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Anyone who has been using PHP for a while knows that building fairly simple database-driven web applications is indeed a straightforward process that can be accomplished with minor headaches. Whether you've been developing the core engine of a small website, or creating a decent search system that uses a database backend for indexing relevant content, the truth is that PHP makes it really easy to create these kinds of applications.
True to form, building web-based systems that implement some type of interaction with a RDBMS, particularly with one as popular as MySQL, is an experience that you've probably tackled a dozen times, or even more if you're a seasoned PHP developer with many hours of sleepless hard work on your shoulders.
Among the plethora of database-driven applications that you can create with PHP without having to scratch your head until you lose your hair is one that has become very popular over the last two years. I'm speaking specifically of bloggers, which allow anyone to insert easily editable content onto a website by using only a graphical front end. Of course, when I use the term "editable," I mean that all the blog entries can be updated and even deleted without having to know a pinch of web programming.
Since this powerful approach, which is also used heavily with content management systems, can be implemented in PHP with minor hassles, I've prepared for you a three-part series that will teach you in a friendly manner how to create an extensible blog mechanism.
Naturally, the blogger that I'll build over the course of these articles will be provided with the capacity for performing the most common tasks associated with this kind of application, like inserting, updating and deleting blog entries, in addition to including some extra features that you'll discover in turn in the different tutorials.
Assuming that building a blogger with PHP is really an interesting topic for you, let's learn together how this useful application can be developed in a few easy steps. Let's get going!
{mospagebreak title=Defining the blogger's core structure}
Naturally, a good place to start building the blogger system with PHP 5 consists of defining its basic structure so it will be easier for you to understand how each module of the application fits together with each other module.
This being said, the blogger in question will be created by using only one PHP class. It will be responsible for performing the insertion, update and deletion of blog entries respectively, in conjunction with displaying the entire list of blogs and the corresponding online forms, handy for posting and updating a particular entry.
Considering all the prerequisites that I established before, here is the initial definition for the new "BlogProcessor" class. Take a look at its signature, please:
// define 'BlogProcessor' class
class BlogProcessor{
private $mysql;
private $blogData;
public function __construct(MySQL $mysql){
// display blog system
public function displayBlogger(){
// edit blog
// code for displaying edit page goes here
// insert new blog
// update blog
// delete blog
// code for displaying main page goes here
As illustrated above, the skeleton of the new "BlogProcessor" class is very simple to grasp (at least for now). Basically, I split up the structure of the class into two main methods. The first one is obviously the constructor that performs a few useful initialization tasks, while the second one, called "displayBlogger()," is tasked with inserting, updating and deleting blog entries, as well as displaying the corresponding forms for handling blog-related data.
However, for the moment you should ignore all the processes concerning the display of blog entries, and focus your attention on the signature of the methods listed above. As you can see, the constructor accepts an object of type "MySQL" as its unique input parameter, which comes in useful for database connectivity inside the blog processor class, running queries and processing MySQL result sets.
Don't worry for the moment about this MySQL class, because at the end of the series you'll be provided with all the classes required to get the blogger working. However, at least for now, you'll have to settle for with studying the methods declared before.
Returning to the definition of the "displayBlogger()" method that belongs to the blog processor class, you'll realize that it contains three additional private methods. These are called "insertBlog()", "updateBlog()" and "deleteBlog()" respectively, and they perform well-differentiated tasks, like inserting new entries, and updating/deleting existing ones. So far, nothing unexpected, right?
In addition, you'll notice the use of the "$this->blogData" property as a flag for executing the different operations associated with distinct entries. In this case, I decided to use the superglobal $_POST array to do this, but this condition can be easily modified and utilize instead some variables passed in via the GET method.
All right, I believe that all the explanations that I offered before would be rather incomplete if I don't show you a few screen shots that illustrate the look and feel that I plan to give to the blog system. Therefore, here are the corresponding images:
As you can see, the three pictures included above demonstrate in a clear fashion the different screens that will be presented to the user to perform the insertion of entries, as well as the update and deletion of them. In addition, I showed you the panel that displays the complete list of blogs, which means that at this point, you should have an accurate idea of how the blogger system will look at first glance.
Well, having defined the general structure of the corresponding "BlogProcessor" class, it's time to move on and start coding each one of the private methods that were declared previously to perform the insertion, update and deletion of blog entries. Sounds interesting, doesn't it?
To learn how these important methods will be defined, keep reading.
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Before I proceed to define the signature of the method responsible for adding new entries to the blog application, let me first explain briefly how I'm going to create the corresponding database schema with MySQL. In simple terms, I'm going to use only one table, called "blogs" (yep, my own creativity sometimes blows me away), which will contain the following fields: "ID," "title," "author," "content" and finally a column named "date."
As you'll imagine, each one of the referenced fields will house the ID of a particular blog entry, its title and date, the name of the author who posted it and lastly the content in question. Definitely, after having at hand the description of all the corresponding fields that comprise the "blogs" database table, creating its structure is reduced to something as simple as this:
CREATE TABLE blogs (
id INTERGER(4) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT, PRIMARY KEY,
author VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
title VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
content LONGTEXT NOT NULL,
date TIMESTAMP
All right, now that you know how the previously-defined "blogs" database table has been properly defined, have a look at the following method that belongs to the "BlogProcessor" class. It is called "insertBlog()" and is tasked with adding new entries to the referenced table:
// insert new blog
private function insertBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("INSERT INTO blogs (id,author,title,content,date)
VALUES (NULL,'$author','$title','$content',TIMESTAMP(10))");
As you'll certainly agree, the above method is quite straightforward. It merely inserts a new blog entry into the respective "blogs" database table, and uses the values entered on the corresponding web form to perform the insertion process. Finally, the method finishes its execution by redirecting the user to the same web document where all the blogs will eventually be displayed. Simple and efficient, right?
At this stage, and assuming that the method you saw before isn't difficult to understand, let's move forward and see together how to define another method included with the "BlogProcessor" class, which will be useful for updating a particular blog entry.
As usual, to see how this will be done, please click on the link below and keep reading.
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As I said in the previous section, the next step involved in creating the blog application relies on defining yet another handy method, aimed at updating an existing entry in the corresponding database table. This brand new method not surprisingly has been called "updateBlog()," and its definition is as follows:
// update blog
private function updateBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("UPDATE blogs SET
title='$title',author='$author',content='$content',date=TIMESTAMP(10) WHERE
As shown above, the signature for the "updateBlog()" method looks nearly identical to the previous "insertBlog()" method. In this case, the only difference rests on the type of database operation that it performs, since it updates an existing blog entry instead of adding a new one.
After a particular blog has been updated, the method reloads the main page where the complete set of blogs is conveniently displayed. Quite possibly, if you used to work on a frequent basis with DML operations, you'll find the prior method pretty simple to understand. What do you think?
Well, at this point I provided you with a fairly decent explanation of how the previous "insertBlog()" and "updateBlog()" methods do their business. Therefore, it's time to examine the last method that I plan to include in the "BlogProcessor" class; in this case, I'm talking about the one called "deleteBlog()" and obviously it is responsible for removing a specified entry from the "blogs" database table.
Curious about how this new method will be coded? Go ahead and read the following section.
{mospagebreak title=Defining the deleteBlog() method}
As you may guess, removing existing blog entries from the respective "blogs" database table is only a matter of running a DELETE command, wrapped up in a new class method. For this specific case, I decided to name this method "deleteBlog()" and its definition is listed below. Have a look at it:
// delete blog
private function deleteBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("DELETE FROM blogs WHERE id='$id'");
As you can see, the above "deleteBlog()" method first removes a specified entry from the corresponding "blogs" database table, and then reloads the main web page, in this way updating the display of all pertinent blogs. As I explained in a previous section, you shouldn't be concerned yet with how the "BlogProcessor" class will display the different user panels that I showed you a few lines before, since this topic will be covered over the course of the next article.
At this stage, I have provided you with a concise explanation of how the blog processor class adds a new entry to the respective database table, in addition to showing the signature of the methods tasked with updating and deleting exiting blogs.
Thus, this is a good time to list the new definition of the "BlogProcessor" class, after including the mentioned methods. Here is how this class now looks:
// define 'BlogProcessor' class
class BlogProcessor{
private $mysql;
private $blogData;
public function __construct(MySQL $mysql){
// display blog system
public function displayBlogger(){
// edit blog
// code for displaying edit page goes here
// insert new blog
// update blog
// delete blog
// code for displaying main page goes here
// insert new blog
private function insertBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("INSERT INTO blogs
(id,author,title,content,date) VALUES (NULL,'$author','$title','$content',TIMESTAMP
// update blog
private function updateBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("UPDATE blogs SET
title='$title',author='$author',content='$content',date=TIMESTAMP(10) WHERE
// delete blog
private function deleteBlog(){
$this->mysql->query("DELETE FROM blogs WHERE id='$id'");
Okay, above you have the completely updated version of the "BlogProcessor" class. As I mentioned previously, there are still numerous methods that need to be defined, but this will be performed in the following article of the series. In the meantime, study the source code of all the methods shown here and feel free to introduce your own improvements, or if you want to skip over these steps, download this zip file containing the core files of the application (the same link is included at the beginning of this article).
Wrapping up
In this first part of the series, I've drawn some basic outlines for how to create a blog application with PHP 5. Due to its versatility, the program can be easily adapted to work with PHP 4, in case you're currently working with that version of the language.
However, there are many interesting topics to cover yet. Over the next article, I'll define all the remaining methods required by the "BlogProcessor" class to display the complete list of blogs, as well as for rendering the corresponding web forms for inserting and updating database entries. See you there!


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Earth Advantage (new and existing residential and commercial) The regional Earth Advantage certifications cover: site, energy, water, materials and indoor air quality, and community development. Professional certifications include Sustainable Homes Professional, Green Appraiser, Energy Performance Score (EPS) Auditor and Sustainable Real Estate Professional.
Energy Performance Score (EPS) (new and existing residential). Not a "certification," this is a home energy rating system similar to the miles-per-gallon (MPG) rating for automobiles. Co-developed by Earth Advantage Institute and Energy Trust of Oregon, the EPS provides an easy way to estimate actual home energy consumption, related carbon emissions, and utility costs. It also shows homeowners where they rank in energy use on a regional and national scale.
Green Globes (new and existing commercial)
National third-party certification that is an environmental design and management rating system. It includes an online assessment protocol and guidance for green building design, operation and management.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) (New residential, new and existing commercial, new developments)
Voluntary, third party rating system that include points related to site, energy, water, materials and indoor air quality. Projects can earn recognition at Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. LEED 2009 is soon to be updated with LEED 2012. LEED also accredits professionals with their Accredited Professional (AP) and Green Associate programs.
Living Building Challenge (LBC) (new residential and commercial)
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Northwest ENERGY STAR (new residential)
A federal certification focusing on a new home's energy efficiency.
Oregon's Reach Code The Reach Code is a set of statewide optional construction standards for energy efficiency that exceed the requirements of the state's mandatory codes. Builders have an optional path for high performance construction and jurisdictions can be assured the innovative construction methods are sound. The Reach Code covers a variety of topics including: mechanical systems, lighting designs, overall building design (both residential and commercial), plumbing practices and products. There are residential and commercial versions.
Passive House (PHIUS+) (new and existing residential)
A certification from the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) ensuring a super-insulated, virtually air-tight building primarily heated by passive solar gain and by internal gains from people and electrical equipment.
WaterSense (new residential)
An EPA labeling program, similar to ENERGY STAR, this label shows that your home conserves 20 percent more water, indoors and outdoors, than a typical home. The label is also used on plumbing products.

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Saad making an impact with Blackhawksby Dan Rosen
CHICAGO -- Twenty-year-old rookie Brandon Saad has earned something so coveted and so unique, something that has nothing to do with a spot on the Chicago Blackhawks roster but everything to do with the respect of his teammates.
He has a nickname, the unofficial membership card into the NHL fraternity. He's in.
"Man-Child," Jonathan Toews tells NHL.com as he looks at Saad inside the Blackhawks dressing room at United Center.
Why "Man-Child?"
"He looks like he's 35 years old but he's 20," Toews answers, smiling. "He plays like he's a lot older than he is too."
Andrew Shaw -- is quiet and extremely reserved in front of the media. But the longer the season goes, the more his personality inside the confines of the team comes out.
Saad is starting to let the Blackhawks see who he really is and what he's all about. They love it all, especially his game. He wouldn't have earned a nickname if they didn't.
"He's a very smooth guy," Shaw told NHL.com. "Everything he has done has been smooth, and you can tell by his play that he has confidence in what he does out there."
Of all the Blackhawks, Shaw (Saad's road roommate) is the most knowledgeable about the rookie's growth off the ice and Toews (Saad's center) knows the most about his development on the ice.
Neither is shy about praising the Blackhawks' "Man Child" or dishing the dirt on him.
"We watch a lot of 'Duck Dynasty' together," Shaw said, referring to the A&E reality series.
Interesting. Anything else?
"I always call him an old man," Shaw said, clearly ready to open up about Saad now.
"He's always taking his time with stuff," he continued. "He's just slow at doing everything, like an old man. He shaves every morning. He takes his time getting ready to catch the bus when we're on the road. He's always just relaxing, laying around. He'll even throw on the robe they give you in the hotel room.
"Who does that? He does. He's that kind of guy."
Any rebuttal, "M-C?"
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"Shaw's just a trouble starter," Saad told NHL.com, laughing.
In what way?
"He hates when I eat the stuff out of the mini bar in the room. That's his biggest pet peeve," Shaw said. "He always says, 'Oh my God, you're going to have that? You better go down and pay for that.' It's like a two-buck chocolate bar or peanuts. That gets under his skin for some reason."
In reply, Saad said, "Most times he doesn't even like it and he gets into it just to bother me."
But according to Shaw, Saad occasionally fakes his anger.
"Sometimes he'll have a little bit of what I'm having and then he'll still complain about it," Shaw said. "I always get on his case."
Toews doesn't have to get on Saad's case, especially considering how the rookie has played during the past month. The Blackhawks' captain has seen Saad's game and confidence grow with increased ice time stemming from the amount of trust the coaching staff has in him.
Saad has 16 points on four goals and 12 assists in 32 games; he has 13 points of those in Chicago's past 14 games.
"He's physically fearless," Toews said of Saad, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 202 pounds. "He can go in and get the puck and come out when he has two guys draped on him. It looks like he's going to fall over, but he doesn't give up and he stays on his feet to battle his way out. His confidence has been rising by the game as the season has gone along, and the skill set he already has is pretty amazing."
Saad credits Toews for much of his success -- for good reason.
Toews has assisted on three of Saad's four goals while Saad has assisted on five of the past nine goals Toews has scored. Toews had the secondary assist on Saad's first career goal; Saad's first primary assist came on a Toews goal.
They mesh well together and are even better when Marian Hossa is skating on the right side of their line. Hossa has missed five straight games with an upper-body injury.
"[Toews] is obviously a great player, but being able to play with him, he's been through it at a young age, too, so he talks me through certain plays and teaches me stuff," Saad said. "He talks about positional stuff, where we're going to be, things like that. He's been a real big help. We're both hard-working players so we gel well together. It started off pretty good but it has been getting better the more we play together."
Saad himself has been getting better the more he plays. He's also getting more comfortable the more he stays in the NHL.
He was a second-round draft pick in 2011 and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville told NHL.com in August that he expected Saad to not just make the team this season, but to make an impact.
He has by living up to the definition of his nickname.
"It hasn't taken him long to feel like he can be one of the best at this level," Toews said.


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View From The Commissioner's Office on Missoula College Location [AUDIO]
Dr. John Cech is the Deputy Commissioner for Two-Year and Community College Education for the Montana University System.
Cech was in Missoula last Wednesday for the public meeting at the UM Golf Course, where University officials attempted to share their vision about locating the proposed Missoula College at the current golf course site. Despite protests by various golfing and other community groups, Cech maintains his commitment to placing the College at the planned location.
Cech says the Commissioners office is always willing to hear from individual and groups with opposing views. In fact, included in the attached audio interview, Cech shares his office phone number and email address.
Several groups have vowed to lobby legislators during the upcoming session to deny funding for the Missoula College, unless UM officials agree to move the facility to another location, this sparing the golf course.
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presentation studio needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 463 designs submitted by 92 freelance designers.
We are relaunching our company - a new name and a new website. We are looking for help to create a clean looking logo that translates our message of creating presentations with visual clarity. To be used on our new website (will be live soon!) and in printed materials, such as brochures and business cards. The logo should work well in single colour print.
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Passionatedesigners and copywriters creating Beautifully Simple PowerPoint presentationsthat impact, engage and inspire.
Presentation Studio are an experiencedgroup of PowerPoint presentation designers and copywriters. With over 15 yearsexperience and a nationwide team of presentation experts, our friendly, quick,flexible and effective service has given us one of the strongest reputations inthe business, and very happy clients.
The logo will be used on ourwebsite (currently being built) and ourtarget audience are corporate/ large companies so we need to have a creativelook that will not scare potential clients. "
The logo should give the messageof Visual Clarity – "our presentations are a beautifully simple visual storydesigned to engage and deliver a 'crystal' clear message". We like the idea of circles/focus, as it's related to clarity of sight.
Colours: The colours of ourwebsite are blues and blacks. The RGB references must be 0,153,255/141,137,131/ 0,0,0 to keep consistency with our website.
Fonts: These should be clean andsimple – no handwriting, no curls – the company font used is century gothic forall print media. Our target markets are corporate/ large companies so we needto have a professional/ creative look reflected in the fonts.
- We would like a clean and professional logo – that works small on weband large on print & in single colour when required.
- Presentation to be the Focus word – not studio.
- Use colours – blue & black- 0,153,255/ 141,137,131/ 0,0,0 to keepconsistency with our website.
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- No kiddie, cartoonish, or curvy fonts
- Nothing that looks like an existing large company's logo
- No photographs
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In September, as the risk of a possible US attack on Syria gradually faded, stocks rose and oil prices started to come down. Furthermore, the markets had generally expected the US Federal Reserve to start tapering as of September.
In our previous report last month, we stated that although tapering was the market consensus, and economic recovery in the US was on track, the economy was still not strong enough for the Fed to start tapering its stimulus measures.
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We also indicated that, as inflation remains below the Fed's 2% target, there was no immediate urgency to raise interest rates. Stocks and commodities rallied after the Fed surprised markets with its announcement of no-tapering.
We avoided selling the real estate stocks in our portfolio as we thought that the market had been overreacting to the rising bond yields. Clearly, Fed tapering has not gone away completely, but expectations have been pushed back.
However, the housing market has been steadily improving despite showing occasional signs of weakness in recent months with the onset of higher mortgage rates. Sales of new homes in the United States jumped 7.9% in August, marking the biggest monthly gain since January. This data eased the concerns about the housing market which had experienced 14% drop in new home sales in July.
The positive signs in the housing market were reflected in the performance of the housing-related stocks in our portfolio.
Lennar's (NYSE: LEN) revenue has increased 52% in the first three quarters of 2013, driven by increases in both home deliveries (+36%) and prices (+12%) compared with the same period last year, according to the company's Q3 earnings announcement. As the US housing market shows encouraging signs of recovery, and US business surveys remain at very high levels, there are also signs of growth stabilization in the global environment.
The Eurozone is emerging from recession and China's economic indicators support its commitment to high growth. We believe that these developments on the demand side may be sufficient to support commodity prices particularly for oil and gas despite the downward pressure of increasing supply.
In September, the only change we made to our portfolio was to add VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN). In my opinion, the company has the potential for strong growth, owing to the expansion in domain names, and the increase of the mobile web. Besides, the company's already-high net profit margin has been trending upwards.
Among our portfolio stocks, performance of two stocks stood out in September. The first is Facebook (FB), which has performed well since my purchase. I believe that despite its seemingly lofty valuation, FB remains a promising long-term investment. especially when compared to some rivals such as LinkedIn (LNKD).
The other stock we continue to like is Priceline.com (PCLN). The global economic recovery has helped this travel-related stock. Considering that international bookings are the main momentum for the growth for this company (up 44% year-over-year in the second quarter), we believe that the revival in the global economic environment will continue to support the revenue growth of this company.
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|The new Google Maps makes it easy and enjoyable to discover photos of the world.
Today we're excited to introduce a new visual design for Panoramio. We've made photos the hero on the page while still keeping the important features that people enjoy. On the photo page, by far the most popular on the site, we've made the photo over three times bigger! We've also made thumbnails on the profile page and the world map significantly bigger.
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WILD FIG mediterranean grill & pideria
We are a local 3 location Mediterranean restaurant with strong following in NY suburbs of Long Island. We are in business for almost 10 years and voted best in our category by a local paper.
We have a reputation for fresh and very flavorful food and excellent service. We are full service restaurant w/ take out and catering offerings. We make our own flat bread on the premises and also make pides (Turkish style pizzas). That is why we also call ourselves a pideria.
see our website http://www.wildfigonline.com and menus also our Facebook page.
see website for the color palette.
People of all ages. Mid to Upper Middle income families are our current clientele. We want to build a stronger name recognition and build a brand that people easily feel is part of their daily lives.We want to re-enforce our brand and expand our customer base.
We are kind of stuck with our current logo font because our store signs are very hard and costly to change. So the font should be either the same (unicorn), similar or not so different that it would look totally out of place.
-The letters "WF" can be part of the logo
-Come up w/ more detailed version for the website(you DON"T redesign the website, just the logo), printed materials, van and window decals.
-Keep it simple for the carry out bags, pizza boxes etc.1 to 2 colors.
- design a pide (pizza) box (12x12) two color(black & red on white or brown box)
Use "WILD FIG mediterranean grill & Pideria"
as headline also silhouette of our oven w/ flames.
use the slogan " Legendary Pides & Lahmajun" w/ our web address http://www.wildfigonline.com
-Maybe another version needed for staff polo shirts on left chest(embroidery) 2 to 3 colors.
polos are navy and lite cream .Also for staff hats w/ only world "WILD FIG"
-Design a t-shirt using "WILD FIG mediterranean grill & Pideria" as headline.
We want you to incorporate the oven w/ the flames (see attached) on the t-shirt
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What was all the buzz at Middlesex Elementary School on April 9? It was the 2014 Fine Arts Festival "As Our World Turn & the Days Go By." The annual event highlighted student talent in art, music, theater and dance.
Art teacher Dixie Doerr and music teacher Becky Wilhite shared the honor of hosting the evening festivities. The musical portion of the program featured the 4th and 5th grade choir, the ORFF ensemble, and a recorder ensemble.


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What is the last non-alcoholic beverage you had?
When is the last time you cried?
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Last person you drove with in a car?
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First time you kissed the last person you kissed?
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Ky, Voices: Support tougher academic standards
Kentuckians will soon be seeing the first results from the state tests on our new, more challenging academic standards.
Educators across the commonwealth are in their second school year of helping students master the standards as they focus on preparing every student to succeed in college, career training or the workplace.
State education officials and advocates have been talking for months about the possibility that the test scores will be lower — or appear to be lower — than what we have seen in the past. Several factors could contribute to lower scores: more challenging work, transitioning to a new test, different ways of scoring, and others.
Even if the predictions are true, and scores do go down this year, it is critical that all Kentuckians — parents, teachers, employers, policy leaders and elected officials — continue to support the tougher learning standards, and the students, educators and schools that are helping build a stronger future for our state.
These standards are designed to prepare students for college, career training and good-paying jobs — the ones that require high-level skills, critical thinking, working cooperatively and creative problem solving. Internationally benchmarked, they will improve Kentuckians' prospects for success as global competition continues to become more a part of our everyday lives. And they will give today's students a stronger start on a successful life.
As employers representing all parts of Kentucky, we know how important it is for every student to receive the highest-quality education. We also know that the business community has an important role to play in supporting our schools, teachers and students. That's why we have come together to speak with a strong employer voice on behalf of educational excellence.
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — About an eighth of the Teton Valley's pronghorn antelope could end up spending the winter there, facing conditions that are tough even in average years.
About 50 antelope were spotted on the southeast corner of the National Elk Refuge last week. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that it remains to be seen whether they will ultimately make the migration to the Pinedale Anticline gas field with the rest of the herd or stay in the valley.
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Begin making the lime-ginger curd one day before baking the cake. The assembled dessert can be chilled overnight before serving.
- Yield
- Makes 10 to 12 servings
- Lime-ginger curd
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- Cake
- 1 11.5-ounce can mango nectar (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (sifted, then measured)
- 12 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons grated lime peel
- 4 large egg whites
- Glaze and topping
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream
- 2 large firm but ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- For lime-ginger curd:
- Whisk sugar, lime juice, egg yolks, 3 whole eggs, and grated ginger in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water). Whisk constantly until mixture thickens and instant-read thermometer inserted into mixture registers 160°F, about 6 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Quickly add chilled butter cubes to curd; whisk until butter is melted. Press sheet of plastic wrap directly onto surface of lime-ginger curd; refrigerate curd overnight. (Lime-ginger curd can be made 3 days ahead. Keep covered and refrigerated.)
- For cake:
- Simmer mango nectar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool mango syrup to room temperature.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Line bottom of two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with parchment paper (do not grease cake pans or parchment paper). Sift flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Whisk egg yolks, canola oil, lime peel, and 6 tablespoons mango syrup in large bowl to blend (reserve remaining mango syrup for glaze). Add dry ingredients; whisk to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff and glossy. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into yolk mixture, then fold in remaining whites in 2 additions.
- Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool cakes completely in pans on rack. Run small knife around edge of pans to loosen cakes. Carefully invert cakes onto 9-inch-diameter cardboard rounds or tart pan bottoms; tap sharply on work surface if necessary to release cakes from pans. Peel off parchment paper.
- For glaze and topping:
- Boil sugar, lime juice, and remaining 6 tablespoons mango syrup in heavy small saucepan until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes. Chill glaze until cold, about 15 minutes. Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread 2 cups lime-ginger curd over top of cake (reserve remaining curd for another use). Chill cake until curd firms up slightly, about 2 hours. Top with second cake layer, flat side down, pressing gently to adhere.
- Beat whipping cream and 2 tablespoons glaze in bowl until firm peaks form. Spread cream over top (not sides) of cake. Slightly overlap mango slices in concentric circles atop cream. Rewarm remaining glaze just to soften. Brush glaze over mango slices. Chill cake at least 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled.)
- Cut cake into wedges and serve.
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- Calories426
- Carbohydrates60 g(20%)
- Fat19 g(29%)
- Protein6 g(13%)
- Saturated Fat8 g(41%)
- Sodium192 mg(8%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber1 g(6%)
- Monounsaturated Fat7 g
- Cholesterol186 mg(62%)


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Why is it, given all the prizes "The Artist" has won already — best picture from the Producers Guild; best actor for Jean Dujardin from the Screen Actors Guild and the Cannes film festival; seven awards, including best picture at the BAFTAs, the British Oscars, to name only the most obvious — that this film isn't always getting the respect it deserves? And what does it have that the inevitable naysayers are reluctant to acknowledge?
This film is a bit of a favorite for the best picture Oscar, but whether it will actually win is far from sure. But there's no doubt in my mind that it deserves all the awards it can get its hands on, including best picture.
It's not as if, frankly, the films that win best picture have inevitably been enduring classics whose power and beauty easily stand the scrutiny of posterity. Anyone eager to see "Crash" again? "American Beauty"? "Gandhi"? The list goes on, and it makes the timelessness that is one of "The Artist's" outstanding qualities look increasingly appealing.
"The Artist's" situation is even more perplexing when you realize it has a surprising number of the qualities whose absence critics of the award frequently lament.
Cynics complain, for instance, that Oscar voters always pick the same kinds of pictures for the top prize, which means that the award is so predictable you can tell at the start of the year which big-name-director films are going to be in the mix.
It should go without saying that a silent film made in Hollywood by a French team is not exactly business as usual for awards season or that absolutely no one saw this film coming when pre-season lists of potential Oscar favorites were made. So much for vive la difference.
One of the biggest raps against "The Artist" has been the notion that 2011 being a weak year for cinema is the reason for the silent film's preeminence. But if 2011 was truly a year without standouts, those earlier awards would have been spread all over the place instead of all going to "The Artist." A film with that much across-the-board support would have made an impact in any year, not just this one.
Grumbles are also heard that "The Artist" has been successful only because the Svengali-like powers of distributor Harvey Weinstein have somehow hypnotized the Hollywood community. The reality here is that, Weinstein's skill level notwithstanding, he can be such a polarizing figure in the business that one could argue that the film's success has come as much despite the man as because of him. Pre-Oscar maneuvering may persuade voters to actually look at a picture, but once seen every film is on its own.
There is, however, one quality that "The Artist" does lack. It's a quality that many Oscar winners, not to mention a number of this year's best picture candidates, have in abundance, and that is an off-putting sense of self-importance, a ponderousness that trumpets to the world the undying significance of what has been put on screen.
"The Artist," by way of contrast, has the grace to wear its considerably gifts lightly. Yes, it's got charismatic acting, a deft directorial hand, beautiful black and white cinematography, entrancing music plus a story that touches any number of emotional bases, but you never catch it breaking a sweat to convince you of its virtues. Its beating heart is Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who stars as a dog who makes doing it all look like it's all in a day's work.
It's also possible that people who profess lack of enthusiasm for "The Artist" are really expressing dissatisfaction with the state of Hollywood as a whole, with the lack of quality adult films of the "Lawrence of Arabia" variety. I admire "Lawrence" as much as anyone, but in its absence arguing that "The Artist's" virtues are somehow insufficient is arguing against some of the things the movies do best.
Because it is silent, "The Artist," without pushing too hard, also makes a connection to Hollywood's often neglected and desecrated history. Prints of silent films were regularly physically destroyed once sound came in, and things had gotten so bad that when British film historian Kevin Brownlow came to Hollywood in the 1960s to talk to silent-film survivors for his monumental "The Parade's Gone By...," he found that many of them were embarrassed and apologetic about their participation in the medium.
In a similar way, today's Oscar voters frequently skirt the parallel danger of disregarding sophisticated and intelligent entertainments, considering them to be not as worthy of the best picture Oscar as more ostentatious, pretentious fare. Maybe you think every movie these days accomplishes what "The Artist" does. If you do, call to mind what you've seen in the past year, and think again.


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There's been a lot of chit-chat recently about the dearth of content for those of us at the end-game of LotRO at the moment. It's true, Book 7 brought in very little except a bit of a grind, and that means we enter a bit of a malaise about having to grind or play elsewhere. But, as a reaction, I've also been thinking about a few of the little things I like about the game, ignoring obvious things like the look-and-feel and my lovely character class.
- Naming items, talked about it yesterday in the blog, the more we can name, the more difference it makes to us. Weapons especially suit being named. Of course the risk is there that people will name things stupidly, but really, if it's not out in the open for everyone to see, it's not that big a deal
- Content for small groups. Not just quests, but instances. LotRO brought in some 3-man instances with Moria, as well as some solo ones. Although I may have done the solo ones way too many times to really talk about them too sympathetically, they still remain a challenge to me in some way (esp the item xp ones), and I applaud their appearance in the game. The 3-man instances did remarkably well for not requiring specific classes, and I look forward to the seeing scaleable instances whenever they're introduced. Next a game needs to work on some duo content!
- The cosmetic clothing system is really cool, allowing customisation beyond merely equipment that you have to wear to be more effective. It allows for some real thought and care as to what you display to the outside world, and you can have two separate outfits set up, as well as your actual equipment set. Coupled with dye it means I can dress as a pirate, or farmer, or wear a dress!! All while still in full heavy armour. Turbine have said they're looking into cosmetic weaponry, something I know we'll all be just as excited about.
- Legendary weapons/items. Items that level either with or independently of the character. It's a n interesting concept, even if the LotRO implementation needs some tweaking (see Pearls of Unwisdom for details)
- Epic books, and epic questlines. despite some noticeable gaps in levels needed for the epic questline in LotRO, the fact these quests have in-depth story ramifications and a truly epic feel to them (mostly, I'm ignoring the delivery bits!) mean a lot to me. They introduce group content, interesting plots and instances, solo bits and pieces to get on with, and they have a progression to them that's separate from other parts of the game. ie. you can get to 60 and not have finished them at all! They add storytelling and narrative to the game, and I'll always love them in concept, even if I criticise individual ones. Other games have similar, but not quite packaged in the same way.
- Trophies. I'm not a massive fan of the housing, except the kin housing. But, I love the trophies from bosses and random mobs that I can mount in my personal house. We all like to show off, from titles to cool gear. Although no-one much may visit my house, I love going there and seeing all my favourite trophies out on show.
- The music system. Popped into my mind while I was writing about something completely different. I don't do much with the music system, but it's an incredible addition flavour-wise. You can learn to play different instruments, you can play original or non-original music, you can synch up with your friends and make a band. I'd love to see something like this in all games to help players expfess their creativity.


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(1) the best bulk you are accommodating to lose,
(2) the point at which you will stop bank if advanced and
(3) the accepted bulk you will bet with anniversary wager.
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It's a dangerous prospect, given how many times it's already crashed, but I'm typing this on a Windows 8 laptop. Yesterday, Microsoft released the next free public version of its new Windows 8 operating system. Though it's called a "Consumer Preview," I can't help but note how much more like a beta it feels. It's come a long way since the Developer Preview was released a few months ago. If you have a spare Intel-based laptop or tablet (we installed it on an HP Folio 13 Ultrabook), you can download and install it for free, but we must warn you: It's still riddled with bugs and incomplete functionality. Then again, can we expect otherwise?
Also, check out our picks for the best Windows phone.
What is Windows 8?
Before I begin my diatribe on what is good and bad in the new pre-release of Windows 8, perhaps I should explain what it is. Windows 8 is Microsoft's attempt to bring the many fantastic and sensible innovations that Apple's iPhone, Google's Android, and Microsoft's Windows Phone smartphones have brought to the world of computing. And it's also an attempt to rework Windows as a "touch-first" operating system, meaning that its interface is simple and designed to be used in touch tablets similar to the iPad. Future laptops and PCs will likely have touchscreens as well. That's just the direction things are headed. So Microsoft's goal is to create one platform that can serve a keyboard and mouse just as well as a touchscreen.
It's a difficult problem to solve and there is no easy solution, but Microsoft has taken a uniquely Microsoft approach. It is hoping to please everybody by including a near-complete version of Windows 7 and a brand-new interface based almost entirely on Windows Phone 7. The new Windows Phone "Metro-style" user interface has all of the best features of smartphones: apps that install (and uninstall) with ease, a more flexible homescreen, an app store, much simpler menus, an email app, a calendar app, other basic apps, and the ability to perform tasks while the computer is 'sleeping.' These are just a few benefits, of many. The only downside is that smartphones and tablets have not yet been home to the complex, professional applications and features that PCs are known for. It may be more fun to check your email in one of these interfaces, but when you want to use Photoshop, there's just no way. This is why the Windows 7-like desktop is also present. Microsoft calls this mishmash "no compromises," and it may be right, in a way, but it ain't "no complaints." Not just yet.
Below are the good and bad points of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
The Good
In a recent article, I laid out five features Microsoft should add to Windows 8 in the Consumer Preview. These included a proper app list, usable multitasking, a cleaner classic desktop, more flexible live tiles, and alternatives to the Windows 8 store. Surprisingly, many of these points were fixed. Perhaps my demands were too reasonable?
An Apps List: In the Developer Preview, there was no list of installed apps — something that's present in Windows Phone. The Consumer Preview fixes this. A full list of apps is now accessible with a right click, and it is glorious. You can uninstall apps, pin them to the Start Screen, and perform a number of other actions from this screen. Easy peasie. Better still, Windows 7 apps and features are also in this list.
Right clicking: Speaking of right clicking, Microsoft has added it in. When you right click (or swipe down from the top or bottom of the screen on a tablet), menus will pop up on the top or bottom filled with app-specific options. This opens up a lot of possibilities for app creators.
Charms bar: Swiping in from the right side of the screen (or moving your mouse to the lower or upper right corners of the screen) brings up the improved charms bar, which has app-specific settings, PC settings like Wi-Fi and volume, a sharing button, and a devices button as well as a link to the Start Screen, if ya need it. The app-specific settings do seem a bit repetitive since the right-click menus should accomplish that, but oh well. The Charms bar actually works.
Start Screen customization: You can't yet resize pinned Live Tiles, but you can now move them around with ease and create your own groups of apps. If you want to name those groups, just hit the zoom out button on the lower right corner of the screen and right click the group you wish to name. It's all quite intuitive.
Windows 8 App Store: The app store is quite new, but it's already working out well. Installing apps is a one-click process, as is removing them. The Windows Store will have paid content when W8 launches, but for now, you can download anything. There are about 100 apps — perhaps a few less. Windows 7 applications can also be downloaded and installed in much the same way that they have been installed since Windows 95. You can download Windows 7 applications from the Web, or install them in all the ways that you used to like CD, DVD, USB, or SD.
Multitasking: There are still problems with multitasking, but you can now grab more than just your previous app by swiping in from the left side of the screen (or moving your mouse to the upper left). A listof the last six or so open apps displays on the left, much like how Android tablets or Windows Phone displays previously used apps. Alt + Tab now works as well, so you can swap between apps that way as well.
Windows 7 is a bit better looking: The Windows 7 theme has been reworked ever-so-slightly to look more square.
Flow: This is an ugly little color-pipe-connection game, but dammit, it's addictive. I'm on level 31 and I cannot stop playing. I'm a Flow master. Try it out.
The Bad
While many issues were addressed, some fundamental ones remain, as do more than a few big bugs.
Multitasking: While we like the improvements to multitasking, it still doesn't feel as fast or fluid as it could — not by a long shot. Using the four-corners interface with a mouse is a bit awkward and I can't stop accidentally performing unintended actions. It's also hard to drag apps where you need them to go. You can also drag apps off the screen to shut them down, but it's difficult to do with a mouse.
Reliance on Windows 7 desktop: As Microsoft continues to add features to Windows 8, the role of the classic Windows 7 desktop has diminished, but it's still far too crucial to the Windows 8 experience. You can't even open up Task Manager without moving to the Desktop. All file and folder management has been exported to that environment as well. I am beginning to really enjoy using the Metro interface, and it can be quite jarring and annoying when I have to travel back to the old desktop because Microsoft hasn't finished migrating features over to Metro. I sincerely hope that the plan is to eventually enable almost all features in the Metro interface.
Split screen is too rigid: You can drag two apps onto a Metro-style screen at once, but you can only look at them in two sizes: wide or thin. An option for a split screen view, or more than two apps, will be wanted and needed on more robust computers.
Mouse woes: The mouse and keyboard experience of Windows 8 has been improved, but it's still not ideal. Windows 8 menus are built around swiping horizontally between screens (like pages), but the mouse isn't built for this. It's good at finding a specific pixel and poking it. The Start Screen now lets you scroll to the right by pushing your mouse to the edge. This solution works decently, but few apps support it. If you happen to have a scroll wheel (meaning you're using a mouse and not just a touchpad), that is also a great way to move from side to side, but again, many apps do not support it. Microsoft needs to ensure that consistent navigation styles are baked into all apps.
Glitches and crashes: In the last day, Windows 8: CP has crashed, or slowed to a crash, about half a dozen times on our HP Folio 13 Ultrabook. Apps like Cut the Rope don't work at all and desktop browsers like Chrome and IE 9, which we loved so dearly in Windows 7 are rendered useless in the upgrade to Windows 8, despite the fact that they should work. Most other apps seem rushed and are quite feature incomplete or broken.
I'm hopeful
With the Consumer Preview, Microsoft has shown that it does seem to be on a good trajectory with the interface of Windows 8. It's hard not to feel like the company bit off more than it could chew, but it's fun to see Microsoft innovating in big ways again. I am still using my Windows 7 machine more than Windows 8 due to some of the issues present, but if the final version of 8 is as much of a leap as this is from the Developer Preview, Microsoft might have a fighting chance to retain PC dominance and regain some excitement. After that, Steven Sinofsky and his team just need to figure out how to upgrade Windows more than once every 3 or 4 years. Windows releases shouldn't correlate this closely to presidential elections. People select new electronics every day, not every 3 or 4 years.[dt-video id="w3ZzNuMzoHF7507oaJQ8fLp79GoZPByP" autoplay="0″]
Update 3-02-2012: Clarified text on installing Windows 7 applications.
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The Estherville City Directory lists South 6th Street as 3 blocks in length, with 22 business establishments and 3 residential homes. At a minimum, three buildings within this 3-block section could use a "facelift", with the 6th Street Emporium on the top of the list. From what I have read and heard, the FIRST step planned by Kristy Henning for the Emporium building was renovation of the outside.
It is always amazing to me that when one person renovates their business or home, the surrounding ones seem to follow suit. Look at all the new store fronts Estherville has seen over the past few years! Wouldn't it be great to continue down that path? There is nothing that reflects more negatively on a community or neighborhood than a run-down, poorly maintained business or home.
I have never spoken directly to Kristy Henning on what her long-term vision for the building entailed, but I have been following the animal shelter on Facebook, in the Estherville Daily News, and attended the council meeting. I, too, like so many others was disappointed with the outcome of the vote. The issues of noise and odor were addressed that evening at the meeting. There are regulations that must be met by the shelter to remain open regarding cleanliness. There is a city ordinance already in place addressing barking dogs. It was also conveyed to the council, and those attending the meeting, that the majority of dogs would still be fostered by volunteers in their homes, and the ones remaining in the shelter would be inside the building by 5:00 p.m. nightly. A neighbor who shares a driveway with the Henning's, and another neighbor who lives directly down the street, both stood at the microphone and stated there is no noise or odor problems resulting from the shelter (which presently is in their neighborhood).
Please permit me to tell you what I envision if the Emmet County Animal Shelter was allowed to be housed in the 6th Street Emporium. I envision a place where children and adults of all ages could come to experience the meaning of volunteering, and unconditional love and respect for another living being in need. I envision a beautifully restored landmark building, with possibly some old pictures of its historic beginning lining the hallways. I envision the opportunity for a groomer to rent space and open his/her shop there, or a small pet supply store. I envision dog obedience classes being offered to the public. I envision myself becoming part of something that adds value to MY life, my grandchildren's lives, and our community.
I humbly request the council to please reconsider their decision. Ask for more explicit details, if needed. If there is a "conditional use" permit, consider that option. But most of all, I beseech the City Council to keep an open mind and heart to the needs of our community. If we do not grow, we become stagnant. I know that isn't the desire of our councilmen, or their constituents, for Estherville.
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A sign welcomes visitors to "historic" downtown Gardner, Mass., but history is one of the few things this city of about 20,000 residents has going for it these days.
Though it still proudly calls itself "Chair City," the heyday of fine-furniture manufacturing has long past and unemployment stands at about 11 percent. This blue-collar community about 60 miles west of Boston is grappling with a local economy that is generating less tax revenue for basic services and a state government drained by the Great Recession with less money to spread to its municipalities.
Gardner is typical of countless cities and towns around the country compensating with reduced services. Older children no longer have school buses. Public-library hours have been slashed. Waits are longer at the assessor's office because of fewer staff. Layoffs also have hit the public-works department and local teens no longer can be hired in the summer to spruce up parks and playgrounds.
"I'm supposed to be doing more, with a heck of a lot less," said Mayor Mark Hawke, a Republican whose city now is receiving less state money than it got a dozen years ago, yet has been saddled by the state with more responsibilities, known as local mandates.
His lament is a familiar one in cities and counties across the country. Gardner's woes come amid a fiscal squeeze unlike any in modern history and are emblematic of the rough road ahead for local governments.
Governors and legislators in many states - themselves struggling with gaping budget holes - are slashing local aid and proposing to push even more duties down the government ladder in a dramatic restructuring of the relationship between states and their local governments.
The financial strain has some city and county officials searching for ways to alter promised pension and health-care benefits. Some analysts are forecasting a rise in municipal defaults, in which local governments are unable to pay the principal or interest on the bonds they have issued. When that happens, their credit ratings typically drop and it becomes more costly in the future for governments to finance improvements to roads, buildings and other projects. For the public, that could mean cuts in services or tax increases.
In just more than two months, investors pulled $25 billion out of municipal bonds because of fears of defaults. Concerns intensified after Meredith Whitney, an influential financial analyst who heads her own firm, recently forecast the possibility of 50 to 100 municipal-bond defaults worth hundreds of billions of dollars this year.
Other analysts believe such a scenario is unlikely, but they acknowledge there could be an increase in government defaults and bankruptcies.
From 1970 to 2009, there were 54 defaults out of 18,000 municipal entities tracked by ratings agency Moody's. The agency has estimated 10 to 15 municipal defaults are possible this year; they are more likely to occur in small towns than larger cities.
"Most cities are not talking about insolvency," said Richard Ciccarone, chief research officer for McDonnell Investment Management in Oak Brook, Ill., which monitors a database of government finances.
Yet some are.
The day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, officials from Hamtramck, Mich., drove to the state Capitol with a plea to be allowed to file for bankruptcy protection. The city, whose revenue problems are worsened because of a tax dispute with neighboring Detroit, figures it has enough money to make it through the end of this month. Other cities aren't much better.
"We're really a bellwether for so many cities in Michigan," Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski said. "Everyone's watching to see what their options might be, and how the new governor and Legislature is going to deal with the situation that's really shared across the state."
Hamtramck officials want to declare bankruptcy because it would invalidate contracts with police and firefighter unions, allowing the city to renegotiate pensions and retiree health benefits.
Since Vallejo declared bankruptcy in 2008, it has shaved costs by closing fire stations and reducing funding for senior centers, libraries and public works.
Even setting aside the possibility of insolvency, the coming years could put to the test the historical American assumption that local government is the best form of government.
Unlike their federal and state colleagues, local officials don't have the luxury of passing the buck to someone below them. When the dollars run short, they must raise taxes, cut services or consider filing for bankruptcy protection. State and local governments cannot run deficits.
"I think a number of years ago, prematurely, the metaphor of 'perfect storm' was used to describe what was happening to state and community finances," said Geoffrey Beckwith, president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and a board member of the National League of Cities. "But that was really just a warm-up, sort of a tropical storm, compared to what communities and the states and the federal government are all going through now."
The figures are bleak:
-- More than half the 335 counties and 646 cities analyzed by McDonnell Investment had deficits in their general funds in 2009, a trend that appeared to hold true in 2010. Audits showed 12 percent of counties, 16 percent of cities and 22 percent of school districts had less than a month's worth of money in their general funds, a precariously low level.
-- For eight consecutive quarters, downgrades of municipal bond ratings have exceeded upgrades, according to Moody's Investors Service. And that trend is likely to continue in 2011 as local governments face "unprecedented financial strain," said Anne Van Praagh, Moody's vice president and senior credit officer.
-- 87 percent of cities were less able to meet their fiscal needs in 2010 than in the previous year, according to a survey by the National League of Cities. And nearly two-thirds of surveyed counties said they anticipated revenue shortfalls this fiscal year, according to the National Association of Counties.
The consequences will be felt across an array of local services. Local governments already have made the relatively easy budget cuts, such as limiting library hours, reducing park maintenance or trimming grants to arts programs. Now the cuts are more directly affecting the everyday lives of residents.
In January, the city of Camden, N.J. - one of the nation's most impoverished and high-crime municipalities - laid off nearly half of its police force and about one-third of its firefighters to offset falling tax revenue and diminishing aid from the state. Police Chief Scott Thompson said officers no longer will respond to minor traffic accidents and will not take reports on small thefts or property-damage complaints.
A police union warned in a full-page newspaper ad that Camden will become a "living hell." Residents are trying to fill the gap. The anti-crime volunteer group Guardian Angels says it will patrol Camden, just as it has done in Newark, N.J., since police were laid off there in November.
In the Bayless School District in suburban St. Louis, students now must walk to school - or catch a ride from parents or neighbors - after the school board ended bus service. The cut came after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon eliminated almost half the state's school transportation aid.
"It was a cut that while painful, avoided more damaging cuts like layoffs or increased class sizes," Bayless school board president Jeff Preisack said.
When Illinois delayed payments to medical providers because of a multibillion dollar budget shortfall, the Vermillion County Health Department got a loan to stay afloat. Then, with the state more than $600,000 in arrears, the county decided to lay off half its staff and halt all services funded with state general revenue. Gone is the free clinic for sexually transmitted diseases and family planning, which served about 3,000 people. Also axed was a medical case-management program for children in the foster-care system.
Though the severity of the financial crunch varies greatly from one city to another, local government officials point to a common cause for their financial woes: Revenue from sales and property taxes, the pillars of local government finances, have fallen while costs to provide services and pay for government retirees keep rising.
Retiree costs are particularly problematic in states where politically powerful public-employee unions wield broad power over health insurance and pension plans. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said his city's $2.3 billion budget is being "crippled" by health-care costs, hindering the city's ability to improve schools and neighborhoods.
In a recent report, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education said health-care costs for school districts rose by $1 billion from 2000 to 2007, four times the rate of inflation and outstripping by $300 million the increase in state aid to public education during the same period.
In New York, where residents are among the most heavily taxed in the nation, newly elected Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed, and the state Senate has approved, an annual 2 percent cap on property-tax growth. Some municipal officials say such a cap would be disastrous unless accompanied by other changes. A task force of mayors has proposed that the state declare a financial emergency, impose a one-year freeze on public-sector wages and require all local-government employees to pay a share of their health-insurance costs.
"For our members, this year is going to be bad, but next year is going to be disastrous if our legislature does not change the paradigm and restructure the state-local fiscal arrangement," said Peter Baynes, executive director of the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials.


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A retired couple stood outside the Martin Acres home they've owned for three decades as torrential downpours filled the streets last week, waves of water spilling into their home every time an SUV plowed past.
Next door, in a house rented out by a group of 20-somethings, the housemates had hunkered down and were watching a movie late the first night of the historic flood, shrugging off the building storm as a heavy rain. Their retired neighbors rushed over to alert them to clear out their basement.
"It just started filling up so fast," said Trevor Stark, 21, a renter who lives in the washed-out basement unit where furniture and appliances were destroyed.
Martin Acres — a neighborhood that started out as a Boulder suburb in the 1950s with the completion of the Denver-Boulder Turnpike — is a mix of University of Colorado student renters, young families and retirees. With houses on the floodplain, it was one of the hardest hit by last week's 100-year flood.
Of the roughly 1,400 homes in the subdivision, which sits between U.S. 36 and Broadway from roughly 27th Way to Table Mesa Drive, nearly half the homes have basements — presumably the majority of which have at least some water damage, say those in the neighborhood.
Contractors and homeowners Thursday were immersed in the cleanup process. Front yards filled up with destroyed belongings: a warped record collection in one yard, saturated dolls and children's toys ready to be hauled off from another. Soggy mattresses, couches and other furniture filled up many other yards.
Jimye O'Connor has lived in her home off of Moorhead Avenue for 30-some years. A rental car is parked out front after floodwaters totaled one car and damaged another. The inside of the home — where floodwaters from Moorhead gushed — is a whole other story, and piles of ruined belongings have been gutted from the home.
"I felt like the day after the flood, everyone in the community came together and offered each other help," she said.
A neighborhood listserv has bustled with requests and offers of help — with families unaffected ready to help neighbors in need. A "bucket brigade" helped remove mud buildup in one home. Martin Acres resident Julia Bond-Howard said her neighbors were swift to gather and help her clear out her basement.
"I have to get new rugs, new drywall," she said. "I've got mold growing and my dryer no longer works. But all of my neighbors are awesome."
At a tri-level home sitting on Moorhead and 35th Street, floodwaters gushed through the windows on the main level as well as in the basement.
"That street was flowing like a river," said property manager Jamie McMaster, who ran water pumps for two days straight to drain out the house.
The owner is out of town, in Ireland.
McMaster made several calls to flood restoration companies, but some were booked and others never called back. So he buckled down and got to work himself — setting up drying fans throughout the home, ripping up carpet and tossing mattresses into a rented Dumpster in the driveway.
The home is among the hardest hit in the neighborhood, with extreme damage to the basement, main level and garage. McMaster said he was hoping the buckled hardwood on the main level might be salvageable. He said he suspects water was seeping through the foundation, the shower drains and the windows.
During the height of the flood, he waded through chest-deep waters to get to a friend's home.
As McMaster was busy mitigating the damage of the home Thursday, he never mentioned he lost his own car — which, a friend mentioned, had been totaled out during the flood.
Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman William Rukeyser said that of the 10,190 households statewide that have applied for FEMA assistance, 7,685 are in Boulder County. FEMA so far has given out $4.3 million in assistance.
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Amit C. Patel necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 297 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
DailyBrain is a free daily email that breaks down learning into bite-size chunks.
With a variety of courses (for example, Word of the Day), DailyBrain makes learning easy by sending daily emails with simple, concise information straight to you.
We'll offer courses in a variety of categories: Business, Health, Language, Lifestyle, etc.
Anyone interested in life-long learning.
18+ is the target audience we will be attracting
-DailyBrain is one word just like it is spelled
-We would like to have a white background for all images submitted
-No gradients on the text
-We're leaning towards orange rather than blue.
-We are sending daily emails filled with knowledge so we would like the image to portray daily knowledge in email form:
--> think iconic symbols portraying learning
--> think email and daily knowledge
--> think small bits of info emailed to you daily
-Concepts we have liked: graduation cap, envelope, knowledge symbol, @ symbol,
-Another idea, from the concept, is:
--> Get smarter daily
--> Knowledge in less than 5 minutes a day
-We want it to be dynamic and have visual appeal
-No cartoons, cheap, child like images
-Do NOT want a brain in the logo
We try to provide feedback to every design but sometimes we are not able to. If your design is eliminated without feedback please look at the comments to see what we are asking designers to design.
Final deliverable:
-print version (to be used on business cards, letterhead)
-online version (to be used on our website)
-both horizontal and vertical (logo on top and logo on left)
-jpg + vector + layered PSD
Thank you in advance for your efforts and creativity.
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