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Abbott to D.C.: Stop sending our gas taxes to other states
As Congress continues to grapple with a long-term transportation funding bill, Gov. Greg Abbott has one other thing he wants lawmakers to tackle: the diversion of Texas gas tax revenues to other states.
Texas was the only state in 2013 to receive fewer transportation dollars than its residents sent to Washington D.C. in gas tax revenues. According to the Federal Transportation Administration, Texas received 95 cents back for every $1 it contributed in gas taxes.
"Texas' taxpayer dollars should be used to continue building Texas' economic growth by address Texas' transportation needs," Abbott said in a letter to the state's congressional delegation.
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So, my Facebook page is restricted to family and very close friends only, and not viewable by anyone not on my friends list. There is no one under 18 on my page.
I posted this pic from my recent maternity shoot, and several family members told me to "put some clothes on" which made me feel like I'd done something wrong... it made me feel like I had done something bad and should feel ashamed for some reason :(
I didn't feel it was distasteful, or even that it showed too much... but I guess maybe that's just because i'm so in love with my baby bump so i'm impartial... IDK
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Ink on paper is a better product, at least for now, and it's showing at British tills. Sky UK's Lucy Cotter reports the first better year for print since 2007, and the worst one for ebooks since 2011.
Last year saw the first rise in sales since 2007, while digital book sales dropped for the first time since 2011.
Betsy Tobin, who runs the independent bookshop Ink@84 in Highbury, London, offers her customers a personalised service.
The bookshop offers coffee and alcohol and runs events and special author evenings.
Diversifying is part of her success but she says her customers also like buying in person rather than online.
They take pleasure from handling and owning books, she said.
I wonder if this has something to do with how well-run major UK bookstore chains are (small stores in high-traffic areas) compared to American ones (strip-mall big boxes, full of trashy ancillary merch and empty of foot traffic.) The literary retail culture there makes people want to drop in and fuss around with books, while the one here just means no-one is ever in a bookstore in the first place, so they just order stuff on Kindle.
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"This was a very unfortunate incident and I'm deeply sorry that this happened, but the procedures we're putting in place today are so above industry norms that we are going to be the safest place to eat," Chipotle founder and co-Chief Executive Officer Steve Ells said on NBC's "Today" program. He was responded this week's news that 80 people were taken ill with norovirus after dining at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Boston. Earlier this year Chipotle restaurants in nine states made 52 people sick, causing the closures in some locations.
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Ells said the affected Boston restaurant would reopen after being completely sanitized and having all of its employees tested for norovirus, which is highly contagious and spread easily through contaminated food and surfaces.
More than 120 people in the northeastern U.S. city reported symptoms.
Regarding the E. coli outbreak, Ells said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has still not found an exact source for the bacteria, which can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting. He said Chipotle's new food safety procedures will put it 10 to 15 years ahead of industry standards.
"We're doing a lot to rectify this and to make sure this doesn't happen again."
No wonder there weren't many people in the Los Angeles Chipotle my wife and I ate at yesterday! Above, a photo my wife took of the same Chipotle restaurant the day after reports of ChipotlE. Coli in other parts of the country. At one point, we were the only customers during lunch.
What's the one day of the year most breakfast casseroles are made? Christmas day! Christmas morning, actually. So many families are hosting family members in town from afar, a hot and cheesy breakfast casserole easily feeds a crowd.
You can assemble it the night before and just plop it in the oven in the morning. This way you, the cook, can enjoy the festivities of the morning with your guests instead futzing about in the kitchen.
The two-story Victorian on Eliot St. won't soon be featured in the Parade of Homes. Foliage conceals much of its modest brick façade from the view of passers by. But in the nine months since a developer moved to demolish the house, it has become the symbol of a neighborhood struggling to keep its character in a time of rapid change.
Thanks to the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission, the grassroots effort to save the house can continue. In a contentious meeting on Tuesday, the commission recommended that the structure receive historic preservation status.
The Queen Anne-style, 1880s-era residence, located at 2329 Eliot St., was slated to be demolished earlier this year to make way for 18 townhouses under an agreement between the homeowner, Jim Sonnleitner, and local redeveloper Adams Development.
That reckoning was put on hold after four Jefferson Park neighbors, including then-City Councilman Elect Rafael Espinoza, filed a last-minute application with the Landmark Preservation Commission for historic protection in late May.
While redevelopment has brought new businesses, more housing options, and higher property values to Jefferson Park, some residents feel it has come at the cost of the quaint, quiet character that attracted them there in the first place.
The commission ruled Tuesday that 2329 Eliot St., also known as the William W. Anderson House, has architectural and historic significance, two of the three criteria required for landmark preservation status. A City Council subcommittee will take up the commission's recommendation later this month, and if it is endorsed, it will be sent to the full Council.
The commissioners praised the Jefferson Park home as an example of the Queen Anne architectural style, complete with asymmetrical gables and a bay window. As Barbara Stocklin-Steely, Denver's principal planner for historic preservation, noted, such late-1800s structures are a "diminishing resource" in Jefferson Park.
Much more salacious is 2329 Eliot Street's place in Colorado history. From 1897 to 1902 and again from 1915 to 1930, the building was the residence of William W. Anderson, a prominent local attorney.
Anderson is known for briefly representing Alferd Packer, the infamous prospector charged with killing and cannibalizing his companions on a mining trip gone awry in 1874.
Through the attorney's association with Packer, Anderson came into conflict with the then-publishers of The Denver Post, Harry Tammen and Frederick Bonfils, who were also seeking to exonerate the Colorado cannibal.
On January 13, 1900, after a meeting between Anderson, Tammen, and Bonfils at The Denver Post offices devolved into fisticuffs, Anderson allegedly shot each publisher twice with his pistol, making headlines in The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune.
Both survived, and Anderson was ultimately acquitted after two hung juries and a third trial that resulted in Tammen and Bonfils being convicted of jury tampering.
LPC Chair Martin Goldstein expressed some doubts that Anderson's shooting saga was influential enough to Denver's history to merit protecting the house he lived in, as is required by the city's landmark preservation ordinance.
The commission ultimately disagreed, deciding that the historical requirement had been met, with only one opposition vote.
"If history isn't stories, what else do we have?" asked Commissioner Kathy Corbett. "The history of Denver, this kind of rough-and-tumble Western mythos, is a lot what makes Denver what it is."
Though the LPC's recommendation turned on the force of events occurring over 100 years ago, the changes Jefferson Park has seen in the last 10 years loomed large in the proceedings. Many of the residents who spoke in support of the landmark designation on Tuesday expressed fears that the neighborhood's historic character could soon be obliterated altogether.
Jefferson Park has yet to match the level of new residential construction seen in its trendy northern neighbor LoHi, but its relative affordability and proximity to downtown dictate a similar path.
Condo complexes have gradually replaced humble bungalows and cottages since the 1990s, guiding the median home sales price from $75,000 in 2000 to $388,000 today, according to Trulia. Once 80 percent Hispanic, the neighborhood is now 44 percent Hispanic and 45 percent white.
"I don't believe every structure built in the last 150 years should be saved simply because it's old," said Northwest Denver resident Jan Stice at Tuesday's meeting, "but neither do we have to lose all of our history to satisfy the great God greed and leave us with block after block of characterless cubes."
To opponents of the Anderson House landmark application, these concerns reveal the political nature of the effort. "We have heard arguments about Anderson and architecture," said Lisa Porter, a broker with Adams Development, "but one thing that the supporters of designation have pretty much clear—they are against development."
For his part, Jefferson Park resident Jerry Olson, one of the four applicants behind the Anderson House petition, denies categorically opposing new development.
"We like sound development, in keeping with the character of the neighborhood," said Olson, citing Zocalo Community Development and Allied Realty as two developers who have pursued such a vision in Jefferson Park.
Even if preventing all new development in Jefferson Park was the goal, designating individual structures as landmarks would be an clumsy way of doing so.
According to the city's own professionals, the vast majority of the structures demolished in the city are not worthy of protection. Landmark Preservation staff review every demolition proposed in the city of Denver, and only around 30 of 1,000 each year are flagged as potential landmarks, according to Stocklin-Steely, the preservation planner.
Even if the City Council ultimately approves landmark status for the Anderson House, 10 other multi-unit developments are currently under review in Jefferson Park, according to Denver's Community Planning and Development Department.
According to Olson, the deeper issue lies in the municipal zoning code, which was amended in 2010 to allow more residential density in growing neighborhoods like Jefferson Park. Until those changes are reversed, he said, no amount of history can save his neighborhood from an unrecognizable future.
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For a week dogs Tillie and Phoebe went missing. Phoebe, the basset hound in the picture, was stuck in a concrete cistern where both dogs were found. During that time Tillie stood watch over Phoebe, leaving only to look for help and return. Both dogs were cold and hungry but otherwise in good shape. Thanks to Tillie, they were both safely rescued.
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September always catches me unawares. It seems that one day we are wilting in the heat while neighborhood kids shoot hoops well past dusk (how can they see in the dark?). The next day a cool breeze comes in, the block is eerily quiet, the kids back at school.
Even though summer isn't officially over till later in the month, for all practical purposes, it's gone. Playtime has passed. We put on our worker bee wings and get ready for the fall.
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The end of World War II ushered in a time of peace for much of the world… so it should be no surprise that people decided put anything and everything into a gelatin mold. Our tribute the most unappetizing food ever.
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Sometimes it amazes me how a simple combination of basic, on-hand ingredients can yield such delightful results. Chicken piccata is nothing more than chicken breast cutlets, dredged in flour, browned, and served with a sauce of butter, lemon juice, capers, and either stock or white wine.
What I look forward to most in the summer? Stone fruit! We have trees, our neighbors have trees, and when the fruit on a tree ripens, it usually ripens all at once, setting up a flurry of activity. We eat (more like gorge on) the fresh fruit, make pies and cobblers, and freeze, dry, and can whatever's left.
Apricots and cherries come into season about this time, early summer, which is a great excuse to pair them in a rustic tart such as this one.
Looking for something quick, easy, and spectacularly delicious to grill? I recommend this pork tenderloin. Tenderloin is a little finicky, in that you do have to pay attention so you don't overcook it. There's not much margin for error with this cut.
Lemonade: sugar, water, lemon juice. Easy, right? Well, the problem is that if you just stir all of these together the sugar will sink to the bottom. So the best way to make lemonade is to make a simple syrup first, by heating water and sugar together until the sugar is completely dissolved, and then mix that with the lemon juice.


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Thanks, Alan. I was also going through Enoch today and noticed something that I think conveys what I was trying to express pretty well:
Enoch 38:3 "When, too, the secrets of the righteous shall be revealed, then shall sinners be judged; and impious men shall be afflicted in the presence of the righteous and the elect.
4From that period those who possess the earth shall cease to be powerful and exalted. Neither shall they be capable of beholding the countenances of the holy; for the light of the countenances of the holy, the righteous, and the elect, has been seen by the Lord of spirits.
5Yet shall not the mighty kings of that period be destroyed; but be delivered into the hands of the righteous and the holy.
6Nor thenceforwards shall any obtain commiseration from the Lord of spirits, because their lives in this world will have been completed."
Honestly, I never knew Enoch was so consistent with the bible. How can this not be canonized? I don't get it. :\
Jason - I am not going to entertain Davo's conversation here. I don't want any Universalism here till somewhere else (not this site) there are some better arguments. I agree with you.
Matthew 24
14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 25
32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats... 46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Galatians 3
8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."
BTW - also Jason - don't let anyone say that "perish" only means physical death either.
Luke 21
5Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6"As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down." 16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17All men will hate you because of me. 18But not a hair of your head will perish.


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G-154798441: Even if the hitters come around we still need two more front line starters for 2009 without giving up any hitters. We need to pounce…lowball offers, the waiting game and "hometown discounts" won't cut it. Is anyone telling Drayton that he must cultivate the farm AND raise the payroll at the same time? What DOES Tal Smith do all day, anyway?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I had a long conversation with Ed Wade this morning. He understands the value of having a strong farm system. I know for a fact that he discussed the farm system in his interview with Drayton. Patience will be needed, though.
paco_astro: Last chat you stated that you dont think it was "fair" to trade Carlos Lee. You said he deserved his money and pay him his due. However, dont you think unloading his contract over the next four years would help the Astros bring in multiple quality pitching arms (exactly what the Astros need). It has been shown they can make the playoffs with a mediocre bats and good arms (see 2004-2005)
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I think life would be great if I was given a million bucks, but it's not going to happen. Whether fans want to dream about what can happen if they get rid of Lee, the thing you have to consider and understand is that Lee isn't going to accept a trade elsewhere. That may ultimately change, but I don't see that happening now. With that said, if he decides to wave his no-trade clause I'll let you know.
Caleb: What's the deal with Jason Castro? Are we anywhere close to signing him?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Ed Wade and Bobby Heck both told me this morning that they're still making progress with Castro and are optimistic. Wade told me via phone, and Heck via text message, so I cannot say I actually spoke to Heck.
J: What changes will the Astros make over the break? Is Dewey Robinson going to be gone?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: That's a good question. I don't get the sense that Dewey Robinson would get fired at the break, but you always have to accept that Drayton McLane loves change.
ridge: so how long til Brocail is demoted from setup man?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: As you may have read, Brocail admits that his pitches have been flat and that his fastball hasn't been as fast over the last two weeks. That to me is a sign of a pitcher who has been overused and needs rest. Remember, Brocail is no young buck. Even if he were 26, though, you can only trot out a man so many times before his arm gets tired. The All-Star break cannot get here quick enough for the Astros to rest their relievers.
JayDirt: will the astros bench players be wanted for contenders for their playoff pushes?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I'm sure some will draw some interest. But that's not to the type of return that would really help this club. If you're a playoff contender, you're really not going to give up your top setup man to a team for a backup infielder. And you're surely not going to give up a No. 2 or No. 3 pitcher for a backup infielder.
G-471951505: Behind Biggio and Bagwell, would you agree Bill Doran was the greatest Astro?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Wow. Those are the types of questions that could lead us into a week's worth of arguments. It all depends what you want in a player. In a city like New York, championships and clutch postseason play are important. In a city like Houston, it's not quite an issue because there haven't been many titles in this town.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I'm from Los Angeles, and folks in L.A. judge athletes by how they produce in the postseason or how they helped their teams reach a title game or won a title.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: With that in mind, I'll say Lance Berkman is the best player in franchise history. Even in their primes with great pitching staffs, Biggio and Bagwell couldn't step up in the postseason. Berkman, however, carried an offense to the 2005 World Series. And in 2004, remember Carlos Beltran, Berkman and Jeff Kent who delivered the big blows.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: When the games were most important, the true Killer Bs were Berkman and Beltran. Biggio got a lot of hits and Bagwell got a lot of home runs, but Berkman delivered in the clutch and carried those two men to the World Series they couldn't land in their primes.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Also, remember Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Brad Lidge were pretty important in 2005 too.
JoleneKrause: Rumors are the Angels have been scouting Miguel Tejada at Minute Maid Park and on the Astros' recent road trips. Do the Angels have any prospects the Astros would be interested in if the rumors are actually true?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: The Angels have great pitching depth. I don't know which teams, but Ed Wade has been busy making phone calls with other clubs.
Caleb: Is Miguel Tejada available?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I would say that anybody without a no-trade clause is at least available to be considered if a club approaches the Astros.
JBH53: NO way should the astros be anything but SELLERS..as the trade deadline gets closer…comments?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: That's a good point. Considering what the Cubs and Brewers just did, let's be honest that the Astros cannot be buyers in any sweepstakes like that.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: "Nothing's impossible," Wade told me this morning when I asked if it would have been impossible for the Astros to land a player like Sabathia.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: But then he also cautioned that it would be difficult with where the Astros are with the farm system.
Katy77450Fan: Is anything being done to get pitching help, as in bullpen guys?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Ed Wade is definitely working the phones. I asked him if there's anything at Class AA Corpus Christi, but those men aren't quite ready to get a call.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Wade admitted the Astros were excited about the Hooks' Bud Norris before he got hurt.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: "Right now I think with Double-A we have to be patient," Wade said this morning.
greg: I just saw that the Cubs landed Harden from the A's. If the Brewers resign Sheets and Sabathia as well as the Cubs extending Harden's contract, would that be enough to convince the Drayton to blow it up and start over while the Cubs and Brewers dominate the central for the next 3-4 years?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I doubt that the Brewers would keep Sheets and Sabathia. If anything, the Astros can bid on those two pitchers and drive the price up for the Brewers.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I cannot envision Drayton allowing his team to accept that they must rebuild. It's not as though the Astros can sell exciting baseball with top young prospects like they did when they in the early 1990s with Biggio and Bagwell.
SJD: Did Jose Cruz Jr sign on with another team? Any news on Villarreal?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Last I heard, Cruz Jr. was at home in Miami. Something should happen with Villarreal soon. Last time I spoke with him, he didn't sound like he was willing to accept the assignment. If nobody reaches Villarreal before I join the club in D.C., I'll call him.
Powers: Is it just me, or have you noticed that Carlos Lee only seems to get a large chunk of his big hits, homeruns, etc when games are already out of reach ("junk time")?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: It's just you.
hughdm: How do you rate the chances of Paulino staying up?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Heck, first he has to get ready and healthy to pitch.
RonBMT: Can you tell me how many of the Astro draft picks have been signed? And what are Castros options if he doesn't sing.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Most of the picks the Astros wanted to sign already have been signed. But they're still working on the most important one, Castro. Bobby Heck says he's optimistic about Castro. I just called him right now.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: "I think down the road we'll have him in the fold," he said of Castro. "The same optimism with Seaton and Dydalewicz. And even Hicks our 14th rounder. Still positive with Davidson our third-rounder."
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Please keep in mind that the Astros picked some high school guys that they wanted to evaluate more during the summer to see if those kids "earned" the money they wanted or if they were willing to accept the bonus the Astros were willing to give them.
SgtLarry13: At what point should the Astros hold a fire sale to get some help for next year?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: There is not going to be a firesale.
dsmith: With the astros currently in last place, do you see the astros making any moves by the trade deadline? Who do you think they'd be willing to part with?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I think they'll definitely make moves, but no trade will possibly help them become a contender overnight.
jakwe45: out of curiosity, would you trade berkman for alex rodriguez? (not saying this is either reasonable or a decent question)
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: In a New York minute if the salaries were the same.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I think Berkman would make that trade too.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: But I'd keep Berkman because I think he's more of a winner than A-Rod, and his salary isn't as out of whack as A-Rod's.
G-154798441: I don't think you answered part of my last question…I know Drayton and Ed have talked about the farm system but will Drayton also overspend in free agency until it's ready? And what does Tal Smith do?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Tal Smith does a lot, but I don't think anybody on the outside of the organization can really tell you what he does or how much he has done. I know Drayton trusts him a lot. Some would argue Drayton already has shown he'll overspend on players; some would complain that he doesn't spend enough. It's all relative. He's what I do think, however: It's going to take a lot of overspending to try to put together a quick fix until the system is ready.
188:Why is Kaz Matsui being put back in at 2nd base? Mark Loretta has done a much better job offensively than Kaz has in a long time. It doesn't make sense.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Kaz is the Astros' starting second baseman. Matsui has great range. He can do more for the team as a starter. Loretta is a great backup, which is where he'll be kept for now.
Joba: What's your gut feeling on the longevity, or lack thereof of both Cooper and Wade?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Ed Wade should be fine. Listen here, Ed Wade is not the problem. He tore up a club that needed to be shattered. He inherited a mess that started long before he got here. He's going to be the one who gets the Astros out of this mess.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: You have to give him three years before you can really start judging him. Have all his moves paid off? No. But he made some moves that needed to be made. Has he made mistakes? Yes. Has he made some good moves? Yes.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: The Astros have had three GMs since Oct. 2004 and three managers since July 2004. It's time to step back and be honest and let a GM work on fixing the problems he inherited. It would be silly to blame Wade because the farm system and major-league clubs aren't as stocked as the Cubs or Brewers.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I assume Cooper should be fine at least until the 2009 All-Star break.
squints2020: squints2020: How much will Michael Bourn be in the starting lineup between now and the end of the season, and what will his role with the team be after the All Star break?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I'm surprised this question was just asked. I asked Ed Wade this question.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Wade and Cooper met on Monday and discussed this, and they deciced they will go with the hot hand in center. I asked if they might consider sending Bourn to Triple-A if it seems as though Erstad had won most of the starting time, and Wade "we aren't there yet. I'm still going to be optimistic." When he does start playing more often, it may be down in the order until he's headed in the right direction, Wade said of Bourn.
astros: can we expect the astros to be this bad for a few years before new young pichers arrive via the draft, we all know drayton wont pay for talent?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Considering the Astros have been close in the majority of their losses and that there are some talented arms at Corpus Christi, you have to believe the Astros won't be as bad as their record indicates they are right now.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Don't go anywhere. I'll take at least 15 more minutes of questions because I was late. I had sent for the link at 11:54, but my dumb butt sent it to the talented web editor Jeff Bair when I should have sent it to the talented Elaine Sharpe. It wouldn't be fair to cut this short after I made the mistake.
Elaine_Sharpe: What a nice move by the talented Jesus Ortiz.
dsmith: You sound optimistic about the astros signing castro, but what about some of our other early round picks? Do you think Davidson, Seaton, or Dydalewicz will sign?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Davidson definitely is going a lot tougher than the Astros expected, but Heck hasn't given up hope on him. Seaton and Dydalewicz I think will be signed ultimately. Davidson would be tough.
freakdity: Do u think the astros have anything left to make a push for the playoffs.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I think it's not goign to be possible to see the Astros in the playoffs this year. But this season doesn't need to be a waste. They can still play exciting baseball and see what some of their young pitchers can do in September.
astros: what clubs have the best piching prospects i assume it would be the rays,pirates,reds,blue jays, since they were the worst teams throughtout much of the last few years? what do we have as trade bait?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Like I said earlier, the trade bait isn't very good.
astros: how is carlos in the all star vote? i think he should definitly get the nod…if he doesnt win will he still be in the home run derby?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: It would be a shame if Carlos Lee isn't in the All-Star Game. If he doesn't make it, he'll be in Panama for three of those days.
G-154946188: You know, I don't get it. The Astros keep saying that it is a long season and every team has it's ups and downs. That may be true, but you don't see the Cubs and the Cardinals going from the top of the heap to second from the bottom. Why can't the Astros consistently get it together?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: The Astros are still paying for mistakes that they made the previous years.
Powers: Has there been anymore mention of the Wade/Chacon incident? It seemed that Ed Wade himself deserved some disciplinary action as well for the incident.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: They're still waiting for the grievance. Wade and Chacon are doing fine. I've spoken to both men recently, and they both sound great.
J: I see us paying for Purpura's mistakes for at least another 5-6 years, do you think
the Astros will contend in that time period?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: It's going to take a while to recover from the Purpura era. I don't know about five to six years, but at least two.
CHUCKO: It seems like when were rolling along a couple of months ago something happened where the pitching and the hitting both left at the same time. It sounds like something in the clubhouse, usually it's time for a shakeup. I bet Lou P. could get them in gear!
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Lou P is busy right now.
Jwarren14: Minor league update? Flores, Paulino, Perez…
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: McTaggart's our minor-league guy. I get all my updates from his minor-league report. Well, maybe not all of them, but most of them. E-mail him questions about the minors.
astros: any chance drayton would fire himeself for being such a lazy / cheap owner?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Now, that's just not very nice.
hughdm: Sorry, I zoned out. I meant Paronto. How do you rate his chances of staying up.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I would assume he'll get a chance to remain at least until Runelvys returns.
Jonny_1: Is there any real reason to think Hunter Pence is going to be this years version as opposed to last years version? He wasnt great in the minors ever. What are opposing teams and scouts saying about him?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Hunter will be fine. This year the league has made adjustments to him, and he's smart enough to make the proper adjustments. I expect him to hit over .300 in the second half.
astros: has any club inquired about oswalt, and what would the astros want in return…hypotheticlly
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: They can ask all they want, but it will be up to Oswalt if he goes. Look at what the Brewers and Cubs gave up, and that will let you know what the Astros can get for Oswalt.
stros: how would you rate the astros draft and are there any players that could help the big league club this year?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I think Bobby Heck had a good draft. With that said, any moron who tells you they can rate a draft in baseball is lying you to take your money. No player from this draft will join the Astros this year.
Ken: Where did Dewey Robinson come from and why are our pitchers getting more help from Hooten and Hickey? Somebody check this guy's resume or did he just come cheap?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Robinson had been a longtime minor-league pitching instructor with the Astros. His style was great with prospects, but now he has to adjust to major-leaguers who may actually know way more than he does.
lastros_kill_me: I am late to the party but have you answered a question inquiring about the need to fire Cooper or not??
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Cooper hasn't been fired.
DaParson: I know this is an open ended question – but do the Astros have a long term view of building a great team – or do they think they can "tweak" what they have and put a strong contender on the field next year by spending?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Wade has a long-term plan. He wants to build through the farm system, and that's the right idea.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: "You can't overstate the importance of having a talented and deep farm system," he said.
ajk: Is this a 100 loss team??
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Sadly, it may be. But they could also have a nice run in the seconnd half and finish with only 85 losses.
G-154798441: How is Q doing? Hope his concussion wasn't serious (although even mild ones are not good)
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: I haven't checked in on that. Unless we have a note written about it before I join the team on Friday, I'll write something about him soon.
jobu1981: Name 1 good move Wade has made please
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: He refused to trade Ryan Howard.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: He helped build the Phillies.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: He landed Valverde.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: He landed Tejada. I know some folks may be down on Tejada, but they are ignoring all the other things Tejada brings to the team. Tejada is more than just a shortstop. He's like the captain on the team, a leader in the clubhouse and on the field.
Ken: Think we can get Jason Lane and Morgan Ensberg back? I miss the pop ups and looking at called third strikes!!!!! All I have now is Ausmus and his double plays.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Enjoy Ausmus.
nj0006: Why does coop keep using valverde before the ninth inning
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: He's desparate for a victory.
G-154899318: Who will do better in the second half? do you see any certain player with a GREAT second half?
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Hunter Pence.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Ty Wigginton.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Humberto Quintero.
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Roy Oswalt
Jose_de_Jesus_Ortiz: Thanks so much for hanging in there. See you next week.


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Hamp reported just over $7,000 will be reimbursed to the county for the month of December. He has hired a new jailer and a deputy. He asked that he and three employees be allowed to attend a CrimeStoppers Conference in Biloxi Jan. 19-21. The board approved his travel request.
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Volume 103, Issue 5, 29 July 2013
Covering a nano-patterned titanium dioxide photonic crystal (PC) within a well-oriented film of dye-doped liquid crystal (LC), a distributed feedback laser is constructed whereby the emission characteristics can be manipulated in-situ using an electric field. This hybrid organic-inorganic structure permits simultaneous selectivity of both the beam pattern and laser wavelength by electrical addressing of the LC director. In addition, laser emission is obtained both in the plane and normal to the PC. Along with experimental data, a theoretical model is presented that is based upon an approximate calculation of the band structure of this birefringent, tuneable laser device.
A nano-patterned photonic crystal laser with a dye-doped liquid crystal103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4816243View Description Hide Description
Covering a nano-patterned titanium dioxide photonic crystal (PC) within a well-oriented film of dye-doped liquid crystal (LC), a distributed feedback laser is constructed whereby the emission characteristics can be manipulated in-situ using an electric field. This hybrid organic-inorganic structure permits simultaneous selectivity of both the beam pattern and laser wavelength by electrical addressing of the LC director. In addition, laser emission is obtained both in the plane and normal to the PC. Along with experimental data, a theoretical model is presented that is based upon an approximate calculation of the band structure of this birefringent, tuneable laser device.
Progressive multi-layer drop-casting of CdSe nanoparticles for photocurrent down shifing monitoring103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4816956View Description Hide Description
We investigated the spectroscopic photocurrent response of photovoltaic devices versus an increasing number of drop-casted CdSe nanoparticles onto planar and nanocones silicon p-i-n junctions. For all samples, a strong enhancement of the photocurrent in the UV range was detected as well as a constant increase of the photocurrent up to 20% (16%) for a planar (nanocones) junction in the range 600–800 nm. The analysis of the photocurrent versus the number of drop casted nanoparticles layers allows us to evidence a down-shifting mechanism in the U-V range and an adaptative index effect below the threshold of absorption.
Single-shot measurement of a terahertz electric-field waveform using a reflective echelon mirror103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817011View Description Hide Description
Single-shot measurements of terahertz (THz) electric-field waveforms are demonstrated using a reflective echelon mirror, which produces multiple probe pulses with different time-delays. The polarization rotation of the probe pulses, due to the electro-optic effect induced by the THz electric field generated from grating-coupled , was imaged onto a two-dimensional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor camera. A waveform with a weak peak field strength of 0.6 kV/cm was obtained with a good signal-to-noise ratio, demonstrating precise single-shot detection of the THz electric field waveform.
Optical absorption in silicon layers in the presence of charge inversion/accumulation or ion implantation103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817255View Description Hide Description
We determine the optical losses in gate-induced charge accumulation/inversion layers at a Si/SiO2 interface. Comparison between gate-induced charge layers and ion-implanted thin silicon films having an identical sheet resistance shows that optical losses can be significantly lower for gate-induced layers. For a given sheet resistance, holes produce higher optical loss than electrons. Measurements have been performed at λ = 1550 nm.
Graphene-silver nanowire hybrid structure as a transparent and current spreading electrode in ultraviolet light emitting diodes103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817256View Description Hide Description
We report a device that combines graphene film and Ag nanowires (AgNWs) as transparent and current spreading electrodes for ultra-violet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) with interesting characteristics for the potential use in the deep UV region. The current-voltage characteristics and electroluminescence (EL) performance show that graphene network on AgNWs well-operates as a transparent and current spreading electrode in UV LED devices. In addition, scanning electron microscopy and EL images exhibit that graphene film act as the protection layer of AgNWs layer as well as a transparent conducting network, by bridging AgNWs.
Surface-mode enhanced photonic-crystal nano-imaging observed by a scanning near-field optical microscope103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817318View Description Hide Description
In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate the sub-wavelength loss-less nano-imaging effect achieved by the surface-mode coupling in a negative refraction silicon photonic crystal at a wavelength of 1100 nm. The surface mode and nano-imaging effect of the photonic crystal are experimentally studied with a scanning near-field optical microscope. The thickness and the wavelength dependence of the full width at half maximum of the focal spot reveal a direct evidence of the surface-mode enhanced nano-imaging effect, which is consistent with the simulation. As a consequence, a focal spot with a lateral resolution of λ/3 at the predicted wavelength has been achieved.
Nanoplasmonic distributed Bragg reflector resonators for monolithic integration on a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor platform103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817547View Description Hide Description
We present nanoplasmonic Au/SiO2/Si metal-insulator-semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector resonators capable of broadband operation and with the potential for monolithic integration with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology. With a compact device footprint as small as 1.5 μm2 and quality factors as high as 64.4 at λ = 1.545 μm, these resonators have the highest quality factor over device footprint figure of merit yet demonstrated for a silicon nanoplasmonic device. A higher quality factor is shown to be achievable by using smaller gaps in the Bragg reflectors.
Interfacial refractive index sensing using visible-excited intrinsic zinc oxide photoluminescence coupled to whispering gallery modes103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817273View Description Hide Description
Whispering gallery modes (WGMs) excited by the intrinsic photoluminescence (PL) in zinc oxide microspherical resonators are investigated in this work. The microspheres were synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal technique. A polymer was applied after the synthesis to fill remaining pores in the oxide particle. Defect-related ZnO PL was excited in the visible, coupling to WGMs. The observed WGMs red-shift with increasing refractive index of the surrounding medium with a sensitivity of 90–100 nm/refractive index unit. The spherical microresonators may be used to investigate binding to and structure at the particle/solution interface.
Intrinsically stable light source at telecom wavelengths103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817390View Description Hide Description
We present a highly stable light source at telecom wavelengths, based on a short erbium doped fiber. The high stability arises from the high inversion of the ion population. This source is developed to work as a stable reference in radiometric applications and is useful in any application where high stability and/or a large bandwidth are necessary. The achieved long-term stability is 10 ppm.
Optical frequency response analysis of light-emitting transistors under different microwave configurations103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817545View Description Hide Description
In this report, the optical frequency responses of InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar light-emitting transistors are measured and analyzed using electrical small-signal equivalent circuit models under common-emitter, common-base, and common-collector configurations. Different optical modulation amplitudes and bandwidths, f 3 dB, are obtained due to different input impedances and electrical transfer functions. The optical response of light-emitting transistors is able to be "tuned" by different input ports due to unique three-terminal characteristics along with carrier-photon conversion in the base region. From microwave analyses, identical "intrinsic" optical responses can be determined under three configurations at same DC bias condition.
Experimental realization of epsilon-near-zero metamaterial slabs with metal-dielectric multilayers103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817678View Description Hide Description
Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) metamaterial slabs at visible frequencies based on metal-dielectric multilayers are experimentally realized. Transmission, reflection, and absorption spectra are measured and used to determine the complex refractive indices and the effective permittivities of the ENZ slabs, which agree with the results obtained from both the numerical simulations and the optical nonlocalities analysis. Furthermore, light propagation in ENZ slabs and directional emission from ENZ prisms are also analyzed. The accurate determination of the ENZ wavelength for metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterial slabs is important for realizing many unique applications, such as phase front manipulation and enhancement of photonic density of states.
Blue-phase-polymer-templated nematic with sub-millisecond broad-temperature range electro-optic switching103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817724View Description Hide Description
We report on fast electro-optic switching (response time 0.1 ms) of a blue-phase-polymer templated nematic with a broad-temperature range of thermodynamic stability and hysteresis-free performance. The nematic fills a polymer template that imposes a periodic structure with cubic symmetry and submicron period. In the field-free state, the nematic in polymer template is optically isotropic. An applied electric field causes non-zero optical retardance. The approach thus combines beneficial structural and optical features of the blue phase (cubic structure with submicron periodicity) and superior thermodynamic stability and electro-optic switching ability of the nematic filler.
Same-wavelength cascaded-transition quantum cascade laser103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817737View Description Hide Description
Conventional Quantum Cascade (QC) lasers are based on intersubband transitions in repeated stages of precisely engineered quantum wells, with one electron emitting at most one photon in each stage. Here, we report on a same-wavelength cascaded-transition (SWCT) QC structure, with two subsequent optical transitions emitting at the same wavelength ( ∼ 14.2 μm) in each stage. This SWCT QC gain medium was inserted between two conventional QC stacks, also at ∼14.2 μm. The measured laser power shows a quasi-saturation region with a 46% increase in slope efficiency after it. This quasi-saturation region is attributed to different current injection mechanisms.
A bright continuous-wave laser source at 193 nm103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817786View Description Hide Description
This Letter reports on the realization of a highly coherent light source at 193 nm. By frequency-quadrupling an amplified diode laser, over 15 mW of laser emission could be generated using the nonlinear crystal potassium fluoro-beryllo-borate. The high stability of the setup was proven in an 80 h-measurement, and the impact of the crystal transmission on the output power was thoroughly studied. This laser source is an ideal tool for photoemission spectroscopy and reaches the power level to replace excimer lasers in metrological applications.
Phase locking of a 3.4 THz third-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser using a room-temperature superlattice harmonic mixer103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817319View Description Hide Description
We report on the phase locking of a 3.4 THz third-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser (QCL) using a room temperature GaAs/AlAs superlattice diode as both a frequency multiplier and an internal harmonic mixer. A signal-to-noise level of 60 dB is observed in the intermediate frequency signal between the 18th harmonic of a 190.7 GHz reference source and the 3433 GHz QCL. A phase-lock loop with 7 MHz bandwidth results in QCL emission that is 96% locked to the reference source. We characterize the QCL temperature and electrical tuning mechanisms and show that frequency dependence of these mechanisms can prevent phase-locking under certain QCL bias conditions.
Magnetic-field assisted performance of InGaAs/GaAsSb terahertz quantum cascade lasers103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817384View Description Hide Description
We report on a magnetic-field investigation of a terahertz quantum cascade laser. Owing to the suppression of inter-Landau level non-radiative scattering, the device performances are strongly improved at high magnetic field. Working temperature up to 190 K and current threshold of are measured at 11 T, comparable to the state-of-the-art GaAs/AlGaAs terahertz lasers. The nominally symmetric three-well structure presents significantly better performance with negative bias polarisation because of the inverted-interface roughness impact on the laser action.
Second harmonic generation in free-standing lithium niobate photonic crystal L3 cavity103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817507View Description Hide Description
We report on second harmonic generation in a photonic crystal L3 cavity drilled in a thin self-suspended lithium niobate membrane. The cavity, resonant for the pump beam in the telecom wavelength range, exhibits a quality factor of around 500. Second harmonic generation has been measured with a low power continuous laser. A conversion efficiency of has been estimated with an input coupled power of 53 μW.
Experimental verification of enhancement of evanescent waves inside a wire medium103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817513View Description Hide Description
A theoretically revealed effect [Belov et al., Opt. Lett. 34, 527 (2009)] of the significant enhancement of evanescent harmonics inside a wire medium slab is experimentally verified in the microwave frequency range. The phenomenon originates from resonant pumping of standing waves into which evanescent waves are converted inside the slab. We find a good agreement between experimental data, numerical simulations and theory.
The insulator to correlated metal phase transition in molybdenum oxides103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817588View Description Hide Description
In sub-stoichiometric MoO3, electrical and optical responses across the solar spectrum are tunable and manifest a sharp phase transition in thin films at a specific oxygen content. Models of optical response in insulating and conducting regimes have been developed. Oxygen vacancies induce semiconducting response exactly proportional to the observed concentration of gap d-states until the transition. Ionization potential is thus tunable. Metallic thin films are never plasmonic at any stoichiometry and their conductivity, Hall mobility, carrier density, and plasma frequency are consistent, but either loss rate or effective mass mean metallic conduction is correlated rather than classical.
Metamorphic InAsSb-based barrier photodetectors for the long wave infrared region103(2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817823View Description Hide Description
InAs 0.6Sb0.4/Al0.75In0.25Sb-based barrier photodetectors were grown metamorphically on compositionally graded Ga1−xInxSb buffer layers and GaSb substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. At the wavelength of 8 μm and T = 150 K, devices with 1-μm thick absorbers demonstrated an external quantum efficiency of 18% under a bias voltage of 0.45 V.


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A Bristol city street was turned into a giant water slide today, as hundreds of locals slipped and slid down the usually busy highway.
The 'Park and Slide' project has transformed 90m of the city's Park Street into a giant slide, where locals take turns to hurtle down the hill on inflatable lilos.
It's the brainchild of artist Luke Jerram, who decided to set up the slide as part of the city's Make Sundays Special campaign.
Artist Luke Jerram has created a Giant Water Slide in Bristol, 360 get to have a go today! http://t.co/rpqUo33cOp pic.twitter.com/h3dxsmMstj— Stendhal Festival (@Stendhalireland) May 4, 2014
The project sees city centre streets closed on Sundays to allow community groups and artists to perform or hold events in the space.
96,573 people signed up for a chance to get a 'ticket to slide' through a ballot on the artist's website. Of those, 360 will get the chance to hurtle down the street today.
Jerram said: "I like the way participants have a look of pleasure and fear in their eyes.
"They seem to slide in and out of control with their body and forces of gravity. Personally, I found the little adrenalin rush you get at the end quite addictive."
Organisers turned down corporate sponsorship in favour of raising £5,626 through a crowdfunding project. More than 500 people chipped into the project, meaning locals were able to slide down the road free of charge.


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A suggestion here
There is only a small amount of people with the required knowledge interesting in to participate in the prioject. Also it's more than likely that some of them quit during the process. And newbies would be totally useless to have in the project if they were to do more than draw maps, graphics or similar.
Then again, how about making one team member being a private tutor for ones interested in helping out? If a newbie would like to help out with the process, s/he would be qualified by "taking lessons" from this private tutor of the team. This tutor wouldn't even have to do a whole lot; pointing out interesting articles, showing examples and that way make the newbie learn enough to be able to actually help out.
I mean, if I was the project leader, I sure wouldn't want anyone doing any type of rom hacking
and I don't consider spriting "hacking", it has never had to do anything about it
without being able to trust that they do their job well, without re-writing some of the in-game code (or modifications made by other team members) leading into glitches.
Besides, what's the point of letting a person without the desire to learn participate in the project? One not even a least bit interested to learn shouldn't be creating rom hacks in the first place.
No, no tutoring. If people want to learn they can do it on their own time. Having to teach someone how to program/map/whatever will only take up more time, be more disorganized, and isn't really fair to everyone else because statistically speaking, the beginner's quality will not be as good.
Also, here's what we have to do before even starting, imo:
1. Agree on one solid leader (DARTHATRON PLS ;-;)
2. Choose categorical leaders -- someone like Chaos Rush would be great for graphics, or Gira for music, for example. Maybe we don't even need this. A better idea may even be that there's one leader/coordinator, and everyone else works in pairs for a certain category, sharing the burden.
3. Get some sort of chat so people can communicate more easily. Skype would be best, but there's also AIM or Xat (an internet chat, you don't have to download anything. It can be made private).
But you know, if people like Darthatron/Chaos/Gira don't want to/can't do it, I'm not sure the quality of the hack will be that great. If people are serious about this, then we definitely want all good people, or else the bad will drag everyone else down. Harsh, yeah, but true.
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I found out that my wordpress 2.32. was hacked. The index.php file on the root directory was modified and changed to permission 555, and I wasn't able to change it or delete it. Besides that, there is also a file named wp-db.inc created under wp-includes directory. I can't delete the file. Whatever changes I made will revert back to permission 555 or files being recreated. Any one has this kind of problem also ?? Help !!
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I am desperately looking for a free directory plugin to add to a buddypress community site, but it's no easy challenge as most of those available have some key feature(s) missing or have not been updated for a long time, etc.
This one is promising as the fields it has are the ones I need and it has the Gmap functionality available.
I noted however after adding a local address (Germany) with the area Zip code, which on other Gmaps (plugins) is sufficient to locate a place, that this was missing at the frontend. When I then edited the "This is your first listing" & removed the lat & lon info & corrected the physical address, this info was also missing at the frontend, implying the Gmap & address are only shown IF lon & lat are included! However, where would users get these values from and why is not possible for the Gmap, like in other Gmap plugins to do with just the street address & Zip? Most users are NOT that web savvy AT ALL ... or do not understand English, etc.
- all the 3 sites I included have no maps.
German addresses & those of neighboring countries are in the form:
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#2 Is there anyway to include/embed the map ON PAGE for a given item/listing without it having to be in a new pop-up page AND is there a way to make the ITEM link at the frontend open in SAME page & NOT a separate page?
On the same ITEM page, it would be great if the website was included as well.
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Actually, the directory is supposed to eventually have possibly a few thousand links under dozens of categories. I thought the frontend would have a list of categories, a bit like at DMOZ.org from which one can access subcategories of different levels, which then have individual sites.
Is this option there & if NOT does this one give an overview of at least the MAIN categories on the frontpage or one has to navigate probably to many pages to get an overview of MANY DOZEN categories? I currently have 3 sites in different categories/subcategories previewed on the frontpage, but if I had links in 30 different categories? Would the "overview" mean moving from page to page to just find out which categories/subcategories are there?
#4. Is it possible to customize submission form text, say to German & if so where can I do this or is there an existing translation ... or is this only for the US, ...?
Some form labels (titles) need to have text changed for it to make sense, like "Item Information" [it might be hard for some people to know what is expected here] or "Location information", etc. I am NOT a programmer, but if I new exactly which script has this text, I can try to change it, since many people do not necessarily understand English. Of course a German translation of BePro Listings would be better, if there is any ...
#5. It seems the telephone field on user submission form only expects phones in US format. I could not include numbers in locally acceptable formats AT THE FRONTEND, though I could edit this as admin & include this at the BACKEND.
#6. If "Contact" is included in Options, Names seem to be compulsory. In case of organization or businesses, this is always not necessary to include these (whose?) or names might not be available at all, but just the business or institution's name. Is there any way around this?
Also I noted the phone number is connected to names under Contacts & if you disable this, no business phone is shown ...
#7. If one is listing different types of sites, the "Cost" field can be quite awkward. I have some associations, schools, shops selling different goods with "Cost - Free", anyway to deal with this? The First Name & Last Name fields - it would be good if there was an option not to have them shown at all without jeopardizing the appearance of a business/institution's email/phone.
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I know these are a number of questions and some issues may have no quick solutions, BUT I would be grateful to get a response to all, however short & I would appreciate solutions, including those involving some little customization of code, if I am told which one, for someone with very BASIC programming skills, like editing form labels & a couple of others.
It took weeks of repeated searching using usual search terms, like "web directory", "link directory" but never found your script, but others & just found it more or less accidentally via buddypress.org, plugins. I am quite sure with some additional tags, your plugin would do much better in wordpress.org plugin search results.
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FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- With the upcoming job fair, Army Community Service wants to make sure all those looking for employment are ready to do it the right way to ensure success at the event.
ACS offers job fair prep classes Aug. 11 at Fort Rucker and Aug. 12 in Enterprise to ensure community members know what to expect, and what is expected of them at the job fair, said Debbie Gaydos, of Army Community Service Employment Services.
More than 70 businesses will be offering job seekers about 1,500 jobs at the Fort Rucker Area Job Fair Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Of those available positions, more than 640 will be local with hundreds more for those willing to relocate.
To accommodate the expected crowd of 3,000, Gaydos said officials moved this year's job fair off post to the Enterprise Civic Center, and added that individuals should plan to spend considerable time at the event.
"In today's market with so many jobs online, individuals seldom get to make that one-on-one contact with the recruiter. Very few resumes reflect the 'entire package'," Gaydos said. "Don't miss this opportunity to meet with representatives from a diverse blend of local businesses, government contractors and federal agencies."
Job fair recruiters will have available positions in retail, logistics, medical, law enforcement, administration, Aviation, food service, sales and more, she added.
"A job fair allows you to have that opportunity to connect with those recruiters. You will never have the opportunity to have so many jobs under one roof as you will at a job fair," Gaydos said. "Due to the magnitude of the crowd, these fairs can make some people very uncomfortable."
To help prepare job seekers for a successful job fair experience, ACS is offering job fair preparation classes including tips on resume writing, sales pitch, body language, research on businesses, appropriate dress, follow up and overall attitude, she said.
For an example, she explained that the most common introduction question recruiters might ask at a job fair is, "What are you looking for here at the job fair?"
Gaydos counsels serious job seekers not to respond with "a job," but rather with a clear and succinct description of exactly what they are seeking.
"If you have done your homework properly, what you are seeking should match quite nicely with what they are seeking. Your comeback after you have explained you career desires? 'And what type of candidates are you seeking?' The perfect setup for establishing potential common interests," Gaydos said.
Job fair prep classes are scheduled for Aug. 11 at Fort Rucker from 2-4 p.m. and in Enterprise Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. To reserve a spot, those interested in attending the Fort Rucker class should call 255-3949 and 347-0581 for the Enterprise class.
With all those businesses looking for the right employees, successful candidates will be ready to interview on-the-spot and maybe even get hired, Gaydos said.
"Those who are prepared will thrive," she said.


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DANA HEPLER261 COOPER CREEK DRIVE MOCKSVILLE, North Carolina U.S.A.
DANA HEPLER (GIRL NAME BUT ITS A DUDE) WHAT A SMART A** IT SEEMED HE HAD TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION LIKE HE WAS SOMEBODY WHAT A D**k MOCKSVILLE North Carolina
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Complaint Review: Homes And Units Network - Virginia Swanson
Homes And Units Network - Virginia Swanson1201 N. Pacific Ave Ste 104 Glendale, California U.S.A.
Homes And Units Network - Virginia Swanson Fraudulant advertising of all the properties they will get for you Took money for property they never provided Glendale California
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*Author of original report: Homes and Units was sued!
*UPDATE Employee: ITS JUST NOT TRUE!
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As I found out later there was no way she could have provided those properties in the California market. The reason for paying $5995 was to get into one of these properties not for a few courses which I found to be worthless.
Virginia Swanson also offered for $1000 fee, preconstruction properties that you could get into. The rent was supposed to cover the mortgage.
I was one of the few who entered into escrow on one only to find out I would have been $400-$500 negative cash flow. Most of the other students never even got into one of these properties at all.
Also she is supposed to be the great real estate mentor but doing a title search on her house that she lives in reveals that it is owned by one of her students.
Her daughter Tosca who is supposed to have brought real estate plus her own first house also doesn't own her own house either. It is also owned by someone who was in one of my classes. So much for the great real estate mentor even owning any.
I and several other people have taken her to small claims court and have won our cases. Homes and Units also has a F rating on the Better Business Bureau Website.
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AUTHOR: James - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, March 25, 2007POSTED: Sunday, March 25, 2007
I worked for Virginia, helping her students with the financing. I found that very few of her students were able to qualify for investment financing, which is why I left.
For more proof she is a scam artist, check out the Better Business Bureau, www.labbb.org and search for either Homes and Units, as well as 1st Real Estate Team.
Further proof, ask to meet ANY licensed Real Estate person working for her. Then talk to their company and see how many deals they have done for her.
The real estate market has changed. Prices are dropping, and the availability of financing investment property at 100% now requires the buyer to be very well qualified. Anyone this qualified would never be suckered in by the high pressure tactics Virginia uses. Let me explain:
Purchase price $300,000
Monthly PITI payment $2,650
Reserve $31,800
Closing costs $8,000
Required cash $39,800
In order to qualify for an investor loan with 100% financing, the few companies I use for this program require 12 months of reserve. If you don't know what reserves are, it is cash, in the bank for at least 3 months.
If this student Virginia tried to con could not come up with the $6,000 for the discounted price, the same one she has been using for everyone for the last five to ten years, how would she have ever been able to afford the $40,000 necessary?
I did not include in this the $1,000 finders fee Virginia takes from each student for each property she gives to you
If you want to test an individual, check their background. Virginia has now dropped the website homesandunits.com. On her new site, 1strealestateteam.com, she has herself listed as having 25 years worth of experience. On the website for her clubs, and they are her clubs, http://www.investing-in-real-estate-clubs.com, she has only 15 years listed. I have seen these numbers fluctuate between 20 and 30 years in the past. If she cannot get her experience figured out, then how qualified is she really?
Virginia has been sued successfully numerous times in small claims court. In all cases I know about, the student received partial, if not all of a refund.
I strongly suspect that the student responding to the thread is non-existent, another figment of Virginia's imagination. I do not know of any student with this success. What all of us would like is for this student to come forward, name, address, and a verifiable list of the property they bought. I am confused in the reading , is it Mark or Jessica that is the student? Jessica obviously posted it for Mark, why did he not post it himself? Another attempt to deceive people
James - Anaheim, California
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AUTHOR: Pam - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, March 25, 2007POSTED: Sunday, March 25, 2007
While in escrow I asked Virginia to sign an agreement stating that she would cover vacancies and negative cash flow. She did not sign it and instead wanted me to sign an agreement saying quote " The investor will provide the credit satisfactory to acquire 100% finacing. It is required that the investor provide all the financing and have the capabilities to do so. These capabilities extend to making sure that there is no negative cash flow after taxes insurance,maintenance and property management." That sounds like I'm paying for all of it.
Near the completion of the house I repeatedly requested the joint trust documents so that I could have a lawyer look at them. I never recieved them or any real response about it. We did not qualify for the financing and we would have been $400-$500 in the negative if we did.
She keeps claiming that I bought a house from the builder myself. I bought a rental house on my own in another area not affiliated at all with Homes and Units.
I took Virginia Swanson to small claims court to get my deposit back. The judge took a look at the statement above and awarded me all of my deposit.
I also sued her a second time for the VIP program she was running at the time. I was awared a partial judgement of the cost of the program.
Even though I was awarded these judgments, Homes and Units would not pay them and I had to serve a levy on her bank account for one judgement. When she closed that account after my levy, I had to bring her in for a judgement debtor hearing to declare all of her assets to collect my second judgment. I guess she did not want to declare all of her assets so she finally paid.
For all those who want to investigate futher go to the Glendale Courthouse or get it from the internet from the court and look at all the small claims cases filed against her
In fact I'll make it easy. Go to this website. http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/smallclaims/
and enter these case numbers and enter Glendale as the court. Here are a few of the
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AUTHOR: Jessica - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, March 24, 2007POSTED: Saturday, March 24, 2007
This was a great deal but Pam had other ideas
Pam didn't go through with the deal she agreed to. She backed out without telling Homes and Units, loosing them money. Pam went behind their back and chose another property with the same builder which Homes And Units had found for her and did a direct deal herself cutting Homes and Units out of their rightful share of the profits. Since this time she has chosen to attack Homes and Units Network in every way she can. She has also gotten others to attack. She should be sued for harassment.
Homes and Units has been a real help to me and people like Pam need to back off and do other things with their life.
I have bought several properties with their help. They are a REAL Hands-On Mentoring system. They work with you every step of the way, unlike other mentor systems that sell you books and tapes and talk to you for only hour a week. Homes and Units Network has been a godsend to me and my husband and it is because of them we have changed our financial lives and can see a light at the end of the tunnel!!
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Makes no sense...
AUTHOR: Patti - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, November 11, 2006POSTED: Saturday, November 11, 2006
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