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I am very concerned with special interests in Denver collaborating with primarily urban legislators to ram through legislation Empire's members do not agree with. Senate Bill 13-252 imposes draconian renewable energy mandates on Empire that will raise electric rates.
It is sponsored by Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs), Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass), Speaker of the House Mark Ferrandino (D-Denver) and Representative Crisanta Duran (D-Denver). The bill was introduced April 3 and had its first committee hearing April 8, only five days later. In contrast, SB 13-001, a much less controversial bill on tax credits for working families, was introduced January 9 and had its first hearing April 3, three months later.
This gave the electric co-ops no time to review the bill, which was written behind closed doors by special interests and legislators, or to thoroughly understand all of its affects and costs for members. It is important to remember that electric cooperatives supported a bill in 2007 to impose a 10 percent renewable energy standard on ourselves. This bill was not imposed lightly - cooperatives worked with legislators, the Governor's Office, renewable-energy advocates and environmentalists to craft workable legislation that achieved goals we all agreed on.
But this bill is now being rushed through the legislative process without the benefit of an open and honest dialogue. Instead of being referred to the Senate Energy Committee, which has some familiarity with energy issues and electric cooperatives, it was sent to the Senate State Affairs Committee. This is the committee handpicked by Senator Morse to approve controversial bills at his direction.
SB 252 directs Tri-State Generation and Transmission to generate 25 percent of the electricity it sells in Colorado from defined renewable resources. It adds two new sources to the approved list, methane captured from coal mines and electricity generated from landfill waste using a process known as pyrolysis. While it is a good idea to utilize these new technologies, neither of those new resources have a significant availability in Colorado at this time. The bill also requires cooperatives to achieve at least 1 percent of their retail sales from expensive distributed generation.
Defenders of the bill claim that rural consumers shouldn't be concerned about higher electricity costs because there is a rate cap to protect them. However, President Morse couldn't accurately explain how the cap works in the hearing and later amended the bill to clarify that it would actually compound over the six years the cooperatives have to comply. In fact, even he acknowledged the increase will be well over the 2 percent he stated at the beginning of the hearing.
Given the very short time frame it had, Tri-State ran the requirements of the bill through some standard industry models to estimate rate impacts. It estimates the bill will cost rural consumers $8,000 per meter, on average. How do they arrive at this figure? Tri-State will have to buy or build new renewable resources. It will have to also retire existing coal plants early that still have years of useful life. Why? Because at this point Tri-State has more than enough generation resources to meet its members demands. Tri-State will be paying twice for the same amount of generation. But wait, because renewable resources are intermittent, meaning they only produce power when the wind blows or the sun shines, Tri-State will have to purchase or build additional gas generation to back up the new renewables. So, in effect Tri-State will be paying three times for the same amount of electric capacity.
Under the bill, Tri-State must pass these costs to only their Colorado member systems, because the bill prevents the expenses from being divided among all 44 of Tri-State's member owners, which includes cooperatives in New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska. Tri-State estimates the total cost of SB 252 to be between $2.9 billion and $4 billion. That is a lot of money, folks.
All of this was done without consulting with the rural cooperatives that have to implement this mandate or the rural consumers required to pay for it. Why not consult with our consumers and directors? One member of Senate leadership recently told NPR that she had more important thing to do than consider the needs of rural special interests.
As a co-op director from the Eastern Plains said during the hearing, "No bill should be passed without a thorough understanding of its consequences to all parties involved." Both the substance of SB 252 and the questionable "back-room deal" manner in which it was introduced are reasons enough to oppose it.
Finally, responses to Empire's last member survey revealed that while 8 percent said to not exceed the state mandate, 77 percent said to not raise rates to exceed it. It was clear direction to the board to stay the course at a 10 percent mandate from renewable resources by 2020, not 25 percent.
Contact your legislator and let them know your opinion (pro or con), but you better hurry. SB 252 is on a fast track and could be law by the time you read this.Neal Stephens is general manager of Empire Electric Association, Inc.


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Have a Plan in Place when Disaster Strikes
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If evacuation is not possible during a disaster, decide where on the property your horses will be safest.
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Ice storms, blizzards, floods, and tornadoes. Disasters often strike without warning, as demonstrated recently by the December ice storm that wreaked havoc on hundreds of thousands residents in Ontario, the Maritimes, and the northeastern United States with downed tree limbs and power lines. Many were without power for days, while for others it was weeks, which meant no heat or water.
No one is immune from the possible effects of a disaster, but preparing ahead of time and having an emergency plan in place can help to keep our horses safe and out of harm's way.
Plan it Out
Being aware of the possible risks in your region is the first step toward preparing for any possible disaster that has the potential to cause a short term or long term disruption to you, your family and your animals. Is your area prone to flooding? What about tornadoes or blizzards?
In addition to Mother Nature's list of natural disasters, you should also consider other potential dangers such as wildfires or the possibility of man-made emergencies including gas leaks or propane spills. Many times, these result in evacuation with very little notice.
Plan for any possible extended disruption of services. If the roads are closed, how will you get food to your horses? Authorities usually recommend having at least two-weeks supply of feed and hay on hand and stored in a dry area. Top off all water tanks and buckets before an impending storm, and store additional water in plastic trash cans secured with lids in a safe place. Consider having well-maintained generators on hand to provide emergency power, and have enough fuel to keep them running for several days. Always keep an up-to-date emergency care kit that includes Vetrap, bandages, medications, flashlights, batteries, etc. Having an envelope set aside with emergency cash (with the amount of cash depending on your budget and needs) might also come in handy for times such as these.
In the case of an evacuation, while you might be able to take the family pet along with you to a hotel, it's not the time to start calling around to find a safe location to move your horses. Pre-arrange an evacuation site for your horses and map out primary and secondary routes in advance. Develop a buddy system with friends and neighbouring barns. Don't hesitate to ask for help when the time comes.
Also, make sure your horses are trained to easily load and unload from a trailer. If evacuation is not possible, decide where on the property your horses will be safest. Microchipping, branding, or tattooing, along with using online identification agencies, provide permanent forms of animal identification. As an alternative, ensure that your horses are equipped with some form of identification such as a halter tag, neck collar, or leg tag that contains your contact information, should you have to leave them behind.
Human Safety Comes First
In the case of a natural or man-made disaster, it's important that the safety of humans come first, says District Chief Victor MacPherson of the Adjala-Tosorontio Fire Department, in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. "Make sure that you and your family are safe before assisting your animals.
"In the case of a fire, this is where emergency preparedness comes into play," he continued. "If the barn is on fire, what do you do? What do you do with your livestock? My advice is, if it's safe to do so, try to get them out. However, if you bring them out of the barn and just turn them loose, most likely the horses will try to run back into the barn. … People should have a location in mind ahead of time to safely keep them together, such as a field or another barn far away from the fire."
Preparedness is Essential
While it's impossible to prepare for all conditions, don't let an emergency situation catch you off guard. Having a basic plan in place ahead of time for either the evacuation or sheltering of your horses allows you to handle an emergency with less stress and a clearer head.
"Pre-incident planning is crucial for any farm owner," says Deborah Chute, owner and operator of Laurenwood Stables, in Loretto, Ontario, and a volunteer firefighter with the Adjala-Tosorontio Fire Department. "Farms by their very nature contain many hazards to humans, animals and the environment, and careful planning before the event of an emergency can save lives and property.
"Local fire departments are usually quite happy to assist in developing pre-incident plans and can give further advice on fire detection and suppression systems that can be retrofitted or installed in new buildings," she continued. "Regular inspection and repair of all human and animal housing and fencing will go a long way to keep you and your animals safe."
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text: You do realize he's 31 years old now right. And as I said before GOAT does not mean you own everyone it means your more successful than everyone and fed has the best resume. So even if he cant win 17 with todays competition it doesnt matter cause he has 17 no matter what. And Nadal never met him in the hardcourt slams when federer was in HIS prime. Imagine if nadal met fed in 2007 final on rebound ace. He wouldve gotten beaten SO BADLY!!! but no it never happened. So basically he beats someone who is 5 years older to him on plexicushion on a surface that suits him more so federer cannot be GOAT


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Much was made about the compensation that would be going to the Red Sox after the Cubs were able to sign him away just after the season ended. There was some heavy debate about what should be going to the Red Sox, and for the time being it was left up to the
clubs to decide the outcome. Quickly it became apparent that this scenario was not going to work, and that Bud Selig himself would be the one deciding who or what would be going to Boston. Ever since that announcement there has been little to no news about what would be taking place, that is until today, or should I say, last night. Compensation discussion came to the forefront as Epstein and Boston GM Ben Cherington participated in the Hot Stove Cool Music panel discussion at Fenway Park's State Steet Pavilion last night. While nothing was settled, it's clear based on the comments of both Epstein, and Cherington that the deal is almost complete, and the Sox still expect something "significant in return.
Epstein's comments (Via Nick Cafardo of the BostonGlobe.com) Click for Full Article, definitely a good read.
On if there is a resolution in the near future:
"Seems like it should be coming to an end sometime soon.''
Epstein continued, "I don't think it's appropriate for me to talk about it. No one has really talked much about it. Probably a better question for MLB.''
Cherington's comments (Via Nick Cafardo of the BostonGlobe.com)
"Nothing new,'' added Cherington. "Would any of you like to resolve it? The commissioner has been involved. As we've gotten closer to spring training I think that there'll be some direction given from the commissioner's office.''
Is the gap large?
"It's hard to quantify,'' Cherington said. "It's just a disagreement. There was an expectation when Theo left that the Red Sox would
receive significant compensation for allowing the Cubs to hire him and we haven't been able to agree on what 'significant compensation' means.''
It's obvious that both parties would like this resolved sooner than later, but both are also aware that it currently is out of their hands and they currently have more important things to be concerned about.
What do you think Cubs fans? What is a Theo Epstein worth to you?
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Facebook partnership to build 394 Menlo Park apartments
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 9:16 AM
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 2, 2013 at 10:40 am
How about a simple map showing location. "10 acres of land off Marsh Road" is insufficient.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:03 am
Haven / Marsh
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:08 am
Agree with David- this article is seriously missing a map.
a resident of another community
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:18 am
Why only 15 affordable units? Surely, many of Facebook's employees cannot afford $3,000 + rent. Where is the affordable housing in Menlo Park? Is the only option for less affluent employees to move to Union City and commute in adding to traffic congestion and air pollution?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:26 am
Seriously? Only 15 units of affordable housing out of 396 units?! Less than four percent is PATHETIC. I bet 30% of Facebook employees (ground workers, janitors, administrative assistants and other low-paid employees) could use more lower cost housing.
Up this to 30% affordable housing and Menlo Park might have a decent deal. Mr. Mayor, it is WAY too soon in the process to be cheerleading for the developer if you want to get any decent mitigations and affordable housing out of the project for the City of Menlo Park.
And, yes, a map would be helpful.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 2, 2013 at 11:49 am
Read today's Daily News article about this proposal if you want more accurate details about this new proposed project. The site is on Haven across from Carlsen Porsche - I was just there a few weeks ago en-route to a class. The land was recently sold. This area of Menlo Park will be significantly upgraded with this project. Once you read The Daily News article you will realize that the developer is also adding 38 units of affordable housing to the mix, in addition to Facebook's required amount of BMR units.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 2, 2013 at 4:15 pm
Facebook is beginning to sound like Raychem. ( Newark, CA was known as the Raychem ghetto). Or worse, like Sony, in Japan ( apts for workers....also requires permission from boss to marry, weddings must be held in the Sony chapel),
What's next, a company store?
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 2, 2013 at 7:01 pm
Sounds like--- sounds like you do not know what you are talking about. When was Newark known as the raychem ghetto? We're do you get your facts about Sony?
Sounds like you are jealous of Facebook and what they are trying to do.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Anybody who lives in a BMR(Below Market Rate) units knows it sucks. Every year rents goes up until your no longer able to live in the unit. BMR is a sham. Section 8 vouchers are the best. Hopefully people can use vouchers to get into these units.
a resident of Green Acres
on Oct 4, 2013 at 3:28 am
It's my understanding that affordable housing works better when it's integrated in the community like that, where no one really knows who is or not. Concentrating affordable housing creates stigma, or a sense of stigma among residents even if it doesn't come from the community. So this is actually how it should be done - am I right that this is 38 units plus 15 or just 38 instead of 15?
"Anybody who lives in a BMR(Below Market Rate) units knows it sucks."
The trouble is that - and correct me if I'm wrong - it's harder to ensure that section 8 properties don't get converted to market rate.
When I went to the Maybell meetings at City Hall, it was surreal to be approached by people from BMR housing who seemed like they wanted someone to hear their complaints. Unfortunately, I had no power to help anyone. I don't think you're going to get any help at City Hall right now, either.
If you and other people you know have something to say, probably the best person to talk to is Sue Dremann at the Weekly. And the legal clinic at Stanford? What I heard at the Maybell mtgs was a lot of landlord tenant stuff that needed addressing, and where the people I spoke with didn't feel like they had the right to complain because their units were BMR. Or they felt like they had to be at the meeting in order to get the care due to them under the law.
a resident of Ventura
on Feb 5, 2014 at 1:44 am
Will these apartments be available only to Facebook employees? The article doesn't indicate. In either case it will be a useful addition to the housing in the area. If it isn't a built-to-the-sidewalk monstrosity.


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Washington DC, USA, 7 March 2014 – On arrival at the Washington National Cathedral this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly received by the Bishop, the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde and the Dean, the Very Rev Gary Hall.
...In the Cathedral, Rev Hall explained that His Holiness was making his fourth visit and the Rt Rev Budde introduced him to the audience. He stepped up to the podium only to turn back to retrieve a cap from his bag to shield his eyes from the bright lights and enable him to see the faces in the audience. He began:
"Respected elder brothers and sisters, younger brothers and sisters, it's a great honour for me to be here again. We are now in the 21st century, at time when religious harmony is as important as ever. Generally, there is a strong desire for peace everywhere, while people increasingly feel that violence is not the right way to solve problems. Indeed, people are fed up with violence. We don't need to repeat the mistakes of the last century and one element in this is to promote inter-religious harmony."


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BERLIN – The emotional roller coaster ride that the Maryland slots issue has become this week took a long drop from a high peak yesterday when a House subcommittee reversed a decision to remove Ocean Downs from the equation and moved forward instead with a plan to keep the Berlin racetrack in the proposal.
A clearly harried Delegate James Mathias (D-38B) said between sessions yesterday what had looked so promising just hours earlier had begun to unravel.
"It's become a disaster," he said. "We had a good night last night [Wednesday], but as we move forward at this juncture, the news is not good. They've removed Frederick and re-inserted Ocean Downs."
An important House subcommittee provided a brief moment of relief late Wednesday when it approved a slots bill amended to remove Ocean Downs from the list of five proposed sites for slot machine gambling, replacing it with a proposed venue in Frederick in Western Maryland. Yesterday morning, the same committee rescinded its vote on the amended bill and passed instead the exact version approved by the full Senate last week, which includes Ocean Downs among the five locations across the state identified as future homes to as many as 15,000 slot machines.
Shortly thereafter, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill by a vote of 13-7, sending the debate to the floor of the full House late yesterday. Mathias said he was scrambling to prepare an amendment to the bill to exclude Ocean Downs from consideration based on the recent formal opposition voiced by the County Commissioners and the long-standing opposition of the county's municipalities, but did not get the amendment in front of the committee before they voted.
Instead, Mathias was preparing to go before the full House late yesterday with his amendment in hand to make known his displeasure with the inclusion of Ocean Downs. His remaining hope was to filibuster on the House floor long enough to allow those Delegates still on the fence not to approve the bill as written with Ocean Downs still in the proposal.
"I'm getting ready to go to the floor of the House for a fight," he said yesterday before going back into session. "Everybody knows I'm extremely concerned and deeply disturbed Ocean Downs is still in the bill despite the opposition from the elected officials in the county and the municipalities. I'm going to have to draw on my best oratorical skills to derail this bill as written."
The House late yesterday was considering only the segment of the legislation requiring a statewide referendum on slots during the general election next November and not the nuts and bolts portion outlining how slots would be implemented and how the revenue would be distributed.
"The unfortunate thing is, we're now only considering the bill that calls for a statewide referendum and not the bill that outlines the details of the proposal," Mathias said. "We're no longer talking about who's going to get the money and how this is going to be implemented. It's coming down to the straight question about the referendum."
Should state lawmakers approve the bill authorizing a referendum of slots next year, Mathias said no consideration will be given to the will of voters in individual jurisdictions. Instead, as anticipated all along, the success or failure of the referendum will be based on votes of the electorate across the state.
"The reality is, there will not be an opt-out provision for any of the subdivisions under consideration as destinations," he said. "I've been told by the governor and the respective leaders of the House and Senate a majority vote will carry the day. If a simple majority of the voters of the state approve the bill as written, Ocean Downs will be one of the destinations."
While the House Ways and Means Committee approved the exact bill approved by the Senate last week, attempts were made to amend the bill put in front of the entire House late yesterday. From the beginning of the slots debate several years ago, there was never any intention to expand gambling beyond the gaming machines, but late yesterday amendments were being put forth to expand the activities at the identified locations to full casino gambling, according to Mathias.
"Opponents talk about slots being the gateway to full casinos and that's in danger of happening," he said. "Already there is language being considered to allow table gambling, poker, blackjack and craps. None of that was in consideration before."
In addition, another amendment being considered would increase the licensees share and reduce the state's share of the revenue. The governor's original bill called for a 30 percent-70 percent split with the licensees getting the former and the state getting the latter, but an amendment floated yesterday would change the percentages to 33-67.
The bill providing a constitutional amendment authorizing a slots referendum passed the Senate last week by a 31-15 vote, but will need a three-fifths majority to survive a vote by the full House, meaning 85 Delegates need to approve the plan. As of late yesterday, it was not certain if the bill had the votes needed to send the legislation to the governor's desk for approval.


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They emphasize that men are responsible for the violence they perpetrate. No one excuses them - their choice to perpetrate violence has resulted in significant physical, emotional and psychological harm not only to their wives but also to their children, their extended family and their communities. The research participants make it clear that men born in Canada - second generation South Asian men - while different from their fathers are often raised with many of the same cultural patterns of behavior and belief.
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I own some farm land and I have a 3 acre pond on the back part, surrounded by some trees. I also have a dock on one end where I like to fish. One afternoon, I was riding my horse towards the back of the property and I thought I saw someone at my pond, so I rode over to check it out. It was 2 females who had climbed over the fence to go skinny dipping. One of the girls was a neighbor, so she knew about the pond. She was college age, and the other girl was her friend from college. They were both naked and were sunning on the dock when I rode up. Neither covered up, and neither seemed unhappy with my presence. Both girls decided I should join them, which I did. Great outdoor fuck by two horny women.
wow shettttttttttttt.......................
Nothing can be hotter than two young babes, one blonde and a brunett who love sex and lying naked to get an all over tan on their bodies, unblemished and both aware of taking care of their hair and skin! After cumming several times, both want a boyfriend with a thick curved 8 incher to really satisfy them with a ribbed lubed condom!
ich will genau so gefickt und geleckt werden....wie geil
I visited a female cousin out west (not a true blood relative, only by marriage of aunt to another guy and it was his daughter). She was laying out by the pool with a female friend of hers and both were naked. I walked out and they invited me to get naked with them, which I did. It wasn't too long that my "cuz" decided to work my dick and the other girl joined in. It was one helluva great afternoon and into evening.
why does he start shushing her like that? and then shes like "oh shit"...??? she was just enjoying it. :/ kinda ruined it for me.
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text: I'll first disclose that I've hated the Yankees all of my life. I haven't enjoyed having my social media feeds blown up about how great and classy Mariano Rivera is all night. Here are a couple of things you may not know about him: 1. He doesn't care for the song "Enter Sandman" it was just selected by Yankee's staff in an attempt to copy other teams that had cool entrance music for their closers. 2. If he was SOOO classy, he would have changed his number in 1997 and retired Jackie's 42 with the rest of the league. I KNOW he didn't HAVE to do it based on the rules, and he wasn't the only player that kept 42. But isn't changing your number the right thing to do in that situation? It just doesn't scream class to me. He's a great closer, that's about it. Enter Sandman is Virgina Tech's entrance song, not his. End of rant.


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I was at the Columbus WC qualifier when the US beat Mexico and we had a BIG homefield advantage. Columbus is really the only venue I've seen so far where we are guaranteed to have a homefield advantage.
I've seen all the games so far and my two favorites to this point were the T & T game and the Australia game. Australia was very hard done by the refs allowance of the Japanese goal, loved the comeback. Hopefully Cahill can start the next game, he is the best Aussie player by far, IMO. The T & T game... simply a beautiful performance from the soca warriors. Taking a draw from Sweden is the upset of the tournament so far. Heroic performace from 37 year old T & T GK Shaka Hislop.
Let's Go Yanks!!!!
(BTW, England looked dreadful. They must improve if they're to have long-term success in this tournament)


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To lay down the procedure for making financial corrections to assistance granted under the Structural Funds.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2001 of 2 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 as regards the procedure for making financial corrections to assistance granted under the Structural Funds [Official Journal L 64 of 06.03.2001].
The general Regulation on the Structural Funds for the programming period 2000-06 requires the Member States to make the financial corrections required as a result of an individual or systemic irregularity by cancelling all or part of the Community contribution.
Applying this provision in uniform fashion throughout the Community requires rules to determine the financial corrections and the information to be sent to the Commission. These rules are without prejudice to those on the recovery of State aids.
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When cancelling all or part of the Community part-financing, the Member States must take account of the nature and seriousness of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Structural Funds.
In an annex to the last quarterly report for each year, the Member States are to notify the Commission of the list of procedures for the cancellation of assistance begun during the previous year and of any measures to adjust the systems of management and inspection.
The cancelled contribution from the Structural Funds may not be reallocated to the operation to which the correction related. However, the Member States must notify the Commission of their decisions or proposals to reallocate the amounts cancelled, indicating, where appropriate, any amendment to the financing plan for the assistance.
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The Commission may find that a Member State has not complied with its obligations, that all or part of the assistance does not justify a contribution from the Funds or that national systems of management and inspection result in irregularities which are systemic in nature. It may then decide to make financial corrections equal to the expenditure wrongly charged to the Funds.
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But some residents and employees said the busy street is already dangerous, and they are hoping the city will address the issue soon rather than piecemeal as the area is redeveloped.
The city's California Avenue Area Concept Plan has earmarked Park Boulevard for offices and multiple-story housing. The city would encourage this growth by pushing allowances for intense development to the maximum, according to the concept plan.
Some residents said they accept that denser development will come. But blind spots, speeding and a lack of crosswalks present accidents waiting to happen, and injury accidents are already happening, they said.
Police traffic records show there were seven accidents along a five-block stretch between Sherman and Olive avenues between January 2013 and March 21, 2014. Five resulted in injuries, two of which involved bicyclists. Three of the accidents occurred near Sherman Avenue, according to the Palo Alto Police Department.
But Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System data does not show a higher rate of collisions than in other parts of town, the city maintained in the concept plan. Residents said that data doesn't record the number of near-misses. On March 17, two days after the collision that injured the driver whose car ended up in the plate-glass window, an almost identical incident nearly occurred at that location. As a pedestrian watched, a driver turning left from Sherman Avenue almost collided with a pickup truck driving south on Park. The sedan had turned in front of the truck without hesitating.
Todd Burke, president of the homeowners association for the nearby Palo Alto Central condominium complex, said such close calls are routine. Residents of the 141-unit complex use Sherman on the east side of Park Boulevard to exit the complex, but for whatever reason, northbound traffic on Park often speeds, he said. There is often a blind spot on the corner when a vehicle parks there, he said.
"If there is a truck parked on Sherman and there's a bicyclist or a speeding car and I can't see them coming, it's a bit of a leap of faith," he said.
From Page Mill Road to California Avenue, "there's nothing slowing traffic down," he said.
Alice Jacobs, a mother who lives nearby on Sherman Avenue, was home when the March 15 accident occurred. She and her husband heard the loud crash between 9:30 and 10 p.m.
"Someone was going south on Park and was crossing the intersection, and they T-boned a person crossing from Sherman. The car was thrown into the law building. It makes me nervous walking around. We stand on that corner. If someone was walking there when that accident occurred, they could have been wiped out if it occurred during the day," she said.
Jacobs' husband witnessed a collision between a car and a bicyclist on Oct. 30 just north of the same intersection, she said.
"The cyclist was heading southbound on Park Boulevard, and a parked driver opened his car door across the bike lane without looking first. The cyclist was seriously injured and needed medical attention," she said.
Burke said the street is dangerous for pedestrians.
"Have you ever seen how many people are walking on that street when people are getting off the train to go to the AOL building? There is significant traffic," he said.
Several employees at tech firms said they are fearful of crossing the street, which has only one crosswalk at Page Mill Road.
"I wish there were more crosswalks. It's a death trap for pedestrians," a Groupon employee said on his way to lunch.
The city has made some improvements, Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez said. It resurfaced Park Boulevard south of California Avenue last summer and added wider bicycle lanes with green bike-lane markings and intersection improvements at Page Mill Road, he said.
The City Council approved additional studies as part of the Park Boulevard Bicycle Boulevard project on March 17. The improvements would be decided upon after the traffic studies and bicycle/pedestrian counts and community outreach, he said.
Burke said his vision for a safer boulevard would include additional crosswalks and speed-reduction devices — perhaps in the form of raised crosswalks and flashing beacons to alert drivers when pedestrians are crossing, he said. He wouldn't mind a speed hump or two, although that would be controversial, he said.
A study by Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants for planning and preliminary environmental assessments is scheduled to take 18 months, with public outreach in about one year, according to a Planning Department report.
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This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 for all regions.
Consider the following scenario:
In this scenario, when you try to update the data in the workbook, the data is not updated. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
- You start an instance of Microsoft Excel in which the Excel add-in is installed.
- You configure the BudgetPlanOfficeAddinService service in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 as a document data source for an Excel workbook.
- You bind the DocumentNumber and BudgetPlan fields by using the field chooser.
- You close the field chooser, save the workbook and then exit Excel.
- You start Excel and then open the workbook.
In this scenario, when you try to update the data in the workbook, the data is not updated. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
Failed to load query AxdBudgetPlanofficeAddin the metadata does not contain the expected data source OMInternalOrganization_1_DirPartyTable field Name.
Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. There is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If you are encountering an issue downloading, installing this hotfix, or have other technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics and create a new support request. To do this, go to the following Microsoft website:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/information/SupportInformation/global_support_contacts_eng.htmIn special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to any additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Installation informationIf you have customizations for one or more of the methods or the tables that are affected by this hotfix, apply these changes in a test environment before you apply the hotfix in a production environment.
For more information about how to install this hotfix, click the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
893082 How to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX hotfix
PrerequisitesYou must have Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 installed to apply this hotfix.
Restart requirementYou must restart the Application Object Server (AOS) service after you apply this hotfix.
Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use for other considerations.
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How to Find a La Leche League Leader Near You
Leaders accredited by La Leche League International are available around the world to help mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies.
- First, try the Index of La Leche League Groups, which will link you to an LLL Group with a Web page near you, if there is one. There are now more than 600 pages linked to this index, many of which cover multiple LLL Groups. All 50 US states and many other countries have information on the Web now. Any Leader listed on a Group Web page of a state within the US will have a directory of Leaders in her state, so she will be able to help you find a local Group or Leader.
- Look in your local telephone directory. Many La Leche League Groups have listings in the white or yellow pages. Some are also listed in the free "blue" pages for nonprofit organizations, as well. If there is no listing under "La Leche League," look under headings labeled "breastfeeding" or "lactation." In some places La Leche League will be listed under "community resources" or "women's health."
- Call your pediatrician or health clinic. Health care providers often have a file of La Leche League Leader names. Your local library may also have a listing.
- If there is no Group near you in our Group Web listings and you can't find the information locally, pick up your telephone and dial 1-800-LALECHE (US). In Canada, telephone 1-800-665-4324, or (514) LA-LECHE for a French-speaking Leader.


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Thread: Charging question
Charging question
Sup y'all, I was just wondering if anyone knows if SC put different output alternators on boats depending on the type of factory stereo? The reason I'm asking is I ordered the basic system and upgraded as soon as I got the boat and now it seems as if the charging system can't keep up. If I charge the battery's it will play fine for an hour or two and then it starts to go haywire ( speakers clipping or turning off and on). By the end of the day it wont even work at all but when I get back to the dock and plug up the charger within 20 seconds everything comes back on and sound great. Thanks in advanced Bama Dude2012 lsv, 330 indmar, oz tower, gravity III, 1100 surf side, acme 537, kicker kmt6 tower speakers, 6 alpine 7"s in cabin, 2 Sony 12's, wetsounds ws420, 3 amps.
Sold 2007 outback
To answer your question, no, SC does not replace the alternator.
Now, to address your issues, can you give us some additional info. What is the run down on what your audio system consist of.
Did your boat come with a single or dual-battery system with switch. If single, did you upgrade to a dual with a switch? Did you also add in an ACR/VCR?
Under what specific conditions does the system begin to drop out, with engine running or at anchor with engine off? Most alternators will do fine to keep pace with a typical audio system, but that make for poor battery chargers. Depending the conditions, you may need to upgrade the battery bank and rely more on shore charging once back at the dock/house.
You may just have a bad battery also. Very common for a battery to get low over the winter and freeze. This is typically terminal for a battery and they will never return to thier full potential, regardless of how new they where.
Thanks for the insight MLA, I have three amps totaling about 1500 watts running through a wetsounds ws420. I also have the factory installed dual batt system with selector switch. I believe my problem is going to be a bad battery because the longer in the day the worse it gets until the amps just start shutting down one at a time, plus the factory batts are pretty crappy.2012 lsv, 330 indmar, oz tower, gravity III, 1100 surf side, acme 537, kicker kmt6 tower speakers, 6 alpine 7"s in cabin, 2 Sony 12's, wetsounds ws420, 3 amps.
Sold 2007 outback
An inexpensive digital multi-meter will go along way on diagnosing the problem. You can get an idea of the alternators output and the charge state of the batteries. If one looks suspect, have it pulled and tested somewhere that uses an inductance tester and not the old school 'toaster" tester with the heated coil.
The 325/330 Assualt has a 70 amp alt, it's based on motor. Add an ACR/VCR to the system and run a large capacity deep cycle battery minimum and an onboard charger.2007 Mobius LSV
All good advice above.
Consumer grade deep cycle batteries have less tolerance for discharging below 12 volts (about half power). So it sounds like you have exceeded that by a good margin repetitively.
Keeping a battery in use beyond its time is adding an unhealthy stress to the alternator.
Besides an ACR/VSR providing automated convenience it also serves to protect your alternator from an inordinate load. However, it will encourage deeper battery depletion and increase your dependency on shore charging.
So first get enough battery capacity so that you do not have to discharge the stereo battery bank any deeper than is recommended. And then match that battery capacity in combination with your deepest occasional discharge to the right capacity shore charger.
If you do all these things correctly an alternator upgrade is rarely needed and you should get multiple seasons of good performance from your battery(s) investment.
Earmark Marine
I did a test on my batterys and found that my audio batt dropped to 6 volts under a load and my other batt only dropped to 10.
So I bought a heavy duty deep cycle and decided to replace my audio batt. When I pulled to stock batt out of the battery case I found about a quater inch of battery acid in the bottom of the case.
BINGO, I believe I've found the culprit.
Going to try it out this weekend, I'll let yall know how it goes.2012 lsv, 330 indmar, oz tower, gravity III, 1100 surf side, acme 537, kicker kmt6 tower speakers, 6 alpine 7"s in cabin, 2 Sony 12's, wetsounds ws420, 3 amps.
Sold 2007 outback
Bama - As I scanned this thread, I kept saying to myself, "I wonder how old his batteries are?". And then came across your acid in the case post. Your on the right track on replacing the battery. You would be wise to make sure you get a RV/Marine battery ---> i.e. wing nut terminals on the top posts. Generally speaking, you should get a couple of good solid hours of play from this new battery. If you want more play time add another battery. I'd suggest a group 29 from costco or walmart which will set you back 80 bucks. I'd also recommend looking at a promarnier charger which can be had for 150 bucks. This will automatically tender your batteries. You just plug it in each time your done using the boat.
If you, or anyone else reading this has a 6 volt drop on audio startup, you have a battery issue--not an alternator issue. Good luck on your upgrades. Let us know how much play time you achieved on your new BAT :>
Exile Audio
If the fluid in the battery tray was indeed from the battery, I would test make sure you do not have an overcharging condition from either the alternator or your shore charger.
Problem solved! I leaned on it hard for about 6 hours straight with out even a slight hiccup.
Thanks again for all the help guys.
Bama Dude2012 lsv, 330 indmar, oz tower, gravity III, 1100 surf side, acme 537, kicker kmt6 tower speakers, 6 alpine 7"s in cabin, 2 Sony 12's, wetsounds ws420, 3 amps.
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Recently, I've been reading the Gospel of Mark. I had decided I wanted to re-visit the words of Christ and not just the works of Christ. If there ever seems to be a time where we need more than a historical account of Jesus' deeds and really need to hear the voice of the Spirit of God in our lives in a real and personal way, it seems to be now. I chose Mark's version of the Gospel for no other reason than historically it's considered the first written Gospel of the four books. Mark's writings are interesting to me because he was the cousin of Barnabas, had traveled with Paul (actually was rejected by Paul as a 'too immature' missionary) and Luke, but more importantly, he was a true servant of Peter. Matthew begins with a genealogical expression of Christ and speaks uniquely to the Jewish community. Luke methodically moves through the Gospel just as you would expect a physician to move through it- practically and slowly diagnosing the life of Christ. John brings the theological argument for Jesus' authority and mingles the types and shadows of the Promise to the Chosen people of Genesis forward. Mark, for his part, jumps right into the adult Christ, presenting Jesus in a way that confronts us with having to decide quickly who this man is. (Kind of a 'CliffsNotes' version.) I thought it might be interesting to review what the companion of Simon Peter wrote about the Christ. Peter's view of Jesus was a mixture of a disciple's passion and man's weakness. Mark's writing is as close to the Gospel of Peter as we can get: mouthy, sweaty, thick-headedness, denials and all. Peter was also the disciple that the risen Christ comforted immediately by telling those present to be sure to go tell Peter of His resurrection.
Most of my motivation to reconnect with a Gospel text is because of what Jane and I are currently experiencing every day of our lives. Without even going into this past year's medical crisis, let's just say that what we've experienced in our family and our friends' and acquaintances' lives have left us almost 'speechless.' There're many situations where words are just not going to be enough, or at least our words are not going to be enough. The only words that are adequate and that can make a big difference are Christ's words! Jane's medical crisis, her sister's health seriousness, my brother's death, some of our dearest friends' loved one's failures or needs and what we hear from listeners just takes our breath away. The visual trauma and heart wrenching events during Jane's recent health damage and her restoration were and are mingled with great inspiration as well. Those stories have been balanced with a strong reality of the Presence of God in Jane's and my daily lives. While we physically ache for other people's disappointments and broken moments, at the same time we've found Comfort from that Presence. The intimacy of crisis is not comparable to any other life experiences. Let me slow that down a bit. The intimacy of knowing the Love of God during crisis, the illuminations and manifestations of the things we've hoped for and prayed for years, can be discovered even during the most stressful events in our lives. When we need Him the most He is there the most. I've mentioned before, I'm not glorifying sickness or broken-heartedness. It is not God's desire that we should or would suffer those things. His plan was the plan found in Eden, not the one Adam visited upon Eden and all generations since. But, with Adam's lack of Wisdom came a Remedy and a Comforting that provides and prepares us for those horrible experiences. In the 'times of Adam' I'll call them, it's possible for our eyes to see deeply into our heart and soul. Many times we find not only what has been built, but find the very foundation our lives are built on. It's critically important for each of us that we know our own hearts and not just what we think we are in our hearts. To go forward, to progress in Faith, we need to see the roadmap of our hearts, where are we really at about our Faith in Christ in the situation we find ourselves in. We have an old saying around our house, 'you'll find out what you have on the inside when your cup gets bumped.'
In Genesis, God was a companion. Today His desire is to be our companion and He's provided a new Genesis in Christ Jesus. He is the only companion that can make the kind of difference that we all need in a time of trouble. All our conversations with each other can be drowned out by one quiet whisper of His Spirit. It's amazing how we can't seem to help ourselves even when the obvious things threaten us. How many times have we had logical, caring, reasonable conversations with those closest to us, only to have the thing we 'most feared come upon us'. We are such a strange creature. We can define good and evil, know what we should do, but can't seem to do it. Like Paul, we turn around and do the very thing we should not. That naturally creates all kinds of stress in us and those around us. It's an old story, of course. In Genesis, there was a great darkness on the earth. God created a great light to shine on the darkness and darkness could no longer exist in the Light. There's a great Darkness on the earth still. God created a Great Light to shine into the darkness and dispel that Darkness: Jesus. That Darkness blinds and is powerful enough to deceive. Strangely enough, the creature loves that Darkness. In our rebellion, our spirit Narcissism, we substitute our thinking and knowledge for His Wisdom, thinking we are our own light, we know the way to go, the thing to do. Surprise, surprise! there really is a way that seems right but leads to calamity. We end up simply just being too ashamed to Trust in His Love. Faithfully and thankfully, though blind, God has sent us Christ Jesus to give us sight, be a Lamp to us and show us the Way. Just as Nicodemus, we all come by way of Darkness to find the Son. In His still small voice we can hear and know His Presence. 'No-thing' can separate us from the Love of God and in great Joy and in crisis His words can flip the switch in our hearts.
Mark's writings are so precise. In his telling of the first sermon of Jesus it takes Mark all of 17 words to 'get'er out'! Mark just puts it out there and lets people do with the facts what they will. No frills! He was kind of a 'cut to the chase' kind of writer. Mark above all the other Gospel writers uses an economy of words to share the inherent power of Jesus' words and actions. He did not embellish them; Mark simply boils the Message down: 'it is time…the kingdom of God has come, you need to respond to that…repent! (Mark 1:15) Sermon over!
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Comedian Greg Giraldo, a judge on "Last Comic Standing" and Comedy Central network staple, died Wednesday, four days after suffering a drug overdose. He was 44.
"The tragic news of Greg's passing hits us very, very hard," Comedy Central said in a statement to EW. "Greg has been a close member of the Comedy Central family for years, injecting his energy and wicked sense of humor into countless projects. The comedy community lost a brother today. Our thoughts are with his family."
News of Giraldo's death first appeared on TMZ. By 3:30 p.m., the comedian's website was shutdown. Users were prompted to leave "notes of condolence" on Giraldo's Facebook page.
His longtime friend, comedian Jim Norton, also tweeted news of his death, accompanied by a photo of the pair taken June 28.
"RIP buddy," he wrote.
The Queens-born comic and father of three, who recently helped roast David Hasselhoff on Comedy Central, was also a Columbia and Harvard Law School educated-lawyer, E! Online reported.
He was found unresponsive during a party at his hotel Saturday in East Brunswick, New Jersey and rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the New York Post reported.
"It was an accidental overdose, and he is in critical condition," a source at Giraldo's management company, The Collective, told the Post. Sources said he appeared to have overdosed on prescription pills.
The Collective released a statement to Punchlinemagazine.com Wednesday calling Giraldo a "genius comedic talent who was revered, admired and loved by our comedy community."
The company said it was postponing a planned comedy showcase in Los Angeles Wednesday "out of respect to Greg's family."
A host of celebrities also paid tribute to Giraldo online after learning of his death.
"RIP Greg Giraldo. Belly-laugh hilarious, prolific, good & kind. A thousand oys can't express," tweeted comedian Sarah Silverman.
"Really sad to learn about Greg Giraldo," added Hasselhoff on the microblogging site. "He was a funny guy and was great on the roast. RIP, Greg..."


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Photo Flash: First Look at Alan Cumming in Lincoln Center Festival's MACBETH
On June 15 The National Theatre of Scotland production of Macbeth starring the Tony Award-winning Alan Cumming opened at the Tramway Theatre in Glasgow, and the show just transferred to the Lincoln Center Festival on July 3. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Cumming in action below!
Alan Cumming said: "I have been obsessed with the play all my life. Speaking to John in New York, earlier this year, I had this idea I wanted to swap the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, because there are so many things about gender, I thought it would be a really exciting idea to flip that. So we did this reading like that, in New York, and Andrew suggested that I play all the parts, and I agreed to the idea."
The production is set in a psychiatric unit and centers on a patient who is reliving the story of Macbeth. CCTV cameras watch the patient's every move and the clinical walls of the unit come to life in a visually stunning multi-media theatrical experience.
John Tiffany and Alan Cumming (who made his stage debut as Malcolm in Macbeth in 1985) originally worked together on The National Theatre of Scotland's production of Euripides' The Bacchae which took the Edinburgh International Festival by storm in 2007 and subsequently toured in 2008 to Aberdeen, Inverness and Lincoln Center Festival.


text: I know that most rifles have gone up in price. i want to buy a Henrylever gun in 44 mag. I see they are running between $800 - $900 on various sites,are these prices grossly out of order?. I`m not too experienced with lever guns in general,I just started . I think a lever gun is a fun way to shoot, I really enjoy the mechanism,& feel of the gun. I bought a Rossi in .357, & I`m afraid it`s back in the shop. I think I learned to stick with a Winchester, Marlin, or Henry ,just my humble opinion. This is probably not the "right " time to buy a rifle, but at 68 ,what the heck, you only live once,might as well enjoy while you can.


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Mothercare in talks over loan terms
Mothercare is renegotiating the terms of its bank loans just seven months after it secured a £90 million refinancing facility.
The Sunday Times said that the embattled baby care retailer had asked lenders HSBC and Barclays for breathing space.
It comes after a number of profit warnings and the departure of chief executive Simon Calver in February.
A source close to Mothercare said the talks were "part of a prudent approach" about giving it the flexibility to fund investment as it opens new stores and carries out trial re-fits. Elsewhere in the business, loss-making stores are continuing to close as planned.
Meanwhile, it emerged over the weekend that the company was putting the squeeze on suppliers by adding a 2.5% charge on all invoices and told them it would extend its payment time for bills to 90 days.
Last month, the group lifted some of the gloom surrounding Mothercare by revealing a more resilient UK sales performance so far this year.
The retailer, which has 220 stores under the Mothercare and Early Learning Centre brands, said like-for-like sales were just 0.3% lower in the 12 weeks to March 29, against a 1.9% fall for the whole financial year.
Chairman Alan Parker described the performance as encouraging following the profits warning issued in the wake of poor Christmas trading. There was also improved underlying trading at its international business.
The UK business, which made a loss of £21.7 million during the 2013 financial year, has been hampered by price wars in home and travel goods.
A Mothercare spokeswoman declined to comment.
Mothercare publishes annual results later this month. Analysts expect pre-tax profits of around £8 million.


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Release Date: January 10, 2011
Contact: Gail Gaddi
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(LOS ANGELES, CA --) To enhance customer service, LAX is recruiting volunteers for its Volunteer Information Professionals (VIP) program to create a friendly, positive experience for travelers from around the world. VIP volunteers will be stationed at information booths in LAX terminals and will assist passengers with their travel needs during one four-hour shift per week. The VIP info booths will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
Volunteers will assist passengers by providing directions to various airport and community facilities, helping to find appropriate transportation and accommodations, meeting and greeting passengers, and providing sightseeing and hospitality resources in the Los Angeles area.
Some of the rewards of volunteering as a VIP include the opportunity to help people, free parking during the volunteer's shift, free uniforms, an annual recognition event, and invitations to attend Los Angeles World Airports events, trainings, and workshops.
Applications are available on-line at www.lawa.org and can be submitted to: VIP Program, 1 World Way, Room 204, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Training is anticipated to take place early Spring 2011.
For more information about the VIP Program, contact Heidi Huebner, Volunteer Director, at (424) 646-VIP1 (8471), or visit www.lawa.org/uploadedFiles/LAWA/pdf/VIP Application Form.pdf.
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One of Gabriel García Márquez's most intricate and ambitious works, The Autumn of the Patriarch is a brilliant tale of a Caribbean tyrant andthe corruption of power.
From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictator-ship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.
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text: I'm doing some benchmarks to evaluate whether current Macs would make suitable nodes for a serial farm (lots of nodes, preferably fast CPU and dram, but no serious interconnect.) I've tried a variety of real codes and benchmarks, but can't seem to get something like a Mac G4/800 with PC133 to perform anywhere close to even a P4/1.7/i845/PC133. I'm using either the gcc 2.95 that comes with OSX or a recent 3.1 snapshot (which is MUCH better, but still bad). is it just that the performance Apple brags about is strictly in-cache, and/or when doing something ah specialized like single-precision SIMD (altivec/velocity engine)? I haven't really pushed to track down an account on the very latest dual G4/1000, but afaikt it's got the same boring PC133. is anyone using Macs in clusters, and what kind of performance are you observing? thanks, mark hahn. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf