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The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association – How It All Got Started
Goodguys is a way of life. Where else can you see some of the country's baddest builds, meet your favorite suspension or aftermarket superhero, take a hot lap on the autocross course, and grab a corn dog? Chances are you can't unless you're headed to Goodguys.
If your're a die-hard hot rodder, enthusiast, weekend wrencher or high-end custom car builder, there's almost no doubt you've heard of the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. There's good reason for that, too, considering their event history dates back to 1983 when Gary and Marliyn Meadors of Alamo, California founded Goodguys. From there, the duo held their first ever, one day "Get-Together," held in March of that year at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds in Northern California.
Compared with their present events, which typically draw about 30,000 to 40,000 attendees, the 400 cars for that first year wasn't record breaking. However, it proved that there was a market for attracting car enthusiasts of all makes and models to one location to celebrate the life of beautiful rods and muscle cars.
To this day, the longest running Goodguys event is the "All American Get Together," which is celebrating their 30th Anniversary. What makes this event so special, according to John Drummond, Director of Communications for Goodguys Rod & Custom, is that it's, "available to all makes and models of American powered cars and even trucks, too. It's one of our top attended events of the year."
Drummond was also quick to note that, "The Pacific Northwest Nationals" in Washington is their second longest running event in Goodguys history; celebrating twenty five long years of rods, customs, and muscle cars. With that, Drummond dropped some knowledge on the Goodguys' PPG Nationals in Columbus, OH event, which draws 7,000 vehicles and 100,000 people to the show. You're reading that correctly, we said, 100,000 people.
Goodguys' first 1983 "Get-Together"event set the stage for much of their success, blossoming into twenty separate, highly-dynamic automotive events throughout the year all across the country for 2012. From two-day affairs to extravagant three and four day events, attracting over 100,000 auto enthusiasts, Goodguys spreads out their annual events throughout the country. From the west coast to the east coast, and everywhere in between you're sure to find a Goodguys event in your hometown or nearby.
Staying Connected – Get Involved
Behind the scenes, Goodguys is hard at work staying connected with the industry. Their reign is felt throughout each event and every one is planned perfectly every year with a seamless transition. How does Goodguys stay connected? Well, each event has a focused eye on the many manufactures, which help shape and play a role in the success of the event. Companies like Speedway, Gearstar, Powermaster, Billet Specialties, RideTech, Jet-Hot, and Detroit Speed participate in the manufacture midway. Think of it as your chance to get in on all the latest aftermarket goodies, parts, and components from your favorite vendor.
Goodguys also plays a key role in the Hot Rod Industry Alliance; which is a council aligned with SEMA. In short, the alliance guarantees and speaks for the muscle car and hot rod industry; helping to focus the overall vision of Goodguys. What's more, Goodguys also holds tech seminars at select events and even develops its own blend of tech articles through their Goodguys Gazette, and through manufacture spotlights.
Staying connected for Goodguys is also always adapting and changing like a seasoned athlete. Goodguys is taking huge strides toward the digital world. Goodguys' aggressive stance is prevalent throughout their newly revamped website which just launched.
Once on the Goodguys website, it's there you'll be able to search for locations of an upcoming event, its date and time, as well as find out specific details on registration, and even where to pick up a T-shirt. It really couldn't be any easier. What's more, Goodguys also features more than individual events on their website.
Since Goodguys has taken a larger, digital role online, curious gearheads can also search for upcoming autocross events, shop in their "online swap meet," and even stay connected through the Goodguys Facebook page. "This [online] is where a lot of gearheads are these days. While our printed Gazette is a work of art and a time honored tradition, getting our message out digitally allows Goodguys to branch out. It wasn't so long ago that the Gazette used to be the only avenue for event information and communication with our association members, now its become one of many" said Drummond.
Staying connected with Goodguys is easier than you think. Not internet savy? No worries. Goodguys has made sure to cater towards whichever brand of media you desire. If you weren't aware, Goodguys also produces the Goodguys Gazette; a monthly full-color issue packed with all of the latest Goodguys events around the country. As a Goodguys member, you'll receive a full years subscription as well as exclusive members-only discount offers for tickets, merchandise, and car registrations. You'll also receive a personalized membership card as well as a members-only decal.
The Goodguys Newsletter is also a great way to stay connected with Goodguys. It's easy, too, and only involves signing up online with your email address. Better yet, its completely free and you'll get an update on the latest happenings with Goodguys once a month.
What's In Store For 2012 – Goodguys Autocross And Super Sunday Events
To get an inside perspective on the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, we got a hold of John Drummond. Not only is he our inside guy, he's also spent 22 years with Goodguys.
From event to event, across the country, Drummond is there. Drummond directed us on where Goodguys came from, current events, and where they're headed with this years line of events.
Of course, as times change, and as their demographic grows and evolves, Goodguys is always reinventing themselves and adapting to new changes in the industry. Part of this involves creating a more modern approach to the traditional car show.
What does that mean? Well, just like parking your freshly waxed ride was and still is the traditional method for showing off your whip to the masses, the Goodguys autocross and Super Sundays, too, allow for the same sort of braggadocios involvement. Goodguys has streamlined their foundation with a modern approach, allowing participants to flog their rides on the autocross course by letting it all hang out.
With some, select events across the country facilitating the autocross course, it's a perfect way to get some laps in, in a safe environment. C'mon, let's see what that car was meant to do – Drive! Better yet, the autocross is free as long as you're a registered participant. Just head over to get your vehicle tech'd and certified at the event. It's that easy.
According to Drummond, "The autocross events have added a huge excitement factor to the point where the shows are much more involved and invigorating. The autocross appeals to all generations. I mean, who doesn't like seeing an old classic ripping around an empty parking lot?" What's more, the autocross events have aided in their other new approach for the Goodguys events with some select Goodguys events showcasing Super Sundays. "With the influx of high-performance muscle cars, this scene (autocross) has played right into the Super Sundays and has played a large contribution to the shows as a whole." stated, Drummond.
During past events, stagnant cars would suffice. However, now, our members want to see these cars strut their stuff. Drummond went on, "People want to see these cars used, and thrashed and see what they were built for." The autocross events and Super Sunday events have injected a lot of life into the shows, and there are plans in place to continue and expand the autocross events in the future.
If you're not familiar with the Super Sunday events, in short, it allows American powered cars of all years, makes, and models to participate in Goodguys events. This means if you've got a '98 LS1 powered Z28 that you've been itching to get out and show off, either at the show or on the autocross course, you're good to go! Currently, Goodguys is planning seventeen Super Sunday events through out the year at select Goodguys locations. To sum it up, all car-minded folks want to hang out with other like-minded individuals. The Goodguys Super Sunday's really push for the younger crowds, the clubs, and the forums to enter and enjoy the festivities.
The initial roll out of Super Sunday events have opened the doors for additional vehicles, mostly for the younger generations. As Drummond puts it, Super Sundays are generating a greater pull to the younger audience out there who still appreciate a great vehicle, albeit late model.
Drummond added, "I believe our Goodguys Autocross program and our new 'Super Sunday' program (opening the events to late model American performance cars on Sundays) has a big role in bringing in new generations of roddersl."
Get On The Course And Drive
Not sure which events will be showcasing an autocross event? Not to worry, we've got the Goodguys Autocross event schedule here. Just pick and choose which of the seventeen event dates work best. As long as you're registered, you have the opportunity to throw your street rod, street machine and at selected events, late model vehicles through their paces. It gives owners a chance to test their driving skills and flaunt their rides.
Additionally, all participants will be timed and at the end of the event,Additionally, all participants will be timed and at the end of the event, each class winner will take home an award and gift certificates from sponsors. The prizes will be presented during the Sunday awards show..The prizes will be presented during the Sunday awards show.
Of course, all you'll need are a set of standard issue seat belts and a valid drivers license are required. You also must be 18 years or older to drive the course.
Just bring your registered/ street legal vehicle to the autocross tech area at the event to get inspected and you're ready to run laps through the cones.
Giving Back – Goodguys Give-Away Car
Goodguys has had a long standing tradition with their involvement with the Give-away cars. Drummond made sure to drop some knowledge on this highly anticipated event, "Goodguys has given away close to 50 cars over the years.
It's been a positive way to involve the company as well as the industry to showcase the product as well as having the ability to give back to our members." Goodguys doesn't forget about its members nor does it forget about it's loyal group of vendors and manufacturers.
These Give-away cars generate a lot of hopes and dreams, and provide a foundation for product suppliers to showcase their components and skills. Give-away cars are a real thing. It's something our members get an opportunity to see first-hand; to touch, see and feel. "We've got Goodguys Give-away cars booked-full through 2014," said Drummond. This year is no different and Goodguys is in the process of building the Goodguys Missile; a '70 Challenger.
How do you get your hands on a Give-away car? Luckily, there's two ways to get involved. First, become a Goodguys member and your name is automatically entered into the drawing. Second, participate in any of the Goodguys Show 'n Shine events and place your Sunday Lucky Ticket in the barrel on Sunday after 1:30pm. At the end of the 2:22pm award ceremony, Goodguys will draw one lucky winner from that event to become a qualifier for the giveaway car. Just be present for the drawing and you could be driving home a fully-built Goodguys Give-away car!
This year's Grand Prize Giveaway Car is coming right along, too. The project, based on Steve Stanford's "Goodguys Missile" illustration, has made great strides in recent months. The 1970 Dodge Challenger, based loosely on Don Carlton's legendary "Motown Missile" has been completely disassembled, massaged, cut and mated to the custom chassis from the Roadster Shop.
The trick chassis features independent front and rear suspension and when the Ridetech coilover's are added it should out-handle just about anything on the road!
Brand new rear quarters and deck lid have been added as well as new front fenders courtesy of Goodmark Industries. Wider rear wheel tubs have been fabricated to accommodate the meaty Michelin's and Billet Specialties wheels. The 'Missile will be powered by a hearty 426 Mopar currently being assembled by Indy Cylinder Heads. The transmission will be a Tremec 5-speed. It will make its grand debut at the 3rd Spring Nationals, March 9-11 in Scottsdale, AZ.
The Life And Times Of Goodguys – Drummond's Words
Editor's Note: For an inside perspective, we reached out to Drummond to reflect on his role at Goodguys and how the events have changed and adapted to modern times. Drummond provided us with his own commentary, which carries 22 years of experience.
For the past 22 years I've had the enviable luxury of attending our Goodguys Rod & Custom Association events throughout the country. The people, the cars, the trends, and the hilarious road escapades I've experienced could (and might some day) fill a book.
Working with the Meadors family and the entire Goodguys staff is easy because we're all passionate about American hot rods, customs, and muscle cars.
We're all car guys and gals which makes it easy. I've never met a man more driven by hot rods, customs, and classic cars than our founder and chairman Gary Meadors. As crazy as he and our new President Marc Meadors are about cars, they're as equally smart and passionate about the art of staging awesome automotive events. The event business is always exciting and getting down the formula of planning and producing a large scale event is a delicate balance Marc, Gary, and the rest of our great staff have nearly perfected.
I remember the fat-fendered craze of the late '80s and '90s when it seemed everything was painted teal or pink and we all wore those hideous "muscle pants" and neon green sun glasses. Then you had the "smooth" craze of the late 90s when Boyd, Chip, Buttera, and others rolled out landmark cars like the "Smoothster, "Chezoom" and so many others.
The retro thing (I hate calling them rat rods) got rolling in the new millennium as well as the G-Machine scene when rod shops and new innovators started making '60s Camaros and Mustangs handle and accelerate like the finest European sports cars. Thom Taylor, who's created so much of our industry's look and trends through his pen and brilliant mind, told me a long time ago that the pendulum swings mightily in this industry as far as "what's hot."
This truly is a remarkable industry. The growth over the past 20 years alone is astounding. I'm starting to see a lot of younger rodders at our events which is great news. The universal appeal of hi-performance American cars is something that transcends generations and I know for a fact that Goodguys will be working as hard as possible to give them quality events to share their cars, their passion and bond with fellow gearheads. It's an exciting time for all of us. -John Drummond


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Sweetest NCAA Memories #9: Where Heart Overcomes HeadPosted by rtmsf on March 10th, 2009
RTC asked its legion of correspondents, charlatans, sycophants, toadies and other hangers-on to send us their very favorite March Madness memory, something that had a visceral effect on who they are as a person and college basketball fan today. Not surprisingly, many of the submissions were excellent and if you're not fired up reading them, then you need to head back over to PerezHilton for the rest of this month. We've chosen the sixteen best, and we'll be counting them down over the next two weeks as we approach the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
If You're Reading This, You Can Relate (submitted by Greg Miller of WPSD Local 6)
I turn 33 years old in less than a month and if there one's constant in my life, it's been sports. And if there's one event each year that I look forward to more than any other, it's the PBA Tour Finals. Okay, that's a lie. It's really the NCAA Tournament. My fondest sports memories as a kid, as a high school student, as a college student and as an "adult" are of the Big Dance. I have no one to thank for getting me hooked on the tournament but my father.
A 1959 Villanova graduate, my dad has rooted for the "Big V" as long as I can remember. In 1985, it finally paid off. Rollie and the 'Cats miracle run to the title was the hook, line and sinker for me when it came to the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately, my mom made me go to bed that Monday night and I didn't know of the 'Cats win until the next morning. I still, to this day, have newspaper clippings and such from that game. From that moment, I became a Villanova fan for life.
I can't fill out a bracket without somehow convincing myself that Villanova can make the Final Four. Example, you ask?
1995. 'Nova had one of their best regular seasons in a long, long time led by the one-sock-up-wonder, Kerry Kittles. The were finally back in the tournament for the first time in a few years and the 'Cats are a 3-seed and get Old Dominion in the first round. I naturally pick Villanova in the Final Four. It's my freshman year of college and I'm a videographer for the Ohio University women's basketball team and we are flying to Seattle for the NCAA Tournament. While in the air, 'Nova is playing ODU. I thought the flight attendant was going to throw me out of the plane. I had one of those old-school walkmans with an AM/FM radio. As we crossed over Minnesota and the great northwest of the United States, I kept tuning in broadcasts of the game. I would catch a few minutes here, a few minutes there. The flight attendant must have told me 15 times to turn off the walkman! I refused. I didn't care that I was putting the flight in jeopardy. Villanova was playing and they were going to overtime with OD-Who? As you may have guessed (or remembered), the 'Cats lost, all but ruining my trip to the Emerald City. Luckily I was not arrested upon exit from the plane.
That's just one of many Villanova heartbreak stories I've had following the 'Cats all these years. But if nothing else, it always gives my dad and I something we can talk, bond, argue, second-guess and complain about come March.
I remember on my 12th birthday, Villanova upset Rex Chapman and UK on their way to an Elite Eight loss to the great Stacey King/Mookie Blaylock-led Oklahoma Sooners.
After the '95 disaster, I'm convinced they'll bounce back in '96 & 97 only to watch them get upset in the second round by Louisville and Cal (led by Tony Gonzalez)
Finally, after another lenghty lay-off from the Dance, 'Nova gets back in with these youngsters (Randy Foye, Allen Ray, Mike Nardi and Curtis Sumpter, who tore his ACL and didn't get to play) Once again, I think they're Final Four bound (when will I learn?!?!) But this year they actually give me hope. A win over New Mexico. A win over Florida. For the first time since 1988, they're back in the Sweet Sixteen! A showdown with Carolina in the Carrier Dome. Do I need to remind you all of the phantom walk on Allen Ray in the final seconds? (1:05 mark) Enough said. Another heartbreaking end to the season.
2006. This might finally be the year. A #1 seed. They get the play-in winner for crying out loud! Oops. Monmouth gave the 'Cats a war and 'Nova barely got out alive. Not one of their proudest moments. But they did regroup to make it to the Elite Eight thanks to a memorable comeback against Boston College in the Sweet Sixteen. The headline in the Philly Daily News read "Villa-Thrilla!" Will Sheridan's goaltend bucket will live in Main Line infamy and it gave me a memorable 30th birthday. Unfortunately, what happened after that was something I wish I could forget. A poor-shooting night ended the 'Cats run (and a pretty good Florida team. How did they finish?).
Then came last year's improbable march to the round of 16 as a #12 seed. Just a great coaching job by Jay Wright and a gutty effort by guys like Scottie Reynolds. I never thought they had a chance against Kansas, but for once, just getting there was enough for me.
Don't think I can say the same for this year. This team is capable of big things. And again, I will talk myself into putting Villanova in my Final Four. Only this time I hope I'm right. And this time I won't have to go to bed early!

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My BLUSH Favs for Spring/Summer
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so cute with your grandma <3ReplyDelete
I love blushes and use them always to finish my looks! Thanks for sharing your favourites!
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By Brendan Conway
Apple (AAPL): Saving investors' hides, just like it used to.
The S&P 500′s technology sector finished with a 0.64% gain today. Strip out Apple and it would have fallen 0.05%, notes S&P Dow Jones index analyst Howard Silverblatt just now. The Apple-free Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) finished with a 42-point loss; the Apple-rich PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) ended 0.4% higher.
Year to date, the S&P's tech sector is up 12.86%. Take out Apple and the lead shrinks to 6%, even after the stock's late-year losses, notes Silverblatt.


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That is AWESOME!!!!! Cant wait for thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is AWESOME!!!!! Cant wait for thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by SteelersGirlTN7
EDIT- Added by request - now that we're missing Ben
We found out the news - that Ben will not play
After having his appendix removed on Sunday
It seems like a setback but there's no need to worry
Charlie Batch will come to our rescue in a hurry
We know he can do it - he's done it before
Twice last year he helped us get a winning score
We"ll rally around Charlie while Ben is mending
As the Dolphins come to Heinz - it's home field we're defending!
Love the editing, Awesome!! We better kick Fins butts.
It is going to be a close game:
Steelers 24
Dolphins 17
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The sun is dying. Netcraft confirms it.
I've got a baaad feeling about this.
Speaking of the sun, I recently bought a DSLR camera, and I would like to take pictures of the sun with it. Does anyone of you know how to go about that without destroying the camera's sensor or my eyes? What kind of filter do I need? Some people suggested a piece of glass that people use for welding; is that good enough?
Dont people google any more?
Google answers all of you questions just ask, its like the oracle , it sees all, knows all, its your friend. Google just needs a 3d avatar, and a voice of Hal.
Well -- make sure it is one that is from a reputable source, and of course don't trust anything that doesn't go over the objective.
Personally, I'd experiment with some kind of projection system first, before I started pointing cameras at the sun. You could do something considerably nicer than the classic box-pinhole arrangement with a surplus lens and a first surface mirror.
Dont people google any more?
No? Speaking of which, I have this site I wanna go to, I know its name but I forgot the address. Does anyone of you know how to go about finding that site with only its name?
When I was 6 or 7, I looked directly at a total eclipse. I still have 20/20 vision decades later. Although, I may have reduced vision in one particular spot, although I have never noticed any. Looking briefly at the Sun won't make you blind, just as looking briefly at a welding light won't make you instantly blind. It takes repeated or extended exposure to do this. Kind of like my father in-law, who did a lot of welding in his youth without benefit of protection. Some people who are very smart still do stup
Using a welding glass will certainly protect you eyes. The light from welding is many times brighter than the Sun. In fact welding glass is so dark it turns day into moonless night. However, I wouldn't recommend using this as a means to take photos of the Sun, although you could, theoretically speaking.
Your best bet is to use a pinhole camera to project the light onto a white screen and take a picture of the screen.
If that is unsatisfactory: dig yourself a hole in the ground big enough to fit into, cover it
no it won't protect your eyes.
Welder's glass of the right type will indeed protect your eyes, as will a few other types of filters. This site [nasa.gov] has good information.
The Sun is not the face of God. It is very bright and can damage your eyes, but sufficient filtering will reduce the brightness and allow direct viewing.
When we had an annular eclipse in, IIRC, 1994, I stacked a whole bunch of sunglasses together and took a quick look, with no damage.
Your shutter speed will be maxed so the sensor's exposure to the bright focused sun will be minimal anyway, don't worry about it. Shoot it.
Liveview. If not available, shoot 100, 1000, 10000, it's digital anyway. Shoot until you find the one you like. I presume you're using some kick ass 500mm, or even better, get a telescope and an adapter.
Happy shooting
Um, no, his shutter speed will be whatever he sets it to be. Where the hell do these people come from?
Your shutter speed will be maxed so the sensor's exposure to the bright focused sun will be minimal anyway, don't worry about it. Shoot it.
Apart from the other fault pointed out by another poster, you're missing the important fact that not only the imaging sensor is a sensitive component.
The autofocus sensors, the metering sensors, the mirror and *the shutter itself* are all sensitive components. The manual of my Olympus dSLR says not to do it, and I doubt it's in any way unique.
The only responsible advice is to get a filter built for this very purpose before shooting.
The best way to do it is with a solar telescope, which will get you a nice, zoomed-in shot. Alternatively, you can buy solar filters for telescopes, but you must be absolutely positive that they are high quality and you must have one that covers the main telescope aperture; those that cover only the eyepiece are dangerous as fuck.
Alternatively, you could simply project the image from the telescope to a piece of paper/cardboard and photograph that. That way there's no chance of filter failure, because there is no filter.
Well, that's assuming we're talking about a reflector. You can do what GP suggests by holding a pair of cheap binoculars just so, or indeed with any other refractor.
I'd choose an eyepiece that wasn't an expensive, wide field design if I was doing extended observations. A Huygenian or Ramsden would probably serve, and they have only air spaced elements. You could either use a really, really cheap eyepiece in a 1.25 to 0.965" adapter, adapt a microscope eyepiece, or even rig up your own air spaced eyepi
I'm curious as to whether fully exposed xray film would do the job. It sure doesn't let much light through -- the sun winds up looking like a dim moon.
Well, buy (from e.g. B+W) an ND1000 filter or higher. that should do the trick, and unlike the welding goggles, cannot accidentally come off the lens...
You might check with your local 'Astronomy Club', or if a planetarium is nearby, maybe someone there could give you the benefit of their (individual/group) experience.
Even though I have benefited from some real gems at
The welder's glass will do at a pinch although it's not really sufficient for prolonged viewing of the sun. You'll also need to figure out some means of fixing it to the camera and you might find that it causes some unusual colour shifts in the image as well. Alternatively, you can get hold of a neutral density filter specifically designed for solar-photography; typically these will equate to about 10-15 stops of light loss - Cokin's NDX is one of the "cheapest" options, but that's relative; these are niche products that can be quite hard to find and are priced accordingly.
As to composing and focusing without damaging the sensor or your eyes... Well, it's a good idea to be quick.
Be aware that with longer focal lengths the sun will move fairly rapidly across the viewfinder, but unless you are using an insanely long telephoto lens or a telescope with an adapter then this shouldn't be a major problem if you leave room for the sun to move across the frame when you compose.
Good luck, and don't take any chances with your eyes!
Good luck, and don't take any chances with your eyes!
Now think about what happens to the air/glass/coatings/electronics in your eyepiece/camera CCD/eyeball. Think real hard. Think, think, think.
Please, please, please use a real solar filter over your camera's lens - a real solar filter fro
Its perfectly safe, but only if you do it at night.
go to astronomy forums and ask. or check out Orion telescopes website for the parts you need to do that.
Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I will ask our local astronomy club, but also do more research of my own. Projecting the sun on a piece of paper and trying to photograph that seems like a safe way to start.
Less than one hundred, if they're Russian [wikipedia.org] nukes.
... burns you to a crisp... now it's in a calm state... but it's waiting, taunting us with massive flares... during the so called calm period there was that really big flare on 20080929... yikes... crispy... Sol... stay cool...
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This story is a little late. Since then a cycle 24 spot group has been seen. Even so, solar activity is still rather low, cycle 24 is late. What does it mean? It means we're going to be in for some very cold weather in the near future.
cycle 24 is late. What does it mean?
The sun's pregnant, that's what it means.
Have a look at the SIDC [www.sidc.be]. We count sunspots and get payed for it!
As the sun has an 11 year cycle of activity, is it really that significant that this is the least active it's been in 50 years? That would mean that out of the last 5 solar minima this is the quietest, which it doesn't take a physicist to notice is a 1 in 5 chance - hardly breathtaking.
It's even less surprising. If this minimum's activity is lower than the last one, it's automatically "the lowest in the last x!". And if were higher, vice versa.
Indeed, I can't refrain from commenting on the part of TFS that notes that "Scientists are unsure of the significance of this unusual calm..."
I mean, of course they're not sure. They shouldn't care about the significance of what the heavenly bodies are doing at all. That is the area of astrologers and other pseudo scientists.
Any self respecting scientist should answer the question "What does it mean when the sun is unusually quiet?" with "It means that the sun is unusually quiet."
Come on! We must be able to link this to some kind of human activity!
c'mon, isn't it obvious? It is yet another result of global warming.
Intelligence reports that Osama Bin Laden just opened a new terrorist training camp there. They also cook WMDs, a sun spots you see are really failed tests. The bush administration is planning on sending some or our finest minorities young men there to kick some ass and deliver universal justice for once and for all. There you have.
If you ever have a chance to look through one of these:
http://www.coronadofilters.com/ [coronadofilters.com]
definitely do so. They are extremely expensive telescopes, so unless you're *really* into amateur astronomy and include solar observations as part of your hobby, then they are prohibitively expensive. With that said, these are the first set of telescopes I've looked through where the image at the eyepiece actually matches the pictures you see. In other words, the images at the eyepiece are very close to some of the phot
New spots are beginning to break out on the face of the Sun and may signal the end of a dry spell in solar activity.
For which I, as a radio amateur [calum.org] will be very happy, as we're currently right at the lowest point of the sunspot cycle [wikipedia.org] . The sun's activity correlates with the "reflectivity" of the layers of the atmosphere. When the layers are "reflective", signals can bounce [wikipedia.org], with each bounce landing a thousand or so miles away. If you get a few bounces, you can talk to the other side of the world, even on low power. When there's no propagation [wikipedia.org], you are unlikely to get more than 50 or so miles (groundwave), no matter how m
I keep telling it to not eat as much fatty foods, but nooo.....
This is what happens when you tempt fate.
http://icecap.us/index.php/go/joes-blog/sunspots_may_vanish_by_2015/ [icecap.us]
We're already looking at significant global cooling for several decades down the road, let's hope it's not going to be a new Maunder Minimum type event...
This will give us good readings on how the solar cycle affects this climate.
It does affect the amount of energy from the Sun but not by much. A bit less than 2W/m^2 between minimum and maximum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_variation [wikipedia.org].
For comparison, the difference between January and July is about 90W/m^2 (with January being higher than July) due to the differing distances of the Earth from the Sun during the year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_constant [wikipedia.org]
You'll have to ask a climatologist whether a sustained 2W/m^2 change in the solar constant would have a significant effect
this article [wattsupwiththat.com] seems to give a good idea of what happens when sun spots are too low for too long, and what this has lead to in the past. There is only one other place on the images that looks like today: the lead up to the Dalton Minimum
.. but the Sparc 1 in my basement is damn silent, I tell you.
I'm not a physicist so I can't answer your question, sorry. Maybe the info below will help...
Original press release about the image:
http://soi.stanford.edu/press/agu05-98/ [stanford.edu]
Nature abstract from the 28 May 1998 issue (full text requires payment, or you can go to the library!):
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v393/n6683/abs/393317a0.html [nature.com]
If the lack of sunspots holds on, then, if we get declining global temperatures, then, we might actually be headed into an ice age. Knowing our luck, this would become evident AFTER we've blown ten trillion dollars to lower our CO2.
Ussually though, even during the solar minimum, there are at least some sunspots. This year has seen virtually zero spots until very recently and now the number of sunspots is increasing very, very slowly. If this means that the active part of the cycle will be unusually quiet that could be a very big deal.
We might not be sure why or how, but we do know that there is a correlation between sunspot activity and weather in at least a some locations on Earth. If someday we can predict droughts and floods a y
Other correlations:
When sunspot activity is at max, we see "white hair condition" in black- or brown-coated animals -- it's caused by a fungus that lives in the hair follicles. It produces a frosting or spotting effect, which is temporary in dogs, but permanent in horses and cats (and I believe also in cattle). Research at Colorado State University College of Vet Med, from about 35-40 years ago, pegged the fungus, but so far I seem to be the only one who's noticed it peaks with the sunspot cycle.
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Wow, I have had 4 Cisco switches reload this year due to "Parity Errors", which they attribute to 'Cosmic Radiation*'. I thought that we were in a high point of solar activity.
* Not sure if solar activity is source of said cosmic radiation.
Ah, those cosmic rays! A few years ago I found how to use a computer to attract them. I don't want to get too technical, but that involved dereferencing pointers. Then I'd see more cosmic rays hit the shit out of the machine than ever!
I'm currently working on a patent detailing how to how to attract cosmic rays away from a device to protect by placing computers all around and making them run the cosmic-ray attracting code.
There is mounting evidence that sunspot activity has an effect on the Earth's temperature. I believe this will be one of the coldest winters in the past 10 years.
This evidence also suggests that Earth is trending towards cooling overall. Not warming like all the 'experts' claim.
Wait and see, this will be one of the coldest winters we've seen in a long time.
After all, it is well known that the sunspot cycle and the economy are somehow linked. It's not the bankers' fault after all. Darn you, sun! Darn you to heck!
I follow this blog [wattsupwiththat.com] which gives regular reports on the sun.
The problem is all up until yesterday-ish had been short lived, less than 24-hour sunspots at a latitude consistent with the previous solar cycle. (There seems to be a pattern where spots begin and progress to during the cycle's life cycle.)
However to really understand just how quet the sun is, look at this animated graphic
Many, many people are predicting another mini-ice age as a result. Check out this article [wattsupwiththat.com] for a wavelet image of sun spot number
I mangled the link. [wattsupwiththat.com]
Thanks, both very interesting. Especially to we who point at the sun when folks mention "global warming"
"Kelvins" are units and have been for 40 years. [wikipedia.org]
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Anti-creationism activist Zack Kopplin joins Bill to talk about fighting laws and voucher programs that let publicly-funded creationist curriculum in the back door of American classrooms. Also on the program, journalist and historian Susan Jacoby talks about the role secularism and intellectual curiosity have played throughout America's history.
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What an amazing day and night we all experienced on Inauguration Day Bayonne 2014. Did we feel like we had some unity in the community yesterday? I believe so. I would like to personally thank each and every vendor who made the time not only to talk with me and work with me on extremely short notice but also to be a part of a very historic day for the new mayor, his team, the City of Bayonne and all residents.
It was a great experience to not only speak with each vendor but it was great to work hand and hand on getting all of it arranged and putting the plan in motion. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It shows a lot to everyone who attended that we can come together and we will come together piece by piece to revitalize and rebrand our city. Thank you to the following Food vendors:
San Vito (for supplying both a vendor tent and the band tent) Venice, MiCasita Columbiana, Big Apple, Kuhl's Tavern, Buon Appetite, TGI Fridays, Houlihan's, Connie's Kitchen & Delicatessen, East Coast Caterers, Mona Lisa, Lot 13, Yummy Yummy, Tony's Pizzaria, Scarpello Meatballs, Joe's Pizza, the Indian Society from Bayonne, John the owner of Garden State News and Mc Fadden's Pub, Alex from 34th and Ave E Hotdog Stand and last but not least, the new owners at Hendrickson's.
All the above vendors donated their time, food, and efforts for a great cause and they should be commended. A special thank you to Alex from the hot dog stand on 34th and E and Bob and Lou from Hendricksons as they not only served their own donated food but also helped out a great deal more as they served hot dogs and hamburgers that were donated from Shoprite. Next time you stop into any of the above vendors, give them a nice thank you. I am sure it will mean a lot.
I would like to also thank Tony at Vital Signs, Shoprite and Kens Marine, for being more than generous and really keeping the communication open and helping at every angle.
Thank you also to Beth Jessen and Erica Daughtrey for working with me, and Mary Dunlap-Beales, who really took charge of the volunteers at the tents and seriously made sure everything flowed. Thank you also to the Bayonne Health Dept, Public Works, Fire Dept, Police Dept, McCabes, Jersey City Medical Center and everyone else who made everything seamless. The Volunteers (Budnik and Irving) and everyone else on the Davis team and at Kennedy Events who made this event special and flawless, thank you so much. We have so much to look forward to working together as a community. If there is anyone I forgot, I am sorry. Looking ahead, I am anxious and excited to play a part moving in the right direction with all of the community involved.
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From the Wires
IDC Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Revenues Will Grow 4.9% and Reach $319 Billion in 2013
By: Business Wire
Dec. 26, 2012 09:00 AM
Semiconductor revenues worldwide will see nominal growth this year at less than 1% reaching $304 billion according to the year-end 2012 update of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF). The SAF also forecasts that semiconductor revenues will improve by 4.9% to $319 billion in 2013 and log a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% from 2011-2016, reaching $368 billion in 2016.
Weakness in PC demand, DRAM and overall memory price deterioration, and semiconductor inventory rationalization, coupled with continued global macroeconomic uncertainty from lower global GDP growth, a slowdown in China, the Eurozone debt crisis and recession, Japan's recession, and ongoing fear of fiscal cliff negotiations' impact on IT spending by corporations have all been levers affecting global semiconductor demand this year. Bright spots for the semiconductor market include smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, and automotive electronics, which IDC expects will continue to be key drivers of growth over the coming years.
IDC expects semiconductor inventories to come into balance with demand in the second quarter of 2013 with growth to resume in the second half of 2013. "We expect lower, but positive global GDP growth in 2013. Semiconductors for smartphones will see healthy revenue growth as appetite for data, multimedia processing, and multitasking will drive high-end smartphone demand in developed countries while an ongoing transition to 3G networks will accelerate smartphone adoption in developing regions. PC demand will continue to remain in a period of transition next year until more technology and design innovation begin to change the course of demand," said Mali Venkatesan, research manager for Semiconductors at IDC.
Regionally, Japan and Europe continue to be the two weakest regions. Although GDP growth has slowed in China, India, and Brazil, demand for smartphones, tablets, and automotive electronics remains strong. In the U.S., 4G phones, mobile consumer devices (tablets and e-readers), network infrastructure, and set-top box deployments will drive a healthy semiconductor growth cycle over the next five years.
Other key findings from IDC's Semiconductor Application Forecaster include:
IDC's Worldwide Semiconductor Applications Forecaster database serves as the basis for all IDC semiconductor supply-side documents, including market forecasts and consulting projects. This database contains revenue data collected from the top 100 semiconductor companies for 2006-2011 and market history and forecasts for 2006-2016. Revenue for over twelve semiconductor device areas, four geographic regions, six industries, and more than 80 end-device applications are also included in the database.
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The January 2011 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert.
A joconde imprime is the outside cake wrapper of the Entremets dessert. (See photo below – the striped cake at the bottom of this dessert is the Joconde imprime)
Joconde imprime /entremets. A joconde imprime (French Baking term) is a decorative design baked into a light sponge cake providing an elegant finish to desserts/torts/entremets/ formed in ring molds. A joconde batter is used because it bakes into a moist, flexible cake. The cake batter may be tinted or marbleized for a further decorative effect.
This Joconde/spongecake requires attentive baking so that it remains flexible to easily conform to the molds. If under baked it will stick to the baking mat. It over baked it will dry out and crack. Once cooled, the sponge may be cut into strips to line any shape ring mold.
Entremets (French baking term)- an ornate dessert with many different layers of cake and pastry creams in a mold, usually served cold. Think Trifle in a mold vs. a glass bowl.
The above-mentioned information and photo came from The Daring Kitchen website.
I colored my cake a dark purple, which only got darker, almost black, when baked. I recommend using a light/bright color. Or the chocolate version would be cool. I filled my cake with two mousses, one dark chocolate, and one white chocolate. I got the recipes for the mousses from the cookbook Baking, by James Peterson.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 25th Jun 2008 22:47 UTC, submitted by Flatland_Spider
We're really on the subject of software installation issues on OSNews lately, and this story, making its rounds on the internet, fits in quite well. Back in the day, during the antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft, Microsoft had to make a whole slew of corporate email public. In light of Gates' imminent withdrawal from Microsoft, SeattlePI dug up a little gem among these emails, one in which Bill Gates goes on a full-blown rant about the difficulties he had trying to download and install Windows MovieMaker, back in 2003.
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In any large company this would have been considered inappropriate or at least highly unproffessional.
The CEO having legitimate concerns about your product is inappropriate? Seriously? I dont know what large companies you've worked for (probably none) but I'm happy I dont work for those if voicing concerns internally about shortcomings in your product is inappropriate.
Not to mention the reputation damage that is done to Microsoft, especially in the corporate world.
You've never read any internal executive emails, have you? Much, much worse things are said in internal emails every day.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) – 23-year-old Celestino Alvarez-Montejano was sentenced today to serve 110 months in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy and illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
Alvarez-Montejano is one of four other defendants who have been sentence to serve time in federal prison on drug charges.
According to the plea agreement, between March 2010 and October 2011, Alvarez-Montejano and his co-defendants, Mario Alvarrez Montejano, Cynthia Ornelas, and Damon Rucker, conspired to distribute marijuana and cocaine.
Celestino Alvarez-Montejano pled guilty on July 9, 2012 and was also ordered to surrender to immigration authorities following his release from prison, as well as service a period of supervised release of 5 years following his release.


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OcclusionQuery Class
Used to perform an occlusion query against the latest drawn objects.
Namespace: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
Assembly: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics (in microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.dll)
public class OcclusionQuery : GraphicsResource
An occlusion query is a technique that determines how many pixels were actually drawn during a set of draw calls. This is useful for certain rendering techniques and rendering optimizations.
An example of using this query follows:
OcclusionQuery query = new OcclusionQuery(device);
// Drawing simple objects, bounding areas, etc.
// Do additional work here to provide enough time for the GPU to complete query execution.
// Draw additional models
if (query.IsComplete == true && query.PixelCount > 0)
// A non-zero pixel count means some of the low res model is visible
// so let's draw the real version of it
The number of non-occluded pixels (indicated by PixelCount) can differ based on the platform.
For Xbox 360 games, PixelCount represents the number of pixels modified by drawing. This includes GraphicsDevice.Clear calls and any drawing associated with sprite batches.
For Windows games, PixelCount represents the number of pixels that passed the depth and stencil tests. This does not include sprite batch drawing (because the depth test is turned off) or calls to GraphicsDevice.Clear.
To achieve consistent results across all platforms, use occlusion queries only when the depth buffer is enabled. In addition, avoid calling Clear or changing the assigned render target inside an occlusion query begin/end block.
See Also
OcclusionQuery Members
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics Namespace
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It looks like some pretty big nerfs to the Yogg-Saron fight tonight. Ulduar's big bad (well, one of two) will have a much easier first phase, as the Guardians of Yogg-Saron have ceased mind-controlling players, as well as becoming "more forgiving" in their spawn rate. Additionally, flash-frozen players that touch a cloud will no longer bring forth a Guardian.
Flame Leviathan's hard mode was hit as well. The amount of extra health he gets per tower up was reduced and the snare effect of Hodir's tower removed. Additionally, vehicles caught in a flash freeze will be freed with a single shot from a Demolisher or Siege Engine cannon. Players will also not go quite so high when ejected from Flamey following a stun, which should make them a bit easier to pick up.
Oh, and XT-002 Deconstructor won't make people into bombs quite so often (and his heart's health was reduced a touch on 25-man). Overall, it seems Yoggy will be significantly easier. My guild isn't there yet, though (next up for us is Mimiron) - people who have done the fight, how big of a deal will these changes be?


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Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Telegraph on Dec. 2 and 3, 1938.
Remember Mr.
Buck Private
While the country is in a throes of preparing for national defense, we arise to remark that one of the persons not to be forgotten is Mr. Buck Private.
We are getting a great deal of information on the mobilization of factory facilities, the number of airplanes and battleships that might be needed, and we are developing excellent weapons. To date, however, the buck private seems to be the forgotten man.
The planners ought to be reminded that no infantryman can approach the enemy with the proper sangfroid or verve and dash if his trousers resemble something he had inherited from his larger brother, and if the tails of his blouse ride in the middle of his back. How is the man defending a trench to feel at ease with the guilty knowledge that his shirt was the bar sinister of cotton, or perhaps shoddy, on its escutcheon?
There were certain privates in the last war who suffered a positive inferiority complex after comparing their own raiment with that worn by officers and officers' orderlies. It was generally believed among some of them that such men were patterned after better architectural lines, which accounted for the better fit of their uniforms.
Perhaps the next war, if it comes, will find a style of hats different from the rain-in-the-face chapeau that adorned the head of the doughboy in the A.E.F. This cunning little trick collected rain like a sponge, and the funnel effect of the raincoat collar permitted said rain to run down the neck. Wearing such haberdashery while riding a razor-backed artillery horse 30 miles in a dashing rain usually got the soldier into a frame of mind indifferent to victory or defeat; not even dreading death in any form if it only would come.
If it is true that an army marches on its stomach, it is equally true that it marches in its clothes, and there is no reason why an army representing the United States should wear garments apparently taken from scarecrows. – Dec. 2, 1938
Raids by truck-operating thieves on rural chicken coops and pig pens have been causing greater loss than bank robberies in Illinois, according to Representative F.W. Lewis of Robinson, a member of the Uniform Motor Vehicle Laws Commission. The commission has decided that since police radio broadcasting has driven many thieves out of the cities, it is now time to drive them out of the rural sections as well.
The commission proposes to remedy the situation by causing a special number and the name and address of the owner to be painted upon the sides of each truck operating in Illinois. A bill providing for this requirement will be introduced in the Legislature.
Also, each trucker with a load of livestock or farm produce will be compelled to carry a bill of sale or bill of lading, ready to show to any police officer who might stop him. The commission hopes by this plan to make the game of stealing livestock so risky that few will try it. – Dec. 2, 1938
Dayton sets
an example
Thirty-four thousand pupils and more than 1,000 teachers have returned to school following a three-week vacation at Dayton, Ohio, according to news reports. The vacation came when the school board wiped out a $67,000 deficit by simply closing the schools temporarily, and then on a pay-as-you-go basis, having located $430,000 for a nest egg in the interim.
The action in Dayton has the germ of an idea that may be new in governmental circles, but has been practiced privately for a long time. The individual, when he finds his expenses exceed his income, is likely to cut down the expenses. Not often does he borrow money to maintain a standard of living beyond his income. When he does, he usually winds up in bankruptcy.
But governmental circles, especially the federal group, seem not to have explored the possibilities of cutting expenses to meet income.
It would be unwise to consider disbanding the Army or Navy, or the courts, or even the FBI and the Justice Department. There are certain other functionaries, however, who might be permitted to suspend activities until revenue picks up.
Take the Congress, for instance. There was a time when a large number of people used to urge Congress to "balance the budget and go home." But Congress failed to balance the budget and wasn't in a hurry about going home. No one knows exactly where we would have been if Congress had skipped a session or two in the last 6 years, but the books might have been 5 to 7 billion dollars ahead.
Aside from the routine business of appropriating money for necessary functions, Congress might investigate the Dayton scheme and see if it has any merit. Congress might consider the disadvantage of enacting unconstitutional laws, which some horse and buggy people consider a waste of money. If that does not appeal to Congress, it might study the Constitution. – Dec. 3, 1938


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I love getting emails with questions in them! Incidentally, people also love mailbags. Right? Right? Of course you do. Also, based on my images, can you tell that I've been leveling through Grizzly Hills?
After the last two weeks of gold selling/hacking and crazy currency discussions, I found my email littered with questions that I had neglected. At the end of last month I also ran a mailbag feature, but some of these questions were so fun and provoking that I had to answer them publicly. One interesting thing about legal questions and answers is that you're obviously not getting the whole answer, because there are a million and one factors that go into questions and answers in the legal world. Rather, you're getting the beginnings of a concept that you might want to further your knowledge of. Fun times! Learning is fun! Let's learn together.
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The several sums hereinafter named, or so much as is authorized by law and is necessary for the objects respectively named, are hereby appropriated for the support and to defray the expenses of the government of the Town of North Providence for the financial year beginning the first day of July, A.D. two thousand thirteen and ending on the thirtieth day of June, A.D. two thousand fourteen and the same shall be apportioned in the manner and for the objects and purposes following and shall be known as the ordinary expenses of the Town, vis: GENERAL GOVERNMENT Administration 213,864 Town Council 132,296 Legal Department 341,834 Town Clerk 213,251 Human Resources 35,918 Public Buildings 915,928 Planning/Economic Development 208,719 Board of Canvassers 83,461 Zoning Board of Review 13,750 Other (Departments) 85,000 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 2,244,021 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Auditing Financial Record 32,200 Purchasing 62,016 Tax Assessor 277,448 Tax Collector 303,921 Finance Director/Treasurer 324,327 TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 999,912 PUBLIC SAFETY Fire Department 8,449,285 Communications/Computer Division 464,523 Police Department 6,008,780 Division of Inspections 280,633 Division of Auto Repair 509,234 Emergency Management 6,903 Fire Hydrants 200,000 TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 15,919,358 PUBLIC SERVICES Street Lights 450,000 Beautification 3,000 Department of Public Works 1,641,956 Recreation Department 383,319 Environmental Protection 1,835,650 Local Welfare 10,574 TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICES 4,324,499 DEBT SERVICE Bond & Note Principal 2, 849,850 Bond & Note Interest 820,204 TOTAL DEBT SERVICE 3,670,054 GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS Grants to Organizations 13,800 Grant to Senior Center 505,686 Grant to Library 801,012 TOTAL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 1,320,498 OTHER Insurance 707,000 Fringe Benefits 10,520,111 Various 130,000 TOTAL OTHER 11,357,111 DEFICIT ELIMINATION Deficit Appropriation 2,305,281 TOTAL DEFICIT ELIMINATION 2,305,281 TOTAL TOWN APPROPRIATION 39,835,453___ EDUCATION Education Appropriation 47,430,852 TOTAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION 47,430,852 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 89,571,586 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Prior Year Taxes 2,500,000 Interest on Delinquent Accounts 450,000 Building Inspection Revenue 278,800 Town Clerk Receipts 570,000 Municipal Court Revenue 115,000 Total Miscellaneous Receipts (primarily ems services) 1,200,000 Sale of Surplus Property 10,000 Data Processing Services 14,000 Housing Authority in lieu of taxes 25,500 Pool & Fitness Center/Recreation 220,000 Rental Leasing Income 220,000 School Construction Aid 1,308,700 Motor Vehicle Phase Out 347,631 Telephone Tax 386,059 Pilot 513,047 Meal/Hotel Tax 353,145 Library Aid 171,750 State Aid to Education 14,764,592 Medical Reimbursement (To Education) 850,000 Community Relief Fund 1,254,507 School Miscellaneous 100,000 SUB TOTAL 25,652,731 TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY 63,918,855 TOTAL REVENUE ACCOUNTS 89,571,586 The Council voted the following Capital Budget for the 2013/2014 fiscal year which would be Funded on General Revenue, Other, Lease Purchase, Grants and Bonds subject to the terms and conditions herein. PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE DEPARTMENT Aerial Ladder 3 75,879.00 Fire Pumper 3 50,000.00 Gear Replacement 1 41,000.00 Equipment Replacement 1& 5 45,000.00 Rescue 2 188,500.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT TOTALS 400,379.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Cruisers (2-Unmarked new) 4 26,000.00 Replace Copy Machines 1 20,000.00 New Laptops (Ruggedized) for Vehicles 1 35,000.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTALS 81,000.00 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Radio PA Amp in Police Station 1 700.00 Emergency Phone Call Boxes in front of 1 1 1,600.00 Emergency Call Box at Town Beach 1 500.00 Emergency Call Box at Stephen Olney Park 1 500.00 Fire Apparatus MDT (mobile data terminal) 1 20,000.00 Fire Apparatus MDT (mobile terminals)rr 1 2,000.00 Connection to State DOT road cameras 1 10,000.00 Connection to State DOT road cameras m 1 500.00 No Radio Reflective Sticker Program 1 1,000.00 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS TOTALS 36,800.00 DIVISION OF INSPECTIONS Replace 3 Cars 5 25,000.00 Fire Safe for checks 1 2,000.00 2 Digital Cameras 5 1,000.00 Blue Print Copier 3 2,000.00 DIVISION OF INSPECTIONS TOTALS 30,000.00 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Sanitation Truck/Vac All 3 40,000.00 Dump Truck-5Ton w/Plow & Sander 3 187,000.00 Road Re-surfacing 4 1,000,000.00 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1,227,000.00 RECREATION DEPARTMENT Recreation Van 15 Passenger 1 80,000.00 Revamp Tennis Courts 1,4 and/or 5 120,000.00 GOVERNOR NOTTE PARK Mister Drinking Fountain 1 4,700.00 Water Slide 1 10,200.00 Complete Renovation-Recreation Hall 4 and/or 5 222,000.00 Asphalt walkway 1 3,500.00 Replace Playground Equipment 1 120,000.00 Phase II of Play structure 1 32,700.00 Removal of Large Rocks on Beach 1 27,500.00 Smokers Outpost (6) 895.00each 1 6,200.00 Wheelchair Picnic Tables 1 8,900.00 Asphalt Path to water 1 3,800.00 Golf Cart 1and/or2 5,600.00 Aerators for water (2) 1,2 and/or 5 60,200.00 POOL & FITNESS CENTER Epoxy and Regrout Pool 1 32,200.00 Replace Universal Equipment 1 32,000.00 Life Fitness Treadmill (6) 1 27,000.00 Office Furniture 1 5,700.00 Life-Fitness pectoral flye 1 4,500.00 Life-Fitness Club abdominal machine 1 4,900.00 Life Fitness Elliptical Machine 1 4,900.00 Multi-Cell Filter & Hair Lint 1 45,200.00 New Lockers 1 55,900.00 PETER RANDALL PARK Develop Parking for Entrance 4 and/or 5 53,400.00 Bark Park Equipment 4 and/or 5 20,500.00 20 Picnic Tables 4 and/or 5 22,970.00 STEPHEN OLNEY PARK Port-flex Portable Fence System 1 5,200.00 Drinking Fountains 1 8,500.00 Excavate Land behind Stephen Olney 1 36,950.00 EVANS PARK Phase II & III-Playstructures 1, 4 and/or 5 38,300.00 FELL PARK Arch Swing/single post (4) 1 3,670.00 Indestructible Picnic Tables 1 4,800.00 RECREATION DEPARTMENT TOTALS 1,111,890.00 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Evergreen Parkway Phase I & II-flood mitiga 4 250,000.00 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT TOTALS 250,000.00 SALVATORE MANCINI UNION FREE LIBRARY HVAC System 2 212,800.00 Library Door Replacement 2 21,210.00 Replace deteriorated ADA Handicapped 2 40,200.00 Carpet-2nd Floor 2 43,680.00 SALVATORE MANCINI UNION FREE LIBRARY TOTALS 317,890.00 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE Fire Code Upgrades 1 and/or 4 150,000.00 BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL Refinish gymnasium floor 1 2,500.00 Field renovations 1 12,500.00 Plumbing installation of backflow prev. 1 and/or 4 35,000.00 Installation of energy efficient exterior lig. 1 and/or 4 25,000.00 RICCI SCHOOL Installation of new boilers 1 and/or 4 80,000.00 Security Improvements-key fab system 1 and/or 4 6,000.00 Refinish Gymnasium Floor 1 2,500.00 CENTREDALE SCHOOL Absetos abatement and installation of VC 1 and/or 4 50,000.00 Renovate rest rooms and install automatic 1 and/or 4 45,000.00 Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 GREYSTONE SCHOOL Refurbish gymnasium floor 1 5,000.00 Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 MARIEVILLE SCHOOL Refurbish gymnasium floor 1 3,000.00 Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 MCGUIRE SCHOOL Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 STEPHEN OLNEY SCHOOL Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 WHELAN SCHOOL Replace gymnasium floor 1 and/or 4 50,000.00 Renovate rest rooms and install automatic 1 and/or 4 20,000.00 Security Improvements 1 and/or 4 350,000.00 NORTH PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL Refinish gym floors 1 5,000.00 Refurbish sky lights and replace metal fra 1 10,000.00 Replace rug in auditorium 1 20,000.00 Install energy efficient exterior lights 1 and/or 4 25,000.00 Repair and reglaze all windows 1 80,000.00 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2,726,500.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TOTALS 6,181,459.00 *METHOD OF FINANCING General Revenue (1) Other (2) Lease Purchase (3) Grants (4) Bonds (5) Grants & Bonds (4/5) SECTION 2. It is ordained that the Town Council of the Town of North Providence hereby orders the collection of a tax on the ratable real estate, tangible personal property and motor vehicles in a sum not less than $63,918,855 nor more than $67,740,718. Said tax is for the payment of the ordinary expenses and charges of the Town, the sinking fund, payment of the interest and the indebtedness in whole or in part of the Town, and for the other purposes authorized by law. And it be further ordained that the collections derived from assessments on the ratable real estate, tangible personal property and motor vehicles of approximately $2,397,629,953 will not exceed $67,740,718 as certified by the Tax Assessor and the Town Clerk of the Town of North Providence. SECTION 3. The Tax Assessor shall assess and apportion said tax on the inhabitants and ratable property of said Town on the thirty-first day of December, A.D. two thousand twelve at twelve oclock noon, according to law and shall on completion of said assessment date, certify and sign the same and deliver to and deposit the same in the office of the Town Clerk on or before the fifteenth day of June, A.D. two thousand thirteen. SECTION 4. The Town Clerk upon receipt of said assessment shall forthwith make a copy of the same and deliver it to the Finance Director in his capacity as Town Treasurer, who shall forthwith issue and affix to said copy a warrant under his hand, directed to the Collector of Taxes of the several sums of money therein expressed, of the persons and estates liable therefore. SECTION 5. Said tax shall be due and payable on and between the first day and thirty-first day of August, A.D. 2013 and all taxes remaining unpaid on the thirty-first day of August, A.D. 2013 shall bear interest from and after said first day of August A.D. 2013 and until collected, at the rate of twelve (12) per cent per annum, and all taxes and interest in addition to taxes shall be paid to the Town Treasurer immediately after the receipt thereof. Said tax may be paid in installments, the first installment of twenty-five (25) per centum on or before the thirty-first day of August, A.D. 2013 and the remaining installments as follows: twenty-five (25) per centum on or before the thirtieth day of November, A.D. 2013; twenty-five (25) per centum on or before the twenty-eight day of February, A.D. 2014 and twenty-five (25) per centum on or before the thirty-first day of May, A.D. 2014. If the first installment, or any succeeding installment of taxes is not paid by the last day of the respective installment period or periods as they occur, then the whole tax or remaining unpaid balance of the tax as the case may be, shall immediately become due and payable and shall carry until collected a penalty at the rate of twelve (12) per centum per annum from and after the first day of August, A.D. 2013 and until collected. Members of the armed forces and merchant marines of the United States in active service shall be exempt during the period of such service from the interest penalty requirements of this ordinance. SECTION 6. The taxpayers of the Town of North Providence have an option whereby one-tenth (1/10) of said tax will be due and may be payable each month commencing the first day of September, A.D. two thousand thirteen (2013) and ending the thirtieth day of June, A.D. two thousand fourteen (2014) and shall bear the same interest as specified in Section 5 of this ordinance. SECTION 7. That with the passage of this Ordinance, all capital requests or items submitted by the Mayor as part of the Budget , the so called Capital Budget, for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, which would be Funded on General Revenue, Other, Lease Purchase, Grants and Bonds shall require approval of the Town Council prior to their acquisition (either by way of General Revenue Funds, Lease Purchase, Grants, Bonds, Grants and Bonds or Other) and the inclusion of such within this 2013/2014 fiscal year budget ordinance is not an approved spending plan, unless these purchases are further approved by the Town Council before their actual purchase. APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Anthony Gallone, Town Solicitor ADOPTED: _______________________ ______________________________ Kristen J. Catanzaro, Council President APPROVED:_______________________ ______________________________ Charles A. Lombardi, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ MaryAnn DeAngelus, Town Clerk PERSONNEL ADDENDUM TO ORDINANCE 13-005 PER SECTION 2-1-7 (K) OF THE TOWN CHARTER Chief Of Staff $70,700.00 Town Solicitor $51,000.00 Town Clerk $51,497.00 Planning Director $0 Board of Canvassers Director $39,473.00 Tax Assessor $ 8,068.00 (differential between deputy and acting) Tax Collector $52,764.00 Finance Director $80,000.00 Fire Chief $84,476.00 Police Chief $82,000.00 Supt. Of Public Buildings $45,000.00 Building Inspector/Official $63,340.00 Emergency Management Director $15,450.00 ($9.900.00 from grant) Department of Public Works Director $67,372.00 Recreation Director $55,951.00 Local Welfare Director $9,574.00 Senior Center Director Grant Union Free Library Dept. Head Grant THIS ORDINANCE TO BE HEARD AT THE SEPTEPMBER 3, 2013 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 6TH MEETING)


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I know this topic has been beaten to death but I still can't find a conclusive answer for dealing with many to many relationships.
I have two tables (and models) Portfolio & Service. There is a link table PortfolioService that has PortfolioId and ServiceId as PKs.
I am using the CAdvancedArBehavior behavior to handle the Many to Many saving. All is working well. But...
I am using checkBoxList to render a list of services that a user can check on the portfolio. It works well except when the validation fails for submitting the form. The checkBoxList is cleared and the posted values are not repopulated.
<?php echo $form->labelEx($model, 'services'); ?> <?php echo $form->checkBoxList($model, 'services', CHtml::listData(Service::model()->findAll(), 'id', 'name'), array('attributeitem' => 'id', 'checkAll' => 'Check All')); ?> <?php echo $form->error($model, 'services'); ?>
I have tried using Relation Widget but I don't want to use it in my app.
Question: is there a way to use checkBoxList using CAdvancedArBehavior? If not, can you please point me to a "complete" reference for manually managing the Many to Many relationships - I.e. using a 3rd Model to link the 2 parent models.


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Man Discharges Rifle Inside University Housing – Charges Filed [AUDIO]
An employee at the University of Montana accidentally discharged a rifle while cleaning it at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, November 22 in his University Villages apartment.
Vice President of Integrated Communications Peggy Kuhr said the unidentified man was charged early Saturday morning with discharging a firearm within the city limits.
"The man said he was cleaning a .308 rifle when it accidentally discharged," Kuhr said. "The Office of Public Safety responded immediately. The bullet went through the wall into an adjoining apartment, which was empty because the next-door neighbors were moving. No one was injured."
University policy restricts the possession and use of firearms on campus to law enforcement officers.
"For those residents in the University Villages, they are allowed to have firearms, but they have to be locked up, out of sight, and not,of course, accessible to children. The firearms must also be registered with the Office of Public Safety. This individual said the rifle belonged to his brother."
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Organization says its First Amendment rights were violated due to government 'improperly taxing its constitutionally protected political speech.' But lawsuit's success is 'highly unlikely,' according to a law professor.
SAN DIEGO (CNA)—The San Diego-based apologetics group Catholic Answers has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to sue the Internal Revenue Service for violating its First Amendment rights for "improperly taxing its constitutionally protected political speech."
However, the lawsuit's success is "highly unlikely," said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a University of Notre Dame Law School professor.
"Except under relatively rare circumstances, none of which exist here, successfully obtaining Supreme Court review is unlikely because the court denies most requests for review," Mayer told CNA on Oct. 24. "It is even more unlikely in this case because both the trial court and the appellate court, without dissent, found that the case was moot."
Even if the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, he added, it would likely confirm the finding of the lower court and affirm the dismissal of the lawsuit without considering its constitutional claim.
In May 2008 the IRS ruled that two messages from Catholic Answers' president, Karl Keating, illegally opposed the election of a specific candidate in the 2004 presidential election.
Keating's two e-letters questioned whether Democratic candidate John Kerry, a Catholic, should present himself for holy Communion because of his support for abortion. The organization also created a voter's guide which the IRS investigated before ruling that it did not violate tax-exemption rules.
The IRS ordered the organization to pay excise taxes for 2004 and 2005. However, the IRS in 2009 decided to lift the excise taxes and pay interest to Catholic Answers because the alleged political activity was "not willful and flagrant," the California Catholic Daily reported.
Catholic Answers said that the complaint was initiated by Frances Kissling, who was then the head of the abortion-supporting group Catholics for Choice, which the U.S. bishops have said distorts Catholic teaching.
In its lawsuit, filed in 2009, Catholic Answers charged that the IRS' process of punishment and appeal poses a threat to free speech.
James Bopp Jr. of the James Madison Center for Free Speech, Catholic Answers' legal representative, said the organization asked for court review because "without a change in the IRS' position on its speech, it couldn't risk mak(ing) comments like those on the web post again to avoid another investigation and tax penalty."
Both courts ruled that because Catholic Answers got its money back, the issue was resolved and the courts could do nothing further.
"This allows the IRS to harass and penalize nonprofits who discuss public officials who are also running for office, while leaving those nonprofits without any recourse: The IRS can simply return the money at the last minute and never be sued for taxing protected speech that shouldn't be taxed in the first place," Bopp said.
The IRS actions will deter nonprofits from speaking about individuals who are political candidates in any context for fear of an investigation, he added.
"Nothing prevents the IRS from doing this again. And these groups now have no judicial remedy," he said.
Mayer said the lawsuit raises the important issue of whether the government's rule is unconstitutionally vague.
"Catholic Answers is correct that the test is vulnerable to criticism, that it unconstitutionally chills speech by charities that are tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) because it is difficult for them to know when the IRS will find that their speech violates this prohibition."
It is "possible but not certain" the lawsuit's constitutional claim would succeed if a court would consider it.
Catholic organizations, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic dioceses, are exempt from federal income tax as 501(c)(3) organizations. They are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions, but the tax code requires them not to support or oppose candidates for elected office.
"This prohibition applies to all organizations that claim these tax benefits, both religious and secular," Mayer explained. "This prohibition prevents Catholic organizations from using tax-deductible contributions for speech or other actions supporting or opposing candidates."
Catholic organizations may create an affiliated organization that is exempt under 501(c)(4) rules, though these organizations are ineligible for tax-deductible contributions. These organizations may support or oppose candidates, as long as doing so is not its primary activity.
Catholic Answers chose this path, he noted, by transferring responsibilities for its voter's guide to its affiliate Catholic Answers Action.
Mayer explained: "This option is not available for some types of speech, however, most notably speaking about candidates from the pulpit during a regular worship service."


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Locals will dive into the mud and run through an even muddier obstacle course with their coworkers, friends and family to benefit Hands On! in May. The 3-mile Mad Mountain Mud Run is returning May 31 for its third year at Berkeley Park.
Locals will dive into the mud and run through an even muddier obstacle course with their coworkers, friends and family to benefit Hands On! in May.
The 3-mile Mad Mountain Mud Run is returning May 31 for its third year at Berkeley Park on Balfour Road in Hendersonville.
"The numbers have already grown as far as the number of people who are participating and have registered, and we're looking forward to having new obstacles and challenges," Hands On! Executive Director Heather Boeke said. Details about those new obstacles won't be released, however, so that racers will be surprised as they make their way through the course.
When Hands On! had to renegotiate its mortgage, Boeke said they knew the nonprofit would have to start making much larger payments. She got together with a group of volunteers to come up with a plan to help offset the cost.
"We sat at a coffee shop and talked about ideas of what could be unique and fun for the area and not just benefit Hands On! financially, but really become part of our community," Boeke said.
Funds from the event cover roughly 20 percent of the children's gallery's annual operating expenses.
Since its beginning, Boeke said she's noticed a large number of corporate groups and families sign up for the event, which has led to a lot of great, muddy teambuilding.
"It's fun to play in the mud, so I think that we all remember some time in our life that we enjoyed just getting dirty with friends and having a good time and laughing, and that's what it's all about, really," Boeke said. "The people on the course are laughing and having a good time and they choose their competitive level."
The Masters of Mud is the most competitive category, followed by Murky Mud Mates for those in between and Nitty Gitty Mud Lovers for those teams just coming out to have fun.
Members of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce ran the inaugural race together in 2012.
"It was a lot of fun getting the staff out together as kind of a nice teambuilding opportunity, which was very different than anything we'd done before," Chamber President Bob Williford said. "It was really a lot of fun, and a couple of us really got to know each other in a different way."
Hands On! will host its Family Mud Fun night for children 11 years old and younger the night prior to the race.
"We provide all the muddy games and activities and worms for them to play with, and a 1-mile mud run just for them so that they are a part of it as well," Boeke said.
The race only allows a limited number of participants. For more details or to register a team, visit www.madmountainmudrun.com.
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Gardening activities shouldn't end when winter arrives. This is the perfect time to start planning for spring. When all the plants are gone, it's easy to see the framework of your garden and imagine what it might look like in the coming year. Start preparing early and you'll be ready to execute your plan when spring arrives.
Clean and repair your garden tools. Winter is an ideal time for stripping down tools for sharpening, lubricating, removing rust, replacing broken handles and other repair jobs. Inspect hoses and nozzles for any holes or tears. And don't forget to check the lawn mower.
Check out seed catalogs and begin ordering the ones that interest you. Remember to order seeds early as this ensures that you will get the seeds you want.
Take inventory of how much potting soil, mulch, fertilizer and other miscellaneous materials you still have in your garage or shed. Determine which products you can use from last year and which will need to be replaced.
If you haven't already, consider mulching your garden, especially with crushed leaves. The compost will nourish plants' roots and help control weeds.
Get to know your soil. A soil test is one of the best things a gardener can do, and winter is a great time to do it. This will determine if your soil needs a pH or soil acidity adjustment, and now is the time to modify it.
As the weather continues to warm, baby spring weeds will crop up. If left unattended, they will quickly grow come spring. Use a hoe for quick and easy removal.
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1) What were your first impressions of this section?
My first impressions were 'i have to read on', it was just such a captivating piece of writing, this was a very good preface and i definitley think anyone who read that alone would want to read the whole book
2) What did you think brought Bella to this place? Where, exactly, did you think they were?
I don't know, i suppose i figured she was still in Forks, though it switched to Phoenix when she began talking about the sun. I had a feeling she was trying to save somebody, or she was running from something, i can't remeber very clearly though, it was ages ago.
3) Whom did you assume the "something bloodthirsty" waiting "in the wings" referred to?
Well, as soon as i heard blood thirsty the first thing that popped up into my head was vampire-obviously, like a bad vampire or something.
4) Did you know right away that she was trying to save Edward?
I had an idea she was trying to save someone but having only read twilight i couldn't think of anyone who could be capable of harming Edward. The Volturi didn't pop into my head even thought it had been briefly mentioned in Twilight, i figured i'd just read on and find out rather than question or wonder.
5) Be honest, did you think Bella would fall?
i take it you mean fail? If you do then my answer to that is...i just read it, i didn't really guess anything because it was less than a page long


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Only a few Nittany Lion fencers traveled to Louisville to compete in the four-day January North American Cup, but those who competed performed well. This month's NAC hosted the Juniors competition for fencers under the age of 20.
Standout Penn State freshman Kaito Streets continued his outstanding season with his first place finish, out of over 200 competitors, in the Junior Men's Saber competition. Streets also placed first in the same event at the November NAC. In the two NCAA meets that Penn State has competed in thus far this season, Streets has had an impressive record of 20-4. Team newcomer Adam Lewicki also competed in the men's saber event, and took 23rd place.
The women's team was represented in Louisville as well. All-American sophomore Alina Antokhina took home fifteenth place in the Junior Women's Foil competition.
Next up for the Nittany Lion fencers is a trip to Queens, N.Y. for a tough NCAA competition. The team will take on Columbia, Harvard, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and St. John's, and action is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday January 26.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa Bay area shoplifter has been sentenced to five years in prison because a security guard suffered a fatal heart attack while trying to stop the crime.
As part of a deal with Hillsborough County prosecutors, 36-year-old Mervin Bettis pleaded guilty Monday to third-degree murder. He could have received up to 30 years in prison.
Authorities say Bettis tried to steal about $1,100 worth of razor blade cartridges from a Tampa Target in May 2011. Two security guards struggled with Bettis as he tried to flee. Minutes after handcuffing Bettis, one of the guards — 65-year-old Russell Horner — collapsed and later died.
Florida law says a person can be charged with felony murder if a death occurs during the commission of certain felonies.
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