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AV Homes has finalized the purchase of about 80 acres near the St. Johns Town Center from the Skinner family.
The purchase price was just under $9.2 million, according to Duval County records.
AV Homes, a Scottsdale Arizona-based developer with communities in Arizona, Central Florida and South Carolina, plans to build 120 homes on the property.
Details have not been finalized, but prices will start in the $300,000s, according to David Smith, Florida Division president for AV Homes.
Smith called the parcel the proverbial hole in the doughnut for development — a pristine property surrounded by existing communities that's a one-mile drive to the St. Johns Town Center and four miles from the beach. It's a place people already come to for recreation and to work, shop and dine, he said.
"The opportunities for new homes in that area are very limited," Smith said.
It will be the only new single-family home community within five miles, he said.
Smith said the community would be a unique enclave, an urban park that preserves large oak trees and other natural elements. He envisions homes with front porches pulled up onto the back of sidewalks.
"It's about knowing your neighbor, being very communal," Smith said, "having open space and common areas people to mingle with their neighbors."
A Jacksonville resident, Smith said he has long enjoyed the city's older neighborhoods of Riverside, Avondale and San Marco.
"We will not replicate that — but create a community with some of the design cues that made that area of town really special," he said.
Architecture will include Georgian red-brick and low-country houses, mixed with Mediterranean, French, and a little bit of Victorian. It will feel like driving through San Marco or Avondale, where no two homes are the same, he said.
AV Homes has historically generated about half its income from building active adult communities, according to company documents.
It's a niche Smith also has experience with as the former Jacksonville division president for Pulte Homes. Smith led Pulte when it built the Sweetwater neighborhood, Jacksonville's first 55-plus deed restricted community. He followed that success with Riverwood at Nocatee.
The new St. Johns Town Center community represents AV Homes' interest in diversifying its portfolio to include a wide range of homebuyers. But, the company is also looking to acquire properties for developing active adult communities in the Jacksonville area as well, Smith said.
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Man was not created to doubt. Doubt is man-made. Faith is God-given. God gave us the ability to discern, but some of us think on things so much that we leave discernment and head straight into doubt. And fear is following right behind doubt!
I know doubt, I lived with doubt for years in my life. When I was little I would ruminate on a situation for so long I would leave doubt and go to fear. When you grow up with this habit what you get is an adult who is easily lead into fear; in every situation.
Since growing in my spiritual walk I learned to lean on God! I learned to have a deep down in my heart faith that HE gave me discernment! I learned to let go of the continued desire to think (doubt) a situation to death ! Because inevitably I went into fear…
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The 43rd annual Grammy Award nominations, announced here today at the Beverly Hilton, lacked one outstanding trait of the previous two years' Grammys: a clear front-runner. Lauryn Hill swept up 10 Grammy Award nominations in 1999 and Santana returned with a vengeance last year, also with 10 nominations; the top nominees this year are the rapper and producer Dr. Dre and Beyonce Knowles of the harmonizing female R&B group Destiny's Child, who each got five.
Michael Greene, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which produces the Grammys, said at a news conference that the year's nominees were the most diverse group he had seen. In a year in which popular taste was narrow and loud, generating more million-selling CD's in a recording's first week of sale than ever, the diversity of Grammy choices reflects an ambivalence in the music industry about the recordings it is selling.
Grammy voters seem to be finding the teen-age pop that dominated sales in 2000 too bland and the angry male rock and rap that also topped the charts too aggressive. 'N Sync, the year's biggest-seller, received only three nominations, while Eminem, the year's top solo artist, earned four.
For the first time in years, black and female recording artists were not represented in the most prestigious Grammy Award category, album of the year. Competing for that honor are Radiohead, with ''Kid A'''; Eminem, with ''The Marshall Mathers LP''; Beck, with ''Midnite Vultures''; Paul Simon, up for his fourth album-of-the-year Grammy with ''You're the One''; and, with ''Two Against Nature,'' Steely Dan, a band that has not been nominated in any category in 20 years and has never won a Grammy.
Another Grammy rarity emerged in the single-record category, in which none of the nominated songs are from any of the nominees for top album. Three new artists who have never won a Grammy -- Destiny's Child (with ''Say My Name''), Macy Gray (with ''I Try''), and 'N Sync (with ''Bye Bye Bye'') -- will be competing against the seasoned winners Madonna (''Music'') and U2 (''Beautiful Day'').
''Say My Name,'' ''Beautiful Day'' and ''I Try'' also appear in the category for top song (an award for songwriters) along with Faith Hill's ''Breathe'' and Lee Ann Womack's ''I Hope You Dance.'' Nominees for best new artist are Shelby Lynne, Brad Paisley, Papa Roach, Sisqo and Jill Scott.
Leading the classical nominations, with citations in both the best classical album and best orchestral performance categories, was the conductor Sir Simon Rattle's return to Gustav Mahler's uncompleted ''Symphony No. 10'' with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Among the year's surprises were three nominations for Ms. Scott, a new-soul singer; three for Nigel Godrich, who produced records by Radiohead and Travis; and three for the singer Aimee Mann, who released two albums last year after overcoming one record-label disaster after another. In the best pop collaboration with vocals category, being alive during the recording wasn't necessarily a criterion for eligibility: the both-sides-of-the-grave teams of Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley, and Celine Dion and Frank Sinatra, were nominated for awards.
Two new categories were added to this year's Grammys. One was an album of Native American music, for which Joseph Fire Crow, Lakota Thunder, Joanne Shenandoah and the Black Lodge Singers were nominated. The other was best pop instrumental album, for which the competition is diverse: the Blue Man Group, Kenny G, Joe Jackson, William Orbit and Kirk Whalum.
The Grammy winners, voted on by the 13,000 current and former record-business professionals in the recording academy, are to be announced on Feb. 21 at the Staples Center here, and broadcast on CBS.


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The first Windows Mixed Reality headsets will arrive for consumers this holiday season. The devices from Acer, Asus, HP, Dell and Lenovo start at $399 and we will learn about them this week at IFA in Berlin.
The blog post from Microsoft revealed a new type of certification for PCs that are capable of using Windows Mixed Reality Headsets.
Windows Mixed Reality PCs: will consist of desktops and laptops with integrated graphics. When plugged into these devices, our immersive headsets will run at 60 frames per second.
Windows Mixed Reality Ultra PCs: will consist of desktops and laptops with discrete graphics. When plugged into these devices, our immersive headsets will run at 90 frames per second.
Content is really important when we talk about the Mixed Reality Platform. Microsoft is working with many partners to bring immersive experiences to the Windows Store. Together with 343 Industries, Microsoft is working on bringing future Halo experiences into mixed reality. Furthermore, Microsoft today also announced that Steam content will run on Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
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The Green Disease and Our Cosmic Connection : A Review of several books with respect to Climate Change and the accretion of carbon at the earth's formation. Namely : a). The Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil Fuels, Thomas Gold, Copernicus, Springer. Verlag, New York, 1999, 243 pages.b). A Journey With Fred Hoyle, Chandra Wickramasinghe 2nd edition Ed. KamalaWickramasinghe, World Scientific, Singapore, 2013, 248 pages. and c). The Search For Our Cosmic Ancestry, Chandra Wickramasinghe, World Scientific, Singapore, 2015, 196 pages. ( Quadrant – Categories Books ->Science->Politics in that order. Corrected 16 Oct 2016)
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New GI Bill Becomes a Reality
By Bryant Jordan, Military.com
On Monday, June 30, 2008, President Bush signed legislation ushering in a new era in GI Bill benefits. The legislation, which the Senate passed overwhelmingly, is part of a $162 billion war spending bill.
The new GI Bill was framed by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., who has long argued that veterans deserve benefits that match those given to World War II vets. Then, returning GIs were covered for the full cost of tuition and books for whatever college they entered; in addition they were paid a monthly stipend.
Under the new GI Bill, payment rates will go up, but will be based on the college or university costs in the service member's state of residence. Eligible students also will receive a monthly stipend for books of up to $1,000 per year and a monthly housing allowance of about $1,000. The housing stipend will be tied to the Pentagon's basic allowance for housing rates.
The new education benefits are forecasted to go into effect in mid-2009 and will be available to all service members and veterans - including members of the Guard and Reserve - who have served on active duty for at least 90 consecutive days since Sept. 11, 2001.
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AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Now that 2017 is underway, many Americans are wondering what the new year, and a new president in the White House are going to mean to their personal finances. Will Donald Trump's new economic policies send the bulls stampeding on Wall Street–where much of our 401k's are invested–or will the bears pull the market down?
Anthony Ogorek, president of Ogorek Wealth Management, Inc., in Amherst is optimistic but cautious, "I think 2017–the beginning of the year–is an ideal time to hit the 'reset' button," or reset personal financial priorities, based on what we already know about the new year.
We know, for instance, the Fed has bumped up the prime interest rate, and has assured markets they will continue the upward trend. That means it will cost us more to buy cars, to use our credit cards, and in the short term, buy homes, which is causing jitters on Wall Street.
Locally, the joint venture of Panasonic and Tesla to produce solar cells at the RiverBend Industrial Park is generating excitement, and building confidence in the Buffalo economy–all part of Governor Cuomo's "Buffalo Billion" project.
Consumer confidence leads to spending, Ogorek says, but Western New Yorkers have learned to be confident, yet cautious, "You have to create the conditions which are going to allow prosperity to develop, and I still think we have a ways to go in New York state."
The rally on Wall Street, since Trump was elected in November, is yet another cause of jitters. As we all know, what goes up has to come down, and with all of the major stock indexes in record territory.. a lot of the money managers are bracing for a correction.
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Baked Meatball Parmigiana
There is just something about a Baked Meatball Parmigiana recipe that people can't resist, that combination of meatballs and gooey cheese, go together so well. This recipe that is found on the Hugs and Cookies site is a good example of something the whole family can enjoy any night of the week.
Once you try this meatball parmigiana recipe, you will probably try it again. The nice thing is that the meatballs are baked, so there is no greasy mess to clean up afterward, just use some parchment paper on a pan, and you save yourself some time. This Parmigiana meatball recipe is also quick and easy to do, so you can make it during the week when you don't always have a lot of time, but want a delicious meal to enjoy. To make things even easier, you can use a jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce, and you're good to go.
When you look at the recipe site, you can't help but have your mouth start to water because of all of the amazing photos of this delicious recipe. First off, you will want to make sure that you have all your ingredients ready. You will need a meat mix of pork, veal and beef which works well together. Chop up some garlic cloves roughly (not minced), and some fresh chopped up parsley. For the bread crumbs you can make your own, or find some premade ones that you like, there are even gluten free varieties out there. The best part is the cheese, some shredded (not grated) Parmesan cheese or Asiago cheese, and some mozzarella cheese to put on top.
Once you have your ingredients, you can begin to mix the meatball ingredients and then form you mixed meatballs, making sure not to make them too large. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Then pour some oil on a baking stone or pan with sides and bake the meatballs for approximately twenty minutes. Then lower the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. At this point, you can put some of that premade pasta sauce (unless you made homemade pasta sauce), at the bottom of the dish you will be using to bake the recipe. A good size of dish is a nine inch by thirteen-inch dish. Put the cooked meatballs on top of the spaghetti sauce, and then cover with some more sauce and this is where you can top with lots of the mozzarella. You want this Parmigiana meatball recipe to be covered with cheese. Now cover the meatballs with a piece of aluminum foil and bake for approximately twenty minutes. Next remove the aluminum foil and bake for approximately twenty more minutes or just until the meatballs are thoroughly cooked through, and the cheese is browning nicely.
These days there are so many recipe blogs out there, it can be overwhelming trying to find just one that you like. Sometimes all it takes is just to read a bit about the creator of the site, and you might find you have something in common, and that might draw you to the site. The Hugs and Cookies website is a fun site that is run by a wife and mother of two boys, named Danielle. This mother is also a first-grade teacher, so you know she must be busy. With that said she enjoys spending time with her hubby at finer restaurants, and when at home she can be found baking in her kitchen. You will find all sorts of recipes from dill pickle dip recipe that you can try with fresh veggies for the kids, to grilled shrimp and pesto recipe, a sweet lemon meringue pie that also has cheesecake inside made into a square recipe, crumb cakes and so much more.
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The Mill on the River is a well-loved restaurant located on the picturesque banks of the Podunk River. The menu ranges far and wide, from hearty western European favorites like brats and wiener schnitzel, to elaborate Italian pasta classics, American-style steaks and chicken and fusion-inspired Asian dishes. The view alone makes the location perfect for a romantic evening or special event. If you're looking for lighter fare, sample from the bar menu in The Mill on the River's beautifully-renovated bar.
Helmar Wolf, owner of Mill on the River, knows exactly why his restaurant is so romantic. "Its our setting and the way the mill looks," he remarks. "We have a restaurant that is 200 years old and a bridge that connects the building from a parking lot over the waterfall." And while you may think that a bridge tops it all, get a load of what they call it. "Its our kissing bridge," says Wolf. If that doesn't entice you, consider what foods they conjure up on romantic evenings. "We serve more upscale items: filet mignon, surf and turf, pan-seared sea bass, items of that nature. We also have 350 wines and we feature 45 by the glass."
Winner of the Best Place For Romantic Dining Award in the Hartford Advocate Best Of Readers' Poll 2012.
Beautiful setting and good food. Before every think I have to thank the entire "bar" crew that was working today. We spent around 2 hours today and 1 hour and 55 minutes of it was realy beautiful. The last 5 minutes was like a nightmare because of (blonde) manager. I am a electronic cigaret user. While sitting on the bar for 1 hour and 55 minutes I was using my electronic cigaret and the manager was walking around to do her job. Then we start to talk with a couple that sits next to us. (Me and my wife are legal immigrants from Turkey). The nice couple told us they visited Turkey, so we started to talk about their visit, where they stayed and so on. After hearing that we are from another country the blonde manager tapped on my sholder and told me that "you are not allowed to smoke here". My answer was I am using a electronic vaporizer. Then she said "you are not allowed to smoke electronic cigarets also" . Then I asked do you guys have a sign? Her answer was "do you want me to call the police". My last words was this beatiful place deserves better management .
Still it was a beatiful Sunday.
The setting is beautiful. The food is just okay. But, the management is off their rocker to require that patrons leave a major credit card number on file to make a reservation for Mother's Day in this day and age of identity theft. And, the manager was a complete jerk about it and wouldn't even tell me how much they would charge the card if we couldn't make our reservation. Not to mention, they want around $15 for a single glass of average wine. They have lost me as a regular customer. Very insulted by the treatment I received. The manager acted like a cliche of a manger in a snooty Beverly Hills establishment. Get real.
We have been to this restaurant on numerous occasions for family get togethers and have never been happy with our meals. Today's lunch was an exception that I hope is a harbinger of change though it may have been a lightning strike. Our table started off with shared appetizers of calamari fritti with lemon and caper aioli. The calamari were delicately coated, lightly fried and tender. For an entrée I had barbecue glazed seared scallops over an arugula salad that included grilled red onion, toast pine nuts, and shaved Pecorino Pepato. The salad was coated with a honey tarragon dressing. Service was very good.


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Yet another discovery by Alan Balfour from his files, that I had entirely forgotten ever writing. It was written for an Advertising Supplement to the UK weekly music trade paper, Music Week, celebrating Sonet Records, the Swedish label whose UK office was run by an enterprising man called Rod Buckle. My main interest in the operation was based on it being the outlet for Specialty Records, whose founder Art Rupe was an interview subject for an article I once wrote for Record Mirror. This piece was written some years later, but draws from that interview.
The Specialty Story
Charlie Gillett, rock journalist, radio presenter, and Oval label boss, takes a loving look at the Specialty Label. Distributed throughout Europe by Sonet.
ART RUPE, who founded Specialty Records in Los Angeles in 1946, could make a strong claim to be included in a list of the ten most important and influential popular music producers of all time. (Along with who else? Later, have patience). But Art himself would never make such a claim, or even support it. It might seem hard to imagine now, but back in '46 there were few occupations lower on the social scale than making pop records, especially the kind that Art was involved with—race records.
Art went West from Pittsburgh to Hollywood to study at UCLA in the hope of breaking into the movie industry; figuring that one branch of show biz might lead to another, he joined a local indie called Atlas in '44; shocked by the company's ineptitude (Nat 'King' Cole, Charles Brown, and Frankie Laine all recorded for the label and then went onto huge success with other companies), Art left after three months and went into partnership with Eli Oberstein (father of CBS-UK's Maurice) in a company called Juke Box Records. The name of the company craftily flattered a new and booming medium for music, but Art figured he could do better on his own, and he launched Specialty Records. This time the label name subtly hinted at a 'special' market — black dance and mood music, played by boogie and blues combos.
Through the forties, Specialty grew into one of the leading companies in what became known as the 'rhythm and blues' market, led by the popular bandleader Roy Milton and His Solid Senders. There were a lot of very popular medium-sized bands around at the time, but apart from Decca (who did well with Louis Jordan and others), the major labels mostly ignored them. Disclaiming any great ingenuity or creative wit, Art Rupe admits to having been unusually systematic, compared to some of the other indie label owners of the day. Encouraging his band-leaders to write or find their own material, Rupe made a point of rehearsing and routining the bands so that no time was wasted in the studio; he saw his role as producer to document the sound and effect that the bands achieved in their live performance. How easy that seems, but how hard it is…Art did it, and Roy Milton's "R. M. Bluesâ€


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In a Case of Bad Ethics vs. Questionable Reporting, No One Wins
Fellow Fool Rich Smith just last week looked at one of the worst acts of thievery that goes on in the marketplace -- insider trading. It's an everyday occurrence, and, worst of all, it's a perfectly legal and acceptable practice for members of Congress. If we can't trust our own government to set an example for Wall Street firms, how do we expect them not to follow suit?
On Monday, we witnessed yet another full-fledged attack on ethics violations, with research firm Muddy Waters, headed by its director of research Carson Block, bringing a strong sell recommendation and allegations of wrongdoing against Chinese media and advertising company Focus Media (NAS: FMCN) .
Does this sound familiar? Well, it should, because Muddy Waters has been responsible for crying wolf on the accounting practices of Orient Paper (ASE: ONP) , Spreadtrum Communications (NAS: SPRD) , Sino-Forest, and RINO International, to name a few. Only two of the six companies Muddy Waters has issued strong sell recommendations on still trade on the national exchanges.
Now, I don't have a problem when a research firm comes out with a sell recommendation on a stock. In fact, I think we have far, far too many buy recommendations out there. What I do have a problem with are research firms that will blatantly front-run one of their own recommendations, knowing full well that their report is going to have an adverse impact on the stock price. Make no mistake: Carson Block and his research firm Muddy Waters admitted to having a short position ahead of today's news release. I still don't like it, though.
On the other side of the coin we have Focus Media, a company that, according to Muddy Waters research, overstated the number of LCD panels in its advertising network by as much as 50%. Focus Media is also purported to have deliberately overpaid for many of its acquisitions over the years, having written down $1.1 billion of the $1.6 billion in acquisitions it has made since 2005.
As much as I'd like to believe in the Focus Media story, Muddy Waters has had a knack for exposing egregious abuses of ethics in Chinese companies over the past year. Since these allegations were made, Focus Media has blasted back with a letter backing up the assertion that it has a network of approximately 178,000 LCDs and that its investments were crucial to getting its network to where it is today.
So what this really comes down to is a battle of bad ethics versus questionable reporting. Which do you trust: a company that front-runs its own reports but often appears correct, or the company being attacked that could just as easily wind up on the short end of the stick, as many of its fraud-alleged peers have?
Thus far, the Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't seem to care for either. Many of the companies Muddy Waters has come out against are currently under SEC investigation. Muddy Waters received notice of a formal investigation in June regarding possible stock-price manipulation of three companies it was covering at the time.
Honestly, in the case of bad ethics versus questionable reporting, no one wins and investors definitely lose. Chalk up another reason for the American public to distrust Wall Street.
What's your opinion of Muddy Waters or Focus Media? Share your thoughts in the comments section below, and consider adding Focus Media to your free and personalized watchlist to keep up on the latest news with the company as it develops.
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The Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN
(HSPF) is a cornerstone for many of the services that AQUA TERRA
provides. HSPF is commonly recognized as the most complete and
defensible process-based watershed model for quantifying runoff
and addressing water quality impairments associated with combined
point and nonpoint sources. Since its initial development nearly
twenty years ago, the HSPF model has been applied throughout North
America and numerous countries and climatic regimes around the
world; it enjoys the joint sponsorship of both the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey,
and continues to undergo refinement and enhancement of its
component simulation capabilities along with user support and code
maintenance activities. In addition to process-oriented
enhancements, recent years have seen significant development
efforts directed towards improved user interaction. Among these
HSPF workshops of various formats
and duration have been conducted by AQUA TERRA staff over the past
15 years, sometimes with assistance and computer support provided
by client personnel.
To encourage the informed use of HSPF, we have collected, and
periodically update, an
HSPF bibliography that includes useful
references related to both model development and applications.
AQUA TERRA Consultants is truly uniquely qualified to provide
the full scope of support services related to the HSPF modeling
system. In all, we have provided nearly $9 million of HSPF-related
services to our clients. Highlights of our HSPF-related
Since 1981, AQUA TERRA personnel have supported or performed
HSPF applications in 23 states, Saudi
Arabia and Australia. We have used HSPF to model over 100 different
watersheds, ranging in size from small test watersheds to the
entire Chesapeake Bay Basin.
The Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN, known as HSPF, is
a mathematical model developed under EPA sponsorship for use on
digital computers to simulate hydrologic and water quality
processes in natural and man-made water systems. It is an
analytical tool which has application in the planning, design,
and operation of water resources systems. The model enables the
use of probabilistic analysis in the fields of hydrology and
water quality management. HSPF uses such information as the time
history of rainfall, temperature, evaporation, and parameters
related to land use patterns, soil characteristics, and
agricultural practices to simulate the processes that occur in a
watershed. The initial result of an HSPF simulation is a time
history of the quantity and quality of water transported over the
land surface and through various soil zones down to the
groundwater aquifers. Runoff flow rate, sediment loads,
nutrients, pesticides, toxic chemicals, and other quality
constituent concentrations can be predicted. The model uses these
results and stream channel information to simulate instream
processes. From this HSPF produces a time history of water
quantity and quality at any point in the watershed.
HSPF is an extension and improvement of three previously
developed models: 1) The EPA Agricultural Runoff Management Model
(ARM), 2) The EPA Nonpoint Source Runoff Model (NPS), and 3) The
Hydrologic Simulation Program (HSP, including HSP Quality), a
privately-developed proprietary program. EPA recognized that the
continuous simulation approach contained in these models would be
valuable in solving many complex water resource problems. Thus, a
fairly large investment was devoted to developing a highly
flexible non-proprietary FORTRAN program which contains the
capabilities of these three models, plus many extensions.
HSPF is a valuable tool to water resource planners. Because it
is more comprehensive than most systems, it permits effective
planning. Benefits to the user include:
HSPF is currently the most comprehensive and flexible model of
watershed hydrology and water quality available. It is the only
available model that can simulate the continuous, dynamic event,
or steady-state behavior of both hydrologic/hydraulic and water
quality processes in a watershed. The model is also unusual in
its ability to represent the hydrologic regimes of a wide variety
of streams and rivers with reasonable accuracy. Thus, the
potential applications and uses of the model are comparatively
large including:
HSPF is designed so that it can be applied to most watersheds
using existing meteorologic and hydrologic data; soils and
topographic information; and land use, drainage, and system
(physical and man-made) characteristics. The inputs required by
HSPF are not different than those needed by most other simpler
models. The primary difference in data needs is that long, rather
than short time-series records are preferred. Typical long
time-series records include precipitation, waste discharges, and
calibration data such as streamflow and constituent
HSPF contains three application modules and five utility
modules. The three application modules simulate the
hydrologic/hydraulic and water quality components of the
watershed. The utility modules are used to manipulate and analyze
time-series data. A brief description of each of the modules
The three application modules are:
As PERLND simulates the water quality and quantity processes
that occur on pervious land areas, it is the most frequently used
part of HSPF. To simulate these processes, PERLND models the
movement of water along three paths: overland flow, interflow,
and groundwater flow. Each of these three paths experiences
differences in time delay and differences in interactions between
water and its various dissolved constituents. A variety of
storage zones are used to represent the processes that occur on
the land surface and in the soil horizons. Snow accumulation and
melt are also included in the PERLND module so that the complete
range of physical processes affecting the generation of water and
associated water quality constituents can be represented. Some of
the many capabilities available in the PERLND module include the
simulation of:
IMPLND is used in urban areas where little or no infiltration
occurs. However, some land processes do occur, and water, solids,
and various pollutants are removed from the land surface by
moving laterally downslope to a pervious area, stream channel, or
reservoir. IMPLND includes all of the pollutant washoff
capabilities of the commonly used urban runoff models, such as
the STORM, SWMM, and NPS models.
RCHRES is used to route runoff and water quality constituents
simulated by PERLND and IMPLND through stream channel networks
and reservoirs. A number of processes can be modeled, including:
The five utility modules are used to access, manipulate, and
analyze time series information stored by the user in HSPF's TSS
(Time Series Store) and WDM (Watershed Data Management) files.
These time series, such as hourly precipitation, daily
evaporation, daily streamflow, are used by the application
modules and are often a valuable resource in the analysis of a
watershed's characteristics. The five utility modules are:
HSPF consists of a set of modules arranged in an organized
structure, which permit the continuous simulation of a
comprehensive range of hydrologic and water quality processes.
Experience with sophisticated models indicates that much of the
human effort in model application is associated with data
management. This fact, often overlooked by model builders, means
that a successful comprehensive model must include a sound data
management system. Otherwise, the user may spend so much time on
data manipulation that actual progress on the simulation work
itself is drastically retarded. For this reason, the HSPF program
is planned around a time-series management system operating on
direct access principles. The simulation modules read input data
from the TSS and WDM files, and are capable of writing output to
them. Because these transfers require very few instructions from
the user, problems with data handling are minimized.
HSPF's design incorporates a hierarchy of program subroutines,
each of which performs a major task during the program's
execution. The subroutines are grouped into different levels of
operations in a hierarchical structure.
Typical of these levels of operations is the Run Interpreter,
which is a group of subprograms that reads and interprets the
User Control Input. It provides instructions to HSPF's modules
specifying the sequence of operations to be performed. It stores
the initial conditions and the parameters for each operation in
the appropriate file on disk, and creates an instruction file
that will ensure that time-series data are correctly passed
between operations, where necessary.
Other operations include TSS management modules used to
create, modify, or remove data sets from the Time Series Store;
operations supervision modules which use information supplied by
the Run Interpreter and turn on appropriate application and/or
utility modules as needed; and the actual application and utility
modules which perform the hydrologic and water quality related
simulation calculations.
The importance of this program structure lies in its modular
design. This allows for the addition and/or replacement of
individual modules and allows HSPF to be easily adapted for
special applications designed by the user.


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text: Review: Obsolete Incarnation – Eradication of Society January 16, 2017Andriana No Comment New Year means new releases and already we have several promising releases coming in 2017, including Obsolete Incarnation's new EP Eradication of Society. You may or may not remember Obsolete Incarnation from another review done last year on their debut full-length New Breed of an Uncurable Disease. Whether you do or don't, Obsolete Incarnation is back with new material to be released January 27th through Rising Nemesis Records. There's currently a single out on Youtube, but when the full EP drops you can find it on Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp, iTunes, and Apple Music! Peep the band's Facebook too. Similar to the last album, New Breed of an Uncurable Disease, the songs on Eradication of Society come and go very quickly; they hit hard and leave; they hit it and quit it. A lot of brutal death metal does that kind of thing, but that is not to say there's nothing interesting here. There is plenty to enjoy and appreciate on Eradication of Society. One thing I was nervous about heading into this EP was the production/mastering , but I'm extremely glad to report that the production and mastering are top quality. Ramon Smith, who also worked with Begging for Incest, My Own Children's Drink, and Human Waste, is behind this release as well so you know you can expect quality. The other thing I was nervous about was the songs blending together and not delivering anything out of the ordinary. While I personally found New Breed of an Uncurable Disease to be a decent listen, there were things about it that bothered me or that it just didn't deliver. The riffs alone (on Eradication of Society) already have a lot more depth and progression to them than anything we've heard from Obsolete Incarnation before. The bass is a lot more clear-cut and used well. Any song is a good example, but I'll use "The Faceless" here. You can easily hear what role the bass takes on during key points in the track. Especially towards the end you can hear it manage the low-end of everything and lay down something for the other instruments to be supported by. Contrasting this almost directly is "Suffocate Humanity." The work on "The Faceless" is more about being the rock of the song; constantly supplying something heavy and simple. However, on "Suffocate Humanity" the basswork is quite a bit more involved and less about just being supportive. It's not like full-out tech death where the dude is maniacally plucking away at all 8 strings on the bass, but there is a bit more involved movement on "Suffocate Humanity." I could write a whole other paragraph about the bass on other songs, but I'll cut it there. I think you get the point. I don't remember if the last album had any, but either way Eradication of Society has some pig squeals on it that are worth mentioning. They aren't spammed at all and only come up when the song calls for it. For example, when you hear this one verse on "Of Blood and Salvation" it sounds like the kind of verse that would have that. Just when you think "what would this sound like with a pig squeal?" you hear it. Not every time, though because they are few and far out. Do I think Eradication of Society should have more pig squeals? Yes. Do I hold it against Obsolete Incarnation for not using them more? Nah. I feel like if they did try to use them more, it would lose the kick it gives the songs, you know? So it's probably better this way. I want to applaud the drummer for bringing more to the table than on previous work. I love his frequent use of sneaky cymbal hits and his double-bass work. There are some moments where a wall of double-bass is necessary and he executed them every time. I feel like there is a lot more of each band members' potential and creativity expressed in Eradication of Society. I say that because there is just more from every angle on this album and it shows that Obsolete Incarnation is not just another fast band and that they add to the craft. Every song stands out on its own and has sections to it that just hit so hard. This EP is definitely worth a pre-order if not a purchase upon release and I highly recommend it. Obsolete Incarnation stepped their game up big time. My only complaint is how short it is. Rate: 9.3/10 ReviewDeath Metal, Eradication of society, Obsolete IncarnationShare : Tweet ‹ Dark Rites' Self-Titled Album Out Now! Review: Acranius – Reign of Terror ›


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Donegal chief blasts 'disgusting' social media abuse aimed at ex-manager
With Mick McGrath having succeeded Sean Dunnion as Donegal chairman, the focus will now switch to tomorrow night's Tyrone county board convention at which Damian Harvey will challenge sitting incumbent Roisin Jordan for the top office.
Dunnion, who has led decisively from the front for the past five years, fired a parting shot at the keyboard warriors who heaped online abuse on then county team boss Rory Gallagher following Donegal's heavy defeat to Galway in the All-Ireland qualifiers during the summer.
Gallagher subsequently stepped down as Donegal manager but refuted suggestions that he did so because of the social media abuse he received. He has since taken charge of his native Fermanagh.
"The level of abuse at players and the former team manager Rory Gallagher and his family on digital and social media was absolutely disgusting," Dunnion said in his final address at the county convention.
"That shouldn't be tolerated in a modern society. It was absolutely appalling."
The Tyrone convention, meanwhile, could see a shake-up at the top should Harvey, who would appear to have substantial support within the county, depose Jordan.
Harvey is a former Tyrone PRO and enjoys a huge profile within the county where he is held in high esteem.
While the convention will certainly hold the spotlight, the fundraising at grassroots level goes on within the Red Hand County.
In this respect, the Beragh Red Knights club is particularly active - and with good reason.
The club's pitches have been prone to flooding in the past and now a flood wall is to be erected to minimise this threat.
Over the course of recent years, the club has been hit harder than most others when torrential rain fell for any sort of prolonged period.
Ger Tracey may be a native of Garrison but he is the driving force behind a venture that is already eliciting strong support from the wider GAA community in Tyrone.
Along with other club officials and helpers, Tracey is hoping that the planned improvements to the club's playing pitches will ensure that they survive the worst of inclement weather in the future.
Meanwhile, Donegal side Naomh Colmcille booked their place in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship semi-final against Cork side Knocknagree by edging out Edinburgh outfit Dundedin Connolly's on Saturday by 1-10 to 2-6.
A goal at a crucial stage from Ryan McErlean as well as some superb points from William Lynch and Willie Gillespie in particular helped to underpin the narrow but deserved Naomh Colmcille victory.
But while Naomh Colmcille march on, the lobby within the GAA to have all frontline competitive fixtures completed by the end of November annually has been given renewed impetus following the wholesale cancellation of matches across the country at the weekend because of the prevailing Arctic weather conditions.
Three games in the Ulster Club minor football competition currently being hosted by west Belfast club St Paul's - Errigal Ciaran v Ballinascreen, Ramor United v Enniskillen Gaels and Clann Eireann v St Eunan's - were among the casualties, much to the disappointment of fans.
The organisers, however, hope to re-fix those matches tonight on dates that will still facilitate the playing of the final on New Year's Day.
St Paul's spokesman Billy McLarnon said: "This is our traditional final date and we don't want to deviate from it if at all possible.
"Obviously it's disappointing that the games were ruled out over the weekend but the weather beat us.".
"We have managed to get our opening games played but obviously it was a blow not being able to progress the tournament over the course of Saturday and Sunday.
"The indications are that this year's competition will nonetheless reach a very high standard given the quality of all the teams involved and our hope is that there will be no more hitches so we are keeping our fingers crossed and pressing on."
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Kosa Suru (Intersect): monotype, collage and stitching on paper, 30″ x 20″, 2013, $850 (sold)
I began this piece with bands of color and texture, mixing photographic images of rusty walls with my monotype prints in complimentary colors. I then added the black shapes, which act as figures in the piece, moving upwards across the field of layers. Three of the things I love to play with most are color, texture, and transparency. This piece explores all three, and I've added stitching to enhance the texture and structure of the piece. (Part of the Urban Skin series.)


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It was breast pain (mastalgia) that led me to find the irregular area in my breast on Friday. I gave up caffeine for less than 24 hours – no evidence to support its effectiveness in reducing cysts and one small study suggests it can improve pain, although other studies say no. I went with the "other studies" as they had far more patients and seemed for better quality. Anyway, I didn't care about the pain, just what it led me to find.
I had my mammogram (both a screening and spot compression views of the irregular area). Fortunately all negative. Also, about a billion (okay, maybe six) people felt my breast and all have come to the same conclusion as I have: a cyst or breast tissue. Anyway, feeling somewhat reassured (although I still need an ultrasound of the area, booked for Friday) and knowing that ditching caffeine was not supported by science, I wondered just how effective was the vitamin E, also recommended, at reducing breast pain/cysts?
Well, I am as unimpressed with vitamin E as quitting caffeine.
There are 5 studies in the world literature addressing vitamin E and breast pain/cysts (and they aren't large studies and only two show a positive effect!).
Three studies (all randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled) say no effect from vitamin E on breast pain/cysts:
- 105 women, 400 mg dose (I can only assume that means units, but don't know for sure, by Meyer EC in Surgery, 1990)
- 62 women, 600 IU dose (Ernster VL in Surgery 1985)
- 150 women, 150, 300, 600 IU dose (London RS, Obstet Gynecol 1985)
Two randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled studies say it is beneficial:
- 150 women, 200 mg tested (again, I guess this means 200 IU, published in Breast K 2009)
- 62 women 1,200 IU a significantly higher dose than all other studies (a pilot study, Pruthi S, Alt Med Review 2010). Of note, while this study reported a statistically significant difference in breast pain, when you look at the numbers, the pain score went down by one point. Therefore, if the worst pain was 6 it went down to 5 (on a scale of 0 to 10). Average pain reduced by a score of 1.5, although the placebo arm had a 0.64 reduction in average pain, so really compared with placebo, average pain also was also only reduced by 1 point on a scale of 0-10. Hard to know if this is clinically significant.
Is there a down side to vitamin E? Well, some studies suggest high dose vitamin E (> 400 IU/day) could be associated with increased mortality, although other studies have questioned this association. It's hard to know.
No evidence to support the use of vitamin E for reducing cysts.
What about pain?
Well, in doses of 600 IU or less it's 3 studies say no and 1 study says yes. One study with a dose of 1,200 IU a day says yes, but the reduction in pain scores is underwhelming (going from a pain score of 6 to 5). I would argue that is not a clinically significant improvement. Also, the safety profile of 1,200 IU a day of vitamin E is not established.
When faced by the panic of a lump, well, I jumped at everything offered. We are just so desperate to do something. Anything. Desperation is the mother of vulnerability. But now that I have pulled myself together, I'm ditching the vitamin E. The evidence is just too weak to support it and the idea of taking 1,200 IU a day with unanswered questions regarding safety for a minor improvement in pain, well, that's not worth it for me.
Although I would like to leave you with this one parting thought.
Isn't it amazing how something can be so poorly studied yet so universally recommended?
It just boggles my mind. Really.


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Independent Order of Exorcists Runs Online Demon-Busting Service as Vatican Faces Mounting Demand
As Italy has experienced a massive explosion in demand for exorcisms, an independent organization offers demon-busting services in 24 countries that can be ordered online.
The Order of Exorcists has an easily accessible "Contact Us" form to request an investigation and an exorcism.
The family or person needing help – please make the request via our "Contact Us" form on this page. Please include all the details about the situation including the names of people within the household, what kind of help they are looking for, and complete contact information.
The order undergoes an extensive multi-week process to ensure that demon possession or paranormal activity is involved, and then to perform the exorcism.
Once the information is received we will start the process by contacting our members in that area where they would form an "Investigation & Assessment Team." This would be the first stage of the process which can take about two or three weeks. Then one of our team members would make "first contact" and set a date for the Investigation & Assessment. Our team will collect all evidence, including documentation such as photos, videos, medical and psychological reports. One of our exorcist clergy members is a medical doctor. He would review the medical reports and submit his findings and recommendation to the Chief Exorcist. This would be the second stage of the process which can take up to a month. If the evidence shows an exorcism is needed, a priest would be assigned for the exorcism.


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Tim Lincecum has recovered his magic. At least for one night. Although his fastball wasn't blowing away hitters the way it used to be, Lincecum did strike out 13 hitters in 9 no-hit innings. Yes, Tim Lincecum threw the 15th no-no in Giants history.
On June 28, the Padres were 40-40, and looking to be the surprise team of the year. Since then, the Friars have gone 1-14 with a run differential of -54. And being no hit by a pitcher who hasn't had an ERA lower than 4 since 2011? That is a problem. A serious problem for the San Diego Padres.
But, overall, it was Lincecum's night. He did strike out 13, walked four, in 148 pitches (second most in a no-hitter). Edwin Jackson still will stay in the record books as the no-hitter with the most pitches (149). How dominating was Lincecum? Compare him to Homer Bailey, who threw a no-hitter on July 2, against the Giants and Lincecum.
Bailey was only one walk from a perfect game, while Lincecum allowed four to reach via the base on balls. However, Bailey only struck out nine, and only one hitter with two or more strikeouts (Tim Lincecum, 2). Timmy, in his no-no, struck out thirteen and he struck out four hitters more than once (Amarista, Headley, Alanso, Rivera, 2). Both were dominating, both were magical, but I think Lincecum really put all his heart into every single of his 148 pitches.
To supply the offense in the no-no, Hunter Pence lead the way with a HR and 5 RBI. Brandon Belt (2-4, 3 RBI), and Pablo Sandoval (3-4, RBI) supplied the offense in this 9-0 Giants win.


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United Kingdom (1938)
Infantry Tank – 140 built
The first "infantry tank"
At the time this model was being planned, in 1935, the infantry tank concept was not a new idea. This was the main duty of tanks during WWI, to protect, precede and follow infantry in order to provide close support during an assault on the enemy lines. It was a concept firmly fixed in an attrition, fixed position battlefield. This was the traditional view of the Allies, nearly all officers having fought and learned during WW1.
Generally speaking, the infantry tank was viewed as a relatively small, slow (infantry pace) but heavily armored vehicle, designed to cope with enemy machine-gun nests and lightly fortified positions in a defensive line. Earlier classifications included light, medium and heavy tanks. The new one adopted the "infantry" and "cruiser" tanks, the latter being fast, more lightly armored, meant to exploit the breakthroughs made in the enemy line.
Following this new classification, the General Staff published the first infantry tank specifications (A11) in 1935. The United Kingdom was still getting on its feet after the Gread Depression, a harsh worldwide economic crisis.
Vickers-Armstrong conception
At that time, the most experienced company in terms of tank design and mass production was Vickers. The company had just enjoyed worldwide success with its the Mark E (or Vickers 6-ton) design. The same team which had worked on the Mark E was put to the task of formulating a response to the desired specifications. These were very limiting, affected by a cost-cut frenzy. The General Staff wanted a relatively small tank built with as many as possible already available commercial components. This was meant to reduce development and manufacturing costs. Vickers quickly presented a prototype which was the perfect answer to this.
It was a small, two-man vehicle, equipped with a small one-piece cast turret. It had a straight-cut hull, which was easy to build. Furthermore, it featured cheap mechanical components like the Ford V8 car engine, which was coupled with a Fordson six-speed gearbox. The vehicle had the same steering mechanism as in the Mark E and a sprung bogie suspension system borrowed from the Mark IV Dragon artillery tractor. To save weight, which was required by the feeble engine, no protection was fitted for the main drivetrain. There were two big return rollers and eight rubberless roadwheels on each side of the vehicle.
Production of the Infantry Tank Mk.I
The new design had achieved its main objective and lived up to the specifications. The first order of 60 machines came in April 1937. The vehicle was adopted as the Infantry Tank Mk.I. The production really started at the beginning of 1938. 80 more were ordered in 1938 with war looming ahead. In September 1939, the last Infantry Tank Mk.I was delivered and placed in operational units.
By the standards of 1939, the Infantry Tank Mk.I was far from perfect. Although much better armored compared to contemporary German tanks, it was conceived as a pure infantry tank. It was only equipped with a standard issue Vickers watercooled .303 machine-gun (7.7 mm). Later production vehicles received the scaled-up .50 in caliber (12.7 mm) machine-gun.
Was it called the Matilda?
The Infantry Tank Mk.I is often referred to as the Matilda Mk.I in online and sometimes even written sources. It is said that General Hugh Elles, Master-General of the Ordnance, was reminded of a toy duck named Matilda when seeing the vehicle. This claim cannot be verified.
There is a single instance of the vehicle actually being called a Matilda in official documents before 1941. On the 10th of October 1935, Sir John Carden gave the codename Matilda to the A11 project. However, the use of this designation disappeared in all later documents. All the official papers referred to this vehicle as the Infantry Tank Mark I.
There is a document, "'Cabinet Officer Papers 120/354 August 1940 to September 1942: Tank Nomenclature and Classification", that shows the Infantry Tank Mark I as being named the Matilda after June 1941 and proposing the use of Matilda I instead. It similarly shows the Infantry Tank Mark II being named Matilda, with the proposal to redesignate it as the Matilda II.
The two vehicles shared almost nothing from the design or development points of view. They are completely different vehicles. All that can be said is that they share a vague visual resemblance.
This article will use the Infantry Tank Mark I designation for the A11. The A12 will be called Matilda.
The Infantry Tank Mk.I in action
The 140 available Infantry Tank Mk.Is were attached to the 1st Army Brigade sent with the BEF, alongside Matilda tanks. Most of them came from later batches, which differed by minor detailing arrangements of the hull, storage boxes, lights and the machine-gun. These units fought in the north of France and the Belgian frontier, around Arras. They took part both in the defense and the counter-offensive, even discomfiting the 7th Panzerdivision led by Rommel. However, the Matildas proved much more effective than the obsolete Infantry Tank Mk.Is. The last surviving units covered the perilous evacuation of Dunkirk, before being blown up to prevent their capture. Others Infantry Tank Mk.Is, which were stored in Great Britain, served as training tanks until the end of the war.
The cramped interior and small turret didn't help the commander, which had to duck down to use the wireless, and direct the driver at the same time. The vulnerability of the tracks and rollers also proved a major issue which was never solved, although the hull and turret had proved immune to the German Pak 36 antitank gun. By 1939, it was acknowledged that this tank was not suited for its intended role, and already replaced by the much better known "Matilda".
About the Infantry Tank Mk.I on Wikipedia
About the Vickers .50 heavy machine-gun on Wikipedia
On Warspot.ru (In Russian)
Infantry tank, Mk.I (A11). The first Infantry Tank was completely overshadowed by the Mark II, a completely different model, better known as the Matilda. This designation is often incorectely used as a nickname for the awkward, duck-tail look of the first infantry tank.
Infantry Tank Mk.I, 1st Army Tank Brigade, defense of Arras, 15 May 1940. This unit fought against Panzer IIIs and IVs of general Rommel\'s 7th Panzer Division. Many surviving Matildas were left in France, most sabotaged, before and during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
The A11E1, the pilot model for the Infantry Tank Mk.I, here on trials.
Infantry Tank Mk.I specifications
|4.85 x 2.28 x 1.86 m (15.91×7.48×6.1 ft)
|Total weight, battle ready
|11 tons
|Ford V8 petrol
70 bhp at 3500 rpm
|8 mph (13 km/h)
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|0.303 or 0.5 in (7.7 or 12.7 mm) heavy machine-gun
|From 10 to 60 mm (0.39-2.36 in)
|Total production
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