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Sales Specialist - Upper East Side
Peloton, New York, NY
High-energy group fitness in your living room
Founded in 2012, Peloton is an innovative tech company that brings members the best workouts possible, all from the convenience of their own homes via the Bike, Tread and iOS App platforms. Peloton uses technology and design to connect the world through fitness, empowering people to be the best version of themselves anywhere, anytime.
Peloton believes in taking risks and challenging the status quo by continuously innovating and improving. We put our users, members, and customers first and we obsess over every touch point of the member experience – be it the studio, product or showroom. We like to hire the best and encourage all our associates to be Peloton's brand ambassadors. Most importantly, we know that together we go far.
Energetic, enthusiastic and results driven, our Sales Specialists are the front line business drivers in Peloton's retail showrooms. They exhibit a keen knowledge of our product, services, and company. Above all, our Sales Specialists are strong communicators who are able to understand the needs of their clients, build long lasting relationships with these clients and build a solid network for sales.
- Focus on achieving and exceeding individual sales goals
- Maximize sales through excellent customer service, product knowledge, and merchandise presentation
- Proactively utilize Salesforce to record and maintain client information and preferences to drive your business
- Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of Peloton's products and brand image
- Phone and email outreach to both established and developing clients to communicate updates, events, and follow-up
- Provide outstanding customer service at all times
- Work professionally with fellow sales specialists in a team environment
- Help to maintain visual/physical standards of store
- Prior sales experience - preferably in a customer focused environment
- Entrepreneurial spirit; desire to exceed sales goals
- Enthusiastic, energetic and personable professional demeanor
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ambitious, hardworking and team oriented
- An appreciation of fitness and a healthy lifestyle
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays
- Proficiency with MS applications (Word, Excel, etc), Apple Products and Salesforce a plus
At Peloton, the health and well-being of our employees is of the utmost importance to us. In addition to a competitive base salary with generous bonus potential, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits plan and paid time off to all full-time employees. Peloton is an equal opportunity employer and hires only on the basis of skills and experience.
About Peloton
Peloton offers cloud-based live streaming of instructional cycling exercise content on a multi-touch console equipped with social elements.
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Dungeness Crab & Garlic Bread: Crab Fest Menu to Feed a Crowd
We are smack dab in the middle of the Dungeness crab season here on the West Coast. Which means, of course, it's crab fest time! Boil 'em, steam 'em, or roast 'em, just be sure you get your fix while they're here. A big batch of crabs requires company, of course, so here's a menu to make it a crab fest to remember.
The Menu
- Double Garlic Herb Garlic Bread
Hush Puppies
- Tri-Color Slaw with Lime Dressing
- Teeny Tiny Roasted New Potatoes
Steamed or Boiled Crab, with plenty of melted butter and spices for dipping
- Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Icing
- Plenty of cold beer (PBR, pale ales, and IPAs are encouraged), white wine, or if you're feeling extra fancy, champagne
Tri-Color Slaw with Lime Dressing
The Scene
A crab fest is a messy hands-on affair, the type of event that is best shared with company over the course of a leisurely afternoon. Cover the table with newspaper and a few rolls of paper towels, and start the feasting with a quick tutorial on cracking open a whole crab to find the meat. Here's a step-by-step walkthrough:
Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze
Make It Happen
The day or two before the party, make the coleslaw and the cookies. You can also spread the baguette halves with the garlic butter spread the morning of the event and broil them to toasty perfection just as everyone is sitting down.
Wait to buy your crabs the morning of the event — they won't live long once out of water and you most definitely want them live! They will be fine stashed in your fridge for a few hours, and the cold temperature will also make them sluggish and easier to handle when it comes time to cook.
At crab fest time, divide and conquer. Divide the tasks between you and a few eager friends: someone to set the table, someone to deep-fry the hush puppies, someone to make sure the potatoes get roasted and the garlic bread broiled, and someone to do the actual steaming of the crabs.
Eating crabs is messy to the extreme. It's best to just embrace it with enthusiasm. Most of the other dishes at the table are fairly easy to eat with your hands, even the potatoes! I recommend plastic forks and paper bowls for the coleslaw. When everyone is maxed out on crab, bring out the cookies for an after-dinner nibble.
What else do you like to serve at your crab fests?
Have leftover crab? Here are a few recipes to make with the leftovers:
Related: Get Messy! 5 Tips for Hosting a Crawfish Boil
(Images: See linked posts)

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The new Case IH ADX air system is designed with the accuracy, versatility and productivity that producers need to improve seeding and fertilizing operations.
"Crop rotations are an important part of farming today," says Ken Lehmann, marketing manager for Case IH seeding products." Case IH ADX air systems provide the versatility needed to meter and gently distribute a wide range of seed sizes and weights, from grasses and small grains to peas and soybeans.
In one pass, the system can meter and deliver seed and fertilizer combinations through multiple hoppers.
Precise metering, accurate product delivery and efficient operation are the hallmarks of every Case IH ADX air system. The system uses a new Down Draft Metering concept, which has three main features to improve accuracy and efficiency in the field.
An agitator bar prevents material from building up above the meter to ensure a consistent, even flow through the meter.
Product is divided into equal portions, one for each primary line in the distribution system.
Air and product are mixed in a parallel flow for a smooth transition from the meter box to the distribution system.
The enhanced blend of air and product results in gentle, precise metering, Lehmann notes.
The ADX air system offers the option to single, double or triple-shoot, and operators can quickly switch between these options. Producers can also choose between mechanical drive metering, or a variable-rate metering system to change rates on the go.
"The system can distribute 70 pounds per acre of soybeans or 250 pounds per acre of dry fertilizer equally well," says Lehmann.
The ADX air system is used with Case IH Concord seeding tools, as well as Case IH planters and tillage tools to fit any farming system.
Productivity is critical during the seeding season. High-capacity Case IH ADX air systems are available in a range of sizes and configurations. Capacities range from 180 to 360 bushels.
The ADX2180 and 2230 are divided into two compartments with a 40/60 split. Seed and granular fertilizer can be carried in separate compartments to blend on the go, dual-shoot for separated placement, or both compartments can be filled with one product to achieve maximum capacity.
The ADX3360 has three integrated polyethylene tanks to carry up to three separate products. The third tank gives the ADX3360 more options to apply seed, fertilizer or granular products in a single pass for maximum efficiency.
"We now have three basic models and can add a third tank to two of them," says Lehmann. "This gives us five different configurations, all of them available in either tow-between or tow-behind options.
Operators can carry more product to the field to keep working longer between refilling stops. As a result, they can seed more acres per day.
The ADX air system also features a new electronic monitor for more precise product delivery. The Agri Check monitor features a multi-line, alpha-numeric display and user-friendly set-up.
"This is the most advanced monitoring technology in the industry" says Lehmann. "It provides in-cab readout of fan RPM, acreage, bin status and product delivery rates for each meter. Options such as air velocity sensors and variable meter drive give operators even more control and information."
The ADX air systems are designed to take full advantage of the Case IH Concord air till drill and the SDX30 single disk drill. The Case IH Concord air till drill, in widths from 20 to 60 feet, has a patented walking beam packing system that allows seed to be banded or "ribbon seeded."
Ribbon seeding maximizes plant productivity by giving them more room for root development than conventional confined row seeding, resulting in improved yield potential. The ADX air systemís double-and triple-shoot capability allows growers to maximize fertilizer efficiency through precise placement in relation to the seed.
The wide range of configuration choices for the ADX system also allow customers to get the most value from the SDX30 single disk no-till drill. The superior residue cutting, precise seed placement, rugged construction and high-speed operation of the SDX30, teams with the accuracy and gentle delivery of the ADX air system to deliver excellent seeding performance.


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Nashua man charged in scrap-metal theft
February 21. 2013 10:10AM
HUDSON - A Nashua man is in the Valley Street jail, accused of stealing a metal bin contianing 20,000 pounds of scrap metal from Colt Recycling.
Thomas J. Romano, 25, was arrested after a lengthy investigation. Police say he stole the $3,500 bin containing about $4,000 worth of scrap metal on Jan. 23.
Additionally, police said Massachusetts law-enforcement agencies were involved in the investigation because several stolen metal bins were recovered in Lowell, Mass., at a site benig leased by Romano.
Romano is being held at the Manchester jail on $5,000 cash bail, pending a probable cause hearing later in the month.


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High stock valuations have got plenty of people worried, but LPL Financial\'s Jeffrey Kleintop says when comparing present day markets to the bubble days of 2000, there isn\'t much fizz to get fussed over.
He lays it out in a champagne chart (left). Fourteen years ago when a bull market ended, 16 of the 62 S&P 500 companies — about 70% of the index\'s total market value — had price/earnings ratios of over 30 based on companies current fiscal year earnings estimates. Fast-forward to March 28, 2014, and just four industries out of 62 — less than 4% of the S&P 500 market value — have PEs over 30 (note fewer bubbles above the line).
Kleintop says overall, the S&P 500 PE is currently just over 16 on current fiscal-year estimates, which is slightly above the long-term average, but still only half of what it was in March 2000. That means the \"party in the stock market may not be just getting started — but is not yet close to being over.\"
What else contributes to a bear market? In 2008 and early 2009, he points out, the markets never hit 2000-like valuations. That\'s because they had priced in an outlook for a much better economic environment than the financial crisis and deep recession actually triggered. A recent look by Kleintop shows that markets are not pricing in an overly optimistic outlook, even if they are more optimistic on growth improving.
Neither is consumer confidence anything to lose sleep over, he says. The index averaged 100 in 2005-2007, and 140 between 1998 and 2000, when valuations really started heating up. The current index is sitting at 92, the best in six years.
But putting valuations in their place, Kleintop says they\'re no longer a positive for the overall stock market. While they were key for stock attractiveness a year ago, this is less so the case after strong gains over the past year have pushed up PEs. He expects earnings growth will be the big drivers for stocks this year.
\"While market pullbacks…are likely this year, we do not believe valuations are high enough to result in a long, painful hangover in the form of a bear market. Instead, we continue to foresee a potentially solid year for stock-market performance,\" says Kleintop.
But should earnings growth pull back, then watch for stocks to do the same, he adds. And as MarketWatch\'s Victor Reklaitis pointed out a day ago, corporate America\'s outlook is currently the most pessimistic ever.
— Barbara Kollmeyer writes for MarketWatch. Follow her @bkollmeyer.
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It was no less than the much-improved Blues side deserved although they were hugely wasteful in the final third, with Wade Elliott and Nikola Zigic particularly profligate while Robins keeper Dean Gerken was impressive.
Chris Burke, who found the net 14 times last season, was recalled to Lee Clark's starting XI and finally grabbed the all-important breakthrough - his second of the current campaign - with a well-taken finish in the 59th minute.
Marlon King latched on to Zigic's header to double Blues' advantage with his eighth goal this term, securing only a second win in seven games, before Gerken capped a fine individual display when he saved Peter Lovenkrands' penalty in injury time.
It will be a more than welcome three points for Lee Clark's outfit, who had only managed five goals in seven home games before kick-off and enjoyed a total of 20 shots at goal .
For lowly Bristol City it is sixth successive league defeat for the first time in seven years and their search for a first clean sheet of the campaign goes on.
Clark brought in Burke and Zigic after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to bottom club Ipswich, while Derek McInnes named an unchanged side from the 1-0 loss at Huddersfield - with top scorer Steven Davies, boasting four goals in three games prior to a torn hamstring, again missing out.
Clark had demanded a much-improved Blues performance from the very first whistle having struggled to comprehend his side's inconsistency, particularly when it came to slow starts in recent home outings.
And he will have been pleased with what he witnessed.
Elliott's early right-footed effort was spilled by Gerken, who was called into action again to comfortably save from King before Elliott, from an acute angle, fired wide.
Burke's strike was cleared away from the bottom corner by Liam Fontaine but as the first half progressed the Robins started to come into an encounter which was still waiting for its first clear-cut chance.
Hayden Mullins fired straight at Gerken before, at the other end, Jack Butland tipped Fontaine's header over the crossbar.
The game's first clear opportunity arrived in the 40th minute but Gerken was equal to King's effort, before Bristol City enjoyed a solid chance of their own but Butland was quick to deny Sam Baldock.
There was still time for Elliott to blaze over the bar from 12 yards.
The second half started in exactly the same way the first finished, Elliott firing high off target before Zigic followed suit.
Robins substitute Neil Kilkenny came close to prodding home before Ravel Morrison's 25-yard shot was saved by Gerken.
Elliott yet again found row z when he should have hit the target, with Stephen Pearson doing exactly the same for the away side.
The opener finally arrived just before the hour mark and deservedly went Blues' way.
Burke received the ball on the right before skipping past two players and unleashing an effort high past Gerken.
Zigic headed a great chance off target from close range but played a part in Blues' second soon after, knocking the ball into the path of King who converted into the bottom corner.
Gerken produced a great save to deny sub Lovenkrands from the spot amid eight minutes of injury time after Burke had been brought down, but the Robins remain winless against Blues since 1993.
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How did they become heros?
by, 11-09-2010 at 09:10 AM (3483 Views)
I skipped 3E but as I play 4E I find that the characters are downright tough! I pit the 4E first level characters vs monsters as recommended in the DMG and modules and I cringe. In my 1E and 2E mindset these characters are going to get their [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Clocks Cleaned!
[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]When they play within their role (controller, defender, striker, leader) they manage to always come out on top. My new players really seem to enjoy this but I had one old-schooler who didn't. I don't like to kill characters but I do see a little of the development removed.
4E characters start out at the heroic level. What were they doing before that? I kind of liked the ambiguity of 1E to handle that and didn't mind the skills of 2E that enhanced it.
I guess what I' saying is that WOC could get a little more cash out of me if they added a pre-heroic supplement. I've been thinking about it for a new campaign. Something like the old Dragon Wars [/COLOR]http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/3668/Dragon+Wars.html computer game.
The PCs are regular "Joes" who end up in Purgatory . They had a previous life but are now forced to become heroes or die. They would need a fighter mentor. A thieves guild could be more of a hook. How do they learn those spells anyway?
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Note: For a condensed version of this article, please read Defeating Algae found in the Pool School area, as well as the SLAM Process.
Turning Your Green Swamp Back into a Sparkling Oasis
Did you take the cover off in the spring, or just come back from a vacation, and discover a green swamp where your pool used to be? Getting rid of algae is a chore that even the most experienced of us have to face sometimes. With proper preparation, some concentrated attention for a couple of days, and then a few minutes a day of follow up, you can turn your pool back into the sparkling oasis you remember.
This guide is written for people who have a serious green algae problem, murky green water that has been that way for days or months or years in an outdoor pool. While many of the same principles apply to other kinds of algae, brand new green algae outbreaks, and indoor pools, there are differences in those situations which I won't be going into here.
There are two crucial things to understand about getting rid of algae. First, algae is constantly growing. If you pause before you have gotten rid of it all, it will bounce right back, and any time and chemicals you invested will be wasted. Fighting algae is a race: you need to kill the algae faster than it grows back. If you give algae a few hours without chlorine it will be growing back and you will be losing ground. To get rid of algae reliably on the first attempt, you need to hit it hard and follow up carefully to be sure you got it all.
Second, the free chlorine (FC) level you need to target depends on your stabilizer (CYA) level. The higher the CYA level the more free chlorine it is going to take. If you don't have any idea of your CYA level, you risk either not using enough chlorine (thus failing to get rid of the algae) or using too much chlorine(potentially causing corrosion in all metal parts or shortening the life of your liner).
Be Prepared
There are several things you need to be sure of before you start the SLAM Process.
First, the pump and filter need to be working. You need to have the pump running 24/7 during the entire process to make sure the chlorine gets everywhere, or you might not get all of the algae. Before you start, be sure you know how to clean/backwash the filter, and what the filter's pressure reading is when the filter is clean.
Second, you need to know your CYA level. If you just got back from vacation you should know what the CYA level was before you left. If the pool has been closed over the winter (or longer), the CYA may have vanished over the winter and you will need to test it. If the water is cold you should allow it to warm up to room temperature before testing CYA. In any case, don't depend on a CYA test done while you have algae, it should be verified after the algae is gone.
It is important that the CYA level not be zero during the SLAM process. If CYA is too low, you will lose too much chlorine to sunlight, and the algae will be able to get ahead of you. If your FC and CYA are both zero, especially if CYA was not zero previously, there is a chance that ammonia could be present in the pool. A quick check is to add 10ppm of FC to the pool and retest the FC and CC level after 10 minutes. If FC drops below 7ppm and/or the CC rises to more than 2ppm, ammonia is likely present. Dose the FC back up to 10ppm and repeat until the CC level drops and the FC level is nearly maintained. Once this occurs, you know that there is no ammonia in the water.
If your CYA level is below 30 you should add CYA/stabilizer to around 30 ppm by putting it in a sock in the skimmer or hanging in front of a return jet and massaging often to encourage it to dissolve (or you can use dichlor if you have some on hand and know what you are doing). Once the CYA is out of the sock, it should show up on the test accurately within a day or so. Don't pour CYA directly into the skimmer, since you will be cleaning/backwashing the filter, and any undissolved CYA will be wasted, as it can take CYA up to a week to dissolve when added in this manner. Remember to retest CYA and adjust as needed once the algae is gone.
It is also important that the CYA level not be too high. If CYA is too high cleaning up the pool will take really huge amounts of chlorine and quickly becomes impractical. If a reliable test shows that your CYA level is above 90 you should replace water to bring the CYA level down to 90 or lower before continuing.
Once you know your CYA level, look up the corresponding FC shock level that will be used in the SLAM process. You can use PoolMath to do this. Enter your CYA level in the Now column and then look at the blue Suggested FC Levels section towards the bottom. Or, you can use the FC/CYA Chart in Pool School.
Third, you must have a FAS-DPD chlorine test kit. The FAS-DPD test is able to measure FC and CC up to very high levels. You need that in order to be certain that you got all of the algae. The Recommended Test Kits, (TF Test Kits TF100, Taylor K-2006 kit, and Leslie's Chlorine FAS-DPD Service Test Kit) all contain the FAS-DPD chlorine test. TFTestKits, Taylor, and a few others also sell the FAS-DPD test separately. While it is possible to fight algae without this test, it involves a lot of guess work and extra chlorine.
Fourth, you need to have enough chlorine on hand, lest you end up running out to the store to buy more every half hour. I strongly recommend bleach, but cal-hypo, dichlor, and lith-hypo can all be used if you are aware of their down sides. (Remember, you will be using a lot of chlorine, so the negatives of dichlor, cal-hypo, and lith-hypo can be quite significant.) At a minimum, I would suggest having four times the amount needed to bring your pool to shock level. The longer it has been since the pool was clear the more chlorine you may need, so plan accordingly. You can use PoolMath to calculate the amount that corresponds to shock level for your pool.
Fifth, adjust the pH to between 7.2 and 7.4 before you start. The pH test is not reliable at high FC levels (when FC > 10ppm), and the pH often goes up, so start it off a little on the low side. The FC level is going to be high for several days, so you need to get the pH right before you start.
If the pool has been sitting unattended for longer than one winter you should also spend some time in advance pulling everything solid you can get hold of out of the water. Using a skimmer net on a pole you should be able to fish out most of what is in the water, even if you can't see what you are doing.
If you regularly have issues with metals, or have recently used a copper based algaecide, or regularly use a ionizer/mineral system you need to take additional precautions to avoid metal stains. While SLAMing the pool, the pH will temporarily go up more than it might usually, which can cause any metals in the water to deposit as stain the pool surface. If you suspect there may be problems with metals, you should lower the pH down very close to 7.0 before starting and add some sequestrant to prevent metal staining.
If you have a SWG, chlorine tablet dispenser, or Liquidator, you will still need to use another chlorine source for killing off the algae. All of those devices are designed to add chlorine slowly and steadily over many hours. To kill algae, you need to put lots and lots of chlorine in all at once. The SWG, tablet dispenser, or Liquidator can be helpful in the follow up stages to maintain shock level, but for the initial couple of chlorine applications you need to use another chlorine source. Generally, we recommend turning these systems off so that you have a feel for the chlorine consumption and the progress of the SLAM process.
Hit Hard
Begin your efforts when you have as much time as possible, preferably several hours in a row, to work on the pool. You will also need time to follow up at least twice a day for the next several days. The more concentrated time you can spend, the quicker the entire process will go. Set the pump timer/pool automation system to run the pump continuously, and leave it running 24/7 until the water is completely clear. Now you are ready to start killing the algae.
The general process is: Add enough chlorine to bring the pool up to shock level. Wait half an hour. Then test the FC level, and add enough chlorine to bring the FC back up to shock level. Repeat this cycle: test, add chlorine, wait, as many times as you have time for, or until the FC level remains nearly at shock level after a one hour wait.
You always test the FC level and only add as much chlorine as needed to bring it back up to shock level. PoolMath is very handy for this since you can enter your pool size, the test result in the Now column, and shock level in the Goal column, and it will tell you how much bleach to add. The first few times the FC level is likely to be either zero or quite low. Once the FC level is still a substantial fraction of shock level after half an hour, you can switch to waiting one hour between tests.
During the first half hour wait, get a skimmer net and remove everything solid that you can from the pool. If the algae has only been growing for a couple of days that might not be very much, but if the pool has been closed for a while there may be lots of leaves and other debris in there. Be as thorough as you can, given that you probably won't be able to see what you are doing.
Once the green starts to fade you should brush the entire pool. It is important to brush everywhere while the FC level is high. That means ladders and steps as well as the entire pool surface. Algae can survive high chlorine levels if it has formed a biofilm on a surface. By brushing, you disrupt the biofilm and expose the algae to the chlorine. Continue brushing once a day until the algae is all dead.
After several cycles, possibly quite a few cycles if the pool has had algae for a very long time, the FC level will be falling only slightly after an hour's wait. At that point, you can bring the pool back up to shock level one last time, and then move on to the follow up stage. If you are doing all this in the morning, and the CYA level is below 60, you should check the FC level one more time in the mid afternoon and bring it back up to shock level if needed.
Follow Up
To make sure you got all of the algae, it is important to maintain the pool at shock level until testing shows that all the algae is gone. Continue testing the water at least twice a day (morning and evening) and bringing it back up to shock level if needed. Algae can be hiding in obscure places, like lighting niches or under a ladder or in the plumbing. Continued high FC levels will kill all of the algae eventually. It is also important to brush the entire pool once a day until the algae is completely gone.
To see if you got all of the algae, measure the FC level after sunset and then measure it again very early in the morning, this is called the Overnight Chlorine Loss Test (OCLT). If the FC remained stable (within 1.0ppm of the same reading) overnight, and the CC level is 0.5 or lower then all of the algae is gone.
Once most of the algae is dead, the water will turn milky or gray instead of green. It can still take the filter up to a week to clear the water from this point. A sand filter is the slowest to clear up the pool, while a DE filter can often do it in a couple of days.
While that is happening, you should keep an eye on the filter pressure and backwash/clean the filter any time the pressure goes up by 20-25% over your clean pressure. DE filters will often need to be backwashed a couple of times a day for the first day or two. Sand and cartridge filters will usually last a couple of days between cleanings. If in doubt, clean/backwash the filter extra times rather than risk letting it get clogged up. If your filter pressure is rising quickly and you are not able to backwash as needed, switching to the Recirculate mode, if available, on your filter's multi-port valve can keep the water moving until you able to properly monitor your filter. Do not run through a solar panel system on Recirculate or you could clog the tubes. If you have a SWG, check that the cell also does not clog up with debris when running on Recirculate, remove the cell if possible.
If you have a sand filter and are not seeing daily improvement in the water clarity, it may be a good idea to inspect your sand and Deep Clean your Sand Filter to ensure it is operating correctly. You can also Add DE to a Sand Filter to help it more quickly clear up the pool.
If you are in a huge hurry, and have a sand or DE filter, it is possible to do a floc treatment to clean up the dead algae after the FC level holds steady overnight. Flock treatments can often clean up the water overnight, but TFP does not recommend them. They are an additional effort and expense, they don't always work completely, and they increase the risk that the algae will come back.
Getting algae is a pain but sometimes unavoidable. Every pool and every situation is a little different. If there is something I didn't cover, or you have questions, or things don't go exactly the way I described, feel free to start a new topic in the Algae - Prevention and Treatment section and get advice tailored to your specific situation. If you are properly prepared, hit hard, and follow up thoroughly, you can have the pool cleaned up in under a week and be back to enjoying your sparkling oasis!
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SOURCE: American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
March 21, 2013 17:37 ET
JERUSALEM--(Marketwire - Mar 21, 2013) - President Obama today gave accolades to researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), who presented two brain-focused technologies at the Israel Museum technology showcase as part of his Israel trip.
Accompanied by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Obama saw brain activation technology by ElMindA, which he called "a great idea." The company, which has worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers on preventing concussions, is a start-up company founded by Prof. Amir Geva of BGU's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (Link to web photo) (Getty Image)
BNA™ measures brain state and brain changes and can potentially be applied to assess a wide spectrum of neurological, psychiatric and physical conditions, including concussions, sports injuries, and central nervous system-related diseases, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. In addition, the technology serves as a valuable tool in the development of treatments for these diseases, in rehabilitation from sports injuries, and in evaluating when physical activity can be resumed. BNA™ is currently being used with leading partners in the United States.
One of the show's highlights was MinDestkop, a hands-free, thought-controlled computer developed by three BGU graduate students. To demonstrate, a student "patient" wore a cap with 14 EEG connect points that sense brain activity. A second student explained that as the patient thought of different items -- a flower, music or an automobile -- the patient could manipulate the cursor to specific colors on a computer screen that controlled what the patient wanted to do.
According to the Newsweek/Daily Beast, Obama said to Netanyahu of the MinDesktop inventors, "These guys have deeper thoughts probably than the two of us." The computer is being designed to help disabled people communicate with just their thoughts.
"Today, we were stars, and it is so incredibly gratifying to be able to present two examples of the cutting-edge technology being developed and commercialized by BGU," says Doron Krakow, executive vice president, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev based in New York City. "We are proud of the two groups from ElmindA and MinDesktop, who are fulfilling Ben-Gurion University's mission to develop technologies that are helping people in Israel, in the United States and around the world."
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) plays a vital role in sustaining David Ben-Gurion's vision, creating a world-class institution of education and research in the Israeli desert, nurturing the Negev community and sharing the University's expertise locally and around the globe. With some 20,000 students on campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sede Boqer and Eilat in Israel's southern desert, BGU is a university with a conscience, where the highest academic standards are integrated with community involvement, committed to sustainable development of the Negev. AABGU is headquartered in Manhattan and has nine regional offices throughout the U.S. For more information, please visit www.aabgu.org.
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Dingleton Hill Bridge #22May 23. 2013 3:16PM
Root Hill Road
Cornish, NH
The Dingleton Hill bridge was built by James Tasker, who is known to have built at least eleven bridges in the area. It was assembled in a schoolyard and then transported to the site. The farmers who used it would occasionally repair it. Milton Graton restored it in the summer of 1983 at which time he repaired the stone abutments and roof, leveled the bridge and installed new bearing shoes and plank flooring.
Year of Construction: - 1882
Original Cost: - $812
One mile east of N.H. Route 12A on Root Hill Road at the foot of Dingleton Hill in Cornish over Mill Brook.
Multiple Kingpost truss. The bridge is 77'9" long with a clear span of 62'6". It has an overall width of 16'4" with a roadway width of 12'9" and a maximum vertical clearance of 10'5". A cross beam (tell-tale) has been erected at each approach at a height of 7'6" to block high vehicles. The bridge is posted for six tons, passenger cars only.


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Barack Obama has slashed Medicare by $500 billion. Mitt Romney and House Republicans want to end Medicare. And a new board is going to ration care so Washington can waste more money. Believe any of that? You shouldn't. But it's what the political ads likely will be saying between now and Election Day in November. We have some advice for voters sorting out the claims: Believe nothing you hear in a 30-second TV ad.


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For a Reason
MU graduate John Gilbert of Fairfax has represented the United States internationally playing wheelchair basketball since 2004.
If you looked at John Gilbert's life on paper a few years back, you might have thought he was going nowhere fast. Gilbert is a paraplegic from a poor, single-parent home in a tiny and economically troubled Missouri town. Sometimes, Gilbert says, things were "skinny" around the house. When most people utter the phrase "Things happen for a reason," it can sound trite. But coming from Gilbert you believe it. For although he blithely lets fate have its head in some aspects of life, in other realms he is champion of his own future.
Gilbert, BS '10, a graduate student in MU's College of Education, has seen London, Paris and Sydney from his wheelchair. Because of his talent and hard work, he has represented the United States internationally playing wheelchair basketball since 2004.
Apparently, Gilbert never looked at his life on paper.
The heart of Fairfax
One of the things that happened for a reason was his family's move to Fairfax, Mo. When Gilbert's parents broke up, his grandparents were in Fairfax, and they all came to love the openness of its people. "We stayed because of the heart of Fairfax," he says.
"It's a town with more cows than people — all 645 of us," Gilbert says. He describes the town, bypassed by a highway and buffeted by competition from big-box stores, as economically on the rocks. But the locals are tight, he says. They adopted the Gilberts and made sure they had what they needed. "I love the heart of that place. Everybody knows everybody and waves when you pass. There are no police — the people handle that. If you spit off the bridge, everybody knows before it hits the ground."
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Terrapene carolina
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name(s):
Cistudo major Agassiz, 1857
Cistudo mexicana Gray, 1849
Cistudo triunguis Agassiz, 1857
Cistudo yucatana Boulenger, 1895
Terrapene bauri Taylor, 1895
Testudo carolina Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo clausa Gmelin, 1789
|Taxonomic Notes:
Currently considered to comprise six subspecies: Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758), T. carolina bauri Taylor, 1895, T. carolina triunguis (Agassiz, 1857), T. carolina major (Agassiz, 1857), T. c. mexicana (Gray, 1849) and T. c. yucatana (Boulenger, 1895). The taxonomic status of the taxa yucatana and mexicana remains dynamic; they were treated as full species by Smith et al. (1996) and Stephens and Wiens (2003), but were treated as subspecies of carolina by Fritz and Havas (2007) and TTWG (2010). Butler et al. (2011) argued that the subspecies T. c. major is based on a phenotype resulting from introgression of genes of the extinct subspecies Terrapene c. putnami in eastern subspecies (mainly T. c. carolina) and does not warrant formal recognition.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2bcde+4bcde ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|van Dijk, P.P.
|Horne, B.D., Mittermeier, R.A., Philippen, H.-D., Quinn, H.R., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Vogt, R.C
|Lee, J., Hammerson, G.A., Lavin, P., Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Mandujano, R.C.
A wide variety of population data sets at different sites and over different periods indicate a widespread persistent and ongoing gradual decline of Terrapene carolina that probably exceeds 30% over three generations, here conservatively considered as 50 years (possibly as long as 100 years). Causes of decline are not fully understood, but comprise a mixture of habitat destruction, pollution and pesticide effects, direct mortality from vehicle strikes, decreased recruitment through increased predation (particularly of eggs and juveniles) by subsidized predators (raccoons, foxes, possums, crows), intentional removal of animals for commercial pet trade (ceased), as personal pets or for 'turtle racing' (ongoing), and possibly disease and vegetational / forest succession trends in much of the eastern United States.
Terrapene carolina mexicana was considered as Least Concern on the grounds that it has a relatively wide range, and although there are modest threats from habitat degradation and collection, the subspecies is currently not thought to be significantly impacted by these. However, these threats should be monitored.Terrapene carolina yucatana was considered Vulnerable because it is documented as rare with a total population estimated to be less than 10,000, it has a fairly small area of occurrence, and no subpopulation is estimated to contain more than 1,000 individuals; there is an ongoing decline in the number of individuals, due to ongoing habitat degradation and loss, and incidental take. Maximum reproductive potential in other box turtle subspecies is around 7-11 eggs/female/year, and maturity at five to eight years; values for yucatana may be lower because of its shorter active season. In the absence of quantitative data, the subspecies qualifies at least for Vulnerable A2bc, A4bc, B2ab(iii) and/or C2a(i).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
Terrapene carolina occurs throughout North America south of the Great Lakes and east of the Rocky Mountains, from southern Ontario, Canada, south to the Florida Keys and Texas, as well as Northeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula (adapted from Iverson 1992, Dodd 2001).Terrapene carolina carolina: Extreme southern Maine through Ontario, central Michigan and central Illinois to Georgia.
Terrapene carolina bauri: Peninsular Florida
Terrapene carolina major: southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and western Florida
Terrapene carolina triunguis: Eastern Texas to southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, and south-central Alabama.
Terrapene carolina mexicana: Northeastern Mexico, from Tamaulipas through eastern San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo to western Veracruz.
Terrapene carolina yucatana occurs in Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo States of Mexico (Dodd 2001). Old records of occurrence in northern Belize are probably speculative, as no confirmed specimens are known from Belize.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Canada (Ontario); Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatán); United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
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|Although widespread and historically common, populations of the various subspecies of the Eastern Box Turtle are perceived to be in gradual decline across the species' range, documented both at a number of sites where populations were monitored over decades, and from casual observations across much of the range. Reported population densities range from two to 24 animals per hectare of suitable habitat (Farrell et al. 2006, Ernst and Lovich 2009).
Terrapene carolina mexicana apparently is localized in its occurrence, and relatively common where it occurs (Smith and Smith 1979, P. Lavin pers. comm. 2005).
Terrapene carolina yucatana is uncommon to rare: rural farmers interviewed by Buskirk (1993) said that some might see a half dozen animals per year, and none in another year. Only 18 localities have been recorded over a century of the species being known to science (Smith and Smith 1979, Buskirk 1993). While the similarly uncommonly collected Kinosternon creaseri proved widespread and abundant when specifically searched for, Terrapene yucatana was not found by any turtle surveys in Yucatan (Iverson 1988; Buskirk 1993, 1997; Artner 2004). Total population was estimated as most likely less than 10,000 individuals (J.C. Lee pers. comm. 2005)
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
Terrapene carolina occurs in a variety of habitats, including open broadleaf forests, field-forest edges, shrubby graslands, marshy meadows, stream valleys, palmetto thickets and other vegetation types. The species is omnivorous, feeding on mushrooms, plant stems, leaves, flowers and fruits, slugs, snails, earthworms and numerous other types of food. Box turtles disperse and facilitate germination of certain plant seeds.
Males reach 23.5 cm carapace length (CL), females 19.8 cm in subspecies major, other subspecies rarely exceed 16 cm CL. Maturity is reached at five to six years / 9-10 cm CL in males, and at seven to eight years / 9-10 cm CL in females of subspecies baurii. Longevity of 50-80 years is probably not unusual, but most animals do not surpass 25-35 years at present. Generation time is probably at the order of 35 years years (Kiester pers. comm. 2009). Reproducing females produce one or two clutches of three to five (range 1-11) eggs per year, but many females do not reproduce each year. Incubation takes about 73 (50-110) days. Hatchlings measure about 30 (27-36) mm (Dodd 2001, Farrell et al. 2006, Ernst and Lovich 2009).
Terrapene carolina mexicana lives mainly in tropical deciduous forest, rarely in mixed pine – deciduous forest or oak forest habitat at altitude (Dodd 2001, P. Lavin pers. comm. 2005). Most reported localities are below 500 m altitude (Smith and Smith 1979), but recoirds exist up to 900 m altitude in the Sierra de Tamaulipas (P. Lavin pers. comm. 2005). No specific information is available on food, feeding or reproduction (Dodd 2001).
Very little information available on the natural history of Terrapene carolina yucatana; preferred habitat apparently is low semi-xeric deciduous scrub forest broken by scattered grassland areas (Smith and Smith 1979); animals are occasionally encountered by rural farmers after slashing and burning of fallow fields before planting (Buskirk 1993). It is active only during the rainy season (June to early November) (Buskirk 1993). Largest recorded animal was 15.9 cm CL (Buskirk 1993), though Lee (1996) indicated up to 20 cm might be possible. Little or no information is available on food and feeding, reproduction, growth or maturity (Lee 1996, Dodd 2001).
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
|Generation Length (years):
|Use and Trade:
Terrapene carolina experienced a pulse of exploitation for the international pet trade in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the species was in demand after mass Mediterranean tortoise trade was curtailed by CITES; the genus Terrapene was itself included in CITES in 1994 after which exports ceased.
Box Turtles are in great demand for 'turtle races', and many animals are taken from from the wild, raced, and if returned, often to another location, leading to stress, increased likelihood of vehicle strike, disturbance to established animals, and possible transmission of disease.
|Major Threat(s):
A wide variety of factors impact Terrapene carolina, and the combination of impacts may leverage the severity of impacts. Degradation, fragmentation and destruction of Box Turtle habitat is widespread, from conversion of rural areas to suburban subdivisions and industrial areas, highways and other infrastructure, to consolidation of small-scale agriculture and timber plantations, and impacts of intentional or accidental vegetation fires, including prescribed burn regimes. Pollution and pesticide effects have been implicated in at least localized population declines, and this has impacted across much of the landscape.
Direct mortality from vehicle strikes, both as roadkill and from agricultural machinery, as well as fire mortality, reduces population density and recruitment potential. Decreased recruitment also results from increased predation, particularly of eggs and juveniles, by subsidized predators (i.e., unnaturally large populations of predators subsidized by easily available resources near human settlements) such as raccoons, foxes, possums, and crows, and possibly boar and dogs; introduced fire ants have also been implicated in Box Turtle population declines.
Intentional removal of large numbers of animals for the domestic and international pet trade has largely ceased, but incidental collection of animals as personal pets and for and 'turtle racing' continues, and amount to very large numbers over time. If returned to native habitat, released pet Box Turtles carry a risk of introducing disease into a native population, and animals from elsewhere represent the threat of genetic pollution. The role of disease in Box Turtle declines is not clear, but ear abscesses are particularly prevalent among Eastern Box Turtles and may indicate underlying stresses.
The overall impact of vegetational and forest succession occurring in much of the eastern United States is not clear, but anecdotal information suggests that while protected woodland areas develop into climax forests which are less suitable for Box Turtles, little new habitat is created or reverted to early successional stages. In certain areas (e.g., Egmont Key), Box Turtles rely on introduced vegetation species for shelter, and management measures to address invasive vegetation could adversely affect an area's suitability for box turtles.
The impact of climate change is not easy to predict, but recent mild winters in the Mid-Atlantic region have led to problems with animals emerging prematurely from hibernation, after which they are injured by subsequent cold periods (Dodd 2001, Farrell et al. 2006, Ernst and Lovich 2009.
Habitat loss (from sugarcane plantations, cattle grazing and fire impacts), collection for pet or subsistence consumption, and roadkills have all been recorded as threats to T. carolina mexicana. The species can tolerate low-level habitat changes, but probably not large-scale modifications. Habitat across much of the range is probably fairly stable at present, however this should be monitored.
Terrapene carolina yucatana: Some animals are killed by agricultural fires; charred animals encountered serendipitously may be consumed by rural farmers, but the species is too rare to go out looking for it.. Some animals are kept as pets locally. Very few animals are kept in captivity abroad (Buskirk 1993, Artner 2004). Road kill is also a problem for this rare, long lived species
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Terrapene carolina is included in CITES Appendix II and is subject to a variety of State legislation and regulations in Canada and the United States. Turtles in general are protected from exploitation under Mexican wildlife and natural resource legislation; implementation is uneven.
The species occurs in a large number of protected areas, some of which are large and remote enough to buffer their resident Box Turtle populations from most impacts. A population of Terrapene carolina mexicana could occur in the Sierra del Abra Tanchipa Biosphere Reserve (217 km2, cat. VI; core 167 km2, cat. Ia), but no confirmation is available. Individuals and perhaps populations of Terrapene carolina yucatana could occur in a number of protected natural and archaeological sites, but this remains unconfirmed.
Obvious impacts on Box Turtle populations from residential, industrial, recreational and infrastructure developments should minimize impact on these turtle populations, through measures potentially including translocation, wildlife crossings, creation of replacement habitat, awareness, and other actions. Conservation measures for other species and habitat management focused on ecosystem maintenance or restoration must take the specific needs and sensitivities of Box Turtle populations into account, whether forest or fire management. Removal of Box Turtles from, and release of Box Turtles into natural populations should be minimized through appropriate enforcement of legislation and regulations, and through public awareness. Extensive research on status and conservation biology, and monitoring of population trends, is essential for sound conservation management of the species.
Population assessments, basic natural history studies, habitat monitoring, and confirmation of the occurrence of secure populations in protected areas, or establishment of one or more suitable PAs, are urgently needed for Terrapene carolina mexicana and Terrapene carolina yucatana.
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"I can say unequivocally and without any hesitance or potential reconsideration that I have absolutely no intention of buying Mass Effect 4. The reasons for this are many, so I will list only the three most predominant ones. In essence, though, it all goes back to the core foundations on which the series was built, and the promises and reasonable assumptions on which I and so many others developed an attachment to it." thumbACTIVE
Jesus christ.
There are no details known and there is complain article already.
I have my doubds but i always wait for more information before making ridiculous conclusions.
Yes, yes. We're approving baww-articles nowadays? Although, come to think of it, it's always been done on N4G.
I still laugh at these people as I always wait for some proper gameplay footage, info and so on to determine whether the game is worth buying or not.
I, personally, loved Mass Effect 3 despite its disappointing ending.
Good everyone should stop buying Bioware games until they can learn that breaking promises and doing everything opposite of what fans want won't make them a good game. DA2 was a rushed mess that was absolutely nothing like DA2, ME2 while good in the story department it was a huge step away from the RPG that everyone fell in love with, ME3 is just a pure 3rd person shooter with a terrible story that dose not count any choices that you made (like promised) a horrible ending with an alternate ending which was still bad and the gameplay was just clunky compared to ME2. They added in multiplayer which wasn't needed and clearly took away from the single player experience. DA3 is already starting to go the path of ME3, they already confirmed a once again unneeded and unwanted multiplayer, No race choices which is what made the experience of DAO so unique, and a promise to make it bigger than DAO and 2 combined (but knowing bioware is notorious for breaking promises we shouldn't hold our breath) and they will most likely make the combat like 2 (which was bad enough to start) or worse.
The founders quit, the best writers they had quit, a lot of the original development staff quit...all that bioware has now are the goonies that ruined DA2 and ME3 that are trained by EA to only care about money and not the fans.
All aboard the Bioware hate train. No charge for mindless sheep that don't think for themselves. First stop, EA is evil headquarters, second stop Bioware has no soul building. Come on now, all the sheep aboard.
Obviously this is sarcasm at the expense of people that hate on a company or game developer simply because it is cool to do. Then when another game developer does the same thing they pretend it is okay because that company is cool. Think for yourself people. If something is bad than judge it as so because you think it is bad, not because everyone else in the group hates it.
> Makes 3 great games
> One of them had a disappointing ending
Cool logic, bro.
Personally, I will buy ME4 as long as it looks to be worth buying. You know, like a normal unspoiled gamer that enjoys playing games more than threatening the games' developers that I won't be buying the sequel because I didn't like a certain aspect of one of the prequels.


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As the Phillies stumbled Tuesday to another listless defeat that dropped them under .500 again, something was happening 70 miles north. Domonic Brown smashed two home runs and a double, threw a runner out from left field, and made a diving catch.
And that was only in the first four innings of triple-A Lehigh Valley's rout of the Gwinnett Braves.
Brown's bat is heating up; he's hitting .415 (17 for 41) in his last 10 games with four home runs and 13 runs scored. The 24-year-old's batting average had dipped to .231, but this streak has bumped it to .282. Fifteen months ago, he broke his right hamate bone, an injury that typically saps power for about a year.
"For me, he's the same Domonic," IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg told reporters Tuesday following the game.
Of course, the "same Domonic" is a maddening player yet to realize his potential. One scout who watched Brown for the previous four days would agree.
"There's not much to love about his defense, but he has definitely swung it pretty well," said the scout, who requested anonymity to speak about another team's player. "I am still not 100 percent sold on the bat, but he has looked solid. Other scouts will say he looked better two years ago."
A lot has happened since then. The Phillies summoned Brown in 2010 and he dazzled in his debut. A injury stole playing time. He was recalled midseason, again, in 2011 and was ultimately supplanted as the starting right fielder by Hunter Pence. The Phillies moved him to left, and recently center for a week, before back to left. He spent most of this spring on the bench with injuries.
The outfield -- and his health -- remains his barrier to reaching the majors.
"His defense is somewhat a mystery to me," the scout said. "He seems so gifted athletically but he just doesn't break on the ball well."
He added: "The diving catch was a product of a bad jump. But the two bombs were impressive."
And therein lies the tantalizing talent of Brown.
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Consultant, CompuwareJim Weirich is a software consultant for Compuware with over twenty-five years of experience in software developement. He has worked with real-time data systems for testing jet engines, networking software for information systems, and image processing software for the financial industry. Weirich is active in the Ruby community and has contributed to several Ruby projects, including the Rake build system and the RubyGems package software.


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A stock index is generally a portfolio of stocks, bonds or other kinds of investments which are used to represent either segments of an exchange or the whole exchange. One of the most common ways to understand a stock index is to have a look at the composition of the stocks it represents. Generally, the set of rules require the stocks to satisfy certain criteria, such that[1]:
The benchmark indices of various exchanges not only represent the stocks, but the scenario of the market as a whole. Hence, they are used to depict the overall health of the economy as well. Understanding how the index works, is a good way to begin analysis on various stocks and their importance to the economy. A good way to analyze an index is to understand the composition of the stocks it represents.
A broad based index or composite index is the one which covers almost all stocks on the exchange (or a certain majority percentage of the market capitalization on the exchange). The main purpose of the broad based index is to act as a proxy for the performance of the economic conditions of the entire market, or reveal investor sentiment towards the market.
Based on the definition of a stock index, a global index could include indices which span across exchanges and possibly countries. The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market Index spans all publicly traded index in America, excluding foreign stocks and ADRs. The Euronext 100 includes stocks from all over the European Union and the Russell Investment group have something called the Global Index.
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While reading this short novel (The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel), I came across an interesting fact. Read this quote:
" 1939- President Antanas Smetona of Lithuania broadcasts a last speech over the radio, protesting his country's annexation by the Soviet Union... Smetona does not want to make his speech in Lithuanian, which no one outisde his small country will understand. But he also refuses to speak the tongues of the oppressors, Russian or German. Smetona makes his last speech in Latin."
After reading this, I searched in google to find that speech but w/o success.
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Now the heavy lifting begins.
Now the heavy lifting begins.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a state budget this week that includes $325,000 to help fund the relocation of the historic Cape San Blas Lighthouse.
The announcement by Mayor Mel Magidson during Tuesday�s regular bi-monthly Port St. Joe City Commission was met by applause from a packed chamber.
The city was awarded the lighthouse, two keepers� quarters and the oil house by the federal government earlier this year.
Funding the relocation from the cape to the city � the site in George Core Park adjacent to the historic Maddox property and aligned with the Third Street axis from U.S. 98 � had been a significant hurdle.
Though formal costs are an unknown until bidding, the city had been operating with a number of $200,000-$250,000 as the most optimistic estimate for the actual moving of the buildings.
A campaign by the St. Joseph Historical Society had raised just under $40,000 and the Port St. Joe Redevelopment Agency had secured grant funding for foundation construction and other components of the move.
With the appropriation from the state, the city, Magidson said, was in position to move ahead swiftly with the relocation. The state money does not become available until the fiscal year begins in July.
�Now we really have for that project over $400,000,� Magidson said. �We are grateful to all those who helped us in the Legislature and all those who had a hand in convincing the governor of the value of this saving this historic treasure.�
Magidson, echoing words used by Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-Panama City Beach), said the lighthouse relocation could also become an �economic boom� for the area.
Time is pressing.
The city has roughly two months remaining in the six-month window provided by the federal government to move the structures from the site, which is owned by the U.S. Air Force.
Magidson said the next step would be working with the project manager, Preble Rish Engineers, to establish a timeline for site preparation at George Core Park and soliciting bids for the actual move of the structures.
PSJRA relocation
The subject of the moving of the PSJRA arose again when Commissioner Bo Patterson asked where the standoff with the Board of County Commissioners stood.
At this point, Magidson made clear, there is not a solution, �but I hope we can get it resolved soon.�
The PSJRA was asked to move by the BOCC to accommodate the growth in staff and workload by the Gulf County Tourist Development Council, which shares the Welcome Center with the PSJRA.
The city, which leases the building to the county though the TDC paid for the move of the building to city land, has said it was open to the move, but wanted the county to consider a revision to an interlocal agreement concerning WindMark Beach.
The revision would divide a fire tax that now goes to the BOCC general fund among the three fire departments that cover the WindMark Beach area.
The BOCC has balked at the proposal, saying the move of the PSJRA should not be tied to the interlocal agreement and asserting that agreement is more complex than just the fire tax.
During last week�s BOCC meeting, Commissioner Warren Yeager told his fellow commissioners that of the 15 items in the interlocal agreement, 11 had been completed, one was a non-issue and the other items pertained to the fire tax and city services to the county residents.
The city has agreed to ensure that county residents pay the same rate for water and sewer as city residents.
Magidson disputed that there was anything �complex� about the interlocal agreement and said the city had raised the issue of the fire tax to the BOCC at least two years ago and the issue had not been resolved.
�Anybody who says the interlocal agreement and the (PSJRA) move are connected is blowing smoke,� Magidson said.
He said when the request for the PSJRA move came up, the city broached the fire tax issue once again.
�They are not connected; this is not complex,� Magidson said.
He also argued that by dividing the fire tax money, something in the neighborhood of $28,000, among the local fire departments might also help lower the fire insurance rating for residents, something that does not happen when the money goes into the BOCC general fund.
The PSJRA is currently paying double for rent, at the Welcome Center and to hold an office at the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce Local Color building which has been offered to the agency at the same operational costs currently incurred at the Welcome Center.
Frank Pate Park boat parking
The city will move ahead to spend just over $2,000 to remove five trees near the restrooms at Frank Pate Park and add 10-12 new boat parking space for the boat ramp that is a weekend traffic jam.
The city will create the spots and place posts or parking stops
Chamber upgrades
Commissioners also approved spending under $2,000 for improvements to the Commission meeting room, including installation of equipment for PowerPoint presentations and the installation of a movable wall at the back end to keep the public out of staff space.
While adding the wall, staff would install 20 additional chairs in the meeting room.
The city of Port St. Joe will hold a ceremony to dedicate the Holly Hill Cemetery Pavilion in honor of former Commissioner Charles Stephens at 10 a.m. ET Friday, May 31. While commissioner Stephens, who passed away a week ago, was instrumental in the construction of the pavilion. The public is encouraged to attend. The cemetery is located at 1665 Madison Street.


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In a fit of gratitude, I made a list of the things I loved about my life the other day. I managed eight solid things, none were frivolous and one prompted the whole exercise: I love warm February days. This beautiful February day set into motion a productive weekend. It felt so good to get some good old-fashioned garden clean up done with my husband by my side and the sheep grazing freely about. It makes you feel optimistic about the rest of your life.
Welcome to a new Another Place In Time photo. Do you know any of the people featured in the photo? If so, call your guesses into the Grant County News at 859-824-3343. See next week's News for their identity.
If you've got an old photo, you'd like to see featured in the News, bring it to the News office. Photos can be scanned and returned in the same visit.
Perhaps this can be a reminder of the payoff of "putting up" the garden in spring, summer and fall: we have extended our homegrown eating pleasure into the winter months with some basic preservation methods. If you froze, dried, canned or otherwise preserved fresh fruits and vegetables in 2012 do not forget about them (or horde them for some unreasonable time.)
February 5, 1998
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Mark C. Zordel has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Zordel studied Air Force missions and special training in human relations. Zordel is the son of Dorothy F. Zordel of Lincoln Neb. and Vernon R. Zordel of Williamstown.
In a time when we all seek advice from experts, it is not only important to know what plants you have, but also to understand the nomenclature of symptoms caused by insect and disease problems. "I've got this thing on my wacha-ma-call-it" won't get you very far with a Google search or in person. We need to know how to describe the "things" that we find on our plant material so a proper diagnosis and treatment can follow.
15 Years
January 22, 1998
Kimberly Bowen, formerly of Grant County, received a master's of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. She is a 1986 graduate of Simon-Kenton High School and a 1991 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. She is the daughter of Walter and Alice Bowen of Burlington.
January 15, 1998
Brent Caldwell, a former dispatcher and police officer for Williamstown has been hired as a 911 dispatch employee. Caldwell was hired in a special meeting on Jan. 8 by the board of directors of the county's Public Service Communications Center. Caldwell is the son of Williamstown Mayor Glenn Caldwell.
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This is a variation on the standard stir fried pak boong that my grandmother makes. It has a little more depth due to the soya sauce, fish sauce and palm sugar.
Chinese loves adding Flower Crabs when making Steamboat as the meat is really sweet. Steaming it in a distinct sauce is also one of the most common methods of cooking this crab.
As simple, spicy sambal dish that is usually an accompaniment to Nasi Lemak.
I love this recipe given to me by my friend. The sour curry taste is so mouth-watering and the aroma that comes out of it while it's cooking - heavenly!
This is an original Indonesian satay recipe. I hope all you cooks around the world can enjoy it! You can grill or barbecue the chicken and serve with some hot chilli on the side.