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30 September 2007
SWH07: Week 2 (second)
Night of the Living Dead (1960, colorized) (trailer)
Night of the Living Dead (1990) (trailer)
Night of the Living Bread
Masters of Horror: "Family" (2006)
Very little happens until the last few minutes, but at least Landis' trademarked smarminess was largely absent. (6/10)
d. John Landis
The Omega Man (trailer)
I Am Legend (trailer)
The Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror VIII: The Homega Man"
Cabin Fever (2002)
I wanted to like this as a serious horror movie, but it kept making faint stabs in goofy directions that just didn't fit. (7/10)
d. Eli Roth
The Adult Version of Jekyll & Hide (trailer)
Man with the Screaming Brain (trailer)
Looney Tunes: "Hyde and Hare"
Masters of Horror: "Right to Die" (2006)
Abby's burned up ghost crawling around was pretty cool in a Julia Cotton sort of way. (7/10)
d. Rob Schmidt
C came over this weekend to enjoy the above, as well as our traditional Pizza House. And, Mrs. K stuck around for both the first Masters of Horror episode and Cabin Fever before retiring for the night. Both of them enjoyed the shows more than me, but that's not unusual.
Jones Soda Halloween flavor of the season. I picked Candy Corn, as it's the one flavor that's been duplicated from the past two years and it's the one I've always liked the least. In fact, I've always found it undrinkable. Last year, I poured my remaining cans into the sink after a few sips of just one. Adding candy corn flavoring to what is already essentially just a can full of corn syrup is beyond overkill. This year, though, Jones has switched to pure cane sugar in all of their drinks. Huge difference. No longer is the candy corn flavoring amplifying the corn syrup sweetness. Instead, the cane sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to the candy corn flavor. It's still not the greatest soft drink in the world, but I easily finished this can for the first time and I kinda liked it.
We also employed my new popcorn maker during the movies. Chef gave this to me last week. He found it in disrepair, ready to be thrown out. Using his engineering background, he fixed it and got it working and looking great. It's pretty nifty, just like a for-real movie theater. I did learn one lesson: close the lids on the kettle! Butter-flavored sunflower oil is now spattered all over the inside of the thing. That ain't gonna be fun to clean. The popcorn was good, though.
23 September 2007
SWH07: Week 1 (first)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (trailer)
Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing (trailer)
SNL: "Consumer Probe: Unsafe Halloween Costumes"
The Monster Squad (1987)
Best remembered as teaching us all a valuable lesson on werewolf anatomy, this is also a damned fun kid adventure. (8/10)
d. Fred Dekker
[Why don't they make movies like this anymore? The closest modern kid films I can think of are the Spy Kids movies. Those lack the cusp-of-puberty edge that films like The Monster Squad, The Goonies and Explorers have, however. There doesn't seem to be anyone making movies with realistic kids going on fantastic adventures anymore. Or I'm just too old to notice?]
Trick 'r Treat (trailer)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (trailer)
The Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror V: The Shinning"
Masters of Horror: "The Fair-Haired Child" (2005)
A classically-constructed horror tale containing Crowley-esque demonology, excellent photography and a touch of extreme gore, among other pleasures. (9/10)
d. William Malone
Frailty (trailer)
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (trailer)
Merrie Melodies: "Pigs is Pigs"
Near Dark (1987)
Still my favorite vampire movie of all time; I'm a complete sucker for a horror-romance movie. (9/10)
d. Kathryn Bigelow
The Company of Wolves (1984)
A big stew of sexually-charged symbolism masquerading as a werewolf take on "Little Red Riding Hood" that my brain will be chewing on for a while. (8/10)
d. Neil Jordan
Capping off a weekend of old-schooling hanging out -- probably the last before my baby is born -- Chef Gregory and I enjoyed the above. It had been twenty years since my dad popped in a tape of The Monster Squad for us to watch during a sleepover. I remember the ten-year-old Chef being nervous at the time as the loud, introductory flashback played. "I don't usually watch movies like this," he explained. I was sure to bring this up two decades later. "You all right? Not too scary, is it?" I ribbed. He replied with a curse. We both were surprised at how well the movie held up. It has all of the elements necessary for a cool kid movie: a secret club, an absolutely bad-ass tree house, BMX bike transportation, a vague interest in the opposite sex, an adventure only the kids -- definitely not the adults -- can go on. Good stuff.
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20 September 2007
Six Weeks of Halloween: 2007
Six Weeks of Halloween
- 20 Sep - 26 Sep | first
- 27 Sep - 03 Oct | second
- 04 Oct - 10 Oct | third - fourth
- 11 Oct - 17 Oct | fifth
- 18 Oct - 24 Oct | sixth
- 25 Oct - 31 Oct | seventh - eighth - ninth - tenth - eleventh - twelfth - thirteenth
My halloweenish goals for the season:
I should drag myself to the theater to see Rob Zombie's Halloween. I only venture into cinemas about once a year; other than the giant screen, there's not a lot to like about the experience these days. I like Rob Zombie -- both as a musician and as a director -- and John Carpenter's Halloween is my favorite horror movie, but I'm not looking forward to seeing this. It seems unlikely this movie falls into the tiny minority of remakes that are actually worth the effort.
I need to play through Silent Hill 4: The Room. I've only owned it for 3 years... it's time to get around to finishing it. From what little I've played, I can already tell it's the worst of the series and it's clear that it started life as something other than a Silent Hill game. Still, it needs to be completed before I can pick up the upcoming Origins and part 5.
I'm going to start my chronological H.P. Lovecraft read. Having finished the works of Poe, HPL is next on my list of the giants of horror literature. Cthulhu fhtagn.
I've gotta try the official Jones Soda Halloween 2007 flavors, as I do every year. I'll be interested to see if I can taste the difference in the repeat flavors, now that they've switched to cane sugar from HFCS. I can't say the concept of a black licorice pop sounds appealing, though.
A trip to the Dexter Cider Mill is in order. I'll acquire my seasonal supply of apple cider there, and maybe a resupply of cider spice mix.
Horror movies and TV shows, the anchor of any good Six Weeks of Halloween, will abound. I expect discs containing episodes of Masters of Horror, Tales from the Crypt, The Munsters, and The Simpsons to spin often. I see movies containing killer babies, Japanese torturers and young monster hunters -- among others -- appearing on my TV in the near future.
And, as always, I will watch John Carpenter's Halloween on Halloween. This would've been the 9th year in a row I've done this, except an unexpected death interrupted my streak. I'll count this as 9, anyway, as I did watch Halloween with the commentary track turned on at the start of last year's six weeks.
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The Political Reform Act requires public officials to disclose assets and income which may be materially affected by their official actions. The Act requires governmental agencies to ensure that their public officials (board/commission members, employees and consultants) disclose their interests on or before the statutory deadline.Hence, officials, such as elected trustees, must fill out a Statement of Economic Interests: form 700.
I've examined many (not quite all of) Fuentes' 700 forms covering several years. Here's a brief description of what I've found. Essentially, these are Fuentes' acknowledged sources of income.
Oddly, LFC (Lange Financial Corporation), a real estate auction firm at which, according to Fuentes' former district bio, Fuentes served as Senior Vice President, does not appear in the documents that I have seen.
Fuentes' presently has an "LFC" email address. Odd.
• The Claremont Institute, Claremont (unaffiliated with Claremont Colleges)
Conservative "think tank"
Fuentes: consultant
Fuentes has checked the $10-100K box, many years
In fact, Fuentes is on the CI Board of Directors. Among the Board of Advisors: Roberta Ahmanson (wife of religious extremist Howard) and Tom L. Phillips (see Phillips International)
In a recent article for the Voice of Orange County, Fuentes acknowledges having had an office at LFC that, he says, the firm provided to the Claremont Institute, for whom Fuentes consulted. Naturally, this constitutes a substantial "gift" to CI.
We'll have more about that circumstance at a later date.
• Tait and Associates, Santa Ana
Real estate, construction
Fuentes: Senior Vice President
Fuentes has checked the $10-100K box for salary, some years.
Tom Tait (of T&A) is now running for Mayor of Anaheim. Fuentes has endorsed him.
• Enterprise Counsel Group, Irvine
Law Firm (labor and real estate law)
Fuentes: advisor
Most years, Fuentes checks the $10-100K income box for ECG
ECG's David A. Robinson is on the Irvine Valley College Foundation Board of Governors. He is former chairman.
• Law Offices of Linda W. Lau, Los Angeles
Fuentes: consultant
A one-time fee, $1-10K
• Nguyen for Congress
Fuentes: consultant
No doubt this Nguyen is Tan Nguyen, who sent those nasty letters to Latino voters a couple of years ago; he's still in court over charges of "obstruction of justice."
• Stanbridge College, Irvine
Fuentes: consultant
For several years, Fuentes checked the $10-100K income box for SC, a for-profit
Landslide Communications, Irvine (Jim Lacy's firm)
Marketing agent for right-wing slates/slate mailers
Fuentes: consultant
Fuentes has for many years checked the $1-10K income box for smearmeister Jim Lacy's firm.
• 7G Innovations, Newport Beach
Electronic payment processing and customer relationships management
Fuentes: consultant
For several years, Fuentes has checked the $1-10K box.
• Shared Success, Costa Mesa
Venture capital; business management consultants
Fuentes: consultant
Several years, checked the $1-10K income box
• Western CPAC, Laguna Niguel
Fuentes: consultant
Jim Lacy (see Landslide Communications) is the chairman; Tom Fuentes is on the CPAC board of directors. In recent years, CPAC events have provided a forum for some remarkably extreme right-wing views.
• Hewitt Wolensky, Newport Beach
Law firm
Fuentes: consultant
Hugh Hewitt is a popular conservative radio host and blogger.
Hewitt is friendly to Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine. Recently, troubling irregularities occurred in a new program that provides IVC credit courses at Crean.
Silvaard Institute of Natural History, Coto de Caza
(Terry Singer)
Fuentes: advisor
Small amounts ($1-10K)
• Hilbrick Construction, Newport Beach
Fuentes: consultant
One year, Fuentes clicked the $10-100K income box; another year, the $1-10K box.
I'm not sure Hilbrick still exists. The above site describes it thus: "For-Profit Organization, Veteran Owned Business, Construction Firm, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Contracts."
Phillips International, Inc.
I found two filings that checked the $10-100K box.
Ultra-conservative publisher Tom L. Phillips appears to be a long-time Fuentes crony. He founded and serves on the Board of Directors of Eagle Publishing, which owns the notorious Regnery Publishing. Fuentes is one of four "external directors" of Eagle Publishing.
Among Regnery authors are Michelle Malkin, Laura Ingraham, Newt Gingrich, Ann Coulter, Dinesh D'Souza, and Ted Nugent.

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She was accustomed to exercise courage in her behavior. From her earliest days a standard of manners had been expected of her beyond her age. It was a consequence of her growth. "You're quite a big girl now," was a nursery reproach addressed to her at least two years before the time, and she tried valiantly to live up to her inches.
But when Amabel saw D'Arcy, she started and stopped short. "Won't you shake hands with my boy, Amabel?" said Lady Adelaide. "Oh, you must make friends with him, and he'll give you a ride on the rocking-horse after dinner. Surely such a big girl can't be shy?"
Goaded by the old reproach, Amabel made an effort, and, advancing by herself, held out her hand, and said, "How do you do, Bogy?"
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1. Re: Bought OEM SSD With Scratches and Fingerprints On Itsmargh Nov 19, 2011 2:45 AM (in response to Spungoman)
The unpolished metal is standard for Intel SSDs. Intel concentrates on the quality of the drives, not the visual appearance of the metal. You will need to find a non-Intel SSD if you like your products to be visually perfect.
As for the fingerprint, it's not unusual on high-end electronics. I would have expected staff to wear gloves, but it's not a big deal if they don't, which could cause fingerprints.
Don't worry about it. Check the powered-on hours value with a SMART application if you're still worried that it has been used for a while.
2. Re: Bought OEM SSD With Scratches and Fingerprints On ItDuckieHo Nov 21, 2011 8:41 AM (in response to Spungoman)
Would you be able to post pictures of the drive in question?
Also, would you also post a screenshot of the SMART values? There should be a value for the number of times it powered on and how many GBs have been written to it. Non-zero values for these is normal but a very high value indicates prior use.


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With the recent increase in number and duration of the power outages, many people have installed UPS at their workplaces and homes. However, choosing which UPS to buy is a project in itself. Not many of us put enough thought to it and suffer the consequences afterwards. So we decided to put up a guide that will help you with choosing the right UPS for your home/work. Give it a read and if there's anything you would like to add to it; feel free to comment.
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I think the two most common and often misunderstood problems in rope are circulation and nerve problems and more importantly how to spot the differences between them. It is not always simple, but here are a few points to guide towards what the problem could be.
I am not a medical professional, everything written here is my opinion or given to me by medical professionals regarding my own injuries. If you have an injury my best advice is to seek medical advice for your injury.
The three factors in the causing of nerve problems are, position, pressure and duration. The longer you leave it the worse it becomes so speaking up immediately is vital even if you don't know what's causing it. You can always talk about and work out what it was afterwards but because nerve problems come on instantly, you must speak up instantly and the rigger should take action instantly.
So I guess the next question would be, what do nerve tingles feel like? Nerve tingles are usually distinct because only part of your hand will go numb or tingly. The radial nerve runs to the back of the thumb, index finger, middle finger and closest side of the ring finger. The median nerve runs to the palm side of the thumb, index finger, middle finger and closest side of the ring finger. The ulnar nerve runs to the rest of the ring finger and baby finger. This varies for the front and back of the hand so please see this diagram for more information. Please see the images below for illustrations.
If you have tingles or numbness in part of your hand it is definitely time to be untied, you can always be tied up again but best to be safe rather than sorry.
While circulation gets a lot of attention it is not an immediate danger, change of arm colour will differ from person to person, I tend to change colour quite quickly and know my body well enough to know when its time to come down. The main problem with circulation is that it can mask nerve tingles, so the point I usually need to come down is if the circulation tingles get so bad I would not be able to tell if I had nerve tingles. Thankfully while my arm colour changes I don't tend to get tingles much.
Having said that, circulation problems are not something to be ignored, it is a warning sign which needs to be acted upon. If you don't act on it, it will soon become a danger but it does not present the same urgency as nerve problems.
Not everyone gets tingles, a few tips for your rope top to check in on you is;
- Running the back of their nails along your hand, foot, or body part under stress. This will test sensitivity and sensation, which is usually a symptom of nerve damage, either dull sensations, misinterpretation of sensation for example, feeling pain at the slightest touch.
- Placing their hand in yours and getting you to squeeze down on them. This will check for motor control and also let them know you feel okay if this is a pre agreed signal.
- Placing their hand on the back of your hand and asking you to push up against them. This will be an indicator of nerve damage as motor control is usually a symptom of nerve damage.
Circulation tingles tend to come on gradually, while nerve tingles are usually instant. You will find with circulation that the tingles will disappear when the tension is released or you are untied, nerve tingles can vary significantly from person to person and depending on what happened, they can disappear instantly, it can take a few days and even up to a few months or a year.
I am always happy to learn more about rope bondage related safety, if you have anything to add to this please feel free to contact me either on FetLife or the contact form at the top of the page on KinkyClover.com
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Hole punch clouds have fascinated sky watchers, scientists, and pilots since the 1940s. Nearly circular in appearance, the hole punch cloud can have streams of ice falling from its center (as in Karl's picture), thereby giving a subset of these clouds the name fallstreak holes. These beautiful, fascinating atmospheric phenomena are created by aircraft penetrating cloud layer. In Williamsburg, it's not unlikely to see planes ascending and descending due to the nearby busy St. Louis airport.
Fallstreak holes require a specific cloud type: mid-level altostratus or altocumulus clouds that exist between 6,500 and 20,000 ft above ground. At these altitudes, temperatures are well below freezing, but water droplets exist in liquid form at these sub-freezing temperatures, called supercooled water. To freeze, liquid water droplets need either a nucleus to freeze upon (either ice itself or a particle in the air such as dust, bacteria, fungal spores, volcanic ask, etc.) or temperatures to be below -40 degrees C to freeze spontaneously without a nucleus.
So how does an aircraft flying through supercooled water lead to freezing of drops and ultimately a fallstreak hole? We know that when aircraft fly high in the sky, at very cold temperatures (i.e., below -40 degree C), the water vapor in the jet engine exhaust rapidly freezes to form contrails across the sky, as can be seen in the photo above. But the key for fallstreak holes is the localized cooling that's created around propellors and wings. Propellors push air outwards, causing the air to expand, which lowers the pressure and therefore cools the air. For jets, lower pressure exists above the wing compare to below, again leading to localized cooling of the air. This can cool the air to temperatures below -40 degree C, even when the aircraft is flying at lower temperatures, causing the supercooled water droplets in the cloud layer to spontaneously freeze where the aircraft passes through.
These ice crystals begin to grow at the expense of the nearby supercooled droplets, referred to as the Bergeron-Findeisen process. The vapor left behind by the evaporated supercooled droplet deposits onto the ice crystals thereby, along with the remaining supercooled droplets freezing on impact, allowing the ice crystals to grow.
The freezing processes gives off heat, warming the surrounding environment.
This warmer air rises, cools, and creates small circulations where downward (subsiding) air compensates for the locally rising air where the ice crystals are growing. The subsiding air warms, creating the hole.
These holes can spread for hours, lasting more than 4 hours at times, and the ice crystals can grow so large that they start to fall as snow, leading to the name fallstreak hole.
On 18 February 2016, Karl was lucky enough to photograph two of these hole punch clouds over Williamsburg, Missouri.
These fallstreak holes could also be seen on visible satellite imagery! Those in the circle are the same ones Karl was photographing. Notice there's a third one nearby. In fact, because these are visible from satellites, scientists have used high-resolution satellite data to look at the occurrence of fallstreak holes around major airports in the U.S. They found that they occur 3-5% of the time on average per year, and about 15% of the time during the winter (when we're most likely to see these altocumulus/altostratus cloud layers).
Besides wanting to know your chances of seeing these beautiful hole punch clouds in the sky, why is it important to know how often they occur? There's an argument that the increased snow that falls from the holes could mean more de-icing would be required at the airport before takeoff.
Thanks for the great pictures, Karl! Enjoy additional photos he took from that day.


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Sevens restarts, this time in the popular rugby Mecca of Las Vegas. This time, men and women players are in action – as becomes Las Vegas.
There are two referees in the women's Sevens who have played international rugby – Joy Neville and Hollie Davidson. And there are two others on World Rugby's Sevens panel who played for their countries – Aimee Barrett-Theron of South Africa and Rebecca Mahoney of New Zealand.
Six Nations has the week off but Rugby Europe's competition is Round 3. Georgia is already qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which means that the team coming second will qualify and the team coming third will go into répechage. Georgia are already qualified for World Cup 2019, but the team coming second will qualify and the team coming this will have another chance through répechage. At present, George are top and Romania second with Spain, Germany and Russia all on four points, a point behind Romania. It is tight.
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Division 1, Round 3
Russia vs Romania
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Karol Collins (Ireland)
Spain vs Georgia
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Mark Davis (Wales) (Wales), Justin Williams (Wales)
Germany vs Belgium
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
Assistant referees: Jorge Molpeceres (Spain), Marc Riera (Spain)
Division 2
Netherlands vs Portugal
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
Assistant referees: Alan Falzone (Italy), Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
Conference 2 South
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Turkey
Referee: Hrvoje Bartolic (Czech Republic)
Americas Cup
Brazil vs Canada at Estádio do Pacaembú, Sao Paulo
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Ricardo Sant 'Anna (Brazil), Murilo Bragotto (Brazil)
Uruguay vs Chile at Estádio Charrúa, Montevideo
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
Assistant referees: Claudio Cativelli (Uruguay), Martín Bangueses (Uruguay)
Argentina XV vs USA at Estádio Municipal, Comodoro Rivadavia
Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Santiago Altobelli (Argentina), José Covassi (Argentina)
England vs France at Aylesbury RFC
Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (Ireland)
Men's Referees: Chris Assmus (Canada), Pierre Brousset (France), Pablo De Luca (Argentina), Paulo Duarte (Portugal), Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Adam Jones (Wales), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Damon Murphy (Australia), Mike O'Brien (USA)
Women's Referees: Sara Cox (England), Ben Crouse (South Africa), Hollie Davidson (Scotland), Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan), Rose La Brèche (Canada), Joy Neville (Ireland), Alhambra Nievas (Spain), Amy Perrett (Australia)
Super Rugby
Western Force vs Queensland Reds at nib Stadium, Perth
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia), Graham Cooper (Australia)
Television match official: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)
Chiefs vs Blues at FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Lions vs NSW Waratahs at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Quinton Immelman (South Africa), Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Highlanders vs Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Cheetahs vs Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Brumbies vs Sharks at GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jordan Way (Australia), Edward Martin (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)
Sunwolves vs Kings at National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Egon Seconds (South Africa), Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Television match official: Minoru Fuji (Japan)
Stormers vs Jaguares at Newlands
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Hurricanes vs Rebels at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: William Houston (Australia), Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
PRO 12, Round 17
Edinburgh vs Ospreys at Murrayfield
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Bob Nevins (Scotland)
Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Leinster vs Scarlets at RDS
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Jonathan Peak (Ireland)
Television match official: Tim Hayes (Wales)
Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)
Connacht vs Zebre at The Sportsground, Galway
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Assistant referees: Rhys Thomas (Wales), Ken Imbusch (Ireland)
Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Assessor: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
Glasgow Warriors vs Newport Gwent Dragons at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Dunx McClement (Scotland)
Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Timekeeper: John Montgomery (Scotland)
Ulster vs Benetton Treviso at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Dermot Blake (Ireland)
Television match official: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Assessor: John Sheehan (Ireland)
Cardiff vs Munster at Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Emmanuele Tomò, Jon Hardy
Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Super Under-20
Western Force vs Queensland Reds at Nedlands, Perth
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant referees: Sam Jones, Mark Sherriff
Brumbies Colts vs Melbourne Rebels at Viking Park
Referee: Rachel Horton
Assistant referees: James Morris, Brodie Ingram
Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant referees: Tim Wigglesworth, Anthony Woodthorpe
Television match official: Graham Hughes
Timekeeper: Paul Stanley
Assessor: Martin Fox
Sale Sharks vs Northampton Saints
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant referees: Hamish Smales, Andrew P Jackson
Television match official: Keith Lewis
Timekeeper: Tony Turner
Assessor: Nigel Yates
Bath vs Wasps
Referee: JP Doyle
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell, Simon McConnell
Television match official: David Sainsbury
Timekeeper: Laurie Bryant
Assessor: Jerry Wallis
Gloucester vs Harlequins
Referee: Greg M Garner
Assistant referees: Adam Leal, Matthew O'Grady
Television match official: Trevor Fisher
Timekeeper: Malcolm Sinclair
Assessor: Gary Welsh / Peter Huckle
Newcastle Falcons vs Saracens
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Roger Baileff, Andrew Pearce
Television match official: Stuart Terheege
Timekeeper: David Hudson
Assessor: Brian Campsall / Robin Goodliffe
Worcester Warriors vs Bristol
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley, Paul Dix
Television match official: David Grashoff
Timekeeper: Eric Bullion
Assessor: Tony Spreadbury
London Scottish Doncaster Knights
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace Peter Allan
Assessor: Rowly Williams
Rotherham Titans vs Ealing Trailfinders
Referee: Ian Tempest
Assistant referees: Steve Lee Nigel Carrick
Assessor: Sam Collins
Cornish Pirates vs Jersey Reds
Referee: Simon Harding
Assistant referees: Daniel Parrott Michael Patz
Assessor: Lloyd Jackson / Ashley Reay
Nottingham vs Bedford Blues
Referee: Greg Macdonald
Assistant referees: Matt Daubney Chris Sharp
Assessor: Andrew Vertigan
Yorkshire Carnegie vs London Irish
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant referees: Wayne Falla, Jonathan Healy
Television match official: Rowan Kitt
Assessor: Steve Leyshon
Top 14, Round 19
Lyon vs Montpellier at Matmut Stadium Gerland
Referee: Laurent Cardona
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Jean-Claude Labarbe
Television match official: Cédric Marchat
Stade Français vs Bordeaux-Bègles at Stade Jean Bouin
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre, Patrick Beuriot
Television match official: Arnaud Blondel
Toulouse vs la Rochelle at Stade Ernest Wallon
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Nicolas Datas, Sébastien Hebert
Television match official: Eric Gauzins
Castres vs Clermont at Stade Jean-Pierre Antoine
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: Vivien Praderie, Bruno Gabaldon
Television match official: Sébastien Minery
Bayonne vs Pau at Stade Jean Dauger
Referee: Salem Attalah
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco Baque, Laurent Amic
Television match official: Denis Grenouillet
Grenoble vs Racing at Stade Des Alpes
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
Assistant referees: Thierry Mallet, Thierry Guilloton
Television match official: Eric Briquet Campin
Brive vs Toulon at Stade Amédée Domenech
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Jacques De Lemos
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Pro D2, Round 23
Albi vs Perpignan: Parc Municipal Des Sports
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
Assistant referees: Quentin Janicot, Johann Lobregat
Goal judges: Frédéric Diaz, Jérôme Soubigou
Béziers vs Dax at Stade de la Méditérranée
Referee: Christine Hanizet
Assistant referees: Benoît Rousselet, Laurent Guillermard
Goal judges: Xavier Cazalas, Laurent Colin
Biarritz vs Bourgoin at Parc Des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Luc Ramos
Assistant referees: Sylvain Desvaux, Frédéric Chazal
Goal judges: Christian Gregoire, Richard Nocart
Mont-de-Marsan vs Vannes at Stade Municipal Guy Boniface
Referee: Cédric Clave
Assistant referees: Benoît Albert, Philippe Milani
Goal judges: Stéphane Ducasse, Philippe Gorbenko
Narbonne vs Aurillac at Parc Des Sports et de L'Aimitie
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
Assistant referees: Rémi De L Isle, Pascal Ubeda
Goal judges: Christophe Gaillardon, Stéphane Jeannot
Carcassonne vs Colomiers at Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
Assistant referees: David Beun, Francis Giacomini
Goal judges: Jean-Paul Collonge, Vincent Dathie
Angoulême vs Oyonnax at Stade De Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hernández, Christian Coussan
Goal judges: Laurent Foucaud, Damien Pscheidt
Montauban vs Agen at Parc Des Sports De Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
Assistant referees: Cyrille Le Gall, David Rosich
Goal judges: Christian Castello, Christophe Dubois
Ulster Bank League, Division 1
Clontarf vs Lansdowne at Castle Avenue
Referee: Gary Conway
Dublin University vs Garryowen at College Park
Referee: Jonny Erskine
Assessor: Donal Courtney
St Mary's vs Terenure at Templeville Road
Referee: Leo Colgan
University College Dublin vs Young Munster at UCD Bowl
Referee: Mark Patton
Cork Constitution vs Old Belvedere
Referee: Nigel Correll
Galwegians vs Old Wesley
Referee: Chris Harrington
Ballymena vs UL Bohemian
Referee: Dermot Blake
Naas vs Ballynahinch
Referee: Eddie Hogan-O'Connell
Buccaneers vs Dolphin
Referee: Oisin Quinn
Shannon vs University College Cork
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin
Eccellenza, Round 12
Fiamme Oro vs Conad Reggio
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Ferrara)
Assistant referees: Gabriel Chirnoaga (Roma), Andrea Belvedere (Roma)
Viadana 1970 vs Lafert San Donà
Referee: Vincenzo Schipani (Benevento)
Assistant referees: Andrea Palladino (Torino), Andrea Pretoriani (Milano)
FEMI-CZ Rovigo vs Petrarca Padova
Referee: Matteo Liperini (Livorno)
Assistant referees: Federico Vedovelli (Sondrio), Zaniol Giacomini (Treviso)
Mogliano vs Calvisano
Referee: Federico Meconi (Roma)
Assistant referees: Federico Boraso (Rovigo), Vittorio Favero (Treviso)
Sitav Rugby Lyons vs Lazio Rugby 1927
Referee: Claudio Blessano (Treviso)
/Stefano Pennè (Lodi), Marco Borraccetti (Forlì)
Scottish Cup
Ayr vs Jed Forest
Referee: David Sutherland
Assistant referees: Ian Kenny, Alistair Watt
Glasgow Hawks vs Gala
Referee: Finlay Brown
Assistant referees: John Shaw, Brian McGuff
Assessor: Fergus Neil
Melrose vs Heriots
Referee: Lloyd Linton
Assistant referees: Cammy Rudkin, Grant Denholm
Assessor: Dougi Kerr
Stirling County vs Boroughmuir
Referee: Graeme Wells
Assistant referees: Steven Turnbull, Bob Nevins
South Africa
Border Bulldogs vs South Western Districts at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
Assistant referees: Local
Varsity Cup
UP-Tuks vs CUT at Tuks Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: Willie Vos
UFS Shimlas vs Maties at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Local
Television match official: JJ Wagner
NWU-Pukke vs Wits at Fanie du Toit Sport Grounds, Potchefstroom
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Assistant referees: Local
UJ vs Madibaz at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Local
Varsity Shield
UKZN vs UWC at Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Assistant referees: Local
Walter Sisulu University vs CPUT at Buffalo City Municipal Stadium, East London
Referee: Mpho Matsaung
Assistant referees: Local
Fort Hare vs TUT at Davidson Stadium, Alice
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
Assistant referees: Local
División De Honor, Round 12
Getxo vs Salvador
Referee: Joaquín Santoro (Valencia)
División De Honor B
Valencia vs Sant Cugat
Referee: Luis García-Mon (Madrid)
División De Honor Femenina, Round 5
Getxo vs GE I EG
Referee: Pedro Montoya (Álava)
Inef Barcelona vs Crat A Coruña
Referee: José Bogas (Barcelona)
XV Sanse Scrum vs Majadahonda
Referee: Ignacio Chaves (Madrid)
Olímpico vs Hortaleza
Referee: Luis Muñoz (Madrid)
Under-20, Round 2
Andalucia vs Galicia
Referee: Fernando Raposo (Valladolid)
Valencia vs Madrid
Referee: Joshua Bellido (Barcelona)
Swalec Cup, Quarterfinals
Cross Keys vs Pontypool
Referee: Adam Jones
Assistant referees: Richard Brace, Rhys Jones
RGC 1404 vs Llandovery
Referee: Ian Davies
Assistant referees: Jason Bessant, Dylan Davies
Ebbw Vale vs Merthyr
Referee: Gwyn Morris
Assistant referees: Aled Evans, Steve Nash
Carmarthen vs Pontypridd
Referee: Gareth Newman
Assistant referees: Neil Jones, Jamie Morgan


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Drug Addiction Canada is the country's reliable source of information and advice regarding drug and alcohol addiction. It caters services that help patients overcome their addiction the save and effective way possible.
Our primary goal is to provide you with the best advice so that you and your family will have a fulfilling life that's free from drugs and alcohol. Today, many addicts and families deal with the traumatic effects of drug and alcohol addiction and as a result they all tend to lose their hope. Significantly, there are many elements that affect hopelessness. For example, an addict may have tried a rehab treatment once or even more but have returned to the same vice right after the completion of their rehab treatment.
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Marijuana Addiction
When someone abuses marijuana and craves for it to keep himself going then this is called marijuana addiction. In other words, a person is not capable functioning normally without a dose of cannabis…
Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction is known as one of the most common drug-related problems in Canada through the years. In 2004, a survey was conducted and it appeared that 1 percent of the country's population…
Cocain Addiction
Cocaine addiction is one of the most common problems not only in Canada but in many different parts of the world today. In 2004, about 10.6 of the country's population said that they had made use of cocaine…
Opioids Addiction
Opioid addiction comes with many familiar stories and one of these is the story of a person who has almost everything in this life: a great career, loving family, money, etc. Then all of a sudden, an accident happened and this has…
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Methamphetamine (Meth) addiction is a very massive and significant drug-related problem not only in Canada but all over the world as well. It happens when a person develops tolerance to methyl amphetamine that actually…
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At Drug Addiction Canada, we make sure that every patient will get the chance to enjoy a normal and fuller life once more – a life that's free from drugs and alcohol.
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There is actually hope for those who are seeking for an effective and realistic way of treating addiction. There is actually a precise program where various kinds of therapies are encapsulated to suit every patient's need. However, it is important to talk to a trusted authority first before getting into a particular treatment program. To get that hope, it is important to talk to us and we will lead you in the right direction based on what you specifically need. With us, everyone can have the assurance to get back to their normal life – a life that's fruitful, prosperous and free from drugs and alcohol.
Drug and Alcohol Detox Centers in Canada
When someone undergoes a detox procedure this simply means that he is undergoing a procedure wherein he is safely and effectively removed from drug and alcohol addiction. Detox programs in the country come in two ways: the regular or standard detox and the medical detox.
✔ Medical Detox. This particular type of detox entails getting off someone from certain medications such as pain killers, benzodiazepine, etc. Severe cases of alcoholism also need medical attention to help an alcoholic quit drinking.
✔ Regular or Standard Detox. This type of detox procedure is for patients that do not necessarily require medical attention so as to remove drugs within their system. A person who is addicted to marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, club drugs and others needs this type of detox.


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Be mostrendy in the winter
The UK ladies are back! This time, they're flaunting their wonderful fur and outerwear for all of us to be jealous about. The belted fur vest is purrfect for cold because not only is it warm, it is on trend (fur and fur trim is in for fall/winter if you missed the memo). Take note mostrendies: belts are your best friends in the winter! Winter clothing can be chunky and shapeless but a belt will turn you from a paper sack to a mostrendy girl in 5 seconds flat.
When choosing a jacket, we all want neutral colors because they will end up going over anything that we choose to wear. I usually see basics like black, grey, navy, camel or white. But who says your coat lining can't be super trendy? Here, our friend is wearing a nude coat with hot pink lining that shouts to the rooftops what a fashionista she is. And don't stop at neon – you can go with a cute print, too! #lookatmylining
If you are somewhere cold, stay warm and enjoy all the cold weather fashions you get to wear that we in Ho Chi Minh city can't! Our favorite things about winter? Boots, coats, tights, sweaters and fur!


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RED LAKE, Minn. — The FBI is investigating the weekend death of a member of the Red Lake Tribal Council.
"The FBI received reports of a suspicious death on the Red Lake Indian Reservation," Kyle Loven, chief division counsel for the FBI in Minneapolis, said in a phone interview. "The individual was later confirmed to be Donald May."
Donald "Dudie" May, 58, was a Red Lake District representative for the council.
Loven could not confirm whether a suspect has been taken into custody or the manner of death. He did confirm that the FBI was contacted Saturday evening.
"We are working this matter with the Red Lake Tribal Police," Loven said.
According to May's obituary on the Cease Family Funeral Home website, May was elected as Red Lake representative for the tribal council in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He grew up in Red Lake, where he worked as a commercial fisherman and in logging, owned an electrical business and most recently was director of Red Lake Sanitation.
As a council member, May's focus was on treaty rights and Red Lake tribal lands, as well as helping to organize the Red Lake Ride for the Troops event and the Red Lake Suicide Prevention Bike Rally, according to the obituary.
A wake will begin at 4 p.m. today at the Red Lake Humanities Building and will continue until funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday at the same location. Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji is handling the services.
Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain is listed as one of May's honorary casket bearers.


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A few weeks back, Carl emailed a link to a Radiolab podcast article. The article provided links to 3D files for a Taung Skull, which Carl downloaded. Two days later, he handed me a tiny skull that we had built in our SLA labs.
It's a fascinating listen. The narrators brought to life the 1920's discovery of an ancient cave in Taung, South Africa. Geologist Raymond Dart painstakingly scraped away at a limestone rock until he found himself staring at a perfectly preserved face of a human child. To make this even more noteworthy, the preserved skull also reflected characteristics similar to that found in a chimpanzee.
So many times I find myself focusing on emerging tech and cutting edge design. This is the perfect melding of history and technology.
It's incredible to hear how many individuals had a part in the little replica sitting before me. We want to thank everyone involved for their hard work.


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1990 Mercedes-Benz 190-Class Sedan 190E 2.6 4dr Sedan
The car is actually a 1987 190e 2.6 with power seat/headrests and ABS. I have driven this car 3000 miles since purchase and I have to say that of all 40 cars I've ever owned - this Baby Benz gets the award for best all-around automobile. It's comfortable, quiet, economical on the gas, roomy and has tons of trunk space. The 170hp engine never fails to surprise!. The car simply does everything better than you would expect. At 23 years old, it feels and drives like it's brand new - a testament to the build quality of Mercedes Benz.
The electric headrests without a doubt. Second would be the enormous trunk - its like having an SUV; the trunk will fit TWELVE of those plastic -wrapped splits of firewood; probably 8 bags of golf clubs!
None. In fact - here's a case where they got it right the first time. Though boxy looking by today's standards, it has adopted an almost adorable presence. It drives and feels like a bank vault 23 years later.
I have used my baby for about 3 years now. I must confess, I've never driven a Mercedes better than this one. Starts in the mornings very well, fuel economy is fantastic. Transmission is so smooth (soft clutching system) Suspension is very tough, never changed my shock absorbers. I've not fixed anything in the engine so far. No kick or alternator problems. It's just the perfect ride. I'll recommend it to anyone who cares to know.
Its body size is cute and easy to maneuver.
This is my first car, after driving trying
many cars, even a couple years old
Mercede's, and of course the
American cars (all worthless cars),
the 190E was the one for me, fits me
perfectly, gets me from point A to
point B in style and unbelievably fast,
a lot of critics claimed this car was
under-powered, I strongly disagree,
this car is old, but still in style and
looks new after all these years.
Enormonous steering radius
Small, yet big enough to hold 5
This car MOVES, top speed over
acceleration though.
Acceleration is fine, but could be
better, maybe weight reduction.
Little tight on fuel economy, wouldn't
seem so bad but it runs on premium,
no complaints though.
When a relative (the proverbial little
old lady) gave us this car last year,
it had 15,000 miles on it. Now it has
25,000 and is still in flawless
condition. It is the perfect size for a
small family sedan, but not big enough
for long trips with more than 2 people.
I would have thought the gas mileage
would be a little better. 20 mpg is all
she gets, and premium fuel is required.
Edmunds tells me the trade-in value of
this car is $3,500! If I could find 10
of these cars, with 25,000 miles or
less, in cherry condition I would buy
them all.
Motorized front seat adjustments.
this 190e 2.6 is a fun little car to
drive, it's a pleasure getting into it
every morning and just taking off
whether going to work or somewhere,
it's fun little sporty car. people
looking for a fun luxurious feeling
sedan but don't wish to lose the sport
aspect, this is a winner.
tight steering, good turning radius,
smooth ride.
more engine room to work with, very
tight with 2.6 6 cylinder engine. head
gasket valve cover needs replacing
every 2-3 years, when oil starts
leaking on top of the crank case.
2-3 gear shift delay (mercedes default)
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Dutch striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel has joined Saint-Etienne on loan from English Championship side Norwich City, the French club announced Tuesday.
Van Wolfswinkel, 25, endured a difficult first season at Carrow Road after becoming Norwich`s record signing following an £8.5 million ($13.3 million, 10 million euro) move from Sporting Lisbon a year ago.
He scored just once in 27 appearances as the Canaries were relegated to the second tier after a three-year stint in the Premier League.
Van Wolfswinkel, capped twice by the Netherlands, is Saint-Etienne`s second close-season signing following the arrival of Kevin Monnet-Paquet from Lorient.


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TARSKI, Alfred
'Tarski discovered interconnections between such diverse areas of mathematics as logic, algebra, set theory, and measure theory. He brought clarity and precision to the semantics of mathematical logic, and in so doing he legitimized semantic concepts, such as truth and definability, that had been stigmatized by the logical paradoxes … Tarski's famous work on definitions of truth in formalized languages (1933-1935) gave the notion of satisfaction of a sentence in a structure for first-order logic, second-order logic, and so on. This work had a profound influence on philosophers concerned with mathematics, science, and linguistics' (DSB). 'Tarski's main contribution of the decade was his definition of truth. He claimed to have found the essential components by 1929, and they were stated without proof in the short paper [Der Wahrheitsbegriff in den Sprachen der deduktiven Disziplinen, 1932] communicated to the Vienna Academy in January 1932 which Carnap had seen. The first long version appeared in Polish as a book in 1933 … Acknowledging the work of Leśniewski on semantic categories, Tarski began by pondering the definability of truth for natural languages, and decided against it, especially because of unavoidable paradoxes; he stated a version of the liar paradox due to Łukasiewicz based upon giving the sentence "c it not true" the name "c". But he saw a chance for a definition in a formal language by distinguishing it from a "second language, called the metalanguage (which may contain the first as a part)" and belonging to a "second theory which we shall call the metatheory". This is seemingly the origin of those names: Carnap, to whom "object language" is due, mistakenly credited himself with "metalanguage" much later. The distinction was essential to Tarski's theory, since the truth was a property in the metalanguage of a sentence correctly expressing some state of affairs in the object language: "it is snowing" is a true sentence if and only if it is snowing". 'Making use of recursive definitions, Tarski constructed a predicate calculus for the metalanguage, imitating the structure of the one in the object language. In order to ease the use of recursion, he worked with sentential functions rather than sentences: "for all [objects] a, we have a satisfies the sentential function 'x is white' if and only if a is white". The crucial property was "satisfaction of a sentential function by a sequence of objects" in some domain, for from it he defined truth for any formal language with a finite number of orders of semantic category in terms of satisfaction by any sub-sequence in that domain. The background influence of Principia mathematica was explicit in his analogy between categories and simple types, and maybe in his decision to work with sentential functions … 'Comparing Tarski with Gödel, some of his techniques, and the impossibility result, correlate with incompletability and numbering; hence he was anxious to emphasise the independence of his own work, pointedly so in his Vienna note. However, his proof allowed for denumerably infinite sequences, while Gödel's was finitary. Another contrast lies in Russell's understanding: Gödel's theorem always escaped him, but Tarski's definition was described in his Inquiry' (Grattan-Guinness, The Search for Mathematical Roots pp. 551-553). Tarski's work was translated into German in 1935, and into English in 1956. From Bernard Quaritch Ltd Catalogue 2012/5.


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Campaign Q&A Documents: Frequently Asked Questions about the Election to Establish and Fund the James Prendergast Public Library District, Jamestown
Given static and/or declining revenue from both public and private sources and increasing costs, despite enacting a rigorous program of cost saving measures that included both staff and materials budget cuts, the Library's Board of Trustees was faced with the challenge of finding a more reliable source of income to fund library operations.
The Trustees thoroughly explored every possible option and now are pursing a plan to establish a special district library that will secure the library's future and stem the further erosion of services. The plan asks voters residing within the proposed district to establish the James Prendergast Public Library District, to approve $560,000 towards the library's annual operating budget and to elect a nine-member board of Trustees.
1. What are the propositions that will be on the ballot?
- Proposition #1 will ask voters to establish the James Prendergast Public Library District and to approve an annual tax levy of $560,000 to support and maintain the Library.
- Proposition #2 will provide the opportunity to elect nine district residents to the Board of Trustees to govern the new Library.
2. When and where is the election?
The election will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Prendergast Library, 509 Cherry Street, Jamestown, New York. There will be two voting machines and volunteers will provide rides to the polls. The Library is handicapped accessible.
3. Why is the voting only taking place at the Library?
The law which allows this election to take place calls for the voting to be held only at the Library.
4. Who is eligible to vote?
All registered voters who reside in the proposed library district may vote.
5. Will people be allowed to vote by absentee ballot?
Yes. Those interested in voting absentee can apply for an absentee ballot by mail or by calling the Library (484-7135).
6. How many votes are needed for passage of the library district proposal?
A majority of those cast in the election.
7. Who can run for the Board of Trustees?
Any registered voter who has resided within the district for at least one year prior to the election may run for a seat on the nine member Library Board of Trustees. Each candidate must submit an election petition signed by a minimum of 25 registered voters residing within the district to the library's Secretary of the Board by August 19. Those interested in running for the board may pick up an informational packet at the library's Reference Desk.
8. Will the Board of Trustees be paid?
No. All library trustees will volunteer their service.
9. Why are we electing the Board of Trustees?
To have direct representation such as citizens enjoy with all levels of government. Voters have a right to determine who will have responsibility for managing public tax dollars raised for library purposes. An elected library board will be directly accountable to voters.
10. Will the public be informed about board candidates before the election?
Yes. Information about the people who are running for a seat on the Board of Trustees will be available at the Library and will be released to all area media outlets. In addition, candidates will be encouraged to attend the two informational meetings scheduled for Tuesday, September 13 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, September 15 at 7 p.m. in the Fireplace Room at the Library.
11. What are the geographic boundaries of the proposed district?
The library district's geographic boundaries are the same as those of the Jamestown School District's and that portion of the Southwestern Central School District that is within the Town of Ellicott.- that is, West Ellicott and the Village of Celoron. There is no chartered library within West Ellicott or Celoron.
12. Why were these areas included in the proposed district?
The majority of the Library's cardholders live in the proposed district and regularly use the Prendergast Library. More people from this geographic area use the library than from any other town, village or city in the county. It is only fair that the areas from which the majority of library users come, are asked to pay for its support. Taxpayers within the district are being asked to fund 49% of the library's budget.
13. Could the district be enlarged?
Yes, this is possible. The people living in a geographic area coterminous with the boundaries of the proposed district could vote to join at a future election.
14. The Library seems OK; why are you proposing this change?
We're doing this to secure the Library's future and to stem further erosion of services.
At first glance the Library may seem OK, but it is becoming more and more difficult to maintain the library services the community needs given flat or reduced funding from both public and private sources.
Funding from the City of Jamestown makes up the Library's largest source of income. Yet, this funding has remained essentially the same or has even declined in the last 17 years. In 2005, the City provides $370,000 to the Library; that's just $80 more than the Library received in 1989! With all the good will in the world, the City just can't increase library funding in a meaningful way. By appealing to taxpayers directly, the Library will at last be able to secure reliable funding.
The library hasn't been able to earmark 20 percent of its annual operating budget - the nationally recommended minimum - for books and other materials for six years. Prendergast will spend just 12.18 percent of its budget for new materials in 2005, and it will be able to buy far fewer items than before because the cost of items people want to borrow is going up. One of the main reasons people use the Library is to access its collection, and a recent patron survey identified several areas where people want more materials.
Staffing levels are down in the last five years by 6.8 full-time equivalents - a workforce reduction of 23% that means 255 fewer work hours available per week. Reduced staffing means longer lines, less assistance, longer waiting times for new materials, and fewer programs. To cut staff further would result in reducing the hours we are open.
15. When did the library board decide to pursue the option of creating a library district?
The following time-line describes the actions taken by the Board in coming to this decision:
November, 2003 - September, 2004 - Library Board investigates options
October, 2004 - Library Board votes to pursue the district as the preferred option
November, 2004 - April, 2005 - Meetings held with elected officials and community leaders
April - June, 2005 - Library District bill drafted & introduced
June 30, 2005 - Public announcement made
August - September, 2005 - Public information meetings
September 20, 2005 - Election
16. Why can't you just charge a fee to anyone who uses the library?
It is against NYS Education Law for the library to charge for its services.
17. What were the Library's other options to raise money?
The Library Board considered and rejected the following options:
Charge those who use the library a fee: This is against the law. By NYS Education Law, library service must be "forever free."
Raise more private grants to fill the gap: Grant funders want to provide seed money for innovative and new services, not for basic services. Last year, the library secured only half the amount of foundation grants than it was able to get five years ago.
Use more volunteers: We do use volunteers in our literacy program. The problem with this solution is that the library would need additional human resources to manage a larger volunteer program. Many critical services, however, require trained, paid staff.
Ask the public for more donations: We have and we do - but the Library just barely made its fundraising goal of $145,000 in each of the past three years. This library already does more than most public libraries to raise money for operating expenses. Donations, while important, do not provide a consistent income stream.
Regionalize the library's structure: This was rejected because area libraries would have to merge into one entity and local control would be lost - we do not want to create another Erie County situation here.
18. How much is the proposed library tax?
Based on the July, 2005 assessed taxable values of property located within the proposed district, the cost of the library tax will be 67 cents per $1,000 of full assessed value. Because property in the City of Jamestown is not assessed currently at full value, but rather at 31% of full value, the cost to city taxpayers will be $2.15 per $1,000. The following table illustrates the amount of the library tax:
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN Assessed Value
(Currently 31% of Full Value)
Annual Library Tax
($2.15 per $1,000)
$10,000 $21.50 $15,000 $32.25 $20,000 $43.00
The average residential assessed value in the City of Jamestown is $17,050 (Full value assessment is $55,000). The homeowner with the average assessed value will pay a library tax of $36.66.
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN, BUT WITHIN THE PROPOSED LIBRARY DISTRICT Assessed Value
(100% Full Value)
Annual Library Tax
($.67 per $1,000)
$30,000 $20.10 $40,000 $26.80 $50,000 $33.50 $60,000 $40.02 $70,000 $46.90
The average residential assessed value for property located outside the City, but within the proposed library district is $60,000. The homeowner with the average assessed value will pay a library tax of $40.20.
19. Does anyone currently pay a tax for the Prendergast Library?
Yes. City of Jamestown taxpayers currently pay $1.91 per $1,000 of assessed value in taxes to the City in support of the Library. Those taxes are passed on to the Library by the City. The proposed district tax will be an increase of 24 cents per $1,000 for City taxpayers. City residents owning property of average assessment will see their taxes supporting the Library increase from $32.56 to $36.66 - an annual increase of $4.16.
20. Will the City of Jamestown be asked to continue financial support?
No. If the district is approved, the City will not be asked to provide any funding from its own budget for the Library. The Library tax will come directly to the Library. It will not be a part of the City's budget nor will City Council have any authority over the Library's funding. Only district voters will have that authority.
21. Will the City reduce its taxes because of the library tax?
That's not a question the Library can answer. Only the City Council can make that determination.
22. Does STAR apply to the library tax?
No. STAR only applies to school taxes. State law does not allow STAR to be applied to library taxes.
23. Will the library tax automatically increase every year?
No. Once approved, the library tax will remain the same each year. However, when an increase is needed, the elected Library Board must place a new budget proposition before the voters for approval. If the voters do not approve the increase, the amount of annual library tax will remain the same. The Library Board will not have the authority to automatically raise the library tax - only district voters can do so.
24. How will library tax dollars be used?
The library tax will meet 49% of the Library's annual operating budget. It will help cover such expenses as utilities, insurance, reference, service to children, maintenance, mandated increases in the minimum wage, and for additional new books and other library materials. Administrative costs will continue to be just 5% of the total budget.
25. What other sources of income does the library have?
The balance of the library's annual operating budget comes from grants and fund raising (such as the annual booksale), state aid, endowment income, and fines and copy machine revenue. A new Friends of the Library will be asked to plan fund raising activities.
26. Why don't you seek more grant monies and donations?
This library has probably secured more grants and private donations to meet operating expenses than any other library in New York State. All of the local foundations have been extraordinarily generous with grants for books and other materials and for special programs. The library has raised $2,366,156 in grants in the past ten years. Today the problem is that both private and public grant providers have less to give and more organizations requesting help. Last year, the Library secured half the amount in grant funding that it received five years ago.
Grant funders don't want to provide money for basic services - they want to provide seed money for new and innovative projects.
27. Why don't you use the endowment to run the Library?
We do. Income from the endowment provides 14% of the annual operating budget. The endowment is the result of the Library receiving bequests and gifts from local citizens who stipulated that only income from their gifts could be used; the principal is not to be touched. Without endowment income continuing in perpetuity, a much greater amount of tax money would need to be raised. Income from the endowment helps keep the library tax rate as low as possible.
28. Why don't you stop Bookmobile service to save money?
The Bookmobile is not a service of the Prendergast Library. Prendergast does not pay any money for the Bookmobile. The Bookmobile is funded and operated by the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System.
29. What is the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System?
The Library System is one of 23 public systems in New York State. It is a cooperative system with 36 member libraries - all of the public libraries in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. The best way to describe it is to say that it provides important infrastructure services to all of those 36 libraries: interlibrary loan, centralized ordering and processing of books and other library materials, grants to member libraries, professional consultant services to member libraries too small to hire a trained librarian, and direct library services to people living within the two counties in communities too small to support their own library (the System does this through its Bookmobile). The System receives 70% of its budget from the State. The balance comes from the two counties and other sources.
By offering member libraries centralized services, the resulting economies of scale save those members and taxpayers almost $900,000 annually - that's money the libraries can use to be open and for books and other materials.
As a condition of membership, each of the System's 36 member libraries must freely serve all the people living with the two counties.
The Library System has had its offices in the Prendergast Library building for over 40 years. It pays a share of the building's utilities, maintenance, and insurance costs, thus saving local taxpayers a significant portion of those costs.
30. Does the Prendergast Library receive any cash benefits as a member of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System?
Yes, it does - this year those benefits amount to $152,002. As the largest library in the two county area, Prendergast receives the largest Book Plan grant from the System. The Book Plan is a combination of state and county money awarded to each member library to use to spend on books and other materials of its own choosing. In addition, the System pays a portion of Prendergast's utility, insurance, and maintenance costs. And as central library of the System, Prendergast receives almost $82,000 in special state aid. This funding significantly reduces the amount of local tax money needed to run the library.
31. What will happen if this fails to pass?
We will continue to request funding from the City of Jamestown. However, while we will continue to seek support from this and every other possible source, absent a meaningful increase in revenue, the Library will have no choice but to reduce its hours of opening and further reduce its spending for books and other materials. To cut staff further would necessitate a cut in hours. Staff levels are already at the minimum needed to operate the library building safely.
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Besides the new menu, we are also adding new décor such as flooring, wall coverings, furniture, lighting, including a new exterior. This is a complete renovation.
Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) October 21, 2013
Area corporate and civic leaders from Canton organizations will be on hand to cut a Coney to open the new National Coney Island (NCI) Canton store at 11:30 am on Tuesday, October 22. The Canton Chamber of Commerce and the Canton Downtown Development Authority will also participate in the opening.
The new restaurant will offer a new menu and a chic décor. This is the 21st location for National Coney Island, bringing over 70 new jobs to Canton.
The new restaurant will be at 45250 Ford Rd. (across from Meijer's), the restaurants menu will feature all the NCI classics, plus some unique menu items and chef-driven specials. The smaller, limited menu will present new twists on common favorites.
"We want to keep the brand relevant in today's changing marketplace," said Tom Giftos, president of NCI. "Besides the new menu, we are also adding new décor such as flooring, wall coverings, furniture, lighting, including a new exterior. This is a complete renovation."
Giftos said the new site has 140 seats, is 5,000 square feet, and is the first store National Coney Island has opened in seven years. This restaurant also has free Wi-Fi for the customers.
"We have added key personnel: marketing, IT and quality control directors, plus a new CFO," said Giftos. "We are vetting out markets and methods for further expansion and are looking at a major growth push. Our stores are mostly on the east side, but now we're looking at the rest of the area as well."
About National Coney Island, Inc.
National Coney Island currently owns and operates 21 restaurants in Southeastern Michigan, and has been in business since 1965. Corporate headquarters are located in Roseville, Michigan - the city of the first unit, which was opened at the Macomb Mall. http://www.nationalconeyisland.com/


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The Spin Room | HOS Complexity – Bug or Feature?
The circus surrounding the debut of the latest HOS rules illustrates all too well that when it comes to regulations, the inmates must be running the asylum. Between last-minute and after-the-fact exceptions, along with the first of what will surely be many clarifications, the HOS debut was far from flawless.
It's not like the HOS rules were rushed through behind closed doors like "Obamacare." The rules, in one form or another, have been in force for three-quarters of a century. It would be fair to say that the HOS remake was close to a 20-year process, yet we still ended up with the mess that debuted on July 1st.
Business Can Do It
When the first remake of the HOS rules debuted in 2003, touch screens were costly, practical only for big business uses, and incapable of doing much more than replacing physical buttons. Just four years later, when the original iPhone debuted in 2007, touch technology had been miniaturized, turbocharged, and priced so low that school-aged children were using what had previously been Fortune 500 hardware.
It wasn't just school kids using the technology though. Instead of being a monument to complexity that required manuals, exceptions, and clarifications, unattended iPhones were regularly attracting the attention of toddlers who easily figured out the intuitive user interface. While these toddlers might not have gone as far as the E*Trade baby to make fortunes in online trading, they did make it clear that something complex could be made quite simple to understand.
But Bureaucrats Can't
After 20 years in the remaking, the HOS rules remain so complex that clarifications to individual parts of the rules are typically longer than the rules themselves. I've spent most of my life in and around the trucking industry, but I can't honestly say that I have a comprehensive understanding of the latest HOS rules. Even if I could make that claim, it would likely be obsolete in a week or two.
It's important to remember that we're only dealing with a 7-8 day work schedule here, not the meaning of life or the theory of relativity.
Perhaps Complexity Is The Real Intent?
It's possible that this complexity may be a "feature" rather than a "bug." If nobody can understand ALL of the rules, anybody can be found in violation of the rules. That means enforcement is at the whim and fancy of the enforcer. Great for the enforcer but not so much for the trucker. This is not an acceptable situation in a nation founded on the rule of law.
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Jason T. Jaskot is sharing with us this series featuring Brent Black [AIM] who was previously featured on OhLaLa, see the link below. In this shoot Brent is wearing vintage WW2 uniform … see the full spread after the jump.
+ Brent Black By Thomas Synnamon
+ More Photos by Jason T Jaskot on OhLaLa