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I've been thinking about learning to program and thought I'd blog about it in the hope of soliciting some tips or advice.
First off, why do you want to learn programming?
Almost every day I write about people doing cool things with computers. I'd like to do some of those cool things. I also don't get to do very much abstract problem-solving during my day job, of the type I did during my maths degree. Writing programs seems like a good way to come up with puzzles to solve.
There are also some practical reasons – I often get annoyed that software can't do exactly what I want it to do. If I learn to program, I could maybe write software that meets my needs. And finally, I've got this vague idea that journalists of the future should know much more about making a computer do things than I currently do.
So what DO you know?
I'm not coming at this as a complete novice. I played with BASIC as a child, took courses in Python during university and dabbled with SQL in a former job, so I know about a bunch of the building blocks of programming such as variables and loops. I'm a bit more fuzzy on other concepts – I've heard of object-oriented programming, for example, but I don't really know what it is.
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There are so many resources out there that I don't really know where to begin. Ideally I'd like a single solid resource I can come back to, be it a website or a book. I had fun playing with Codecademy, an interactive Javascript tutorial, but as a start-up it's fairly limited – are there more established alternatives out there?
I also don't know if I should pick a particular programming language, and if so, which one? I've got a vague idea that I'd like to learn Java, with the aim of one day writing an Android app, but perhaps I should learn to crawl before I sprint.
Any and all advice would be appreciated. Also, if anyone else is in the same position and fancies learning to program together, perhaps we could berate/encourage each other – just let me know in the comments.


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Indie Label That Gets It: Sell Things People Want, Not Just What They Hear
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Bruce Houghton, over at Hypebot, now has a great interview with the indie label Asthmatic Kitty, where they explain "what is working" today, and it hits on a bunch of the points we often highlight around here:
I operate under the conviction that people buy records because they want to own them, not because they want to hear them. It is too easy these days to hear a record without having to buy it. I don't resent that fact, rather I feel we at Asthmatic Kitty embrace it through streaming albums and offering several free mp3s (even whole free albums). And why do they want to own it? They want it to illustrate to others their taste and identify who they are as a person. I also believe they want to be part of something bigger than themselves, they want to belong.And meanwhile, we still have the major record labels whining about how there are no business models because of "piracy"?
Our job is no longer to sell folks things they want to hear. They want an experience and to identify themselves as part of a community. Ownership then becomes a way of them supporting your community through investing in that community. Fostering that in an honest, transparent and "non-gross" way takes a combination of gracefulness, creativity and not taking oneself too seriously, while still taking art and music seriously.


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Zooming in on recent stock price action for PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRAH), we note that shares are trading near the 83.25 level. Investors will often follow stock price levels in relation to the 52-week high and low levels. The 52-week high is presently 83.57, and the 52-week low is sitting at 52. When a stock price is getting close to either the 52-week high or 52-week low, investors may track activity to watch for a move past the established mark. Over the last 12 weeks, shares have seen a change of 7.56%. Heading further back to the start of the year, we note that shares have seen a change of 51.03%. Focusing in closer to the last 4 weeks, shares have seen a change of 1.23%. Over the past five trading days, the stock has changed 4.19%.
Sell-side Wall Street analysts will commonly offer stock price target estimates. Many investors pay close attention to where the analysts project the stock moving in the future. After a recent scan, we can see that analysts polled by Zacks Research have set a consensus price target of $92.5 on shares of PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRAH). Price target estimates can be calculated using various methods, and they may be quite different depending on the individual analyst. A fully researched analyst report will generally provide detailed reasoning for a specific target price prediction. Some investors may track analyst targets very closely and use the information to complement their own stock research.
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The new issue of The Quarterly Conversation has been posted, and, as with every issue, it's full of interesting stuff (of special note is Scott Esposito's big essay on the fiction of Cormac McCarthy, but there's tons of other good material, too, including a consideration of the intersections of fiction and autobiography in the works of Janet Frame, to me one of the essential writers of the 20th century. Oh, and a review of the new translation of Andrei Platonov's The Foundation Pit. Haven't read Platonov? You must!)
The piece that has, for the moment, most caught my attention is a review by Geoff Wisner of Rob Spillman's anthology Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing. I just got a copy of this book, and have been looking through it eagerly, because I know Spillman (the editor of Tin House) cares deeply about African literature and has developed real knowledge of it, having spent time on the continent and having worked with numerous writers there. Thus, his take on contemporary African literature promised to be an interesting one.
A quick glance at the table of contents of the book, though, and I wasn't so sure -- half of the pieces are excerpts from novels (over half if you include Helon Habila's story "Lomba", which is part of Waiting for an Angel), no poetry is included, and the whole thing is a little over 300 pages long. The selections are arranged by geography and language, with sections for north, south, east, and west Africa as well as Francophone and "Former Portuguese Colonies" (here, Mozambique and Angola), and each section begins with an essay. Thus, this is primarily a collection of African fiction, and is more a sampler than anything else. It is clearly aimed at an audience that is unfamiliar with African lit -- Spillman includes a short chronology of "a few key dates to keep in mind" in his introduction, and each section is prefaced with a map. I started reading the pieces I wasn't already familiar with, and enjoyed each of them. I decided to relax a bit -- "You are not," I told myself, "the right audience for this book." I needed to see the book for its intentions, not my desires for it -- I yearn for there to be more comprehensive anthologies of African literatures, and because this is not such an anthology does not mean it doesn't serve a useful purpose or offer plenty of good stuff to read.
Geoff Wisner is the wrong audience for the book, too, but more qualified than I to really assess it, since he is the author of A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books that Capture the Spirit of Africa (which I have not read; here is his African reading list), and so has given plenty of thought to how to introduce unfamiliar readers to the variety of literatures the continent has produced. I found myself mumbling, "Yes, yes, yes..." as I read his review. For instance, he notes one of my first hesitations, the oddity of including Chinua Achebe's classic essay "The African Writer and the English Language" and not an essay by, for instance, Ngugi wa Thiong'o in response -- there has been, for decades, a passionate debate among all sorts of different post-colonial writers about English, native languages, etc., and to offer only one perspective on it, even one as nuanced as Achebe's, does not admit the debate and thus distorts the context. (While chanting my mantra, "You are not the right audience for this book..." the only choice of Spillman's that really bothers me is this one. For some more background on this and other complexities of the topic, see, for instance, African Literature: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory or Transition 75/76.)
One thing that Wisner does not note, probably because Spillman likely had no say in it, is the book's cover. In the introduction, Spillman quotes Binyavanga Wainaina's famous and brilliantly sarcastic essay "How to Write about Africa", but doesn't quote from the second paragraph: "Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the cover of your book, or in it, unless that African has won the Nobel Prize. An AK-47, prominent ribs, naked breasts: use these." No naked breasts or prominent ribs, but we do have a child with a gun and the shadow of a soldier. Hmmm... The title isn't the greatest, either -- Gods and Soldiers would apply to many collections of geographically-based fiction, except, of course, Stories from the Godless Pacifist Autonomous Zone of Vermont. And it serves to reinforce the primary American image of Africa: polytheists (aka "primitives", "savages", etc.) with guns. But I suppose it's better than Diseased Cannibals or something like that.
(Mantra mantra mantra: "You are not the right audience for this book...")
Gods and Soldiers is a perfectly adequate sampler of some recent writing from people associated with the continent of Africa. (That's not likely to be chosen for a blurb, now is it?) The difficulty such an anthology faces is the difficulty of any marginalized literature -- good, honest, well-intentioned, and knowledgeable work will have to bear many burdens because it will, no matter its goals or qualities, be forced to be an exemplar. A collection of interesting African prose will suddenly become THE Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing and will likely be the only such anthology on bookstore shelves. My grumbles about the anthology are more grumbles about this fact than about the book itself. We need this book, yes. But we need this book to be one of many.
And now, lacking a good segue (this is a blog -- you want a segues, go elsewhere), I want to mention The Feminist Press's extraordinary four-volume anthology series Women Writing Africa. I would shout about these books from the rooftop if my house didn't have a steep tin roof that I fall off of easily. The anthologies are, in many ways, the exact opposite of Gods and Soldiers: focused, historical, as comprehensive as possible, and not at all intended to be a brief introduction. I borrowed one from a library and spent days with it and still felt overwhelmed by the variety and plenitude. They are hugely important books, books for which we should all be grateful. I plan to return to them many times, because they are books I aspire to be the right audience for.


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Sixty-three-year-old retired steel mill worker Earl Smalley, Jr. had always been an active and vibrant person throughout his life. But nearly four years ago, Earl's personality and appearance began to drastically change. The change was progressive, yet very gradual. He began to gain weight and suffer from depression symptoms, including low energy and a lack of concern for his appearance and well-being. Rhonda, his wife of 39 years, believed something was seriously wrong. "Earl wasn't himself anymore. He would just sit around all day and not do or say anything," she said. "He gained about 150 pounds, and wasn't able to hold a conversation anymore, I knew something wasn't right."
Seeking a cause for Earl's growing list of symptoms, the Smalleys visited a local doctor. Initially, Earl was diagnosed with depression and given medication to combat his symptoms. However, the medication failed and his health problems continued. A visit with another local doctor finally provided the Smalleys with answers, although not the kind they had hoped for. An MRI revealed a large, apple-sized meningioma (a tumor of the protective lining of the brain) that was causing increased pressure within his skull ─ the culprit behind Earl's symptoms. If the tumor wasn't removed, it would continue to grow, increasing Earl's symptoms and ultimately causing severe damage to his brain.
After hearing the diagnosis, Earl and Rhonda's son ─ a paramedic in the Pittsburgh area ─ made sure he was referred to the experts at UPMC. Dr. Robert Friedlander, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, reviewed the MRI scans of Earl's brain and made a call to the Smalleys with some good news. "Dr. Friedlander called and said he'd be able to help and get me out of my slump," said Earl. "After years of not being able to act like my normal self, and my wife doing all the housework, I knew it was time to get help." Within a week of speaking to Dr. Friedlander, Earl was scheduled for surgery.
Because of the location and size of the tumor, Dr. Friedlander and a team of UPMC neurosurgeons used an advanced surgical approach to reach and remove the tumor. Rhonda says, "We couldn't ask for a better surgical team. Dr. Friedlander, all the nurses and other staff, they were just great. It felt like they were going the extra mile for Earl, but after being there and talking to other patients, they do this for everyone. It's just amazing."
Almost immediately following the surgery, Earl's health began to improve and his symptoms that he dealt with for four years were gone. "I felt really good, pretty much right away, and got my personality back," said Earl with a smile. "I lost close to 125 pounds so far, and I even put in a 24-foot swimming pool and a fence in our backyard. Now, I really enjoy an evening swim, and sometimes don't know when to shut up."
But the person most grateful for Earl's recovery is definitely Rhonda. "Before the surgery, I had to become a plumber, mechanic, landscaper, you name it," she said. "He wouldn't do anything, and it was making me exhausted. Now, he's doing all those things and more. I can't even name all the things he's done around the house since the surgery, too many to count."
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Quote from: "aowhaus"damn, I should use this stuff in my coffee!!!Triple Shot!!! 8O
I've used the T juice on and off for a while. The last track day event I attended I had a whole gallon of it mixed into about 3/4 of a tank of gas. the car ran real well that day a for a few days afterwards. It does work. But ever since I found a gas station near my house that sells 93 octane gas cheaper than most places sell 91, I've been fillimg my tank with that and not messing with the Toluene. Besides the cost in dollars there is the health issues to think about. Toluene is very, very toxic. Don't breath it, touch it or even look at it for too long. It's really bad stuff around human tissues. When I would pour it into my tank I did it out in the street wearing long rubber gloves, goggles and wearing a respirator. Don't take chances with this stuff.And the reason the people at the paint stores give you a hard time when you go to buy it: some idiots use it to make meth anphetamines. These idiots acctually put this chemical mess into their bodies. Darwin was right.But once it's safely mixed into your tank it's all good! VRAROOOM!!!!


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The haircut of the year has arrived. Yes, already. Vogue is calling it the Chop, others have named it the Karlie, after the model Karlie Kloss.
The haircut of the year has arrived. Yes, already. Vogue is calling it the Chop, others have named it the Karlie, after the model Karlie Kloss.
Kloss, already a fashion world veteran at age 20, cut off about seven inches of her dark hair late last year. Vogue declared it the "cut of the moment" in a four-page feature story in the January issue, saying "the season's new hair is swingy, sexy — and refreshingly easy to wear."
The cut was the brainchild of the hairstylist Garren Defazio. It rests just above the shoulders, with some layering in the front, and is topped off with bangs. It echoes the signature 1960s haircut of Jane Birkin.
"I love it," Kloss told the website Fashionologie backstage at a fashion show soon after the new cut was unveiled. "I can't stop touching it." She added that having short hair "actually takes the focus off your hair and puts the focus on you. I'm starting to realize that it's all about confidence."
Kloss, a host (with Joan Smalls, a fellow model) of MTV's "House of Style," had long hair that served as a kind of blank canvas for stylists and designers to work with. Such hair gives model a look that is "plain, uniform, like a mannequin" Defazio said. "I gave her a personality by cutting it."
"Karlie's been looking for a new look," he said. "Her hair had been worn out from shows and shoots. Vogue called and said, 'Would you do a cut?' and I said Karlie should be the one to do it on." The length, at just below the jaw, wasn't so short as to be "out of proportion," Defazio said, but also allowed her hair to become healthy again.
He is emphatic that it's neither a bob nor a shag, but a one-length cut with a slight layer in the front. It's a low maintenance look that sets off the face. "I cut it to encourage her natural wave," Defazio said. "It's long enough so she can gel it back, and it's modern because it's airy and rumpled. Short hair is in."
Versions of the cut, with its length hovering somewhere between the chin and the shoulder, and with a few layers and fringe of bangs, has been spotted on models like Arizona Muse, Catherine McNeil, Karen Elson and Lily Kwong. The television presenter Alexa Chung has worn a similar cut for years. Margherita Missoni and Jessica Seinfeld both cut their hair into similar chops last year, as did the designer Olivier Theyskens, who sent models for his Theyskens' Theory Spring 2013 collection down the runway in similar styles to his own.
"When Kate Moss cut her hair really short, everyone started cutting their hair," Defazio said. "When somebody who is notable finds their look, it catches on and becomes a trend."
It comes as no surprise that this cut came early in the year, when so many women resolve to make changes in their look, whether it's ditching ombre highlights or deciding to wear their hair naturally curly. Even the singer Kylie Minogue rang in the new year with a picture of a new, shorter cut and the message posted on Twitter: "New Year. New Haircut. Hello 2013."
As for Kloss' feeling about the cut, Defazio said: "She's in love with it. She can wear her hair natural and doesn't have to blow it dry. She said finally she's got a look she can just shampoo, put on lipstick and mascara, and she feels finished and modern."
Perhaps most importantly, the Chop marks a turn away from the beachy waves ubiquitous on everyone from Hollywood actresses (think of Sofia Vergara) to suburban teenagers. "I'm so tired of the soft wave, red carpet hair," Defazio said. "Like dead straight hair, wavy hair got old. Some of the other models are taking their hair above their shoulders and in the salon, women are taking their hair to collar bone and above. It's a natural look."
In a strange twist, Kloss recently walked in the Victoria's Secret fashion show, where she was given extensions to simulate long, wavy hair.
The Chop has inspired an array of reactions online. A Huffington Post headline asked "Karlie Kloss' Haircut: The Next 'Rachel'?" referring to Jennifer Aniston's Friends-era layered cut. While some commenters found the style plain, others found it inspiring. "Now that I see it on Karlie, I have the sudden feeling that it would make me look like a goddess," Jamie Peck wrote on Thegloss.com.
"It's been a year of big change for me," Kloss said in the Vogue article. "Now feels like a good time for a fresh start."


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small campus and sufficent. excellent teachers, advisors and mentors. books are pricey but it is a great school overall. wish they had masters degree programs, if they did Villa is where i would love to continue for graduate school for my masters and if they had ph.d programs i would stay for that too.
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when starting classes, try to read through your books and take as many notes as possible they definitely help
D from Buffalo, NY
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Not worth the money, you pay nearly 20k a year for hardly any campus activities. There are no dorms, greek life, sports teams, and everything is closed after 5.
What to do for fun
There are not a lot of activities on campus, unless you're a music student where we have open jam sessions in the cafeteria one a week. Other than that there isn't much to do, especially in the winter time.
Food and Dining
Choice of food can be very repetitive, and the only cafeteria we have closes pretty early.
Dorm Life
There are no dorms, but there are student apartments not too far from the school.
Academic Rigor
I you are interested in music or art then this school will definitely provide courses that correlates to your major. Class sizes are small so you'll get the attention and help you need from professors. Also the work load is reasonable, especially for incoming freshmen, and teachers are friendly and knowledgable in their area of study.
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Small campus, but great sense of community, everyone is inviting and friendly, so there is no problem making friends. Surrounded by a decent neighborhood. Few campus activities.
Jessica from South Wales, NY
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
3 of 5
Categories Comments Academic Rigor
I am enrolled in Graphic Design. Degree based on my likes
Tips for prospective students
Check out Villa Maria by going and talking to the Administration Personell.
In three sentences
Superb faculty; very willing to help. Very intimate with one on one assistance. Looking forward to fall semester.
Elizabeth from Cheektowaga, NY
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 4 of 5
Categories Comments Campus Safety
This is an extrememly safe place; Villa has their own security that routinely patrol both in and out. The lab building has buzzer access and entry is monitored. There is also a counseling center available for students in crisis, a campus chaplain, a food bank, and assistance for students with disabilities.
Clubs and Activities
Everything under the sun - music groups, poetry and literary readings, a yearbook of creative arts department work, fashion gallery and art gallery showings; interior design, campus ministry, Phi Theta Kappa, animation, art, graphic design, management, photography, drama, and education clubs; and students also participate in volunteer opportunities in the community.
What to do for fun
Hang out in the dining hall during campus hour - you'll see students hanging around playing guitars and music on laptops, some days the students dj a little radio station setup and play music. There are also concerts in the Recital Hall, get togethers in the student center, and of course, you can always grab friends and head there for some foozball, pool, ping-pong, or B-ball in the gym.
Food and Dining
Pretty good for cafeteria food! Their soups are wonderful, the meals are a very good value for the money, and they even have dunkin donuts coffee! My only real complaint is that they don't open til 9am, which is annoying on days when you have classes from 8am-11:40 straight through. They also have fit and fresh kind of options, such as granola, yogurt, salads, fruit cups, and fresh fruit. The bookstore also has all sorts of snacks and drinks, which is helpful when the dining hall is closed. The microwave in the dining hall is always available for days when you want to bring food or just reheat your coffee.
Dorm Life
The one disadvantage is that there is no on-campus dorms. However, Collegiate Village is a great substitute! Less than 15 minutes from college, they have gated access, swimming pool and fitness center, lounge area with GIGANTIC tv, fully equipped apartments including washer and dryer, and even free shuttle service. I would have LOVED this kind of apartment when I was in college fresh out of high school! And it is shared by many college students from all the colleges in the city, so you really get to meet a lot of great people and friends.
Academic Rigor
Some things are a little tough, but the instructors go out of their way to really help you understand the concepts. There are no fluff courses here; even if you have to take a course that you don't think you will really need, you find out later that it is all useful knowledge. And they have an Academic Success Center here with tutors to help you in math and english skills, course-field-specific tutors, and even people to help you stay organized and on time with your academics.
Tips for prospective students
Come and visit this college - there are some really great advantages, but attending a small college isn't for everyone. There's no substitute for checking Villa out personally and seeing what it's all about. Make sure if you are leaving home for college that you check out Collegiate Village too - that's where most of our out-of-town students stay. It's affordable, has shuttle service, and great amenities and security.
In three sentences
This is a fantastic college, because all of the faculty and staff are so dedicated to helping students succeed. I have attended other colleges but here, the professors are so helpful, cheering us on when we do well. Even when it's hard, the staff here are very encouraging and I know that I will graduate ready to do well in my chosen field.
Tricia from Buffalo, NY
Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 5 of 5
Categories Comments In three sentences
I have heard great things about this college and I have a friend who goes here, the teacher's enjoy their work. The college is small and gives students more interaction with the teachers. Well organized and very helpful in getting ready to attend.


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"Fleets now understand that they are throwing away millions of dollars annually by not improving the aerodynamics at the rear of their trailers." –Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of ATDynamics
I got a note last night that Mesilla Valley Transportation – a New Mexico-based fleet long known for its willingness to test and adopt new trucking technology – is going to refit its entire fleet of 3,500 long-haul 53-foot trailers with the TrailerTail rear aerodynamic device built by ATDynamics, Inc.
This is no cheap upgrade, mind you: it's a multi-million dollar, 12-month long retrofit and is probably one of the largest such after-market refurbishments ever.
Mesilla believes its massive trailer retrofit is going to cut its diesel fuel consumption by over one million gallons annually; a cost savings of over $3 million at current diesel prices. And, by extension, those fuel savings will cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions the fleet generates by over 11,000 tons annually – the equivalent to taking over 2,000 cars off American roads.
Now, of course, Mesilla operates in California an awful lot – and the Golden State has some new rules mandating greater fuel efficiency from 53 foot trailers, courtesy of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) new heavy-duty tractor-trailer greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation that went into effect Jan. 1 this year. So, whether fleets are based in California or not, if they operate 53-foot trailers within the Golden State's borders, they must comply with this new mandate.
Yet fleets are also discovering that the aerodynamic upgrades they're making to their trailers are saving them a bundle – so much so that some believe they'd be making these changes irrespective government "must-do" rules.
For example, Tacoma, WA-based Interstate Distributor Co. says the fuel efficiency gains it's achieving via new aerodynamic side fairings on its trailers should more than outweigh the cost of installation within a relatively short time frame.
In a conference call back in August, Lee Owens, Interstate's senior vp of maintenance and facilities, said the company tested trailer side skirts for the past few years, achieving 3% to 5% improvements in fuel economy, depending upon the route and the speed its units travelled.
"And that 3% to 5% range is very conservative," Owens stressed. "Basically, with that kind of efficiency gain, we'd have installed side fairings on our trailers whether they were mandated or not. The benefits are too big to ignore."
Interstate operates a fleet of more than 2,000 tractors and 6,800 trailers and is currently installing Aeroflex side skirts from Seattle-based Freight Wing on 2,058 of its trailers. The carrier is getting the cost of installation partially offset via a $175,000 grant from the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC).
Mesilla's reasons for adopting trailer tails mirror Interstate's thinking as well. "In our industry, being more efficient means being more competitive," said Royal Jones, the company's CEO.
"This trailer technology is cost-effective, reliable and available today. The fuel savings we get from TrailerTails provide a 50% to 100% return on capital investment in one year," he said.
"Fleets now understand that they are throwing away millions of dollars annually by not improving the aerodynamics at the rear of their trailers," Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of ATDynamics, told me via email from Germany.
"The sole reason Mesilla Valley is investing in TrailerTail technology is to save fuel – a lot of fuel. Trailers with our TrailerTails or side skirts would comply with CARB regulations, and Mesilla is doing both. But they are not phasing in this equipment as what's allowed per the regulations; they are implementing a fleet-wide retrofit program to get the fuel savings as quickly as possible," he told me.
"No trucking company is going to win in the marketplace by simply complying with regulations," Smith stressed.
Smith added that ATDynamics is working with Mesilla to train an on-the-ground team in El Paso, TX, to retrofit all of the fleet's 3,500 trailers over the next 12 months, with the first 200 already on the road as of Augsut. It takes about two hours to retrofit a trailer with a full ATDynamics TrailerTail and skirt package, but the nice thing is the fuel savings start as soon as the trailer pulls out of the shop and back onto the highway.
Smith noted that the TrailerTail alone is proven to increase tractor-trailer fuel efficiency by 6.58% at 65 mph, based on third-party SAE J1321 testing. It achieves those figures by reducing low-pressure suction drag at the rear of a Class 8 tractor-trailer. Used in tandem with ATDynamics' Transtex trailer skirting and other trailer aerodynamics enhancements, tractor-trailers can achieve fuel savings of 12%, he said.
"In addition to significant fuel savings, TrailerTails also help reduce spray at the rear of trailers in wet weather and encouraging safer driving distance between the rigid steel frame of trailers and passenger vehicles," Smith added.
But it's the potential fuel savings that really matter to truckers. "Rear drag aerodynamics technology will save America's long haul freight sector over $3 billion a year in fuel costs," he said. "A trailer without a tail is a trailer which is wasting fuel."


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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The National Weather Service upgraded its winter storm watch to a full blizzard warning Thursday evening.
The warning starts at 6 a.m. Friday and continues until 1 p.m. Saturday. Up to two feet of snow was predicted for parts of Fairfield County, along with coastal flooding and strong winds.
Travel conditions are likely to be unforgiving and near impossible Friday night, Accuweather meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski told The Daily Voice . The storm is forecast to be the worst at night with a possibility of what Pydynowski calls "thunder snow," when conditions are right for thunder and lightning to occur.
The day will start off fairly easy, she said. The drive to work should be doable, but the drive home could be dangerous.
"Fairfield County will have near blizzard conditions," Pydynowski said, adding that the strong winds will cause significant drifting and pushing of the snow. "The wind will be howling tomorrow night."
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Posted by: Ryan Allen on June 26, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Suicide, "Ghost Rider" (Live, 1977/1978)
We can see it: Liars, Peaches, Primal Scream, and Nick Cave are all big fans of Suicide — the 70s art/synth-punk duo fronted by Alan Vega and Marin Rev. But Bruce Springsteen? That's a new one on us. Indeed all of these artists — including the Boss — as well as Vincent Gallo, the Horrors, Spiritualized, and many more, will pay tribute to the no-wave legends on limited edition 10″ singles, to be released in year-long installments, starting this July. Here, we bring you live Suicide, screaming and whooping their way through their classic "Ghost Rider." With Rev engaged in some bizarre interpretive dance amongst the always-badass-looking Vega's haunted keyboards and minimal drum machine beats, we encourage you to watch, listen, and ponder how Bruce went from getting into this to writing "Born in the USA." — Ryan Allen
Tags: Alan Vega, Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen, Ghost Rider, Liars, Martin Rev, Nick Cave, Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Suicide, The Horrors, Vincent Gallo
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|2010-05-11, 18:42
|Link #924
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Newer better formats deserve to be adopted and advocates will always push to help those formats along (rightfully so). However, practical usage normally dictates the popular format. For instance, as a web developer I still favor 800px width for web page designs, not because it looks great on my 1360x768 monitor, but because 800x600 is still the dominant desktop resolution (I don't support IE6 however ). I'm not trying to make a case for Xvid, but I am surprised that the majority of DLs seem to go for the higher quality format. I'm curious what people's viewing habits are. Do most of you watch these strictly on your primary PC? Are you able to find ways to watch this format on multiple HD TVs in your home?
|2010-05-11, 18:48
|Link #925
x264 Developer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Next thing you'll tell me that Blu-rays are larger than DVDs.
Also, nevermind the fact that Xvid needs as much as 6 times the filesize as x264. And that's ignoring the effect of hardsubs, which can easily add 30% to the filesize.
Now, if you're complaining that stupid fansubbers are using far more bitrate than they need to--that's not at all unreasonable, because they do; most SD anime needs at most ~50MB per episode.
|2010-05-11, 19:16
|Link #926
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2010
I guess quality alone is not so odd. I was an early adopter of Blu-ray thanks to the PS3, which I was willing to pay $600 for, and there is a PS3 hooked up to the basement TV and a Blu-ray player hooked up to the living room TV. I did not question the need to upgrade hardware to enjoy HD video on disc, and yet apparently that is what's holding me back from enjoying downloaded anime in HD. Maybe everyone just has really nice computers.
|2010-05-11, 19:18
|Link #927
Join Date: Dec 2006
Age: 32
The desktop analogy isn't really valid because screens will continue to get bigger, but content will always have to be concentrated on smaller screen area out of informational concerns. People will use the extra screen space for other applications.
|2010-05-11, 19:20
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Age: 33
|2010-05-12, 03:39
|Link #929
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Island Of Salt
h264 got better video compression and at the same time lower file size output than xvid. and tthere that other features in h264 that are not present in the old xvid. if you have read about h264, you should at least get the idea why its becoming prominent choice when they encode video because of those features.
regard with the hardwares i play mkv/h264 with. i use my pc and a xbmc' htpc. its nice that xbmc is handling those mkvs with advance ass subtitle quiet well.
|2010-05-12, 04:21
|Link #930
Excessively jovial fellow
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
Age: 31
oh hey it's this thread AGAIN
here I'll tell you the real reason: we are all bribed by the MPEG-LA and are doing this to ensure that they can sue the entire world for patent infringement in 2015
|2011-02-16, 18:19
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I'm Under Arrest!!
Originally Posted by Dark Shikari
Now, if you're complaining that stupid fansubbers are using far more bitrate than they need to--that's not at all unreasonable, because they do; most SD anime needs at most ~50MB per episode.
Well-I for one won't be watching your shitty looking 50 meg per 23-24 minute episodes. For me bit rate is king-the higher the better. Most of the encodes I do average at least 3 mb bits per second. My average size on a standard anime episode is at least 800 megs and often 1 gig.
|2011-02-16, 18:45
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Aegisub dev
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Age: 34
What does your signature say?
You are spending your precious time you could use to live, on arguing how important it is your anime looks totally awesome supersharp crisp digital quality.
|2011-02-17, 05:59
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Excessively jovial fellow
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
Age: 31
|2011-02-17, 06:19
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Giga Drill Breaker
Join Date: Jan 2009
bitrate mode of encoding is so old school
|2011-02-17, 09:15
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Giga Drill Breaker
Join Date: Jan 2009
|2011-04-04, 17:33
|Link #937
Two bit encoder
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Age: 33
Long time no see everyone. It's encouraging to see so many old faces still active in the scene. Congratulations on many years of service.
Some time in 2006, I pretty much left the world of fansubbing to return to my roots as a gamer. I sort of drifted around from game to game as any other gamer, but then SSF2T got a re-release in 2008 and I got into it in a big way, attending tournaments etc. Well long story short, the scene for it started to fade out with the release of SFIV, and I eventually got back into anime and started following currently airing series.
Some things have changed in that time, and some haven't. I'm pleased to see that video quality is better in general, and that 720p is now the defacto standard (much to my frustration when I can only find DVD rips). On the other hand, I'm surprised to see people still releasing 480p and ASP versions, and for lack of a better word, enraged to see people still putting H.264 and AAC in AVI. I am most pleased to see many more original series compared to cookie cutter ecchi and harem that was rampant a few years back. The overall production quality appears to have risen too.
What happened guys? I thought we educated the noobs and run out the trolls years ago?
Despite my pushing the merits of MP4 and lolstandards, I'm glad to see MKV and softsubs as the dominant force. Even though I rarely turn them off, it's somewhat reassuring to know that the option is there, and more to the point that it hasn't altered the content of the video itself.
But there's one thing that bugs me. Something I want to get off my chest. Perhaps it's because I've done very little HD encoding that I don't understand some of the problems faced (remember, you are talking to an ex-encoder who's knowledge only spans until 2006 or so).
What's going on with filesizes these days? Now before you think, "hurr u mad", that's not the case. I have 50mbps down and 2 or 3TB HDD to spare. x264 has undergone some 1300 revisions since I was active, so I know the speed and compression are far better than they were back then. At such times, 720p would average 200-250MB if memory serves correctly. That's 5 years ago. The average size these days is probably 300-400MB. What's changed?
I appreciate that over time, people will have thought, "You know, crf18 doesn't cut it anymore, let's try crf17, or crf16" etc, but given the amount of work that has gone into x264, I'd have thought that the compression gains would have somewhat offset the filesize gains from using a more favourable crf. TS sources have become more widely available, but the quality of that source, I expect has stayed much the same (standards, hardware encoders etc, maybe quarkboy can shed some light on this since he's on the inside now - congrats on that).
One thing I noticed is that the crf I'm used to seem to have changed. Could it be that people still use the same crf values but the adjustments in x264 are producing larger files for a given crf?
Or is it that new breed of encoders not know how to get the most out of x264? Are they too idle to spend time encoding and decide to go with weaker settings in order to release before others?
Or are they using weak settings to artificially bloat the file to lure leechers into downloading their bigger files assuming they are better quality?
Yes it takes me two or three minutes to download a fansub and it really shouldn't bother me as much as it does, just the encoder in me rages every time I see a file that was encoded with anything less than optimal settings.
I'll leave you with this little gem (I realise that this is not representative of the average encode, but this made me chuckle and rage at the same time).
[HiNA-Wasurenai] Hen Zemi OAD - 01 [DVD H264 720x480 AAC] [4D6E7992].mkv
cabac=1 / ref=6 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.40:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=4 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=1 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=17.0 / qcomp=1.00 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.60
I'm not sure how much involved your are with the Madoka streams/subs, but thank you so much. Absolutely love this series.
|2011-04-04, 18:59
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Me at work
If you think that's bad it makes me wonder if you've seen this thread , even if it's a few years old.
What I really wonder is what's the concencus on mbtree?I see some releases that use it,others that don't,some groups will even switch back and forth and it really does seem to impact the file size.
|2011-04-04, 19:20
|Link #939
I'm Under Arrest!!
What seems really stupid dto me is taking a dvd source and encoding it at 5.1 with 16 reference frames. At most you need 4 ref frames. I did a 1 gig encode of an old vhs feature that was 55 minutes in length at 4.1 with 4 ref frames with the ac3 audio from the vhs to dvd transfer that I did myself. The originial transfer was 4 gigs at about 9 megs per second. It came out excellent.
|2011-04-05, 03:00
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Spinal Fusion
A spinal fusion is a surgery to weld together two vertebrae. Vertebrae are the bones that make up the spine.
To treat persistent pain and disability caused by:
- Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the canal that the spinal cord runs through)
- Spinal injury
- Spondylolisthesis (vertebra is out of line with the others)
- Scoliosis (abnormal curve in the spine)
- Weak or unstable spine, usually due to infection or tumors
- Herniated disk
Spinal fusion may be done if the treatments below do not relieve pain and disability:
- Rest
- Pain medicines
- Muscle relaxants
- Physical therapy
- Injection of drugs to relieve pain and swelling
- Massage
- Bracing
- Behavior change therapy
Imaging tests must also show a problem that can be fixed with this procedure.
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely risk-free. If you are planning to have a spinal fusion, your doctor will review a list of possible complications. These may include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Incomplete fusion of the bones
- Blood clots
- Hematoma (build-up of blood in the wound)
- Nerve damage causing pain, numbness, tingling, or paralysis
- Impaired bowel and/or bladder function
- Reaction to anesthesia
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Smoking
- Poor nutrition
- Obesity
- Advanced age
- Preexisting medical condition
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor may do the following:
- Physical exam, especially of the back and neck
- Imaging studies will be done to examine the structures and plan surgery, including
- X-ray —look at the bones
- MRI —to make pictures of the spinal nerves and disks between vertebrae
- Myelogram —to show if there is pressure on the cord or the nerves
- Possibly a CT scan
Before your surgery:
- Talk to your doctor about your medicines. You may be asked to stop taking some medicines up to one week before the procedure, like:
- Aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs
- Blood thinners, such as clopidogrel or warfarin
- Arrange for a ride home and for help at home.
- Eat a light meal the night before. Avoid eating or drinking anything after midnight.
General or spinal anesthesia may be used. With general anesthesia, you will be asleep. Spinal anesthesia will numb an area of your body, but you will be awake.
Description of Procedure
Your doctor will make an incision in your back or neck. The muscles will be spread to access the spine. Your doctor may fuse the bones with either:
- Grafts made from pieces of bone or bony material (the pieces of bone may be taken from the pelvis [hip])
- A small metal cage filled with bone graft material (the cage may be placed between the spinal bones)
Your doctor will implant screws and plates or rods to hold the bones in place while they fuse together. The incision will be closed with stitches or staples.
Lumbar Fusion
A metal cage filled with bone graft
is placed between lumbar vertebrae.
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How Long Will It Take?
4-6 hours (sometimes longer)
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. You will receive medicine after surgery to help manage pain.
Average Hospital Stay
3-4 days (sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on age, overall health, and extent of surgery)
Post-procedure Care
At the Hospital
You may receive the following care at the hospital:
- Pain medicine
- Back brace or cast
- Lessons on how to properly move, sit, stand, and walk
- Lessons on how to turn in bed without twisting the spine
- Physical therapy
- Special socks or boots to help prevent blood clots
- You will be shown how to move and exercise your legs while in bed
- You will be encouraged to get up and walk around several times a day
At Home
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
- Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions .
- Keep the incision area clean and dry.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe, or soak in water.
- To improve circulation and decrease the risk of blood clots:
- Exercise your legs while in bed
- You may need to continue to wear special socks or boots
- Do not lift anything heavy.
- The bones and grafts fuse together over several months. Your activity will be restricted during this time.
- Only take medicine recommended by your doctor. Ask your doctor before taking any over-the-counter medicine.
- Have the stitches or staples removed in two weeks.
- Your doctor may tell you to permanently avoid heavy lifting and strenuous activities that involve lifting and twisting.
Rehabilitation may be done in a hospital or at an outpatient clinic. The program will likely include:
- Exercises to strengthen your back
- Low-impact aerobic exercises, such as walking or swimming
Time off from work ranges from 4-6 weeks to 4-6 months. It depends on your age, overall health, and the physical demands of your job.
Complete healing of the bones may take up to one year after surgery. You will likely notice less flexibility of your spine where the bones are fused. Following your rehabilitation program will speed your recovery and reduce discomfort.
Healed Lumbar Fusion
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
- Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
- Joint pain, fatigue, stiffness, rash, or other new symptoms
- Numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness, especially in the arms, hands, legs, or feet
- Pain, swelling in your feet, legs, or calves
- Loss of bladder or bowel function
- Pain, burning, urgency, frequency of urination, or persistent blood in the urine
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
Content was created using EBSCO's Health Library. Edits to original content made by Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. This information is not a substitute for professional medical advice.


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Homeownership as an Investment: The Role of Price Appreciation
Recent results from the latest Home Price Expectation Survey(HPES) show where residential home prices are headed over the next five years. Today, we want to show you what the results of the report could mean to you.
A good portion of every family's wealth comes from the equity in the home they live in. As the value of their home (an asset) increases, so does their equity. Let's look at a possible case scenario based on the latest HPES.
Here is a chart showing the survey's projections on annual appreciation over the next five years:
We then looked at the five-year impact this would have on the equity of a family that purchased a home in January for $250,000:
Their family wealth (based on increased equity) would increase by $47,772 over those five years.
Bottom Line
If you don't yet own, perhaps you should be thinking about purchasing. If you already own, maybe it's time to move up to enjoy your dream home and also ride the increase in equity of the larger asset.
Source: keepingcurrentmatters.com
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Oktibbeha County's newest charitable agency is kicking off fund-raising to support the programs it plans to implement in emergency and disaster response and education.
OSERVS — an acronym for Oktibbeha-Starkville Emergency Response Volunteer Services — will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 to 10:30 a.m. this Saturday at Applebee's in Starkville.
Helping out with the OSERVS fundraiser will be Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, members of the Starkville Board of Aldermen and members of the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, who will be acting as servers for the event.
For $5 per person, those attending the breakfast can enjoy pancakes, sausage, bacon and a drink.
The breakfast will raise money to help OSERVS get a jump in its four-pronged mission:
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The pancake breakfast is the first of several planned fundraising events for OSERVS, which has formally incorporated with the Secretary of State's Office and has applied for nonprofit 501(c)3 status with the Mississippi Tax Commission.
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"The Barclays Premier League is the pre-eminent soccer league in the world, and is on the cusp of exponential popularity growth here in the U.S.," said Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBC Sports Group. "NBCU will provide the broadest programming and promotional commitment that the league has ever experienced here in the United States. The Premier League provides NBCU with best-in-class content for 10 months of the year across our far-reaching broadcast, cable and digital platforms. This is a perfect match."
"The NBC Sports Group has an excellent track record in sports broadcasting and will showcase the Barclays Premier League to fans across the USA through its extensive network of channels and high quality production," said Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore. "We are extremely pleased that NBC has chosen to invest in the Premier League and look forward to working with them for many years to come."
Each of the 20 Premier League teams plays 38 matches over a 41-week period from August to May. Although specific programming details will be announced at a later date, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and NBCSports.com will all be utilized to present live Premier League coverage, as well as Telemundo and mun2 for Spanish-language coverage. Additional NBCUniversal platforms and networks will occasionally be scheduled to air Premier League matches, while NBC Sports Live Extra will provide the live streaming platform across Web, tablet and mobile devices.
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Bosses at a Utah TV station have come under fire after they refused to broadcast Ryan Murphy's upcoming gay-focused sitcom The New Normal.
Executives at Utah-based NBC affiliate KSL-TV have ruled out adding the show, which stars Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells as a gay couple who have a child via surrogate, to their autumn schedule.
The station's CEO Jeff Simpson says, "After viewing the pilot episode of The New Normal, we have made the decision to keep it off our fall schedule.
"For our brand, this program simply feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time."
Ellen Barkin, who also stars in the series, is fuming over the move, taking to Twitter.com to accuse network chiefs of homophobia.
She writes, "Shame on u kslcom not airing NBCTheNewNormal So L&O SVU (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) (rape & child murder) is ok? But loving gay couple having a baby is inappropriate?
"Anyone in Utah interested in NBCTheNewNormal please clog up ksl5tv feed 4 (for) their blatantly homophobic decision 2 (to) not air the show."


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The GOP has a Muslim problem
(CNN) -- A Catholic priest, a rabbi, an evangelical minister, a Sikh, a Greek Orthodox archbishop and two Mormon leaders walk into the Republican National Convention.
It sounds like the beginning of a joke. But the Republican Party's decision to invite representatives from all of these faiths to speak at this week's convention, but to exclude a Muslim-American imam, is anything but funny.
The Republican Party has a problem with Muslims. Of course, American Muslims can take some solace in the fact that we are not the only minority group that the Republican Party hardly welcomes.
Let's be honest, if you don't like Muslims, blacks, gays, immigrants or other minorities, which political party would make you feel most comfortable? Sure, some Republican officials are minorities, but a recent Galllup survey found that 89% of the Republican Party is white.
To be clear, I don't believe that most rank-and-file members of the Republican Party hate Muslims. The problem is that certain Republican leaders have stoked the flames of hate toward American Muslims, and other minorities, as a political tool to motivate people to support their cause.
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Rising flood insurance rates have kick-started a series of local discussions about the topic in recent days. And there are more sessions on tap for this week.
All the chatter is in response to the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2012. Some pieces of the law kicked in Oct. 1, including changes for owners of homes built before the first federal flood map. Those "pre-firm" structures no longer will qualify for subsidized rates if they are sold.
The law is being enacted to restructure the finances of the debt-laden National Flood Insurance Program. It's expected to trigger 10 percent increases on average when policies are renewed. It also will gradually remove subsidies, requiring homeowners to assume the full risk rate over five years.
That has homeowners, real estate agents and political leaders jawboning about the impact of the new rates and what can be done at this late hour.
The issue was the center of attention at a lunch meeting held last week at the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors headquarters.
Nearly every available seat was occupied by agents and other members, anxious to hear presentations by Ryan Castle, government affairs director for the association, and Andrew E. Muller, an insurance adviser at Mappus Insurance Agency Inc.
The two speakers encouraged Realtors to tell sellers to get an elevation certificate if they plan to sell their homes. The certificate will determine the base flood elevation of the property, identifying its true risk.
Muller also drew some looks of astonishment from the crowd when he said "pre-firm" homes sold between July 6, 2012, and last Tuesday would assume full risk rate when they go for renewal.
"You could have assumed that current policy with the current subsidized rate, but at the next renewal of the flood insurance, you will then be moved to the full risk rate for the property," he said. "The only advantage was you could assume the subsidized rates for a little bit of time, depending when your renewal was."
Flood insurance discussions continue Tuesday when members of the S.C. Association of Realtors make a presentation before the Charleston County Legislative Delegation's Courts, Laws and Rules Committee.
The meeting is set for 2 p.m. in the North Charleston City Council Chambers. It's open to the public.
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- I Went Mac, But Then I Went Back - Part 1
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- I Went Mac, But Then I Went Back - Part 4
In this post I want to show a price comparison on computers. The table below shows the specs and price of my new computer, as well as the specs and price of a comparable Mac laptop. There are a few features on my new laptop that you cannot get on a Mac and vice-versa.
- I think the biggest reason Macs are so much more expensive is because you are buying the logo. You are buying the Apple logo on the back of the computer/iPhone/iPad, etc. Apple knows that their products are popular. They know that people will but them, so they raise the prices - a lot!
- When you buy a Mac computer, you are buying a Mac. What I mean by this is that there isn't a bunch of other 3rd-party software pre-installed on a Mac. This 3rd-party software is known as "bloatware." When you buy a Windows computer you will notice that there is always a bunch of other software installed right out of the box. For instance, when I bought my computer there were probably 20 different software programs ranging from games, photo software and other trial software. One reason why Windows computer are cheaper is because they come with bloatware. These 3rd-party software companies pay computer manufacturers to have their software pre-installed on each of their computers. It may not be an extreme cost per computer, but when you figure 20 or more programs installed on your computer, the price did come down a bit. Although this software is annoying to have on your Windows computer, they can all be uninstalled if you really don't want it. I think I spent maybe 20 minutes uninstalling all of the bloatware on my computer. Is 20 minutes uninstalling software worth the price difference to you?
- I mentioned this a little bit in a previous post, but the hardware may be more expensive in a Mac than a Windows computer. Mac laptops are built with an aluminum body, whereas my computer may look aluminum, I can tell that it is just a hard plastic that has been painted to look like aluminum.
Anyway, those are some of my opinions as to why a Mac computer, or any Apple product, is more expensive than a Windows computer. In my opinion, the $2,000 cost difference is a major deal breaker for me getting a Mac. I feel like I have gained a lot more with my new laptop than I would had I bought a Mac, and for a LOT cheaper!


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Heading toward the final week of a long campaign, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are locked in a neck-and-neck contest, with Obama scrapping like a challenger and Romney campaigning like a president.
National and swing state polls are inconclusive, and a host of intangibles is likely to sway the outcome: Who will turn out? How do people feel in their gut about the economy? And is there a real "October surprise" that will give one candidate a last-minute shove across the finish line? One potential game changer: The government will report the latest unemployment numbers on Friday, the last report before Election Day four days later.
The final push is likely to mean an unprecedented blur of messages to Americans in about a dozen contested states – on TV, in the mailbox, in Twitter accounts and email inboxes – while Americans in the rest of the country will watch almost as bystanders, their states leaning solidly toward one candidate or the other.
Romney heads into this last stretch trying to motivate voters with lofty generalities and an appeal to patriotic instincts.
Think big, the former Massachusetts governor implores audiences. The economy's weak, but I'm a turnaround artist and I'll fix it. He ends speeches by quoting lines from "America the Beautiful."
"Our campaign is about big things, because we happen to believe that America faces big challenges," he told an Ames, Iowa, audience Friday. "This is a year with a big choice, and the American people want to see big changes. And together we can bring real change to this country."
Obama talks big, too, but he also spends lots of time tearing into Romney, sometimes in unusually blunt language for the normally cautious Obama. "A bullshitter," he said of Romney in an interview with Rolling Stone released this week.
Accused of running a negative campaign with no agenda of his own, Obama's campaign this week put together a 20-page "New Economic Patriotism" booklet. The campaign's running ads and telling crowds that Romney would return American society to the ugly old days.
"You can choose to turn back the clock 50 years for women and immigrants and gays, or in this election, you can stand up for that basic principle enshrined in our founding documents that all of us are created equal," Obama said Thursday in Cleveland.
"All of us (are) endowed with certain inalienable rights by our creator . . . it doesn't matter whether you're black or white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, young or old, rich or poor, gay or straight, abled or disabled," he said.
Neither candidate has been able to open up a sizable lead, either nationally or in swing states, for months. Even the three debates ended up a virtual tie. While Romney won the first, Obama did better in the second and the third. As a result, the candidates wound up in a "virtual draw," Gallup found.
In state after state, the race comes down to the same variables: Who voters think can best manage the economy, and who will show up at the polls.
The economy grew at a sluggish 2 percent pace in the last quarter, and unemployment remains historically high. Largely as a result, Obama's approval rating flirts with the magic 50 percent mark.
That struggle signals trouble, said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. People have known Obama for four years and made their judgment, while they're just getting to know Romney.
Romney also maintains a Republican base firmly on his side. "This year Republicans would vote for a badly sculpted piece of driftwood over Obama," Sabato said.
The best clue to the race's trajectory in these last days is the candidates' travel. According to RealClearPolitics, a nonpartisan website, the contest is now in a virtual tie in 11 states. Romney and Obama plan to spend the first part of this week in Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Florida and Wisconsin.
The states to watch, though, could be those where a candidate seemed assured of victory but finds the polls suddenly tightening. An Obama or Romney visit to Michigan, Arizona or Pennsylvania would suggest those states are now in play.
Michigan and Pennsylvania have long been seen as safe Obama states. But RealClearPolitics has both in the "tossup" category, as polls show Obama's lead is between 4 and 5 percentage points.
"The polls here tightened after the first debate and stayed there," said Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics, a nonpartisan publication. "Michigan is still in bad shape." And there are still enough voters who fondly remember Romney's father, George, the state's governor from 1963 to 1969.
Should Obama start to pull away, the states to watch would be Arizona and North Carolina. Arizona has long been a Republican stronghold. But the president might have a chance if Latino voters turn out in big numbers, said Earl de Berge, editor of the Phoenix-based Rocky Mountain Poll. "There's real anger in the Latino community" over restrictive, Republican-backed immigration policies, de Berge said. His October 4-10 survey found Hispanic voters favored Obama by a 77 percent to 10 percent margin.
The week's biggest wild card is the unknown, the "October surprise." Hurricane Sandy is expected to churn up the East Coast this week and could inflict catastrophic damage.
Would that allow Obama to look more presidential as he mobilizes the government's emergency team? Or would it stall both candidates' campaigns in East Coast battlegrounds from Florida to New Hampshire?
On the economic front, the government on Friday will release new unemployment figures for October. A month ago, the rate dropped to 7.8 percent, the first time since Obama took office in January 2009 the figure dropped below 8 percent.


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Dr. Luis F. Gimenez is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise includes nephrology.
Dr. Gimenez received his medical degree from Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile. He completed residencies in internal medicine at Hospital Clinico Regional Dr. Guillermo Grant Benavente, Hospital Carlos Van Buren and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He performed his fellowship in nephrology at Johns Hopkins.
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Feb 14, 2013) - The Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) has been awarded the 2013 AIDC Stanley Hawes Award. The $5,000 Film Australia Stanley Hawes Award was established in 1997 to honour Stanley Gilbert Hawes (1905 - 1991) who was the first Producer-in-Chief of the Australian National Board and Commonwealth Film Unit.
The award recognizes the significant support Hawes gave independent filmmakers in the documentary sector and is awarded to a person or an organization that makes an outstanding contribution to the documentary industry in Australia.
Since 2009, after the merge of Film Australia into Screen Australia, the board of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has continued the Stanley Hawes Award tradition and named it the AIDC Stanley Hawes Award.
Helen Leake, Co-Chair of the AIDC Board said, "Since its inception DAF has demonstrated a persistence and determination that has led to great awareness about the power of documentary, as well as real dollars flown in to the sector.
"DAF has redefined the position of documentary and documentary filmmakers in our society. The AIDC Board would like to recognise DAF with the Stanley Hawes Award and likes to celebrate the team behind the organisation for turning an idea into an institution."
Ian Darling, founder of DAF will accept the award and will deliver the annual Stanley Hawes Address at the opening of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) being held at the Intercontinental in Adelaide, South Australia from February 25 - March 3.
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The big corporate money that has bankrolled a round-the-clock TV ad blitz the past few weeks by those opposed to the statewide ballot measure to require labeling of genetically engineered foods is beginning to dramatically alter the dynamics of the campaign.
A new voter survey by Seattle pollster Stuart Elway still shows Initiative I-522 winning, but by a very narrow margin -- 46 to 42 percent, with 12 percent of voters undecided.
In September, well before the print and TV advertisements began, the Yes on 522 campaign was breezing to victory, with an Elway poll showing the initiative passing by a whopping 66 percent to 21 percent margin
"If you were calling it today, you'd say it's still going to pass," Elway tells The Seattle Times today. "But the momentum shift — how's that going to play out? And, it's still within the [4 percent] margin of error."
The poll, a sampling of 413 registered Washington voters, was conducted from Oct. 15 to 17.
As of Monday, the No campaign had raised $17.2 million in contributions -– a state record in terms of a warchest accumulated for an opposition effort to turn back an initiative -- compared to nearly $6.1 million by the Yes campaign.