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Few, if any, hospitals have a better power system than the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (see Photo, left) in Tampa, Fla., thanks to its recently renovated power plant. Completed at a cost of $47 million, it includes SCADA and a backup system capable of covering all electrical loads for 120 hours (without refueling) in the event of an outage.
A teaching hospital affiliated with the adjacent University of South Florida College of Medicine, Haley Hospital provides a full range of patient services with state-of-the-art technology and research. It has 548 beds, plus another 118 beds in an on-site long-term care and rehabilitation facility — the Haley's Cove Community Living Center. The busiest of four U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) polytrauma facilities in the nation, Haley serves a four-county area in which it also runs four outpatient clinics.
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the VA called for bids to upgrade emergency/backup power systems at VA hospitals in hurricane zones — upgrades that could ensure continuous air conditioning, not just the operation of life-safety and other critical equipment. For Haley Hospital, the winning bid for power control switchgear, transfer switches, and SCADA was from Russelectric, based in Hingham, Mass.
Although there has not been an unexpected utility outage since the system became fully operational in May 2010, Byron Taylor, the hospital's lead power plant operator, appreciates the extra layer of confidence. At Taylor's side to oversee the system, as they were throughout the planning and installation process, are Engine Technician Kyle Graley and Electrical Shop Supervisor Bill Hagen.
"We've had some storms come through, and it has been really nice because we do not have to worry," says Taylor. "One time, we saw the storms coming and TECO [Tampa Electric Company] asked us to drop off the grid. We fired up our generators, and we operated on our own power for 17 hours, while TECO concentrated on restoring power to its residential customers. That sort of thing has happened several other times for shorter periods, and there has never been a problem."
The hospital's former backup power system included nine on-site generators, yet it could only cover life-safety loads — 45% of the hospital's total load — in the event of a utility outage.
Hagen has no fond memories for the old system, which he calls "a major headache," least of all for the system's dynamic matrix control.
"We had nothing but problems with it," he recalls. "We never got it to work in parallel. It couldn't even generate a monthly testing report."
In contrast, the new backup system covers every load for nine buildings, 15 trailers that make up an on-campus clinic, and a parking garage — with seven new 13,200-VAC Caterpillar diesel generators. Supplied by Ring Power, the generators produce 2,200kW each.
Another improvement is the hospital's renovated fuel system. The former system had a capacity of 22,000 gallons, and the storage tanks were spread out over several locations. Today, a new tank farm has four 12,000-gallon tanks. With another 6,000-gallon tank under each generator, the system has a capacity of 90,000 gallons.
Despite these milestones, more improvements are in the works. As of now, Haley Hospital receives no rebates or preferred rates from Tampa Electric Company, and the agreement between the entities does not allow the hospital to feed power back to the grid. But that agreement could change. On the roof of a parking garage, the hospital will be installing photovoltaic cells expected to generate another 500kW of power. Newly installed solar panels in the adjacent parking lot near the long-term care facility (Haley's Cove) will supplement that building's utility feed by up to 500kW, so the new cells will boost Haley's photoelectric output to a total of 1 MW — enough to illuminate two parking lots. Although feeds from the solar panels are lost when the hospital's generators take over, under everyday conditions the new panels might provide surplus power that would enable the hospital to sell some power back to TECO. A peak-shaving arrangement with the utility is also likely in the near future, according to Taylor.
Also very important to the power control system upgrade is the new SCADA system (see Photo, right), which includes customized software and screen displays from Russelectric. It provides interactive monitoring, real-time and historical trending, distributed networking, alarm management, and comprehensive reports around the clock for the entire power system, not just for the backup components.
In accordance with state and federal regulations, the backup generators are tested every month. Thanks to the new system's capability for closed-transition transfer, the tests inconvenience no one. Because there is no interference with hospital loads, there is no "blip" (power interruption).
The system gives Taylor and Graley the luxury of carrying out the tests in two different ways. They can parallel the output of all seven generators to the utility feed, or they can test one generator at a time, up to its full output, by way of a special 2-MW load bank (see Photo, left) that has an independent control panel. Testing can be initiated manually or through SCADA.
Unlike most hospitals, Haley has the luxury of four utility feeds. On a normal day, it draws from two of these (primary) feeds. This means that, except for testing, Haley does not have to start its generators until it loses three or more utility feeds. With advance notice from the utility that an outage is likely, Haley's power plant personnel can now parallel the utility feeds with their own generators and then switch to on-site power seamlessly (closed-transition transfer). But if there is an unexpected outage (and when the automatic transfer switches are tested), there will be a "blip" of 1 to 10 seconds, depending on the load. For life-safety and other critical loads, the "blip" is only 1 to 3 seconds. "Blips" for other loads are adjustable; most are set for 8-10 seconds.
The fact that the system is designed to allow for modifications as the hospital is also a plus. "With this new power system, we have seen what is possible," notes Taylor. "It provides us with the information we need to analyze our power usage and consider new possibilities — opportunities we never would have considered before."


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Six Interesting stories about 19th century collections and collectors, told by Smithsonian anthropology staff members, in newly produced videos can be viewed on the Smithsonian's Anthropology Department website.
The subjects include the U.S. Exploring Expedition (as told by Adrienne Kaeppler); the North American Mound Explorations (Bruce Smith); Edward Nelson's Arctic Expedition (William Fitzhugh); ethnologist James Mooney (JoAllyn Archambault); anthropologist Frank Cushing (Gwyneira Isaac), and Diplomatic Gifts (Deborah Hull-Walski). This project was made possible with a grant from The Smithsonian's Women's Committee.

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Konami hiring for London studio to reinvigorate Pro Evolution Soccer for "high-end consoles and PCs."
Japanese publisher reports $224 million net income during April-Dec. period as sales climb 3 percent to $2.55 billion; social gains offsetting console/handheld declines.
Nintendo lays out early 2012 release slate; $20 3DS Circle Pad Pro peripheral on sale exclusively at GameStop starting Feb. 7, Rhythm Heaven Fever hits Wii Feb. 13.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 goes head-to-head against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim this week Down Under.
Metal Gear Solid publisher reports $218 million in consumer games revenues for first half of fiscal year, $216 million in skyrocketing social and mobile revenues.
Nathan Drake comes back for thirds this week with Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
Namco Bandai represents the majority of top 10 titles; 3DS sales spike due to new model colour.
Fourth biggest launch of the year sees Batman: Arkham City top the UK Charts, Football Manager 2012 debuts in third; Dance Central 2 debuts at 40.
Flight action reboot and Japanese edition of Just Dance trump Pro Evo Soccer in the latest sales update.
FIFA 12 booted from top spot after most successful Xbox 360 racing game launch in UK history; Just Dance 3 debuts in third.
Football, idols, and F1 racing rule the roost in recent Japan sales; 3DS still on top.
It's another big week for video game releases Down Under.
Asia-exclusive bundle to come in either 160GB or 320GB version.
Footy sims joined on new release shelves by Child of Eden on PS3, X-Men Destiny, and ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD collection.
Publisher's booth will have 31 titles for upcoming portable in total at show; The Last Guardian MIA from 21-game PS3 lineup.
We find out how PES 12's new AI improvements and off-the-ball controls feel out on the pitch.
Konami going head-to-head with FIFA 12 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC version of next footie sim; Wii, PS2, and PSP launch days to be determined.
Konami unveils a host of AI improvements for its football sim PES 12.
Q&A: Publisher brings lead developers from top franchises for video conference; Snake Eater 3DS on 4GB game cart, Book of Memories to intro multiplayer.
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Back in the day, when Campagnolo ruled, they made a best-in-the-world steel pump head that matched up to the equally impressive Silca frame-fit pump.
While you can still buy new old stock (NOS) Campagnolo pump heads and Silca pumps on eBay, they're mostly going to collectors who want to restore old steel bikes. That's a pity because it was a fantastic combination, even if novices didn't understand how to use the Silca pump.
But I digress. Look at the accompanying photo and you'll see the Campagnolo head prongs are covered with white hoods. The Campagnolo blue hoods are about as rare as truffles now, but I like these white ones much better.
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Our vision for "Canada's Got Surf project" was to gather some of the best Canadian surfers and filmmakers and go explore uncharted Canadian territory in search of interesting, and hidden, waves to surf, and we certainly succeeded.
Over the three years of the Got Surf project, we discovered a country rich with surf "stoke" along both coastlines and tucked into the lakes, bays and rivers across the country. Through the site and the community we created, we were able to share these discoveries and our alternative approach to surf media and hopefully we inspired the next generation of creative filmmakers or surfers to do the same. To inspire was always one of our main goals.
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Because I got FIRED! That's right! Because my boss is a heinous two-faced Gemini BITCH (which is not to say all Geminis are two-faced bitches, but just that I should have expected it..*ahem*).
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A 500-pound moose roaming through New Britain was shot and killed on Wednesday morning, one day after another Connecticut moose was spotted about 45 miles away in New Milford.
Wednesday's moose showed up around 6 a.m. in the West Main Street area of New Britain, according to police.
Officers followed the animal for about a half hour, but things took a turn for the worse when the animal crossed Route 72, a major highway.
It happened at least twice and officials had no choice but to euthanize it, authorities said.
"It's something we don't like to have to do, but obviously we're literally less than 100 feet from Route 72," said Col. Kyle Overturf of the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection. "With rush hour… we had to take the action we did."
New Britain police and state DEEP officials responded to the scene. State police arrived to direct traffic.
Overturf said the DEEP was trying to keep the public safe by preventing a collision on the highway.
"Vehicles will hit the legs of the moose, and the moose tends to come up through the windshield," he said.
While many in New Britain were disappointed the moose couldn't be saved, they were also grateful no one was hurt.
"We don't want to see anything like that," Joseph Tropea said.
With numerous moose sightings in recent days, DEEP issued a reminder that moose can be dangerous animals and are liable to charge at any moment.
"They're not aggressive animals as a general rule, but they can be unpredictable as any wild animal can," said Rick Jacobson, Director of the DEEP Wildlife Division.
Officials said they have no idea where a moose will show up next.
Moose spotted by the roadway are especially dangerous and are difficult to see when driving at night. They pose a particular problem during mating season.
"They're just focused on what they're tyring to achieve, and anything else that gets in their way, can knock out of the way, kick aside," Jacobson said.
DEEP officials said that while there haven't been any recent human fatalities, the state has already reache dits yearly average of four moose vs. car collisions.
Connecticut's moose population is estimated at 100 to 150 animals. Moose are most commonly found in the northeastern and northwestern wooded corners of the sate.
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Apple bought Palo Alto startup WifiSLAM for $20 million, according to reports.
The tech giant acquired the indoor-GPS company likely for its mobile location services, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The $20 million figure was given by an unnamed source.
Apple confirmed the deal but wouldn't give any specific details. The two-year-old startup WifiSLAM also couldn't be reached for a statement.
WifiSLAM lets mobile apps detect phone users' locations in a building and help developers with indoor mapping -- and did you know one of its founders is former Googler Joseph Huang? Probably not, but it's interesting because Apple needs all the help it can get from Google for its mapping app.
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RICHMOND, Va.—When you're good, you're good. When you're great, everyone stops to take notice. The Colonial Athletic Association took notice this week of the strong doubles teams at VCU by naming Alex & Ana Bara the Women's CAA Doubles Team of the Week and Alexis Heugas & Antoine Baroz the Men's CAA Doubles Team of the Week.
This week marks the second straight award for Heugas & Baroz, sitting at 9-5 on the year at the Number 01 doubles position. They are coming off a decisive 8-5 victory over Virginia Tech's Luka Somen & Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci.
Alex & Ana Bara are currently 10-6 this spring, also at the Number 01 doubles position. While in Tampa, Fla., they went 2-0 when facing South Florida and Marquette. Against USF, the Bara duo took down the 54th-ranked team in the country, Ecaterina Vasenina and Loreto Alonso Martinez, 7-6. Marquette's Gillian Hush and Olga Fisher were no match for the sisters, falling 8-5
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This is my jato!
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my jato 3.3. sure do miss it
slammed the jato today..... Helped with the wheelies quite a bit.....
2K11 Nitro Monster Truck Champ Tmaxx 3.3
Some fun shots of my Jato. I'm driving and my wife is shooting the photos.
hey guys, lots of nice looking trucks here, thought id post some pics of my passed jatos and my present jatos
this is the jato i am working on now
before - http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/...-40-10_632.jpg
after i switched my motor and electronics to my new roller -
these are 2 of my jatos i had before, sold them both.. the one with aluminum upgrades was one of the nicest ones i have had.
Just thought I would post some pics of my jato done loads of bits to it and very happy with it now.
this is my 3.3 stock not broken in yet finly found where i can buy fuel
sorry about pic quality taken from phone
I picked this guy up yesterday. It's a 2.5 had a bad motor but strapped a running one on it and it's good to go
Powder coated frame
My 2.5 and my friends 3.3
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FInally I finished painting my new body, it has it's little imperfections, but i think it's pretty sweet
My Jato... still waiting on some rpm arms all the way around and the matching front tires.. but here it is so far..
my jato with a novarossi 2.5 supercharged
Figured I'd put her up here. Aluminum upgrades, OS .21tm engine, ported pipe. Fun truck.
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My axial .32rr-1 powered Jato. Currently waiting on a 34 ford truck body that my buddy is airbrushing. Though it's probably going to be a pain to fit on the chassis.
RPM arms all around
RPM Front Bumper
Hot Racing Front and Rear Shock Towers
Hot Racing Front Body Mount
Hot Racing Dual Disk Brake Kit
Hot Racing Hardened Steel Transmission Gears
New Era Models Big Block conversion Kit
New Era Models Chassis Brace
New Era Models Big Block Header
Ofna Jammin JP-3 Pipe
20/40 Revo Gears
Jaco Foams
Axial .32rr-1 engine.
Integy front and rear shocks
Traxxas red aluminum Turnbuckles
Golden Horizons Bulkhead
Dual Stage Air Filter
HPI Rotostart
And a few other misc things.
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Jato nickname Nightfox
Jato 3.3 Upgrades:
1. Integy Bell Crank
2. Integy Front Shock Towers
3. Integy Trans Support
4. Integy Brake Cam
5. Integy Roll Cage ( Have to use spaces to make fit around 3.3 engine, it fits either the 2.5 or 3.3 but with the 3.3 being taller adjustments are needed to fit)
6. Integy Air Filter Housing
7. M.I.P Rear CV Axles
8. Golden Horizons Steering Arms
9. Golden Horizons 30 Degree Caster Blocks
10. New Era Rear Shock Towers
11. New Era Front Camber Plate
12. New Era Top Chassis Support
13. Traxxas Mid-High Range Dual Chamber Pipe
14. Traxxas Blue Spindles
15. EZ Clamp Set
16. Traxxas Dished 2.2 Wheels
17. Proline Dirt Hawg and Proline Edge Tires
18. Traxxas GTR Teflon Aluminum Shocks.
Heres my Jato, even slid the Big Joes over the stock wheels ha.
Pro-Line crowd pleazer body (airbrushed), ported 3.3 engine, 56t spur gear, Pro-Line 2.8 desperado wheels with trencher tires, integy roll cage, rpm blue a arms.
Decided to get a little dirty...
My jato. Painted myself
uh oh.... that didn't sound good
Blue Thunder always steals the show. I love this car.
Traxxas Jato 2.5 w/ 2.4 ghz radio:
Trx 3.3 engine
Traxxas low-end Exhaust pipe
Motorsavers air filter
2075 Hi-Torque throttle/steering servos
Rpm Front A-Arms
Rpm Rear A-Arms
Rpm Front Bumper
Traxxas steel cvd driveshafts
Traxxas red aluminum turnbuckles
Traxxas silver aluminum rear wheel knuckles
Traxxas Silver Aluminum front wheel Knuckles
Golden Horizons Blue Aluminum front wheel steering arms
Golden Horizons Blue Aluminum front shock tower
Golden Horizons Blue Aluminum rear shock tower
Golden Horizons Blue Aluminum front bulkhead
Golden Horizons Blue Aluminum brake/throttle linkage
Integy Blue Aluminum wheelie bar
Integy Blue Piggyback Shocks
Hot Racing Dual Brakes
Blue Aluminum Fuel Filter
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I am in the process of replacing all the screws with some stainless steel cap head screws. Those stock screws are a pain and strip out too much for me, plus I like all the ways you can finish off these type of screws, Thank you Hot Racing for some nice finishing touches. Example attached. I love my Jato!
RPM A-Arms all around
RPM front bumper
Hot Racing Brake
Proline Badlands Tires
20t clutch bell
pull start (EZ-start broke)
Getting a traxxas single chamber pipe soon
Forums Hi, sorry but I do not speak English, I wanted to introduce myself but I do not know where to do it as soon as I find out I will ...
however this is only for my Jato brakes crafts made by me earlier, this machine is too fast and you can not stop with just the rear brakes ....
...and a little treat
Thanks for your attention and see you soon ....
Just cut and painted this body for my Jato. Its the Stampede F-150 body. Yes, I cut the sides a bit high, but you live and learn =)
Jato 3.3 - Losi Micro-T - The Frog
Box Stock Jato 3.3 hitting 61mph already with more to go.
Hey everyone , im new to the whole forum thing but love rc's I have tons of pic's all of them but since this is all about the
Jato here are my pics from my collection of Jato RC's, thanks and ill answer any qustions in regards to mods and customizing bodies . I have drag racing video at the track, Smoking a brushless rusler with 68 chevy truck body on it.
Hope you enjoy!!!!!! let me know what you think
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Tmaxx w 3.3
RPM arms
Slash ultimate hooked up
Axial Wraith
Stampede VXL
Playing in the snow
uh oh.... that didn't sound good
I'm a newb. He's what I have done so far to my Jato that I just got a few weeks ago.
The wife has named the new Jato "The Other Woman."


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Much has been written about success. My book shelf is full authors professing to have the answers to achieving everything from fame to fortune. However, similar to defining wealth, I believe that the definition of success is personal and can change over time. For sake of simplicity, I personally define success as being in a state of peace.


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Henley Finishes 15 Strokes Behind Masters Lead | HS Sports
Russell Henley's second round in the Masters got off to a rough start, with three bogies and a double bogey in the first six holes.
It didn't get any easier for the Macon native and UGA grad.
After 18 holes, he is 9 strokes over par and 15 strokes off the lead. He's unlikely to make the cut.
Henley overcame a shaky start Thursday to finish his first round at the Masters at par 72. Today is the 24th birthday for the Stratford Academy and UGA graduate.
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1st: 4, par
2nd: 6, bogey
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4th: 4, bogey
5th: 6, double bogey
6th: 4, bogey
7th: 4, par
8th: 5, par
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Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah) and Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, Ore.) conquered the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain Friday to capture U.S. Championship downhill titles. Traditionally held in February, the premier speed titles were shifted to December to take advantage of the world-class facility at Copper, which is operated by the U.S. Ski Team until Dec. 15.
Goldberg proved to be the pace setter for the week after winning a pair of NorAm downhill races leading up to the championship event. Wiles danced with the top spot earlier in the week by taking third in each of the two warm up NorAm downhills before capitalizing during the big show.
"When we got to Copper Mountain in November, we had the best training in the world," Goldberg said. "We knew that because we were training alongside some of the fastest guys in the world. Being on this hill so much and being able to train with guys like Askel Lund Svindal and Marco Sullivan really gave me a lot of confidence. I was within a few tenths of them in training and then I was able to score my first World Cup points in Beaver Creek. It was huge for me to have that confidence and then also the experience of running so many training runs here at Copper. This is big and will definitely carry me into the rest of the season."
Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, Calif.) was second for the men followed by Tommy Biesemeyer (Keene, N.Y.). In the women's race, Katie Ryan (Aspen) and Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs) went two-three.
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A thorough, up-to-date guide to groundwater science and technology Our understanding of the occurrence and movement of water under the Earth's surface is constantly advancing, with new models, improved drilling equipment, new research, and refined techniques for managing this vital resource. Responding to these tremendous changes, David Todd and new coauthor Larry Mays equip readers with a thorough and up-to-date grounding in the science and technology of groundwater hydrology. Groundwater Hydrology, Third Edition offers a unified presentation of the field, treating fundamental principles, methods, and problems as a whole. With this new edition, you'll be able to stay current with recent developments in groundwater hydrology, learn modern modeling methods, and apply what you've learned to realistic situations. Highlights of the Third Edition New example problems and case studies, as well as problem sets at the end of each chapter. A special focus on modern groundwater modeling methods, including a new chapter on modeling (Chapter 9), which describes the U. S. Geological Survey MODFLOW model. Over 300 new figures and photos. Both SI and U.S. customary units in the example problems. Expanded coverage of groundwater contamination by chemicals. New references at the end of each chapter, which provide sources for research and graduate study. Student and instructor resources for this text are available on the book's website at www.wiley.com/college/todd.Todd, David Keith is the author of 'Groundwater Hydrology', published 2004 under ISBN 9780471059370 and ISBN 0471059374.[read more]
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How Republicans Forfeited the Economy
From a psephological perspective, there are two different ways of looking at Tuesday's presidential election results. Psephology, of course, is the science–or at least wannabe science–of analyzing elections.
The first way is not so bad for Mitt Romney. It reminds us that it's hard to beat an elected incumbent running for re-election. From 1900 to 2004, a total of 14 elected incumbents have sought an additional term, and 10 of them won. And now, of course, counting 2012, it's 11 successful re-elections out of 15 attempts. It's simply not often that a president loses a re-election bid; a partisan change in the White House usually comes when there's no incumbent running.
Moreover, since 1896, only once has a president, and his party, been turned out of office after only four years. That was Jimmy Carter, who lost his re-election bid in 1980, thus returning Republicans to the White House after only a four-year exile. The other incumbents running for re-election who lost–William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, and George H.W. Bush–were all part of a string of incumbents for their party. In their cases, the public had grown tired of the incumbent party, as well as the incumbent himself. Only Carter was a single-termer both for himself and for his party–that's Carter's own claim to electoral ignominy.
So by that reckoning, we can ask: was Barack Obama, in 2012, as weak of an incumbent as Jimmy Carter in 1980? And the answer, simply, is "no." Obama's personal approval ratings were 10 points higher than Carter's, and the "right-track/wrong direction" poll question–which once showed a 2:1 "wrong direction"–had crept up to a manageable single-digit minus.
And interestingly, Obama is the first president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win a second term by a narrower margin than in his first term.
Okay, so that's not so bad.
The second way is harsher on Romney. The economy is the Number One issue for Americans, and Romney was supposed to be Mr. Fix-the-Economy, yet the voters didn't buy it. No president has won re-election with unemployment so high since Roosevelt in 1940, and FDR could at least claim to have lowered it substantially since he first took office. Yet Obama won anyway. Maybe running the Bain guy wasn't the best way to capitalize on the voters' economic discontent.
Moreover, as many analysts have noted, if today's unemployment is measured by the labor-force participation rate–that is, the ratio of adults over 16 in the workplace–the unemployment picture looks far bleaker, in the double digits. So it would have been a worthwhile project for the GOP to elaborate more on the true dimensions of unemployment. But that's the sort of education effort that had to begin, party-wide, years ago–during the campaign was too late.
In addition, Republicans need to think more about better approaches on other bread-and-butter issues, including Medicare. And not just "reforms" in Medicare that most seniors regarded as budget cuts, but reforms that could mean actual improvements in senior health, and public health. After all, healthier people cost less than unhealthy people.
Indeed, the healthcare equation has two halves: the healthcare-finance half and the healthcare-science half. Yet in Washington policy circles over the past few decades, the focus has been almost entirely on the first half, finance. But we might ask ourselves: when we're sitting in a doctor's office, what are we most worried about? The cost of the care? Or whether that care–or cure–is even available? That is, do we come away from the medical office with our bills covered? Or a clean bill of health? Which would you rather have?
As I have written here before, Romney would have been good a choice to put a national focus on, say, Alzheimer's Disease–which is presently incurable. Of all Romney's strengths and weaknesses, even his critics agree that he is inordinately effective at getting people and resources into play to solve a problem. And yet he chose not to display that strength by seizing the Alzheimer's issue, or any other tangible health issue, such as, say, using new advances to fully rehabilitate Wounded Warriors.
So sure, there will be a lot of time spent analyzing all of Romney's missed opportunities. And note to future GOP presidential candidates: It's always better to be for something–something tangible and positive and life-affirming.
Indeed, Republicans need to reflect on the fact that they have now lost four of the last six presidential elections. And if we measure the popular vote only, the GOP has lost five of the last six. This losing trend is not unprecedented–Republicans lost five in a row in the '30s and '40s–but it's surely a flashing warning light for today.
Over the first 13 decades of its history, from 1860 to 1988, the GOP won 21 of 33 presidential elections. The general sense that Republicans were the natural occupants of the White House gave rise to Chris Matthews' formulation that the Republicans of those days were the "daddy party," the party of executive-branch governance, while the Democrats were the natural "mommy party," the party of legislative-branch access and voice.
But now, not so much, as the election results show. Over the last six elections, the GOP has averaged approximately 43.5 percent of the popular vote. So what does that say about Republicans on the national stage?
To put it mildly, considerable discussion on these points will come–from all quarters.
As for other elections yesterday, the Republicans, who had hoped to win back the US Senate in 2012, now find themselves having lost seats. More considerable discussion is to come about that, too, specifically, how the party recruits and nominates candidates.
The Republicans had a better night in the House, of course, and so now Speaker John Boehner continues his reign as the only Republican with real power on the national stage. Boehner thus has his own no-tax-increase mandate to take with him into the "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
A few other points:
The engine of social liberalism–or, if one prefers, libertarianism–keeps chugging along. Proponents of gay marriage won popular referendum victories in Maine, Maryland, and Washington State. And marijuana legalizers won similar victories in Colorado and in the same Washington State.
Oh, and about New Jersey governor Chris Christie. In a close election, any observer with a point to make–or a bone to pick–can fairly say that any one particular factor was decisive. And so it is with Christie, who gave Obama a hand–a big hand–in the last week of the campaign in regard to Hurricane Sandy recovery. So is Christie now going to be regarded as a sterling exemplar of bipartisanship? Or a blackened example of party disloyalty? It depends on who you ask, of course, yet the overall answer from the country will help set the tone of national politics in the coming years.
Indeed, since bipartisanship works both ways–Christie's help for Obama is Obama's help for Christie–it's a safer bet now that Christie will be re-elected next year. And so Christie will continue to be a big figure on the national stage, of both admiration and obloquy.
Finally, Pinkerton's Principle of Political Regression tells us that while it's never as good you hope, it's also never as bad as you fear. And so conservatives, fearful of a second Obama presidency, can be cheered at the thought of Republicans holding the House. As they say in D.C., "The President proposes, and the Congress disposes."
So while Boehner will be under enormous pressure to "grow in office"–that is, cave in to Beltway pressures–the Speaker and his legion should remember that the American people seem to like divided government and all that such a dispensation entails.
In the 67 years since the end of World War Two, one party has controlled the White House and both chambers of Congress for just 28 years; in the other 39 years, power was divided. And now, for at least another two years, it will divided again. So maybe the public thinks that gridlock is bad, but unchecked power for anybody, Americans believe, is worse. So once again, yesterday at the polls, the American people got what they wanted.
The re-elected 44th President has a perfect right to feel good about things this morning, and his mind is no doubt filled with potential legacy-builders. Yet history shows that second-termers have a way of hubristically over-reaching. If so, the political system–and the Constitutional system–is ready for that challenge.
James P. Pinkerton is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a TAC contributing editor. Follow him on Twitter.


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The reverend, along with his irreverent sidekick, is back.
David Crowley, the middle brother of the ruling sibling triumvirate of Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, forged a new identity for himself last year as the minister of a new church: skiing.
The "Rev. Crowley's" pulpit was a Sunday morning radio show broadcast live on Worcester's WCRN-AM 830 from the normally bustling Wachusett base lodge, which, during last season's long barren stretches resembled more a deserted airline terminal.
The show was originally meant to be about skiing and snowboarding. But with the usually benign influence of longtime Crowley sidekick Scott Mellecker of Princeton, an amateur standup comedian, it became a comedy routine about everything.
And Crowley and Mellecker often went off-script, so much so that they would even joke about offending federal decency standards.
"During the first week, that's when the show started going downhill," Crowley said, pun probably intended.
This fall, it looked like the show wouldn't be around for a sophomore year after "negotiations" with WCRN broke down.
Crowley informed me earlier this week, though, that the two sides had reached a tense accord. The zaniness would return from 8 to 9 a.m. Sundays during ski season after all.
A disclosure here is in order. I was a guest few times, in studio and calling in from Route 2 in Greenfield, Waterville Valley, and Vail, Colo. I tried to get my own quips in until Mellecker instructed me to leave the jokes to him. Good advice.
"We're psyched to be back," Crowley said. "It's important to have the local voice."
Crowley noted that he learned a lot last year. For example, he and Mellecker won't be interviewing any St. Bernard snow rescue dogs, as they did last year, this time around.
"We learned that sight gags don't work on radio," he said.
As for Mellecker, he told me that in re-conceptualizing the program — named "Sundays from the Mountaintop" even though it broadcast from the base — "the original idea was this year we were going to move the show to satellite radio, but I am afraid of heights."
"We are hoping to add something new to the ski show this year … snow," Mellecker added. "The beauty of a radio show is that we get several chances to succeed. It's not like skydiving."
Crowley wryly noted that performing live can sometimes get a bit dicey, though it is essential to achieve that "skier on the street" feel in what he hopes will be a more crowded lodge this season.
"One woman who was walking by and heard us was so offended because she thought it was a religious show," he said.
Okemo almost always has the most reliable early-season skiing in the East, and it's considerably closer to Central Massachusetts than the more highly touted early openers: Killington and Sunday River.
And the Ludlow, Vt., resort did not disappoint during a visit on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Three full trails were open from the summit: Timberline, a straight, nicely pitched advanced intermediate shot; the black diamond Upper and Lower World Cup; and Sapphire, a blue cruiser that snakes to the left of the workhorse Northstar Express Quad lift.
In all, 81 ski-able acres were open (including 14 named runs) when we were there. By comparison, Wachusett's entire terrain comprises about 100 acres.
This is not a knock on Wachusett, an estimable local mountain with plenty of variety, but rather to point out that what Okemo had open was pretty impressive at this stage.
By the way, check in often on Okemo's website, as well as those of other ski areas, to see what new stuff is available. For example, Okemo on Wednesday opened its first top-to-bottom beginners' run of the season, Sunburst, bringing the ski area to 20 runs available for skiing and riding as of midweek.
In addition to the delight of top-to-bottom skiing on Nov. 26, the snow was about as good as it could get in a fall that has seen little natural snow.
Often, November and early December skiing packs skiers and riders into thin ribbons of chewed up snow, with brown grass on either side of the man-made snow corridors.
However, a nearly constant succession of sub-freezing nights this month has enabled Okemo's adept snowmakers to lay down full side-to-side coverage. Meanwhile, groomers have combed and rolled the snowpack into a fine, smooth bed punctuated only by a few chunky areas that mostly soften up in the sun.
After lunch, when the sun really came out and most of the few dozen other skiers and riders had departed, the skiing was nothing less than fine
My skiing partner and I made about a dozen top-to-bottom runs, including a couple of thigh-burning nonstoppers. Two days later, I can still feel the four hours of skiing we did in my quads and calves.
We relaxed afterward in Ludlow's funky Pot Belly bar and reflected on our November skiing excursion.
"It was a good day," my Worcester friend said. "On the trails, you could ski without dodging trees, rocks and stumps like you often do early in the season. In the afternoon, we skied through long stretches reminiscent of midwinter snow."
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She-Ra can help He-Man against the mutants. Maybe Flogg can team up with Hordak after what Skeletor did to him at the end of the cartoon.
Then come back to Eternia and fight a totally new war.
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The new editor of "Truth", Cam Slater,aka Whaleoil, yesterday gave us a heads up on another central issue of "affordable housing" confronting first home buyers.
Evidently the pointy heads at the town planning office of the Hamilton City Hall have come up with a real doosy. In a move right up there with the tide defying antics of King canute, planners have decreed that houses must be built with regard to the official view of aspect ignoring the wishes of an owner.
Evidently having the temerity to place the dwelling with regard to the sun, the prevailing wind or any such stupid personal wish of an occupier has been ruled irresponsible as it may assist the nefarious moves of a burglar so a planning rule is now demanding a driveway to the rear of a dwelling.
This results in a direct rise in the basic cost in the order of $15k plus additional driveway costs, longer driveways (more opportunities to redesign the shape of a toddler) and with the very small section sizes a very good chance that the Garage will enjoy the sunny corner with a view.
Town planners have evolved a collective mindset from a seemingly incestuous view of the world backed by a we know best attitude that ignores the ideas of Joe and Josephine as to what they may deem the best practise for their situation.
Recall if you will the villas of 100 years ago that were built to the street whether it ran north/south, east/west or any other alignment that then had the 'parlour' to the street and the kitchen and laundry facing the 'back yard'.
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Hunter-Reay wins IndyCar race in Iowa on tire gamble
NEWTON, Iowa -- Ryan Hunter-Reay led only two laps in the Iowa Corn Indy 300 on Saturday night, but they were the ones that counted most as he helped continue Andretti Autosport's dominance at Iowa Speedway.
Hunter-Reay stormed past the night's dominant car, Tony Kanaan, with two laps to go to collect his third win of the Verizon IndyCar Series season.
The last time Hunter-Reay led a lap was the final one at the Indianapolis 500 on May 25.
Hunter-Reay took four fresh tires on the final caution brought out by Juan Pablo Montoya's crash while the leaders stayed out on the rubber they had been wearing since lap 233 of 300.
Hunter-Reay used the fresh wheels to charge through the field in the final eight laps, picking off car after car -- including four on the first lap -- in going from 10th to the lead.
"That was fun," Hunter-Reay said. "That was like a video game at the end, just shredding through it.
"We definitely stole one tonight."
It was a stunning rally on a night when it looked like the Andretti Autosport dominance in Newton was sure to come to an end. Kanaan led 247 laps, but he needed to lead 249. Andretti now has won five consecutive races at the Newton racetrack, with Hunter-Reay also winning here in 2012. Kanaan started Andretti's streak when he was with the team in 2010.
"I hope I can do that again sometime," Hunter-Reay said, "where everybody else is on old tires and I'm on new."
Like Hunter-Reay, Josef Newgarden also took fresh tires and rallied to a career-best second place. Kanaan settled for third, Scott Dixon fourth and Ed Carpenter fifth.
"We got played. Fair enough," said Kanaan, who defended his team's decision to have his No. 10 Chevrolet stay out. "We've won races like that, too.
"To win races we have to run up front, so we'll take the third place and go to Toronto."
Hunter-Reay charged into third in the championship standings with his victory. Helio Castroneves moved into the points lead with six races to go despite slipping from third to eighth after the final caution. He leads Team Penske teammate Will Power, who faded to 14th, by nine points.
"First of all, why did they add 50 laps?" Castroneves joked, referencing Iowa Speedway's eighth IndyCar race being bumped up from its previous 250-lap distance.
The race outcome actually came down to Montoya, in his first year of IndyCar following a nine-year stint in NASCAR. The Colombian -- coming off his first win after returning to open-wheel racing at Pocono Raceway last weekend -- suffered his first DNF of the season, and it could damage his championship hopes. Montoya had rallied from a lap down after early wing problems and was in the top 10 when he crashed after contact with Carpenter.
Without that caution, Hunter-Reay may not have had a chance to change tires.
Montoya was only 55 points out of the championship lead entering Iowa Speedway. IndyCar reviewed the Carpenter incident, but took no penalty action.
"I'll take some action later," Montoya said in a TV interview after he was cleared at the infield medical center.
Carpenter apologized for the contact in a TV interview.
To begin the night, race officials tried to avoid rain by moving the green flag up by 20 minutes. But a red flag came out after lap 39 as a light shower sprinkled the track. Kanaan led every lap to that point. The delay lasted 26 minutes and marked the first in the series since 2011 at Sao Paolo, Brazil.
But the rain didn't seem to slow Kanaan, who was a force all night — until he tried driving to the checkered flag on worn tires.
A popular 16-time race winner, Kanaan entered Iowa Speedway winless with only one top-five finish in 11 races in his first season with Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
"I always try to look at the positives," Kanaan said. "We dominated the last two races (here and Pocono Raceway last week). For one reason or another, we didn't win."
Leistikow is the sports editor for the Des Moines Register
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Lap length: .875 miles
(Starting position in parentheses)
All cars Dallara chassis
1. (13) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 300 laps.
2. (21) Josef Newgarden, Honda, 300.
3. (2) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 300.
4. (1) Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, 300.
5. (10) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 300.
6. (14) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 300.
7. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 300.
8. (3) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 300.
9. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Chevrolet, 300.
10. (7) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 300.
11. (11) Simon Pagenaud, Honda, 300.
12. (5) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 300.
13. (18) Justin Wilson, Honda, 300.
14. (9) Will Power, Chevrolet, 300.
15. (20) Jack Hawksworth, Honda, 296.
16. (19) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 280, Contact.
17. (17) Sebastian Saavedra, Chevrolet, 258, Mechanical.
18. (8) Marco Andretti, Honda, 229, Mechanical.
19. (6) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 130, Mechanical.
20. (22) Carlos Huertas, Honda, 78, Driver Illness.
21. (12) Mikhail Aleshin, Honda, 47, Contact.
22. (16) Takuma Sato, Honda, 47, Contact.
Race Statistics
Winners average speed: 131.923.
Time of Race: 2:01:58.8160.
Margin of Victory: 0.5814 seconds.
Cautions: 7 for 68 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Dixon 1, Kanaan 2-42, Castroneves 43-76, Kanaan 77-247, Dixon 248-263, Kanaan 264-298, Hunter-Reay 299-300.
Points: Castroneves 471, Power 462, Hunter-Reay 439, Pagenaud 421, Montoya 405, Munoz 358, Andretti 337, Dixon 331, Briscoe 307, Kanaan 305.


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Sometimes you just need Kahlua and cake. This little tart was an afterthought when I had leftover batter from making my Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cupcakes. I saw leftover goodness in my mixing bowl, spied my tart pan and a bag of white chocolate chips and went to work. The end result was something I couldn't keep my hands off of. Now, my crew of taste testers (ahem, co-workers) went for the cupcakes, but I decided they were missing out on this tart, which sat silently by the tray of cupcakes. Whatever. More for me.
This is one of those desserts that if you leave it around, you'll find yourself breaking off little pieces of it and mowing on its fudgy yumminess. I saved this for Valentine's Day weekend because I think it would be the icing on the cake (pun intended) to a lovely little homemade holiday dinner between sweethearts at home.
I cannot go any further without thanking the wonderful David Lebovitz again for this Devil's Food Cake recipe. As is, it's perfect, but it lends itself well to adaptions and additions. In this case, adding alcohol takes it from light and moist, to a decadent fudge consistency.
White Chocolate Kahlua Tart
Base cake recipe adapted from David Lebovitz's Devil's Food Cake
Frosting is Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting
Serves: 8-12
4.5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup cake flour (97.5 grams)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
2 ounces (1/2 a stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup strong coffee (or water)
1/4 cup whole or low-fat milk
1 tablespoon Kahlua
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1.5 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
as many white chocolate chips as you'd like
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and butter up your tart pan and set it aside.
Now, sift together the cocoa powder, cake flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl. In the bowl of a standing mixer, or by hand, beat together the butter and sugar about minuted until it becomes smooth and creamy. Add the egg and beat until fully incorporated.
In a glass measuring cup or bowl, mix together the coffee and the milk. Stir half the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, add the coffee/milk mixture and then stir in the other half of the dry ingredients. Finally add your Kahlua and by hand, fold in your chocolate chips.
Pour your batter into your prepared tart pan. Place tart pan on a baking sheet (to catch spill over) and bake for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool on a wire baking rack.
Now for the frosting, melt your butter, stir in your cocoa, and alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beat with an electric mixer until you have spreading consistency. Stir in your vanilla.
Once the tart is cooled, spread frosting over the top, and pipe (or just frost) the edges. Sprinkle with white chocolate chips and serve it on up!
Weekend Picks for 2/11-2/13 from the North Shore Bloggers Consortium
Friday 2/11
Newburyport Education Foundation Charity Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Location: Masonic Temple Association, 31 Green St, Newburyport, MA
Time: 7:00PM Friday, February 11th
$100 buy in gets automatically entered into $500 raffle. $1,500 first prize if we get 100+ people. Free food, cash bar, 50/50 raffle, auction items, great time! www.newburyportef.org to register. It all goes towards helping out the Education Foundation. Looks like a blast for a chilly Friday night for all you poker fiends out there!
Mirror Ball Goes to the Winery
Location: Zorvino Winery, 226 Main Street Sandown, NH
Time: 6-9 p.m.
If you haven't gotten a chance to pick up Newburyport native, Joel Brown's book "Mirror Ball", do it. In fact, on Friday night at the Zorvino Winery in Sandown, NH from 6-9pm you can join Joel and three dozen other local authors to check it all out. It's free to get in, with a free wine-tasting and cash bar. If you sign up on Zorvino's website you can also be entered into a drawing for a private wine-tasting. Some of the money will go to local libraries. If you want more info - check out Joel's website: http://www.mirrorballman.com/2011/01/mirror-ball-man-goes-to-the-winery.html
Saturday 2/12
Free chocolate and wine tasting at Jewell Towne Vineyards
Location: 183 Whitehall Rd. South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827
Time: 12-4pm
I love Jewell Towne - they're always coming up with fabulous little tastings to make your weekend more fun: This week for Valentine's Day - wine and chocolate:
Indulge in Wine and Chocolate! This Saturday, February 12, from 12-4pm, we will be pairing a selection of Jewell Towne wines with a variety of Lindt chocolates to celebrate Valentines Day! This event is complimentary and no reservations are needed! Join us!
Free Tasting at Grand Trunk, Old World Market
Location: 53 Pleasant Street
Time: 3-5 p.m.
They've got great suggestions for cheese, chocolate and caviar this week and you can stop by on Saturday from 3-5 for this week's featured free tasting.
Wine Focus: Dos Familias Wine tasting : Join us this Saturday for a tasting of a couple of new Spanish wines from Southern Spain in the Bullas wine growing region. The importer will be here tasting some of his wines from 2:30-5:30pm. We will be tasting a juicy structured, full bodied Rosé and several of his red wines that range from smooth medium bodied to full oak aged reds that are very drinkable!
Sunday 2/13
Love stories of Newburyport, dinner and music
Location: Joseph's Winter Street Cafe, 24 Winter Street Newburyport, MA
Time: 5 p.m.
A night hosted by the Historical Society of Old Newbury that features love stories, dinner and music. The society's curator Jay Williamson will spin takes of great local love affairs while you dine from a specially created menu for the evening and listen to some live music. Cost is $55 and reservations are required. Call 978-462-2681 to make yours.
Check out what the rest of the North Shore Bloggers Consortium has to offer this weekend:
Media giant Seth gives up the best of Lynn at Lynn Happens.
The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.
North Shore Dish spices things up with their weekend picks here North Shore Dish
Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.


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An advocate from the FJC can assist you with filing your petition for protection at the FJC. Clients at the FJC are able to obtain temporary protective orders with the use of special video-conferencing links between the FJC and the courts. This use of technology permits you to obtain the order without having to leave the safety and comfort of the FJC. The FJC staff will assist you in finding legal representation or court companionship for your Final Protective Order hearing in court. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is responsible for service of Peace Orders and Protective Orders in Montgomery County .
FJC partners including the House of Ruth, Maryland and Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC can assist you with legal matters. The House of Ruth has a staff of civil attorneys to represent you at a Protective Order hearing at no charge. Catholic Charities provides assistance for those who have immigration questions. One of their attorneys can meet with you in a confidential setting to explain the the Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provisions to protect battered immigrant women.
You can meet with a counselor and make arrangements for further individual or group counseling services. The Montgomery County Abused Persons Program provides short term individual and group counseling to domestic violence victims. House of Ruth, Maryland can provide long term counseling services for adults and children.
Children who are exposed to violence in their homes are at risk of psychological, social, behavioral and learning problems. In order to address these problems the FJC has counseling options for your children depending upon their age and needs. The Safe Start Kids Group is available for children between the ages of 3-18. We also have a licensed play therapist for younger children. A staff member will assist you in completing the forms. Download the Safe Start Services for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence brochure. En español
Members of the FJC staff can assist you with your emergency needs. You can receive transportation assistance. You and your family may be offered the option of confidential shelter so that you and your family have a safe and comfortable place to live. If your pet needs shelter, you can receive information on how the Humane Society can help. The FJC provides snacks and refreshments to domestic violence victims and their families who are receiving services and can provide food vouchers for emergency food needs. You will also have access to the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Services for additional needs. Montgomery County Child Welfare Services staff will also be available to you if you have concerns for your children's well-being, whether they have been victims of abuse and/or neglect or not. You can also be referred to the Child Advocacy Center - the Treehouse for services for your children who have been hurt by or have witnessed domestic violence.
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If you find yourself nervously checking your bank account balance before payday, perhaps it's time to make some changes. Before swearing off restaurants or cutting up your credit card, ask yourself the following eight questions, which are designed to help get you back on top of your finances.
Do I know where my money is going? Beyond a quick glance at our credit card statements each month, most of us don't bother tracking how we're spending money. That means we might not realize that our grocery expenses have suddenly skyrocketed, or our utility bills have doubled. Using an online personal-financial management tool to automatically track your spending, such as Mint.com or the free tools offered through your bank's website, allows you to figure out where money is going with minimal effort. The programs can also warn you if you get close to your target budget for the month.
Am I focusing too much on the month, instead of the year? Research suggests that people often fall victim to forgetfulness when budgeting by the month. They tend to overlook unexpected and one-time expenses, such as car repairs or gifts, so they underestimate how much they'll need to spend. But when people budget by the year, they tend to factor in those costs. Research by the University of Southern California's Gulden Ulkumen, Cornell University's Manoj Thomas, and New York University's Vicki Morwitz found that college students were about 40 percent off-target when budgeting by the month, but only 3 percent off when thinking by the year.
Do I do something every day that wastes money? It might be a cab ride, lunch at a cafe, or a six-pack of beer. These types of small, daily expenditures add up, and by the end of the month, you could be out $100 or more. (In the case of a $10 lunch on each weekday, that's $200.) Finish Rich author David Bach famously coined the phrase "Latte Factor" to illustrate this idea. He argues that if you invested the money instead of spending it, you could eventually become a millionaire.
Do I know my own weakness? Almost everyone has one. It might be a golf habit, fancy jeans, or nice dinners. Perhaps it's simply buying more than you need when you're out running errands. Money expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, offers the following advice: Carry a stopwatch with you on shopping trips. She also suggests bringing a loyal friend on shopping trips to remind you not to overspend.
Am I saving too much? This question might sound counter-intuitive—how could anyone be saving too much? But if you're going into debt to fund your lifestyle and you've already cut back wherever possible, then it's time to look at how much money you're funneling into your 401(k). While it always makes sense to take advantage of matching programs from your employer, it doesn't make sense to save additional pre-tax dollars at the expense of a hefty credit card bill that comes with a 10 percent or higher interest rate.
Is my relationship hurting my bank account? Even if you're on top of your own finances, your bank account won't reflect it unless your significant other is also on board. If you share credit, in the form of credit cards, auto loans, or a mortgage, then any late payment from your partner can also ding your credit report. Marriage can intertwine your financial lives even further. Before tying the knot, be sure to review each other's credit histories, talk about whether you prefer joint or separate accounts, and make sure you are familiar with each other's long-term financial goals. Couples also often get tripped up when it comes to handling money requests from needy family members. Make sure you're on the same page to prevent tension later.
Are the big items dragging me down? According to Elisabeth Leamy, Good Morning America's consumer correspondent and author of Save Big: Cut Your Top 5 Costs and Save Thousands!, it's the big items, not the small ones, that hurt people's finances the most. She suggests focusing on minimizing your mortgage, car, health, debt, and grocery payments. Buying a used car instead of a new one, for example, can save drivers tens of thousands of dollars. Plus, she says, since "cars these days are really well-built, the risk is lower than it used to be."
Am I wasting money by carrying debt? If you're paying down a $10,000 credit card bill with a 15 percent interest rate, then you're paying about $1,500 a year to carry that debt. If you're paying off a $10,000 car loan at 6 percent, then you're wasting $600 a year on interest. If you can find the extra cash, consider paying off those loans so you can stop throwing money away on debt payments.


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- Whisk together the eggs, flour and cinnamon until the mixture is smooth, with no lumps.
- Add the coconut milk and whisk again until smooth. Leave the batter to rest for 30 minutes, to allow the flour to absorb some liquid.
- Heat a non-stick frying-pan on a medium flame and brush lightly with oil (or use a piece of kitchen towel) to just coat the pan. Give the batter a quick mix and pour approximately a quarter of it (about 1/3 cup) into the pan and swirl the pan to cover the surface with the batter.
- You will know the crepe is ready to turn when the surface begins to bubble and the crepe comes away from the pan easily. Turn the crepe and cover half of the, now cooked, surface with slice banana and sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the whole surface.
- Fold the crepe in half to cover the banana and turn out on to a plate.
- Brush the pan with a little more oil before starting the next crepe.
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I really happy today to my name meaning
Yeah its that me
Hello all Pamela's , hugs
I like what my name means, I'm proud to be a Pamela, I was born being French German , Irish , Russian and English, and born on January 27 1967,
Wow!! Love my name like crazy. I think I will like to named all my kids Darlington


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By the Gods it's raining nuts!
A Tennessee pastor on Sunday told his congregation that the number of mass shooting were escalating because of schools were government "mind-control centers" that taught "junk about evolution" and "how to be a homo."
Old Paths Baptist Church Pastor Sam Morris began speaking about last week's school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut by warning that "this sermon will not be pleasant."
"We get all up in arms about 20 children being shot in a day care but we don't give one good-glory rip about the 4,000 that were removed violently from the wombs of their mothers [in abortion procedures] the same day," he explained. "I believe they use children and Christmas and all that to pull on our heart strings about gun control. That's what it's all about."
Morris asserted that equal rights was a "sham" because it's "equal immorality" and that authorities should take the body of the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, "and string him up in public and set his body on fire and leave it out there to let the birds pick his bones."
"We're going to see more of this," he continued. "Because notice, the first thing in America we start yelling about is gun control is gun control. Have you noticed that? Gun control. No one's even thought about the fact that these shootings only happened at places where guns are banned. Have you noticed that? They have never had a mass shooting at a gun show, where you can find over a thousand loaded guns at one time."
"Why do you still send your kids to the governmental schools?" the pastor asked the congregation. "What's behind this shooting that we saw on Dec. 14 in Newtown, Connecticut and the other one's like it? What's going on. Well, number one, deception… I got news for you, when you kicked God out of schools, you're going to be judged for that."
Morris insisted that "humanism" in schools taught Lanza that he was God and "he can just go blow away anybody he wants."
"When I got in high school, man, I started learning all this kingdom, phylum stuff, all this junk about evolution," he recalled. "And I want to tell you what evolution teaches — here's the bottom line — that you're an animal. That's what it teaches. So, you're an animal, you can act like an animal. Amen."
"So, here you are, you're an animal and you're a god! So, what are we going to teach you about in school? Well, we can teach you about sex, we can teach you how to rebel to you parents, we can teach you how to be a homo! But we're definitely not going to teach you about the word of God! Amen."
He added: "They think homeschoolers are a bunch of crazies, man. But I'm going to tell you something, I've never seen a police officer or a medal detector at a home school. Never. Amen. Now, there's plenty of guns at my home school. Amen. I guarantee you we're not going to have a mass shooting at any of the schools that are represented in this building today. I guarantee you, if there is a shooting, it won't last very long. Amen."
"I guarantee you there's at least six or seven guns in this place right now. Amen."
Morris confirmed to Raw Story on Monday that he had preached the sermon uploaded to SermonAudio.com but declined to answer any additional questions.
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this may be stating the obvious, but notice it's only religious loonies making absurd and hateful comments right now. by all means, this is one more piece of evidence for Atheists to use. no "loving" God would allow something like this from happening. i'm sure many believers are struggling with this right now. yet you're not seeing articles about evil Atheists using this tragedy to exploit this obvious contradiction.
btw, this guy is completely nutso. amen.
It's somewhat ironic that the supposed "love your neighbour" types seem to have the biggest arsenals of weapons and all support the death penalty. . . .
And it's "love your neighbor" so long as your neighbor closely resembles you. :-P
Sometimes I just want to pound some of these stoopnagel dimwits over their head with a 2X4. Jesus Christ, are they really as stupid as all that?
So they want all of the 5 year olds to carry assaut rifles? Or their teachers? Then the schools will be "free"? Really?
You can be sure they don't teach homosexuality in the schools. Most people don't need someone to teach them. It just sort of happens, spontaneously, like the first steps that a baby chicken makes when it hatches, or the first steps of a baby deer. Or a duck learning to paddle. If someone's gay, they just are.
As for the solution to gun violence being more guns.... that's kind of like the solution to syphilis being more unprotected sex.
Anyway, it's starting to look like Lanza's mom was a gun obsessed survivalist who taught her son how to shoot. So maybe if she hadn't bought those guns and hadn't taught her son to shoot.... which is blaming one of the victims, but she was also part of the chain of events leading to this horrible situation.
Somehow I think if we make guns freely available to all of the mentally ill and gun obsessed people in society, it won't make the US a better place. I don't know why I think that. Just a feeling.
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Dance Under the Linden Tree by Ludwig Knaus, above, is a favorite among our school groups. This huge party scene shows a vast array of people of all ages, from children rolling along the grassy expanse to village elders sharing wisdom over a pint. The Linden tree was both a gathering place and a civic meeting place for nineteenth-century German villages, and served an important role in daily life. I can't help but think of our own festivals here in Milwaukee, from ones as large as Summerfest to weekly neighborhood music events like Jazz in the Park or Chill on the Hill, where people of all ages come together to enjoy the rich culture of our city and its fleeting summer.This painting's neighbor, and stark opposite, is Ernst Ferdinand Oehme's Messein in Winter, right, in which you can almost feel the chilly winter air gusting around your face and hear the soft crunch of packed snow on the path as townsfolk hurry home. Last year, one of my Satellite students chose this work as the subject of his final presentation. He talked about how the warm glow of the bay window made him think of a nightlight his mother had given him, which reminded him of home. This painting's cozy window, a respite from the still, snow-covered night, takes me to a place of holiday relaxation, of spending time in front of fireplaces with your family and a big mug of hot chocolate. Oehme's quiet contrast between the outdoor cold and the warmth indoors makes me think I can make it through the start of winter–at least until the gray days of February, when I'm sure I'll start wistfully posting springtime paintings here.
What are your favorite seasons-inspired paintings in the Museum, and what memories do they evoke for you?


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It what may be the most shocking Marvel Studios related news to date, Jon Favreau, the man responsible for bringing the young studio their first worldwide blockbuster and successful franchise, is stepping down from the directorial duties of the third Iron Man film. That's right, Iron Man 3 will not be directed by Jon Favreau.
Why? There's no clear cut answer or official word from Favreau himself just yet, but if you piece together some recent events and take into account Marvel's tight budgeting, you can formulate some viable working theories.
New York Magazine reports that Favreau has informed Marvel Studios of his decision and that the studio began the search for a replacement director last night. This is not something we learned on Friday from Kevin Feige's Marvel Movies update...
Here's what we know: Marvel Studios and Favreau took time to come to a deal for Iron Man 2 due to their cost-sensitive budgetary nature. A similar issue almost resulted in fans not having Samuel L. Jackson play Nick Fury for years to come and many suspect it is the same reason Edward Norton has been replaced by Mark Ruffalo.
We also know that both Iron Man and Iron Man 2 were rather rushed and in the case of the first film, they were shooting before a script was even done. With a release date already set in concrete for Iron Man 3 before they have any idea what story they'll be telling and rumors that Marvel may be forcing in more characters as part of the bigger cinematic universe, I can understand if this played a significant factor on Favreau's decision. As New York Magazine points out, in a recent interview with MTV, Favreau is on record explaining that he's unaware of the studio's plans for the Iron Man 3, as of a few weeks ago:
"In theory, Iron Man 3 is going to be a sequel or continuation of Thor, Hulk, Captain America and Avengers... This whole world … I have no idea what it is. I don't think they do either, from conversations I've had with those guys."
Combine that with highly-publicized financial concerns (that's why Favreau isn't directing The Avengers), and this could be a reason for Favreau's decision. That, and he has lots of other projects on the go and is a solidified A-List director. Favs is finishing up work on Cowboys & Aliens as we speak, which will undoubtedly be one of the biggest summer hits of 2011, and he's already in line to direct Magic Kingdom for Disney.
From Disney-Marvel's perspective, Disney spent $4 billion on purchasing Marvel last year and more recently, forked over another $115 million to Paramount to buy back the distribution rights to The Avengers and Iron Man 3 so it's understandable, although disappointing, why they feel a need to keep costs down when it comes to talent.
With Robert Downey Jr. having been replaced by Daniel Craig for Cowboys & Aliens and now Favreau not doing Iron Man 3, it begs the question, will RDJ and Favs ever work together again? We all hope so. Favreau brought the exact tone and feel we all wanted in Iron Man and he knows how to give fans a good time.
[Update: Jon Favreau explains why he left Iron Man 3]
Stay tuned for more details on Favreau's future involvement with Marvel Studios and who may be brought in to helm Iron Man 3.
The Avengers hits theaters May 4, 2012 and Iron Man 3 is currently scheduled for release May 3rd, 2013.
Share your thoughts in the comments and with us on Twitter @rob_keyes and @screenrant.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Monday's session are Energen Corp., Dover Corp. and CVR Energy Inc.
Masco Corp. MAS, -0.13%, Diebold Inc. DBD, -2.64%, Drew Industries Inc. DW, Rackspace Hosting Inc. RAX, -2.19%, Charles River International Inc. CRL, +0.50%, Health Management Associates Inc. HMA and Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. SKH, -2.86% are the standouts on Monday's earnings calendar.
Add Energen EGN, +0.00% to the list of energy companies scaling back in natural gas. Citing low prices, Energen said it's cutting about $45 million from planned capital investment in the San Juan Basin region for 2012. The Birmingham, Ala.-based company said it will concentrate the bulk of its capital spending for the year in the Permian Basin. Along these lines, Energen will cease all drilling activities in the San Juan Basin starting in July, after have completing drilling its highest-return wells in the area by mid-year. This reduction in gas drilling is expected to have minimal impact on 2012 production since it will be more than offset by output from existing wells associated with an acquisition that Energen announced in the Permian Basin. The deal, expected to close by the end of the month, carries a value of $65.8 million and will encompass 29 producing wells, an estimated 50 undeveloped locations, and about 8.5 million barrels of oil equivalent in proved and probable reserves. Energen said it won't begin development activities on the acquired properties before 2013 and estimated the cost of their development at $115 million.
Dover DOV, +0.35% said it agreed to acquire Zurich-based Maag Group for undisclosed terms. Maag, which specializes in external gear pump technology, which generated 2011 revenue of about $170 million. It will become part of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Dover's pump business within its engineered-systems segment. Maag has operations in Switzerland, Germany, the U.S., Italy and China, according to the diversified manufacturer. The deal's expected to be slightly dilutive to 2012 continuing earnings because of integration and acquisition-related costs, Dover said.
CVR Energy CVI, -0.51% said it intends to sell part of its majority interest in CVR Partners LP UAN, -1.83%, in line with the Sugar Land, Tex.-based company's plan to pay a special dividend to stockholders. The board of CVR Energy also approved a proposal to initiate payment of a quarterly dividend, in the amount of 8 cents a share. The first dividend will be paid following the end of the company's first quarter on a date to be set by the board. Along with the special dividend, selling a portion of its interest in CVR Partners will strengthen CVR Energy's balance sheet, the company said. The size, time and manner of the sale weren't specified. CVR is a a refiner and marketer of petroleum fuels; CVR Partners is a producer of nitrogen fertilizer.
OYO Geospace Corp. OYOG said OYO Corp. U.S.A. will put for sale via a public offering more than 1.1 million common shares of the Houston-based provider of instruments and equipment used by the energy industry to acquire and process seismic data. OYO Geospace won't receive any proceeds. The usual 30-day option for underwriters to sell up to 15% in additional shares if warranted by investor demand will be in effect.
Late Friday, HomeStreet Inc. HMST, +0.94% priced its initial public offering of more than 1.8 common shares at $44 each. Seattle-based HomeStreet, holding company for a regional bank by the same name, said the shares will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market. If underwriter FBR Capital Markets were to fully exercise options to buy additional shares, the IPO would generate gross proceeds of just shy of $92 million, according to HomeStreet.


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The Ultimate End-of-Life Plan
How one woman fought the medical establishment and avoided what most Americans fear: prolonged, plugged-in suffering
My mother died shortly before her 85th birthday, in a quiet hospital room in Connecticut. One of my brothers was down the hall, calling me in California to say, too late, that it was time to jump on a plane. We were not a perfect family. She did not die a perfect death. But she died a "good-enough" death, thanks to choices she made earlier that seemed brutal at the time.
She slept in her own bed until the night before she died. She was lucid and conscious to the end. She avoided what most fear and many ultimately...