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A billion-dollar 'gold rush' could send grid rates through the roof.
Money may be difficult to come by for Wall Street financiers in these dark days, but apparently not for electric transmission construction—at least so far. A rash of recent orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shows that generous financial incentives remain available to companies seeking to expand the nation's grid capacity.
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• Maine Power Reliability Program. First, on July 1, Central Maine Power (a subsidiary of Energy East) applied to the state PUC for authority to build the largest single endeavor in company history, the MPRP. This project, a 245-mile, 345-kV transmission line (plus substations and related upgrades) is estimated to cost $1.36 billion. That's about four times the value ($341 million) of CMP's total transmission plant in service at the end of last year (See www.mainepower.com).
• Maine Power Connection. A second application filed the same day at the PUC finds Maine Public Service Co. coupling with CMP on a different grid project slated to cost another $625 million. For this plan, the two utilities would divide costs on a 30-70 basis (MPS/CMP), with the MPS cost share figured at $184 million. Yet, consider that Maine Public Service as of mid-July claimed a total market capitalization of only $75 million. Its $184 million project


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PW's designated 'opinionator', Tim Hunt, writes the following:
"The novel legal theory to cast aside the state's role in environmental review—particularly when the EIRs to date only cover the farm land path in the San Joaquin Valley from nowhere to nowhere as opposed to going over the Tehachapis and then through Los Angeles and Orange County to San Diego to say nothing about going over Pacheco Pass into Gilroy, through San Jose and then up the peninsula to downtown San Francisco."
Well, that about says it all. One envisions a sage-like newspaper man, hunched over in thought, diligently ruminating as he struggles with how best to articulate his complex thoughts. With towering intellectuals like Hunt, poised with pen to challenge the tyrannical state, we all can sleep well at night.
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Original post made by Mike, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Aug 15, 2013
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All indications are that PW 'writer/opinionist' Tim Hunt refuses to correct any glaring grammatical mistakes from his ponderous 250-word 'columns' because those pointing out his numerous mistakes are either government agents or paid union spies. It was heard on the golf course that "Grammar is way overrated; and, besides, when one is blessed like I am, the semantics part of things takes care of itself."


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I'm surprised Conner Vernon isn't a sleeper pick. All he did was catch everything but a cold at Duke.....is he too good or not good enough? I like his toughness
I'm surprised Conner Vernon isn't a sleeper pick. All he did was catch everything but a cold at Duke.....is he too good or not good enough? I like his toughness
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Yeah there's a distinction to be made between true sleepers, and kids that are simply underrated. Basically, if you were invited to the combine it's difficult for me to consider you a sleeper at that point. Have to dig a little deeper down into the pool of prospects to find what I would consider true sleepers.
The perception certainly changes as the draft process makes it way from the end of bowl season through the Senior Bowl, on to the combine... and concludes with pro days.
A lot of the players who make up my underrated Seniors/Underclassman threads prior to the season are used as benchmarks for comparison by the time the draft rolls around.
I think there was a time when Vernon could be considered a sleeper. Although as I mentioned, it's hard for me to consider a kid a sleeper if he's invited to the combine.... much less one who holds ACC career receiving records.
Vernon is most likely viewed pretty accurately among the general draft community and the NFL. Mid-late round prospect that profiles as a solid #3 option, lower tier #2 option.
I hadn't really thought about the distinction between "sleeper" and "underrated". It's all about what the original poster wants to know, in this case. He said "sleeper" but he named guys like Johnathan Franklin, Quinton Patton, Margus Hunt, Datone Jones and Kyle Long. I'll be surprised if any of those guys lasts beyond the 2nd round. Some of them will go 1st round.
Personally I just assumed that any Day 3 guy would fit the category. Some of the guys I mentioned have a shot at going earlier than Day 3, in particular Hugh Thornton, Mark Harrison, Marquise Goodwin and Sanders Commings...but I'm not entirely certain they will.
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A guy I've been looking at recently and I just can't understand why he wasn't at the Combine or the Shrine Game or why he's pegged as a 7th rounder at best - most have him a UDFA.
Rutgers safety Duron Harmon. 6'1" and 200 lbs. To my eyes, he grades out at about a 4th rounder. He has plus instincts, good feet (played corner for his freshman season I think), good track record for big plays, pretty sound technique if not a big hitter. All Big East two seasons ago and 2nd team last season. He ran a 4.45 at his pro day, 15 reps bench, 36" vert, 10'5" broad, 4.16 short shuttle and 6.86 3-cone.
Had an INT and 7 passes broken up last season, 5 INTs and 1 pass broken up in 2011. Good for 45-50 tackles a year.
There's really a lot to like about this kid. He's a leader, a baller, a decent athlete and at worst a very nice depth guy at FS who could prob play SS if you needed. I've looked at about three or four Rutgers games from last season and he's figured pretty well in them all. I get that it's a good safety class this year, but I can't believe you could pick this kid up as a UFDA. Serious steal, imo. Ray Ray Armstrong, Cooper Taylor and Cody Davis would be three other late safeties I would look at, but Harmon definitely belongs in the conversation..
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I would go back and look at the immediate projection for the 2013 draft, not long after the 2012 draft ended. Invariably some guys pick the first round for the following year.
Now, that list inevitably will look stupid a year later. In fact, I remember Ray Ray Armstrong of the Canes making one of them. He is slow and slower, not to mention questionable judgment, on and off the field. That wasn't an astute pick.
However, a list like that is guaranteed to include many players who were improperly downgraded, for whatever reason, and offer good value in this draft. The defensive tackle from Texas -- Randall -- who we picked very late last year was on those first round forecasts immediately after the 2011 draft.
It's a good refresher exercise. I always get a kick out of fans who immediately denounce the list, as if they are proving something. It's identical to mocking the handful of cases in which college preseason team ratings are way off, like USC and Arkansas last year, instead of marveling at how frequently they are correct, and finding ways to use it.
There's two Northwestern lineman that could be 7th rounders to UDFA, I'll talk about them briefly since we're talking about "real" sleepers.
The first is Patrick Ward. Ward is an OT, around 6'7", 310 lbs. He started at RT for three years when Al Netter (who was on the PS for the 49ers this year) was playing LT. He was kicked to LT this year. The PFW magazine has him listed as a 7th - UDFA pick. Personally, I'm not a huge fan. He's amazingly rigid and upright, like someone tied a board to his back. I think his footwork is also a bit sloppy and slow. Extremely smart guy, Mechanical Engineer with ~3.9 GPA.
The second is Brian Arnfelt, a DT for the 'cats this year. He runs 6'5", 300 lbs. Which means you could potentially use him at either 5 or 3 tech. At NU's proday he benched 225 at 38 reps, which means he would have tied Margus Hunt for most bench press reps at the combine this year. He ran a 4.81 in the 40. He was a really solid contributor on the DL this year, he had 3 sacks this year but was really solid in the run game. Also a team captain.
I don't have any notes on Arnfelt because I just spent about 30 minutes watching NU OG Brian Mulroe to find out he's not pursuing football due to a career offer, so no time to watch Arnfelt. However, with those really solid numbers for this size, wouldn't be surprised to see someone take a flyer on him.
But in my opinion the tendency you're talking about would be characteristic of an overly-mature information environment, an environment where most of what you really need to know is already freely available, and the only thing time does is cause people to over-think. I could see how that would be the case at the NFL level with respect to free agents who have played in the NFL against other NFL players for at least 4 years already. But it's not the case when it comes to college versus pro. This far out, you don't have near enough information yet to be confident that guys are being rated correctly...because these players are all still in a heavy developmental phase. Inevitably the juniors flood the top end of every draft every year, and at this stage those guys are only 2 years out of high school. Many have started for a year or less, to this point.
I don't consider myself to be terrible at what I do. But I was asked by Bleacher Report to do a 2013 Mock Draft absurdly within a week of the 2012 NFL Draft. I hadn't done ANY work on the 2013 class. What that meant is that I had to go by common rankings, stuff you find on NFL Draft Scout, which are usually oriented toward the BLESTO preseason rankings and the like.
I'll give the guys I put in the 1st round based on a combination of those rankings, and the very few players I legitimate did have research and opinions about. I'll put stars next to the guys I'd researched pretty extensively and so putting them where I did was in large part based on my own feelings:
QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech*
CB David Amerson, North Carolina State
QB Matt Barkley, USC*
WR Robert Woods, USC
LB Shayne Skov, Stanford*
QB Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
DT Star Lotulelei, Utah*
OT Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin
WR Keenan Allen, California
CB Carrington Byndom, Texas*
LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame*
FS Kenny Vaccaro, Texas*
WR Kenny Stills, Oklahoma
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina*
DE William Gholston, Michigan State
DT Kawann Short, Purdue
OT Oday Aboushi, Virginia
CB Dee Milliner, Alabama*
OC Barrett Jones, Alabama
LB Tom Wort, Oklahoma
DE Jarvis Jones, Georgia
DT Kwame Geathers, Georgia
RB Christine Michael, Texas A&M
CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
CB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
DE Alex Okafor, Texas*
DE Barkevious Mingo, LSU
OT Justin Pugh, Syracuse
DE Bjoern Werner, FSU*
TE Joseph Fauria, UCLA*
RB Ray Graham, Pittsbugh*
Again the guys with an (*) were guys I'd done enough on to endorse the grade (even Fauria and Graham, unfortunately)...but every other pick, this was all based on NFL Draft Scout's lists for the most part. There's some messed up stuff on there, lol.
I try and be aware of the situations you describe...over thinking...too much emphasis on new information and not properly contextualizing it. IMO, that may be happening with Matt Barkley, Manti Te'o...but the others? Not so sure.
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Mr. Stuckey said that Carlyle is looking at retail property on Newbury Street, a major retail corridor in Boston. It doesn't have the same foot traffic or international draw as Fifth Avenue, but with ground floor rents asking $80 to $100 a square foot, there are compelling opportunities, he explained.
In San Francisco, Carlyle recently acquired a property on Market Street in an evolving neighborhood near Union Square. The private equity firm and developer Cypress Equities are planning a 250,000 foot project of retail, restaurants and a grocery store.
Mr. Stuckey said the site was attractive because the neighborhood's population was growing and tax incentives have encouraged companies like Twitter to locate there. As a result, demand is increasing for retail space, he said.
Mr. Stuckey said Carlyle was able to raise the value of 666 Fifth Ave. by buying out tenants Hickey Freeman and Brooks Brothers and replacing them with high-paying retail tenants.
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Speaking of Marvel... well... older books anyway. Did I ever post a picture of this book that I picked up at the thrift store for $1 a little while ago? (Some of you will know why this made me gasp.)
Funny too, because I didn't get into the X-men until a few years after this had come out (maybe '78 or '79), and by then the book was going for way more than any kid could afford. I remember sitting around with friends and talking about how we'd love to collect back to #94, but it was never going to happen. :D
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I am about 6 issues away from completing the old Marvel Indiana Jones series, none of which has been bought for more than $4, I believe (most less than $2).
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Character: Clinton was deeply religious from a young age and regularly attended a Baptist church as an adult. He once said, "Religious faith has permitted me to believe in the continuing possibility of becoming a better person every day, to believe in the search for complete integrity in life."
Months later, Clinton admitted that his relationship with Lewinsky was "wrong" and "not appropriate."
You've upheld Clinton in the past as an example of a good Presidency, despite the above.
But you want to hold this against Newt?
And state you're not a "liberal"?
Methinks you doth protest too much!
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Well.........show me a rich guy or a powerful one who has not had sex with a female outside of his marriage and I will show you a gay guy ! Let's face it they get offered sex by one too many women ( who for some reason see them as a prize ). One of those women will be irresistable to him. Maybe more than one will be.
WASHINGTON – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.
"The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to be aired today, according to a transcript provided to the Associated Press. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards."
Gingrich argued in the interview, however, that he should not be viewed as a hypocrite for pursuing Clinton's infidelity.
Now read the second article. They quoted him as saying "The President of the US got in trouble for commiting a felony in front of a Federal Judge" the former Ga. Congressman said of Clinton't, 1998 House impeachment on PERJURY.
If you can't see the difference of what you claim and what the facts are, I can't help you.
umm, newt is current hawking a book. you think he is trying to create buzz so he sells more books? remember folks, what drives new is what drives most republicans: MONEY. he has just figured out a really clever way to fleece the very same money from his party's constituents.
Anne Manning says Gingrich's favorite sex act was oral, saying that was what the former Speaker wanted from her on their first time together in 1977.
"We had oral sex," Manning toldVanity Fair in 1995. "He prefers that modus operandi gecause then he can say 'I never slept with her.'"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonder where we heard that before???????????
So it doesn't count if Republicans cheat on their wives as long as they are not denying it under oath. Got it.
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Absolutely not. In contrast the site should be more inviting to anime fans to give AMVs a go since they are the only people capable of being new editors and leading the next generation on the website, so a goal should be 'you like anime? you like music? while not try to stick them together?' =P Really while live action vids would appeal to the current members/active circles, it will ultimately kill the website as a site with 'anime' featured in it's URL starts to lose it's identity. I think we should take the crunchyroll website design into consideration since it's getting popular, ie, what are they doing 'right'?


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Chiefs drop 3rd straight, lose at Everett
Everett, WA - Reid Petryk's penalty shot goal with 2:44 remaining lifted the Everett Silvertips to a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs Friday night in Everett. Petryk scored two goals in the game as the Chiefs lost their third straight game, their longest losing streak of the season.
Everett jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a Josh Winquist goal at 13:39 of the first period. Petryk's first tally of the night came 1:50 into the second period on the Silvertips first shot of the stanza. The Chiefs Mike Aviani converted a Todd Fiddler pass at 6:09 of the second as he scored his 18th goal of the year on a backhander to cut the Everett lead to 2-1 after two. Spokane outshot Everett 13-5 in the period.
Spokane goalie Garret Hughson stopped a penalty shot from Winquist while Spokane was on the power play midway through the third period. The Chiefs then converted the power play chance when Blake Gal scored his 6th goal of the year on a rebound of a Fiddler shot at 12:13 of the third. Brenden Kichton also picked up an assist in his 300th career game as a Chief. Petryk would settle things though when he drew a penalty from defenseman Reid Gow on a breakaway chance and was awarded a penalty shot, which he converted on the forehand past Hughson.
Hughson turned aside 23 shots as the Chiefs outshot the Silvertips 35-26 in the game. Spokane was 1-4 on the power play and 2-2 on the penalty kill. Spokane will play game 3 of their 4 game road trip at Seattle Saturday night at 7:05pm.


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I urge all not-for-profits and charities to support this intiative and take the opportunity to provide information for the Connecting Up Directory online.
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Deputy Secretary Burns's Remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum Plenary, December 2012.
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns gave these remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum Plenary in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 14, 2012.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your continuing support of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. It is a credit to your leadership that we are now able to launch Hedayah, the first international center of excellence for countering violent extremism -- a critical step in giving governments the tools to deny terrorists a foothold in their societies.
Let me also express my appreciation to Foreign Minister Davutoglu and thank Turkey for its close partnership and strong leadership in building this Forum into a vital, innovative platform.
Finally, I thank all our colleagues around the table for your commitment to this Forum and its long-term vision.
Secretary Clinton sends her best regards and her continuing strong support for the essential work of this Forum.
We meet at a pivotal moment in our fight against violent extremism. In a number of places, we have made substantial progress. As a result of international cooperation, Al-Qaeda is finding it more difficult to raise money, train recruits, and plan attacks outside the region. Its leadership has been dealt serious blows. In Yemen, thanks to a combination of international pressure and national leadership, Al-Qaeda affiliates now hold little ground. And in Somalia, al-Shabaab has gone from controlling most of the country's south and central regions and almost all of Mogadishu to scrambling for places to operate.
But serious threats remain. In the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, groups are using terror to advance their agendas. For some time, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has launched attacks and kidnappings from northern Mali into neighboring countries. As violent extremists carve out a larger safe haven, they seek to extend their reach and networks in multiple directions.
Our goal now is to take greater aim at these and other threats; to stay ahead of them as they evolve and to put into place long-term solutions that will yield lasting results. Because we all understand that long-term solutions are essential. We all know that repressive approaches often fuel the very radicalization they seek to fight. And we all realize that we must disrupt the radicalization process by fostering opportunity, promoting tolerance, and amplifying the voices of men and women who have been victims of terrorism. We need to build governments' capacities to take on threats within their societies through approaches grounded in the rule of law and respect for human rights -- by reforming law enforcement and criminal justice systems, engaging with local communities, and empowering civil society.
We also know that no one nation can succeed alone -- we must work together, as equal partners, with a shared commitment to pursuing a world with more opportunity and less violence.
This work is extraordinarily complex. Progress is often measured over years rather than months. But we can't let that deter us from acting now. This Forum is ideally suited to play a central role in our collective effort, alongside our bilateral partnerships and existing cooperation—whether in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, or Southeast Asia. In fact, it already is playing a central role.
For example, the Sahel Working Group has brought together senior policymakers from across the region to focus on border security and develop best practices for criminal justice. And later today we will adopt a Plan of Action on Victims of Terrorism, to help strengthen victims' associations and break new diplomatic ground by offering the first set of international best practices aimed at ending kidnapping for ransom.
The two training centers we've set into motion will make significant contributions to counter global terrorism and the ideologies that fuel it. First, the new facility here in the UAE -- Hedayah -- will train police, educators, religious and community leaders, and policymakers. This time next year, we hope to launch a second facility in Tunis: The International Institute of Justice and the Rule of Law, which will help investigators, prosecutors, and others develop rule of law-based tools to prevent and respond to terrorism. We hope these facilities will educate a new generation of criminal justice officials who will themselves go on to change mindsets within their own institutions.
When our countries and groups came together in January 2011 to discuss the idea for this Forum, we agreed that it should be an action-oriented platform -- not another talk shop, but a place to find and share what works, nimble and strategic enough to address threats as they emerge.
Now we must continue the work we have begun. My country remains strongly committed to the Global Counterterrorism Forum. We consider this to be the central mechanism for innovative, civilian-led counterterrorism cooperation.
We will remain an active partner for the long term. We thank you all for your cooperation, your resolve and everything your countries do to defeat violent extremism and leave behind a safer world. Thank you."


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Is section 5 of the voting rights act 'racial entitlement' ? I'm curious.
It seems no one discusses the daily politics anymore.
While not a fanboy of BO, I hope he can change the face of the SCOTUS in the next few years. Scalia should be tarred, feathered, and put on a rail for his comments today. JD


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As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace threatens, for the demon Algaliarept will stop at nothing to claim her, and the discovery of a shocking family secret throws Rachel's entire life into question. If she is ever to live free, Rachel must first walk willingly into the demonic ever-after in search of long-lost ancient knowledge.
But when you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line...and there are some lines that should never be crossed.
©2008 Kim Harrison; (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
"Horrible Narration Take 2"
Kim Harrison's series is terrific and this one does not disappoint. The new narrator made this a difficult listen though. She does an awful job with the story. The mispronounced words, high pitched childish use of a voice for Jenks, making Rachel come off as a squealing high school girl and missing Ivy completely really disappointed me. I'll never understand why a company has one narrator for a series of books then suddenly changes. I know each narrator has their own style but you'd think they or the company would do a better job of matching them up.
"Narrrator: 1 star, Story 5 stars!"
How disappointing. I was a fan of the first 5 books narrarated by Marguerite Gavin. You become attached to the narrator, and although it can be a challange to adjust to a new narrator, it was not even a possibility to enjoy the story with the new narrator. Her voice is an irritating cross between Sarah Vowell and Ellen Degeneres. The pixies voices are like nails on a chalk board, but worse than that is the mis-pronounciation of words that we became familiar with in the previous books, "ley lines" "Piscary" and "Takata" are all wrong, wrong, wrong. I wish it didn't make such a difference to my enjoyment of Kim Harrison's work, but it does. I wish I had read the reviews before hand, I would have opted for the paperback.
"Not News but..."
I have to agree with the others who reviewed this. This narrator sucked swamp water.
Acording the the fan site, we need to complain to the publisher who outsource the first 4 and brought the 5th in house. Obviously Gigi never listened to the any one of the previous books and the producer/directory should be put in jail for uncommon stupidity with Al. It look me 10 minutes when the story was at Trent's house to figure out who taw kaw taw was and why we cared and why this new singer we had never heard about was brought up so often.
I will say that Gigi did pronounce Leilines correctly once at 1 hour 21 minutes in part 2. Other than that, I really suggest going and learning how to do the breathing excersises for child birth. That helped me when taw-kaw-taw was said every other sentence with leeeeelines. All we needed was one line with that absurd Al voice saying something like "Rachel Mariana Morgan, do not tap a leeeeeline or I will change into puss-cury or Taw-kaw-taw" Yea, I know, there is a reason I am not an author, but you get the idea.
With that said, the story itself is worth the pain of listening to the author, but I am not sure I will buy the next one if Gigi reads it again.
I'll read anything- books, magazines, food jars, the dictionary...
"Horrible Narration"
I adore Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series but a new narrator was used for this book. She is NOT as good as Marguerite Gavin by any stretch of the imagination- the mispronunciations are horrible. The writing is excellent, as always, but the narration is truly awful.
"Please, back to original narrator"
Sorry, I have to agree with the others. The publishers need to fix this for the next one. Some effort should have been made to sound similar to established characters in previous books. When Terry Pratchett's books got a new narrator, he stuck to the established way of talking like dwarves, trolls, and people.
Mispronounced words (or at least not pronounced like the first 5 books)....sorry there is no excuse for that. I found myself actually insulted by it. Note to narrator: Jenks is small, but he is not a baby girl inhaling helium.
As for the story? Curve ball hit WAY out of the park. I LOVED it. I love the way Harrison has embroidered her world adding more detail in each book; , I love the direction she is going. That's why it gets 5 stars even though the narration was so bad.
Keep it up Kim,but get your old narrator back.
"Horrible Narrator"
The new narrator is horrible, most of the characters sound identical, the narrator for the first 4 books was amazing this new one is horrid.
"Great story, horrible narrator"
The adventures of Rachel & company continue. This is another great book from Kim Harrison. **** for the material, * for the narration.
For the life of me I don't know why they'd change narrator after 5 books. I was thoroughly enjoying the series up until now. With the original narrator, I'd come to know which character was speaking by the narrator's voice. I'd come to know places and names and what each character's attitude was like.
Then along comes this book and BAM! Everything is turned on it's head. several key words and names are mispronounced and that turned me off right away. I often wanted to shout "HIS NAME IS PUH-SCARY! NOT PISS-CURRY!"
It's bad enough that the new narrator often seems to fade in and out of character, even from one line to the next. To make matters worse, all the characters are completely different. Jenks went from a sarcastic, tough little man to a whiny sissy. Ivy is no longer sultry & vampiric, but almost a valley girl. As for Keasley, I expect him to shout "Where all the white women at?" at any moment.
I would love a re-issue of this with Marguerite Gavin returning as narrator. At the very least, I hope she comes back for future books in this series.
"Buy the Hardback instead"
Harper Audio produced this book instead of Tantor Media which did all the other books. I don't know why Kim Harrison chose to change companies, maybe they offered her more money. If so it must have been a lot to make her accept such an awful narrator. Harper audio and Gigi Bermingham ruined this book for me. She is one of the worst narrators ever. I'd recommend you buy the hardback instead. Which is what I plan to do. I can't stand to listen to her whiny voice another minute.
"Wonderful, Best Yet....Yet...."
I loved the audio book. I believe this was Rachel and Kim Harrison at their best. I have listened to the whole series 7 times (itunes count says so, except this one 4 times) and am still awestruck at the characters and depth Mrs. Harrison gives them. I would recommend this whole series to any of my friends interested in the "Inderland" community.
The only problem is the narrator in this installment. Gigi Bermingham hurt my perception of Rachel by making her seem more whiny than she ought to be. Rachel is conflicted with her emotions, not 13 and whining about love and death. I constantly had to turn down the volume on my ipod, because Gigi would use a high pitched "Moooom" or "Raaaacheel." I beleive that Mrs. Bermingham is more suited for a different style of books.
I would loved to have heard the voice Marguerite Gavin would have given Biss (the gargoyle) and I am glad to hear that she will be back for the next installment and looking forward to "White Witch, Black Curse."
If Mrs. Gavin would re-read this book, I would repurchase it in no time flat.
Thank you for Reading my Review.
"Gah! Bad narrator ! Buy the book!"
The book itself was okay, though Rachel seems a little more wishy washy than usual, but the narrator was really, really bad.
Seriously, she should have been required to listen to the previous audiobook, so that she could have at least pronounced the names the same way, if only for consistency purposes.
It was both overdone and underdone, which is a heck of a feat.
"Enjoyable Urban Fantasy"
I have been following the series in print, and was delighted when I saw the audio.Reasonable but not fantastic narration- the demon's British accent never quite achieves sinister and it would be hard for any narrator to live up to the dangerous sexyness of Ivy's 'grey silk' voice. Still, it was clear, easy to follow, not annoying and I'm sure it's one I'll listen to several times with pleasure.
"Great book, but why the narrator change?"
This book is as enjoyable as the others but is hard to enjoy as the narrator is different then the other books, she is a good narrator but after hearing the characters one way it is very difficult to hear them a different way. Maybe you should read this one to avoid the confusion and download the others.
"The Importance Of A Narrator."
The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison.
Read by Gigi Bermingham.
I love the Kim Harrison series The Hollows.
The characters are interesting and fun to read about from one book to the next.
So you can imagine how disappointed I was to read this book, I didn't like this reader at all, she in no way got the feel for the characters and it was a struggle to finish.
Being an avid reader of audio books in my opinion getting a good reader for the book is very important.
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Swimming with sharks
Trip Start Feb 18, 2004
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I flew from Bangkok to Hat Yai in the far south of Thailand. From there I caught a bus to Satun on the coast. The south of Thailand has been having some problems with violence so I was wondering what I might encounter but all was fine. A ferry took me from Satun to the island of Langkawi in Malaysia. My brother and his wife used to go to Langkawi for vacations when they lived in Taiwan and China. He has some great sunset pictures from there so I thought I'd go see it for myself. Langkawi is an island of legends - supposedly an innocent woman was sentenced to death and put a curse on the island for seven generations. Only recently has the curse passed and the island has begun to prosper. There are various other legends regarding caves and islands and such.
Anyway, I arrived and got a taxi out to Pantai Cenang and checked in at the hostel. The hostel had a couple monkeys tied up which isn't so nice. I should've set them free. The hostel was a short walk from the beach where I arrived in time to see the sunset. Pretty good...not spectacular. The Cenang beach area seemed a bit touristy. I rented a moto (scooter) the next day to get around the area and see stuff. The guy renting the scooter seemed worried at my lack of skill with a moto. I was worried too since this was the first time I'd riden one since the famous "Samui suicide scooter" incident of 2000. After going slow for a while, I got a bit more comfortable and eventually got it up to 3rd gear and around 60km/hr. My first stop was Seven Wells which looked quite nice on the map. The waterfall hardly had any water though so wasn't too impressive. Stopped at another waterfall, Temurun Falls, which also had little water. Relaxed at Pantai Pasir Tengkorak (beach) for a bit. At Black Sand Beach I got myself an ice cream and rode a swing in the playground. Durian Perangin Waterfall was flowing more than the others and had a nice pool below it. Then out to Tanjung Rhu - there's a resort here where my brother used to stay. I could see why staying in this fancy all-inclusive resort would be nice. I sat and pondered waiting here for sunset but as it was cloudy and I was worried about riding the moto back in the dark, I went back to Pantai Cenang. The sunset there turned out to be brilliant.
That night I stopped in at an Irish bar (they're everywhere) with really friendly staff. They were asking me all about my trip and pulling out maps for me then introduced me to the other travellers at the bar. We all got a table together and hung out the rest of the night. One of the guys told me I looked "Mediterranean". Maybe almost a year of sunshine is making me dark.
My original intention was to get from Langkawi to Kota Bharu on the east coast, but that was not to be. I took the ferry from Langkawi to Kuala Perlis where I got a bus to Kangar then a bus to Alor Setar. Lonely Planet says there are "regular coaches" from Alor Setar to Kota Bharu. In reality, there's only one at night. I headed south to Butterworth in hopes that it would have more frequent buses to the east coast. It didn't. So I decided to just go to the Cameron Highlands sooner than planned. I arrived there around 8pm and found a hostel. Since it's in the highlands it was much cooler at night (very nice after being in the hot & humid for so long). I switched hostels the next morning and took a walk out to Cameron Bharat tea plantation. Some nice scenery there. In the afternoon I went on a tour of the area. The tour jeep was filled with French! The first stop was a rose garden which I was debating whether to even spend the $1 to get in. It turned out to be a photographer's paradise - there were cheesey statues all over! Forget the flowers, check out the statues! There were fake Disney characters, strange looking Chinese characters, a shoe house and various others. I was very excited.
I chatted with a couple of the French girls, Melanie and Sabeena, that were staying at my hostel and the only other non-French, Katerina from Germany. Of course while talking to the girls, the two attractive ones both mention the dreaded "B" word - boyfriend. (sigh) The next stop was a strawberry farm where Katerina and I had fresh strawberry shakes. Yum! On to the Boh Tea Estate (more tea plantation pics), a honey bee farm with more cheesey statues, a butterfly farm and a Chinese temple. I went to dinner at an Indian restaurant that evening with the girls then for a drink with Katerina...she smokes too much. Blecgh!
The girls and I (plus a Danish couple) went for a hike through the forest with a guide in the morning. The guide was 62 and kicked butt hiking up the slippery hills and all over. Hiked through the tea plantations and forest.
We eventually made it to a waterfall where we swam in the freezing water and had lunch. After some tough climbing, we came out at a village where the guide gives out candy. All the kids came running for some treats. They didn't seem to thankful though...they'd just get their candy then turn around and leave without a word. We made it back to town and went out to the same Indian restaurant for dinner again. Oh, there are a lot of Indians in this area because the region needs cheap labor for the tea plantations so they contract people from India and Nepal to come over and work a few years.
After the bus troubles I went through from Langkawi, I was pleased to see there were direct minibuses from Cameron to the Perhentian Islands (east coast). The bus stopped at a spot for lunch then we switched buses for the islands and had a crazy driver for the remainder. Got a fast boat from the mainland to Perhentian Kecil (small island). The Perhentians are Malaysia's island paradise - white sand beaches, turquoise blue water.
Looks great on a postcard but tourism is spoiling it. I had tried calling various guesthouses the previous couple days, but either didn't get an answer or the prices were too high. I ended up staying in the dorm at D'Lagoon, a guesthouse a bit too isolated from the main area. Essentially, if you wanted to do something in the evening you were stuck with whatever D'Lagoon had to offer. And since there were a few Scandinavian families there, the night's entertainment was cartoon movies. That first evening I met a couple cute Dutch girls and a Belgian guy. The Belgian guy was a mr. know-it-all and always seemed to think his opinion was the right one. He bugged me. The Dutch girls were nice to talk to though.
I rented a snorkel set in the morning and ventured to the other side of the island to the better swimming beaches and swam around. Near shore the coral was all gray and dead. Out a ways it looked alright but still not so healthy. Just saw regular fish in that area. The walk from D'Lagoon to Long Beach, the main area, took me about an hour through the forest. Along the way I saw a couple monitor lizards. Ya, the lizards can get freakin' big (like 6ft)! Luckily, they're scared of people and run off and soon as you get near. I checked out the Long Beach area, the pretty girls sunbathing and had a bland lunch. The food all over the islands was quite bad. Actually, I found Malaysian food everywhere I went to be poor. Tastes more processed and like they use canned veges and meat or something. Their "western" food was even worse. Caught a boat taxi back to D'Lagoon. Went for a snorkel in the lagoon and saw a small shark. Had dinner with the Dutch girls...and the Belgian guy. Played some cards with them that evening.
I speedwalked on over to Long Beach the next morning and went for a snorkeling trip around the islands. We went several places, most of which had coral in poor condition. The locals seem to be the ones not protecting the reefs. They throw garbage in the water, run their speedboats over the coral, stand on the coral, etc... The guide we had dived down, grabbed a turtle and hauled it to the surface to show us. He also caught a small fish and threw it into the boat to flop around. We would tell him that's bad and he shouldn't do it and he'd just laugh. Anyway, we did get to see lots of fish, I swam along with turtles and we saw kinda big sharks. I saw three following one another then break off. One was going along, spun around then darted and ate a fish. It swam really freakin' fast! Back at Long Beach I had a happy hour beer with one of the people that was on the van ride to the islands. Beer was way overpriced on the island (and they only had crappy beer at my guesthouse) so the happy hour beer was my only one. Went back to D'Lagoon and had dinner with the Dutch. The Belgian guy was gone and we were all glad to be rid of him. Laura was off studying her dive book so Sana and I chatted and played silly games. She told me I had to stay around to keep the French guy from hitting on her (she also has a boyfriend back home). The workers at the guesthouse played music and sang for everyone later in the night. They liked the echo effect on the microphone. I had to be off the following morning so said my goodbyes to the Dutch girls.
From the islands I caught the ferry back to the mainland then a minibus to Taman Negara. The rainforest in Taman Negara is 130 million years old, supposedly the oldest on earth. I figured that made it worth making a trip to see. The first night there I was stuck in a crappy, sloping dorm room. The restaurants there consisted of a bunch floating on the river. All had the typical blecgh food. And it's a "dry" area so no booze. I think my liver was rejoicing.
I changed guesthouses to a much nicer one a bit out of town. Though the girl who told me about it got a room for RM50 and I had to pay RM80. Ya, discrimination. They have a scooter for each room so I got to ride into town. From town you catch a ferry for a very short ride across the river to the actual park. I went on the canopy walk (suspension bridges in the trees) - it was alright, didn't see any animals.
Hiked out along the river and through the rainforest to a "hide" (fort on stilts to watch for animals). Along the way I think I heard a wild boar in the brush. On the way back I heard a strange growl sound...could've been the wild boar again. That's the thing with this forest, you hear lots of animals and birds but you don't see nothin'. That was disappointing. Back at the guesthouse, they set a table for everyone staying there to have dinner together. I thought that was a neat idea. There were bugs of all kinds attacted to the lights - big moths, mosquitoes, beatles, the ones that look like leaves and twigs, praying mantis, etc... The inside of the house would have them too. An English family was there with two boys so they won on movie choices and put on a cartoon.
Out to the park again and checked out a cave. There were lots of bats inside.
At one point there's a sloped rock to go down to the path and you slide down through guano. Very gross! I checked around for boat rides upriver to see the scenery, but there weren't any going. :( I hiked around some more and got pictures of Spanky with monkey signs. Back at the guesthouse had dinner with the group and there was another cartoon movie.
I took a boat from Taman Negara to Kuala Tembeling where I caught a bus to Kuala Lumpur. I had been running into a couple Irish girls around the park and it turns out they were going to the same guesthouse as me in KL so we shared a cab from where the bus dumped us. We went out that evening to the Menara Tower (kinda like Space Needle) and for dinner. Went to TGI Friday's for some much needed decent food. :)
I wandered all over the next day to the Petronas Towers (famous tall, twin towers), the British architecture area (Merdeka Sq), the National Mosque and Chinatown. Spanky had been missing out on photos with famous/familiar landmarks around SE Asia so he was happy to have his picture with the towers. Looked around at electronics shops at the nifty gadgets but prices weren't any better than home (not that I have money to be buying anything). Chatted with Jen and Grainne at the guesthouse. They liked Spanky. Anytime a girl asks "can I see your monkey?", it brings a smirk to my face. Went out to dinner with them again and for a very expensive drink at an Irish pub. Actually, that drink was more expensive that anywhere else I've been. Yap, even more expensive than England or Norway. And SE Asia is supposed to be cheap!
I separated from the Irish lasses and went to Melaka, a historic old town on the coast. The Portuguese settled here in the early 1500s and the Dutch later took it over. So there's a mix of those cultures/architecture in with the Malay and Chinese. There's an area with quite a few old buildings to check out. The Chinatown area had some cool looking shops. Again, too expensive for going out so just chilled at the guesthouse.
Got a bus to Singapore in the morning and checked in at my hostel in the Little India area. The district really did smell a bit like India with all the restaurants and spicey smells. I only had a half-day to see the city so went out explorin'. The country was celebrating it's 40th year of independence so there were banners and stuff set up all over the city. I wandered to City Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral, Merlion Park, along the quays and into Chinatown. Singapore really is a clean city. Maybe a bit too sterile and every place is air-conditioned so it's a bit unnatural. Lots of rules too...like no jaywalking. That one sucked as many sidewalks seemed to end at streets with no crosswalk so you'd have to go a block in another direction to cross. I had to break that rule a few times. ;) My dogs (feet) were killin' me by the time I got back to the hostel. In the evening I went out to Marina Bay to check out some of their festivities for the 40th anniversary. There was a main stage with people singing really, really cheesey songs (think sappy love songs with a Disney touch to the 10th degree), a "chillout by the bay" area with a band that no one was listening to and a far off stage with a rockin' band. Nothing really tempted me to stay. Left for the airport the next morning to catch my flight to Hong Kong.
Malaysia had a great range of places to see - beaches, outdoors, cities. My complaint would be that everything was expensive, even by Western standards but especially compared with the rest of SE Asia. I think all the areas I went to were touristy so they knew they could jack up the prices to outrageous levels.
Big thanks to Mr Peterson for the loan to pay off my medical bills so that I can continue on this trip. Hopefully my travel insurance will eventually reimburse me.


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SPOKANE, Wash. - Christmas shopping is in full swing now and if you're tired of seeing the same gifts year after year there's a store downtown guaranteed to have something you've never seen before.
Like, say, cardboard taxidermy.
Cardboard taxidermy sounds a little scary but it's actually quite fun, especially if you're interested in mounting a unicorn on your wall, one of the many unique items you'll find downtown at Wojo Works.Wojo Works
At Wojo Works, it's not just the cardboard heads that's go people talking. Every last corner is filled with item after item of unique mid-century design.
"The little wind-up critters, people seem to love, too." Christopher Wojtowicz said.
Christopher and Ladonna Wojtowicz grew up in Spokane, but spent many years in Seattle and Portland. When they landed back home something was missing.
"When people come into the store a lot of them say 'Oh I feel like I'm in Seattle' or we've had some people say 'Oh I feel like this is a store that could be in L.A.' or something like that and that makes us feel good because that's exactly what we were going for," Ladonna Wojtowicz said.
They're going for unique at Wojo Works and they've hit the spot. Wandering the store you can't help but pick up each item to figure out how it works.
"I love it when people walk back to the cards and I can hear them laughing when they read the cards; it's one of my favorite things," Christopher said.
We all have those "unique" relatives on our shopping list that are tough to buy for; your solution is in Wojo Works.
"I work really hard to find unique items that can fit multiple price points and can be affordable for different people in Spokane," Christopher said.


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1. Step 1: Print this picture and hang it over your desk.
2. Step 2: Be uplifted by this inspiring corgi cross stitch.
3. Step 3: Feel pretty.
4. Step 4: Imagine you are this penguin.
5. Step 5: Feel empowered.
6. Step 6: Remember that these dogs are on your side.
7. Step 7: And this dog with a goat will fight for you as well.
8. Step 8: Be happy that you aren't one of these people.
19. Step 9: Be happy that these are not your taco shells.
20. Step 10: Hey look, Johnny Depp had to iron cheese sandwiches too!
21. Step 11: Allow yourself to enjoy these pictures of dogs.
31. Step 12: Look at this cat riding a rooster.
32. Step 13: Look at this hedgehog wearing a tiny hat.
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Also I attended the Pixar storyboarding panel at SDCC, led by story artist Ronnie del Carmen (actually it was only him). He did a great job leading us through the process that goes on in storyboarding.
As for Cars toys on display at SDCC, it looks like there aren't many movie cars coming out but there is an Incredibles Hauler!


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Hi All I am posting this in as many places as I can, trying to come up with an answer, so if you have seen it on Work Gold or Facebook, please understand.
My boy, Tag (2 years, 7 months old GR), who is out of a litter I bred, is presenting me and my vet with a mystery illness. It started about two years ago. Sudden high fever, 104-105, decreased appetite and activity. Blood test revealed elevated white blood cells, around the 38k range.
The first time it happened, we administered antibiotics and his appetite and activity returned to normal. Fever dropped. All was good and right with the world. A couple months later it happened again. Did a couple TBD panels, and sent blood out for more stringent testing. Prescribed more, heavier, antibiotics and issue cleared. Needless to say this happened ever couple months, then stopped for almost a year. He had an episode in September 2012, one in February 2013 and just yesterday. I've had him to a specialist who found nothing. Yesterday the vet did joint taps and a urine screen. He is on Doxy and Pred right now.
We've tested for Auto Immune and Addisons. Looking at maybe Poly Arthritis or Pyelonephritis but at this point these are just guesses. Has anyone heard of unexplained symptoms like this? Not only is my little buddy miserable when this happens, but it is getting rather expensive to do all these tests that, for the most part, come back normal. Thanks for any input or suggestions.


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Join the German Genealogy Group for, "Researching New York City Resources Remotely" with presenter Jordan Auslander. As the cosmopolitan gateway to the United States, New York City has always been a magnet for immigrants. Throughout the United States an estimated 40 million can trace roots to an ancestor who lived in Brooklyn. While many families passed through or settled in Gotham, not all family members came to the US, and some of those who remained in Europe and elsewhere may have lost contact with their American cousins. While on-site research is the optimal approach to research, this is not always convenient or feasible. Nevertheless, much can be accomplished in advance or in lieu of physical travel. Components of New York City family history can be identified without setting foot on Broadway using a broad array of free and subscription internet sites as well as some conventional sources. These resources will be evaluated in the context of the questions and needs of lecture participants.
An Orientation session for beginners and newcomers will be held at 7 PM and the regular meeting will start at 7:30.
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7.6: Systems of Linear Inequalities
The chapter moves on to the concept of systems of linear inequalities. In the last chapter, you learned how to graph a linear inequality in two variables.
Step 1: Graph the equation using the most appropriate method.
- Slope-intercept form uses the \begin{align*}y-\end{align*}intercept and slope to find the line.
- Standard form uses the intercepts to graph the line.
- Point-slope uses a point and the slope to graph the line.
Step 2: If the equal sign is not included draw a dashed line. Draw a solid line if the equal sign is included.
Step 3: Shade the half plane above the line if the inequality is "greater than." Shade the half plane under the line if the inequality is "less than."
In this section, we will learn how to graph two or more linear inequalities on the same coordinate plane. The inequalities are graphed separately on the same graph and the solution for the system of inequalities is the common shaded region between all the inequalities in the system.
The common shaded region of the system of inequalities is called the feasible region.
Solution: The first equation is written in standard form and can be graphed using its intercepts. The line is solid because the equal sign is included in the inequality. Since the inequality is less than or equal to, shade the half plane below the line.
The second equation is a little tricky. Rewrite this in slope-intercept form to graph.
When we combine the graphs, we see that the blue and red shaded regions overlap. This overlap is where both inequalities work. Thus the purple region denotes the solution of the system, the feasible region.
The kind of solution displayed in this example is called unbounded, because it continues forever in at least one direction (in this case, forever upward and to the left).
Bounded regions occur when more than two inequalities are graphed on the same coordinate plane, as in the next example.
Example: Find the solution set to the following system.
Solution: Graph each line and shade appropriately.
Writing Systems of Linear Inequalities
In some cases, you are given the feasible region and asked to write the system of inequalities. To do this, you work in reverse order of graphing.
- Write the equation for the boundary line.
- Determine whether the sign should include "or equal to."
- Determine which half plane is shaded.
- Repeat for each boundary line in the feasible region.
Example: Write the system of inequalities shown below.
There are two boundary lines, so there are two inequalities. Write each one in slope-intercept form.
Multimedia Link: For more help with graphing systems of inequalities and how to use your graphing calculator to graph a system of inequalities, visit the CK-12 Basic Algebra: 33 Graph System of Inequalities
- Teacher Tube video or this video by CK-12 Basic Algebra: Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities.
- Gdawgenterprises.
Linear Programming – Real-World Systems of Linear Inequalities
Entire careers are devoted to using systems of inequalities to ensure a company is making the most profit by producing the right combination of items or is spending the least amount of money to make certain items. Linear programming is the mathematical process of analyzing a system of inequalities to make the best decisions given the constraints of the situation.
Constraints are the particular restrictions of a situation due to time, money, or materials.
The goal is to locate the feasible region of the system and use it to answer a profitability, or optimization, question.
Theorem: The maximum or minimum values of an optimization equation occur at the vertices of the feasible region – at the points where the boundary lines intersect.
This theorem provides an important piece of information. While the individual colors of the inequalities will overlap, providing an infinite number of possible combinations, only the vertices will provide the maximum (or minimum) solutions to the optimization equation.
Let's go back to the situation presented in the chapter opener.
James is trying to expand his pastry business to include cupcakes and personal cakes. He has 40 hours available to decorate the new items and can use no more than 22 pounds of cake mix. Each personal cake requires 2 pounds of cake mix and 2 hours to decorate. Each cupcake order requires one pound of cake mix and 4 hours to decorate. If he can sell each personal cake for $14.99 and each cupcake order for $16.99, how many personal cakes and cupcake orders should James make to make the most revenue?
Translate this into a system of inequalities.
Now graph each inequality and determine the feasible region.
The feasible region has four vertices {(0, 0),(0, 10),(11, 0),(8, 6)}. According to our theorem, the optimization answer will only occur at one of these vertices.
Write the optimization equation: How much of each type of order should James make to bring in the most revenue?
Substitute each ordered pair to determine which makes the most money
To make the most revenue, James should make 8 personal cakes and 6 cupcake orders.
For more help with applying systems of linear inequalities, watch this video by http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-240s.html - PH School.
Practice Set
Sample explanations for some of the practice exercises below are available by viewing the following video. Note that there is not always a match between the number of the practice exercise in the video and the number of the practice exercise listed in the following exercise set. However, the practice exercise is the same in both.
CK-12 Basic Algebra: Systems of Linear Inequalities (8:52)
- What is linear programming?
- What is the feasible region of a system of inequalities?
- How do constraints affect the feasible region?
- What is an optimization equation? What is its purpose?
- You have graphed a feasible region. Where are the maximum (or minimum) points of the optimization equation located?
Find the solution region of the following systems of inequalities.
- \begin{align*}4y-5x<8\!\\ -5x\ge16-8y\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}5x-y \ge5\!\\ 2y-x \ge -10\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}2x-3y \le 21\!\\ x+4y \le 6\!\\ 3x+y \ge -4\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y\ge\frac{1}{4} x-3\\ y<\frac{13}{8} x+8 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y\le\frac{3}{4} x-5\\ y\ge -2x+2 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y>-x+1\\ y>\frac{1}{4} x+6 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y>-\frac{1}{2} x+4\\ x<-4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y\le6\\ y>\frac{1}{4} x+6 \end{cases}\end{align*}
Write the system of inequalities for each feasible region pictured below.
Given the following constraints find the maximum and minimum values for:
- \begin{align*}z=-x+5y\!\\x+3y \le 0\!\\x-y \ge 0\!\\3x-7y \le 16\end{align*}
- Find the maximum and minimum value of \begin{align*}z=2x+5y\end{align*} given the constraints. \begin{align*}2x-y & \le 12\\4x+3y & \ge 0\\x-y & \le 6\end{align*}
- In Andrew's Furniture Shop, he assembles both bookcases and TV cabinets. Each type of furniture takes him about the same time to assemble. He figures he has time to make at most 18 pieces of furniture by this Saturday. The materials for each bookcase cost him $20.00 and the materials for each TV stand cost him $45.00. He has $600.00 to spend on materials. Andrew makes a profit of $60.00 on each bookcase and a profit of $100.00 for each TV stand. Find how many of each piece of furniture Andrew should make so that he maximizes his profit.
- You have $10,000 to invest, and three different funds from which to choose. The municipal bond fund has a 5% return, the local bank's CDs have a 7% return, and a high-risk account has an expected 10% return. To minimize risk, you decide not to invest any more than $1,000 in the high-risk account. For tax reasons, you need to invest at least three times as much in the municipal bonds as in the bank CDs. Assuming the year-end yields are as expected, what are the optimal investment amounts?
Mixed Review
- Solve by elimination \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 12x+8y=24\\ -6x+3y=9 \end{cases}\end{align*}.
- Solve \begin{align*}36=|5t-6|\end{align*}.
- Determine the intercepts of \begin{align*}y=-\frac{5}{6} x-3\end{align*}.
- Jerry's aunt repairs upholstery. For three hours' worth of work, she charges $145. For nine hours of work, she charges $355. Assuming this relationship is linear, write the equation for this line in point-slope form. How much would Jerry's aunt charge for 1.25 hours worth of work?
- Translate into an algebraic sentence: "Yoder is four years younger than Kate. Kate is six years younger than Dylan. Dylan is 20." How old is each person?
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Family: Strigidae, Owls view all from this family
Description ADULT Gray-brown overall, but upperparts are beautifully patterned with pale spots (smallest on head), while dark breast is adorned with pale spots and underparts are otherwise pale with strong, brown barring. Facial disc is rounded and dark eyerings and white "eyebrows" frame yellow eyes. JUVENILE Similar to adult, but underparts are mainly pale and unmarked, except for darker chest.
Dimensions Length: 9" (23 cm)
Habitat Fairly common in open habitats, including grassland and deserts; has adapted well to modified landscapes such as golf courses.
Observation Tips Arguably the easiest owl to observe and typically tolerant of people, especially in Florida.
Range Florida, Plains, Great Lakes, California, Western Canada, Southeast, Rocky Mountains, Northwest, Southwest, Texas
Voice Male's typical song is a piping and repeated cu-coo, cu-cooÖ. Birds utter soft, screeching calls when alarmed.
Discussion Distinctive owl with a bold nature. Although hunting is mainly nocturnal, often sits or perches conspicuously during daytime, in vicinity of nest or roost burrow. Body is dumpy, head is rounded, and tail is proportionately short. Legs are relatively long and bird often bobs up and down when curious or agitated. Sexes are similar.


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|Pacific Northwest Sea Run Forum No such thing as rainbow trout, only landlocked steelhead
|Topic Review (Newest First)
RE:Time to Take A Stand!
Wild is just fine by me. God, I hope this happens. About time, eh? 21st Century and we are still bonkin' natives on the lower 48 while most runs dwindle.
I will definitely stay connected to the very active thread located on Bob Ball's excellent PNW fishing site.
RE:Time to Take A Stand!
Just a couple thoughts on the wild v. native terminology. I agree with you that for fishers at least, the term native is more accurate. My concerns are that since we are talking about possibly taking this to the public via the initiative process, the term "native" may not have the same meaning. I'm not so sure that joe public knows a native fish from a goldfish. And I'm also concerned that the word native might translate in some peoples mind to the tribes. Of course one could argue that these are the problems and for the group to be successful, the public need to be educated otherwise. Just my .02 before I climb into my waders this morning.
RE:Time to Take A Stand!
Posted to Piscatorialpursuits.com...
"Native" or just wild?
I like wild because it includes anything that wiggled from the pea gravel, but in my view the word "NATIVE" carries a lot more punch. The progeny of Chambers Creek rags can wiggle from the gravel - but only the thick shouldered 20 pound Hoh buck can carry the Oly native genes through the millenia.
Don't exclude habitat:
One thing I don't see mentioned is passage and habitat. Well alright that's two things but just the same, where harvest has never eliminated a marine species habitat loss has forced many strains to extinction.
One need not look further than the Elwha example, but the Columbia, once the greatest salmon river in the world, is now a mere shadow of it's production in the 1930's.
Refine our ideals:
If this uproar is a response to angler's withdrawls from a lack of fishing home waters, then it may lack merit at the level of legislators and policy makers. It should be clear at all times that this is not about fishing this spring - but about fishing forever.
How did it ever get this bad?
When the policy makers see the means of protection to be a closure based on dates, then that means something. It means that the runs have been divided. Let's not forget that before hatcheries, all steelies were native, and wild... and they didn't wait until spring to enter the river! The truth is our kill policies are so bad they have bio-engineered and thus segregated the (largely) artificial runs from the (largely) native runs for economic, managerial, and political reasons! They needed "predictable" return trends to manage the Boldt decision, sportmen desires, harvest date-driven periods, etc. That was one of the main reasons for using the horrendous brood stocks (ie: Chambers Crk, etc) to ensure a "reliable" early return and high survivability. That decision was not based on the welfare of the indigenous strain, except to allow it a "slot" period of time to thrive. Good or bad, we must be aware of that man-made run mutation in a policy to manage native fish.
I agree, we must enact a stoppage of native steelhead killing, incidental or otherwise, regardless of the season phase and regardless of fishermen's personal pleasures. Everyone's got to abide including the tribes. Someone mentioned weirs and wheels; two great no-kill methods that even the tribes could adopt.
Clearly it would mean changes to gear regulations as well. Closures are a way to show our support as anglers through abstinence. I believe selective, restricted fisheries are also effective no-kill fisheries, particularly flyfishing with a single barbless fly of reasonable size.
Count me in,
RE:Time to Take A Stand!
Just read up on Piscatorial and VFS, sounds like things are definitely brewing!
WA regs... HERE
HOT discussion... HERE
Please support this initiative to stop the killing of wild steelhead in the pacific northwest!
RE:Time to Take A Stand!
Brian -
I could only attend "in spirit", but how did the meeting go? Was the attendance high?
Outcome? General public reaction?
(gots'ta know!)
Time to Take A Stand!
Fellow Forum Steelheaders,
Sorry for the late notice on this, but I wanted to let you know about the first meeting of concerned steelhead anglers happening Friday (tomorrow) at 7:30pm at Teds Sporting Goods in Lynnwood (Hwy 99 just north of Lynnwood).
There are a number of guides, shopowners, and fly/gear anglers that are disgusted with the WDFW's management practices that have kept our wild steelhead runs on the brink of extinction in an effort to appease the 'sportsmen' who want to harvest as many as they can and have led to the latest closure of our Spring C&R fishery on the Snohomish, Stillaguamish, and Skagit systems.
We're gathering at Teds to explore what actions we might want to take collectively to (1) bring about mandatory Wild Steelhead Release statewide and (2) get more accountability and cooperative managment from the WDFW.
Everyone is invited!! This is a chance to get your great ideas heard by a number of sympathetic ears - several planned attendees have already drafted an initiative for Wild Steelhead Release, and this is only one of the planned areas of discussion.
I know that a number of you already know about this meeting, but wanted to get this on the board just in case anyone hadn't heard.
Happy Thanksgiving - and Yes, I'm thankful there are still wild steelhead in many of our Washington rivers and that I still have a chance to help keep it that way!
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Mount Edwards Climber's Log
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|Grays, Edwards, McClellan, Ganley
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2016
|Long ride. Descent from this ridge route into Stevens Gulch is sketchy and unrealistic, so watch the weather. After Ganley summit, I followed the ridge west awhile until I could descend the steep slopes (to the road to Grays lot), which are intermittently cliffed out. Grays, Edwards, McClellan, Ganley, IPA.
|Posted Oct 2, 2016 7:49 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2014
|11-1-14: Edwards, Grays and Torreys together from Stevens Gulch trailhead solo. Road open and clear (might change with snow in the forecast!). Lower trail dry, but snow packed up higher, traction can come in handy.
3-6-16: Edwards via West Ridge from winter closure at I-70 with Rachael. Didn't even need snowshoes, well packed out approach trail and then 90% dry on the ridge.
|Posted Nov 2, 2014 7:04 pm
|From Waldorf Mine
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2014
|Did this after first snowfall of the season. Very nice hike and had the entire area to myself.
|Posted Oct 24, 2014 11:29 pm
|Argentine to Edwards to Grays
Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2014
|Up at 4, trailhead at 7. This is a rarely traveled straight forward classic, last done when I was 52, 72 today, with Kevin, 22. Spectacular sunrise and autumn golds, but, alas, no goats today. Photo ops 4+. Not more than 15 souls on Grays, inc a doobie crew of 5. 8 hr, 45 min rt. ... within the average, apparently. 5-hour energy drink for a fully alert drive home. :) !
|Posted Sep 29, 2014 9:45 am
|From Waldorf Mine via Argentine Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2014
|Started up at 8:30am, hiked the jeep trail up to Argentine Pass then along the divide to an empty summit at 10:40. Back down to the truck at 12:30pm. Gorgeous day! My first alpine summit of 2014, sweet!
|Posted Jul 7, 2014 5:36 pm
|Nice glissade
Date Climbed: May 31, 2008
|Great glissade on the descent!
|Posted Jul 26, 2013 6:14 pm
|Edwards #32
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2013
|Across the ridge from Argentine. Loved the views of Grays and Torreys. Loved the quiet peaceful day.
|Posted Jul 7, 2013 6:26 pm
|From Waldorf
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2013
|With McClellan. Must've been 50 people on Grays. Just me and a goat on Edwards.
|Posted Jul 4, 2013 3:46 pm
|From Argentine Peak
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2013
|My wife and I headed over after climbing Argentine. We thought the views were good from Argentine, but really enjoyed them from the summit. We were glad to be off Grays and Torreys, as there were crowds of people on the trail and summits.
|Posted Jun 23, 2013 11:36 pm
|Ganley Traverse
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2013
|Ganley Traverse, Nice weather, easy hike from Ganley Mountain and McClellan to Edwards Mt.
|Posted Jun 15, 2013 6:35 pm
|From Grays TH
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2012
|Long summit ridge. Climbed from Grays TH, longer route but the views were worth it.
|Posted Oct 26, 2012 11:36 pm
|Still a lot of snow.
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012
|This was a great trip. Started at Naylor Lake, hiked up to the ridge to the Squaretop, Argentine, then continued a very loong ridge to Edwards, went back to Argentine and finished on Wilcox. It got dark when I got back to the forest around Naylor Lake and there was mess of fallen trees and deep snow. Lots of postholing!!
|Posted Oct 24, 2012 4:53 pm
|Woodie Hopper
|West Ridge
Date Climbed: May 5, 2012
|Climbed after tackling the Lost Rat Couloir. Met Fred Askins along the way. Nice day.
|Posted May 5, 2012 11:24 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2005
|10/30/05 - With Argentine and Wilcox from Waldorf Mine on a crappy fall day.
3/14/12 - Loop over Ganley, McClellan, Edwards & Kelso from Bakerville.
|Posted Mar 15, 2012 8:45 pm
|Matt Lemke
|East slopes
Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2011
|Great morning climb with a nice drive up to the mine at 11,500 feet ...Was very windy though but the views of Grays, Kelso, Bard, Parnassus Biersdadt and Argentine were great.
|Posted Oct 21, 2011 11:03 am
Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2011
|Climbed as part of a "Gondwanaland" attempt from Square Top Mountain. Snow conditions slowed us down and we bailed after Mount Edwards.
|Posted Oct 11, 2011 10:03 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2005
|Quite bit of snow still.
|Posted Sep 25, 2011 10:59 pm
|Sarah Simon
|Edwards and McClellan from Waldorf Mine
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
|We enjoyed an absolutely beautiful day on Edwards and McClellan. Heck, I even enjoyed the drive up to the mine in the Jeep! We had a blue-bird day with barely a cloud in a sky and enjoyed 1,100 of glissading on the descent.
|Posted Jun 27, 2011 9:12 am
|Edwards and McClellan
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2010
|After a failed attempt on Edwards several years ago, it was time to try again. This time I was successful. Started at the old Waldorf Mill. While I was on the summit of Edwards by myself, I could look down on the Grays Peak trail and see a multitude of people hiking up Grays. Good to be by myself. On the way down I hit McClellan Mountain.
|Posted Oct 3, 2010 9:59 pm
|Horseshoe Basin
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010
|Got up pretty late this morning so didn't think I'd climb today. But the forecast was so good, I thought I'd try. Roach mentions Montezuma Road. Coming over Loveland Pass, I missed it, but found Gondola Road - which essentially turns into Montezuma, but I didn't know that at the time. Also, had to take the road slowly in my very low clearance Honda Fit. So I didn't start hiking until 10:30am. But it was great; saw practically no one (no one above the pass). A goat who wanted to summit, too, got my dog pretty worked up. Decided to get home and leave Argentine Peak et al for another day.
|Posted Aug 14, 2010 10:20 pm