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If you want to play in the NFL someday, Miami and Fort Lauderdale are good places to grow up, and St. Thomas Aquinas, Pahokee and Glades Central are solid spots for you to play your high school ball.
According to USA Football, St. Thomas leads all high schools in the nation with 10 former players listed on opening week rosters for the 2014 NFL season. Glades Central and Pahokee each have five, tied with Glenville High (Ohio).
Also, of the players on NFL rosters, 25 call Miami their hometown and 16 hail from Fort Lauderdale. Miami leads all cities while Fort Lauderdale is tied for second with Houston and New Orleans.
St. Thomas alums currently in the NFL include...

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This is the thirteenth installment of Sunday Dinners, a biweekly column from our own Tom Hirschfeld featuring his gorgeous photography, stunning Indiana farm, and mouthwatering family meals.
Today: Tom struggles to simplify his cooking life, with a full Sunday menu of Oven Braised Buttermilk Chicken with Za'atar, Middle Eastern Green Beans, and Burnt Okra with Potatoes and Basil.
I've misplaced my picture-perfect afternoon of lazily snipping green beans and blanching them so they will be ready to sauté later, thinking about a nice recipe for roasted beets with a little goat cheese, and peeling tiny carrots with the little green tops neatly trimmed and ready to glaze in butter with a little fresh thyme. It has to be the same place as my sense of humor because I have lost that, too. I have been looking for both for well over a month, and I can't find either.
That is the dream anyway, finding these two things.
I only have myself to blame. After all, I made a decision to do things differently. I am putting things up for winter, spending the afternoon standing by a boiling pot, watching the steam rise off the smoldering water with a timer ticking away so I know when the enzymes have broken down and the green beans or squash have become ok to freeze. I am canning pickled beets, blueberry jam, and bread and butter pickles, just to name a few. To add to that, I broke my promise to myself and made the garden bigger and got rabbits instead of chickens. To top everything else, we are smack in the middle of a serious drought. In other words, my version of the "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" back-to-school essay would mostly involve irrigation, rabbit shit, and a heat wave.
In the past, my garden was grown and consumed fresh, with never a thought to winter. Anything making it through to the cold months was a long storage vegetable like potatoes, onions, or carrots.
I did this because I learned to cook in a fine dining restaurant, and we always used fresh ingredients year round. Somehow I feel like I did things backwards, because now I am learning and trying to be a practical home cook. I am desperately trying to be more realistic -- doing laundry while cooking instead of cooking from the French Laundry cookbook, or taking the kids to the library instead of rolling a foie gras torchon.
For all these reasons and more, the plated meal is a special occasion now, and secretly sometimes I don't even have that in me anymore because the damn kids are wearing me out. Even so, like an old boxer I still practice good technique -- after all that is what will get you through. It is the one thing culinary school, restaurants, and, to even a larger extent, the French Laundry cookbook taught me. Great technique makes good quality ingredients extraordinary. It is the most important thing the home cook can learn, but it also means using what you have in appropriate ways.
As an example, I will use the frozen vegetables from the garden in soups this winter, which I have been meaning to do anyway. I know it's not earth-shattering to most of you, but it is practical and I desperately need practicality. I mean, I can't believe I don't have to reduce a couple gallons of stock to make a sauce that in turn will make the chicken better! But it doesn't make it better, it just makes it different.
Instead of molecular gastronomy, I am learning to make delicious casseroles, to make things in advance, and even to use fewer pots and pans. Oh, don't get me wrong. I am excited to be learning, doing new things, and making the kids happier at dinner time -- and I mean happier because I spend more time with them and less at the stove.
But just like my belief in Sunday dinner, there are some things I won't change. I am always going to braise properly, roast correctly, and practice good knife skills. I will truss, French, and always dice ingredients to the proper size, because no matter what you are making, these are the things that matter.
Sunday Menu:
Oven Braised Buttermilk Chicken with Za'atar
Serves 4
4 chicken thigh and leg quarters
1 tablespoon za'atar
1 1/2 tablespoon garlic, minced
a handful of thyme sprigs
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
Middle Eastern Green Beans
Serves 4
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cups yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses
juice from half a lemon
14 ounces can chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons tomato paste
kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
Burnt Okra with Potatoes and Basil
Serves 4
2 cups okra, sliced into 3/8 inch slices
2 cups russet potatoes, small dice
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 tablespoon basil, minced
Peanut oil
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here
A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match 'em through the week).Order now


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History: 1975, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Aug. 13, 1975 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 425, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 323, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994 Popular Name: DDAPopular Name: Downtown Development Authority Act © 2017 Legislative Council, State of MichiganThe People of the State of Michigan enact: DocumentTypeDescription Section 125.1651SectionDefinitions. Section 125.1651aSectionLegislative findings. Section 125.1652SectionAuthority; establishment; restriction; public body corporate; powers generally. Section 125.1653SectionResolution of intent to create and provide for operation of authority; public hearing on proposed ordinance creating authority and designating boundaries of downtown district; notice; exemption of taxes from capture; action by library board or commission; adoption, filing, and publication of ordinance; altering or amending boundaries; agreement with adjoining municipality; agreement with qualified township. 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Best Horror Movies of 2013
2013 was, unfortunately, not the best year for horror movies. We were absolutely assaulted by sequels, remakes, and adaptations, not to mention everyone still seems to want to ride on the "found footage" train that hasn't lost steam since 'The Blair Witch Project.' But there are still some 2013 horror gems. Some are lesser known indie films, some are action horror/thrillers, and some are horror comedies. You may be hard pressed to find a movie that actually terrifies you from 2013, but you can still have some fun by getting a bunch of friends together, turning off the lights, and popping in one of these movies that make our 2013 horror films list.
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'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D'
'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D' is easily the ugly baby of our Best Horror Movies of 2013 list. It's a sequel to the original 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' that basically ignores every other movie that came out in the franchise since. It's your basic violent schlock film complete with gore, screaming victims, chase scenes, and every other horror trope you can think of. This is why critics hated this movie, but it's why we loved it. It's a definite dial spinner and if you're a fan of the original, or just a fan of excessive violence and gore, you will love seeing Leatherface in action once more.
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'Dark Skies'
You might have noticed a trend in this year's horror movies, specifically that many of them were about white families in a huge suburban property being haunted by something. At least, 'Dark Skies' mixes up this formula a bit by using aliens instead of the same old vengeful spirits and monsters we have seen time and time again. 'Dark Skies' managed to take the stereotypical Greys that we have seen from every alien conspiracy special on The History Channel and actually make then scary. Now that's impressive.
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'World War Z'
'World War Z,' otherwise known by its more accurate title "Brad Pitt Kills Some Zombies," has absolutely nothing to do with the book it takes its title from, but it's still one heck of a movie. Zombies have kind of become a joke in modern day horror cinema. Heck, we are making romance movies about them ('Warm Bodies' anyone?) World War Z reminds us that the Zombie Apocalypse isn't fun. It really is the end of the world, and the only one who can save us is a dashingly handsome man who is crazy enough to inject himself with deadly diseases on a hunch.
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'You're Next'
Aside from haunted houses, the other big new concept in horror movies this year was home invasion. While most people went to see 'The Purge' for their daily dose of psychopaths terrorizing rich white families, 'You're Next' did it way better. The target of violence in this movie is a rich family which isn't particularly likeable but also who fights back way more than you would expect a horror victim family to. This makes the movie cathartic and thrilling all at once!
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'The Evil Dead'
Let's get one thing straight. 'The Evil Dead' remake has absolutely nothing on the original. It's not nearly as tongue-in-cheek as the original horror franchise, but as a straight forward horror flick it's pretty good. It also has plenty of references that will satisfy lovers of the original. Rule #63 Ash is pretty badass after all. How could you not love a movie where the protagonist cuts an abomination from hell in half with a chainsaw? Spoilers… we guess… but if that spoiler wasn't enough to get you to give 'The Evil Dead' a chance, then you sir have no taste in gory horror flicks.
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We said that remakes and sequels were the flavor of the week year for horror movies, so it's inevitable that we would see a lot of them on this list. Yes, this is the same 'Carrie' plot that you remember. It's the same creepy telekinetic girl, the same horrendous prom scene, the same mass murder caused by high-school douchebags. But the production values and acting in this 2013 are absolutely phenomenal. You may have seen this story before, but you haven't seen it like this, and we highly recommend it for fans for the original.
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'John Dies at the End'
Our Best Horror Movies of 2013 list is just full of spoilers isn't it? Or is it? Fans of the novel that 'John Dies at the End' is based off of will know what we're talking about. That being said, the movie is only loosely based off the graphic novel, but it still has that ever present feeling that the characters, and the audience, is having a really bad trip. This movie is a dark comedy as well as a horror, so people looking for a more traditional scary experience may not dig it, but everyone else will have a good time. Besides, that meat golem is scary and gross enough to classify this as horror in our books. We almost went vegetarian after seeing that thing.
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It's rare that a "found footage" film actually utilizes something like found footage. This foreign indie-horror flick may not be using footage found on old VHS tapes to scare you, but it is splicing together many different short horror movies and to great effect. It's been a while since we saw an actual horror anthology hit theaters, and 'V/H/S/2' didn't disappoint us. The plot that ties together the shorts is a bit of a stretch, but the short themselves are truly bone-chilling.
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'Mama' is a movie that is as scary as it is beautiful. What else would you expect out of producer, Guillermo Del Toro? This movie has so many stories to tell. It's partly about child abuse and trauma. It's partly a ghost story about a mother still attached to her child. It's party a story about straight up psychopathic murder. All of these different tales come together to weave together a fantastic narrative that will both terrify you and tug on your heartstrings. 'Mama' is a treat to watch, talk about, and analyze, and it's one of those horror films that you can watch again and again, even if you aren't in the mood for being scared.
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'The Conjuring'
We don't think it comes as any surprise that 'The Conjuring' made it to the top of our list of Best Horror Movies of 2013. Heck, it was one of the best movies of 2013, period. Granted, it's another haunted house movie about a white family in a large suburban household with a kid that sees things, but it uses this tropey premise well. 'The Conjuring' is a work of art when it comes to emotionally manipulating the audience. The jump scares alone are some of the best we have seen hit the big screen in the while; not overdone or corny, supported by a tense atmosphere, not telegraphed at all, and actually adding something to the narrative. If there is one movie this year that will actually literally scare you, it's probably 'The Conjuring.'


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Sep 09, 2010, 02:12 pm
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: Sep 09, 2010, 02:16 pm by 3WalterM4
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When the Arduino Duemilanove is connected via USB to my PC and the board is externally powered at the same time, the PC cannot boot.
I have measured the voltage at the fuse F1 and found +5V even if the PC is disconnected. That means the MOSFET NDT2955 is always switched on. This was noticed at my 4 Arduino boards. Two of them were built-in, but the others were never used before, only now for this check with a not-switched 9V wall power supply.
The mesured voltage at the Gate of the MOSFET was 0V when USB was connected and 3.75V when only externally was powered.
The labeling on the MOSFETs are 340 A. Was the NDT2955 replaced?
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Sep 09, 2010, 03:53 pm
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: Sep 09, 2010, 03:54 pm by mpeuser
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As the discussion in the German forum showed, this is strange.
I just had a look at two of my boards:
Using 7.5V at the barrel connector closes the transistor reliably (15MOhm)
When I go down below 7 Volts the regulator is no longer able to uphold the 5 volts, the system voltage goes down to to 4.7 volts and the transistor switches through.
This is as exspected, as the comparator sees Vin =(barrel voltage -0.6)/2 against 3.3 Volts.
Having a very high load (500mA) your barrel voltage might fall below 7 volts.....
It seems there isa grey zone between the the regulator working correctly and the comparator already giving up between 6.8 and 7.1 Volts
Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 09, 2010, 04:35 pm
Thanks for the tests.
What is the labeling on your MOSFETs? Perhaps they have changed the transistor and nobody has noticed a misoperation up to now. But this is incredible. So many boards worldwide in action.
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Sep 09, 2010, 05:15 pm
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It is a RZY2955 on my boards (China made) note the number 2955 can also refer to a bipolar transistor, but this one is fine.
When you said 340A I became a little bit uneasy...
The only thing I find is an IRF340 ... This however is a N-channel MOSFET, whereas the 2955 is a P-channel MOSFET...
Can you find out what is really on your board? Where did you get them from in the first place...
Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 09, 2010, 06:36 pm
By means of a magnifying glass I have again looked on my four boards. All MOSFETs are labeled [ch8222]340 A[ch8220]. And their housing isn't a SOT-223 with one or two Drain pins. I don't know the type of package, it is 3.1 mm x 1.4 mm.
On the backside of the two Arduinos which are [ch8222]free[ch8220] and never used before they have glued on a paper or plastic sticker. On the first is printed CM6865 and on the second CB1280.
All my 4 boards were bought here:
But the IRF340 is a N-channel Power MOSFET and comes in TO-3.
Do you have an idea how we can proceed? If I would exchange the 340A for a NDT2955 it would only be a half solution. And I am planning to build further on controller like this:
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Sep 09, 2010, 06:45 pm
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: Sep 09, 2010, 06:52 pm by mpeuser
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It could be something like this
But that would work - I think....
I myself bought well working things through watterott... But he is a distributor only...
@Laser scanner: Good work!
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Sep 09, 2010, 07:04 pm
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: Sep 09, 2010, 07:06 pm by mpeuser
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I remember you said you measured the typical 3.7 volts from the comparator output...
Being P-MOS this means 1.3 Volts against (+); every MOSFET will close at that low gate voltage. And it is not really possible to solder an SMD transistor reverse...
Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 09, 2010, 08:44 pm
Now I have exchanged the 340A for a DMOS transistor BS250. It was just lying around.
And now it works. The only lack due to its relative high R-DS-on is that the 5V on the board is only 4.6V.
But for my application the board is externally powered anyway. And then the 5V are really 5V.
I will try to find a transistor with a lower on-resistance than the BS250. But not something in SMD.
Do you know one?
By the way: A better controller than that one of the link above is completed. It has a connection via USB to receive motor impulses from the PC in synchronism with the captured camera frames.
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Sep 09, 2010, 08:50 pm
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Maybe you find something here? P-MOS is awkward.... It has to switch through at 4.5 volts!
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Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 10, 2010, 02:02 am
According to http://www.marsport.org.uk/smd/smd3.htm (useful site!), an SOT23 marked "340" should be a FDV340P, which is indeed a P-channel MOSFET, according to many web pages. But I can't find an actual datasheet! (and no mention of "340A")
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Sep 10, 2010, 08:56 am
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See my posting #5..
And both should work... Or is the gate voltage situation (-1.3 volts to close it) to tight??
Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 10, 2010, 09:06 am
Thanks guys for your help.
I will try to find a suitable FET for a replacement. Unfortunately the best suitable transistors are SMD or TO-220 and not like TO-92.
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Sep 10, 2010, 09:33 pm
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I have taken up the thought of deSilva and investigated the switching behaviour of the MOSFET ...340A.
The Drain voltage was measured with respect to the applied Gate voltage. The Source pin was connected to +5V. Two measuring series were made. One with 100[ch937] load at the Drain to Gnd and the other without any load.
With load:
Gate voltage Drain voltage
4.36 0
4.11 0.55
4.08 1.07
4.04 2.12
4.01 3.14
3.6 4.96
Without a load:
4.68 0
4.43 1
4.18 4.99
This means that the MOSFET on the Arduino cannot switch off with a Gate voltage of 3.75V from the comparator LM3580.
In the datasheets I found for the NDT2955 a Gate Threshold Voltage of typical -2.6V and for the FDN340P -0.9V. But it isn't clear that a FDN340 is on my board.
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Sep 11, 2010, 12:41 am
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: Sep 11, 2010, 12:59 am by mpeuser
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So this looks like an awkward design fault. They overdid in the strive for low gate voltage :-)
I just wonder why the comparator outputs those 3.75 volts rather than something closer to 5 Volt...
I see.. the LM358 is not a true rail-to-rail opamp. Is goes down to ground but not to Vcc.. Max input is Vcc -1,5 volts = around 3.5volts, which is than buffered by the voltage follower..... This works in combination with a "typical" logic level MOSFET but not with that super low gate voltage type.. As they say: "The better is the enemy of good " :-)
So another workaround would be to change to a pin compatible rail to rail dual opamp....
Re: 5V at the USB port without connection to PC
Sep 19, 2010, 09:21 am
Now we have an official statement from Gianluca Martino, a member of the five-headed Arduino team.
I had written this request to the Arduino Blog:
[ch8222]Since the Arduino Duemilanove is equipped with a (FDN)340 instead of the original MOSFET NDT2955 the switching-off of the 5V isn[ch8217]t still working. See my posts:
I have noticed it at 5 boards, labeled: Made in Italy, designed by tinker.it[ch8220]
Gianluca Martino replied:
[ch8222]The power Switch is intended for switch the supply from one power source to another and not to remove the 5v from the USB port. This is necessary to keep the ftdi live for an insertion of the USB.[ch8220]
Let me sum up:
The fact is, the precursors of the Duemilanove, the Diecimila Arduino and the NG Arduino were equipped with Power Jumpers:
And it was necessary to set it in the right position by hand before starting.
The new Duemilanove has an automatism which should do this hand job for the user by switching a MOSFET. And the producer of the boards wouldn't had introduced it if it wouldn't be necessary.
And as long as they have used the NDT2955 all was working perfect. But now with the FDN340 it doesn't work! And we know the reason why. Then it would have been cheaper to substitute the MOSFET by a simple wire bridge.
It would be interesting to know the opinion of the hardware specialists of this forum regarding the statement of Gianluca Martino. And of course of mine.
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The class is complex, and sometimes getting started on the basics is hard, because PHPExcel is a complete class that interacts not only with MS Excel but with other formats such as PDF, CSV and the OpenDocument Spreadsheet.
The documentation included by the developers is broad, and does not cover the essential beginner steps of the implementation, nor the limitations. In this tutorial, emphasis is given to older versions of Excel because about half of those using Excel use MS Excel 2002/2003 (the older Excel version); this might be a little complex for a beginner, since the phpexcel class will create spreadsheets by default using the MS Excel 2007 version.
Lots of incompatibility issues and basic implementation problems are also discussed thoroughly in this tutorial, including the PHP- elated requirements and customizing the PHP script to output different Excel versions.
I assume you are developing web applications with MS Excel and PHP in the local host environment; this tutorial uses XAMPP local host servers in a Windows environment. If you are not familiar with XAMPP in a Windows environment, it is suggested that you read this tutorial. The completed application can then be deployed on the actual production web server (such as the one at your web hosting company, provided it meets the essential requirements).
The following are the objectives of this tutorial:
- Learn how to install the PHPExcel class correctly in your Windows XAMPP local host environment.
- If your target version is the latest version (MS Excel 2007), you will learn how to immediately create files and view them using Excel 2007.
- If your target version is MS Excel 2002/2003, you will learn how to adjust the default PHP Excel parameters so that you can view the created files.
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This section will guide you through downloading and installing the PHP Excel class in Windows XAMPP.
Step 1. Go to the official page: http://phpexcel.codeplex.com/ and then click the Download button.
Step 2. Go to the folder where the application has been downloaded. (In Windows, this is most likely found in the My Documents à Downloads folder)
Step 3. As of the time this tutorial was written (July 2010), the latest version is PHPExcel 1.7.3c. You should see the ZIP file of the application (for example 1.7.3c.zip) in the download folder.
You will need to right click on the zip archive and then "Extract to 1.7.3c". The zip application will then extract the entire contents to a folder named 1.7.3c.
Step 4. Rename the folder 1.7.3c to phpexcel
The folder should contain the contents shown in the screen shot below:
Step 5. Copy the phpexcel folder to your XAMPP htdocs directory.
If your XAMPP directory is installed in the root directory of your C: drive, the path to the phpexcel directory will be: C:xampphtdocsphpexcel
To see if you have correctly installed XAMPP in htdocs, try entering this path in your web browser: http://localhost/phpexcel/install.txt. You should see the contents of the install.txt file without a 404 or file not found error.
{mospagebreak title=Configuration of PHP Excel Class}
According to the developers of this class, the following requirements must be met for this application to work properly:
- At least PHP Version 5.2.0
- php_zip enabled
- php_xml enabled
- php_gd2 enabled
If you are still new to these functions (which most new developers are), then you might have some difficulty in checking whether these requirements are met by your existing XAMPP local web server.
So let's go through the procedures one by one for how to check for the minimum requirements.
First, let's check the PHP version of your XAMPP local host web server.
Step 1. Using your browser, go to http://localhost/
Step 2. Log in using your XAMPP administrator credentials.
Step 3. In the sidebar navigation menu, click phpinfo()
The PHP version can be clearly seen as the H1 header element (for example, PHP Version 5.2.8) at the top portion of the page.
Next, let's check to see if php_zip is enabled.
Using the result/output of the phpinfo (), you need to find out if you have this entry:
If you do not have that entry, then php_zip has been disabled. You need enable it by following the steps below:
1. Using the output of your phpinfo() provided above, find the path of your php.ini file by looking at the value of Loaded Configuration File
An example path could be: C:xamppapachebinphp.ini
2. Navigate through that directory where your php.ini resides; double click on it, and it will open in notepad.
3. Since there are a lot of entries in php.ini, using your notepad, go to Edit à Find, and then type:
4. If php_zip has been disabled, you should see a semicolon before the file name, for example:
5. To enable php_zip, simply remove the semicolon and then save your php.ini file (File à Save)
6. In Windows, go to Start à All programs à Apache friends à XAMPP à XAMPP Control Panel.
7. In the control panel, stop the Apache module by clicking "Stop." Wait for around 10 seconds and then click "Start" again.
This process will restart your local Apache server to implement the changes you have made to your php.ini file.
8. Try viewing your phpinfo again and you should see the php zip entry in your phpinfo result (refer to screen shot shown previously).
Now, let's check to see if php_xml has been enabled.
Using your phpinfo() result, you should see the results shown in the screen shot below:
These functions are enabled by default during the PHP installation along with XAMPP.
Finally, we'll check to see if php_gd2 has been enabled.
You should check your php.ini to see if php_gd2.dll has been uncommented (semi-colon removed):
{mospagebreak title=Testing Scripts to Create MS Excel Files}
If your target application is MS Excel 2007, phpexcel's default PHP scripts will create MS Excel 2007 documents by default. To do this:
Step 1. In the browser, execute this URL: http://localhost/phpexcel/Tests/01simple.php
Step 2. The created files are placed in the Tests folder /phpexcel/Tests
It is named 01simple.xlsx
Step 3. Open the files using MS Excel 2007.
However, problems will arise if you have MS Excel 2002 (XP)/2003 installed and not Excel 2007. You cannot view the created MS Excel 2007 files with an MS Excel 2002/XP installation, even if you have compatibility programs and patches installed.
The error generated is "The Converter Failed to Open the File."
Therefore, this phpexcel class will work best if you have an MS Excel installed that matches the version of your phpexcel-created files.
If your target application is MS Excel 2002(XP) and the later version, like MS Excel 2003 (but not MS Excel 2007), then you need to tweak the script as follows:
Step 1. Go to C:xampphtdocsphpexcelTests1simple.php and open the PHP script with your favorite editor.
Step 2. You need to edit the following lines so that it will output for MS Excel 2002/2003 and not Excel 2007.
Look for these lines:
// Save Excel 2007 file
echo date('H:i:s') . " Write to Excel2007 formatn";
$objWriter = PHPExcel_IOFactory::createWriter($objPHPExcel, 'Excel2007');
$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.xlsx', __FILE__));
And change them to:
// Save Excel 2002 file
echo date('H:i:s') . " Write to Excel2002 formatn";
$objWriter = PHPExcel_IOFactory::createWriter($objPHPExcel, 'Excel5');
$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.xls', __FILE__));
You can also change the document properties defined by $objPHPExcel->getProperties() to relevant information (creator, subject, etc.).
The options to make changes so that the created spreadsheet will be compatible with older versions of Excel are the createwriter($objPHPExcel)…
Other supported file formats of the writer can be found here: C:xampphtdocsphpexcelClassesPHPExcelWriter
Based on that information, it is possible for you to create HTML, CSV, Serialized and PDF output, etc. using PHPExcel.
Step 3. Save the test script 01simple.php
Step 4. Execute it in the browser: http://localhost/phpexcel/Tests/01simple.php
Step 5. Open the newly created spreadsheet file, named 01simple.xls.
And then you should see output similar to what is shown below (using the default contents):
To add data to the spreadsheet, you can modify the setCellValue parameter such as what is shown below:
->setCellValue('A1', 'Hello')
->setCellValue('B2', 'world!')
->setCellValue('C1', 'Hello')
->setCellValue('D2', 'world!');
For example, if you would like to write the text (coming from a web form or another application, for example) "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" in cell D5, then the syntax would be:
// Add some data
echo date('H:i:s') . " Add some datan";
->setCellValue('D5', 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.');
You can comment "Miscellaneous glyphs" as shown below, for example, so that the output text contains only the intended data:
// Miscellaneous glyphs, UTF-8
//->setCellValue('A4', 'Miscellaneous glyphs')
//->setCellValue('A5', 'éà èùâêîôûëïüÿäöüç');
In the next tutorials on PHP Excel, you will learn details of how to work with Excel formulas in PHP. Formulas are fairly common applications in Excel.


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Re: Miss M. E. Betz, 1929 Pottsville [PA] High School staff member, Teacher of Short Hand and Typewriting, in photo #12925 Research done from the US Census records shows the following for Miss M. E. Betz:
1900 Schuylkill Co PA, Pottsville Borough, Series T623, Roll 1485, Page 165B, 532 East Arch Street, lines 70-75:
*Henry E. Betz head of household, born Sept 1849, age 50, married 18 years, born in PA as well as his parents, occupation was House Carpenter
*Louisa A., wife, born May 1855, age 45, married 18 years, mother has had 4 children and all are living at this time, born in PA, her parents born in England
*Cary L., daughter born Feb 1883, age 17, single born in PA, occupation Music Teacher
*Marion E., daughter born Dec 1885, age 14, single born in PA, attending school
*Helen F., daughter born Dec 1894, age 5, born in PA
*Harry F., son born Dec 1894, age 5, born in PA
note: Helen F. and Harry F. appear to be fraternal twins
1910 Schuylkill Co PA, Pottsville Boro, 1st Ward, Series T624, Roll 1418, Printed Page 77B, Sheet 15 B, 532 East Arch Street, lines 56-60:
*Louisa A. Betz, head of household, age 54 and widowed, mother of 4 and all 4 are living
*Marion E., daughter age 24, single, occupation School Teacher in the Public Schools
*Harry E., son, age 15, single, occupation Delivery for Department
*Helen F., daughter, age 15, single, no occupation
* Eliza Dukis, boarder, age 95, widowed, mother of 6 children and only 1 living, she was born in Holland, her father born in England, her mother born in Canada
1920 Schuylkill Co PA, Pottsville City, 1st Ward Pottsville, Series T625, Roll 1651, Page 18A, 532 East Arch Street, lines 32-35:
*Louisa A. Betz, head of household, age 64, widowed
*Carrie L., daughter, age 37, single, occupation Music Teacher in Music School
*Marian E., daughter, age 34, single, occupation Teacher in Bible School
*Helen F., daughter, age 25, single, occupation Book Keeper in Shirt Factory
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In 2009, Jarvis Jones was playing for the USC Trojans against Oregon. He suffered a pretty routine hit, but Jones stayed on the turf with a neck injury and was pulled out of the game as a precaution. Doctors diagnosed a mild case of spinal stenosis.
oh crap. I'm sorry Jarvis, I hope you still get drafted high. But on behalf of the Hawks, GET THE HELL AWAY.


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I'm not sure there's a child alive who likes to do chores, but an 11-year-old German boy voiced his dissent in an extreme manner recently when he got police involved in the matter. After his mom asked him to help clean the house, he called the emergency line and said he was being subjected to "forced labor."
That's one gutsy, and perhaps lazy, kid. According to the BBC, he told the emergency operator, "I have to work all day long. I haven't any free time." An officer asked the boy if he knew what forced labor is. He indicated that yes he did, then he put his mother on the line as instructed.
His mother told them he'd been threatening for awhile, and he finally called after being asked to pick up some paper from the floor. "He plays all day long and when told to tidy up what he's done, he calls it forced labor," she said.
Kids will probably never like chores, but as parents, we know they're important for our children to learn self-confidence, responsibility, and future skills. I'm not good at making mine do them regularly, mostly because it's easier to do the job (right) myself. I know I need to let them do them more often, however, because I don't want it to be such a big deal when they're older that they actually think it's grounds for police involvement like this boy did. I can't help but think if this woman had made him do chores consistently throughout his life, he wouldn't be so strongly opposed to them now ... or at least I hope that works.
No matter what we do, as our kids grow and become more independent, they're going to find more fault with what we do and what we ask them to do. I'm sure there are plenty of other things mine would like to report me for now, such as:
Cruel and unusual punishment in the form of making them listen to country music. I can only take so much Laurie Berkner.
Imprisonment The way my daughter howls when she's in timeout, the neighbors may actually report me for this one.
Theft I totally steal bites of their food when they're not looking. I usually get caught.
Breech of Contract Sometimes I make big promises that can't be kept. Just because I said we'd go to the park after school doesn't mean we can if there's a tsunami bearing down on us. It's still my fault for not letting them do what I said I would though.
Fraud Yes, sometimes I try to skip chapters in books, or speed up a game with a few little tweaks, and I've been known to omit some facts here and there, such as what's really in those potatoes. Sue me.
If only there was a mommy jail for such offenses (a nice plush one of course), I just might encourage them to call. I could use a little break
What would your kids call the police on you for?
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pitbullmamaliz wrote:Driving home from work this afternoon, all four lanes of traffic were stopped on the highway. Why did this make me happy? Because they were stopped so somebody could catch a stray dog running on the highway. The dog was on the shoulder, but all the cars stopped, and there was not one single horn honk. Nobody got impatient. So yay for good deeds!
Oh man, that's awesome.
I'm happy today because Trouble had a bath (shower). Clean doggies make me happy


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(ARA) - For the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes, the cost of medication and other items related to diabetes care can be nearly two and a half times greater than medical costs for those without the disease. With the rising costs of health care, many individuals find it difficult to pay for necessary treatment. In fact, a survey by CVS/pharmacy found that 29 percent of people with diabetes had not filled a prescription due to the expense in the past 12 months.
"This statistic is worrisome, because taking your medications now can help prevent more serious health problems that may be even costlier in the future," says CVS Pharmacist Ericka Shephard. "While the costs of diabetes can seem unmanageable, fortunately, there are ways to save money."
Start with examining prescription drug costs. Although the cost of diabetes medications can add up, you can save money by asking your doctor or pharmacist about less expensive generic alternatives. Generic drugs offer significant cost savings, while providing the same active ingredients as brand-name counterparts. They are safe, effective and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The most common types of oral diabetes drugs all have generic versions, so talk with your pharmacist about switching your medications to their generic forms.
Another cost-effective option is to use "combination drugs" that include two diabetes medications such as metformin and a sulfonylurea. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if this option could work for you. Additionally, ask about community resources or drug assistance programs available in your area. Many drug companies offer medications for free or at a reduced cost for people in need.
In addition to medications, it's possible to cut costs on other diabetes supplies. A variety of store-brand Glucose meters and other diabetes care items are available as cost-saving alternatives to national brands. Purchasing in bulk can also help you save on syringes and test strips. For example, a 100-count box of test strips is usually less expensive than two 50-count boxes.
Managing insulin supply is additionally important to keep in mind for limiting your diabetes costs. All insulin products expire within a short period after being opened, so it's important to know how long your insulin lasts so you don't purchase more than can be used by the expiration date. And for people who only need small doses of insulin, an insulin pen may be even cheaper than using insulin vials.
A new program from CVS/pharmacy - ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes - provides savings for people with diabetes and their caregivers. The health and wellness program can help to keep costs down by offering rewards and discounts on supplies needed to manage this condition. More information on the program and diabetes care can be found at www.cvs.com/diabetes.
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John McCormack buttonholed major Senate Democrats and asked them: after Obergefell, do you think Congress should revoke the tax-exempt status of religious schools that require teachers to live according to religious rules?
I was amazed at their answers. I think you want to read it for yourself, please go here: http://thepulse2016.com/maggie-gallagher/2015/07/09/senate-dems-sanders-divided-over-revoking-charitable-tax-status-of-religious-schools/
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When you are a small business with 1 to 20 employees having IT support can be difficult. You can't afford to have employees that can help you with your computer problems, so what do you do?
In these cases you hire an information technology consulting company to service your computers a certain number of times per month, or per year. This IT support company will help you will all your IT issues. For instance, when your PC's crash, go off line, need upgrading, or get a virus, you just call your information technology consulting firm and they come and solve the problem.
When you need to do an IT relocation and move your computers from one area in your office to another, or even when you need an IT relocation clear across the city, the IT support company can do it for you. Without a good information technology consulting firm on your side you would have to do computer repair, programming and deal with IT relocation yourself and that certainly is not very much fun. IT support and IT relocation turned out to be the single most important service that we could have. Information technology consulting is a fantastic and cheap way of making sure computers in the workplace and at home are not destroyed by amateur computer workmanship. That is what I always use IT support.
Contracting the services of a good IT support company can be a life safer. You no longer have to worry about what to do when you have computer issues. The IT company will be at your place of business immediately to see to the problem.


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A platinum rated kilowatt class PSU from Kingwin
Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 12, 2012 - 02:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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For those systems with multiple GPUs and serious storage a 500W PSU just won't cut it, you need to look to the 1000W+ models. Of course with great power comes great cost, so having an 80 Plus Platinum rating can be a good thing. The Kingwin LZP-1000 will give you both the power and efficiency with modular cabling to ensure your case stays nice and clean. At the sticker price of $230 [H]ard|OCP calls this PSU a steal, top notch performance at a bargain price. Check out this Gold Award winning PSU at [H].
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The State of Montana has no use and levies no general sales tax on consumers, a standard also shared by Delaware, Alaska, New Hampshire and Oregon. Two of Montana's excise taxes are the cigarette tax (1921), $1.70 per pack, ranking this tax 13th highest, and the gasoline tax (1947), 27.75 cents per gallon, 18th in United States.
Montana's personal income tax rate is composed of seven individual brackets. The top rate, ~6.9%, is levied when a person's income surpasses ~$14,900. Montana is 15th among states taxing at the individual level. In 2005, Montana taxed the individual $763, 26th in the United States.
Montana has both a state and local property tax, making it one of 37 states levying both. Like the majority of states levying both, Montana's local property tax rate is higher than the state's property tax rate. According to fiscal year 2004 data from the United States Census Bureau, Montana loacalities and communities reaped $774,842,000 from property taxes. During fiscal year 2002, Montana collected $183,937,000 in property taxes. The same year, combined state & local property tax collections equaled close to $959,000,000, which was $1034 per capita, 20th in the U.S. The 2006 figure puts the amount at $3108 per capita, ranking Montana 44th in the United States.
Montana's corporate tax structure consists of a flat rate 6.75%. Among states with a corporate income tax, Montana's is 28th highest in the U.S. In 2006, state-level corporate tax collections (minus local taxes) averaged $162.68 per capita, 18th in United States.
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New Instagram Photo Reignites Selena Gomez + Niall Horan Rumors
A new photo that has surfaced online has Selena Gomez and One Direction fans going crazy with speculation once again!
As part of #ThrowbackThursday, Selena's friend, Samantha Droke, posted this Instagram photo featuring her and her BFF with the caption, "That time in London Town."
Keen-eyed Directioners have pointed out that the background of the photo seems to be the house of One Direction member Niall Horan. Niall himself has posted several photos of him relaxing at home on his own Instagram account, and so it wouldn't be surprising if there are a few fans out there who have the layout of the home memorized to a tee. Some comments posted to the Instagram photo include "Niall's houuseeee *0*>.<" and "That's Niall's f----ing houseee."
Back in February, rumors of a new couple began when the two pop stars were photographed together hanging out in London. Horan had broken up with ex-girlfriend Barbara Palvin, and his love life has been the subject of intense interest of dreaming fans. The new photo has added fuel to the rumor fire that Gomez and Horan might be closer than we think. The photo also comes after a report from TMZ that Gomez has purchased a $3 million dollar L.A. home away from (ex-boyfriend?) Justin Bieber, who is spending his time in Atlanta right now.
On the other hand, Gomez was spotted with Bieber sharing a little PDA as recent as early March, so perhaps a lot of the chatter regarding Selena Gomez and Niall Horan (Goran? SeleNiall?) may be nothing but a result of overexcited fans. Justin himself gave hope to "Jelena" fans that the two were together again after sharing an Instagram photo of Selena amorously wrapping her arms around him back in January.
So what do you think Selenators, Directioners and Beliebers? Is Selena done with Justin? Or are Selena and Niall "just friends"?


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As part of our multidisciplinary approach to evaluation and treatment, our radiation oncologists assess how radiotherapy may benefit each liver cancer patient. Radiation therapy may be beneficial in situations where:
- Cancer cells are found in lymph nodes
- Positive margins remain after surgery
- Cancer within the liver cannot be removed with surgery
Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. The radiation overwhelms cancer cells with oxidizing molecules that disrupt important cell functions and damage the cancer cells' DNA so that the cells' functions are out of balance and they die. Because normal cells are better able to make antioxidants that neutralize the oxidation and detoxify themselves, they are more resistant to the radiation doses.
We offer patients with liver cancer the most advanced radiotherapy treatments, including:
- External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT): This most common method of delivering radiation therapy is used in only some cases of liver cancer. The liver is particularly sensitive to radiation and modest doses to the tumor can result in significant radiation to normal liver tissue.
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D CRT): This is a form of EBRT where a few shaped radiation beams are aimed at the cancer target from different directions.
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): A more precise form of EBRT than 3D CRT, where the radiation dose is given and the field shape is changed continuously as the treatment machine moves, or arcs around the patient. This treatment helps to spare more normal tissue.
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): This is similar to VMAT in that it is planned with great precision, but the difference is that the entire radiation dose is given over a fewer number of treatments, typically about five. Our radiation medicine team goes to great lengths to achieve the necessary precision to target the cancer but protect normal tissue and organs, such as gating technique that holds the patient still and reduce movement from breathing.
- Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT): In this therapy also known as radioembolization, a catheter is inserted in the artery that leads to the liver tumor. Radioactive microbeads are released through the catheter and delivered directly to the tumor. The radiation dose is concentrated in the tumor, where the beads collect, and very little radiation reaches adjacent tissue. Using SIRT, higher radiation doses can be delivered with fewer side effects to nearby tissue and organs than with external beam radiotherapy. Radioembolization combines radiotherapy with embolization. This technique destroys the blood vessels that the tumor needs to grow and kills the cancer cells.
All Radiation Therapy Centers Are Not Created Equal
Roswell Park's Department of Radiation Medicine offers:
- Board-certified full-time multidisciplinary radiation faculty, including dosimetrists and medical physicists.
- Radiation oncologists who specialize in liver malignancies for which tumor and treatment definitions are critical.
- The latest, evidence-based, conformal radiotherapy techniques to treat liver and other hepatobiliary tumors.
- Radiation therapy that is planned and coordinated in concert with your on-site surgical and medical oncologists to provide the highest degree of comprehensive and fully integrated treatment.


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One Day After VMWare IPO, Citrix Buys Into Virtualization
from the coincidence? deptWe're sure the timing of this is a total coincidence, but just one day after EMC subsidiary VMWare skyrocketed in its market debut, software maker Citrix systems has announced the purchase of Xensource, a privately held maker of virtualization technology. It's hard to say whether Citrix got a good price on the $500 million deal, but considering the timing, you have to figure that Xensource was able to attract quite the premium. As Paul Kedrosky noted yesterday, the VMWare IPO seemed likely to spur the hunt for more such deals. Who knew things would get kicked off so quickly?
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First there was Google Glass. Now the tech giant with deep pockets has come up with another piece of "smart" eyewear — but this one could end up making the life of people with diabetes a lot easier.
"We're now testing a smart contact lens that's built to measure glucose levels in tears using a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor that are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material," Google researchers Brian Otis and Babak Parviz said in a company blog post on Thursday. "We're testing prototypes that can generate a reading once per second."
That means diabetes sufferers may one day be able to forget about using "disruptive" and "painful" needle sticks to monitor their sugar levels in their blood, they added. But the researchers, from the company's experimental Google[x] lab, cautioned that there's still a lot to be done before the contact lens prototype becomes a buyable reality.
Still, they're putting in the ground work: The project team has carried out several clinical research studies and had meetings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — which would eventually need to approve the contact lens for general use.
Right now, Google's on the hunt for partners who are "experts in bringing products like this to market," they said.
There could be interest out there, given the International Diabetes Foundation in November predicted that by 2035, one in ten people in the world will have the disease, especially in developing countries. And as Google points out, scientists have spent years investigating the possibility of using bodily fluids other than blood for glucose monitoring. American researchers have been looking at analyzing breath vapors, for instance, as CNET News.com points out.
Most reaction on social networks was positive, though there was some skepticism from the Twittersphere:
At the same time, TechCrunch noted that Microsoft Research had set up its own smart-contact-lens project back in 2011.
Even though that earlier project didn\'t lead to an announcement, Google's team plan to press on with their work, adding more technology to the contact lens to bump up the features.
"We're also investigating the potential for this to serve as an early warning for the wearer, so we're exploring integrating tiny LED lights that could light up to indicate that glucose levels have crossed above or below certain thresholds," they said.
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After two years of studying the link between cotton origin and spinning performance, a U.S. mill announced that it will not accept any Georgia-grown cotton after this year.
According to Matthew Thomas, technical director, Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc., the company's research in 2003 and 2004 showed a greater occurrence of "ends down" in cotton grown in Georgia, versus cotton grown in four other Mid-South states. Thomas spoke at the 18th annual Engineered Fiber Selection Systems Conference in Memphis.
Thomas said in 2003, the first year of the study, Frontier spun 20 percent Georgia cotton in all its mills and dropped it to 7.5 percent for 2004. "We project that for 2005, we are going to be at 3 percent, based on pre-existing contracts. Going forward, our management has decided all new contract inquiries will be for 0 percent Georgia cotton."
Frontier was founded in 1996, with corporate offices in Sanford, N.C. It currently operates nine mills, three in Alabama, one in Georgia and five in North Carolina. Frontier is primarily an open-end spinning mill, and consumes over a million of bales of cotton annually.
For the study, the mill chose a company plant that consumes about 90,000 bales of cotton annually. The open-end spinning plant spins 100 percent cotton for the knit apparel market.
The study looked for a correlation between ends down and the origin of the cotton being spun. Ends down, according to Thomas, "is an interruption in the spinning process that occurs when the spinning tension becomes greater than the tensile strength of the yarn. An end down is not only lost efficiency, but it's lost revenue."
According to Thomas, as yarn counts get finer, ends down generally go up. Also the knit apparel market spins at a much lower twist than for a weaving product, therefore ends down becomes more critical. Strength is not a critical factor in the knit apparel market.
In 2003, the top five states supplying cotton to the plant were evaluated for ends down rate. Mississippi received a benchmark zero value. Arkansas had 6.5 percent fewer ends down than Mississippi; Louisiana, 11 percent higher; Alabama, 13.8 percent higher, and Georgia, 40.9 percent higher.
The study showed that in 2003, at the mean of 244 ends down per 1,000 rotor hours, the cotton consumed consisted of 40 percent Georgia cotton, 24 percent Mississippi, 18 percent Arkansas, 8 percent Louisiana, and 6 percent Alabama.
"When we performed best (the lowest number of ends down of 134 per 1,000 rotor hours) we consumed 1 percent Georgia cotton. Primarily, the bulk of the cotton during that time period came from Mississippi, 36 percent, and Arkansas, 49 percent.
"As you move up in the number of ends down, the consumption of Georgia cotton consumed also moved up. The worst 10 percent of the performance was 470 ends down per 1,000 rotor hours, when we consumed 84 percent Georgia cotton."
Fiber properties of the cotton consumed were also studied. "For micronaire, we were stable, except in the worst 10 percent for ends down, when the micronaire was a little lower. It's just the opposite of what we would expect. Normally, when mike goes down, we achieve better spinning performance."
Uniformity and short fiber index are the most important properties for performance, according to Thomas. "As ends down moves up, uniformity values are going down, and the short fiber index starts going up — primarily because short fiber is a function of uniformity."
In 2004, the mill made some significant changes in its cotton consumption. "We put a base of 80 percent uniformity on all the Georgia cotton we consumed. We also limited the volume of the Georgia cotton that we consumed."
For 2004, the mean ends down was only slightly lower and the amount of Georgia cotton consumed was only 14 percent. "The larger volume of cotton is coming from Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. The studies showed that with Mississippi as the zero benchmark, Louisiana had 34 percent more ends down, and Georgia was unchanged."
While spinning efficiency seems related to uniformity and short fiber index, "we also had higher ends down levels in 2004 versus 2003 at the same short fiber index level. That was unexpected. It shows that using the uniformity value and the short fiber index to correlate ends down rates doesn't tell the whole story."
Thomas said that according to regression analysis, "if we ran 100 percent Georgia cotton in 2003, our projected ends down rate would be 446 ends down per 1,000 hours. For 2004, the regression model would say that we would have 714 ends down per 1,000. Again, these are regression models, so we decided to actually try it.
"We made a laydown of 100 percent Georgia cotton and spun it. We had 800 ends down per 1,000 hours and 70 percent spinning efficiency. For us, 200 ends down is our target. When we start getting above that, we start seeing degradation in efficiency."
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We're just a small group of old high school friends who have a passion and understanding for cars and the auto detailing and polishing business. Now, 10 years later, we're setting up this business in Bahrain and feel that there's a demand for such a high end service. Bahrain hosts the F1 Grand Prix every year, so there's been a surge in exotic sports cars. We want a logo that will bring in these potential clients.
We aim to become the premier auto detailing store with realistic expansion ambitions. We're targeting the high end exotic car owner who is willing to pay a premium to preserve his investment(s). Our services will also be offered to other, normal car enthusiasts who will be offered less expensive packages.
We are looking for a logo and identity to represent our auto detailing shop - Auto Spa
- We want a fresh modern clean look, maybe with a touch of 'Serious'
- Try to incorporate the term: Auto Detail or Auto Detailing or Bahrain
- Since we're using the term Spa, we want it to reflect comfort, quality and trust. Maybe throw in some softer colors
- Try some color combinations but we were thinking of using Red, Silver and Black together or 2.
-Nothing NASCARish, think more F1 GrandPrix
- The registered name of the company is Auto Spa Bahrain w.l.l. so try to integrate that somehow (or i think that's more for stationary and business cards)
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The harsh reality is: we're just one major snowstorm away from major population centers throughout Alabama with failing power grids.
All this means you want to leave no stone unturned in getting ready for this winter's storms and power outages.
Every year, Winter comes to Alabama and leaves devastating blizzards, ice storms, and cold snaps in its wake. Millions of residents are at risk of losing power for days or weeks on end, and the vast majority don't have a backup plan.
Realistically, in the middle of a winter power outage, most will not be able to stay in their own homes for longer than a few hours. And if the evacuation orders begin, options are limited to costly hotels, unsafe shelters, or imposing on family and friends.
The best option is the most obvious one: save your money, stay comfortable, and prepare to shelter in your own home.
But all too frequently, people wait until it's too late to make preparations. They hear news of an incoming storm, head to a local store, and fight their way through crowds of people to go to stock up on the items they'll need一only to find that the store is already sold out.
Extreme winter conditions are already on their way, and the time to prepare is now.
If you've ever lived in a place where storms are frequent, you've no doubt heard the PSA urging you to stock up on food & water right before a big one.
But as anyone who's lived through one of these "snowpocalypses" can tell you, there are a great many issues to deal with一not just food and water.
And remember, it's entirely possible that things could stay like this for weeks or months while our desperate infrastructure tries to formulate a plan.
It's shaping up to be a rough winter, and preparing for the challenges ahead is more important than ever before. But in order to know if you're truly ready, you have to take a very honest look at your unique situation.
It also means going one step further and fixing any cracks you find, before the storm hits and they become un-fixable.
In fact, it wasn't until I made my own honest evaluation of winter storm preparedness that I discovered a serious, inevitable problem. (And keep in mind, due to my enthusiasm for Independent Living I'm more prepared that most people.)
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The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, is pleased to present FOREVER AND A DAY and BECAUSE THE DAWN BREAKS. An opening reception will be held with sound performances throughout the evening.
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle
FOREVER AND A DAY, a line chosen from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Children's Hour, is a solo exhibition of new works by Felecia Chizuko Carlisle from Miami, FL. The phrase has double meaning in this context as both a promise of protection, and a symbol of faith in eternal comfort for children that have been lost to terrible violence.
Through careful and poetic intervention, Carlisle awakens the senses with sound, action, reflection and light to create an enigmatic space where empathy may exist.
Group Exhibition
Curated by Felecia Chizuko Carlisle and Tyler Emerson-Dorsch
From a neighborhood in Miami called Little Haiti, memories of life in the Caribbean and of the ghosts of this nation's past blur together, like a heat mirage. Through this haze, the artists in this group exhibition build new paradigms, "because," as Merle Collins wrote, "temples built/ to honour myths/ must crumble/ as the dawn breaks."
BECAUSE THE DAWN BREAKS features works by the following artists: Alliance of the Southern Triangle (A.S.T.), Kevin Arrow, Rafael Vargas-Bernard, Adalberto Delgado, Tameka Norris, Michelle Lisa Pollisiant, Poncili Creacion, Jamilah Sabur, Onajide Shabaka, and Mette Tommerup.
Exhibition details:
FOREVER AND A DAY and BECAUSE THE DAWN BREAKS
Dates: April 6 through July 6, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, April 6, 5 - 8 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10AM - 6PM; Fridays 10AM - 7PM
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text: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Walmart Sets Sights on Dominating Primary Care, Says Kaiser In the same week that Walmart announced it would stop offering health insurance benefits to new part-time employees, the retailer sent out a request for information seeking partners to help it "dramatically ... lower the cost of health care ... by becoming the largest provider of primary health care services in the nation," says a Kaiser Health News article. The request asks firms to spell out their expertise in a wide variety of areas, including managing and monitoring patients with chronic, costly health conditions such as asthma, HIV, arthritis, depression, and sleep apnea. In addition to positioning itself to boost store traffic by expanding the number and types of services offered in its in-store medical clinics, analysts say, the move also would capitalize on growing demand for primary care in 2014, when the federal health law fully kicks in and millions more Americans are expected to have government or private health insurance. In-store medical clinics "could also be players in another effort in the health law" that encourages collaborations between providers who want to "win financial rewards for streamlining care and lowering costs." Paul Howard, a senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, told Kaiser that Accountable Care Organizations might contract with in-store medical clinics. While Walmart's efforts to partner with others on health care could help lower costs for some patients and increase access to primary care services, health policy experts also say it raises questions about the possibility of further fragmenting care in the US. They also question whether patients seen by nurses or physician assistants at in-store clinics will have outcomes equal to those seen by physicians in more traditional practices. Partners are to be selected in January, the article says. Comments Fascinating! One can go pick up ice cream and a prescription for diabetes medication all in the same trip - that's what I call efficiency! Posted by Christine on 11/9/2011 9:36 PM Christine, that is among the funniest comments I have read in a long time. Thank you. Posted by Charles on 11/11/2011 10:01 AM And don't forget, Christine, you can walk that Rx right on over the.... you guessed it...WalMart in-store pharmacy! I ask, where is Costco in all of this? Aren't these two retailers archrivals? Heck, I think we (PT/PTAs) should open our private practice clinics there, too. How about this: you can get a work-place injury AND be treated, all under one roof! Talk about job security.... Posted by Danielle on 11/13/2011 4:22 PM why r u eating ice cream if you have diabetes? Posted by ck on 3/1/2012 2:51 PM


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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Brad Brooks (Newark, Del./Charter School of Wilmington), a sophomore on the McDaniel men's swimming team, was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III At-Large third team on Tuesday.
Brooks earned his first nod to the team with a 4.00 GPA as of the end of the fall semester. Fifteen student-athletes, who are not part of the 12 sports that have a distinct Academic All-America team, are selected to each at-large team. The exercise science and physical education major advanced to the national ballot after being named to the all-district first team on May 15.
Brooks won the 500 and 1,650 freestyle races at the 2014 Centennial Conference (CC) championship meet to advance to the NCAA Division III national championship for the second straight season in the two events. Brooks was also second in the 200 free at the CC meet. In two season racing at the CC championship, he has five gold medals and one silver medal to his ledger.
The only All-American in men's swimming program history, Brooks added his second career honorable mention nod this season to go with one first-team honor last year. At the NCAA meet, he was 10th in the 1650 free with a time of 15:44.66.
A three-time Dean's List selection with Highest Honors, he was selected as a College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American last spring.
The members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) select the All-District team. District II consists of all of the Division III colleges and universities in Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
To be nominated for the Capital One Academic All-America program presented by CoSIDA, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.3 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.


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Hey all! 🙂
I'd like to let everyone know that we're having some promotions in and out of G4 while improving your stay experience with us.
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There're changes with rates for 6 to 8 bed dormitory, so if you're coming over to Singapore, why not come save some dollars and cents, have good fun and night sleep with us!
We value all our guests' feedbacks and are constantly improving. We've added sunloungers to The ROOF, a few new titles to our Nintendo wii, nice glass boards for you to dawdle and will be coming up with new menus for our ill-reputated breakfast (*coughs*)
Come, leave your mark with us here!
Bad news for fans of Lewis Hamilton, J. Button, Rosberg or any of your F1 racers if you're visiting them in Singapore this coming F1 session from 25th to 27th September 2009.
TICKET prices for this year's Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix have increased, but fans can get them at a bargain in early-bird tickets.
They will pay from 7 per cent to 26 per cent less for tickets in six categories including the Pit, Turn 1 and Turn 2 grandstands if they buy tickets early… More on Straits Times Interactive
Good news is that if you book your tickets early, you can still get a discount as compared to last year. As compared with last year, they have new turns, more seats for the fans.
As I look through the Singapore Grand Prix official site to try and book the tickets,
Ticket Sales will commence on 9 April 2009 for selected grandstands. Bay Grandstand and Walkabout tickets will be available from 20 April 2009.
So bookmark your calendar on the 9th of April 2009 and start looking for accommodation here in Singapore!
We know Orchard has always been a tourist shopping spot, with existing malls like Ngee Ann City, Wisma Atrium, Far East Plaza and more dominating the high end branded goods. There's a few new kids on the block coming soon in 2009 and 2010 with one beating the speed competition.
Enter ION.
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ION Orchard will be ready in July 2009 (this coming July!) with flagship stores and new-to-market brands like Boucheron, Dsquared and Diane von Furstenberg.
Capitaland has rented at least 80 percent of the space, which means over 240 stores already filled in, over a humongous space of 640,000 sqft. Wow.
Now wouldn't you want to come and visit Singapore with more new malls coming up soon? G4 Station is just minutes away walk from the Orchard belt if you don't mind a slow stroll.
Are you an owl?
Love venturing out at night?
It is me again ^^ Been a long time since i blog.
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*Attention* – To all those guest that will be coming to G4 Station for accommodation on the 28th March. Please take note between 8.30pm-9.30pm we will have to switch off all the light, and if possible our air-con and computers will be off too (do not worry, you can switch it on if you feel warm or bored) Our deepest apology for any inconvenience cause, but we do hope that our guest will join us hand in hand during this event.
We have only one mother earth and imagine how much lifespan we can prolong her if the whole world cut electricity usage for just one hour. Although it is something small but let us do
We excel and stress in service excellence. And the best has yet to be seen until today when we receive a request in our email from our Sentosa floor,
I am staying upstairs on level 5 and cant be bothered to walk down to ask the wifi password, would you be able to send it
We love you. Keep them coming!
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An envelope from Hostelworld was addressed to me. Beneath lies a pleasant surprise from one of our most popular affiliate Hostel World.
We are delighted to congratulate you on being a Top rated hostel for 2008, as voted for by hostelworld.com customers.
Please find enclosed 2 Hostelworld.com stickers, one of which is a window sticker.
May we take this opportunity to thank you for your huge support and we look forward to continuing our close working relationship with you and your staff in 2009.
The Hostelworld team!
Congratulations to my G4 Team and thank you Hostel World for the lovely credit to our name. We're constantly improving and listening. When are you going to come over to Singapore to join us? 😉


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Stanford, Dwight Powell excited for NCAA Tournament
St. Louis --
For Dwight Powell, the thrill of making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his Stanford career is slightly muted by the regret that his mother isn't around to witness it.
Jacqueline Weir died in 2012 after a fight with cancer.
"Obviously, I would love to have had her here," he said. "But she's not. The only thing I can do is give 100 percent."
Powell and the rest of the 10th-seeded Cardinal (21-12) open against seventh-seeded New Mexico (27-6) on Friday.
Stanford was just about to take the floor Thursday for its first practice at Scottrade Center when Powell talked in the locker room about how much it means to him to be part of the school's first NCAA entry in six years.
"We're excited," he said. "We're all excited to share this experience together. For all of us, it's our first time here. Going through it together is a big deal for us. Hopefully, we can stay focused, stay in the moment."
On Senior Day two weeks ago at Maples Pavilion, the other seniors were escorted to the floor by their parents. Powell was accompanied by his longtime Toronto pals Ahmed and Omar Nazmi and by Theresa Morgan, the mother of Powell's girlfriend, Ashley, a former gymnast at Stanford. Ashley's father, Joe, is a Baseball Hall of Famer.
Powell's father, Harlan Powell, lives in Toronto and can't get to many games, Dwight said.
A year ago at this time, the Cardinal were about to lose to Alabama in the second round of the NIT, ending a 19-15 season. Powell briefly considered turning pro but didn't even request information from the NBA on how high he might be drafted.
"It was something I thought about, but also I thought about my teammates and the things I set out to do when I entered college," he said. "A couple of those things were to get to the NCAA Tournament and get my degree (in science, technology and society). Those things outweighed the idea of going to the NBA at that point."
Powell has averaged 14.2 points and 6.9 rebounds, ranking second on the team in each department, and leads the team in assists (3.2).
Head coach Johnny Dawkins said he thinks Powell "will have a long NBA career. ... He's 6-10, 235. The way the NBA has moved to more small-ball, I think a lot of forwards are similar to him; guys that are more versatile, can step out, put the ball on the floor and pass."
A recurring theme among TV analysts has been that Powell is skilled but doesn't always assert himself offensively. Some people close to the Stanford program have wondered if, deep in his heart, he really wants to play in the NBA.
Powell said anybody who thinks that is incorrect. "That's been my dream since I started playing basketball back in Canada," he said. When he was a kid, he said, "There weren't too many role models that I could look up to who are from there. But since then, there have been others that paved the way."
There are nine Canadians in the NBA, the most prominent being the Lakers' Steve Nash, a two-time MVP.
At a news conference, Powell acknowledged the Cardinal front line isn't as bulky as New Mexico's 250-pounders, 6-9 Cameron Bairstow and 7-footer Alex Kirk. "Since they are bigger, since they are stronger," he said, "we have to make sure we are on point every single possession and use our speed and quickness and move our feet in order to get an advantage for our guys."
Briefly: Stanford's leading scorer, guard Chasson Randle, said about 30 relatives and friends will be on hand from his hometown of Rock Island, Ill., about 200 miles from St. Louis. ... It's the Lobos' fourth trip in five years to the Big Dance. Seeded third last year, they were upset in their first game by 14-seed Harvard.
Friday's game
Who: Stanford (21-12) vs. New Mexico (27-6)
When: 10:40 a.m.
Where: St. Louis
TV/Radio: TBS/1050
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Chestnut Hill Hospital announced recently that it has launched a "30 Minute ER Service Pledge" to ensure that all patients are seen by a clinical professional within 30 minutes of arrival in the Emergency Room.
The hospital said it will do so not to rush patients through the emergency department, but rather to reduce the waiting period.
The pledge assures that the most critical emergencies will continue to receive top priority. The hospital pointed to its affiliation with programs provided by other area hospitals. That helps to ensure that the patients' most urgent needs are met. Penn Heart Rescue provides rapid transport to Penn Presbyterian for emergency cardiac care and Jefferson Neuroscience Network provides rapid evaluation and transfer of patients suffering from a stroke.
In addition to the pledge, the hospital said it just added eight rooms to the new emergency department to better meet patient demand during peak times.
"We've launched [the Pledge] to assure patients that we are dedicated not only to offering the best quality care, but also providing that care as efficiently and quickly as possible," said Gerald Wydro, medical director of Chestnut Hill Hospital, in the release. "I believe the pledge underlines our commitment to the people who live and work in our community."