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At Certes Financial Pros in Golden Valley, CEO Sally Mainquist has a preferred vendor for employee anniversaries, company meetings and appreciation gifts for clients.
"We use the Cookie Cart," Mainquist said, referring to the north Minneapolis nonprofit business. "The cookies are great and we promote them to our clients, and people are so happy to support them. Our employee innovation team at the office came up with Cookie Cart ... now we've got employees going there for birthdays, wedding showers. It's more than cookies."
Certes, which places accountants, controllers and professionals in temporary positions, is among the 40 Minnesota companies designated a Top Workplace, although it did not rank in the Top 100 Workplaces. A significant part of what makes employees happy at Certes, in addition to competitive wages and benefits, is employee-led community engagement.
The Cookie Cart is a 22-year-old nonprofit bakery and cafe on W. Broadway in north Minneapolis that employs as many as 120 mostly North Side teenagers annually for 10 to 20 hours weekly in their first paid jobs. Besides the cookies, the jobs offer job-readiness skill development such as customer interaction, interviewing and résumé preparation.
"I love this job," Essie Simpson, 17, told several Certes visitors recently. "It's not just about cookies. We learn to work with peers, customers and to interview."
Business is brisk, thanks to increased walk-in traffic and growing corporate support from the likes of Certes, Memorial Blood Centers, Best Buy and Olson Creative.
Teresa Daly, a veteran organizational development and human resources consultant who runs Minneapolis-based Navigate Forward, has concluded, based on academic research and organizational performance, that companies that stress the common good and community outreach in addition to profit-driven performance tend to be superior long-term performers and good places to work.
At General Mills, long recognized nationally as a top workplace, "employees take great pride in [the company's] role in the community. And this pride results in higher job satisfaction and longer tenure,'' the company said.
Through its "Doing Good Works" community outreach program, Securian Financial Group Inc. in St. Paul said it has contributed more than $28 million over the past 10 years, including more than $19 million in cash gifts. Securian employees also volunteer at nonprofits ranging from Habitat for Humanity to United Way to the Red Cross.
But Daly said there is more to be gained from community involvement than corporate talking points.
"There is no doubt that when people come together for the common good, there's a bond, a cohesiveness that can contribute to being a better team," she said. "Most people like to do good. And to get out of the office and see another facet of [your colleagues] enables leaders and teams to leverage each other better at work."
So you see "Joe the accountant" who all of a sudden can solve a carpentry problem at a Habitat for Humanity site and you have a new appreciation for him, Daly said.
The virtuous circle is complete when top managers work side-by-side with people they may not typically connect with at work.
In south Minneapolis, Full Cycle, an independent nonprofit project of Pillsbury United Communities, receives significant support from Quality Bicycle Products of Bloomington, ranked No. 25 on this year's list of mid-size companies.
QBP donates an amount equivalent to 6 percent of its pretax profit through its employee-driven "ACE" program, which includes biking advocacy initiatives and community and environmental programs.
"QBP is our single-largest corporate supporter," said Full Cycle executive Matt Tennant. "QBP helped us grow several years ago from a free-bike program to [one offering] paid internships and hiring a real shop manager. Anytime we need help raising funds or volunteers, they come. And they pay $10 an hour for every hour a QBP employee donates [up to 40 hours per year]. It's an amazing business."
Full Cycle is a non-clinical way to help homeless teens get off the streets and into school, housing and mental health care.
Along with a counselor, more than 150 kids this year will build a bike they get to keep.
Most will be referred to another nonprofit for housing or to complete a GED. About 15 will work as paid interns at Full Cycle, which also overhauls and sells about 150 donated used bikes annually to generate income.
"I like working on bikes," said Korbin Porter, 19, who concludes his internship in June. "I hope to go from here to a bike shop as a mechanic."
Pam Hile, a receptionist and community service director at QBP, says the relationship with Full Cycle and other community programs brings together employees on projects who otherwise might not work together.
"The 'ACE' program is one of the proof points that this is an extraordinary company," said Jason Gikowski, QBP's marketing director. "It's really rewarding to be part of an organization that recognizes that a business can create profitability and greater good."
At Roger Fazendin Realtors in Wayzata, teams of employees work on Habitat for Humanity houses, volunteer with Wayzata-based Interfaith Outreach Community Partners, which serves the area's working poor, and with neighborhood-based initiatives.
Thrivent Financial, a fraternal benefits association, donates an amount equivalent to its federal tax liability to Lutheran-related causes and nonprofits supported by employees and Lutheran congregations. Those dollars are magnified through employee-supported initiatives that range from ending homelessness to early-childhood education and increasing the financial health of immigrant families.
And C.H. Robinson employees, backed by the company, contribute millions of dollars' worth of time and treasure annually to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Children's Hospital and Clinics and the United Way.
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It took a trip to Virginia to finally get me to visit a Chipotle Mexican Grill, something I've been meaning to try for some time now. MNN named Chipotle one of the top 10 organic restaurants a while back, and I do like Mexican, but I never took the opportunity to eat at one.
While on vacation, we stopped at Chipotle at the Short Pump Town Center in Richmond. Chipotle is known for its motto "food with integrity." The company sources sustainably when possible and organic and locally when practical. The terms "when possible" and "when practical" leave a lot of wiggle room for the sourcing of ingredients, but I understand that fast-food restaurants need to have consistency in product from store to store. To do that, I assume that sometimes they need to buy less than perfectly sustainable ingredients.
What did I think of the food with integrity and with the restaurant itself? Here's a pro/con list to make it easy.
Pros of Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Sustainably sourced food. Even if it's not always sourced sustainably, they do so often. And, according to the menu board, they even source locally when possible.
- Control over what goes in your tortilla. The employees build your taco or burrito or bowl right in front of you. You can look at the ingredients, ask questions and decide what you want.
- Flexibility in the menu. I didn't want a whole meal or even a two taco meal. All I wanted was one small, soft taco. I was able to get that even though it wasn't an option on the menu.
- Knowledgeable employees. Since it was our first time there, I asked a lot of questions. The girl behind the counter making our food answered them all. Once in a while, she was reading off of a paper taped in front of her, but I was impressed that someone made sure the paper was there.
- The kids menu is a smaller portion of the adult menu. Chipotle didn't feel the need to add sugary treats or toys to entice the kids.
- Good beverage choices. Yes, there was a traditional soda fountain, but there were organic milk options and bottled sparkling fruit juice with no added sugar, too. They also had a selection of beers.
- The food tasted good. There were eight of us eating, and everyone liked what they ordered.
- The bowl used for rice and bean bowls and the tray that my son's kids meal came on (pictured at right) were made from material that looked to be easily biodegradable or compostable under the right conditions.
- The food was very salty. I'm someone who likes salt so I was surprised at that I noticed it. Several of us mentioned that the food seemed overly salted. However, my friend who doesn't use a lot of salt didn't seem to think so.
- There were three trash cans in the store that I saw, and each one had a sign that said to place bottles (plastic and glass) in the receptacle next to them so they could be recycled. However, the entire time we were there, there were no receptacles next to them. The trash cans were full of bottles as well as the other trash, and when the workers emptied them, the bottles went out with the trash.
Do you eat at Chipotle? What is your impression?

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10 Foods you must taste when visiting Oaxaca!
As you know Oaxaca is famous for its gastronomy, but what you must eat when coming to Oaxaca? Here are 10 Foods you must taste when visiting Oaxaca to Learn Spanish?
2. Tlayudas
3. Chocolate
4. Tamales (De Mole, Chepil o Frijol)
5. Memelas
6. Chapulines (Grasshoppers)
7. Tejate
8. Salsa de Queso
9. Chiles Rellenos (De Agua o Pasilla)
10. Empanadas de Amarillo
For More information about the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Spanish Classes or Cooking Classes please visit https://www.icomexico.com


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SAN JOSE — Roberto Peña was named the city's new retirement services director Tuesday to replace Russell Crosby, who resigned in September.
The city also officially named Julia Cooper as finance director, a position she has held on an interim basis since former director Scott Johnson left for a job with the city of Oakland in September 2011.
Peña, a native of Puerto Rico, has been deputy administrator for the Puerto Rico Retirement System for the past year. Before that he spent nine years as top administrator for the Fresno County Employees Retirement Association and six running the Kern County Employees Retirement Association.
Peña will start his new job with the city in February at a salary of $195,000, and he will be given a 401(k)-type defined contribution retirement benefit instead of a pension, reducing city retirement costs.
It is a difficult and contentious job as the city works to implement voter-approved pension reforms over employee union opposition. Crosby had been named in a lawsuit brought by unions critical of his administration.
"I'm looking forward to building on a strong foundation to meet our long-term goals during volatile economic times," Peña said in a city statement.
Although City Manager Debra Figone appoints the retirement services director, she said she worked with the city's two retirement boards during the recruitment. Directors of both boards said they were pleased with Peña.
Cooper, who has worked for the city since 1987 in various financial positions, will be paid $185,000.
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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Baseball has always been a favorite sport in Coon Rapids. Due to the drought and poor crops in 1894, men and boys had ample time, so a baseball team was organized.
One of the earliest enthusiasts was Arthur Parkinson, an Englishman and a blacksmith {See more on him, next week}. In 1897, Bill Morrison, the first professional baseball player was employed to play for Coon Rapids. The rest of the team played for nothing, but each contributed $1 per month to pay Morrison.
That same year Babe Towne, a local boy, began his career here {see his story, beginning on Thursday, right here}. He later went to the Chicago White Sox and was playing with them when they won the World Series in 1906. Many other players went from Coon Rapids to Big League teams.
By 1920, the whole town was mad over baseball. It was the first year for Sunday baseball. Even the son of the Methodist minister on the team played on Sunday. Jno. Donaldson one of the greatest pitchers appeared here with the Tennessee Rats in 1911. Among the fellows who played about then were: Henry Steele, Raday Smith, who rated as a fine catcher, Dave Davis, Claude Thomas, Bert Williams, Scott Walker, Andy McLaughlin, Mark Stiles and Roy Prettyman.
In recent years, Lloyd Johnson distinguished himself by playing professional baseball for 2 years with the Boston Braves organization in 1938-40. His brother, Clayton, Jr. also played professionally in the Cub system from 1948 to 1952.
[As with all stories from this report, take each one for what they are - reports by individuals with interests in the activities reported, accepted by the committee that created the Centennial report in 1963.]
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Los Ancares, rural flavour in inland Galicia
Sierra de Ancares mountains
Allow us to present one of the most surprising regions of northern Spain: Los Ancares. This area of mountains has the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation and runs into two different Regions: Galicia and Castile-León. Exploring the tracks and trails that run through this area is a good way to get to know it. What is more, you will also be able to discover the rural surroundings of this unique area of Green Spain.
The Los Ancares Mountains run across two provinces: Lugo, in the Region of Galicia, and León in Castile-León. Hiking enthusiasts will love this destination - its woods and valleys have a host of tracks and trails, some of which head up to peaks over 2,000 metres above sea level. They are routes that run through high-mountain areas. Nevertheless, many of them are only of intermediate or low difficulty, so they can be done with children or older persons.
Summer and autumn are the ideal seasons for walking in this region. On the way you will find streams and small waterfalls, as well as tiny villages, medieval castles and churches, Celtic "castros" (forts), traditional dwellings such as the "pallozas"... Not forgetting, of course, stunning landscapes that are a refuge for endangered species such as the capercaillie and bear. Rest assured, there is lots to see. In any case, you can head for the region's tourist offices where they will help you to plan your getaway.
An alternative route in the Los Ancares Mountains
If you want to get to know this nature area in depth and you don't have much time, then why not do the following 3-day tourist route in the Los Ancares Mountains, Lugo province. It is a circular route, combining stages by car and on foot, and will take you to the area's main points of interest. 115 kilometres in total, starting and finishing in the village of Becerreá:
The first day covers 30 kilometres between Becerreá and Doiras on the LU-722 and LU-723 country roads: don't miss the 16th century castle and Roman bridge. The next destination is the village of Degrada, a little under 13 kilometres away. From here you can get to the Los Ancares Nature Centre, with spectacular views of the mountains from its viewpoint. The centre opens 1 June-15 September, and you will find information about the region's importance as a nature area, besides the activities and routes available to do. We would also recommend you climb Tres Obispos Peak, one of the area's most famous. It is not too difficult and the route will take you approximately six hours.
The second day starts in Piornedo, 10 kilometres from Degrada. Here you can see one of the region's most emblematic elements - its "pallozas": these are pre-Romanesque structures that served as dwellings and also for livestock. Some of these traditional houses can be visited, such as Casa do Sesto, for example. You can also visit San Lorenzo Chapel. We now continue some 28 kilometres by car, towards the villages of Murias and Rao, passing the stunning landscapes of the Rao River Canyon. On the way you will find the village of Coro. This is the departure point for a well signed hiking route that explores this area.
The third day starts in Rao, a village where peace and tranquillity reign. Here you will find the church of Santa María, with its two fine altarpieces, and picturesque "cortíns": these are circular stone constructions, about a metre and a half tall. Beehives were placed inside to protect them from bears. 20 kilometres away, in A Proba de Navia, you can visit its medieval fortress and unusual bridge. In this area you will also have the chance to do the los castros route, a walk that will show you six of the district's most important Celtic fort remains. On the LU-722 country road again, we now cover 17 kilometres to end our journey in Becerreá, although we suggest that first you take the turning to see the old Santa María de Cervantes fort, that dates from the Roman period.
Nature, tradition, culture... The Los Ancares region awaits you in northern Spain with plenty of surprises. When are you coming?
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It never ceases to amaze me how much stuff people hold on to, whether it is useful or useless, needed or not.
It never ceases to amaze me how much stuff people hold on to, whether it is useful or useless, needed or not.
Despite its small size, the kitchen is a place where lots of stuff hides. Is it because of all the cabinet doors? The upper and lower levels of storage? When you take everything out and really sort through your kitchen inventory, I bet a lot of it could be purged. And though I've shared a lot of kitchen organizing tips in the past, here's some food for thought (pun intended!) related to kitchen decluttering.Be realistic!
How many people live there? Do you really need all of those (insert items here)? I once had a client who lived by herself but had two refrigerators and a full-size freezer – all in the dining room. (I wish I had that much storage and I have a family of four!) How about four mugs instead of 10?Be realistic!
Maybe you used to entertain or have large dinner parties, but do you still? Do you need to have all that specialized party ware in your kitchen? Do you need it at all? Keep your current lifestyle in mind, not what you used to do or might do in the future.
What percentage of your cabinet space is dedicated to foodstuffs and how much holds dishes/pots/serving ware? Often I find clients with a lot more space for items that hold food than for the food, itself. Things you use less often do not need to be within arms' reach taking up valuable storage space.
Another reason kitchens stay cluttered stems from the need to be prepared. You might think you're being organized by having extra or back-up items, but sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. You have to deal with the storage of the regularly used items plus the extra ones you're keeping just in case. Here are some of the rationales I hear when trying to sort or reduce inventory:
"I need all of them because sometimes when we have parties or people over, we need that many."
Use an annex or pantry to store extra foodstuffs, serving ware and utensils, as well as special or one-occasion kitchen items. That way, when you need them – assuming you ever do – you'll have them. Things you don't use often should not be taking up valuable real estate in the kitchen.
"This item is for (insert special task here), and that one is for (insert another task). I cannot possibly toss them or use that one for something else."
Back in the olden days, when there was less variety and fewer options, people dealt. They survived. Just remember, the more stuff you have, the more you have to store, clean, move and manage. Consider whether you are creating rules and procedures you really don't need."We use all of those."
It is highly unlikely that we use all the glasses or utensils we own in a given week. Normally, we use and then wash things within a two-day period (on average), and then likely grab the same item the next time it's needed. One trick is to take out everything in a draw nd put it in a box on the counter. During a normal week, when you need one of the items, pull it out of the box. When you're done with it, the item goes back to its original drawer. At the end of the week you'll know which items you use on a regular basis, and whatever is still in the box is not one of them!
Patty McPherson is the owner of Orderly Manor in Plymouth, Mass., and a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, the American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners and the Real Estate Staging Association. She can be reached at 774-269-6519 orby e-mail at email@example.com.


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Meet & Eat: Tom Mylan, Marlow & Daughters
Conversations with chefs and food personalities in New York City.
Guilty pleasures? Bullet-proof Chinese delivery from Sunny Garden. Obviously not local or pastured but chock-full of MSG. I like them because they change their oil more than any of the other places so their egg rolls don't taste stale.
Editor's note: We are no stranger to Mr. Mylan. We have attended his pig roasts, his pig butchering classes, and most recently, have watched the growth of his new butcher shop, Marlow & Daughters. With that, Laren Spirer helps us get to know the man with the meat cleaver even better.
Name: Tom Mylan
Location: Williamsburg
Occupation: Butcher, Marlow & Daughters
URL: tomthebutcher.blogspot.com
Marlow & Daughters is not your typical butcher shop. Tell us a little about what makes it different? We only get local, pastured animals and we buy the whole animal.
What will we find there that we are unlikely to find anywhere else in the city? Local pastured meat--most places get their meat from the Midwest or West Coast already cut up and in little cryovac bags--and all the pieces-parts that come with whole animals like kidneys, leaf lard, trotters, and liver. Also people behind the counter that can tell you what to do with them. We've had to figure out a lot of ways to cook a beef heart at the restaurants.
Do you sell anything else besides meat? We sell house-made charcuterie, local cheeses, pastured eggs, and pantry staples from olive oil to bulk spices plus local organic produce from Guy Jones.
Why is it important for people to become more informed about the origins of the meat they're eating? If you don't know where your meat comes from then you probably don't want to know where your meat comes from. The way animals are raised in the U.S. mass meat market is really terrifying.
How and where did you learn your butchering skills? I learned to break animals at Fleisher's Meats in Kingston, New York from Josh Applestone and Aaron Lenz. I spent a month and a half sleeping in Josh and Jessica's TV room with a huge Egyptian tortoise named Moe (who breathed heavy) and a Mastiff named BooBoo, to get up and cut meat with them all day.
Any tips for the home cook who wants to buy meat in larger pieces and break it down at home? Buy a small hand saw and a five-inch boning knife. That's all you really need to take most things apart.
You are also the in-house butcher for Marlow & Sons, Diner and Bonita. Does that leave you time for anything else besides meat? Well, I'm planning our wedding with my wife-to-be Annaliese Griffin for next summer. We've rented a big crazy house in southern Vermont that was built in 1835. It has 21 beds and a huge kitchen so we're just going to invite friends up to hang out, cook, and drink wine for a week before we get married in the backyard.
Also I'm writing a lot. I bought a tiny Netbook laptop and I've been writing wherever I can after work for my blogs and paying food writing gigs.
Where do you like to eat when you're not working? Tangra Masala for Indian-Chinese in Sunnyside, Queens.
Favorite meat dish in New York (not at your affiliated restaurants)? I always get the steak tartare at Roebling Tea Room. I know where their meat comes from and the fried chick peas really do it for me
Best pizza in the city? Bella Via in Long Island City. They have a coal fired brick pizza oven that is crazy hot and their crust is perfectly salty. Why can't anyone put some salt in their crust?
Favorite burger? A black-and-blue cheeseburger at Diner. Hands down the best in the city. I'd rather have a rare burger than a steak. Steaks are for stupid people.
Favorite bagel? Bergen Bagel on Bergen and Flatbush Avenue. Their bagels are huge and chewy and they have insane schmears.
Best late-night eats? Roti Boti in Jackson Heights. They're a cafeteria for Pakistani car service drivers and they are always open. It's some of the best food in the city for the least amount of money. I still need to go there to see a cricket game on the big screen.
Undiscovered gem? There is more awesome food in New York than I could possibly eat in a lifetime and most of it is not at a fine dining establishment. When I want something new I just get on the train and head to Queens or South Brooklyn and wander around until I find something good. It doesn't take long and it's way more fun than trying to get a reservation. That said, I like Zenkichi in Brooklyn which is reservation only.
Guilty pleasures? Bullet-proof Chinese delivery from Sunny Garden. Obviously not local or pastured but chock-full of MSG. I like them because they change their oil more than any of the other places so their egg rolls don't taste stale.
Food you won't eat? Offal of dubious origin. Kidneys, livers, etc. are literally piss and blood filters so I want to know how that animal was raised before I put a piece of its toxin-catcher in my mouth.
Most memorable New York City meal? The Sammy Sosa sandwich I bought with my first New York City paycheck. I was so broke after three weeks of moving here and not finding a job that I was getting by on a few hard-boiled eggs a day and expired baloney sandwiches. When I cashed that first check I went out and bought this crazy sandwich from a bodega down the block and ate it in the sunshine on the street with an ice cold Diet Pepsi. You can keep your bullshit wine list and your fried testicle tasting menu, that is the real shit for me.
Everyone has a go-to person they call for restaurant recommendations. Who's yours? Dennis Spina. I ask him where I should go and he tells me to go fuck myself. Not true. He has a sensitive palate and a low tolerance for bullshit.
What's the best recommendation he has given you? I never listen to him.
Marlow & Daughters
95 Broadway, Williamsburg NY 11211 (map) 718-388-5700
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GeForce GTX 560 Ti SLI review -
Power Consumption
Power Consumption
Let's have a look at how much power draw we measure with this graphics card installed.
The methodology: We have a device constantly monitoring the power draw from the PC. We simply stress the GPU, not the processor. The before and after wattage will tell us roughly how much power a graphics card is consuming under load.
Note: As of lately, there has been a lot of discussion using FurMark as stress test to measure power load. Furmark is so malicious on the GPU that it does not represent an objective power draw compared to really hefty gaming. If we take a very-harsh-on-the-GPU gaming title, then measure power consumption and then compare the very same with Furmark, the power consumption can be 50 to 100W higher on a high-end graphics card solely because of FurMark.
After long deliberation we decided to move away from Furmark and are now using a game like application which stresses the GPU 100% yet is much more representable of power consumption and heat levels coming from the GPU. We however are not disclosing what application that is as we do not want AMD/ATI/NVIDIA to 'optimize & monitor' our stress test whatsoever, for our objective reasons of course.
Our test system is based on a power hungry Core i7 965 / X58 system. This setup is overclocked to 3.75 GHz. Next to that we have energy saving functions disabled for this motherboard and processor (to ensure consistent benchmark results). On average we are using roughly 50 to 100 Watts more than a standard PC due to higher CPU clock settings, water-cooling, additional cold cathode lights etc.
We'll be calculating the GPU power consumption here, not the total PC power consumption.
Measured power consumption
- System in IDLE = 201W
- System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 449W
- Difference (GPU load) = 248W
- Add average IDLE wattage ~ 50W
- Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 298 Watts
Mind you that the system wattage is measured from the wall socket and is for the entire PC. Below, a chart of measured Wattages per card.
With 2-way SLI we noticed our power consumption for the cards peaked to roughly 298 Watts, that's JUST the two cards, not the entire PC.
|Power consumption
|TDP in KWh
|KWh price
|2 hrs day
|4 hrs day
|Graphics card measured TDP
|Cost 5 days per week / 4 hrs day
| 1,37
|Cost per Month
| 5,94
|Cost per Year 5 days week / 4 hrs day /
| 71,28
|Cost per Year 5 days week / 4 hrs day/ $
We estimate and calculate here based on four hours of GPU intensive gaming per day / 5 days a week with this card.
Above, a chart of relative power consumption. Due to the fact that we scrapped all FurMark results we are re-measuring all temp/dba/power tests with the new stress software. As such the results are limited to a handful of cards right now.
Again the Wattage displayed are the cards with the GPU(s) stressed 100%, and the CPU(s) left in near idle.
Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
- On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 560 Ti in 2-way SLI
- A second card requires you to add another ~175 Watts. You need a 700+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800+ to a KiloWatt is recommended if you plan on any overclocking).
For each other card (3-way SLI) that you add, just add another 200 Watts and 20A on the 12V rails as a safety margin. What would happen if your PSU can't cope with the load? Here are some pointers:
- bad 3D performance
- crashing games
- spontaneous reset or imminent shutdown of the PC
- freezing during gameplay
- PSU overload can cause it to break down
There are many good PSUs out there, please do have a look at our many PSU reviews as we have loads of recommended PSUs for you to check out in there.
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Jerkov (born February 29, 1972 in Siberia, USSR) is Claude's first contact in the Industrial Sector. He is a known criminal in both Anywhere City and in Russia. He was kicked out of the Russian army in 1989 and in 1994 was linked to a number of deaths in America's underworld. He disappeared shortly thereafter but was spotted in a knife attack in 1996. He was arrested and tried for possession of heroin, a drug he is addicted to, in 1997 but was acquitted when the evidence was lost. He is also suspected in the disembowelling of a rival gang member. He is married to Sandra Tito, a Serbian refugee and he has a son. He is also known as Junkie, Soldier and Smiler.
Jerkov is a high ranking member of the Russian Mafia who are jealous of the USA's products, so they steal vehicles and weapons to sell back in Russia. The Russians are against The Zaibatsu Corporation and the Hare Krishna. Jerkov employs Claude to help the Russians gain full control of the Industrial Sector. Later in the storyline, Jerkov sends Russian assassins to kill Krishna leader, Sunbeam, but are thwarted by Claude. The Russians were wiped out, along with the Hare Krishna and The Zaibatsu Corporation, as Claude was not only working for the Russians, but also for Sunbeam and Uno Carb leading the weakening of all the gangs. Enraged, all 3 leaders attack Claude, but are murdered by him instead.
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Judith Ann Stein, 78, of rural Wabash, died at 11:34 p.m. Feb. 2, at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash.
She was born June 26, 1934 in Wabash County, to Jerry C. and Lovah (Lavengood) Hoy.
Judy was a 1952 graduate of Linlawn High School. She married Ronald G. Stein at the Wabash Christian Church on Nov. 17, 1957. She worked for Honeywell Inc., Heartland Career Center, Krafters Korner, and was the Deputy Clerk of the Wabash City Court. She also volunteered at the Honeywell Center. Judy was a 60-year member of the Wabash Christian Church, sang in the church choir, was a member and treasurer of the Christian Women's Fellowship, was a deaconess, trustee, and served as Membership Clerk of the Church. She was a past president and secretary of the Artis Club, and a former board member of the Flinn Community in Marion.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald G. Stein, Wabash; two daughters, Julia (Larry) Rensberger, Roann, and Diana (Jerry) Cassity, Freedom, Ind.; five grandchildren, Tabatha (Bob) Fairchild, Wabash, Drew Rensberger, Roann, Alexis (Jon) Kowalczyk, Greenwood, Jared (Amber) Cassity, Freedom, and Kevin (Shayli) Cassity, Ellettsville, Ind.; seven great-grandchildren, Levi and Mia Fairchild, Wabash, Charlotte Kowalczyk, Greenwood, Annabelle, Loralei, and Samuel Cassity, Freedom, and Kyli Cassity, Elletsville; two brothers, James (Marilyn) Hoy, Huntington, and Joe (Jeannette) Hoy, Solsberry, Ind.; and her sister, Mary Evans. Pine Bluff, Ark. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Jon Hoy, and two sisters, Patty Hoy and Jane Rudge.
Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at 10 a.m. with Reverend Melinda Kammerer officiating. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2 - 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to Wabash-Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice or Wabash Christian Church.
The memorial guest book for Judy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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We hit up a Target today and picked up some fun items. At first glance, the decorations seemed kind of a let down. But as we wandered through the aisles, there was an old school charm to a lot of the simpler and less expensive decorations.
Like this great paper garland. It reminded me of decorations that would go up in classrooms when I was in grade school.
Some fun LED strands of lights - orange, green, and purple.
And this Halloween Thing currently hanging in our kitchen (basement door in the background). It reminded me of the shiny strange green and red Christmas decorations my grandmother would hang during the season (so don't make fun of it).
And, of course, orange and licorice flavored pumpkins.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Target Finds
We hit up a Target today and picked up some fun items. At first glance, the decorations seemed kind of a let down. But as we wandered through the aisles, there was an old school charm to a lot of the simpler and less expensive decorations.
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- The Captain said...
I bought and hung that same garland from Target last night. Most of the jacko stuff had that old school feel to it. I thought buying a strand of those lights, I had never seen that color combo before.
My Kmart was putting the Halloween stuff out yesterday too!
- September 16, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Unknown said...
you have so many awesome decorations in your house! maybe a few pictures of the inside of your house on the blog would be cool!
- September 17, 2010 at 1:17 AM
- Sara said...
I agree with Marrow. I want a tour of the house. Except...you guys seem so *private*! What is *UP* with that? ;)
I'm glad you liked the Target decorations. I really think this year is one of their strongest (only because I am a die hard Traditonalist) and I absolutely think their version of "retro Halloween" was done well. Plus, the prices are awesome. I wanted everything I saw down the paper goods aisle(the signs, the plates and napkins...).
- September 17, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Rot said...
We private folk.
: )
- September 17, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Jay's Shadow said...
I'm loving the witch and cauldron beside your basement door....
- September 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- John Rozum said...
I really dig the garland. The other picks I'd seen of Target's fare for this year made me feel no rush to get out there (my nearest Target is now about 35 minutes away) to check it out. Now I'll have to go just to get one of those.
- September 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Went to the Target today here in Illinois after reading your blog, and guess what?...clean out of pumpkin poptarts! They had the nasty chocolate ones as usual. I'll keep an eye out though
- September 17, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
I love the fact that your wall is painted a pumpkin color! It looks very "Pottery Barn" with the white door & trim!
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"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife." Kahlil Gibran.
Everybody loves music. In one form or another we are all addicted to our favourite songs. Pop music, Hip-Hop, Jazz music or Rock'n'Roll – they are all great.
In recent years modern technology becomes more and more innovative. Especially when it comes to mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones etc..
Everybody loves music. In one form or another we are all addicted to our favourite songs. Pop music, Hip-Hop, Jazz music or Rock'n'Roll – they are all great.
In recent years modern technology becomes more and more innovative. Especially when it comes to mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones etc..
Android, iOS' biggest competitor, is undoubtedly the most popular platform for mobile devices. Every month they release thousands of new applications and always find a way to surprise us. Travel applications, which help you explore the most interesting and captivating places on Earth; business apps, which are must-haves if you are running your own business; educational apps; fitness apps; games... the list is so large that we can hardly find such a big variety of categories to classify all the different opportunities that Android offers us. Today we have decided to select for you the best music making apps. No matter if you are at home or on the road – these applications are amazing and you can be sure that you will spend hours enjoying your favorite hobby with them. Here is our short list:
1) PocketBand ProHere is our first suggestion! PocketBand Pro is an amazing application that allows you to "Build high quality tracks as a sequence of loops, mixing synths,drums, audio recordings, analog modulators and arpeggiators. Apply FX to channels and export to mp3 or ringtones. Also play and collaborate in our community." (quote directly form Play Store). Unfortunately, it is not free – it costs $9.99, but it is really worth the money. It works on Android 1.6 and above and it is among the most popular making music apps.
2) Image-Line FL Studio MobileAs almost every other Android application, this one has an iOS twin too – FL Studio Mobile. However, the interface is a bit different. It has a wonderful selection of built-in sounds and gives you the opportunity to create your own tracks. All you need to do is let your imagination fly and put all of your creative ideas in practise. The application costs only $19.99 and runs on Android 2.3.3 and above.
3) SoloHere is another fantastic program. If you love playing the guitar, then this is the best choice for you. Solo gives you the opportunity to carry your own guitar everywhere you go. Classical guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar – they all sound realistic. You will spend hours creating your own projects. Also, the app will show you the exact place to put your fingers. After the latest updates, Solo has added toddler settings and variable auto strum speed. It is the cheapest application in our list – only $3.99 and works on Android 1.6 or later.
4) Caustic 2We left this one for a dessert since it is our favourite. Inspired by synthesizers, this great application has a wonderful design. And although the overall interface looks a bit complicated, once you download it you will see that in fact it is very easy to use. The program is absolutely free and runs on Android 2.1 or later.
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Updated AB 32 Scoping Plan Economic Analysis
Public Meeting to Update the Board on AB 32 Economic Analyses
April 21, 2010
ARB staff, experts and stakeholders will discuss several economic analyses relating to AB 32. This agenda item will include an overview of recent economic studies of the implementation of the AB 32 Scoping Plan and an opportunity for public comment.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has updated the economic analysis of the AB 32 Scoping Plan. This analysis estimates the state-level economic effects of implementing the Scoping Plan measures. Staff has worked closely with the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee (EAAC) to refine methodologies and discuss results. This economic analysis update will help inform measure-specific analyses such as the California Cap-and-Trade Regulation.
Updated Economic Analysis of California's AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan
A. Assumptions Book for Energy 2020
B. Detailed Energy 2020 Modeling Results are
embedded in the report on pages 97-102.
C. Criteria-Pollutant Valuation Spreadsheets for
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Appendix D. EAAC Economic Impacts Subcommittee Report (March 2010)
Appendix D. EAAC Economic Impacts Subcommittee
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For further information, please contact the Office of Climate Change at (916) 322-2037.
Call for Research Proposals on the Economics of Climate Change
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is announcing new research contract focused on the Economics of Climate Change. This funding opportunity is open to researchers affiliated with the University of California or California State University systems.
AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, designated ARB as the lead regulatory agency charged with oversight of carbon emissions generated by and associated with the California economy. These emissions come from a diversity of sources – transportation, electric generation, transmission and consumption, real estate development, manufacturing, agriculture and land use – and the establishment of appropriate regulation will require a nuanced understanding of the dynamics which govern the interactions of these sources and emissions pathways. To this end, ARB has prioritized the funding of high quality research whose findings are relevant for designing AB 32's carbon mitigation regulations and evaluating these regulations' impact on the California economy.
Here is detailed information on qualifying topics, submitting research proposals and project deliverables.
AB 32 Scoping Plan Economic Analysis
During 2008, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) developed the Scoping Plan mandated by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). The Draft Scoping Plan was published in June 2008. An Economic Analysis Supplement of the Draft Plan was released on September 2008. An updated version of this economic analysis was included as Appendix G in the Proposed Scoping Plan, which was released in October 2008. The Board Approved the Climate Change Scoping Plan on December 11, 2008.
Economic Analysis Supplement was submitted for peer review.
comments of the peer reviewers and ARB's responses can be found here
Dr. Matthew Kahn's evaluation of a report by Sanjay Varshney and Dennis Tootelian on the economic analysis can be found here
Scoping Plan Economic Analysis Stakeholder Process, Spring 2008
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) developed the Scoping Plan mandated by the AB 32 in 2008. Economic analysis was developed and used to support the development of the Scoping Plan. To facilitate stakeholder review of the economic analysis, technical stakeholder work group meetings were held monthly, with available information posted to this webpage. This stakeholder group was an ongoing process during the first half of 2008.


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Mexican Chocolate Cake
I'm married to a chocoholic. In fact, each January 18 I am responsible for coming up with a dessert that's jaw-clenchingly chocolate for my husband's birthday. This flourless Mexican chocolate cake fills the bill perfectly, with its truffle-like consistency, Kahula bite and hint of cinnamon. And, the difficulty of preparing the cake is decreased when I use my Viking Stand Mixer.
The cake gets a delicious crunch on the outside when a springform pan is buttered and coated with sugar. The cake is made of several components including a melted combination of chocolate and butter, an egg yolk-sugar mixture and beaten egg whites. I like to prepare the egg yolk mixture in my stand mixer, scrape it into another bowl and then wash the bowl from the mixer and use it to beat the egg whites.
The cake can be prepared several hours before serving, and leftover cake can be refrigerated. When refrigerated, the cake will take on a firmer, more truffle-like, texture.
Place an oven rack on the middle shelf of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a 10-inch springform pan with melted butter and coat the bottom and sides of the pan with sugar. Tap out any excess sugar.
In a double boiler over barely simmering water, melt together the chocolate and 1 cup butter. Stir until smooth. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer set at medium speed, beat the egg yolks and salt until blended. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and beat for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the mixture is pale yellow and forms a ribbon on the surface of the batter when the beaters are lifted. Stir in the Kahlua, cinnamon and vanilla. Gradually whisk the melted chocolate into the egg yolk mixture.
In a large, clean bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer at low speed until foamy. Increase the mixer speed to medium-high and continue beating until the whites become opaque and form soft mounds in the bowl. Continue beating, adding the remaining 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form.
Stir one-third of the beaten egg whites into the chocolate batter. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites just until blended.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the cake appears puffy and firm. The cake should still be moist but not liquid in the center, so a bamboo skewer inserted into the cake should not come out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. (The center will fall slightly as it cools.) Remove the sides of the pan. Slice and serve the cake slightly warm or at room temperature. Drizzle serving plates with chocolate sauce.
Makes: one 1 10-inch cake; serves 10 to 12.


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Neil Gaiman is a brilliant storyteller, whether it's in books, graphic novels, scripts or just in speaking to an audience. He has been one of my favorite writers from the moment I was first introduced to his work, and he has been a huge inspiration on my own writing and life, in general. So, when it was announced earlier this month that Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions was set to produce an open-ended series of American Gods, based on Gaiman's award-winning novel, for the fearless cable network HBO (to debut in 2013 at the earliest), and that Gaiman himself was on board as an executive producer and writer, I certainly got very excited.
Now in its 10th anniversary, a special hardcover edition of American Gods has been released and Gaiman is currently on tour promoting it. Instead of the typical book signing, where fans wait in line for hours and barely have time to say more than a passing greeting, the acclaimed and much-loved writer instead sells pre-signed books and uses the time to chat about everything from where his ideas come from to his writing process to what he's currently working on. Hosted by Patton Oswalt, who is a self-admitted Gaiman fanboy, and including a reading with him, the author and actress Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin Williams), the conversation included the things that Gaiman wants to make sure are in the television adaptation of American Gods, what supplemental material he would like to include with the series, the story he's looking to write for a Ray Bradbury tribute, how much it meant to him to be able to write an episode of Doctor Who, how China has inspired him to do some projects related to the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, his next children's book, Chu's Day, and his latest venture, writing his first musical with Stephin Merritt. Check out the highlights from his June 28th book appearance in Los Angeles after the jump.
For those not familiar with American Gods, here is the book synopsis:
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But, just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home – an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined. It is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters, whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way, Shadow will learn that the past never dies' that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, Shadow will discover that, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing that is an epic war for the very soul of America, and he is standing squarely in its path.
Now that American Gods is being adapted into a TV show, are there things that you want to make sure get in or don't get changed?
NEIL GAIMAN: One of the things I'm concerned about is that I really want to make sure the races of all the characters are kept. I don't like it when black characters become white in movies, or things like that. That was something I found deeply problematic with the attempt by some people who had a lot of money and a lot of clout, and who wanted the rights to Anansi Boys, at one point. Somewhere in there, they made the fatal mistake of saying to me, "And, of course, the characters won't be black in the movie because black people don't like fantasy." They were suddenly very surprised that we were no longer interested in selling them the book. So, I want to keep the racial mix in American Gods the same. And, I want to make it faithful, but also would like it to have a few surprises for people who read the book. I hate that thing where people have read the books and they go, "Oh, I know everything that's going to happen." I want to be like, "Okay, no you don't." I want there to still be some surprises.
In the 10 years since publication, what are some new deities that would inhabit the world of American Gods?
GAIMAN: I do think the networking thing fascinates me, and the short attention span fascinates me. The fundamental law of American Gods, that new Gods are scared, which runs all the way through American Gods, has me fascinated by things like the God of Television. The network television Gods are in decay and decline. How sorry does one feel for the God of MySpace? It happens fast. Twitter is great and it's glorious and it's easy, but if somebody comes up with something kind of like Twitter tomorrow, that's better or smarter or more useful, in three weeks time, Twitter could more or less be history because that's how fast things go now. There are definitely places in which I look at American Gods as dated, but it's less than I thought. If I had been predicting it then, I would have said, "Well, 10 years from now, the entire book will be historical." There are travel agents in it, which some of you may remember. The set-up in airports is not the set-up in airports now. But, apart from that, it's dated less than I thought it would be.
No one just makes a TV show anymore because there are websites and all kinds of interactive stuff involved. Are you looking to do supplemental material as well?
GAIMAN: Yeah. One thing that I get from a lot of people with American Gods is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up. It's one of those things that I thought about doing when I published the book the first time around, and then came down against. And then, I thought about it a little bit with this version, and then came down against. There is at least one website where somebody has done a very good first stab at listing everybody. But, that's the kind of thing that it would be really fun to do, and actually give people background on these characters.
You've explored many different mediums of writing. What would you like to explore next?
GAIMAN: The one that I'm excited about is that I've just started to begin working with [singer/songwriter] Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes. Stephin and I are putting our heads together on building a musical based around the Grand Guignol Theatre of Horror in Paris in the 1920's. I have never written a musical. I have never written a weird, interactive piece of theater. I wanted to do something that would be disturbing. It will be disturbing theater with songs. There will be no people on wires. The Sandman musical can happen without me. I have a weird thing about Grand Guignol. That's probably the next one of those things on my bucket list of things that I need to write before I get hit by that car.
What's the story that you're writing for Sam Weller's tribute book for Ray Bradbury?
GAIMAN: I don't know. He's doing a tribute book to Bradbury, which I think is a wonderful idea, where writers are allowed to do anything within any of the worlds that Bradbury has created. I do know the story of Bradbury's that affected me most deeply, apart from The Homecoming – which I loved but don't really want to do something in that world – was a story called Usher II, which used to be in The Martian Chronicles. It's about people walking through an Edgar Allan Poe-like thing on Mars. I loved that. That was where I discovered my love of Poe. I had never heard of him. I was 9, reading this book, and here was Ray Bradbury enthusing about Poe, and everybody in the story was getting killed by Poe-like methods. Maybe I'll do something with that.
Was the experience writing an episode of Doctor Who fulfilling?
GAIMAN: Oh, god, it was fulfilling, yes. I'm English and Doctor Who was this thing that I've been watching since I was three. I loved Doctor Who. I had all the Doctor Who annuals. I didn't just have the Doctor Who annuals, I had the Dalek World annual in 1965, which contained all this stuff about Daleks. I knew what Planet Skaro was, I knew what TARDIS stood for, and I knew that Daleks couldn't see the color red, which worried me because there were red Daleks. I remember just worrying that they'd be shunned by other Daleks who would be going, "Did you see that? It was like a bunch of Dalek bumps in the air just went passed." And, another Dalek would say, "Yeah, and a plunger. That's spooky." So, this was my first mythology and the one that I loved. I was incredibly lucky. I had a marvelous dinner with Stephen Moffatt, who has taken over the reins of Doctor Who. It was this weird dinner where we spent the first half of the dinner beating around the bush. I knew that he was probably going to be taking over, and he knew that I knew, but neither of us were saying it. And then, finally, he being Scottish just said, "Look, you know I'm taking over Doctor Who. I know that you know. I know you want to write one." And I said, "Okay, what can you tell me?"
So, the lovely thing about plotting my episode back then was that there were things that I wanted to do, that we could set into motion, all the way back then. I wanted a TARDIS set to remain, so they kept up the old TARDIS set, which was incredibly damaged, but they kept it up for me, for an additional 18 months passed the point where it was meant to be taken down. People walking past, every day, would ask why it was still there, and they would be lied to. There were all sorts of imaginative answers about why they left that set up. A lot of people believed the thing about the cost of dismantling it. That was fun. But, mostly for me, it wasn't about any of that kind of stuff. It was about the sheer, raw, naked power that I felt.
There have been two times in my life where I know how God feels, and only two. The first was in 1988, writing Black Orchid, the first time I brought Batman on and had him say words that I'd written. I was like, "Batman is saying words that I've written. If the world ends tomorrow, I will still have made Batman talk. It probably won't, and this comic will be published, and Batman will be in it, and he will have said stuff that I wrote." It was this incredible power. So, there was that, and then there was the first time I got to type the words, "Interior: TARDIS." There was the knowledge that I was creating something that was part of this mythology that I loved. It really wasn't until it was broadcast and discovered that people really liked it that I went, "Okay."
Why are you working on projects about China, and why do they interest you?
GAIMAN: In 2007, I went out to China and was mostly fascinated by China. I'd been to former Communist countries in Eastern Europe, shortly after they stopped being Communist countries, and they were horrible, grey places where all the people looked miserable, for many, many years. And then, I went out to China and it was the most optimistic place I'd ever been. At that time, everybody I met was pretty much convinced that their children would have it better than their parents had had it. It was like being in America in the 1950's, with this deep optimism about the future because everything was getting better, and that fascinated me. And, I love Chinese mythology, particularly Journey to the West. I thought I should write about the journey to the West, but I hadn't written a non-fiction book in years, so I did a couple of journeys, over the next few years, to China and started researching the journey to the West. While I was working on that, I wound up being approached by a Chinese film producer, who wanted to make a film of Journey to the West as three big movies, and volunteered a western screenwriter who was interested in the material and cared to write it. So, I went back out and started talking to him, and I just finished a great, big outline. I take so long on outlines. It's easier for me to say, "I'll go and write a script." I enjoy writing scripts. I can find out what happens. With an outline, I feel like I'm doing an architectural diagram of something. So, I'm working on that.
And then, there are weird little things that happened as off-shoots from that. The last time I was in China, I was very puzzled because none of my children's picture books are in print in Mainland China. They're in print in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, in complex Chinese characters, but they are not in print in Mainland China. I asked my producer, "Why aren't any of my children's picture books in print in Mainland China?," and they said, "It's because of their disrespect for authority." I said, "Really?!" And they said, "Yeah, look at them. The Wolves in the Walls is about this little girl who tells her parents that there are wolves in the walls, but they do not believe her. There really are wolves in the walls, and thus her parents are proved wrong. And, in The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish, these kids swap their dad. If that happened, society would crumble."
So, suddenly, it became a goal of mine that was almost a little obsession to write a children's picture book that would be published in Mainland China, that they could not help but publish, but still could have all of the things that are in my children's picture books, and I did it. I wrote this book and it's being painted right now by this wonderful artist, and it's called Chu's Day, and it is about a baby panda who sneezes. There is no way that anyone can resist a baby panda who sneezes. This is the single cutest book I've ever written. It is written for two-year-olds and is designed in such a way that I've tried it on kids and it actually works that when you get to the end, they just look at you and they say, "Read it again!" The only words on page one are, "When Chu sneezed, bad things happened."


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Mr. President, If You're Involved It's Already Politicized
Yesterday, President Obama coupled his lifting of an executive order banning federal funding for embryonic stem cell research with the signing of a memorandum directing "the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a strategy for restoring scientific integrity to government decision making." In other words, at the very moment he was directly injecting politics into science by forcing taxpayers to fund research that many find immoral – and that could be funded privately – Obama declared that he wouldn't politicize science.
Don't insult our intelligence. When government pays for scientific work that science is politicized. Yes, it could be argued that government not funding something is also political, but which is inherently more politicized, government forcing people to fund research, or leaving it to private individuals to voluntarily support scientific endeavors they believe of value?
You don't have to be a scientist to grasp the obvious answer to that one. And as I've laid out very clearly regarding education, this kind of compelled support ultimately leads not only to ugly politicization, but social conflict and division.
Culture wars, anyone?
The rhetoric supporting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research – and lots of other science – may sound noble, but the means‐ends calculations are anything but. They are divisive incursions on liberty, and make political conflict inevitable.


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domestic, nonprofit, limited service health organization (LSHO) licensed in Wisconsin under ch. 613, Wis. Stat. Ch. 609, Wis. Stat., as created by 1985 Wisconsin Act 29, Wis. Stat., defines an LSHO as "a health care plan offered by an organization established under chs. 185, 611, and 613, Wis. Stat., or issued a Certificate of Authority under ch. 618, Wis. Stat., that makes available to its enrolled participants in consideration for predetermined periodic fixed payments, a limited range of health care services performed by providers selected by the organization." A limited service health organization organized under ch. 613, Wis. Stat., is the appropriate vehicle for providers such as dentists, optometrists mental health providers, nurses or chiropractors who wish to operate a nonprofit, prepaid health care plan which operates with selected providers. Providers who wish to form a nonprofit plan which is not limited to selected providers may do so under ch. 613, Wis. Stat., without forming a limited service health organization.
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In addition to the items included as attachments to this packet, the application should include a letter of transmittal with an index using the numerical identification system shown below. An explanation for the omission of any material should accompany the application.
After review of all the materials filed with the application, and a determination that the applicant is eligible for incorporation, a Certificate of Incorporation will be issued by the Insurance Commissioner's Office. Written instructions will accompany the Certificate of Incorporation outlining any additional information necessary before a Certificate of Authority will be issued.
A statutory fee of $400.00 must be filed with the initial application to help defray the costs of examining the filing. There is also an initial Certificate of Authority fee of $400.00. The applicant will be billed for this when the Certificate of Authority is issued. Checks should be made out to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Complete NAIC Company Code Application and return to NAIC as indicated.
Questions about application procedure and licensing requirements should be addressed to:
Richard Hinkel Insurance Examiner Supervisor Bureau of Financial Analysis and Examinations (608) firstname.lastname@example.com
Michael Mancusi-Ungaro Company Licensing Specialist Bureau of Financial Analysis and Examinations (608) firstname.lastname@example.com
Please file the following material with the Bureau of Financial Examinations in the following order:
Proposed Articles and Bylaws should be prepared in accordance with s. 613.12 (2), Wis. Stat.
Application for Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Authority.
Authority of the Commissioner to Make Inquiry into the affairs of the company.
Biographical Form - Form A should be filed for all initial incorporators, proposed directors, officers and trustees. Form A should also be filed for any new director, trustee, or officer within 15 days after appointment or election.
The proposed compensation of directors and officers.
Copies of all management, exclusive agency, administrative services or other operating contracts with affiliates or sponsors.
A copy of the latest prospectus of any affiliate required to file under the Federal Securities Act.
A copy of the organization chart showing the relationship and percentage of ownership among affiliated companies and a brief description of the principal business of affiliates within the organization.
Financial statements of any controlling affiliates or sponsors, including a balance sheet as of the end of each fiscal year, and an operating statement for each year for the most recent three years. "Control" is defined in s. 600.03 (13), Wis. Stat.
LSHOs must have permanent surplus of at least $75,000. The Commissioner may accept a letter of credit or deposit with the state treasurer in satisfaction of this standard if the Commissioner is satisfied that the LSHO transfers all insurance risk to providers through provider agreements. The Commissioner may set a higher permanent surplus requirement on finding that the proposed organization's financial stability requires it.
Initial Deposit or Letter of Credit. Each LSHO is required to maintain at all times either a $75,000 letter of credit with the Commissioner or a deposit with the state treasurer of at least $75,000. The Commissioner may accept this letter of credit or deposit in satisfaction of the initial permanent surplus requirement when the Commissioner is satisfied that the LSHO transfers all insurance risk to providers through provider contracts. Letters of credit must be clean, irrevocable, and automatically renewable on an annual basis for a term of three years unless notice is given to the Commissioner at least 60 days prior to a renewal date. The letter of credit shall be payable to the Commissioner when liquidation or rehabilitation proceedings have been initiated.
Compulsory Surplus. Compulsory surplus is an ongoing financial standard. It is the amount of surplus (net worth) a LSHO is required to maintain at all times. Compulsory surplus is the greater of $75,000 or 3% of premiums earned in the previous twelve months. An LSHO with an initial capital of $75,000 will satisfy the requirement provided it maintains this $75,000 of surplus and its premium volume in the previous 12 months does not exceed $2,500,000 and it transfers all insurance risks to providers through provider agreements.
Security Surplus. Security surplus is a financial standard which should be met to provide an ample margin of safety and to assure a sound operation. It should be between 110% and 140% of compulsory surplus depending on the amount of premium. To meet the security surplus requirements the security surplus of an LSHO shall be the compulsory surplus plus 40% for insurers with premiums of $10 million or less. For insurers with more than $10 million in premiums, the security surplus is reduced by 1% for each additional $33 million of premiums. However, in no case will security surplus be less than 10% of compulsory surplus. Security surplus is a tool used by the Commissioner's Office to monitor the solvency of insurers.
Operating Funds. The limited service health organization shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner to provide sufficient funds to finance any operating deficits in the business and to prevent impairment of the organization's permanent and compulsory surplus. In determining the acceptability of these arrangements the Commissioner will take into account reasonable projections of enrollment, claims and administrative costs, financial guarantees, financial conditions of guarantors, and other relevant information.
Financial Guarantees. Financial guarantee information should include a summary of all financial guarantees by providers, sponsors, controlling affiliates or parents, or any other guarantee which is intended to insure the financial success of the plan. Such guarantees may include, but are not limited to, hold-harmless agreements by providers, solvency insurance, reinsurance, or other guarantees.
Financial Projections. Financial projections should include projected enrollment, premiums and other income, benefits, administrative, and other costs and the projected point of break-even in terms of income compared to disbursements and enrollment. The method of funding the accumulated losses until break-even and a summary of the assumptions that are made in developing projected operating results should be included.
All applications for Certificates of Incorporation and Certificates of Authority for limited service health organizations shall include a proposed business plan. In addition to the items listed in ss. 611.13 and 613.13, Wis. Stat., the following information shall be contained in the business plan:
Organization Type. The type of organization, including whether the limited service health organization is to be a staff model, group model, individual practice association, or a variation of these types.
Feasibility Studies and Marketing Surveys. A summary of feasibility studies or marketing surveys which support the financial and enrollment projections for the plan. These should include the potential number of enrollees for the first five years, the underwriting standards to be applied, and the method of marketing the organization.
Geographical Service Area. The geographical service area by county including a chart showing the number of primary and specialty care providers with locations and service areas by county, the method of handling emergency care, with locations of emergency care facilities, and the method of handling claims for out-of-area services.
Provider Agreements. A draft of provider agreements with sufficient detail to determine the extent of risk assumed by the provider; the method of reimbursing both primary and specialty providers, including any hold harmless provisions; the terms for modifying or canceling the agreement; and any method of sharing profits or recovering operating losses through assessing providers or adjusting the capitation or fee-for-service rates. Any contractual arrangements intended to cover liabilities or provide health care services must be filed with the Commissioner in final form with signatures of the parties to the agreement before the initial Certificate of Authority will be issued. In cases where identical contracts are used for several providers the names of those who have signed the contract will suffice.
Plan Administration. A summary of how administrative services will be provided, including the size and qualifications of the administrative staff and the projected cost of administration in relation to premium income. If management authority for a major corporate function is delegated to a person outside an organization, the business plan shall include a copy of the contract. The contract shall include the services to be provided, the standards of performance for the manager, the method of payment including any provisions for the administrator to participate in the profit or losses of the plan, the duration of the contract and any provisions for modifying, terminating or renewing the contract. Contracts for delegated management authority shall be filed with the Commissioner under s. 611.67, Wis. Stat. The Commissioner may disapprove a contract only if the Commissioner makes one of the findings specified in s. 618.22, Wis. Stat.
Contracts with Enrollees. A summary of benefits to be offered enrollees including any limitations and exclusions and the renewability of all contracts to be written, and rates and classes of subscribers.
Materials and documents filed by existing plans incorporated and licensed under ch. 613, Wis. Stat., are available for your review from the Central Files Section of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. All such material may be copied for a minimal fee. You are encouraged to review such files before making application for the incorporation and licensing of a ch. 613, Wis. Stat., corporation.
Insurers may not solicit business or market a plan unless their policy forms have been approved by the Bureau of Market Regulation of the Commissioner's Office.
The forms filing procedure is described in the Information for
Newly Licensed Limited Service Health Organizations section, along with information on marketing, soliciting, advertising, underwriting, and grievance procedures.
Questions about policy forms, premium rate filings, and marketing practices should be addressed to:
Bureau of Market Regulation Division of Regulation and Enforcement (608) firstname.lastname@example.com
Anyone who markets for the insurer must be licensed as an agent and be listed with the Insurance Commissioner's office as a representative for the company.
Questions about licensing agents should be addressed to:
Agent Licensing Section Division of Administrative Services (608) email@example.com
The application packet forms are available to be downloaded below.
Application Packet Forms
Copies of the following documents are included:
Application for Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Authority Authority of Commissioner to Make Inquiry Form A - Biographical information for all initial incorporators and proposed directors, principal officers and trustees
Note: The following address is a link to the administrative code:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/insTo link to chapters in the administrative code, add insxxx.pdf to the end of the address. xxx represents the chapter number in three digits (003 for chapter 3).
The following information applies to insurers operating as limited service health organizations and addresses frequently noted problems. Insurers are encouraged to review chs. 600 to 646, Wis. Stat., and the Wisconsin Administrative Code, Rules of the Commissioner of Insurance, before drafting policy forms or developing marketing campaigns in Wisconsin. Chapter 609, Wis. Stat., and s. Ins 3.52, Wis. Adm. Code, contain specific requirements for limited service health organizations. Approved policy forms are available for review in the Commissioner's Office during regular business hours. Insurers may find it helpful to review approved forms before drafting their own documents.
Newly licensed LSHOs should be aware that there are strict requirements regarding advertising and marketing practices in Wisconsin. See s. Ins 3.27, Wis. Adm. Code.
LSHOs may not advertise specific benefits or rates or accept applications until policy forms are filed with and approved by the Market Regulation Bureau. Advertisement is broadly defined in s. Ins 3.27 (5), Wis. Adm. Code. If you are contemplating marketing activities prior to approval of your forms, you may wish to contact the Bureau of Market Regulation staff at (608) 266-0103 for further information.
In most cases, LSHOs must use licensed insurance agents to market policies. See s. 628.02, Wis. Stat., for the definition of who is considered an agent.
Forms must be filed under s. 631.20, Wis. Stat., and s. Ins 6.05, Wis. Adm. Code. The rule outlines the contents of the filing letter and the use of Certificate of Compliance.
All individual policy forms and group certificate forms must be in simplified language. A certification of readability required by s. Ins 6.07, Wis. Adm. Code, must accompany each filing.
For group policy forms submit the following: Master policy Certificate Policyholder application Certificate holder enrollment form Riders, endorsements (if any)
For individual policy forms submit the following: Policy Riders, endorsements (if any) Policyholder application Premium rates Anticipated loss ratio
The list below contains some but not all of the required contract provisions for LSHO policy forms. Review subchapter 6 of ch. 632, Wis. Stat., for more specific requirements and restrictions. If you have a question about the applicability of a contract provision to your particular policy, call the Bureau of Market Regulation at (608) 266-0103 for assistance before drafting your policy forms.
Required definitions: s. Ins 3.52 (9) (a), Wis. Adm. Code.
Required disclosures, including the location of all exclusions, limitations and exceptions in one section: s. Ins 3.52 (9) (b), Wis. Adm. Code.
Grievance procedures: s. 609.15, Wis. Stat., and s. Ins 3.52 (10), Wis. Adm. Code.
Disenrollment procedures: s. Ins 3.52 (12), Wis. Adm. Code.
Coordination of benefits - only applies to group policy forms: s. Ins 3.40, Wis. Adm. Code.
Policy extension for handicapped children: s. 632.88, Wis. Stat.
Coverage for newborn infants: s. 632.895 (5), Wis. Stat., and s. Ins 3.38, Wis. Adm. Code.
Coverage for adopted children: s. 632.896, Wis. Stat.
The following provisions may be required if the LSHO plans to provide coverage for hospital treatment:
Alcoholism, drug abuse and mental/nervous disorders for group policies: s. 632.89, Wis. Stat.
Home health care: s. 632.895 (2), Wis. Stat.
Skilled nursing home coverage: s. 632.895 (3), Wis. Stat.
Kidney disease treatment: s. 632.895 (4), Wis. Stat.
Equipment and supplies for treatment of diabetes: s. 632.895 (6), Wis. Stat. It is the position of the office that insulin is considered to be a supply rather than a drug as far as policy limitations are considered.
Special requirements for individual policies: s. Ins 3.13, Wis. Adm. Code.
Special requirements for group policies: s. Ins 3.14, Wis. Adm. Code.
Grace period for Payment of Premiums: ss. 632.78 and 632.79, Wis. Stat.
Termination and/or change of policy terms: s. 631.36, Wis. Stat.
If the insurer plans to underwrite, the insurer should review ss. Ins 3.28 and Ins 3.31, Wis. Adm. Code, the restrictions on use of genetic test results in s. 631.89, Wis. Stat., and HIV test results in s. 631.90, Wis.. Stat., and s. Ins 3.53, Wis. Adm. Code.
Replacement forms - applies to replacement of individual policies only. See s. Ins 3.29, Wis. Adm. Code.
LSHOs are required to keep records of complaints and grievances for three years, and to file an annual report summarizing the grievances each year: ss. 609.15 (1) and (2), Wis. Stat., and s. Ins 3.52 (10) (g), Wis. Adm. Code.
A Designation of Registered Agent for Service of Process (OCI 12-014) form is available to be downloaded below.
Designation of Registered Agent for Service of Process
Fill and Print Version
NAIC Company Code Application
A link to the NAIC Company Code Application form is provided below for your convenience.
NAIC Company Code Application
Please direct questions to:
email@example.com (please include your name, phone number, and e-mail address).


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