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More Americans are installing wind turbines near their homes, farms and businesses to generate their own energy, concludes a report by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This is the first comprehensive analysis on the growing field of distributed wind, which involves generating wind energy close to where it is used instead of purchasing it from large, centralized wind farms. Distributed wind can range from a small, solitary turbine in a backyard to several large turbines that power a manufacturing facility or a neighborhood.
"The public often pictures large wind projects with long rows of turbines when they think of wind power," said the report's lead author Alice Orrell, an energy analyst at PNNL. "But this report provides detailed data that shows this image is incomplete. Many of the nation's turbines are for distributed, not centralized, wind projects."
PNNL wrote the report for the DOE with support from energy consulting firm eFormative Options, the Distributed Wind Energy Association and the American Wind Energy Association.
Sixty-eight percent of all wind turbines installed in the United States between 2003–2012 were distributed wind turbines, representing about 69,000 turbines that can generate 812 megawatts (MW) combined. About one-third of all U.S. wind turbines installed in 2012 were distributed wind turbines, representing about 3,800 turbines that can generate 175 MW combined.
While the total number of distributed wind turbines installed in 2012 declined by nearly 50 percent, the amount of power those new turbines could potentially produce increased by 62 percent. This shift is mainly because more large turbines are being used in distributed wind projects.
Other good news for all wind power projects comes from a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) study that found no evidence of property value impacts near wind turbines. LBL analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties in nine states, yet it was unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values.
This study, the most comprehensive to date, builds on both a previous LBL study as well a number of other academic and published U.S. studies, which also generally find no measurable impacts near operating turbines.
Ben Hoen, lead author of the report and a researcher at LBL, said: "Although there have been claims of significant property value impacts near operating wind turbines that regularly surface in the press or in local communities, strong evidence to support those claims has failed to materialize in all of the major U.S. studies conducted thus far. Moreover, our findings comport with the large set of studies that have investigated other potentially similar disamenities, such as high-voltage transmission lines, landfills and noisy roads, which suggest that widespread impacts from wind turbines would be either relatively small or nonexistent."
The new study used a number of sophisticated techniques to control for other potential impacts on home prices, including collecting data that spanned well before a wind development was announced to after they were constructed and operating. This allowed researchers to control for any pre-existing differences in home sales prices across their sample and any changes that occurred due to the housing bubble.


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Jason Aldean Fights Microphone Troubles During Duet With Kelly Clarkson at 2012 Grammy Awards
Maybe someone forgot to put fresh batteries in Jason Aldean's microphone, because the singer's voice went silent during his duet performance of 'Don't You Wanna Stay' at the 2012 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. What started as a wonderful collaboration became an awkward moment that Aldean and Kelly Clarkson managed to make the most of.
Aldean began the song in his trademark straw cowboy hat and a pinstriped suit. Clarkson emerged looking radiant as she joined him during the first chorus. The pop singer fought sound issues herself, and her voice remained much softer than Aldean's until halfway through the song, when the pair traded vocals on the hit country song. During the face-to-face climax of the song, she began smiling — and then laughing — at her partner's sudden bad luck.
Aldean kept singing as a professional is taught to do, but engineers offstage never solved the technical issue. He looked at his microphone, played with the cordless pack on his belt buckle and then slumped his shoulders, no doubt disappointed that his moment to shine on the 2012 Grammys stage didn't come off without a hitch.
Until that point, both singers seemed to be at their best, with Clarkson really taking her time to sell the passionate love song. Aldean's night could be salvaged later with a win in the Best Country album category.
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An annual educational program for outstanding rising seniors as well as eligible home schooled young women.
This interactive program teaches the formation and operation of city, county and state government entities. The participants vote and carry out elected and appointed positions in the Girls State government. The program gives participants the experience of living together as self governing citizens with the privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship, as well as the opportunity to gain knowledge of the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Launches Mobile Voting App in Cape Town
The annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has stepped onto the digital stage: for the first time, theatre-goers can use a convenient easy-to-use mobile voting application for the popular People's Choice Award category.
People are encouraged to vote for their favourite 2012 theatre production through this new innovative and easy-to-use digital platform. Participants in the voting stand a chance to win two tickets to the awards ceremony and a dinner for four, paired with Fleur du Cap wines. The dinner will be prepared by a gourmet chef, in the privacy of the winner's home. The winner of the dinner will be notified the week of 11 March 2013.
The People's Choice Award is an opportunity for theatre-goers' direct involvement in the celebration of talent in Western Cape theatre. Newly appointed Panel Chair, Melanie Burke, is very excited about the innovation. "We have an excellent panel of judges for the judged categories, but it is very exciting that the people will have their say in the People's Choice Award. We are embracing the latest communication technology in celebrating excellence in South African theatre and allowing people to vote using the new mobile voting app. The People's Choice Award is very special and also celebrates the development of theatre and the role that the arts play in our lives."
Awards are given in 21 different categories and the judges for the 2012 productions were Africa Melane, Coreen Lloyd, Denise Bester, Dr Beverley Brommert, Dr Gabriel Bothma, Gillian Mitchell, Herman van der Westhuizen, Jill Makram, Len Ashton, Mariana Malan, Marina Griebenow, Peter Tromp, Rone Arendse and Wayne Muller. All voting processes are audited and are overseen by the legal firm Cluver Markotter Inc.
The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are funded by the Distell Foundation and are an important acknowledgement of South African theatrical excellence, specifically focusing on professional theatre productions staged in the Cape Town Metropole and surrounds, over a period of one calendar year.
"Distell is rooted in and part of the fabric of South Africa," says Vernon de Vries, Distell's Director of Corporate Affairs. "and our commitment to the development of the arts bears testimony to this involvement in our entire society. The Distell Foundation is proud to again host the Fleur du Cap Awards and celebrate excellence in South African theatre. The awards represent a concerted effort to develop the arts across society and to unlock the lifestyle value of involvement in the arts."
The nominees list will be released on 19 February and the winners announced at a star-studded gala event at Artscape in Cape Town on Sunday 17 March 2013 at 18:00.
Those wishing to vote for the People's Choice Award should SMS FDC to 33783, click on the link and vote. Each SMS costs R1,50 (none are free) and terms and conditions apply. Please note this is the only way for the public to vote for the People's Choice Award. Voting closes on 9 March 2013 and the winner of the People's Choice will be announced at the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards gala evening.
A limited number of tickets to the gala event will be available to the public at R150 via Computicket or (021) 421 7695. The ticket price includes complimentary Fleur du Cap wines and canapés. Follow the Awards on Twitter @FDCTheatreAward and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fleur-du-Cap-Theatre-Awards/471728212884667?ref=ts&fref=ts.


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I don't know if you made it out to either of the panels or discussions I did last weekend in NYC. If not, perhaps this weekend will be easier. Particularly since I am willing to come to you where ever you happen to be. Why? Simple. Check this out... Last week I did an interview with Noah Nelson for the Turnstyle Podcast. You can stream or download it here.
It's a special for SXSW where SUPER is having it's US Festival Premiere. I won't be there, alas. If you are there, can you do me a favor? Give us a vote on Festival Genius here.


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Sanibel beaches earn top spot in magazine
State's best family beach
June 26, 2009
The beaches of Sanibel have been ranked among the 20 best beaches in America by Men's Journal magazine. Men's Journal ranked beaches by their location and best uses of what they have to offer. For example, the beaches are separated by region - Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, California and Hawaii - and then categorized as best sports beach, secluded beach, family beach and such. Sanibel is featured as the best family beach that the Gulf Coast, and in fact all of Florida, has to offer. The only other Florida beach to be listed is Key West, but more for its party atmosphere. According to the magazine, Sanibel was chosen because, "The water here is warm, calm and shallow, making it ideal for the kids; the beach is perfect for sandcastles and is loaded with shells, especially when low tide exposes its offshore sandbars." Bridgit Stone-Budd, of the Sanibel Island & Captiva Island Chamber of Commerce, said the organization was not aware of being mentioned in the magazine. She added it is good to be mentioned in a positive light. "We are delighted to have been recognized by Men's Journal for our beautiful beaches," Stone-Budd said. "Our visitors tell us time and time again we have a paradise here on Sanibel and Captiva." like, but it's different and we're rolling with it." The July 2009 issue of Men's Journal featuresLance Armstrong on the cover.
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Mark Rosenblum, a former Thomson Reuters salesman, says he was fired after questioning whether Thomson Reuters violated insider trading laws by distributing market-moving data releases, such as the consumer sentiment index, to high-speed traders two seconds before regular subscribers saw it, The Economist reported Friday.
Some find it unfair for high-speed traders, who pay up to $6,000 a month for their feeds, to get an early peek at numbers, but there are no regulations forbidding selective disclosure of private data.
Rosenblum has filed a wrongful termination suit, but Thomson Reuters says the case is "unsubstantiated and without merit." New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the early releases of data.
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With teams using more than 100 unique apparatuses to launch globular projectiles a half-mile or more, the 27th annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin event is our pick as November's Weird Festival of the Month.
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For those still dealing with the fallout from last week's crippling blizzards, Sammy Cahn's classic lyrics may sound more frightful than delightful. For skiers and snowboarders, however, it's more like meteorological music to the ears.
Call it a perfect storm of sorts, but thanks to the three-pronged combination of early snow, good deals and a rebounding economy, snowsports enthusiasts are once again heading for the slopes.
Think globally, ski locally
While few would call the ski industry a leading economic indicator, the sport survived the recession surprisingly well. People may have held off on major equipment purchases and skipped their annual ski week, but many still made their way to the mountains. According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), the industry tallied 59.7 million skier visits last year, a 4.2 percent bump over the year before and just 1.2 percent below the 60.5 million record set in 2007/2008.
"It was the second best year on record," said Ralf Garrison, director of the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP), which monitors lodging reservations at western resorts. Local and regional resorts accounted for much of the bump, he added, as many skiers and snowboarders stayed closer to home rather than splurge on a major vacation.
This year, the pendulum is showing signs of swinging back the other way — despite the challenges of rising airfares, stubbornly high unemployment and continuing economic uncertainty. "Most consumers don't necessarily feel there's a recovery going on," said Garrison, "but skiers are proving to be very loyal."
According to Garrison's latest data (through November), lodging reservations at western resorts are up 3 percent over last year. More to the point, perhaps, the pace of reservations for future arrivals was up 14 percent, thanks to rebounding consumer confidence and good, early snow in much of the country.
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"It's the third year of a tough economy," said Garrison. "After two years, it's like the same song, third verse, but people are figuring out how to dance to the beat."
Cost-conscious but committed
Kristina Wegscheider of San Jose, Calif., will definitely be among them. Flying to Park City, Utah, with a friend later this season, she could almost serve as the poster child for the efforts skiers and snowboarders will make to satisfy their need for snow.
Among her cost-saving efforts: Using the two-for-one companion airfare that came with her Delta credit card, seeking out discount coupons for their rental car and ski gear and taking advantage of Park City's Quick Start program, which lets travelers turn in their boarding passes for lift tickets on their day of arrival. "We actually keep a spreadsheet with all our costs on Google Docs," said Wegscheider, "and realized, hey, we could do this more than once a season."
At the same time, resorts are hoping to attract other skiers and snowboarders with generous discounts and package deals. "Three years ago, a fourth night free was the best deal you could get," said Dan Sherman, director of marketing for tour-operator Ski.com. "Now we're seeing third night free and, in some cases, buy two nights and get two nights free."
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- Airports, airlines work hard to return your lost items
- Expert: Tourist hordes threaten Sistine Chapel's art
- MGM Grand wants Las Vegas guests to Stay Well
- Report: Airlines collecting $36.1B in fees this year
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At Ski.com, for example, packages at Capella Telluride offer a third night free and two-day lift tickets starting at $614 per person double occupancy (available through Feb. 11, book by Jan. 31). In Park City, guests who rent a two-bedroom condo at the PowderWood Resort for two nights can get another two nights free plus three-day lift tickets for $452 per person (based on quad occupancy, good through April 15).Slideshow: Winter wonderland (on this page)
Resorts are also ramping up major social-media campaigns in an effort to win friends and influence travel decisions. Whistler Blackcomb, for example, recently launched a new social-media page called The Movement, which aggregates ski and snowboard news, provides access to contests and connects potential guests to the resort's presence on nearly a dozen social networks.
Then there's EpicMix, the latest offering from Vail Resorts, which lets riders track their on-mountain activities and connect digitally with friends and family through location-based software. "Skiers and snowboarders love to tell stories about their day on the mountain," said spokesperson Kate Lessman. "This lets them capture and share their experiences." Currently available at EpicMix.com, mobile apps for the iPhone and Android devices are expected to go live later this month.Story: Great powder, fast runs and social networking
Resorts reach out
If EpicMix and the like speak to social media's growing influence, other industry efforts speak to another demographic reality. To counter an aging population and ensure continued growth, resorts are going to have to attract new visitors, including people who may not want to ski or snowboard at all. "Skiing used to be a chairlift, a bar and a hotel," said Sherman. "Now you've got world-class spas, fine dining and all sorts of other activities."
Increasingly, those activities include alternative ways to play on — and, apparently, above — the mountain. This year, visitors to Breckenridge (Colo.), Okemo (Vt.) and Attitash and Cranmore (both in N.H.) can hop on new mountain coasters, riding two-person sleds along elevated steel tracks. Okemo's Timber Ripper ($9–$13), for example, whips along 3,100 feet of track, traversing waves, camel backs and banking loops at up to 25 mph.Story: Planning a trip to the backcountry in winter
Other resorts, including Kirkwood (Calif.) and Smugglers' Notch (Vt.) are setting their sights even higher with new zipline/canopy tours. At Smuggs', the ArborTrek Canopy Tour ($100) rolls nine ziplines, two skybridges and two rappels into a 2.5 to 3-hour eco-adventure — no skis or snowboard required.
And more on-mountain improvements are probably in the wings, especially in light of recent business deals. In October, Vail Resorts added Northstar-at-Tahoe to its portfolio; in December, KSL Capital Partners bought nearby Squaw Valley. Both are expected to make substantial investments in their new properties, some of which will likely be rolled out as early as next year.
In the meantime, this season is shaping up to be one of epic snowfall (more than 20 feet in Tahoe by Christmas, 18 in Utah), good deals and pent-up demand from cost-conscious, but committed skiers and snowboarders.
"The demographics are there; the economy's not the negative that it was, and people have a passion for the sports that we sell," said NSAA President Michael Berry. "By my reckoning, there's every chance that we could set another record this year."
Rob Lovitt is a frequent contributor to msnbc.com. If you'd like to respond to one of his columns or suggest a story idea, drop him an e-mail .


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A new improvement in PHoneyC DOM emulation code was committed in SVN r1624. The idea is to better emulate the DOM behaviour depending on the selected browser personality. Let's take a look at the code starting from the personalities definition in config.py.
It's important to realize that each personality was added a tag (i.e. ie80). Taking a look at DOM/Window.py the following code can be seen.
Let's consider an example and assume the Internet Explorer 8.0 personality was selected. It's easy to realize that the prefix would assume the value _Window__window_ie80_. A few simple wrappers were created, one per personality, to each method as shown in the following code.
This is a quite simple situation but what if you want to define addEventListener method just for Firefox personalities and attachEvent just for Internet Explorer ones? Really simple to do!
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Importance of Physical Fitness
In the most general meaning, health and fitness is really a general condition of excellent health. Acquiring and looking after health and fitness is because of exercise, healthy diet and diet not to mention proper rest for physical recovery. In the basic form, health and fitness would be to the body what fine-tuning would be to an electric train engine. It enables individuals to perform as much as their potential. No matter age, fitness can be defined as a disorder that helps individuals look, feel and do their finest. Thus, health and fitness trainers, describe it as being the opportunity to perform daily tasks intensely and alertly, with remaining energy to savor leisure-time activities and meet emergency demands. Particularly true for seniors, health and fitness is the opportunity to endure, bear up, withstand stress and bear on in conditions where an unfit person couldn't continue.
To ensure that one that need considering in good physical shape, the center, lung area, and muscles need to perform in a certain level for that individual to carry on feeling able to performing a task. Simultaneously, since what humans use their physiques directly affects the condition of mind, fitness influences to some extent characteristics for example mental performance and emotional expression.
Health and fitness is frequently split into the next groups to ensure that people in order examine its components or parts. Particularly, health and fitness is judged by:
1. Cardiovascular endurance: This is actually the ability from the body to provide nutrients and oxygen to tissues and also to remove wastes over sustained amounts of time.
2. Muscular strength & endurance: Strength handles ale muscle to exert pressure for any brief period of time, while endurance is ale a muscle, or muscle, to sustain repeated contractions in order to still apply pressure against an inert object.
3. Versatility: This denotes the opportunity to move joints and employ muscles through their full flexibility.
4. Body composition: Considered among the aspects of fitness, composition refers back to the body when it comes to lean mass (muscle, bone, vital tissue, and organs) and fat mass. Really, the perfect ratio of fat to lean mass is definitely an symbol of fitness. Performing the best group of exercises might help people dispose off excess fat while increasing or maintain muscle tissue.
Benefit Healthy Lifestyle in a Modern World
Throughout the the past few years lots of people have began exercising, taking yoga classes as well as following strict diet in lots of countries. The reason why behind these activities are lots of, like work-stress, people struggling with diabetes, people taking plenty of fats within their food these types of the pollution and also the ongoing urbanization. Most people residing in the metropolitan areas are afflicted by heavy pollution because of heavy intakes of deadly carbon monoxide within their physiques. For this reason heavy intake there are lots of negative effects involved with this method.
Most people will also be hooked on smoking and alcohol, recent reports by a company from 100 people 60 % drink considerably greater than is good. And in the majority of the countries the number of the feminine population mistreating alcohol is growing. For this reason most of the doctors suggest people take regular exercises as well as play sports within their free time. Within the last 10 years heart illnesses has elevated enormously from 35% to 70%. Recently the majority of the youngsters are born with illnesses, a direct result their parents illness and lifestyle. So during these occasions it's important to follow along with some rules to ensure that our overall health in addition to our more youthful generations is going to be healthy.
Keeping healthy is certainly not but keeping the body clean with healthy habits like taking physical exercise. To begin with a normal jog of two km is sufficient for a person of the average age. Throughout the school days till college everybody is involved with one or any other sport, however when people get a job they ignore health insurance and they soon become busy within their work. You ought to consult their physician every 3-4 several weeks for any regular checkup's. They shouldn't be stressed – when they find stress they ought to take yoga classes every single day, to ensure that their bloodstream pressure is going to be normal. Otherwise that will cause them to hyper bloodstream pressure or hypo, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. The majority of the corporate companies in USA in addition to world are choosing dietitians, physiotherapists, as well as good doctors to consider proper care of their workers.
The following factor I wish to discuss may be the diet since the intake food which we're taking accounts for all of the fats, carbohydrates,proteins and necessary enzymes which is helpful for that energy conversion or utilization within your body. We ought to stick to the diet very strictly by staying away from the unhealthy foods available for sale. A current survey claims that most people get sick by use of unhealthy foods. A food with little fat a very good idea because if you take more fat content body fat is going to be accrued within the veins and arterial blood vessels within your body which lead to high bloodstream pressure which can lead to cardiovascular disease. To be able to lessen the fats within your body we ought to take less oil or cheese or butter within our food there by manipulating the fats within your body. Physical exercise is going to be useful to manage body fat within your body.
By playing sports it will likely be a great exercise within your body. Swimming is another good sport. We ought to maintain the body weight based on our height. There we are able to reduce our overall health problems to the majority of the extent. I conclude my discussion towards the above subject by stating that a normal exercise or yoga along with a strict diet and playing sports and regular examinations we are able to keep the body healthy in the end there's a classic saying "Health is Wealth".


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Billy taught mathematics and theology at Jesuit colleges all his life, in particular those colleges which were in the administrative region of Champagne, a region which covered the present-day northeastern French districts of Marne and parts of Ardennes, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Aube, Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, and Aisne. From 1629 to 1630 he taught mathematics at the Jesuit College at Pont à Mousson, during this time he was still studying theology.
From 1631 to 1633 Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit college at Rheims. He became a close friend of Bachet, who was one of his pupils at Rheims. After this Billy taught in Grenoble and then was rector of a number of Jesuit Colleges in Chalons, Langres and in Sens. From 1665 to 1668 he was professor of mathematics at the College of Dijon. One of his pupils in Dijon was Ozanam but this was before he was appointed to the chair of mathematics so, since there were no formal mathematics classes at the College, he taught Ozanam privately.
Billy corresponded with Fermat and produced a number of results in number theory which have been named after him. Billy had collected many problems from Fermat's letters and, after the death of his father, Fermat's son appended de Billy's collection under the title Doctrinae analyticae inventum novum Ⓣ as an annex to his edition of the Arithmetica of Diophantus (1670). Itard writes in [1]:-
It is an elaborate study of the techniques of indeterminate analysis used by Fermat and, on the whole, it explains them correctly. From it one can guess at Fermat's general line of activity in a field in which there are few pertinent documents.He also published astronomical tables such as Tabulae Lodoicaeae seu universa eclipseon doctrina tabulis, praeceptis ac demonstrationibus explicata. Adiectus est calculus, aliquot eclipseon solis & lunae, quae proxime per totam Europam videbuntur Ⓣ. This was a table of eclipses for the years 1656 to 1693 and included solar and lunar tables. Billy is also important in being one of the first to reject the role of astrology in science, along with superstitious notions about the malevolent influence of comets.
Among Billy's most important works are: Abrégé des préceptes d'algèbre Ⓣ (1637); Nova geometricae clavis algebra Ⓣ (1643); Tractatus de proportione harmonicae Ⓣ (1658); and Diophantus geometria sive opus contextum ex arithmetica et geometria simul Ⓣ (1660).
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All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC.
Q. What are the requirements in the 2011 NEC for the marking of service equipment with the available fault current?A. Service equipment in other than dwelling units must be legibly field-marked with the maximum available fault current, including the date the fault current calculation was performed — and be of sufficient durability to withstand the environment involved [110.24(A)].
When modifications to the electrical installation affect the maximum available fault current at the service, the maximum available fault current must be recalculated to ensure the service equipment ratings are sufficient for the maximum available fault current at the line terminals of the equipment. The required field marking(s) in 110.24(A) must be adjusted to reflect the new level of maximum available fault current [110.24(B)].
Exception: Field markings aren't required for industrial installations where conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified persons service the equipment.
Q. How is the photovoltaic (PV) source circuit current calculated?
A. The maximum PV source circuit current is calculated by multiplying the module nameplate short circuit current rating (Isc) by 125% [690.8(A)(1)]. The 125% current multiplier is due to the module's ability to produce more current than its rated value based on the intensity of the sunlight. The PV source circuit consists of the circuit conductors between the PV modules and the terminals of the combiner or inverter DC input terminals if no combiner is used [690.2].
The maximum PV output circuit current is equal to the sum of parallel PV source circuit currents as calculated in 690.8(A)(1) [690.8(A)(2)]. The PV output circuit consists of circuit conductors between the PV source circuit (combiner) and the DC input terminals of the inverter or DC disconnect. Let's run through a sample calculation to help hit this point home.
What's the maximum PV output circuit current for two strings, each containing 23 DC modules having a nameplate Isc of 11.80A (click here to see Figure)?
Maximum PV output circuit current = (module Isc × 1.25)* × number of strings
*As per 690.8(A)(1), "the maximum current shall be the sum of parallel module rated short circuit currents multiplied by 125%.
Q. When adding a ceiling outlet for a new paddle fan in a bedroom, does the Code require this circuit addition to be AFCI protected?
A. Where branch-circuit wiring is modified, replaced, or extended in any of the areas of a dwelling unit specified in 210.12(A), the branch circuit must be protected by [210.12(B)] a listed combination AFCI located at the origin of the branch circuit or a listed outlet branch circuit AFCI located at the first receptacle outlet of the existing branch circuit.
Q. Does the NEC require that conductors be twisted together before a twist-on wire connector is installed?
A. Conductors must be spliced by a splicing device identified for the purpose or by exothermic welding [110.14(B)]. Conductors aren't required to be twisted together prior to the installation of a twist-on wire connector, unless specified in the installation instructions.


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I love greeting cards and will embrace any holiday, occasion, or event, to give them to friends and family. You know those "Just because" cards? Those were made for people like me, for those days we want to give cards but can't think of any good reason to. If Carlos can't find me in a store, he goes to the greeting card aisle – that's usually where I am – just reading them for fun.
That being said, I've found that at times it's difficult for me to find cards that say exactly what I need them to. As a bilingual, bicultural Latino-American family in the United States, we have our own unique culture, events, and language. The cards in English with Latin-flavor usually feature a donkey wearing a sombrero or some other tired theme. The cards in Spanish are limited, and usually only available for quinces and Día de las Madres. What's a bicultural gringa to do? … Make my own cards, of course!
The cards I created below (which you should feel free to share in social media or print for personal use!) represent some real themes we've dealt with in our familia – maybe you'll relate. Which greeting card have you needed that doesn't exist?
(Not much that can be done about that, but at least a greeting card softens the blow?)
(Kind of one of those "Sorry, not sorry" moments.)
(Salvadorans, you know what I mean… At least we've got the playera team.)
(We don't say "Happy birthday" in this house.)
(This would come in handy for all your encargo requests for traveling family members.)
(A whole line of greeting cards with "Chavito del 8" references would sell like pan caliente.)
(We've got some unique milestones that you don't really find anywhere in the greeting card aisle!)
(Cute enough for a kid, but could be exchanged between adults too.)
(We would probably need to exchange this card at least once a week.)
(My kids are half Salvadoran and my older son in particular is constantly mistaken for Mexican. Thought I should explain that one!)
(Who needs a "Get Well" card when there's Vicks?)


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Cattle producers anticipate 10-year cycle high, but the odds hinge on Mother Nature's cooperation
This year cattle prices should reach the peak of the historical 10-year cycle. Normally, this would be cause for celebration, but there are still some hurdles to jump, especially for feeders.
"The 10-year cycle price high is due in the year ahead, which corresponds with a cycle low in the breeding herd and beef production," says Pro Farmer editor Chip Flory. "But the weather is clearly set to throw the cycle into question, and the cattle market for 2013 is as much a weather market as the corn market was in 2012.
"If we get the pastures back in the Plains, we should see some cow–calf producers save back heifers to rebuild the cowherd. That removes some females from the slaughter mix and drives beef production down, which results in one final spike to the upside in prices."
Until forage conditions improve, the question of herd rebuilding is a moot one, says Oklahoma State University livestock economist Derrell Peel. He expects that the next USDA cattle inventory report, released later this month, could see another 400,000- to 500,000-head decrease in the beef cowherd, spread across several states.
"I suspect this represents extra heavy culling of the cowherd and fewer heifers entering herds rather than the deep herd culling or herd dispersals that occurred in 2011," Peel says. "Nevertheless, this is herd capacity that can return rather quickly with improved forage conditions."
With a limited number of replacements, producers can expect female breeding stock prices to climb. The good news for cow–calf producers is that calf prices are expected to reach record levels as well.
"We've seen record bred heifer prices at Show-Me-Select sales in Missouri this year and at seedstock production sales all fall," says Ben Eggers, Angus breeder and manager of Sydenstricker Genetics in Mexico, Mo.
"Bull prices have been stronger in areas that had a bit more rain, but in general, bull prices are up. Cow–calf producers have optimism—at these prices, a bull that will increase your pounds of marketable product is truly worth more," he says.
"The awareness of trichomoniasis has also been a boost to the value of seedstock breeding bulls," Eggers adds. "Producers need reputable bulls in good reproductive health to protect their investments in the herd."
While bulls were in demand at Sydenstricker Genetics' record-setting fall sale, female prices, especially for bred heifers and donor-type females, were also up significantly. "Embryo transfer hasn't increased in price compared with other inputs, yet the technology and outcomes have only gotten better since it was developed," Eggers says. "We've seen that producers will take the opportunity, when they have extra cash flow, to invest in better genetics to help push their herd forward."
In terms of fed cattle price, two years ago analysts were talking about a 2013 high around $125, but that estimate was bumped to $135 after the $125 level was hit in 2012. "Now, we can't rule out a fat cattle bid touching $145 in 2013—if the weather cooperates and we get the pastures back," Flory says. "If we don't get the pastures back, the cycle high will be pushed back to 2014 or whenever it finally decides to rain."
Rebuilding herds will take a backseat until the weather cooperates and forage conditions improve.
High cattle prices hurt feeders. For an industry that normally rejoices at price rallies, higher cattle and feed prices mixed with reduced supplies and drought mean tight and mostly negative break-evens for feeders.
No one knows how long that can be sustained, but some are already exiting or adjusting their inventory.
"Feeder cattle supplies are what they are, and we can't do much to change that quickly, so we have to adjust," says Walt Olson, general manager of Tri-State Feeders in Oklahoma. "It's a struggle for everyone to get the cattle they need, especially independent feeders."
For Tri-State Feeders, the current ratio in the yard is 40% company-owned, 60% customer-owned cattle, but Olson sees that ratio swapping within the next year or two as fewer customers want to own and feed cattle.
"With higher calf and feeder prices, cow–calf and stocker operators will see more opportunity to sell rather than feed cattle," he says. "The next time you'll see a return to retained ownership, it will take a big break in calf and feeder prices."
Feedyard occupancy levels are all over the board, adds Paul Colman of Frontera Feedyard in Muleshoe, Texas. His yard is at 45% capacity, compared to 96% at this time last year. By late January, capacity should be up to 65%. "Between 10,000 to 11,000 head is our break-even in terms of capacity, which is 33% of full capacity," he says.
To keep capacity within break-even ranges, Frontera is feeding breeding cows for cow–calf producers who want to keep herd genetics but have run out of grass. It is also feeding replacement heifers and taking in more lightweight, high-risk cattle to background for larger feedyards.
Feed supplies are also pushing budget lines. Younger calves require more management, Olson says. Feedstuffs have been adjusted, too. "All of us have incorporated more wheat and cornstalks to replace alfalfa in rations," he says.
While the feedyard has access to dry distillers' grains (DDGs), even that's become cost-prohibitive since it is priced off of corn. Olson says he will continue steam-flaking corn, but is open to options.
Opportunities do exist. "This volatility also gives us lots of opportunities if we can be patient and don't act out of fear," Colman says. "Because you can manage the volatility."
A ray of hope for the entire cattle sector is improved weather conditions and feed prices this year. In addition, a boost in beef demand and higher beef prices will help counter seedstock and feeder cattle prices.
You can e-mail Kim Watson-Potts at [email protected].


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Hello, everyone! I'm new to these forums simply because I had a fun idea that I wanted to put out there, so here I am pitching it.
I really love the clones, they are super childlike which makes them extra funny. I particularly loved the first 2-4 panels in comic #340, and I thought those might go well on a DLC shirt. From what I've seen, it is clear that none of the shirts have full panels cut/pasted from the comics, so maybe this idea would need to be worked with a little bit. Regardless, the clone's line about "*GASP* We trusted you sand!" I think is a must. Perhaps the first two panels would make a good front of shirt, and the 3rd and 4th a good back? Like I said, idea in progress.
Obviously if no one else likes this idea, there is no need to go for it. I just thought I would drop by and share, because this is something I would buy if it was available in the store.


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Bid protest falls short with GAO denial
A bid protest by CACI International Inc. over the loss of one of its contracts with the Defense Intelligence Agency was denied by the Government Accountability Office.
CACI alleged that Mission Essential Personnel misrepresented the personnel it would use on the contract to outscore CACI, the incumbent on a contract with DIA to intelligence analysts.
The contract is used by the DIA for counter-terrorism analysts and experts who support the Defense Department and the Office of Military Commissions and the Justice Department with litigation and document reviews involving detainees and former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
CACI said that Mission Essential Personnel tried to recruit five CACI employees supporting DIA on the incumbent contract to join the company and continue working. The attempt to so quickly recruit the CACI personnel showed that Mission Essential Personnel was using "bait and switch" tactic.
Mission Essential Personnel had people in its proposal that it knew would not be available, so it had to recruit the CACI employees, CACI said its protest.
While such a move could be grounds for a sustained protest, CACI didn't present any evidence that Mission Essential Personnel's employees were not available. "It is neither unusual nor inherently improper for an awardee to recruit and hire personnel previously employed by an incumbent contractor," GAO wrote in its decision.
The availability of key personnel also was at the heart of CACI's contention that Mission Essential Personnel received too high a score for its technical proposal. CACI said that DIA relaxed the importance of personnel availability for a surge capability in giving Mission Essential Personnel an outstanding technical rating.
But DIA told GAO that the surge requirement was a future capability so the personnel availability was not a factor.
GAO said that the solicitation also does not require evidence of personnel availability for the surge option.
The oversight agency said it could find no reason to sustain CACI's protest.
According to GAO documents, CACI bid $86.5 million compared to Mission Essential Personnel's bid of $79.1 million.
While the two companies had comparable scores, DIA told GAO that it couldn't justify paying CACI a $7 million premium over Mission Essential Personnel's bid.
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The best part about John Carpenter's The Thing was the excruciating paranoia. When you're fighting an alien that copies its prey perfectly, everyone is a potential threat. Thank goodness the new prequel to the 1982 classic has paranoia and slow burn tension in spades. Find out for yourself, with these four new clips!
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The Africana Studies Program is proud to welcome Edwidge Danticat '90 as the first speaker in its Distinguished Alumna series. Barnard alumna and award-winning novelist, Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States at the age of twelve. She is the author of several acclaimed works, including the novel Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), the short story collection Krik? Krak! (1995), and the memoir, Brother, I'm Dying (2007), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. In 2009, she received the coveted MacArthur Fellowship. In her most recent book, she reflects on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis.
Professor Tina Campt, director of the Africana Studies Program will open the event and Professor Kaiama L. Glover will introduce Danticat. Following the author's presentation, her Barnard mentor, Professor Quandra Prettyman, will join her on stage for a continued dialogue and a question and answer session. A book signing will follow.
This event is co-sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, The Consortium for Critical Interdisciplinary Studies, The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Institute for Research on Women and Gender, The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, The Institute for Research in African-American Studies, and the Office of College Relations.


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Rosecrans was a temperamental man during this campaign and twice he had rebuked Wood. On September 6 Major General Thomas L. Crittenden had ordered Wood to make a reconnaissance to the base of Lookout Mountain. Wood felt that this would expose his division and ignored the order on the pretext that Crittenden "fixed no hour for the movement." Then Wood pulled his division back two miles. Later Crittenden sent two staff officers to Wood's headquarters to check on events which Wood interpreted as spying. He exploded at Crittenden who told him the recon order came from Rosecrans to which Wood replied, "I cannot believe that General Rosecrans desires such a blind adherence to the mere letter of this order." The next day Wood did send Colonel Charles G. Harker to Lookout Creek. Rosecrans responded to Wood that he "was disappointed that your reconnaissance was not made earlier" and that he was still uninformed of the strength and location of the enemy. This was the first rebuke and compared to what would be coming this was mild.
At Chickamauga around 9 AM of September 20 Rosecrans came across Wood's division about a third of a mile from the front. He was supporting Major General James S. Negley when he really was supposed to replace Negley but there had been a mix up in written orders. Wood had only received oral orders to take this position and obviously those orders had not been clear. Rosecrans lost his temper (he had been in a foul mood for the last few weeks) and yelled at Wood, "What is the meaning of this, sir? You have disobeyed my specific orders. By your damnable negligence you are endangering the safety of the entire army, and, by God, I will not tolerate it. Move your division at once, as I have instructed, or the consequences will not be pleasant for yourself." Wood was speechless. There have been many versions of the story since but every source traces its roots to Henry Cist's book, The Army of the Cumberland. Cist was not actually at the battle and his book has no footnotes to indicate where he got the story from. To be fair to Cist not many history books in 1882 had footnotes. Prompted by the release of Cist's book Wood wrote a letter to the New York Times explaining that there had never been a rebuke on September 20, that his only meeting with Rosecrans was very brief;
Gen. Rosecrans asked me, without heat of language or manner toward me, so far as
I observed, why I had not moved earlier. I replied that I had moved
promptly on the receipt of the order. He said the order had been sent some time
before. I replied that I knew nothing as to when the order was dispatched
from his headquarters, (be it remembered the order reached me through the corps
commander,) and reiterated that I had moved promptly on the receipt of the
order. Gen. Rosecrans made no further comment on the preceding movement of
my division, and added: "Hurry up and relieve Gen. Negley on the line."
Rosecrans only mentioned that peremptory orders were given in his official report. Perhaps Rosecrans did not want to provide the details of the incident so that he could focus on more important events of the campaign, or perhaps the incident was not noteworthy as Wood's letter indicates.


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Memorial Pride
If tomorrow all the cakes were gone
I'd posted on this blog
And I had to start again
With just this patriotic dog:
I'd thank my lucky stars,
to be livin' here today.
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can't take that awaaaaay.
And I'm proud to be an American,
where we're free to be wrecky!
And I wont forget the ones who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand UP,
next to you and defend her still today!
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this laaaand,
God bless the U-S-A!
Thanks to Holly F., Dara M., Michael H., Claire Marie, Carolann K., Erica B., Kelley B., Pam L., & Rachel P. for the reminder.
*For you pesky optimists suggesting that the USU cookie cake stands for something else: it was found at a big box store alongside other patriotic cakes two days before Memorial Day, 2011. So... yeah, no. -john (thoJ)


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Joe Brown's black-and-white hot rod C10 was professionally built … by himself
Whenever we visit a hot rod shop, we like to look for the builder's personal projects. You can usually find one or two of them, parked under a cover in some remote corner of the place, out of the way of the customer cars and trucks that get first priority. We like to look for these because even though they are the most neglected projects in a shop, they're the ones that really show the builder's personal taste—uninfluenced by the taste of a customer.
This '77 Chevy C10 is the personal property of Joe Brown and was built at the shop he owns, Hot Rod Joe's in Lafayette, Louisiana. Joe has built some extraordinarily high-end vehicles, some of which have ended up as Ridler award finalists. While he was building those, this was the one parked in the back, waiting its turn.
Joe bought the one-owner truck from a guy who was closing his old welding shop and retiring. It was in good shape and it was a good deal, but it sat around Hot Rod Joe's for a few years before Joe had the free time to start on it. He got it blown apart and finished most of the bodywork, when progress stopped. In addition to time, the project needed a direction. "It didn't really have a direction until I came across a Chevy big-block motor," Joe told us. "That put everything back in motion and the plan became clear. It was going to be more of a Pro Touring-style pickup, combining modern upgrades with a reasonable budget."
The best example of that principle might be on the exterior of Joe's C10. The body and bed modifications aren't extreme but the results transform the look of the truck. Shaving the drip rails and the door locks (keeping the handles), removing the side trim pieces, and reworking the gaps were small but significant outer improvements. One-piece door glass replaces the stock windows and vents. In the front, the grille/headlights frame was also painted and the busy factory grille was exchanged for a simpler custom version. The headlights were treated to clear lenses. Joe got rid of the bumper guards, smoothed the bumper, and painted it. The rear bumper was eliminated altogether in favor of a welded-in roll pan.
Joe kept the truck on the original frame, but modified the suspension to lower it, keeping with its more aggressive theme. Belltech drop spindles were mounted in front, with stock A-arms and Monroe shocks. C-notches in the 'rails lower the rear, where the stock leafs and shocks were retained. The brakes were upgraded to Wilwood discs—measuring 12 inches at the front wheels and 11 inches at the rear.
In deciding on the right style of wheels to suit the C10, Joe ultimately chose to order a set of custom one-off rims from Intro. He painted the centers of the custom 22×10 and 20×9.5 five-spokes, and added polished center caps. Dark orange pinstriping sets off the paint. The wheel design and size called for low-profile meat, like these g-Force T/A KDW-2 street performance tires from BFGoodrich.
The big-block engine that inspired this build-up in the first place is a '77 Chevy 454, bored 0.030-over to 460ci. Joe loaded the cylinders with 10.5:1 compression flat-top pistons. Induction is provided by a Ram Jet EFI installation from Street & Performance in Mena, Arkansas, featuring a custom air cleaner. Headers from Hedman Hedders handle the exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers quieting things down just enough. Horsepower is rated at 425. A column-shifted GM 700R4 transmission delivers torque to a M 12-bolt with 3.73:1 gears and an Eaton Posi limited slip differential.
The C10's performance personality is reflected the most in the cockpit. Joe calls the interior "very mechanical looking, unlike any other Chevy truck." That's an understatement. Driver and passenger ride in a pair of Recaro buckets. Steve Holcomb in Nashville upholstered the seats in charcoal leather with orange stitching and inserts. He also covered the custom door panels and center console.
High-tech-style Dakota Digital gauges were mounted in the stock locations in the modified dash. The leather-wrapped steering wheel is anther custom component, built by Mike Curtis to match the Intro wheels. Tunes are provided by an Alpine stereo system and cool air comes from the stock A/C unit.
When the truck was ready for paint, it rolled into the spray booth at Hot Rod Joe's. The color is DuPont Pepper White broken up by satin Charcoal stripes across the tailgate, down the sides and up onto the hood as rally stripes.
Joe had the truck done in six months; not counting the time it sat waiting. Its public debut was at the Street Rod Nationals, displayed in the Builders Showcase area where more that 50,000 spectators had a chance to see it. Most of the Chevy's subsequent appearances—weekly rides on the streets and highways around Lafayette—have been less spectacular but just as much fun. Maybe more. CCT


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What with one thing and another, I have missed adding Tombstone Tuesday posts here for the last couple of weeks.
Today I will be showing three tombstones concerning the family of Edward Read (1747 – 1808) who is one of the sons of my 6 x great grandfather Cozens Read. These three tombstones stand immediately next to each other in the Read plot at Lower Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, UK with barely any space between them.
When we took these photographs in 2000 it was very difficult, almost impossible even, to read the inscriptions on them.
Here is a photograph showing the three together.
As you will see they are very weathered but it is possible to make out the name Edward Read on two of them and on the other one it is just possible to see that it says Edward & Mary Read, which means one must be for at least one of the twelve children that Edward and Mary had.
The above tombstone has the name Edward Read on it. There is space above his name so I think this may be for his wife Mary Read (nee Rose) who died in 1801 and although the family lived at Doddershall, Quainton I know that Mary was buried at Lower Winchendon. This grave might also contain Edward Read as well. He died in 1808 at Doddershall but again, like his wife Mary, he too is buried at Lower Winchendon.
However, this middle tombstone also just has the name of Edward Read on it, so I am wondering if one of these two is for Edward and the other for his wife Mary? Although not too clear, it is possible to see that the designs that were originally on the tombstones are very similar, a sort of matching pair for a husband and wife?
As it is possible to read Edward and Mary Read on this tombstone I think it must contain one or more of their children.
Edward and Mary Read had twelve children and through a process of elimination I think this could be for their youngest child, Thomas, who died when he was fourteen years old at Doddershall, Quainton but who is buried at Lower Winchendon. Ten of Edward and Mary's children married and lived in either Quainton or Haddenham or Upper Winchendon. I think the other child, William, who died aged about two years old in 1786 is probably included on one of the two tombstones that have just Edward Read's name on that is possible to read.
I'm hoping that at some stage over the years, someone, somewhere maybe took a transcript of the inscriptions on these three tombstones and then one day I might just find out which is the correct grave for each of this little family group!


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Christy's Choice
One of my favorite authors is the courageous Katherine Paterson. Both Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins are on the list. I reread The Great Gilly Hopkins this past week so I could share it with you today.
Gilly is an eleven year old girl who, after being moved from foster home to foster home, has built up an attitude and hard exterior to get her through a tough childhood. She claims to be proud of being known as "Gruesome Gilly" even if she's reminding someone of her true name, Galadriel, in her next breath. She tries to gain control by acting out and shocking those in charge of her. Once she meets Trotter, her newest foster mother,one she considers the strangest yet, she doesn't plan to do it any differently. In addition, she devises a plan to get her "gorgeous" mother, who writes her occasionally, to come and get her. Without ruining the ending for you, Gilly goes through a transformation throughout the course of the book and, though slightly "unlikable" in the beginning, you'll find you're rooting for her along the way.
Part of Gilly's tough girl act includes swearing and taking the Lord's name in vain, one of the reasons the book was banned in school libraries in Albermalre County, Virginia. In fact, it was was ranked #20 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for 1990-2000. Katherine Paterson addressed the school board in Albermalre County in a letter saying, "Though Gilly's mouth is a very mild one compared to that of many lost children, if she had said `fiddlesticks' when frustrated, readers could not have believed in her and love would give them no hope."
I find Katherine Paterson not only courageous, but to be a phenomenal source of inspiration to me as a writer. She obviously knew her characters well, but perhaps more importantly, her audience. She may have had a reader, a child, in mind for whom she wrote just in case the great Gilly could give them some hope. I hope that child's hands found Gilly's story on the library's bookshelves when he or she needed it.
This is a banned book? What a shame. Because here's my review: Every. Sentence. Made. Me Laugh/Cry. Every. Sentence. (trust me, I don't say that often)
Quote found in an article entitled WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ Censorship in American Libraries by Suzanne Fisher Staples.
Resource information along with an inspirational review also found on a blog entitled Small World Reads. Worth checking out.
Erica's Choice
Quote found in an article entitled WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ Censorship in American Libraries by Suzanne Fisher Staples.
Resource information along with an inspirational review also found on a blog entitled Small World Reads. Worth checking out.
Erica's Choice
I had very grand aspirations to read two banned books this week - one from the library and one that I purchased. But, um, well - my children and husband revolted when I explained my weekly schedule. So, I plan on soon doing a review of Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher. Today I'll talk about The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
There was this one paragraph that has been contested. It has to do with the main character's infatuation wth math. Here it is (page 26 of the library hardcover edition):
"I'm proud of it.
I'm good at it.
I'm ambidextrous.
If there were a Professional Mathination League, I'd get drafted number one..."
I'm now looking forward to tomorrow, when my husband finds this hand-written note on the back of a bookmark: "Change masterbation to mathination"
So, this book wasn't owned by my library. I had to get it through interlibrary loan. I bought it and, when received, will donate it to my library. I urge you to do the same with any book you completely love (banned or not).


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Reading Rice Zachary Freeman's book, Creative Time and Space... what does time look like to you?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Time again
6 comments:
- PaperPumpkin said...
Very cool pages-I like your notes and lists. I actually have this book...but haven't had/made time to read it...yet. Ha. Summertime is best when it's an especially busy teacher year, so I'm hoping to have more FREE creative TIME!
- May 18, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Ricë said...
I love seeing the way time looks to you!
- May 18, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- Diana Trout {firstname.lastname@example.com} said...
That was a fun exercise, Rice.
Haha ... haven't made the time to read Creative TIme and Space
- May 19, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- Claire said...
love seeing your take on time!
and i love your new banner :)
- May 19, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Diana Trout {firstname.lastname@example.com} said...
Thanks Claire. Have you tried it? It was fun.
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'Blue Guadalupe'
Evening and a long exposure bring about a blueish hue to the Guadalupe River.
Peter's Path
One of many bridges along the Spring Creek Nature Trail. This bridge is named after one of the BLC Trail Crew team member's that has put many hours into building the trail and bridges.
Spring Creek Nature Trail
Lake on the Spring Creek Nature Trail. Natural areas like these not only provide habitat for birds and other species, but also provide important flood control services, storing rainfall and releasing it slowly downstream rather than all at once..
A light breeze creates ripples on the water in a small lake.
Unstoppable Force Meeting an Immoveable Object
Climate Change is real and the changes to our weather patterns and atmosphere are causing more extreme flood events like Hurricane Harvey. Unsustainable development patterns also create more flood risk.
Pointe West Galveston Boardwalk
Taking Root - Rocky Mountain National Park
Moraine Park - Rocky Mountain National Park
Bear Lake & Hallett Peak - Rocky Mountain National Park
Old Tree Stump - Rocky Mountain National Park
Hallett Peak - Rocky Mountain National Park
Waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park
Wind turbines producing sustainable energy
High Plains of New Mexico
Kleb Woods Nature Preserve was a family farm, once owned by descendants of one of the early German immigrants who settled in this part of Harris County.
Barn at Kleb Woods Nature Preserve
Kahneys Crossing
Kahneys Crossing is 1 of over 18 bridges constructed by Bayou Land Conservancy Trail Crew volunteers along the Spring Creek Nature Trail near The Woodlands, Texas. At 29 feet long it is one of the largest bridges constructed along the trail.
Port Aransas - Texas
Early Morning on the Nushagak
Fishermen along the Nushagak River in Alaska in the early morning.
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Well, to continue the topic of parenting that began last week, let's begin with some humorous statements made about this subject, all of which are anonymous.
* The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side.
* Just when your kids are fit to live with, they're living with someone else.
* The joy of motherhood: what a woman experiences when all the children are finally in bed.
* The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be his/her parent.
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you give me some tips on picking a good full-service retirement community that offers all levels of housing, from independent apartment-style to nursing home care? My wife and I are both approaching 80 and are looking to downsize from our current home, but we want our next move to be our last.
One More Move
Parenting — how do I do it the right way? That is today's topic in my new series on "The Family," which begins with this column.
Many (maybe most) parents have asked themselves questions that contain the word "right." After reading books, magazines and other material, including some of the writings from the book of Proverbs in the Holy Bible, they believe their parenting isn't working the way they've been taught it should.
Dear Savvy Senior,
My pastor recently suggested that I get informed on my elderly parents' financial situation and end-of-life plans so I can be better prepared when something happens to them. What's the best way to handle this and what all do I need to find out?
Apprehensive Daughter
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you recommend some good age-friendly home telephones for elderly seniors? My 82-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone, and her vision and memory isn't so great either.
Shopping Son
Dear Shopping,
There are literally dozens of different types and styles of age-friendly phones on the market today that can help seniors with a variety of challenges like hearing loss, low vision, memory problems and limited mobility.
Resuscitate — what in the world does that big word mean? Well, I'm sure that the Spencer County EMT personnel know that a resuscitator is an apparatus used to restore respiration to a partially asphyxiated person, even to a person who may be unable to be restored. That doesn't mean that they give up without trying.
Dear Savvy Senior,
What tips or products can you recommend to help make a home safer and more convenient for aging in place? My husband and I are in our 70's and don't have the money for any big renovations, but we want to do what we can to stay in our house as long as possible.
Dear Homebodies,
There are lots of small adjustments and simple modifications you can do to make your home safer and livable as you age that are very inexpensive or completely free. Here are several to consider.
Which is it for you? I still prefer the last one. Why? Because it is more than a holiday. It actually is Christmas! And, the first two are fairly new versions that have emerged more recently. When I was a child, I remember that Christmas was just that ... Christmas, not a "season" to greet someone, or a "holiday" that is supposed to also be happy.
We also all know that there are four "seasons": summer, fall, winter and spring. And, on that note, there are many holidays besides this one that we usually celebrate each year.
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