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Business economists are less than bullish on the effects of President Trump's economic policies. A semiannual survey by the National Association for Business Economics found that: Tariffs are hurting...
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President Trump said Friday that he has canceled plans for a military parade in Washington this fall amid reports of rapidly rising costs. On Thursday, an unnamed source at the Pentagon told CNBC...
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Most mainstream economists think the booming GDP growth recorded in the fourth quarter will ease toward the end of the year, but President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow says...
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The federal government spends much less on children than it does the elderly, with the latter claiming roughly 35 percent of the annual budget. The disparity is driven in part by the government's...
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Congress has busted through its self-imposed spending caps for this year and next, enabling the government to spend billions more that the limits imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. The...
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It looks like President Trump's military parade is going to cost a lot more than the initial estimate suggested – about $80 million more. The Department of Defense pegged the cost of the parade at...
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The Trump administration is finalizing a proposal that would make it more difficult for legal immigrants to get citizenship or green cards if they have ever used public assistance programs including...
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The federal welfare program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families delivers cash aid to about 2.5 million people, or less than 1 percent of the U.S. population — "far smaller than the share...
Why Trump's Border Wall Could Cost More Than $25 BillionBy Michael Rainey
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The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and 35-year sentence of a Louisville woman who ran over an 11-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle.
The high court on Thursday rejected several arguments brought by 33-year-old Angela Baumia, who was convicted in Jefferson County in 2010.
A jury found Baumia guilty of murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, criminal mischief and drunken driving in the June 26, 2010 death of Dylan Geitgey. Prosecutors say Geitgey was thrown 69 feet after being struck by Baumia's car.
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Caring for your Arizona landscape in Winter
December 25, 2013
Tucson winter seasons and how it can relate to frost damage and care of your landscape.
Arizona's fluctuating high and low temperatures don't only have us saying "oh!" and "eeek", so are the plants we have in our yards! With 110-degree summers and winters that are unpredictable, with one week at 40-degrees and the next 81-degrees, it's hard to know the best way to care for your plants.
Just after getting acclimated to the extreme heat, plants can get hit by "the worst frost Tucson has seen in 100 years". That extreme temperature fluctuation can happen often, so what to do? Here are some tips that might be helpful to you.
Does where you live make a difference? YES.
Lower areas are susceptible to frost where cold air settles, rather than the Foothills areas where temperatures tend to stay warmer. Colder areas are mostly along the washes (e.g. the Rillito River), and one of the worst areas that freezes with regular consistency is the Tanque Verde wash and golf course. Plants and trees that flourish in other parts of Tucson will not make it through the first winter here.
1. Our first frost of winter "usually" comes during the night when the clouds clear after the first rain during the winter months.
2. Covering your plants with cloth not plastic* is helpful to protect them against severe frost. However, most plants even though the leaves have turned brown, recover in the spring.
*Plastic will transfer the cold when touching the plant.
So what should you do?
1. Cover expensive cactus and exotic plants in severe frost. The effort is worth the cost of damage.
2. Lantana, Bougainvillea and other similar plants usually turn brown, but will grow back in spring.
Citrus Trees
Citrus trees are also susceptible to severe frost. Most lemons froze to the ground in the last two years in the severe 100 year frost, and even though they appear to be coming back, they are only suckers from the sour orange trunk they were grafted on to.
When to prune
I recommend you wait and prune your frost damaged plants and ground cover at least until the end of February. Even though they are unsightly, the dead growth is a blanket of cover for what is still alive below.
There are some additional seasonal pruning tips and tips relating to watering and care of your landscape that I would be glad to share with you. Please contact us and we will be more than happy to assist you.
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Never give human medications to your cat unless you have been told to do so by your veterinarian. Most people pills, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), are toxic to felines.
When the thermometer shoots ever skyward during the summer months, your fur-covered feline may be at risk for the same kind of health problems that plague overly hot humans: heart difficulties, heat stroke, breathing issues and more. "Cats are like people," says Humane Society spokesperson Nancy Peterson. "They can become dehydrated and suffer organ failure and die if they get too hot." Because summer temperatures in general appear to be on the rise, likely due to global warming, it helps to be aware of the dangers heat poses for your cat and ready to enact measures necessary for keeping your cat cool.
First, here's what not to do:
To ensure you never have to make that emergency visit, follow these suggestions for keeping your kitty cool:
Provide a Cool and Comfy Living Space
Make Essential Car Trips Tolerable for Your Feline Passenger
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Summer heat can be stressful for everyone, but our cats depend on us to make sure they're safe and healthy. Taking the steps to ensure that your kitty is cool and comfortable is an important part of being a responsible and loving pet owner. Your cat will thank you many times later in its usual way, with lots of head butts, purrs, affection and loyal companionship.
Elizabeth Parker has written for The Boston Globe, Shape, Glamour, Viv and many other publications. She is co-author of Heeling Your Inner Dog: A Self-Whelp Book (Times Books) and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, cat and two rabbits.
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Mollykay says: My Cat Loves To Sit In The Bath Tub. With A Little Water In It. And I Also Put Icecubes In Her Water. To Make It Stay Cold.
renie says: My cat is 15 years old long hair, she is going blind, she won't let me brush her hair so it is getting badly matted.
It sounds bad to do but she is miserably hot. she never goes outside
amanda says: my cat loves it when shes shaved, she can do alot more and doesnt get tired as quickly but i only do this during the summer since i live on the second floor apt and gets very hot up here. during the winter i keep her fur coat long and she doesnt shed that much.
sharron vaness says: I have 2 female adult cats.Infact they are mother&daughter.
3 days ago my siamese had 3 kittens. Since then my other female has refused to come inside the house for any reason. im very worried about her.The siamese has had 3 other litters and my other cat has never acted this way before. I dont know what 2 do.
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linda says: My cat love to stay cool with a sink full of water so he drink it all day and nigth
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On the night of Aug. 17, 2009, Reid Gorecki achieved what every minor league ballplayer hopes to achieve: He played in his first major league game.
"Everything I hoped and imagined it would be, it was," he says. "Being a part of that for the first time was just fabulous."
Gorecki was picked up by the Atlanta Braves after bouncing around various minor league teams for seven years. He put on a Braves uniform for a total of 31 games.
Then, it was over.
He hasn't been back to the majors since, and he's struggling over whether it's finally time to make a new life for himself beyond the field.
Today, Gorecki teaches youngsters how to play baseball.
"Gotta give back for all those years that I received lessons," he says. "Baseball was my life for 30 years."
He gives lessons in a warehouse-like building on Long Island, close to where he grew up.
"I have to start thinking about life after baseball," he says. "Tomorrow morning I have a test for the New York City Fire Department."
Still, he's having one more go at baseball — to say goodbye to the game in his own way.
Gorecki is playing outfield for the Long Island Ducks.
Their first game is Thursday night. Gorecki says he's looking forward to not only playing for this final team — but to winning a championship.
"I'm greedy when it comes to winning," he says. "I want one more ring."
Perhaps one more championship ring — and the remote chance of another big league ball club calling him to play.
Anyone watching or listening to a baseball game, hears a lot of this.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The 0-1 lined to center, that's a base hit, Church rounds third...
MONTAGNE: Not that dramatic, right? Well, for the player who got that particular base hit, in August 2009, it meant everything. New York's sports radio, WFAN, broadcasting the action from Citi Field that night. The hitter was Reid Gorecki. He's one of two ballplayers we're profiling this season.
MORNING EDITION's David Greene recently caught up with him.
For Reid Gorecki that hit was his first real taste of Major League Baseball. He'd been playing in the minor leagues for seven years when he was called up, given a chance to play for the Atlanta Braves. And since the Braves were playing the New York Mets, all his Long Island family and friends were in the stands. His major league stint lasted about two dozen more games. Then, it was over and he hasn't been back to the majors since.
REID GORECKI: Choke up.
GORECKI: Good, right there.
GREENE: It is not every day that you get to take batting practice from a former major leaguer, but that is what is happening in front of my right now in this batting cage in an old warehouse-like building on Long Island. Batting practice from Reid Gorecki. And Reid told us why he's here.
GORECKI: No more thinking. Hit it. Perfect.
I got to give back for all those years that I received lessons. You know? I was learning from my brother.
GREENE: Your brother right over here?
GORECKI: My brother right behind me. He's eight years older than me, so I was tagging along with him my whole life. You know, our father taught us both the game. So yeah, I mean, this is what I know from life.
GREENE: I was chatting with Reid while he was teaching baseball at his brother's East Coast Sports Academy on Long Island. He was giving advice to young players, kids with nicknames like Peach Fuzz and Lemon.
GORECKI: Hands back. Keep your eye on the ball, man.
GORECKI: Baseball was my life for 30 years.
GREENE: Now, Reid Gorecki is struggling over whether it's finally time to make a new life. He's not ready to give up baseball yet. In addition to coaching, Reid has signed on for one more season. The outfielder will be playing in front of family and friends again, this time on a smaller stage.
His team for now is the Long Island Ducks. They're a minor league team not associated with any major league ball club.
GORECKI: I'm pretty excited to get back on the field and play with these guys, you know. Show them one last shot, see what the kid's got. Run around like I'm 18 again.
GREENE: Remind us how old you are.
GORECKI: Thirty-one - will be 32 in December.
GREENE: It's a funny thing about professional sports. It's like you're a veteran now.
GORECKI: Yeah.
GREENE: At the age of just almost 32. I mean do you start thinking about life after baseball? Like what it'll mean, what you'll do?
GORECKI: Tomorrow morning, I have a test for the New York City Fire Department.
GREENE: Oh, wow.
GORECKI: So I have to start thinking about what's life after baseball.
GREENE: That night at Citi Field when you had your whole family there, you were playing with the Braves. Can you talk me through that night or was that - do you think about it a lot?
GORECKI: That night was awesome. I tricked my brother into thinking that I had resigned from baseball.
GREENE: That was the news?
GORECKI: That was the news?
GORECKI: I was like listen, man. I'm just fed up with this game. He couldn't believe what I was telling him. And then I called him back 15 minutes later and I was like, I just got picked up by a big league team - we're playing the Mets tomorrow. So pick me up at the airport tonight.
GREENE: Wow.
GORECKI: And it was just a - from that point on it was just all my friends that had never seen me play, they all tell me they're coming to the game. My phone exploded with text messages and emails and all that stuff. And then, I didn't get to play in the first game at Citi Field. I sat and watched. But the next night, Garrett Anderson, what looked to be a fake injury so that I could get in the game.
GREENE: You think it was a fake injury, was he doing that for you?
GORECKI: I think, to this day, I think he pulled a fake back injury for me.
GREENE: It must be like a movie, like you could play it over and over again in your head.
GORECKI: It's unbelievable, just the fact of flying on the airplane with big leaguers. You know, being a part of that for the first time was just fabulous. Everything that I hoped and imagined it would be, it was.
One. Two. Three. Whoa-ho.
GREENE: So, Reid, are the majors even on your mind this year? Like, could you get one more call up in you?
GORECKI: Oh, I'd love another call up. But, you know, this is reality standpoint now.
GREENE: How would that moment happen? Would you get a phone call or you'd see a scout at the game? And...
GORECKI: I would have to have an incredible season. And then it's still only a - it's not really a guaranteed spot. It's more like an opportunity.
GREENE: Whatever happens, Reid is looking to say goodbye to baseball in his own way. Being called up to a major league team one more time having a shot at a World Series, he knows that may all just be a dream.
But as he stands here teaching kids baseball, he's thinking: Maybe a championship ring with the Long Island Ducks?
GORECKI: I want one more ring. That's what I want.
GREENE: So, how many rings do you have right now?
GORECKI: I have three in the minor leagues. I got one in high school, two in college, a whole bunch as a young kid.
GORECKI: Atta boy, eight more just like that.
GREENE: Wow.
GORECKI: Oh yeah, I'm greedy when it comes to winning. I really enjoy it. That's a, I guess my advice when it comes to baseball...
Nicholas, this is for you. Take that.
GREENE: Nice job, Nicholas.
GORECKI: We still got to throw and catch. So you got to put that on.
GREENE: Well, good luck on the firefighters' exam.
GORECKI: Appreciate it.
GREENE: We'll see you at the stadium this year.
GORECKI: Definitely.
GORECKI: You got your glove on? Ready to rock and roll?
GREENE: That's minor league ballplayer Reid Gorecki. He'll be in uniform this evening as the Long Island Ducks open their season.
As for life off the field, he sent us a text message yesterday. Reid said he still hasn't heard the results of that New York City firefighters' exam. He added: I think I did pretty well though.
We'll be following Reid Gorecki's story all summer.
MONTAGNE: And you can see a photo of Reid Gorecki on NPR.org.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
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GLASSBORO, N.J. – Dan Pitcher (Cortland) passed for 315 yards and two touchdowns and John Babin (Warwick Valley) caught eight passes for 183 yards as nationally 24th-ranked Cortland rallied from an 11-point second quarter deficit to defeat Rowan University, 31-28, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) contest.
Cortland improves to 2-1 overall and in the NJAC with the win. Rowan is 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the league.
Pitcher set a career high in passing yardage for the second straight game. Babin's 183 receiving yards are the seventh highest single-game total in school history.
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Rowan quarterback Louie Bianchini (West Long Branch, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) finished 25-for-37 passing for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Eddie Eisenhart (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Reg.) made nine catches for 87 yards and a TD and Anthony Barone (Hammonton, NJ) also caught a TD pass. Dean Hammel (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) led the Profs with 12 tackles and Geno Raman (Mullica Hill, NJ/N. Kingstown (RI)) registered 11 tackles.
Cortland grabbed a 3-0 lead on a Corrado 29-yard field goal on the Red Dragons' first possession. Rowan scored on a Steve Hevalow (Galloway, NJ/Absegami) 8-yard run on the next drive to take a 7-3 lead.
On Cortland's next possession, a backwards pass was dropped deep in Cortland territory. John Dokouslis recovered the loose ball and ran eight yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 Rowan lead.
The Red Dragons mounted a 70-yard scoring drive the next time it touched the ball. Myles capped the drive with a 6-yard TD run and Cortland trailed 14-10. Rowan, however, re-established an 11-point lead when Bianchini threw a 15-yard pass to Barone with 9:05 left in the first half.
A Cortland drive later in the quarter stalled at the Rowan 2-yard line and resulted in a Corrado 19-yard field goal. The Red Dragons held the Profs and took over after a punt on the Cortland 40-yard line with 49 seconds left. Three Pitcher completions moved the ball to the Rowan 14-yard line and Corrado made a 31-yard field goal as the horn sounded to move Cortland within 21-16 at halftime.
Cortland got the ball to start the second half and drove 65 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Haber's 18-yard TD catch on 3rd-and-11 and Humphrey's ensuing two-point conversion catch gave the Red Dragons a 24-21 advantage.
Early in the fourth quarter, Pitcher found Humphrey for a 14-yard TD catch that extended the lead to 31-21. After the teams traded possessions, Rowan mounted a final drive with 4:36 left. The Profs finally cashed in with 49 seconds remaining on a Bianchini 2-yard pass to Eisenhart in the back left corner of the end zone and Cortland's lead dropped to 31-28. The Profs attempted an onsides kickoff, but Cortland's Rob Von Bargen (Massapequa) recovered the ball and the Red Dragons were able to run out the clock.
Cortland outgained Rowan 406-280 in total offense and held the ball for 34 minutes to 26 by the Profs.
Cortland will host Morrisville State next Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. and Rowan will host Western Connecticut State Saturday at 1 p.m.


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Courting Chaos - Feature film clown and actor auditions
I am seeking actors and clowns for my new film, Courting Chaos, which is set in Los Angeles.
Courting Chaos is a coming of age romantic comedy, in which a Beverly Hills girl falls for a Venice Beach street clown named Chaos and she must overcome her inhibitions and become a clown herself for the relationship to succeed.
My first feature, Butterfly Crush, won a string of 'Best Feature Drama' awards at US festivals last year and has been picked up for North American distribution by Vanguard Cinema. I also have a background as a clown teacher and the characters in Courting Chaos are drawn from my book, 'Angels Can Fly, a modern Clown User Guide'.
The script for Courting Chaos was written under the guidance of US script consultant Linda Seger and it is being called 'lovely' by Hollywood managers. The film will be shot over five weeks next summer on location at Venice Beach. We are aiming for a June shoot, depending on availabilities.
I will be in LA following the Sundance festival, from January 28 to February 15 and I am keen to audition actors and clowns for the roles listed below. While I am mainly targeting California, I will also consider DVD auditions from clowns in other places.
I am happy to send the script and more information to anyone interested.
Alan Clay
Courting Chaos is a coming of age romantic comedy in which a Beverly Hills girl falls for a Venice Beach street clown named Chaos and she must overcome her inhibitions and become a clown herself for the relationship to succeed.
Character Descriptions
Lead female:
GINGER is a model in her early twenties, an innocent girl from a sheltered upbringing, who's mother, Darlene has managed her career from an early age. Keen to break out of her mother's world and find her own path, she forms a relationship with Chaos. Her inhibitions about playing with people and her sense of order and tidiness are confronted as the relationship grows and she eventually triumphs over these by developing her own clown show. This character requires good acting skills. Clown skills are desirable. She also skates.
Lead male:
CHAOS is a street clown in his mid to late twenties, who is a champion of randomness and improvisation. He is in an open relationship with Dancer, but gradually is won over by newcomer, Ginger. He is a 'space case' who is conscious of the chaos of the universe and his small part in it and uses this as an excuse to avoid commitment. He is random and lateral in his approach. He reads people well and loves the diversity of humans. This character requires good acting, improvisation and clown skills.
Street Clowns:
MADONNA is in her late twenties / early thirties. She carries her gear in a silver road case and wears striking colored shirts and tights, with floppy floral skirts and a pair of yellow glasses with no lenses. Her show is built around physically challenging people's comfort zones, with a juggling climax. It is not working like it used to however and an accident pushes her to experiment with her movements instead and, through this, to find a new show. Movement, clown, juggling and acting skills are required for this character.
DANCER is in her mid twenties. She is comfortable with her body and the clear skin of her face is studded with piercings and other jewelry. She's a trickster who knows how to provoke people and get away with it. She does a physical, movement based show, from which she gets her name. She is in an 'open relationship' with Chaos and is jealous of Ginger's growing relationship with him, teasing her with pranks. Movement, clown and acting skills are required for this character.
TC is in his early to mid twenties. He wears fashionably torn shirts revealing his well-formed chest. He is one of the highest earners amongst the clowns and he is young, sexy and never short of money. So, the way he figures it, this should come with a bit of attitude. He plays the field in his relationships, but ends the film marrying Dancer. This character requires acting and clown skills.
DARLENE is in her forties, a former beauty queen who runs a talent agency and manages the modeling career of her daughter, Ginger. She dresses to perfection and is generally in a state of enthusiastic excitement. She lives herself out through Ginger's successes and, as Ginger is seduced by the freedom of clown, she desperately tries to keep her on track for the Top Model contest. Eventually however she is forced to kick her out of home and immediately develops a relationship with her young male model assistant. Good comic acting skills required.
JEFF is a model in his early twenties, who works as assistant to Darlene in the agency. He is normal in his dress and ambitions, but emotionally and physically awkward in relationships and although he fancies Ginger, he ends the film in a relationship with Darlene who he admires. This character requires acting and physical comedy skills. He does one pratfall.
If you're interested in any roles in the film, please email firstname.lastname@example.com with information of your experience and training, DOB, a recent photo, your location and which role you wish to audition for.
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To all supervisors, managers, and directors:
During this period of completing performance appraisals on employees, please keep in mind nominations for the annual UCAR awards, which as you know, are announced and given in December at the annual holiday party. Nominations this year will be due on Friday, October 14th. Although this deadline seems like a long ways off, it will be here before we know it.
Excellent work is being done all over this organization. It is important to recognize outstanding efforts in many ways, including the annual UCAR awards.
Although anyone can initiate a nomination, all nominations must be submitted through the director of one of the entities listed within the awards procedures, found here: http://www.fin.ucar.edu/polpro/section6/6-14.html.
Thank you for keeping possible nominations for these awards in mind as you complete the annual performance appraisals. Rick


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When a metal-casting plant, producing ductile iron castings for the automotive industry, suffered catastrophic shutdowns of both of its induction melting furnaces (see The Heat is On), the consequences were significant. The furnace failures occurred within three days of each other, shortly after the plant returned to production after Christmas shutdown. After investigating the first failure, plant and electric utility personnel assumed the cause of the first failure had been found. They resumed the start-up procedure three days later, only to have an almost identical failure of their backup furnace, causing yet another shutdown.
Plant engineers were concerned that recent changes in the electric utility's distribution system might have initiated the failures. However, the utility denied any relationship between the changes and the failures. At this point, the discussion reached an impasse. The plant shutdown continued for nearly a week, while repairs were being completed, jeopardizing the plant's just-in-time status with its automotive customers.
Upon completion of the repairs, plant personnel had to decide whether to start up the newly repaired furnaces, thus risking another failure. If production could not start, the plant faced the expense and delay of shipping patterns to its overseas sister company to make the necessary castings. The Thursday after the second failure, plant managers realized that if the facility could not restart by Sunday, the patterns would be shipped overseas and customers notified of the pending delay. The prospect shook the company all the way up to its CEO. At this point — with both furnaces shut down and only three days before the deadline — our team was called in to analyze the situation.
Testing pointed to switching transients associated with the metal casting plant's 12kV power factor correction capacitor banks as initiating the failures (click here to see Fig. 1). These capacitors had been in service for more than a year prior to the failures, but had been operating in manual mode. Just before the Christmas shutdown, the capacitor bank control was changed from manual to automatic. This meant that the capacitors were switching periodically, whereas they had previously remained online all the time. Failures were linked with transients created by switching operations.
The engineering team recommended the capacitor banks be turned off and locked out. The plant returned to full production before the Sunday deadline, and the plant engineer kept the only key to the capacitor lock on the dresser in his home!
Although the immediate crisis had been averted, the full extent of the problem remained unclear. In addition, the plant would need the capacitors online by summer for voltage support and power factor correction, so the bank could not remain de-energized indefinitely. The team needed to conduct additional analysis that was broad in scope, including taking a more in-depth look at transients modeling, fuse testing, bus bar finite-element modeling, harmonics measurements, and simulation.
On-site assessment
Additional on-site testing showed that high-frequency transients were initiated each time the capacitors switched (Fig. 1). The transients were large enough to cause false turn-on and possible failure of the induction furnace silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs). The transients did not indicate problems with the vacuum switches; the problems were caused by the particular configuration of the electrical distribution system. At the end of the on-site testing, the engineering team formed a theory about the failures:
- Capacitor switching transients caused false turn-on of induction furnace SCRs and a short circuit through the converter's DC bus.
- Fast-acting fuses blew to clear the short circuit.
- The fuse blowing event "chopped" current in the supplying transformer, creating huge transient voltages across the bus bars.
- Transient voltages were sufficient to jump the air gap between the bus bars and cabinet.
- Deficiencies in fuse coordination allowed the resulting short circuit to burn until the bus bars separated.
However, additional engineering analysis, fuse testing, and computer modeling were required to test each phase of the theory.
Fuse testing at high-power laboratory
Fuses from the metal casting plant were obtained to test their response to high-current short circuits. The fuses were tested at 39,525 peak amperes at the high-power test lab. The results clearly eliminated the fast-acting fuses as the cause of the bus failures. Voltage developed across the fuses was limited to only about 1,500V (click here to see Fig. 2), much less than the 20,000V required to jump the air gap between bus bars and the furnace cabinet. This led the engineering team to abandon the initial current chop theory.
Computer modeling of transients
At this point, the engineering team suspected that the plant's electrical system was amplifying transients due to its unusual response characteristics. The only way to investigate this theory, short of turning capacitors on and off with the induction furnaces energized and at risk of failure, was to model the power system's response to high-frequency events. The model included both the plant's 12kV capacitors and the electric utility's four separate 34kV capacitors, assessing the effects of all the possible combinations of the seven banks.
Modeling showed that capacitor switching transients were severe enough to cause false turn-on, or even failure, of the furnace SCRs. Further analysis showed that the transients could be reduced by converting the capacitors to harmonic filters with the addition of line reactors. In fact, the capacitors had originally been selected to accommodate line reactors in a harmonic filter arrangement.
Measurements of power system harmonics
The process of converting AC power to DC and back to AC generates harmonic currents. Power factor correction capacitors do not produce harmonics but can create conditions that worsen harmonics on the power system. During the on-site assessment, our power system engineers learned that circuit monitors were located on the capacitor circuits and were storing harmonic information. This data revealed that voltage distortion at the plant was slightly higher than the IEEE 519 recommended level of 5%. Although harmonics had not contributed to the failures, voltage distortion levels were high enough to warrant further action. Converting the existing banks to harmonic filters solved both the switching problem and reduced excessive harmonic distortion levels as well.
Computer modeling of bus bar movement
The location of the bus bar failures indicated that current had either jumped the air gap between the bus bars and cabinet, the bus bar structure had moved during the fault and touched the cabinet, or the bus bars from different phases had touched during the event. Fuse testing eliminated the first theory. The bus bars were then modeled to determine if they moved or touched.
Fault currents flowing through bus bars or wires create large mechanical forces that act to repel conductors on different phases. The analysis work first required that a finite-element computer model of the bus bars be created. This model was then analyzed to determine the amount of mechanical force generated during various kinds of faults. Once the mechanical forces were determined, the amount of deflection, or movement, of the bus bars could be predicted.
Figure 3 (click here to see Fig. 3) shows the results of the modeling. Clearly, mechanical forces generated by the short circuit current were sufficient to cause bus bars to touch. Once the bus bars touched, the fault current flowed until bus bars burned in two.
Lessons learned
The final results of the engineering team's extensive analysis revealed a simple cause of the failures: Bus bars were inadequately braced to withstand the forces generated during a short circuit (click here to see Fig. 4). The short circuits resulted from unintended SCR conduction due to capacitor switching transients, but the short circuits would have caused little damage if the bus bars had been adequately braced.
Our power system engineers inspected the induction furnace repairs and found that the furnace manufacturer had installed additional bus bracing after the first failures, indicating that perhaps the vendor suspected the real problem from the beginning.
In addition to the bus bracing, it was recommended that the bus bars be equipped with transient voltage surge suppression devices. These devices limit the magnitude of voltage transients and provide additional protection.
Finally, the power factor correction capacitors are being converted to harmonic filters. This conversion helps to limit the magnitude of voltage transients, and removes some of the harmonic currents produced by the furnaces.
The benefits realized from this engineering analysis were significant. First, the cause of catastrophic failures that had cost $750,000 in repair and restart for the facility were identified and eliminated. The just-in-time status was preserved, saving millions in potential lost sales. Not only was the electric utility exonerated, but the plant and utility gained a better understanding of the intricacies of their shared power system characteristics.
Ray is the director of Schneider Engineering Services based in Raleigh, N.C. He can be reached at [email protected].
SIDEBAR: The Heat Is OnThe furnaces at this plant melt scrap iron, attaining a temperature of 2,600°F. They operate by inducing currents in the scrap by rapidly varying the magnetic field around the metal. The highly fluctuating field is produced from a constant frequency AC source through use of large electronic power converters. These converters change 60-Hz AC voltage and current to DC and then to 200-Hz AC through silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs).
The induction furnaces were served by twin 12kV to 575V transformers. The furnaces each had an electrical capacity of 8MW. AC power was delivered from transformers to the SCRs through large copper bus bars, which experienced the catastrophic failures shown in the Photo.
The plant operated three 12kV capacitor banks for power factor control. These banks were turned on or off with vacuum switches. Testing and analysis showed that the vacuum switches initiated voltage transients each time the capacitors were turned on — and sometimes when the banks were turned off. Vacuum switches are commonly used on capacitor banks and other loads that require connection or disconnection at high power levels.


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Executive Summary
Wind power is the fastest growing form of renewable or "green" energy in the United States, and Kansas has been ranked third in the nation for its potential wind resources. Early concerns for wildlife relative to wind energy centered mainly on bird mortality from collisions with wind turbines and power lines. Siting of wind power facilities on native intact prairie appears likely to cause avoidance or complete abandonment of otherwise suitable habitats by some grassland birds. Research at a Minnesota wind facility found nesting densities of grassland birds four times greater in grasslands that were 180 meters from wind turbines compared to grasslands within 80 meters of turbines (Leddy et al., 1999). Studies in Europe have also documented bird avoidance of wind power facilities (Winkelman, 1990; Pedersen et al., 1991). Many native prairie regions in Kansas are known to have high wind power potential. Numerous resident and migratory wildlife species depend upon native prairie habitats. In addition to forcing habitat abandonment, commercial wind power projects could effectively fragment native prairie habitats.
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(1) That wind power facilities should be sited on previously altered landscapes, such as areas of extensive cultivation or urban and industrial development, and away from extensive areas of intact native prairie, important wildlife migration corridors, and migration staging areas.
(2) To recommend adherence to the siting guidelines for wind power projects Siting Guidelines for Windpower Projects in Kansas produced by the Kansas Renewable Energy Working Group (www.kansasenergy.org/documents/KREWGSitingGuidelines.pdf).
(3) To support the study of and establishment of standards for adequate inventory of plant and animal communities before wind development sites are selected, during construction, and after development is completed (Manes et al., in review). The resultant improvement in available knowledge of wind power and wildlife interactions obtained through research and monitoring should be used to periodically update guidelines regarding the siting of wind power facilities.
(4) That mitigation is appropriate only if significant ecological harm from wind power facilities cannot be adequately addressed through proper siting.
(5) To support the establishment of processes to ensure a comprehensive and consistent method in addressing proposed wind power developments.
(6) To advocate the direct coupling of energy conservation and efficiency programs with any new measures aimed at increasing energy supply whether renewable or conventional.


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Aug. 14, 1986 — Jan. 22, 2013Caden grew up as a country boy from Gardendale, Texas. He lived in Coahoma, Texas, during his teenage years before returning to Gardendale to build his home.Caden was the owner of Dig-Em Backhoe Services in Gardendale. He was the proud father of a beautiful little girl, Joslynn Rose.Caden would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need. He had a heart of gold and was quick to help anyone do anything they needed. Caden loved being around people and was easy to spot in a crowd by his cowboy hat and his big smile.He was very proud of the fact that he built his home with his own two hands and was building his company from the ground up. His daughter, Joslynn, was the light of his life. His faith was very important to him.Caden is survived by his daughter, Joslyn Rose Hall, and the love of his life, Crystal Navarrette; father, Jimmy Hall and wife Shirley; mother, Karen Hall; one brother, Jeremy Cypert and wife Tyra and nephew Brayden; two sisters, Kayla Hall and Wendy Hernandez and husband Rodney; niece, Bailey Sparkman; nephews, Cory Armstrong and Christopher Hall; maternal grandmother, Lula Havner; paternal grandparents, Council and Naomi Hall; and countless numbers of friends.Caden was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Frank James Havner; and brother, Arron Hall.Services will be held at West Texas Cowboy Church in Gardendale, Texas, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, with interment immediately following at West Texas Memorial Park.Services are entrusted to American Heritage Cemetery and Funeral Home. Paid obituary


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Water heater is likely source of awful odor
Q. We have stinky water rotten egg stinky. It hasn't always been this way. Some 12 to 15 years ago, there was no smell. We did an inorganic chemistry analysis of water back in 2003, testing levels of arsenic, chloride, copper, iron, lead, manganese, sodium, nitrate, uranium and hardness. All levels were well below the acceptable limits, and hardness was measured at 200.
We recently replaced our electric water heater. A plumber once told us heating the water would exaggerate the smell if the heating elements had a buildup of minerals. The smell never changed with the new heater.
It seems much worse when we use water that has been sitting in the heater for a long period. If I am doing laundry in hot water, running the dishwasher, etc. (where the water is heated and used right away, not sitting in the heater for hours and hours), the smell pretty much disappears.
Do you have any idea what can be causing the odor and what, if anything, can be done to get rid of it?
Thank you for your time and expertise in this matter. It's not a life-threatening problem, but it is annoying and hard to explain to guests!
A. Rotten egg smell often results when certain chemicals in the water eat the magnesium sacrificial anode installed in water heaters to protect the interior lining. This is what likely happened with the older heater you just replaced, which, by the way, gave you good service if it lasted 15 years.
It appears as if the new heater's anode is being attacked early in the life of the heater. This phenomenon occurs when water has been sitting in the heater for hours, just as you experienced.
You can have the anode rod removed, which would solve the problem. Hopefully, you have enough clearance to the ceiling to get the rod out without having to drain the heater, disconnect it and put everything back in order. If the rod in your heater is a newer type, it will have links dividing it in several sections.
You also should consider having your water tested again. It may have changed in the last few years for the smell to occur so soon after the new heater was installed.
Q. I read your column every week and have read many times about a kitchen cabinet cleaner, but I can't recall the name. Would you please refresh my memory?
A. The magical product in question is Milsek furniture polish, which works beautifully on wooden cabinets. You can buy it online at milsek.com and in some hardware stores, including Ace, True Value and Do It Best. For other retailers, check out the Milsek Store List on the Milsek website.
Q. I have had a problem for a number of years and can't find anyone with the answer. I have dryer lint all over my first floor. The dryer is in the basement and is vented up and out a hole in the basement. About 2 feet away from this opening is the Jenn-Air vent. The dryer hose is tight, and there are no leaks. It has been changed often in trying to find the source of this leak.
We have an oil furnace and have been told that can cause a back vacuum or negative pressure that would suck in the lint, but we can't find out for sure. Do you have any ideas? The furnace is new, but we had the problem with the old furnace. We have new replacement windows in the whole house, so it is a tight house. This problem occurs all year, not just in the winter when the heat is on and the windows are shut.
I read somewhere that maybe our chimney is not high enough, causing a vacuum. If you can shed any light on this problem or tell me what kind of an engineer to call to evaluate this, I would appreciate it. It is driving me nuts, and I not sure it is healthy to have this lint back in the house.
A. I don't think that either your old or new furnace is responsible. I assume the old one was vented through the chimney. Even if the new one is, too, the chimney is too far to draw lint, even if it is the conduit for the makeup air needed because the dryer is creating a negative pressure in the house.
The culprit is more likely to be the Jenn-Air vent, which is the closest makeup air conduit. Please check that its flap is closing tightly and has not been damaged or is stuck open.
Q. In a recent column, you addressed the issue of insulating houses that have face-brick exteriors and little insulation in the stud cavities. Our house fits that bill. You mentioned the possibility of having cellulose blown in these stud cavities. Please elaborate. How is the insulation blown in, and what kind of companies do this work?
We have ruled out substituting the present drywalls with more insulating ones that you spoke of because of the prohibitive cost in relation to what our house is now worth in this depressed market.
A. If your house has any type of insulation that fills the entire stud cavities, it makes no sense to do anything to it. However, if you know that you have only what we used to refer to as masonry insulation (about 2 inches thick), it can make sense to blow cellulose in these cavities.
This is done by drilling holes in the interior walls to blow in the insulation. The holes are then repaired and covered by molding or repainted, depending on where they were drilled. The insulating contractor should survey the situation and decide where to drill so that all the cavities are fully filled.
You can find insulating contractors in your Yellow Pages under that title.
The alternative I mentioned was to add rigid foam over the existing wall finish and install new drywall over the insulation. This requires altering all existing trim.
Q. Is there any hope for removing old urine drip stains in the tiles of white marble with gray markings that are under a wall-hung toilet? We purchased an older home, so the stains are not new. I tried letting bleach sit there for a while, but it did not remove it.
A. Try DuPont Oil Stain Remover, or make a paste with Ajax, Zud, Bon Ami or Comet mixed with 35 percent hydrogen peroxide (not available in drugstores or supermarkets; you can get it at a pool supply store). Cover the poultice with plastic wrap overnight and repeat if needed. Remove the poultice and clean the treated area.
You should seriously consider sealing the marble with DuPont's BulletProof. Both of these DuPont products are expensive, but they work well.
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"At your instruction, my wife has been lifting the bath mat from the bathtub and drying it after every use. Lo and behold, no more mold problem under the mat.
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- Why does my preview page show a Sample page instead of the first page of music?
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The Noteflight Viewer is the world's leading HTML-based sheet music viewer, providing interactivity and auto-responsiveness for use on any device, including computers, tablets and smartphones. The Noteflight Viewer is used for all SheetMusicDirect.us Interactive files
Interactivity includes playback, tempo control, transposition, variable note sizes, and full screen viewing. The Noteflight Viewer includes realistic MIDI playback with expression, stereo and reverb and works seamlessly within desktop and mobile browsers.
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We show you the first page of any piece of music so that you can be assured that the piece you're buying is indeed the piece you want. However, to see additional pages, the piece must be purchased. Once you purchase a piece of sheet music, you will be able to view, interact with and download all of the pages.
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Music that is only one page long may only show half of the page as a preview. The purchased sheet will print out this "Sample" page followed by the actual music. If you wish to view your purchased song online, you will be able view the music by logging into your account and accessing that order.
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Four studies show spontaneous mutations in DNA may contribute substantially to autism occurrence
To determine the role of spontaneous de novo gene mutations in autism, researchers first evaluate participants for autism spectrum disorder.
This year, four separate studies shed new light and confirmed earlier findings that in some—perhaps many—cases, genetic mutations associated with autism arise in an egg or sperm or very early in embryonic development. As such, they are not present in the genetic makeup of either parent. Together, the four studies identify hundreds of places in the human genome where spontaneous, or "de novo," mutations could increase the risk of ASD, possibly by altering early brain development.
Though rare, de novo mutations may contribute to the development of autism in a substantial number of families with just one child on the spectrum, the researchers agreed. Some went further, noting that de novo mutations might explain why advanced parental age at the time of conception appears to increase the risk that a child will develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Other studies have suggested that de novo genetic mutations in eggs and sperm become more common with age.
In addition to emphasizing the diversity of genetic contributions to ASD, these studies set the groundwork for finding new candidate genes and gene networks and for the potential development of treatments specific to certain subtypes of autism.
In years past, most autism gene research focused on inherited mutations—present in one or both parents. Increasingly, however, researchers are looking at de novo variations in genes involved in the formation and function of brain cell networks. The four new studies strongly suggest that this new focus is the right direction and offer further clues on the particular areas of the genome that should be targeted by future investigation. The findings were made possible, in part, by technological advances that enabled a shift from looking at large mutations to very small DNA changes.
The three largest studies, published simultaneously in the journal Neuron, analyzed DNA samples from children and parents in the Simons Simplex Collection, a newly assembled repository of over 1,000 U.S. and Canadian families with only one child on the autism spectrum. Using DNA chip, or microarray, technology, the researchers scanned for genetic mutations known as copy number variants (CNVs). CNVs can range from tiny deletions in the genetic code to extra copies of a large DNA sequence.
Among other findings, their results confirmed previous smaller studies that found higher rates of spontaneous CNVs in children with ASD than in their non-affected siblings. The researchers also found that many of these non-inherited mutations affect genes or gene networks involved in brain development and have been implicated in past studies of autism and other mental disorders.
For example, they found a strong link between autism and CNVs in a region of the genome associated with Williams-Beuren syndrome, a developmental disorder marked by extreme sociability. While people with Williams-Buren syndrome are missing copies of DNA in this region, some people with autism have extra copies.
Overall, the researchers estimate there may be several hundred locations on the human genome where de novo mutations could increase the risk of ASD, further highlighting the complexity and variety of autism's causes.
The fourth study looked for spontaneous mutations in 20 people with autism. This study likewise used DNA from the Simons Simplex Collection, but rather than test broadly for CNVs, the researchers used a genetic sequencing technology that targets only the protein-coding parts of the genome. The researchers found four spontaneous gene mutations that likely play a causal role in the development of autism. The researchers also noted that the four participants who carried these genetic mutations had particularly severe core symptoms of autism—suggesting that these particular genes warrant further investigation and may be associated with promising treatment targets.
Together, the four studies are the first set of experiments to offer a detailed genetic analysis of the Simons Simplex Collection, one of the largest databases focusing on families with only one child on the autism spectrum. This collection uniquely complements other large autism databases such as Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), which focuses on families with more than one child on the spectrum.
Gilman SR, Iossifov I, Levy D, et al. Rare de novo variants associated with autism implicate a large functional network of genes involved in formation and function of synapses. Neuron. 2011 Jun 9;70(5):898-907.
Levy D, Ronemus M, Yamrom B, et al. Rare de novo and transmitted copy-number variation in autistic spectrum disorders. Neuron. 2011 Jun 9;70(5):886-97.
O'Roak BJ, Deriziotis P, Lee C, et al. Exome sequencing in sporadic autism spectrum disorders identified severe de novo mutations. Nat Genet. 2011 Jun;43(6):585-9. [Epub 2011 May 15.]
Sanders SJ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Hus V, et al. Multiple recurrent de novo CNVs, including duplications of the 7q11.23 Williams syndrome region, are strongly associated with autism. Neuron. June 9, 2011;70(5):863-85.
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This past week, the stomach bug we'd heard so much about (emails sent home from daycare, neighbors and friends who'd been felled…) arrived in our house. More precisely, in our bed. Kaspar was sleeping between us, as usual, one night when I woke up to a noise I didn't recognize; it's funny how our mom-instincts work even when, for all intents and purposes, we're otherwise dead to the world. The noise was coming from his stomach, and as soon as I'd shaken Aaron awake to ask if he knew what it could be, Kaspar sat straight up and vomited… everywhere… and then whimpered and collapsed in my arms.
Of course, I didn't even think, "Gross—puke," until this cycle had repeated itself three times over the next half hour, as we scrambled to grab towels and trash cans to try to catch the follow-up rounds, with mixed success. In fact, I didn't even think it was gross then; once it seemed clear that the worst was over, we whisper-discussed stripping the bed and starting fresh, but Kaspar'd fallen asleep, exhausted (poor guy), on one of the (clean) towels between our pillows. We did our best to clean up what remained of Round One, covered as much of the bed as we could with a new sheet and more towels, lay on top of those ourselves, and prepared to pass out until morning. It was only when I finally put my head on the pillow that I thought something along the lines of "Gross. Towels or no towels, I'm about to fall asleep in a barf-covered bed," but a) I knew we weren't going to be able to really deal with the mess until morning, b) I was more concerned about Kaspar than the vomit, and c) I was so grateful that Kaspar was sleeping peacefully, and that I'd be sleeping soon, too, that I didn't give it any more thought at all.
This is what happens when we become parents. Taboos fade, priorities shift and perspectives are forever altered in ways we could never have imagined. Here are five ways my perspective has been completely changed by parenting (let me know if these ring true for you, and other ways your perspectives have changed, in the comments!):
1) Like the bumper sticker says: Sh*t Happens. Choice college experiences aside, waking up in a bed that's been barfed on would probably give most people pause. But now 21 months into parenting, bodily fluids have nothing on me. Kaspar woke us up a few hours after the lovely experience I detailed above with his usual chipper "Hi-hi! Up?" and we rolled right out of bed and into our morning routine (though we did get the laundry going before leaving the house). Honestly, there are few messes in life that a hot shower, a spray bottle and sponge, or—occasionally—a large trash bag can't fix. As long as the kiddo is healthy, I'm happy. As for the vomit, it's no harm, no foul.
2) I now know the true meaning of multitasking. You know what's annoying? Those studies everyone loves so much that prove multitasking isn't good for productivity or end-result quality. Same goes for the failings of rushed eating and inadequate sleep. When you're a parent, no matter what your work-life balance, you're a multitasking freak. I try not to check emails on my phone while, like, pushing Kaspar on the swings (I really do believe in the value of truly-present attention, especially when it comes to our kids), but, believe me, the second he falls asleep in the stroller, I'm sneaking in those calls I need to return, and I stay up way late, every night, working and generally doing everything normal people do by day. I'm okay with it (same goes for getting up throughout my meal to return Kaspar's fork to him, or to be dragged by the hand through every room in the house). I look forward to getting my brain-- and daily routine-- back to 'one thing at a time' eventually, but for now I'm embracing the chaos. That being said, if you're 24 and single and you want to complain to me about how you don't have any time to get things done in, you're running the risk of getting kicked in the shins. (Not really, but…).
3) Let's talk about perfect bodies. I have a great butt. It's true. Gift of nature. And I used to have a great stomach, in terms of what people think of in terms of a great stomach. Now I have an okay-stomach with some stretch marks on the left side (Kaspar really leaned that way in the last months of my pregnancy), and I'm okay with that, too. Having a baby is a mind-blowing experience in terms of appreciating the human body and what it can do. As soon as Kaspar was born, with all of his fingers and toes and his detailed little features, I knew I'd seen a truly "perfect" body (and frankly, if he'd had fifteen fingers, he'd still have been perfect, because there he was, born as himself, real as could be). I admire him every day. And from this place in my life, our culture's obsession with airbrushed 'perfection' just seems super stupid. Every body really is beautiful.
4) Patience, grasshopper. I'm a fast walker, fast talker, fast mover, fast worker, etc. It's just my nature. I'm enthusiastic, and sort of a big-concept (rather than detail-oriented) person who likes to get things under way. The demands of motherhood have created all kinds of interesting challenges around this, from doing time with a breast pump (can I have my hands back please?!) to actually not being able to move fast enough to get everything I need to finish done (see point #2 above). And this past week, my "Type A" self was taken to the limit with not only the stomach flu, but also some major work commitments (I had to give three presentations in front of large crowds of strangers… whilst sick with stomach flu), a final exam (massage school continues), a randomly broken phone (waiting on a replacement) and a randomly broken car (in the shop now). So today, without a phone and without a car, I decided to just let Kaspar lead the way in terms of what he wanted to do. We walked around the block. Slowly. And discovered all kinds of cool things (a cricket, flowers, a rusty nail… that last one was confiscated). We painted with watercolors on our back deck, gazed at the sky, lay in the grass. It felt so, so good. I regularly remind myself to slow down when I'm with Kaspar, for his sake, but this week, life-at-large forced me to slow down for my own sake, too. Slowing down is a beautiful thing. Hanging out with toddlers, without an agenda, is an ideal way to practice that.
5) I want to save the whales. It's easy to live in your own little bubble if you're not a parent. But once you're responsible for a little person who is totally vulnerable and yet will somehow, in a span of—what—twelve or thirteen years?—develop into an essentially self-sustaining individual who'll navigate around this mixed-up world… well, the bubble pops. There's a bitter-sweetness to slowing down and seeing the wonder of the world through the eyes of your child (see point #4); on the sweet side, we're reminded that the world is filled with miracles. On the not-so-sweet side, we know that some of those miracles may be gone by the time our kids grow up. That's really heartbreaking to me. The world's problems—social, ecological, and so on—have become personal since I became a mom. And while I'm kind of preoccupied with cleaning up barf and working all hours to, like, go out on a Greenpeace boat and literally save the whales, I do try to catch myself when I'm about to, um, gesture at someone who cut me off in traffic, or rush out of the grocery line without actually making eye contact with the person who's just bagged my things. I ask myself what kind of world I want to help create for myelf, and for my son, and I adjust my own behavior in a way that helps to create that, whether my actions are big or small.
So there. Five randomly selected ways my perspective has shifted since I became a mom. The list could go on—but I want to hear from you! Share your own perspective shifts (altruistic and otherwise) in the comments below. I can't wait to read 'em!


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He's not talking about vacant per se, but second (and third, fourth, etc.) residences that are not occupied most of the time. Some cities have a significantly higher property tax rate if the dwelling is not your primary residence.
Gotcha. I would say though, that in DC, *overall* those are not all that common. Certainly a small %%. Yes, plenty of "congress-critters" who don't live here full-time, but the vast majority of DC's population is here full-time. That said.. I'm sure the higher-end condos, etc. downtown have their fair share of corporate-owned housing.


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