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I know it is just August, but now is a great time to be planning, selecting and getting prepared for the best time of the year to plant.
Fall is a fabulous time to plant most trees, shrubs, perennials and ornamental plants. Also, there is a great variety of fall vegetables that will keep you harvesting into the colder months.
There are several reasons why it is better to plant in the fall. The most important is soil temperature.
Roots grow their best when the soil is warm, not cool. Somewhere between 55 and 75 degrees is a good range. When a plant is installed in the fall, it has several weeks of vigorous root growth to prepare itself for the winter dormant season.
Spring plantings get a slow start due to cooler soil temps, while fall plantings are already well established and better equipped to deal with heat and drought. Planting in the fall ensures a more healthy plant.
Basically, the ideal period for fall planting is roughly six weeks before the first hard frost. September and October around this area usually provides ideal temperatures for getting perennial plants off to a good start.
There are good economic reasons for planting in the fall, too. Most nurseries around town have plants that have been growing all summer long in the same container. These plants are bigger and will make more of an immediate impact in your landscape.
And prices may be lower because it is the end of the season. So look around for stores wanting to reduce inventory for the winter months. Just remember most perennials and plants like daylilies and hostas may not look so good at this time of the year, but buy them anyway. They can get well established through the fall and winter and look beautiful in your landscape next year.
Remember soil bed preparation is still important with fall planting. Getting a soil sample analysis from your local extension office will help with soil pH.
Adding a 2-inch layer of bagged soil conditioner, or better yet, some rich compost and manure tilled into the planting beds, will help with planting. The peril of most plants is a poor soil environment, so make sure you have good fertile soil in place. The quality of your preparation will determine the success of your garden.
I personally would rather forgo the seeds and plant transplants for plants such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale. Leafy lettuces are also a great cool weather crop to plant. Make sure the soil is kept moist on your transplants, because even short periods of dryness can put a kink in their growth curve. To keep the soil moist, keep mulch around your plants, too.
Most fall crops should be planted in mid August through mid September in our area. If you need information concerning the right times to plant, call the extension office. We can provide planting charts and harvest schedules to make sure you plant cool season vegetables at the right time.
Of course, there are still many more reasons to plant in the fall, such as cooler weather, hopefully dependable rainfall and fewer pest and disease problems. And it is a great time to grab some plant bargains and get out and enjoy the brisk autumn air right around the bend.
Wanda Cannon serves as Master Gardener coordinator and horticulture assistant for the Hall County Extension office. Phone: 770-535-8293. Her column appears biweekly and on gainesvilletimes.com/life.


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Spoiler Alert: Modernizing family
For the last issue of the school year, it only seems appropriate I crown my all-time favorite television show, that I spent way too much time watching, for this year! Drum roll, please.
I simply cannot get enough of "Modern Family." Granted, I might be a little biased since I only started watching it online in the past month or so and am in the middle of season two so I'm still in the honeymoon phase. But I have gone through many seasons of many shows online and none of them have me hooked like this one.
The fact that I have watched over thirty episodes and I haven't felt the sting of a boring filler episode yet is amazing. Everyone has been the victim of this tragedy at some point in their TV-watching careers. For me, the current champion of pointless episodes is "Glee." I also called it quits on "New Girl" for a similar reason. It got to the point where I wasn't even sure I could explain to someone what the episode was about. But "Modern Family" is not a show where you are completely screwed if you miss one episode (like "Once Upon a Time") so it is not restricted to specific plot lines and feels no wrath if an episode takes a break from the drama.
The only thing better than the lack of boring episodes? The characters! "Modern Family" focuses on three connected families: a gay couple with an adopted baby girl (Mitchell, Cam, and Lily), the Dunphys, which consists of Phil and Claire and their three children Haley, Alex, and Luke and Manny and his young, beautiful mother who recently married Jay, an older divorced man. Jay is the father of Claire and Mitchell, and the stepfather of Manny. Of course this allows the mature Manny to constantly remind the adults Claire and Mitchell that he is their new brother and remind Luke, who is the same age as Manny, that he is his nephew. And that's only a tiny fraction of the ridiculousness of this family. But hey, ridiculous isn't always a bad thing, after all, it's been working for my family.
Another unusual occurrence? I am constantly changing my mind about who my favorite character is. Phil probably makes me laugh the most trying the be the "cool dad" by "keeping it real." Cam, the large, flamboyant father with a flair for the dramatic, has a loud and bubbly personality that is opposite his partner's and possesses strange hidden talents like being a trained clown. He is probably who I am most like (or at least I'm told so by my roommate…which definitely says something about me.) But I wish I were Gloria, Jay's wife, for the obvious reason that she is played by the beautiful Sofia Vergara. I also relate to her because of how loud and talkative she is, her terrible driving and her short temper. I do not, however, have a thick Colombian accent or feel comfortable killing rats with shovels.
If you haven't gotten around to watching this show, you need to drop your textbooks, stop studying and catch up online. And in the meantime, just think about how excited you are to be back at home with your family again with nothing to do. You could end up like Mitchell: "It's Cameron's turn to be out in the world interacting with other grown-ups while I get to stay at home and plot the death of Dora the Explorer. Fill her backpack with bricks, and throw her into Candycane River… " Happy summer!

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Community Status Updates
How you figure? If you're talking about it stopping the untethered jailbreak, there's no untether for iOS 5 either. And it depends who you're speaking for. For anyone who doesn't jailbreak, I'm sure they all appreciate Apple patching these security holes.
Sep 08 2011 03:02 AM -
It could happen on any website you visit and you wouldn't even know so yea.
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Area Forty_One - Discharging Clouds
Area Forty_One - Discharging CloudsAnn Aimee (ann014) |
Vinyl 2x12" Ltd - Grey Vinyl | € 16.00 | |
Vinyl 2x12" | € 14.00 | |
Digital MP3 EP | € 6.50 |
Purchasing vinyl gives also instant free access to mp3 versions.
First 80 copies are limited grey/silver colored vinyl.
[ Track List 2x12" ]
a1. | Area Forty_One - Raindrop Prelude | ||
a2. | Area Forty_One - 986_hPa | ||
b1. | Area Forty_One - Coalescence | ||
c1. | Area Forty_One - Cumulonimbus | ||
d1. | Area Forty_One - Supercell | ||
d2. | Area Forty_One - Mjölnir |
[ Track List MP3 EP ]
1. | Area Forty_One - Raindrop Prelude | € 1.25 | |
2. | Area Forty_One - 986_hPa | € 1.25 | |
3. | Area Forty_One - Coalescence | € 1.25 | |
4. | Area Forty_One - Cumulonimbus | € 1.25 | |
5. | Area Forty_One - Supercell | € 1.25 | |
6. | Area Forty_One - Mjölnir | € 1.25 |
Ann Aimee goes darker and more minimalistic than before with this debut release by Area Forty_One. This young man, named Dennis van Gemert gives us his personal interpretation of modern techno. This double pack contains five solid techno cuts, filled with spacy and robotic sounds, together with one imminent ambient track. Discharging Clouds gives us tracks, each one containing it's unique vibe, and will please anyone with a preference for the dark, sinister techno sound. Area Forty_One is one to keep an eye on...
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[ 68 Comments ]
Lakuti (Uzuri recordings)
(London) wrote
dark & hypnotic . Ace !
at 9:40AM on August 26th, 2011
(Berlin) wrote
I am totally into this..great
at 4:26AM on August 3rd, 2011
Rick Hopkins (THUNDER)
(Hertfordshire) wrote
The Deepness! essential 2x12"
at 11:37AM on July 30th, 2011
(Perpignan) wrote
Cumulonimbus for me, but the whole EP sounds awesome. Quite rare to get something as dark AND funky at the same time. Much appreciated :-)
at 12:27PM on July 4th, 2011
Kirk Degiorgio (ART)
(Suffolk) wrote
Raindrop Prelude... dope!
at 8:04PM on July 1st, 2011
Norman Nodge (MDR)
(Berlin) wrote
nice soundscapes, will watch out for wax.
at 10:44PM on June 30th, 2011
Marco Bernardi
(Bristol) wrote
raindrop prelude and Mjolnir for me
at 9:43PM on June 29th, 2011
Paul Boex (Dynamic Reflection)
Awesome release! Actually I can't really pick a favorite, like m all. Will definetely hit this on the floors!
at 12:45AM on June 29th, 2011
Psycatron (BBC Radio/Planet E)
super collection of tracks, very hypnotic
at 11:42PM on June 28th, 2011
Richard Brophy (Dj Mag)
(Dublin) wrote
very nice release!
at 11:23AM on June 27th, 2011
Dave Miller (Audiosculpture)
(Cuijk) wrote
Awesome debut release!
at 3:24PM on June 24th, 2011
James Kumo / Ku.Bo ([K:Music]/Falkplatz/Ann Aimee/Curle/Metamorphic/Auto Reply)
(Manchester) wrote
Whoa! nice tunes here. Will support, "Raindrop Prelude" will sound nice on big systems.....me likey!
at 3:23PM on June 24th, 2011
Manuel Tur
(Essen) wrote
hypnotic, i'm loving this!
at 6:53PM on June 23rd, 2011
Perc (Perc Trax)
Dense, atmospheric goodness. Needs more than a quick listen but I'll defintiely play a lot of it.
at 6:25PM on June 23rd, 2011
Oliver Warwick (IDJ Magazine)
(Bristol) wrote
My favourite approach to techno music - captures all the starry-eyed sci-fi fascination that the Belleville Three started this whole thing for!
at 12:57PM on June 23rd, 2011
Gilb-r (Versatile)
(Paris) wrote
minimalistic moody aquanebulator Techno
at 12:36PM on June 23rd, 2011
Hendrik Stein (bln.fm)
(Berlin) wrote
I really dig this deep record! The prelude is already awesome but Mjölnir blew my mind!
at 12:03PM on June 23rd, 2011
The Subliminal Kid
(Stockholm) wrote
amazing release! thank you very much
at 12:00PM on June 23rd, 2011
Ellen Allien (Bpitch Control)
(Berlin) wrote
DARK..like the berlin sky just now...raindrop prelude ....like
at 7:55PM on June 22nd, 2011
(Kaunas) wrote
raindrop prelude is awesome!
at 12:29PM on June 22nd, 2011
Vince Watson (Delsin, Planet E)
(Amsterdam) wrote
spaceage...and in the bag.
at 12:29PM on June 21st, 2011
Brent Roozendaal (DriftOmTeDansen)
(Amsterdam) wrote
great package. Raindrop Prelude and Cumulonimus are the ones for me! thanksss
at 2:23PM on June 18th, 2011
Funk D'Void
(Barcelona) wrote
darkness. Me like
at 6:15PM on June 16th, 2011
Luciano / Lucien Nicolet (Cadenza Records)
(Bossey) wrote
Thanks for the music, I appreciate but will take time to listen to it and send you a feedback asap. L
at 12:03AM on June 16th, 2011
(Zooloft Records) wrote
Supercell is greatness, an aquatic techno-drone monster with sci-fi influences. In my bag and full support.
at 3:56PM on June 15th, 2011
Josh Wink (Ovum)
(Philadelphia) wrote
Good quality hypnotic techno! I look for these kinds of tracks. And how bout that... It found me this time!
at 3:06PM on June 14th, 2011
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)
Daaaaamn !! Really looking 4ward to drop that shhh LOUD
Playin / Chartin
at 10:22PM on June 13th, 2011
Samuel L Session (SLS)
(Gothenburg) wrote
this is really into deep space,,, like it. a lot.
at 5:40PM on June 13th, 2011
John Selway (CSM Records)
(New York) wrote
great depth and subtlety.
at 8:39PM on June 10th, 2011
Renato Cohen
Coalescence is dope!!
at 8:05PM on June 10th, 2011
Alex Downey (Split / [covert] / Fear Of Music)
(London) wrote
Highly unusual and engaging gaseous soundscapes.
at 12:23PM on June 10th, 2011
DJ Fabio (XT3 techno radio / DITCH 100% vinyl techno parties)
(Den Haag) wrote
Raindrops hypnotizing me....scifi-weather-techno!
Mjölnir & Supercell are great tracks, will play on XT3 techno radio
at 11:57AM on June 10th, 2011
Owain Kimber (Dessous Recordings / Littledetroit)
(Cardiff) wrote
Darkside cuts from Ann Aimee. Great range of textures across the EP, Cumulonimbus & Mjölnir work best for me. Thanks
at 10:54AM on June 10th, 2011
Boddika (NonPlus+)
(Sunbury) wrote
Dark and moody, great late night listening.
at 9:42PM on June 9th, 2011
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)
(Amsterdam) wrote
Great EP! Have to find my favorits but its more then 3 tracks!
at 9:21PM on June 9th, 2011
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)
(Amsterdam) wrote
Great EP! Have to find my favorits but its more then 3 tracks!
at 9:21PM on June 9th, 2011
Dave Ellesmere (Graphene / Belief System)
(Berlin) wrote
nice dark ep will play this
at 3:51PM on June 9th, 2011
Gerd (4lux)
(Rotterdam) wrote
raindrop and mjoinir are nice tools!
at 3:35PM on June 9th, 2011
Aaron Coultate (Resident Advisor)
(London) wrote
Wow, a very accomplished debut. Love the sounds used... dark, tense, atmospheric. will review for Juno Plus.
at 2:16PM on June 9th, 2011
Will O'Brien (SUB-SCAPE)
(Antwerp) wrote
for long, dark nights on the western edge of dystopia!
at 12:10PM on June 9th, 2011
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net)
(Den Haag) wrote
Perhaps we should play this single to the clouds above to invoke rain. Holland needs it. And I need this.
at 11:48AM on June 9th, 2011
Pär Grindvik (Stockholm LTD)
feeling the concept! "cumulonimbus" and "supercell" sounds huge! thanks
at 11:02AM on June 9th, 2011
Ben Sims (Theory)
(London) wrote
Interestingly dark this one, into mjolnir the most, solid release, thx!
at 10:52AM on June 9th, 2011
Dan Curtin (Metamorphic, Mobilee)
(Berlin) wrote
definitely some kind of audio sci-fi novel, ominous, dark, a glimpse of our future??
at 10:37AM on June 9th, 2011
Craig Richards (Fabric)
(London) wrote
I'm a big fan of ann aimee. all releases are excellent. this is no different. super.
at 10:25AM on June 9th, 2011
Craig Richards (Fabric)
(London) wrote
I'm a big fan of ann aimee. all releases are excellent. this is no different. super.
at 10:25AM on June 9th, 2011
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush)
(Leeds) wrote
Straight through the rabbit hole - really feeling 'Raindrop Prelude', '986_hPa' and 'Mjoinir'. Thanks.
at 9:59AM on June 9th, 2011
(Staines (Middlesex)) wrote
Coalescence has really got me locked. can't wait to check to really get into this..
at 9:41AM on June 9th, 2011
Matt O'Brien (Off-Key Industries)
(London) wrote
Like the sound of Raindrop Prelude and mjölnir. Thanks!
at 10:47PM on June 8th, 2011
(istanbul) wrote
One of the best in Ann Aimee discography! this is unusual, minimal and winner!
at 8:44PM on June 8th, 2011
Sven VT
(Berlin) wrote
Moody as fuck. "Cumulonimbus" is especially awesome!
at 8:36PM on June 8th, 2011
Angel Molina (Sonar Music)
(Barcelona) wrote
who said that dark stuff can´t be sexy? love this, my biggest support.
at 8:21PM on June 8th, 2011
Nuno Dos Santos (KOLLEKTIV)
(UTRECHT) wrote
dark haunting stuff! Nice one!
at 7:28PM on June 8th, 2011
Tomaz (www.22tracks.com)
(Sint Pieters Leeuw) wrote
great overall but I'll probably play Coalescence and Cumulonimbus most
at 7:10PM on June 8th, 2011
Sascha Dive (Deep Vibes Recordings)
very dark groovin shit.
at 6:09PM on June 8th, 2011
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks)
(Halifax NS) wrote
at 5:38PM on June 8th, 2011
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)
yeah, sounds very interesting, very subtle and cool. my favorites at first listening: raindrop prelude and mjölnir...
at 4:38PM on June 8th, 2011
Beat Pharmacy/Brendon Moeller/Echologist
(Patterson) wrote
will def be keepin an eye on this cat. great set of tunes
at 4:26PM on June 8th, 2011
Ivo D'Antoni (Electronique.it) (electronique.it)
(Roma) wrote
Huge tune! Great interpretation of dark and atmospheric techno.
at 4:16PM on June 8th, 2011
Chris Miller (Little White Earbuds)
(New York, NY) wrote
very cool set of tunes. raindrop prelude is my pick, but i'm also digging the darker, more banging tunes like cumulonimbus. thanks!
at 3:55PM on June 8th, 2011
Eric Cloutier (The Bunker NYC)
(Brooklyn) wrote
well what have we here!! fantastic new approach to techno here - i'm really liking what i'm hearing. very dark, very brooding, very mysterious, and very, very well produced. these will definitely be the perfect brain melting sounds for those twisted evenings in the darkness. amazing!!! impossible to pick a winner here, but i'm going with "mjolnir," "supercell," and "cumulonimbus" as the three i'll be playing the most.
at 3:18PM on June 8th, 2011
Future Beat Alliance
(Berlin) wrote
Coalescence is amazing . . that`s the one for me really nice package .. . thanks x
at 2:59PM on June 8th, 2011
Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House)
(Paris) wrote
Raindrop prelude and Coalescence are awesome!
at 2:57PM on June 8th, 2011
Anthony Shakir (Shake / Frictional)
(Michigan) wrote
this is a dark project. great for night listening and playing, my favorite track is mjoinir. will play it in my sets.
at 2:56PM on June 8th, 2011
Heiko Laux (Kanzleramt Music)
(Berlin) wrote
love the pumpin' deepness. great release;)
at 2:52PM on June 8th, 2011
Sandrien (Imprint Trouw)
(Amsterdam) wrote
Love the whole EP, nice deep tracks! Will play a lot!
at 2:52PM on June 8th, 2011
Philip Sherburne
(Barcelona) wrote
This sounds wonderful, particularly "Coalescence" and "Supercell"... It's a little darker than my mood right now, but I'm sure come October/November I'm going to be all over this!
at 2:51PM on June 8th, 2011
Osunlade (Yoruba Records)
(Imerovigli, Santorini) wrote
love the atmospheric sounds here..good stuff!
at 2:46PM on June 8th, 2011
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Jerry Kopel
As tax times nears, there's rallying for RALS
Feb. 18, 2011
By Jerry KopelEach year in Denver I record winter's presence by the scurrying sound of furry squirrels' going after the remaining crabapples hanging on our trees. And then this year I read HB 1400, CRS 5-9.5-101 to 109. It passed our legislature after a two year review. It took effect Nov. 1, 2010, regarding "refund anticipation loan facilitators" referred to in the rest of this column as RAL. Squirrels don't grow the apples but the fruit is needed for the animals to survive in their winter nests. RAL come into the scene when filled-out tax forms are presented to U.S. Internal Revenue Service and consumers expect a tax refund for overpayment. But there is a switcheroo. The tax refund becomes a bank loan.RAL need do nothing to provide the refund surplus. RALs need to be authorized by IRS as electronic return originators. The original tax refund goes to the lender. The consumer had received a short-term loan to be paid in several weeks. The bank and the RAL will use the refund to pay for the loan plus fees, interest and costs. RALs are defined as a "person" in the generic sense and no form of organization can escape the definition or in any way be involved no matter how slightly, without being tagged as RAL. However some RALs are given immunity based on their connection to a money lender doing business as a bank, thrift, savings, credit union or affiliated serving these money lenders or as a certified public accountant or attorney. Persons directly employed by electronic return originator are persons the IRS has authorized to use electronic submission of tax returns.RALs not immune are subject to criminal penalties for violating the statute. RALs are expected to be familiar with certain federal restrictions such as knowledge of the truth in lending law.A court in my opinion will have to determine the extent of immunity for an RAL because of "incorporation by reference" in the law to other portions of the credit laws.Under HB 1400 the fee schedule must be provided by language on a large sign visible at the RAL's location. Oral disclosures are also required in the language RAL actually uses to communicate with the particular consumer. The consumer has to be given a written statement that hopefully will discourage consumers from trading a full refund for what could become a large costly loan.Willful violation by the RAL of HB 1400 requirements is a misdemeanor punished by a small fine and a county jail term of up to one year.A quick reading of the new article and how many are immune from coverage would not hint it was really consumer oriented. That becomes clear once you read the statute references incorporated into the RAL law.CRS 2-4-401 catches everyone or company under "person". CRS 5-6-103 defines "administrator" and in turn refers to six other statutes adding power and duties regarding consumers. The administrator is able to carry over decisions for injunctions (CRS 5-6-109) and actions on prison sentences. CRS 5-6-111 to 113 expand administrator power and in 114 there is ability to seek for consumer 10 times of the excess pocketed by the RAL.I recently had a discussion with one of the top consumer credit attorneys in Colorado who requested anonymity for mention in this column. We both agree the new article can be considered as "window dressing" offering fewer credit selling violators under the code. We differ as to the effect of incorporation of consumer code references.I have not read any final court case decision that held the incorporated references did not cover violations of the credit code. Incorporation by reference to 5-6-111 to 5-6-114 has one clear example: It brings the credit code in to the article. The bank or the CPAs cannot be caught as to CRS 5-9.5-103 (1) (b) excessive charges, but can be caught under the code if it amounts to unconscionable agreements. CRS 5-6-114 discusses willfully violating of this code. And the code does cover these "immune" creditors.The Sunrise investigation by Dept. of Regulatory Agencies followed a request by the Bell Policy Center for regulation of the RALs. I assume this was not a friendly request but one designed to lessen the RAL activity. That reduction on RALs will likely happen in 2012 on 2011 income tax forms that have reduced social security payments made to the government by two percent.Some suggestionsHB 1400 should be reviewed earlier than 2019. Year 2014 should provide legislators with exact information. The administrator should bring an early violation action successfully to caution RALs of the penalty for criminal violations. Every legislator should receive a copy of DORA's 2010 review dated Feb. 11, 2010.DORA's review found that in 2007 there were an estimated 8.7 million RALs, or one for every 15 nationwide tax returns and typically the person has a chain-store type tax preparer who submits the tax return to IRS and the RAL application to a lender. The taxpayer pays an application fee in addition to the tax preparation fee. The bank also pays the facilitator a fee or incentive.A 2008 federal report told DORA nearly one third of the tax preparing RAL facilitors were located in businesses that target low income customers such as car dealers, payday loans, discount shoe stores, pawn shops, and rent-to-own stores. The federal government is getting more involved in this side-show. The Office of Controller of the Currency has blocked funding for tax refund loans for H&R Block, Inc., the largest U.S. tax preparer. The order was directed to HSBC Holdings PLC Bank. The IRS earlier this past year stopped helping banks provide funds for tax refund loans. A pilot program now exists for 600,000 low and moderate-income taxpayers nationwide to activate a debit card that can receive direct deposits. Half the 600,000 will carry a $4.95 monthly fee while the rest will be free.My consumer expert friend indicated a chill at the national level against helping banks turn a person's surplus refunds into heavy duty loan costs. I assume more barriers will follow. (Jerry Kopel served 22 years in the Colorado House.)
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While reporting this week on the imminent plans to move the Over 60 Club to St. John's Episcopal Church I spoke to several people who have been involved with the club for decades, but was unable to talk to Beverly Shafter who had the most detailed timeline of the club's genesis. A shame.
The Over 60 Club, one of the oldest social clubs for the elderly in the United States, is supposed to find a new drop-in center by the end of February as Senior Services of Stamford is focusing on tightening its belt and preserving the greatest share of its resources for emergency assistance grants for low-income elderly.
I'm sharing some of this detail because I find it interesting that it goes back to the early part of the last century, and the charitable intent of Stamford's wealthier citizens.
Shafter has been involved with the Over 60 Club and Senior Services of Stamford since 1981, serving first on its board of trustees and now an advisory committee that consults on major decisions.
In 1908 Miss Emily Hoyt used her savings to found the Stamford Home for the Aged for the elderly who needed a residence to retire to, and 25 years later moved to Strawberry Hill Avenue when a larger group of residents provided additional funding.
In 1939, another site was found when Mrs. Charles EH Phillips, the heir to the Phillips Milk of Magnesia fortune left her Glenbrook estate Denhurst to the home's trustees. Later Mrs. C.O. Miller added a substantial endowment to support the home. The home was staffed to care for residents, and non-residents could come in the daytime to socialize.
In 1947, the Over 60 Club was established as a way for senior citizens to socialize and spend their time, and was first located at the Hibernian Hall on Forest Street, later relocating to the YWCA building on Summer Street in 1959.
When the YWCA closed in 1987, it moved to the basement of the First Congregational Church, before moving in 1997 to its current location at 945 Summer St.


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When you work from home, you don't have to share a toilet with anyone not related to you. Depending on the age and aiming abilities of your children, this can be a good or bad thing. You don't have to make arrangements for snow days, sick kid days and random holidays discovered the night before.
You never have to eat your lunch from a vending machine. You never have to pretend to be excited that it's the receptionist's birthday.
Working from home means your washer and dryer can run while you work. Your choice of music, number of Diet Cokes consumed and talking to yourself will be scrutinized only by yourself.
Do I even need to mention PJs and slippers?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's recent decision to end the company's telecommuting policy was understandably not embraced by the company's employees working from home. Even those not working for Yahoo said it was an odd decision and a step backwards for a forward-thinking Internet company.
To be clear, my own juggling act —- and that of freelancers/at-home parents like me —-- is not the same as those who work full-time from home and have childcare. Presumably, the telecommuting Yahoo employees put in full days every day and aren't trying to create spreadsheets with three young kids finger-painting in the hallway.
Every job is different, as is every employee's home life. Why Mayer chose to make a blanket policy rather than allow managers to decide what's best for the company on a case-by-case basis is baffling.
If Single Dude Joe kicks programming butt while unshaven and sitting in his La-Z-Boy recliner, that's cool. His boss probably doesn't want to see him and his bedhead every morning anyway. But if SpongeBob and twin preschoolers can be heard screaming in the background, and he needs to be on the phone all day with clients, that's not cool.
If babies and toddlers exist in your workplace and you've got a job that requires intense collaboration or concentration or availability during specific hours of the day, you need a nanny and an office with a door that locks. But employees know this. We're all grownups here.
Yes, sometimes we need a whiteboard and face-to-face brainstorming. But every job? Every day? Remember Michael and Whatshisname on Thirtysomething? Although some of their best advertising ideas came while shooting paper balls into a garbage can, times change. In today's world they'd meet at Starbucks or they'd Skype. And now we'd recycle that paper.
Requiring all employees to commute to an office where they're more likely to be less productive is old-fashioned. An employer needing to physically see his employees to know if they're working seems like more of a problem with the manager than with the worker.
Remember that snowstorm earlier this month? The Husband could have spent an hour slow-blowing the driveway and another hour on the highway getting to work. Instead, while the snow piled up, he worked an 11-hour day down the hall in our office. We have these crazy high-tech tools in our house: A telephone, Internet access, pencils. I bet those Yahoo employees are similarly equipped.
Not everyone is suited for at-home work (those easily distracted by rearranging the furniture and daytime TV, for example), nor is every job. But family-friendly and flexible companies are becoming commonplace. Even Mitt Romney lets his female employees leave work in time to make dinner.
Teresa M. Pelham is co-blogger for the Courant's "Mommy Minute" parenting blog. A freelance writer based in Farmington, Teresa is the author of "Roxy's Forever Home," a children's book benefiting dog rescue. Visit http://www.roxysforeverhome.com for more information.


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By Jim Day, The Guardian - November 8th, 2011 Canada's top statistics man for more than 20 years offered some remedies to the federal government's much maligned decision to scrap the mandatory long census. Ivan Fellegi, Canada's chief statistician emeritus, says he wants Statistics Canada to remain a regular part of the government but he also wants to see some additional protections built into the model. One concrete change proposed by Fellegi is to embed the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics in an amended Statistics Act. The first principle emphasizes the need for impartiality, but provides no guidance on how to achieve this goal, he said while giving the Symons Lecture on the State of Canadian Confederation Tuesday in Charlottetown. The second principle, he says, would be used to retain trust in official statistics by Statistics Canada using strictly professional considerations, including scientific principles and professional ethics, on the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage, and dissemination of statistical data. "This has clearly been violated,'' he said, lashing out at the Harper government for scrapping the mandatory long census form for the 2011 census and replacing it with a voluntary national household survey. All Canadians still received a mandatory short census this year. However, one in three households were sent the new household survey as well. Previously, one in five households were sent the mandatory long-form census. Felligi says making the response voluntary will result in a misrepresentation of the population. He says it is well known that vulnerable groups have a lower tendency to respond to voluntary surveys, as well as people with lower levels of education and income, Aboriginal persons, recent immigrants, among others. He offered the following quote from an article published in the Hill Times by researcher Armine Yalnizyan as best summarizing the negative impact the government's controversial move on census gathering will have on a huge range of users of Statistics Canada's data. "Without this information, we cannot make informed decisions about where to plan the next extension of public transit, or where to target different types of health resources...the knowledge it offers forms the backbone of our society, an information society that needs and wants to know about itself.'' Fellegi told the large crowd gathered in the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts he does not remember the last time so many well-informed people and organizations became so vocal about a single issue. Fellegi, who was Chief Statistician of Canada from 1985 to 2008, says his successor resigned when the minister responsible for Statistics Canada implied that Statistics Canada might have supported the voluntary long form as a vehicle that could provide information equivalent to the compulsory census. Fellegi considers such an assessment professionally indefensible. "If you can't trust the evidence, you would be stupid to make decisions based on that evidence,'' he said. "Trust is utterly fundamental.'' Fellegi is also calling for a transparent process for the appointment of the Chief Statistician of Canada. He strongly urges Parliament to modify the Statistics Act to require that, whenever a vacancy occurs in that position, a panel of eminent persons should be appointed to look for suitable candidates and to recommend a short list to the government. He suggested members of such a panel might be composed of people like the presidents of the Statistical Society of Canada and of the Royal Society of Canada, retired heads of the Bank of Canada, and retired clerks of the Privy Council. Fellegi concluded his lengthy presentation by stressing the need for appropriate treatment of official statistics. Like clean water, he explained, the public expects clean official statistics when needed. To keep official statistics clean, notes Fellegi, requires proactive maintenance through legal safeguards and on-going public vigilance. |


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@stuffisthings So, um, you are saying you think the government should guarantee that risks have no negative consequences? For real?
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@stuffisthings My problem with this tack is the assumption that correlation of universal healthcare means causation. There are a TON of systemic differences in health outcomes. And the right way to handle it, of course, is state-by-state attempts to implement it in the US. But maybe let's not assume that single payer is a panacea.
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@stuffisthings Which is why we should talk about universal healthcare, not universal INSURANCE. She has catastrophic insurance! It just doesn't cover things that aren't catastrophic.
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@stuffisthings Are you saying that quitting your job and moving to Maine (without work lined up) is NOT a luxury? My point isn't that healthcare is, it's that they SPENT ALL THEIR MONEY on other stuff. Like, if you spent 100% of your take home income on your mortgage and then complained that you weren't eligible for SNAP, that'd be a pretty dumb argument that "food is now a luxury good."
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I mean, ok, but uh quitting your job and moving to Maine just for the hell of it is DEFINITELY a luxury. Assuming that there is nothing you can do that will keep you from getting healthcare is also a luxury. It is a shitty situation, but it was also ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE.
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An Aussie flag bearing 88 small photographs hangs proudly on a ramshackle tin fence in Kuta's main street, marking one small corner of a foreign field that will forever be Australian.
It marks what is now a car park, but 10 years ago was the Sari Club.
''Remember the lost Australians,'' reads a sign on the flag, which became a focal point this week for hundreds of Australians who flocked to Bali to remember 88 of their countrymen killed along with 114 others in the terrorist bombings of 2002.
The visitors seem drawn to the flag. Many stand before it in silence as they examine the smiling faces in the photographs.
Then they cross busy Jalan Legian to the official Bali memorial, close to Paddy's bar, where the first of two nightclub bombings occurred.
There they stand by the fountain and read the names on the flower-decked memorial.
The visitors include Harry Wallace of Byron Bay, NSW, who lost his 29-year-old daughter Jodi in the attacks.
''She was a vivacious young lady, a career girl,'' Mr Wallace said.
''She had only been here a few hours. She didn't even get to sleep in the bed [in the room] she had booked into that afternoon.
''I guess you can only say the government here found the people [terrorists], convicted them and put the worst to death.
''I guess we've got to be thankful for that.''
Some visitors, like Cinzia Zuin of Perth, did not know any of the victims.
''But I can relate to them all,'' she said. ''I had been to the Sari Club many times, so it's like it could have been me, or any of my friends.
''It touches me every time. I am on the verge of tears right now.''
Patrick Stewart, a former soldier from Brisbane, said it was important for Australians to continue travelling abroad.
''If we let terrorists take control of us we will never leave our beautiful country,'' he said.
At Denpasar's Sanglah hospital, which dealt with the aftermath of the disaster, Sydney man Adam Condon and Daniel Mortonsen of Perth were revisiting the morgue where they helped identify the bodies of their dead mates from Sydney's Coogee Dolphins rugby league club.
''Walking in here this morning was overwhelming,'' said Mr Condon. ''I felt sick to my stomach as soon as I walked in, but I hope it helps to come here.''
He recalled how he desperately tried to find his best mate Josh Iliffe among the body bags.
''I did everything I could to go through the body bags and identify Josh and all the boys, so we could get them back to their families.''
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No news has been announced. One of the game developers did say that RE5 would feature more realistic weaponry, so the possibility of the Merchant's return is even more remote.
If the merchant is in RE5 I will cry. As for the arms dealer comment, what kind of arms dealer will be hanging out in ground zero of a massive infection?
Random crazy guy who has a large stockpile of weapons stored in his coat . . . or finding weapons on the ground? For the sake of realism I hope the merchant returns.
"If the merchant is in RE5 I will cry. As for the arms dealer comment, what kind of arms dealer will be hanging out in ground zero of a massive infection?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- an american one. think how much money the proprietor of the kendo gunshop would have been able to make in 2 had he been wandering around selling weapons to other survivors instead of holing up in his store just to get eaten anyway. on a side note, to the person who originally made the arms dealer coment, you've watched lord of war entirely too many times.
I think it would be cool if he could return for a CRAZY PLOT TWIST!!!!!!!11?!?!? otherwise no merchant
Yes. Freaking yes! The merchant is the best thing to happen to Resident Evil, nay, any video game ever created!
You are joking, right? And for the record, it was hardly ever "finding weapons on the ground". In REmake remember what you had to do for the magnum? Besides the side games and RE0, I don't there is more than 1 gun you find that wouldn't be there...
the only reason i even played RE4 was to hear.. "whatttya selling?" "whattya buying", "heh heh, a-thankya"... i hope the merchant is in re5... though, he shouldnt be in a huge coat, and he should actually be some sort of character... i thnk that the weapon upgrade added to the replayability of the game.... and in an action game, you really cant go through it "finding" things, you would have to buy them from an illicit arms dealer.
Chris should find his weapons and weapon upgrades himself and then build them at various "workshops" in the game.
I seriously want to put on my steel-toed boots and kick the guy who decided that the merchant would be a good idea in RE4 in the face until my foot starts bleeding. At which point I would switch to my other foot.
I still try to justify why they placed the Merchant in RE4 with excuses such as, "War is business." But it's more like attempting to understand why the developers of the previous game would even consider inputing a random, mysterious NPC who lacked any form of connection or backstory; and being a living, breathing, plothole. For RE5, I bet their excuse would be that Africa has seen its share of civil wars and violation of human rights all for control of power, and having a man walking around selling weapons in that setting wouldn't be uncommon. "It's a warzone." Dear Lord, I can hear him calling me "Stranger" again after entering the African village.
Again it looks like I'm the odd man out in this discussion as well because I really liked the merchant in RE4.. maybe it wouldn't be good for 1, 2, 3 or CVX but it just seemed to fit in 4.. Now about him being in 5, I don't know.. It all depends on how the game itself is going to flow..
Because then it's almost a guarantee that the game will be a piece of **** "action" game and annoy the hell out of me again.
If there is one, I hope that about 1/6th into the game he knocks you out and takes most of your ammo, he then never appears in the games as a friend and you have to kill him to get one weapon.
They should have a mix of finding weapons lying around and shopping. Maybe an old friend of Chris' from the Airforce could give him access to military gear, and there should be a safe house where the weapons and other supplies would be delivered to, you would have to pay for it, but make only one point where you could get weapons and ammunition and other goodies. It would take 15 real life minutes worth of play time for it to arrive. Also, sometimes killing an enemy a particular way would result in the enemy getting armed backup, killing the back up would earn you the weapon they were carrying, and maybe a lot of enemies would be smart enough to use the guns. Imagine, having to kill classic zombies, the enemies we already know will be there, and well armed mercenaries at the same time. And maybe other characters from the series would send items to help, like Barry sending his 44 magnum.
Shopping during the midst of a biohazardous outbreak makes ZERO sense. Period. Buying stuff is for pussies who can't hack it and want instant gratification; if the game could play itself they'd use that "feature" for when things get mildly difficult for them. Finding your stuff FTW.
Chris: Uh hi, yes, there is this big rotting beastie about 50 yards away charging at full force towards me. I would like to know if at any chance I can buy a rocket launcher to kill it quickly. Merchant: Sure that will be $30,000 stranger. Chris: I only have $29,000. Merchant: Not enough cash stranger. Chris: Oh...well, can I get it cheaper? Merchant: Sure stranger. I have the World Wide Web right here. Just go to www.iripuoff.com. It only cost $25,000. Chris: How long will it take to mail? Merchant: about 5 days to a week. an extra $5,000 to zap it in instantly. Chris: I don't have time for this! Can't you see the big nasty bady is coming this way? Merchant: Not enough cash stranger. Chris: Stop that! Look I have.... You Are Dead... Merchant: Come back anytime stranger.
Good lord I hope he doesn't come back, one game with an infected gun selling crazy flasher was enough.


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Adams not the only incoming freshman who had grade concerns, but Milt Doyle's eligibility was in question. He qualified just last month due to having grade concerns heading into their last few days of high school.
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"This week has been beyond painful or difficult or sad," said their daughter, Erin Scaggs. "Those are just words, and they don't begin to express how this feels, how this hurts. But every time I cried, I knew that I wasn't alone, that there were others out there crying with us."
Donald Robb, 68, and Brenda Mary Robb, 62. died last week when their car collided head on with a car carrying Rick and Mary Monahon of Peterborough. The Monahons were also killed in the crash.
Donald Robb was a retired corrections officer, and his wife was a retired school teacher. The Robbs were returning home after dropping off their 7-year-old granddaughter at her home in Chesterfield. They were described by their son, Michael, as a baseball-loving couple who stayed together despite his love for the Boston Red Sox and her affinity for the New York Yankees.
"When I look at their picture now, I see two beautiful people. People who gave and gave and gave without expecting anything in return. People who loved each other deeply, who were best friends," Scaggs said.
The church's 34 pews were all packed tight with relatives and friends of the Robbs. The parish's balcony was also full, and about 50 others stood along the sides of the church or in its vestibule to pay their respects.
"It's important to remind ourselves as we come here today that we are not here because Donald and Brenda died, but we're here because they lived," The Rev. Raymond Ball said.
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Attendees will undoubtedly hear at our upcoming Executive Networking Event, "business agility" is the leading reason IT decision makers give for cloud adoption.
However, as I discussed a few weeks back, no technology can by itself make an organization more agile. Certainly, technology can be an enabling factor, but its adoption must be accompanied by an equally enabling organizational change if true business agility is to be attained.
One aspect of organizational change that we have consistently advocated involves improved engineering effectiveness. Of course, improving an engineering organization's effectiveness requires first that one define "effective" and then that one put appropriate measurements in place so that actual improvement can be demonstrated.
While it strikes me as intuitively obvious to assert that more effective engineering practices will necessarily make a business more agile, such an assertion inevitably raises a very important question: How does one actually measure business agility?
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Five long years ago, Businessweek published an article entitled, "Outsourcing Innovation," which detailed the way that companies like Dell, Motorola, and Philips were turning to partners in Taiwan, China, and India for product design. (Interestingly, the article cites one "no name" company, HTC, as a significant up-and-coming player in this market. Today, of course, HTC is on the verge of "household name" status thanks to it's Android-based Incredible phone.)
While pointing out that many companies attempt to draw a line between functions they choose to outsource due to economic necessity and those they want to hang onto in order to allay investor fears or to maintain a brand image, the article also emphasizes, "...there's no question that the demarcation between mission-critical R&D and commodity work is sliding year by year."
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What is clear is that an army of in-house engineers no longer means a company can control its fate. Instead, the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.
Flashforward to the present and we find organizations still wrestling with the issue of maintaining a competitive edge while simultaneously controlling costs via outsourcing of research, development, and design. Interestingly, they do not seem to be choosing to forego this kind of outsourcing altogether. Indeed, as results released by the NSF in May demonstrate some industries (the automative industry, specifically) actually spend 39% of their R&D dollars elsewhere.
As the Businessweek article suggested, firms in countries like China and India became more attractive as R&D partners not simply as a result of lower labor costs but also because these countries actually boast huge numbers of trained and experienced engineers. As time goes by, however, there is another reason that these geographies will play a greater and greater role in global innovation: "Innovation must be located near manufacturing because so much of innovation is learning from and improving manufacturing" (to use the paraphrased words of GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt).
As manufacturing has moved overseas, it has effectively drawn innovation with it. Similarly, as customer service migrates abroad, innovation which depends on ongoing customer insight follows suit. Finally, we see this dynamic at work in the software industry as the maintainance and sustenance of legacy software products, among other things, are handed over to offshore partners.
That is, those who are in the best position to innovate and develop new products (or newer, better versions of existing products) are those who are working with these products and their users on a daily basis.
Thus, if products (software or otherwise) are being made and supported "out there," shouldn't R&D be happening "out there" as well? Will it really get done better in-house?
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Our roving cameraman, Phil Marshall, caught up with Vamsee Tirukkala, Founder and Managing Principal at Zinnov, during Zinnov's recent Congruence2010 - The Fourth Dimension of Globalization conference in Bangalore. Phil asked him to comment on the changing role of software development centers in global R&D.
Vamsee points out that the emphasis has shifted from cost arbitrage -- though that still plays a role -- to "value add," where captive centers and vendor partners are actively contributing to revenue generation, customer service, and defining the vision for the next generation of software products.
On that last point, according to Vamsee, there is a growing interest in the ability for development centers to play a greater role in product innovation. As he puts it, "Innovation comes from engineers. When companies have 30-40%, in some cases, 60-70% of their engineering base sitting outside the developed market, you need to have them participate in innovation. Without their participation, you cannot innovate."
What do you think? Do Vamsee's views accurately describe what's happening now? Or are they more aspirational in nature?
by Glenn M. Gruber, AVP Travel Technologies, Ness Software Product Labs
(Note: This post originally appeared on Glenn's Software Industry Insights blog.)
The travel industry has been leveraging software for more than 60 years, starting with American Airlines' installation of the first automated booking system in 1946 (hat tip to Stephen Joyce) and led the way for electronic commerce even as Gates, Jobs and Packard were playing with blocks. So what that really means is that there's a lot of old code out there on old platforms.
And to a large extent, while these systems are still running, they cause their fair share of problems:
Now it's kinda scary that a trillion dollar industry is so dependent on what many would consider to be outdated tech. And the movement of the industry towards a la carte pricing, a.k.a. ancillary revenues, is being blunted in part by the ability of the underlying software to merchandise and manage the distribution of these different offerings through multiple channels.
But modernization is a challenge that the industry has struggled with for years and while some systems have been moved to modern platforms, many more are still tied to the past. So what's holding things back?
It's not technology. Certainly a big part is an organization's appetite to expend the resources to make the move. But I believe an underappreciated aspect is the psychology of taking on a modernization project. Many of the applications that we're talking about have millions of lines of code that have built on top of each other like an archeological dig with one civilization built on top of another. So the task can seem daunting and lead to paralysis. Few want to undertake a full re-write which can feel like a Cecil B. DeMille film, costing millions of dollars and thousands of lives (or at least man-years).
So it's good to have a framework with which to view your choices. A good model is my "Six Degrees of Modernization" which covers the main paths to modernize your application.
When dealing with a huge project as we're discussing, the big bang approach of re-writing the code is often a recipe for disaster and porting really doesn't buy you a lot. So an evolutionary approach can be of great help. An example of such a strategy is where you'd start by separating and Wrapping the different bits of functionality into a SOA harness. Now that you have the code broken into more manageable pieces you can start the process of Translate/Refactor or Replace piece by piece — with the dual benefit of shrinking the size of the problem to a more manageable level that will help create early "wins" for your team and momentum for the project, as well as delivering a more flexible, higher code quality platform.
But this is not something that everyone should try at home. This is not primarily a coding activity, although that's a big part of it. More than anything this is an architectural challenge (even more so if you're trying to transition from an on-premise to an On-Demand model). And it's an area where Ness Software Product Labs Strategic Consulting team have helped many clients.
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What was with the eyelid fascination on the mk5's? I swear 75% of them at the show had them.
The r32 with half the headlights covered in carbon wrap was disgusting. If you are reading this: you suck.
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If you have to start your reply out with "I'm not bashing..." then you're bashing. Haha
lol ok next time ill start it bby, im bashing. but i know im not alone on this. it took me an hour to walk that whole thing.
BUT IT WAS CHEAP so i cant complain on cost
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Haha! Fair enough! That's how it is at a lot of shows. Ones that are worthy of showing, never do. I honestly didn't even look at any of the cars that showed. I rolled in with our club, parked, cleaned the car, drank some wine, ate some food, scanned through the swap meet and chatted with friends the whole time. It was great. Can't beat $5 to show either! With this show, they only give out specialty awards, so it wasn't a huge deal for people that didn't feel like showing. I had a great time. Chill show, chill people.
Pretty much sums it up for probably most of those who attended this show/gtg; a friend of mine never shows his cars because they're in a perpetial state of upgrade to him. Which is a damn shame, he usually gets board with them and sells them before they ever make it on a show field. Then the nect Tool who buys it wind trophies off his passion and eventually drives the car into the ground. Personally there were some decent cars there both in the show field and in the parking lot, thing to remember is cars that look like very little is done usually have a $hite ton of work done to them, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I love me some sleepers, to me those and the oem+ movement is where its at. Forget the childishness that goes on between the static vs bagged nonsense, the latest "hey look at me too" bro fad. The idea of modifying a car is to make it better than it was before not make it handle like crap and look like butt, however this works for some Everyone is entitled to opinions and thats what keeps the community fresh and ever changing and growing. But as a long as I can show up to a show and catch up with some old friends, make some new ones, do some bs'n, score some decent parts cheap, and mostly just kick back and chill then in the words of Ice Cube: "Ya Damn Straight It Was A Good Day"
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Why do people ask for pictures of their own cars? i never got that.... Sad to hear this was kind of a bust. Glad i was working instead
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Bust? Wrong. Hundreds of cars packed the field, if there was sun, I'm not sure where they would have parked. Swap was very good, good mix & hella good buys.
Next year... More sh!tters & scantily clad beer wenches.
I thought the show was great for the price. The swap meet had some good deals. The show section had some great cars. There was a super low mileage VR6 Corrado there that looked like it rolled off the show room floor. There was also a lot of good looking cars in the parking lot(including the one I showed up in). The price to show was cheaper than the price to spectate at some of the other shows.
I also think that the weather was a factor. Also more bathrooms.
The location was a good choice. I think they could have used the buildings and extended the show in that direction rather than just having it in a parking lot set up.
Overall I will be there next year and if the car gods be willing I will show.
Because its cheap.
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The bare frame of what might once have been a very nice bicycle seat.
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It's a British study which makes me wonder what the differences are there between conventional and organic farming. Are those differences as substantial as in North America where factory farms compared with organic (which tend to be much smaller) would be farmed completely differently?
Another article mentions this:
"The appendix of the FSA report shows that some nutrients, such as beta-carotene, are as much as 53% higher in organic food, but such differences are not reflected in its conclusions."Source
So it looks like they ignored some of the facts in making their announcement.
It's an odd study since most people who buy organic food tend to do so not because of what's in it as because of what's not on it. People are trying to avoid pesticides, hormones, etc. People buy it because of concerns about animal welfare and sustainable farming practices. Any nutritional benefits would just be bonus.


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Josey recorded a team-high four sacks, four tackles for loss and forced three fumbles in the Blazers' 38-31 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville last week, helping the VSU close out the regular season with an 8-2 record.
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What are modular forms or cusps forms, resp. ?
We start with defining their common domains $\mathbb{H}_g$ as the set of symmetric $g \times g$ matrices with positive definite imaginary parts. The symplectic group $Sp(g,\mathbb{Z})$ is the subgroup of $SL(2g,\mathbb{Z})$ such that all elements satisfy $M=J_g^t M J_g$ with $J_g$ being the canonical almost complex structure.
$Sp(g,\mathbb{Z})$ acts on $\mathbb{H}_g$ by $M(Z)=(AZ+B)(CZ+D)^{-1}$ where A,B,C and D are the block matrix entries of M.
Let $\rho : GL(g,\mathbb{C}) \to GL(V)$ be a rational representation on a finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}$-vector space then the associated modular forms are the holomorphic functions $f : \mathbb{H}_g \to V$ satisfying $f(M(Z))=\rho(CZ+D)f(Z)$ for all $M \in Sp(g,\mathbb{Z})$.
Cusps forms can be easily characterized as the elements of Siegel's $\Phi$ operator's kernel.
Modular forms in genus 2
If g equals 2 then the observed representations are the ones of $GL(2,\mathbb{C})$. We know from representation theory that all irreducible representations are isomorphic to a rep of the type $det^k \otimes Sym^{2j}(\rho_{standard})$.
We denote by $\rho_{standard}$ the standard representation $X \mapsto X$. $Sym^{2j}(\rho_{standard})$ is the associated symmetric product $GL(2,\mathbb{C}) \to Sym^{2j}(\mathbb{C}^2)$. $det$ is just the 1 dimensional determinant representation $GL(2,\mathbb{C}) \to \mathbb{C}$.
For $k\geq 4$ Tshushima has given a dimension formula for the vector space of cusps forms in An explicit dimension formula for the spaces of generalized automorphic forms with respect to Sp(2, Z). Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Ser. A, Mathematical Sciences, 59:139–142, 1983.
Satoh and Ibukiyama gave (but partly didn't publish AFAIK) generators for the modules of vector valued modular forms to the representations $det^k \otimes Sym^{2j}(\rho_{standard})$ with running k and fixed j in ${1,2,3}$.
The actual question
So the next question for me was are there cusps forms to $det^3 \otimes Sym^{2j}(\rho_{standard})$ and can they ( at least a single one) be given explicitly, in particular for j=4 ?
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Apologetic and hoping to move on, the former treasurer of a Glen Rock youth soccer club accused of embezzling nearly $60,000 into his personal bank account has entered a pre-trial intervention (PTI) program and will likely avoid jail time. Sean M. Corry, 46, of Glen Rock, was accused in July of funnelling $57,761 of funds bound for the Glen Rock Shooting Stars Soccer Club to his own personal bank account. Court documents signed on Nov. 14 show Corry has already made payments of $30,000 to the club and will over the next three years pay the remaining $27,761. In a conversation with Patch on Wednesday, he expressed regret and remorse for the theft. "I apologize," Corry said in a telephone conversation. "I realize that I did something wrong …
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A woman and her two children were alerted to their house burning when they smelt smoke coming from the garage yesterday.
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| UpdatedHundreds of people have packed St Paul's Anglican Church in Tamworth, in north-west New South Wales, for the funeral today of long serving Kootingal policeman Steve Pepperell.
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Police have released the name of a 16-year-old girl who died in an accident at Kootingal on Sunday night.
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A teenager has died in a motorcycle accident near Tamworth.
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Organisers are wondering what is in the water at Kootingal in New South Wales after a monster won this year's annual Pumpkin Festival.
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The NSW New England and north-west is suffering a mild cold snap after temperatures yesterday in the mid to high 30s.
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Telstra has upgraded its exchanges in the New South Wales towns of Kootingal, Manilla, Westdale and Werris Creek to enable residents to receive ADSL broadband Internet.
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Police say they expect to make more arrests after a major operation to break an alleged crime ring in the Tamworth area in recent weeks.
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A former teacher at the public school at Kootingal, just north of Tamworth, has received a bravery award for her role during a siege at the school.
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Tamworth City Council has agreed to go ahead with the preparation of a submission aimed at taking over parts of the adjoining Parry Shire.
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It seems Tamworth City Council is going to put pressure on the adjoining Parry Shire Council to join a proposed water authority covering both local government authorities.
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Police have released the name of a woman killed an accident near Bendemeer, north of Tamworth, last weekend.
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