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Arduino firmware: https://github.com/ligius-/DieselTuningBox
Mobile UI: https://github.com/ligius-/DieselBoosterClient
With that out of the way, I've had about a month of testing with the new prototype and several months already with the old one. The definitive result is that there are significant fuel savings.
Outside city limits I now get better than 6L/100km, at highway speeds (130 km/h) better than 6.5/%. I believe the highway consumption can be further improved but I haven't used the car so much lately to be able to fine-tune the settings.
Previously I would get 7.6L/100km at best on country/county roads and 7.4/% on highways. So that would be a 12% mileage increase on highways and 21% on slower roads.
Inside the city is where the story changes since that's where I did most of my driving and had time to tune the parameters. I am now getting an average of 9L/100km (actually better) compared to 11L stock or 12.5L with RaceChip. So that's 18% mileage increase from stock and 28% increase from RaceChip..
Why such a difference?
The issue is a bit more complicated and I found it related to matching between sensor output impedance and ECU input impedance. That's why the improved prototype has provisions for adjusting this. On my car, with the default 'Arduino' circuit I need to set the offset correction to -50mV and gain correction to +3% in order to match the factory settings.
I doubt any of the aftermarket solutions account for this and is the reason why I get such poor city mileage with the commercial tuning unit.
The commercial units are likely ok at higher rpms since the gain correction is built-in (part of the tuning) and the offset error becomes insignificant.
The app
Building a mobile app was a great idea since it allows me to connect to the module, adjust the settings on-the-fly and save them.
I would probably redesign it now since I know now the usage pattern: adjust gain and offset once, play with the curve point gains indefinitely, save them. Currently the gain and offset are the biggest UI elements since the majority of the improvements can be achieved through those.
The 'Apply immediately' checkbox is also really useful as it allows the user to play with the values without having to hunt for the 'Apply' button. As soon as some settings are changed the application waits for a while (1-2s) and sends the new settings to the car.
It's cool showing the phone to someone and watch the consumption modify as you play with the values. A bit silly, but makes for a 'wow! never thought this would be possible' moment.
Adjusting the individual gains however is a bit tricky to do while driving (or stopped for that matter) since they are quite small and a lot of them.
I opted to add +/- buttons on the sides of each point setting instead of the classic numpad editor which is impossible to use at the wheel.
The app will also helpfully highlight the currently selected point (in blue) so you can see where the engine is at.
With the 'Apply immediately' feature it's just a matter of tapping '-' and wait 1-2s and see the effect.
Speaking of effect, the whole concept now seems a bit wrong to me - you are adjusting the END value not the START value so anything that you've adjusted affects where the next value will be. E.g. if you adjust the value for 200 (ADC = .244V) to lower it by 10% the ECU will compensate and now the new value will be 200+10%. I cannot explain this properly in words but I'm working on the EFFECT rather than the CAUSE.
Another interesting issue is that the engine does not run well at very low fuel rates, regardless of the setting. As long as the stationary consumption is above 0.7L/h the engine sounds fine, as soon is it goes below that it starts shaking. The 'solution' is to raise the consumption back by putting it in gear or starting A/C. So a 'cold engine' tuning should be different than a 'warm engine' one since consumption decreases as the engine warms up (emissions-related). At 0.4l/h the engine shakes badly.
Speaking of shaking, the automatic gear shift is not so smooth anymore since it's probably hand-tuned for specific torque values.
I haven't noticed any significant loss of power but I'm not the street racer type.
I'll probably stop working on this project for a while and deal with the other pending projects since I think the goal was achieved.
I would like to integrate real-time reading of OBD2 values: fuel rail pressure (PID 59?), engine RPM (PID 0C), oil temperature (PID 5C), fuel rate (5E) and vehicle speed (0D). This would allow better data logging and perhaps some auto-tuning, through the app.
Would be nice to have a separate control module with real buttons and knobs instead of a smartphone.
Would be nice to use the internal Arduino temperature sensor to select different curves or values depending on ambient (engine) temperature. It should be good enough for most purposes.
Would like to find out if there is any damage that can occur when setting an extremely low consumption. I'm using the engine sound (smooth, rough, shaking, ...) to tune the settings now but I don't actually know why it's behaving like that since the rail pressure is well within parameters.


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Living the life as a SAHM to three busy kids in the foothills of beautiful East Tennessee. I spend a lot of time running around in circles. Most times things are a little crazy at our house ... Shopping is my therapy. My goal is $100 a week budget for all groceries, HBA, and household/cleaning products.

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Two international collections just released on Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) may be of relevance for any emigrant ancestors or relatives:
New Zealand, Bankruptcy Notices, 1893-1904
Source: New Zealand Gazette entries, previously also available on a commercial CD (see site)
U.S., Published Quaker Family Histories, 1845-1920
Source: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
For details on my range of genealogy guide books please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. To commission me for genealogical research, please visit my research site at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk.
The GENES Blog (GEnealogy News and EventS): Top stories concerning ancestral research in Britain, Ireland, and their diasporas, from Irish born Scottish based professional family historian, author and tutor Chris Paton. Feel free to quote from this blog, but please credit The GENES Blog if you do so. To contact me please email chrismpaton @ outlook.com.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
American Quakers and New Zealand bankruptcy records
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Little Girl Used To Push Amnesty for Illegal Aliens . . .
Fortunately, enough good Americans with more sense showed up at the Congressional Town Hall meeting in Murfeesboro, Tennessee in August of 2013 when the crowd cheered for anti-amnesty Congressman Scott DesJarlais 's (R-TN) response.
Congressman Scott DesJarlais stood up against amnesty and stood on the side of most Americans that want our existing border and immigration laws enforced instead of any Republic destroying amnesty legislation that would add 12-20 million new open borders voters to American politics!
Please call Congressman Scott DesJarlais ((202) 225-6831) and thank him for opposing amnesty for illegals!
Please support Scott DesJarlais and the other members of Congress found at this link that oppose amnesty for illegals....
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Pokemon tournaments are always a good time, and I look forward to hosting another one shortly. Thanks to everyone that came!
Infernape and Sylveon!
lots of snacking and Pokemon playing!
Taking a break from the tournament to play some console Pokemon
The single elimination bracket
A poster with all 721+ Pokemon makes for a good "Where's Waldo"-style challenge
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TP directly to the Vernian Sea to see it: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vernian%20Sea/73/195/102/
And here's a great video tour of New Babbage by Loikboy!
"I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." ~~ Marilyn Munroe


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Adolescent Health Care, Confidentiality
See also
- Adolescent Health Care, Role of the Family Physician
- Adolescent Health Care, Sexuality and Contraception
- Adolescents, Protecting: Ensuring Access to Care and Reporting Sexual Activity and Abuse (Position Paper)
- Child Abuse
- Health Education
- Health Education in Schools
- Certificates of Added Qualification
Concerns about confidentiality may create barriers to open communication between patient and physician and may thus discourage adolescents from seeking necessary medical care and counseling.
When caring for an adolescent patient:
- Privacy should be respected by physicians and their staff. The adolescent should be offered an opportunity for examination and counseling separate from parents/guardians.
- The physician should make a reasonable effort to encourage the adolescent to involve parents or guardians in healthcare decisions.
- Every effort should be made to maintain confidentiality and patients should be made aware that certain situations and circumstances create limitations on guaranteed confidentiality. For example, detailing billing statements and Explanation of Benefits notices may be furnished to a guarantor/parent from a third party. Further, information suggesting someone is in imminenet danger, the suspicion or evidence of abuse, and the diagnosis of certain communicable diseases all must be reported to the proper authorities.
- Family physicians should be aware of their community's standards regarding adolescent confidentiality. State laws vary, but in general, in areas of care where the adolescent has the legal right to give consent, confidentiality must be maintained.
- Family physicians using electronic medical records should consult their vendor to be certain patient portals are properly configured to meet state standards regarding confidentiality for adolescents who parents and guardians have proxy access to their records.
Ultimately, regarding confidentiality, the judgment by the physician regarding the best medical interest and safety of the patient should prevail. (1988) (2013 COD)
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Evolve Style
Looking for a stunning evening with the special one. I love the way the dress flows.
The colors are brilliant. Passion and joy is all I think of when I wear this dress. I have limited my styling with a small necklace from LeeZu!
My hair do is lovely with stunning flowers - an updo I choose to ensure I dont let go of the amazing show me off neckline. Smiles.
My hair from Tukinowaguma and I am wearing a Cstar limited collection skin.
Labels: cstar, Evolve, Leezu, Noon Shapes, Tukinowaguma
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Starting tomorrow (6-7-13) Karen Diamond Designs FRIDAY FACEBOOK FREEBIES are back!! The line up for the next seven weeks is really awesome!! You do not want to miss this!! Karen Diamond is giving away her once released Rejuvenation BUNDLE!! It has been divided into little mini's that will distributed over the next 7 weeks. Once the new week gets posted, the previous week will be just like the Disney movies, and be locked away in a vault somewhere, LOL. No, but seriously once it's done, it's done!! If you miss a week, then you miss it!! So please be watching for it every Friday, starting tomorrow!! The download will only be available for ONE WEEK ONLY. At the end of the seven weeks you will have the complete bundle. This is the FULL version, if you are able to download each week.
Here is a link to her Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KarenDiamondDesigns
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Friday Facebook Freebies by Karen Diamond Designs
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Here is the final product. I am really pleased at the end result.
The small bulls eye is the zipper pull. The interior is salmon ultra suede.I printed out all the right answers and pulled Jane S. out of the hat.
So I will e-mail Jane and give her the choice of the two remaining designs.
Some of you have asked questions but I have no way of answering you. I would love to look at all your blogs but I need a link. It might be right in front of me but I sometimes am a little slow so e-mail me!!


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The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?
The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?
So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.
One Saturday, he doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father Quinn arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again.
This really is a remarkable book I totally forgot I was reading a story - how Monica Wood ever came up with this story line is just amazing to me. The back story to Ona, who is now 104, is just so interesting and I really felt like I was sitting there listening to her tell it.
Although the book title suggests the main character is the boy he really takes a back seat once he establishes his love of world records - then steps in his Father Quinn. He really just wants to finish what his son started in helping out Ona. But what ensues is so much more as Ona helps Quinn find himself again and give herself a new lease of life too.
I do wish Ona was a real person, I would love to meet her. From her card tricks to her wonderful tales of her life and her Lithuanian roots. I also feel I have taken so much from this book that I can't articulate but I feel better for having read it.
I knew I was approaching the end of the book and wondered - "how was the author going to end this lovely story". Well - I don't do spoilers but to say that it was a brilliant ending and had me in floods of tears - in a good way!
This is a book that will stay with me for a very long time.
I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars.
My thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a free e copy of this book for review.


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"Hip replacement"
About: Pilgrim Hospital Pilgrim Hospital Boston PE21 9QS
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I am 70yrs old,fit & normally walk up to 5 miles a day.On 2 Jan 2014 i had a fall a 1am & broke my femur &pelvic. From that moment my treatment by everyone involved from the ambulance crews,A&E,Xray & the ward 3 staff treated me absolutely brilliantly. I was in surgery by 3pm-awesome. The care & treatment i received was first class even down to the physiotherapists, persevered to get me going. I was also visited by the spare equip. dept assessed & loaned equip.to help me adjust at home. Particularly i wish to thank the consultant who operated on me and his caring team- I am now 2 weeks into rehab.and getting better each day. Once more may i thank the trust for the overhaul professionalism and care extended to me
Response from United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 4 years ago
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Monday, March 19, 2012
We Love You, Amy!
Our first quilt show is coming up soon! So excited!!! The Little Shop is traveling to Rising Sun, Indiana for QuiltFest. We've been busy, busy, busy cutting fat quarters, making up kits and sewing samples of our favorite patterns.
Here is our latest sample. We love you, Amy Butler!
This is Amy's Birdie Sling made from her Lark fabric collection. I am very thankful to my Mom for stitching it up so beautifully! She worked away on this while I stitched away on the Five & Dime quilt. (Still working on that one!)
Mom's testimony means a lot to me, and she says Amy's pattern was very simple to follow.
And, this bag is HUUUUGE! This could become your Go-To tote bag for just about everything. It would make a great diaper bag, school bag for students or teachers, gym bag for those work-out clothes...anything you need to tote can go in here.
Plus, there are three huge interior pockets for all of your smaller things. A place for your keys, your phone, your credit cards. Love it!
Mom plans to make another one for herself. ;)
Stay tuned for quilt show updates! I can hardly wait! Check out our Facebook page for dates, times, and addresses of all our shows. Mom will be there, too, along with Amy's bag. We'd love to see you!
5 comments:
- Alisha @ SnugasaBugBaby.com said...
Good work. So cute! This looks a lot like a bag that I have designed...but with a simpler strap. I am intrigued!
- March 19, 2012 at 5:11 PM
- Alisha @ Crafty Brooklyn Army Wife said...
I love the fabric!! That would be perfect for a gym bag. Stopping by from Sew Can Do linky party.
Here is what I shared this week: http://craftybrooklynarmywife.blogspot.ca/2012/03/vinyl-amp-cover.html
- March 20, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- Richard Healey said...
Cute bags
- March 23, 2012 at 9:57 AM
- Sara said...
Gorgeous dark blue in that bag!! Have fun at the craft fair!
- March 23, 2012 at 12:31 PM
- amandajean said...
what a fun bag! i recently made the betty shopper and that is one huge bag, too. good luck at the show!
thanks for linking up to finish it up Friday!
- March 23, 2012 at 2:23 PM
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Richmond, BC Restaurants
With its beautiful coastal charm, culture and cuisine, the city of Richmond and the Vancouver Metro Area offer wonderful dining spots and restaurants. From fresh, sustainable pacific seafood to Asian fusion, Vancouver is an exciting dining experience with the flavour and food of the British Columbia coast.
The Sheraton Vancouver Airport offers a casual dining restaurant with regional cuisine and a warm, modern ambiance in Richmond, BC - just minutes from the airport. From moment you walk into our lobby, you are drawn to the atmosphere of Harold's Bistro & Bar - a favourite Richmond restaurant with lots of character.
Harold's Bistro
Named after a customer who has lunched with us every day for over 35 years, Harold's Bistro and Bar is a lively Richmond, BC restaurant and gathering place. The fresh, modern design, with wood floors, stacked stone fireplace, ambient lighting, and urban décor offers a fun, casual restaurant atmosphere in the heart of Richmond. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a beautiful patio and courtyard with trees, flowers, and an outdoor pool.
Harold's Bistro offers fresh coastal cuisine and classic comfort foods that make you feel at home in Vancouver. Enjoy mouthwatering regional fare, including locally supplied and sustainably sourced seafood, American favourites, Asian noodle dishes and East Indian delicacies.
Hours of Operation
Sun - Thurs: 6:30 AM - 9 PM
Fri & Sat: 6:30 AM - 10 PM
Daily Breakfast Buffet
Harold's Bar
Connect with colleagues or meet friends for local fun and food at Harold's Bar. The casual, lively atmosphere and outdoor patio are the perfect ending to a productive day in Vancouver.
Enjoy a glass of local wine or a cold beer on tap with a fresh sandwich or appetizer while you watch the game on our flat-screen TVs. Hip, modern décor, ambient lighting and plush green leather booths create a refreshing atmosphere for relaxing with a martini or sharing a late dinner. Cozy up to the oval bar, surrounded by leather bar stools and café tables, or sip on drinks with friends on our seasonal patio.
Hours of Operation
Daily: 11 AM - Midnight
Start your day at Starbucks® with a specialty coffee, beverage, pastry, sandwich, or salad. Located in the hotel lobby, Starbucks is a cozy spot to grab a latte or snack when you're on the go. Starbucks serves daily selections of fresh-brewed coffee, Danish pastry, muffins, and fresh fruit. Guests and locals can enjoy complimentary WiFi and 15-minute parking.
Hours of Operation
Daily: Opens at 6 AM
More Great Places to Dine in Richmond, BC
Restaurants near our hotel
A melting pot of culture and cuisine, Richmond, BC offers many great restaurants minutes from our hotel. Whether you are craving Pacific catch or Asian cooking, Richmond restaurants offer a culinary adventure. Try some of our favorite Richmond restaurants and cafés!
- Boston Pizza - 8100 Ackroyd Rd - (604) 273-6151
- Cavu Kitchen & Bar - 5911 Minoru Blvd - (604) 232-5001
- American Grill - 7571 Westminster Hwy - (604) 232-2804
- Shanghai River - 7831 Westminster Hwy - (604) 233-8885
- Kirin Seafood Restaurant - 7900 Westminster Hwy - (604) 303-8833
- Cactus Club Café - 5500 No. 3 Road - (604) 244-9969


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We would like to recognize our CCE Paraprofessional of the Year, Mary Anne Hettenhaus! Mary Anne is a great support and resource to our campus. She serves as both our Family Support Specialist and a campus Educational Assistant. Her hard work and dedication to our school community is greatly appreciated.
We had nine students move on with their Science Fair projects to the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival last Saturday. Our students represented us well, as we knew they would. Congratulations to the following students:
Saanvi Mahadasu – 1st place
Mira Desai – 1st place
Sohan Makwana – 3rd place
Keaton Lee – 1st place
Aiden Lee – 1st place
Annika Iyer – 2nd place
Shreya Nampoothiri – 1st place
Tara Van De Vere – 1st place
Shoumik Roychowdhury – 1st place
Saanvi also won the City of Austin Best in Climate Protection award, and Annika also won 3rd place in the Society of Women Engineers category!
Way to go, Comets!
Congratulations to 5th grade student, Michelle Xiang! Her art work "Lost Slippers" will be showcased in the 2015 YAM State Capital Exhibit! The State YAM Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 22nd at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 2 p.m.
Our third grade students donated $1,500 to Heifer International as the culminating project to their economics unit – Hall Mall. Their story has been posted to "When Cows Fly" and can be viewed here: http://www.heifer.org/
whencowsfly/stories/young- entrepreneurs-give-back.html. We are proud of our students who are joining in
the fight against hunger and poverty.
We are pleased to share that our six weeks Average Daily Attendance rate is 96.6%! This is awesome, especially since we have been right in the middle of Flu season. We appreciate your partnership in ensuring students are at school each day and ready to learn.
The CCE Family Fun Fest is this Saturday, February 28th from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Our PTA has been working diligently to prepare for an awesome event. All proceeds from the event go directly to our school. Your participation in this event is one of the reasons we are able to provide many of the great programs we have on our campus, such as, Chess Club, Geography Bee, Robo Lab, Spanish Instruction, assistance with Field Trip costs and extra supplies and books for our classrooms. We hope to see you on Saturday. If it is rainy and cold, the Fun Fest will take place inside the school. We will not let the weather keep us from having a great time!
Our Lost & Found area is overflowing! Any items remaining in Lost & Found on Friday, March 13th will be donated to the RRISD Clothes Closet. Please take a moment to look through the Lost & Found area for items that belong to your family and take them home before Friday, March 13th!
Help us spread the word…Monday, March 9th has been designated for Kindergarten Roundup for the 2015-2016 school year. Canyon Creek families may register children at Canyon Creek that day from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Any child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2015 is eligible to attend full-day kindergarten. We are looking forward to meeting our new Comets and their families. Please call 428-2800 if you have questions.
Please take a few moments to participate in our 2014-2015 Parent Climate Survey. Each day staff, students and volunteers at Canyon Creek Elementary work hard to ensure academic programs and the campus environment meets the needs of all children. You are a critical part of our success and your feedback is important to our continual growth.
The survey will only be available until March 16th; please participate today!
Friday, February 27th – Gr. 4 Field Trip – Bob Bullock Museum
Saturday, February 28th – CCE Family Fun Fest, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 5th – GMS Band Instrument Night @ CCE (Gr. 5 students), 5:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9th – Kindergarten Roundup, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10th – Family Fitness Night, Kinder & 1st grade, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11th – Early Release, 12:45 p.m.
Friday, March 13th – Spirit Day – Theme: Sports Jersey & Gr. 5 Balloon Launch
Monday, March 16th – Friday, March 20th – SPRING BREAK
Friday, March 27th – CCE Multicultural Fair, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, March 30th – Gr. 4 Writing STAAR
Tuesday, March 31st – Gr. 4 Writing STAAR & Gr. 5 Reading STAAR


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Interesting lessons learned as Q1 ends down 7.4%.
Story by Matt CummingsWith the largest box office ever recorded now in the books, 2016 has always been viewed as the bastard stepchild, the fat kid someone has to pick because all the studs and girls are taken. After the close of Q1, that view is probably accurate.
Note: The Winter Season is defined as the first day after New Year's week or weekend through the Thursday before the first Friday in March.According to our friends at BoxOfficeMojo.com, Quarter 1 of 2016 took in $1.0342 billion domestically, as compared to 2015's take of $1.1167b and 2014's $1.0992b. Here's the master list, but notice the problem. We'll share it afterwards: 1. Deadpool (Fox) $311,158,132 2. Kung Fu Panda 3 (Fox) $133,831,833 3. Ride Along 2 (Uni.) $89,514,865 4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (Par.) $52,513,494 5. How to Be Single (WB) $43,318,465 6. Dirty Grandpa (LGF) $35,379,525 7. The Boy (2016) (STX) $35,143,558 8. The 5th Wave (Sony) $33,278,221 9. Hail, Caesar! (Uni.) $28,800,390 10. Risen (Sony) $28,650,923 Obviously, no one could have predicted the incredible success of Deadpool - although I've gone on record in our InsidetheBucket Podcast that it would take in $120m - but look at what happened to the competition. Granted, Winter is usually the dumping ground for a lot of garbage, but numbers like these suggest plenty of people stayed home to watch good television, rather than taking the gamble on a potentially crappy film. Take out Deadpool, and you have to wonder whether the same sort of money would have been in play for other films. Unlikely, because so many of them were killed in the press. A film like Ride Along 2, which enjoyed decent numbers, was off from the original by almost 30%. A good film like 13 Hours just didn't catch on, and Hail! Caesar flat out disappointed everyone. There's another trend worth noting here: these numbers no longer include 2015 movies like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a smart move on BOM's part. This provides a more accurate picture (no pun) of the industry's immediate future. $100m Films Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms, and follow author Matt Cummings at @mfc90125.


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Damn. Three weeks since my last update. Almost like a musiconfessional (haw haw. See what I did there?).
Great past weekend though, Woodsist/Captured Tracks weekend was as great as expected. Some great bands, some okay ones, but nothing TOO terrible. Plus, the weather was perfect (for once), so staying outside all day was wonderful.
The highlight for me was definitely Dum Dum Girls. I liked them a lot before I saw them live, but goddamn, for a first show...:
Yeah. Pretty great. One hell of a DIY-star studded line up also. Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs) on bass, Frankie Rose (Crystal Stilts) on drums, and dude from Crocodiles (sry dude, dunno your name :() on guitar. Dum Dum Girls also sings way better live than on record. Or at least, I find her voice live to be more interesting. The reverb covers up your voice! Love reverb, but it might not suit yours as much as say, Cassie from Viv Girls.
Besides them, Real Estate played a fucking great show also. Some blog coined them as "Shorecore" and I'z down with that term. Really technically competent, and so fucking tight. Feel the only reason they're not more popular is that they haven't released an album yet, so most people haven't really checked 'em out (Similar to Dinowalrus). Check them out (and Dinowalrus too).
Other highlights: Gary War, Mayfair Set (<3 u Dee Dee), Kevin Failure rapping (actually good. f'realz), Thee Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees mosh, Thee Oh Sees mosh fight, Fresh & Onlys at the afterparty, fireworks going off behind show.
Now for pic highlights:
Chinese take-out place across from MH apparently really loves Michael Jackson.
Supercrush on Gary War's keyboardist. Would make her breakfast. (msg me)
Hole in Market Hotel stage. Psych Horseshit almost broke a leg through it :(
Kevin Failure
Kevin Failure WERKIN IT.
Whilst editing pics, my mom passed by and goes "Oh, the bands look good also". Real Estate. MOTHER APPROVED.
<3 u Dee Dee (u 2, Mikey)
Just really liked this shot.
Babies. Babbys.
Check out all the pics here:
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day One
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day Two
I need to update more / WOODSIST+CAPTURED TRACKS FEST
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Picture courtesy of Candacegrasso.blogspot.com
I ate some grits with strawberries, a salad, some guacamole, drank 100% fruit juices and drank 8 oz of green smoothies.
Picture courtesy of GritsBlog.Wordpress.com.
See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions. With my "HLNB Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving. I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees. This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun and encouraging for you too.


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A New York Times article tomorrow seems to make a fairly good case that the seemingly endless surge in housing prices may at last be coming to a long expected end. But the evidence they cite is still spotty. In only one place do they cite a serious drop in housing prices - New York - and even then it is in just one quarter and could possibly be (partially) due to a different inventory mix in that quarter.
DAVID LEONHARDT and MOTOKO RICH
A real estate slowdown that began in a handful of cities this summer has spread to almost every hot housing market in the country, including New York.
More sellers are putting their homes on the market, houses are selling less quickly and prices are no longer increasing as rapidly as they were in the spring, according to local data and interviews with brokers.
In Manhattan, the average sales price fell almost 13 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, according to a widely followed report to be released today by Miller Samuel, an appraisal firm, and Prudential Douglas Elliman, a real estate firm. The amount of time it took to sell a home was also up 30.4 percent over the same period.
Mainly, the reported slowing of the market is reflected by increasing inventory and longer sale times. The reporters also mention that credit standards are being tightened - which is long overdue - and that the days of low interest are over. The second part is still questionable though. A few nudges by the Fed and the run up in gas prices and possible shortages in building materials needed for the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast are - so far - short term events; not a systemic change. And an increase in energy conservation, could bring those prices down again.
But as the more recent loans with low teaser rates expire - that will hit a lot of new homeowners, hard.
As for what this means for Los Angeles, in the most expensive areas, prices do seem rather high for lower quality product. But in much of the city, the demand so far exceeds the supply, I do not see a major price break in the next few years, barring, of course, some major external factor. Prices, I suspect, will level off, then decline somewhat, particularly for marginal product, but also at the very top of the market.
And if prices do come down on the new product coming on the market in Downtown LA - that is a good thing. Lower prices will mean more people will be able to buy, and even right now, the supply of buyers exceeds the amount of product that is coming on-line, even at today's prices.
There is one caveat to that scenario, though. Right now there is little street life in the loft districts, and even less night life. The Broadway theaters appear to be on the verge of re-opening, but the question of what programing they will have still remains open.
We also have no great books stores, no vintage clothing stores, no antique stores, no music clubs, no 99 seat theaters, no Indy film houses, no record stores and none of a hundred other ammenties we need to create a true urban core.
Now many, if not most of these things, appear about to happen - posilby as soon as next spring and summer, if everything goes right. But everyone Downtown needs to realize that just as housing was the key to starting the rebirth of Downtown, having the streets of Downtown active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is essential if the housing revival and the overall rebirth of Downtown is going to continue.
A decline in the national hot housing market is inevitable; a decline in the number of units being built in Downtown is not.
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Skyrocketing Housing Prices To Slow - Or Even Drop? How WIll Downtown Be Affected?
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So many blogs, so little time. Got to get back to work on my own real estate sites. Enjoyed the visit. Stop by my site if you have a chance.
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First Day of Spring, $14.90/USD 10-SOLD
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It's Spring time, though a very hot one for Singapore these few days. Here's First Day of Spring at about 6cm long and is made with pretty turquoise glass leaves, gold filigrees, pink czech glass beads and cream glass pearls. This goes well with a sweet flowy dress or with a simple top and jeans. Ear hooks and chains are 14k gold-plated.


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Feminist Postgraduate Reading Group Senate House Library
'Body Politics and Reproductive Technologies'
First session: Monday February 4th 6.30 pm in Senate House Library, Room 246
The politics of the body and reproductive rights have been central to feminist scholarship and activism throughout the last century. In this semester the reading group revisits classic texts on embodiment and reproduction, which offer alternative ways of knowing and living the body. We will discuss the political implications of radical non-reproductivity, egg freezing, transnational surrogacy and queering reproduction. Combining insights from social sciences and humanities, our approach is interdisciplinary and attends to the representation of reproductive and non-reproductive bodies in photography, documentary film, literature and feminist thinking. Throughout the term, we intend to put our own lived experience of the broader implications of contemporary body and reproductive politics centre stage in the discussions, honouring the assertion that the personal is political as well as a resource for critical reflection. This informal postgraduate reading group offers the opportunity to read and discuss feminist writing. It is open to anyone interested from any discipline or institution. The discussion is based around the reading of theoretical material alongside literary or cultural texts, iconographic materials and film. Participants are welcome to attend regularly or occasionally. We are a friendly and welcoming group, always looking for new input. For more information or to be added to our mailing list please contact us. A Facebook page is also under construction, and readings for next week can be downloaded.


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Friday, June 14, 2013
Homoheresy: It Gets Worse
Mr. Bergoglio, leader of the false Vatican II sect, acknowledges a "gay mafia" inside the structure of what used to be the Roman Catholic Church. Not surprising, as the heretics began letting in disordered men with same sex attraction in the 1960s and officially in the 1970s. Ratzinger wanted to keep them out of seminaries when he was "Pope" Benedict XVI. Good luck. He found out that you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube, and he was one of the biggest "squeezers" in the 1960s as a young Modernist heretic.
Now, these seminarians are the "bishops" and "cardinals" 40 years later. The result was reported by the blog "Rorate Caeli":
But the problem of the homosexual lobby in the sacred palaces could be just the tip of the iceberg: there are those who are convinced that the great challenge of the new Pope is to tackle the problem. One of those is Fr. Dariusz Oko, theology professor at the Pontifical University John Paul II, in Krakow, who in December had publicly denounced the gay lobby in the Vatican, and who reaffirms it today: "The Holy Father has confirmed that which everyone had known for many years," he explains, "I think that the wall of omertà that has existed for a long time is destroyed. But now, how to demolish that other wall of omertà that exists inside the seminaries? Who is concerned with the revolution of Benedict XVI who forbade the ordination of homosexual priests?" The Polish priest is convinced that on this matter the Pope has a great battle to wage: "The problem of the gay lobby in the Vatican is important, but marginal," he explains. "The true challenge of the Pontiff is the heresy of homosexuality, what I call the 'homoheresy, that is, the rejection of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church on homosexuality, whose defenders are in favor of priesthood for gays. The Holy Father must combat this heresy that has spread throughout the Church.". And the root of the problem, Fr. Oko confirms, is to be found in the places of formation: "Who, in Italy, is interested in the current situation of the seminaries?", the theologian asks. "And there is where the future of the Church is decided! The only way forward is to continue the revolution of Ratzinger, who wished to 'free' the seminaries from gay educators and homosexual seminarians." ...
The only way to go is back to the One True Faith of the One True Church. Faith and morals are inextricably intertwined. When one goes, the other will follow. If you keep the Faith, true morals will remain. So, just how does Bergoglio intend to do anything about homoheresy, gay mafias controlling policy, etc, if he is himself a heretic? Look what is happening to the youth, as reported in LifeSiteNews: (I will comment in red).
Ontario, June 10, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Catholic high school in the York Catholic District School Board held its second annual "Inclusivity Week" this spring with "rainbow inspired" events that included a "celebrat[ion] of our different genders, races, sexual orientation [sic] and abilities".
This is all part of ecumenism. Accept everyone and don't correct them when they are wrong. Truth is relative and we celebrate the good and bad, wheat with the chaff.
St. Robert Catholic High School's Empowered Student Partnerships (ESP) club dedicated each day of the week to a different theme of inclusion, including "Different Abilities," "Gender Equality," and "Bully Prevention". The week took place in March. ESP is a student-driven campaign to "keep schools safe" facilitated by school staff together with Toronto Police Service officers. The program encourages students to promote "safe schools to reduce youth violence".
This is all part of the "It Gets Better" propaganda. It is ostensibly about protecting homosexual youth from being bullied. While no person should be bullied, the program ironically serves to isolate Christian youth who will be pressured into keeping silent about their beliefs lest THEY are branded "bullies" for helping those who live disordered lives seek out the help they need. "Getting better" would mean healthy sexual attraction to the opposite sex where marriage and family can come about in society. Another possiblity is loving God in a celibate lifestyle like the members of "Courage." Living a shorter and disordered life in objective mortal sin is not "getting better."
Gay activists are increasingly using the concepts "safety" and "anti-bullying" to promote the homosexual agenda in schools.
Yes they are; see my comment above!
St. Robert's "Inclusivity Week" included "theme-inspired morning prayers written by students, announcements, posters, videos, and trivia games." All members of the school were asked to "reflect on what it means to be a caring and inclusive school, where everyone feels part of the school community."
Being one in Faith and morals should accomplish being "inclusive."
The week ended with a "Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation" event where students were asked to wear a solid coloured shirt as a show of support. Students were provided with rainbow coloured cupcakes and rainbow tattoos. Collaborating on the event were ESP and St. Robert's Inclusive/Outreach Group.
"[W]e came together as a community so that we can love and be loved in our own skin," said Priscilla C., a grade 12 student and ESP member.
And when Pricilla loses her soul, she'll find out too late that there is no "love" where God is excluded.
St. Robert's motto is "knowledge is the beginning". The school's websites states that a Catholic High School is a place where the "teachings of Jesus Christ are integrated into the day-to-day curriculum and social fabric of high school."
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that homosexual acts "intrinsically disordered" since they are "contrary to the natural law" and they "close the sexual act to the gift of life." It also says that the inclination itself is "objectively disordered". While people with such inclinations are to be "accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity," under "no circumstances" can homosexual acts be approved.
LifeSiteNews.com contacted St. Robert's principal Jennifer Sarna and the York Catholic District School Board for comment but did not hear back by press time.
Wanting "knowledge" is what lead to the Fall. Satan told our First Parents that they would be like God if they ate from the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The so-called Catechism of the Catholic (sic) Church is not acknowledged; it's a dead letter (and not even a good one). Is it any wonder that the youth, so brainwashed by "Catholic" schools will grow up experimenting and becoming "gay"? Some of these young men will then enter the seminary with their perverse desires having been fed and affirmed. The result? Homoheresy, gay mafias, and more decadence that will never end except by God's intervention. Scripture tells us that "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom"(Proverbs 9:10). Yet fear God, the Vatican II sect does not.
They claim "Knowledge is the Beginning", but their motto should be "Damnation is our End."
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Today time so many boy and girl can use android phone and we also use whatsahp and facebook. At this time so many boy has girlfriend so at night time boys and girls can use whatsahp and facebook . At night time we send a message for good night message.In this message boy and girl can share your draf and also send message for and your relationship. So at present time so many boy and girl can send good night message.
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I am counting down the minut. until I see the morning sun, bec. it will mark the start of the day when I will see you again. Gd night, my love.
My msg could carry a note for you to say that I love you to my heart and want to be in your life forever. Goodnight.
I love you. I will be home a little late today, so you'll be asleep. I will come in and hug you all night long, so you know how much I miss you."
I know that every nightmare is free from my mind but when I go to bed at night. The thought of you can bring to be me nothing but heave thoughts."
There may be hund. and thousands of stars in the sky tonight and I want you to know that you are the only to be star in my life. Good Night dear.
Good night my love. Today was the best day I have ever had, and tomor. will be even better because of your love."
You will be the last thing I think about before I fall asleep and the 1st thing I think of when I wake up.
Every night, God sprink a little magic dust on you when you are sleep to make you even more beautiful when you wake up."


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There was a time when we put letters in the mail to get updates. They took weeks and months to travel across the globe. Families waited years before they were able to see and hold the ones they loves. People braved the cruel seas and fought disease and death to go from one shore to the other just so that they could see once, the ones they loved. Many never made it despite trying.
But thanks to facebook, wordpress and photoshop that need not be the case anymore. You can meet, hold, hug and even have proof of it without ever having done it! Meet Seham Noon. She's adorable. She has a precious little chin and chubby cheeks. She has perfect toes and little plump wrinkly hands. I have oohed and aahed over their perfection and preciousness. I've also forced all my friends to do the same. And as you ooh and aah over her cuteness, let me confess that i'm introducing you to baby bunting without having been properly introduced myself. Dont let the picture fool you! Its the product of the endless harrassment of her parents, her mama's artistic skills, technology and our everlasting love! (yes cheesy…I know!)
The last time I met Seham, she was in-utero. Her tiny little mama was consuming copious quantities of canned cheese. She was just chugging it I swear. At movie theaters she was throwing people into panic by demanding she be allowed to brace the jostline crowds to buy her third bag of fries and sixth helping of hot dogs. And while I was hoping Seham would pop out in indignance or in fits of laughter at her mother's behavior she stayed calmly inside. And so we didnt get chance to say hi and shake hands in person.
And when she did decide to make her grand entrance into the world, I was in Vegas. I was clutching my cell phone to my heart waiting to hear it ring or beep with a text message announcing her arrival. While all the others did inconsequential things like playing poker or blackjack, I kept looking furitively at my phone; like a crazy woman! (look Seham, I used a semi colon for you!)
And now that she is finally here, it seems like only yesterday that Nadine and I were driving around in the Summer rain in Islamabad talking about our children who at that time, seemed as distant a possibility as the low growl and rumble of thunder. Nadine said, she wanted her children to run around happy, barefoot, with locks of curly unbrushed hair flying around in the sunshine! I was mortified. I told her I would allow no such thing. I would brush their hair and tie it up in pigtails and ponytails complete with ribbons and ridiculous baubles. She said she would have my children come to her house and make sure she didnt brush their hair.
And now that one of us has a real baby, I want mama Nads to know that Sehroo Khala is prepared. I've started to buy Seham ribbons and bows for her hair. Even her little own pink hairbrush! And I'm looking forward to moving back to Islamabad to put all those in Seham's currently non-existent hair. And I'm looking forward to some real pictures and to some real hugs and kisses. And hopefully a lifetime of fun and friendship with GB (godbaby) and arguing with Nadine about utterly inconsequential matters like hair ribbons.
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It's 11.30 am and I have only been up an hour!
I feel muzzy headed and am drinking ginger tea out of my favourite American coffee cup!
( it doesn't feel quite right not having proper coffee)
I was up at 3 am and finished a SAMS shift at 7am, so me and dogs went back to bed for a while.
I woke up realising that Mary now needed a fragrance boosting fanny flannel as she has now synchronised her period with Winnie as many females often do when living together ( or so Gay Gordon told me...and he should know)
Multiple fanny flannels on the go ! ....the Prof will have apoplexy
I was tempted to write a blog about my favourite food (as in Cro & Rachel's blogs) but couldn't be arsed......there would be too many to choose from on my " favourite side" to make any dramatic impact.
I will leave you with an observation...... At 3ish this morning , I was driving through a rather nice suburb of Rhyl called Rhuddlan and had just passed the roundabout when I spied a man on the grass verge having a poo underneath a tree.
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Gianna "got" what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ, which is why she said things, like - "Our body is a cenacle, a monstrance: through its crystal the world should see God." I keep her picture in my den, at my office both at work and the in the parish. This is what came to me five years ago through her unbidden intercession:
It is only by striving to be holy, by cooperating with God in bringing about His purposes for us and through us, that, like the white-robed multitude, like Sts. Paul and Barnabas, like St. Gianna Molla, that we become stable and fill our role in God's great plan. St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian physician, began experiencing pain during her fourth pregnancy. It turned that she had developed a fibroma in her uterus. It was removed during surgery and her unborn child was unharmed. After her surgery, for the last seven months of pregnancy, despite pains and continuing complications, Gianna resumed her duties as a devoted disciple of the Lord Jesus, as a wife, a mother, and a physician. A few days before the child was due, amid much concern, she told the attending doctor: "If you must decide between me and the child, do not hesitate: choose the child - I insist on it. Save him." On the morning of 21 April 1962, a healthy baby girl, Gianna Emanuela, was born. Despite every effort to save both of them, on 28 April, amid unspeakable pain and after repeated exclamations of "Jesus, I love you," Gianna Molla died. She was 39 years old. She was canonized on 16 May 2004 by Pope John Paul II, with her husband and four children, including Gianna Emanuela, herself a physician, present to witness her being raised to the altar. 28 April is her memorial... One may believe that the era of the saints is over, but it is always the era of saints until Christ returns in glory, when "the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and . . . will wipe away every tear" (Rev 7,17) as they, like St. Gianna Molla, having "survived the time of great distress," join the white-robed multitude."St. Gianna Molla, who showed that us that holiness is our baptismal vocation, on this, your glorious feast, pray for us!


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Today, I decided to start adding to my 50 Ways for a Mom to Connect with her Authentic Self, and number 51 is all about owning your greatness!
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Too often, when someone has thanked me for something, I respond, "Oh, it's nothing."
I truly think that I am being kind by saying it.
But I am not. Not to the other person - who is appreciating me for what I have done.
Nor to myself.
In saying "Oh, it's nothing." I dismiss their appreciation and disrespect them.
In saying "Oh, it's nothing." I devalue what I have done and fail to recognize my impact on another.
I am playing small.
It's hard to not play small when the world tells us to not boast or brag or be too full of ourselves. At times, playing small feels like the right thing to do.
I am realizing that it is not.
I am realizing that I can be appreciated.
I am realizing that I do have value and that it is not boastful to simply acknowledge and recognize my impact on others.
So, now
I am learning to say "Thank You! I appreciate your kind words."
I am learning to say "Thank You!"
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How do you play small?
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I'm still feeling inflammed - joints sore, things of that sort - and can tell that there's water left to lose. I don't know if it's the aftermath of the race, or if it has to do with that flour tortilla I ate Monday after it, but will be glad when it settles down a bit.
Here's yesterday:
- scrambled eggs
- bacon
- tea with cream
- the usual supplements
- cheese
- 5 Godiva pearls - we finally found some more refills
- beef and chicken teriyaki
- carrots and broccoli
- a little rice (less than 1/4 cup)
- walnuts (multiple handfuls)
- cheese (I was starving once we got home - dinner was nice, but I could have eaten it twice over, even at the restaurant)


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Kids Always Be Yelling
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Seriously, how many issues can we go with people constantly saying "You owe me some answers?" It doesn't matter if you bring in new people to say it, it's still just the same thing every issue. Oz saying stuff is happening even though it's not, Jon asking about the last time Superman faced Doomsday, and people asking Clark who the fuck he is.
It's been 4 issues of nothing happening. This is just a whole new level of treading fucking water. I give it one more issue and I'm out. If you go five issues with nothing happening I'm done wasting time on it.
Yeah, after the second issue of this story where nothing seemed to happen, I threatened to start taking .2 off every book that continued this trend........ then I pussed out because even with shit not progressing, I still found things I liked in the book and the battle, even though it's lasted way to long, is pretty bad ass.Delete
I really enjoyed all of the nonsense. Can't put my finger on it I just had fun reading this issue. Although I did scream at the title page, "why are there people so close to Doomsday"!! I know I Know, it's just a title page.ReplyDelete
I'm in your camp here Manship ... I don't know what I like about this but I do like it ... normal Clark can go away though, it's like Krypton is repopulating with a million different versions of ClarkDelete


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Victorian Grace
You were always a fan of your grandmother's amazing classy furniture. The smell of roses and brandy. The look of fine crystal and china. So it's no wonder that your dream home is a Victorian mansion. This amazing palace is not only amazingly beautiful, but its home. You made sure to spend a lot of money on making it modern yet still keep that romantic charm. Guests claim it was haunted, but nothing has bothered you or your family. You count that as a good sign. Another great attribute is the amazing library and ballroom. sure, your parties may not add up to the ones that used to grace the fine marble floors. Then again, you count quantity not quality. You love entertaining and decorating. Not only do you treasure your house but you also count it as one. Hoping that this wonderful home will be kept in the family for more generations to come.
I took a quiz on Facebook called What is Your Dream Home? This was my result! Can you believe it? Haha. I didn't even think they would have something like this as an answer and they did! Oh it makes me so happy LOL. How is everyone? I hope you're all well. This is Taylor waiting for the Fairy House building to start.
Here are some more pictures from the Renaissance Faire. I didn't take that many :( I was caught up in looking at everything you know?
Here we were posing as a couple of the "Seven Deadly Sins" LOL.
Arrrr matey. It was a pirate themed weekend and there were vendors selling pirate things. This was my arrr face…LOL
This booth had beautiful flower headband things LOL and fans. They had the most awesome hats! Like old and romantic and Victorian! They were all $100 dollars or more :( Couldn't get one. Didn't take pictures because usually the vendors don't want you to because it's like their art work you know? These I took in secret LOL.
Even the pretty head garland things were expensive! Everything at the Renaissance Faire is expensive. We don't really buy much LOL. Anyway, if you have a Facebook you should take that quiz! All the best!


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ST. LOUIS • Larry Burnett, a second-grader, watched intently as his music teacher began distributing the guitars, stored in a second-floor closet at Adams Elementary School. This is the part of Larry's day that he enjoys most — the two hours after school three times a week when he has his left foot on a foot stand, a guitar on his knee and his fingers on the strings. And now it's time. Larry held the guitar and plucked a tune. His favorite song, he said, is "Saw Dodge Blues." Music teacher Larissa Young stood at the front of the room, signaling the start of group practice.
"I like to perform," Larry said. "It makes me smile." For two years, students at this elementary school in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood have been learning classical guitar in an after-school club that's part of a growing trend. Guitar instruction is flourishing in more than a dozen schools in the St. Louis, Jennings, Ferguson-Florissant and Normandy districts — in schools that are predominantly high-poverty and African-American.
Numerous studies point to the benefits of music training for young children. It helps build fine-motor skills and physically develops the side of the brain that processes language. It helps improve attention span, bolsters the ability to manage anxiety and improves emotional control.
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FRANKLIN — Peter and Carolyn Kittell of Franklin are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Seth Kittell to Dianna Benoit, daughter of Leon and Linda Benoit of Sheldon. Seth is a 1997 graduate of MVU and is currently employed by Enel Power in Sheldon. Dianna is a 2001 graduate of EFHS and earned an Associates degree in Business from Champlain College in 2002, she is currently a Buyers Specialist with RE/MAX Destinations in St. Albans. An August 2015 wedding is planned.
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Small Changes to Living Healthier
Hey there!
I've been sparse, but I do plan on writing more again! Today I wanted to share a couple of simple tips on how to start living healthier. I think we all know that fruits and vegetables are imperative, and that organic/natural foods (among many other things) are ideal. BUT, what I think that many people don't know, is where the heck to start!
I'm not a doctor, just an average mom and wife, so what I have to share only comes from me. My choices are made based on what is best for MY family according to the research I have done, and the knowledge that I have gained from various sources (that I find reliable).
So my suggestion? — Start simple!
Often times something new is very overwhelming to us. Living a natural, organic, all-around healthier life is NOT easy at first. There is so much to learn and quite honestly, it's a never-ending learning experience. I personally feel as though all good things are…
The first myth that you MUST clear from your mind is that switching to this lifestyle will be more costly. IT IS NOT!! You must understand that, once you start eating the foods that your body actually needs and wants, you will have to buy less. So when you are buying fruits and vegetables (for example) and those are your snacks, you won't need to buy pizza rolls and potato chips to snack on. Your grocery bill alone will be cut DRAMATICALLY, not to mention your precious time. I go to the grocery store each week, and only need fruits, veggies, meats for dinner, and usually a few miscellaneous items. Then of course, I hunt for bargains, but really — IN AND OUT!
So let me share two examples on bargain hunting:
I found an all-natural turkey that originally cost $2.29/lb….(bad) eek! It was within a day or so of expiration, so it had been reduced for quick sale — $0.80/lb….(excited) eeek! I froze it until we were ready to eat it, because how could anyone turn down a deal like that? The turkey was 12.49 lbs and originally $28.60 — I snagged it for $10.01.
Then, I found juice boxes that apparently nobody was interested in, so the store wanted them off the shelves.
HALF OFF, I repeat, HALF OFF!! We don't do sugary drinks usually, and obviously the less sugar you have the better. But in the summer we tend to grab-and-go rather often, so this is a better option to Capri Suns. Seriously, smart shopping can help your wallet.
My second tip for today, is that you dehydrate foods. The easiest thing to test out is fruits. We like ours in yogurt, cereal, and just by themselves. Mix them up with a handful of almonds if you'd like — really, they are so versatile!
One thing to keep in mind when dehydrating is that while the fruits will last longer than simply fresh fruits, they will not last forever. You can either store the dehydrated fruit in an AIR TIGHT bag/container (you would need a machine for this), or making smaller amounts that you know you will eat in time. When we make these things at home, we aren't using preservatives, so we need to remember that it will not last as long in our cupboards as the store-bought stuff.
Here was my last dehydrating session:
Here I used the oven, and I personally HATED it. Everything stuck to the pans, and ended up being wasted. The stuff I put in the dehydrated came out without incident. I made kiwi, banana, strawberry and cinnamon-apple chips.
I would like to continue sharing health/wellness and food posts with you guys, so please comment below to let me see what you would like to hear more about.
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Dear Lindsey,
I don't remember catching your last name, but I wanted to tell you "Thanks!" I really enjoyed getting my baby fix at Mass on Monday. We attended church in Mansfield (not our regular parish) when your beautiful 2/3 year old girl caught my attention right after communion. As you passed by our pew, she was voicing her opinion and knew she had you right where she wanted you! Your hands were full with the new baby and the three other young girls in tow, so as you tried to reign the toddler in, she knew she had the upper hand. I remember those days well! I quickly whispered for my children to stay together and followed you back to the cry room. "Let me help you, Momma," I said. And you gave the baby to me without hesitation. Thank you!
I miss the softness of a new baby's head. I miss the rocking motion and holding that little life in my arms. Your baby was so precious, but your toddler tugged my heart strings just as much! Strong and independent, she was not afraid to rebel and state her case. You were awesome with her. You firmly and persistently reminded her of the rules and stood your ground (or squatted at face level) until she verbally acknowledged you. Then, you turned to the three other girls and reminded them not to climb, not to sit on the sill, and that Jesus was present in the church. You may have left Mass that day wondering if it was all worth the effort. It was!
Everyone who witnessed your attendance at Mass, witnessed evangelization in motion. While most adults make excuses to not attend a Holy Day Mass and most children aren't even aware they exist, you came. You prayed. You conquered 5 small children by yourself for 95% of the Mass. And you are living the example for your children to follow, which is even more valuable than all the above. Yes, I have lots of kids too; but, my children were spaced out until the last six. When my younger six arrived back-to-back, I already had older ones that could help hold a baby or reign in a toddler. I rarely had to take them anywhere alone, if I took (take) them at all.
Not only did you take the girls to church, I imagine that most of your errands have all 5 kids in tow as well. I just want to say, Keep up the good work. You will be rewarded in ways that you cannot even imagine. Finally, don't be afraid to ask for help because it may be just as much of a blessing to your helper as it is to you–maybe even more. Because of my own family and health limitations I don't get to offer help to young mothers like I want to, my own daughter included. Just being able to help those last few moments of Mass was an amazing gift to me. I hope to meet you again soon! Until then, God's blessings upon you and your family!


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An introduction:
The fate of a cell describes what it will become in the course of normal development. The fate of a particular cell can be discovered by labelling that cell and observing what structures it becomes a part of. When the fate of all cells of an embryo has been discovered, we can build a fate map, which is a diagram of that organism at an early stage of development that indicates the fate of each cell or region at a later stage of development.
The developmental potential, or potency, of a cell describes the range of different cell types it CAN become. The zygote and its very early descendents are totipotent - these cells have the potential to develop into a complete organism. Totipotency is common in plants, but is uncommon in animals after the 2-4 cell stage. As development proceeds, the developmental potential of individual cells decreases until their fate is determined.
The determination of different cell types (cell fates) involves progressive restrictions in their developmental potentials. When a cell "chooses" a particular fate, it is said to be determined, although it still "looks" just like its undetermined neighbors. Determination implies a stable change - the fate of determined cells does not change.
Differentiation follows determination, as the cell elaborates a cell-specific developmental program. gene expression that responds to signals or triggers; a means of gene regulation, effects of certain hormones on protein biosynthesis.Differentiation results in the presence of cell types that have clear-cut identities, such as muscle cells, nerve cells, and skin cells.
Differentiation results from differential gene expression: The specific components of a given cell provides its special characteristics. These components are either synthesized by proteins, or are themselves proteins. By expressing different subsets of genes, two cells contain different subsets of gene products (proteins). Differential gene expression is responsible for the morphology of different cells. All cells within an organism have the same DNA, but not all genes are expressed. An epithelial cell will express only genes specific to skin, whereas a neuron will express genes necessary for its development.
How can we observe that cells from two tissues express different genes? There are two blots: the Southern blot shows that tissues A and B both contain a particular gene. However, the Northern blots shows that only tissue A contains RNA transcribed from that particular gene.
Differential gene expression is not a result of differential loss of the genetic material:
DNA, except in the case of the immune system. That is, genetic information is not lost as cells become determined and begin to differentiate. Do All Cells Really Contain the Same DNA?
Several lines of evidence support the proposal that all of the cells within a multicellular organism contain the same genome. For instance, although you started as a single cell with a half-genome from each parent, that single cell quickly divided and new cells began to differentiate, or become different from each other. While this process of differentiation established a wide variety of cell types (e.g., skin, liver, muscle, etc.), it was not accompanied by any permanent loss of genetic material. This is demonstrated by the fact that fully differentiated cell types are still capable, within the right environment, of giving rise to an entire new animal.
Experiment on frog and then Dolly:
This capability was first shown by way of an experiment in which the nucleus of an adult frog skin cell was transplanted into an enucleated donor embryo, eventually leading to the development of a cloned adult frog . Later, the intact complete genome of a differentiated cell was used in the cloning of the famous sheep Dolly (Figure 1), showing that in mammals, genes are not lost during development, so they must therefore be regulated.
In fact, even the nuclei of adult cells contain ALL of the information needed for the construction of an entire organism, if provided with the proper cytoplasmic components. The cloning of Dolly from an adult cell is a major breakthrough, not only because of potential biotechnological applications, but because of the importance of this result for basic science: the result is the most convincing evidence for the theory of differential gene expression.
In order to clone Dolly, udder cells were removed from a Finn Dorset ewe and starved for one week to cause G0 arrest. Nuclei from arrested Finn Dorset udder cells were fused with enucleated eggs from a Scottish Blackface ewe, and then stimulated to re-enter the cell cycle. After a few rounds of cell division, the embryo was transplanted into a surrogate Scottish Blackface mother. The sheep that was born was genetically identical to the Finn Dorset ewe, which was the source of the nucleus.
Transplantation of imaginal discs in insects and the cloning of whole plants from individual cells strengthens the conclusion that genetic information is not lost as cells become determined and begin to differentiate.
While differentiation results in specific cell types, morphogenesis is the process whereby the shape (morph) of the embryo is generated (genesis). Morphogenesis in both plants & animals involves regulated patterns of cell division and cell elongation that leads to changes in cell shape. Cell movement also plays a critical important role in animal morphogenesis.
Today, researchers understand that the specialized, differentiated cell types of the adult body contain a genome as complete as any embryo's. This fascinating demonstration has led to the proposal that changes in gene expression, rather than losses of genetic material, play a key role in guiding and maintaining cell differentiation.
Cell-Extrinsic Regulation of Gene Expression and differentiation:
Gene expression is regulated by factors both extrinsic and intrinsic to the cell. Cell-extrinsic factors that regulate expression include environmental cues, such as small molecules, secreted proteins, temperature, and oxygen. These cues can originate from other cells within the organism, or they can come from the organism's environment. Within the organism, cells communicate with each other by sending and receiving secreted proteins, also known as growth factors, morphogens, cytokines, or signaling molecules. Receipt of these signaling molecules triggers intercellular signaling cascades that ultimately cause semipermanent changes in transcription or expression of genes. Such changes in gene expression can include turning genes completely on or off, or just slightly tweaking the level of transcript produced. This process is thought to regulate a vast number of cell behaviors, including cell fate decisions during embryogenesis, cell function, and chemotaxis.
In addition, gene expression changes can lead to changes in an entire organism, such as molting in insects. In Drosophila, for example, the molting process is regulated by levels of a hormone called ecdysone. This hormone acts as a signal, triggering a cascade of events and leading to changes in gene expression. Not surprisingly, the genes that are expressed in response to ecdysone are also the genes that are involved in the molting process. Thus, ecdysone acts on the organism level as a cell-extrinsic factor to bring about physiologically meaningful changes in gene expression.
What is also interesting is that scientists can learn more about a physiological process like metamorphosis by studying how gene expression patterns change over time. For example, although researchers were aware that ecdysone results in a decrease of transcription from some loci, such as those involved in the glycolytic pathway, microarray data suggest that ecdysone-induced metamorphosis also downregulates genes involved with fatty acid oxidation, amino acid metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, and other pathways. This suggests that there is a more global repression of metabolic activity during molting (Figure 2). Specifically, during metamorphosis, the larval muscle cells are degraded, and muscle-specific genes are downregulated (Figure 2B). Simultaneously, the development of the nervous system begins, and the genes involved in neuronal differentiation are induced (Figure 2C).
Figure 2: Microarray data collected at different times during metamorphosis reveals the effects of the ecdysone pulse on many downstream genetic pathways.(A) Changes in ecdysone levels affect the glycolytic pathway. Levels of a number of enzymes involved in this pathway are decreased as a result of the ecdysone pulse; these enzymes are listed in red next to the reactions they catalyze. (B) This array shows expression changes in various structural and regulatory genes involved in muscle formation (myogenesis) in response to the ecdysone pulse. (C) This array shows how the ecdysone pulse alters expression of multiple genes involved in central nervous system restructuring, apoptosis, and cellular differentiation during metamorphosis. In both of the microarrays, red means that the gene was downregulated, while green means that the gene was upregulated. Expression levels were measured at various points before and after pupal formation (PF). (BPF = before pupal formation; APF = after pupal formation)
Cell-Intrinsic Regulation of Gene Expression and differentiation:
Although differentiation is not thought to occur by permanent loss of genetic material, DNA can be modified in a way that affects gene expression. For instance, DNA and its associated histone proteins (together known as chromatin) can be chemically modified by a cell's own machinery. Chromatin modification can affect gene expression by changing the accessibility of genes to transcription factors, in either a positive or a negative manner. Two major classes of such chemical modifications include DNA methylation and histone modification (methylation and/or acetylation). These changes are often described as epigenetic because they do not act to alter the primary DNA sequence but instead act at a level just above the DNA sequence. Although DNA methylation and histone modification are not genetic, cells have mechanisms to copy this epigenetic information during their division so that their daughter cells contain the same regulatory data.
Figure 3: Epigenetic gene regulation during mammalian development.This figure depicts key developmental events together with global epigenetic modifications and gene expression patterns. Very early in development, DNA methylation is erased. In addition, pluripotency-associated genes begin to be expressed, and developmental genes are repressed by the PcG protein system and H3K27 methylation. During the differentiation of pluripotent cells such as embryonic stem (ES) cells, pluripotency-associated genes are repressed, potentially permanently, as a result of DNA methylation. At the same time, developmental genes begin to be expressed, and there is an increase in H3K4 methylation. During the early development of primordial germ cells (PGCs), DNA methylation and repressive histone modifications (such as H3K9 methylation) are also erased. Pluripotency-associated genes are re-expressed during a time window that allows embryonic germ cells to be derived in culture. Imprinted genes are demethylated during this period, and developmental genes are expressed afterwards. Flexible histone marks such as H3K27 methylation enable developmental genes to be silenced for a short time in pluripotent cells. By contrast, DNA methylation enables the stable silencing of imprinted genes, transposons, and some pluripotency-associated genes. Copyright 2007 Nature Publishing Group, Reik, W., Stability and flexibility of epigenetic gene regulation in mammalian development, Nature 447, 425–432
Changes in chromatin modification play an important role in regulating gene expression during developmental cell-type specification as well. For example, chromatin-modifying proteins play an essential role in muscle cell differentiation via interactions with key muscle-promoting transcription factors MyoD and MEF. That is, these factors are thought to help recruit chromatin modifying factors, such as histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases. In so doing, MyoD and MEF alter access to their target sites upstream of muscle differentiation genes. For instance, MyoD binds histone acetyltransferases p300 and PCAF, and this activity is essential for muscle cell differentiation. This example provides evidence for a link among chromatin modifications, transcription factors, and, ultimately, cell-fate-specific changes in gene expression.
Chromatin modification can be stable over the life of an organism, thereby effectively permanently influencing gene expression. However, that is not to say that chromatin modification is irreversible. For instance, chromatin can become mismodified in certain cancers suggesting that, although important, the change is not permanent. Moreover, chromatin modifications are usually erased and reset during the production of gametes, such that the adult program of intrinsic cues is replaced with a program more suited to embryonic development.
In fact, embryonic cell types are known to contain a unique set of chromatin modifications that are different from those found in adult cell types. This has led to the tantalizing proposal that chromatin modification helps lock in changes in gene expression that are required during development. The permanent silencing of the genes involved only in embryogenesis could then drive the development of cells toward more mature cell types. By blocking accessibility of transcription machinery, for example, chromatin modification could prevent the need for continued repression through active binding of a repressive transcription factor. Alternatively, the genes required for an adult cell type might contain chromatin modifications (especially histone acetylation) that cause the DNA to become open and, therefore, more accessible to the transcription machinery.
Interestingly, embryonic cell types have been found to contain a signature chromatin modification in the regions that regulate the expression of genes involved in early embryonic development.Such regions were found to contain chromatin modifications with both silencing and promoting characteristics. The finding of these bivalent (two-directional) markers in association with genes important for embryonic development has led to the belief that embryonic cells exist in a special epigenetic state, wherein they can choose to remain embryonic (as in an embryonic stem cell) or to differentiate (as in normal development), and bivalent domains provide a means by which to quickly choose between the two options.
In Short:
Together, these lines of evidence have led to an emerging hypothesis that cell-cell signaling and epigenetic changes converge to guide cell differentiation(differential gene expression) decisions both during development and beyond.
(as I've gathered material from many websites and other sources..thanx 2 all these sources)
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Shrestha, R. B., Jakka, S. R. K. and Gassmann, A. J. In Press. Response of Cry3Bb1-resistant western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Bt maize and soil insecticide. Journal of Applied Entomology
Rault, L. C., Siegfried, B. D., Gassmann, A. J., Wang, H., Brewer, G. J., Miller, N. J. In Press. Investigation of Cry3Bb1 resistance and intoxication in western corn rootworm by RNA sequencing. Journal of Applied Entomology Read more about Publications


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Another new nothogenus from the orchid show. I like this, especially the patterning on the petals and sepals.
Aside from the ancestry information available on-line, I know nothing about this plant or nothogenus. No idea what they're like to grow.
Tetratonia Dark Prince = Broughtonia sanguinea x Tetramicra canaliculata (Ref.)


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Even for a techno-shaman, a kachina in the bedroom isn't exactly part of the drill. When Olivia Lawson wakes to find one towering over her, she panics. A Hopi god visiting the real world isn't just wrong---it's impossible.
Or is it?
Soon Olivia learns that the kachina is the least of her worries. As she struggles to save her clients, clashes with other shamans, and fends off the attacks of real-world vigilantes, Olivia finds herself in the destructive path of a malevolent ancient force intent on leaving the spiritual realm to conquer this one.
Left with few options, Olivia is forced to defy centuries of shaman prohibitions. As she and her allies risk everything in their bid for survival, Olivia ultimately learns that the rules are there for a reason and that breaking them has a terrible cost.
My Review:
Characters: The characters were well-rounded, even the bad guys. I was interested in every one of them, and was genuinely surprised when one of them turned out to be evil (I won't tell you who, though!)
Movie Potential: This has fantastic movie potential. I would probably go the route of "The Borrowers"//"The Secret Tales of Arietty" and change the name for the movie. But other than that, there's mystery and an interesting cast and adventure. The rating, most likely, would be pg-13 for a couple scenes. My personal rating guide for this book, as well, would be a PG-13 average--unless your child is like a lot of children I know (mature for their age) in which case, PG-10 should be fine.
Writing style: Enjoyable. It's not a style I've ever read before, but that's a good thing. From quiet emotional scenes to big loud battles, the style doesn't change or falter.
Format: Kindle. Absolutely no problems.
Overall Rating: 4/5


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Actually, I have configured JRebel for the first time because of web apps :). Well, because we couldn't use exploded wars. Can you imagine redeploying heavy war file only to check fix for something as complicated as spelling error ? Well, I couldn't. For this basic scenario default JRebel configuration for web comes in handy. What do we have here ? The classpath space of a war is mapped to target directory whereas web content to source directory. Perfect. Now, every time I save a jsp file the change is reflected on the server. Obviously, JRebel is better than that. For example spring web-mvc is supported thus you can add new mappings to the controller on the fly.
The maven-war-plugin comes with the overlaying feature. Overlays (when over-used) are pure evil ;), but sometimes you cannot do much about it. I will try to picture the idea with very simple example. In the figure you have two projects: web1 and web2. You can download the code from Github - last update contains the changes from current post.
I have configure the overlays to merge web2 module into web1. This can be achieved with configuration listed below. The empty overlay block is
this handle so points to web1 project. As a result the resources from web2 will overlay web1's resources in case there is no exclusion specified. In the figure exclusion is marked with grey spot. As you can see the resulting war contains some resources from web1 (blue spots) and web2 (red spots). The resources from web1 are these excluded in configuration or not included in web2 module.
The content of target war (only jsp's for simplification) is shown in the figure on the right. There are two files from web2 module and one from the web1 module. Ugly.
In fact we have hello.jsp file in both modules.You can check the content of the web page after build & deploy procedure. When you point
your browser to the action that results in hello.jsp you will see the content of the file from the web2 module.
Let's try it now with JRebel. For this experiment I will use configuration from the listing above. To run the server with JRebel you need to modify the run script or provide environment property. To enable JRebel for JBoss I have modified standalone.conf.bat adding
set "JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -javaagent:E:\path_to_rebel\jrebel.jar" to the configuration.
After server restart you will see different content under the same location. It happened because the web folder from war is mapped to source folder in web1 module.
Modifying JRebel configurationLets try to achieve expected behaviour. JRebel configuration allows to add multiple directories, which is presented in the listing below. Using this configuration you should see following log messages in server log: So does it work as expected ? Nope. The content of hello.jsp from web1 module is rendered. You can try to reorder dirs in rebel.xml which helps from time to time. Actually, I was not able to reproduce this problem. I though I can pinpoint the problem playing with bigger project at work but here it works in 80% of cases. Anyway, situation is better than before. Now we are able to edit
page3.jsp from the second module.
Fortunately, we can be better than that and provide a configuration that is compatible (and stable) with our overlays. When we define two link blocks the ordering from xml is preserved. So in this case
web block looks like that:
In case, this doesn't work for some specific version of JRebel there is only one thing you can do before bursting into tears. You can use include exclude blocks to shape the final JRebel mapping.


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Center Experts Cited on Detroit Bailout
Plan is unfair to state taxpayers
Statewide and national media quickly turned to Mackinac Center experts for an analysis of why Gov. Rick Snyder's $350 million bailout for Detroit is wrong.
Fiscal Policy Director Michael LaFiave was cited in both an article and editorial in The Detroit News, as well as in MLive and Crain's Detroit Business. LaFaive also discussed the issue on "The Tony Conley Show" on WILS AM1320 in Lansing.
Stay Engaged
Reuters cited this blog post by Jack McHugh, senior legislative analyst, explaining how much the bailout will cost and the fact that the money won't be available for other budget needs.
James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy, told The Washington Examiner that the bailout would set a bad precedent, explaining that there are several other Michigan cities that are financially distressed. The Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, which includes about one-third of the state's municipalities, is underfunded by some $3 billion.
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Ballot-Selfie Ban Stands In Way of Free Speech