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In 2012, Kalamalka Press shifted its focus to publishing shorter, fine-press books, whose content has been solicited through poetry and prose contests, writer residencies, and selected submissions. Kalamalka Press has also incorporated an educational emphasis on the arts of typesetting, letterpress printing, and bookbinding and works in partnership with Okanagan College's Writing and Publishing Diploma Program.
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Horror in Knoxville update: Trial begins
Longtime readers will remember Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, the young couple brutally murdered in a racially-charged case in Knoxville, TN in 2007. My archives on the case are here.
The trial of the first defendant Letalvis Cobbins began yesterday. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports:
Earlier this afternoon, jurors in the January 2007 slaying of a Knox County couple ended their day with testimony about the grisly discovering of one victim's body that had been burned beyond recognition.
Norfolk Southern engineer J.D. Ford told jurors he saw the body of Christopher Newsom, 23, lying near railroad tracks in the vicinity of the Chipman Street house where Newsom and girlfriend Channon Christian, 21, were taken after they were carjacked and kidnapped.
A photograph displayed movie-sized on a projection screen in Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner's courtroom showed Newsom's body burned from head to toe. His face was unrecognizable.
State arson investigator Robert Watson said an accelerant – likely gasoline – had been poured directly on Newsom's body and ignited.
Authorities say Newsom was raped, bound, gagged and led to the railroad tracks, where he was shot execution-style.
Christian, they say, was kept alive inside the Chipman Street house for several more hours, repeatedly raped and then stuffed inside a trash can. She suffocated to death.
Today marked the first day of trial for suspect Letalvis Cobbins, the first of four defendants to be tried.
Horror in Knoxville update: Retrials granted after discovery of drug-abusing judge
December 1, 2011 02:28 PM by Michelle Malkin
Horror in Knoxville update: Another conviction on 17 murder, rape counts
May 13, 2010 02:01 PM by Michelle Malkin
Horror in Knoxville update: Another guilty verdict in Christian-Newsom murders
December 9, 2009 10:04 AM by Michelle Malkin
Horror in Knoxville update: Guilty verdict in Christian-Newsom murders
October 28, 2009 04:51 PM by Michelle Malkin
Horror in Knoxville update: Cobbins gets life without parole
August 27, 2009 06:55 PM by Michelle Malkin
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130 members of the Friends Seminary community (with help from many other members who cooked amazing amounts of food and provided a massive quantity of supplies) went to Staten Island today to help in the disaster relief efforts in Midland Beach and New Dorp Beach.
We chose this particular community because Friends is partnering with PS 52 – an Elementary School which is displaced from their building and lost their library – and these areas are their community.
We were working with two organizations that have been on the ground since early on in the relief effort. A local catering company, Ariana's Catering, has turned a small party hall into a collection center, food distribution center and all around comfort zone.
A motorcycle club, The Hallowed Sons, came in the first day and have never left. They are a collection center, they make food on site and feed both residents and volunteers, and they coordinate volunteers to help residents remove debris and their destroyed possessions from their homes.
I saw some FEMA and some National Guard presence but no Red Cross in the area I was in. My belief is that without Ariana's and The Hallowed Sons and other local groups, this disaster zone would be in a state of total collapse.
I saw too many people break down in tears today and be much too grateful for the little help we could provide.
I heard people whose homes were destroyed say: "we could use the help but my neighbor needs it more than I do."
I saw way too much black mold, too many destroyed homes, too many lives placed on the street, waiting for sanitation to come and cart away the container that held a child's first tooth, the album that had the only pictures of long gone parents, the sofa bought with that first promotion.
I do have to give a shout out to the police, the fire department and especially the New York City Sanitation Department. Everyone I spoke to talked about how sanitation was always there, working through horrendous strain and removing everything on the street from moldy boxes to destroyed ranges, to beds and music cabinets.
To put this in perspective, this is one small community in New York City. There are many, way too many, more in Brooklyn, Queens, and in parts of Manhattan, and that is before I even mention Long Island or the Jersey Shore, Hoboken, and on and on. This clean up and repair is not going to be a matter of weeks or even months, but of years. My home needs all the help it can get.
I read something from a New Orleans blogger today and strongly recommend reading it. It is worth your while.


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ON MENTAL ILLNESS: A Two-Fer Column
Averting a Relapse
When someone is diagnosed as schizophrenic, symptoms such as delusions can sometimes reassert themselves, even if one has been doing well for a long time.
Going partway into a delusional system can cause a "fight or flight" reaction. Delusions can sometimes be frightening, and this fright can make the delusions more compelling. Once in a fight or flight adrenalized mode, one has momentum toward a possible relapse.
(A reaction of this kind can entail loss of appetite, loss of sexual function, being hyper and elevated stress. It is a reaction that evolution gave us, originally in order to run from or fight off predators.)
It is not always a simple matter of "just take your medication and you will be okay." When someone gets an adrenalized consciousness, the medication can be less effective at preventing symptoms.
It is important for a person with mental illness to know his or her individual warning signs of an impending relapse. These warning signs can include a change in sleep habits, a change in eating habits--or the signs can be subtler. Once alerted that one is in jeopardy of relapsing, preventative measures can be taken.
Warning signs vary on an individual basis. You can ask the question, what was it like before the previous relapse? Was I anxious? Did I lose appetite? Did I have insomnia? Was I scared?
Things can get out of hand including when taking the prescribed medication, and can lead to becoming semi-delusional. This in turn can lead to medication noncompliance, which can then cause a full-scale relapse of psychosis. Before getting to this stage, medication can be adjusted to head off such a relapse.
Other adjustments can be made as well, such as the possibility of calling in sick to work, making sure that one gets enough food and sleep, and getting extra counseling.
If there has been a disruption, it can require a lot of effort to get oneself back to the normal routine--but it is important to do that. Maintaining a structured schedule is grounding and it is reassuring.
When suspecting that your judgment could be off base or that you might be somewhat delusional, it is often a good idea to refrain from sending emails, from making any major decisions and from doing any unnecessary monetary transactions. This could avoid you collateral damage which is sometimes irreversible.
Delusions vs. Naiveté
Today's society has grown to resemble many people's paranoid delusions. In modern times if you are paranoid, this is probably appropriate. Thus, it can be very hard to distinguish symptomatic thoughts from accurate ones, especially when the thoughts in both categories (accurate vs. symptomatic) can sometimes say the same thing.
Oftentimes, restabilizing involves entering a comforting state of naiveté and a denial of harsh truths. To paraphrase one of Jack Nicolson's movie lines, sometimes, a person with schizophrenia "can't handle the truth." A comforting version of the world is needed to prevent too much distress. This means that it is even more difficult for someone with paranoid schizophrenia to return to a reality based state of mind.
The criteria for being psychotic ought to include more than just inaccurate thoughts. Anyone can think things that aren't true--this doesn't make them mentally ill. In order to fit in, however, one must track a commonly accepted version of reality to the extent that one doesn't stand out. Other people's perceptions (of a mentally ill person) play a role in this.
It is helpful to have a friend or relative who isn't subject to delusions with whom you can share thoughts--to get an opinion on whether the thoughts seem to be correct, or if they are off. You can't tell just anyone what you are thinking. Strangers or people in the general public may not understand what you're talking about, and if they don't know you, could be freaked out.
Just because anyone can have incorrect beliefs, it doesn't mean that your thoughts aren't psychotic.
Perhaps the best one can hope for is to be able to meet one's basic needs. If one needs an outlet for one's "crazy thoughts" these thoughts can go into a journal.


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Motorcycle riders, mark your calendar! On Sunday, Sept. 7, Waldo County General Hospital will be sponsoring the third annual Waldo County Ride for Oncology. This will be a fun opportunity to raise money to help those fighting cancer.
The day will start with registration at the Waldo County Shrine Club. The ride will take off at 10:30 a.m. and will return to the Shrine Club around 12:30 p.m. From 12:30 to 2 p.m., there will be a live band and food available.
The registration fee for the ride on Sept. 7 is $25, which includes lunch, a goodie bag and the live music. Additional lunches can be purchased for $10.
However, if you pre-register prior to Sept. 7, the cost is $20. To pre-register, go to www.wcgh.org/rideforoncology.
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Saddleback Church Observes 'Compassion Weekend' in Fight Against HIV-AIDS
Saddleback Church, the California evangelical megachurch headed by Pastor Rick Warren, will be holding a "Compassion Weekend" as part of its effort to help Rwandan orphans whose parents died from HIV-AIDS.
Set to coincide with World AIDS Day, Compassion Weekend will take place this coming Saturday and Sunday and is part of the goal to give all Rwandan orphans a home by 2015. Kay Warren, founder of Saddleback Church's HIV&AIDS Initiative, said in a statement that it could be done, especially with the Church helping the endeavor.
"This is a very audacious goal – to help a country be the first to empty their orphanages, helping 3,000 children become part of permanent families, but we know with God all things are possible," said Warren.
"The Church has the largest participation, widest distribution, simplest administration, fastest proliferation, longest continuation, strongest authorization and highest motivation to help with this health crisis. For that reason, the local church is key to getting to zero."
Elizabeth Styffe, the director of the HIV/AIDS and Orphan Care Initiatives at Saddleback, told The Christian Post that Compassion Weekend was operating under the "getting to zero" idea from UNAIDS.
According to UNAIDS' website, the "getting to zero" strategy involves "Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths."
Styffe also explained that Rwanda was the focus of Saddleback's efforts due to the California church's strong ties to the country, with the stated goal being "zero children in orphanages in Rwanda."
"We have had a multiple year partnership with Rwanda," said Styffe, "in the churches alone, the churches have trained 7,000 volunteers for the health services."
"So there is a lot of different activities in Rwanda that the churches in Rwanda are involved in that" are connected to Saddleback, added Styffe.
World AIDS Day 2012 will take place on Dec. 1. Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, said in a statement that "we have moved from distress to hope."
"25 countries have reduced new infections by more than 50%. I want these results in every country," said Sidibé. "The pace of progress is quickening. It is unprecedented-what used to take a decade is now being achieved in just 24 months."
According to Melissa Tiffin of Saddleback Church's "Community blog," during the Compassion Weekend the church will be offering several services to "in the fight to end HIV&AIDS."
"We will offer free on-site HIV testing, and during the weekend service, we'll show you how you can get involved in the fight to end HIV&AIDS," wrote Tiffin.
"Christmas is all about compassion – God's compassion for us and our compassion for others."


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Ward (Eppo #25, 2012)
Marissa Delbressine is active in the fields of animation, illustration and comics. Based in Beek, Limburg, she founded the manga-inspired small press group OpenMinded, that specialized in romantic stories for female readers, in 2004. Since 2006, whe is also involved with Mangafique!, a collective for a new generation of manga artists.
Heart of the Golem (OpenMinded)
She got a government grant for her own graphic novel 'Itshou' in 2009, and she also works on a manga project for the German publisher Fireangels. Her 24 Hours Comic 'Zonderling' was nominated for the Plastieken Plunk 2010 and she contributed to the anthology 'Mooi is dat' in 2011. Since 2012 she is present in Eppo with the comic series 'Ward', which she makes with scriptwriter Willem Ritstier. She is the driving force behind the comics paper Strips2Go, that is published since 2013.
She got her master in animation from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2008. She also gives workshops on animation, comic art and manga. Her animated films have been shown on national and international film festivals.


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You may remember all the way back to yesterday (seems like eons ago already) when we posted about two new updates to Office for the Mac, one for Office v.X and one for Office 2004. In the comments, readers started pointing out that the links were either no longer working or that the update was no longer available. What's the deal?
They were taken down. Why were they taken down, you ask? Microsoft says that the posting of those updates were big "oopsies."
The updates posted in error were pre-release binaries that had been staged internally as part of our testing for an upcoming release. Due to human error, they were accidentally published to the public websites before our full testing release process was complete.
Microsoft goes on to say that they acted immediately in taking the updates down, and that they will re-release the updates after they have resolved the security issues involved and "meet our quality bar for release."
We recommend that anyone who may have installed these pre-release updates to uninstall them.
I'm sorry for any confusion this might have caused.
Apology accepted, Microsoft! We still heart you! Wait, how are we supposed to "uninstall" the updates?
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Waterboarding? Hasn't been used in years. Walling, stress positions, abdominal slaps? They're no longer allowed. But if the CIA can no longer use the interrogation techniques described in chilling detail in the so-called torture memos, what can it do to extract information from terrorism suspects?
On his second day as President, Barack Obama ordered the agency to use the Army Field Manual as its interrogation playbook. The manual, originally written for Cold War prisoners but updated in 2006, states that "no [detainee], regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment as defined in U.S. law." It also categorically states that harsh interrogation techniques are essentially useless. "Beyond being impermissible, these unlawful and unauthorized forms of treatment are unproductive because they may yield unreliable results, damage subsequent collection efforts, and result in extremely negative consequences at national and international levels." (Read about the Army Field Manual.)
But are the available methods effective? According to a retired operative, some at Langley "are convinced that [Obama] has thrown out the baby along with the waterboard." More generally, some veterans say that the rules of the war on terrorism in the Obama era are no longer clear. "It's very much in flux," says Paul Pillar, a former top agency official who now teaches at Georgetown University. "So much is unresolved like the various habeas cases involving Gitmo detainees. There are lots of shoes yet to drop."
The revised manual allows for 19 interrogation techniques, ranging from offering "real or emotional reward" for truthful answers to repeating questions again and again "until the source becomes so thoroughly bored with the procedure, he answers questions fully and candidly." (Read "The CIA's Willful Ignorance on Harsh Interrogations.")
Some of the most interesting techniques are classified as "emotional approaches." Interrogators are allowed to flatter a detainee's ego, for instance, by praising some particular skill. Alternatively, the interrogators may attack the detainee's ego, by accusing him of incompetence forcing him to defend himself, possibly giving up information in the process. If interrogators choose to go on the attack, however, they may not "cross the line into humiliating and degrading treatment of the detainee."
In the 2006 revision of the manual, three new techniques were added: the good-cop, bad-cop routine; the "false flag" (allowing interrogators to claim that they are not Americans, if necessary), and, in carefully defined circumstances, separating detainees from one another. Human-rights advocates have argued that isolating captives is a form of cruelty.


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Two new shops are preparing to open along Haywood Road. The first is called Whist, a gift shop. The store is going in at 428-A Haywood Road. Just two doors down, at 428-C, the brown paper is up and word on the street is that a new bike shop will open there.
These stores are just north of the building that's just been renovated at 444 Haywood Road by Austin Walker, Sam Walker and Russ Towers. It's near the Intersection of Interstate 240 and is home to Second Gear and two other new stores: The Rhetorical Factory upcycled clothing shop and King Daddy's Chicken & Waffles, which will be going in later this year.
It's all part of an incredible resurgence of retail and restaurant activity all along Haywood Road. I just wrote about the new Mothlight at Mr. Fred's. Check BlogAsheville for a down-and-dirty round-up of Haywood Road action.
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One of my all time favorite craft books is The Constance Howard Book of Stitches. I find it a never ending inspiration. All of the pictures in the book are in black and white but they show the most creative embroidery stitches and opened me up to the idea of two (or more) color embroidery, which is something I'd never really thought of before.
If you want to experiment with two color embroidery you can follow along with the charts below. Here are some tips on reading the charts:
- All stitches are worked from the right side of the fabric.
- The odd numbers represent a needle exit point and the even numbers represent the entry point.
- The red numbers represent the first thread color and the brown numbers indicate the second thread color.
If all of this doesn't make much sense try following along with the first stitch below, Basic Weaving, where I explain the steps in full detail. If you need a refresher course on basic embroidery click here.
The idea behind the Basic Weaving stitch is very versatile and can be used in endless variations. It's unexpected and retro looking. A cute idea for this stitch would be to use it to fill in a larger area (where you might normally use satin stitch.)
The above example uses stitches of more uneven length than the below tutorial but it's all the same idea. Feel free to try any variations you can think of!
Start by making a vertical stitch as shown above. You can tie a small knot in the back to start. The number "1" is the needle's exit point and the "2" is the entry point (as seen from the right side of the fabric).
After you enter at point #2 come back up to the left and exit at point #3. Go back in at point #4.
Proceed in this way until there are 5 vertical stitches.
The back should look like this- neat with no diagonal lines. This will make the back less bulky. I always try (but don't always succeed!) to have the back of my embroidery look as tidy as the front.
Using second thread color exit the fabric on the bottom left side of the vertical stitches, at the brown #1 point.
Remember, the second thread color's exit and entry points will be represented by the brown numbers.
Weave the second thread color through the vertical stitches: over the first stitch, under the second, over the third etc.
I find it easiest to weave though stitches leading with the EYE end of the needle, not the pointy end. That way you won't split
the thread on any of the vertical stitches.
After weaving the thread enter the fabric (or paper in this case!) at brown point #2. Next come out at brown point #3 and weave through the vertical stitches the opposite way: UNDER the first stitch and OVER the second etc… then enter the fabric at brown point #4. Exit at brown point #5. Weave OVER/UNDER and then finally enter at brown point #6 and you'll be done!
If making a long line of these stitches, as in the pillow case project pictured above, I find it easiest to first do all of the first color stitches all the way down the row, then add the second color to all of them. It goes lot faster this way!
The Pekinese Stitch is a sweet and simple embellishment that starts with a basic back stitch. This stitch would be a darling way to trim the hem of a little girls dress.
Start with a line of back stitching. (Note that entry points #2 and #4 go into the same point.)
Come up with the second thread color at the bottom of the back stitch line (brown point #1).
Thread the second thread through the second back stitch. Lead with the eye of the needle (as opposed to the sharp end) to avoid splitting the backstitch threads.
And then double back and thread the needle through the first backstitch.
Repeat this until the end of the back stitches and enter back into the fabric at brown point #2.
This cute stitch reminds me of snowflakes. It would look great as a boarder on a winter sweater!
Start with a basic cross stitch. If you want a more in depth explanation of cross stitch click here.
Add the second color thread as shown above and repeat to the end of the row.
Wrapped Ribs
I totally made up the name of this stitch. If anyone out there knows it's "proper" name please let me know! This is a really unexpected stitch. I love it's uneven quality and it's so quick you could use it to go all around the border of something big, like a sheet or a baby blanket.
Start with a vertical row of horizontal stitches and then introduce the second thread color at the bottom of the row in the middle.
Wrap the second color of thread as shown above all the way up the horizontal stitches.
Threaded Herringbone
This loopy cursive-like stitch is both quick and simple. It would be an elegant trim on a set of napkins.
Start by doing a staggered vertical running stitch with the first thread color. Then introduce the second color at the bottom
right of the first line of stitching.
Zig zag across the first running stitches looping them with the second color, as shown above, all the way up the row.
Double Threaded Hourglass
Stitch sets of three vertical running stitches on top of each other. Note that you start the second triplet directly above the last stitch (indicated by the second red #1.)
Introduce the second thread color at brown point #1.
Thread the second thread color through the first line of stitches as shown above.
Curve the second thread all the way up the first line of stitches.
Introduce another piece of the second thread color to the left side of the stitching and thread it all the way up the line of stitching , mirroring the curves of the right side.


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"Thank God you were a lousy shot because in this case nobody was actually injured," Judge Denise Langford Morris of Oakland County Circuit Court told Casteel as he stood shackled, in orange jail garb, as five armed deputies stood nearby. "Mental illness is a difficult challenge but it is something you have to seek help for before you engage in criminal activities."
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When the judge asked if he had anything to say, Casteel declined.
Last week, a Livingston County jury convicted Casteel of terrorism for shootings there. He faces up to life in prison when sentenced March 3.
Earlier in the hearing, his lawyer, Douglas Mullkoff told the court his client was a victim of mental illness that took away his free will. He said the illness struck Casteel in midlife, with no warning, and went undiagnosed until after his arrest.
"Raulie Casteel did not chose mental illness. It chose him," Mullkoff said, as Casteel's family sat quietly in the courtroom. "This was the hand he was dealt with out of the blue."
No victims were in the courtroom. Casteel's family members declined to speak as they left the courtroom.
Casteel admitting shooting at cars in Oakland, Ingham, Shiawassee and Livingston counties over the span of several days.
The nearly two dozen shootings, which took place in four counties, terrified the region for weeks, leading commuters to change their driving habits and forcing schools to keep children inside at recess. No one was seriously hurt.
Casteel had faced 60 charges, including attempted murder, in Oakland County for shootings in Commerce Township and Wixom.
His lawyers and family members favored the plea deal, because it allows him to receive the ongoing mental health counseling he wants. Mullkoff has said his client was diagnosed with delusional disorder, a condition associated with maintaining false, persistent beliefs despite evidence to the contrary.
Casteel is a St. Johns, Mich., native who lived in Taylorsville, Ky., before returning to Michigan in 2012 to live with his wife's family.


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What will happen if I remove the CPU while the power is on?
Does anything happen to the computer?
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What will happen if I remove the CPU while the power is on?
Does anything happen to the computer?
Has anyone tried this?
You will cause a rift in the space time continuum.
Seriously... (Based on a normal desktop machine - not a server that has hot-swappable CPUs) It will most likely be one of the following:
Based on my past experience, I will go for the second. When the Pentium 3 came in two variations - the card (Slot 1) and the regular kind (Socket 370), I bought myself an upgrade from the 450 MHz to 1 GHz (or 950 MHz, I forget), and the converter was a bit dodgy - the slightest vibration would cause it to move and lose contact.
When this happened, all that would happen was that the screen would freeze and the computer would be unresponsive - but, surprisingly, no long term damage and a simple restart fixed it. I can not guarantee the same would happen to you, and I would highly recommend that you do not try it.
You probably won't be able to. Most computers will shut down when the temperature gets too high. In order to take the CPU out, you will have to remove the heatsink which will cause the temp to skyrocket and trigger the shutdown.
It is now very dangerous to remove CPU from any modern system. Modern CPUs have power draw in excess of 50W and they are operating at <1.5V, that gives some 30 amperes of current. This is already very dangerous. In addition, modern CPU requires active cooling, which is usually latched to the motherboard.
and then, if you have the luxury to remove the CPU together with the heatsink, what will most likely happen is that the high current will then have to flow through a very high contact resistance the moment you try to remove the CPU from e.g. the LGA or socket. this will result in sparking and frying the CPU.
and back then, when CPU uses really low power, unplugging the CPU did no damage except floating all control line (which may or may not wreck the system depends on what the controller lines are doing - most of the time the control line are active low, and therefore taking the CPU out of the question sometimes means activating all output -- i have tried once back then using 80c86 microcontroller.
The magic smoke will likely escape from the PC, rendering it inoperable.
I'd be very worried about sparks jumping the gap between the pins and the socket when you unplug it, and one way or the other you'd probably cause damage to the system.
Depending on how fast you perform the task you can get the CPU removed without even burning it, although you wouldn't be able to put it back while computer still on.
You can also try to remove PCI cards while the computer is on, some cards don't even halt the computer, others may burn chips and your hand, those are the most amazing if you want to live life in the edge.
It stops working
I would avoid doing this on real hardware. I believe that VirtualBox allows you to dynamically change the number of virtual processors while the virtual machine is running, enabling emulation of hot swapping a CPU (which can be done on real hardware on expensive servers). However, I suspect that it might not allow you to go to zero so you may need to download the source code and add that capability. If you find a way to do this on Amazon EC2, try going to -1 processors and let me know how you get on. A month of runtime, followed by a month of runtime with -1 processors would balance out my bill.
You'll likely get electrocuted.... Or perhaps some variation.
I've been zapped by a computer that was on while working on it. I advise against it. (Really, I have and I do)
I have turned on a computer with no CPU. It turns on, beeps and waits for a power off. I assume the same is true if you take it out while running, although you could damage things though if it is there to begin with and then you take it out.
For extra kicks, turn on a high consumption program or a few (Crysis, 3DS Max, Adobe Premiere etc...) and start it (or them) at full blast. Then take out the cpu... and the ram ... and the hard drives... and the ... - No. Leave the graphics card in so you get feedback other than explosions and short circuits.
Seriously though, I do not operate on machines that are connected to an outlet even if they are powered down. Laptops (maybe iPads soon, too) that need servicing should have the battery removed. But you knew that already...
One last thought, what happens if you take it out and put it back in a few seconds later? (While running Crysis??)
Not exactly what you ask for but maybe still interesting.
On my Old Old Box, a Pentium MMX machine, I once took the graphics card in and out multiple times while it was running. I was a child at the time and was just "very careful what I touched" - I know this is dangerous and would highly recommend everyone to not try this.
Anyway, I'm not sure why (maybe electrical issues), but the whole machine turned silent while the card was inserted, and ran smoothly again once the card was out - except that the screen output was a bit boring. So at least for graphic cards, it appears it does not do any harm to remove it.
You can't remove the CPU while the computer is ON, because when you remove the heatsink, it will go so hot, you won't even be able to touch it, less alone grab it and remove it.
it shuts down, beeps. (asus p4p800 se) pentium 4 with heatsink taken out, and now i write this from same computer. :)
Been there, done that, this is what happened.
I was working on some computers a while back. They were Pentium or newer. I don't remember exactly which. I thought one was off, but it turned out it was just asleep (hibernated) and still plugged in (rookie mistake). I removed the CPU and the power supply fan immediately spun a few cycles and stopped. This was when I noticed the power was plugged in.
The CPU was destroyed, but the motherboard was fine.
Prior to that I did PC phone tech support. One two different occasions I had someone fry their computer by doing something they shouldn't have: Once attaching an hard dive data cable why the power was on, and another time accidentally dropping a screw on the motherboard why the power was on. Both of those computers stopped dead and never came on again (AFAIK).
On another occasion someone removed the hard drive from a running computer in our lab. That computer continued to run, but Windows reported errors anytime you tried to access a file or start a new program. Rebooting it resulted in a hard drive error, which is when we discovered the stolen drive. When the drive was replaced it continued to have flaky performance reading the hard drive and writing to the CD burner until it was replaced.
On the flip side my cousin once spilled 32 ounces of Mountain Dew on his motherboard while the computer was on, and it ended up being fine (after unplugging it, rinsing it and letting it dry really good).
I have other stories of things going both directions. . .
TL;DR It may work sometimes, but you run a really high risk of something touching something it shouldn't (or just getting close enough for the electricity to ark) and you could fry your computer or hurt yourself.
As with any other running electrical device, you risk getting shocked (though it will most likely be only 3-5 volts).


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Yes, yes, I know -- there's no substitute for Springsteen. But the fact of the matter is, it's been more than four years since "High Hopes," and with Bruce planted on Broadway at least through June, it may be a while before we see new music coming our way. (His alleged "orchestral rock" album is starting to feel like a distant memory, and it never even came out.)
So while we wait, I thought I'd share some suggestions for some newer artists who might help to scratch your Springsteen itch -- some of them musically, and others through a lyrical sensibility and worldview that recalls Bruce's approach. Results guaranteed or your money back.
Brian Fallon/The Gaslight Anthem. Fallon's currently sort-of on-hiatus band The Gaslight Anthem used to be almost too on-the-nose in its nods to Springsteen, right down to references to "The River" and "Bobby Jean" on their breakthrough 2008 album "The '59 sound." His first solo album, 2016's "Painkillers," avoids name-checking Bruce and his characters, but it does recall Springsteen's full-throated arrangements, unabashed sincerity and of course a certain love for cars and what happens in them -- "I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights," he sings on "Red Lights," a line worthy of one of Bruce's early Asbury Park outcasts. Plus, he's from Jersey! LISTEN TO: "Meet Me By The River's Edge" from "The '59 Sound," and "Long Drives" from Fallon's "Painkillers." (Fallon has a new album, "Sleepwalkers" out Friday.)
Craig Finn/The Hold Steady. The Hold Steady frontman Finn has heard his group compared to the E Street Band for years, especially prior to the departure of Bittan-esque keyboardist Franz Nicolay in 2010. But while the Hold Steady's cast of characters is made up mostly of drugged-out losers who don't realize the party's over, Finn's solo work features a more well-rounded bunch of … Well, they're still losers, but more in the vein of Bruce's Nebraska-era sad sacks. Taken together it's a great body of work, full of notably strong female characters and a literary sense of loss and redemption. LISTEN TO: "Constructive Summer" and the title track from The Hold Steady's 2008 album "Stay Positive," and "God In Chicago" from Finn's 2017 solo record "We All Want The Same Things."
Frank Turner. Turner holds the distinction of being maybe the only artist ever to do a decent cover of "Thunder Road," which is probably enough to recommend him in and of itself. But his work as a whole echoes Springsteen's intensity, along with a clear-eyed view of a world that tends to favor those that don't necessarily deserve it, and a belief in the healing power of rock 'n' roll. Plus, if the punk undercurrent to Turner's vibrant folk-rock doesn't get your blood pumping, you may be dead. LISTEN TO: "I Still Believe" from 2011's "England Keep My Bones," and "Four Simple Words" from 2013's "Tape Deck Heart." (Turner's "Be More Kind" -- a Springsteenian credo if ever there was one -- comes out May 4.)
Hurray For The Riff Raff. With a band name that could be Bruce's motto, Alynda Segarra's brutally authentic mix of Puerto Rican rhythms and gutsy Americana may not especially recall Springsteen musically. But her songs -- full of disenfranchised "others" and folks grasping for reasons to believe -- could definitely take place in his world. Her latest, 2017's striking "The Navigator," tells a heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story of someone in desperate search of the country we carry in our hearts. LISTEN TO: "Crash on the Highway" from 2014's "Small Town Heroes," and "Rican Beach" and "Pa'lante" from "The Navigator."
Jason Isbell. If Bruce Springsteen had been from Green Hill, Alabama rather than Freehold, New Jersey, he might have sounded a lot like Jason Isbell. (Or if Isbell had been from Freehold, he might have … Well, you get the idea.) If there's another current artist whose albums are this populated by multi-layered characters who feel as real as the person sitting next to you, I don't know who it is. And Isbell's poignant takes on life's sudden detours and fleeting joys, along with his keen desire for social justice, will feel familiar to any Springsteen acolyte. LISTEN TO: "Elephant" from 2013's "Southeastern," "24 Frames" from 2015's "Something More Than Free," and "White Man's World" from 2017's "The Nashville Sound."
Kingsley Flood. I've previously described the Boston-based Kingsley Flood as a band that rocks hard while at the same time tackling tough questions about what it means to be an American, which is about as Springsteenian as it gets. Like Hurray For The Riff Raff, they're a band that's traced what it means to be an "other" in the U.S., something lead singer Naseem Khuri -- of Middle Eastern descent but raised in suburban Boston -- is all too familiar with. Their excellent 2016 album "Another Other" -- with its tales of individual struggle and income inequality -- feels like a not-too-distant cousin to "Wrecking Ball." LISTEN TO: "Waiting On The River to Rise" from 2013's "Battles," and "The Bridge" and the title track from "Another Other."
Who's your favorite Springsteen substitute? Tell us in the comments. You can listen to all the above-mentioned tracks in the Spotify playlist below.


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An NBA legend is ready to make his mark in another sport.
No, this isn't another case of Michael Jordan trying to break into professional baseball. Rather, Hall of Famer Magic Johnson wants to bring an NFL team back to Los Angeles, reports USA Today.
"Would I be interested? Of course I'd be interested," he said of his desire to see a team in L.A. "Have I talked to anybody about it? No. But I would love...I would do that in two seconds."
U.S. & World
The day's top national and international news.
In recent days, Johnson sold both his 4.5 percent ownership stake in the L.A. Lakers and a host of Starbucks outlets back to the Seattle-based coffee company, raising speculation over what he would do with the proceeds, which have been reported as being worth more than $100 million combined. He called the sales a "business decision."
Johnson has been invited to buy into either the Detroit Pistons or the Golden State Warriors by their ownership groups, but he's balked at those opportunities. He also said that he had no plans to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, but added that he would, "really, really wants the NFL to come back to LA."
The NFL has lacked a presence in the country's second largest city since the Rams and Raiders left for St. Louis and Oakland, respectively, in 1994.
Johnson's comments come just days after music mogul Diddy declared his interest in becoming the first black man to own an NFL team
Selected Reading: USA Today, LA Times, Pro Football Talk


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What A Racket!
This story appears in the June 1998 issue of HomeOfficeMag.com. Subscribe »
Barking dogs. Screaming kids. Those now-infamous leaf blowers. Your neighbor's blaring radio.
What do the above have in common? That's right--noise. And unfortunately, noise seems to be an inescapable part of our daily lives. Hearing loss is on the rise, and according to Newsweek, more than 20 million Americans are regularly exposed to dangerous noise levels. From street traffic to airplanes to lawn mowers, noise surrounds us day in and day out. And urban areas--home to countless homebased businesses--are most at risk. Consider this: The ambient noise level in our big cities increases one decibel every decade, says acoustical scientist David Lubman.
Noise affects more than just your ears: Think high blood pressure, a faster heart rate and sleep disturbances, all of which can hurt you and your business. "It's more of a problem than has been recognized, and it's growing," says Lubman, founder of Westminster, California, acoustical consulting firm David Lubman & Associates.
Homebased business owners regularly struggle with noise pollution, and Lubman is no exception. He considers the worst offenders to be neighborhood lawn mowers and leaf blowers. "They drive me crazy," he says.
If noise interferes with your concentration, invest in some earplugs. Remember that solid walls keep out more noise than walls with windows. If working with a view is a priority, consider installing double-paned windows, which help block noise. You can also purchase thicker "sound-rated" doors to achieve similar results. And if you're in the market for a new home, determine beforehand the sorts of noise you'll encounter throughout the day.
No matter what you do, realize that it's impossible to completely insulate yourself. While some people carry on in blissful oblivion, we are all victims of a world that's just plain noisy.
Talk Show: Leaf Me Alone
It's one of those peaceful mornings when I savor working at home. Birds chirp, the sun shines--all's right with the world. I pour a steaming mug of coffee, open the window to bask in the gentle breeze and sit down to make my first call of the day.
"Good morning, Mr. Wilson," I say in my brightest phone voice. "This is Ka--" GRRZZKK!!! GRZZBRAGGHH!!!
Agh! Like a quarterback diving for the end zone, I hurl myself across the room to shut the window, step on the cat, knock over my coffee, scald my shin, utter some choice words and lunge back to hang up the phone, praying that my client doesn't realize who just called him. The leaf blowers are at it again.
Leaf blowers? No, they aren't giant mutant insects, but noisy machines used by gardeners on whom Southern California homeowners rely to keep their lawns neat. (At press time, a ban on blowers had sparked a battle between the Los Angeles City Council and the gardeners, who claim they can't work without the machines.)
Gardeners say the ban on blowers will destroy their livelihood. What about my livelihood? It's tough landing new clients. It's even tougher when your calls sound like they're coming from a phone booth next to LAX.
It all boils down to this: Would a homebased business that spewed pollution, blew dust all over the neighborhood, and made sounds loud enough to wake the dead at 7 a.m. be in business for long? I rest my case.
In the meantime, I highly recommend Mack's Pillow Soft earplugs.
Independents' Day
By G. David Doran
If you're an independent contractor or use the services of one, take a lesson from the following: Eight workers who signed freelance contracts with Microsoft between 1987 and 1990 sued for eligibility to participate in the company's stock purchase program after an IRS audit reclassified them as Microsoft employees. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the workers, saying the so-called independent contractors did much the same work as Microsoft's regular employees. Microsoft then took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. In January, the Supreme Court let the lower court's decision stand, making Microsoft liable for millions of dollars in back benefits as well as IRS taxes and fines.
How can homebased business owners who hire independent contractors protect themselves from a legal nightmare like this? According to Dennis R. Bonessa, a labor law attorney with Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay in Pittsburgh, business owners should examine the IRS' 20-question test to make sure the worker is an independent contractor. "It boils down to the ability to control how and when a job is done and whether or not the independent contractor [offers his or her services] to the public," says Bonessa.
If you're an independent contractor working from home, make sure you pass the IRS test. While independent contractors can lose their home office and business deductions if they're reclassified, the company they work for often has to pay retroactive taxes and fines, which may cause it to be gun-shy about hiring independent contractors in the future. For more on independent contractors and the IRS, see "Legal Ease," February.
Class Act
By Cynthia E. Griffin
Long before soho became a buzzword of the '90s, the Duquesne University Chrysler Corp. Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Pittsburgh was catering to the needs of homebased entrepreneurs. This June, the center is holding its 10th annual homebased business conference.
The conference is a perfect example of the above-and-beyond support of homebased business that has made Duquesne a role model in its field. Sixteen workshops covering topics such as marketing, financing, the Internet, hot businesses, recordkeeping and legal issues will be featured at the daylong meeting. Vendors, including banks, software and computer companies, credit card services, and other companies providing services to homebased business owners, will also be exhibiting.
In addition to helping homebased businesses, the SBDC conducts a biannual zoning study for Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. The results of the study help entrepreneurs learn about zoning laws in the county's municipalities and find resources to tackle zoning problems. Sometimes, entrepreneurs come in just to peruse the center's homebased business library.
Beginning in June, the center will also co-host monthly breakfast meetings. "Homebased business owners have a problem with accountability," says Laura M. Magone, manager of program development. "These breakfast meetings are designed to provide a buddy with whom homebased entrepreneurs can review goals and objectives."
Contact the SBDC at (412) 396-6233 or e-mail email@example.com
Healthy Returns
By Charlotte Mulhern
As if you can fit anything else into your already cramped schedule . . .
Actually, you can--and you should, especially when it comes to exercise and healthy eating. "One of the biggest challenges for [people] who work in their homes is finding time for themselves," says Connie Diekman of the American Dietetic Association.
While too many of us dedicate all our time to the business--leaving nothing for our own well-being--the good news is that it's easy to get back on the right track. And the better news? You won't regret it once you give it a try. When you take care of your health, you feel better. And the better you feel, the more productive you'll be in your business. To get started, Diekman offers these tips:
- Plan your schedule as if you still worked in the corporate world. When your schedule is determined by someone else, it's very clear when you're working and when you're not, says Diekman. When you're working at home, it's often hard to separate the two.
Make an extra effort to decide when you're going to work and when you're going to take breaks. In other words, plan your own schedule, and make sure it's the one that works best for you. Plan regular mealtimes--and take them. Schedule time to stretch and exercise--and do it. Write everything down in your daily planner as reminders.
- Pretend you can't go back into the kitchen once you've gone to the office. This accomplishes two goals: saving time and controlling your temptation to snack. Start your day with a healthy breakfast, then put everything else you'll need for the day in your office: bottled water, a bagged lunch and healthy snacks such as bagels, rice cakes, popcorn, pretzels, low-fat crackers, fruit and veggies. That way, Diekman says, "When you want to eat, it won't take 10 minutes to figure out what to fix and another 10 to fix it."
- Plan exercises that are quick, easy and don't require sophisticated equipment. Stretching is always a simple--and ideal--solution. When you're sitting at your desk, twist your ankles, do leg lifts under the desk, and do arm bends, reaches, and other movements that give you flexibility. "These might not have a lot of aerobic benefit, but they'll help you feel better and keep you from being stiff from sitting," says Diekman.
Try walking. If you take an hour for lunch, eat for half the time and walk around your neighborhood for the other half--the fresh air will improve your emotional well-being and rejuvenate your senses. If you don't have that much time, schedule quick 10-minute walks throughout the day.
- Learn to appreciate the benefits of healthy living. Once you control your diet and exercise regularly, you'll achieve a comfortable balance between work and play and will feel more motivated, energetic and keep your weight under control. "But if you don't have a schedule," warns Diekman, "you'll find yourself working whenever, and then everything else goes out the window." Don't let that happen to you.
Your Chance To Win
Top of the world. Lonely at the top. Top dog. Straight to the top. Let's face it, our society is obsessed with being number one. Lately, we've been giving this number-one thing a lot of thought, too. This thought turned into a quest, and the quest became a contest: Office Depot and Entrepreneur's HomeOffice magazine's first-ever search for the Small Business Owner of the Year.
Maybe you can help us. If you've been in business for at least a year, are a founder and majority owner of your company, and employ fewer than 100 people, enter the contest (see details on page 94). In exchange, we'll give you the opportunity to win a grand prize of $5,000 in merchandise from Office Depot, plus a few extra bonus prizes. Who knows? Our quest for the Small Business Owner of the Year could lead directly to your welcome mat, and that's something you'd be hard pressed to top.
Solitary Confinement
Have You placed yourself under "house arrest"? Loneliness is the number-one complaint I hear from homebased business owners. I've been working from home for more than 30 delightful, richly social years, and I'm convinced that most people who experience working solo as a curse have brought it on themselves.
Because most homebased business owners have left salaried jobs to go out on their own, they often experience withdrawal from the buzz of water-cooler gossip, office politics, professional ladder climbing and--let's be honest--office flirtations. Suddenly, everything's quiet. A "social event" in a typical home office is when you waylay your mail carrier or check your e-mail.
Working from home is the traditional American way of life. About a hundred years ago, 90 percent of us were self-employed, as doctors used their living rooms to treat patients and shopkeepers often lived behind their stores. Business, family and social activities were played out together in overlapping spaces.
Today, with all the communication tools every home office uses, we are slipping into a "virtual" life that may bring us business contacts across the globe but doesn't satisfy our need to mix it up. Having a computer, a modem, a telephone and a television, plus services that deliver everything from software to champagne, allows us to cocoon. And that's why we slip-slide into shells of apparent self-sufficiency. Then we complain about being lonely outposts of entrepreneurship. We may be "wired," but we don't feel connected. We begin to miss the corporate office maze of cubicles. Sure, they were "veal fattening pens," but at least we went to lunch every day with colleagues and friends.
So why trade the corporate beehive for a home office hamster cage? Get out there and boogie, dear pioneers. You're reinventing the original spirit of enterprise that was the earliest theme of American life--living resourcefully and independently but in the spirit of community.
Some advice? Make it a central part of your professional freedom to celebrate that long-awaited phone call or new client by going out to lunch. And why not have lunch with your old company gang? You'll be keeping old friendships alive and may find new contacts to help your career thrive. Or invite them over for a barbecue. Another way to stay connected is to give back to your community. Here are three examples:
- A consultant can devote his or her trouble-shooting skills to problem-solving at a local school, civic group or charitable organization.
- A tax preparer can offer free services to low-income people.
- A landscape designer can organize a team to clean up a favorite park.
Also consider teaming up with another homebased business, one that complements your service or product, turning community service into a team sport. The word-of-mouth appreciation that hums through your community will be music to your ears.
Remember, you're working from home, not just at home. Stay in touch.
Contact Sources
American Dietetic Association, (800) 366-1655
David Lubman & Associates, (714) 373-3050, email@example.com
Home office workshop leader and author Jeff Berner can be reached at


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Hartford Courant: The plan would consolidate 24-hour substance abuse services between the two facilities, adding the 21 Blue Hills detox beds to the 20 already at CVH, bringing the total there to 41, according to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
"You don't know how many lives you might save if that facility stays open" McCrory said. "With the issues with opioids and heroin right now, we should be expanding."


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I think the reason it's Rank 9 is to deal with the fact that all of the powers in Offensive Powers II are built as if they were the base power of an Array with 1 Alternate Effect. In which case, it should only be Rank 8.UnkindMirror wrote:Yeah, looks that way.Jameson wrote:Page 26 under the Powerhouse's "Offensive Powers II"
The Energy blast is listed as Damage 9 accurate 5, but I can't see anything that prevents it from being Damage 10 and the cost if the 10th rank is effectively already paid. Somebody please check my math but as I calculate it works out to 5 points for 9-10 ranks of effect and 5 points for flat extras.
Distracting Tiring Ranged Damage is 1 point per 2 ranks, which means 9 ranks cost the same as 10 ranks.
The Powerhouse has no other source of generic Ranged attack bonus and Ranged Combat: Throwing does not apply to Energy Blast, so the Accurate 5 would not break any caps in combination with a rank 10 effect, either.
Ranged Damage Distracting Tiring being on a 2:! buy, with 5 pts of Accurate, and 1 point for AE. That's 6 points spent on Accurate and having an AE, which leaves 4 points to spend on the ranks of the power.
Of course, looking at these powers like that, it seems like ALL of "Offensive Powers II" might have their ranks up too high, which I'm sure somebody would have caught before this.


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Gatorade Endurance | From the Track to the Road: Molly Huddle Episode 2
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We're committed to bringing you more course support every mile of the way.
With events around the world and distances for everyone, we want you to run with us in 2018. Click below to explore all our destinations. With best-in-class events in more than 30 cities, including Las Vegas, Nashville, Washington DC, Montreal, Liverpool, Madrid and Oaxaca there is an event close to you.
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Live bands, DJ's, drum lines, and mile markers that rock line the streets to power your race experience from start to finish. The music doesn't stop there, most events conclude with a headliner concert free for runners and spectators. Since 1998, headliners have included some of music's biggest names, like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fitz & the Tantrums, Goo Goo Dolls, Pat Benatar, Train, The Wallflowers, and Pitbull.
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Our history is made up of the collective moments and milestones from runners like you. Every runner at every start and finish line, has a story about how and why you got there. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned runner, running to change your life or make a difference in others, we invite you to share your running moments with us and be a part of our best year yet in 2018.
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Join us in 2018 for our best year yet. We're taking our 20 years of experience and stepping up our game. At our events, we promise to deliver:
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Florida Qualified Targeted Industry (QTI) Program
The QTI Tax Refund incentive is available for companies that create high wage, value-added jobs in targeted high value-added industries such as (but not limited to) communications, corporate headquarters, research and development, manufacturing, and electronic equipment. Pre-approved applicants who create 100 or more new jobs in Sunrise receive tax refunds of $3,000 per new full-time equivalent job created. For businesses paying 150% of the average annual wage, add $1,000 per job; and for businesses paying 200% of the average annual salary, add $2,000 per job. New or expanding businesses in selected targeted industries or corporate headquarters are eligible.
High Impact Performance Incentive (HIPI) Grant
The HIPI Grant is a negotiated incentive used to attract and grow major high impact facilities in Florida. Grants are proved to pre-approved applicants in certain high-impact sectors designated by the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. In order to participate in the program, a company must be in a designated high impact sector; create at least 100 new full-time equivalent jobs (if a research and development facility, create at least 75 new full-time equivalent jobs) in Florida in a three year period; and make a cumulative investment in the state of at least $100 million (if a research and development facility, make a cumulative investment of at least $75 million) in a three-year period.
Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
The CITC is an annual credit against the project's Florida corporate income tax for up to 20 years. Eligible projects are those in designated, high-impact sectors (currently silicon technology, biotechnology, biocertain transportation equipment manufacturing, or certain information technology facilities) that create at least 100 jobs and invest at least $25 million in eligible capital costs. Eligible capital costs include all expenses incurred in the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of a project from the beginning of construction to the commencement of operations. The level of investment and the project's Florida corporate income tax liability for the 20 years following commencement of operations determines the amount of the annual credit. Florida's Corporate Income Tax Rate is 5.5% of apportioned taxable income.
Quick Response Training (QRT) Incentive
QRT is a customer-driven training program designed to assist new value-added businesses and provide existing Florida businesses the necessary training for expansion. This program is customized, flexible and responsive to individual company needs. Workforce Florida Inc. is Florida's innovative private-public partnership for competitive workforce incentives.
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The IWT program provides training to currently employed workers to keep Florida's workforce competitive in a global economy and to retain existing businesses. The program is available to all Florida businesses that have been in operation for at least one year prior to application and require training for existing employees.
Economic Development Transportation Fund
The Economic Development Transportation Fund, commonly referred to as the "Road Fund," is an incentive tool designed to alleviate transportation problems that adversely impact a specific company's location or expansion decision. These grants are limited to $2 million and are awarded to the local government for public transportation facility improvements.
For additional information on incentives available to companies relocating or expanding to Sunrise, please contact the City's office of Economic Development at (954) 746-3430.
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Alcohol and Balance – 2011 World of Pinot Noir Seminar
Alcohol and Balance – could there be a more controversial issue for today's wine geeks? Well, thankfully, the 2011 World of Pinot Noir held a seminar on this very contentious topic. Joining N.Y. Times columnist Eric Asimov as moderator, was an illustrious (and, we might add "balanced") group of panel members: Jim Clendenen (Au Bon Climat), Adam Tolmach (The Ojai Vineyard), Josh Jensen (Calera), Rajat Parr (Sommelier and restaurateur), Adam Lee (Siduri), and Michael Browne (Kosta Browne).
So, how are picking decisions made? And, how do these, in turn, affect the final alcohol level of the wine? Is alcohol really just a number? Does the percent of alcohol affect the balance of the wine in the bottle? Yes, most of these questions will be answered during the seminar. And, no, boxing gloves weren't handed out to the panelists. But, there were some strong feelings among colleagues on both sides of the issue. However, more importantly, everyone gave a good accounting of themselves. Was a final decision rendered? Well, you'll just have to hear for yourself.
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Many schoolchildren across our fair country learn about the Louisiana Purchase followed by the Lewis and Clark expedition. I agree with that sequence of study. Those two events did follow each other chronologically, however, our collective interest in the west began much earlier, and Thomas Jefferson's interest in exploring the west began much earlier than 1801. I contend that Jefferson's love of the west….an area he never visited…began at his father's knee.
We learn many things at our father's knee---how to ride a bike, how to shoot a basket, and in my case I learned how to drive a tractor and plow a straight line. Thomas Jefferson was no different and it was from his father and father-type figures in his early life that he became facinated with the western frontier.
Head on over to American Presidents for my newest article about Thomas Jefferson and his quest for exploration of the west.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
At His Father's Knee
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I hate it when people post comments that are just tag words to get their website noticed.....
- The Teaching Enthusiast said...
I agree with your comments on Thomas Jefferson. Upon visiting his home at Monticello, I am amazed at the many historical artifacts, portraits, etc.. that he collected. He was a truly interesting man! I know it seems silly to say, but I would love to have the opportunity to sit down with some people like Mr. Jefferson and just pick their brain about a million questions that I have. I love teaching about Thomas Jefferson to my third graders. Anyway, I enjoyed this post. I am new to blogging, and love finding sites like your own.
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