tui pin" right?if you have air abu,then there you go..btw,wish you can find the ready soak sotong..good luck with your finding!!
Chinatown in PA don't sell this type of sotong? hmmm...interesting..
I wonder why Chinatown in GB don't have this kind of sotong...I thought the Asian population is quite large there,no?
Thanks! if I live there,I just hop to the stall and grab it,no need to cook so susah susah ,right?
Thank you for dropping by:) thank you for your kind words again.hope to see you again soon!
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Three More Department of Education Employees Plead Guilty in $1 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, D.C. - United States Attorney Wilma A. Lewis, Inspector General for the Department of Education Lorraine Lewis, and Jimmy C. Carter, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office announced today that three additional individuals have pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia before the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan in a wide-ranging scheme of theft from the Department of Education. Susanne Morgan, 53, of Waldorf, MD, pled guilty today to one count of Receiving Stolen Government Property. On October 3, 2000, Lewis Morgan, 50, of Mechanicsville, MD (no relation to Susanne Morgan) pled guilty to one count of Aiding and Abetting Theft of Government Property. Marianne Buckler, 44, of Hughsville, MD, pled guilty on September 26, 2000, to one count of Receiving Stolen Government Property.
These guilty pleas arose from the defendants' respective participation in a scheme through which the United States Department of Education was eventually defrauded of more than $1,000,000. Each of these defendants had been a long-time employee of the Department of Education and, as a condition of his or her plea, resigned from the Department of Education and is permanently barred from any further employment with the federal government. On account of their guilty pleas, each of these defendants is facing a maximum sentence often years' imprisonment and a fine of not more than $250,000 when he or she is sentenced by Judge Sullivan.
The investigation into the massive scheme is continuing. These three defendants are cooperating with the government's investigation. To date, six individuals have pled guilty to criminal charges in relation to this scheme. Currently four Department of Education employees remain indefinitely suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal investigation. The two Bell Atlantic technicians and a technician from another telecommunications company have been fired as a result of the investigation.
According to information provided to the court during the three recent plea hearings, Susanne Morgan was employed by the Department of Education in the Office of Student Financial Assistance and is a sister of a Telecommunications Specialist in the Office of Chief Information Officer at the Department of Education. Marianne Buckler was also employed in the Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance and is a sister of the Telecommunications Specialist. Lewis Morgan was a clerk in the Department of Education.
The Telecommunications Specialist was the contract officer on a large telecommunications contract the Department of Education had with Bell Atlantic Federal Systems. At some point in time in the 1990s, the Telecommunications Specialist began ordering materials on the Bell Atlantic contract that were unrelated to the performance of the Bell Atlantic contract. These orders were placed through a Bell Atlantic technician, Robert Sweeney, who was assigned full-time to the Department of Education to install telephone systems. Mr. Sweeney has previously pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft of government property for his role in this scheme. Initially, these orders were limited to telephones and/or answering machines for personal use. Sweeney would order the items as the Telecommunications Specialist requested, pick up the items from the Bell Atlantic warehouse, and deliver them to the Telecommunications Specialist. The Telecommunications Specialist would in turn distribute these items to co-workers and/or family members for their personal use. These items were charged to and paid for by the Department of Education.
In December 9, 1999, consensual searches of Susanne Morgan's and her son, Raymond Morgan, Jr.'s homes, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General located numerous items that the Telecommunications Specialist had ordered on the Bell Atlantic contract and which had been paid for by the Department of Education, including numerous telephones, two digital cameras, a computer, and several printers. The items located at Raymond Morgan, Jr.'s home had originally been given to Susanne Morgan by the Telecommunications Specialist. Susanne Morgan subsequently gave these items to her son. The Department of Education had paid over $17,000 for these items. Raymond Morgan, Jr. has previously pled guilty to one count of Receiving Stolen Government Property in relation to the items recovered from his home.
In addition to receiving expensive electronic equipment, the Telecommunications Specialist gave Mrs. Morgan Department of Education telephone calling card numbers that Mrs. Morgan and her sons used to make numerous personal long-distance telephone calls that were paid for by the Department of Education.
The government also informed the court that on approximately ten occasions in the last three years at the request of her sister, the Telecommunications Specialist, Mrs. Morgan personally transported in her automobile numerous item's that the Telecommunications Specialist had ordered on the Bell Atlantic contract and had been paid for by the Department of Education but were eventually distributed to friends and family members for their personal use.
The government further informed the court that Marianne Buckler received numerous expensive items from her sister the Telecommunications Specialist that had been ordered on the Bell Atlantic contract. A search of Mrs. Buckler's home on December 9, 1999, led to the recovery of three computers, two digital cameras, two printers, a scanner, a Motorola Talkabout, and several telephones, for which the Department of Education had paid $22,900. Mrs. Buckler had not reimbursed the Department of Education for any of these items.
Finally, the court was informed that Lewis Morgan had on numerous occasions assisted Robert Sweeney in delivering computers, telephones, a 61-inch television set, and other items to the Telecommunication Specialist's family members in Maryland. These deliveries all took place during normal working hours when Lewis Morgan was being paid by the Department of Education. Lewis Morgan also helped Mr. Sweeney run personal errands for the Telecommunications Specialist, such as midday runs to Baltimore to purchase crabcakes for the Telecommunications Specialist.
In announcing these pleas, U.S. Attorney Lewis, Inspector General Lewis, and Assistant Director Carter commended members of the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Government Fraud Squad. In particular, they praised the outstanding investigative efforts of OIG Special Agent Brian Hickey and FBI Special Agent Thomas Chadwick. In addition, they commended Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara A. Grewe of the Public Corruption/Government Fraud Section, who is handling the investigation


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Blind flies without recycling: How Drosophila recovers the neurotransmitter histamine
In the fruit fly Drosophila, the functions of the three enzymes Tan, Ebony and Black are closely intertwined - among other things they are involved in neurotransmitter recycling for the visual process. Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum researchers from the Department of Biochemistry showed for the first time that flies cannot see without this recycling.
Their analysis of the enzyme Black also raises new questions as to its function. Anna Ziegler, Florian Brüsselbach and Bernhard Hovemann report in the Journal of Comparative Neurology, which chose this topic as cover story.
Tan, Ebony and Black are important for the visual process and the formation of the cuticle
The fruit fly's genes tan, ebony and black contain the construction plans for three enzymes with the same names that work together in hardening the outer shell of the body, the cuticle. The same enzymes also occur in the compound eye of the fly. Researchers therefore assume that Tan, Ebony and Black work together in vision - similar to the way they do in the formation of the cuticle. In fact, flies with mutations of the ebony and tan genes cannot see. A mutation of the black gene, however, has no such effect. Prof. Hovemann's team examined where the enzyme Black appears in the compound eye and the role it plays in vision.
Black and Ebony always occur together
First, the scientists tested where the genes ebony and black are active in the compound eye of the fruit fly and in its extra eyes on the head, the ocelli. They put different types of light-sensitive cells called photoreceptors, under the microscope. The result: both genes are always read together - just like in the cuticle. This suggests that the functions of the enzymes Ebony and Black are closely linked.
Vision requires a continuous flow of the neurotransmitter histamine
When light falls into the compound eye, the photoreceptors release the neurotransmitter histamine. In previous studies, Bochum's biochemists already demonstrated that histamine is recycled via the glial cells surrounding the photoreceptors. There, the enzyme Ebony inactivates the neurotransmitter histamine by binding it to the amino acid ß-alanine, thus creating ß-alanyl-histamine. This molecule is transported from the glial cells back into the photoreceptors. Here, ß-alanine is split off again by the enzyme Tan, and histamine is produced. Previously, it was assumed that the enzyme Black is responsible for producing the ß-alanine, which is required for the inactivation of histamine. However, if a fly's eye has no functional Black, the visual process still runs normally. Hovemann's team therefore looked into the question of whether there is another supply route for ß-alanine. They also tested whether the fly eye can get around the recycling of histamine; this would be possible if the photoreceptors could directly reabsorb the released neurotransmitter, without it being inactivated in the glial cells.
No functioning sense of sight without histamine recycling
The researchers examined flies that were neither able to produce histamine themselves nor recycle it, because they lacked the enzyme for histamine synthesis and the enzyme Ebony. The team measured the flies' vision using so-termed electroretinography, which not only shows the excitation of the photoreceptor cells, but also the transmission of the signal to the brain. Even when the researchers added histamine from outside, the flies were blind. With this test, they showed for the first time that, for vision, Drosophila is dependent on the histamine recycling in the glial cells. Without recycling the enzyme Ebony, the cells in the insect eye cannot make any use of the neurotransmitter.
Flies can also see with disturbed ß-alanine production
Cells are not only able to produce ß-alanine with the aid of the enzyme Black, but also by converting the molecule uracil into ß-alanine using other enzymes. Hovemann's team inactivated both production pathways for ß-alanine and tested the vision of the fruit fly again. According to the electroretinogram, the animals' sense of sight was not impaired by the double mutation. "The results seem to represent a contradiction", says Bernhard Hovemann. "Although the insect eyes with the double mutation cannot produce ß-alanine, the animals seem to have normal vision. At the same time, our data clearly shows that the recycling by attaching ß-alanine is necessary for the animals to see." The researchers suggest that ß-alanine – like histamine – is recycled in a circuit between glial cells and photoreceptors. This would mean that the enzyme Black merely compensates for ß-alanine losses. "That would explain why we do not immediately find visual defects in flies which cannot produce new ß-alanine", says Hovemann. These puzzles can, however, only be solved by further studies.
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Visitors will have access to half of the palace, wandering through a maze of underground passageways, officials said Wednesday. They can also climb a 43-foot scaffolding and take a close look at the building's frescoed vaulted ceilings, as restorers and archaeologists work to clean the paint.
"People will have the chance to get to know the monument itself and the efforts to maintain and preserve it," said archaeologist Irene Pignatelli, leading a press tour of the palace. "The aim of this type of visit is to show how the residence can be assaulted (by weather), how to intervene and what happens after the restoration."
Guided tours or no more than 20 people start on Feb. 6. Visitors are required to wear helmets as they walk through the largely underground complex.
The sumptuous residence — also known by its Latin name, Domus Aurea — rose over the ruins of a fire that destroyed much of Rome in A.D. 64 and was completed in A.D. 68, the year the unpopular Nero committed suicide amid a revolt.
After an 18-year restoration, the palace reopened in June 1999. Two years later, it was briefly closed to the public after part of the ceiling collapsed. The Domus Aurea closed again in 2005 after days of heavy rains threatened to cause the collapse of parts of the building.
The palace has been plagued by structural problems, including humidity. In the winter, humidity in the palace ranges from 82 percent to 98 percent, Pignatelli said. "You can almost swim in the Domus Aurea."
High humidity causes the walls to break and creates crusting. Algae and fungus are also appearing on the frescoes, she said.
Restorers work to remove some humidity — but not all.
"The frescos would suffer even more if all of a sudden the environment became completely dry again," said Angelo Bottini, the state's top official for archaeology in Rome. Bottini added that further restoration is being planned, especially on the external structures of the palace, to remove earth and tree roots.
The vaulted ceilings were once encrusted with pearls and covered with ivory — luxuries that were funded by heavy taxation that Nero levied on Rome's population, said Pignatelli. Marble and other precious materials were imported from Greece, Egypt and other parts of Asia, while inhabitants of the area were expropriated to build the 198 acres residence.
"We have to imagine this place as full of light, luxurious, with precious colorful materials and golden leaves," Pignatelli said. "Today, we only see what time and decay have given back to us."
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4 May 2011
Creating an interactive chart
- Download the sample code and files (ZIP, 14.2 MB)
- You can also view the full source code by right-clicking the Flex application and selecting View Source.
This sample project shows you how to use charts in a Flex application. To look at the code, right-click on the SWF in the browser and select View Source or download the sample files and follow the instructions to import the Flash Builder FXP. Multiple application versions are provided: an XML version that does not require a server as well as versions using Flash Remoting with PHP, Java, and ColdFusion servers.
The Flex framework includes a set of charting components charts that you can use to enhance the data visualization in an application. The mx.charts.* package includes classes for creating pie, bar, column, line, plot, area, bubble, candlestick, and highLowOpenClose charts. Additional charting components are available from IBM in its ILOG Elixr product that includes 3D charts, gauges and dials, calendars, organization charts, maps, and more.
To create a pie chart, you use the PieChart class. You set the
dataProvider property to the collection of data you want to chart and the
series property to an instance of the PieSeries class.
<mx:PieChart x="35" y="80" id="deptPieCht" width="282" height="282"
dataProvider="{departments}" ...>
<mx:PieSeries field="budget" labelField="name" labelPosition="inside" nameField="name" />
For the PieSeries object, the
field is the property of the objects in the
dataProvider used to set the data for each pie wedge; it determines the wedge size.
labelField is the property of the
dataProvider used to display labels for each wedge. Labels are only displayed if the
labelPosition style is set to outside, inside, callout, or
insideWithCallout to specify where the labels should be displayed relative to each wedge; the default value is none in which case no labels are shown.
nameField is the property of the
dataProvider used to set the name of a wedge (in data tips or the legend which are discussed in following sections).
For every chart, you can specify whether you want data tips to be displayed for individual chart items by setting its
showDataTips property to true or false. Data tips are different from data labels, although they can show the same information. Data labels are always visible regardless of the location of the user's mouse pointer. A data tip is only displayed when the user mouses over a chart item.
By default, a pie chart data tip displays the percentage value for the wedge and the actual data value in parentheses. If the
nameField property is set for the PieSeries, the
dataProvider property it references is also displayed in the data tip. To customize the text displayed in the data tip further, you can specify a
dataTipFunction for the chart.
<mx:PieChart id="deptPieCht" dataProvider="{departments}"
showDataTips="true" dataTipFunction="formatDeptPieTips" ...>
dataTipFunction you specify is called once before every data tip is displayed. The function must have one argument of type HitData (which will contain the information about the data item for which the data tip is to be displayed) and return a String.
protected function formatDeptPieTips(hitData:HitData):String{
return ""+hitData.item.name+"
"+"Budget: "
You use the HitData object's
item property to access properties of the particular data item.
item is an object whose properties correspond to those of the objects contained in the chart's
dataProvider; it's the "selected" chart item. In the code above,
hitData.item.name and
hitData.item.budget are displayed where
name and
budget are properties of the objects in the
departments ArrayCollection.
In this example, the value of
hitData.item.budget is formatted using an instance of the CurrencyFormatter class that is defined inside the Declarations tag.
<s:CurrencyFormatter id="moneyFormatter" useCurrencySymbol="true" currencySymbol="$" fractionalDigits="0"/>
The Flex framework contains a package of predefined formatters located in the mx.formatters package. To use the formatters, you create an instance of the formatting class and set its properties to values that determine how the string should be formatted and then you call the
format() method of the formatter and pass to it the string to format.
In addition to raw text, the return string can also contain a handful of basic HTML tags that the text controls can interpret including
,
,,,,,, and
.
return ""+hitData.item.name+"
"+"Budget: "
To customize the data tip further, for example to use other Flex components inside it, you create and specify a dataTipRenderer class.
Chart components have all the normal events inherited from the base Flex component class, UIComponent—such as
mouseOver, and so on—but they also have specific chart events and chart data events. Chart events (
chartClick and
chartDoubleClick) are broadcast when the user clicks on a chart but not on an item in the chart and chart data events (
itemRollOver, and more) are broadcast when the user performs the corresponding action over a chart item, a data point. How close the user needs to be to the actual chart item is set with a
mouseSensitivity property.
In the code,
deptPieCht_itemClickHandler() is called when the user clicks on a pie wedge.
<mx:PieChart id="deptPieCht" itemClick="deptPieCht_itemClickHandler(event)" ... >
The event handler changes the view state to
DepartmentDetails which also includes a column chart (which will be discussed next), sets the column charts's
dataProvider to data for the department clicked in the pie chart, and does some additional formatting.
protected function deptPieCht_itemClickHandler(event:ChartItemEvent):void{
The ChartItemEvent object that is passed to the event handler is used to get information about the item, the department, that was clicked in the pie chart. In addition to the standard properties that all Event objects have, the ChartItemEvent object also has a
hitData property that is an instance of the HitData class discussed earlier. Recall the HitData
item property contains information about the data point clicked. In the code, the
event.hitData.item object is passed to a function called
This function is just creating an array of four objects, each with a
actual, and
est property for the selected data item, getting the data in a format that can be charted in the column chart.
private function createDataProvider(item:Object):Array{
var dp:Array= [{field:'salaries',actual:item.actualsalary,est:item.estsalary},
return dp;
When a wedge in the pie chart is clicked, the application switches to its DepartmentDetails state (if it is not in it already) that includes a ColumnChart instance. Just as for the pie chart, you set a column chart's
series property to an instance of a series class. If you want to plot multiple series, you simply set the
series property to an array of series objects.
<mx:ColumnChart id="deptColCht" showDataTips="true" includeIn="DepartmentDetails" ...>
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Estimated" yField="est" .../>
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Actual" yField="actual" />
You set the
dataProvider for the chart (or for individual series) to the collection(s) of data you want to chart using MXML or ActionScript. In this application, the
dataProvider is set dynamically in the
itemClick handler for the pie chart.
protected function deptPieCht_itemClickHandler(event:ChartItemEvent):void{
For a column series, you have to set the
yField property equal to the property of the objects in the
dataProvider whose values you want displayed in the columns. For a bar chart, you have to set the
xField property. This column chart has two series, one charting the est property of the objects in the
dataProvider and one charting the
actual property.
If you ran this code as shown above, you would see one column for each of the items in the
dataProvider. The labels for the y axis would reflect the values for the
est and
actual properties, but the x axis would just display the position of that item in the
dataProvider, for example 1, 2, 3, and so on.
To specify what should be displayed in the axis labels, you set the
horizontalAxis and/or
verticalAxis properties of a Cartesian chart equal to an instance of an Axis class and set properties for that Axis class instance. There are four predefined axis classes: LinearAxis, LogAxis, DateTimeAxis, and CategoryAxis.
To show the values for the field property of the dataProvider objects along the x axis, you set the ColumnChart
horizontalAxis property equal to an instance of the CategoryAxis class and set its
categoryfield property to the name of the
dataProvider object property to
display, field.
<mx:ColumnChart id="deptColCht" showDataTips="true" ...>
<mx:CategoryAxis categoryField="field"/>
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Estimated" yField="est" .../>
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Actual" yField="actual" .../>
You use the
title property to display an axis title beneath the axis.
<mx:CategoryAxis id="expenseAxis" categoryField="field" title="Expenses"/>
The axis is also given an
id so its title can be set dynamically inside the pie chart's
itemClick handler.
expenseAxis.title=event.hitData.item.name+" Expenses";
The x axis title includes the name of the department selected in the pie chart.
Similarly, to set a title on the y axis, you have to set the verticalAxis property of the chart equal to an instance of an Axis class and set its
title property. For this column chart, the axis is an instance of LinearAxis. Further control over the axis labels can be obtained by setting additional properties of the Axis object, which for this LinearAxis includes setting the
minimum and
maximum properties.
<mx:LinearAxis id="amountAxis" title="Amount" minimum="0" maximum="500000" labelFunction="axisMoneyFormatter"/>
The text that appears in the labels can be formatted by setting the axis
labelFunction property to a function to be called before the label is displayed. The function must have three required arguments (the current value of the label, the value of the label before it on the axis, and an instance of the axis object whose labels are being formatted) and return a String. In many cases, only the first argument holding the current value of the label is used.
protected function axisMoneyFormatter(labelValue:Object, previousValue:Object, axis:IAxis):String{
return moneyFormatter.format(labelValue);
This function is using the same formatter used to format the data tips in the pie chart.
To format the axis lines or the axis tick lines, you set the chart's
horizontalAxisRenderers or
verticalAxisRenderers properties equal to an array of instances of the AxisRenderer class, set styles for each AxisRenderer instance, and then associate each AxisRenderer with a particular axis. This may seem more complicated than it needs to be, but charts can have multiple x and y axes so is necessary.
To associate an AxisRenderer with a particular axis, you must assign
id properties to the axis objects so they can be referenced.
<mx:CategoryAxis id="expenseAxis" title="Expenses" categoryField="field"/>
<mx:LinearAxis id="amountAxis" title="Amount" .../>
Then for each AxisRenderer object, you set its
axis property equal to a reference to an axis instance, using {} to specify an object instead of the name of the object as a String.
<mx:AxisRenderer verticalAxisTitleAlignment="vertical" axis="{amountAxis}" .../>
In this code, the
verticalAxisTitleAlignment property is used to rotate the title for the vertical LinearAxis 180 degrees so it faces the chart instead of facing away from the chart. Other AxisRenderer styles include
tickLength, and more.
If you want to change the color, thickness, or alpha of the axis lines or axis tick lines, you set the AxisRenderer
axisStroke or
tickStroke styles to an instance of a Stroke class (SolidColorStroke or GradientStroke) and set its
weight, and
alpha properties. You could define the complex Stroke objects using nested child tags in the AxisRenderer tag, but often you want to use the same stroke in more than component so it makes sense to instead define a reusable Stroke instance (in ActionScript or in the Declarations tag in MXML).
<s:SolidColorStroke id="brownStrokeThick" color="#7F7364" weight="5"/>
<s:SolidColorStroke id="brownStrokeThin" color="#7F7364" weight="1"/>
weight is the thickness of the line in pixels.
You then set the AxisRenderer
axisStroke or
tickStroke styles to one of these SolidColorStroke objects.
<mx:AxisRenderer verticalAxisTitleAlignment="vertical" axis="{amountAxis}"
axisStroke="{brownStrokeThick}" tickStroke="{brownStrokeThin}"/>
<mx:AxisRenderer axis="{expenseAxis}" axisStroke="{brownStrokeThick}"
To customize the text displayed in the labels and titles (changing the color, size, and so on), you set additional styles on the chart or series objects either inline, in a style sheet, or at runtime using ActionScript. In this application, a type selector in the TestDrive.css stylesheet is used to style all column chart titles.
To change the colors of the columns, you set the
fill style for a ColumnSeries object to an instance of a SolidColor object (which has a
color and
alpha property) or in a style sheet, you can just set it equal to the hex code for a color. In this application, a class selector is defined in the style sheet that sets the fill style:
... and the style is assigned to the Actual column series using the
styleName property.
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Actual" yField="actual"
showDataEffect="{interpolate}" styleName="brownFill"/>
The color of the Estimated column series is set dynamically in the pie chart's
itemClick event handler. Because
fill is a style and not a property, the
setStyle() method must be used to change it at runtime.
estSeries.setStyle("fill",(event.hitData.chartItem as PieSeriesItem).fill);
To change the colors of the wedges in a pie chart, you set the
fills style for a PieSeries object to an array of SolidColor objects or in a style sheet, you can just set it equal to a list of colors. In this application, a type selector is defined that sets the
fills style for all PieSeries.
A Legend control matches the fill patterns in a chart to labels that describe the data items (for a pie chart) or the data series (for all other charts) shown with those fill patterns. Each entry in a Legend control is known as a legend item and it contains two basic parts: the marker and the label. The simplest way to create a Legend control is to set its
dataProvider to an instance of a chart. In this case, all the legend items are created automatically.
The commented code for a legend for the pie chart would display a legend item for each of the pie wedges.

The label for each legend item is set to the value of the data item property specified by the PieSeries
nameField property.
<mx:PieSeries field="budget" labelField="name"
labelPosition="inside" nameField="name" />
The pie chart legend is redundant in this code example because labels are already displayed for each wedge so it is not displayed.
A legend for the column chart displays one legend item for each of the data series in the chart.
<mx:Legend includeIn="DepartmentDetails"
dataProvider="{deptColCht}" x="596" y="80"/>
In this case, the label for each legend item is set to the value of the data item property specified by the ColumnsSeries
displayName property.
<mx:ColumnSeries id="estSeries" displayName="Estimated"
yField="est" showDataEffect="{interpolate}"/>
A legend is a separate control from the chart components, not part of them, so where the legend appears in the interface is set by its position properties in the container it is added to just like for every other component.
Lastly, let's look at how to animate data changes in a chart. Chart controls support all the standard Flex effects like Zoom and Fade, but they also have effect classes that apply only to the data in the chart. These include SeriesInterpolate, SeriesSlide, and SeriesZoom (located in the mx.charts.effects.effects package). These effects zoom or slide the chart items inside the chart. SeriesInterpolate moves the graphics that represent the existing data in the series to the new points. Instead of clearing the chart and then repopulating it as with SeriesZoom and SeriesSlide, this effect keeps the data on the screen at all times.
Inside the Declarations tag, you'll see a definition for an instance of the SeriesInterpolate class with a duration of 1 second (1000 milliseconds).
<mx:SeriesInterpolate id="interpolate" duration="1000"/>
To apply this effect to a data series in a chart, you set the series'
showDataEffect to this effect instance.
<mx:ColumnSeries id="estSeries" displayName="Estimated"
yField="est" showDataEffect="{interpolate}"/>
<mx:ColumnSeries displayName="Actual" yField="actual"
showDataEffect="{interpolate}" styleName="brownFill"/>
Chart series have both
hideDataEffect and
showDataEffect effects, but for the SeriesInterpolate effect, the
hideDataEffect is never triggered so it must be used with the
showDataEffect trigger. You can offset the data changes by setting the SeriesInterpolate
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Counter Knife
- Description
The Juki 5550-6 has a stationary knife, a moving knife, and a thread guide. If they get dull, you will find that the thread does not cut and a rat's nest can build up in the needle plate. The stationary knife may be resharpened once, but I don't think we have a sharpening stone. Its easiest to replace all three at once. I found our thread guide was broken too. If sewing heavy thread, the knife will only last 3 months. It takes under an hour to replace these parts. Keep the knife area clean by removing the needle plate and blowing compressed air on the knives. This helps a lot.
Page 7, Section 20 of the manual has a lame description of this part of the machine. Manual: Media:Juki-ddl-5550-6.pdf
- Buying
I bought a pack of all three parts for $18 on eBay. They are Strong H brand and may not be as good as Juki brand parts, but so far (after one day) they are better than the dull knives we had. Original juki parts would cost $38+tax and a trip to Apparel City (I couldn't find juki brand parts online).
- Instructions
Caution! Unplug the machine!
You need a #3 allen wrench and this wrench with a 4.5 flathead bit. and a can of compressed air.
Remove needle plate.
Clean the area with compressed air (use air compressor in the dirty shop if there is no canned air).
Note current adjustment position of the stationary knife... This is how we probably want the new one installed.
Remove stationary knife first, then remove the tiny thread guide screw and remove the thread guide, then loosen the allen screw and slide the moving knife toward you.
The wrench pictured above makes it possible to loosen and tighten these small screws at the tough angle. I found the tools in the dirty shop in the top right drawer. The small wrench was in with the ratchets.
Dab a drop of sewing machine oil on the moving knife with a cotton swab. (I'm not sure if this is needed. It may just attract dirt. Considering the abuse it takes, it's probably a good idea).
Replace all three parts in the reverse order that you removed them.
- Last Replaced (log replacement date here)
May 1, 2011 - Chris Murphy


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Madonnas and goddesses: Wonderful and difficult facts about maternity and fertility
"May is Mary's month…" – so we are reminded by the first line of Gerard Manly Hopkins' "The May Magnificat."
Mother's Day comes with the start of May – a day for celebrating our mothers but also, in Hopkins' further words, "Spring's universal bliss… This ecstasy all through mothering earth."
This May I've just read "Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas: Images of the Divine Feminine in Mexico" (Ashgate, 2012), written by a good friend, Joseph Kroger, and his Mexican colleague Patrizia Granziera.
The book describes the many ways that Christian devotion, especially in Mexico, has seen Mary's motherhood as the most important symbol for the Creation – for God's ongoing birthing and nurturing of our world.
Yet the book tells us about older devotion to goddesses who governed the cycles of life's fertility. Its focus is on Aztec devotions that preceded Christianity in Mexico, yet it builds on scholarship that has made us aware of the universality of goddess/fertility devotion in ancient and native cultures. Made us aware, in other words, of how we humans have long understood the world's and our own fertility as flowing from a divine maternity understood as some form of belief in the Great Mother.
The book's particular theme concerns the way that Christian devotion to Mary replaced the goddesses when Spain conquered Mexico. Yet it also shows how Marian iconography throughout Mexico still contains and continues that antecedent goddess devotion. It is a good read – very scholarly and comprehensive, yet very clearly written and illustrated with excellent photographs and reproductions. I recommend it highly.
Yet I want to move thought in a less scholarly direction – hoping by my reflection to invite the reader into her or his reflection, and so perhaps into shared celebration.
These days we rightly acknowledge that women's own voices most help us understand the reality and mystery of motherhood. Yet we men also live from and with our mothers, and with the motherhood of our wives, daughters and friends.
A man's reflections risk becoming sentimental, so it's best to start and stick with facts. Yet the simple facts are stunning enough. Hopkins' words may be exuberant, but they do not exaggerate. There really is "Spring's universal bliss … . This ecstasy all through mothering earth."
We feel it in the air we breathe, the warmth of sun on skin, the return of nature's full palette, and children playing outside again on sidewalk and in schoolyard. And for most also, perhaps especially, in the presence or memory of our own mother. Memory of constant care, but also of so much hard work and of the great maternal intelligence that has sustained not just family, but community and church and the larger human family across the globe.
Thus it should be no surprise (though our Western religions have led us to forget) that humans have always felt and often expressed their sense of a divine maternity, of that Great Mother who holds not just the little bitty baby, but the whole world in Her hands.
It's also a hard fact that far too many mothers, today and throughout human history, have been left alone in such work, often abused, typically underpaid, very frequently poor, often homeless or immigrants or refugees.


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Atheism is also a religion
If you equate religion to simply a worldview or philosophical belief, then yes, atheism could possibly be defined as a religion. However, I think most define religion as a group of people who worship the same supernatural deity or deities. That being the case, atheism is the antithesis of religion – quite literally.
no.atheism is not a religion in that it has no belief in the supernatural.
It is really surprising that anyone on this forum can think so. It would be good if he can define religion and show how atheism can be a religion.
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General Mills unveiled a rare mass layoff on Tuesday -- approximately 850 employees, about half of them in the Twin Cities -- as the packaged food giant struggles with high ingredient costs and soft consumer demand.
The job cuts amount to 2.4 percent of General Mills' global workforce. But the Twin Cities layoffs would account for almost 8 percent of the company's local employees, the majority of whom work at its sprawling Golden Valley headquarters.
Spokeswoman Kirstie Foster said that "administrative and support" positions would be most affected. Timing will vary, but "most individual decisions will be communicated in coming weeks."
The cuts come as General Mills fights a problem that is endemic to the U.S. food industry: Companies are trying to pass along a portion of their own spiking costs to consumers, but increasingly meeting resistance.
"[Packaged food] is a tough space," said Jack Russo, a stock analyst with Edward Jones. "You just have to grind your way through it, and unfortunately you have to attack the cost side of the business."
At General Mills, Foster said the layoffs are part of organizational changes that are affecting virtually every area of the company. "This will allow us to be better positioned to pursue long-term growth."
General Mills employs about 5,500 people in the Twin Cities and brings in about $15 billion in annual sales. In addition to its headquarters, it operates two research and development facilities, a flour mill in Fridley, and a baking and food service plant in Chanhassen.
In a news release, General Mills said its restructuring plan "includes organizational changes that strengthen business alignment, and actions to accelerate administrative efficiencies across the company."
The company declined to make Chief Executive Ken Powell available for an interview. General Mills will offer further details when it releases its fourth-quarter earnings in late June, as well as at a July investors conference, Foster said.
The restructuring could involve a variety of changes, analysts say, from realigning operating divisions to re-engineering the company's supply chain -- all in the name of reducing expenses.
Maker of everything from cereal to soup to snack bars, General Mills is one of Minnesota's most prominent companies, and consistently ranks near the top in local and national best workplace lists. It hasn't had a significant layoff or corporate restructuring in the decade since it bought crosstown rival Pillsbury.
The layoffs came as a surprise, a veteran employee said as he went for a noontime walk Tuesday outside the headquarters building. "This is a big deal," said the employee, who asked that his name not be used.
"We have had a tough year and we knew it was a tough environment. It's a shame we have to eliminate jobs," he said, noting the company made over $1 billion in profits last year.
General Mills reaffirmed its current year profit forecast on Tuesday. That means "things haven't gotten worse in their underlying business since they last reported [quarterly profits] in March," said Erin Lash, a stock analyst at Morningstar.
But through the first nine months of its current fiscal year, General Mills' profits -- while still over $1 billion -- were down 16 percent. And its stock has been a laggard in 2012.
Its shares have posted a total return of minus 3.1 percent, compared with a 4.2 percent return for the Standard & Poor's Packaged Foods Index. And packaged food stocks have generally underperformed the broader stock market. General Mills stock closed Tuesday at $38.58, up 3 cents.
Tough economics
General Mills and its brethren are caught in a squeeze. In its past fiscal year, General Mills has seen input costs rise at a 10 percent to 11 percent clip, the highest rate in several years. The company absorbs some of those higher costs, and passes some on to consumers.
But cash-strapped U.S. consumers have resisted, and that's led to a slowdown in sales volume -- as measured in pounds -- throughout the food industry.
In February, General Mills lowered its current fiscal year profit outlook due to flagging sales. During its last quarter, sales volume fell 3 percent, excluding an acquisition.
"There has been a lot of pressure on volume throughout the [packaged food] sector and obviously that affects profitability," said Morningstar's Lash.
Rob Moskow, a stock analyst at Credit Suisse, wrote in a March research note that General Mills might be due for "a dose of austerity" at its headquarters given the food industry's slowdown.
"General Mills' headcount grew 5.9 percent per year over the past three years at a time when just about every major U.S. food company was cutting back," Moskow said. General Mills' growth in sales-per-employee lagged its peers during the past five years, too, Moskow wrote.
Still, Moskow called General Mills a "highly investable proposition" due to its high-quality brands, strong management team and growing businesses in emerging markets.
General Mills will record total restructuring charges of approximately $109 million before taxes, reflecting one-time employee separation expenses and about $13 million associated with production equipment write-downs.
Star Tribune staff writer Patrick Kennedy contributed to this report. Mike Hughlett • 612-673-7003


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People Will Wear Jeans and 15 Other Wedding Planning Stresses You Can't Control
Congratulations! You're engaged! What should you do next? Everything, basically. And right away. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, the best wedding venues, caterers, cake shops, florists and DJs in your area are well known. And if you want the best of the best, you have to book way, way in advance. It's not unheard of for venues and photographers to be booked up for a whole year. That's not to say some amazing vendors aren't available on a short notice, but if you're a particularly picky bride or groom, you're going to want to get to work ASAP.iStockphoto.com
You won't be able to afford everything you want
Unless you're working with a Kardashian-level party budget, you're going to have to learn how to budget your wedding. You may dream of a custom wedding dress, towering bouquets of peonies and a meal catered by the best restaurant in your state, but that's a tall order. Prioritize where you spend your dollars based on what's important to you, your fiancé and your loved ones. When this writer was planning her wedding, her venue coordinator told her most people walk away from a wedding remembering the food, the music and the dress. We found that to mostly be true - a wedding is a party, after all! - so consider putting your money into those things.iStockphoto.com
Very few couples plan their weddings in a vacuum. You'll likely enlist the help of your parents, your future in-laws, your wedding party and other close friends and family members. And those people will have their own thoughts about your big day. While they should defer final picks to you and your betrothed, that won't always be the case, especially if they're helping to pay for the big day. Dealing with others and compromising is stressful. Just prepare yourself for feedback on your clothing choices, the bridesmaid dresses, wedding cake flavors and even small details like the color of cloth napkins during the reception.iStockphoto.com
You may think that a blue tablecloth is the key to having a stunning wedding reception, but the people around you may insist that white would really be a cleaner look, especially considering how dark the carpets in your venue are. It can be hard to see the forest for the trees when you're planning your wedding, and that's stressful for everyone involved. Be receptive to feedback; you'll be surprised by how much others' input can make your day even better.iStockphoto.com
RSVPs will roll in late
The most polite people know that you technically only have 24 hours to RSVP to a wedding invite, but that's a pretty old-fashioned rule of etiquette, and most people won't follow it. You can say to send a pre-stamped envelope with a check yes or check no and a mark for chicken or fish by June 1, but people are still going to miss that deadline. And you will have to hunt them down. To save some of this stress, give your guests a little wiggle room (if your caterer needs the numbers by June 1, mark your RSVPs for May 24). You also will have to call some people. Just accept it and remember your wedding is an exciting occasion, but it isn't everyone's No. 1 priority.iStockphoto.com
About 10 to 20 percent of wedding guests will decline your invitation, but there will be an even smaller percentage of invited guests who confirm their attendance and still just... don't show up. Last-minute emergencies definitely can happen. Maybe the babysitter couldn't show up or the car broke down en route. It's stressful because of course you want your loved ones at your big day and at such a late point in the wedding process, you've already paid for their meal and drinks. But there's no point sweating it.iStockphoto.com
For every guest who doesn't come, expect a wedding crasher. Maybe your family friend's daughter's new boyfriend decided that he was worthy of an invite and the family RSVPs for six when you gave them five seats. Or maybe someone will sneak in for the open bar from an adjoining ballroom at your event center. Sneaking in to weddings or not understanding the concept of a cost per plate is just one of those behaviors people don't know are rude.iStockphoto.com
You may dream of a bouquet of peonies, but unless you're getting married during a very small time frame, those flowers simply won't be available. Or they will be prohibitively expensive. If this décor is the most important thing to you, plan your wedding for the appropriate season. Otherwise, you may have to compromise. Luckily, some stunning, classic wedding flowers such as roses, hydrangea, calla lilies, daisies and baby's breath are always in season.iStockphoto.com
...Or may not show up in full bloom
Try as hard as they might, florists can't always control flowers. When this writer got married, her bouquet of roses was a little less than full. It was disappointing, but nature is nature. The photos of the bouquet still turned out wonderfully. It's just one of those things that reminds you that you can plan and plan and plan your wedding day, but sometimes the universe has other plans. It may snow 18 inches on your wedding day, your makeup may get smudged before you even walk down the aisle or you could break a heel. You just have to learn to roll with the punches.iStockphoto.com
Something won't fit someone
Your groomsmen can give their exact measurements to a suitmaker, your bridesmaids could get their dresses resized and you could have bought a custom gown, tailored perfectly to your every inch. But things happen. Maybe that measuring tape was off or your maid-of-honor is bloated or your fiancé lost a little too much weight due to nerves. Something will inevitably be a little off, be it a dress strap, belt or shoe. Just remember to bring along some handy items like a sewing kit and Band-Aids and you'll be just fine.iStockphoto.com
There will be a gaffe at the ceremony
Someone will pass gas. Or someone will mispronounce your new last name. Or maybe a groomsman trips while walking down the aisle, or a baby starts crying right as you say "I do" or you drop your wedding rings. You can practice and practice your wedding ceremony, but life happens! Something silly will happen. And that's OK. It may seem stressful in the moment, but in just a few short days, it'll be a funny anecdote.iStockphoto.com
People will wear jeans
Unless you label your wedding as a black tie affair, someone from some distant relation will show up wearing jeans. Or a T-shirt. Or dirty boots. This person doesn't mean any harm, they may just not know the definition of "formal attire."iStockphoto.com
Someone will wear white
Wedding guests can also just be a little oblivious. It may seem obvious to you that a woman who isn't the bride shouldn't wear white to a wedding, but some ladies don't know that rule (or feel it is antiquated). They may wear a white summer dress or a similarly distracting gown to your ceremony and reception. It's infuriating, but there's nothing to be done. If you learn just one thing about the stresses that accompany planning your wedding, it should be that you can't control other people.iStockphoto.com
The DJ will play a song you hate
You can put Journey on your do-not-play list, but someone at your reception will still request "Don't Stop Believin'," and the DJ will forget your hatred for '80s arena rock. Or maybe right as the party gets going, someone decides it's time to get down to "Cotton-Eyed Joe," even though you've hated line dances for as long as you can remember. Unless you DJ your own wedding or rule over the playlist with an iron fist, one song you're not a huge fan of will roll into the mix. Just dance along and laugh it off or use the restroom during this point. Other people just might be enjoying themselves.iStockphoto.com
People will get way too drunk
You could have foregone a fully stocked bar for just beer and wine in order to curb the lushes in your social group, but people will find a way to get sloshed while sipping on Bud Light and cabernet. Heck, even if you have a dry wedding, something called a flask exists. As we've mentioned before, a wedding is a party, and people want to indulge. As much as you may try, someone will happen to overindulge. Just don't let it throw your evening off.iStockphoto.com
You will get gifts you didn't register for
You may already have a panini press or a toaster, but not everyone you know is aware of that fact, and they'll just so happen to buy you one anyway. Even if you make your Amazon registry well known to all of your guests, someone will still just head over to Target or Macy's and buy whatever they feel like for your big day. Be grateful for any gift, especially if it's one of the most popular wedding registry items.
More From The Daily Meal:
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15 Things You Should Never Say to the Groom
15 Things You Should Never Say to the Bride
10 Wedding Trends That Need to Go Away Right Now
10 Things to Never, Ever Say in a Wedding ToastiStockphoto.com


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A poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of the National Education Association shows Congressman Mike Michaud leading in a three-way race for Maine Governor.
In the survey of 400 likely voters, Michaud garners 40% support, compared to 31% for incumbent Governor Paul LePage and 26% for independent candidate Eliot Cutler. The poll was conducted July 11-16 and has a statistical margin of error of +/-4.9%, 95 times out of 100.
The NEA often supports Democratic candidates and the usual caveats about internal polls should be observed. The fact that the survey was sponsored by the national organization and not the affiliated Maine Education Association may show a degree of national interest in the race.
We're still 15 months out from the election, and there hasn't been much polling so far. The only other survey released publicly was a Democratic Party internal poll last month showing Michaud and LePage running neck and neck shortly after the Congressman launched his exploratory committee.
LePage's supporters shouldn't necessarily bemoan these results, despite the numbers showing him down from the 38% of the vote he achieved in 2010. LePage has just emerged from a bruising legislative session and will now have some time to consolidate his support and bring his numbers up in a less stressful political atmosphere.
The results are less encouraging for Eliot Cutler. If this survey and the Clarity Campaigns poll are accurate, then he has slipped into third place. If political progressives and moderates are looking to choose the best anti-LePage option, more numbers like these could prompt a significant shift in support away from Cutler and towards Michaud. As the poll shows, if this were a two-person race between Michaud and LePage, the bulk of Cutler's supporters would back the Democratic candidate.
Earlier this month, the Rothenberg Political Report changed its rating to predict that Michaud has a slight advantage, but this is the first poll showing him in the lead.
With this much time before the election, anything can happen. I look forward to some independent public polling in this race.
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This is it. The moment the entire city of Pittsburgh has been waiting for. It's time to reveal the worst Pirates' players at each position over the past 15 years. The decisions were difficult, and I know a number of you had trouble sleeping, trying to decide between all those pathetic outfielders. But we appreciate the time everyone took to fill out the ballot and send these Pirates into the only type of hall they should ever be inducted. Over 900 people voted...their choices are after the jump...
At Firstbase: Randall Simon (294)
Next Closest: Kevin Young (289)
-In the tightest race since the Global M&M Color Vote, and just as vitally important, Randall Simon came back and edged out Kevin Young for the dubious honor of playing first base for the all-shame team. Interesting to note is that LaRoche only received 43 votes, putting him squarley in the middle of the pack, suggesting the fans are willing to give him some more time before calling him a bust.
At Secondbase: Warren Morris (225)
Next Closest: Bobby Hill (205)
-Bobby made a small surge, making up 13 votes only to fall short in the end. Morris probably drew the most fans' ire due to the the great potential he showed in 1999, and then subsequent failure to live up to those expectations. If Bobby was acquired for, let's say, Mark Redman instead of Aramis Ramirez I doubt he would be up this high. Valid reasoning as far as I'm concerned.
At Shortstop: Pat Meares (468)
Next Closest: Mike Benjamin (123)
I could not find a picture of Meares when he was on the Buccos..almost like he never really played...
-In what was decided awhile ago, Pat Meares may be the most hated shortstop in Pirates' history. The huge contract, the sunbathing, the injury, and the sausage racing all combined to make Pat Meares a first-team hall of shamer. But was he the most hated in the past 15 years? We'll find out.
At Thirdbase: Joe Randa (266)
Next Closest: Chris Stynes (251)
-This is the only choice where I honestly disagree with the fans. Randa batted .302 in '97 and a respectable .267 last year. Stynes batted a pathetic Paulino-like .216 in his one year with the team. When you've been subjected to 15 seasons of this, though, who am I to berate you for your choices? But if you were one of those who voted for Randa, please feel free to write in or leave a comment to tell me what about Joe Randa, other than that creepy smirk, made you vote for him.
At Catcher: Benito Santiago (292)
Next Closest: Humberto Cota (172)
-In my opiion, Benito was the mini-Meares of the ballot. Multi-million dollar signing (2.15 million) barely plays due to injury. Not nearly on the same level as Meares, but a similar yet smaller effect on the fanbase. I've long despised Cota and was delighted to see him high on the list.
In the Outfield: Derek Bell (476), Raul Mondesi(375), and Jeromy Burnitz (248)
Next Closest: Chad Hermansen(239), Armando Rios(121), and Tike Redman(107).
-Where to even begin. First off, Beer-nutz with the comeback! I was elated to see that there was a huge push at the end for my least favorite outfielder. You can say I have a short memory, and that Hermansen destroyed a lot more hope in the organization by not panning out, but I guess I have a bias toward those 1-year signings. Another interesting note is that Jason Bay received a relatively high 21 votes, an increase of 13 since the update where he only had 8 votes. It appears this recent slump he's in combined with his often streaky play has him in the doghouse of at least a few people. Or one fan. I just checked, and a voter picked Jason Bay for all three outfield positions. I love it.
Most importantly, and unsurprisingly, Derek Bell has taken home the MHP(Most Hated Player) beating out Pat Meares 476 to 468. This was a lot closer than I imagined, but the sheer amount of outfielders probably took away from Bell's voting power.
Manager: Lloyd McClendon (145) GM: Cam Bonifay (207) Owner: B. Nutting (235)
Next Closest: Jim Tracy (131) Dave Littlefield(154) Kevin McClatchy(203)
-As much as people may not like Skipper Tracy, they still seem to prefer him over Lloyd. We'll see how much longer that lasts. Not surprisingly, Bonifay won the GM Battle. When you sign the two most hated players, you're usually not well liked yourself. And it hasn't taken long for Nutting to replace McClatchy as the center of fans' anger.
Anyway, here are some interesting statistics from the vote:
-Combined Salary of the All-Shames(highest yearly salary each player received with the Pirates was used): $23,865,000
-Warren Morris was the only one to make under a million with a salary of $300,000. Burnitz was the highest priced player at $6 million.
-Andy Van Slyke received the fewest votes at 2
-When the team was assembled on World Series Baseball 2k1 for Dreamcast the team went a respectable 83-79, with the starting pitching the major issue. This is apparently the tool the Pirates' GMs have used to assemble their teams and predict future results.
Thanks again to everyone that voted. We really have had some pathetic and anger inducing players in these 15 years. Surprisingly, I feel like this team would perfrom decently if they were all taken from certain times in their careers. Which is why you can really only point at the management for their choice in signing players on the decline. More updates will be coming on this in a bit as we get feedback or see other interesting stats or trends...please let us know how you feel about the results or if you would like to see more of these type of features in the future.
Full results are below
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