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Bernanke thinks inflation is tame: "The rate of pass-through from commodity price increases to broad indexes of U.S. consumer prices has been quite low" because those factors are "relatively small" weights in his measurements. But with prices for gasoline and food ripping higher, the world view of those not in the ivory tower seems very different from his.
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I think more accurately what he said was that temporary price spikes in commodities and energy tend not to raise the inflation rate to any great degree.
Im sure you're well aware that food and energy make up about 16 % of the index weighting, putting them at the bottom of totem pole, so to speak. You will recall that China's inflation rate jumped last month due to high food and energy costs. China's food and energy made up 33% of their index. What did they do??
Why, they changed the weighting of the index, and dropped the food and energy weighting by half, and voila'! No more inflation.
> I think more accurately what he said was that temporary price spikes in commodities and energy tend not to raise the inflation rate to any great degree.
In fact he also talked about CPI. He is not unaware and quite specifically said it will effect recovery if continued. Remember the debt and required low rates are far more affected by Congress than the Fed's reaction to those politician created problems as he also pointed out.
If higher commodity prices are not making their way to the final product as "through prices" as Mr. Bernanke says, then they will be absorbed by the companies that utilize those inputs in their products. This of course means lower margins and lower earnings which will lead to lower stock prices.
The real play here is to get into the stocks that provide for those commodities at valuations that are currently undervalued because estimates have not been revised up yet.
The main determinants of inflation are past inflation and unemployment rate. Both are at levels that suggest relatively low inflation. Today on Bloomberg radio somebody was saying that the bond markets are betting on 2.2% inflation over the next 4-5 years. This is the collective wisdom of the crowds telling us inflation expectations are low.
I fail to see how a bit of price deflation would hurt. Which categories of the CPI would you defer based solely on expectations of lower prices in the future and therefore cause deflation to spiral out of control? Numbers are percentages of CPI.
16.69 Transportation
14.80 Food
6.51 Medical
6.44 Recreation
6.43 Education
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LOL -- I guess it is housing which is what he is worried about. If housing drops further - too big to fail banks are bankrupt (if not already).
Also don't forget if they don't transfer the debt to a later date other countries can and do buy to affect relative currency rates. This tilts the GDP towards consumerism and away from manufacturing and exports or more precisely-jobs. This, to me is the most important. They don't control how much debt we have, a fact the politician's attacking their policies seldom mention.
I am pretty sure The Bernanks boyfriend must drive the car and do the shopping. This view is truly idiotic and strikes of the French Bourgeousie's (probably spelled wrong) treatment of the Proletariats. He needs to get off his high horse and join the country he is destroying.
LOL, you're talking about the same guy who stated that the subprime crisis was contained.
You're equating a doc who was not trained and misled his superiors and got people wrongly convicted with Bernanke? LOL
Bernanke was not the only one fooled by the opaqueness of the derivatives and the horrible ratings from the agencies. I defend him because he is doing what he is supposed to, the politicians are the ones adding on the debt and it would be a nightmare to have the special interest driven politics we have now doing monetary policy. Yes, I understand and support QE. Rolling the due dates til later is about the best you can do when the politicians are out of control with the debt and their other mandate is employment which QE is helping.
Last 10 years there is very little change in the price of milk in the United States. There is almost no inflation in US compare to other countries. In other countries like India, China etc. the price of milk went 1000 times in last 10 years. We need inflation so we can make some money and living starndard goes up.
Is that the only thing you shop/drink/eat during the past 10 years? I say you are a very simple person. Wish I can do that?
Here are some of the facts that will take away your incorrect assumptions on price of milk went 1000 x in China & India.
For China past 10 years (not 1000X):
For India past 10 years (not 1000X):
For US past 10 years:
price of milk went up in US and not staying at a constant price!
You have over inflated milk prices for China & India. At the same time, you have under-inflated milk prices for US.
Please talk with facts!
"We need inflation so we can make some money and living standard goes up."
CPI has housing as the largest component, people whine about groceries going up, but no one actually sees the house going down. Most people are net negative even with the groceries up if they own a house. Read the comments and the lack of understanding of that is rampant, yet it is still true.
He does not say it does not count, it just does not add up if you count housing and they do. Groceries are from the terrible weather instability (lets not call it global warming because the oil companies don't like that) and uprising in the main oil region-neither FED controlled. He also said it would if it continued, a fact not in the headline.
Milk is subsidized by the US government...so the price is not an open market price...
He understands and is correct. The problem is the people of America have no clue, so they are buying the half truths of the gold bugs or any other thing that sounds reasonable on first brush. Dig and learn. I've posted above housing is in the inflation and it is still going down. Even a slight % change in a house is huge compared to groceries or gas. Copper and ALL other necessary commodities are sold on the open market and currencies have ALWAYS changed based on the underlying economic strength of the economy behind them. The people inside the country may not notice unless they buy something from a country that has gained economic strength faster than their own. We now import a great deal from countries that are growing faster and are competing with those countries for the commodities now that the world is back increasing demand. Switching to a Gold tied currency will not help those forces. Our economy is mature and we spend to much GDP protecting our competitors for free, while not paying for it. Those are the basic reasons.
The FED controls none of those, yet the people who do-politicians- hope to side track the public by pointing at the FED instead of the special interest driven policies that are making the gov ineffective and killing the competitiveness of US.
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Built in the 1930's this quintessential waterfront cottage, with spectacular views and sunsets, has been fully updated while maintaining all the charm and feeling of a true beach hideaway. It has been carefully restored to its original wood walls, ceilings and floors, sunny open rooms, but with brand new bathrooms, Weber gas grill, and and a new well stocked kitchen. It will sleep 6 in 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, outdoor shower, and an open living room with wood burning brick fireplace. There is a bedroom on the first floor with a bathroom. Upstairs are 2 bedrooms and a full bath. All bedrooms face the water and have wonderful views of the Bay. The house also has great views of Pilgrim Lake. If you are looking for the convenience and activity of Provincetown, but want the tranquility of being on a private beach in North Truro this is the right house for you.
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We spent our Thanksgiving holiday at this beautiful beach house and had a great time! Mike and Ross were very accommodating, communicative, and easy to work with. They have a beautiful beach home, close to town but far enough away for privacy and quiet. Well stocked/equipped home with everything you will need for your stay, very clean and well maintained. We would highly recommend staying here!
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Just experienced a lovely November weekend in this well-loved 1930 cottage by the sea with my mom and her sister. Classic and very clean with beautiful updates, incredible atmosphere, and cool decor, there are views from every window to enjoy the ever-changing light on the water, dunes and sea grass. Comfortable and cozy in the off-season, after a walk on the beach (just paces out the back door), relax beside the roaring fire.
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We had a great stay and the house was great. We had a multi-generational week of vacation planned and this house really fit the bill for us. Everyone was able to have their own space and yet the back deck and living room/dining room/kitchen areas really worked as group areas for us. The house had everything we needed and made our treks to Head of the Meadow Beach (for the waves) a lot easier and more enjoyable. Ross and Mike are great and we enjoyed meeting them as well.
This is a great property - it has everything you need for a great holiday stay. Most unbelievable sunrises and sunsets with a beautiful natural dune beach setting. We have stayed here for 2 Christmas holidays and are long time users of homeaway. This cottage has all the right touches and amenities - a great fireplace, amazing view and well stocked kitchen with lovely bedrooms and bathrooms and wifi and cable for those that chose not to disconnect. My husband and I think this is such a great find for the winter season. Cannot imagine how great it is to stay during summer - but the peace and quiet of a beautiful winter beach holiday at this cottage is a must!
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To me, staying in this lovely waterside cottage was like heaven on earth. The owners, Mike and Ross, have seen to everything. We travel all the way from western NY to get to the Cape and it was so nice to arrive at our destination and have comfortable beds with beautiful linens all made up for us. We opened the windows and fell asleep to the sound of the surf. The kitchen is well stocked for cooking. My husband used the grill to grill fresh sea food from Hatch's fish market in Wellfleet. We brought our dog, a black lab mix, with us. I think he had one of the best weeks of his life being right on the water and being able to swim whenever he wanted. The owners are very easy to work with. We hope to return to this beautiful spot for another relaxing respite from the daily grind sometime soon.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|May 1, 1945
|Filing date
|Oct 9, 1941
|Priority date
|Oct 9, 1941
|Publication number
|Taylor Myron L
|Original Assignee
|Goodrich Co B F
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Referenced by (3), Classifications (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
y 1945 M. TAYLOR 2,375,146
PROTECTIVE MEANS Filed Oct. 9, 1941 Patented May 1, 1945 PROTECTIVE MEANS Myron L. Taylor, West Englewood, N. J assignor to The B. F. Goodrich Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 9, 1941, Serial No. 414,260
8 Claims.
This invention relates to means for protecting structures from ice accumulation. The invention is useful especially for the protection of elements of aircraft from ice accumulation, including masts, struts, housings for radio compass loops, stabilizers, wings, and other airfoils and surfaces.
The invention utilizes advantageously the phenomenon that the ice tends to accumulate at the leading edge of an element disposed in a flow of air under icing conditions and usually builds up in the forward direction, into the direction of air fiow.
A chief object of the invention is to provide an unstable seat for the ice in advance of the leading edge or other protected surface so that the ice will be deposited upon such seat preferentially, rather than upon the leading edge itself, and owing to the instability, the ice deposit, when it has accumulated sufficiently, will be dislodged by the air flow. Further objects are to provide for dividing an ice cap, in the event such cap is formed upon the leading edge of the element, to facilitate removal of the ice; to provide these results with a. minimum of increase in aerodynamic drag; to provide a fin for the purpose together with means for moving the fin with relation to the surface of the element.
A further and more specific object is to provide for combining a fin construction for ice removal with other means of ice removal to augment the same.
These and further objects will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:
Fig. l is a perspective view of an airplane having elements thereof constructed according to and embodying the invention.
Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the leading edge of an aircraft element including a modified form of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a view like Fig. 3 showing a still further modified form of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a cross section of an aircraft element embodying a further modified form of the invention.
Fig. 6 is a view like Fig. 3 showing a still further modified form of the invention.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a mast for a radio antenna, embodying the invention.
Fig. 8 is a side view of a housing for a radio compass loop, said housing embodying the invention.
Fi 9 is a section taken along the line 9-8 of Fig. 8.
The invention is useful on the leading edges of many elements of the aircraft, which elements may include, by way of example, with reference to Fi 1, a Pitot mast H), a housing II for a radio compass loop, wings I 2 and I3, the various elements of the tail group (not shown), and struts and the like (not shown).
In Fig. 2 the invention is shown as applied to the leading edge of the pitot supporting strut It. At the leading edge of such strut is provided a fin l4 extending along the strut and projecting forwardly thereof, the fin being secured to the strut in any suitable manner such. for example, as an inset disposition of the rear margin of the fin and by a welded connection [5. The fin is of thin, preferably stiff metal or other suitable material presenting a narrow or even sharp frontal edge It to provide an unstable seat for gathering ice, and preferably capable of some vibration to facilitate ice removal. Also, it is desirable that th material of the fin at its surface be such as to have the characteristic of poor adhesive power with relation to ice. Such ice may accumulate upon the seat l6, for example, in the manner of the broken lines I! until a sufficient mass of the ice accumulates to lose stability readily, whereupon any slight unbalance in force on the ice, resulting, for example, from a shift in the air flow, or from vibration of the fin, or both, will cause the ice to be dislodged and pass away in the air flow. I have found that good results may be obtained by extending the fin forwardly about one half of an inch or in some cases three-eighths from the leading edge, it being desirable to keep the frontal surface of the fin within the stagnation zone in front of the leadin edge. For narrow elements, such as the strut l0, this fin ordinarily will be sufllcient to give ample protection from ice accumulation. 0n wider elements, even though ice is deposited at the sides of the fin as well as upon its frontal surface, the fin acts to divide the ice cap for easier removal.
However, for elements of greater width some accumulation of ice may occur in areas of the element to the sides of the fin, in which case auxiliary means may be provided to protect the areas not protected by the fin. Also, auxiliary means may be provided to augment the ice-removing action at the fin.
Such auxiliary means may comprise conducting means for anti-icing liquid, such, for example, as the tube 20, shown in Fig. 3, at the base of the fin 2|, which tube may be associated with a mounting sheath or strap 22 of metal, fabric, rubher or other material upon the surface of the element 23 and extending about the element, where desired, or adhered to it or otherwise suitably attached. A conduit 24 supplies the anti-icing liquid to the tube 20, and the tube is apertured along its length to discharge fluid upon the fin and also upon the adjoining surfaces of the element. The anti-icing liquid resists depositing of ice and, in the event ice is deposited, it serves to weaken the hold of the ice so that the ice will and providing a rearward extension 42 of the fin for controlling the pivotal movement, as by cables 43, 44 mounted within the airfoil and leading to suitable control points. For a wide range of movement, the pivot 41 may be in the form of a cylinder mounted in the leading edge of the airfoil be more readily dislodged from the fin, especially in cases where some ice is formed upon the sides of the fin or upon the element or both, as well as upon the unstable frontal seat of the fin. Thus, the unstable seat, and the stiflly flexibly nature of the fin, and the action of the fin in dividing an ice cap, act in combination with the anti-icing liquid to protect the element from ice accumulation.
If desired, as an alternative or as an auxiliary arrangement, fluid-distributing tubes indicated in broken lines at 25, 25 in Fig. 3 may be provided in the interior of the element 23, the wall 23 of the element at the leading edge being suitable apertured to permit passage from the pipes 25, 25 to the outer surface of the leading edge and to the fin.
Heat may be applied to the fin, as an auxiliary action to the anti-icing liquid, or as an altemative to facilitate the ice removal, and this may be effected, for example, by feeding heated air or other fluid through the pipes 20 or 25, or by electrical heating elements in the vicinity of the fin or incorporated therewith as desired. The fin itself may comprise electrically resistance material so as to be heated by an electrical current. and the fin may be insulated from the element and suitable electrical connections may be 'provided for the purpose.
With reference to the embodiment of Fig. 4, the fin, designated 26, may have one or more passages 21 through to its frontal surface 26a for discharge of the anti-icing fluid at the frontal surface for more effective application of an anti-icing fiuid at such frontal surface. In this embodiment the anti-icing fluid will serve its purpose to loosen ice at the frontal surface and will creep on back along the surface of the fin and of the element to be effective also at these surfaces. of the previous embodiment the fin may be associated with a sheath or strap 28 which may be applied over the element, and a conduit 29 may be provided for feeding the anti-icingliquid to the passages of the fin.
With reference to the embodiment of Fig. 5, provision is made for retracting the fin into the element when icing conditions are not present and to scrape off ice by the retraction. and for any other circumstance. In this embodiment the element 30, which may be an airfoil, strut, or other aircraft element, is provided with a slot 3| at its leading edge through which a fin 32 may be extended to the position of the broken lines 33. The fin is o erated at its rear margin by one or more rods 34 which may be manipulated, as by apiston within a fluid pressure cylinder 35, to move the fin back and forth. The fiuid pressure cylinder 35 may have suitable connections to the pilots cockpit for controlling operations of the fin.
In some cases, as where the fin is used at the leading edge of a wing or other airfoil, it may be desirable to provide for shifting the fin to maintain its frontal surface at the most effective posi- As in the case as shown, the fin being shiftable between the extreme position indicated by broken lines. The cylinder is applicable especially to airfoils, the leading edges of which are designed of substantially cylindrical form, including truncated conical forms.
If desired, the action of the fin may be augmented by imposed vibrations, whether by the vibrations of the aircraft, or by manual vibrations-or by the application of any suitable vibrating device.
In;l3ig. l is illustrated an application of the invention for the protection of a mast for a radio antenna. The mast may comprise, for example, a
tubular support 50 suitably mounted on the aircraft BI and having an upward extension 52 secured to the support 50, to which extension a supporting wire 53 of the antenna 54 may be at-- tached. In severe icing conditions the ice at times so covers the parts alcove-described as to short circuit the aerial 54 with the structure 5|. n accordance with the invention I provide a disklike fin 55 mounted preferably upon the insulated portion 52 of the mast and projecting outwardly 5 therefrom to provide a narrow frontal seat upon which ice will deposit preferentially and by its dividing action greatly increase the difficulty for the ice to form continuously and complete a short circuiting bridge across the parts. Preferably the disk 55 is elongated in the direction of the air fiow for advancing the frontal seat well into the air fiow so that the ice deposited thereon will be remote from the mast, while other surfaces of the disk, which are not so vulnerable to ice accumulation, may be less distant from the mast. As in the case of the previously described embodiment the disk presents an unstable seat for the ice so that the latter will be dislodged upon attaining a mass sufilcient to respond to the dislodging forces.
In the embodiment of Figs. 8 and 9 a fin is provided as a forward extension of a shoe 6| having hollow portions 62, 63 adapted for distortion to positions indicated by the broken lines 5 s4, as. The shoe may be constructed of resilient rubber-like material reinforced as by fabric, and the distortion may be effected by inflation through a conduit 66 in a manner, for example, as is disclosed in Geer Patent No. 1,998,809. The
0 shoe is mounted upon the leading edge of an element 61 as by adhesion thereto or by attachment at its rear margins 68, 69, or both. The fin 60 may be forwardly tapered in cross section as shown to provide a broad base for the desired 5 degree of stiffness, and a narrow frontal surface to provide an unstable seat for ice accumulation. Ice deposited upon the surfaces at the side of the fin Ell may be broken up by intermittent inflation of the portion 62, 63, and in the case of heavy ice deposits the fin 60 serves also as a divider of the leading edge, and in Fig. 8 it is shown as applied to the leading edge of a housing 61 for a radio compass loop in which application the shoe is curved in two directions to conform to the nose of the housing and the fin 60 is tapered toward its extremities in half moon shape as seen from the side in Fig. 8.
With reference to all the embodiments hereinabove discussed one of the advantages of the fin lies in its function of effecting division of ice deposit which otherwise would form a natural lock difiicult to break. The dividing action of the fin as well as the function of the fin in providing an unstable seat may if desired be augmented by auxiliary means for minimizing adhesion, including the use of anti-icing liquids, adhesion-reducing substances or heat, individually or in combination.
Variations may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as it is defined in the following claims.
I claim:
1. Means for protecting an element from ice accumulation, said means comprising a fin extending along and secured throughout its length to said element and projecting forwardly therefrom, said fin throughout a substantial portion of its projection being of such thinness in relation to the stiffness of its material as to be unstable in the airflow when retaining ice and having a frontal surface of such small dimension as to provide an unstable advance seat for ice.
2. Protecting means as defined in claim 1 comprising means for depositing anti-freeze liquid upon the fin.
3. Protecting means as defined in claim 1 in which means is provided on said element for applying heat at said fin.
4. Means for protecting the leading edge of an aircraft element from ice accumulation, said means comprising a fin extending along and secured throughout its length to said leading edge and projecting forwardly thereof, said fin throughout a substantial portion of its projection being of substantially uniform thickness and presenting a narrow frontal surface spaced from said leading edge to provide an unstable advance seat for ice.
5. Protecting means as defined in claim 4 in which means is provided for depositing antifreeze liquid upon said fin.
6. Protecting means as defined in claim 4 in which said fin is provided with passages therethrough to said frontal surface for conducting anti-freeze liquid to such surface.
7. Means for protecting the leading edge of an aircraft element from ice accumulation, said means comprising a shoe comprising rubber-like material adapted to be mounted at the leading edge of an element, said shoe having a fin projecting forwardly thereof and presenting a narrow frontal surface providing an unstable advance seat for ice.
8. Means for protecting the leading edge of an aircraft element from ice accumulation, said means comprising a shoe comprising rubber-like material adapted to be mounted upon the leading edge of said element, said shoe comprising portions adapted to be distorted outwardly from the leading edge, a fin disposed between said portions and projecting forwardly thereof and presenting a narrow frontal surface to provide an unstable advance seat for ice.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jun 13, 1942
|Mar 25, 1947
|Goodrich Co B F
|Ice removing device for airplanes
|Nov 12, 1986
|Oct 25, 1988
|The B. F. Goodrich Company
|Pneumatic deicer
|Jan 24, 1990
|Dec 31, 1991
|Rosemount Inc.
|Electrodeless conductivity sensor with inflatable surface
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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Are the Phils beginning to make their BIG run before the All-Star game? Sure looks that way. Six wins in the last eight games against top NL teams (before Wednesday). Cole is beginning to look like his old self and showed some real moxie against his old teammate Jason Werth to end the scary eighth. Sure would be nice to sit back and relax but that never seems to happen these days. Mayberry looked like he was lost in right field (on Tuesday). He should skip batting practice and field balls instead.
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MEC Celebrates 70 years
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Mohave Electric held its Annual Meeting for members at River Valley High School in Mohave Valley on Friday, June 10th.
More than 300 members and guests attended this year's Annual Meeting which highlighted MEC's 70th Anniversary including U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, Arizona State Representative Sonny Borrelli, former Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward, and former Bullhead City Councilman Sam Medrano.
To learn more about the history of Mohave Electric Cooperative and the 2016 Annual Meeting, click here
$1,306,377 in Capital Credits Returned to Members
One of the benefits of being a member of Mohave Electric Cooperative is that you share in any margins that the Cooperative earns. We call your share of the margins "capital credits" because margins originate with what you pay, also called "capital," to the Cooperative when you buy electricity.
Mohave Electric operates as a not-for-profit corporation and our rates are set to cover the cost of doing business, not to generate a profit. Money received from the sale of electricity to members is used to pay operating expenses, make payments on any loans, and provide an emergency reserve. Any amount remaining is called margins, which is allocated to a capital credit account for every member based on the amount of electricity purchased. Capital credits reduce the need for borrowed funds and the payment of interest expense.
If the Co-op has a positive margin and meets our lenders' requirements, the Board of Directors may vote, once a year, to retire, or pay out, a portion of available capital credits to members, but only if doing so will not harm the Cooperative financially.
Mohave's member-elected Board of Directors authorized a capital credits retirement of $1,306,377. This amount includes all capital credits 1983, and a portion of 1984 and 2015, as well as Arizona G&T Cooperative capital credits for a portion of 2000.
Capital credits checks were mailed in May. Active Mohave Electric members who had active service during any of those years received a bill credit for capital credits amounts less than $5.
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The Theme for December is Mystery
Inner City Blues (Charlotte Justice Mystery #1) by Paula L. Woods (336 pages)
As an African-American woman in the predominantly white-male LAPD, homicide detective Charlotte Justice knows about heat. But now, thanks to twelve decent, pro-police jurors in Simi Valley, Los Angeles is a city rife with fires and riots. Forty-eight hours into the maelstrom, a prominent black doctor is mistaken for a car thief. Justice quickly defuses the violent confrontation, saving Dr. Lance Mitchell from a potentially savage beating by L.A.'s finest. But that's just the corner of a more ominous picture.
For the body of "Cinque" Lewis is found nearby with the good doctor's wallet beneath it. A one-time radical, Lewis murdered Justice's husband and baby girl in a hail of bullets thirteen years ago, then dropped out of sight. Navigating a terrain riddled with emotional land mines, defying the staunch LAPD hierarchy, Justice now sets out to uncover the shady truth connecting Mitchell and Lewis--but by reliving the tragic past, she may be forced to repeat it. . . .
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Duke Places Travel Restrictions to Liberia and Guinea
Durham, NC - Duke University's International Travel Oversight Committee has imposed full country restrictions on Liberia and Guinea.
This is being done out of an abundance of caution in light of the Ebola outbreak affecting these two countries and Sierra Leone, which already had a full country restriction for safety/security reasons, according to Christy Parrish Michels, Duke's travel policy administrator.
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Muirhead, alongside Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams and Claire Hamilton, had a nightmare start after some debris on the ice forced her stone to pick, meaning she surrendered a soft two that gave Jones a flying start.
Canada are unbeaten at these Games and made their advantage count, though the match wasn't decided until the final stone, Jones securing a 6-4 win that sets up a final with Sweden, while Muirhead's rink now play Mirjam Ott's Switzerland for bronze
"The curling Gods were not with us," admitted Muirhead.
"That pick up in the first end was brutal and losing a two off the bat from something you can't control against Canada, it was going to be tough. There is nothing you can do when you get debris on the ice.
"I'm gutted and so are all the girls. I came into this tournament saying I wanted no regrets and we gave everything we could in that game.
"I'm proud of the girls and we've still got a chance of a medal. I don't want to come away without a medal around my neck.
"Our backs were against the wall but we gave it back to them and it was a high quality game. We've trained hard for this and we'll give the next match our all."
Muirhead's rink lost to two-time Olympic silver medallist Ott in the round robin stages but coach David Hay backed them to bounce back and win Team GB's first curling medal since Rhona Howie's gold in Salt Lake City 12 years ago.
"The girls played their best game of the week and I'm proud of them but bitterly disappointed to lose in that sort of way," he said.
"The first thing they said afterwards is we're going to get that bronze now.
"You don't want to get a start like that, we got a pick in the first end and gave them the softest two of all time and a couple of slack shots in the second end forced us to give up one."
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Track and Field for Kids
at Detective Keith L. Williams Field House (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens
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The cooperative La Casa Nueva Restaurant and Cantina in Athens has expanded on its own success to become a catalyst for economic growth in southeast Ohio. "We buy 85% of our supplies from local producers to improve the economy of our community," said Casa's Board President Josh Brown. Casa also actively supports a production and marketing network of over 40 regional food producers (see ACENet story).
Casa is owned and managed by its 25 current members, each with an equity investment and a commitment to promote good, healthy food and a healthy local economy. Last October, the members and 25 part-time associates celebrated 17 years of profitable operations.
"We could buy our jalapenos cheaper from California or Mexico through larger distributors," explained Brown, "but instead we work with local farmers, who produced a bumper crop of 3,000 pounds of organically-grown peppers for us this year. Our Cantina offers an all-Ohio tap of microbrewery beers."
Bill Shores, owner of Green Edge Gardens in Amesville, supplies Casa with vegetables and greens. "I have been an organic grower for the past six years and customers like Casa make it possible. Casa represents 25% of my business and is great to work with."
"We base our seasonal menus on what local organic farmers can provide," explained food buyer and 12-year member Mike 'Da Knife' McNieff, who with other members of Casa's Culinary Development Committee generates ideas and tests new recipes.
The Autumn Seasonal Menu featured roasted red peppers, corn, dried tomatoes, local apples and fall greens in various entrees and salads. The new Paw Paw Flan dessert features a locally harvested native fruit supplied by paw paw puree pioneer Chris Chmiel of Integration Acres. Breads and tortillas are baked from scratch daily.
Rob O'Neil, The Bounty Hunter for Casa, gathers and prepares local produce. He bottles salsa, jam and dressings, pickled peppers and asparagus, and freezes blueberries and other seasonal produce.
"We strive for a balance between good food and costs. We serve high-quality organic food at affordable prices because we work with multiple producers for long-term guarantees of volume, and we ask them for reasonable price," explained Leslie Schaller, one of eight Casa founders and current Business Director.
"Our members share a sense of place in this community," explained Schaller, "and they want to make a difference. We helped write Ohio's newest cooperative business law, and we host forums on political and educational issues. The Athens News voted Casa 'Best restaurant with some kind of conscience' for the past eight years.
"When new corporate restaurants opened here in 1999, we organized locally-owned restaurants into the Athens Independent Restaurant Association which formed in November 2001. We pool marketing efforts and purchasing to promote our common survival."
Casa Nueva opened for business as a worker-owned cooperative in 1985, when the much-indebted owner of Casa Que Pasa, a local Mexican restaurant, skipped town. As then-manager Schaller recalled, "A group of us [employees] ran the business until the bailiff showed up. Then we incorporated as a cooperative within a C corporation.
"Each founder put up $1,000 and bought the assets out of receivership. We got local bank loans for working capital. We showed a profit in the first year and enjoyed double digit growth for the next decade," said Nancie Buerkel, Casa's financial coordinator and a member since 1989. "Today we make $1 million plus in annual sales."
Today Athens has four times as many food service venues as it did 17 years ago when Casa opened. How does Casa survive?
"We stay on the forward side of the trend curve," explained Schaller. "Cooperative businesses are getting trendy again because of the struggling economy and the poor example of Enron. There is no better reason to work in a worker-owned business." Schaller hopes this type of business takes over the world.
"Our employee-members have a stake and they build flexibility and resilience into this business," says Schaller. Members have many responsibilities. Ten members work as part-time coordinators in food preparation, service, finance, bar, marketing, systems, and HR. None are trained chefs, though each shift has a head cook who prepares the daily specials.
Members make an initial owner investment of $1200 through payroll deduction for a two-year commitment. They earn yearly profit dividends and a return on their investment over time. When they leave they can take additional earnings as a 5-year payout or a 'donate-half-and-get-half-now' arrangement.
"Member accountability is a key issue for cooperatives," said Buerkel. "We use committees, teams, and ad hoc meetings for decision making in an experimental, learning approach. We discuss policy at bi-monthly all-member meetings on unpaid time, and we make decisions by simple majority voting.
"We get antsy and sometimes step on others' toes, so meeting facilitation is important to us. We train ourselves to use agendas and egg timers to manage our meetings. "
Seven members are elected to the board each year. They earn an additional 25 cents per hour. Members often vote for persons who will gain new skills through board service.
All financial information is open, so everyone sees the direct consequences of decisions. New members get ten hours of training on business financials and the internal capital accounts that track members' investments in the cooperative. At year's end, 40% of profit is retained and 60% is distributed to members through a patronage dividend.
One 6-year member described her work as finance coordinator, "I was a theater major and didn't understand financials but was psyched about ownership and wanted to get everyone else psyched too. I treated us like we were in first grade. I showed the relationship of shift scheduling to costs and used lots of simple examples. I used lots of graphs and pie charts, and posted the financials on our freezer. I made the numbers fun."
Casa's business plans, sales records, financial goals and accomplishments are posted on the doors of stainless steel kitchen coolers named Dopey and Sneezy where members sign up for their weekly 40-hour shifts. All are required to work on weekends.
Members and associates earn between $7 and $10 per hour, including a tenure differential based on hours worked. Tips are pooled across all shifts and jobs. "In slow times we all make a living wage, where in other restaurants you get a lay-off. Tip-sharing helps us work better as a group," said Nicole Icker, a recent OU grad in food service management.
Group benefits include health insurance, a dental plan, and paid personal time as well as one free meal per shift and off-duty meals at half-price. A retirement plan is in the works so members can look at Casa as a career.
Hiring Team members look for people with enthusiasm about a different job environment and positive energy. New employees have a 6-month trial period training in as many different jobs as possible, starting on the floor and working back into the kitchen.
Casa has also hatched entrepreneurs and spin-off businesses.
Former member Christine Hughes, 33, opened The Village Bakery Café in Athens one year ago and still can't believe that she already owns a business with four employees. "It all started one day five years ago when I heard about Casa on NPR and liked the idea of cooperatives.
"I moved here and got involved with Casa. Baking became my focus and I worked with others to develop Casa's bread recipes. Now Casa features me on their menu for some of their seasonal and special breads. I made Roasted Tomato and Rosemary Flatbread for Casa's Open Face Autumn Sandwich.
"Being a member was so much responsibility but I got a feel for all aspects of business. I worked as a coordinator, went to board meetings, worked on the P&L, figured out our costs, and improved my skills in communicating effectively in a small group. I had to be completely responsible for my vote, especially when I was the one person blocking a new system or policy. The Casa experience gave me confidence and experience."
Casa teaches business skills in a low risk environment, explained Schaller. Each member has to deal with twenty or more other members in a professional setting and come to good decisions.
Student member Greg Lyle waits tables, tends bar, and puts together the income statement and balance sheets. In his role as Finance Coordinator he also educates members on finances.
Does a cooperative restaurant make sense?
After managing a corporate restaurant, board VP and Treasurer Nicole Icker found it "a tough transition" to Casa.
"It's obvious that corporations are successful," said Icker. "They run the world. But cooperatives change the way you think. I find myself thinking the Casa way now and it amazes me. Casa puts the human side into business. It's not what I'm used to, but it makes sense here."
"Restaurants are ideally suited to be cooperatives," added Brown. "We offer a unique and inviting environment with good affordable food, good music, and great service. We have art shows. It's an upbeat place. We show appreciation for our customers."
Turnover is very low at Casa. Only 1 or 2 members leave each year and the median length of members' employment is 5 years, compared to six months in a typical Athens restaurant. "Casa has been fortunate because 35% of our coordinators have been here five or more years, and half have been here over 12 years," said Schaller.
"The cooperative structure does make running a restaurant more challenging," explained Matt Marenberg, Marketing Coordinator. "Sometimes there is tension between the amount of energy it takes to run a restaurant and the amount of energy it takes to maintain a cooperative."
"Size has been an obstacle for us as a cooperative. Fifty employee-members trying to make decisions together is difficult. We can't always keep track of everything that's going on," said Heath Stevens, the Front of the House Coordinator. Growth has also increased the number of nonmembers working in the cooperative. Only 40% of the current employees are owners.
But "after 17 years we are still growing," said Icker. "Growth is difficult, but with so many minds at work in a cooperative the sharing of ideas is phenomenal. We experiment when we have new situations. We take a lot of pride in this business, and that's completely what it is. People, for the most part, take pride in working here because you own a part of the business." Check out http://www.casanueva.com/ for updates on Casa's menu, entertainment, and specialty foods.