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ACLU Sues DeVos Over Title IX Rules on Sexual Assault, Harassment Investigations
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The ACLU sued U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday, seeking to block parts of her recently announced rules that govern how K-12 schools, colleges, and universities must respond to reports of sexual assault and harassment under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education.
The organization sued DeVos, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kenneth Marcus, and the U.S. Department of Education in a Maryland federal court on behalf of a coalition of survivor-advocacy groups.
The long-anticipated directive, which DeVos announced May 6, says schools must respond to unwelcome treatment on the basis of sex that is "so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive" that it infringes an an individual's education. Previously, the federal agency used a broader definition of conduct that is "severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive," the complaint says.
That unfairly gives schools less of an obligation to respond to possible Title IX violations than they have to address other forms of harassment under different federal civil rights laws, the complaint says.
"Despite issuing a 2,000 page 'preamble,' [the Education Department] never adequately explains why it is treating sexual and racial/national origin/disability harassment differently, despite similar statutory prohibitions," the suit says."This double standard will have a devastating effect on survivors of sexual harassment and assault and their educations."
The rule replaced an Obama-era civil rights directive that DeVos revoked in September 2017, when she said that rule didn't do enough to protect the due-process rights of the accused. DeVos has also criticized the Obama administration for releasing guidance documents that outlined its interpretation of civil rights laws without seeking public comment through a formal rulemaking process.
The ACLU lawsuit challenges:
The rule's definition of sexual harassment;
The rule's limitation against investigating out-of-school and off-campus conduct;
Limitations on which officials college and university students can report complaints to (the rule allows elementary and secondary students to report complaints to any adult in school);
A provision in the rule that allows schools to shift the threshold that officials use to decide if an assault claim requires a response, from the "preponderance of evidence" standard set under the Obama administration to a "clear and convincing evidence" standard, which is a higher bar to prove claims of misconduct.
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Dubai in Istanbul: the impact of Gulf investments beyond the Gulf
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In the last decade Istanbul became subject to a rapid investment boom in high-rise buildings with an increase in the number of global investors as a consequence of legislative changes determining urban policies. The Turkish media emphasizes that most of these global investors are of Gulf or Middle East origin, who should benefit from the now more flexible approach of local authorities. According to a comment in the newspaper 'Radikal', the Greater Istanbul Municipality asked the Government in 2005 to include additional clauses to the amended version of a legislation to be discussed and approved in the Planning and Budget Commission of the Turkish Parliament. According to the newspaper these special clauses have been added with the intention to help to prospective Dubai investors. On the other hand beginning from the 1980s Istanbul began to be compared to Beirut including the slightly conspiring theory if Istanbul was designed to replace the war-torn Beirut and become the new Paris of the Middle East. Meanwhile Beirut was developing its own urban policies after each conflict period, which differs from each other on the base of three different master plans in consecutive three decades. These master plans raised debates in the Lebanese media and academic circles similar to the discourse in Istanbul. The paper aims to discus the current debate in Istanbul related to the Gulf investments by assessing it within the frame of a retrospective outlook to the political developments, urban debates, investment stakeholders and master plans affecting this huge metropolis. This discussion is followed by a conclusion to suggest the threshold criteria of the next metropolitan master plan.
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An 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile early Saturday morning.
Communications systems in Chile, a much more technologically advanced country than Haiti, are strained but still functioning in the wake of the earthquake. However, the country's transportation minister, René Cortázar asked that Chileans limit their use of telephones.
"There's a problem with communication quality and overload, for which we only ask people to use the phone if it's completely necessary," Cortázar is quoted as saying in Argentina's Buenos Aires Herald newspaper. "We only ask people to use the phone if it's completely necessary."
Volunteers from the nonprofit group, Télécoms Sans Frontières (Telecommunications Without Borders), which also helped in Haiti after the Jan. 12 quake there, are on their way to Chile, Paul Paul Margie, U.S. representative for the nonprofit group told msnbc.com.
"Our reports are that communications are badly damaged in some areas, so we are sending an emergency telecom team" there, Margie said.
An American Red Cross volunteer, based in Virginia and using Twitter to communicate, urged those in the United States trying to reached family and friends in Chile, to do so by text messages rather than voice calls. Text messaging is less of a strain on phone networks than voice calls.
"In general, during emergency situations, text messages will often go through quicker than voice calls because they require less network resources," said AT&T spokesman Steven Schwadron.
"During an emergency, more people are trying to use their phones at the same time. The increased calling volume may create network congestion, leading to 'fast busy' signals on wireless phone or a slow dial tone on your landline phone. If this happens, hang up, wait several seconds and then try the call again. This allows your original call data to clear the network before you try again."
Chile's communications infrastructure is vastly different than Haiti's, which suffered a near-total collapse as a result of the Jan. 12 earthquake there.
Chile is "the most mature telecom market in Latin America, and the region's pioneer when it comes to new technologies," according to global telecommunications research firm BuddeComm.
Almost 53 percent of Chile's population are Internet users, and about 10 percent of them rely on high-speed, or broadband, connections to get to the Web.
"The country is the regional leader in terms of Internet and broadband penetration," BuddeComm says.
And, as elsewhere in the region, "cell phones are far more popular than fixed lines in Chile," the firm says, with 92 percent of Chileans having mobile phones, compared to 21 percent with landline phone service.
The country was the first in Latin America with services such as mobile WiMax — considered to be a "4G," or fourth-generation wireless technology — as well as Internet Protocol TV which is used for time-shifted programming or video on demand.


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UK's Green Energy And Nuclear Rout
Politics / Energy Resources Dec 16, 2012 - 11:33 AM GMT
By: Andrew_McKillop
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in Europe, among very strong national competition in clean energy price gouging, the U.K. government's effort to expand renewable energy and nuclear power are now forecast as raising household electricity bills by 54% by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In the UK case, as in France (but in few other countries) "renewable-based and low carbon electricity" also includes nuclear power. This is now an openly admitted high cost option, and the UK is so de-industrialized or uninterested in building nuclear plant that it cannot build reactors itself. As a direct result the UK government is locked into a process of promising France's government handout-dependent nuclear industry tariffs as high as 140 GBP (about $215) per 1000 kWh of power produced by French-built "new build" reactors in Britain. If these reactors are ever built in Britain.
In energy price terms this is equivalent to oil at around $325/barrel.
In France, even the ultimate high cost, white elephant EPR reactors of the Flamanville type are presently forecast by EDF and the French Cour des Comptes as producing electricity at about 80 EUR ($104) per 1000 kWh when Flamanville-3 comes into service "about 2015". Far away on the other side of the English Channel, however, French nuclear power is a luxury good. But "low carbon".
In the UK case as in other EU27 countries, the national "green energy programs", or REAPs are carefully not communicated by government as inevitably raising power prices. For the UK, the "UK mix" of nuclear and renewables will account for about 40% of the forecast 54% power price increase. The other three-fifths of the hike will be due to the closedown of the UK's ageing coal-fired power plants, the shift to wholesale-based power trading claimed as needed to integrate green/low carbon electricity, and the replacement, reinforcement and growth of power grids to handle increased amounts of green/low carbon power.
Able to cause legitimate fear of fuel poverty in UK households, especially lower income families, these present estimates of power price rises are only late-2012 forecasts for the year 2020. For the period 2005-2012, UK electricity bills rose by an average of 70%, due mainly to gas and coal price rises. Taking account of the extreme high cost of "new build nuclear", and extreme high cost of a national smart-and-super power grid, both of which are claimed as necessary for the UK, power price rises to 2020 may be far above 54%.
EXPENSIVE ENERGY AND "LOW INFLATION'
Prime minister David Cameron's coalition government has trimmed subsidies for solar and wind power after a surge in installations, with an inevitable ripple effect in the renewable energy industry of closed plants, company shutdowns and layoffs. Official arguments are that "energy price inflation" has become so noticeable, to the voting public, that slashing subsidies to green energy and destroying jobs in the sector is now necessary. At the same time, the UK government claims Britain must relaunch its nuclear power plant fleet, using foreign suppliers, guaranteeing extreme high power prices.
The argument continues that due to green energy subsidies, utilities such as French GDF and Spanish Ibderrola-linked Scottish Southern SSE Plc, and Russian Gazprom-linked Centrica Plc, have lifted energy costs for UK consumers so high, that this threatens to curtail a very sluggish economic recovery. UK government claims for nuclear power, conversely, are that this low carbon power is "reasonable priced" despite all facts and figures to the contrary and despite ongoing negotiations with France's EDF and Areva on guaranteed extreme high power tariffs.
Behind the low carbon smokescreen, the UK policy shift to renewables, and back to nuclear power betrays the schizophrenia of deciders in the "old nuclear" OECD developed countries. This includes the US, but especially concerns European countries. Nuclear power was given years, or decades of benign neglect, while malignant neglect in the power sector has created a context where, according to German ulitility company RWE at least 40% of all coal-fired power plants in Europe, producing about 45% of Europe's total electric power supply must be replaced by 2030 or earlier. This is due to technological and industrial obsolescence, not "carbon correctness". Replacing them will be very expensive and the building work must start very soon, to avoid serial blackouts.
At the same time, the EU27 member state REAPs set targets for transforming the power generating mix to at least 20%, often 30% "renewable or low carbon" by 2020, largely at the expense of coal. Also due to government schizophrenia in Europe but not in the US, natural gas fired generation is considered firstly high carbon and polluting, and secondly high cost due to current gas import tariffs and the schizophrenic attitude to shale gas of several major European governments. This can be set as being prepared and happy to import shale gas from outside Europe in the form of overpriced LNG, but being unhappy about producing cheap shale gas at home.
Years of doing nothing in the electric power sector, followed by massive but contradictory programs to develop renewable energy, and nuclear power in the case of the UK, while preaching or enforcing energy saving and efficiency raising, with not-so-stealthy and ever rising state control of the energy sector, and the explosion of casino style energy trading produce worst-case results on the ground. In the UK this also results in the present government stance that renewables and nuclear power are "the only possible choice". Ever rising power prices are the only possible result.
HIGH PRICED POWER
Observers already conclude that the only way UK households and businesses can mitigate the impact of higher electricity bills will be "by improving energy efficiency". In other words using less electricity. Even with this "carbon correct moderation", UK forecasters suggest that average UK two-person households will be paying about $1200 per year for electricity by 2020. Energy price inflation is alive and well - whatever happens to international energy commodity prices.
The move by Big Government in the UK to shift back to nuclear energy, under very close state control while also englobing, controlling and "restructuring" green energy can only generate massively high costs for final energy consumers and taxpayers. The reasons why UK governments before the present David Cameron administration first abandoned nuclear power on a de facto basis, without ever admitting it, were the extreme high costs of nuclear power and the existence of cheaper power generating alternatives, especially coal and gas.
Today, UK government has doggedly gone along with French nuclear price gouging because it claims that it is staying the course and continuing with the always-programmed but never achieved "rebirth of nuclear power" in the UK, which is saga dating back to the late 1970s. From the start of the UK nuclear power program in the mid 1950s, as in other countries using nuclear power, this was a government controlled, state dominated sector totally dependent on state financing. The flirt with green energy, then invasion by government of the green energy sector, and its present "restructuring" as a high-price power supplier under state control only dates from the 2000-2005 period.
Attempts at "privatizing nuclear" in the UK have been a long story of failure, serial bankruptcies and forced sale of assets at "penny on the dollar" prices. The result has been a massive break-up of the industry, explaining why the UK is now industrially incapable of building a nuclear power plant and must go cap in hand to the French, after trying a shortlist of other possible supplier countries. Current policy and action by the government of David Cameron threatens the same sorry final state for the UK renewable energy industry.
Proving the belated recognition of these clumsy endgame choices, the UK government has now moved to permit domestic shale gas exploration and development, while communicating the "consensus view" that shale gas, in the UK, will be unlikely to cause any major fall in gas prices relative to current extreme-high gas prices. For electricity produced from gas, therefore, prices will remain high. This conforms and complies with the higher policy goal - of deindustrialising the economy and pauperizing low income families, while preaching economic growth, human wellbeing and protection of the environment.
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Lewis finished the game with a career high 129 yards rushing on 24 attempts and a touchdown and five receptions for 24 yards and a score. Lewis has now totaled 803 rushing yards on 154 attempts with five touchdowns and caught 26 passes for 174 yards and two scores. He is averaging 5.2 yards-per carry this season and if he keeps that pace, he will become the fifth player in team history to finish a season with an average of at least 5 yards per carry (minimum 100 attempts.).
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2020 Elections Civic Affairs Democratic Party Elections Janelle Welker Jessie Lopez Politics Santa Ana
Two women announce their campaigns for the Santa Ana City Council's Ward 3
Jun 6, 2020 Elections, Janelle Welker, Jessie Lopez, Santa Ana, ward 3
This November Santa Ana residents will be voting for new City Council Members in several wards, including Ward 3, which includes much of North Santa Ana.
Ward 3 is currently represented by Councilman Jose Solorio, who miffed many in that ward when he carpetbagged to victory back in 2016. His wife and kids stayed behind in Ward 1 while Solorio rented an apartment in Ward 3. Solorio has maintained that apartment as his residence but it is incredibly hard to believe he doesn't spend 99% of his time with his wife and kids in Ward 1.
Jessie Lopez has announced her campaign for the Santa Ana City Council's Ward 3. She is an elected member of the Orange County Democratic Party's Central Committee, representing the 69th Assembly District, and she is an active coalition member of Rise Up Willowick. Rise Up Willowick is a Santa Ana-based coalition that fights for a fair and transparent community-driven process for responsible development. Jessie is a board member for the National Women's Political Caucus. Jessie also volunteers her time with the Public Law Center, as a Spanish translator, and she volunteers with Planned Parenthood.
One of our readers recently informed us that there is another candidate running for Ward 3. Her name is Janelle Welker. Her story is an interesting one. Her mom fled from Vietnam and married her dad, a veteran of the U.S. Marines, here in the U.S. Welker serves as a Policy Advisor for the Orange County Board of Supervisors. In this position, she helps Orange County residents connect to agencies such as the Social Services Agency when they face challenges applying for public assistance programs and serves as an advocate to connect residents to other resources outside of the County. She has a political science degree from UCI.
Welker has gathered up quite a few endorsements – all Democrats by the looks of it:
U.S Representative Grace Flores Napolitano
For. State Senator Josh Newman
Orange County Board of Supervisor Doug Chaffee
Anaheim City Commissioner Lashe Rodriguez
Buena Park Councilmember Sunny Park
Fullerton City Councilmember Ahmad Zhara
Fmr. Santa Ana Commissioner Beatrice Mendoza
City of Fullerton Commissioner Jose Trinidad Castaneda III
Anaheim Union H.S. District Trustee Al Jabbar
Centralia Unified School District Trustee Luis "Jerry" Flores
Orange County Commissioner Claudia Perez Figueroa
Buena Park City Commissioner Benji Gonzales
Buena Park City Commissioner Lamiya Hoque
Santa Ana now will have ward-specific elections, as of November. This means Jesse and Janelle will have to find a way to get support from the NIMBYs in Floral Park and Park Santiago. These neighborhoods also have many more white residents as compared to the rest of Santa Ana. My guess is that they will field their own candidate, likely Mark McLaughlin, a former Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee.
By the way, don't forget that the Santa Ana City Council Ward maps will be changing as of this November's City Council elections. Click here to see the old map and click here to see the new one.
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6 thoughts on "Two women announce their campaigns for the Santa Ana City Council's Ward 3"
Douglas Vasquez says:
Sarmiento isn't progressive. He has never been. His family is rooted in the Pulido machine. We need Ben Vasquez to run, not a soulless technocrat like Sarmiento
René Burgos says:
Santa Ana needs to change, theirs no progression…
Esperanza Garcia says:
Thanks for sharing this information. I looked online to learn more about the candidates. I found "Jannelle Welker" but not Jennifer. Is Jannelle the same candidate or another one?
I will check that out. Thanks!
Sharon Gullikson says:
Anoooooother Democrat.
Need to start rooting them out…


Todd Golden is taking over the University of San Francisco's men's basketball program at age 33.
Dan Mannix saw the coach in Todd Golden during what he called "a magical season" in 2002, when Golden was a fiery, long-range shooting point guard, leading Phoenix Sunnyslope to its first state championship.
"During the heat of the moment in games, he would come up and make suggestions," said Mannix, now retired but still a consultant for coach Ray Portela at Sunnyslope. "I told him he had ownership of the team. Many times, we would make adjustments based on his suggestions. He saw the game very intelligently."
Golden's vision, fiery, competitive nature, ability to knock down any shot anywhere on the court, helped Saint Mary's College to two NCAA Tournament appearances during his playing days.
Now, after moving from basketball operations to being an assistant coach at Auburn in two years and helping recruit some current Auburn players headed to the Final Four, Golden is ready to take his coaching game up a notch.
Golden has been named San Francisco's head coach, sliding in for Kyle Smith, who has taken the head job at Pac-12 Washington State.
From Mannix to Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett to Auburn coach Bruce Pearl to Smith (an assistant coach at Saint Mary's when Golden played), Golden has had many influences in his path to getting his first Division I head coaching job at age 33.
"It started in high school, playing for Dan Mannix and Steve Rosenbaum," Golden told The Arizona Republic in a phone interview Tuesday. "They gave me the confidence and vision to let basketball take me places. They gave me the confidence to be a Division I player."
Golden said Pearl helped him grow as a coach during his time there.
To see the Tigers reach the Final Four, Golden said, "It's amazing."
"I'm thrilled for those guys," he said.
On Pearl: "He's always been supportive. He was great when I left. He understood I wanted to get back to the West Coast and build my career over here."
He played for Smith in college when Smith was an assistant under Randy Bennett.
Golden was one of the smartest and competitive players Mannix ever had in his coaching career.
"If you beat him in H-O-R-S-E, you'd still be there until he beat you," Mannix said. "He was not big in stature, but a really tough kid. He'd block out guy much more athletic than him."
Sunnyslope went 29-1 in Golden's last year. That team featured Mike Nixon at center and Jon Simon at guard.
In the state final, against Page, Mannix said he instructed, "If you're open and we practiced that shot, it's a great shot."
"We're up by six late in the game," Mannix said. "He gets an open 3 let's it go and missed it. We got a stop and came down and scored. I started subbing players, and when Todd came out, I said, 'What are you doing taking that 3?' He said, 'Coach, I practiced it a lot, I was open and I took it.' I said, 'Yeah, that's right.'"
Golden still get out on the court and shoots with the players.
"It helps me connect," he said. "They know I played and play (pro basketball) overseas."
Golden said he has seen how the basketball grassroots landscape in Arizona has grown immensely in the last five years and with prep academies. He said he will tap into Arizona during his recruiting trails.
"Arizona has done a great job in the past 10 years with the high schools," he said. "The prep schools have grown. The grassroots programs have done a great job over the last few years. There are better players. We've got to know where everybody is."
Mannix believes Golden will be a successful Division I head coach.
"He's great at making adjustments," Golden said. "I'm so delighted for him to get this opportunity."


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Liu is playing in a championship record-tying seventh consecutive U.S. Girls' Junior. If not for the United States Golf Association's decision to increase the championship's maximum age from 17 to 18 starting this year, Liu, who turned 18 in February, would not be competing. Including Liu, there are 33 18-year-olds in the field.


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Hilton HHonors has launched up to triple miles offer for Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank member stays October 1 – January 31, 2016.
You can earn triple miles at select countries in the Asia-Pacific and double miles for stays elsewhere.
Note that you must have your Hilton HHonors Double Dip options set to Points + Miles and have Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank selected as your preferred partner.
You normally use 1 miles per USD spent that is triple to 3 miles or doubled to 2 miles per USD spent during this offer period.
This offer can make sense for JAL members that stay at these triple miles markets. I would otherwise choose the Points + Points Double Dip option.
JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) double miles Triple Mileage Campaign: This campaign is completed in the period of the campaign participating hotels of Hilton Worldwide from October 1, 2015 until January 31, 2016 ("campaign period") To apply for the accommodation of interest ( campaign Participating brands please visit here for a list of). Hilton HHonors H towards the members, if you registered in this campaign, you can up to three times earn miles JMB per payment amount US $ 1 of interest. And before check out of your stay in the campaign period HHonors.com/3XJMBMilesJPwill conditions be if you register at. Customers of your registered H HHonors member, and if the check-in date was the campaign period before the start, if the check-out date was after the end of the campaign period, your stays to be a subject that was completed within the campaign period You can earn bonus miles only. Some contract fees and group rates of are not subject to offer. Concerning the list of charges to be excluded here. Please click.
In the "JMB double miles campaign", Hilton Worldwide campaign participating hotels around the world and the target in (Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Sri Lanka, China, South Korea, except for the Southeast Asia) In made accommodation, you can earn double miles. "Double miles" means the addition of the base miles and the same number of bonus miles if usually earn for the accommodation of interest. In other words, you earn 2 miles (1 mile base +1 bonus miles) per payment amount of US $ 1 to be subjected to in your stay for which was completed in campaign participating hotels. In this campaign participating hotels, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Doubletree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, will include Home 2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, in the Home 2 Suites by Hilton, the number of miles that can be earned per stay is up to 100 miles. It becomes invalid if it is prohibited by local law.
In the "JMB double miles campaign", Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Sri Lanka, China, South Korea, the target become accommodation at the Hilton Worldwide campaign participating hotels in Southeast Asia, triple You can earn miles. "Triple Miles" means the addition of the base miles and 2 times the bonus miles you get usually earn to accommodation of interest. In other words, you can earn Subject to payment amount of US $ 1 per 3 miles (1 mile base +2 bonus miles) in the target become your stay you have completed the campaign participating hotels. In this campaign participating hotels, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Doubletree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, will include Home 2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, in the Home 2 Suites by Hilton, the number of miles that can be earned per stay is up to 100 miles. It becomes invalid if it is prohibited by local law.
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Here at LBI Foodies, we follow the theory of "you can't have enough of a good thing." This works well and validates the amount of food we consume as part of our "job" (much better than our last job "accountant"). We were glad to find out that one of our favorite restaurant owners on the island also followed this mantra. When the Stefano's family of restaurants decided to open Blue Water Cafe, it was like our favorite movie character just cloned itself (no not Michael Keaton). Blue Water Cafe is the casual bistro counterpart of Stefanos. It is the Brad Pitt to Stefano's George Clooney…plenty of class without the fancy clothes.
There are tables indoors here but I always opt to dine outside, as do many other patrons, turning the place into a fun and friendly patio party every time I go. The menu is broad, serving up practically anything from crab cakes to pizzas.
Speaking of crab cakes, order one on a sandwich and with a bowl of Stefano's 2009 first place New England clam chowda…it is our go to meal here and never disappoints.
For dessert, Blue Water serves up top notch gelato, which is Italian for "order it or you will kick yourself"…ok I made that up but don't look for sympathy here if you pass on it!
Snag a table outside around dusk and prepare for "the show" (island speak for sunset). It will turn even the least smooth guy into captain romance.
Blue Water Cafe serves the most "abundant" Sunday brunch we've had on the island. The French Toast was amazing! I agree the outside seating is the best for enjoying the bay breeze and sunshine.
Blue Water is one of our favorite LBI restaurants – we love the crab cake sandwich, with old bay flavored fries. Yesterday we stopped in on our way home for a late lunch and a glass of wine (BYOB). My wife, a great cook, knows her crab cakes and pointed out the concentration of jumbo lump – great value. Hungry add the chowda, and or, save room for the Gelato. Bravo Stefano!
Blue Water Cafe is one of the best places to eat on the island-for lunch you just have to try their lobster roll, with huge chunks of lobster and old bay friend. For dinner-it's the Absolut Seafood…luscious seafood tossed with penne in a blush vodka sauce…delicious! Oh how can I forget breakfast…the cinnamon roll french toast is where it's at!
Finally tried Blue Water Cafe. Food was excellent. Manhattan Clam Chowder had plentiful tender clams. Salads were just the right balance.
Blue Water is one of my regular dining places since it opened. Light yet filling is the Marinated Skirt Steak Salad!


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NEW ORLEANS — A Tennessee vessel operator is suing an Illinois towing business, alleging the defendant's negligence cause more than $600,000 in damages.
Ingram Barge Company of Nashville filed a lawsuit July 2 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) LLC of Decatur, Illinois, alleging violation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, negligence and failure to warn.
According to the complaint, on July 2, 2015, suddenly, and without warning, ARTCO's vessel American Heritage headed across a channel of the Mississippi River near Vacherie, Louisiana, and collided with the plaintiff's towboat Sehrt. As a result of the collision, Ingram Barge suffered damages estimated to exceed $660,000, including the sinking of one of its barges.
The plaintiff alleges ARTCO's pilot or master was under the influence of one or more dangerous drugs, failed to respond to repeated attempts to contact it for passing arrangements and collision avoidance and failed to maintain proper control of the vessel.
Ingram Barge seeks a trial by jury, actual damages expected to exceed $660,000, pre- and post-judgment interest, all legal costs and all other equitable relief to which it is entitled. It is represented by attorneys Brett D. Wise and Raymond T. Waid of Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans.


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Review: Sorcerer & Stones
by Jacob Coon | posted in: Reviews | 0
Gain enlightenment during the Qin dynasty to become a Xian, an immortal "godly spirit" or manipulate tiles to gather cubes and create artifacts. In Sorcerer & Stones players try to create artifacts by using cards that manipulate the tiles on the board.
What is Sorcerer & Stones like like?
In the Sorcerer & Stones there is an introduction game and an advanced game, however the cooperative/solo version does not allow you to play with the advanced rules.
The goal of the solo game is to complete at least 6 of the 14 artifact cards. The board consists of five tiles in the shape of a cross with 4 cubes on each tile. To start the game each character (you can play solo with multiple characters if desired) gets a deck of magic cards which allow manipulation of the game components including the tiles, meeples and cubes. They also place a meeple on a tile of their choice to begin the game and lay out 4 artifact cards.
Each turn each character will play one or two magic cards and resolve their effect. The cards do a variety of different things including moving tiles, cubes and meeples. After playing the cards they activate the tile on which their meeple stands. When activating the tile you look to see if any of the cubes on that tile are next to a cube of the same color on a different tile. If so, then you take the cube from your current tile and place it on the leftmost artifact card if it matches the first color on that card. If it doesn't the cube goes away. Once all needed cubes have been placed on the artifact card you collect the card and move to the next artifact.
Play continues until each character has used all of their magic cards. If you have completed at least 6 artifacts you win.
Let me start by saying that I am only reviewing the solo variant for this game. I haven't played the standard multiplayer version. The game mechanics intrigue me so I wanted to see how it worked as a solo game. That being said, the box says it is a 2-4 player game even though a cooperative variant is included which allows the game to be played solo.
As a solo game, playing only one character, I find this game way too difficult. I love the idea of the cards manipulating the tiles and cubes allowing you to get cubes where you need them to be, but as a solo experience it is very difficult to have a big turn and you kind of need those to complete 6 or more artifacts. I played the cooperative game with two characters as well and it was better, but I personally do not like having to control two characters in order for a game to be a good solo game. I gave it a 3 because it can be played as multiple characters, but would have given it a lower score if reviewing it purely as a single character game.
That being said, I do love the puzzle aspect of this game. I like trying to find the best ways to get my meeple where it needs to be to collect the cubes I need for the current artifact. With the second character it is even better. I could see playing this as a cooperative game with 2 or 3 others and enjoying it quite a bit.
Manipulating the tiles and cubes makes for a fun puzzle
Plays quickly which allows for multiple plays in one sitting
The game is too difficult with only one character
The theme is lacking and doesn't add anything to the game
Not having advanced options for the cooperative game seems lacking
The game is not difficult to learn or play. The magic cards are easily understood and you can pick up the basic structure of the game rather quickly.
Playing time: 30 – 60 minutes
EmperorS4, Eros Lin, Nightsorrow Chou, Sorcerer & Stones, Stephen Tsai
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San Onofre's 3,600,000-Pound Nuclear Waste Dilemma Is a National Emergency
Dylan Heyden
"Everything you see around you is essentially scrap."
Ron Pontes, manager of decommissioning environmental strategy at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and I were standing on the grated steel floor on the second level of what was once a fully-operating nuclear power plant. I looked between my toes as my hard hat shifted on top of my skull. Past my plastic protective glasses, I could see through the grating to the first level, fifteen-or-so feet below us. Mild acrophobia set in.
"Now, when this was in operation there would have been hundreds of people pouring in and out of here at any given time, not to mention the whirring of machinery," Ron continued. "When Southern California Edison elected to close the plant, staff was significantly reduced."
Since its construction in the late 1960s, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been the source of much controversy. Something about millions of pounds of apocalypse-inducing chemicals sitting next to the Pacific Ocean, a major highway, a fault line, Los Angeles to the north, and San Diego to the south hasn't sat well with many SoCal residents and environmentalists. In 1977, over a thousand anti-nuclear protesters gathered to challenge the construction of units two and three – the generators known today for their unfortunate similarity to the female anatomy. In 1982, 15,000 people gathered in Laguna Niguel, a stone's throw from the plant, to protest its existence. Suffice it to say, recent flare-ups concerning the decommissioning process, and specifically how Southern California Edison is storing spent nuclear fuel at SONGS, has been a problem for a generation with different window dressing. But, that doesn't mean the public doesn't have a right to be concerned.
At present, 3.6 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel sits at SONGS with nowhere to go.
Back in 1987, Congress recognized the need for a national long-term repository for spent fuel at nuclear-generating stations across the country and acted to create one deep in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. The project faced serious backlash in Nevada and from the Shoshone and Southern Paiute peoples. As a result, it was stripped of its funding under the Obama Administration in 2011. Currently, there's no political consensus regarding where in the U.S. an alternate long-term storage site should be built, although Texas and New Mexico are potential options. Some have also proposed so-called "interim" storage solutions, or facilities that could take spent fuel from plants across the country and store it until a long-term facility is constructed.
In the meantime, Southern California Edison has taken to moving spent nuclear fuel – also called "assemblies" – from cooling pools to dry casks and storing them on site. Initially meant to be a short-term solution, the move has become a de facto long-term solution as efforts to create a new long-term repository or interim storage facility have been met with characteristic legislative gridlock.
During a tour of SONGS, Southern California Edison staff assured me that dry cask storage is, in fact, safer than wet storage.
"For wet storage, you need a constant supply of power to the pools for cooling," Pontes told me. "Dry storage, on the other hand, is a completely passive system. Cool air comes in from the breeze, and hot air comes out."
And while SONGS staff is confident in the safety of the independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) wherein giant 5/8″-thick stainless steel alloy canisters are placed in a concrete pad several feet above the water table, many in the community have expressed their concern about the proximity of metal containers to corrosive salty air. Most notably, former NRC Chief Greg Jaczko.
"You have to recognize that this is not a short-term solution," said Jaczko in an interview with KPBS News. "Whatever is going to be done with this spent fuel is probably going to happen to this fuel for decades if not centuries."
Jaczko is particularly concerned that with sea level rise over the next several decades, water intrusion could be a serious issue leading to corrosion and leakage.
"I think an approach where the fuel is much more accessible is a much better approach, and where the fuel is not as close to the coast," he said.
The decommissioning process has also seen moments where Southern California Edison's transparency has been called into question.
In April, an issue with faulty shim pins was reported by the LA Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune. Edison has downplayed the implications of the issue. And during a Community Engagement Panel in early August, David Fritch who identified himself as a worker associated with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that safety shortcomings in the canister loading process nearly resulted in one canister "falling 18 feet." Fritch blamed Edison for not being forthright about what was going on, although there is still uncertainty if the mishap posed any threat to the public.
In many ways, the public's wavering trust in Southern California Edison has obfuscated the fact that in broad terms, Edison's goals are very much aligned with that of the general public. It's also precisely the reason Edison created a Community Engagement Panel, which meets quarterly, in the first place.
"We're very much aligned with the folks here that want to see the fuel move sooner than later. We do, too," Pontes told me in a boardroom after our tour. "We're basically for a permanent facility, a consolidated interim storage facility. Any answer that would get the fuel moved off of this site."
According to Dr. David Victor, professor of international relations at UC San Diego and chairman of the Community Engagement Panel, the obstacles are all political.
"The really big frontier is political," Victor told me. "It's helping communities like ours understand our common purpose and mission and join up around that. And then getting folks in Washington to deliver on that."
At present, there are two bills in Congress that could move the needle at San Onofre and the numerous decommissioned plants across the country dealing with this same issue, though some groups are concerned about the long-term effects. The first was introduced by Representative Darrell Issa in 2017, and would authorize the "Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel, take title to certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund."
The second bill, introduced by Representative John Shimkus in 2017, is similar to Issa's bill, but, according to the Surfrider Foundation "would weaken government regulation over choosing and maintaining depository sites, and weaken the link between interim storage and establishing a final depository."
Shimkus' bill has received bipartisan support as well as a White House endorsement, but expedited timelines "at the expense of environmental review processes," are cause for concern for the Surfrider Foundation and other environmental groups.
"The only way we make this an issue is by being vocal in our local communities, at the state level, and at the federal level," Surfrider CEO Chad Nelsen told The Inertia. "We need to be reaching out to our representatives and say 'This is a priority issue and you need to help us deal with this.'"
That thought is especially prescient given the upcoming November mid-term election.
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease in Congress," said Nelsen. Time will tell if the storage of 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste very near one of the most storied beaches in Southern California is "squeaky" enough to get Congress' wheels turning, or if that waste becomes a permanent fixture.
Editor's note: To get further educated about this issue, and to see the plant firsthand, we highly recommend that you attend a Community Engagement Panel meeting, or schedule a public walking tour of the now-decommissioned plant. Learn more here.
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Integumentary System /
Urticaria /
Hives (Urticaria) in Animals /
Hives (Urticaria) in Animals
(Wheals)
Nicole A. Heinrich
, DVM, DACVD, McKeever Dermatology Clinics, Minnesota
Hives, horse
Hives, dog
Urticaria, in its most common form, is an acute immune response resulting in multifocal dermal edema. Diagnosis is generally achieved via history, physical examination, and response to treatment. Urticaria may resolve spontaneously 12–48 hours after occurrence. It is generally treated with administration of an antihistamine and a glucocorticoid. Rarely, urticaria may be chronic or may be a precursor to anaphylaxis. Atypical cases may require skin biopsy.
Etiology and Pathogenesis of Hives in Animals
Urticaria is the result of degranulation of mast cells and the subsequent release of histamine into the dermis. Histamine release causes vasodilation and dermal edema. The edema is often multifocal, leading to 0.5–3.0 centimeter diameter wheals; although, it may be diffuse, affecting large areas of dermis or subcutis. Diffuse edema (angioedema) causes gross swelling of entire body regions such as the limb, face, or ventrum.
Urticaria is generally an acute immune response, often occurring within minutes of the stimulus. Urticaria may resolve without treatment, generally within 12–48 hours. It may be frequently recurrent depending on the underlying cause, and it may be chronic in rare cases.
Many causes of urticaria exist. Most commonly, urticaria occurs as a result of an inhaled or contact allergen, vaccination, or insect bite (such as bees, wasps, hornets, mosquitoes, black flies, ants, spiders, and certain caterpillars).
Other causes include: plants (such as stinging nettle), transfusion reactions, heat or cold, exercise, pressure, dermatographism, psychologic stress, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Additionally, exposure to topical medications or chemicals such as carbolic acid, turpentine, carbon disulfide, or crude oil may induce urticaria. Foods, food additives, and systemically administered drugs (such as penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, vitamin K, propylthiouracil, amitraz, ivermectin, moxidectin, and doxorubicin), and estrus may also cause urticaria.
A unique form of urticaria in cattle has been described chiefly in the Channel Island breeds (Jersey, Guernsey), which become sensitized to the casein in their own milk ("milk allergy"); it occurs in cases of milk retention or unusual engorgement of the udder with milk.
Clinical Findings of Hives in Animals
Urticaria may occur in any mammal but is most often recognized in dogs and horses. Common lesions include acute-onset, haired, dome-shaped wheals. Occasionally, urticarial lesions will become very large or take on a linear or even serpiginous shape. Angioedema may occur in severe cases.
Urticaria can affect any area of the skin, but some areas are more commonly affected than others. In dogs, the head, limbs, trunk, and ventrum are commonly affected. In horses, wheals are seen mainly on the back, flanks, neck, eyelids, and legs. In sheep, lesions are usually seen only on the udder and hairless parts of the abdomen. In pigs, eruptions are seen around the eyes, between the hindlegs, and on the snout, abdomen, and back. Urticaria may or may not be pruritic. Large urticarial lesions and angioedema will pit when digital pressure is applied.
Diagnosis of Hives in Animals
Response to treatment
The history typically describes an acute onset of lesions. Physical examination reveals wheals and/or angioedema that pit when digital pressure is applied. Wheals are haired, multifocal, and crusting; exudates are generally not concurrent signs. Lesions subside quickly when a glucocorticoid is administered. Wheals that are chronic or accompanied by other clinical signs should be biopsied.
Treatment of Hives in Animals
Typically antihistamines and glucocorticoids; sometimes resolves spontaneously
Mild cases of urticaria may spontaneously respond within 12–48 hours. Treatment is generally initiated, however, because it is difficult to predict whether untreated urticaria will resolve or worsen over time. Generally, urticaria and angioedema respond quickly to treatment with glucocorticoids and antihistamines.
For dogs with urticaria, 1–4 mg/kg diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, may be given IM or PO. Additional treatment with a glucocorticoid will result in quicker resolution of urticaria compared with antihistamine alone. Glucocorticoid treatment options are as follows: dexamethasone sodium phosphate may be administered at a dosage of 1–4 mg/kg, IV; methylprednisolone sodium succinate at a dosage of 30 mg/kg, IV; or prednisone sodium succinate at a dosage of 10–25 mg/kg, IV. Oral administration of prednisone, 0.5–1.0 mg/kg, is generally sufficient for milder cases. Although urticaria generally responds quickly to treatment, it may recur as the antihistamine and glucocorticoid are metabolized. Administration of diphenhydramine every 8 hours for 3–5 days after initial treatment helps to prevent acute recurrence.
For horses with urticaria, dexamethasone is administered at a dosage of 0.01–0.04 mg/kg, IV, and can be repeated 2 or 3 times over several days if necessary.
Uncommonly, urticaria is a precursor to anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening condition characterized by systemic signs and inadequate response to glucocorticoids. Epinephrine at a dosage of 0.01 mg/kg of a 1:1,000 (1 mg/mL) solution, IM, (maximum dose of 0.3 mg in patients < 40 kg and 0.5 mg in patients >40 kg) is recommended for the initial treatment of anaphylaxis. Fluid therapy and other supportive care is essential for patients experiencing anaphylactic shock. In general, the prognosis is favorable.
Fatalities are rare and are probably due to anaphylaxis or associated angioedema involving the respiratory passages.
Prevention of Hives in Animals
Prevention is dependent upon avoidance of or desensitization to the underlying cause of the urticaria.
For insect bite-induced urticaria, several actions can be taken. An insect repellent should be applied to the affected animal. Permethrin products offer reasonable insect repellency and are available for dogs and horses. Permethrin products can be fatal to cats. Protective clothing such as fly masks for horses can be helpful. Horses and other animals spending time outside should be kept away from environments that favor biting insects. Biting insects tend to favor low-lying areas with standing water and poor air circulation. Additionally, sheltered outdoor areas tend to favor spiders.
Environmental allergens such as pollens and molds can be detected through allergy testing. Allergen-specific immunotherapy can desensitize animals to the things they are allergic to.
Daily administration of an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine 2 mg/kg, PO, twice daily, or cetirizine 0.5 mg/kg, PO, once to twice daily, may be necessary for those animals that cannot avoid allergens or insects that induce urticaria.
Acute-onset hypersensitivity is generally seen in urticaria.
Immediate treatment with antihistamines and glucocorticoids is recommended.
Prevention of recurrent urticaria relies upon identification and avoidance of the underlying cause.
Also see pet health content regarding hives in dogs Hives and Rashes (Urticaria) in Dogs Hives or skin rashes (urticaria) are localized patches of red, swollen, usually itchy, skin. They often develop and disappear suddenly. Hives are relatively uncommon in dogs. The most frequent... read more , hives in cats Hives and Rashes (Urticaria) in Cats Hives or skin rashes (urticaria) are small patches of red, swollen, usually itchy, skin. They are very rare in cats and are most often associated with insect bites or stings or with medications... read more , and hives in horses Hives (Urticaria) in Horses Hives (urticaria) are groups of itchy eruptions of localized swelling in the dermis. They often develop and disappear suddenly. The most common causes of hives in horses are insect bites or... read more .
Cutaneous Food Allergy in Animals
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Another project has been spotted on the horizon here at N1GY. I found a transformer that appears to be in good condition and also appears to be from a scrapped UPS. I have no idea where it came from and of course it did not show up with a data sheet or any other information about it. The color code of the "primary" side is brown, orange and yellow which does not match any known standard. The other side hass much heavier gauge wires in Red, Black and white, which I assume (careful now) to be the 12 volt secondary side. There are also three very thin wires on the secondary side that I assume to be for some kind of sensor, either temp or to tell the UPS to switch on the AC output. I have tried contacting the manufacturer in Taiwan with no help forthcoming, not even an acknowledgement of my email. I think this transformer could make a good power supply or resistance soldering rig but until I know for sure what wire does what, I cannot proceed. Several of my fellow club members have tried to assist but so far no one has come up with a complete answer. If you think you might be able to help with a schematic (with color codes) please email me and I will be happy to send you photos of the transformer.
I am disappointed to report that the home-brewed separation cable for the IC-706MkIIG did not work out. The problem appears to be an inability to secure the contacts at the ends of the cable to the matching contacts on the main body of the radio and the control head. I think what is needed is someone with a 3-D printer to design a set of housings that will duplicate the positioning of the contacts and also keep them securely connected. In the meantime I found and purchased a stock OPC-581 cable and it is working just fine even though the clip that is supposed to secure it to the main body is missing. Using the ground screw appears to be enough together with the shape of the cable end to safely keep the two sets of contacts in proper registration. I have not given up on the idea of developing a DIY version of the OPC-581 but I am taking a break from the project for the time being. If anyone wishes to pursue the project I still have a few sets of the 2.0mm pitch contacts on hand.
The needed pogo pins and target pins showed up this afternoon, so I got right to work and soldered the pins to the appropriate ends of the prepared cable. THe big problem turned out to be the construction of the housings that cover the pins and attach to the control head and the main body of the 706. The control head housing was made of thin plastic stock (actually one of those phony credit card thingeys that arrive in the mail promising cable tv for less). It was put to good use. The other end was made using the moldable plastic. Everything at each end of the cable was assembled using Barge (tm) contact cement and a few small segments of heat shrink tubing. That is the temporary set up at least. Testing will have to wait for tomorrow as the homebrewed housing at the main body end means that the 2mm x 6 mm screw that holds the housing in place and also grounds the outer shield braid must be replaced by a 2 mmx 12 mm screw to accomodate the thicker housing. So far, all looks OK but until both ends of the cable are secured we will not know for sure.
The cable part of my latest project has been assembled. I used a 7 foot section of a Cat 5 jumper cable which was then surrounded by a similarly sized length of shield braid from RG-8X coax. A short section of the center conductor of said coax was then soldered to the shield to allow a small ring terminal to be attached to allow the duplication of the shield and ground connection of the original cable. The 8 wires of the CAT 5 cable have had their ends stripped and tinned to make soldering the pins easier when they arrive later today (I hope). I am also going to sheath the cable in some of the small bore wiring cover sold by auto parts stores, more for esthetics than anything else. When I get it all done and if it works!!!??? I will post an article with pictures on the site. In the meantime I have ordered a real OPC-581 via EBay and it should arrive in a few days. The Go-Box project has been shelved for now as I already have two dual band Go-Boxes 10 watts and 25 watts, so this has become mostly a "can I actually make an OPC-581 myself" than an actual need. If the cable project is successful I will offer a few for sale but lets not get ahead of ourselves just yet.
The search took a while but I have found pogo pins and the mating "target" connectors with a 2.0 mm pitch (separation) that the IC-706 radios require. The manufaturer has kindly agreed to send me a few samples and I have also ordered some moldable plastic in a black color that will match the radio. Hopefully I will be able to create a working replacement for the OPC-581 cable that seems to be in ultra short supply right now. Not to mention the ultra expensive price tags the vendors are placing on the few cables still available. The parts have been ordered, they will be here in a few days and then we will see if my ambition exceeds my talents or not. No guarantees until the first one works.
I am currently planning a new Go-Box using an IC-706MkIIG. Unfortunately, some time ago, I somewhat cavalierly gave away the extra separation cable (OPC-581) that I had on hand. Now I discover that I need one and there are none to be had at anything approaching a reasonable price. I would even welcome a schematic of the cable as I think I have a source for the "Pogo Pin" connectors that are present in the apparently proprietary housings the original cable has. I know I could convert the connectors to RJ-45's but I would prefer to have the real thing (cable) if possible. Having been on the donor end of things many times, I am hoping that there is someone out there with an extra OPC-581 that they will sell to me at a reasonable price. All I can do is keep my hopes up.
I have been travelling a bit lately so the updates have been a bit sparse. Field Day was fun, renewing acquaintances with club members in the club in Connecticut that I still belong to even though I live in Florida. I got my first ham radio license at the Meriden Amateur Radio Club back in 1992 so I continue to support them with my dues even though I can usually only attend 1 meeting a year.
An email came through my contact page, today and it was from a ham in the Tampa area, about 50 miles North of where I live. He wrote to thank me for the Information for Hams new to the local area. He apparently travels frequently between Tampa and Fort Meyers and said it was nice to have a list of local repeaters in the Bradenton/Sarasota area to use as he was traveling. That is precisely why I put that info on the site and I can only hope that other hams with web sites would do the same in their local areas. I aim that suggestion directly at club websites since it probably is much easier to find clubs in the area one is interested in than individual hams sites. Just a thought.
I have updated the page about headset adapters to note that commercial adapters exist to convert the TRRS type plugs found on newer smart phone headsets and some PC headsets back to the dual stereo plugs that my headset adapters and older PC's require. I am using such an arrangement on my FT-7800R here in the radio room and it works great. I did have to turn down the power on the radios to use the headset adapters but I am still able to hit all the local repeaters full quieting. That had nothing to do with the headsets but was due to an as yet undetermined change here in the radio room.
The audio splitters for the ARES trailer have been modified to include a volume control for each side of each splitter. This will allow the operator and logger to set the volume to their own preference. The audio level of the external speaker does not have a volume control because that level is set by the volume control on the radio itself. The units have been tested and both work as expected.
The latest project around here was to construct a pair of audio splitters for the local ARES trailer. These will allow the operator and logger to wear earphones while still providing for an external speaker so that others in the trailer can hear what is going on. Since volume control will be handled at the radio, no fancy circuitry is required, just enough jacks so any type headphone can be accommodated. Hence jacks in parallel are 2 x 1/4" mono, 2 x 3.5 mm mono, 2 x 3.5 mm stereo and 1 x 3.5 mono for the external speaker. All jacks are labelled and the connection to the radio is via a 30" cable with a mono plug. Since only two headphones will be connected at any one time no extra circuitry is needed. I did review commercially available splitters to see if there was a need for the extra stuff but several appeared to have no circuitry at all and the ones that did appeared to be for individual volume control only. We will see how they work out as the remodeling of the ARES trailer continues.
Well, I can report that the power supply for the mixer that my friend uses when he performs is now working very well. I function as sort of his advance man when he performs at my favorite restaurant. I get there about 2 hours before he is due to start and place a couple of traffic cones out to guarantee that he will have a place to park so he can unload his amp and guitars and all the other stuff that goes along with being a singer/guitarist/songwriter. Often one or more of his fellow musicians will join him for a song or two so the mixer allows the use of at least 2 microphones. Without it, a duet kind of becomes a "who gets the mic this time" deal, with it everyone has their own and the sound is just outstanding. Over the years I have built several gadgets for him that make his life onstage a little easier, like a sun shield for his laptop so he can see his backtracks more easily. It is great to be able to listen to him sing and I always enjoy myself at the restaurant. In fact I took my HT with me when I went to the restaurant last night because it was World Amateur Radio Day. I made a few contacts from the outside deck before we set up for the evening's gig. Lots of fun.
The needed transformers arrived today and were immediately put to use finishing the project mentioned yesterday. I actually constructed one power supply almost from scratch. After I mounted the transformer and verified that the AC voltage coming out of the plug that connects to the mixer was correct, I decided that a safety item that was missing was a fuse. As luck would have it I had the exact item (holder and fuse) in hand so one more hole was drilled and the fuse holder was added and wired into the circuit. The fuse is a 3 amp unit that is rated for 250 VAC. When I began the project I had also ordered a "wall wart" type 18 VAC power supply. It also arrived today so I added the appropriate 3 pin Foster plug to it as well. My friend now has two power supplies for his mixer, one probably will become a back up held in reserve. Fun Project.
I have added a paragraph to the bottom of the web page on my new resistance soldering system that I built over the last week or so. Most of that was waiting for parts to arrive. Testing on various tasks such as installing SMA connectors have gone very well and even tests with welding rods as the test subjects have resulted in secure solder joints with no excess solder blobs or other difficulties. I even surprised one of my fellow amateur operators when I told him and showed him the completed SMA /coax assemblies that I had built. I have to say that the construction of the system was much easier than I anticipated, mainly because I got very lucky at my local electronics store and found the perfect transformer for the project. The transformers are still available but may require an extensive search to find the right one. One might look for a 6 volt battery charger that could be scrounged for the transformer or even just convert a similar battery charger into a power unit. Then all one would have to do is construct a hand piece that could be fed from the battery charger. As the old saying goes-"there are many ways to skin that cat".
This morning I went shopping and got an appropriate enclosure for the resistance soldering tool project. A 4" x 4" x 4" NEMA box filled the bill perfectly. The only parts I am waiting for are the brass connecting devices that are coming from Michigan. In the meantime the article is posted with pictures of the progress so far. More will be added once the tweezer set up is complete. Saturday turned out to be a busier day than I thought. I checked my snail mail and discovered that the last components for my aviation headset to ham radio adapter had arrived so I spent a very enjoyable evening putting together 2 units, one for me and one for a friend. It turns out that I could have ordered an enclosure that was one notch taller but a small amount of "plastic" surgery made everything fit just fine. There certainly is no extra space, however so things like switches for UP, DOWN and FAST where available must remain on the hand mic. There simply is no more room. On another note the page about the resistance soldering rig has been posted. It is not complete, I am still waiting for a few more parts but the vast majority of the work is done and posted.
Unfortunately, when I requested a replacement working resistance soldering rig I was told that they were out of stock and would not be back in for several weeks. I thus changed my request to a refund of my hard earned money and got it . In the meantime, I discovered a design for a DIY version of the a resistance soldering rig and discovered that I had most of the parts already in hand. A morning of shopping today secured an appropriate transformer and the bamboo tongs for the tweezer version of the rig. Now I just need to find an appropriate enclosure and await the arrival of some small brass parts to connect the tips of the tweezer to the wires that supply the necessary voltage and current to the tips. I made the tips out of 3/32" copper clad steel welding rod. When I get the beast built I will add a proper page to the site with photos and a circuit diagram. Let me make it clear that I did not dream up this circuit nor the DIY method of building a resistance soldering tool. I did much research on the Internet and am combining parts of several articles to create my rig. Proper credit will be given to the authors of the original articles.
Last week I ordered a resistance soldering set up from a company in New Jersey. At the price of only $86 it was hard to pass up and I thought I could use it for my SMA connector installs. Unfortunately, it arrived dead as a doornail. I requested and got a return label from the company and I checked today and they received it today. Hopefully they will be just as speedy in sending me a working replacement. In the meantime, I checked out a couple of sites online with reference to a DIY version. One in particular used a standard soldering gun where the only change was to cut off the tip of the soldering tip to create two separate legs. By shaping these legs to fit the need of the item being worked on and then placing both legs in contact with the item, one could then apply power (ie: pull the trigger) and the item would heat up between the two contacts of the soldering gun. I tried it, and much to my surprise it actually works! So far I have only tested it on some scrap solder but it melted the solder repeatedly. My only caveat is that the soldering gun has to be held on it's side in order to make both legs of the device touch the item being worked on. A relatively instant conversion from normal soldering to resistance soldering without spending scads of money. Plus the soldering gun can be returned to normal operation by simply replacing the tip. These replacement tips are available from virtually any hardware or DIY store. I will report further when my replacement resistance soldering rig is sent to me and I have had time to play with it for a while.
Yesterday I discovered a problem with my headset setup. It worked fine on my IC-706MKIIG but was all messed up going to the FT-7800R. I disconnected the radio selector box where the headset plugs in and did some testing. The mic selector under the FT-7800 worked fine so I added a second headset and plugged it via the adapter directly into the mic selector box for the 7800. That worked fine as well. Today, I removed the radio selector box and plugged the headset for the 706 directly into it's mic selector box and it also worked fine. Looks like the radio selector is going under the knife to see what went wrong inside it. Goody, more projects to repair or modify.
I was just tweaking my web site today when I found that I had forgotten how to edit the wording on the Navigation Panel. Naturally, I contacted GoDaddy to assist. The support tech was very helpful and in short order the problem was solved. A very nice company to work with. They might be a bit more expensive than some other web site companies, but the level and helpfulness of the staff is simply marvelous. Thank you again Go Daddy. These tweaks that I do seem to come up so seldom that I forget how to do stuff I did last year and they have to walk me through it yet again. Their patience is very much appreciated.
As you can plainly see, the Updates have required a new page. I figure that when the entries on the page add up to the length of the Navigation Panel, it is time for a new page. Page 6 achieved that goal so here we are at page 7. My last entry on Page 6 was today so the next entry will begin on this page.
I have replaced the diagram in the page about the mic selector with new much simpler diagrams. Eliminating all the extraneous circuitry has made a marked improvement in the readability of the diagrams. Sorry it took so long to get it right.


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In the Parks
Grand Opening for Notes for Notes Music Studio
May 10, 2018 - 10:35 am CDT
Youth-focused recording studio opened at Doris Miller Auditorium in Rosewood Neighborhood Park
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department in collaboration with the non-profit Notes-for-Notes organization (N4N™), hosted a community ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Notes-for-Notes' youth-focused recording and music studio inside the Doris Miller Auditorium at Rosewood Neighborhood Park on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 1:00 PM.
Notes for Notes™ Studios are drop-in recording studio environments where youth (6-18+yrs) can gain regular, FREE access to a wide variety of musical instruments, expert instruction, and the tools to create and record their own music. Staffed by Notes for Notes team members, the studios offer a knowledge base of engineering, instrumentals, theory, and songwriting, ingrained in a culture conducive to collaboration and communication.
"The Parks and Recreation Department is excited to partner with such a unique non-profit organization that brings a whole new aspect of learning to Austin youth," stated Kimberly McNeeley, Acting Director of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. "Music is a big part of Austin's culture, and having the opportunity to learn about it from inside a studio, by people who are passionate and knowledgeable, is a big advantage for the children."
About Notes for Notes™
Notes for Notes™ (N4N™) is a non-profit organization that designs, equips, and staffs after-school recording studios inside Boys & Girls Clubs and Recreation Centers offering youth the opportunity to explore, create, and record music for FREE. N4N Studios are packed with professional instruments and full recording facilities. Beyond providing access to equipment and resources, youth are educated about careers both on the stage and behind the scenes.
Notes for Notes was founded on the core belief that music is the universal language of humankind, with the power to transcend virtually any cultural, racial, or socioeconomic barrier. At the heart of the organization is a dedication to the relationships formed through music. Music inspires connection and collaboration, and it is through these relationships that we can make the most impact. For more information, please visit http://notesfornotes.org.
About the Austin Parks and Recreation Department
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is an award-winning park system with more than 300 parks, 227 miles of trails, 20,000 acres of greenspace, 35 swimming pools and more than 71 museums, cultural centers , historic buildings and recreation and senior centers. The Department serves the public by providing, protecting and preserving a park system that promotes quality recreational, cultural and outdoor experiences. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department offers an essential public service and demonstrates economic value, health and environmental benefits, and social importance by improving the overall quality of life for Austin residents and visitors. For more information, visit www.austintexas.gov/parks.
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June 2017 Newsletter from KNTO LA - 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic
Date06/22/2017
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The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held from February 9 to 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, the Rebublic of Korea. The Olympic Winter Games will be held in Korea for the first time in 30 years after the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988. PyeongChang will be the stage for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and most snow sports. Alpine speed events will take place in Jeongseon, and all ice sports will be competed in the coastal city of Gangneung.
By hosting this winter Olympics, Korea is the fifth in the world to host all four major Global Sporting. Summer Olympic (1988), Winter Olympic (2018), FIFA World Cup (2002), IAAF World Championships in Athletics (2011).
During this Winter Olympics high technology will be shown at this Olympic which the world has never experienced before. Such as first-ever games to offer 5G telecommunications services, which includes 5G BUS, 360 degree VR, Glass-free 3D, hologram, convenient IoT services and Robots will provide variety of services.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympic game tickets can be purchased directly through home page of Pyeongchang Winter Olympic which is www.pyeongchang2018.com or through cosport, which is authorized ticket reseller www.cosport.com .
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There may be times when it is necessary to model the simultaneous effect of an external factor on several parameters within a model. An example is the effect of poor weather on a construction site. The times taken to do an archaeological survey of the land, dig out the foundations, put in the form work, build the foundations, construct the walls and floors and assemble the roof could all be affected by the weather to varying degrees.
Cells D14:D19 list the estimates of duration of each activity if the weather is normal.
The lookup table F14:J19 lists the percentages that the activities will increase or decrease due to the weather conditions.
Cell D22 generates a value for the weather from 1 to 5 using a Discrete distribution that reflects the relative likelihood of the various weather conditions.
Cells E14:E19 add the appropriate percentage change for that iteration to the base estimate time by looking it up in the lookup table.
Cell E20 adds up all the revised durations to obtain the total construction time.