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Tracy Witte
posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 9:35 am
I am working on revisions for a manuscript. One of the reviewers requested a correlation matrix for all of the variables I used in my negative binomial regression model. My DV is a count variable (with a NB distribution), as are some of my predictor variables. Other predictor variables are categorical and continuous. Is it possible to obtain correlations between count variables and other types of variables? Or, should I just report correlations for the binary and continuous variables, and say that it's inappropriate to run correlations with count variables?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 - 8:50 am
Correlations are not relevant for count variables. You should report the correlations for the binary and continuous variables.
Tracy Witte
posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:05 am
Thank you so much! Is there a citation I can use for this, or is this pretty much common knowledge?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:17 am
Don't know of a citation - I think it can be called common knowledge. There is no such thing as a polychoric/polyserial correlation with count variables because there is not an underlying continuous response variable formulation for counts (at least not one that is generally accepted). And regular Pearson product-moment correlations are not suitable for variables that have such a limited range (non-negative integer values).
Moira Haller
posted on Sunday, October 02, 2011 - 6:49 pm
For count predictor variables, is it appropriate to present correlations with a square root transformation (or some other transformation) of the count variable in order to approximate the relationship between the count variable and the other variables in the model?
Does your answer to this question change if the predictor count variable is zero-inflated?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 03, 2011 - 12:06 pm
I would not present the correlations. These are not appropriate measures for a variable with a limited range.
You could consider a transformation of log (count + 1).
Moira Haller
posted on Monday, October 03, 2011 - 5:03 pm
To clarify, are you saying that it would be appropriate to present correlations for a log transformed count variable, or is it never appropriate to look at correlations with a count variable?
Relatedly, when examining a count variable with an excess of zeros as an exogenous predictor variable, do you think one should use a log transformation? I was also considering using a truncated version of the count variable (0,1,or 2+).
Thanks in advance for your help! Surprisingly, I can't find very much information about count variables as independent variables, despite lots of information about counts as DVs.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 03, 2011 - 8:29 pm
Never appropriate, really, given that such variables have limited range and piling up at zero (censoring).
That could be a good idea, because there is probably diminishing degrees of influence when you get up to high counts. The question is what transformation (or none) that gives the best linear relationship to the DV.
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 12:20 am
Apologies if this is not the right thread, but I believe others will also find this thread from Google if they have the same question.
I am using categorical data with WLSMV, but I am also including two continuous variables, age and a sumscore of personality. Is it normal that those two variables are not in the correlation matrix in the tech4 output?
Thank you.
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 12:39 am
Apologies for a second post, but similarly if a continuous variable is introduced under STDYX there are only Beta's with no other information such as Std. Error. etc.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 10:16 am
TECH4 usually contains only latent variable information and RESIDUAL contains observed variable information.
With WLSMV when the model has covariates, all standardizations are not given and standard errors of the standardized estimates are not given. This will change in the next version of Mplus.
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 11:15 am
Thanks for the response Linda.
May I ask the reason why it currently does not provide it, or is it just something that was on the to-do list?
Also, any ideas on when the next version will release? ;)
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 5:57 pm
We didn't get to it until now.
A few months.
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New Egypt constitution nudges Christian hope
CAIRO, Egypt (BP) -- Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution, leaving Christians a bit more hopeful, though it does not secure basic rights for religious minorities.
One Egyptian Christian leader said the difference in attitudes he observed as he waited in line to vote was "a great tendency to celebrate a new Egypt that returned us back from the iron grip of radical Muslims," Mission Network News reported.
The country's new constitution was approved by 98.1 percent of the 38.6 percent of eligible voters who turned out for a two-day referendum in mid-January as the first step of a so-called road map to democracy. Next are presidential and parliamentary elections later this year.
Christians are expected to fare slightly better under the new constitution compared to the one drafted during the one-year presidency of Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was removed from office last July.
Specifically, the blasphemy statute that prohibited the "insult or abuse of all religious messengers and prophets," which was used against Christians, has been removed, according to Morning Star News, which reports on the persecuted church worldwide.
Still, the new constitution, which is regarded as generous toward the military, renders Christians and other non-Muslims second-class citizens, and establishes Islam as the state religion and sharia (Islamic law) as the "principle source of legislation" for Egypt.
Even human rights activists agree the relative improvement does not provide guarantees for the exercise of numerous rights and liberties addressed by the constitution, Morning Star News reported.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry raised concerns Jan. 18 about the fairness of the vote, given that it was nearly unanimous. The New York Times said Kerry mentioned the "polarized political environment," the absence of an inclusive drafting process or public debate before the vote as well as the arrests of those who campaigned against it.
"Democracy is more than any one referendum or election. It is about equal rights and protections under the law for all Egyptians, regardless of their gender, faith, ethnicity or political affiliation," Kerry said.
Christians in Egypt "seem lined up behind the constitution," Morning Star News noted as the vote was underway. "It is hard to find a Copt [member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Egypt's largest Christian minority] who says they will vote against it, even if they don't support it. One reason for this, human rights activists said, is the perception that the country will otherwise continue its descent into chaos or revert to the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood or hardline Salafis."
Another reason for support among Christians, Morning Star News said, is that the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church urged followers to vote in favor of it.
"I will vote yes, but I am not happy about it," a Coptic Christian in Cairo said. "[The constitution] means we are ruled by Islamic rules. Still, it's very, very good compared to Morsi's."
David Curry, president of Open Doors USA, visited Egypt ahead of the referendum and observed that people were hoping to move on after three years of instability and economic hardship following the Arab Spring. "The people are generally excited about a chance for some stabilization," he said.
"The last couple of years have really been what we're calling an 'Arab Winter' in Egypt where the Islamic radical forces -- those that would be less about religion and more about regimes -- cracked down on Christians," Curry said, according to Mission Network News.
Egypt recently declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, boosting optimism among believers. Regarding the new constitution, Curry said he believes the Christian community "is looking at this as an opportunity for some more freedoms."
Curry noted, though, that some are concerned the Muslim Brotherhood will not fade from power without a fight.
"They're going to be on the outside now for a long time," he said, "and they're going to continue to lash out. But I hope that the government will take steps to protect soft targets like churches."
As believers worldwide pray for peace in Egypt, Curry requested specific prayer for Christians in the southern part of the nation, outside Cairo.
"There are some very radical forces in the more rural areas that make it very dangerous for Christians," Curry said. "Pray for security of their churches so people can worship in freedom without fear of being blown up or shot."
Attacks on Christians and churches last year led to Egypt rising to No. 22 on Open Doors' 2014 World Watch List, a ranking of the top 50 countries where persecution is most severe.
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Rather than develop dozens of independent solutions with identical and redundant functionality, federal agencies together built CONNECT through the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) program. The agencies delivered CONNECT in 2009, and today the open source solution is available to any organization for use free of charge. With the public launch of CONNECT, FHA created the CONNECT Open Source Community and began recruiting participation from healthcare providers and payors, states, IT vendors and other stakeholders.
Today the community is comprised of more than 500 organizations and is growing rapidly. The CONNECT software and the community are "open" in every sense of the word. The software development process, technology needs definition and even the software itself is open to the community for discussion, improvement and contribution. Anyone with a stake in health IT is welcome to participate and have a voice in a solution that will impact the future of health IT in the U.S.
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Plant chief Takeshi Takahashi told journalists on a plant tour Wednesday that workers have cleaned up much of the debris in their work areas, but that the priorities are keeping the plant stable and working toward shutting it down — a process that operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. estimates will take 40 years.
"It's a long road, but we will tackle the decommissioning process by paying special attention to safety," he said.
TEPCO showed off a massive, nearly completed steel structure designed to help workers extract more than 1,500 fuel rods from a damaged reactor building — Unit 4 — at the center of international concerns over the plant's safety.
The potentially risky procedure, expected to begin in November and take about a year, would be the first major step in the decommissioning of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, where three reactors melted down after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing radiation into the surrounding soil and water and forcing about 160,000 people to evacuate.
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The Seagate Momentus XT is the ideal choice for those who have been searching for a hard drive that offers the performance of a solid state drive without the premium price. With a street price of around at $135 for the 500GB version, the Momentus XT is just a fraction of the cost of an SSD, and delivers more capacity for your dollar.
Compared with conventional hard drives, the Momentus offers a significant boost in performance by incorporating 4GB of flash memory. The new hybrid hard drive has a built-in algorithm that automatically relocates frequently accessed data on the flash memory area, therefore boosting the device's overall performance over time.
Though about 50 percent more expensive than traditional high-speed 2.5-inch hard drives of the same standard and capacity, we found that the Seagate Momentus XT is worth the investment for its added performance.
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On the inside, however, the drive is an entirely new beast. It is the first mass production hybrid hard drive that uses both flash memory and the traditional hard-disk platters for its storage. Seagate says that the Momentus XT features an embedded algorithm, called Adaptive Memory technology, that automatically moves frequently used information into the flash memory for faster access.
In our trials, this technology actually worked. For example, it took our test system, which used a Momentus XT as its main hard drive, the third boot time to consistently boot faster than the first time. Other test applications generally show improvement after using them the second time.
The Adaptive Memory technology is a built-in feature of the hard drive, so it works independently from the operating system. There's no driver or software needed to take advantage of this feature.
The Momentus XT supports SATA II (3Gbps). Unfortunately, it doesn't support the newer and faster SATA III (6Gbps). Currently there's no 2.5-inch hard drive that supports this new standard, however.
Apart from the 4GB of flash memory that's nonmovable, the hard drive's platter spins at 7,200rpm; most laptop hard drives spin at 5,400rpm. It also has 32MB of cache memory, which is higher than most drives of its size. It doesn't, however, offer the other benefits of a true SSD, such as durability and saving energy.
The Momentus XT works exactly like any other traditional SATA 2.5-inch hard drive. We tried installing a few different operating systems with it and ran into no problems. The drive will work with any applications where existing traditional hard drives of the same SATA standard are used.
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The Momentus XT is more expensive in terms of dollars per gigabyte compared with other, traditional drives. Compared with SSDs, even those that offer much less storage space, the Momentus XT is truly a bargain: for the 500GB version, you'll have to pay just 27 cents per gigabyte. One of the most affordable SSDs on the market, in terms of cost per gigabyte is the 120GB Patriot Warp V.2 , and it costs almost ten times as much, at $2.57 per gigabyte.
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We tested the drive thoroughly with many different applications and were impressed by its performance. Apart from the throughput test, which focuses on drive performance alone, all other tests are designed to gauge the computer's performance as a whole; the hard drive only plays a small role in the final score. In all tests, we were able to see the difference the Momentus XT made.
We tested the Momentus against three other SATA 3Gbps hard drives: a 3.5-inch WD VelociRaptor (300GB, 10,000rpm), a 2.5-inch Fujitsu MHV2120BH (120GB, 5,400rpm), and a 3.5-inch WD Caviar SE16 (500GB, 7,200rpm). For each hard drive, the test system was reimaged with exactly the same operating system, system settings, test software, and data.
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Many Mass Effect fans lamented the recent metamorphosis of BioWare's signature sci-fi series from a role-playing game with shooter elements to a shooter with role-playing game elements. So what to make of the new Call of Duty playing a bit more like a Mass Effect?
Now we have A Cod game that let you make decisions that affects the story? Take note Naughty Dog
On a serious note, i would have liked a game that let you change the story and ending depending on decisions, but not by last moment choices, but instead choosing "routes" in the middle of the story, like if you want to side with the villain instead of the good guys, or follow and protect an important character instead of accepting a mission to kill a VIP. With every route leading to a different ending.
The problem with this is that depending on where you choose to split the routes, you end up having to "make a new game" for every route, and risk recycling for the sake of time/effort.
That's why usually you found this kind of things on "visual novels" or more "simple games" that focus on story line/dialogue/text instead of having to create maps/enemies/formations/trigge rs/etc.
Still, i would kill for a new F.E.A.R. that let you choose what to do or who you side with. [spoiler?](i'm sure i'm not the only one who wanted to save Alma in any of the 3 games.)


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After four months of weekly columns detailing each of our fresh water Cascadian game fish, we draw this series to a close with mountain whitefish. Though often underrated, prosopium williamoni, the mountain whitefish is one of the most abundant and widespread of our original resident sport species.
Catching these fish is not hard; keeping a few things in mind: Stream bottoms and very cold water, 35 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit, is their preferred domain which makes them a great winter fish. As bottom dwellers, invertebrates and nymphs are often their favored food sources. These habits make them an easy target for fans of the different styles of Euro-Nymphing. Whitefish also have an affinity for mayflies and will rise to a dry fly during a strong hatch of these insects.
Whitefish; I can agree that they are not rainbows, but during the coldest months of winter, when all other fish are as sluggish as fifty weight motor oil, are as active as a trout in spring.
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Our lower mainland lake fishing is fair to good. As you are likely aware of it is getting much colder out on the lakes, which means it is time to make the transition to winter tactics. For better success try to spotlight your fishing on late morning through mid afternoon. Remember to watch the barameter, looking for upward movement, and stay away from the colder water of inlet streams. Try a slow troll or retrieve with: Nations Black, Zulu, Wooly Bugger, Wooly Worm, Pumpkin Head, Micro Leach, Doc Spratley, Halfback, Dragon Nymph, Sixpack, Backswimmer, or Baggy Shrimp.
Our lower Mainland bass and panfish waters are slowing down. For Bass try: Wooly Bugger, Micro Leach, Pumpkinhead, Dragon Nymph, Crayfish, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Lefty's Deceiver, Dolly Whacker, Bucktail, Hair Frog, Poppers, (adult) Dragonfly, Chernobyl Ant, Optic, or Stimulator. For Panfish try smaller (size 10 to 16) versions of the above.
The Fraser River is fishing well for springs, chum, and coho. For spring try: Popsicle, Squamish Poacher, Big Black, Black Stone, Flat black, Eggo, black GP, or dark Bunny Leach. For chum try: Eggo, Christmas Tree, Met Green, Holliman, Dec 25th, Big Black, or pink & purple Bunny Leach. For coho try: Eggo, Rolled Muddler, Tied Down Minnow, Coho Blue, Bite Me, Christmas Tree, green Wooly Bugger, Egg Sucking Leach, or Big Black.
The Vedder River is good for coho, chum, and rainbow. For rainbow try: Czech nymph, Kaufmann Stone, Hares Ear, Big Black, Wooly Bugger, Eggo, Zulu, Soubou, Irresistible, Elk Hair Caddis, Tom Thumb, Black Gnat, or Renegade.
The Harrison River is good for cutthroat, coho, and spring. For cutthroat try: Professor, Anderson Stone, American Coachman, Rolled Muddler, Black Gnat, Griffith Gnat, Zulu, Hares Ear, Renegade, or Irresistible.
The Thompson River is good for steelhead, and rainbow. For steelhead try: Steelhead Nightmare, Big Black, Flat Black, Kaufmann Stone, Rolled Muddler, Steelhead Bee, Irresistible, October Caddis, or Stimulator.
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Oh well. I'll live. I promise this post isn't *that* much of a whine fest :)
My current plan is to leave both of my druids the way they are. In the stress of work and life recently, I caved and gave up on moonkin in favor of kitty-spec for my resto main's secondary spec, which didn't hurt my raids because we've had shaman totems making up for my transient moonkin aura. As for my alliance druid, I like my night elf as she is and don't see a reason to move her to horde if she can't be a worgen on horde (another cow after the possibility of being a worgen? nty)... and if she's on alliance, I have no reason to race-switch her to worgen either since I won't be playing her with my friends. She'll remain an elf. Kaelynn will be a moocow as always. Status quo.
I will certainly be leveling a worgen alt, of course; probably as a hunter. The hunter class has been fun for me, and I have two hunter alts already (my first, level 64, was named Wolfpaws), they were just left behind on old servers. I'm sure many of my guild will be goofing off on worgen alts as well, and it'll be easier to chat across factions with the RealID chat being added in, so it won't be so lonely! I'm really looking forward to creating that new character. I just want to jump in and create her and play her now. I'm watching Huzzah's Dude, Where's my Worgen? blog for all the tantalizing scraps of worgeny info, and building up a character backstory for her already--something I don't often do with alts:
| She paused there in her landing crouch, for she could hear a soft chuckling. Looking about, she grew frustrated as she could not locate the source, and let out a low growl. "Who's there?" she whispered hoarsely, a feral edge to her young voice.
"I suppose you are not used to looking to the trees, little one," came the musical voice of an elf. "Undead have rarely made use of such tactics."
As for goblins, I will say this: as little interest as I have in them, I cannot deny that some players love the idea and are excited that they'll be able to level one and, eventually, race-swap their mains to one. I certainly did a double-take when they told me this, but considering the other races they've been playing for so long (orcs, undead?) the idea of little green wrinkled goblins isn't that bad a thing for them.
Worgen are WAY cooler, imo, and I will embrace all my new druid worgen buddies warmly. The trolls, too. As long as they don't try to shrink my head. Bearform butts are big enough already without a tiny head compounding the issue.


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I've been writing to various government agencies in the UK, looking for any sign of zombie awareness. No surprise, I'm getting zip back. Even my MP doesn't seem to answering me now. I think he is one step from getting a restraining order.
So, what do you do if the government has no emergency plans to deal with an undead outbreak.
Well, short of asking our US allies for a loan of 10,000 marines - we are all gonna have to go it alone.
One thing any American readers should note - people here in the UK don't really take storing food seriously. Everything is just a quick hop down to the supermarket.
We saw it during a recent petrol crisis - people were clearing the shops like it was the end of the world.
Got me thinking - when the Zeds arrive - you got what you got - if you are not stocked up & well-supplied - forget it.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday - Teresa Villers
You can learn a lot from a tombstone...like the year you thought an ancestor was born isn't correct...or at least you find contradictory information. We all know that just because it's on the tombstone doesn't mean that it's correct (just like it's not necessarily correct in the obituary, the death certificate, etc), but if we look at all of these pieces of information together we can at least establish a date range to work with.
It's so important that we perform a reasonably exhaustive search. I know so many people that will take one piece of information and consider it gospel and verse, but you could be wrong. Track down as many records as you can. It could help you break through that brick wall!
[Thank you to Rob Watson for taking the picture of Teresa Villers' tombstone and posting it on FindAGrave, and thank you for permission to use the image on my blog!]
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3 New 'Princess Parables' Books Offer Important Bible Lessons
Jeanna Young and Jacqueline Johnson have penned three more books in the "Princess Parables" series designed to deliver Christian lessons filled with insight and fun.
The "Princess" books follow the adventures of five royal sisters who display distinct personalities that are very relatable. There is the precocious Princess Faith, the outgoing Princess Charity, Princess Joy, Princess Grace, and Princess Hope, the reserved eldest.
In "Princess Hope and the Hidden Treasure," Hope discovers her grandmother's lost ring while shopping with her sisters. The price is very high, but Hope is determined to buy the beloved treasure and resorts to selling her own valuable items in order to pay for the ring.
The story was inspired by the Bible's Matthew 13:44-45 where Jesus reveals that people will seek happiness from material goods and beauty, but that the happiness found in heaven far exceeds any found on Earth.
Next, "Princess Charity's Courageous Heart" follows the adventurous princess as she makes a difficult choice. Inspired by the Bible's Good Samaritan story, Charity must decide if she should break her father's orders to save another's life or turn a blind eye.
The fearless princess became overwhelmed with compassion for an injured boy and risked her own life by saving him. Taking the risk came with a reward, and Charity not only made a new friend, but restored peace in her kingdom.
In Luke 10:30-37, Jesus explains that we should be giving and kind in whatever way possible.
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"Even though we don't understand why things like this happen, God uses these things to grow our hearts," the story reads.
Following dedication and hard work Faith's garden flourishes. The tale was inspired by Matthew 13:1-23, which relates a garden's seeds growing just as God's words grow in our hearts.
Each story successfully incorporates lessons found in Scripture without overwhelming the reader or losing focus on the importance one's relationship with God and family. Folded up in a neat and clear message, each story's conclusion not only demonstrates quality Christian behavior, but highlights the rewards of doing so.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
HooHaa TB Racer Cartoon - Week 6
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- tonka_boy said...
Another winner!
Oh, not the quilt. I meant the graphic.
- November 28, 2008 at 1:34 PM
- P.J. said...
Awesome cartoon... you mind if I put it on the bug page?
Also, it still smells the turnpike. Someone discovered it today. Argh! Pick it up and move it!
A 'lil HooHaa
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Well at least the cache will stay warm and cozy through the winter.
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- I could live without WoW for 5 days…
- I could live without a fridge for 5 days…
- But I was really struggling without my Blog for 5 days!
So I got to thank that Horde-Loving Gnome-Rolling Pie for coming to the rescue and showing us his ingredient list for his forthcoming Gnome Pie and Squidly Souffle… not to mention increasing the membership of Armaggedon's Coming.
The Joke's on Me!
Onto the meat and potatoes of the post.
Every now and then I get a little silly, not too often you understand, most of my posts are Srs Gnome Bzn, but once in the while I take the queue from the sillier of our blogging community and write a post that is intended to be silly from the moment the post title is born.
It's one of those throw away posts, you expect to get a few hits on, that you expect to lose thousands of subscribers over (if you have them, otherwise the subscription list stays and a nice constant 1.. yes I subscribe… what's wrong with that? If I was running for President of Azeroth I'd vote for myself too!). Yet somehow it is my most popular non-guide post – by a long stretch!
So I write this April Fools joke post and fill it with the most absurd things I can think of, things that will NEVER EVER come true unless it's a Blizzard April fools joke.
I was smart too.. I could have titled is:
Mages to get healing tree, PvE Frost spec, PvP Fire Spec plus more in 3.1 patch notes
But knowing that patch 3.1 was due to drop any day, I suggested they were patch 3.2 notes. They were in the vein of those release notes that we often see around the forums that send us in to fits of mock rage when we discover that Tanks will lose Rage and Paladins will lose their wings.
There was no way any of it could possibly come true!
- Mages get healing tree
- Frost PvE DPS fixed
- Efforts to reduce Mage v Warlock QQ in forums
The Mages to get a healing tree has outraged many readers and feed a few trolls. It was in fact an good reader's response to an angry comment that reminded me this post still existed. You see that post is in maintenance mode now… I delete the occasional spam, I read the troll comments and chuckle, then I just walk away… until the other day.
I'm sorry to say that Blizzard haven't come through on the 3rd foolish idea… although for some reason Locks and Gnomes… err Mages, seem closer than ever at the moment. Maybe by Cataclysm we can reclaim the Locks, pimp them up in pretty robes and call them Mages.
However that little one sandwiched in the middle made my jaw drop as I reread my silliest of posts. Let me quote a little bit from the April Fools post.
Well it appears that Blizzard have been listening to my Frosty colleagues. Frost will soon become the most sought after PvE Raiding Mage spec.
In other related news, Fire is to become the new Mage PvP spec…
Yet true…
Krizzlybear is obviously gobsmacked. Hundreds of posts about the state of Frost, yet he hasn't left WoW since the changes came in… not even to post about his new found joy… Hell I had to guest post just to bring things back from Steampanku!
Fire goes BOOM BOOM in Battlegrounds!
Euripedes got excited about Fire PvP, but seriously, who wouldn't?
Fire is the ultimate in I am going to rip your face off and feed it to the dogs, so it makes sense that now we can do so instantly and at no cost to our mana pool… after all, there are lots of Horde that need to burn… burn…. BUUUURRRNNNN!
I need more absurdities to post about!
So tell me folks, what never-evers do you need me to post about?
Maybe this Gnome punches above his weight (if still below the belt).. maybe just maybe I cna post something else that is so silly it will never happen…. only to have it happen!
Speaking of silliness and absurdities…
- Did you play the game of "Where's Gnomer?"
- Did you find me?
Alright, consider this the solutions at the back of the textbook… I have done 3 more guest posts now (4 if I remind you of Sideshow & Syrana's) I have one 99% complete and another in the "hell the hell will I write for this awesome guy stage".
So starting from oldest to newest…
Sideshow & Syrana
They just celebrated their Blogiversary and have concocted an awesome scavenger hunt… now I know Samodean has probably taken 1st prize already, but I'm sure 90% of the fun is in the hunt! (Ohh doesn't matter how quick you are.. you still have a few days to put Samo back in his box)
My small contribution to the festivities was: The Smell of Smoking Leather
Righteous Orbs
No, not my Righteous Orbs, Tamarind's… assuming she he has them off course…
I had one of those delirious moments… OK I have them all the time… and I needed to capture what goes through my head every time I see a post or comment from Tamarind.
Yes, yes, I know it's insane, both that I could think such a thing and that I have a Gnome and a Squid in my head arguing about these things… probably explains while I am confuzzled at times.
Of course, if she he thinks all Gnomes are girls….
Kestrel's Aerie
Guest Post: Gnew at the Gaerie
Kestrel nicked off to A-Why-Heee for 10 days, so I snuck in before the doors were even closed and broke his feedburner… Well he was feeding Gnomes to his flock (well so I say…), and I burn things, so it's only appropriate.
He was even kind enough to fix my attrocious grammar… you means the plural of Octopuses is Octopi?
Thanks Kes!
Miss Saresa's Secret Santa
I started the ball rolling with a concept, but Miss Saresa took that concept between her teeth and ran with it… There will be a lot of Secret Santa posts popping up over the next few days, but mine is already up. it was the 2nd thing I did after getting my interwebz back…
I was fortunate to be given the blog of a great bloke (who incidentally now only lives a few kilometres away – small world hunh!). I somehow managed to read his mind and pick a topic close to his heart… impatience.
Go check out … the Impatient and keep your eyes out for the other Secret Santa posts that will be popping up… there should be one coming here any day…
The List will Grow!
Edit: You can monitor the explosion in Secret Santa Posts on the Twisted Nether Blog:
Miss Saresa's Secret Santa (aka Blog Azeroth Kris Kringle)
Why you don't get heals
Completely off topic…
If you ever do find yourself lucky enough to be in a party with Squidly, but aren't getting any heals… this is the reason…
The kitten, not the Blog!
She likes to chase the cursor and the healing frames…. best thing you can do is not lose any health, otherwise she will be pointing at your health box… but I wont be able to target it!
Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to unpack I go!
Ohh yeah, that was Dwarves wasn't it… whatever… I am in my new place and I can almost reach the kettle for coffee if I climb the mountain of boxes. So I am going to leave you know, climb back over the boxes away from the PC and start counting the 14 hours before Santa sides off my roof.
As I may, or may not post tomorrow… Merry Christmas!
Here's a little something to print out and stick to your Christmas Tree…
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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The MODS subject fields support one called "hierarchicalGeographic" within which portions of locations can be tagged with the following elements:
- continent (includes Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America.)
- country
- region (includes regions that have status as a jurisdiction, usually incorporating more than one first level jurisdiction.)
- state (province is now incorporated into "state" per MODS 3.6 version)
- territory (name of a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority)
- county
- city (name of an inhabited place incorporated as a city, town, etc.)
- island (name of a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent but is not itself a separate country.)
- area (name of a non-jurisdictional geographic entity)
- citySection (name of a smaller unit within a populated place, e.g., neighborhoods, parks or streets.)
- extraterrestrialArea (name of any extraterrestrial entity or space, including solar systems, galaxies, star systems, and planets as well as geographic features of individual planets.)
Further explanation and distinction between region and area is needed. If the geographic entity has some sort of jurisdictional (legal) authority, use region, such as <region>Franconia</region>. If there is no formal administration, even if it has a formal name, use area, as in <area>Alps</area>.
The following would be considered regions:
• United Kingdom • Near East • D. C. • Central Atlantic • Lower Atlantic • Caribbean • Arctic Ocean • Franche-Comté • Midwest • Northeast • East South Central (United States)
And the following would be areas:
• Cave • Creek • Hills • Park • Swamp • River • Canyon • Mountain (or Mt.) • Knob • Lake • Ocean • Peninsula • Coast • Valley • Gulf • Range • Ridge • Canal • Appalachia • Great Smokies • Great Plains • Hempstead Plains • Intercontinental Areas (Western Hemisphere)
An area can also be a part of a larger jurisdiction such as a state. The following example indicates the portion of the Oregon Trail within Idaho that existed during the gold rush:
- <state>Idaho</state>
- <area>Oregon Trail</area>
Territories also relate to jurisdictional authority and can include:
• Northwest Territories • Nunavut • Yukon • American Samoa • Guam • Virgin Islands • Alberta
How to Tag
In order to support this level of tagging so that we can leverage it for faceted search and retrieval in Acumen, metadata creators who enter a value into the "subject location" field of the spreadsheet should tag values appropriately so that the makeMODS script can generate the appropriately tagged output.
Here are the codes for tagging:
- continent: #cn
- country: #ct
- region #re
- state (or province) #st
- territory #te
- county: #co
- city: #ci
- island: #is
- area: #ar
- citySection: #cs
- extraterrestrial: #ex
The makeMODS script will translate these, if found.
Thus, if in the subject location column of the spreadsheet, you have:
United States--Alabama--Talladega County--Sylacauga
Without tagging, makeMODS will generate the following tag:
<subject authority="tgn"> <geographic>United States--Alabama--Talladega County--Sylacauga</geographic> </subject>
However, if you tag that entry in the spreadsheet like this:
Alabama#st, Talladega County#co, Sylacauga#ci
Then makeMods will render it like so:
<subject authority="tgn"> <hierarchicalGeographic> <country>United States</country> <state>Alabama</state> <county>Talladega County</county> <city>Sylacauga</city> </hierarchicalGeographic> </subject>
(Note that if the state is spelled correctly, the script will automatically add the country element "United States" -- be sure and specify the country if it is outside the U.S.)
This takes a poorly formatted geographical location and turns it into something that is machine-readable, and which can be used to allow patrons to drill down through results to locate content in specific areas.


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Eastside Road, July 31, 2010—A CELEBRATION TONIGHT for the return of health, with a couple of friends we hadn't seen in some time, in an Italian restaurant we quite liked in an earlier incarnation but hadn't yet visited in its present one.
I ordered and ate too much, of course; but I'm really trying hard to get back in shape. A mangiatore has to maintain a certain physique, and that requires dedication and discipline. Since it's the last day of the month, a full calendar month since I was felled by unseen forces, it seemed appropriate to dig in: dig in I did.
I began with an order of polenta with Fontina from the Val d'Aosta, deliciously flavored by the wood-burning oven in which it was finished. Then a lamb shank — the lamb from our county is always reliable — slow-braised and served with fregole, black olives, wilted escarole, and gremolata. Chunks of ricotta salata were strewn about the dish: they seemed irrelevant, and I picked them out and ate them separately. (They were good.) Afterward, "baby" lettuces in a balsamic-olive oil dressing. A very delicious and nutritious and, I hope, weight-gaining dinner.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Peter Jackson hopes the new technology he used on his "Hobbit" movie trilogy will create a magical experience that will get people into theaters.
Speaking at a news conference in Wellington hours before the Wednesday premiere of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," Jackson said the films were shot at 48 frames per second instead of the traditional 24 to give them greater clarity. He likened the technology to the leap from vinyl records to CDs.
He said we live in an age when many younger people are happy to watch movies on their iPads.
"We just have to make the cinema-going experience more magical and more spectacular to get people coming back to the movies again," he said.
At the Cinema Con theater owner's convention in April, Jackson got a mixed reception for preview footage of "The Hobbit" shown at 48 frames per second. Some observers thought the images were too clear and the result so realistic that it took away from the magic of the film medium.
Jackson said Wednesday that when the movie opens worldwide next month in 25,000 theaters that only about 1,000 of them will be equipped to show the movie in 48 frames, so most people will see it in the more traditional format. The movie has also been shot in 3D.
"You are dipping your toe in the water, and it's this new way of shooting and projecting a film," Jackson said.
Jackson and most of the stars of the trilogy, including lead actor Martin Freeman, who plays hobbit Bilbo Baggins, held a relaxed, joking news conference at the museum Te Papa. Nearby, sunny weather was encouraging thousands of locals to gather around the 500-yard red carpet leading to the Embassy Theatre hosting the premiere.
Jackson turned serious, however, in addressing claims that animals depicted on screen had been mistreated.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is planning protests at "The Hobbit" premieres in New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. after several animal wranglers said three horses and up to two dozen other animals had died during the making of the movies because they were housed at an unsafe farm.
Jackson's spokesman earlier acknowledged two horses had died preventable deaths at the farms but said the production company worked quickly to improve stables and other facilities and that claims of mistreatment were unfounded.
"No mistreatment, no abuse. Absolutely none," Jackson said on Wednesday. "You've got a very radical political organization which has jumped on this," he added, referring to PETA.
He said the allegations were an insult to everyone who worked on the films and that PETA's attempts to get publicity at the premiere were "pretty pathetic."


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The Royal Opera House's Rusalka: were the directors right?
Giant pantomime cats, skimpy costumes and plenty of blood. Covent Garden's Rusalka has certainly raised a few eyebrows – but, asks Elizabeth Davis, are directors ever right to dramatically change an opera's setting?
A pale young woman, dressed in a blood-drenched corset and limp wedding veil stares down at the body of the Prince she's just killed: this is Dvořák 's Rusalka, but not as you know it.
The Czech composer's faiytale opera tells the story of a water nymph who switches her fishy tail for a pair of legs so she can be with a human Prince. And despite being over 100 years old, the opera had never been staged at Covent Garden – until this spring.
Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito's production was first produced in Salzburg in 2008 and has been met with a mixed reaction at Covent Garden – to say the least. The Independent called it 'an incomprehensible travesty', The Financial Times, on the other hand, declared it 'theatrically exhilarating and musically compelling' – although Yannick Nézet-Séguin's conducting has been almost universally praised.
The production has come in for the sharpest criticism as a result of the directors' decision to move the opera from its forest setting to a small-town brothel so that Rusalka and her water nymph sisters become prostitutes, and the witch Ježibaba a sort of Madam. All of which seems to beg the question: should directors be faithful to the composer's original setting? A conductor wouldn't change a composer's score, why does a director get free rein?
Dvořák's opera is no stranger to controversial updating – Bayerische Staatsoper recently reimagined the work through the prism of the Josef Fritzl case, with the water nymphs trapped in a cellar guarded by the water goblin (see video clip). And this is hardly the first time that Royal Opera House itself has gone beyond the conventional – in a more light-hearted vein, for example, it recently played host to a revival of a well-received production of Così fan tutte in which director Jonathan Miller decided to transpose Mozart's comedy into the 21st century, mobile phones and all. So why has Wieler and Morabito's production provoked such a reaction?
Could it be because watching their Rusalka felt like witnessing a metaphorical tug-of-war – with Dvořák's story on one side and a different plot super-imposed by the director on the other? The result was a production which didn't seem to have faith in the work it was supposed to be communicating – or the audience's ability to pick up on its subtleties.
Rusalka is already a powerful story about the loss of innocence, human frailty and the pain of being an outsider – the water nymph doesn't need to be thrown around the room by the Prince's courtiers for the audience to get the message. Nor does her tail have to be clawed off by a giant black tom-cat for her transformation to be moving.
Of course there's nothing wrong with changing an opera's setting to shine a new light on the work. In the world of theatre it's commonplace for Shakespeare's plays to be transported to a different era. In the best productions, these changes enhance the opera or play, they bring different resonances to bear and create a fruitful dialogue between the original work and the era to which it's been moved. But when this tactic fails, the artist's work is left flailing – like a fish out of water.
Rusalka runs at the Royal Opera House until 14 March and will be broadcast on Radio 3's 'Opera on 3' in June
Elizabeth Davis is the editorial assistant of BBC Music Magazine
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In The Drink: Oregon
In 1993 and 1994, more than 53 million Americans drank water that did not meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In The Drink is the first analysis of EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act compliance database to document these violations of tap water health standards on a community-by-community basis.
Widespread failure to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act is a symptom of increasing problems with drinking water quality in the United States. Drinking water plants are old and out of date, and water supplies are increasingly at risk from chemical and biological contamination. Oregon is not immune from these problems; many cities and towns -- both large and small -- experienced violations or exceedances of EPA standards in the last year. These included violations of Maximum Contaminant Levels, (EPA's enforceable standards for chemical and biological contaminants), exceedances of the Lead Action Level, and violations of the Surface Water Treatment Rule (which requires water systems to adequately filter and disinfect water to prevent disease outbreaks).
The compliance data, which is supplied to EPA by state authorities, indicate that Riddle/Russell Creek, Seaside Water Department, and the Tillamook Water Commission were the three water systems with the most violations or exceedances of drinking water standards in 1993 and 1994. Among large water systems (those serving more than 10,000 people) in Oregon, Lebanon, Woodburn, and Tigard had the most reported violations or exceedances of drinking water standards in 1993 and 1994, according to EPA data.
The most common contaminant of state water supplies was Coliform. Oregon utilities such as Tigard and Lake Oswego Municipal Water (West Linn) were affected by exceedances of the Lead Action Level, meaning that health threatening levels of lead were present in the water in many homes. Residents served by the Canby Regency drank water that contained chemicals or radioactivity above health-based standards, and water systems like the Oak Lodge Water District (Milwaukie) and Powell Valley Road Water District were affected by violations of microbial contaminant standards such as Total Coliform.
As this report goes to press, Congress is poised to weaken the baseline public health protections provided by the Act. These changes would weaken standard-setting provisions, curtail water safety monitoring, diminish the public's right to know about drinking water problems, and reduce protections for small and medium sized communities. Ironically, much of this effort to roll back standards is being driven by a massive lobbying effort by the nation's water utilities. As In The Drink documents, it's time to strengthen, not weaken, the law that ensures that America's drinking water remains safe.


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7 ways to celebrate Chinese New Year
Tacky New Year's tunes, fashion faux pas in blazing red, businesses either closed or packed -- traveling in China during Chinese New Year (CNY) can be discouraging.
Unless you know how to embrace the holiday like a local.
The Year of Snake begins on February 10 and celebrations will last for two weeks.
To get more from the experience than the ability to parrot "kung xi fa cai" or "gung hei fat choy" (Happy New Year), here are seven ways for travelers to celebrate Chinese New Year, aka Spring Festival.
Bet on horses
Believe it or not, CNY is a time for gamblers, professional and otherwise.
Many high rollers make their way to the gaudy casinos of Macau during this auspicious time.
A short boat ride away in Hong Kong, crowds gather for a day at the horse track.
The Chinese New Year Race is one of the most popular race days of the year. Held on the third day of Spring Festival (February 12, 2013), the city's Sha Tin Racecourse hosts 11 races.
In addition to horses charging, fans can watch traditional lion dances, spin fortune wheels and get a personal 2013 forecast from a feng shui master, so even the unluckiest gambler can enjoy the day.
Out of towners get in free to the races by providing valid travel documents.
Sha Tin Racecourse, February 12, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (first post time at 12:30 p.m.), $10 entry fee, free for tourists, www.hkjc.com
More on CNN: Understanding the Chinese lion dace
Pray for good luck
While dodging falling ashes from burning incense, travelers can march with thousands of worshippers to temples around China on the first day of the Spring Festival, February 10, 2013.
Offering incense (touxiang) to God is said to be essential for ensuring luck for the year.
The pilgrimage to a temple can appear confusing to some, but it's a rich cultural celebration.
Whether visiting Beijing's Yonghe Temple, Shanghai's Longhua Temple, Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Temple or some other sacred spot, bring along three incense sticks (or a multiple of three), follow the mob and place the incense in one of the incense burners in front of or around the temple.
Try to hold your incense high to avoid poking someone in the eyes.
Extreme celebrants will start queuing long before a given temple's opening at midnight on New Year. Are you brave enough to deal with the midnight craze? See the madness here.
More on CNN: Praying for good fortune at Lunar New Year
Eat lucky food
Chinese New Year foods differ in various regions.
For many Chinese families, fish is like the Thanksgiving turkey of Chinese New Year. In Mandarin, the word for fish ("yu") sounds like the word for "leftover," implying a plentiful year to come.
For similar reasons, if you're invited to a Chinese family dinner during CNY, don't try to finish everything on the table.
Other typical CNY treats include: taro cake, turnip cake, jau gok (crispy dumplings), dumpling and babaofan (eight-treasure rice pudding).
In Mandarin, "niangao" (glutinous rice cake) sounds like "year rise," signifying a year of progress and prosperity.
With its communal spirit, hotpot is another popular eating choice at this time of year.
More on CNN: Amazing stats: China's Lunar New Year by numbers
Watch CCTV's New Year's Gala
A CNY without watching CCTV's Spring Festival Gala isn't a complete New Year's experience.
The state-owned CCTV network's Spring Festival Gala is an annual five-hour TV program that runs on New Year's Eve from 7 p.m. until some time after midnight.
In addition to song, dance, acrobatics and stand-up comedy, the ever-lasting show -- it runs without commercial breaks -- is also a platform for government propaganda.
The show has evolved to become a way for the public to learn who is in and who is out of favor for the year, and catch up on Chinese trends and culture among Chinese living abroad.
It's said that performers who are invited on the show will go on to great careers in China.
It's also probably the biggest show on the planet, attracting 700 million viewers, six times the Super Bowl's audience.
It may be the longest five hours of your life, but it's a great way to learn about China.
More on CNN: Hong Kong's snake soup kings
Watch fireworks displays or set some off
Fireworks and firecrackers spark nationwide during CNY.
As in most places in China, Hong Kong's CNY fireworks are the biggest fireworks display of the year. The nonstop blasts go on for 20 minutes and attract more than 300,000 people along the waterfront.
Across the border in mainland China, where fireworks and firecrackers aren't banned for personal use, millions set off fireworks everywhere, from country to cities, often lighting up the skyline.
Each year, Taijiang County in Guizhou Province celebrates the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year (February 24, 2013) with a dancing dragon and fireworks.
Countries with large Chinese populations such as Singapore and Indonesia also have major fireworks displays.
Ear plugs can be handy if you plan to sleep.
More on CNN: Revealed for the first time: The feng shui of an airplane
Squeeze your way through a CNY bazaar
CNY bazaars used to be all-in-one temporary markets selling things needed for the Spring Festival -- flowers, candy, clothes and ornaments, among other items.
The bazaars have evolved a long way from pure CNY markets to flea markets selling DIY goodies. Most of them are embarrassingly cheesy, themed to the year's Chinese zodiac (snake this year), or, perhaps, Angry Birds.
Bazaars open for a few days till late at night before the new year.
Prime time to visit the markets is on New Year's Eve after a big family dinner. The stalls tend to stay open until midnight or even early the next morning while offering big discounts.
There are more than 10 CNY bazaars in Hong Kong alone.
For a more traditional bazaar, head to Taipei, where the city's 19th-century Dihua Street is turned into a traditional CNY bazaar every year.
More on CNN: So-bad-they're-good items in Chinese New Year market
Make out under peach blossoms
It may not be the time of the largest blooms, but Spring Festival is the best time to look at peach blossoms.
Representing prosperity and love, peach blossoms play an important role in CNY. Lovers hoping to strengthen their bond or loners wishing to find love turn to the blossoms.
Even though April is the best month to see peach blossoms, the pink flowers are one of the most pursued blossoms during the festival.
Don't be surprised to see lovers sneaking a make-out session under the blossoms to re-affirm their love.
More on CNN: 5 blooming great flower festivals


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City resident Dan Shores told the council that he is concerned about the water situation, and particularly about sediment in the water lines.
Shores referenced a jar of water that contained water from the culinary line. The water was discolored and there was sediment that had settled to the bottom of the jar.
The problem is apparently caused when water is pumped from deep wells directly into the city culinary lines rather than through the treatment plant.
"For the money we have spent on a water treatment system, something is wrong to hear that the wells go straight into the water lines rather than to the treatment plant," said Shores, who has been a Blanding resident for the past 22 years.
City officials acknowledged that the deep wells pump discolored water, with sediment, but added that the water is carefully tested and is pure.
The city drilled wells deep into the Navajo Formation about six years ago in order to secure a source of pure water during dry years.
The recent dry spell is the first time that the wells have operated.
"This is the first time we have cranked up the wells, so there has been a bit of a learning curve" said City Manager Jeremy Redd.
Redd said that the city needs to run the wells in order to exercise the system and to have water in dry years.
"We would all prefer clear water straight from the mountain," said Redd. "But it is a blessing to have these wells during times just like now."
The wells are often pumped overnight and on weekends because of the cost of electricity. "Electric rates are such that the wells run overnight and weekends," explained Redd, who added that the timing of the pumping is purely a cost issue.
It would cost about $250,000 per well to add treatment capacity to the well water.
Officials stated that they have visited with Blue Mountain Hospital about the issue. The hospital needs additional treatment of the water for use in the dialysis treatments.
While testing is ongoing by the city, water samples from area homes can also be tested if individual residents have concerns.
The Council received a request to wave the rental fee at the Wellness Center for the June 7 Wellness Fair. The fair is organized by San Juan County and includes a number of area organizations. The request will be formally considered at a future meeting.
After a question from a resident, Police Chief Lyle Bayles reported that the police department has five full-time officers and two part-time officers. This is down one full-time employee from previous staffing levels.
Bayles said, "Could we use more people? Absolutely. "But," he added, "we are doing all right."
City Engineer Terry Ekker provided a project status report, stating that the12-inch mountain line replacement project is substantially complete.
The 2014 waterline project bid opening is February 19. This project would install a new line from the water tank to 950 North, a new line from Pinion Ridge Road to Grayson Parkway, and a new line along South Main Street to the airport.
The Council approved a ten-year capital projects plan that outlines the expected city projects through 2024.
The city is considering a change in how they determine the rate paid for excess energy created from solar or wind power projects.
Three locations are currently metered for the energy generation, including the city visitor center, the city wellness center, and one private residence.
The Council approved a strongly-worded letter regarding National Park Service back-country management plan at Glen Canyon Recreation Area.
"I hope we are speaking for a lot of people who wouldn't write a letter on their own," said Councilman Joe B. Lyman, who developed the letter.
After discussing the concept for several months, the Council is ready to go to public hearing about a proposed policy regarding the size of shed that can be built on a property.
The current policy is based on the size of the home, which Councilman Lyman said may be unfair for owners of small homes.
Councilman Kelly Laws asked for a drawing that would show the minimal size. Lyman said a drawing should be ready for the public hearing, which will likely be held on February 24.


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