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Some people think government spending is too much, some think it's too little; almost no one thinks it's 'just right'. The core question becomes: Should we decrease spending/services or increase taxes/revenues? Fake Social Science hopes to address this question in a three part poll on the federal budget. [Part 1 here.]
Today we look at how the government does its budgeting.
Currently, the budget is done by a process called Baseline Budgeting.
In a one-sentence description, a baseline government budget involves carrying over the current spending level from year to year and treating it as the floor on which to build additional spending changes. The major assumption in this approach is that the existing spending level of the agency is correct and needs no adjustment. Any new change should be on top of the existing level, not into it.
Baseline budgeting grandfathers in all of the mistakes, waste, fraud and obsolete programs of the preceding decades, while assuring a significant annual budget increase, based partially on those factors. (This method gives members of Congress and Senators incentive to go prospecting for earmarks - $130 Billion in 2011. If the departments really needed funds that are earmarked for programs previously not in their budgets, they would protest the takings by earmarks.
The information on baseline budgeting (enacted into federal law in 1974) is provided so that the poll respondents can understand that under this system, it is not possible to actually cut federal spending. Any 'cuts' discussed by Congress refer to 'cuts' to the automatic annual increase in funding.
The waste and fraud in the federal budget is mind boggling. A GAO audit classified nearly half of all purchases on government credit cards as improper, fraudulent, or embezzled.
In the area of fraud, the General Services Administration "leads" by example and their clients follow (fox guarding the chickens or monkey see, monkey do - Fake's scientists are pretty sure it is one of those animal analogies.)
Now that we have you in just the right frame of mind, please take the polls below.
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"Let me taste your ware."
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Ciara is almost ready to give birth to her first child with fiance, Future, and the mom-to-be is showing off her baby bump in the latest issue of W Magazine.
Inside, the singer opens up about motherhood and explains why she doesn't mind having a very public pregnancy.
"My mom and I don't have a lot of photos of my early years. So I decided we should document everything," she said. "This is one of those moments you can't repeat."
The sexy singer also dished details about the bond she shares with her baby's daddy, Future.
"Music is a place where we have a very strong connection. We created 'Body Party', and that song created something else—and that's why we're here," she said.
Despite their mutual love of music, she's not certain she wants her child to follow in their famous footsteps.
"It's a really hard world. If that's what their heart yearns for, then I'm down," she said. "I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be—as long as they want to be something great."
And as for that rocking' bod? Ciara says she's anxious to get her washboard abs back.
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Pierce College hosted its first-ever Vex Robotics Sack Attack Tournament on Saturday pitting nine teams of students from middle to high schools against one another in a battle of the bots.
Tournament organizer Eldon Schoop, president of the Pierce College Robotics Club and a 17-year-old engineer prodigy who currently attends the community college, said the tournament is just one way to prepare the next generation for the new generation of technology.
"Robotics, in general, is a really great way to get kids interested in science technology, engineering and math," Eldon said. "A lot of people who compete here end up in engineering schools, end up at engineering firms and doing these great big things."
The best part of what many may consider a really geeky activity, Eldon added, is that the tournaments are setup like a sporting event. Amidst a cheering crowd, students pressed buttons on a console much like they would in a video game to direct robots akin to Pixar Animation Studio's lovable WALL-E, the space-aged robot that compacted trash.
"It's great the kids are exposed to this kind of technology," said Luanne Villanueva of Carson, whose son was competing Saturday. "It's fun for them, but a great educational experience, too."
Villanueva's son, 11-year-old Nathaniel, was just one of more than a dozen students representing St. Barnabas Parish School in Long Beach. The school sent two teams of sixth- to eighth-graders, the youngest to compete in Saturday's tournament.
"I really like Legos and used to build robot looking things out of them, so I just thought it would be cool to actually build a real robot," said 12-year-old Levi VanFleet of Long Beach. "And we're doing pretty good here.
"It's been fun."
Danielle Santos, 13, also a St. Barnabas team member, said constructing the robots from scratch had been particularly rewarding.
"I've been able to hang out with my friends on Saturdays building the robot, doing things we've never done before," she said. "It's been a great experience for me."
Jacky Lopez, a 17-year-old senior at Reseda High School, said events like the Vex Robotics Sack Attack Tournament have been life-changing.
"It teaches you a lot about yourself, actually, and for me it made me change my career interests," said Jacky, who once aspired to be an officer in the U.S. Navy but now wanted to pursue a career in mechanical engineering. "I never thought I'd be capable to do something like this."
For fellow teammate Tommy Brown, the experience solidified his longtime interest in the field.
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Tommy added that the experience has provided him a glimpse of "what I'm actually going to be doing in the future."
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- "Jerry" redirects here. For other characters of the same name, see Jerry (GTA III) or Jerry Kapowitz.
|Jerry Martinez
|GTA Vice City Stories
|Full Name
|Jerry Martinez
|Sgt. Martinez
|Date of Death
|1984 (in Last Stand)
|Fort Baxter Air Base, Vice City
|Main Affiliations
The military
Martinez' Crew
Phil Cassidy
Armando Mendez
Diego Mendez
Bryan Forbes
Victor Vance
Green Streetfighter
|Drug trafficking
|Voiced by
|Felix Solis
{{also|''"Jerry" redirects here. For other characters of the same name, see [[Jerry (GTA III)]] or [[Jerry Kapowitz]].''}}
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|game_1 = GTA Vice City Stories
|name = Jerry Martinez
|aka = Sgt. Martinez
|status = Deceased
|gender = M
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|dod = 1984
|dod-comment = (in [[Last Stand]])
|home = [[Fort Baxter Air Base]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
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Sgt. Jerry Martinez is the main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and is one of Victor Vance's commanding officers at the Fort Baxter Air Base. Martinez is one of the first characters introduced in the game, giving Victor the game's first missions.
Martinez does not take his position seriously and is generally a man of loose morals as can be seen when he is watching a Candy Suxxx animal porn movie. In the first mission of the game, Martinez orders Victor to get a shipment of drugs for him and hide them in the barracks. Later, he tells Victor, who is very uneasy about housing the drugs, that he will collect the marijuana once Victor picks up his "girlfriend" (a prostitute called Mary). When Victor arrives at Fort Baxter however, he is confronted by Drill Sergeant Peppah who informs him that they found the drugs and question him about the prostitute in his car. Victor is given a dishonorable discharge from the Army.
Martinez later betrays both Vic and Phil, sending a group of thugs to see to their death. He makes a deal with the Mendez brothers to oversee their shipment of cocaine arriving into Vice but it is ambushed and stolen by Victor and Lance. This prompts Jerry to join the federal protection program. He later returns and kidnaps Vic's girlfriend Louise, beats her savagely and leaves her with his men.
Victor kills Martinez at the end of the game on top of Diego Mendez's penthouse (along with Diego) and gets his revenge before he can even have time to confront Martinez on his issues with him.
Martinez is voiced by Felix Solis.
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- GTA Vice City Stories
- Soldier (Boss)
- Cleaning House (Boss)
- Conduct Unbecoming (Boss)
- Truck Stop
- Marked Men
- From Zero To Hero
- Brawn of the Dead (Voice)
- The Mugshot Longshot
- White Lies (post mission pager message)
- Where it Hurts Most (post mission pager message)
- Lost and Found (post mission pager message)
- Over The Top (post mission pager message)
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Financial Pressures Drive Down College Completion - CLASP RADD Chart Series Continues
Feb 28, 2013
This short piece is second in a five-part series highlighting work from CLASP's recent publication, Reforming Student Aid: How to Simplify Tax Aid and Use Performance Metrics to Improve College Choices and Completion. The paper was written as part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery.
Confronted with high costs and unmet financial need, low- and modest-income students and their families face a difficult choice: work more while in college, borrow more, or do both. When students cannot afford college, it not only limits access to higher education and drives up debt, it also increases (sometimes significantly) the time it takes to earn a degree and/or ultimately complete a credential.
Though students fail to complete postsecondary programs for a variety of reasons, financial pressures appear to be the single largest factor. A 2009 survey of young adults who had left college confirms this phenomenon: 71 percent of students said one reason for leaving was because they had to "go to work and make money;" 54 percent listed this as a "major reason."
Researchers also think the need to work substantial hours while in college largely explains why so many students now attend college part-time. A recent study by the National Student Clearinghouse of nearly two million undergraduates over a six-year period found that more than half (51 percent) attended college a mixture of full and part-time. This affected how quickly they could complete their degrees. After six years, 76 percent of full-time students had completed, with just 4 percent still enrolled. By contrast, among students attending a mix of full and part-time, only 41 percent had completed and 27 percent were still enrolled.
We can start to address these issues by protecting Pell Grants, simplifying and better targeting the $34 billion+ we spend annually on tax-based student aid, and giving students and parents the facts about college outcomes. Read our report for policy recommendations to help address the affordability gap.
Why Students Leave School Without Completing
|Notes: Survey respondents were 22- to 30-year-old students who did not complete their postsecondary education.
Source: CLASP, based on data from, With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them: Myths and Realities About Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College, Johnson and Rochkind (2009).


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Solve your family photo mysteries with these books by Maureen A. Taylor:
Thank you to Sally Jacobs, the Practical Archivist for pointing out this survey on what online sites do with your digital files.
I had a great time in Washington, D.C. and found several additional images for my Last Muster project. The highlight of the trip was visiting the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. I was the only researcher in the department and boy did I take advantage of that to ask questions <smile>. You can view the majority of the collection online.
Now let's get to the fun part. Websites! I have my personal favorites. Oh— did I mention that most of these sites are FREE?
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Hawai`i space partnership opens doors for School of Mines students
March 19, 2008 -- Students at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden and the University of Hawai`i at Hilo will work together on space research at both campuses and at a new international space research center on the Big Island of Hawai`i, according to a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed April 4 in Golden.
School of Mines President Bill Scoggins and University of Hawai`i at Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng will sign the agreement establishing a partnership between the two schools on Friday, April 4, at 2:30 p.m. at the Geology Museum on the Mines campus. The agreement will greatly expand space research opportunities for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students at both schools.
Colorado School of Mines is home to the Center for Space Resources, which focuses on using the natural resources of space, called in situ resource utilization, to enable future astronauts to survive on the moon and beyond. The University of Hawai`i at Hilo is home to the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES), which was established and initially funded by the Hawai`i state legislature in 2007.
PISCES is dedicated to developing technologies that will enable humans to sustain life on another planet. The organization plans to build a simulated lunar outpost on the Big Island of Hawai`i, where the volcanic ash and rock surface resemble the surface of the moon. The center will house research labs for space agencies, commercial partners and entrepreneurs around the world who plan space mission involvement. PISCES has obtained research agreements with NASA in the areas of rover technology and in situ resource utilization. The center also expects to attract commercial partners who can benefit from space research and technology.
PISCES is led by Dr. Frank Schowengerdt, former director of NASA's Research Partnership Centers, and Dr. Robert Fox, head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Hilo. Schowengerdt also established and served as director of the School of Mines space center.
"Because of the lunar-like surface at the proposed PISCES research center in Hawai`i, our work in using space resources to sustain life on the moon will play a significant role in future space exploration," said Schowengerdt. "We are planning robust programs in robotics, solar energy, in situ resource utilization, and education," he said. "Almost anything you would do at an outpost in space will be an opportunity for research and development at PISCES, and we need good students who want to pursue space science to be a part of this work," he said.
Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Colorado School of Mines Center for Space Resources, said the partnership is perfect for their students, who are already involved in extensive research on how to survive on the moon and Mars. The center works with Lockheed Martin on equipment designed to produce oxygen from lunar rocks and soil. Mines students also have been involved in developing a special membrane that will one day help astronauts make methane fuel on Mars for their return flight to Earth.
"The number of Hawai`i students interested in space exploration is rapidly growing," said Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng. "We welcome the opportunity to be a part of information and technology exchanges like this one."


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We cannot expect Marty and Mika to be the next coming of Hasek, but we can expect them to play to the best of their ability. And when you think about it, that wouldn't be too shabby. The Sabres' organization knew that one day The Dominator would leave, and now that this day has come, it is apparent that they have planned well for his departure. There is life after Dominik Hasek.
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Going to be in Maine next week and want to try to get some waves if there is swell. Anyone up there have some good spots to check out.
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Going to be in Maine next week and want to try to get some waves if there is swell. Anyone up there have some good spots to check out.
Another member by the name of newenglandflatness started a similar thread in mid-July. He was also looking for spots in the Acadia area. I don't think he found much, but you could reach out to him. Sadly, I've never been up that way.
Down east Maine "mid coast Maine is very rocky and there are abundant outer islands so unfortunately surf isn't too good unless you have a boat and can get to the point breaks which are on the islands. There's undoubtably thousands of unknown point breaks on these small islands. You should look at a map and see which part of mt desert island is exposed to open ocean if any at all. Your best option is getting a kayak or sup and seeing if you can find something. Or have a motor boat with that you would find something I'm sure. But I don't think there is any swell. I'm sorry
Thanks, I know there have got to be waves somewhere, don't have a boat to go exploring though.
^^^ in checking the map it looks like the eastern part of the island is the only part not shadowed by other islands. Otter Cove, Thunder Hole (great name?), and Newport Cove would be areas that I'd scope out. Good call on the kayak...worst case scenario you just paddle around and enjoy the beauty.


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Stole that idea from the Chargers forum. Might provide some insight ....
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Stole that idea from the Chargers forum. Might provide some insight ....
I won't go first ... but I will answer the call!
Well someone's gotta go first and that does have something to do with my handle.
Ya see me and my buddies used to like to drink an extreme amount of alcoholic beverages and the bar at my friends house was on the second floor of his garage, we all know that when you drink you have to urinate a lot and we also figured out in a short time that booze and stairs just don't mix. Being the rednecks that we are we decided that building a bathroom upstairs was far to much work so I just stole one of those tall road cones from a road construction sight and screwed it into the upstairs window sill and in one brilliant moment the pee (we used the other P word) tube was installed, you just had to be carefull where you were downstairs. Ever since all of my friends have called me PT.
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Pretty simple for me. First name + Middle name.
Sigbet with El Ramster; OKC wins title = I win. IND wins title = he wins.
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The stadium, the nickname for my first camaro, and the legend himself.
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Your Denver hatred is borderline pathological. I don't think my girlfriend cheating on me would cause me as much hate as you have for Denver.
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I used to work at a Boy Scout camp (Bartle, for those who are in the know). Anyway the best ice cream bar was the vanilla with chocolate shell known as a Starbar. Nothing better than a starbar when you live without air conditioning. Well, almost nothing.
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:53 pm
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I probably have the easiest name to figure out, or one of them. I'm guessing Rumless is self explanatory, maybe that guy Des could tell us if he ever comes back.
Derrick Thomas was the reason I became a Chiefs fan, watched a game in college, decided when he was drafted that would be my team. Hard to do living in Wisconsin. He became a Chief and I will always be a Chiefs fan because of that. His memory and what he brought to the game is something that keeps my love for football going. Hence he will Live on.
Had the honor of meeting him and a number of other Chiefs when they still were at River Falls when I was a kid. Three great stories about DT, Marcus Allen and Neil Smith...and a terrible story about Greg Hill speaking in the 3rd peson and telling a group of early teen - mid twenties football fans that Greg Hill only signs one autograph a day...what a Duetch Bag...
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:53 pm
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More complicated here - why does a German dub himself KC_Guy?
I'm military and my superiors decided I should take a closer look at Leavenworth - that's the Fort, not the big house. So, being there and looking for a nick with some regional aspects to it I figured LeavenworthGuy probably would not cut the cake if I tried to establish any kind of virtual credibility. Thus it became KC.
Sticked to that nick for all US related business I do on the web.
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TambaHawk.. Tamba Hali and Hawk because in Tomahawk the toma sounds like Tamba and when he sacks the quarterback the ball goes flying like a Tomahawk
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Oh we are getting a Smith just not Geno Smith
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Pretty simple, I'm a big guy, and always have been even if I was much skinnier when I was first dubbed Big Schmadt.
As for the second part, most of you can probably guess it's a little different from my surname. My surname rhymes with a potty mouth word. In college a bunch of my buddies used to say shat rather then the inappropriate word for whatever reason, and so the creative little geniuses decided to make my name rhyme with that instead, and Big Schmadt was born.
The 00 is the year I graduated.
^ryknowssd on the sig
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Location: ^^Tamba waiting on his next feast in the Avy Ryk on the sig
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Rearviewmirror is the best Pearl Jam song that lends itself to a username well. Also, I love the meaning in the song, of seeing your life more clearly once something that has been blinding you is in your rear view mirror.
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Can't discuss why on this site.
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Death, taxes, Andy Reid coming off a bye week.
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Rearviewmirror wrote:
Rearviewmirror is the best Pearl Jam song
^ryknowssd on the sig
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2 guesses
JTagg7754 with the Dope Sig ^^
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Great Snatch catch ability there by Nicks
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ryknow=Ryan Martinie's nickname (Bassist for Mudvayne)
ssd=the type of bass I play.
I know mine stumps a lot of people who haven't been around on these forums for a while, so I figured I'd share.
BTW, Martinie's 10x more talented than anyone in Pearl Jam. Just thought I'd throw that one out there.
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Oooohhhh YEAHH!!! WOO PIG SOOIE!
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I made up my name to use on everything I signup for.
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This happens to be my second Mahindra. I previously owned a 2015. I put about 130 hours on it and decided I needed a little more tractor so I upgraded. The 2015 is a tough tractor for its size. I have owned this tractor over a year now with roughly 5525 2WD hours to date. I believe this is a great machine. I own 6 acres and mow much of it. Unfortunately most of the property is fairly steep hillside. I love the stability and maneuverability. You can not go wrong buying this tractor.
I researched tractors for apprx. 2 months before finally buying the Mahindra 3215 HST 4 Wheel Drive tractor with the ML 111 front-end loader and a fiberglas sun canopy So far its main use has been the rotary cutting of a 15-acre field of tough wild mustard weeds 3-feet high and assortment of native California weeds and juniper bushes I used a 3-point
40 hp 5-foot rotary cutter made by Kodiak Manufacturing. The beasty little Mahindra sailed through this tangled mass like mowing a lawn. There are several excellent features on this tractor, but the el supremo one is the hydrastatic transmission eliminating the tedious task of constantly meshing gears. The Mahindra engineers have done their homework on this one and their dealer prices are astonishing. One operating problem I encountered was the freqiemt accumulation of weed seeds, fine husks, and field debris on the radiator screen. When it gets too clogged, the engine becomes very hot; so you have to watch the temperature gauge, stop the tractor, and clean off the screen. But, without the screen, the radiator would be quickly clogged and very difficult to clean off.
I bought the 5500 in march of 2007 with the quick attach loader.I use the tractor from pulling my 82inch mower for the lawn,to pulling all my hay equipment.
Fantastic tractor and the power she puts out unreal,almost 220 hrs and not a problem.The workmanship behind my Mahindra
tractor.......My hat is off to you guys.
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We purchased our tractor for the purpose of finishing our property after building a new home on three acres. In the short period we have owned the machine, we have managed to start leveling the yard with the box blade. We use the loader to spread dirt and plan to use the brush hog for clearing the bottom two acres this fall. The 2816 we purchased fits a standard 7' garage opening with out having to lower the roll over bar. So far, we have been very pleased and will add some additional reviews later this year. I would recommend to anyone considering a compact tractor to visit the dealer in Republic MO and test drive a Mahindra before you look at the other brands. They know their tractors!
Great Tractor. I purchased it to maintain 5 acres. It has plenty of power. Very easy on fuel consumption. I have put 55 hours on the tractor in 23 months. Only thing I would change is PTO lever. It can disengage easily.
I recommend this tractor to anyone who wants a good solid tractor without all the bells and whistles. I miss the live PTO and would like to someday get a FEL but the 3325 isn't desgined for either.
This is one of the best tractors out there. Ready to powerful with an awsome response. A 10 out of 10 in my book.
I have had the tractor for 2 full years. Great tractor for the money. No problems what so ever. The only problem is that the rear lug nuts came loose – but I noticed that. I use this tractor on extreme hill sides. Make sure you widen the tires all the way – feels much more stable. I have a 7 foot tiller, bush hog mower, blade, sprayer. Nothing is a problem. I strongly recommend the 4wd for hills. Love the 5200 – 10,000 RPM capability, this tractor just feels like it is made well. Just look at the frame that the loader is on. I have not filled the tires, but they can use it. If you are doing heavy loader work on a downward grade – it can raise your back tires. Simply put, you will not an equivalent value of tractor without paying 10-15,000 more. Mine was delivered within a couple of days. Gathman ag was great to deal with.
We purchased a 5525 to do general work around our aerodrome (mowing runway grass and doing general field work). We had to order it in as 2 wheel drive tractors are not very popular and we had to wait a few months for it.
So far we are very pleased with the tractor; it has more than enough power for the mowers and implements that we use; and it is easy and safe to use by our personnel. It starts easily even on very cold mornings and is fuel efficient. On top of that, we found that the purchase price was most competitive.
Our local dealer (Bar T5) has been most helpful throughout the purchasing process. They gave us good advice, were friendly, and sold us only what we needed. While not the biggest equipment dealer, Bar T5 is, in our opinion, one of the best.
We did have some problems initially with the fuel injection system but this was sorted out by our dealer in a prompt and efficient manner.
This tractor has more than met our expectations. This is a real farm tractor - not a glorified light duty acreage unit. It is built to last a lifetime. If you are looking for a substantial 2 wheel drive tractor, look no further!
I would like to tell anyone thats looking for a compact no frill get the job tractor the 3525 mahindra beats anything Ive ever driven.Ive had 70 year old men thats worked with tractors their whole lives tell me my tractor is the strongest they have used for its size.I have owned several different types and i cant say they didnt get the job done it just took longer changing implements and spending more time on the machine than doin what i wanted.I know somebody like me is gonna read this and not believe it thats fine my mahindra made a believer outta me.Thank ya'll for building a superior machine I'll pass this one down to my son.
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Which is endlessly frustrating to pet owners who have read up on tubal ligation and vasectomies for canine sterilization and decide this approach might just be best for their pet.
It is very usual for the veterinary to be asked about his clients' dogs' behavior. Most veterinaries will refer their clients to trainers. Yet, a new AAVSB-approved continuing education program developed by a canine behavior specialist has been launched, technicians and assistants can address the behavior themselves, possibly increasing overhead at the same time.
It happens; clients get angry from time to time. Every position in the practice has had to deal with an angry client at some point. Clients get mad for a variety of reasons, but we can keep in mind some basic concepts no matter the reason. First, the angry client wants to be heard.
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description: January 9, 2013—New Jersey is turning eyesores into solar farms. The U.S. state has become a leader in solar energy capacity. Energy from the sun now comes from contaminated land not suitable for development.

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VO: New Jersey is cementing its role as a leader in solar energy. The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that in the United States, New Jersey is second only to California in installed solar electric capacity. But, densely populated states like New Jersey need to be creative in finding space for large arrays of solar panels.
SOUNDBITE: Paul Morrison, Project Manager for PSE&G Solar 4 All: "We call it a solar farm. It consists of one megawatt solar plant. It's on a brownfield site."
VO: PSE&G, the local Electric & Gas Utility, is installing more than 4,000 panels on six acres of unused land in Hackensack. Once the site of a gas plant and then gas storage facilities, the ground was contaminated and labeled a brownfield.
SOUNDBITE :Paul Morrison, Project Manager for PSE&G Solar 4 All: "We've taken this site that was non-usable, it was contaminated. It's a passive use and it's going to produce power that could supply over 170 homes in the immediate area."
VO: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly half a million brownfields dot the U.S. These former mining, industrial or commercial properties -- tainted with petroleum, metals or other pollutants -- become eyesores, and cleaning them up for standard development is both expensive and time-intensive. The EPA has identified some 11,000 brownfields across the country as prime spots for renewable energy development.
SOUNDBITE: Mathy Stanislaus, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response: "I view brownfields as a tremendous opportunity. And it is an opportunity because it is located near population centers and in urban downtowns and rural downtowns"
VO: Since most brownfields once held power-hungry industrial, commercial, or mining machinery, they tend to have power lines and other infrastructure onsite or nearby, making it cheaper to tie them into the grid..
SOUNDBITE: Mathy Stanislaus, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response: "One of the real benefits of siting a solar farm on a brownfield site is that you may not need to do cleanup or extensive cleanup, and the reason is that you can use these techniques where you contain the contamination within the property."
VO: Despite such savings on the land itself, solar farms are expensive. PSE&G is spending about a half billion dollars to install 80 megawatts of solar generation within the year. The state's electric ratepayers' advocate is opposing a plan to more than double that expenditure.
SOUNDBITE : Stefanie Brand, Director, Division of the Rate Counsel for New Jersey: "We think that there are tremendous environmental benefits and we support renewable energy generally. The problem is that it's very expensive. So that's why you have to manage it and you also have to make sure the industry doesn't become completely dependent on ratepayer subsidies. At some point, they're going to have to walk by themselves."
VO: PSE&G says it has cost customers only an average of 30 cents a month to rapidly boost clean energy generation while reclaiming brownfields and this closed New Jersey Meadowlands Commission landfill.
This video was captured earlier in the fall, and while Hurricane Sandy in November brought major flooding and wind damage to nearby communities, officials say the solar array here suffered no significant damage.
The Kearny Landfill Solar Farm brings new meaning to the expression 'one man's trash is another's treasure.'
SOUNDBITE :Joseph Forline, PSE&G Vice President for Customer Operations: "If you look at this site here, this is our first landfill that we did. And it's 3 megawatts. In our new filing, we want to do 90 megawatts of solar on landfills and brownfields, so really it's another significant step in taking advantage of unused land."
VO: As the cost of solar technology comes down and utilities work to meet state goals on renewable energy, officials expect to see more brownfields become brightfields.


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GOLDEN, Colo., March 20, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines students will celebrate a middle ages-themed Engineer's Days (E-Days) April 3-5.
- A fireworks show at Brooks Field at 9 p.m. April 3
- The Ore-cart pull to the State Capitol begins at 8:15 a.m. April 4. Students will make their annual march from the intersection of Simms Street and Colfax Avenue to downtown Denver where Gov. Bill Ritter will read a Mines E-Day proclamation around 11:30 a.m.
- A concert featuring Kristen Key, I Hate Kate and Goldfinger at 7 p.m. April 4
- The Cardboard boat race on Clear Creek at 10:30 a.m. April 5
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Founded in 1874, Colorado School of Mines was established to serve the needs of the local mining industry. Today, the School has an international reputation for excellence in both engineering education and the applied sciences with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's resources. For more information about Colorado School of Mines, visit www.mines.edu.
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Actor Tracy Morgan in intensive care following car accident in New Jersey
Actor Tracy Morgan is hospitalized in critical condition after being involved in a serious crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early this morning. Gregory Williams with New Jersey State Police says rescue crews rushed to the scene.
The comedian's limo bus collided with a pair of tractor trailers early this morning just north of Trenton. One person died and Morgan and three others were flown to the hospital in critical condition. Morgan was on his way home from a stand-up comic performance at a Delaware casino at the time of the crash.
Morgan is being treated at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick.
A dozing truck driver could be to blame for the deadly accident. ABC News reports the driver of the 18-wheeler that rear-ended Morgan's limousine bus didn't see traffic slowing on the New Jersey Turnpike until it was too late.
A rep for Morgan released the following statement Saturday:
Tracy remains in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. He sustained these injuries in an accident that occurred early this morning as one of several passengers in a chauffeured SUV returning from a tour date in Delaware. His family is now with him and he is receiving excellent care. We don't anticipate much of a change in his condition today but will provide a further update once more information becomes available.
Morgan is one of the stars on NBC's popular show "30 Rock". He performed at a casino in Dover, Delaware last night. It's believed he was on his way home to Bergen, New Jersey at the time of the accident.
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This page is intended to discuss possible improvements for vim.org or for a relaunch of the vim.org site. refer to the discussion on vim-use.
Problems with current vim.org/scriptsEdit
- you won't get informed of updates for your scripts
- collaboration on script development is next to impossible, because
- I can't upload a new version, must open a new script page
- No script I saw is under version control
- Many scripts lack licence informations
- scripts can not be browsed online, there are only downloadable zip/rar/tar.gz/vba/vim
- User Feedback on scripts is not possible: no comments, mailing list too much a barrier
- No issue tracker
Requirements for vim.org/scriptsEdit
nice to haveEdit
save scripts in a VCS (GIT?)Edit
I'd love it, but I do not have much of an argument for it. :-)
There would be no problem with commiting from the web-frontend to a VCS in the background. It would offer a lot of possibilities for those who want it. A bi-directional approach would also work. Think trac or gitweb. -- RichiH 12:26, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Normalize script packagesEdit
- By now scripts come in different formats: zip, tar.gz, vba, plain file...
- Scripts do include paths or come as one file and a description where to place the file
If we'd enforce that all scripts must be uploaded as either zip, tar.gz, vba and that they must come with the right directories, then we could:
- unpack the scripts on the server
- repack the scripts in different formats to please everybody, provide different download links: zip, tar.gz, vba
- make the script code browseable
- allow users to browse script documentation before they download it
- distributions can provide automated systems to install scripts
- a vim plugin can be written exposing a function to install scripts
Tags makes it more easy to search for scripts.
script ratingEdit
This is already on vim.org and needs to be preserved.
- preserved is nice but it could be made a bit more user intuitive. such as using stars. --Xenoterracide 12:32, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- I like the system on cpan where you have to leave a comment if you want to rate something --samvimes
Script dependenciesEdit
manage version sensible dependencies between scripts in a format that's also easily to consume by distro packagers.
User Feedback/DiscussionEdit
A kind of forum or comments to scripts like on addons.mozilla would give me additional informations about the usability of a script or could give feedback to the author.
A forum would be too much of a break between the script page & the forum page. Also, most scripts don't need a full forum. Threaded discussion on the script page would be good, though. -- RichiH 12:28, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
collaboration on script developmentEdit
Currently I need to create a new script page to upload a new version of a script I do not own. This has several flaws:
- There is no hint on the old script page about the new version on another script page
- If I do not want to take over the script I may not want to create an entire new script page.
- If the current maintainer comes back to include the patches and add new patches the most recent version goes back to the original script page.
It should be possible to have one page for one script, but to allow different people to upload patched versions.
comments Edit
- In the past it was possible for anybody to upload an updated version of any script. This was problematic for various reasons, the chief two were:
- The original script maintainer lost the ability to control what changes were uploaded
- It was possible for unscrupulous people to upload new versions (I think there might have been a spam problem)
- It was decided that new versions of a script should only be uploadable by the original creator of that script ID--if someone wanted to "fork" the script and upload it under a new ID that was acceptable. Unfortunately no consideration was made for the possibility of the original owner of a script ID to surrender control of the script ID to a specific user or to "orphan" it entirely (open it to let anybody upload new versions).
- we need to implement a upload permissions system and perhaps something like githubs fork. We could make it so that the script maintainer must allow others to upload scripts, in the event that the script creator can't be reached within a certain period of time an admin could assign a new person as the maintainer. --Xenoterracide 12:23, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- -- Marc WeberThu Feb 11 03:30:57 CET 2010
- we need to implement a upload permissions system and perhaps something like githubs fork.
STOP! Whenever you think about reimplementing something you should think about reusing it. So why not put a link to github and don't upload your scripts to www.vim.org at all? github provides everything you need except stable releases. You could develop on a dev branch and update master when you would do a stable release. So this can be simulated easily.. In the end the user doesn't care whether he has to download from vim.org or github.
- Actually, Github does support stable releases. You just put a signed tag on a commit. Each tag appears as a downloadable release tarball. --Thkoch 11:23, January 23, 2011 (UTC)
script removalEdit
Currently there is no way to actually delete scripts--you can only delete all but one version--so the repository is starting to get cluttered with "scripts" such as this one: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=762
(It is possible this has been implemented and I've somehow missed the fact. -- Heptite (T) (C) (@) 10:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC))
trust for developersEdit
It would be good to have a kind of trust system in place that could give me informations, whether I may trust the script author or not.
Works for textbrowsersEdit
The site is about VIM, isn't it? So it must be fully usable with lynx, elinks, etc.
Proper authenticationEdit
The current user management needs improvement. (Lost password email, OpenId, captcha, "stay logged in")
- I'm personally against OpenId (I think it presents it's own unique set of security issues), and I really don't think that OpenID users should be able to upload scripts, maybe comment and vote but that's it. When we implement lost password it needs to be with password reset not emailing it. I see too many foss sites that email passwords this is a security issue. --Xenoterracide 12:29, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Please elaborate on your issues with OpenId since I'm strongly pro OpenId and wouldn't like to build any site in 2008 without it.
- Here's a link to one article on OpenID's security issues http://idcorner.org/2007/08/22/the-problems-with-openid/ googling "openid security issues" will return many, many more. If OpenID is deemed to be necessary I highly suggest we don't allow any more than general commenting on scripts, for access to uploads and bugtracking, etc. You'd need a full account --Xenoterracide 05:18, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- This [ Google Talk] very well describes the issues that are mentioned in your linked artikle and how to get it right. It's right that you can run into trouble, if you don't implement OpenID right. You should have mentioned, that the article is written by an employee of a company which provides a commercial, non-open alternative to OpenID.
For more informations on OpenID:
- Is there a transcript or a text document addressing the concerns? The talk is one hour.. Setting aside the Phishing issues, I see spamming of the new site with a billion of OpenID accounts as a real problem which, ttbomk, has not been addressed. I _am_ very much supporting the ideas behind OpenID, btw. I just think there are issues that need to be resolved. -- RichiH 11:14, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- A timeline of the openid video:
- Is there a transcript or a text document addressing the concerns? The talk is one hour.. Setting aside the Phishing issues, I see spamming of the new site with a billion of OpenID accounts as a real problem which, ttbomk, has not been addressed. I _am_ very much supporting the ideas behind OpenID, btw. I just think there are issues that need to be resolved. -- RichiH 11:14, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
1:20 Begin - OpenId what does it do for me? 10:59 How does your Identity provider know who you are 12:34 Delegation: What if I hate my provider 13:53 multiple openids for one person 15:00 additional informations bundled with openid 17:51 Discussion of concerns with OpenId 38:12 End - questions
- I just sat through it. Basically, they are saying that the spam problem with OpenID can be solved with whitelists & CAPTCHAs. This does not really give an advantage over logging in or not logging in at all and just using CAPTCHA. Phishing is sidestepped completely, but as this is not up for discussion here, I will not go into detail, here ;) -- RichiH 11:58, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
bug trackerEdit
- it must be possible to report bugs/issues/feature requests against a script
- to see which bugs have been reported
- to see whether someone is working on this bugs
All this would be doable both with Bugzilla & RT. As I said, I volunteer for all work with RT if it is chosen. -- RichiH 11:03, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
It is important for distributions to know the license of scripts. Script authors should be reminded to specify the license of their scripts. Some licenses could be recommended as a drop down box. The license could be saved as a separate database field to enable filtering/searching by license.
I would piggy-back the licences onto the tags. There is no real difference and doing it this way would enable dual-licencsing, etc. A dropdown & a default licence would be very good. -- RichiH 11:05, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
To look atEdit
- GetLatestVimScript - Look for new versions of your installed scripts
- VimBall - Vim Script Packaging system
Free Development Hosting SystemsEdit
- http://fusionforge.org/ which powers http://alioth.debian.org/
- https://fedorahosted.org/fedoracommunity/ which powers https://admin.fedoraproject.org/community/
Online forumEdit
I suppose it's controversial or it already would have been done, but I've been dying for some VIM forums instead of the mailing lists, which I can't stand abide.
There must be some way of integrating an online forum with a mailing list to meet the needs of both users.
Any suggestions?
- If you access the Vim discussion groups via the Google Groups interface (as the "vim_use", "vim_dev", "vim_mac", "vim_multibyte" etc. Google groups), they will look more like a forum. Tonymec 12:23, October 2, 2010 (UTC)


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R&B singer and producer The-Dream is changing things up for 2014.
On Instagram, the singer announced that he's parting ways with Def Jam Recordings. The crooner posted a picture of the label's emblem along with a caption saying, "I will miss this logo." He also wrote that he loves everything that he achieved there.
While he didn't give a reason as to why he's leaving Def Jam, the split seems to be amicable because he's taken to sharing photos of his highlights at the label. He also hinted that his so-called "EXODUS" from Def Jam will give way to an independent venture.
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Baseball is more than a game for Jon Olson.
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The Highland captain treats baseball as a mechanism to respect the past while moving toward the future, and he is excited about leading his team in pursuit of a state title. It's about doing it the right way, and readily passes on the Highland tradition to his teammates.
"I've always looked up to the older guys that were good examples," Olson said. "I tried to follow their lead and pass this on to the younger guys."
Olson's voice is clear and commanding, booming with confidence. He made the transition from center field to the mound to help beef up the Rams' pitching staff.
"Playing in the outfield came pretty natural to me," Olson said. "I wanted the challenge of becoming a more complete ballplayer."
Highland coach Mario Cisneros thinks Olson has done a good job developing into his new role as a pitcher. In describing Olson's pitching, he believes that he has control over his three pitches fastball, changeup and curve.
"He's worked hard on all of them," Cisneros said. "Jon's got a real different release because he can hide the ball really well."
More than his ability on the field, Cisneros believes that Olson's biggest contribution is his leadership. Olson cares about the history of baseball at Highland and wants to leave a positive example for others to follow. He connects with the younger players to help pass along these traditions.
"You can never get better as a program by not working with the younger guys," Olson said. "I want every teammate to have the best chance of improving through the year."
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The Rams went 12-13 last season. Cisneros thinks there is a lot of room for improvement. His current roster is packed with a lot of good players, making starting jobs competitive.
"This is an unbelievable group of talented young men," Cisneros said. "I try not to be over-optimistic, but there is a good team in there."
Olson's leadership carries over to his brother, Abe, a freshman catcher. The elder Olson tells him to watch how the older guys do things right and to mimic them. He warns about picking up bad habits and being prepared every time you step on the field.
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This is the version of Scrabble with nearly twice the squares and letters as the standard game to extend play for true lexicon aficionados. With a 21 x 21 grid—441 spaces—this board provides Scrabble enthusiasts more room to unload their letter tiles than the traditional 15 x 15 grid, possibly to modify an opponent's Scrabble-legal QUANT into a devastating QUANTIFY Quadruple Word Score. To facilitate extended game play, this set includes 200 plastic letter tiles, twice as many as a standard game, which also allows cruciverbalophiles to create words not possible with standard Scrabble. The 14 1/2" square game board has pegs around each letter space that hold tiles firmly in place should players need to turn the board for a better view. For two to four players. Ages 8 and up. 2" H x 14 1/2" W x 14 1/2" L. (3 lbs.)
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more of a good thing
By Ivas girl
from Monroe Oh
There is no method to easily clear the board at the end of a game. We found that by putting a dish towel over it and with 2 people helping you can flip it over and gather the tiles in the towel and them put them back in the bag.Otherwise it is a fun variation on a favorite game.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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not as expected
By Paul
from Berlin, N.H.
1...Disappointed that the board lacked turntable. 2...Physical size of board smaller than expected.3...Tiles are undersized compared to standard scrabble tiles
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Just what we wanted
By Mouse
from Long Island , NY
We found that with regular scrabble we always run out of room at the edges for more words. This game gives us all the room and extra letters we need with the added bonus that they stay put when you are adding new words.
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This Game Board is Great!
By WordNut
from Wheat Ridge, CO
Really have enjoyed playing Scrabble on this larger board with double the tiles. The board is well made and allows you to store an unfinished game (without moving any tiles) to finish a game later. This new board allows for larger scores due to more opportunities to land on quadruple squares for letters and words. My co-workers just love this new board and I would highly recommend it to other Scrabble players who want a new challenge.
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Very happy with our purchase
By Blueberry
from ontario canada
We love our new scrabble game- our scores are double and you can get into the game more because it takes longer to play.
Great game
By Chat gris
from Tucson, Arizona
Don't let your cat pounce on it, you will have to start the game again, but what fun with double the tiles!
Like the big grid and ability to turn
By PghVa
from Ashburn Va
Great for family play. Grid can turn so players do not have to. My kids have vision issues and we can turn it to them to get up close for play. Much nicer look than local main toy store game.
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By oldfart28
from Selkirk, Manitoba
A dandy evenings entertainment I'm sure
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By Maddie
from CA.
This scrabble board is a good challenge and enjoyable to play on.
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A scrabble players dream.
By banjo_picker
from San Diego, CA
My wife and I play scrabble 2 or 3 times per week and have often wished for an expanded version. This is it. The perfect solution!
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Yet asked what he would say to Woodward, the biographer paused before abandoning himself to his professional instincts.
Last summer, it was Biden, once again, who was tasked with selling the sequestration plan—to McConnell, according to Woodward.
Neither Bernstein nor Woodward responded when asked to comment.
Through his wife, Sally Quinn, he said in a statement: "I always trusted [Woodward], and I always will."
Woodward thought he understood the drift of things, but he was desperately uncertain.
The renaissance classics may be studied in the works of Woodward and Laurie.
Woodward declared (in a letter to the Weekly Journal) that he was getting the best of it, when his foot slipped and he fell.
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October 31, 2012
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has positively identified the remains of a man found near a crashed car below U.S. Highway 50 earlier this month.
The skeletal remains were that of 45-year-old Elk Grove resident Kirk Lacefield, Lt. Pete Van Arnum said Wednesday. The remains were found after the Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible car crash in the area of Old Meyers Grade about 2 p.m. Oct. 12.
Lacefield was reported missing in May, according to The Sacramento Bee.
He was considered at risk because he was a diagnosed schizophrenic, was not in possession of his medication and could be suicidal, according to a June 5 statement from the Elk Grove Police Department.
Lacefield's cause of death is listed as multiple fractures due to blunt force trauma. Authorities believe Lacefield sustained the injuries after driving off the highway.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating whether the crash was accidental or intentional, Van Arnum said.
CHP spokesman Jeff Gartner did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.
It's unknown when the crash happened. Lacefield's state of decomposition was consistent with the crash happening about the same time he was reported missing, according to Van Arnum. Dental records were used to identify him.


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Just when you thought a computer tablet such as an iPad was good only for "Words with Friends" or watching YouTube, there comes a more practical use: help with preparing your taxes.
Poring over your forms with a calculator and pencil, and the added frustration, is so 2000. Your tablet and even your smartphone can help you maneuver through the labyrinth that is the tax code. Here are some free apps for both iOS and Android that can help ease the seasonal pain of figuring out what the government's share of your income is:
TurboTax 2012/TurboTax SnapTax • If you're brave enough to delve into doing your own taxes, this is the go-to app. Simply take a picture of your W-2 form with your tablet or smartphone camera, and the app fills in many of the blanks automatically. Then you can go through, step-by-step, to fill in your deductions. The app also allows you to e-file the return for the fastest refund. It's free when you download it and you pay when you're done.
H&R Block • This iconic company offers the second-most-used service for tax preparation after doing it yourself. A suite of free apps is available, including the main "H&R Block" app, which allows you to upload tax documents to a professional and get answers to questions. It includes a calculator to estimate your refund and a glossary of tax terms.
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TaxACT • The online tax-preparation site is available for computer tablets so users can prepare and file forms electronically, without having to go to TaxACT's website on a mobile browser. There also is a mobile companion app for smartphones, TaxACT Central, that includes a checklist and lets users monitor the status of their returns, as well as access a help center for important tax questions.
IRS2Go • The official app from the Internal Revenue Service keeps users in contact with the agency. Follow its Twitter feed, monitor refund status and get tax updates and the latest news from the IRS.
TaxCaster by TurboTax • Before you do your taxes, you may want an estimate of how much you might owe or be owed. This calculator app also can figure out what will happen to you at tax time if you take out more or less money for taxes from each paycheck.
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I have Mathematica 5.0 on my laptop (Win XP pro 32 bit) and Mathematica 5.2 on my workstation (Win XP pro 64 bit). I have a program operating with eigensystems of huge matrices with nearly degenerate eigenvalues. The results become inaccurate on my laptop when I increase the size of the matrix while I always obtain accurate results on the workstation.
My initial thought was that on the workstation Mathematica uses longer machine numbers and that is why the results are accurate. However, $MachinePrecision outputs a number below 16 on both machines. Also computing 1-Sqrt(1+AVerySmallNumber) gives the same result on both machines. So that evidently Mathematica cannot really use those 64 bits. Or I understand something wrong?
Another explanation would be that linear algebra in Mathematica 5.0 is buggy.
BTW my program solving partial differential equations works well with Mathematica 5.0 but gives unstable results with Mathematica 5.2, so here the situation seems to be reversed.
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Ten years ago this fall found me in the midst of breast cancer treatment. I was diagnosed with Stage IIIb invasive breast cancer in April 2002 and very quickly underwent a mastectomy and lymph node removal, followed by an 18-week regime of chemotherapy, then radiation therapy, and ultimately a bi-lateral mastectomy, bi-lateral breast reconstruction and a hysterectomy.
My family and I participated in our first Race for Cure that year with me as a survivor. My sister had flown all the way from Ohio to support me in the race along with other family and friends who also attended to support the mission of Susan G. Komen. You see, the race that year in 2002 was the day before I began my very own radiation treatment.
It was also that fall, that my daughters, ages 14 and 16, were in the midst of their high school years. My situation not only brought their attention to the effect breast cancer could have on a family but inspired them get involved with Komen and to even begin their very own club on campus for teenagers called the Pink Ribbon Club. One of the first activities they arranged for the Club was volunteering for the parking crew with Komen OC and walking at the Race for the Cure. My daughters' club soon expanded into our family's launch of the Pink Ribbon Club Foundation with the goal of starting more clubs at high schools here in Orange County and across the country to raise specific teen awareness of breast cancer and provide them specific community service opportunities with Komen.
Our club students have creatively educated themselves and their families about breast cancer through "pink days" at school, pink sporting events, speaker days and much more. Hundreds volunteer every year for the Race for the Cure as I AM THE CURE leaders. This year you will find them all in the Pink Cheer Zone. Together they also continue to raise thousands of dollars for Komen Orange County. My family has been inspired to spread the word and bring the awareness of breast cancer through the terrible news we received 10 years ago. It also showed my girls that anything is possible when everyone works together for a common cause.
I'm now healthy and happy to be celebrating 10 years of survivorship and my daughters have graduated from college and are pursuing careers and graduate degrees, but the Pink Ribbon Clubs and Susan G. Komen remain a passion for all of us. We continue to fight to save women and fight against breast cancer!