text: Retiree health bill hearing draws big crowd Gardner Auditorium in the State House was packed on October 31 with public employees, state and municipal leaders, retirees and legislators testifying for and against House 59, the governor's bill to reduce the unfunded liability for retiree health insurance by changing certain eligibility requirements and increasing the health insurance premium share paid by some future retirees. MTA President Paul Toner acknowledged that there is a serious fiscal issue regarding other post-employment benefits – or OPEB – and that the MTA is in a "bind" on this issue because the association wants to protect benefits for current employees but also wants to support a sustainable system capable of providing benefits to retirees in the future as well as prevent future layoffs and service cuts. The governor's bill is based on the recommendations of a special commission co-chaired by former MTA President Anne Wass that concluded the current level of benefits is unsustainable. The projected unfunded liability for retiree health insurance is $30 billion for municipalities and another $16 billion for the Commonwealth over the next 30 years. "I'm here to say that we support the recommendations [made by the special commission] but we want to work with you to improve upon this bill," Toner testified at the hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Service. "At my Annual Meeting, I'll be honest with you, I took a lot of flak from a number of people," he said. "However, even at the Annual Meeting, people recognized that something has got to happen." Toner said he would love to see benefits remain the same and urged the legislators to consider new revenues to support current benefits. However, he added, if legislators are not going to advocate seriously for new revenues to fund these benefits, then he urged them to support legislation that protects current retirees, those about to retire in the near future and long-term public employees who work in the public sector for 20 years or more. MTA PresidentPaul Toner Toner also argued that the legislators should not postpone deliberation by sending the bill to study. He urged them to work with the MTA, the governor and other stakeholders to get legislation passed soon. "Please don't kick it down the road," he testified. "If you send it to a study and it dies there, we're going to be back here in two years, five years, struggling with the same issue."Toner did, however, outline three areas in which the MTA hopes the Legislature will consider improvements to protect MTA members who could be adversely affected by the bill's requirement that public employees work longer to become eligible for retiree health benefits:Vocational/technical education teachers, who are often hired in middle age after they have significant experience in their trades. Higher education faculty, who are often hired later in life because it takes them many years to obtain an advanced degree. Education support professionals, if they work in a municipality that only gives them credit for 10 months of work each year, thus making it significantly more difficult for them to become eligible for retiree health benefits.A wide range of views was expressed by others who testified at the hearing, including some who argued that the governor's bill goes too far in cutting benefits and others who claimed it does not go far enough.Glen Shor, secretary of administration and finance, said that the governor is not wedded to all the provisions in H. 59, but strongly believes changes along the lines outlined in the bill are needed to prevent massive fiscal problems for both the state and municipalities, as well as preserving the quality of public service in the future.Those who said H. 59 goes too far were mainly from the state Department of Correction and the Massachusetts Association of State Engineers and Scientists. They argued that "a deal's a deal" and the state should not change the rules for people who were hired believing they would be eligible for full retiree health benefits after 10 years of service.Toner and others who testified maintained that reducing the retiree health benefit, when coupled with the loss of Social Security benefits for public employees in Massachusetts, may drive some good employees out of the system and make it more difficult for the state and municipalities to attract highly qualified employees in the future. They argued for amendments to the bill to reduce the likelihood of that happening.Those who said the bill does not go far enough pointed to the magnitude of the unfunded retiree health insurance liability, pegged at $30 billion for cities and towns and $16 billion for the state over the next 30 years. Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said that if retiree health benefits are not reduced, cities and towns would either have to increase property taxes by an average of $2,000 per year on a single-family home – something that would be very unpopular with taxpayers and extremely difficult to implement under Proposition 2½ – or lay off public employees and reduce public services in the future."We have taken on obligations we cannot afford," Widmer said.Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, concurred, noting that only 8 percent of private-sector retirees receive retiree health care benefits and that most would be unlikely to support a Proposition 2½ override to fund such benefits for public employees.The governor's bill Under current law, most state and municipal retirees are eligible for health insurance benefits after they retire if they have completed 10 years of creditable service. The employer pays a portion of the premium – at least 50 percent and often more – which is termed the maximum benefit. Under H. 59, future employees and some current employees would need at least 20 years of creditable service to be eligible for health insurance benefits when they retire. The employer's share of the retiree's health insurance premium would be prorated for those with more than 20 years but fewer than 30 years. The following is a summary of key provisions of the bill. More details are available here on the MTA website. The bill itself is available on the Legislature's website. Click here to be directed there.Current retirees would retain all benefits and municipalities would be forbidden from reducing benefits for retirees once they qualified for a given level of benefits.The 60 small communities that do not provide retiree health benefits to surviving spouses would have to do so. There would be no change for those eligible for accidental disability benefits.The following would be grandfathered in: Full benefits for current employees with 20 years of service who are within five years of retirement eligibility and for those who are at least age 60 who have completed nine years of service; partial benefits for those who are at least age 50 and have completed 15 years of service.For new employees and current employees who are not grandfathered in, health benefits would only be available to retirees who have at least 20 years of creditable service. Employers would pay 50 percent of the premium for those who have 20 years of service.The employer's contribution for those who have more than 20 years of creditable service would be prorated until the maximum benefit level was reached for those with 30 years.


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Fourteen days into January and I'm only now writing about Tesla (TSLA). That tells you a lot about what a wild start to the year it's been and how little buzz the automaker had been generating during the first couple weeks of January.
And now I'm here with my second Tesla post of the day. Oh well.
Earlier today, Tesla announced that it had issued a recall--though Tesla founder Elon Musk hates the word--for charging adapters and updated its year-end sales estimates. As I noted, investors ignored the former, and celebrated the latter.
After the close, Musk went on CNBC to discuss Tesla, and my colleague Tiernan Ray at Tech Trader Daily kindly transcribed parts of the interview for me.
Musk on the recall:
The word recall is vestigial. In the past, the only way to update software was to bring a car into the dealership. But all the Tesla vehicles have an over-the-air update capability just, like your cellphone. It does' take sense to call it a recall in this situation...There are cases where recall makes sense where there is a mechanical problem, but that's not the case here...
Musk on Tesla production:
I'll reserve comment on those points for the Q4 call, next month. I'm very optimistic about 2014. Our rough aspiration is in excess of 800 vehicles per week by end of year, but I'm confident we can meet that at a minimum.
Musk on the Model X:
Expect volume production first half of next year. As with Model S, initial production very slowly, but then grows exponentially. Probably we are a year away from first deliveries, then another 3-4 months for volume production.
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Indians trucks head for Arizona
(Cleveland) - The final loading of spring training trucks took place at the Progressive Field loading docks Friday morning, as Indians gear departed for Goodyear, Arizona.
Andrews Moving & Storage is serving as the official movers of the Cleveland Indians, once again and is handling the transportation of gear from Cleveland to Goodyear.
Truck driver Ed Fisher says he looks forward to the four day journey every year. He tells Newsradio WTAM the Cleveland Indians always treat him like family.
Fisher adds that the only thing he worries about is the weather, but so far conditions are looking good.
Indians assistant equipment manager Mary Bokovitz says they pretty much have packing down to an art, but sometimes an item or two will be left behind and they have to send it by FedEx.
Ed Fisher & Marty Bokovitz
The two loaded tractor-trailer rigs are due to arrive on Tuesday. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Goodyear, AZ, on February 11, with their first workout set for February 13.
The full squad reports on February 15, with the first full-squad workout set for February 17.
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My guess is, is that the waiting lists for these dogs are long long long. Also, many of the dogs are usually adopted by their handlers. You need to consider the amount of exercise that your dog is going to need. Your profile says your are disabled and a GSD often times needs a lot of strenuous exercise - ours takes several miles of running on an ATV at 20+ mph to really wear him out. A retried police/military dog really isn't that old - usually just too old to be at their prime for their job. If exercising your dog will be an issue - you may want to consider a small breed or a senior dog. If you are worrier about being home alone, a bark is a bark and can deter any one and a wet nose for comfort is the same on a yorkie as it is on a golden retriever
You may want to consider contacting a local rescue group with your needs/wants/concerns and they can help you - maybe you can even foster some and get an idea of what kind of dog is really the right kind of dog for you. If you are really set on a retired police/military dog - I would say just google it and you should find several organizations.
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Arsenal Ladies play their UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg against FCR 2001 Duisburg, on Sunday March 14th at Bishop's Stortford FC.
The Gunners travel to Duisburg to face the joint leaders of the Frauen-Bundesliga just four days before on Wednesday March 10th so the return leg in England promises to be an exciting match for all the family to watch on Mother's Day… and for all those who face the dilemma of wanting to watch the Ladies conquer in Europe and treat their mothers, shouldn't worry as Arsenal Ladies are offering a special promotional deal whereby all mums accompanied by their paying children will gain access to the match FREE of charge!
Arsenal Ladies' tie will be the first of the Quarter-Finals to be decided as the 2nd Leg kicks-off three days before the remaining three other fixtures which take place on March 17th. The other last three ties involve Umeå meeting Montpelier, Fortuna Hjørring facing Torres and Turbine Potsdam take on Roa.
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THIS SALAD has been on my menus for more than 20 years. We love it when traveling in the summer in our motor home as it so easy to fix and we carry most of the ingredients with us. It's also a good dish for potlucks at church and other club groups. Assorted crackers and cheese are compatible accompaniments.
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- 1 cup cubed cooked chicken or 1 can (5 ounces) chunk white chicken, drained
- 1 cup green grapes, halved
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe banana
- 2 lettuce leaves
- In a small bowl, combine the chicken, grapes and strawberries. In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lime juice and honey. Pour over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, stir in banana. Spoon onto lettuce-lined plates. Yield: 2 servings.
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"I made this recipe to serve 3 and it served more than that. I added mandarin oranges to it and cashews optional to sprinkle on it. I didn't use a banana. Quite tasty. I am making it tonight for myself."


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NHIAA Roundup: Goffstown girls post field hockey tourney upset
Sydney Gagnon scored twice to help 10th-seeded Goffstown upset seventh-seeded Hanover 3-1 Thursday in the first round of the Division II field hockey tournament. Molly Norton also scored for the Grizzlies, who received two assists from Anne Steckowych. Emily Patten scored for Hanover.
Plymouth 2, Portsmouth 0: At Plymouth, Shelby White scored the eventual game-winner in the 43rd minute in the Division II preliminary round game. The assist went to Angelina Stewart, who scored the second goal on a breakaway with 3:15 left. Nora Healey registered an assist on that play. Plymouth goalie Emelia Karntakosol turned back 13 saves. Plymouth plays at No. 1 Windham on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Merrimack Valley 2, Milford 0: At Penacook, Olivia Thurber and Cassidy Huckins scored for sixth-seeded Merrimack Valley in the Division II preliminary round game.
Berlin 5, Conant 0: In Berlin Wednesday in a Division III preliminary round match, Myra Arsenault and Chelsey Caron each scored two goals. Berlin goalie Danielle St. Cyr notched the shutout.
Winnacunnet 3, Londonderry 2: At Hampton, Londonderry received 15 kills from Madison Milton but the Warriors secured a playoff berth with a 30-28, 25-12, 13-25, 17-25 and 15-11 victory.
Inter-Lakes 3, Prospect Mountain 0: At Meredith, Jordan Donahue collected 10 kills, seven points and four aces as Inter-Lakes raised its Division III record to 12-3 with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-17 triumph.
Sunapee 3, Hillsboro-Deering 0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-16): On Wednesday, Ginny Philbrick had seven digs and Hannah Pepper added four digs for the Hillcats.
Epping 3, Trinity 1: At Epping, Katie Pettis had 18 digs for the Blue Devils, who prevailed 25-13, 21-25, 25-15 and 25-19 on Wednesday. Ngoc Tran had five aces and Cassidy Garrow added six kills for the 8-7 Blue Devils.
Pinkerton 3, Nashua South 0: Kelsey Cummings had 21 digs and Lexie Verreault added 12 digs for the Astros, who won 25-21, 25-11 and 25-19. Nicole Langlais had 10 digs.
Goffstown 3, Timberlane 2: In Plaistow, top performers for Timberlane (10-7) included Jessica Buckley (18 kills), Christina Nye (21 kills), Olivia Harnois (39 assists, five aces) and Ginny Fagan (24 digs) as the Grizzlies prevailed 23-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23 and 15-8. Goffstown (11-6) was led by Jessica Williamson (16 kills, 38 digs, 3 aces), Rene Roggenbuck (14 kills, 10 digs), Kendra Siemiesz (26 assists, 13 digs) and MollyKate Fanning (23 digs).
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Goffstown 4, Pembroke 1: Senior Michele Tremblay scored her 100th career goal for the Grizzlies. Goffstown had two goals from Georgia Caine and one from Peyton McBride. Pembroke's goal was scored by Emilee Harlow. Goffstown is 9-4-2 and Pembroke fell to 8-7.
Derryfield 4, Hinsdale 0: At Hinsdale, Gabi Brummett scored three goals, giving her 12 in her last two games. Emma Polgrean also scored for Derryfield (15-1-0).
Memorial 3, Spaulding 1 : In Manchester, Memorial was led by Vanessa Monzon who scored twice and Kerry Anne Mothersille. Memorial goalie Rachel Thibeault turned back seven saves for the 2-12-2 Crusaders.
Inter-Lakes 3, Gilford 1: At Gilford, Caitlin Rotonnelli scored three goals as Inter-Lakes capped its regular season with a victory.
Boys' soccer
Hanover 5, Bishop Guertin 0: In Hanover, the Marauders completed a 15-0-1 regular season campaign with their 14th shutout win. Daniel Hazlett, Rocco Linehan, Xavier Tchana, Noah Kahan and Tim Alibozek each scored once. Linehan, who leads the team with 21 points, had two assists. Hanover goalie Alex Bynum recorded his 11th shutout win. BG ended 1-15.
Sunapee 1, Wilton-Lyndeborough 0: At Wilton, Nick Skarin headed home a Brandon Fleming direct kick with three minutes to play as Sunapee improved to 9-4-2.
Pinkerton 4, Dover 2: Phil Lerner scored two goals for Pinkerton (11-5). Tim Wood and Sean Donohue also tallied once. For Dover, Ryan Ruonala and Ayalew Binette each scored once. Dover is 3-12-1.
Manchester Central 0, Bedford 0: In Manchester Wednesday, Bedford halted Central's 12-game winning streak at Gill Stadium on Wednesday. Central dominated the game, out-shooting Bedford 28-5 and holding a 6-1 advantage in corner tries. But Bedford defense didn't break behind goalie Josh Reeks. Central is 13-2-1 and Bedford is 6-9-1.
Oyster River 4, Souhegan 2: At Durham, Bryce Shultz scored twice for the Bobcats, who improved to 11-4.
Salem 3, Nashua North 0: At Salem, Todd Righini scored twice and Ryan Fredette added a goal for Salem.
Bishop Guertin 1, Londonderry 0: At Nashua, Jamie Sherburne scored for the Cardinals, who ended the regular season 11-4-1.
Hollis/Brookline 3, Merrimack Valley 0 : Hollis/Brookline finished its regular season at 14-2 thanks to two goals by Cole Owens.
Londonderry 3, Winnacunnet 2 (OT): Nate Gaw scored the game-winner in the first overtime for 8-7-1 LHS.
Alvirne 4, Merrimack 1: Alvirne of Hudson completed a 14-2 regular season. Alvirne goals came from goals by Raul Stedile, Josh Bellomo, Brett Richardson and Kyle Salucco.


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I'm in the States and it works for me. Is it not on YT yet?
Thanks for the report intentions.
I had the same issue. Try this page, on the right side where all the clips are. If it worked for me, you should be able to see it too.
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It does! Thank you!!!!
It's on YT now too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS9HFO-vgG8
Fantastic program! Scott was the revelation here.... he upped his game.... smoking hot and very expressive with the face/upper body. It's like, I know Tessa is going to destroy me, but I'm not going to make it easy. I love the way he pushes her away at 0:45, then goes right into grabbing her ass. He's more violent when he needs to be violent, more tender when he needs to be tender. And Tessa is scorching too, by the final footwork sequence, she just looks insane.
The Lysacek style slicked back hair needs to go, though.
I had to rewind the choreo lift like 5 times. I still can't wrap my head around it - there's a lot going on! It's so complicated, does anyone know what level it would be if it were called? (I'd wondered about the last one too). As always, they make things harder on themselves. It would've been as effective without the flipping and twisting, but I love that they always challenge themselves and they deserve to be rewarded for it in PCS. It reminds me a little of the Temptation lift the way she is snaking around him, although the movements are different. I love how she struggles in Scott's arm, it looks til the very moment that he is going to have his way, then bam, at the end she wins the fight!
I had already placed a copy of this in the Canadian Nationals Free Dance thread. I did not place it in this thread as its my understanding that it is a breach of forum rules to post current competition videos and results in the Trash Can or the Great Skate Debate sections. Instead, they have to go in the K&C. Hence, strictly speaking this video (and others that were posted earlier from CN) should not be in this thread - unless the rules have changed? Admin, please clarify.
Um, I don't know.
For anyone who watched on TV, do you guys know what Scott said about Tessa at the end of the interview in the K&C? They were both laughing and Rob said after "Oh, Scott..." but I didn't catch it.
I wasn't aware that was a rule. If it is, it hasn't been strictly enforced, because other fan threads in this section and many general discussion threads in GSD have links to current competition videos (like the country-specific skating threads and the Sandhu returning to competition thread). My understanding is that the admins don't want people starting discussion threads or doing play-by-play out here during a competition, because it wastes bandwith, but it seems to be accepted practice to discuss current events in the skater-specific threads with the accompanying posts of relevant videos, photos, articles, results, tweets, etc.
Apologies - don't worry about it. The issue came up about 18 months ago in another thread. Hope admin can clarify.
Thanks for the info.
Loved seeing Hallejuah live. So much better than watching on TV.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/police-break-up-figure-skater-fight-in-toronto-area-hotel-1.1122096 i dont know why they added tessa and scott's picture to this article
I don't know, but that picture is dreamy.
I'll be on the lookout for a cut cheek when I watch the gala on TSN next week
It is odd that they showed Scott and Tessa and seeing how they were the only discipline that hadn't finished competition, I doubt any ice dancers were involved.
http:[email protected] just going through some photos from today FD! It was honestly AMAZING to see live.
Maybe Nam Nguyen beat up one of those pairs men. You can never be too sure about those little guys. They can be feisty.
My mother and I were joking that it was Nam too!
Home after an exciting day. Now re-living it via TV recordings.
Lost my internet connection at the rink just before the competition began. I am beginning to think they may shut down the service to avoid risk of people secretly streaming the event, or because it may interfere with the wireless TV cameras and/or other wireless services (like the SSID wireless I once saw called "judges upload"). Hmmmm, does anyone need a few scores changed?
The Choreo lift was better than what I saw at practices. There, I could not clearly see Tessa's legs around Scott (they were at the opposite end of the rink, with Scott's back to me, and other skaters moving across my view). I wasn't sure how the lift would fit into the story, but now it makes more sense.
as much as i miss the old choreo lift, the new one is hot http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e07238b9554d9808f2ea31495d9ba76/tumblr_mgyh32ubyK1qc6wwzo1_500.jpg
I love how Tessa and Scott set up Carmen. She's very feral.
I won't deny preferring the previous choreo-lift - very much in tune with the FD's portrait of power dynamics - but this one obviously flows better. Would've been fascinating to see this one on the backhalf of the opening curve lift, though.
The twizzles just happen with so little preparation it's rather astonishing.
Has Scott always covered his face with the final pose? Because it's one of those remarkable details (as if he can't believe Carmen has brought him so low and is ashamed) that just make this dance (like Scott holding his heart during the circ steps sequence). Also everything else going on, but seriously, this choreography is so layered and nuanced.
Yea, that's hot.
Even hotter! Holy smokes! How can we possibly miss the old lift when they give us this?
Thanks for the pics Dani and the review rvi5. I'm glad you guys got to see this live, wish I was so lucky. Anyways I seriously can't wait for 4CC to witness the continuous evolution of this masterpiece. And rainbow that picture…it looks like she's straddling him lol.
Finally watched the FD. Holy smokes they were hot hot hot hot hot! Love the new choreo lift, it really continues the excitement and climax of their previous lift right to the end pose which was what lacked a little during their previous outings. The whole dance's flow was really well and streamlined, and have I mentioned that it's hot hot hot hot hot!!!?
Carmen is such a departure from their previous programs I am not sure how their Olympic FD is going to top it O_O...
Thank you all for reviews and videos! I am happy you enjoy this FD "live" and could see best skating during this season.
They gave even more sex now. And i think now all elements work with with music really well.
Still need to compare spin from GPF and Nationals.
In protoclos from all events from this season it was - Sp (because they didnt change there foots). So for this spin ints 2 rotations in the same positions is enough. But in protoclos from Nationals its CoSp (its when couple change there feet during spin) so in CoSp they need to do full 3 rotations in every position. So what is truth? Did they change spin after GPF? I didnt see this.
Did Scott said hi to Charlie and Meryl in K&C?
Good catch. I just looked the once and don't see any difference between the spins but yes, in all their other events it was called SP4 and here CoSP1. I don't see any change of foot in the spin at Nationals.
Couldn't pick out first name but thought second sounded like Charlotte.
Just watched it also and there definitely wasn't a change of foot.. Another scoring error?
That's what I´m wondering as well. Same spin yet only here it was called a CoSp. Adding that to the mistake with the choreography lift where most teams got a time deduction because whoever did the timing was using the wrong time limit. Makes you wonder how much experience some of the panel had. I know they have to pass tests and are not stupid but inexperience can lead to mistakes or they mistook the swinging of their legs as a change of foot because most teams are doing a CoSp? Too bad Marina didn't challenge it like Alaine Chartrands coach so we could know for certain.


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Had a customer come in today asking what mb we can print at. He said a local store to him can only print at 2 mb. I actually dont know what my printer can do??? Anyone know roughly what most printers can handle?
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I think if you shoot an image with your D1H and then open one of the files you can find the "native" resolution stated somewhere. I shot on Sunday and my files are around 2.5MB and the native size of the shot is about 8.5 x 13 at 300DPI. I have been able to get great images up to 16x20 using images this size. Based on that I would guess that you could print images at least 11 x 14 without any artifacts showing up.
Just have your lab make an 8x10 print out of a cropped part of your image. That should show you a lot.
Just have your lab make an 8x10 print out of a cropped part of your image. That should show you a lot.
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Ok, Thanks alot massy. I think maybe I misconstrued what the customer was saying lol. I thought he was saying that his printer could only accept 2mb lol. Now youve answered my question I suppose that it what he was getting at. Thanks for your answer. Adam.
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If you use a GM 1-wire, just connect the red Bat wire from the alternator to the battery (or horn relay as in the case of a Corvette) and make sure the case is grounded. You can also run a ground wire to the case as back-up.
Just disconnect the other plug/wires (the Field and Lighting Boost) at the alternator, and let it hang or cut the plug off the wires and tuck them back into the loom.
On a GM the plug on the voltage regulator can remain or you can unplug it. In the case of a Corvette (the basis of my experience), there is a "condensor" attached at the voltage regulator that you would disconnect if you pull this plug off the regulator. But the condensor is only for radio noise suppression and doesn't affect anything else and you may not have it.
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If you had an old car without a wiring diagram, 50 Caddy or whatever with an externally mounted voltage regulator and you wanted to install a modern 12 volt alternator (say the generic AC Delco with internal regulator installed on 70 GM cars) how would you go about bypassing the external regulator if you didn't have a wiring diagram?
My 68 Ford Fairlane has an alternator but an external regulator. It has a four wire connector going to the regulator.
If the car has a generator, it should not have a rectifier (since it's already producing DC voltage) built into the regualtor. If it has an alternator, the regulator should have a rectifier built into it.
I'm assuming the first thing is to test the each wire with the car running and see what happens.
Say if this is on my 68 Ford Fairlane:
1) If one wire should give some crazy reading that should indicate it's AC current (input).
2) If one wire gives a steady voltage reading, that wire should be the (DC output). This wire should goto either the fusebox or back to the battery.
3) One wire probably goes to the battery light in the gauge cluster.
4) I have no idea what the other wire goes to. Ground perhaps?
I actually have a wiring diagram for this vehicle but that's not really the one in question.
I would think if you installed a 12 volt alternator w/internal regulator, the best way to wire it up would be to run a wire off the back of the alternator directly to the battery or post on the starter or starter solenoid.
Then disconnect all wires at the regulator. Hook the battery back up then start the car (if it starts) and see what happens. See if the voltage at the battery increases and what circuits work.
Maybe tie the DC output wire coming off the regulator to the alternator?
Where would you go from there?
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This is a hugely useful read, particularly if - like myself - you have a range of responsibilities for managing online assets ranging from design, deployment and testing to site promotion and marketing. Much of the information on each vertical section can be found elsewhere - for instance SEO, PPC and performance optimisation - and individually, each section provides solid information which might not surprise. The real advantage of this book is that it forces the reader to think of each of the diverse threads as being intimately related in the customer's experience. If you are a UML geek, think of it as an answer to an end-to-end use case (find site, load site, explore site): if you are a marketeer it will expand your horizon in understanding how technical, offpage elements can contribute to satisfaction, bounce rate reduction and improved conversion; if you work in application deployment or support, it will give you some useful pre-launch direction to load and performance testing and gain you brownie points with your Sales and Marketing customers.So, short order review is that while individual sections on their own may not deliver any surprises to someone with existing expertise, the overall remit of the book will expand the horizons of most who read it.
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speed, search engine & conversion rate secrets
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Andy King scored a big hit in 2003 with his first book Speed Up Your Site (http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/king.htm). It's a guide which still has its own live web site (http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/) where you can analyse the effectiveness of your web pages. This latest magnum opus goes way beyond that in scope and depth. It's a guide to maximising every aspect of a website and its performance.It's an amazingly practical manual, with page after page of ideas, suggestions, and strategies for getting your pages more widely known and read. On the whole, it's not too technical, and he supplies snippets of code only when necessary. All the tips are within the grasp of anyone who is used to running a web site, and along the way he explains the principles of search engine optimization (SEO) as well as briefing you on how SEs treat your site.This is an up-to-date account of how search engines such as Yahoo and Google rank your pages and deal with search requests. He also presentsreal-life case studies in which he shows 'before and after' makeovers of professional sites. These are most instructive in that the 'before' pages look attractive and professional enough - until their underlying weaknesses are analysed and rectified. The improvements give what are claimed as up to fifty times more site visitors per day, and in the case of a cosmetic dentist the need to employ more staff and move to bigger offices in Philadelphia.The first half of the book deals with search engine marketing optimization, which can be expensive as one enters the world of paid advertising. But the second concentrates on things which anyone can do and afford - making pages smaller, lighter, and faster by trimming off the surplus fat. In an age of faster and faster broadband connections, web users are simply not prepared to wait more than a couple of seconds for a page to appear - so you've got to make important pages lean and speedy:"Web page optimization streamlines your content to maximise display speed. Fast display speed is the key to success with your website. It increases profits, decreases costs, and improves customer satisfaction (not to mention search engine rankings, accessibility, and maintainability)."All of these issues are dealt with in detail - and I particularly liked the fact that he was prepared to repeat some of the techniques when they occurred in different contexts. It's not always easy to grasp some of these technologies in one simple pass. Especially as - in the case of optimizing images - he explains no less than sixteen possibilities for cutting file size and speeding up downloads.He's also keen on the optimization of style sheets and shows an amazing variety of techniques for creating what he calls 'CSS Architecture'. Here too there are no less than ten strategies explained which offer cleaner, tighter, coding and the use of structural markup to beat browser peculiarities and rendering delays.Most of his explanations are clearly articulated, but occasionally he lapses into less than elegant repetition and jargon, which could deter the inexperienced:"By converting old-style nonsemantic markup into semantic markup, you can more easily target noncontiguous elements with descendant selectors."Fortunately, this sort of thing only happens occasionally. There are some very nifty tricks for creating buttons and rollover techniques using style sheets, which saves the time to download a graphic files button, and thus once again speeds up page rendering.He puts in two chapters on advanced web performance and optimizing JavaScipt and Ajax on your site which I have to admit went beyond my technical competence. But then it's back to terra firma with understanding the metrics of your site's performance - that is, knowing how to analyse the statistical data returned by website analysers such as Google's Analytics and WebTrends. I've never been able to understand before what page 'bounce rate' was until it was explained here - and I was astonished when I saw the results from some of my own pages!As the search for more detailed information and for planning campaigns goes on - so the process becomes more like a science. There are graphs and formulae scattered around these pages to prove this. It's the same for Pay Per Click advertising (PPC). All I can say is that if you are in this league, Andy King is your friend, and his advice is here thick on the ground to help you.
Great book for professionals
By jdruin
This book is divided into 2 basic sections: getting attention from web surfers and optimizing web code.The first portion of the book focuses on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques then on Pay Per Click enhancements. It was this part of the book that I thought was particuarly geared towards professional, e-commerce deveopers that depend on maximizing their applications for revenue streams.The second half will help both pros and weekend web writers alike. In this portion, the author explains several techniques to optimize the execution of HTML, CSS and JavaScript code while also minimizing the footprint of this same code. This portion of the book is applicable to most any non-trivial website since it does not focus specifically on revenue generation sites.Overall the book is well written and the code optimization area (second half) contains useful chapters on the inner working of CSS and JavaScript that will help developers optimize code plus follow best practices.I recommend the book for web professions and web retailers.
Well Written and Thorough
By Anonymous
First off, if you are a developer like me this book is not about the type of optimization that comes to mind when looking at the title (at least not fully). While Website Optimization does cover the technical details of optimization such as making full use of CSS, making efficient use of Javascript, and implementing AJAX wisely. It also covers the search engine marketing side of optimization. This includes the how to get your site to rank higher, how to plan and run a pay per click marketing campaign, and how to increase the percentage of clicks that turn into purchases. I see applicability for this section of the book beyond commercial websites. Open source projects or informational websites can use the techniques to increase their visibility.The book is well researched with many footnotes, charts, and illustrative case studies that demonstrate the techniques presented. The case studies follow the chapters that introduce a given marketing technique. The provides a concrete example that helps solidify the understanding of the material previously presented.The final chapter ties together the marketing and the technical with ways to measure how well you are doing at your optimizations efforts. If you are serious about improving your website from a marketing or a technical perspective this book gives you the tools you need to do so. The rest is up to you.
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Once again, this evening a frustrated Ashley Cole will be forced to watch on from the sidelines as he continues his recovery from injury, but League Cup fixtures are always sure to evoke many memories for the left-back.
It was in this competition that he made his Gunners first team debut, as an 18 year-old, in the Fourth Round of the old Worthington Cup against Middlesbrough - six years ago tomorrow.
The following season he played in the Third Round match against Ipswich, the day after his former youth coach, and popular Gunners legend, George Armstrong died from a brain haemorrhage on the training pitches.
So tonight's occasion is sure to have Ashley reminiscing, especially as Reading's James Harper was in the same year as him in the Arsenal Academy, and the Royals' Steven Sidwell and Graham Stack also played in the same youth and Reserve teams as Ashley during their Arsenal days.
What are your memories of your first team debut in 1999?
Well I came on as a substitute for Ray Parlour and played the whole of extra-time. There were a lot of youngsters involved that day, but also a lot of first teamers too. There were a few big names in the team, for example Thierry played in that game. For me just to be there with them was a great achievement, I didn't think I was going to get on. But I came on at left-back and it was a fantastic experience, and great to have my debut in front of a big crowd. It was just a shame we got knocked out on penalties. It was a really proud moment for me. I was training with those players every day but just to get out there and finally play was magnificent and the start of a long road for me.
The following year we lost 2-1 at home to Ipswich in the Third Round, what was that occasion like?
Obviously that was the day after George Armstrong died, and a lot of the players who played that day came through under him. So that was very hard to take, it was a very sad moment. I was getting ready at home when I got a call from Paolo [Vernazza] saying that Geordie had died. It was hard to focus on the game and we all wanted to win it for him, so we were upset to lose. But I think he would have been proud of the way we played that day, and you have to give him a lot of credit because there were eight or nine youngsters in the Arsenal team that day and we are all playing at a good level now.
It's good to see so many of Arsenal's academy products from the last four or five years make successful careers for themselves isn't it?
Yes, definitely. To make it here is very hard, and you need a little bit of luck too. There are always established players ahead of you but look at the players who have gone on to make it elsewhere. Jermaine Pennant is doing really well, Julian Gray, Tommy Black and Matty Upson to name just a few, they have done really well. I still keep in touch with a few of them, like Upson, Pennant, Paolo, David Noble, Jay Bothroyd and Julian sometimes too. Then there is Sidwell, Harper and Stacky at Reading.
I think James Harper and Siddy will come back to Highbury looking to prove a few things so it's definitely going to be a tough game. I think we can come through it and go through to the next round, but I really hope Reading do well in the league this season.
Reading are doing very well under Steve Coppell's guidance at the moment. What was he like to play for when he managed you during your loan spell at Crystal Palace?
He was amazing for me. Whenever I speak to Stacky, I always tell him to say hello to Steve Coppell for me because I really loved playing under him and I'm thankful for everything he did for me. He really helped make me what I am now. He gave me the chance to go on loan at Palace when no-one had heard of me, so I'm grateful he took that chance. And he was such a great manager, brilliant, everyone got on with him and I think I really owe him.
As one of the more experienced players at the Club now, do you ever have any words of advice for our youngsters?
I've spoken to a few of them. I just tell them to keep going, and not to be afraid when they join the first team. At the end of the day, it's your life, and if you want to make a career out of it you can't be scared to put in a tackle or anything. Don't be scared, that's the main thing. Really I don't get too involved, but if they come to me then of course I'm happy to talk to them.
What's the latest on your injury Ash, any news on when you might come back?
No, we just have to assess it every two weeks. I'm wearing the supportive boot all the time. I am working in the gym, doing weights and on the bike, but until I can take the boot off I can't jog or anything like that. I haven't had any setbacks, it's just taking time to heal.
Is it a metatarsal bone in your right foot?
Yes, in fact I played with the injury for a month and a half, because I didn't really know what it was at first. I was just putting ice on it every day because I thought it was just a knock. Then I said to Gary Lewin that it was hurting, and that night it began to ache. So I had a scan before the Ajax game, but the scan just showed it was bruised so I thought nothing of it and played against Ajax.
Then I had an X-ray on it just before I joined up with England and after that Gary said I couldn't play with the injury because it could break all the way. It's annoying. I haven't missed too many games so far but I think I will end up missing quite a few now. At the start of the season I felt really fit, and I said to the physios, which probably jinxed it, that I was hoping not to miss a game all season. Then that happened and I was gutted.
And your understudy Gael Clichy then picked up the same injury while playing for France Under-21s.
It's unbelievable, just crazy. It's the same foot as me, and the surgeon said to me when I did mine he hadn't seen anything like it in 25 years - then Gael does the same thing. It's one of those things, but I feel so sorry for him. He's just getting his chance in the team and then that happens.


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Obama Undecided on FBI's Petraeus Probe
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, in his first public comments on the matter, said Wednesday he hasn't decided yet whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation properly handled the probe leading to the downfall of former Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus.
The president, speaking at a White House news conference, said he is withholding judgment on whether he should have been told about the investigation earlier. Mr. Obama also said he had seen no evidence yet that classified information had been disclosed "in any way that would have had a negative impact" on national security.
"I have a lot of confidence generally in the FBI," Mr. Obama said, without delving into the details of a monthslong probe that uncovered Mr. Petraeus's extramarital affair and led to an investigation of a senior general.
The FBI continues to look into how Mr. Petraeus's biographer, Paula Broadwell, with whom he had the affair, came to have classified documents on her computer, according to officials. Both Ms. Broadwell and Mr. Petraeus have denied that he provided those documents. Agents searched Ms. Broadwell's home this week as part of the investigation.
The probe also uncovered email exchanges between the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, and Jill Kelley, a second woman involved in the case. Gen. Allen, who faces a Pentagon inspector general's investigation, has denied any inappropriate relationship with Ms. Kelley. His military attorney, Marine Col. John Baker, said Wednesday that Gen. Allen would cooperate with the investigation, and will stay on the job as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
In a statement, Col. Baker said, "While this Inspector General's Investigation is under way, General Allen can't comment more specifically on these matters, but he does sincerely appreciate the support expressed by the President, the Secretary of Defense, members of Congress, and members of the public." and others.
The FBI agent who helped start the probe was identified Wednesday as Frederick Humphries, 47, an agent who investigated the 1999 Millennium terror plot, in which a bomber attempted to cross into the U.S. from Canada to carry out an attack at Los Angeles International Airport, according to officials familiar with the matter.
Mr. Humphries, who was first identified in a New York Times report, is the subject of an internal investigation. FBI officials became concerned that he was too involved in the case and that he went to congressional officials to complain about the way it was being handled.
Mr. Humphries didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
U.S. officials familiar with the probe said Mr. Humphries took the initial report from Ms. Kelley, a friend who complained of receiving cyberstalking messages that she considered harassing. The FBI probe eventually led to Ms. Broadwell. Investigators found that Mr. Humphries had sent shirtless photos of himself to Ms. Kelley well before the email investigation had begun.
Jon Adler, president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, defended the agent as an experienced professional. "From my view issues of national security have unfortunately been reduced to a bad episode of 'Real Housewives,' " he said. "The photos should not undermine the fact that the agent responded in a timely way and appropriately, nor do they reflect any amorous relationship," he said.
The White House was notified about the Petraeus investigation after Election Day, Nov. 6. Some lawmakers have said the FBI should have alerted the administration and Congress earlier to what they believe could have been a potential national-security risk.
"In any organization, to have that level of allegation raised and not bring it up to the commander in chief…I do think is outrageous," Sen. Kelly Ayotte, (R., N.H.) said at a news conference. Mr. Obama told reporters that if notification had occurred earlier, those same lawmakers might now be criticizing the administration and the FBI for "interfering in a criminal investigation."
Law-enforcement officials, in defending their handling of the Petraeus investigation, have pointed to a 2007 Justice Department memo that restricts discussion of criminal probes with White House personnel.
That same memo, however, provides a specific exemption for matters that "relate to a national security matter and concern a litigation issue for a specific, pending case.''
As the president addressed the case publicly, FBI Director Robert Mueller answered questions privately from lawmakers about decisions that were made in the case. Mr. Mueller and a deputy met with top Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees. Also Wednesday, the acting head of the CIA, Michael Morell, spoke to a House panel.
Mr. Petraeus is slated to testify on Capitol Hill on Friday. His testimony is expected to take place in a classified setting and will address only the Benghazi attacks.
—Siobhan Gorman contributed to this article.
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Born: July 03, 1993
Position: Midfield
Classy midfielder Chuks took the next steps in his promising career with a first-team debut against Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup last season.
He was rewarded for his consistent performances in the reserves with a brief cameo against the League Two side, before going on to score six goals in just 10 appearances for the second string.
The technically-gifted playmaker also enjoyed loan spells in League One with Stevenage and Preston North End respectively and scored his first league goal with the latter on his debut against Bury.
"It was really good [to make my debut against Shrewsbury], it was like all the hard work, all the training down the years had paid off," Aneke said. "But [that game] was just the tip of the iceberg for me, I want to go on to do bigger and better things for this club. I have a lot to achieve and accomplish this season."
Chuks was included in the tour party to Asia in summer 2012 and scored the winner against a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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