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Marge Lial has always been interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge's intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, is now affiliated with American River College. Marge is an avid reader and traveler. Her travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She is particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites have produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.
When John Hornsby enrolled as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University, he was uncertain whether he wanted to study mathematics education or journalism. His ultimate decision was to become a teacher, but after twenty-five years of teaching at the high school and university levels and fifteen years of writing mathematics textbooks, both of his goals have been realized. His love for both teaching and for mathematics is evident in his passion for working with students and fellow teachers as well. His specific professional interests are recreational mathematics, mathematics history, and incorporating graphing calculators into the curriculum. John's personal life is busy as he devotes time to his family (wife Gwen, and sons Chris, Jack, and Josh). He has been a rabid baseball fan all of his life. John's other hobbies include numismatics (the study of coins) and record collecting. He loves the music of the 1960s and has an extensive collection of the recorded works of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
David Schneider has taught mathematics at universities for over 34 years and has authored 36 books. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Oberlin College and a PhD in mathematics from MIT. During most of his professional career, he was on the faculty of the University of Maryland--College Park. His hobbies include travel, dancing, bicycling, and hiking.
Callie Daniels has always had a passion for learning mathematics and brings that passion into the classroom with her students. She attended the University of the Ozarks on an athletic scholarship, playing both basketball and tennis. While there, she earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Mathematics Education as well as the NAIA Academic All-American Award. She has two master's degrees: one in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Missouri-Rolla, the second in Adult Education from the University of Missouri- St. Louis. Her hobbies include watching her sons play sports, riding horses, fishing, shooting photographs, and playing guitar. Her professional interests include improving success in the community college mathematics sequence, using technology to enhance students' understanding of mathematics, and creating materials that support classroom teaching and student understanding.
R. Review of Basic Concepts
R.1 Sets
R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties
R.3 Polynomials
R.4 Factoring Polynomials
R.5 Rational Expressions
R.6 Rational Exponents
R.7 Radical Expressions
1. Equations and Inequalities
1.1 Linear Equations
1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations
1.3 Complex Numbers
1.4 Quadratic Equations
1.5 Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations
1.6 Other Types of Equations and Applications
1.7 Inequalities
1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
2. Graphs and Functions
2.1 Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs
2.2 Circles
2.3 Functions
2.4 Linear Functions
2.5 Equations of Lines and Linear Models
2.6 Graphs of Basic Functions
2.7 Graphing Techniques
2.8 Function Operations and Composition
3. Polynomial and Rational Functions
3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
3.2 Synthetic Division
3.3 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
3.4 Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
3.5 Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
3.6 Variation
4. Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions
4.1 Inverse Functions
4.2 Exponential Functions
4.3 Logarithmic Functions
4.4 Evaluating Logarithms and the Change-of-Base Theorem
4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
4.6 Applications and Models of Exponential Growth and Decay
5. Trigonometric Functions
5.1 Angles
5.2 Trigonometric Functions
5.3 Evaluating Trigonometric Functions
5.4 Solving Right Triangles
6. The Circular Functions and Their Graphs
6.1 Radian Measure
6.2 The Unit Circle and Circular Functions
6.3 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
6.4 Translations of the Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
6.5 Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Secant, and Cosecant
6.6 Harmonic Motion
7. Trigonometric Identities and Equations
7.1 Fundamental Identities
7.2 Verifying Trigonometric Identities
7.3 Sum and Difference Identities
7.4 Double-Angle and Half-Angle Identities
7.5 Inverse Circular Functions
7.6 Trigonometric Equations
7.7 Equations Involving Inverse Trigonometric Functions
8. Applications of Trigonometry
8.1 The Law of Sines
8.2 The Law of Cosines
8.3 Vectors, Operation, and the Dot Product
8.4 Applications of Vectors
8.5 Trigonometric (Polar) Form of Complex Numbers; Products and Quotients
8.6 De Moivre's Theorem; Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers
8.7 Polar Equations and Graphs
8.8 Parametic Equations, Graphs, and Applications
9. Systems and Matrices
9.1 Systems of Linear Equations
9.2 Matrix Solution of Linear Systems
9.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems
9.4 Partial Fractions
9.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations
9.6 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming
9.7 Properties of Matrices
9.8 Matrix Inverses
10. Analytic Geometry
10.1 Parabolas
10.2 Ellipses
10.3 Hyperbolas
10.4 Summary of the Conic Sections
11. Further Topics in Algebra
11.1 Sequences and Series
11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
11.4 The Binomial Theorem
11.5 Mathematical Induction
11.6 Counting Theory
11.7 Basics of Probability
Appendix A. Polar Form of Conic Sections
Appendix B. Rotation of Axes
Appendix C. Geometry Formulas
Solutions to Selected Exercises
Answers to Selected Exercises
Index of Applications
IndexPhoto Credits


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The Premier League has been rather intriguing this season with lots of shocks and surprises.
Newcastle United are currently fighting for survival despite finishing in the top five in 2012. Manchester United are soon-to-be champions of England. The battle for the top four is once again going down to the wire, with as many as four teams looking to take up the final two spots.
Here are some of my highlights from the season:
Best match: Manchester City 2 - 3 Manchester United
Definitely the best match this season. Goals from Wayne Rooney (2), Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta put the match in the balance before Robin van Persie settled the match with a late, deflected free-kick. An absolute cracker of a game which swung the title race the way of Manchester United.
Best team: Manchester United
The 19-time champions of England looked unconvincing early this season, often conceding more goals than what Sir Alex Ferguson would have liked before Robin van Persie coming to their rescue again and again. Perhaps it was because of the gaffer's infamous "hairdryer treatment", United recovered and blasted their way to the top of the table subsequently.
Best buy: Michu (Swansea)
The former Rayo Vallecano man has become something of a talismanic player this season for Swansea. Signed for £2 million, Michu has scored 17 Premier League goals, putting his name among the top-scorers of England alongside Luis Suarez, Robin van Persie and Demba Ba. Needless to say more.
Best player: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Manchester City right-back Pablo Zabaleta has been nothing but outstanding this season. Other players shortlisted for my 'best player' award include Kopite favourite Luis Suarez and United hot-shot Robin van Persie (before his goal drought).
Zabaleta, uncharacteristically of a South American, has done a great job in defence this season. Also, he has played a crucial role down his flank, often providing his team with extra attacking incentives. Definitely the best right-back in England.
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In addition to Federal and State Financial Aid, students are encouraged to explore all avenues of scholarships and educational assistance that does not need to be repaid. Free money is a fine thing! Apply, apply, apply! The more "free money" you get, the less debt money (i.e. student loans) you need!
Explore all options EARLY! Most scholarship deadlines are between January and April and awards are made for the following academic year. Some scholarships require that you file for Federal and State aid as well so you are strongly encouraged to file www.FAFSA.ed.gov by mid February every year for best results!


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Honoré Daumier
Was Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) the greatest caricaturist that ever lived? That's the question you start asking yourself about halfway through this enthralling exhibition. The political lampoonery of the French artist's merciless cartoons established his reputation in the 1830s (and earned him six months in prison for his depictions of a pear-shaped Louis Philippe).
Yet until the mid-1840s his work wasn't groundbreaking in any artistic sense. When his style starts to loosen up, his humour and subject matter also begin to broaden out, moving away from predominantly political satire towards topical sketches of Parisian life. The results are delicious social vignettes in which everything from rabble-rousing demagoguery to middle-class manners are affectionately sent up.
Daumier's most persistent – and fascinating – subject was the very art world in which he made his living, with all its attendant vanities and follies. He parodied the latest sculptural fad for casting directly from the body, for instance, along with the gawping spectators at a salon exhibition – executed with such astonishing fluency that the characters seem to move and gesticulate before your eyes. There are also weirder, more fantastic drawings, such as his huge, apocalyptic depiction of writhing rioters.
This sense of strangeness extends to many of his paintings. Eschewing the typical, nineteenth-century route of grand historical themes, he represented neighbourhoods of working poor, or personal imaginings of scenes from 'Don Quixote', usually in a dark, liquid, roiling style, but towards the end of his life full of flurried brushwork and spectral contrasts of light and shadow. These canvases seem strikingly modern. But, when it comes to lasting, mindboggling impact, nothing can possibly beat his drawings.
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Then came The Trade that brought Brooks to Boston along with Nets' teammates Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, and Keith Bogans for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry. There's no denying that losing Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett is a very tender spot for most Celtics fans. Paul Pierce spent 15 years in Boston as both the Captain and the face of the franchise. A majority of Celtics fans wanted him to retire as a lifelong Celtic, as many Celtics legends have done before him. And even though he has only been a Celtic for 5 years, Kevin Garnett embodied Celtics Pride and seeing him go was very tough.
So, embracing the new Celtics won't be automatic. They are going to have to earn the allegiance of the Celtics' faithful. So far, Keith Bogans and Kris Humphries have both talked about working hard and not wanting anything to do with tanking. Humphries is even talking about being a part of the rebuild for years to come. I haven't seen anything from Gerald Wallace, so if he's looking forward to this season as a Celtic, he's keeping it a secret.
MarShon Brooks has expressed his excitement to be a Celtic. He has also made no secret of wanting to work hard this offseason to take advantage of his new start in Boston. The video above shows Brooks in a T.A.P.E. Training Systems training session and I have to say, it's impressive. This season is going to have a lot of intrigue with a new coach, new players, a promising rookie, Rondo and Sully's return from injury, and debates over whether to tank or not to tank. It's going to be fun watching these young players develop and earn their spots on the Celtics this season. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The tale of the missing "s" is about to end.
The Senate and House moved on Tuesday to restore the missing letter to the word "accounts" in a bill that will allow the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw its furloughs of air traffic controllers.
Lawmakers had rushed to pass the bill last week before lawmakers left town for their week-long break. The typo had held up the bill and President Barack Obama was unable to sign it.
The furloughs had caused coast-to-coast flight delays that angered thousands of travelers. The FAA was already resuming normal operations, moving ahead despite the technical glitch in the legislation.


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NGames, a leading online games publisher, is today delighted to reveal Pockie Saints – a brand new graphically rich MMORPG inspired by the gods of Order, Chaos, and the 12 Zodiacs.
Pockie Saints, a new MMORPG coming soon to Game321.com, puts players in the middle of an almighty struggle between Order and Chaos. When the Blade of Chaos crashes down to earth, Pockie Saints players must overcome unique divine challenges, tackle special instances, utilize various pets, collect medals, and master the Zodiac horoscopes in search of a Holy Blade capable of restoring peace to the world. Before it is too late.
Publisher NGames has today detailed the background story behind Pockie Saints zodiac inspired world, setting the scene for the action-packed MMO adventure.
Before the world was created, Isus – God of Order; and Kreel – God of Chaos, ruled over a chaotic universe. Upon creating a new world of hope, Isus battled Kreel in an attempt to prevent chaos touching the land.
Isus won, but in doing so he knocked the magical gem from Kreel's sword, sending it crashing into the mortal world. He also found he made the world worse, causing it to be too fragile to cope with with his immense power. To save the world, Isus detached the World Origin from Kreel to create life and proceeded to seal himself with the God of Chaos for an eternal slumber. But not before he created 12 gods to help manage the mortal souls, one for each month of the year.
The 12 Zodiac Lord Gods were each named after stars that best represented their status. These were: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Tasked with creating a City of Clouds to seal the Holy Sword and the Blade of Chaos, they used their remaining power to oversee the mortals. However, having no souls rendered them unable to rule the world with absolute justice.
It is said when the star the god chooses appears in the skies above the world, the god drops oracle. People born during this period will get God's marks on their bodies, influencing their character while being blessed and sheltered by the god.
The gem knocked from Kreel's sword sprouted a tree, named The Tree of World, on the peak of Henan Mountain. The tree released chaotic power that disturbed the mortals otherwise peaceful minds, causing the first of The Three Empires to be created.
The Glory Empire, situated close to the Tree of World, have the seeds of chaos implanted deep into their minds. Uncomfortable with the thought of their world being controlled by a god, they defy order and build Glory City on the mountain to rid themselves of Isus' control.
The Star Empire, based in the south, are located next to the Tree of Wisdom. It is said that people who lived near the tree are more intelligent, so many people flocked there to build up a city. They believe that the best way to live is to embrace a balance of order and chaos, creating the Star Empire to honour their faiths.
The Dark Empire is situated in the turbulent North Land, where night is much longer than day. It's citizens are firm believers in order and will do anything in their power to enforce it. They call their city of worship the City of Rage – a place they use to bath in the halo of divine order.
The chaos from the Tree of World eventually eroded the Zodiac Lord God's bodies, who were already drained from maintaining the seal of the Holy Blade. Doomed to enter an infinite sleep, they borrowed extra power from the mortal world, which resulted in them passing a part of the "original power" to the mortals. The power was harnessed and split into medals by the oracle, each holding the power of order.
When the Zodiac Lord Gods entered their sleep, the Tree of World withered, the City of Cloud collapsed, and the Blade of Chaos arrived in the mortal world. Legend has it that whoever gets the blade will have the power to rule the world, and that the only way to prevent chaos spreading is to gather enough medals of order to reawaken the Zodiacs.
A bloody storm is about to sweep the continent. NGames will be releasing more information on Pockie Saints soon.
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Midstate's first Jake's Wayback franchise opens in Hampden Township
Two local men have partnered to bring the first Jake's Wayback Burgers franchise to Central Pennsylvania.
The restaurant is open for business at 25 Gateway Drive in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. Tim Benner and Joe Taylor are "50-50 partners" on the franchise, said Benner, who formerly owned an insurance office in Mechanicsburg.
"This is the first time in the restaurant business for me," he said. "I actually ate at a Jake's restaurant in Allentown. I liked their food and thought this was something to look into."
Jake's began in 1991 as Jake's Hamburgers with a single restaurant in Newark, Del. There are now 78 Jake's franchises in 13 states. The 14 other Pennsylvania Jake's are mostly located in and around Philadelphia. All franchises are owner operated.
The restaurant is known for its burger creations, including a nine-patty burger, and homemade milkshakes. In August 2010, the restaurant name changed to Jake's Wayback Burgers.
"It's kind of a throwback kind of restaurant and reminds you of what you got growing up, a good quality restaurant at a good price," Benner said.
Benner said he and Taylor both have children in the restaurant business. So they decided to invest in an established restaurant franchise and let their children run the business.
Initially they looked at another popular restaurant chain that Benner declined to name.
"The people at Jake's seemed to be a little more caring and a little more upfront on what they were hoping to accomplish and that impressed us," he added.
The restaurant is open 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.


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Be careful that your server name should be as simple as possible, some characters may create some problems, is it the whole configuration file ?
Yes, it's easy to use and really powerful
Yes, but i won't use it
No, the GUI has to be improved
Be careful that your server name should be as simple as possible, some characters may create some problems, is it the whole configuration file ?
Hello frodon,
First off - as everyone has pointed out - excellent howto. I at first tried the gproftpd gui option, but wasnt all that impressed and decided to go the other option. After some tinkering, reading, and time - I am successfully connecting to my home box from work right now. My only problem is that I'm having trouble with PASV. I can't seem to get it to work. Is there anything special you've seen to getting PASV to work? I specified PassivePorts 60000 60049 in my proftpd.conf and forwarded those ports to my internal IP on my router. I'm also masquerading my external IP.
Like I said, all works fine in active mode, but I'd like to get passive mode working properly. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I'm jammed here.Originally Posted by frodon
I'll be upfront, I have two dyndns configurations. One which is sub'd off my main web host, and another with gotdns.com just in case.
I'm only using the masqueradeaddress as the one i'm technically using with filezilla, which is only specified as the main web host address.
On the lan, by IP address I don't even need to worry about passive mode, goes right on through. Logs in just the way I want it to for each user.
When trying from the LAN through the web address, I get:
Response: 500 Illegal PORT command
Error: Could not retrieve directory listing
When trying from LAN to web address using PASV:
Response: 200 Type set to A
Command: LIST
Error: Disconnected from server
Error: Could not retrieve directory listing
Error: Timeout detected!
FTP from win32 command prompt results in a 425 error, when going through web address and typing "ls" as usual. So it leads me to believe something is silly with the PASV mode set up. The specified port ranges are opened on the router by the way.
I must have made a mess somewhere, but I'm running out of ideas. I included my proftpd.conf file which I'm sure will seem a bit sloppy.
I'm hoping someone will show me the light here. I really should be able to use the web address to do this, whether inside my LAN or not.
edit: I've tested inbound works perfectly fine, I guess I'll just deal with the provided setup as is.
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My FTP server is up and running.
I can access it from outside and I can browse the folders.
I tried to mount a folder in my /home/FTP-shared/download but i've got the error
Then I created a folderCode:$ sudo mount -o Photos /home/FTP-shared/download/ mount: can't find /home/FTP-shared/download in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
and I created a permanent entry in my fstab as proposed in this howto.Code:$ sudo mkdir /home/FTP-shared/download/Photos
I can browse this folder, but I'm unable to download a file from my ftp server....
Any help ??
Is it a typo ? the command is :I think it's not needed to create a Photos directory under download if what you want is only to mount your photo directory in /home/FTP-shared/download.Code:sudo mount -o bind Photo_directory_path /home/FTP-shared/download
If you're still not able to download in this directory post your proftpd.conf file and check that you put the good rights on this directory because proftpd won't overwrite the system rights you set on this directory.
need some help ...
i have 2 diferent users to get in 2 diferent directories
and other to
the problem is that both of then enter in the same directory ...
user1 i created it like
useradd user1 -p passuser1 -d /home/shared -s /bin/false
and user 2
useradd user2 -p passuser2 -d /online/forum -s /bin/false
config lines:
so 1 want 1 user to access both directorys and the other only to 1 ... if possible or each user for each directory ...Code:... ... ... # Set /home/FTP-shared directory as home directory # DefaultRoot /home/FTP-shared DefaultRoot ~ # Lock all the users in home directory, ***** really important ***** DefaultRoot ~ ... ... ... <Directory /home/shared/*> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on AllowUser user1 </Directory> <Directory /online/forum/> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on AllowAll </Directory>
can anyone help me ?
The command DefaultRoot ~ define the user home directory as home directory for the FTP, so each user will be locked in his home directory thanks to this command, so the way you use sounds good but i never used it so i don't know if it works but it should.
Add a section like that before setting the directories :Thus you will be sure to allow only your 2 users to login.Code:#VALID LOGINS <Limit LOGIN> AllowUser user1 AllowUser user2 DenyALL </Limit>
Try to modify your directory section like that :I assume that your directories are upload/download directories and therefore you gave 777 rights to them.Code:<Directory /home/shared/*> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on <Limit ALL> Order Allow,Deny AllowUser user1 Deny ALL </Limit> <Limit READ RMD DELE> DenyAll </Limit> <Limit STOR CWD MKD> AllowAll </Limit> </Directory> <Directory /online/forum/> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on <Limit ALL> Order Allow,Deny AllowUser user2 Deny ALL </Limit> <Limit READ RMD DELE> DenyAll </Limit> <Limit STOR CWD MKD> AllowAll </Limit> </Directory> </Directory>
However, you can use also the way i gave in this post and then keep the guide spirit with the home/FTP-shared home directory for all the users and allow the user you want to enter in the directory you want. After that you can mount the directory you want in home/FTP-shared/upload, create more directories if you need.
Let me know if it works, i'm curious.
ok so far so good ... i've changed something ... and now directory's work fine each user can enter in diferent directory.
user1 -> directory1
user2 -> directory2
the changes:
the Valid logins section was already there so no changes there
and now they both enter in diferent directory'sCode:<Directory /home/shared/*> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on AllowAll </Directory> <Directory /online/forum/> Umask 022 022 AllowOverwrite on AllowAll </Directory>
1º move ok
now the 2º fase ... i was thinking arround and it seems to be impossible to 1 of those users to access diferent directory's since i've defined when creating them their "home" directory, since in config i'm forcing them to be in their home directory it's gome be a bit hard ...
Why not just install SSH server ?
What am i doing wrong
- no such group 'nobody'
- Fatal: Group: Unknown group 'nobody'. on line 20 of '/etc/proftpd.conf'
what group should it be?


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Council rejects fire sprinkler ordinances
April 9, 2013
After nearly three hours of debate Monday, Cape Coral City Council rejected a trio of ordinances that would have mandated fire sprinklers in new single family homes and duplexes....
You know,it has gotten where it is not fun to make fun of Lurch anymore...it is just too easy.
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Just move, anywhere that you like. No one has to live here. It's a choice, not mandated. Find Utopia and enjoy the rest of your life, be happy.
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BUILD or BUY across the river in unincorporated Lee County, or one of the other cities that do not have to deal with a mortgage, equity loan to pay for utilities, added tax on electricity, 16,000 plus of undeveloped lots that do not pay their share to provide roads, basic water & sewer, storm water, and what else tomorrow or the next so called balanced budget. Put Kevin McGrail back to work at his full time job at a healthcare facility where he is not responsible for solving the financial problems or staffing the facility.
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First of all I would like to point out ahe was instrumental in increasing there budget this year. Based on the fact they did a good job. AND THEY DID. However by doing what he did he helped increase the line item in dollars this year. Look Kevin is I am guessing a good guy but a problem solver? NO The city needs problem solvers who can plan,and see what is affordable and not. The city is more than just fill the line items with more money and continue to add staff. This is how other communities operate. When you see the growth then you add. When you are fighting for survival you do not add. We saw at the meeting Xmas Past Joe Mazurkewitz, Xmas Present all the city players, and when we see Xmas Future Mc Grail should not be in that picture politically. The new growth you want will be driving to Cape Coral getting the low down on the taxes cost of service, and cost of non tax charges (as they try to control the millage to run this city. Then your NEW growth will get in their car and b
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The home I have has them hardwired in and I added some. I took the responsibility to be proactive. Based on the wiring options in the 70's did know from what I learned I would not have used aluminum even if it were an option. Self initiated choice. GFI's were not a choice but put in so I did not have to choose but would have because I know water and electricity are not a good mix. Funny at the meeting no one pitched more fire extinguishers, no one pitched no open flames like candles, no one pitches not leaving the kitchen ever when pans are cooking on the stove top. But I understand it many able bodied have become individuals who will call for a government to also be their personal wiper after using the toilet! Cape Coral needs to learn there is common affordable common ground between SOME and NONE. Tonight we listen to NBC news touting councilman Kevin Mc Grails take on eliminating THE ENTIRE(?) Parks & Recreation Dept. Try to justify the EXTRACTION of the $150 per home to kee
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Homebuilder's also resisted smoke detectors, Arc-Fault interrupters, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI)and said aluminum wiring was the way to go in the 1970's after being told that it wasn't safe. I don't want more government intervention either. But have you seen what they are making homes out of these days? OSB, TJI's, vinyl siding, and builders are effective at every code council meeting in getting further fire safe reductions because the code has called for fire sprinklers (since 2009) because of these materials that burn almost like matches. SO DON'T PUT IN SPRINKLERS, BUT PUT BACK ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MADE OUR HOMES SAFER!! One or the other but the homebuilders are having their cake and eating it too.
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Herbal Clean Q Carbo Plus is an easy-to-use product that is specially formulated for people with higher toxin levels or larger body mass. Cleansing is beneficial prior to any diet and exercise program. It can additionally aid in offering a sense of general satisfaction and well-being. Today's lifestyles include numerous pollutants from many sources including air, food and water. When eliminating toxins, it is important that you do it safely and with peace of mind. QCarbo Plus is the original cleansing drink that acts as a potent deep cleansing formula; one that you can rely on.
- Step 1: Comfortably drink one 20 ounce glass of water.
- Step 2: For your comfort wait 20 minutes and at a comfortable pace drink the entire Q-Carbo Plus along with the 4 Super Boost tablets.
- Step 3: To ensure your comfort, again wait approximately 20 minutes and refill the bottle with water to drink at a comfortable pace.
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- 4 large cabbage leaves
- 1/4 pound ground beef
- 1/4 pound Jones No Sugar Pork Sausage Roll sausage
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 egg
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, optional
- In a large saucepan, cook the cabbage leaves in boiling water for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown the beef, sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is not longer pink; drain. Stir in rice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and egg; mix well.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup onto each cabbage leaf. Fold in sides and roll up leaf; place with seam side down in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish.
- Pour juice over rolls; sprinkle with brown sugar if desired. Cover and bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer. Yield: 2 servings.
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PORTLAND, Ore.—"Let's allow this grave news to inspire us to reach out to those who are terminally ill." That was the reaction of Portland Archbishop John Vlazny to word last month of Oregon's first reported suicide.
"At this time," Archbishop Vlazny said, "I believe it is especially important that we reach out to one another to strengthen our resolve that no one feel abandoned in his or her final illness."
A Portland woman in her mid-80s with breast cancer died March 24 after taking a lethal prescription of barbiturates mixed with Maple syrup followed by some brandy. She reportedly died "peacefully" while asleep about a half-hour later, with her family and her doctor at her side.
The woman's family asked that she remain anonymous. She did make an audio tape recording a few days before she died. In the tape she said she is looking forward to dying "because, being I was always active, I cannot possibly see myself living out two more months like this…. I will be relieved of all the stress I have."
Archbishop Vlazny said he was "deeply saddened" the news. "The suicide of this elderly woman can only bring anguish to those who have resisted the public policy initiatives that changed the law in Oregon."
There has been at least one other publicly announced doctor-assisted suicide in Oregon under the "Death with Dignity Act." This person was an adult who had cancer. Other people might have already killed themselves under the law and not disclosed details. State officials said they will not issue a report on how the law is working until at least 10 deaths have been recorded.
While a spokeswoman for the Hemlock Society responded to the news with "Hooray for the people of Oregon," others joined the archbishop in expressing sorrow.
"This is a tragic day for Oregon and our nation," said Bob Castagna of the Oregon Catholic Conference.
Castagna said those against the doctor-assisted suicide law are still working toward having it outlawed. Currently the U.S. Justice Department is examining a Drug Enforcement Administration opinion that deadly medication violates medical standards.
Catholic physician Edmund Pellegrino of Georgetown University has been an outspoken foe of Oregon's law. He maintains that a dignified death is not brought on with an overdose of pills.
"A dignified and human death is one in which we participate in the mystery which is at the root of our existence as creatures," the doctor said. "In a dignified death we affirm ourselves as persons by giving ourselves over to God's presence even in our most despairing moments, just as Jesus did in the awful hours of Gethsemane and Golgotha."
Another doctor, Gregory Hamilton, a psychiatrist and president of Physicians for Compassionate Care, expressed grief not only for the deceased and family members—but for his profession and all of America as well.
"This is a terrible thing because people's lives are no longer being equally valued," Hamilton said. "Suicide doesn't take place in a vacuum, and when a doctor writes a prescription for them to use to kill themselves, they are agreeing that that person's life is no longer as valuable as the lives of the rest of us."
Despite staunch opposition from the Catholic Church, Oregon voters have stood by the concept of assisted suicide. In 1994, just 51% of the state's voters approved Measure 16. It was the first law anywhere, ever to legalize doctor-assisted suicide.
A series of legal challenges followed, and in November Oregon voters, by a lopsided margin of 60% to 40%, declined to repeal the 1994 law.
Hazel Whitman writes from Portland, Oregon.


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Merging The iPhone Forums & iPad forums.
Honestly, I think touch arcade should merge thee two into one forum, The upcoming iPad section is much more lifeless then the upcoming iPhone section. Upon merging there could be an indication such as (HD) to indicate if its primarily for the iPad.
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KLRU's Bill Stotesbery named to national Latino Public Broadcasting board
Austin, TX — KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, announces that CEO and General Manager Bill Stotesbery has been elected to the Latino Public Broadcasting Board of Directors. In his announcement, letter Edward James Olmos, President of the LPB Board, wrote that Stotesbery's "leadership and expertise will greatly contribute in helping our organization grow."
Under Stotesbery's leadership, KLRU has worked on several projects with focusing on the Latino community, most recently the addition of VMe, an all-Spanish language public television service, on KLRU's digital cable channel 18.4.
"I am pleased to be included in this vital public broadcasting organization ," said Stotesbery. "The LPB is very active in ensuring the diversity of PBS offerings and making sure Latino filmmakers have their stories heard."
"As Latinos become this nation's largest minority group, we face an exciting time ahead of us as we help bring diverse talent and content to public broadcasting," Olmos said. "The programs we support bring new audiences to public television and have a recognizable impact on a broad range of viewers; present a diverse subjects and viewpoints from a variety of Latino producers across the country; and both complement and challenge existing public television offerings."


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Free Wi-Fi, SMS alerts for Sydney commuters – if ALP wins election
Last-minute pitch for geek vote
The collapsing New South Wales state government has launched a pitch for the geek vote, announcing it will provide free Wi-Fi on Sydney's bus and train network if re-elected next month.
The struggling government has also announced that it will launch an SMS alert service for bus commuters at the end of the month.
The Wi-Fi rollout will be available on Sydney Ferries and Metrobuses first, with a wider deployment set to follow. A Wi-Fi trial is currently underway on the Leichhardt to Maroubra Metrobus route and Sydney Ferries.
If re-elected the government would switch WiFi on for the rest of the Sydney bus network and CityRail trains from next year.
WiFi has been trialled since the end of January on 13 Sydney Ferries vessels servicing over 200,000 ferry passengers or 70 per cent of all customers.
The State government has been testing the new SMS system on selected bus routes, alerting commuters to the next bus to arrive at their stop since December.
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GOLF: Area golfers bow out at district tournaments
St. Marys Carter Bowman's strong sophomore season came to an end after he shot an 81 at the Division II district meet at Sycamore Springs on Thursday.
Bowman advanced from the Country Acres sectional a week ago.
Wauseon won the district title to advance to state with a team score of 335. Bryan also advanced with a 337 score after winning a tiebreaker with Napoleon and Port Clinton.
The Division II state meet will be held on the Scarlet and Gray Courses in Columbus.
BOWLING GREEN — The Minster boys golf team along with individuals from New Knoxville and New Bremen competed at the Division III district tournament at Stone Ridge on Thursday.
The Wildcats finished 10th with a 347 team score.
John Burke led Minster with an 82. Xavier Francis carded an 86. Freddie Purdy shot an 88. Josh Tumbusch shot a 91.
New Bremen's Darin Bergman advanced out of the sectional at Hawthorne Hills last Friday. Bergman shot an 86 on the Bowling Green course.
New Knoxville's Tyler Shreve shot a 91.
Lima Central Catholic won the district title 10 shots clear of the field with a 308 team score to advance to state. Austin Goodridge's 75 led LCC.
Kalida's Neil Recker and Josh Brooks of Ashland Crestview each shot 74 for medalist honors.
Along with LCC, Ottawa Haills, Crestview and Van Buren advanced as teams to state at NorthStar Golf Resort in Sunbury.


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Lawyers should be able to put questions to some witnesses appearing before Commons committees to help stop MPs probing issues such as phone hacking looking like "junior Perry Masons", Tom Watson said tonight.
Parliamentary select committees should also have tougher powers to tackle people who refuse to attend hearings, the Labour MP suggested.
In a speech to the Hansard Society, the former minister also revealed he had been "99% certain" he was going to stand down ahead of the 2010 election but remained to see out the hacking investigation.
Mr Watson defended the Culture, Media and Sport committee he sits on over its performance at some of the most high-profile hearings during the Westminster inquiry into phone hacking, saying it has very limited resources.
Referring to one article in a national newspaper that had dismissively described the committee members as "junior Perry Masons" - in reference to the television legal drama - he said the journalist had "got a point".
"Not all inquiries require a formal cross-examination, in fact most of them are there to look at what policy should look like in the future.
"When you are trying to get facts out of people who don't really want to give you that information, I think there is a case to say that select committees should be supplemented with professional legal advocates who perhaps could put some of the questions on behalf of the committee or help members with their question plan so they can co-ordinate the way they do their questions."
Mr Watson said current sanctions available to force witnesses to appear were "pretty limp".
"Had the summons been refused, I don't think there is a lot we could have done to compel Rupert and James Murdoch to give evidence."
Mr Watson said he quit as a minister in 2009 after The Sun had "smeared" him by carrying incorrect reports which had damaged his reputation. That had taken an "unbearable toll" on his personal and family life, he added.
"There was a quality of life decision to be made and I didn't want to be a target anymore."
He added that in 2009 he had been "so thoroughly sick of the whole system" he was "99% certain" he was going to stand down but his "obligation" to phone hacking victims motivated him to stand again.
Mr Watson used his speech to describe how important the Freedom of Information Act was in the phone hacking investigation.
He said that he wanted to see the Labour Party defending the Freedom of Information Act and added he would like to see a manifesto commitment to extend the scope of the act and give additional obligations to public institutions to answer queries in good time.
He said the act had been particularly helpful in uncovering details of the relationships between members of News International and the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
He said: "The information we requested revealed a too cosy relationship between newspaper and police elites. They met socially as well as professionally."
He said the information disclosed revealed then Assistant Commissioner John Yates had five lunches with News of the World and News International and "spent more time lunching with them than he did in deciding not to follow up the Guardian articles with a new inquiry (into phone hacking)".
Mr Watson said his Freedom of Information request into the hospitality register the former Met assistant commissioner Andy Hayman was "similarly alarming".
He said: "He had a dinner with the News of the World at the time of the original police investigation. I thought that was particularly shocking."
He said FoI requests about the CPS helped uncover a "similarly interesting story".
Mr Watson added: "Freedom of Information exposed that there appeared to be, in my view, an inappropriate relationship between News International and senior members of the CPS."
He said then director of public prosecutions Lord Ken Macdonald attended the Society of Editors as a guest of News International executive Les Hinton and failed to declare it in his hospitality register.
"Alarm bells started to ring at this point," he said.
"During a six-week period when the Met was consorting with the CPS on possible offences at the time over Glenn Mulcaire and
Clive Woodward the former Director of Public Prosecutions met with representatives of News International twice...Not only did I believe these meetings to be wholly inappropriate given the CPS was consorting on charges at the time, but they would never have come to light without the Freedom of Information Act."
Mr Watson said the current FoI Act contained too many exemptions that were often used as a defence for non-disclosure.
"The balance in my view is too heavily skewed in the favour of the authorities rather that the person asking for information," he said.
He said the administration required was currently too problematic and the information commissioners office had too few staff, meaning people had to wait a long time for their information.
Mr Watson added that the ministerial right to veto must be abolished. "I know it is uncommon to let go of his powers but it should be ditched," he said.
He said they would never had made progress in exposing the scandal if the FoI Act had not been at their disposal.
Addressing the future of newspapers when the Leveson Inquiry is over he said: "The Press Complaints Commission is such a diminished institution. We cannot do this on the basis of reforming the PCC. I have not met Lord David Hunt (the new chairman of the PCC), people tell me is is a decent man, but he is trying to breathe life into a dead parrot, in my view. The PCC has got to go."
It is important to still have an assertive free press, Mr Watson said. "We cannot have politicians at the helm. I think the real answer lies with ethics and the training of journalists."
The MP suggested there should be an equivalent of the Hippocratic Oath in journalism training.
"Had there been some sort of code of ethics, some no-go areas, around the News International newsrooms then those cub reporters might have been able to stand up to their bosses when they were making them do things that were very bad."


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SOURCE: Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
December 06, 2012 16:05 ET
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - Dec 6, 2012) - Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today the sale of the Clipper Glory, a 30,570 dwt Handysize drybulk vessel, built in 2007, at a gross price of US$11.25 million. The vessel was delivered to its new owners on December 04, 2012. The Company used the sale proceeds to reduce debt and for working capital purposes.
Following the completion of sale of the Clipper Glory, the Company's fleet consists of two Capesize, two Panamax, two Supramax and eight Handysize dry bulk carriers with an average age of 14.7 years.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers.
The Company's current fleet consists of 14 dry-bulk carriers (two Capesize, two Panamax, two Supramax, and eight Handysize vessels) with a total carrying capacity of approximately 781,561 dwt and an average fleet age of 14.7 years.
The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SHIP".
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This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such expectations will prove to have been correct, these statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the scope and timing of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other regulatory agency review, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. The Company's filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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Talk Shoppe will host a free discussion by Lance and Terry Walker of Walker Auctions on how to buy at auction, followed by an auction to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Ave. Visit talkshoppe.biz.
Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Oct. 3, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. Cost is $25 for nonmembers..
Downtown Memphis Commission design review board will meet Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. in the commission's conference room, 114 N. Main St. Visit downtownmemphiscommission.com.
Rhodes College will screen the Celine Sciamma film "Tomboy" as part of the Tournees French Film Festival Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in Buckman Hall in the college's Blount Auditorium. Visit rhodes.edu.
The Metal Museum will hold repair days Thursday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. Metalsmiths from across the U.S. will repair, sharpen and remove dents from cookware, furniture and more. Estimates are free, and proceeds benefit the museum. Visit metalmuseum.org.
The Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board of commissioners will meet Thursday, Oct. 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the MLGW administration building, 220 S. Main St. Visit mlgw.com for an agenda.
Cooper Young Night Out will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at businesses in the Cooper-Young neighborhood. Visit cooperyoung.biz for a list of activities.
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) will hold its fifth annual Feed the Soul fundraiser Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Warehouse, 36 E. G.E. Patterson Ave. Cost is $40. Visit mifa.org.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will hold a wine tasting as part of its Warm Up to Wine series Thursday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. at the museum, 1934 Poplar Ave. The theme is New World vs. Old World Wine. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Visit brooksmuseum.org.
The Memphis Navy League will hold "Wine Under Wings" Thursday, Oct. 4, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Wilson Air Terminal at Memphis International Airport, 2941 Winchester Road. Attendees can interact with active-duty Navy personnel while enjoying wine, snacks and a silent auction. Tickets are $85. Visit navyleaguememphis.com.


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Coming on Home Soon
by Jacqueline Woodson Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs. As winter sets in, Ada Ruth and her grandma keep up their daily routine, missing Mama all the time. They find strength in each other, and a stray kitten even arrives one day to keep them company, but nothing can fill the hole Mama left. Every day they wait, watching for the letter that says Mama will be coming on home soon. Set during World War II, Coming On Home Soon has a timeless quality that will appeal to all who wait and hope.
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TOWSON, Md. – The York College men's cross country team took fourth place Saturday at the 2011 Goucher College Cross Country Classic. The event serves as York's final tune-up for the Capital Athletic Conference Championships slated for Saturday, October 29, in York.
As he has done throughout the campaign, sophomore standout Tim Hartung once again paced the Spartan runners. Hartung posted a 29:15.80 to take 19th overall out of 72 competitors, as 12 of the top 13 runners were from the U.S. Naval Academy. John Wallace completed the course just one slot and .60 seconds behind Hartung, as he put up a 29:16.40.
"Tim and John ran well today," Spartan head coach Erick Camodeca said. "They ran a smart race."
Wilfredo Feliciano, Jr. proved York's third finisher on the day. The rookie came across the line in 30:24.30 to snag 25th.
"I'm really happy for him," Camodeca said of Felciano's performance. "I think he's starting to mature as a runner. This was a really strong finish for him."
Fellow freshman Michael Stetson traversed the course in 30:35.10 to garner 28th while Andrew Ward ran to a 32:16.50, good for 37th overall.
The Spartans will now turn their attention to the CAC Championships. The annual conference meet, slated for Saturday, October 29, is scheduled for John Rudy Park in York as race time is set for 11:00 am.
PHOTO: Wilfredo Felciano, Jr. competes at the 2011 Coach Achtzehn Classic in York earlier this season. Courtesy of Theresa Dark - York College (Pa.) athletic communications student-photographer.


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No, Sebastian and Valentine are both dead. There are no second chances for them. It was part of what I enjoyed about the trilogy, at the end both Jace and Clary's lives are resolved. Now, the only way to continue the series in my opinion is through Simon since his life is pretty much left so open ended. I feel that even Alec and Mangus are resolved, however there is room for Isabelle to have story options as well.
There is an excerpt up on Cassandra's site for The Clockwork Angel (first book in the Infernal Devices). Plus she has the characters list up as well. I'm really excited for this series to come out. It really looks interesting!


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Redmoon Theater is a group that "creates theatrical spectacles that transform streets, stages, and architectural landmarks into places of public celebration utilizing an original language capable of speaking across cultural, ethnic, and generational boundaries.
In a world that encourages ever greater isolation and individual focus, Redmoon Theater makes theatrical events in public spaces that challenge the boundaries that sit between people and that inspire a shared experience of our common humanity" (Redmoon.org).
Redmoon Theatre traveled througout the Farmers Market, Bakery Cafe/Retail Store, and bakery to perform for all who attended the event! They plan to be back to perform at the Eli's Cheesecake Festival in October!


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My most recent fantasy is of James Deen, a young, lean and well-endowed stud of the straight porn industry. He's absolutely gorgeous and his cock is even more so.
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador, byname AMLO, (born November 13, 1953, Villa de Tepetitán, Tabasco, Mexico), centre-left populist Mexican politician who served as head of the Federal District government (2000–05) and ran unsuccessfully for president of Mexico in 2006 and 2012.
López Obrador was born into a provincial middle-class family. From 1972 to 1976 he studied political science and public administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He began his political career in Mexico's long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), eventually becoming Tabasco state party president in 1983. He left the party, however, and backed the dissident presidential candidacy of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas in 1988. López Obrador's own 1988 opposition candidacy for Tabasco's governorship ended in defeat, but he later became state president of the party founded on the basis of Cárdenas's electoral coalition, the centre-left Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
During the 1990s López Obrador earned a national reputation for organizing grassroots protests against environmental damage in Tabasco caused by the state-owned Mexican Petroleum Company (PEMEX) and electoral fraud committed by the "official" PRI (most notably involving the 1994 Tabasco gubernatorial race, which he lost to 2005–06 PRI presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo Pintado). From 1996 to 1999 López Obrador served as national president of the PRD, a position he used both to promote grassroots party organization and to recruit prominent PRI members as PRD mayoral and gubernatorial candidates. In 2000 he was elected head of the Federal District government, a post he held through July 2005, when he resigned to seek the PRD's presidential nomination.
López Obrador compiled a generally successful record as head of Mexico City's government. Under the slogan "For the good of all, the poor first," he promoted a series of innovative social and cultural programs—including old-age pensions, financial support for single mothers and the unemployed, substantial investments in urban redevelopment and transportation infrastructure, and educational outreach programs—that won him widespread popularity. Nevertheless, his record was marred by sensational corruption scandals involving several close subordinates, and public security remained a major challenge.
In May 2004 the federal attorney general initiated impeachment proceedings against López Obrador, charging him with having defied a court order by authorizing the construction of a hospital access road across private property. Mexican Pres. Vicente Fox argued that his administration sought only to uphold the rule of law, but many national and international observers believed that the underlying motive was to disqualify López Obrador as a presidential candidate. After nearly one million protesters marched through downtown Mexico City in April 2005, Fox finally ended the prolonged confrontation by dropping the impeachment charge.
Early polls placed López Obrador far ahead of Fox's protégé Felipe Calderón, but, by the date of the presidential election in July 2006, those numbers were diminished by a strong Calderón media campaign. Initial results had the two candidates in a virtual dead heat, and Calderón emerged the victor by a mere 0.56 percent of the vote. Almost immediately, tens of thousands of López Obrador supporters took to the streets to demand a recount. A partial recount failed to change the results, however, and Calderón was officially declared the winner. In response, López Obrador held a massive public ceremony in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, to inaugurate himself as the "legitimate president" of a parallel government.
In 2012 López Obrador ran again as the PRD's candidate for the presidency. This time, according to preliminary results, he finished second to the PRI's Enrique Peña Nieto, the handsome former governor of the state of México, though López Obrador did finish ahead of the National Action Party (PAN) candidate, former cabinet minister Josefina Vázquez Mota. Almost immediately López Obrador alleged that there had been violations of election law by the PRI, including overspending in the campaign and vote buying. In response to the allegations, the Federal Electoral Institute ordered a recount of more than half of Mexico's polling places, which upheld Peña Nieto's victory.
Disenchanted with the PRD's support for Peña Nieto's economic initiatives, in 2014 López Obrador founded a new political party, the National Regeneration Movement (Movimiento Regeneración Nacional; MORENA). As the 2018 presidential election approached, López Obrador staked out a position as the party's de facto standard bearer, trumpeting his own integrity as a bulwark against political corruption. Ever the populist and nationalist, he continued to emphasize his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Peña Nieto's decision to open up Mexico's energy industry to private investment.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — There are no known common links between five heroin overdose deaths in Akron since June 4, police there said.
Akron police issued a warning Wednesday that the deaths might be related to heroin that is high in purity or to drugs containing a deadly adulterant.
Lt. Rick Edwards, a police spokesman, said on Thursday that heroin found at some of the scenes is being tested by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to determine its purity and what else it might contain. In other instances, no drugs were found and police are awaiting toxicology results from the county medical examiner's office, Edwards said.
The five who died were men between the ages of 31 and 59. All were found at locations either near downtown or in the northern half of the city.
In the instances where drugs were found, there were no common markings on the glassine bags the men had purchased, Edwards said. Heroin is typically stamped with a "brand" that is supposed to give users an idea of the drug's source and quality. The stamps on the glassine bags used by dealers vary from the name of luxury brands such as Prada or Versace to comic book characters and famous people.
Akron narcotics detectives said most of the heroin being sold around Akron is produced in two countries: Afghanistan and, increasingly, Mexico.
Four of the overdose deaths have occurred since June 13, including two deaths Tuesday.


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EDMONTON - Elizabeth Wheale spends winters on the ski hill and summers working outside in other people's yards.
The 28-year-old recently finished a landscape gardener apprenticeship and started her own business, Fair Haven Landscaping. The Red Deer-based company services central Alberta, including rural areas, completing projects ranging from building retaining walls to starting flower gardens from scratch.
Landscape gardening is a red seal trade that requires a four-year apprenticeship, including a minimum of 1,200 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of technical training each year. Olds College is the only school in the province that offers technical training in the trade.
Wheale grew up on a farm and enjoyed working outside, including a winter job as a ski instructor. But she hadn't considered a career in the landscaping trade until she started working for a local company.
"Originally I was actually planning to go to the United Kingdom and do a bachelor's degree in theology and youth work," Wheale remembers.
However the program she had her eye on didn't start until June and Wheale's ski instructor job had finished for the season, leaving her looking for work for a few months. She ended up at Geneva Gardens Inc. in Red Deer, where the company's owner encouraged Wheale to consider an apprenticeship.
"He saw the potential there and told me about the apprenticeship and said I'll hire you for the summer, but I want you to do an apprenticeship. I hadn't been totally sure about moving to the United Kingdom, and once I started working it made sense to stay," she said.
She finished her apprenticeship with top marks and earned the Top Apprentice Award in 2011 for landscape gardener.
Landscape gardeners can work for a variety of employers, including landscape architects, contractors, nurseries, tree farms, greenhouses, cemeteries, governments garden centres and landscape supply outlets.
Others, such as Wheale, are self-employed.
"I enjoy the challenges that come from different people and their different preferences. I get bored easily so it's nice to have variety," she said.
Still, Wheale points out that starting a business comes with challenges.
"It's thinking through the estimates and cost evaluations and valuing your own time and deciding what hours you're willing to work and what type of work you're willing to do. There's lots of logistics you have to work through and you've just got to do it, and any entrepreneur is like that," she said.
Wheale said one of the biggest challenges she's encountered so far is getting customers to understand they get what they pay for.
"Cheap is out there, it's just not skilled," Wheale said.
Landscape gardening is an optional certification trade, meaning a recognized trade certificate is not required to practise the trade. That can mean skilled workers who are certified find themselves fixing other people's mistakes.
"There's one customer right now where I'm problem-solving because the landscaper who went in before did things that aren't best practice," Wheale said. "There are so many people out there with a wheel barrow or bobcat, but do they understand soil textures, or hardiness zones?"
Educating customers about those finer points of landscape gardening is something that Wheale really enjoys.
"I think education is a huge thing. As the world moves more to organics and ecologically friendly practices, it's even more important to have skilled, trained people," Wheale said.
Laura Caddy has also made a career out of working with plants. The red seal landscape horticulturist works year-round at the Devonian Botanic Garden, located 15 minutes southwest of Edmonton.
"I've been gardening since I could walk," said Caddy, who worked in local greenhouses in Red Deer after finishing high school.
"I was more interested in a hands-on approach than the university route, so I found a horticulture trade program at a school in Ontario," Caddy said. "Our classroom was a botanical garden just outside Niagara Falls."
After graduating from the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, Caddy challenged the red seal exam for landscape horticulturist and worked at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton.
She has worked at the Devonian Botanic Garden for just over a year, in the position of horticulturist and curator in charge of the Patrick Seymour Alpine Garden.
"As a horticulturist, I'm doing the hands-on, physical taking care of the plant, while as a curator I decide the direction of the garden and what goes where," she said.
"I love being outside, I love working with my hands. I've always loved plants and taking care of them, and with my position it's more than that. It's a scientific collection. There's a purpose to the gardens, a reason why we have plants above and beyond display."


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Kalua Pork
1 boneless pork shoulder, 4-pounds (also called boneless pork butt)
Coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste
15 dinner-roll sized Hawaiian style buns
Pineapple Chutney
1 pound diced pineapple
1 large sweet yellow onion, diced
½ small red bell pepper, diced small
¼ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 cup rice vinegar
½ cup white vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
Coarse salt, to taste
Spicy Mayonnaise
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sriracha (hot chili-garlic sauce)
2 teaspoons white vinegar
Coarse salt, to taste
Cut pork into two equal pieces; season with salt and pepper. Place pork in a slow cooker, cover and cook on lowest setting for 8-10 hours, until meat shreds easily with a fork. Remove meat from slow cooker, reserving drippings. Shred meat, adding drippings as needed to moisten.
For the chutney: Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until pineapple starts falling apart and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 1½ to 2 hours.
For the mayonnaise: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until combined.
To serve: Cut rolls in half. Place warm pulled pork on bottom of roll. Place chutney on top and drizzle spicy mayo over chutney. Top with second half of roll. Serve warm.
Serves 15.
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Officially started work on the new crow.
Spent the morning hunting for scarecrow parts.
(just a photo that I thought was cool)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
2008 Scarecrow
Officially started work on the new crow.
2 comments:
- perfessorevil said...
Not nice to tease us like that. LOL
Man, I love (absolutely love) your website and pictures, but damn, I wish you did how-to's.
If nothing else, so I could post it on Hauntproject. :)
- May 18, 2008 at 3:04 AM
- John said...
You just made my day.
- May 18, 2008 at 11:43 PM
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This recipe is one Steve mentioned in one of his comment about Louise. Mother got it from Mrs. Pattison (who was Mrs. Pattison?). I have keyed in this recipe exactly as Mother had written it.
Pinwheel Cookies
Cream 1/2 cup buter, add gradually 1/2 c sugar; add 1 beaten egg yolk, beat the mixture well. Add 3 T milk, add 1 1/2 c flour which have been sifted with 1 1/2 t Bkg Pdr. & 1/8 t salt: add 1/2 t vanilla. Divide dough into halves. To 1/2 add 1 sq chocolate - melted. Roll each half out thin. Place one on top of other, roll up & slice off.
(The remainder is up to you, i.e temp of oven, how long to bake, grease the cookie sheet, etc.)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
3 comments:
- Elizabeth said...
We had to beg to make these because the recipe takes chocolate, not cocoa, and that wasn't always available in our cupboards. What fun to make these cookies. Thanks for this recipe.
- August 19, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Judy said...
I loved these cookies, but whenever I tried to make them, they were too hard....and I gave up.
- August 19, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Ann said...
My pinwheels always ran together - so what's the point? I need Louise's magic touch.
- August 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM
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Blueberry Mini Muffins Recipe
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- Additional sugar, optional
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in blueberries (batter will be thick).
- Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups with about a tablespoon of batter. Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 7 dozen.
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"My muffins turned out purple using frozen blueberries. I tried to prevent it by tossing them with a bit of flour before mixing them in."
"I was very disappointed in this recipe. I followed the recipe meticulously but they came out heavy and blah and they never got brown - guess I needed to sprinkle the sugar on top. But there are too many recipes out there to waste my time and ingredients trying to fix this one. And by the way, I just quit baking after 84. Enough is enough. And please note, the time needed to fill the mini muffin papers/tins is significant with this very thick dough. I was in the kitchen for probably 3 hours."
"Apology in advance for the necropost, but I recently baked this twice, all with small modifications. The first time - a couple of weeks ago - I followed the recipe exactly except that I replaced the buttermilk with regular milk and we put 1 cup of sugar as opposed to 2 cups of sugar and my mom melted the butter and she literally put in the blueberries in the batter. It came up beautifully, but it wasn't as sugary as I liked, even with a sprinkling of sugar on top. In the second time (yesterday) - again I replaced the buttermilk with regular milk but, since my mom couldn't find frozen/fresh blueberries, had to buy a blueberry mix/substitute, we put cake flour and I insisted that we should put in 2 cups of sugar. It went up fine, except it was a touch too milky because the blueberry mix required more milk and the blueberries were in the bottom of the batter (although we put the mix in the bottom with the flour on top). Will bake again, yummy! By the way, if you use the bigger muffin tins, it takes about 20-30 more minutes to completely bake. Remember, when in doubt, use the toothpick test!"
"This recipe baked up beautifully but it made 74 mini muffins - not 47!! Hopefully, they will freeze well. Sprinkled with sugan and that made it pretty. Also, if you have a choice about the size of blueberries you use, it is best to use a smaller berry. These are small and it would be better with smaller berries."
"These mini muffins were a hit with my husband and two boys. Just the right amount of blueberry goodness! These would be a perfect after shool snack. I will be making them more often."
"Careful when folding in berries. My muffins turned purple"


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Nicholas Fry was named curator of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, the sixth archivist/curator since the creation of the Barriger collections at the St. Louis Mercantile Library Association in the early 1980s.
Fry holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, as well as an Master of Arts Degree in 19th Century U.S. History.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Off for Memorial Day
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- KatieG said...
with all due respect to an otherwise wonderful blog....asking every to have a "fantastic holiday" on a day called "Memorial Day" - on a day when we have hundreds of thousands of American men and women fighting wars across the globe, wars of questionable necessity on certain fronts - on a day when mothers, fathers, wives, and children across this country are learning to cope with the loss or injury of their beloved family - on a day we remember the sacrifice that most of us never imagine having to give for our country - it doesn't seem very appropriate to call it a "fantastic holiday"
there's not much "fantastic" about remembering and living with the realities and loss of war.
- May 28, 2007 11:54 AM
- Yost said...
While I understand your point (and even updated the post), I think you're reading too much into a post that was put up in the wee hours of the night simply as a place holder to let folks know we were taking the day off.
Furthermore, while Benny and I have strong views and opinions on the more serious issues of the world, we purposely try to avoid them here on the site.
- May 28, 2007 2:01 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Katie... I'm a vet. There was nothing wrong with what Yost posted.
- May 28, 2007 7:41 PM
- Andy said...
For what it is worth, I am having a fantastic holiday. I am a proud former Marine officer and despite the challenges and divisions we now face as a country, I am very happy that we take the time to remember.
Political correctness aside -- Remembering is the whole point of the day.
I think it is fantastic that we have a special time to remember the sacrifices of vets like Michigan's own George H. Cannon who won the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II. I think it is fantastic that we have a special day for my Father's buddies, who fought with him in Vietnam and did not come back. I think it is fantastic we remember my old Michigan NROTC classmate Kevin Nave, who died in Iraq in 2003.
While war is the exact opposite of fantastic, taking time to remember those men and women who died is.
- May 28, 2007 8:24 PM
- Out of Conference said...
I think it's fantastic that each of the posters on here have a very personal reason to feel the way they do about Memorial Day. That passion about how best to remember those that have fallen in battle makes me proud. I can't tell you how disgusted I get when I see a newspaper ad or a tv commerical for a Memorial Day sale.
While I never served in the Armed Forces, I have a feeling that those that gave their life for the Country, did so partly so that folks like me may enjoy life to the fullest.
- May 29, 2007 10:13 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Hear hear OOC... personally, with folks like Ann Coulter and Rosie spewing their vitriol out there, the Memorial Day sales don't bug me that much.
My peers give me grief daily for being an idealist but perhaps, just perhaps, if everyone valued some form of service, this country wouldn't be as polarized.
I don't care what one's political persuasion is but whether it's the DoD, the Peace Corps, the Salvation Army, their local community, etc... if folks just got involved that would be half the battle.
- May 29, 2007 12:37 PM
- TitleIX said...
And here's to WolverMarine--whereever he is!
- May 30, 2007 2:30 PM


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A well-known Yale economist has written a book using the mathematical technique of regression to predict the outcome of presidential elections. Ray C. Fair's Predicting Presidential Elections and Other Things grew out of his 1978 paper that provides quite accurate descriptions of these quadrennial elections dating back to 1916. Before getting to his very surprising prediction for this November (with which I disagree), let me sketch the idea behind the technique.
To see how an adult son's height, for example, relates to his father's height, first find a random collection of father-son pairs. For each pair, measure the height of the father and the son and plot them, respectively, on the horizontal and vertical axes of a graph so that each father-son pair gives rise to a point on the graph. Examine the cloud of points thus generated and determine the closest-fitting straight line through them. Most of the points will probably be clustered near this line, known in statistics as the regression line, and its equation allows us to predict, with a certain margin of error, a son's height from that of his father.
Of course, the details and assumptions required to do this are a bit complicated, especially when the quantity in question depends on more than one factor.
The Model and the Prediction
In Professor Fair's model the quantity being predicted (the share of the presidential popular vote going to the incumbent party) depends on six factors. The first is which candidate is an incumbent, incumbency being a distinct advantage historically. The second is party, Republicans having a slight historical edge, and the third is "party fatigue," not being in power for more than two terms giving some benefit. The remaining three factors concern the economy: the per capita growth rate for the GDP (higher is better for the incumbent), the number of quarters during the previous 3¾ years in which the growth rate exceeded 3.2 percent (higher is better), and the inflation rate (lower is better).
If we plot these six factors along with the percentage of the two-party vote going to the incumbent political party on a graph (an impossible-to-visualize 7-dimensional graph) for each of the elections since 1916, we get a cloud of points. Examining it and using standard statistical tricks, we can determine the closest-fitting plane through them. The equation describing this plane gives us the prediction for the upcoming election.
The bottom line: the model predicts that the outcome won't even be close. Bush will win somewhere around 58 percent of the vote.
This is quite contrary to the polls and to the election futures markets, both of which indicate a very tight race. Still, before dismissing Fair's prediction out of hand, note that his model has been impressive (in retrospect) over the 22 presidential elections since World War I. Although the model's predictions of the victor were wrong in a couple of very close elections, its predictions of the vote percentages in these years were nevertheless quite accurate.
The one notable failure of the model occurred in 1992 when it predicted that Bush senior would beat Clinton, who won handily. Fair explained this latter failure by pointing to the disparity between the condition of the improving economy then and voters' lagging perception of its condition. In all other elections predictions of the victor and of the vote percentages were (within a reasonably tight margin of error) correct.
Quibbles, Caveats, and Data Dredging
Regression models are common in social science (Fair's book presents some very good examples), but they sometimes yield implausible results. (See my column on John Lott's "More Guns, Less Crime.") Fair acknowledges that there are particular caveats we should be aware of in evaluating his presidential voting model. One glaring weakness is that there are only 22 data points (6 after the basic model was devised in 1978) with which to fashion the predictive equation.
More generally, we should recognize that a certain degree of data dredging — after-the-fact torturing of data to reveal accidental relationships and meaningless correlations — can always make a model appear more impressive than it is. Rejiggering it so that it "predicts" the past is not particularly difficult.
Furthermore, "voting one's pocketbook" and not "rocking the incumbent's boat" may usually be, but need not always be, the dominant determinants of the vote. I suspect that other variables — the war in Iraq, cultural and environmental issues, and concerns about civil liberties — will play a more important role in this year's election than in past years, and they are not part of Fair's model. Even the economic factors in his model fail to reflect anxieties over job losses, huge deficits, and increasingly disproportionate inequalities of income.
The prediction of Fair's model that Bush will win by a wide margin is likely to be disturbing to Kerry supporters and heartening to Bush supporters. Because of the anomalous nature of this election, the testimony of the polls and the election markets, and the frequent unreliability of regression models, however, I do not believe it.
We'll just have to wait until November (or, horrors, December) to see whether Professor Fair's model will be outfitted with new variables and, a bit more importantly, the country outfitted with a new president.
Professor of mathematics at Temple University, John Allen Paulos is the author of best-selling books, including Innumeracy and A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market. His Who's Counting? column on ABCNEWS.com appears the first weekend of every month.