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Shinta Bachir famous for its bold appearance in films that starred. In his latest film, 25-year-old artist is determined to look sexy. Shinta considers the scene as a challenge.
"I dare to be different in the latest movie, as it seeks to professionals," said Shinta as at Jalan Wahid Hasyim, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
Shinta said before accepting the role in this film, he had thought carefully to make the scene.
Had word got out, Shinta want sexy scene in the movie because of the expensive paid. When mentioned about, Shinta admitted that he had fallen in love with the role offered.
"Packaging this way, I am a widow, his widow more precisely the role of my prime in this movie," he said.
Looks like Shinta was prepared to face the controversy surrounding it acting brave. He is ready to accept the consequences of what he had done. Included in the event of a ban on films starring.
"Even if later banned, in which problems and harm, it also demands a role. I'm just trying to professionals," he said casually.


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Does It Really Make Sense For Silicon Valley Companies To Make Friends In DC?
from the politics-is-a-dangerous-game dept
It's the same basic argument that Andy Kessler discussed in his recent guest post (and in his new book, Eat People) concerning the difference between entrepreneurs who create value... and those who use politics to lock up value.
In an essay I penned for the Cato Institute last November entitled "The Sad State of Cyber-Politics," I reiterated arguments made a decade earlier by two brilliant men: Cypress Semiconductor CEO T. J. Rodgers and the late great Milton Friedman. Rodgers penned a prescient manifesto for Cato in 2000 with the provocative title: "Why Silicon Valley Should Not Normalize Relations with Washington, D.C." in which he argued that, "The political scene in Washington is antithetical to the core values that drive our success in the international marketplace and risks converting entrepreneurs into statist businessmen." A year earlier, Friedman penned another Cato essay called "The Business Community's Suicidal Impulse" in which he lamented the persistent propensity of companies to persecute one's competitors using regulation or the threat thereof. What both men stressed was that coming to Washington has a tendency to change a company's focus and disposition, and not for the better — if you believe in real capitalism, that is, and not the abominable crony capitalism fostered by Washington.As Adam notes, the companies like Facebook seeking greater attention in DC certainly aren't doing so with the explicit purpose of trying to limit others and seeking regulatory capture of some sort. For the most part, as he says, they're in "cover your butt" mode. But, once you get established, there certainly is a temptation to make use of that situation to limit innovation, limit competition, and push for policies that simply benefit a single company.
To be honest, I'd always gone with the conventional wisdom, that building up better relationships with folks in DC was a good idea. But Adam (and the others he links to) make a good point that's worth considering as well. Perhaps I'm too idealistic in that I believed that perhaps more people explaining and demonstrating how innovation really works, would get the message through to politicians. Instead, it seems there may really be a risk that the opposite happens: and how DC politics works is the message that gets through to tech companies. And that may not be a good thing.

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Evangeline Lilly: Men Stopped Talking to Me When I Got Famous!
Evangeline Lilly looks smart and chic in this new shot from her feature for DuJour magazine's January 2014 issue, on newsstands now!
Here is what the 34-year-old The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug actress had to share with the mag:
On people approaching her: "Once I became a public figure, that ended. Men stopped talking to me. Because they think, 'Why would she want to date me?' But the irony of it is, that's exactly why you'd want to date them�"everyone needs something to ground them in their life, and often for public figures, that's their partner."
On where she was in life before Lost: "When I got the job on Lost, I was a broke university student living in the crappiest part of town, with a duct-taped back window on a broken-down car. I existed on peanut butter and tea. When somebody said, 'I will pay you a lot of money to come and do this,' it was worth it to make the sacrifice for a certain amount of time in order to have the flexibility that comes from having more financial freedom."'
On playing a non-Tolkien character in The Hobbit: "There are a lot of forums online where fans are furious. They're venting that anger and expressing themselves, and I just feel like, more power to you�"get out there and express your opinions… I've had people who have seen the film who have daughters thank me for being part of it, because otherwise their daughters would have had hours of cinema without a single female character onscreen. In 2013, that's unacceptable."
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Unlikely Mets ace R.A. Dickey tweeted last night about an event that we've imagined so often in our dreams. Great knuckleballers are friends in real life!
i just got back from an unbelievable trip to lake lanier resort outside of atlanta. spent a day and a half with phil niekro, charlie hough, and tim wakefield. over 700 wins between them, when you add me in you have a few more. 4 knuckleballers together telling knuckleball stories. it was incredible. will share pics when i can.
Meanwhile, Steve Sparks and Charlie Haeger embrace and sob.
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Should Chocolate Milk Be Served In Schools?
Though there are many differing explanations for why it's happening, there's no arguing that childhood obesity is on the rise in the U.S. The latest battleground over our kids' waistlines is the school lunchroom, where nutritionists are attempting to make arguments for and against the continued sale of chocolate milk.
The L.A. Times talked to a pair of noted nutritionists on opposite sides of this debate.
On the pro chocolate milk side is Rachel Johnson from the University of Vermont, who says that chocolate milk is better than no milk at all:
When children don't drink flavored milk, they are substituting it with other sugary beverages, including sodas and sweetened fruit drinks, so they aren't getting any less added sugar, but they are getting a lot less essential nutrients…
If you are going to eliminate flavored milk and milk consumption is going to drop by so much, you are going to have to think about re-planning the whole school menu so you add those nutrients back.
And in the opposite corner is Marlene Schwartz from Yale University, who takes issue with the studies saying kids won't drink milk at all if you take away the chocolate flavor:
Rather than working to decrease the amount of added sugar in flavored milk, the dairy industry seems more interested in funding studies to convince parents and food service directors that kids won't drink plain milk. The data from the study that showed a 35% drop in milk consumption when there was no flavored milk in school lunches are unconvincing to me, because most of their observations came from school districts that sold white milk every day and only offered flavored milk on certain days each week. I am not surprised that more children purchased the flavored milk when it was offered. You would find the same thing if on some days you offered plain strawberries and on other days you offered chocolate-covered strawberries. Does that mean we should always offer chocolate-covered fruit to make sure that children get enough nutrients?
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Pro / Con: Should chocolate milk be allowed in schools? [ChicagoTribune.com]
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Murder Madness Mayhem
- The Dark Descent edited by David G. Hartwell
- Blasted by Sarah Kane
- Dying City by Christopher Shinn
- Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
- S. by Slavenka Drakulic
- Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall
- Liberation: Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America by Brian Francis Slattery
The only text that I've been settled on using since the moment I learned I'd be teaching a section of the class is The Dark Descent, an anthology I admire enormously for its generous selection of stories from all sorts of different traditions (contents listed here), and getting to explore it with students will be great fun.
The other books I chose bit by bit as I developed some focus for the course -- the course description I was given is pretty general, and the course goals are mostly just that the students will learn to write and read better, will develop some critical thinking skills, and will have some sort of interdisciplinary experience (the class is, like my current Outsider course, mostly for first-year students).
As with any class, my first step was to decide what to give up. For a while, I was thinking of including both Titus Andronicus and King Lear, but then I realized that, much as I might find the comparison scintillating, it was likely to be quite difficult to drag the students through two Shakespeare plays in one term -- I taught Shakespeare every year for 10 years in high school, sometimes with success and sometimes not, but it seemed like too much of a risk for this particular class, partly because I just don't know how to teach Shakespeare when the class doesn't meet every day, and the time and effort it would eat up could be used more productively, I thought, with other texts.
Next, I gave up on trying to represent the world. For a while, I kept things like Bolaño's By Night in Chile, Tanizaki's Seven Japanese Tales, and Zoe Wicomb's Playing in the Light on the possibles list, but they came off one by one for different reasons (Tanizaki because I wanted novels rather than more stories, Wicomb because I find the shifting viewpoints of the novel annoying and didn't really look forward to rereading it [and though I adore her You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town, I once included it in a class and it was just too subtle for the students to appreciate], the Bolaño because it requires a certain kind of readerly sophistication that I just don't know how to teach to kids who've just come from high school and, more often than not, don't like reading). I also wanted to include some plays by Euripedes and maybe John Webster, but then had to remind myself that it's not a course in dramatic lit.
Finally, I decided to let the course be about the intersections of murder, madness, and mayhem, and to take a particularly socio-political approach, one that might make it a bit less of a struggle for students who aren't English majors (few, if any of them, will be). Thus, a certain focus on war -- all of the texts other than The Dark Descent explore some aspect of war or combat.
Sarah Kane's Blasted, which is currently playing in New York (I'll be seeing it with Rick Bowes in a couple days, in fact), presents a brutal and hallucinatory version of war and its effects on people, while Chris Shinn's play Dying City offers a rich and subtle exploration of the Iraq war and the homefront. I thought that Blasted would make a bit more sense to students if they read a realistic account of the Bosnian war, and I thought about including a book of nonfiction (even Joe Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde or The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo), but settled on Drakulic's S. because though it has a certain documentary feel, it will still allow us to continue thinking and talking about how people respond to real horrors through fictional writing. Mother Night is a favorite of mine, a wonderful book to teach because its accessible surface lures students into thinking it is less complex than it is, and when they discover its complexities they tend to get excited by and passionate about the book. Daughters of the North and Liberation will be the final books, ones that get us talking about, I expect, how and why writers extrapolate from present trends, and if murder, madness, and mayhem must always be aligned during times of political crisis.
In amidst all this, I'll toss some essays and, I hope, a bunch of poems. We'll see. It's a tight schedule just with these books, and I could change my mind about a lot of things between now and the end of January...


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Jan. 15, 2005
By Chris Buck, Babson Sports Information
Babson (6-7 overall, 1-1 NEWMAC) finished the first half with a 14-3 run to take a 36-26 lead at the break. MIT (6-7 overall, 1-3 NEWMAC) then used a 6-0 spurt early in the second half to cut its deficit to four, and neither team led by more than six the rest of the way.
Riffe drained a huge three-pointer with four minutes left in regulation to give the Beavers a 57-52 advantage, but the Engineers responded with seven straight points - the last five by junior Mike D'Auria, to pull ahead, 59-57, with just over a minute remaining. Senior
CJ Enere then sent the game into overtime when he knocked down a pair of free throws with 49.7 seconds on the clock.
The two teams battled back and forth in the first overtime, with Enere giving Babson a 67-65 edge with two free throws with left. D'Auria came right back with two foul shots at the other end to tie the contest again, and both squads came up empty on their final possessions as the contest went to a second extra session.
In a thrilling second OT period, Riffe hit a jumper with left to put the Beavers in front, 72-70, before MIT senior Adam Gibbons recorded a huge steal and fast break lay-up to knot the score at 72-72. Riffe then appeared to put the game away with a clutch three-pointer from the left corner with 16.4 seconds remaining in the period, but D'Auria answered again with a gigantic three over two defenders with 10.0 seconds left, forcing a third overtime.
Babson was finally able to pull away in the third OT, as Riffe drained his fourth three pointer of the contest with four minutes left and senior Geoff Ponitz added a jumper with 2:40 remaining, giving the Beavers an 80-75 cushion. Senior Mike Huhs then scored three straight points, including two on an offensive rebound and put-back with on the clock, to pull MIT back to within two, 80-78.
After drawing a foul on a three-point attempt, Riffe hit 2-of-3 from the line to push Babson's advantage back to four with left. D'Auria then hit a lay-up and drew a foul, but was unable to convert the free throw as the Engineers cut their deficit to 82-80 with on the clock. The two teams traded three-point misses on their next two possessions before Enere drew a foul and hit two free throws, giving the Beavers an 84-80 lead with just 12.4 seconds remaining. Babson first-year David Votta then drew a foul on the rebound of Gibbons' desperation three-point attempt with 2.3 seconds left, and hit one of two at the other end to seal the 85-80 victory.
Enere led Babson with 23 points, while Riffe finished with 18. Senior tri-captain Dan Elliman just missed a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds, while first-year Greg Bush added 12 points.
MIT was paced by Huhs, who led all players with 24 points and 13 rebounds while hitting 10-of-11 from the field. D'Auria finished a magnificent performance with 19 points, 14 of which came after picking up his fourth foul just over one minute into the second half. Gibbons chipped in with 10 points and five steals for the Engineers, and junior Gary Atkins grabbed eight rebounds.


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After gluing on the fingerboard and nut I touched up the varnish and gave the whole instrument a good final cleanup and wax.
Then it was time to add the tailpiece and machine heads and the instrument was almost finished.
The final-ish thing was to make a bridge – I used some leftover Tasmanian Blackwood and made a bridge, tuning in the strings with stepped forward and back slots.
Finally I got some new strings and strung it up for the first time. It needs playing in but the sound is wonderful and will only get better!
You can read all the steps here
This was very well worth doing!
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A Landmark Day In Seaside Heights [VIDEO]
It's a landmark day in Seaside Heights and one that will go down in the history books.
It was October 29th, 2012 when Superstorm Sandy hit our state, wiping out most of the iconic structure. While the old walkway is gone and the debris has been removed, the scars that Sandy left are still visible in plain sight. Some of the people who attended the ceremony earlier this morning hadn't been to Seaside since the storm and were stunned by what they saw.
One gentlemen tells Townsquare Media News, "I couldn't stand to see the footage on TV and I couldn't come back here. I came here since I was a child. I'm 72 now. You can imagine how this hurt. All those memories, smashed up."
As the first of many pilings was driven into the ground, the sound of "Amazing Grace" was played by bagpipers. The crowd was cheering as the heavy machinery did it's job with a skilled crew at the helm.
Mayor Bill Akers describes the event as "like Christmas morning. This is the first sign that things are getting back to normal here and we will have a great Summer season. I couldn't be happier."
Akers says the mile-long walkway should be done by May 10, but amenities like railings, lighting and ramps will come after that.
The Borough Council approved a contract for $3.6 million dollars with Millstone-based Sidd & Associates. They are required to get the job done by May 10th or they will be fined $7,500 a day until finished.
Jay Siddiqui, Sidd & Associates' president, said they will start out working eight to 10 hours per day Monday through Friday, but if they feel they are running behind, they will work longer hours for six days to meet their deadline. They are confident they will be able to get it done in time.
Freeholder Joe Vicari, tourism liasion, was on hand for the event. He says "this will definetly help get people back here and save the $4-billion-dollar a year business."


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The Vampire Diaries is a great show. It's charming, and wry, and silly. I've watched it from the start. Hi Julie Plec, I love you. True, I wasn't out and proud when it came to sharing my passion for it with others at first, but over time, that changed. Its critics need to take a step back. The show is savvy, self-aware, snarky, and not afraid to tackle dark emotional material. Dare I say, there have been very gritty story arcs.
The strength of a show can be determined by its willingness to "kill its darlings." The Vampire Diaries has maybe killed off more characters than Boardwalk Empire.* But it's reached a point now, where in order to follow the action from episode to episode, it might behoove me to create a chart. The storylines all turn in on themselves, the mythology is intense and riddled with loopholes.
Toss the concept of "doppelgangers" into the mix, and you've added a seemingly endless array of crucial roles all played by the same two actors. What I'm saying is this. I'm not a dumb woman, but the show has become damn complicated.
This week, perhaps most importantly, we finally met the Original Witch Vicki Gunvalson Qetsiyah. I swear to god. They named her that just to mess with late-night bloggers who are terrible at "spelling" and "facts." Surprise for all you True Blood fans, it was Luna! Everybody's favorite now-deceased shapeshifter! We thought we knew that story of Qetsiyah's rage -- turns out, that's only a portion of the tale. Because Silas's real true love who he spurned Q-Dame to be with? ANOTHER ELENA-LOOKING DOPPELGANGER.
I know it's messed up. You know who else thinks so? Damon. Especially when he hears that the Stefan and Elena doppelgangers are designed by the universe to be together. And you thought YOUR relationship had problems! (Lolololol I hate myself.) Anyway, this doesn't prevent Damon from rescuing a soggy and thirsty Stefan from Q-Dame's clutches. Sadly, all is not perfect. Stefan has amnesia. Of course he does. Because now the show is a low-rent soap opera. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN YOU WRITERS.
This episode did not have enough (any) Caroline Forbes. I also don't know how much longer I can sustain interest in newbie Nadia and the fact that she put her dead boyfriend's 'traveler' spirit inside of Matt's body. Oh wait, yes I can. Because I just stopped caring. You've got to give me a little bit more, show. And just a word of warning, if Matt gets killed off and these recaps abruptly stop, it's because I've started driving to L.A. to have a conversation with the writers about a little concept I call "total betrayal of your audience."
Are you still following the story, or just watching to see when Ian Somerhalder will next remove his man-blouse? YOU'RE WELCOME:
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The line-up has been announced for the 2011 4th annual Austin Psych Fest with more bands eventually be added closer to the event. For all of you Psych heads out there, this promises to be the event of the year! Regular listeners of Air Atlantic Underground Radio will find plenty of the bands often heard on the station appearing live for the 4th annual installment of this homage to Psychedelia. The headliner will be none other than the legendary Roky Erickson. An Austin native himself, Roky was the leading tripped out wildman of one of the original '60s/'70s Psychedelic sensations, the 13th Floor Elevators. Roky, as one of the Godfathers of Psychedelia, will be tripping the light fantastic with the new children of this genre sweeping all the hipster haunts by storm.
Due to the festival's growing size and popularity, this year's Austin Psych Fest will be held at the Mexitas Event Center in Austin, Texas between Friday April 29th – Sunday May 1st. Details regarding tickets, where to stay, how to get there and anything else you may want to know can be found on the festival's website.
Here's a list of the line-up to date:
Roky Erickson (Austin TX)
Spectrum (Rugby, UK)
The Black Angels (Austin, TX)
Black Moth Super Rainbow (Chicago, IL)
Atlas Sound (Atlanta, GA)
Dead Meadow (Los Angeles, CA)
Prefuse 73 (Atlanta, GA)
Crystal Stilts (Brooklyn, NY)
Sleepy Sun (San Francisco, CA)
Indian Jewelry (Houston TX)
The Black Ryder (Sydney, Australia)
Crocodiles (San Diego, CA)
The Fresh and Onlys (San Francisco, CA)
The Growlers (Costa Mesa, CA)
Tobacco (Chicago, IL)
White Hills (New York, NY)
Pontiak (Holtzclaw, Virginia)
Black Hollies (New Jersey, NJ)
Beaches (Melbourne, AU)
Young Prisms (San Francisco, CA)
The Night Beats (Seattle, WA)
Lumerians (San Francisco, CA)
The Soft Moon (San Francisco, CA)
Woodsman (Denver, CO)
Quest For Fire (Toronto, ON)
Lower Heaven (Silverlake, CA)
The Meek (Los Angeles, CA)
The Cult of Dom Keller (Nottingham, UK)
The Quarter After (San Francisco, CA)
Cloudland Canyon (Memphis, TN)
The Vacant Lots (Burlington, VT)
The Diamond Center (Richmond, VA)
The Sky Drops (Wilmington, DE)
Tjutjuna (Denver, CO)
Holy Wave (Austin, TX)
Austin Psych Fest website
Austin Psych Fest Facebook Page
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RIDGEDALE, Mo. - Jeff Sluman and Fred Funk teamed to win the Champions Tour's Legends of Golf on Sunday, and Jim Colbert and Jim Thorpe topped the Legends Division for players 65 and older.
Sluman and Funk finished with a 6-under 48 at rainy Top of the Rock, the first par-3 course used in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, to beat Jay Haas and Peter Jacobsen by a stroke.
Sluman holed a 6-foot par putt for the victory on the final hole.
''For some reason I've always done well in these team-type events,'' Sluman said. ''I don't know what it is.''
The winners finished at 20-under 159. They opened with an 11-under 61 in better-ball play on the regulation Buffalo Ridge course and had a 50 on Saturday on the par-3 layout.
Sluman also won last year, teaming with Brad Faxon in Savannah, Georgia.
''Maybe I've got a good eye for partners,'' Sluman said.
Funk was quick to return the compliment.
''He's the common denominator,'' Funk said.
Sluman won for the sixth time on the Champions Tour, and Funk for the ninth.
Haas and Jacobsen, the second-round leaders, shot 50. Haas missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole of the day.
''I'm disappointed because I hit a beautiful iron in there and it was as easy a putt as you can get, straight up the hill, and I just pulled it a little bit,'' Haas said. ''We're mixed emotions right now. We're very happy to have finished second, but we had an opportunity. You just don't get that many, so it's nice to take advantage of them when you do.
Sluman and Funk had a 1-under 26 in the opening alternate-shot nine and closed with a 5-under 22 in the best-ball nine.
''It seemed like they kept hitting it to three feet. The first five or six holes they hit it to three feet and made birdie,'' Jacobsen said. ''You're not going to get more clutch than those two guys.''
Craig Stadler and Kirk Triplett closed with a 52 to finish third at 14 under, the Kentucky duo of Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry was 13 under after a 49.
In the nine-hole Legends finale, Colbert and Thorpe had a 4-under 23 in better-ball play for a three-stroke victory over Bruce Fleisher and Larry Nelson. Colbert and Thorpe finished at 11 under for 45 holes.
Colbert won the then-Demaret Division for players 70 and older, teaming with Bob Murphy.
''I couldn't ask for a better partner because I know he's a fighter,'' Thorpe said. ''This guy's got so much fire, so much fight in him.''
Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were fifth at 5 under.
''I think Gary played reasonably well. I didn't,'' Nicklaus said. ''I got worn out yesterday and I didn't play very well and I played very poorly today. I don't think we played particularly well in total. We felt like we could both play better than that, but we just didn't.''
Sluman and Funk each earned $230,000, and Colbert and Thorpe got $60,000 each.
''The tournament was a lot of fun,'' Funk said. ''It was just a real treat. It turned out to be really fun and a real treat to play this par 3. And it is a little nerve-wracking, like yesterday, with the alternate shot because it just seems to put more pressure on you.''


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Electrical system designers have at their disposal several types of fire resistive systems that comply with specific Code requirements. It can be helpful to understand what differentiates them. But just knowing what to install isn't enough. Once these systems are up and running, it's also important to know how well they're going to perform.
Electrical power is essential for the operation of fire safety-related equipment like pumps, signaling equipment, elevators, alarms, and industrial process control equipment. The NEC acknowledges the importance of maintaining the circuits' functionality by requiring protection against fire, structural failure, or operational accidents in Art. 695 for fire pumps, Art. 700 for emergency systems, and Art. 760 for fire alarm systems.
These NEC sections refer to listed systems, yet UL refers to classified systems. While the terminology is different, classification complies with the definition of listed as detailed in Art. 100 of the NEC. For purposes of complying with the Code, the two should be considered equivalent.
Fire pumps. The requirements for fire pump supply circuit conductors on the load side of the final disconnecting means and overcurrent device can be found in 695.6(B) of the 2002 NEC. The Code identifies the following three methods for providing protection to the circuit. Such circuits must be:
Encased in a minimum 50 millimeters (2 inches) of concrete.
Located within an enclosure dedicated to the fire pump circuit(s) and have a minimum 1-hour fire resistive rating.
Listed electrical circuit protective systems with a minimum 1-hour fire rating.
The protection provided by these various provisions may not be equal in terms of the thermal barrier provided to the electrical circuit or the resistance of the protection to impact loads during a fire.
Fire-resistive barriers specified in the second method above include many forms of construction. It's significant to note that the entire wall assembly or floor-ceiling assembly is rated and not a component of the assembly, unlike a ceiling membrane or a layer of gypsum board. The fire test method used to establish these fire resistive ratings for building assemblies is defined in three standards: UL 263, ASTM E119, and NFPA 251. The testing method and acceptance criteria in each of these standards are essentially equal.
Each of these fire test standards limits the temperature rise and prevents flames on the surface of the assembly away from the fire for the rating period. However, they don't limit the temperature within an assembly, nor do they prevent flames within an assembly.
The electrical circuit protective systems specified in the third method are typically enclosures installed around cable raceways and their supports. These protective systems provide an insulating barrier to the electrical circuit. The fire resistive performance of the protective systems are determined by tests conducted in accordance with UL's Outline of Investigation Subject 1724, Fire Tests for Electrical Circuit Protective Systems (Photo 1). The fire exposure conditions described in each of these documents (UL 263, ASTM E119, NFPA 251, and UL Subj. 1724) are essentially the same.
The electrical circuit protective systems specified in the third method provide a thermal barrier as measured from the surface of the barrier exposed to the fire to the electrical conductor located within the barrier or wrapping.
A fire resistive assembly's ability to resist impact loads is determined by the application of a water hose stream (Photo 2). With respect to the resistance to impact loads, the performance of the 50 millimeters (2 inches) of concrete enclosure is evident.
The test standards associated with the second method require that a hose stream be applied to 1-hour rated walls after a minimum 30-minute fire exposure, but no hose stream is required to be applied to floor-ceiling assemblies. When the third method is used, the UL test procedure requires a hose stream to be applied after the rating period.
Emergency systems. Emergency electrical systems must operate properly during a fire so occupants can safely evacuate a building, according to 700.9(D)(1) of the NEC. It identifies the following six methods to provide a level of fire protection for the feeder-circuit wiring. The wiring must be:
Installed with buildings that are fully protected by an approved automatic fire suppression system.
A listed electrical circuit protective system with a minimum 1-hour rating.
Protected by a listed thermal barrier system for electrical system components.
Protected by a fire-rated assembly listed to achieve a minimum fire rating of 1 hour.
Embedded in not less than 50 millimeters (2 inches) of concrete.
A cable listed to maintain circuit integrity for not less than 1 hour when installed in accordance with the listing requirements.
Upon comparing the protection methods cited for fire pumps and emergency systems, you'll find that the three methods for fire pumps are essentially the same as the second, third, fourth, and fifth methods specified for emergency systems. Although not stated, it's assumed the level of protection provided by the third method for emergency systems is 1 hour. It's also interesting to note that the first method for emergency systems isn't specified for fire pumps because fire pumps are required to operate automatic fire suppression systems.
With respect to the sixth method for emergency systems, the electrical cables are tested in accordance with UL 2196, Standard for Tests for Fire Resistive Cables. For this test, the electrical cable system is exposed to the same fire as the other protective systems (Photo 3). After being exposed to fire, the cable system is subjected to the impact load from a water hose stream. The acceptance criterion is based on the electrical cable system's ability to maintain circuit integrity. The maintenance of circuit integrity is based on the the cable's ability to transmit current at rated voltage and low amperage during the fire and after the hose stream exposures.
Fire alarm systems. Art. 760 of the NEC references power-limited fire alarm cable and nonpower-limited fire alarm cable. These cables are Listed by UL in accordance with the requirements in UL 1424, Cables for Power-Limited Fire Alarm Circuits, and UL 1425, Cables for Nonpower Limited Fire Alarm Circuits. For both types of fire alarm cables, Art. 760 provides guidance to ensure survivability of fire alarm circuits under fire conditions. This Article states that in order to survive the fire, alarm cable shall be listed as circuit integrity (CI) cable. One method of defining CI cable is by establishing a minimum 2-hour fire resistive rating for cable when tested in accordance with UL 2196.
Art. 760 also refers to NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, in Fine Print Notes (FPNs) for 760.31(F) and 760.71(G) for guidance in providing survivability. NFPA 72 includes various recommendations regarding adequate separations between the outgoing and return cables. In NFPA 72, the following methods are also identified as a means to provide protection to fire alarm circuits. The circuits must be:
Located within a 2-hour rated cable assembly.
Installed in a 2-hour rated shaft or enclosure.
Installed in a 2-hour rated stairwell in a building equipped with sprinklers in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
Upon comparing these methods to these recommended for fire pumps and emergency systems, you'll notice that they're similar but that the fire endurance ratings have increased from one hour for fire pumps and emergency systems to two hours for fire alarm systems.
Fire tests. The fire performance requirements contained in Art. 695, 700, and 760 of the NEC require several fire tests. Except in the case of the test designed for building assemblies, they're intended to measure the ability of electrical cables to remain functional by subjecting the electrical cables and their protective enclosures to the environmental conditions that could occur during fully developed fires. The fire tests attempt to use cable samples of sufficient length so the structural performance of the electrical cables together with their enclosures and support systems are also evaluated. These fire-related tests are conducted in addition to those tests traditionally conducted to measure the performance of electrical cables during ambient conditions.
The test samples, which measure about 3 meters (approximately 10 feet), aren't limited to just the electrical cable. They consist of the complete wiring method system, including items like cable trays, conduits, protection materials, and the means used to support the systems to a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. The protection materials for the cables may consist of building assemblies like walls or shafts, or they could consist of the cable jacketing material, as is the case with CI cable.
The test methods identified in Art. 695, 700, and 760 measure the performance of building assemblies, barrier/wrap protection, and cable jacket protection.
Building assemblies — This test method anticipates the construction of a complete building assembly, such as a wall, around the safety-related electrical circuit. The test method is described in UL 263 (ASTM E119, NFPA 251) (Photo 4). For wall assemblies, the sample is typically 10 feet by 10 feet. At the rating period, the average temperature rise on the surface of the wall away from the fire is limited to 250°F with no individual temperature rise exceeding 325°F. Flaming on the surface of the wall away from the fire is prohibited.
Barrier or wrap protection — This test method is designed for cable systems where the fire protection is provided by a barrier that surrounds the electrical raceway, such as a blanket, or where the electrical raceway is placed within a building assembly, such as a wall. The test is described in ASTM E1725, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Fire-Resistive Barrier Systems for Electrical System Components, and UL's Outline of Investigation Subject 1724, Fire Tests for Electrical Circuit Protective Systems.
The test method uses a single bare 8 AWG stranded copper wire in place of a standard covered conductor to simulate electrical cables. The temperatures measured by the thermocouples attached to the conductor determine the fire resistive performance of the enclosure that surrounds the copper conductor. Ratings, such as 1-hour or 2-hour, are based upon the ability of the enclosure or barrier to limit the average temperature rise along the bare copper conductor to 250°F and limit the temperature rise at any point on the conductor to 325°F.
Note the similar temperature limits included in the test methods for building assemblies and barriers for cables and where these temperatures are measured.
Cable jacket protection — This test method is used when the cable jacketing provides the fire resistive barrier. The test is described in UL 2196. When a test is conducted in accordance with Standard UL 2196, the fire resistive cable is part of the test sample in lieu of the bare copper conductor. A minimum of 3 meters of the fire-resistive cable must be routed through the test furnace. For this test, the electrical cable is exposed to the same fire as the other protective systems, but the acceptance criteria is based upon the cable's ability to remain functional.
During the fire test, the electrical cable is energized by applying an electrical load equal to the cable's rated voltage or the cable's utilization voltage under a low current ranging from 0.25A to 0.50A. The utilization voltage is defined as the cable's maximum voltage anticipated during normal usage, such as typical line voltages of 120V, 240V, and 480V.
The electrical cable is connected to monitoring lamps that are used to verify circuit integrity. Prior to entering and upon exiting the furnace, the current is continuously monitored to provide leakage current data for the cable within the test furnace. Before and after the fire exposure, the installation resistance of the jacketing material is determined.
For CI cables used in fire alarm systems, UL 2196 includes specific mounting methods for the test sample. Steel rings spaced 61 centimeters (24 inches) on center support the cables, without any supplemental barrier or wrapping material.
Each of the three test methods includes a fire exposure designed to represent a fully developed fire that would be anticipated in a commercial or residential building. Temperatures in the furnace chamber for this fire exposure reach 1,000°F at 5 minutes, 1,700°F at 60 minutes, and 2,000°F at 4 hours.
The two test methods designed to measure the performance of barrier/wrap protection or cable jacket protection also include a fire exposure intended to represent a hydrocarbon pool fire, such as burning kerosene, oil, or alcohol. Temperatures in the furnace when this fire is represented reach 2,000°F at 5 minutes and maintain this temperature throughout the duration of the fire exposure, which may be as many as 4 hours.
Hose stream tests — The hose stream test has been part of the fire endurance rating system of building assemblies for many years. Its primary function is to measure an assembly's ability to withstand impact loads.
For fire pumps, the test standards associated with the second method (UL 263, ASTM E119, NFPA 251) require a hose stream test be applied to 1-hour rated walls after a minimum 30-minute fire exposure. The hose stream test isn't required to be applied to floor-ceiling assemblies. Past performance is the reason it's not applied to floor-ceiling assemblies. This acceptable performance is understandable because floor-ceiling assemblies must support a load uniformly applied over the surface of the floor.
With respect to the third method, the UL test procedure (Subject 1724) requires a hose stream test to be applied after the rating period, whereas the ASTM standard (ASTM E1725) doesn't require hose stream test performance at all.
The hose stream test specified in the second and third methods consists of water being delivered through a 1.125-inch play pipe nozzle at a pressure of 30 pounds per square inch at a flow rate of about 200 gallons per minute. The impact pressure applied to the test sample is about 58 pounds per square foot.
For acceptable performance, the water stream can't penetrate a protective barrier or wrapping and cause the electrical cable to become visible, nor is the water stream permitted to pass through a building assembly.
The hose stream test applied to cables intended for emergency systems is identical to the test applied to cables intended for connection to fire pumps.
Electrical cables tested in accordance with UL 2196 are subjected to the impact and cooling effects of a hose stream test immediately after the fire exposure. Two levels of the hose stream test are available. For CI rated cables as defined in the NEC, the water stream is applied through a 1.5 inch fog nozzle at a minimum discharge of 75 gallons per minute. The impact pressure applied on the CI cables is about 0.2 pounds per square foot.
To meet the acceptance criteria of UL 2196, the cables must remain functional during the fire exposure and after the hose stream tests. Functionality is determined by illumination of the monitoring lamps. Ratings like 1-hour or 2-hour relate to the duration of the fire exposure.
Conductor ampacity considerations. When using any type of enclosure or barrier system to provide the fire protection, you must also consider the NEC's Art. 310, Conductors for General Wiring, regarding conductor ampacity.
The use of a barrier or enclosure could reduce the allowable conductor ampacity because the barrier acts as an additional thermal jacketing to the conductor. It may be necessary to derate the conductor ampacity. The significance of this effect is dependent upon the loads being carried by the conductor and the anticipated duration of the operation of the equipment connected to the conductor.
If the UL Classified system doesn't indicate the ampacity reduction due to the electrical circuit protection system or the thermal barrier system for normal ambient conditions, then the effect of the system on the electrical conductor ampacity hasn't been investigated and should be determined in the field.
Art. 695 for fire pumps, Art. 700 for emergency systems, and Art. 760 for fire alarm systems recognize the need to maintain electrical circuit integrity during a fire so that electrical power isn't interrupted to critical circuits under fire conditions. Products under UL's Follow-Up program, such as power-limited fire alarm cable with the CI marking (HNIR), nonpower-limited fire alarm cable with the CI marking (HNHT), electrical circuit protective systems (FHIT), thermal barrier systems (XCLF), fire-resistive assemblies (BXUV), and fire-resistive cables (FHJR), provide a means to meet those Code requirements.
Berhinig is a principal engineer working for the Fire Protection Division of Underwriters Laboratories, Northbrook, Ill.
Product Directories. A summary of the rated building assemblies and barrier/wrap protection options is published in UL's Fire Resistance Directory. The summary includes the fire rating and a description of the features of interest to the authority having jurisdiction, architects, and the specifier. The Fire Resistance Directory is available at www.ul.com, under "Certifications" and then "Fire Resistive Assemblies and Systems."
Listed fire alarm cable is located under the UL product categories Power Limited Fire Alarm Cable (HNIR) and Nonpower-Limited Fire Alarm Cable (HNHT). Fire alarm cable that also meets the requirements for CI cable is marked "CI (max voltage___)."
These as well as all UL product categories can be located by the four-letter code in parentheses following the product category title, in this case HNIR or HNHT. This four-letter code is the UL product category guide designation, also known as the CCN or category code. The guide information and Listings for these product categories can be accessed on UL's Online Certification Database at www.ul.com/database. Enter the code at the "UL Category Code/Guide Information" search. This information is also located in the UL General Information for Electrical Equipment Directory (the White Book) and the UL Electrical Construction Equipment Directory.


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Recent outbreaks of Listeria in Colorado cantaloupes and salmonella contamination of eggs and lettuce in California and the Midwest are fueling the fires of controversy that have many asking about the safety of U.S. food products.
Add to that the growing number of Latin American imports of fruits and vegetables and widespread media coverage of food safety issues internationally, and it makes for an escalating crisis that has consumers, growers, packers and distributors on the same page when it comes identifying and correcting weak links in the U.S. food safety system.
But a close examination of recent food contamination reports may bring to light a more sobering conclusion. It appears that regardless how diligent and careful the food industry may strive to be, and in spite of new food safety regulations imposed by the FDA through the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), contamination of food products is an issue that refuses to go away.
"For one thing, the lofty goals of the FSMA may be for the good of all, but the law was created without any budget to support it," says John McClung, President of the Texas Produce Association. "What good is a law or regulation that can't be enforced?"
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4th, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from contamination response to one of prevention at the industry level. But critics like McClung argue food safety and contamination issues go beyond the farm and processing plant and require understanding and compliance all the way from the farm to the consumer's kitchen.
"Nearly a third of all food borne illness is caused by the consumer. They way food is handled and stored and washed and the way it is prepared or underprepared plays a major role in food safety, and while the food production industry must be responsible in minimizing the chance of contamination, the responsibility can not stop there," McClung says.
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He is quick to point out that the food industry plays a major role in preventing food contamination and must continue to be interactive in control and management. He says farmers and processing plants invest millions each year to acquire and implement the latest in new technologies and procedures designed to reduce infection and contamination. But he warns that is not enough. And with the introduction and regularity of imported foods in the U.S. market, the challenge of preventing contamination and disease is increasing.
USDA-ARS scientist Robert Mangan agrees. Mangan is an entomologist and coordinator of the Kika de la Garza Sub-Tropical Agricultural Research Center in Weslaco, Texas, located just a few miles from nine international bridges linking the United States and Mexico. Tons of agricultural products move between the two countries each day including vegetables from Mexico and cantaloupes from Central America. Mangan is considered one of the leading experts on food imports from Mexico and Central and South America.
"It's a misconception to assume that fruits and vegetables imported from Latin America are less safe than domestic varieties. In truth, licensing and permits for Mexican produce plants are the same as they are in the United States. We are just as likely to find food borne contamination in domestic produce as we do in imported varieties," Mangan said. "The majority of problems we are seeing relative to food safety include problems in storage facilities, in shipping and distribution networks, at retail outlets and in consumer homes. There is no one person or industry to blame."
McClung says we may be hearing more about food safety these days than ever before, but the problem has always existed. He contends there are fewer problems on the farm and in the packing houses than ever before because of better education and regulation. But he and Mangan agree that microbial infections in food are very common and widespread and are difficult to prevent.
"It's a problem we can not escape and one in which we dare not lower our guard. But by-and-large industry is doing a much better job today than ever before," McClung says.
Mangan warns consumers to be ever mindful of washing fruits and vegetables and cleaning up afterwards.
"A little Clorox and water will go a long way in greatly reducing problems like Listeria and salmonella. It's something we need to keep in front of the consuming public as much as we do food producers and suppliers. Only then will we see improvement in the safety of our food," Mangan adds.


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A southern California couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering. City officials in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. say Chuck and Stephanie Fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits religious, fraternal or non-profit organizations in residential neighborhoods without a permit. Stephanie hosts a Wednesday Bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and Chuck holds a Sunday service that gets about 50
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50 people? They gather 50 people in a residential area? That would draw a complaint almost anywhere; I wouldn't care why they are gathering, I just wouldn't want that many cars on my street every week.
It's inappropriate. The fact that it is Christian has nothing to do with the central issue.
50 people is a big group. They should be meeting either at the church or at a local establishment that can handle the traffic-libraries, community centers, restaurants with banquet rooms, and so on.
Small groups, like a lot of big churches use (both that I attend have small groups), are usually 15 people or less. They wouldn't be facing fines for having a small group in their home.
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I wish I hadn't seen so much of this in California. The same thing happened to people who lived down the street from me. Even though the attendees parked away from the house where the Bible study was. It was ONE self-described atheist that made endless complaints until the City stepped on for violating this same kind of ordinance.
People still came, in disguise. Bibles were wrapped as birthday presents, or carried in other boxes. One man carried his Bible in a cake box.
This is part of getting Christianity out of the public realm.
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The Alfa Romeo 164 is a four-door executive sedan that was originally introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1987. The 164 was the last model produced by Alfa Romeo before Italian automotive giant Fiat acquired the brand.
The 164 was created as part of an effort to help Alfa Romeo reestablish itself as a prestigious car brand after a difficult period during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The 164, which the company produced until 1998, was also the last Alfa to be made available to the North American market.
While the 164 failed to impact the U.S. market to any major degree, the car sold very well in Europe. European drivers saw the 164 as a reliable sports saloon that is more affordable than similar models issued by German carmakers such as BMW or Mercedes-Benz. When the 164 was ultimately discontinued in 1998, the Alfa Romeo 166 replaced it.
In addition to being reliable and affordable, the 164 offers drivers style and performance in the form of an upmarket executive car. The car's body was styled by famed Italian automotive design firm, Pininfarina; the same firm responsible for the Ferrari Testarossa.
Many drivers appreciated the 164 for the stimulating cacophony of high-performance noises it produces when driven. Far more affordable than a Ferrari or Lamborghini, the Alfa 164 offers drivers the thrill of Italian high-performance at a reasonable price. However, while the 164 earns high marks for style and performance, its interior is often criticized; particularly for certain dashboard controls which are regarded as overly complex and distracting to drivers.
The 164 was also the first vehicle produced by Alfa Romeo to fully embrace new technology and, in fact, set the technological and styling precedent for all Alfa Romeos to come. Some of the advanced features the 164 offered included automatic climate control and an electronically controlled suspension. The 164 boasted a better build than previous Alfa Romeos, with a galvanized steel frame that helped prevent the rust problems associated with many earlier Alfa Romeos. The 164 also featured a plush interior, upholstered with fine Italian leather.
The 164 came equipped with a 3.0-liter, 24-valve, V-6 that is capable of generating 210 hp. This was more powerful than many V-8s of its time. Of course Alfas are generally known for their superb handling capabilities, and the 164 was no exception. After all, the 164 was engineered for European highways, where cars must regularly be able to function well at speeds topping 100 mph. In a nutshell, the 164 provided drivers the power and handling of a sports car in the form of a reasonably priced sedan. It's a shame that during its U.S. run the 164 wasn't able to overcome American drivers' poor impressions of Alpha Romeo cars.
The 1995 Alfa Romeo 164 was the last model made available before the company ceased new car sales in the U.S. In Europe and elsewhere, the 164 was produced until 1997, when it was replaced by the rather unorthodox-looking 166.
The 1995 version of the 164 featured a 24-valve, 3.0-liter V-6, as did the 1994. Previous versions of the 164 had come equipped with 12-valve V-6s.
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Despite the poor design of certain dashboard controls, the 1995 Alfa 164 offered good front, rear, and side visibility as well as excellent legroom. It also provided a generous array of standard features including power windows, locks, mirrors, sunroof, and cruise control. Standard safety features included a driver's side airbag.
Alfa Romeo introduced a four-wheel drive version of the 164 in 1993. The Q4, as it is known, came equipped with a more-powerful V-6 engine and features a four-wheel-drive system that Alfa Romeo developed in conjunction with Austrian manufacturing conglomerate Steyr-Puch.
Highly advanced in comparison to other four-wheel-drive systems of its time, the Q4's four-wheel-drive system was comprised of a viscous coupling unit, center epicyclic differentials, and Torsen differentials in the rear. This advanced system allowed for torque to be distributed between the axles; depending on factors such as how fast the car goes, its turning radius, the engine rpms, the throttle position, and ABS parametrics. The Q4 also came with a Getrag six-speed manual transmission.
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Creating rooms that change with the season
If you're a person with a penchant for seasonal decorating, why not fashion the interior of your home with seasonal change in mind? By planning ahead, you can make it easy to modify your surroundings to be seasonally — or even holiday — appropriate.
To accommodate changing décor, you can paint your interior walls a light neutral color, such as off-white, pale taupe or a subtle grey, advises Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert at the Paint Quality Institute in Philadelphia. "To help guide your color selection, think of your wall color as a blank canvas against which to feature your seasonal items," she says.
Once your wall color is in place, you can focus on other elements that can be rotated as the seasons dictate. Inexpensive area rugs are great in this regard even when placed on top of wall-to-wall carpeting, as are easy window treatments that can simply be thrown over decorative curtain rods.
Even a small area rug with red or gold in the pattern will warm up a room in the dead of winter; when spring arrives, replace it with a light green rug. You'll be surprised how big a difference this one change will make.
"When it comes to interior decor, it's always best to repeat key colors to create a cohesive color scheme," says Zimmer. So, take your area rug to a fabric store and find material that matches color-wise. Pay attention to the weight: Heavier fabrics work well in fall and winter, while sheers are best for spring and summer.
If you want to go further, consider purchasing inexpensive slipcovers in "warm" (deep red, orange or gold) and "cool" (light blue or green) colors to use in colder and warmer months, respectively. A more economical way to achieve a similar result is to seasonally rotate warm- and cool-colored pillows or cushions.
Another easy way to render a room more seasonal is with accent pieces placed on the mantel, on shelving or on other furnishings. You can display items with seasonally-appropriate accent colors; or display collections of summer and winter items (for example, seashells in the summer and pine cones in the winter).
Don't forget that art can imitate life. You can hang representational paintings or illustrations to reprise the seasonal items you have on display. As an example, think about repeating dried or fresh flower cuttings in a room with botanical prints of the same plant.
"If you're especially ambitious, you might even dare to do more with your paint color," says Zimmer. "Not that you'd want to repaint an entire room with each new season, but you actually might be willing to repaint a small accent wall once or twice a year. Assuming that the wall is easy to access, you could complete the job in just a few hours — a small price to pay if you're really seasonally driven."
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The race for Lexington City Council has begun, although the official start date to file for the 2013 municipal elections is July 5.
The race for Lexington City Council has begun, although the official start date to file for the 2013 municipal elections is July 5.
The Rev. Dr. Herbert Miller, 46, pastor of First Baptist Church on Village Drive, announced to his congregation Sunday his intent to run against incumbent council member Ronald Reid in Ward 1. Reid indicated he plans to seek re-election.
Miller, who ran for one of two at-large seats in 2011 and lost by seven votes to Jim Myers, said he is a man who believes in being involved in his community.
"My goal is to be a part of helping our community and to move Lexington forward," he said. "I have a strong interest in bringing jobs into our community, improving our education system and to find ways of keeping our youth from leaving the area."
Miller's platform includes working behind the scenes to entice businesses into the area and create more jobs to keep young people from finding employment outside of the county. He points to the fact that he has been active in the community for many years by serving on various boards. He is on the board of directors for Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center; Edward C. Smith Civic Center; the J. Smith Young YMCA; Family Services of Davidson County; and the City of Lexington Planning Board and Board of Adjustment.
Miller is a native of Winston-Salem and graduated from North Forsyth High School. He received his bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Shaw University and his Master of Divinity degree at Wake Forest University. He earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Miller has been the pastor at First Baptist Church on Village Drive since 2004.
Reid, who is completing his first term as councilman for Ward 1 on the Lexington City Council, said that the race will be "very interesting." He declined to comment any further, except to say that his work and his campaign will speak for itself.
Miller says he has nothing negative to say about Reid and thinks he is a very nice gentleman, but Miller believes he has many talents that would be helpful as a member of the city council.
"I have some skills and abilities that will benefit Lexington," he said. "I believe people should back up your words with actions and be involved in making our community a better place."
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The Jamaican Flowers Graphic Novel Contest
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
*Membership spots not really limited!
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
*Membership spots not really limited!
by jmoorman26 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:42 pmYou may or may not have seen that sweet banner adorning the bottom of many of these pages. In case you haven't, I wanted to let you know about the graphic novel contest I'm holding in conjunction with Comic Art Fans.
The official Press release is here:
The link to the rules for submission is on that page. I'm pretty excited about it and hope that you will all participate and submit pages. There are so many talented artists out there who just aren't story tellers/writers. I'm the opposite. I can spin a yarn with the best of them but can't draw to save my life. I wish I could, but the good Lord saw fit to keep my fingers better adept at typing than penciling.
Please give it a look and help spread the word. I'm advertising here, deviantart.com and a few other places. Without willing artists, though, the contest isn't really a contest.
Thanks in advance for giving this thread a look and for your artistic consideration and hopefully participation!
Jim Moorman
Author of Jamaican Flowers
by shannonh » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:38 pmWOW what an opportunity.
I'll enter as long as my art can be printed on 100% cannabis. Who needs to get paid if you can roll your pages up and smoke them? SHABBA!!!!!
by crazyt » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:00 am
lol!!!! you are taking the biscuit!!
by shannonh » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:25 pmJim,
Your eyes don't look red enough to be a pot head. Are you a NARC, Jim? Come on, remove your hat and let's see that CROP TOP!
by jmoorman26 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:47 pmNope, not a narc. Just an author. And, yeah, there's a pot theme to the book, but there's also a story with actual characters, plot, the whole nine yards.
If it's not your thing, that's cool. There are plenty jumping on board. Why? Because comics and GN's are still stories and while the art tells the story, there's a plot, character arcs, and conflict that need to be addressed. Many artists who would like to author their own comic or graphic novel don't know how to create those things. Why not convert a story that's already been written?
Lastly, read the book and then make your comments. I welcome them all. Until then, don't judge a book by the cover (unless you're judging your art against it)
by shannonh » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:06 amYou get what you pay for.....or not pay for. In this day and age your not going to get a good artist by just promising print. You're late on that boat. Print ain't SHIT. So try again.
by jmoorman26 » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:58 pmDude-
I'm not trying to get an artist. I wrote the book. I don't need an artist for anything. If you read the contest, I'm trying to give an artist a chance to create their own book. They just get to use my story, characters, etc.
I'm pretty sure you missed the whole point but oh well.
by shannonh » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:24 amDude, put down the frisbee and stop smoikin' that shit.
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Katie Holmes: 'Holmes & Yang' Fashion Show One Week Away!
Katie Holmes holds hands with her daughter Suri as they make their way through Hudson River Park on Sunday (September 2) in New York City.
The mother-daughter pair, who were reportedly joined by Uncle Martin Holmes and his pet pooch, headed towards Chelsea Piers.
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The agents of Oronis teleported into the Ivory Palace along with Eloyas Ardian, who departed to the gardens to safeguard the lives of the citizens of Raam should Safa fail.
The other six met with Mon Adderath in the antechamber to Dregoth's laboratory, where they were informed that the King awaited to congratulate them on their victory over Hamanu's champions along with general Khalid Hanafi, the kaisharga who was once Najaf and Shahzadi's grandfather.
They entered the King's spacious lab where he, in human form, started with the kind words… he suddenly stopped, as if suspicious… whereupon battle was waged. He almost immediately assumed his true form of an immense undead dragon, while Qhari-Kos immediately ensured that General Hanafi would not be a significant participant in the fight.
Dregoth's power was immense, but Mon Adderath's apparent betrayal confused and weakened him. As his defiling energies poured out toward the city, Safa became filled with fire, transforming into a potent being of the Elemental Chaos, Dhaara's fiery ancestor, and held the dark power at bay, preserving the lives of the citizens of Raam while Shahzadi ultimately was able to pin Dregoth into a corner of his lab, safeguarding the distracted psion.
The Guardian, an ancient Raaig, manifested, but Mon Adderath was able to mostly confuse it into quiescence aside from summoning a few dark shrieking shadows that were easily disposed of. Shahzadi distracted Dregoth by aiming a few blows at his lab equipment which focused his rage even more on her. Ultimately, after a fast but hard-fought battle, Dhaara beat the massive King into a second death. His body dissolved, and Mon Adderath became… somehow more real. It became clear that the High Templar was in some fashion Dregoth's phylactery, and much was made clear about his conditions for participating in this seeming betrayal.
Oronis was summoned, Dhaara's ancestor returned to the City of Brass, and Qhari-Kos guarded the chamber from the balcony. Oronis led a group ritual with the aid of Najaf, Alekel, and Safa to resurrect Dregoth. Such resurrection was normally impossible, of course, a feat of immense magical power requiring a fundamental connection to the foundations of the world itself. Oronis, as a twice-refined emergent of the Pristine Tower, was able to, after an hour, bring Dregoth back to life.
The now-living sorcerer-King was… not happy about events, but acknowledged the reason for it. After a few terse words, and the revocation of Najaf's templar bond, Dregoth and Mon Adderath teleported away, presumably to Tyr, to make use of Kalak's ziggurat with the goal of transporting to some other space and time and becomeing the god he so wished to be.
Oronis went out upon the balcony, and with the aid of some immense illusion magic, publicly claimed Raam in his name, and delegated it governance to his "High Templar" Najaf and Najaf's companions. He then spent a few weeks taking audiences to transfer templar-bonds from Dregoth to himself, and then returned to New Kurn.
The now-Regents of Raam spent a year reshaping the city to their interests. They convinced the Cult of the Dragon that their god Dregoth had, in fact, become a god sometime in the past, and was trying to break through the barriers erected by the "old Dragon" to come again unto his people. Najaf set the Cult against the Children of the Dragon who made it clear that their agenda of not paying the Dragon sacrifice put them at odds. The two opposing but similarly named cults were manipulated into a costly shadow war.
Najaf took the service of Dregoth's powerful undead servants. He met with Jia, whose original name was apparently Theodosia Chandrelina, the undead priestess of Sielba, and she bargained for her continued existence. They let her leave the city but kept her phylactery against future trouble.
Dhaara initiated, along with the Saddhu caste, a "cleansing policy" where the City would front the customary fee for soul-dedication for any now-undead citizen who wished to pass on and join the ancestors. This, along with the lifting of Dregoth's "death tax", started the slow decline of undead citizens in Raam.
Alekel walked the streets, the PR face of the new regime, composing catchy ballads of Dregoth's fate, and the enlightened new policies of the city's new rulers. He, with Najaf's help, started social policies aimed at loosening, and perhaps ultimately dissolving, Raam's caste system, along with the seeds of a public education system.
Shahzadi, after talking with Qhari-Kos, finally permitted herself to become pregnant by her husband Aasif. All the best magic and psionics that money can buy were procured to ensure healthy twin girls with excellent magical or psionic potential.
Qhari-Kos flew throughout the wastelands near Raam, finding solitary clutches and sharing the ancestral memories of the Great Queen that she had become. She spread the prophecy of the coming Green Times, as well as the great human Companions who would soon be born to accompany the Queen, and her successors, throughout the ages. She recruited fanatical thri-kreen "grim guards" to protect Shahzadi and the children at all times.
Najaf ran the city's bureaucracy. He contacted Sumita, the templar they had plucked from the life of a thief and turned into Raam's ambassador to Tyr. She told them that Dregoth and Mon Adderath had appeared in her chambers, sharing just a few words before departing to confront King Tithian. They took Narl, the key to the Ziggurat, and entered Kalak's folly. Nearly two weeks later, an immense surge of arcane energy came from the ziggurat, every soul bound into the edifice was consumed, and the thing collapsed into a mound of mundane (and slightly smoking) brick. This has caused many panicked rumors out of Tyr.
Eloyas Ardian, with the intercession and introduction of Najaf and the others, met with King Tithian and assumed the title of "Lord-Protector" of Tyr, casting the protective mantle of one who has been through the Tower over that city to protect against future aggression by another sorcerer-King. He left Tithian the title of King, as well as most administrative powers, while he himself renewed his ties with the halfling tribes of the forest ridge.
Many other loose ends were wrapped up, old friends spoken to, old enemies co-opted or subverted.
Finally, after a year, the five Regents of Raam met with Eloyas Ardian to discuss passage through the Pristine Tower themselves. Najaf had spent his spare time in Dregoth's laboratory constructing an elaborate key that would admit all of them should they wish to go. They wanted to know what the experience was like.
Eloyas Ardian told them that passage through the tower was a chrysalis, a vast and alien power deconstructed you, refined you, into your most basic essence, then rebuilds you into what you SHOULD have been, writing you, your essence, into the world itself. Eloyas indicated that the original thirteen Kings and Queens had entered the tower together, under the guidance of the Dragon, with a powerful shared purpose… survival and the defeat of the Enslavers. They were generals in a fight for existence, and the strength of that shared purpose saw them through. Without a singular focus, or strongly held ideals, or a powerful intellectual understanding of the fundamental rules of the universe, you would probably just be obliterated in the process.
They five conferred, and all but Shahzadi decided to enter the Tower. Shahzadi and her husband and daughters would sit vigil, along with other guardians sent from New Kurn and the thri-kreen protectors of the family.
The five traveled to the Tower, the last, greatest enigma. Najaf called forth his key and they entered.
Alekel was deconstructed. He walked in the shoes of endless people, from all walks of life, he saw his purpose as one of endless curiosity, and relentless craving for new experiences. He sought change because stagnation was incredibly boring. He saw himself as a moral counterbalance to the rest of the group, knowing that despite not liking many of them, they could accomplish great things together…
Najaf was deconstructed. He came face to face with the person he used to be, the compassionate, kind, soft-hearted pushover. The moral man he was met the immoral power-hungry creature he became due to the psychic parasite that caused his transformation into a Greater Khayal. The parasite was winnowed away, but the potential, the power, the purpose it gave him merged. Najaf became, more wholly, a fusion of both people…
Qhari-Kos was deconstructed. She came face to face, for the first time, with the possibility of immortality. A creature who expected a mere handful of years, who lived entirely for the benefit of the generations who would come after her, was suddenly faced with the knowledge that she didn't have to come to an end, that she could guide and guard all the future generations of her people… and she rejected it. The old Kings and Queens became stagnant. Only through constant birth and death would the thri-kreen adapt to the new age that was coming. She embraced her short lifespan, embraced the knowledge that everything she was would be passed on to a new Queen, and in so doing, ensured that the thri-kreen as a people would benefit from the transformation the Tower wrought…
Dhaara was deconstructed. She saw a life of action lived without concern for consequence, a Path of Action that sought to do what was right without concern for the fruits of action, and she was confronted with those fruits. She saw the endless chains of consequence, and had to grasp a balance between pure action without attachment, and right action for better consequences…
Some time later they emerged, transformed, four entirely new beings who had never, previously, existed.
Would they herald the end of the Age of the Kings? Would they, along with King Oronis and Lord-Protector Eloyas Ardian, succeed in making Athas bloom into new life once more?
I like to think, perhaps, they did.


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Another Voice: Redevelopment of tired properties makes sense here
By David Chiazza
A recent workshop held by the Coalition for Community Building did an outstanding job at examining an economic policy called "adaptive reuse." This tool, which is being used successfully here and elsewhere, seems to have developed into a contentious issue in Western New York. The issue revolves around whether this policy produces real economic growth and value.
As a development professional with more than 30 years' experience, I can say without equivocation it absolutely does.
Adaptive reuse seeks to take old properties, often times with buildings that are abandoned and deteriorating, and breathe new life into them and their communities. Local industrial development agencies have been key players in advancing policies to encourage adaptive reuse. Such policies are necessary because the cost of these projects is greater than their final market value.
Critics of the policy seek to restrict its use, citing projects they deem to be "inappropriate." In doing so, they fail to consider these projects in their larger context. The Western New York market is composed of many "submarkets," such as villages, hamlets and districts. Each has its own distinct character, economy and set of challenges and opportunities.
Since 2011, our firm completed three projects that highlight the benefits of adaptive reuse. In each case, the properties were vacant, tired and underutilized, presenting themselves as "missing teeth" in the commercial districts of their communities. Through adaptive reuse, these tired properties were resuscitated, greatly contributing to the economic vitality of their communities.
Together these projects represent $8.5 million in private investment. Current assessments are already double the pre-project assessments and property taxes paid this year alone will be 1.5 times more than the pre-project taxes. This occurs because the abatement applies only to a portion of the "value added" assessment and the abatement "burns off" over time. Public revenue is also generated from project permit fees and sales tax revenues from the businesses housed in these previously vacant buildings. These projects also serve to catalyze neighboring owners to improve their properties.
IDA critics would seek to override a host community's right to determine where and when the adaptive reuse policy might apply, failing to recognize that the amount of any incentives to be received is front-end invested into the project by its sponsor. They also fail to recognize that even projects that are retail-based can be vitally important to a particular submarket.
The IDAs serving this region need to have continued, unfettered access to economic development tools, such as the adaptive reuse policy, in order to develop and implement effective economic development strategies.
David Chiazza is executive vice president for Iskalo Development Corp.


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