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Answers to commonly asked questions
A standard installation for a solar power system is defined as:
A hybrid solar power system is a grid connected solar power system with the addition of a battery bank that stores power. This power can be used by the home after the sun goes down or during a blackout. A hybrid solar power system is is not the same as a standalone solar power system which is used to provide electricity to homes that are not connected to the electricity network.
If you are interested in a hybrid solar power system then contact us for more information
We are often asked by customers if it is worth spending money to have their solar panels cleaned. In almost all cases the answer is no, solar panels installed on a pitched roof are generally self cleaning during rain.
We urge all customer to take claims of a 30% improvement in performance with a pinch of salt as testing has shown that panels installed in desert countries such as Dubai do not suffer a 30% loss of performance even when covered with sand. Solar panels would need to be extremely filthy before their performance drops to a 30% loss
How does a solar cell work?
Electricity can be produced by solar cells whose principal component consists of a semiconductor that is typically made of silicon. A semiconductor consists of a material that cannot be classified as an isolator or a conductor and whose electrical properties can be influenced by adding foreign substances (doping). The solar cells comprise two adjoining semiconductor layers that are equipped with separate metal contacts and have each been doped, thus creating an "n" layer (n = negative) with a surplus of electrons and below that, a "p" layer (p = positive) with an electron deficiency. Due to the difference in concentration, the electrons flow from n into the p area, thus creating an electrical field, or "space charge zone", inside the semiconductor structure.
The upper "n" layer in a solar cell is so thin that the photons from sunlight can penetrate it and can only discharge their energy to an electron once they are in the space charge zone. The electron that is activated in this manner follows the internal electrical field and thus travels outside of the space charge zone and reaches the metal contacts of the "p" layer. When an electrical load is connected, the power circuit is closed: the electrons flow across the electrical load to the solar cell's rear contact and then back to the space charge zone. This effect is called the "photovoltaic effect" (derived from ''Phos'', the Greek word for light and the name of the physicist Alessandro Volta). An inverter, the "heart" of the system, converts the direct current (DC) produced by the solar cells into alternating current (AC).
When a solar cell is shaded it produces less current. Because the cells are connected in series, the total energy production of the panel is reduced to a level determined by the most shaded cell. Solar panels should not be located in an area that is shaded for most of the day.
Fronius Galvo and Fronius Primo inverters all have built in WLAN functionality enabling quick and easy connection to your home WiFi system. Once connected performance can be monitored on any smartphone, tablet or computer. For smartphone and tablets you will need to download the free Fronius Solar.Web app which is available for both iOS and Android.
Enphase microinverter systems can be monitored via the free Enphase Enlighten system which is also available for use on any smartphone, tablet or computer.
Sungrow inverters also come with built in WLAN functionality.
SMA inverters (models: 2500-TLST21, 3000-TLST21, 3000TL-21, 4000TL and 5000TL) all have built in bluetooth functionality, simply installing the free Sunny Explorer software available by clicking here will enable you to connect your bluetooth enabled PC (Sunny Explorer does not at this stage work on Macs) to your inverter, monitor the system and download data to your computer for analysis.
Also available is the stylish Sunny View display unit - The Sunny View offers you more than just a reliable visualization of the solar power yield. Plant operators can use the large, easy-to-read five-inch color touchscreen to display all key PV data, as well as to receive news, meteorological data, and posts from social networks via WLAN. All relevant information will be presented in an individually configurable slideshow. Including fully-automatic monitoring – the device uses Bluetooth® to communicate with up to 12 inverters and can send a visual and acoustic warning signal in the event of a failure.
For the more technical minded you can also install a Sunny Webbox which allows you to monitor your system from anywhere in the world.
You can also monitor the power production from your ABB inverter by purchasing the optional Desktop unit. Contact us for pricing.
All Enphase micro inverter systems have individual solar panel monitoring capability with free on-line access
We are often asked how to read electricity meters to see how much electricty your solar power system has returned to the grid.
Thiis handy PDF guide explains the features of all current electricity meters and how to read them - click the following link to view this guide.
Understanding your Electricity Meter
Solar Power
All of our solar panels are made using toughened glass and undergo strict IEC testing to ensure they can withstand most hail storms. We have been installing quality solar power systems on the Sunshine Coast for many years and have not yet seen a panel damaged by hail.
In the unlikely event of damage your household insurance should cover replacement costs. It is important that you check with your insurer for coverage.
Details of the IEC solar panel hail testing process can be found by clicking here
Solar Hot Water
All Equinox solar water collectors are made using toughened glass. In the unlikely event of damage your household insurance should cover replacement costs. It is important that you check with your insurer for coverage.
Since the amount of electricity generated depends on light intensity and not irradiation or direct sunlight, your solar power system will work In cloudy and rainy conditions. However the greater the intensity of light, the greater the flow of electricity therefore more electricity is produced on sunny days.
Due to their patented technology REC solar panels are optimised to operate in all light conditions.
If you would like to know what solar power can do for you please contact us today
Solar power systems work silently, efficiently and require little maintenance. Keeping the solar panels clean of dust and dirt will maximise your power production however it is not recommended that you climb on roofs to clean solar panels.
You should also ensure that solar panels remain unshaded by regularly trimming trees and shrubs around the solar panel array.
You should also regularly monitor your solar inverter and ensure it is kept clean.
For safety reasons your inverter will instantly shut down in the event of a power failure - if this happens the inverter will display an error message similar to "Grid Failure". You do not need to do anything as the inverter will restart as soon as the power is restored and there is sufficient light.
All solar panels vary in size however as a guide each 1.5kW of solar panels will require approximately 12m² of roof space.
The amount of electricity your system produces is dependant on a range of factors including (but not limited to) roof orientation, roof pitch, shade or soiling on the solar panels and weather conditions. We can provide you with a power production estimate based on your particular home using our shade analysis tools and specialised computer software - contact us for more information.
The Clean Energy Council advises that if your home has a north facing, 20 degree pitched roof and is unshaded then you can expect to get 6.4 kWh on average per day from a 1.5kW system, 8.6kWh on average per day from a 2kW system and so on.
Simply contact us to arrange an obligation free site inspection and quote – during the site inspection our consultants will ensure your home is suitable for solar power, discuss your needs and design the appropriate system for you. We will complete all the necessary paperwork to enable your system to be connected to the power grid.
ENERGY PAYBACK TIME: The time it takes for a solar module to generate the same amount of energy required for its manufacture. A modern photovoltaic module's energy payback time is typically from 1 to 4 years, depending on the module type and location. REC Solar Panels have an energy payback time of 1 year.
GRID-CONNECTED OR GRID-TIED SYSTEM: Solar power system connected to the electric grid.
GRID PARITY: Grid parity is when solar cells can produce electricity at the same price as the electrical energy you can buy off the grid, (or less) without subsidies or feed-in tariffs.
INVERTER: A unit that converts the electricity from the solar system (DC – Direct Current) to electricity that is compatible with the grid (AC – Alternating Current).
kW (KILOWATT): Unit of power equivalent to 1,000 watts.
kWh (KILOWATT HOUR): A Unit of energy equal to that produced or consumed by one kilowatt in one hour.
MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON: Processed silicon where all the material consists of only one crystal.
MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON: Processed silicon where the material consists of several small (typically 1–20 mm diameter) crystal grains. Sometimes also called Polycrsystalline.
mW (MEGAWATT): Unit of power equivalent to 1,000 kW.
OFF-GRID SYSTEM: Solar power system not connected to the electric grid. Normally used in areas where grid-connected electricity is unavailable or available only at a high cost.
PHOTOVOLTAICS (photo=light, voltaic=electricity): Solar cells are made of silicon. When a photon (particle of sunlight) strikes a molecule within the solar cell, an electron is knocked free. An electrical field causes this free electron to move to one side of the cell. The accumulated effect of millions of this interaction generates electricity
SOLAR CELL: Semiconductor device that creates electricity when exposed to sunlight. Normally made from silicon wafers.
SOLAR MODULE (SOLAR PANEL): Interconnected solar cells encapsulated and protected behind transparent materials that protect against humidity, air and mechanical damage. Normally solar modules are made with a glass front, a polymer back sheet and aluminium frame. The photovoltaic module, more commonly known as the solar panel or solar module, is then used as a component in a larger photovoltaic system to offer electricity for commercial and residential applications.
Wp (WATT PEAK): Power from solar cells is normally measured in watts when the solar cell is exposed to a standard sunlight irradiation (1,000 W/sqm).
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Juvenile killed in ATV accident
CONWAY COUNTY - The Conway County Sheriff's office says one juvenile has been killed and another has been injured in an ATV accident on Union Chapel Road in the Springfield area.
Derrick Criswell, Jr. was killed when his ATV flipped over several times as he and his passenger traveled north on Union Chapel Road.
The passenger, who names is not being released, has been taken to Arkansas Children's Hospital for treatment.

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No month is harder to stay focused than January and according to professionals today, January 20, is known as blue Monday.
The cold weather and dark nights is not ideal to shake off Christmas excess and for teens the lure of the Xbox after a long day in the classroom seems like the perfect way to let off steam.
Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has taken on the challenge of keeping youngsters motivated to stay on track with education during January by helping teens put down the games console and get active.
Around 40 young people aged between 16 and 19 years have joined Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust's five week program based at Luton Sixth Form College.
Participating students not only have access to a training program and fitness instructor but also advice from top athletes who say the discipline required for top level sport is transferable to achieving life goals at any level.
Lead sports mentor for the program is former international and England basketball player Dru Spinks.
He said "One of the things we've noticed already in week two of the programme is that the they are really working together. They feel energised and are making new friends so expanding their social network."
Sixteen-year-old Brenda Ndwiga is one of the teens in the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust program beating those January blues.
Whilst doing bicycle crunches she said: "Today I had a really long day and after just doing ten minutes of this I am energised like I have just started the morning. Sport really does help."
Find out more on the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust www.dkhlegacytrust.org.


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Antwerp, Belgium, 2013/08/26 - Atlas Copco has launched a new, highly energy-efficient centrifugal compressor range which saves up to 7% on specific energy at full load and up to another 9% at part load - AtlasCopco.com.
Delivered as a plug-and-run package, the new Atlas Copcos ZH 355+ - 900+ oil-free centrifugal compressor range employs advanced aerodynamics to reduce energy consumption in the core. Coupled with this, all the components of the package are designed based on Computational Flow Dynamic (CFD) analysis to drastically reduce pressure drops in the package.
The result is a reduction of specific energy up to 7% at full load compared to the previous model. Inlet guide vanes (IGVs), which are part of Atlas Copcos standard scope of supply, further reduce energy cost by 9% at part loads as compared to a throttle valve control. As energy consumption constitutes about 80% of the life cycle cost of a compressor, users will benefit from day one, reducing the overall total cost of ownership. Other than energy efficiency, reliability is a very important aspect. To ensure continuous production for the users ZH centrifugal compressors from Atlas Copco employ high-end features to ensure maximum uptime. Milled impellers and servo controlled inlet guide vanes (IGV) are only two examples of the entire list that contributes to a trouble free performance and high lifetimes.
The third aspect is the Class 0 certified quality of air. A fail-safe and unique sealing system prevents the possibility of contamination of the air with oil, without the need of any external buffer air. Oil fumes from the gear box are captured by a motorized demister, thus eliminating the risk of ingestion of oil fumes along with the intake air. This safeguards the end product of the customers against oil contamination.
The existing range of ZH turbo compressors is already considered a benchmark for energy efficiency and reliability. The introduction of the new range raises the bar even higher says Chris Lybaert, President of Atlas Copcos Oil-free Air Division. Atlas Copco is committed to sustainable productivity and it is our ongoing endeavor to bring to market the most energy efficient solutions year after year.
Atlas Copco (atlascopco.com) is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries. In 2011, Atlas Copco had 37 500 employees and revenues of BSEK 81 (BEUR 9).
Oil-free Air is a division within Atlas Copco's Compressor Technique business area. It develops, manufactures, and markets oil-free air compressors for all kind of industries worldwide where the air quality is vital, and oil-injected compressors for less critical applications. The division focuses on air optimization systems and quality air solutions to further improve customers productivity. The divisional headquarters for the division is located in Shanghai with main production facilities in Belgium, China, India and Brazil.
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Gorillaz have released a live 9-track EP titled iTunes Session, an exclusive listen that brings you into the Gorillaz live experience. The release features Gorillaz faves like "Clint Eastwood" and "Dirty Harry," and includes a 37-minute interview with Murdoc, 2D and Niccals.
They're currently on the road for the Gorillaz "Escape to Plastic Beach" tour, which involves dates in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Hot stops in include Madison Square Garden in New York and O2 Arena in London.
Gorillaz: iTunes Session Track List
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04 Kids With Guns
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07 On Melancholy Hill
08 Rhinestone Eyes
09 iTunes Interview
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is temporarily closing 13 of 18 state-owned rest stops as part of a plan to fix a projected $100 million shortfall in highway user funds, the Arizona Daily Star reported.
The closures, which could begin as soon as Oct. 19, are expected to be temporary, Linda Ritter, an Arizona Department of Transportation spokesman told the Arizona Daily Star. The state will review those closures after the 2009-2010 fiscal year ends in June.
The locations that will be closing were selected based on several factors, including their distance to other facilities such as restrooms and overnight truck stops. The most heavily affected area is northern Arizona, where three of the four rest areas along Interstate 40 are slated to be closed. Only the Painted Cliffs rest area, just west of the Arizona-New Mexico border, is scheduled to remain open.
The rest area closures are part of a "budget road map" the Arizona Department of Transportation has constructed as it prepares for the transfer of $530 million in transportation funding to help address the state budget shortfall, said Bill Pederson, an ADOT spokesman.


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It has been my experience that these parts are screwed in under the seal referring to 233A and 233B, you simply fold the seal back to get to the screws.
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WTEN: Tennessee edges UNC in Kick-Off Final
Posted January 26, 2013
Urbana, Ill. — No. 19 Tennessee avenged a 2012 NCAA second round loss to No. 18 North Carolina as the Volunteers defeated the Tar Heels 4-1 Saturday night in the championship game of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend hosted by the University of Illinois. Carolina suffered its first loss of the season to go to 3-1 while the Vols improved to 9-0 and clinched a spot in the ITA Team Indoor Nationals February 15-18 in Seattle, Wash.
Led by a victory by 26th-ranked Mikelis Libietis and Jarryd Chaplin over 44th-ranked Nelson Vick and Esben Hess-Olesen at No. 1 doubles, the Vols sprinted to an early 1-0 with wins at the top spot as well as at No. 3.
The Volunteers extended their lead to 3-0 with straight set wins at No. 4 and No. 6 singles as Brandon Fickley beat UNC's William Parker and Edward Jones defeated Carolina's Maik Ulrich.
Carolina sophomore Oystein Steiro got the Tar Heels back into the match with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over John Collins of the Volunteers at No. 5 singles, cutting UNC's deficit to 3-1. At that point in time, the Tar Heels needed a remarkable comeback as the Volunteers had won the first set at the top three singles positions in the lineup. Eventually, 40th-ranked Hunter Reese clinched the match for UT as he defeated Carolina's Nelson Vick 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
The Vols had beaten tournament host Illinois (No. 16) 4-0 on Friday in the semifinals while the Tar Heels had prevailed with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over 24th-ranked Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane bounced back to beat Illinois 4-2 in Saturday's consolation match.
Carolina returns to action next Saturday when the 18th-ranked Tar Heels play host to 36th-ranked Louisville (3-3) at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Admission is free.
#19 Tennessee 4, #18 North Carolina 1
Atkins Tennis Center, Urbana Ill.
ITA Kick-Off Weekend Championship Match
Doubles (Team Winning Majority Of Matches Earns One Team Point)
Order of match finish: (3, 1)
1. #26 Mikelis Libietis and Jarryd Chaplin (UT) d. #44 Esben Hess-Olesen and Nelson Vick (UNC), 8-5
2. Brett Clark and William Parker (UNC) led Edward Jones and John Collins (UT), 6-4, DNF
3. Hunter Reese and Brandon Fickey (UT) d. Stuart DePaolo and Oystein Steiro (UNC), 8-2
Singles (One Team Point Per Singles Match)
Order of match finish: (4, 6, 5, 1, 2)
1. #9 Mikelis Libietis (UT) led #18 Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC), 6-1, 4-6, 3-1, DNF
2. #40 Hunter Reese (UT) d. #58 Nelson Vick (UNC), 6-1, 6-4
3. Jarryd Chaplin (UT) led #57 Brett Clark (UNC), 7-5, 4-4, DNF
4. Brandon Fickey (UT) d. #102 William Parker (UNC), 6-3, 6-1
5. Oystein Steiro (UNC) d. John Collins (UT), 7-5, 6-2
6. Edward Jones (UT) d Maik Ulrich (UNC), 6-4, 6-0
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Switzerland debates dismantling its breast cancer screening programmeBMJ 2014; 348 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1625 (Published 18 February 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g1625
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A row has erupted in Switzerland after the Swiss Medical Board recommended that the country's mammography screening programme for breast cancer be suspended because it leads to too many unnecessary interventions.
In a report made public on 2 February, the board said that while systematic mammography screening for breast cancer saved 1-2 women's lives for every 1000 screened, it led to unnecessary investigations and treatment for around 100 women in every 1000.1
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|Hilliard Memorial Jaguars-7th Grade Team
In addition to completing a perfect 18-0 season, Hilliard Memorial Middle School's 7th grade Jaguars team defeated Pickerington Lakeview 58-52 in double overtime last Saturday to capture the title of the Dublin Invitational. Leading scorers in the game were Isaiah Speelman (20) and Braden Norris (16). As many of you know, Speelman has established himself as one of the top post prospects in the state (see highlight video), and he was an all-star performer at the Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase last September. Also, Norris was one of the top guards on the travel circuit last season.
The entire Jaguars roster includes: Back Row - From Left - Clay Strausbaugh, Marlyn Hill, Coach John Simms, Jackson Beard, Isaiah Winters, Tyler Welch, Joey Monette, Kory Taylor, Isaiah Speelman, Jack Rondy, Isaac Green. Front Row - Adam McCardle, Braden Norris, Jaret Lundy and Jacob Kirk.Congratulations to the Jaguars for a great season!


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" Brand: Andrew James / Type: Indoor Grill "
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I decided to buy a Teppanyaki grill during a particularly rainy summer a couple of years ago. I'd been really hoping to have a barbecue, but the weather just hadn't allowed for this, so I decided, following a practice my parents had had for years, to have an 'indoor barbecue'.
Teppanyaki is a Japanese phrase that means to fry or grill on a steel plate. At least, that is the literal meaning, but culturally it is more likely to mean a system of cooking at the table, with the grill forming a central focal point where everyone can become involved in their own meals. It's a way of eating that is fun, sociable, and very interactive. As well as being a barbecue fan, I'm also something of a Japanophile, so I was definitely going to use this to cook Japanese meals with friends, as well as just for burgers with mates.
This 2000w grill really is incredibly cheap for what it is. It costs just 22.99 for a cooking area of 46 cm long and 24.5cm wide. Pretty much all of that cast iron surface can, with the twist of a simple dial at the side, be turned into a fab cooking surface, and is excellent for grilling and frying (though the very edges to tend to be a little cooler).
The cooking surface has feet at each corner, and a drainage hole on one of the long sides to take off any fat.There are handles at either side of the cook plate, to enable easy movement from above the fat drainage pan to a table for serving. The mains cable itself is , of course, detachable for washing, and includes an adjustable thermostat that enables the temperature to be controlled to make cooking not only easy, but tasty!
This is incredibly easy to use - the manual does recommend pre-heating for five minutes before cooking, and also points out that once food is cooked, you can keep everything warm by turning to the minimum setting. Other than that, it is incredibly easy to set the cooking temp through the online controls. I have had this out on multiple occasions with friends, all of us cooking on this on my coffee table, and it has been so much fun!
This is very easy to cook on. Food doesn't stick easily, and it does come with utensils for cooking. It is easy to wipe clean, and not terribly heavy to lift to wipe down, although naturally you do have to make sure not to wet the sockets. With that said, you should treat this grill as you would a non stick pan, and avoid unnecessary scratching and scrubbing.
Overall, I think this is fantastic considering the low cost, and can be an incredibly social way of eating. My only criticism would be perhaps that when washing there is one side you naturally need to be cautious of as it houses the plug connector, but otherwise I am very happy.
I was looking for an electric griddle that could be used outside in the summer months and indoors the rest of the year .I looked on Amazon and went through what seemed like hundreds of them until the Andrew James Electric Teppanyaki Table Grill caught my eye .All of the reviews on this item were positive , so I decided to hedge my bets and purchase one .The total cost including P&P was £37.90 , delivery was extremely fast with it arriving just two days after I ordered it .
Inside the box you get the grill plate which has a cooking area of 46 x 26 cms . The grill itself has a non stick coating , there is an 1800 watt adjustable temperature control which has five settings and it also has six wooden spatulas and a plastic drip tray to catch all those unwanted fatty juices .
That weekend it was sunny so we decided to christen our new grill and have a garden breakfast , taking it out and setting it up is , as the meerkat say simples .Just place it on a level surface plug in the temperature control on the left hand side of the griddle adjust it to the correct temperature and away you go . The five temperature settings are easy to use basically you just turn it much like an old radio dial although we didn't have to turn it any higher than the third setting for its first use, less than a minute and you reach optimum heat to begin cooking . ( It heats up almost as fast as pair of good quality hair straighteners .)
The grill was large enough to feed two comfortably ,to put this into perspective , for me , thats enough cooking area to cook two fried eggs ,two portions of mushrooms , two portions of tomatoes and six rashers of bacon and at a squeeze you can have a slice of fried bread on there too . Greedy me !!Best of all it's the healthier option . I dislike using oils or fat to cook , so on its first outing I didn't use any oils at all , and it still cooked a perfect breakfast .
The non stick claim actually lives up to expectations , if not exceeds them , although there was plenty of residue left from the cooking this all cleaned up with the wipe of a cloth .
Needless to say that this summer ...if that's what you can call it ! it hasn't had as much use as I had intended but it has the great benefit of being portable . So will be brought out every time the sun makes an appearance .
I prefer the convenience of cooking outside , it has more benefits than negatives , the main one being that the house doesn't smell of fried foods .As much as I like to eat the food , the aromas that linger after cooking put me off eating it more often .In my opinion this grill is the best of both worlds because it can be used outside my kitchen stays smelling fresh and because I have no need to add fats it makes an otherwise fatty food healthier to eat .
Summary .This is a quality piece of kit ,healthier fried foods , portable and best of all affordable. I give this 5 stars and highly recommend it .


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What the car's British designer, Steve Lewis, could tell me when I managed to grab a chat with him at the VW Group's pre-Paris show bash was that Audi does at least want to make it - this is not a pure pie-in-the-sky dream.
It does, of course, depend on how good the public's reaction to the car is (and the P.H. O'Meter is naturally going to play a crucial role in that), but it seems that a 500-car production run is at least a possibility. As for how much it's going to cost? Well, there's absolutely no line on that, but you'd surely be looking at 911 GT3 territory.
The genes of the A5 and RS5 on which the Quattro Concept is based are evident in the curvy haunches, although the car's wheelbase has been shortened by 150mm - a move that adds to the car's agility and also reduces weight. Like the original 1984 Sport Quattro - which was introduced so that the rally car could compete with ever-more extreme Group B rally competitors - the looks of the Quattro Concept are therefore a result of function first and form second, although the rear overhang has been chopped by a significant 200mm to keep the shape balanced, something that was most certainly not done on the 1984 car.
Even if Audi doesn't make this car, the Quattro Concept is a statement of serious intent. Its 1300kg kerb weight (almost identical to the original Sport Quattro's) is getting on for supermini hot hatch lightness and is a clear signal from Audi that it is ready to bring its lightweight technology to bear on mainstream cars. "We've seen what the supercar makers can do with lightweight materials," an Audi insider told me at Paris. "Now it's time to see what the big boys can do."
The drivetrain, meanwhile is as performance-focused as the rest of the car. Out goes the woolly Haldex four-wheel drive system, to be replaced by the crown-gear differential affair from the RS5. Heck, the concept car even has a proper, honest-to-goodness conventional manual gearbox (with three pedals and everything).
The Sport Quattro has the potential to be the most focused Audi for more than a quarter of a century. Let's hope Ingolstadt has the balls to make it happen.


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The result was a 72-64 win over No. 22 Ohio State. Ferrell had 20 points and four assists, much of it coming against Craft's defensive pressure. Given Craft has 324 career steals, which ties Illinois' Bruce Douglas for the most in Big Ten history, that pressure is formidable.
But Ferrell delivered as he has so often this season. He leads IU in scoring (17.8 points) and assists (108).
In Thursday night's victory over No. 20 Iowa, Ferrell had just eight points and four assists while teammate Will Sheehey took charge with a career-high 30 points. Sunday provided a return to high-scoring form given it was Ferrell's team-leading 10th 20-point game of the season.
The Hoosiers (17-12 overall, 7-9 in the Big Ten) needed it with freshman forward Noah Vonleh sidelined by an inflamed left foot. Sheehey added 19 points and six rebounds.
Here are some of Ferrell's thoughts:"Hanner played well. He always comes in and gives us great energy. He played hard today and we needed it. He caught a couple of tough passes from me and Evan (Gordon) and earned a couple of 1-on-1s. We need him as a shot blocker and a defender, but now that Noah is out, he has stepped up his game.""That's what a senior leader does. He steps up to the challenge. He's done that for us in both games. He's pretty much carried us. His energy in practice has carried over to the past few games. His talk before the game in the huddle was great. We're going to need him to step it up. I think he can do that.""We're coming along great. We've got to keep the ball rolling. We're already looking at our next opponent (Nebraska on Wednesday). We've got to just get out there and keep playing."


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New York, September 27, AZERTAC
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been honored with the 2015 South-South Awards.
President Ilham Aliyev was awarded for his contributions to the improvement of welfare of the population, diminishing the illiteracy and poverty as well as the actions taken in the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
The ceremony of the 2015 South-South Awards was held in New York on September 26.
On behalf of President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received the award.
The South-South Awards was co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, South-South Steering Committee for Sustainable Development, International Telecommunication Union, International Organization for South-South Cooperation as well as the UN member states, agencies and funds. This award is given to those countries which achieved consistent results according to the UN reports at the agriculture and food security, as well as the Millennium Development Goals.
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Women's Golf Follows Win With Stanford Intercollegiate
Pepperdine is #19 in both the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings and the Golfstat rankings.
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EVENT INFO -- The tournament will be held at the par-71, 6,130-yard Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif. Teams will play 18 holes each day between Friday and Sunday (Oct. 19-21). Live scoring will be provided at www.golfstat.com.
FIELD -- In addition to Pepperdine, the 17-team field consists of host Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Georgia, Harvard, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, San Jose State, Texas, UC Davis, UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt and Washington.
RANKINGS -- Pepperdine is #19 in both the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings and the Golfstat rankings, and #20 in the most recent Golf World/WGCA coaches' poll ... Individually, Grace Na is #10 nationally by Golfstat and #17 by Golfweek/Sagarin.
PEPPERDINE LINEUP -- The lineup for the Waves remains the same from their win at the Golfweek Conference Challenge: juniors Liv Cheng (Auckland, New Zealand/Macleans College) and Grace Na (Alameda, Calif./Alameda HS), sophomores Alina Ching (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School) and Somin Lee (Denver, Colo./Overland HS) and freshman Marissa Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS).
ONLINE -- Follow the Pepperdine golf team on Twitter at @wavesgolf or on Facebook at Pepperdine Women's Golf.
NA -- Grace Na has already been rewarded as a two-time All-American honorable mention selection and a two-time WCC Player of the Year in her young career. Now a junior, she has a career stroke average of 73.74, third all-time at Pepperdine. Fifteen of her 19 tournaments have resulted in a top-20 finish (with nine top 10s, including a win at the 2011 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, where she tied an NCAA record with a 9-under 63 in the first round). So far in 2012-13, she's tied for fourth at the Dick McGuire Invitational and tied for second at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (finishing below par at both tournaments).
GOLFWEEK CONFERENCE CHALLENGE -- The Waves became the first two-time winner of the Golfweek Conference Challenge, held at the Red Sky Golf Club in Vail, Colo., in late September. Pepperdine also won the inaugural event in 2009. The Waves, who were the co-leader after the first round and a two-shot leader after the second, ended up winning the tournament by five strokes over UC Davis. The team's 54-hole score of 4-under was the sixth-best figure in program history.
2012-13 HONORS -- Grace Na was named a preseason All-American second teamer by Golfweek and one of the nation's top 50 players to watch by Golf World ... Na was named WCC Player of the Month for September (her third time winning the award) ... Marissa Chow was named one of the nation's top 20 freshmen by Golfweek ... Golfweek magazine named Pepperdine its national team of the week after the win at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.
ROSTER -- Five of six players are returning from last season's team (including four of five from the lineup at the 2012 NCAA Championships), though there isn't a single senior on the Waves' roster this year. One new freshman brings the total number of players back up to six. The breakdown is three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.
PEPPERDINE GOLF HISTORY -- Under the direction of Laurie Gibbs, who is now in her 20th season as head coach, the last decade-plus has established Pepperdine as one of the nation's top golf programs. The Waves have appeared in the NCAA Championships 11 times in 14 years, with eight top 10 finishes and four top five showings, including a program-best second-place result in 2003. The Waves have won West Coast Conference championships in 14 of the last 15 years, including a current streak of 11 titles that began in 2002. Eleven different players have earned All-American honors a total of 23 times. LPGA Tour players have included Katherine Hull, Lindsey Wright, Tamie Durdin, Nadina (Taylor) Light, Misun Cho, Carolina Llano and Danielle Kang. Kang won back-to-back U.S. Amateur Championships in 2010 and 2011. Gibbs has been honored 11 times as the WCC's Coach of the Year, was tabbed the West Region Coach of the Year on two occasions and was selected the 2004-05 National Coach of the Year by Golfweek magazine.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY -- Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports - one of just 16 schools to have accomplished this feat - and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest enrollment and is the only school not in a major conference. Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #54 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.


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The Discovery of Streptomycin Recorded in Lab Notebooks
The notebook below helped solve a decades-old scientific mystery: who deserved credit for discovering the antibiotic streptomycin?
For as long as archivists at Rutgers University could remember, a small cardboard box marked with the letter W in black ink had sat unopened in a dusty corner of the special collections of the Alexander Library. Next to it were 60 sturdy archive boxes of papers, a legacy of the university's most famous scientist: Selman A. Waksman, who won a Nobel Prize in 1952 for the discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to cure tuberculosis.
The 60 boxes contained details of how streptomycin was found — and also of the murky story behind it, a vicious legal battle between Dr. Waksman and his graduate student Albert Schatz over who deserved credit.
Dr. Waksman died in 1973; after Dr. Schatz's death in 2005, the papers were much in demand by researchers trying to piece together what really happened between the professor and his student. But nobody looked in the small cardboard box…
To make a long story short, back in the 1940's, Dr. Schatz had isolated the antibiotic. Dr. Waksman arranged for further testing that showed it to be effective. The discovery was big news, and Dr. Waksman started taking all the credit for it. He also started reaping the financial benefits, so Dr. Schatz sued for his share. When the lawsuit went to court, Waksman accused Schatz of tampering with his lab notebooks, which later went missing:
But Dr. Waksman's damaging allegation was now on the record. When the professor's papers were transferred to the archives, his own sand-colored, clothbound 5-by-8-inch notebooks, which covered the period of the streptomycin discovery, were included in the 60 boxes. But Dr. Schatz's notebooks were not there….
In 2010, the author Peter Pringle was working with archivists at Rutgers while researching his book Experiment Eleven: Dark Secrets Behind the Discovery of a Wonder Drug, and they finally found the missing notebooks:
When she pulled down the box and carefully opened it, however, there, loosely piled inside, were five clothbound notebooks — just like Dr. Waksman's, but marked "Albert Schatz."
In the notebook for 1943, on Page 32, Dr. Schatz had started Experiment 11. In meticulous cursive, he had written the date, Aug. 23, and the title, "Exp. 11 Antagonistic Actinomycetes," a reference to the strange threadlike microbes found in the soil that produce antibiotics. Underneath the title he recorded where he had found the microbes in "leaf compost, straw compost and stable manure" on the Rutgers College farm, outside his laboratory.
The following pages detailed his experiments and his discovery of two strains of a gray-green actinomycete named Streptomyces griseus, Latin for gray. Each strain produced an antibiotic that destroyed germs of E. coli in a petri dish — and, he was to find out later, also destroyed the TB germ. The notebook shows that the moment of discovery belongs to Dr. Schatz.
Yet another example of the value of keeping careful notes! Read more at Notebooks Shed Light on Antibiotic's Contested Discovery – NYTimes.com.
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Thanks for this little tid bit. I agree there value in keeping notes.
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So im 38 weeks today, been having BH like mad, Cleaned the house from top to bottom, screamed at anyone who moves something and doesnt put it back, No lost plug, no lost water nothing like that, Although im pretty sure these BH are getting stronger they have been on and off for 5 hours now, Also wanted to know if anyones pets acted strange and by strange i mean, i Have a chi/jack who usually sleeps all evening but not tonight the little bugger has been active and climbing on the table trying to sit on my lap, at one point she went under the desk and proceeded to bark at me, She is also being unusally naughty so i will turn around then she trys to suck up and get up for a cuddle. My husband works nights and the kids are asleep before 8 so i usually come on the forums and chat for a bit before bed so i havent changed the routine, she is being a bugger. Anyone else heard of pets acting strange when your nearing labour? Also how soon was it as i still have 2 weeks yet, i want this baby out but not at risk to the bubba (That didnt sound right but i know what i mean)
How many bh are you having per hr?
They are coming every 7 to 20 mins not really timing as they are quite irregular
Quoting Vicky Mead:" They are coming every 7 to 20 mins not really timing as they are quite irregular"
Well thats good I guess...lol I mean it wouldn't be bad if they were real but the longer baby stays in the better! :P
When i went into preterm labor a week ago my sons dog a cocker/heeler mix wouldnt let me out of bed then a minute or so before the first one hit he started barking and pushed me till i laid down.
My dog would sniff my belly and gron at me with bh but when real ones hit she stayed away from me while I labored in my room for a few hrs before heading to l&d.


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Will Your Case Go to Trial? This Computer Program Might Know the Answer
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i don't0 know who's in charge of this site and/or service, but personally - i have never been to it, i have never visited the site, i had never used it, and today out of the blue - i just happened to be looking up my online bank, and noticed an unusual charge coming from this "freephonetracer.com" company, in the amount of $49.95. Not once, not twice, NINE FREAKING TIMES. Nine charges, in one day? What a shock! So, naturally i sought further info. There was a 1-800 number included in the info, so i called them instantly. They must go through this alot, because they asked for some info, [that i really didn't want to give, but reluctantly went ahead in an effort to stop this] - so they agreed to "reverse the charges"... And they had better agree to undo what they'd done or else that roughly $430.00 in charges we'd never made, charges that fraudulently appeared on my record from the get go... well, that would be enough incentive for me to show up at their front door, wherever they are. Let me leave it at that.
Someone out there is utilizing this service, with stolen information so, my recommendation is that you DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE. Sure they were "gracious" enough to say they'd reverse the fees, but how could they not notice that since this appears as a recurring problem, shouldn't they involve some sort of higher security for using their service? Get a picture i.d., require some further info from the customer. granted, it's just tough toenails for people who'd use freephonetracer.com in a legit fashion-they'd have to jump through some more hoops, but it's only the criminal's fault.
i work for a company that accepts credit cards, not a gigantic corporate behemoth, but a company that [i hope] is at least up to snuff enough to know when something's not on the up and up. Free phone tracer dot com, obviously for one, is NOT FREE, i have a problem with them having FREE in their name, then. And secondly, this site doesn't seem to be doing what they should to keep the cyber criminals and identity thieves out... i know there's only so much you can do, but more than this nonsense, is NOT too much to ask. Shame on you freephonetracer.com! ~Charles Rocker
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So you've probably watched that painfully horrible video from the New Zealand version of X Factor in which one judge – Natalia Kills – hurls the most vicious tirade of abuse at a hopeful contestant. It's not just one bitchy comment; she goes on, and on, and on. It's so bad, you'd be forgiven for thinking the whole thing was scripted, but it wasn't. That's a real human being on the receiving end of her vitriol. We could type for hours here in protest to her words but that kind of bullying just doesn't deserve the attention. This is a prime example of a celebrity assuming that they are above others and are therefore in some holier-than-thou position to tear whomever they like down to nothing. How that guy stood there so calmly is beyond us. Also, putting her unwavering nastiness to one side, not a single point she makes is remotely valid; since when is any man wearing a suit considered to be unoriginal?
One word, wagon. And as for her husband? A four letter word beginning with 'D'.
Anyhoo, Natalia Kills (fitting name, eh?) and her co-judge husband have since been fired, and the weapon in question has come out to 'break her silence'.
If she had any decency, you'd expect nothing more than a straight up apology, such as 'hey, I was a complete a-hole, I have no excuse, I'm sorry.'
Instead, she defended herself, suggesting that the show has always encouraged her be a thundering bitch, 'cause you know, it's all part of the TV drama. The word sorry is nowhere to be seen and she has the audacity to tell Joe, the contestant, that she wishes him all the best.
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Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ) has announced a special committee to evaluate a unsolicited takeover bid from Toronto-based Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI).
Alamos announced its bid January 14. The offer values the company at approximately $780 million in cash and shares, or $4.65 per Aurizon share.
In making the bid, Alamos president and CEO John McCluskey pitched Aurizon shareholders on its takeover plans.
"We believe the combined companies will form one of the strongest and lowest-risk production and growth profiles in the gold sector today," he said. "The offer, combining the world-class assets of the two companies, demonstrates Alamos' ability to identify and pursue opportunities that present a strong strategic fit with our goal to become an intermediate gold producer."
Aurizon announced January 18 that it has appointed Scotia Capital Inc. as financial adviser and DuMoulin Black LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as legal counsel to assist in responding to the bid.
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Hayden wanted to talk about how he could take the CIA to the end zone after he replaces the widely criticized Porter Goss, but what the Senators were really curious about was Hayden's tenure as head of the National Security Agency, when he was involved in the Bush Administration's programs that allowed warrantless intercepts of some domestic phone calls and a recently disclosed program that reportedly compiled the phone records of millions of Americans. And on those questions, the thin, balding Hayden, dressed in his Air Force uniform, appeared to follow the playbook of many administration officials testifying in front of Congress: say nothing. The nomineed refused to discuss almost any details of the intercept program in public, deferring discussion of them until a later, closed session with Intelligence Committee members.
That turned a hearing that had caused much anticipation in Washington into a bit of a bust. An hour into the Senate hearing, almost half of the members of the public in the audience had left; even Senator Trent Lott walked out, to return only near the very end. Hayden was so dull at one point that many in the room were listening more closely to the Fox TV correspondent who had forgotten to close the door to his broadcast booth and whose reports could be heard by almost everyone in the room. The Senators doing the questioning were far from scintillating either. Several GOP members challenged Hayden with such hard-hitting questions as: "Will you brief the committee when invited?" ("Yes, sir" Hayden" responded.) Democrats complained that few members of the Congress were told about the NSA's programs but Hayden had nothing to do with the decision about which congressmen to tell about the program.
Still, Hayden surprised the Senators with his openness on a few issues. He questioned the use of intelligence by former Department of Defense Official Doug Feith, who had created an office in the Pentagon to explore the links between al-Qaeda and Iraq in 2002, comparing it to someone putting together a dossier on their child and including only negative information. He admitted he and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld had some disagreements about the authority of the new national intelligence director. And in discussing the intelligence failures on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, his comments seemed to implicitly criticize the Bush administration's behavior before the war. He said the "customers" of intelligence meaning Congress and administration needed to have a "higher tolerance for ambiguity," suggesting there should be a willingness to allow more running room for "dissenting views that aren't hidden by a footnote." In 2002 and 2003, the view of some intelligence analysts that Iraq did not have WMD was often included only in the footnotes of memos the CIA assembled for the Administration.
That candor earned Hayden praise from even one of the NSA program's strongest critics, Democrat Russ Feingold, a member of the intelligence committee and a likely 2008 presidential candidate. Feingold asked a few tough questions, but he repeatedly emphasized his strong respect for Hayden. His positive comments and those of other Democrats suggest Hayden will be confirmed easily as CIA director, as they continue to try to carefully criticize the NSA program without appearing weak on national security issues.


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Metallica singer James Hetfield tunes his rhythm guitar with his mind at Pepsi Center on Tuesday. Photos by Candace Horgan.
The surreal nature of watching Metallica play the Pepsi Center on election night could only have been more pronounced if the band congratulated the winner of the presidential contest from the stage, dressed in American flag leotards or showered the crowd with red, white and blue plastic skulls.
Of course, the world's biggest metal band did none of these things. They were there to rock.
But if was still odd seeing them in the same venue that hosted the Democratic National Convention less than three months ago — especially knowing that voter tallies from the election were rolling in as they played, and that much of the country could have cared less about live music on such a historic night. The less-than-capacity crowd at Pepsi Center probably testified more to the buzz surrounding this year's presidential race than the strength of Metallica's fan base, which has seemed especially robust in the wake of new album "Death Magnetic."
The disc, which dropped in September and was certified platinum last week, has garnered the 27-year-old band some of its best reviews in memory. Even a cursory listen confirms that it bears more spiritual resemblance to 1980s classics such as "And Justice for All " than the band's meandering, divisive '90s output.
After sets from openers Down and the Sword (during which a good chunk of the fans were tailgating, ordering beers or comparing identical black T-shirts while tailgating and drinking beer), Metallica took the stage in the middle of the venue to deafening roars. Watching them run down a darkened, heavily guarded aisle toward the stage reminded one of a 1970s arena rock spectacle, particularly as the frenetic laser light show took over the rectangular slab for opening song "This Was Just Your Life."
Despite buried vocals and a similarly cymbal-heavy drum mix early on, the set evened out as it continued, the band mostly ignoring material from its mid- and late-'90s output for its bookend albums. Songs such as "One" sounded appropriately grand in their multi-part glory, Kirk Hammett's standard-bearer solos commanding the stage each time they came up. Fans, unsurprisingly, reacted particularly strongly to classics like "Ride the Lightning" and "Seek and Destroy."
Singer James Hetfield prowled the perimeter of the stage to take advantage of its multiple, cleverly placed vocal mics, allowing people to throw their devil horns at each of the members' faces as they roamed freely (aren't wireless pickups instruments great?). Giant backlit coffins titled up and down from the rafters, providing an imposing spectacle to match the crushing riffs and beats. Drummer Lars Ulrich sat in the center, bashing his orange kit and occasionally rising to point his drum sticks at fans, who responded with screams.
Despite a lame, half-assed mosh pit and the empty seats up top, people generally seemed to be freaking out over the mix of new and old material. "We're back," Hetfield growled at one point. "Did you miss us?" The fact that he could barely be heard over the screams of approval was probably answer enough.
John Wenzel is an A&E reporter for The Denver Post, edits the Get Real Denver blog and co-edits Reverb.
Candace Horgan is a Denver freelance writer and photographer and frequent Reverb contributor.


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I lament that my neighborhood seems to be rapidly turning into the Upper East Side. There are now quite a few generic Italian places along 9th, and the quaint candle and knick-knack boutiques are cropping up every week. Metropolitan Drugs, where they sold cheap guitars alongside their usual pharmacy stuff and posted a sign announcing that the pharmacist was friendly and willing to dispense free advice, just put up a banner last night that says, "This Store is Now a Duane Reade."
So it was with great happiness that I read the hand-lettered sign on the recently closed Snowpea's Chinese Kitchen and found out that - lo and behold! It's not going to be a Starbucks! The sign says, "Coming Soon. Vietnamese Home Cooking."
Of course, I have no idea if it will be any good, and I really shouldn't complain, considering all the fantastic food within ten blocks of my apartment, but it's nice to have something to look forward to.


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The poor, poor rich of the Wall Street Journal
The poor, poor rich of the Wall Street Journal
The Onion couldn't top this. Whether it's the sad faces of all these put-upon dejected rich people, or the elderly minority couple who is depressed despite not paying extra taxes (or was that the point?), or the distressed single Asian lady making $230,000 who might not be able to buy that extra designer pantsuit this year, or the "single mother" making $260,000 whose kids presumably have a deadbeat, indigent dad just like any other poor family, or that struggling family of six making $650,000 including $180,000 of pure passive income and wondering how to make ends meet, mockery is almost superfluous. The thing mocks itself. That $650,000 family in particular is bizarre to the point of incredulity: those people could literally stop working entirely, live extremely well on $180,000 while doing nothing but watching television all day and staying home with their kids, and leave their high-salary jobs with their oh-so-onerous tax requirements to people who actually appreciate them.
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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 02:46 PM
Wellstone ruled (12,810 posts)
1. Don't know about you guy's,we know only one couple that grosses that
kind of dough. And that comes from mineral royalties that just happened in the last two years. Before that event,they were dirt poor farmers eeking out a 50k,at best living with only SS to look forward to. This couple is probably what,one in a million. Irony,they use most of their money for their kids and grandkids. They finally took a vacation last year,first time in almost 40 years. Sad to say,all those years of neglecting their health due to limited income,is taking it's toll.
Got to remember the article is just a supporting false equivalency crap coming out of the Chamber of Commence and the Business Round table. The 1%ers are scared shitless of the 99%ers,bottom line. Notice how the Rethugs are starting to squeal about 2014 and how the voters are going to kick their butts out the door.
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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 03:59 PM
abelenkpe (9,933 posts)
2. Wow
I am happy for your friends getting a break after a lifetime of hard work. I'd probably spend my money on kids too.
I do think that unless republicans change drastically between now and 2014 they could very well lose the house. Let's hope that happens


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A pilot program unveiled by the city will monitor elevated flow levels in sewers in hopes to prevent future flooding.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) installed 21 manhole covers — 11 in Queens — with monitoring sensors that will alert the agency when there is an elevated flow in the sewer.
Crews will then be sent out to perform necessary maintenance to help ward off flooding during heavy rain.
Flooding in the borough is becoming an increasingly prominent issue as many residents throughout Queens were flooded multiple times during storms this summer.
"Maintaining our 7,400 miles of sewer lines requires the smart allocation of resources and this monitoring technology will alert us to the areas that are most in need of attention," said DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland. "When elevated flow levels are detected our staff will be able to inspect, and if necessary perform maintenance, on the sewer line and stop a problem before it gets worse."
The pilot program will cost $300,000. Twenty more manhole covers uquipped with the sensors will be installed in the spring.


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New, unpublished data showing spiking levels of a toxic pollutant in Galveston Bay speckled trout has prompted state health officials to consider warning fishermen that consuming large quantities of the highly popular game fish could damage their health.
Speckled trout collected at sites around Upper Galveston Bay last year contained elevated concentrations of PCBs, a widely used industrial compound that was banned decades ago based on links to brain damage, reproductive defects and other health problems.
Some environmental health experts found the new levels of PCBs alarming. "This poses a health risk to people, and therefore something must be done," says David Carpenter. He is a toxicology professor with the State University of New York at Albany who has studied PCBs extensively. "I think my recommendation would be to consider the upper levels found in the fish and issue an advisory."
Such an advisory, if issued in line with the trout's migratory patterns, would be the first widespread health warning the state has ever posted for a major game fish in Galveston Bay. It could potentially hobble the local sport-fishing industry.
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"I think [the effects] would be pretty profound," says Ted Venker, a spokesperson for the Coastal Conservation Association, which represents many local fishermen. "It's one of the bay's big three fish: flounder, redfish and speckled trout. That would create a big stir."
An official with the Texas Department of Health, the agency responsible for issuing advisories, declined to say whether the state is leaning toward posting such a warning. "I'm not saying for sure that we are going to establish one for spotted sea trout," says Kirk Wiles, director of the department's Seafood Safety Program. "I'm saying that's the one [contaminant] that shows the most concern at this point."
Part of the concern stems from the rapid increase of the contaminant in the trout. In other parts of the United States, levels of PCBs in fish have been on the decline for years. Yet average concentrations in Galveston Bay trout are more than eight times higher than those detected in a small sample of the fish in 1999, the last time such a study was conducted.
The presence of PCBs in other marine organisms went mostly unchanged.
Some authorities say the sheer speed of the spike should warrant more drastic action. Rick Schiao, environmental projects manager for Scenic Hudson, a group that studies toxic substances in New York State's PCB-laced Hudson River, says the state should prohibit trout fishing in the bay until the cause of the contamination can be identified.
"It would be wise to take a precautionary approach," he says. "Temporarily ban consumption of the speckled trout, find the source of the PCBs and remediate it."
In fact, the state has banned fishing from other areas contaminated with PCBs based on much lower pollution levels. In 2003, a fishing ban was maintained at Mountain Creek Lake southwest of Dallas after PCBs were detected at .120 parts per million. The average levels detected in Galveston Bay speckled trout were four times that concentration.
Seafood safety director Wiles says the fishing ban at those PCB concentrations could have reflected interactions between PCBs with other contaminants in the lake, which magnified the health threats. He notes that the trout data should be considered preliminary and says officials are studying similar chemical interactions in Galveston Bay to see if stricter protections are warranted.
Even so, other scientists have criticized the agency for not acting on the findings sooner. The last fish samples were collected in April, and the season for speckled trout fishing is year-round. "If this information is out there, it needs to get out," says Pat Murray, director of the Texas chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association. "The public sure needs to know if it's a real threat."
PCBs -- polychlorinated biphenyls -- were used between the 1930s and the 1970s in the production of sealing and caulking compounds, paint additives, coolants and lubricants. Most varieties of the substances were banned in the United States in 1977. Since then, a mounting body of science has documented their dangers. PCBs are similar to dioxin, a variety of chemical that was used this summer to poison Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko. In lower doses over long periods, PCBs are considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to be probable carcinogens.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibits the sale of fish with levels of PCBs higher than two parts per million, or about half the level detected in the most contaminated Galveston Bay trout. But that standard is meant to apply to commercial fisheries. States have been known to issue much more stringent advisories for fish caught by sport anglers, who often eat higher quantities of fish caught from the same contaminated location.
In fact, PCBs pose more serious threats, in some ways, than other common pollutants found in fish. The most widespread fish consumption advisory along the Texas coast applies to mercury contamination in king mackerel. For the most part, mercury is typically flushed from the human body in the span of a few years. A dose of PCBs will persist for decades. PCBs also tend to accumulate in fatty tissues, which means mothers can pass high levels of the pollutant to their children through breast milk.
"If a ten-year-old girl eats contaminated fish, when she's 20 and gets pregnant she's still going to have half of those PCBs in her body," toxicology professor Carpenter says, "and [she'll] pass them on to her child, with the resulting loss in IQ and disruption of reproductive functions and that sort of thing."
Despite the obvious health threats, Carpenter has limited faith in the ability of state regulators to act on the findings. "When it comes down to real-world government action," he says, "states often are reluctant to set really stringent standards for fear that it will decrease the recreational income from selling fishing licenses. So I think one's got to view some of the state actions with a certain amount of skepticism."
The difficulty of establishing an effective advisory is also compounded by the speckled trout's behavior. The trout data was collected in the Upper Galveston Bay, but the fish migrate frequently to different regions of the bay system. That means an effective advisory may need to cover a large portion of the bay area.
At a glance, the data would seem to back up this conclusion. The highest level of PCBs in a speckled trout was detected in a fish caught off Shoreacres, near the Houston Yacht Club just south of La Porte. That's one of the most distant locations in the study area from the Houston Ship Channel, where most PCB contamination is known to be concentrated.
High levels of PCBs have been detected for several years at the confluence of the Houston Ship Channel and the San Jacinto River, and in the channel's turning basin. In 2001, the state issued a fish consumption advisory for all species in these areas.
Even so, Wiles frowns on the idea of extending a fish consumption advisory further into the bay. "I would not personally recommend that we extend beyond where we have data that we can prove," he says. "But, again, I don't know what will ultimately come from the risk assessment or the department's actions."
Wiles also doesn't know what might be causing the spike in PCBs in the fish.
One potential source of new PCB contamination is dredging. The pollutants can persist for years beneath mud sediments. Parts of the lower and upper bay were dredged in 2000 and 2001, possibly releasing PCBs in the sediments into the environment.
Scientists say the data should spur the state to aggressively seek the source of the pollution. "It suggests the contamination is recent and perhaps ongoing," Carpenter says. So "that should be a very major danger signal."
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Betsy Brannon Green currently lives in Bessemer, Alabama, which is a suburb of Birmingham. She has been married to her husband, Butch, for thirty-two wonderful years, and they have eight children, one daughter-in-law, three sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren. She is a Sunday School teacher in the Bessemer Ward and works for Hueytown Elementary School. She loves to read, when she can find the time, and watch sporting events—especially if they involve her children. Although born in Salt Lake City, Betsy has spent most of her life in the South. Her writing and her life have been strongly influenced by the town of Headland, Alabama, and the many generous gracious people who live there.


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In the name of God Amen, I Joshua Boring of Baltimore County in the State of Maryland being sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my wordly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say;
First and Principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix herein after named and after my debts and legal expenses are paid I devise and bequeath as follows.
I give and bequeath unto my eldest Daughter Elizabeth Morrison Ten Acres of Land whereing whe now lives to be laid of as convenient to the dwelling as possible, to her the said Elizabeth and her heirs and ~~~~~~ and assigns fee simple.
Item, I give and bequeath unto eldest son John Boring the sum of One Dollar and no more.
Item I gaive and bequeath unto my ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruthe my second Daughter the sum of Two Hundred Dollars,
Item I give and bequeath unto Rebecah Lane (Wife of Caleb Lane) the sum of Two Hundred Dollars,
Item, I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my deceased Daughter Aberilla the sum of One Dollar and no more,
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Wilet the sum of Two Hundred Dollars,
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Nancy the sum of two hundred Dollars, current money,
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife during her natural life one Room in my Dwelling house with sufficiency of firewood with the privilege of One Acre of ground for garden, to be found a Cow with sufficiency of feed and pasture during the life of my said Wife and have forty Dollars paid her annually out of the proceeds of my farm during her natural life. (to be instead of her thirds)
Item, I give and devise unto my youngest Son Isaac Boring my Plantation whereon I now live and dwell known by the name of Joshua Boring Son of John his Forest containing near two hundred Acres more or less to him the said Isaac and his heirs and assigns in fee simple. I also tax the said farm with the payment of all the aforesaid Legacy's and the performance of the bequest to my said Wife. I also give and bequeath unto my said Son Isaac all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate both Real and Personal,
And Lastly it is my wish that my Son Isaac shall pay the aforesaid Legacyes as follows, that is to say; to each one in four equal annual payments to commence in one year after my decease,
And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my dear Wife and my Son Isaac to be sole Executrix and Excutor of this my last Will and Testament revoking and anuling all former Wills by me made heretofore, Ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 29th day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty two.
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Signed, Sealed, Published and declared by Joshua Boring the above named Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto, Elisha J. Hall, John Caltrider, David Schaffer.
Baltimore County SS. On the 13 day of April came Elisha J. Hall and David Schaffer, two of the subscribing evidences to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of Joshua Boring late of said County, deceased and made oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God, that they did see the Testator sign and Seal this Will, that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that they together with John Caltrider the other subscribing evidence thereto subscribed their names as Witnesses to this Will in his presence at his request, and in the presence of each other. Sworn to in open Court. Test; Wm Buchanan, Regt
To the Justices of the Orphans Court of Baltimore County, Gentlemen, Be it remembered that I Ann Boring Widow of Joshua Boring late of the County Aforesaid deceased do hereby refuse to Administer or join in the Administration of the Estate of my said late Husband and do hereby renounce all my right, title and claim to the said Administration. Witness my hand this Ninth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty two.
Ann (her mark) Boring
Witness Caleb Law, - filed the 13th April 1822 same day Recorded and Examined/ Wm Buchanan Regt