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Since CES 2006, we've seen significant changes in regards to how companies stretch their offerings, what they offer and how they do it. Companies that are public, have a duty to their shareholders to return a profit, and a profit always carries the responsibility of expanding.
Expansion, of course brings along a lot of new ideas and new offerings that a company may not traditionally offer. The biggest announcement this year so far in this regard has been AMD's LIVE! platform, which is slated to compete directly with Intel's Viiv. Essentially, at their root, LIVE!, Viiv, and Centrino are the same concept. All three encompass a set of pre-defined technologies that are grouped to work together. Essentially, all three major platforms are simply a set of rules. They don't offer "exclusive" or "special" technology that a user can't make themselves.
The LIVE! technology is based on a set of existing and upcoming technologies that are available or will be soon, but the standards are complete and in place. In fact, some of the missing pieces are not necessarily critical to creating a LIVE! "compliant" computer at all.
AMD has broken up LIVE! into two distinct systems: a home entertainment oriented computer and a regular desktop computer. The two roughly reflect each other except the desktop focuses on broad general use. A critical part of LIVE! is the mandate that the included video card be able to decode all popular video formats including H.264, DivX, MPEG2, WMV, and others in hardware.
AMD LIVE! Desktop PC
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor (65W energy efficient CPU)
Windows Vista Premium (includes Away Mode support)
Discrete or UMA graphics (DX9, HDCP required if HDMI used)
5.1 HD audio with SPDIF output
RAID 0. 1 with SATA (NCQ support recommended)
2 to 4 DIMMs of DDR2 667/800MHz
Ports: 6 (minimum) USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire 400)
GigE LAN and optional 802.11b/g (a is optional)
Slots: 16L & 1L PCIe and 1x PCI minimum
Low Acoustic Noise level (to be determined)
AMD LIVE! Entertainment PC
Same as LIVE! Desktop PC except:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor (35W and 6W energy CPU)
SATA HD support
Support for low profile form factors
Intel Viiv Platform
Core Duo Processor / Pentium D / Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel 945 series or 955 series chipset
Pro 100/1000 PM/VE/VM network adapters
According to AMD, LIVE! Will be split up into two phases, which is set to ensure that all LIVE! Computers ship standard with AMD's upcoming AM2 socket and an AM2 based processor. The second phase ensures that the processors used will be energy efficient. In light of this, AMD is practically saying that all AM2 processors may be able to be energy efficient. Phase 2 also ensures that Windows Vista requirements are met. AMD says that it will demo a Windows Vista-ready LIVE! PC at Computex this year. According to AMD documents we've seen, AM2 energy efficient processors will be announced this year on June 6th.
Between LIVE! and Viiv, Intel's focus is less on the hardware and more about the overall experience and services that you can get out of a Viiv-enabled system. The following are mandates from Intel:
Easy access to on-demand movies, music, games and photos on your TV
A range of verified entertainment services and big-name digital content
Instant on/off (after initial boot, when activated) for immediate enjoyment of your digital media
Dual-core processor power and supports up to 7.1 channel surround sound
The ability to record, pause and rewind live TV
A range of shapes and sizes to fit your home and your life
Hardware requirements for Viiv are simpler, and focus on things such as having a 64-bit processor, standard Intel gigabit Ethernet, and other hardware that's generally available to the public. Considering its experience with Centrino, we expect Intel to take a more low key approach on hardware and a greater focus on providing exclusive content. Intel has also put together a
number of utilities that
customers can use to test if their system meets Viiv-logo requirements. Specific components are required (Core Duo, Pentium D processor, certain chipsets, etc.).
Intel is trying to round up as much exclusive content as it can, for Viiv customers. Whether it is HD content providers, games, Web services, or music applications and stores, Viiv will act more like a ticket for users to get access to exclusive content. Both AMD and Intel have developed in-house applications for certification testing but no real software that actually showcases either platform, because quite simply, that's what they are. Since both platforms are based on standard components, any "LIVE" or "Viiv" enabled application should run on any other system, unless the application looks for key components. User services are where the differences between AMD and Intel will be set.
Both companies have yet to make any major announcements about Viiv enabled systems offering something that currently isn't available. The interesting bit of information however, is that both platforms have rolling upgrade paths. Presumably this will allow each company to reserve version numbers for large announcements of new features or an update to the platform specification.
A few weeks ago we reported that Intel's Viiv was making
some progress in getting other companies to sign up support but so far nothing much in the way of innovation has happened. The case applies to AMD as well.
Noting all of this, Apple is essentially a platform in itself, providing exclusive content and applications for users not found anywhere else. Apple's platform is the most organized at this point since it has been a totally integrated and well thought out platform for many years now. Application packages such as Apple's highly successful iLife, coupled with .Mac, give Apple owners a broad array of social activities as well as personal activities to do. Interestingly,
Acer also announced this week that it is developing its own platform-like
initiative called Empowering Technology, which is essentially a set of standards and technology bundles aimed at giving users a friendlier computing experience.
"Well, there may be a reason why they call them 'Mac' trucks! Windows machines will not be trucks." -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
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The Red Sox still have to work out the details of paperwork and legalities with Rusney Castillo. But the Cuban outfielder is officially in the Red Sox fold now.
"Real excited about this signing, said general manager Ben Cherington. We were able to get to know Rusney over the last couple of weeks. Before that we got to see Rusney in Amsterdam in 2011 and Taiwan in 2012. Last several weeks since he's been in Florida, we've gotten to know him even better.
This is an exciting player. A great combination of skills and defensive ability, speed, solid power. He's got a really strong track record in Cuba. We're excited to add him to the organization we feel he can be a big part of winning Red Sox teams here for a long time.
The Sox hope to get Castillo into major league games in September. Perhaps he can offer some offensive help. The Sox introduced Castillo to the media in a press conference after Saturdays 7-3 loss to the Mariners Saturday afternoon that extended their losing streak to seven games and eight-of-nine games.
Castillo, 27, signed for $72.5 million for seven years, from 2014 -2020. Sitting at a dais in the Fenway interview room between Cherington and team interpreter Adrian Lorenzo, Castillo wore his new Red Sox jersey, No. 38.
"It's a dream come true to have been given this opportunity to play because of the success of recent Cuban players, Castillo said. It's an honor and privilege.
It allows me to be a part of such a historical organization and I'm just ecstatic to be here.
Growing up in Cuba, Castillo did not see many Major League Baseball games, and so he didnt have a favorite team.
As you grew up and matured, he said, The Red Sox were one of the more popular franchises and a team I would follow more than others.
He has not played organized baseball for about 18 months, though, as he defected from Cuba and moved to Haiti.
"To me at this point it's not about the time missed, because even though I've missed a year and half of games, I've been training everyday he said. And that's what got me most prepared on a day to day basis we're going to continue that moving forward.
The Sox hope he can offer some much needed offensive punch to their ineffective lineup. In their seven-game losing streak they are 4-for-57, batting .070, with runners in scoring position, leaving 61 runners on base.
"It wouldn't have changed our evaluation of him, Cherington said. You make decisions based on the information you have at the time. And we think we all know we're trying to build a winning team as quickly as we can and we feel confident we can do that. We felt Rusney would be a big part of that. Obviously this is a long-term commitment. This is not a decision that's being made about next week or next April. This is someone we think will be a core part of our team for a long time and who we hope he'll be part of talented roster in short term.
Castillo will return to Miami, where he has been living, before going to the teams training complex in Fort Myers to begin workouts and get ready for games. He will play in some minor league games before joining the major league team, which is dependent upon obtaining a work visa and other legalities, such as clearance from the Office of Foreign Asset Control.
When that's completed, and hopefully that will be completed sooner rather than later, we would start to get him into games, Cherington said. If it happens in time, to get him into the minor league season. It may start with minor league games. We hope these steps can be completed and we can see him in major league games at some point in September.
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Best iPhone app. Accurate and has really helped me get my handicap down. Great to have all stats and scorcards in one place.
Excellent app, extremely accurate, lots of info. I used it for this time recently and myself and 3 mates found it v useful (between us max h'cap of 5) will pay for itself when playin away courses and will def be worth a couple of shots
Since purchasing this app I have reduced my handicap by 6 shots just by knowing the distances to hazards, layup points and the hole and then applying a strategy to each hole.
Courses are added unbelievably quickly, the gps compares very favourably with my standalone one, which won't map new courses very quickly, and the scorecard and subsequent statistics are excellent features. Very simple to use, very friendly support, easily worth the money.
Have had a skycaddie for 12 months, was reluctant to spend money on this app but after reading the reviews, thought I'd give it a go.
Have had a skycaddie for 12 months, was reluctant to spend money on this app but after reading the reviews, thought I'd give it a go.
Brilliant as a range finder and a tool for analysing your game, with the graphs and working out where you need to improve! Also I played with a friend who had bought the latest sky caddie and the sky caddie didn't have access to the course we were playing!!! Would recommend to anyone!
Love this app. Been using since 1.5 and apart from the 2.0 hiccup this is range finding perfection. Updates nice and simple. Easy to choose hole now if your just dotting around on your own, gps fix seems quicker and uk handicap now sorted. Great stuff guys but keep it simple and no fluff. Putting in drive distances and 3D flyovers, waste of time. Speed and simplicity is the key to a good gps app. This has it in buckets.
Love this app, been using it since version 1.5 and it just keeps getting better especially now on the iPhone 4 as it was a little slow in iPhone 3. Worth every penny and I'm looking forward to future improvements.
I've been using this app for a while now and absolutely love it. The only element I wish it had is an arrow to point me towards the flag or next tee. This would be a godsend for blind shots and finding your way around unfamiliar courses.
Very surprised how good this app is. Very easy to put into sleep mode to save battery life.
This is the best golf GPS I have ever used. It gives you the ability to get any distance you will need. The other optical and satilite systems should just shut-up shop!
This is an absolutely fantastic app BUT DON'T RELY ON IT TO CALCULATE STABLEFORD POINTS FOR YOUR PLAYING PARTNERS. I recently played in an event and used the app to calculate scores which were then relied upon in determining the outcome of the event. It was subsequently noticed that the app had given my playing partners 2 shots on holes on which they were only entitled to receive 1 and so their scores were artificially high. This was hugely embarrassing. The stroke indices on the app matched those on the course card and for any doubters, I checked that I had entered the correct h/caps in the first instance. I had. You have been warned! (Also, the developer has not had the courtesy to acknowledge a message advising them of the problem. Poor show.)
Exellent app, stat analysis is superb. Ridiculously easy to use. 18 holes uses 80% of battery. Amazing value for money.
Great bit of kit. Using it on iPhone 4, finds all local courses by your location. Very user friendly interface, quick and easy to enter scores, great stats and hole info. Distances are very accurate and no issues with battery life. Best app I have purchased to date. Great job.
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This is am awesome app, I have used it once and my sureshot has been sold on eBay straight away, it does 10 times more at a tenth of the price in my opinion!! Absolute bargain !!!!!!!
Bought the app also had a sky caddie but golf mad. now sold my sky caddie for a tidy £150 and never going back this app is UNBELIEVABLE buy it and buy it now so much info handicaps stableford etc etc. If you play golf get it now where's the 50 stars it deserves? Well done keep up the good work. PS needs a water depth feature to tell me how deep the lakes are to make ball retrieval easier !!!
This really is 18 quid well spent. I have played a few rounds with my boss who has a £250 skycaddie and this is just as accurate! It finds every course going, precisely measures your distances, gives you aerial views of the course and even emails you your scorecard the day after playing!
Best app on my iPhone, used it all over the country, hopefully will work in portugal when I go :-) a must buy for all Golfers!
Absolutely excellent app not just for gps but also for the scorecard option and associated stats. it does drain the battery so you need to have the phone fully charged to last 18 holes, otherwise excellent app would be 5 stars if didn't kill the battery.
What a brilliant App for any golfer and all for £18! Have recommended it to so many of my friends I should be on commission.
This app is great value for money. I've used 5 times and it's so easy. It's got all the attributes of a £300 range finder and it gives you your stats of each round. Only con is if you don't have a gps signal on course which can be a bit slow.
This app is worth every penny and then some! I've played 3 courses and the app even auto detects what golf course you are playing. Yard perfect if you fire it up as you approach each shot.
This app is worth every penny and then some! I've played 3 courses and the app even auto detects what golf course you are playing. Yard perfect if you fire it up as you approach each shot.
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If Daisy was also on the offense, they'd probably end the game faster. I don't see any reason to leave her behind since as you said, she's one of the wreaths. She can defend herself. Just leaving her behind just reduces the Millifiore's offense and imo, is in a way, looking down/underestimating the Vongola.
Irie running our of flame = game over. So it's not really them having a commander or not. lol


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Skip to comments.Democratic Town Halls: Times, Dates, and Locations
Posted on 08/08/2009 9:03:49 AM PDT by fiscon1
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There is nothing Democratic about this party. They are the Democrat Party.
The only Illinois meetings I see on this list are in very Democrat neighborhoods, so I guess they want to avoid having a real discussion in districts like Melissa Bean. What a collection of Profiles in Courage.
not ONE in the state of NEW YORK! Even my republican rep is holding a "tele-townhall" during the work day.
You betcha! I've already emailed him and told him the working stiffs can't listen to a conference call during the work day!
And yes, we have a much greater problem with RINO's than the Dim's do with their Blue Mutts.
Did not see a single one in NC. Chicken shit b#stards.
Convenient huh...
I'm furious at the elitist mentality of our elected officials.
These are servants of the people....not royalty.
In fact, that's what I wrote my congress persons this morning.
Found only one in Indiana. Zero in Indianapolis.
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) Can't or won't have a town hall, but has time for a fundraiser.
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I read on a gun rights board that some folks are researching the local open carry statutes for each of these localities. I guess they think it pays to know your rights when confronting union thugs. You can bet Drudge will be on top of that story.
"ZERO Democrat Party town hall meetings in Ohio.
Ditto for Republicans in Ohio. Pathetic!!
Ultra Lib and Super Moron Jim Moran (D-VA) is having one in Reston, VA (big lib town) on Aug 25th, 7PM.
Worth a visit by Freepers but be aware that ACORN and the SEIU will have its goons out there in force.
Bring cameras.
What we need is to have town halls discussing succession, or ceding from the Union. Possibly, revolution. If elections can't be fairly staged, without Black Panther goons intimidating public polling stations, then it's all for naught anyway, and we ought to form a newer, more perfect Union. Open discussion of revolution and armed militias might get the attention of the rinos, and serve to stiffen their spines a bit.
Down with Democrats!!
Scroll down and pay particular attention to the graph created by "Savvy." It's EXCELLENT, and she's continuing to update it daily as more data is collected.
You are RIGHT! It isn't just Democrats it's Republicans like McCain who love "crossing the aisle" and opening the borders and writing big checks based on nothing.
I'm already aware of that one! Will be "protesting" with sign in hand - after work of course. Seneca St is on the back side of my workplace!
i noticed that too. i wanted to go and make some noise.
Blue Lap Dog Democrat, Bart Gordon, of Tennessee will not commit to any assemblies and his spokesperson refuses to say if he will meet with his constituents.
There are no meetings even close to me.
Just got back from a town hall meeting in Cherry Hill, NJ held by rep. John Adler (D).
Adler stated a few times that he is opposed to the health care bill.
There were a few disruptions and the audience was quick to let him know whenever they disagreed with anything he said. One such instance was when he criticized the U.S. health care system as falling behind systems in other countries. He quickly restated that the U.S. has the best health care system in the world.
The audience was a mix bag, but those opposed to health care reform seemed to far out number those in favor.
A lot of people lined up to ask questions and Adler took time to give direct and complete answers. Only 1 hour was allotted for the meeting so several people did not get to ask a question- my wife included.
Adler stayed later than the appointed time and talked face to face to many people as he slowly made his way to the exit.
Wear some type of union shirt..if everybody wears a union shirt, it'll confuse the heck out of em
Why don't they list them by state?
Does anyone know why this is on the Foxnews site, who compiled it and why?
The only ones I see in Illinois look like where one-party rule exists. There probably are not enough voters there that are not Democrat zombies to fill out a golf tee time.
It is NOT The Democratic Party
what's stopping you? come on down!!
I'm pretty sure Russ will be there.
Didn't see any in NC.
thanks for that report. Is Adler - Dem? He is NOT voting FOR Obamacare? That's the first I have heard. Can he be trusted?
Okay, then the DEMOCRATS need to shut up!!!
Lets review:
Who was it that expanded Medicare and Medicaid to cover many, many more people than it was originally designed to cover?
So DEMOCRATS ... SHUT UP!!!
You have no integrity!!!
I guess I could stand outside and empty office or forum and voice my displeasure.
i didn't see any listed in nyc
Glad to offer the report. I was impressed with the number of people that showed up. The room, which looked to have once been a gym, wasn't overflowing to the outside, but all seats were filled and people were standing along the perimeter.
Adler is a democrat and he said repeatedly that he is NOT voting for the health care reform bill. He said he would not vote for a bill that gave health care to illegals and that the current proposal would bankrupt the country.
There were many people in line and not enough time was allotted to answer everyone's questions. My wife wanted to ask him what specifically would change his mind. She wanted to know just how much he was opposed to the health care reform and to root out what, if any, interests was he hoping to promote.
Here is more information on Adler-
Five of the six listed in Illinois are in predominantly black districts. I know, because I'm familiar with each location. Here's the breakdown, I wonder if anyone else is doing analysis of these "town halls" to see if the Democrats are trying to rig the crowds in their favor:
The first "rally" is on August 15th and is actually a mini Pro-Obamacare march kicking off in the heart of Danny Davis' (D. IL) district, which is overwhelmingly black.
The second rally being held later that day again by Danny Davis (D. IL) and is being held in a park in the center of his district, which is again overwhelmingly black.
The third rally is being held on 8/18 by Jesse Jackson Jr. at"Sheldon Heights Church of Christ" .. this is a large, predominantly black church on Chicago's south side. A political rally at a black church? I'm shocked .. SHOCKED I tell you! Where's the IRS and why aren't they yanking their tax exempt status?
The fourth "rally" is on 8.22 being held at "Malcolm X College" on Chicago's near South Side by Danny Davis (again.) Surprise, it's in a overwhelmingly black neighborhood (the train I take to work passes right by this "college" and through the neighborhood which looks like a war zone.)
A fifth rally, again held by Danny Davis is in the 2nd Baptist Church of Maywood, which is more than 90% black. I used to have to drive through this neighborhood to get to/from where I worked while in college and was once mugged there sitting at a stop light. (That was in 1985) Again, where is the IRS and why isn't this "Church's" tax exempt status being yanked?
The final, sixth rally is being held in Skokie, Illinois the home of rabid pro-government run health care proponent Jan Shakowsky (D. IL) at a local high school. This is the *only* town hall that is not located in a predominantly black neighborhood, but is however considered one of the most liberal Congressional districts in Illinois.
Now, I know each of the neighborhoods that these "town halls" are being held in as I've been through each and every one of them. I've also looked at the Congressional maps and seen the racial makeups of each district. My observations here are based in pure FACT.
Now the question is, is anyone else seeing a similar pattern for these so-called "town halls" that are being planned across the country?
Final question: should this be it's own thread? I'm really wondering what kind of pattern is emerging here. I think the Democrats are deliberately trying to stack the deck in their favor in planning these events so they can label any 'protesters' as illegitimate out-of-district protesters.
Reserve Louisiana is 50+% black.
I heard the same comments from some friends.
But guess what, it didn't work for them here.
I guess it is a question of motivation.
They are happy with his proposals and expect them to happen. We are not.
>>>> I guess I could stand outside and empty office or forum and voice my displeasure. <<<<
Screw that.
2) OBTAIN A MICROPHONE. (Cause we know the AARP will not share theirs!)
3) ADVERTISE IT AS A "HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL for Congressman X {in abstentia due to cowardice}"
4) Get a handfull of your fellow area conservatives helping to promote and organize it.
The AARP is going around holding 'health care town halls'. Why can't you?
Not a bad idea.
I wouldn't do it for my representative though since she is solidly in the conservative court. One our senators is another solid conservative. Alas, our other senator is a liberal who just got elected last fall. With five more years before her, I doubt she would give a damn what we have to say. Hell the country may be completely reshaped in five years.
Basically, it would be a tea party, which wouldn't be bad idea.
Cool. So you have the Senator to do it for.
Only you have to call it a 'town hall' and not a 'tea party'.
Its a "So what would you say to your Senator if your Senator would bother to listen to you about Health Care" town hall.
I like the idea of having an inflatable Senator there !!!
It should be setup to run in short segments - each person gets a say and then it immediately gets U-tubed and commented.
None listed, anyway. They may be having small, unannounced town halls with supporters, unions, and college students.
The goal is not to keep you informed, the goal of the organizers is to make the congressman feel safe in voting for the bill. This is all about the congressmen, not us, we don't count.
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A childbirth class led by a certified childbirth instructor is a great way for moms-to-be and their partners to prepare themselves mentally, physically, and emotionally for labor and delivery.
Most hospitals offer classes, or you can take a course through a childbirth education association or independent instructor. Most childbirth educators are nurses who have experience working with women in labor or with postpartum women, while others are simply women who enjoyed their birth experience so much they want to help others have the best possible birth.
Regardless of which setting or organization you choose, the instructor should hold a childbirth educator certificate from a nationally-recognized organization and should be able to show evidence that they have completed continuing education courses, either at childbirth education conferences or related workshops.
The most well-known certifying organizations are the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA), Lamaze International, the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA), and the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth (AAHCC-Bradley Method). The classes offered at hospitals may be slanted towards the procedures followed in that particular institution, so you'll get the most relevant and useful information if you take a class associated with the hospital where you plan to deliver. An independent educator (one who isn't associated with any particular hospital) may be able to speak more broadly about the options available to laboring women, and may encourage you to discuss your wishes with your physician or midwife so that you can work together to plan your birth.
Traditionally, classes are held weekly for 2 to 3 hours for 5 to 7 weeks, so that there's time to review breathing and relaxation techniques, ask questions, and get to know the other expecting parents. But due to their busy schedules, many women and their partners are now taking marathon classes, in which they meet for 4 to 6 hours on a single Saturday. Many doctors and midwives find that women are not well prepared by these classes, as it's difficult to concentrate on so much new information while sitting for such a long period of time. Still, in a pinch, a "marathon" is probably preferable to not attending a class at all.
It is important to find an instructor who shares your personal birthing philosophy and will focus on topics that most interest you. Each instructor has their own unique teaching style and curriculum: some may lecture and show videos, while others will do role-playing and more hands-on practice. To find a childbirth instructor with whom you feel comfortable, do a telephone interview with a prospective instructor and talk to couples who have taken their class. Be sure to find out how large the class will be, as many couples prefer to attend a class that is limited to eight or ten couples to ensure individual attention and time for lots of questions and discussion.
Your childbirth instructor should spend time discussing topics such as:
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FERRON- Edna LaMarr Merrill Larson, age 82, passed away Aug. 6, 2006 in Price.
She was born Feb. 17, 1924 in Sacramento, Calif., the oldest child of Orrin R. and Nellie McBride Merrill. She graduated from McClatchey High School in Sacramento where she excelled in art, theatre and loved playing badmitten.
She was employed at McCellan Air Field during WWII and received several commendations for her clerical work from the Army Air Corp.
After the war she met Henry August Larson. They were married on Jan. 22, 1947 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They raised their family in California, where they built their own home. While living in California she was featured in the Sacramento Bee for decorating a home for the Parade of Homes.
The family moved to Currant Creek, Nev. where they owned and operated Currant Creek Motel, gas station and ranch. After moving to Ferron, she and her husband Henry, owned and operated Ferron Merc for several years. She also worked for Killpack Locker and the school lunch program.
LaMarr was an active member of the LDS church. Among her many various callings, she served as Primary President and Relief Society President. She was a visiting teacher and sang in the ward choirs for years. She and her husband served a mission in the Des Moines, Iowa area and were temple workers in the Manti Temple.
She loved music, dancing and painting and made all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren beautiful quilts. She painted many pictures for family and friends.
She loved sharing her talents with family, friends and neighbors.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, four brothers and one grandson.
Survived by one sister Kerma (Joseph) Griffiths, Pocatello, Idaho; children, Annell Jackson, Dale (Brooke) Larson, DeMar (Vicki) Larson, all of Ferron and Curtis (Maritza) Larson of American Fork, 16 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two on the way.
Grandma Larson was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be held on Fri., Aug. 11 at the Millsite Ward Building, 200 North State, Ferron (Old red church on the hill) at 1 p.m. Viewing will be held from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Burial at the Ferron Cemetery under the direction of Fausett Mortuary.
SPRING GLEN- Levi Blye Seal and Jayden Kyler Seal, our angels on earth and now in Heaven left us when the family vehicle was swept away by a flash flood on Sun., July 30, 2006.
Levi was born May 25, 2001 in Provo, Utah and Jayden arrived on March 2, 2005 in Davenport, Fla.
Although our time with them was short, they filled our hearts with love and joy without comparison. Levi and Jayden, were two of the smartest, fun, loving, outgoing and adventurous little characters beyond anyone's imagination. They will be dearly missed by many and especially by all whose lives they touched.
Levi and Jayden are survived by their mommy and daddy, Courtney and Josh Seal, sister, Brooklyn Marie, all of Spring Glen; grandparents, Randy and Mary Bishop, Spring Glen; Peggy Hicks and Raul Echeverri, Lake Alfred, Fla.; Jody Seal, Spring Glen; great-grandparents, Lamar and Merlin Bishop, Price; Floyd and Gloria Seal, Spring Glen; Robert and Gladys Brownell, Zapata, Texas; Sam and Roberta Jones, Price; aunts and uncles, Chrissy Bishop, Robert Kollar, Brittany "Bubba" Bishop, all of Helper; Shawnie (Jamie) Clark, Denver, Colo.; Stephanie (Ryan) Chewning, Elizabeth and Jacob Echeverri, all of Florida; cousins, Bailey Kollar (Levi's special bug collecting buddy), of Helper; Tazz and Quynn Clark, Denver, Colo.; Emma and Hannah Chewning, Florida; and many other loving aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.
Funeral service, Tues., Aug. 8, 2006, 10 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 East Main Street in Price. Family will be at Mitchell's Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to service. Interment, Cliffview Cemetery, Price.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Washington Federal Saving and Loan or to Primary Children's Medical Center in honor of Levi, Brooklyn and Jayden Seal.
EAST CARBON-Lena Donella Mae Adams Wood, 74, passed away peacefully, Fri. Aug. 4, 2006, at home with her loving family at her side. She was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Perkins, Okla., the first of three beautiful daughters to Thomas and Rutha May Bennett Adams.
She and her family moved to Dove Creek, Colo. when she was very young, so her father could run their boarding house and grocery store. It was there she met her future husband, Joseph Wood. Shortly after, Donella and her family moved to East Carbon so her father could work in the Columbia Mine and she lived there ever since. Donella and Joseph were married Sept. 9, 1949 in Price, and to this 57 year union were born six loving and caring children.
Donella was known to may for different reasons. Some knew her from church where she was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; some knew her because she cut their family's hair in her shop, "Dawn's Beauty Shop," for many years; most knew her for her infectious laughter, her wit, and the joy she felt in making all feel loved and cared for.
Donella took great pride in her family, and she truly enjoyed and loved caring and cooking for all of them. She was truly the most amazing, strong and loving woman her family and friends knew. She absolutely loved her children, but it was well known to them she favored the grandchildren, and each one was given her special love.
Toward the end of her life, she was diagnosed with cancer, which she fought hard for a long time, she loved life and never wasted a day of it. She will be greatly missed by her family and her friends, but never forgotten.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her beloved son, Darrell Wood.
She is lovingly survived by her husband of 57 years, Joseph Wood, of the family home; five children, Duane Wood and wife, Connie, of Castle Dale, Donald Wood and wife, Roberta, of Farmington, N.M., Larry Wood and wife, Elaine of East Carbon, Terry Wood and wife, Tracy, of St. George, and Michelle Lovell and husband, Michael, of West Jordan; 12 grandchildren, Trent Wood of South Jordan, Melissa Blackburn and husband, Kraig, of Price, Eric Wood of Huntington, Mandy Wood of Price, Jason Wood and wife, Melissa, of Huntington, Dustin Wood of East Carbon, Derek Wood and wife, Janelle, of Clovis, N.M., Casey Wood of Orangeville, Tera Lynn and Jessica Wood of St. George, and Kaden and Kylie Lovell of West Jordan; 12 beautiful great-grandchildren; two devoted sisters, Esther Davenport of Jackson, Mo., and Lois Weaver and husband, Bob, of Grand Junction, Colo.; many loving nieces and nephews whom she loved as her own; numerous cousins; and many dear friends.
Funeral service will be held Wed. Aug. 9, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the East Carbon LDS Ward. Family will be at Mitchell's Funeral Home in Price Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m., and at the church in East Carbon Wednesday one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Sunnyside under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home.
The family would like to thank the following people who helped in making Donella's passing more comfortable; Rocky Mountain Home Health Care and Hospice; Sherry King at Castleview Hospital; and the many caring nurses and doctors.


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Draper Stainless Steel Submersible Clean Water Pump with Float Switch 6m Lift 6000L Hour Max Flow 250w 240vFor general usage around the home and garden. Ideal for irrigating gardens, draining cellars/basements and powering waterfalls/fountains. Float switch automatically cuts pump off when water has dropped to the required level. Supplied with stepped hose adaptor, 10M (approx.) cable and approved plug.Specification:Maximum head height ... 6MMaximum output ... 100L/minMaximum water temperature ... 35°CMaximum particle size ... 5mm dia.Output aperture ... 25mm dia.Additional information regarding Submersible Water PumpsClean Water Pumps:Generally clean water pumps are suitable for the drainage of cellars, sinks, cisterns, pools, baths and other general transfer of water. They are not suitable for outside ponds or other dirty water as they will only usually allow small particles to pass through. Most clean water pumps will allow suction to a very low level (normally within 5 - 10mm) before they cut out but remember this only applies if they have a float switch. Dirty Water Pumps:These are suitable for the drainage of most water types as they allow for a much larger particle types. Be aware however that they will usually drain water down to a level of between 25 - 50mm depending on the particle size that they allow for. Automatic cut out only applies if they have a float switch. Unless specified dirty water pumps are not suitable for agriculture type use or for drainage of water containing salt or other chemicals. The term 'dirty' in most cases applies to 'water contains small particles such as grit, sand, mud and small pebbles'.Considerations when buying a Submersible or Surface water pump:1. Particles over 1mm generally, can only pass through dirty water pumps. Always buy a pump that will allow the particle size that you require to flow through it.2. Float switches enable the pump to cut-out when the water reaches the minimum level at which the pump can operate without overheating. Clean water pumps can operate at a lower level than dirty water pumps as they do not have to account for particles being able to pass through the bottom of the pump. Pumps without a float or auto cut out type switch cannot run automatically and have to manually be controlled.3. Water pumps have differing flow rates so ensure you purchase a pump capable of transferring water at your desired speed; this is normally calculated as litres per second or litres per hour.4. The distance or height that a water pump is capable of moving water is known as the lift height use the following calculation to determine if the pump is suitable for your requirements:The maximum flow rate of a pump is directly affected by the height it has to lift the water. In general the flow rate will decrease as the lift height increases. Horizontal pumping distance is also affected use the formula Max Height - Working Height x 10 to determine the maximum horizontal distance the pump will be capable of.It is recommended that an RCD is always used with a submersible pump as should be the case whenever electrical products are used near water.Important:Most submersible pumps require a lay flay hose (except water butt pumps) which have a wider diameter than garden hose in order to drain the water without damaging the pump, to allow for particles (if applicable) and to allow for fast flow rates.
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Conversion Tables
As has been suggested already, instructive mathematical charts introduced unfamiliar units of measure. A number of handy tables also were produced to assist in conversions. Perhaps the earliest such chart in the collections dates from about 1814, and is designed to convert from units divisible by twelfths to decimal units. The size of conversion factor and the way the numbers are written suggest that it was made to convert from Massachusetts pounds and shillings to U.S. currency. By the mid-20th century, the dollar prevailed throughout the United States, and Americans were more concerned with understanding foreign currencies when they traveled abroad. Toward that end, some purchased a slide chart called the UNICON, which allowed them to convert between dollars and numerous foreign currencies when they knew the exchange rate.
Engineers have long needed to perform conversions as part of their work. In the first half of the 20th century, manufacturers sometimes distributed small advertising cards that listed decimal equivalents of parts of an inch. Larger tables might list a large number of useful conversion factors. New efforts to introduce metric weights and measures in the United States in the 1970s led to the distribution of a range of cards and slide charts that eased conversions. These were distributed by organizations ranging from the federal government to a manufacturer of outdoor clothing and camping supplies to a producer of food emulsifiers and flavorings.
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Table of Decimal equivalents, the L. S. Starrett Co.
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- Companies seeking to provide customers with advertisements they might consult repeatedly sometimes distributed convenient mathematical tables. This is an example of one of these. The small white plastic card has figures printed in black. The table gives decimal equivalents of parts of an inch ranging from 1/64" to 1" by sixty-fourth-inch increments.
- The other side of the card has three small drawings that show products of the L. S. Starrett Co. of Athol, Massachusetts. A mark on that side reads: THE TOOLS MECHANICS BUY (/) STANDARD FOR (/) ACCURACY, WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN, FINISH. A mark on the side of the card with the table indicates that it was made by Sanders Manufacturing Company of Nashville, Tennesee. That company has been in business since 1919.
- This table was found in the collections of what was then the Division of Work and Industry at the National Museum of American History.
- Compare 1988.3078.01.
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- date made
- 1920-1960
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- The L. S. Starrett Co.
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- 1988.3078.02
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- 1988.3078.02
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Scientists Saving Our World
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA's rich science and research portfolio.
In the 1920s, U.S. Navy recruiting posters exhorted young men to "Join the Navy and see the world!" If USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chose a similar slogan, it would probably be, "Join ARS and change the world!" Read more »


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Flip through the pages of magazines and books that feature elegant homes, and you'll typically see more photos of living rooms and studies than any other spot. It seems that when we picture ourselves enjoying our ideal house, we see ourselves relaxing on the sofa or reading a book in an armchair. Yet, think about your best memories from home. Odds are you'll remember yourself in the kitchen sitting around the table talking, laughing, savoring a good meal.
And think about where you spend most of your time now. According to David Goldbeck's book The Smart Kitchen, on average Americans spend 50 percent of their waking hours at home in the kitchen — doing chores, eating, chatting after dinner. For most of us, the kitchen is our home within the home. It's both a workplace and a place to relax, making it the most important — and complicated — room to get right.
Your kitchen should be a place you enjoy and feel good about, knowing it's healthy for you and the environment. In other words, whatever decorating and style decisions you make for your kitchen, why not make it "green"?
The place to start is with design. While most environmental considerations can easily be accommodated with little effect on the overall look of your kitchen, incorporating them into your blueprints will make it easier to be environmentally friendly after the contractors leave.
Reconsider, for example, the classic work triangle of sink, stove and refrigerator. It's actually more helpful to think of your work area in terms of function — cleanup, food preparation and storage. Viewed this way, you can minimize the inconvenience of composting and recycling. Instead of having recycling bins in the mudroom or down the hall, you can put a cabinet or small closet with sliding shelves near the sink. And if you put a slide-away top covering your compost container next to where you chop vegetables, collecting compostables will hardly take a second thought.
Design of the Times
There are really only two significant, environmentally friendly guidelines that affect the layout of your kitchen. The first is the principle of using ample natural light. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, designs that take advantage of sunlight can reduce energy use for lighting by at least 50 percent while creating a more pleasant ambience. Studies show that in workplaces lit mostly by natural light, worker productivity improved and absenteeism decreased 15 percent.
Letting in lots of sunlight also creates a good environment for plants. We're not just talking about growing herbs for fresh seasoning; any greenery in the kitchen is a good idea. Indoor plants clean your air by absorbing pollutants and carbon dioxide through their leaves. This is especially important in the kitchen, since it's typically the smokiest room in the house. Of course, don't totally rely on plants to clear the air; a good over-the-stove ventilation system is an important piece of any healthy kitchen.
Another ecobuilding principle that may affect your structural design is the axiom that small is beautiful; the less material you use, the less pollution you create. While this may initially sound restrictive — especially if you're planning your new log house after surviving a cramped kitchen — keep in mind that big kitchens can also be inconvenient. The work triangle comes with its own inherent comfort restrictions. According to kitchen ergonomic research, the ideal work triangle should have a total perimeter of no more than 22 feet (preferably with no one side fewer than 4 feet or greater than 7 feet). Make your kitchen too big, and you'll want roller skates to go with your latest appliances.
Cabinets and Counters
What holds a work triangle in place are cabinets and countertops — the biggest composition elements in most kitchens. The style and material choices facing a new kitchen designer can be overwhelming. Thankfully, going the healthy and environmentally sensitive route restricts those choices some — though it is likely to cost a bit more.
Most cabinets and countertops are made with particleboard, which contains formaldehyde, a likely carcinogen that can trigger allergies and chemical sensitivities. What are the alternatives?
The most obvious option is to get solid wood cabinets, especially if your interior log walls are rounded and irregular, which makes factory-built cabinets difficult to square and custom-building a sensible choice. Less obvious is choosing the right wood. Look for certified lumber that has been harvested in a sustainable manner. Or consider recycled wood recovered from an old house or barn. Handled artistically, old wood can add character and charm to any kitchen (just make sure it's free of lead paint). If you should decide to paint your new cabinets, use nontoxic paints.
There are a smattering of manufacturers who make cabinets with formaldehyde-free fiberboard out of alternative materials such as straw, wheat board and Medite II, a nonformaldehyde, medium-density fiberboard. If using these alternatives isn't feasible (alas, they do cost more), consider plywood made with phenol formaldehyde rather than with urea formaldehyde; the phenol variety is considered much less hazardous.
Plywood should be sealed with a low-emissions shellac. If safer plywood also isn't an option (for instance, if your cabinets are part of a kit and you simply cannot afford substitutes), let the new cabinets outgas somewhere outside your home for three months before installing them. While a number of chemical- and allergy-sensitive designers recommend metal cabinets, it's hard to imagine them fitting in a log home (unless it happens to be located in New York City).
There are plenty of viable options for covering your base cabinets while avoiding the usual plastic-laminated countertops, which are bonded with toxic resins. Natural materials, such as granite or marble, last forever and are inert. Wood, built in a butcher-block style, also can work, as can ceramic tile. Ceramic can be quite reasonably priced and even installed by the average do-it-yourselfer; use only natural or low volatile organic compounds (VOC), ceramic adhesives and grout.
Your refrigerator uses a lot of energy — second only to your furnace or central air conditioner (if you live in a warm climate). Dedicated environmentalists should consider buying a Sunfrost, Low Keep or VestFrost. Although these refrigerators cost roughly twice your average icebox, they use 70 to 80 percent less electricity, paying for themselves in about 10 years. If you can't foot the up-front cost, at least stick to a conventional model that is respectably frugal with its energy draw. If you're looking to save money, avoid side-by-side models, which have lots of extras like automatic icemakers and outside water dispensers.
An environmentally friendly dishwasher costs only about 30 percent more than a typical model and rewards its owners with a very quiet wash cycle and roughly half the water use of most models. No matter the brand, don't run the dry cycle; it's an unnecessary waste of energy.
For washing pots or dishes by hand, get a faucet aerator, which maintains good water pressure by adding air into the water stream and has a button that allows quick on-and-off decisions w
ithout losing your temperature setting. There also are foot pedal-controlled faucets, which make saving water easy without distracting your hands from the task.
While creating an energy-smart kitchen may take more forethought and a slightly larger initial investment, it pays off in three ways: lower electric bills, less pollution and a healthier home.
Many of us are careful about what we eat; why not be just as concerned about the room where we prepare and eat that fare?
Marshall Glickman is the author of The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Finances and the editor of Green Living, a journal on environmental building issues.


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While Democratic leaders applauded Gov. John Hickenlooper for signing Senate Bill 13-252, which increases renewable energy standards for energy co-ops in the state, Republican lawmakers claimed the bill will hurt rural Coloradans.
The bill, signed June 5, will go into effect July 1 and require Colorado energy cooperatives — including Intermountain Rural Energy Association, which serves much of Douglas Company — to double their existing requirements for renewable energy from 10 percent of all energy used to 20 percent prior to 2020.
IREA currently obtains its renewable energy through a long-term purchase agreement with Xcel Energy, and according to a statement on its website cannot unilaterally increase the amount it requires from Xcel, which creates an issue.
IREA says on the site that it is a supporter of renewable energy, but it was opposed to the bill because it believes "the arbitrary imposition of a renewable requirement without regard to existing infrastructure and contracts will only lead to costly waste."
Hickenlooper was forthright in stating the bill was "imperfect," but in an executive order accompanying the signing of it said an advisory committee was being assembled that will work to address concerns such as the timetable for implementing the new requirements as well as protecting consumers impacted by the legislation. He said that if issues are not resolved through stakeholder engagement, there is an agreement in place that changes will be made to the legislation in the next session.
"This legislation will expand economic opportunities across Colorado through the development of wind, solar, and other innovative energy resources," he stated in the order. "Rural areas, in particular, will benefit economically from the expansion of renewable resources because the vast majority of renewable resources are located outside of the state's urban centers."
Some of the jobs Hickenlooper said would be created included construction, manufacturing and mining, as well as new waste-to-energy positions.
Republicans had a different view of the bill, however, and state party Chairman Ryan Call was one of many to issue a statement, blasting the signing.
"It is clear that Gov. Hickenlooper and Sen. (John) Morse (the Democratic Senate president from Colorado Springs) are more concerned about appeasing radical environmentalists and the fringe of their party than doing what's right for Colorado," Call stated. "The law will raise the price of energy on everyone."
The governor said he considered vetoing the bill, and would have done so if the rate increase, which is capped at 2 percent, was not compounded. The assertion that this legislation will levy billions in costs to rural consumers is not borne out by the facts, he said.
"For society to move forward, its people must look forward," said Morse. "This bill will help stabilize the cost of electricity in the long run, create jobs and economic activity, and limit greenhouse gas emissions. These are all good things, and I am incredibly pleased to know we have taken another step toward national leadership in the clean energy field."
Attempts to reach representatives of IREA for comment were unsuccessful.
What the renewable energy bill does:
• Increases renewable energy standards for cooperative electric associations serving more than 100,000 meters from its current 10 percent by 2020 to 20 percent.
• Provides extra credit for new renewable resources acquired through 2015.
• Allows both methane capture and pyrolysis of solid waste to count toward the renewable energy standard, as long as the production is greenhouse gas-neutral.
• Ensures that no utility bill will increase by more than 2 percent as a result of bill.


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Maybe someone new... The hokage goes missing... A new love interest for Naruto - but, she dies... Having him grow emotionally as well...
And I agree... no more chasing Oro...
Maybe someone new... The hokage goes missing... A new love interest for Naruto - but, she dies... Having him grow emotionally as well...
And I agree... no more chasing Oro...
1. Jiraiya's journey when HE left konoha to make a trip..
2. Senju - Mdara..
3. Zabazu when he was young and still in the mist village, why he became like he was in the end, a devil.
4. A short story about the seven sword's men..
5. Background stories about the THREE SANNINS when they were young, it would be cool..
... You're Dead 2 Me Now ...
Seven sword's men would be a good filler since it would be partly canon. Nice one Aga.
A background story of Akamaru seems promising imo.
Avatar and Signature by Ravona
Dont forget about Ten-tens Backstory she is the only main cast we know nothing about aside her name and fighting style.
Fire type
What chakra type are you?
i forgot bout kakashi gaiden. YONDAIME hokage! 'konoha's yellow flash'.. brrrrr.. im shaking with excitement just thinking bout it.
Well at least the shippuuden filler arcs can be considered as arcs, not like the naruo filler "arcs"
But they should at least try to not:
1) Use any bijuu
2) Use any character that was just mentioned in the main story (unlike the seven swordsman ember filler)
3) Make Naruto (and other characters) look like incompetent idiots that couldn't win a fight against a snake and then suddenly because of some lame excuse win against the "Boss" in the end.
4) Inventing stupid ninjutsu that'll never be used in the main story anymore.
5) Make up the story theirselves and at least involve kishimoto a little bit.
6) Overuse kagebushin or rasengan (i especially hate it when naruto can never land a hit with rasengan, that sucks as well as the scene from Naruto vs kimimaro where all 1000 clones get beaten easily. Man this scene is in EVERY filler arc)
7) Never make a "let's rescue sasuke" arc again on their own.


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Delinquency rates on student loans made in the past two years stand at 15 percent in the U.S. as recent graduates struggle to find jobs, Fair Isaac Corp. said.
The rate for 2010 through 2012 compares with 12.4 percent for loans made from 2005 to 2007, Fair Isaac's FICO Labs said in a statement Tuesday, citing data from October. Average student- loan debt last year rose to $27,253 from $17,233 in 2005, and almost 60 percent of bank managers surveyed in December expect delinquencies to worsen in six months, FICO said.
"This situation is simply unsustainable and we're already suffering the consequences," Andrew Jennings, chief analytics officer of Fair Issac, said in the statement. "When wage growth is slow and jobs are not as plentiful as they once were, it is impossible for individuals to continue taking out ever-larger student loans without greatly increasing the risk of default."
Student loans are the largest source of unsecured consumer debt in the United States, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the rise in unpaid loans has spurred speculation about a possible bubble. With college costs climbing faster than the rate of inflation over the past four decades, education debt has swelled to $1 trillion, more than what Americans owe on their credit cards.
Subprime mortgage delinquencies, which helped trigger a global credit crunch during the last decade, reached 15 percent in the middle of 2007 as the financial crisis gathered momentum.
Fair Isaac is the Minneapolis-based developer of the FICO score, a measurement of consumer credit risk that banks use to decide whether to extend loans and what interest rate to charge.
Loans from banks and other private lenders make up about 15 percent of the outstanding student debt, Mark Kantrowitz, who runs FinAid.org, a website about college grants and loans, said in an interview. The top five private lenders include SLM or Sallie Mae, Discover Financial Services, PNC Financial Services, SunTrust Banks and Wells Fargo & Co., he said.
Sallie Mae, based in Newark, Del., reported on Jan. 16 that loan delinquencies fell to 4.6 percent in the fourth- quarter of 2012 from 4.9 percent the previous year. The lender made $514 million in education loans in the fourth quarter, 12.5 percent more than the previous year, the company said.
Discover, the Riverwoods, Ill.-based credit-card firm that bought a loan portfolio and the Student Loan Corp. business from Citigroup last year, recorded $7.74 billion of private student debt at the end of November.
SunTrust, based in Atlanta, reported $5.36 billion in guaranteed student loans at the end of 2012, down 26 percent from the previous year.
"You're starting to see delinquencies pick up and that trend is going to continue," Michael Tarkan, an analyst at Compass Point Research & Trading in Washington said in an interview. "That's the reality that we live with in student loans."


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He gave us enough this week, he really did. He almost ruined us. You know, with that puppy.
Anyway, puppy or not, it's not a bad start to the weekend, Tom Hardy photos. Here he is continuing to shoot Animal Rescue in Brooklyn yesterday.
How about just a quick replay of him nuzzling the puppy's neck?


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Power Authority CEO Announces Plans For $460 Million Upgrade Of Niagara Project's Lewiston Pump Generating Plant
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June 29, 2010
BUFFALO—New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel Tuesday announced that NYPA is planning a major overhaul of the Niagara Power Project's Lewiston Pump Generating-Plant (LPGP) to extend the life of the hydroelectric project's auxiliary facility and enhance its performance.
The Power Authority Board of Trustees approved a $460 million Life Extension and Modernization (LEM) Program for the LPGP facility, which operates during periods of peak power demand in supplementing the electricity output of the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, the Niagara Project's main generating facility. The trustees also authorized initial capital expenditures of $131 million for the upgrade and the award of a 10-year contract to Hitachi Power Systems America of Basking Ridge, N.J., which was the lowest-cost qualified bidder for replacing and modifying major components of LPGP's pump-turbine generators.
"The Niagara Power Project is a tremendous asset to Western New York in providing some of the lowest cost electricity in the country, with its power production supporting tens of thousands of jobs on the Niagara Frontier," Kessel said. "The Power Authority places the highest priority on being a good steward of this facility to ensure it continues to bring the greatest value to the region's economy and the state's electric power system. The Life Extension and Modernization Program that we're planning at the Lewiston Pump Generating-Plant is in keeping with this imperative, which also served as the basis for the Power Authority's completion only a few years ago of a similar program at the Niagara Project's Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant."
"The Lewiston Pump Generating Plant is a key part of the Niagara project in its providing of supplemental generation when the power production is needed the most," said Michael J. Townsend, NYPA chairman. "The Life Extension and Modernization Program approved by the Power Authority board will ensure that the LPGP facility continues to be a workhorse in the Niagara project's harnessing of the available water from the Niagara River to produce low-cost electricity for Western New York and various customer groups, as provided for under state law."
In 2006, NYPA completed a $24 million maintenance program at LPGP in the same year that it finished a $298 million, 15-year program to upgrade the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, where the Power Authority replaced turbines and retrofitted other components of all 13 generating units. The LEM at the pump generating plant will be an undertaking of similar scope, for overhaul of the plant's 12 pump turbine generator units, which date back to 1961, when the Niagara project was first placed into service. The work will include replacing the turbine runners, the rotating portion of the equipment. The runners, which typically weigh about 75 tons, transfer energy from the water flow to the generators.
The upgrade will begin in late 2012 under a schedule providing for the overhaul of a turbine generator unit every eight to nine months, with the final unit completed in 2020. The phase-in schedule provides for 11 of the 12 LPGP units to be available for operation during the LEM so that NYPA can meet its commitments to its customers.
In addition to extending the life of the pump generating plant, the refurbishing will lead to greater efficiencies, allowing the plant to generate additional power with the same amount of water.
Pumped-storage facilities like the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant store water as potential energy during off-peak hours for later use when demand is higher. The principal benefits are retiming of generation and providing the ability to quickly respond to changes in customer demand.
At night or on weekends, when electricity demand is low, LPGP's reversible pump turbine generating units operate as pumps, transporting water from the Niagara project's forebay up to the Lewiston plant's 22-billion-gallon upper reservoir, which is approximately 70 to 120 feet higher in elevation. Surplus electricity from the Moses plant, the project's main generating facility, is used to power the pumps to push water into the Lewiston Reservoir during the off-peak times.
During the daytime, when electricity use peaks, the pumps are reversed and become generators similar to the Moses plant. In this way, Niagara River water can be used to produce electricity twice, with the same water flowing through the Lewiston generators and then the generating units at the Moses plant, which also capture the potential energy of the water diverted from the river in real-time. Together, LPGP and the Moses plant combine for a net dependable capability of 2,441 mw, making the Niagara project the largest generating facility in the state and one of the largest in the country.
LPGP is one of two major pumped storage facilities in New York State—the other being the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, another NYPA facility. Only last May, the Authority completed a four-year overhaul of that facility, in the northern Catskills.
The selection of Hitachi Power Systems America for replacing parts of the pump-turbine generators and associated equipment stemmed from a Request for Proposals that NYPA issued last December for the new equipment and rehabilitation work. The company, which was one of six bidders submitting proposals in response to the RFP, was awarded a $174 million contract for carrying out the overhaul during the 2012 to 2020 time frame, with the contract amount including allowances for future inflation.
Hitachi was also the company that upgraded and rehabilitated the pump-turbine units at the Blenheim-Gilboa project.
Hitachi and other contractors are expected to utilize local union trades people, including machinists, electricians, mechanics and welders, in support of the LPGP work, contributing to economic development in the region. The work will include the disassembly and reassembly of equipment.
"The Niagara project stands ready to meet the challenge of the Lewiston plant upgrade," Joseph Kessler, NYPA regional manager Western New York, said. "We recognize the importance of the pending initiative and of its being coordinated with Niagara's day-to-day operation of providing some of the lowest-cost electricity in the country for key Western New York businesses and other customers."
The Power Authority is also currently conducting a LEM program at another hydroelectric project, the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena. That initiative is more than three-quarters complete and scheduled to be finished by 2013.
About NYPA:
■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state public power organization, with 17 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ Approximately 80 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower. Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■For more information, www.nypa.gov.


text: Paris photo exhibitions feature the world's best artists, with unique takes on local and international culture. When visiting Paris to see an exhibition, staying at the right hotel can make your trip more enjoyable. Throughout the year, the Polka Galerie features Paris photo exhibitions from artists like Jean-Marie Perier, making it a must-do attraction for visitors to the city. The Hotel Marais Bastille is within 10 minutes walking distance, and is perfectly situated for other Parisian attractions.


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By JAMES V. WYMANGuest Writer
Christmas at Marshall's Corner during the Great Depression was always a high point of any given year for us, despite the bleakness of our economic circumstances. In retrospect, I think my mother willed it so.
But the Christmas of 1934 still lies as crisp and fresh as virgin snow in my memory. I remember it most for the poignant lesson it taught a young boy about the magic of caring and sharing, particularly at Christmas time.
At 11, I was old enough to recall bleak Christmases that had gone before. But 1934 had pummeled my parents badly from the start. My father, a furniture delivery driver, had lost his full-time job early in the year to the national economic malaise. For the rest of the year, he struggled to snare part-time driving jobs with various local furniture and trucking companies.
Most months he was barely able to meet mortgage payments and basic household expenses. This, despite food economies that had us using water-diluted evaporated milk with our morning oatmeal and substituting oleomargarine for butter, and ground horsemeat for beef hamburger. So as Christmas approached that year, I could sense my parents' concern that resources for the holiday would be far more limited than ever before. Yet, neither of them, at the outset, betrayed their worries to my siblings or me. They just went about the usual preparations with effective mock confidence.
Both of my parents loved Christmas and all the joy and tradition that attended it. Especially my mother. My father often told her as the holiday approached that "you're more of a kid than your own children." He was right.
The Thanksgiving turkey had hardly cooled on the platter before the Christmas spirit nudged my mother each year. In the days that followed, she would start to sing Christmas songs and carols. The familiar words of hope and joy seemed to buoy and energize her as she worked about our house, a century-old colonial that clung to a knoll overlooking a mill pond. At our bedtime, she would read Christmas stories to me, my two younger brothers and sister. Sometimes she would recall for us memorable Christmases from her own childhood. Like the Christmas that her father, a police inspector and avid hunter, had given her a stuffed and mounted wildcat, the product of a Vermont hunting trip.
By mid-December, the holiday spirit usually had totally claimed my mother. At this point, she would begin her surreptitious excursions downtown by trolley car to scour five and dime store toy counters for Christmas treasures. They would range from metal cars and trucks to dolls and books and brightly packaged games. It was rare that any item would cost more than half a dollar. Once home, she would spirit her purchases to a little-used, second-floor chimney closet and publicly declare it off limits to us until after Christmas. If questioned, she always attributed these clandestine activities to her role as Santa's helper.
Like all children, my siblings and I had special desires at Christmas. Our parents did their best to accommodate us, within reason. In 1934, my fervent Yuletide hope was to acquire a wind-up, spring-powered New York Central passenger train set. Given our circumstances that year, my dream gift-value about a dollar-and those of my brothers and sister were just that-dreams.
Still, my mother embraced the coming holiday with unflagging enthusiasm. She cruised the department stores for bargains and in spare moments strung popcorn and cranberries to trim the small spruce she and my father had bought and set up between the parlor front windows. No colored lights adorned our tree for one good reason. Our old house had not been wired for electricity at that point. But the pungent aroma of fresh spruce that permeated our house fired our yule spirits like no colored lights could ever do.
Christmas Eve, 1934, at Marshall's Corner was wrapped in serenity and the glow and crispness of a frosty night. The frozen Mill Pond behind our house loomed like a giant, luminous jewel in an oval setting of barren trees. In the backyard garden, dried skeletons of tomato, squash and cucumber vines rustled in the winter wind and scratched the frozen ground. In the henhouse just beyond, where I had gone with feed and water at early evening, our Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds huddled on their roosts, clucking softly and shifting perches nervously, in efforts to offset the biting chill.
After my siblings had been trundled off to bed, my mother invited me to sit with her in the parlor while she awaited the return of my father. He was making last-minute holiday deliveries for a furniture company that had hired him for the Christmas season.
The woodstove fire bathed the room in an aromatic warmth, and lamplight cast an orange-yellow glow that triggered tiny explosions of light around the ornamented Christmas tree. In this setting, we sat for a long time in silence. Finally, my mother stirred and turned a somber face to me.
"I hope you kids won't be too disappointed, if Santa doesn't leave everything you're looking for this year," she said. I assured her that we would understand. We fell silent again.
The sudden clang of our front door bell startled us. My mother moved quickly to the door and opened it. On our front porch, barely brushed by the parlor lamplight, stood two young men. They wore soft hats and heavy top coats and each carried two shopping bags brimming with assorted gifts.
"Merry Christmas. We understand that Santa Claus could use a little help here," said one of the men. Dumbfounded, my mother followed her first instinct, denying any need and suggesting that her would-be benefactors had approached the wrong house.
But both men insisted that the address was correct and promptly placed their bags in the doorway. Each young man then shook my mother's hand gently, wished her a Merry Christmas again, and retreated into the darkness beyond our porch. In no time, it seemed, they were swallowed by the night, before my mother could properly thank them. She stood in stunned silence, staring into the shadows for some time. Then, one by one, she pulled the bags into the parlor, careful to screen their contents from my view, and closed the door.
When she returned to her chair, I noticed that her eyes were glistening with tears. But I sensed that they were tears, not of sadness or despair, but of joy and gratitude. Recovering her composure, my mother shook her head slowly, wondering aloud who our young visitors were and what had brought them to our door.
Later, upstairs in my bed, beneath a steep-slanting ceiling, I lay awake in the chilly darkness mulling over the events of the evening. I, too, thought about our visitors and wondered if they would ever truly comprehend the goodness of their act and its impact on our family. My younger brother and roommate, George Dewey, had long since fallen asleep. I soon lost the tussle with my leaden eyelids and joined him, effortlessly, in blessed oblivion.
My mother sat alone in the parlor below, sorting and tagging gifts, including those she removed from the four mystery bags, she recalled in later years. Then she arranged them lovingly, one by one, under the tree--each unwrapped-as was her custom. Nothing should separate a child from his or her gifts on Christmas morning, she felt. When midnight came and my father still had not returned, she retired as well.
Downstairs, an hour later, the clink of the wrought iron kitchen door latch broke the winter silence as my father entered, chilled and weary. The last flames of the parlor woodstove fire sputtered defiantly as he prodded the red coals with an iron poker and fed them several sticks of oak. Then he paused to check the Christmas tree.
What he saw clearly startled him, he acknowledged later. Beams from a nearby streetlight, slanting through the parlor windows, danced among the fragile, shiny glass and tinsel trimmings of the tree. They caught the glint as well of an unexpected treasure of multi-colored toys and games and books arrayed in deep and random patterns beneath the tree.
But they seemed to play with special delight on an oval of glistening track that bore a sturdy toy replica of a shiny, black New York Central locomotive and tender and a string of bright red passenger cars. A green tag tied to the engine cab read: "To James from Santa."
The train stood frozen in a split-second of time, poised as if about to hurtle westward toward Chicago and beyond, along a route of clickety-clacking, endless bright tomorrows.
It was waiting there for me on Christmas morning, to overwhelm me and to take me aboard.
James V. Wyman is retired executive editor of the Providence Journal. This story is one chapter from his book, "Bittersweet Beginnings: A Sketchbook of a Great Depression Boyhood,"published by Plaidswede Publishing Co. of Concord, N.H.


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Lots of pictures for my colourful Kaleidoscope Blanket Mystery CAL from The Natural Dye Studio, I'm just completing the attaching of the motifs for February and have started to hook the ones for March. I'm a little behind, having been rippling along on my ripply blanket for a little hooky break, but I'm love, love loving the progress and therapy of this blanket. I introduced this blanket back in March after making some progress with it and finishing other WIP's.
It's beautiful hand-dyed merino wool and I'm working it on a 3.5m hook, so that my tension matches the size the triangles need to be. The beauty of this blanket is the mysterious nature of receiving a package in the post, filled with the scrummiest and loveliest yarn, winding it all up, then exploring and figuring out the colour combinations for the motifs. The Photo album on my Facebook page has the very beginnings of the blanket and shows the progress made, even with the travelling motif making in the car!
Anyone not familiar with the Natural dye Studio, should have a peep over at their Facebook page (there are links to their website too) and revel in the colour, designs and magnificence of Amanda Perkins' designs. I first saw her at yarn dale and I will be meeting up with Amanda at Woolfest this June. She has some fabulous ideas, including the completed and cryptically photographed finished Kaleidoscope Blanket!
This is her recent Supernova Blanket.
So I'll be hooking away at my colourful Kaleidoscope Blanket for the next few weeks, winding the newly arrived package of yarn and watching the pattern unfold. We even have a Ravelry group to see each others progress- but no peeping at the next stage. Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!


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