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In general, the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act (NFSIA) program provides funding to crime laboratories
and medical examiner offices through State Administering Agencies (SAA), based on population and crime statistics. The program
provides funding for expenses related to facilities, personnel, equipment, computerization, supplies, accreditation, certification,
and education and training.
The Act became Public Law 106-561 on December 21, 2000 and authorized grants to states and units of local government to improve
the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes. The Act authorized the
following amounts: $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $85,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; $134,733,000 for fiscal year 2003;
$128,067,000 for fiscal year 2004; $56,733,000 for fiscal year 2005; and $42,067,000 for fiscal year 2006.
There were no funds appropriated for this program in Fiscal Year 2001. In Fiscal Year 2002, $5,000,000 from funding appropriated
for DNA Backlog Elimination programs was directed to the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act grant program.
On February 20, 2003, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2003 which funded programs at the
U.S. Department of Justice for Fiscal Year 2003. This measure provided $5,000,000 for the Coverdell NFSIA grant program. After
a Congressional rescission of $32,500, a total of $4,967,500 was available for the NFSIA program for Fiscal Year 2003.
As you know, the Coverdell program provides funding to states, territories, and units of local government through a two-part
grant program. Awards are made based on a population formula and, at the Attorney General's discretion, based on above average
violent crime rates.
In accordance with P.L. 106-561, seventy-five percent ($3,725,625) of the total amount was allocated to each State and Territory
that met the required elements of the program, so each State and Territory received an amount based upon its population. In
addition, $189,122 in Fiscal Year 2002 funds that were not applied for were added to the FY 2003 formula amount. This brought
the total amount available under the FY2003 population formula portion of the program to $3,914,747.
Under the program, every State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible for a population formula award - for
a total of 56 eligible applicants.The National Institute of Justice received a total of 48 applications for population allocation funding in response to the
Fiscal Year 2003 NFSIA program announcement, which closed on June 30, 2003. The District of Columbia, Idaho, Nevada, and the
five territories did not apply for FY2003 funding. Because all 48 applicants received their allotted population formula award,
NIJ awarded $3,691,728 in NFSIA formula funds in Fiscal Year 2003.
View a list of the FY2003 Coverdell funds awarded by State
Twenty-five percent ($1,241,875) of the total program amount was allocated pursuant to the Attorney General's discretion to
states, territories, and units of local government with above average rates for part 1 violent crimes. This rate is based
on the average number of part 1 violent crimes reported by such states to the FBI for the 3 most recent calendar years for
which such data is available. The following were eligible to apply for discretionary funding in Fiscal Year 2003: Alabama,
Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The National Institute of Justice received 57 applications for FY2003 discretionary funding in response to the program solicitation
which closed on July 12, 2003. The National Institute of Justice required that each applicant limit their request to $250,000.
The 57 applications received at NIJ requested a total of $10,572,495. After a competitive award process, in which the 57 applications
were reviewed by peer panels, NIJ made six awards totaling $1,241,875. The following States and units of local government
received discretionary funding awards in FY2003 for a total of $1,241,875.
In a matter of just six months, NIJ was able to publicly announce the Coverdell program, receive and process 105 applications,
conduct peer-reviews, and make 54 awards totaling $3,492,606.
Go to Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program home
National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531

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Handling Specialty custom designed and manufactured an understage tilting system for the Lion King's traveling musical for its tour in North America.
Performance requirements guided the unit design. In terms of noise, the actuator system was required to perform under 80 decibels within three feet of the unit. A comprehensive test plan was run at Handling Specialty prior to shipment to simulate performance conditions.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Coughlin didn't fade away in his goodbye to the New York Giants.
The 69-year-old, who led the Giants to two Super Bowls in a 12-year tenure, was Tom Coughlin to the end.
In an emotional and poignant farewell Tuesday, Coughlin talked about things that mattered to him: values, relationships, character, loyalty, team, family and love.
"I can tell you right now it has become the source of drive for me, is that when our players, whether they're in their career, after their career, when they come back to me and they say: 'Coach, I love you,' " Coughlin said. "They follow that up by saying they've become better men, better husbands,...


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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." I was not expecting to be greeted by the words of Margaret Mead '23 when I entered the African Leadership Academy; yet, there they were, on the wall beneath an enormous photo of one of the academy's founders. Mead's statement serves as an inspiration for the academy and its students. The school's mission is to transform Africa into a prosperous continent by developing and supporting its future leaders; a dedicated student body and outstanding faculty set out to achieve this end. Every student enrolled at the ALA must greet any unfamiliar face they encounter on campus with a formal greeting. When I walked through the doors, a young lady smiled warmly, looked directly into my eyes, and said, "Hello, my name is Miranda Nyathi, and I am from South Africa."
In a small classroom where every chair, pencil, and piece of paper are paid for by individual and corporate donations, I came face to face with the next generation of African leaders. The 15 young women that I met at the ALA sat in a circle, representing five high schools and 10 African countries, and showed me that leadership skills are useless without a cause where they can be applied. When I asked if they had any projects they wished to work on, each young woman replied with a detailed, prepared course of action for a project in her community. One student described a financial plan to start a center for battered women; another wanted to lead courses on entrepreneurship for single mothers.
The students that I met on March 14 were the most socially aware teenagers I have ever encountered. If I came back from South Africa with anything productive, it's a word to American teens: Put down your cell phones and pick up a newspaper.
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Reni was one of six students selected to travel to South Africa to attend the Barnard's Third Annual Global Symposium and assist with a leadership workshop for high school students from around Johannesburg.


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Warrington Wolves can confirm that they have signed Cronulla Sharks hooker Michael Sullivan, 25, on a two-year deal with a one-year option for the Super League XI campaign.
Sullivan is a talented halfback switched his game to hooker to enable him to play first grade in the NRL on his arrival at Cronulla having signed from Northern Eagles at the end of the 2000 season, because he knew that he would never have an opportunity to play halfback in first grade with Brett Kimmorley in front of him.
Sullivan made a name for himself in 2003 and 2004 playing under Stuart Raper and has proved to be a regular in the Sharks side making 14 appearances this season to date scoring two tries. He has a career total of 56 appearances (55 of those with Cronulla) scoring 12 tries. Sullivan started his junior career at Wingham Tigers, NSW before signing for the Northern Eagles in 2000 and making his debut in Round 26 of that year against the New Zealand Warriors.
Sullivan has been described as an excellent impact hooker and has become the Sharks game breaker with his incisive runs and quick thinking providing spark when required.
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When expressing and purifying large quantities of soluble protein, expression difficulties often include poor yield and the formation of insoluble aggregates. Gene fusion technologies can overcome these obstacles and simplify purification and improve solubility. This article discusses the most popular fusion tags and the enzymes used to remove them, with special reference to recently introduced technologies.
Affinity Tags
Affinity tags are the most commonly used tag for aiding in protein purification. They can be defined as exogenous amino acid (aa) sequences that bind with high affinity to a chemical ligand or an antibody. Most affinity tags are short peptide sequences that either bind to a ligand linked to a solid support (like the His tag) or contain an epitope recognized by immobilized antibodies (like the FLAG or Myc tags). The high affinity of these tags for their ligands and the availability of well developed immobilized supports for capturing the fusion proteins allow the protein of interest to be purified to a very high degree. Because of their small size, these affinity tags can be added at either end of the protein or in a region that is exposed to the surface. However, these tags generally do not increase the expression of the fusion proteins or enhance their solubility, and therefore are of little use in purifying hard-to-express proteins.
His-tags are the most widely used affinity tags. The purification of his-tagged proteins is based on the use of a chelated metal ion as an affinity ligand; one commonly used ion is the immobilized nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid chelate [Ni–NTA], which is bound by the imidazole side chain of histidine. Similarly, Streptag II, which consists of a streptavidin-recognizing octapeptide (WSHPQFEK), can be purified by affinity using a matrix with a modified streptavidin and eluted with a biotin analog. Other commonly used affinity tags like FLAG, Myc, and HA can be purified by binding to respective antibodies immobilized on chromatographic supports.
Because it is desirable to remove most tags at the end of the purification process, considerable advances have been made in design of affinity tags so that they can be cleaved without leaving any residues behind and also to simplify the entire process of purification and cleavage. One such system is the "Profinity eXact" fusion-tag system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA), which uses an immobilized subtilisin protease to carry out affinity binding and tag cleavage. The protease is not only involved with the binding and recognition of the tag, but upon application of the elution buffer, it also serves to precisely cleave the tag from the fusion protein directly after the cleavage recognition sequence. This delivers a native, tag-free protein in a single step. Another system for simple purification of proteins is based on elastin-like polypeptides (ELP) and intein. ELP consist of several repeats of a peptide motif that undergo a reversible transition from soluble to insoluble upon temperature upshift. The fusion protein is purified by temperature-induced aggregation and separation by centrifugation, and intein is used for tag removal.3 No affinity columns are needed for initial purification.


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"I turned to my 12-year-old son and I said, 'It's going to be a little tricky. I'm not going to be around as much. Are you cool with that?'" Leoni said Thursday at the summer TV critics' meeting.
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I-93 expansion on track for completion
State transportation officials are predicting a busy warm-weather season for 2013, with the $800 million highway-widening project expected to make significant progress in the area stretching from Exit 1 at the Massachusetts border in Salem to Exit 5 in Londonderry.
Once completed, the four-lane, 20-mile stretch of highway from the Massachusetts state line to Manchester will be wider, safer and offer fewer commuting delays.
The ambitious highway project began in 2007, with the now-completed construction of the Exit 4 Park and Ride in Londonderry, according to I-93 Project Manager Peter Stamnas.
Stamnas said the final stretch of the project is scheduled to begin in fall 2014 with construction of remaining capacity improvements to the northern segment to cost $231 million.
Another $19 million will be devoted to the construction of Exit 4A, he said.
Stamnas said the state DOT has been given legislative authority to issue additional bonds to complete the project.
To date, $314 million in total construction projects are active or have been completed.
Another $38 million in construction project advertisements are required to complete mainline priorities�meaning the stretch of highway connecting the Massachusetts border to the weigh stations north of Exits 3 and 5.
Those mainline priority projects should be completed in 2016, Stamnas noted, though the entire project won�t be finished until 2020.
Within the coming three years, project officials said the plan is to build over 3 miles of a new southbound section of the highway in the Exit 3 area.
A big chunk of that project � which entails $40 million in ramp construction � will go to bid in September, according to project supervisor Jay Levine.
�The final job there will be to build northbound on and off ramps, and address changes to Route 111A and the Route 111 intersection,� Levine said April 8. �That�s when we�ll be removing a lot of the northbound section that�s no longer being used. It should clean up that area nicely.�
About $160 million in projects are in the works for the area stretching from Salem to Londonderry this summer, which includes several major projects that are expected to impact commuters.
An extensive project surrounding Exit 1 is now in the final stages and should be completed this summer according to Levine.
Improvements at Exit 1 include new north and southbound ramps, as well as the widening of both mainlines and replacement of both the north and southbound bridges over Lowell Road.
�We�ve still got quite a bit of cleanup work to do,� Levine said, noting both the northbound and southbound segments near Exit 1 would be paved this summer.
Middlesex Corporation of Littleton, Mass. is conducting the $30 million Exit 1 ramps, widening and bridgework project.
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Work on the $43.7 million barrier project, which will continue for at least another year, is being done by George R. Cairns & Sons of Windham.
Salem Town Manager Keith Hickey said local safety officials are gearing up for some challenging months, but are definitely keeping their eye on the prize.
�We�ll just have to deal with a little pain for a little longer before we can enjoy the benefits those changes will bring,� Hickey said.
According to state Department of Transportation spokesman Bill Boynton, the night work will take place mostly during non-commuter hours �from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. � and will continue through April 12.
�It�s anticipated this work will take five nights to complete, although additional days may be needed,� Boynton said.
Levine said the temporary barriers would serve to separate highway traffic from the work zone. A temporary barrier on the northbound side will be installed next week.
�Once those shifts happen, we can begin hanging steel on the northbound bridge,� said Levine, noting that�s expected to happen toward the end of April. �This summer southbound traffic will go over a temporary bridge as we begin construction on the new median.�
During construction on both sides, traffic will be reduced to one lane and Boynton stressed that motorists traveling that way should remain alert at all times and obey all posted signs.
Over Exit 3 in Windham, the reconstruction of I93�s southbound mainline bridge over Route 111 and Route 111A is ongoing.
�You�ll see more and more of our trucks crossing over Route 111,� Levine said.
The $35.1 million southbound widening project, which is being done by R.S. Audley, Inc., of Bow, will ultimately result in the relocation of a section of Route 111.
Another Bow company, E.D. Swett, Inc., has Exit 3�s $12.1 million bridge replacement project.
Boynton said things have worked out well for this bridge project, since southbound traffic is currently traveling on the future northbound mainline, allowing construction crews to work far away from traffic.
The bridges will be completed sometime this September if all goes as planned.
And that means those living nearby can expect plenty of daytime blasting taking place in the meantime, Levine said.
He noted that construction crews are making one exception to that rule when it comes to blasting near a Windham kindergarten. Levine said they�ve spoken with town officials about the matter and agreed it would be best to blast in that area after 6:30 p.m.
The two new bridges over Exit 3 should be completed later this year, though won�t likely be opened to traffic until late next year.
Windham Town Administrator David Sullivan said state DOT officials have kept in regular contact with the town to address concerns about the blasting, particularly the blasting that�s happening near the Windham Cooperative Kindergarten.
Sullivan said project managers have worked closely with Windham fire officials to ensure the safety of nearby citizens. �Essentially, the state can do whatever it wants, but they�ve chosen to work with us,� he said.
According to Windham fire officials, any citizens living within 500 feet of the blasting zone have been notified in advance and the fire department will visit any of those homes to check for structural soundness should any of those residents have concerns.
At Exit 5 in Londonderry, project plans include improvements to Route 28 and a new northbound interchange.
Severino Trucking Company of Candia has the project�s $36.7 million bid. The project should be completed by June 2014, officials said.
Londonderry Police Chief Bill Hart, who is also the interim town manager, said local police are readying themselves for a busy spring and summer season ahead.
�It will definitely have a moderate effect on traffic along Exit 5,� Hart said. �But we�re certainly prepared for it and I�m sure state police are as well.�


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|2012-06-06, 15:23
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Chris38 @ I think so on both the thing you say( about Akua that will go crazy even more after she find out about the shion blood(though i wonde how she can lost herself more than this)) And about the mental bond connection between the 2. Also....for the guys that thought Tsukune would say * I love you*....you guys realize that what Tsukune said in this ch can be considered a confession of love
|2012-06-06, 15:32
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@Chris38 - Actually if you re-read that page she shouts "I must protect.. Because that's all I have left!"
That's what Tsukune heard. That'd why he was shocked in the next panel and saved her from fully breaking the rosario.
|2012-06-06, 15:36
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^ Lol, haven't we already assumed that there would be hell to pay once Akua learned of just how close Tsukune is to Moka? Oh well, that's what a month's waiting between chapters will do to ya.
First off: SUCH GORGEOUS ARTS! Full Page of Ura! Just that picture alone made the chapter for me. I could expound on it but... And a 3/4's shot of Gyokuro and Kahula! *swoon* Evil she might be, but she is hot. I'd still take the daughter over her though... >.>
As for plot, pretty straight forward, nothing to really go into any more than it already has been.
And since everyone's already mentioned that particular scene of Moka yelling "I must protect! It's all I have left," I don't think I have to.
I'm not sure if Tsukune was/is aware but Ura's pretty much built her own personal identity around protecting Tsukune. If Omote could be the one that's around him all the time, Ura's the one who protects their happiness and their safety by being the cool and aloof one. But as we've seen in the last 10 or so chapters, Ura's not so aloof anymore.
That panel of her crying was so cute it hurts. The fangs added a nice cutness factor to it too.
Even though I know that Team B is going to land and help out against Gyokuro...I really, REALLY hope that Akasha comes walking out of Alucard ....
Akasha: "Gyokuro...even though we are 'sisters' by virtue of marriage to Issa, you've done the one thing I cannot, nor will not forgive: You. Made. Moka. CRY."
Gyokuro: "...oh shi-"
But I do find Akuha's 'laughter' at the end to be very foreboding...
|2012-06-06, 15:56
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It's also unknown, if Tohou Fuhai will be capable of restoring the seal to it's original strength.
The state of Moka's Rosario is also one of the reasons why I doubt that Tsukune will lose control over his powers in the current arc, since I doubt that Inner Moka (who's in my opinion the only person left standing, who would be capable of snapping Tsukune out of his berserk state), can snap Tsukune out of it, without using her Shinso powers - at the very least, so that she could be capable of catching up to him.
Not to mention that, considering Inner Moka's outburst from this chapter, I think it's time to develop Inner Moka's character a little more, in other words, she should have more frequent appearances in the future chapters, which don't only occur in battle situations.
|2012-06-06, 16:02
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I think she had a lot of development here Chris, we finally realize her true motivation for keeping Tsukune (and the others) away, not because she felt he was her inferior but because she was afraid of losing someone else out of her life.
at any rate with the development in this chapter we are now counting down to the end of the Season Two story arc as Ikeda said he was planning on twelve volumes, whether he will continue into a Season Three to show the Third Year at Yokai is anyones guess.
|2012-06-06, 16:08
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Tsukune he has develop so well as a Main Character, he is among one of the best main characters I seen in a while. Boy went from normal human up to a High Tier Vampire. The thing about Akua is during Chapter 54, she had real killer intention to kill Tsukune. The fact that she was caught off guard of Tsukune's speed means a lot of things. Tsukune manage to stop Inner Moka from releasing her full power at the expense of Outer Moka's life. I see a battle coming up, wonder how the other sister will react. Tsukune has only shown a brief of his power, next month we may see the full extent. I swore, there are better ways for Akua to show her love for Moka. Does she really think taking Moka away from her firends and then brutalizing them when they tried to save Moka will win her sister's love?
|2012-06-06, 16:09
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Also, if the second season part is really going to end soon, then maybe we will have a small arc that somehow involves Tsukune's human family, which could be interesting considering how much Tsukune has changed , during his second school year in the Youkai Academy.
As for Inner Moka, well I agree that she had a pretty significant development in the current chapter, but I have to say, that I still want her to have more frequent appearances in the future chapters... where we would learn how she will actually act, once her facade has been broken.
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|2012-06-06, 16:26
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It really all depends how fixed Ikeda is to the 12 volumes, I think he has strayed over the limit and cant wrap up the storyline without moving towards a thirteenth (or fourteenth) volume anyway.
I like the idea of visiting Tsukune's family again perhaps during a break from school, maybe this could be a start to Season III
|2012-06-06, 16:40
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Aw, congratulations Tsukune, I think you finally just conquered Ura. The lovely former ice queen has at last thawed in your warm embrace, tears of gratitude and relief set free from her once guarded heart. Now all that's left is for you to rescue Omote and then for the three of you (or is that two?) to consummate your love~
Ah, but first, it's time for both of you to go and kick her crazy sister's ass. Because I think Aqua's losing it after that little display. She's laughing and crying at the same time, and they didn't even show us her eyes You know when that happens, girl about to snap.
So onwards, young lovers, and fight for your future!
|2012-06-06, 17:18
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Damn Tsukune moved right pass that evil bioatch Akua right into the arms of Ura. He didnt even give her a 2nd glance and i think Ura was surprised as well to see Tsukune move so fast. I hope she doesn't think this fight is going to be as easy as her previous ones. However, We have two powerhouses on the move (to have some fun apparently) I think shit just got real
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Just remember one thing, gentlemen (and any ladies as well)- be very happy with this chapter, because the next ones are going to be a combination of both awesomeness and frustration. After all, after all that we've seen from Akua, I expect this battle to take a minimal of 3 chapters, but I'm guessing the Tsukune (and possibly Inner) vs. Akua is going to take the rest of the year... which means awesome battles, wondering how the f*ck either side is going to survive the insane damage that will be inflicted... and a month between each chapter and the continuation of the battle (on a side note, I've been getting back into One Piece and the early battles there, so I have the Shounen Battle system currently pumping through my veins)
Put on your seatbelts, we're in for a lengthy wild ride
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That was an awesome chapter. I kept wondering.. waiting... hoping that Tsukune would find Moka. Then they were outside and I was a little worried then Alucard busted through and he saw Moka... friggin awesome.
This reminds me of DBZ when Goku arrives on Namek.
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Well yeah, but in a way that is also exciting. Kahlua, for someone who hates to hurt others, is willing to sacrifice her sister to kill the entire Human race. See any contradictions anyone? As for Gyokuro, really don't like her and her hate on humans.
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I figured it would be fun to see if I could buy an older car, trick it out, and end up with something amazing for a fraction of the cost of a typical supercar. My initial idea was to take an older (1997) Jaguar XK-8 and drop a modern, tricked-out Camaro engine in it, but this started looking like a $60,000 project, and that's too close to the cost of a Nissan GT-R.
So back to square one.
I ran down a newer Jag (2004 Supercharged XK-R in very rare Coronado Blue) and went looking for the ultimate "carputer" stereo. I wanted something fast, but also technically cool. Having been part of the early carputer testing group in the 1990s (it didn't end well), my hope was I could find something far closer over a decade later.
I'm far from done, and still waiting for the stereo to arrive, but I figured it would be fun to look at what I ended up ordering. Unfortunately, I apparently wasn't alone coming to this conclusion, as the damn things are massively backordered.
My requirements
I wanted something that reflected this century, so the key was getting a stereo that either provided a way to use a tablet on the dash, or could act similar to one (touch interface, good Internet connection through a smartphone, not too much custom work, and pleasing to the eye). In short, I didn't want a PC in the dash, I wanted an iPad-like experience in the dash. But I didn't want the pain of actually using an iPad. Given how long Android has been out, I figured it wouldn't be hard to find one or two that fit the bill. I was very wrong.
I'd heard about this Ca-Fi stereo some time ago, and it seemed ideal. While it wasn't made by anyone I'd recognize, the cool thing about this product was that it was basically an Android tablet built into a good-sized stereo head unit. The nice thing about Android is that when you get a new phone or tablet and sign into Gmail, all of your stuff (including applications and settings) magically shows up. That means my Amazon and Netflix movies, music, and some of my navigation destinations would already be in the box.
Cool, sign me up! Where do I get one? And there was the problem.
While folks have been talking about this thing for around a year, apparently it hasn't actually made it to the US yet, and so it didn't do me any good. So great; some obscure company built one but hadn't figure out how to import it yet (which didn't bode well for how well it would work when it arrived).
Pioneer AVIC-Z140BH
Generally thought to be the pinnacle of technology with strong 3D interfaces and a sleek modern design the AVIC-Z140BH (could they have a more annoying name?) appears to be the best follow-up choice.
No, it wasn't the dash-mounted tablet of the Ca-Fi, but it did have good expansion, would run Aha Radio off of my Android phone wirelessly, and Pioneer remains one of the best names in car audio. My first Jag was a Jaguar XK-E. I had put a great floor-mount Pioneer auto-reverse cassette deck in that car, loved it back in the 1970s, and have been a fan of that brand since.
However, I have a Pioneer receiver with iPhone compatibility, and it clearly has iOS teething issues, so I rarely use the Apple interface. In addition, in talking to folks that had used the product, apparently Pioneer went cheap on the processor so it is annoying slow. I'd had one of the first and only AutoPCs (the first commercial attempt at a carputer) years ago, and slow in something like this isn't your friend. The end result was my wife constantly threatening to rip the deck out and throw it either at my head or into the street, so the Pioneer missed the cut as well. (Largely because I value my physical and mental health highly.)
You'd think that in a near $1,500 deck, Pioneer could afford to use a fast enough processor. Evidently not.
Kenwood Excelon DNX9990HD
After reading the online for ums, talking to people who had both installed and used both decks, and reconsidering whether I wanted to leave the stereo in the car (which is a nice older Alpine Jaguar head unit optically connected to a full Alpine speaker set), I ended up with the Kenwood DNX9990HD. This deck had the best Garmin navigation built in, Navteq real-time traffic updates and lane assist, Bluetooth hands free (that worked) and A2DP music transfer to pull music from the phone, HD radio, Aha Radio, twin iPod control (no more just listening to wife's iPod music), anti-glare tilt (important in a convertible), and built in Pandora support. And it is designed for OEM steering wheel input.
With a fast processor, screen interaction isn't annoying, and it is an attractive deck. Apparently so attractive that it is massively back ordered, which is why I'm telling you about the selection process and not about how the damn thing actually works. (I'll do that in a later post, after I rip and replace the existing Alpine system, which I'm sadly getting kind of fond of.)
The perfect carputer still doesn't exist
I know folks who have built PCs for their car (this is one of the best), and have seen folks install iPads in their dashes (here is one of the best). Both are too much science experiment and risk, and too little enjoyment for me at the moment. iPads tend to glare out in cars and high-quality audio from an iPad is an oxymoron. Yes, you can do it, but the resulting distractions will likely end up putting you in someone's trunk, or the ground. To work, this stuff really needs to be designed for the car. I thought that by now someone would at least be shipping an Android-based system I could buy.
Until then, this Kenwood Excelon DNX9990HD, on paper, is as close as I'll likely get. I'll post how this all turns out at a much later date (or shortly after the deck arrives) with full pictures. Pray for me as I have little doubt this installation will have issues.
So I'll likely remain in search of the perfect carputer. If you have any suggestions I'd appreciate them!
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April 2011
From the Editor. Decisions, decisions. As God's image-bearers we constantly make choices and judgments. As Christians we are concerned that our decisions please our Lord. But how can we know? The Bible doesn't directly address many, or even most, of the decisions we make. Pastor Lems gives sound practical advice on this question in "What Should I Do? Making Decisions Biblically." This is an article that church officers can pass on to church members.
Pastor Lems's article is based on the assumption that the Christian lives in two kingdoms at once, as citizens of the world and citizens of heaven. Each of our book reviews this month discuss a number of significant books which in one way or another tackle this important issue. Richard Gamble of Hillsdale College deals with three books on Christ, culture, and politics. Meredith M. Kline of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary looks at this question more tangentially in his review of Greidanus's Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes. I review David VanDrunen's new book, Living in God's Two Kingdoms. Finally, the intersection between culture and worship is accented by Stephen Tracey's review of T. David Gordon's popular new take on the always controversial topic of worship music, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns.
You may have noticed that I am publishing a poem in each issue of Ordained Servant Online. I believe that there is a poverty of poetry among us as Americans, but perhaps especially as Christians. A knowledge of the wide world of poetry and the practice of reading it aloud can only help preachers communicate the Word better and see God's world more clearly. This month I have chosen Robert Herrick (1591–1674), and a poem that critic Harold Bloom considers "exceptional" among his otherwise "predictable devotional pieces."
Blessings in the Lamb,
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�Just consider it your moon shot!� This is the advice offered by stunning actress Stockard Channing to her longtime friend, the gifted Holland Taylor, as the latter preps to portray the late Ann Richards at Lincoln Center on Thursday.
The late director Stanley Kubrick was once talking about his plans to make a film about Napoleon: �It�s impossible to tell you what I�m going to do, except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever made.�
Kubrick never made this film, but now that Steven Spielberg has optioned Kubrick�s original screenplay and announced his own ideas to make a miniseries on the man his soldiers called �The Little Corporal,� I suppose we might expect this version to be �the best miniseries ever.�
Unlike Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte wasn�t a terribly likeable guy. It will be fascinating to see how Spielberg treats another real-life figure. Who will be cast? Will the series cover Napoleon�s entire life or one vital crisis (as the movie, �Lincoln,� did.)
It wasn�t a terribly successful interpretation, but one can�t help but recall Marlon Brando as Napoleon in the 1954 film, �Desiree.� This also starred Jean Simmons as the title character and Merle Oberon as Bonaparte�s great love, Empress Josephine. It was rather silly.
Not so silly was the epic 1927 French silent film �Napoleon,� which ran about four hours. It was directed by Abel Gance. In 1980, restored by film historian Kevin Brownlow, and with a new score composed by Carmine Coppola, Gance�s �Napoleon� had a much acclaimed revival. For some sophisticated New Yorkers, it was the in thing to do, going to see this mammoth work. Many were just interested in seeing if they could actually sit through the film without a cocktail, a snack, or a trip to the bathroom. It was an entitled endurance trial.
Some people are yukking it up over Charlie Sheen�s offer to become a mentor to Lindsay Lohan. Charlie has already helped the troubled actress out with cash � her tax situation is simply a mess. But I think Sheen is serious. And he couldn�t be more correct that the only way for Lindsay to pull herself together is to separate herself from her hard-partying friends and the nightlife she is obsessively, self-destructively drawn to.
I know Charlie has said and done some crazy things. Maybe he will again. But at heart, I believe Charlie is a good guy.


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(blogarhythm ~ Land of a Thousand Words - Scissor Sisters)
So eBook sales have surpassed hardcover for the first time, and it is no surprise that the rise of the tablets is the main driver.
There's something quite comfortable about having a nice digital bundle of information at your fingertips, like warm buttered toast.
With relatively open standards and the ubiquity of ereaders, the ebook has become ideal packaging for all manner of information, from training manuals to open source project documentation. Or even that book that apparently 81% of us believe we have inside.
So how do you make an ebook? My first thought on searching for options is that we are pretty spoiled for choice. But there are important caveats to note, like how Apple iBooks Author can only publish in full fidelity to iTunes Book Store. And we can't get far before needing to study up on the various formats out there: EPUB is widely used, but not without its criticisms and edge-cases especially when trying to push the boundaries with multimedia and social aspects; the Kindle and other ereaders expect Mobi; and Kindle Fire introduced the KF8 format.
The good news is that producing pretty standard EPUB, Mobi, PDF and HTML variants of your book can be done very easily with a range of commercial and non-commercial tools. It's even possible to build an EPUB by hand with just a text editor if you are game.
I started to experiment with some open source toolchains to see just how well they work in practice. Personally, I'm liking the simplicity of using pandoc to build a range of output formats from markdown source files.
My experiments are in the eBook Toolchains project on github if you'd like to examine the various approaches I've tried. Have you tried something that's not there? I'd love to hear about it - comment below or better yet, send me a pull-request on the github project with your examples added!
My occasional technical diary of thoughts, tips, and tools from some of the more interesting things I'm playing around with at the time. That means all things Web, Open Source, Polyglot-programming, Electronics and Data, or just my latest rant.. who knows!
Thursday, January 03, 2013
How to make an eBook
Posted by Paul Gallagher at 6:35 PM
Labels: ebook, FLOSS, Publishing
4 comments:
- Gary Myers said...
KF8 works on e-ink kindles too, though older ones may need to have the software updated.
- Paul Gallagher said...
Thanks for the clarification Gary! I don't own a Kindle so I only get to learn about it vicariously;-)
- Justin said...
You can consider pandoc, which publishes markdown to pdf, epub, and presumably other output formats.
- Paul Gallagher said...
Yes Justin, I actually included pandoc in the ebook-toolchains experiments. I like its simplicity.
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BLODHEMN Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS
Indie Recordings has announced the signing of the Norwegian black metal band BLODHEMN.
BLODHEMN saw the light of night in 2004 as a one-man black metal band formed by Invisus as an outlet for his need to spread his music and lyrics. The first demos raised a lot of eyebrows in the underground scene in 2008, and the critically acclaimed EP "Brenn Alle Bruer" from 2010 made it clear that Invisus and BLODHEMN were very serious about what they were doing. BLODHEMN became an underground phenomena, and also earned a reputation as a stunning live band which amongst others resulted in them being handpicked to play the Norwegian industry festival By:Larm in 2011 at the main stage. The title track from "Brenn Alle Bruer" was also played a lot on national rock radio.


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In recent years many Southeast growers have accepted as fact that corn yields are going up and they can never compete with the Midwest for yields of wheat and soybeans.
Soybean and wheat growers in the Southeast can bask in the glow of the reality that their yields are on the steady incline.
However, corn is a different story, and across most Southeastern states 10-year corn yields are trending down.
Over the past five years corn yields in Virginia have averaged 102 bushels per acre. In North Carolina the five-year average stands at 106 bushels per acre.
Clearly these numbers fall significantly short of the national corn yield trend.
Similar up and down production trends can be found in other Southeast states.
The National Corn Growers Coalition, established in 2008 by the National Corn Growers Association, makes a poignant case for the productivity of corn: "Farmers today grow five times as much corn as they did in the 1930s — on 20 percent less land. That is 13 million acres or 20,000 square miles, twice the size of Massachusetts. The yield per acre has skyrocketed from 24 bushels in 1931 to 154 now, or a six-fold gain.
The decline in corn production in Virginia is mostly weather related.
"I work every year with corn varieties, and I know yield based on varieties is going up. I think there have been similar advances in production technology, so about the only variable left is weather," says Virginia Tech Small Grains Specialist Wade Thomason.
Jerry Stoller, president of Stoller Enterprises, says there is a much more economical approach than irrigation to solving the up and down, weather-related corn yields many growers in the Southeast have seen the past few years.
Damaged by drought
In tests by North Carolina State Corn Specialist Ron Heiniger, Stoller says corn plots planted in 2011 were severely damaged by drought.
"On some treatments the average corn yield was 36 bushels per acre. Where Heiniger applied a product called More Power (produced by Stoller Enterprises, Inc.) the yield on this field was 118 bushels per acre.
Stoller says, "In explanation, corn plants need soil moisture in order to evaporate moisture from the plant leaves. This serves as an air conditioning system in a plant to keep plant tissue cool so that the plants can continue to carry on photosynthesis.
"When plant tissue becomes too hot, the process of photosynthesis decreases and eventually is eliminated. The hot temperatures do not allow the sugars to move out of the plant cells into other parts of the plant. The plant cells then starve from the lack of energy. Photosynthesis stops and the plant cells die."
On the other hand, he says, "If photosynthesis of the plant can be maintained under hot temperatures, the plant cells will receive enough sugars to carry on normal respiration. During the process of respiration, plant cells make their own water as a by-product from fermentation of sugar. This is enough water so plant cells can function normally," Stoller explains.
Steve Speros, who markets Quick-Sol in North Carolina, says his product produces a similar response in corn. And, Michael Cohen, who is sales and marketing director for Actosol, says his product improves stress tolerance, water retention, enhances chelating of plant nutrients, improves phosphorous uptake, and stimulates root mass and plant growth.
Though these materials, and others like them, all work in different ways, growers report significant corn yield increases in drought years using a number of such products. Whether these new products stand up to rigorous testing at Land-Grant universities, over a period of years, remains to be seen.
Whether it be from using irrigation moisture or water- enhancing materials, the key to producing more uniform corn yields in the Southeast seems to be getting moisture to the plant at the key time in the growth process.
Other spring-planted grain crops grown in the Southeast are subject to the same weather patterns, but don't appear to be so negatively affected by weather. In fact, soybeans and wheat have shown a steady climb in yield trend over the past 10 years.
Virginia soybeans
In Virginia, Soybean Specialist David Holshouser says, "Trend line yields for Virginia since 1995 are moving up an average of 0.44 bushels per year (versus 0.5 bushels for the entire USA). Our trend line yield was at 27 bushels per acre in 1995 and at almost 35 bushels per acre in 2010."
Wheat yields should be hurt more than any other grain crop grown in the Southeast, if for no other reason than the crop stays in the ground longer than any other grain crop. It is left vulnerable to early freezes in the fall and late freezes in the spring, and other bad weather from planting in October to Harvest in May or June.
Despite its vulnerability to weather, wheat has done well over the past 10 years. Clearly a lot of the increased production in the Upper Southeast is enhanced by a very strong wheat breeding program conducted by Virginia Tech Plant Breeder Carl Griffey.
Small Grains Specialist Thomason says, "Wheat acreage is up across the Upper Southeast, prices remain good and the future looks even better, based on continued yield increases in statewide variety tests.
Thomason says the average yield of wheat varieties in statewide testing from 2000 to 2009 has gone up an average of 2.8 bushels per acre per year.
"Basically, we haven't changed the way we manage these test plots since 1999, so most of the increase is due to genetic improvement. Even more surprising is an annual increase of nearly a pound of test weight during that eight-year time frame," Thomason says.
Holshouser says soybean growers in the Southeast can grow yields comparable to growers in the Midwest, if there is adequate rainfall throughout the growing season.
"We can yield with the Midwest, but we have to have the rainfall."
He explains that most areas of the Southeast don't have high water-holding capacity soils like growers have throughout the Midwest. As one grower recently stated, "We're only 10 to 14 days away from the last rain to a drought," Holshouser says.
He lists five primary reasons for the 15-year trend improvement in soybeans in Virginia:
• Residue-building practices that include continuous no-till, cover crops, and/or incorporating high-residue crops in the rotation such as wheat and corn. These practices are building our organic matter and soil structure and fertility, which allow us to tolerate droughts much better and also take better advantage of higher-yielding varieties in good years.
Precision planting
• Precision planting that includes narrow-rows (15 inches or less), more uniform seed placement within a row (we've seen a shift from drills back to narrow-row planters or to precision-seeding drills), better soil-to-seed contact, and the use of fungicide-treated seed in cool soils.
• Better pest management. The big one is better weed control with Roundup Ready crops (although this is changing with the resistance problems). We are also doing a much better job at controlling insects and disease when we need to. Our corn earworm, aphid, and now stinkbug survey plus utilizing threshold-based insect management strategies are working. We are putting more fungicides on reproductive-stage soybean. Overall, this is probably bumping our yields up a little; but, many acres are being treated that probably doesn't need to be. We are working on some weather models to help with this.
• Better genetics, especially under high-yielding situations. I do question yield improvements (due to genetics) under lower-yielding years.
• And probably most important, more attention is being paid to the soybean crop, especially in our traditional cotton/peanut or tobacco growing regions. Soybeans is now our most profitable crop, so farmers are paying more attention to it.
Last year in Virginia, corn, soybeans and peanut yields were all up significantly over the previous year. The obvious reason for increased crop production last year — weather.
"Two years ago, I had the worst crops I've had in more than 30 years of growing grain in Virginia and last year, I had the best crops I've ever had. This year, who knows, says Hannover, Va., grower Wayne Kirby.
To further validate Kirby's comments, the Virginia Department of Agriculture released the following updates on the 2011 crop, just prior to planting time for the 2012 crop.
"Corn production up 93 percent over 2010, soybean production up 53 percent, hay up 42 percent; Virginia peanuts produce record yield, up 80 percent from 2010."
The same report says, "that corn for grain yields averaged 118 bushels per acre, up 51 bushels from the previous year's yield. Production is estimated at 40.1 million bushels, 93 percent above the 2010 production.
"Corn for grain harvested area was 340,000 acres, up 30,000 acres from last year. Corn silage harvested acreage totaled 130,000 acres, with an average yield of 16.5 tons per acre.
"Soybean yields averaged 39 bushels per acre, up 13.0 bushels from last year. A total of 550,000 acres were harvested for grain, an increase of 10,000 from last year's soybean acreage.
"Soybean production is estimated at 21.5 million bushels, 53 percent more than last year's production.
"Virginia's peanut producers harvested 16,000 acres, down 2,000 acres from 2010. Peanut yields averaged 3,800 pounds per acre, up 1,920 pounds per acre from last year.
"This is a record yield surpassing the previous record of 3,700 pounds in 2009. Peanut production is estimated at 60.8 million pounds, up 80 percent from the 2010 production."


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Duncan Keith entered the press conference area and set down a plastic bag holding four enormous bottles of juice.
After what the Blackhawks defenseman and his teammates had just endured Saturday, you can't blame him for being thirsty. It can't be easy to recover from a double-overtime, Western Conference title-clinching win.
Will the Hawks have enough left for an encore in the Stanley Cup finals? That will be decided starting Wednesday at the United Center.
For the time being, amid their usual preparation for a playoff series, one can only imagine how much they need to unwind. Setting aside the physical obstacles they've overcome to this point, ponder some of what has happened the past six months:
>> 140 days ago, the Hawks were scattered between two continents, unsure whether the bitter lockout would swallow the entire NHL season.
>> When the season finally began, the Hawks went 21-0-3 in their first 24 games, the best start in league history—with all the national media attention and pressure that came along with it.
>> Two weeks ago, the President's Trophy winners were on the ropes against archrival Detroit, having been shut out in Game 4.
>> With 10 seconds left in the third period of Game 5 against Los Angeles, it looked like that series was over. Ten seconds later, the game was headed to overtime.
As Keith, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews sat at the podium after Saturday's victory, their 12th of these playoffs, they looked like they each had just run a marathon. While wearing a Tommy Hawk suit. Even sitting still and conserving energy looked like a chore.
Kane was the only one of the three who came close to cracking a smile during the 13-minute interview session. He looked to be under the spell of fatigue mixed with focus wrapped in hat-trick euphoria.
"Right now I think it's almost like I'm in a different zone, like in the twilight zone or something," Kane said. "I'm kind of out of it. It's definitely a good feeling, though."
Wherever that is, he might want to take his teammates with him. The Blackhawks' foe in the Cup finals, Boston, just discarded high-powered and heavily-favored Pittsburgh like Justin Bieber would his pet monkey.
Throw in the fact that the Bruins will have a groundswell of sympathy in the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy, and non-players and -coaches can barely begin to understand how monumental the emotions in this series will be.
Fortunately, the Hawks have plenty going for them. Coach Joel Quenneville and his mustache are as unflinching as ever. Bryan Bickell is becoming a star before our eyes. Corey Crawford is impenetrable when he has to be. Kane and Toews are scoring points in bunches again.
Maybe, just maybe, they have enough juice left.
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With the Alpine stages finally over, the bunch now tackles the final time trial, but three days earlier than usual. A picturesque 40km-loop around the lake of Annecy gives the time trial specialists their last chance to gain time on the climbers, with the final battle still to come on the weekend.
Nevertheless, the course also includes some rolling climbs as it takes the riders into the lakeside hills on the second half of the race against the clock. Every second will count for the general classification.


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The X Factor Finals: Demi Lovato Rocks Out with Fifth Harmony
Demi Lovato rocked out her latest hit "Give Your Heart a Break" during the first part of "The X Factor" finals on Wednesday night.
The singer was joined on stage by Simon Cowell's remaining group, Fifth Harmony, for an over-the top duet.
"This is what I call pop perfection," Cowell told Lovato and the all-girl group with a huge smile on his face.
"It was so much fun," Lovato added. "These girls are so easy to work with. So down to earth so sweet and I love them."
"The X Factor" co-host Mario Lopez was also highly impressed with the performance.
"You sounded like 6th harmony up here," he said.
Other memorable moments in the show included a tribute to the slain children of the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut, where all top 16 performers participated.
The final three contenders left, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Tate Stevens and Fifth Harmony each performed three songs: one from the season, a celebrity duet and song that would have a "lasting impression" on the judges and on America.
Sonenclar,13, who has been mentored by pop princess Britney Spears took on Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" as her Song of the Season.
The schoolgirl, who wore leather pants and a white cowboy-looking hat, performed her audition song again, which the judges really enjoyed but said it was not as impactful as when she performed it during her audition the first time around.
"I think it's so cool to see somebody so young be able to command the stage,"
said Lovato, adding that it is nice to see her "inspire so many young girls to follow their dreams."
"We're going to win this!" Spears added.
Singer LeAnn Rimes took the stage with Sonenclar and crooned to "How Do I Live" for her duet and then sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
"You've had a good night," said Cowell.
"I feel like that song alone is worth $5 million, so get our your check book," Spears told Sonenclar.
Country music singer Tate Stevens chose Randy Hauser's "Anything Goes"
for his song of the season.
"When you go straight down the middle country, you are right on," said Lovato, adding that it was a "stadium performance."
Simon Cowell agreed and said the performance was "made in America."
Stevens then sang "Pontoon" with country music group Little Big Town and "Tomorrow" by Chris Young.
Fifth Harmony performed British electronic singer Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen."
The song, which is fitting to the group since they are the underdog in the competition, was a hit for the judges.
"[It was] "spectacular, girly and fun," said Spears.
After singing with Lovato, the group performed the Beatles classic, "Let It Be."
[It's like magic happening before our eyes," said music executive L.A. Reid.
"You're five great singers and it's really important to remember that," Cowell added.
The winner of the second season of "The X Factor" will be crowned on Thursday.


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would approve them in the cities for folks like me that can't get around unless
you live in the city.
That's what we are doing in the small town of Lantier, Québec, Canada. The city changed the rules to let us build houses starting at 350 sq ft. We are completing the two model houses and the project we are planning to have about 12 houses by the end of the summer! Check it out: http://www.habitatmultigenerations.com
That is wonderful Maxime!! So glad to see that news. 🙂
Looks like there is at least one who is taking advantage of moving their Tiny House to Spur, TX. An article in USA Today online ( http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/08/30/tiny-homes-living/14052371/ ) Jeremy Hensley moved his Tiny House there. I don't know that he's bought property and placed it yet but there it is.
Thank you so much for this article link Bob!
I stumbled across the "news" concerning Tiny Home living-friendly Walsenburg. I am originally from New Mexico and am currently living in a Tiny Home unfriendly state in the SE. I am also a senior on a budget and interested in the cost of living in Walsenburg, as well as the opportunities for camping, kayaking and hiking in the Walsenburg area. Not quite sure where you are, but how close to the NM border are you? I'm planning a possible move to your town within 4 years. Can you recommend a website that would give me a good "feel" for life, weather, amenities, etc. in Walsenburg? Thanks. Barbara
HI Barbara! Walsenburg looks to be less than 60 miles from the NM border on I25. In terms of things to do in the area, I don't know what websites cover that topic but I'm guessing that if you do a search online for "what to do in Walsenburg" that some websites will pop up. Good luck! 🙂
Any time I am interested in these things in and around a city I start with the City Data web site which has a LOT of information about a city. I compare with national averages (shown on the page) and also compare with my own area (I open a second web page for my own city and look back and forth to compare). Go here:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The national intelligence director says the U.S. has commonly spied on leaders of its foreign allies for decades — as they are spying on American officials.
National Intelligence Director James Clapper told Congress on Tuesday it's "kind of a basic tenet" of U.S. intelligence-gathering to find out the intentions of foreign leaders.
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Chancellor Merkel asked the businessmen for investments in Portugal and Spain, to provide assistance in Europe's economic crisis. "We want to work with Germany and continue relations with Portugal and Spain," responded Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, pointing out that there are more than 1,200 German companies doing business in Brazil, and that reciprocal trade and investments are increasing.
Temer joined the committee led by Luiz Fernando Furlan, Brazil's former Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, and President of LIDE INTERNACIONAL; which is made up of Joao Doria Jr., world President of LIDE; Leandro Radomile, President of Audi; Marcelo Lyra, Vice President of Braskem; Jackson Schneider, President of Embraer; Mario Anseloni, President of Itautec; and Jose Seripieri Jr, President of Qualicorp. The group also met with German President, Joachim Gauck, and the President of Parliament, Norbert Lammert.
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Life is full of surprises…some of them very unwelcome. Any pet can be injured or become seriously ill, even at home, but especially outdoors, whether in a yard, dog park, or out walking or hiking.
It's always best to be prepared to deal with such emergencies. Put your veterinarian's or emergency clinic's number in your cell phone or wallet, so that if their services are needed, you can call ahead so they'll be ready. Keep a pet first-aid kit in the house and/or car, and review the accompanying manual so you'll have a head start on what to do in case of emergency.
One addition we recommend to any first aid kit is Rescue Remedy. This flower essence formula can be used for an immediate calming effect in any stressful situation, or when your pet needs help overcoming a variety of emotional or behavioral problems [I.e., fear of loud noises, separation anxiety, excessive barking or hissing, and more] .
Homeospathic remedies are fast acting and effective, so having a few on hand can be useful, and sometimes even life-saving. Here are some types you may want to consider:
Here are some practical tips that every pet owner should be aware of for emergency situations you may encounter:
Poisoning: Most products that are dangerous for people are also harmful to pets. However, things like chocolate, macadamia nuts, raisins, and drugs like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are also toxic to pets. Never give a human medication to your pet without specific instructions from your vet. If you know or suspect that your pet has eaten something toxic, contact your veterinarian, emergency clinic, or Animal Poison Control Center hotline (888-426-4435, available 24/7) immediately (there is a fee for the consultation). Do not induce vomiting unless instructed to do so.
If your pet has already vomited, collect any remnants of the item or substance in a baggie and take it with you to the vet.
Seizures: When your pet has a seizure, you can help them most by remaining calm. Don't try to restrain your pet, never put your hands near your pet's mouth during a seizure, but do move them away from furniture or other objects they may hit or hurt themselves on. If possible, time the length of the seizure and observe your pet carefully so you're able to give your veterinarian as clear, and accurate, account of the event as possible. Contact your veterinarian promptly.
Fracture or sprains: These injuries can be extremely painful, and can cause any pet to bite. For safety, muzzle your pet with a leash or a gauze strip. If possible, splint the leg to stabilize it for transport. Move the animal onto a flat surface that can serve as a stretcher or a blanket or rug that can be used as a sling. See veterinary care immediately.
Bleeding: If the pet is stressed, use a muzzle. For minor bleeding, such as a toenail, a styptic pencil can be used. For more serious wounds, cover the area with a gauze pad, clean cloth, or even folded newspaper (which is relatively sterile), and use direct pressure (firm, but not excessive—which can inhibit clotting) with your hands to stop the bleeding. Keep pressure on for 3 minutes, or until the blood clots is strong enough to stop the bleeding.
Choking: If your pet has difficulty breathing, is pawing at the mouth, or makes choking sounds when breathing or coughing, it may be choking. Look into the pet's mouth to see if a foreign object is visible. If you see an object, you can gently try to remove it with pliers or tweezers, or slip a spoon behind it and pop it out; but be careful--it is very easy to push the object further down the throat, which could make the problem worse. Don't waste time fussing with it; get your pet to a veterinarian immediately.
If the pet can't breathe or collapses, you can do a sort of modified Heimlich maneuver. Lay the animal on its side, place your hands on the rib cage, and apply firm quick pressure, or strike the ribs firmly with the palm of your hand a few times. The idea is to push a burst of air out of the lungs to eject the object out from behind. Repeating until the object is dislodged or you arrive at the veterinarian's office.
Emergency treatment and first aid for pets should never be used as a substitute for veterinary care, but it may save your pet's life on the way to your veterinarian and/or emergency veterinary facility.
Remember, a sick or injured pet may be in pain, scared, and confused, which can make it unpredictable. Even the calmest, gentlest pet may bite or scratch if injured. Handle the animal with a light touch and appropriate caution, and keep your hands and face away from its mouth.
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More than 1 million FSN Bay Area Collectors' Series tickets available beginning January 3
BART and FSN Bay Area have announced the FSN Bay Area Collectors' Series promotion for the 2005-2006 National Basketball Association season.
FSN Bay Area and BART will produce basketball card-themed BART tickets for the remainder of the 2005-2006 NBA season, highlighting select players from the Golden State Warriors and featuring the network's Warriors telecast schedule printed on the tickets.
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This set of instructions on how to make a Barn Door kite assumes you know absolutely nothing about kite making. You might already have some
of the simple tools and materials required.
Anything you don't have is easily bought. If not exactly what I used, then at least something pretty similar!
The Dowel Barn Door is a fairly large tail-less design based on the
traditional American kite. However, it will still fit into nearly all road vehicles, ready to fly.
Either just in front of the rear seat, or flat in the trunk (boot).
This kite is good in light to moderate winds,
and easily copes with gusty inland air. If the breeze strength is a bit too much for the Dowel Diamond or Rokkaku, it's time to pull out the Barn Door.
Setting up on the flying field is just a matter of attaching the bow-line toggle to put some curve into the horizontal spar. Then the flying line is attached to the bridle.
At this point you are ready to launch! The method of attachment is illustrated further down this page.
you have successfully made and flown the Dowel Diamond, move up to this Barn Door for more of a challenge!
Making The MBK Dowel Barn Door Kite is a handy e-book of printable step-by-step instructions. It's a PDF file download.
I have chosen to make '1 Dowel Length' equal to 120cm for every kite in
the Dowel series. If you are in North America, 48" of 3/16" dowel is
close enough to 120cm of 5mm dowel. This will result in a kite with
similar flying characteristics to my original.
Now's the time to read up on the kite making tools and materials required for making a Dowel Barn Door, if you haven't already.
The template shown above represents one side of the kite sail. You will now transfer these measurements to the sail plastic as follows...
When doing the following, most of the width of the tape should be inside the kite's outline. Use a single length of tape for each line. Hold it out straight, touch it down to the plastic at one end, then at the other end, dab it down in the middle, then press down all along its length.
Try the Making The MBK Dowel Barn Door Kite PDF, if you prefer to work offline or from printouts. A little more convenient than working from live Web pages, you might find :-)
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Hawaii fire caused by kids with lighter chars hundreds of acres, 20 homes still evacuated
HONOLULU – Firefighters battling a Hawaii wildfire caused by young boys playing with a lighter are using helicopters and clearing terrain to attack the 1¼-square mile blaze.
The fire started in the Makakilo area of Oahu and has forced some 40 people in 20 homes to evacuate and damaged at least one residence, but no one has been hurt.
The parents of twin 7-year-old boys told investigators their sons inadvertently ignited the blaze with the lighter, Honolulu Fire Capt. David Jenkins said Saturday.
Since then, fire has chewed through about 800 acres of brush, grass and trees as strong winds pushed the flames uphill and into a rugged, inaccessible mountain area.
Jenkins said crews spent Saturday clearing a 30-foot wide swath around the threatened homes along Palehua Road as protection if the fire does approach.
He said fire activity was expected to be relatively calm overnight, but then pick up as the winds grow stronger Sunday.
So far the only damage has been a scorched wall and door of one home.
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Our advocacy program is strong and growing. We count on the voices of our clients, volunteers, Board members and staff to put our issues and concerns in front of policymakers. We advocate for public policies that support access to food and nutrition services and that fund the provision of these services. There is a lot to accomplish. Be sure to sign up as an advocate!
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