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Refined technique: Director of Waikato University's Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory Dr Alan Hogg.
A study of an ancient climate anomaly at Waikato University's Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory has led to refinements in dating techniques that have allowed the laboratory to date material up to 60,000 years old with unprecedented precision.
Director Dr Alan Hogg says the original study was triggered by a strange set of results from limestone deposits in the Bahamas, which appeared to show there was a remarkable spike in atmospheric carbon 14 (C14) about 38-40,000 years ago. Very little wood from that period has been preserved anywhere, but some New Zealand kauri fit the bill.
"People were proposing catastrophic meteor impacts, all sorts of explanations, and we were interested to see if we could find those deviations in wood, because wood is the gold standard for measuring C14," Dr Hogg says.
"We measured various trees from that time period and found nothing unusual, and we've subsequently found those huge spikes in C14 were analytical errors by the lab that made the counts. So we were never going to find it."
In order to work on this ancient wood, however, Dr Hogg says they had to refine their techniques, and made significant advances as a result.
There are two ways to count C14. Dr Hogg mostly works with radiometric methods, which involve counting the bursts of radiation given off when a C14 atom decays. The older a sample is, the fewer C14 atoms remain, and the fewer radioactive decays there are. Carbon dating can only be performed on material less than about 60,000 years old; any older than this and there is insufficient C14 to count.
With the other technique, known as accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), the carbon 14 atoms are separated from the more common, non-radioactive carbon 12 on the basis of their mass, and counted directly.Dr Hogg says the two techniques each have their strengths and weaknesses.
"For the work we're doing on large trees radiometric is unsurpassed, because you've got large samples and any small laboratory errors get masked by the size of the sample. But because the samples are large there's a lot of work involved. AMS requires very small samples, less than a tenth of a gram. They require less pre-treatment, and you can handle 10 or 20 samples at once, which keeps the cost down."
To achieve the precision needed to work on ancient wood, the laboratory used samples that were three times as large as normal. Vials containing the material to be dated had to be larger, and manufactured to exact specifications from synthetic silica imported from Germany. The laboratory also developed high-quality, impervious stoppers for the vials, which they now sell to other carbon dating labs overseas.
Radiometric dating is a long, convoluted process. "It's all done in vacuum lines, to keep atmospheric contaminants out. And if we run something that's only a few hundred years old it can leave a signal behind in the vacuum lines. If you then run something that's 40,000 years old, you'll find it's been contaminated to the tune of maybe 100 or 200 years due to activity picked up from the young sample."
This can be avoided if samples of similar age are run together. The laboratory also has kauri dated by other techniques which is 170,000 years old, and essentially has no C14, so running it through the lines first cleans most of the contaminants out of the system.
Even so, inevitable contamination means that when dating a piece wood of this age a small number of radioactive decays will be recorded, and this figure needs to be subtracted from counts for younger material before dates can be calculated. "Otherwise your results are going to be all over the shop."
Increasing the length of time for each count was another way of improving dating precision. Ten thousand minutes per sample – about a week – gives a good return for the effort, he says. The laboratory has worked extensively with kauri logs excavated from bogs and farmland, mostly with the aim of reconstructing past climates.
"We know the earth's getting warmer, but everyone's trying to find out whether it's driven by CO2 and greenhouse gas, or part of a natural cycle. Until you can define the natural cycles accurately we really can't answer that question. That's why the scientific community is split between people who believe that anthropogenic warming is causing climate change, and others who are saying climate has always changed in some sort of cyclic form, and we're on a warming part of the curve."
Dr Hogg says it's fascinating work. "We get the most magnificent kauri coming out of the bogs and they're just a joy to work with because the data is such good quality. And the environmental conditions that the tree was growing in are locked in the tree just waiting for someone to find them."
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18 Best Things to do in Florence This Year
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Florence (in Italian Firenze), the old capital of Tuscany, called"La Bella" and the provincial capital, is a scenic, hilltop university town nestled in the Appennines which has taken up residence less or more picturesquely on each side of the Arno River. The cradle of the Renaissance in Italy, it's above all of the portrait of a country of great cultural and artistic riches that has earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Explorers from all around the world are unanimous: seeing Florence is a cure. And for a good reason, the city boasts several Italy's greatest museums, magnificent cathedrals, and churches, in addition to authentic streets and squares adorned with elegant buildings. Quite simply among the most charming cities in Italy. A romantic, cultural, artistic destination… Firenze is an enchanting city in the nation and is therefore simply a superb choice to discover the collectible stone throughout a weekend or even a stay.
However, what to do in Florence? What are the best things to see? Discover the must-sees of the treasured city.
1- The Duomo of Florence (Duomo — Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore)
2 – Palazzo Vecchio
3- Giotto's Bell Tower
4- The Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)
5- Galleria dell'Accademia (Academy Gallery)
6- Santa Maria Novella
7- Museum of San Marco
8- Pitti Palace
9- Boboli Garden
10- Ponte Vecchio
11- Giardino Bardini
12- Baptistery of St. John
13- The Market of San Lorenzo
14- Piazzale Michelangelo
15- Palazzo del Bargello (and its own museum)
16- Gelateria
17- The Medici chapels
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The most popular site to see in Florence is its Duomo (cathedral), the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The building of the massive Gothic cathedral began in 1296, was dedicated in 1436, and now can accommodate up to 20,000 individuals.
Its exterior, made from green, white and pink marble, has several fancy doors and sculptures worth viewing. Indoors, Brunelleschi's dome is a genuine masterpiece. Entrance to the cathedral is free, but take a ticket to climb the 463 steps to the top (11 bucks ): the view is well worth it. This ticket will also let you climb the Campanile de Giotto tower, enter the Baptistery of St. John and the crypt of Santa Reparata.
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It's around the most famous square in Florence that your initial discoveries begin. The heart of the historic center, a true artistic scene, and the political center of the city since the Middle Ages, the Piazza Della Signoria is home to some of the nuggets that are crucial to your trip, such as many sculptures (especially a replica of Michelangelo's David). If the Loggia Della Signoria and its arcaded gallery are worth seeing, the Florence City Hall is essential for your strolls.
In medieval style, Palazzo Vecchio (or Palazzo Vecchio) was constructed in the late 13th/early 14th century to house the government offices of the (newly created) Florentine Republic. The architect that gave birth to Palazzo Vecchio was none other than Arnolfo di Cambio, who especially designed the Cathedral of Florence.
Now Palazzo Vecchio still includes the office of the Mayor of Florence and the City Council. But the majority of the building serves as a museum which you can visit. Within the Palazzo there are people rooms and richly decorated private flats.
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The Campanile de Giotto tower (bell tower) is in Piazza del Duomo. The first floor was designed by Giotto, hence his eponymous work. Initially, Giotto planned to increase the tower to 110-115 meters, but he died in 1337, leaving the job unfinished.
Finally built at the height of 85 meters, the famed tower affects. Decorated with taste, it's an undeniable asset that makes it so popular. To discover it, begin by climbing the 414 steps of the monument. After the effort, the highlight of this series awaits you: an unobstructed view of the entire city of Florence and its surroundings, which is guaranteed to bring back amazing postcard memories.
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The Galleria degli Uffizi has the world's most important collection of Renaissance art, but it's also the most visited museum in Italy.
Holding an artistic legacy considered one of the earliest and most famous in the world, the Uffizi Gallery promises to discover the most beautiful treasures of its history: tens of thousands of paintings from the Middle Ages into the modern era, many antique sculptures, illuminations, but also tapestries make it an exceptional location. In particular, you'll have the ability to admire the works of renowned artists like Michelangelo, Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino and Raphael. As you can see, the Uffizi Gallery preserves the gorgeous treasures of Florence…
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Michelangelo's David, possibly the most famous sculpture globally, has taken up residence here alongside other sculptures by the artist. One of Michelangelo's masterpieces, you'll also find"Saint Matthew" and"The Prisoners." You'll also find an interesting selection of musical instruments initiated by the Medici family. Here again, the queues are long so you can enjoy the trip without being bothered by the nearly incessant crowds.
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A couple of steps away is the Santa Maria Novella district. Famous for its colossal church of the same name, the area is known for its eponymous church, and the numerous cafés it hosts are best for strolling around and having a cappuccino break on the patio.
As you wander through the charming alleyways, find its main attraction, the Officina Profumo- Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. Among the oldest pharmacies in the world, the Officina is an institution and for a good reason, the Queen of England is among its most loyal customers. Inside, you'll discover a wide selection of natural and organic products that produce the pharmacy's standing: lotions, cares, elixirs… There's something for each profile!
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Situated in Piazza San Marco (not far from the Duomo), the Museo di San Marco was a Dominican convent at the time. Today open to the general public, it houses the largest collection of paintings by Fra Angelico, a renowned painter, and monk. All around and on the top floor of the cloister of St. Anthony, the hospice area, the large refectory, and even the cells of the dormitories welcome you to discover religious frescoes, which are currently considered authentic works of art.
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In the Duomo or as you stroll through the historical center of Florence, remember to see Palazzo Pitti — Palazzo Pitti. Former residence of the Medici, the Palace is now a witness of the local heritage. House to 6 3 and museums bedrooms, it is one of the biggest museums in town.
One of the most popular visits, the Palatine Gallery, which it also homes, literally stands out in the crowd with its twenty or so exhibition rooms! Decorated with frescoes or trompe l'oeil, all of these possess a stunning collection of paintings, some of which should have been shown in the Uffizi Gallery but, because of lack of space, stayed in the Pitti Palace.
To pay a visit to Palazzo Pitti, make an array of the museums you would like to go to ahead and plan a long half-day to appreciate the area fully.
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Located just behind Palazzo Pitti, the Boboli Garden undeniably incorporates the wonders of Florence. Frequently compared to Versailles, the Boboli Garden provides a lush and luxurious interlude worthy of the best fairy tales. Porcelain Museum, Costumes Gallery, Great Cave, Kaffeehaus, Il Viottolone, and fountains and flowerbeds of roses and dahlias depict a place out of time sublimated by precious legacies.
As you'll have known, it would be regrettable not to pass through the Garden throughout your visit to Florence. So as to get the most out of it, plan a half-day trip, the perfect time to prevent the crowds and enjoy the spectacle that stays in spring.
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Built-in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) was Florence's first bridge across the Arno. It's also the only one to have survived Florence's medieval period (other bridges were destroyed during the Second World War).
As famous as the monuments that make Florence a town of such special attractiveness, the Ponte Vecchio is crossed through the Vasari Corridor, a secret passage built by Vasari for Duke Cosme I of Tuscany in 1565 linking Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti. From the bridge, you can also enjoy a terrific view of the Arno River and the surrounding countryside: the stop deserves some gorgeous shots. You may also find authentic shops close to the bridge. Here and there have been preserved stores selling gold and silver jewelry, typical of the region!
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Want to enjoy a gorgeous sunset in Florence? Head to the Giardino Bardini backyard. A standard Renaissance garden, the green atmosphere is also and above all prized for its belvedere.
If the Boboli Garden tends to color it, Giardino Bardani deserves a little time. Set in 4 hectares, the garden can be seen from Via dei Bardi or Costa San Giorgio and promises a magical stroll among roses, wisteria, irises, and other crops. Walk along the tiny paths which will lead you to the fountains and the canal prior to taking the central staircase to get to the surface of the garden. From that point, a breathtaking view of Florence guarantees you a superb panorama, all the more so in case you like the sunset…
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Nicknamed"Gates of Paradise," the Baptistery of St. John the Baptist is among the oldest buildings in Florence. Built in the 11th century at Piazza del Duomo, it arouses curiosity with its exterior made from white and green marble. Its three sets of amazing bronze doors (actually reproductions, the originals are at the Duomo Museum) are also worth watching. A costume as tasteful as it's astonishing, which makes it the most visited monument in Piazza del Duomo (following the Duomo of course).
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Even if you're not fond of purchasing and wonder what to do in Florence besides its monuments, a stroll through the famous leather markets is well worth taking a couple of minutes of your time. The market close to the Basilica of San Lorenzo is fine: crossing it, then you come to the Mercato Centrale, a covered marketplace up in the core of a 19th-century building where you'll discover countless food stalls.
If you wish to have a break for a tasting, it is also possible to take home a souvenir (cheese, olive oil, pasta…). If you fall under the charm of Florentine cuisine, why not opt for a gastronomic tour? Total of tastes, the tour promises you above all gorgeous culinary discoveries.
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Piazzale Michelangelo is one of the most famous places to have a panoramic view of the entire city. It's found in the Oltrarno district (left bank of the Arno river). The view from this vantage point overlooking the city is well known for its sunset, reproduced on postcards for several years!
To get there, you'll need to walk through the little roads of the San Niccolò district. At the same time, you can take the chance to find Clet's Studio at San Niccolò: Clet is a renowned French artist who has decided to set up his studio in Florence. A surprising trip, which will punctuate this gorgeous parenthesis at the direction of Piazzale Michelangelo.
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Housed in a former prison, the Bargello Museum houses sudden works like the ancient works of Michelangelo ("Bacchus") or the bronze statue of Donatello ("David"). While the bits in the Bargello's collection are world-class, most tourists have overlooked the museum, which makes it an exceptional option for art fans tired of audiences! Overall, go for it, you won't be disappointed with the trip.
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You do not understand it; Italy frequently echoes the famous Italian ice cream. Here in Florence, gelato is known to be especially fantastic. There are various gelaterias in town, but beware of tourist traps: just a few are worth the trip. You can tell by the color of this gelato, or from the queue in front of the store. Grom, by way of instance, is among the best gelati in town.
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Florence is recognized as the cradle of the Renaissance where many renowned artists were born and worked. And several of them were buried here. As stated previously, the Church of Santa Croce is home to many famous tombs.
But there's still one family whose tombs are specially visited, the Medici family. Adjacent to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, three Medici chapels house the tombs of the household: the New Sacristy, the Chapel of the Princes, and the Chapel of the Treasure.
After seeing the Medici tombs, the Laurentian Library, situated above the cloisters at precisely the same church complex, is also worth visiting with its grand and gorgeous staircase designed by Michelangelo.
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Ukraine's dominant fixed line operator Ukrtelecom has revealed that it is pondering the rollout of a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The country's largest broadband provider, with services mainly based on xDSL technology, has suspended plans for deploying a large scale fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) network and is now considering instead rolling out fibre even further into customers' premises with technology based on Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON)/FTTH. Acting CEO Igor Kravets announced: 'We are actively now considering a draft GPON / FTTH. I think we are more likely to [pursue this plan], and not [focusing] on FTTB. We study the experience of other countries, particularly Russia… GPON [proves] less costly and more effective.' According to Kravets, a GPON/FTTH rollout can in certain circumstances prove more cost effective than FTTB. The acting chief executive also bemoaned the continued lack of licensing for providing nationwide IPTV content to broadband subscribers, with the national telco having already negotiated video-on-demand (VoD) content with third-party providers. 'The range of services we have done, but there is no licence,' he declared.
In early May, Ukrtelecom set a target for new investments in its fixed broadband network totaling around UAH550 million (USD68 million), quadruple the total CAPEX budget of UAH135.4 million set for 2012, according to Kravets, who added that Ukrtelecom hopes to attract a further 400,000 subscribers to its fixed broadband user base, which totaled 1.406 million at the end of March 2012. Of an overall investment programme of UAH888 million, around 60% is earmarked for broadband. Meanwhile Ukrtelecom has reportedly budgeted investment of UAH80 million in its 3G mobile network development this year; its struggling cellular division has been separated into a standalone unit – Trimob – and put up for sale, but with no agreement on pricing yet reached with potential buyers, it has been rumoured that the divestment has been cancelled for the time being, at least according to one of the would-be suitors, Russian-backed MTS Ukraine, which has claimed that Ukrtelecom has 'abandoned' the plan.


While a lot of businesses are rushing to join the digital advertising bandwagon, there's still a solid rationale for using analogue banners. They're cheaper, portable, re-usable, easy to maintain, and in many ways, more versatile than digital billboards. You don't need a programming expert, electricity, or fast computer processing speeds to run them.
Plus, as much as humans are constantly glued to their screens – maybe even because we're constantly glued to our screens – there's a special impact that comes from things we can physically see, touch, and smell. Our addiction to the digital, in some ways, enhances of our offline experience when we pause long enough to recognise it.
So now that you're sold on the idea of using actual banners, you still have to choose between stands and flags. Each banner type has its pros and cons, and there's no reason why you can't use them in combination. But in situations where you have to make the choice, here are some tips to guide your decision.
There are two main types of banners – vertical and horizontal (or rather, landscape and portrait). While these could be divided into sub-categories like retractable, backlit, desktop, or pull-up, the main distinction is in the layout, and the layout defines the nature of your graphics and wording. In most of the Western world, we read things top-to-bottom, left-to-right, so the orientation of your banner controls which part of your banner customers will see first, or pay the most attention to. Clever design and careful focus matters.
On the other hand, flags offer lots more options. There could be made of paper, polyester, or PVC, printed on one side or both. They can be mounted on walls, cars, or handed out to passing customers at a parade or festival. They could be strung up like fairy lights or placed outside your shop door. They could be attached to street poles, tops of buildings, or even the hats of models and sales teams. They could have national colours or brand logos. They also come in a variety of shapes from triangular buntings to feathers, teardrops, and standard landscape national flags.
The primary selling point of flag banners is that they flap in the wind, so they instantly draw your attention. You can't help looking at them and smiling. Feather banners sometimes have a spinning axis that allows them to rotate in the wind, for greater visual effect. However, while the flapping and spinning in flags is eye-catching, it can make it hard to read the messages printed on them. At the same time, flags are smaller, so they hold fewer words.
Therefore, it's best to minimise your wording and stick to easily recognisable icons like a logo, a mascot, or a visual reference. That's possibly why national flags and family crests have no words on them. On the other hand, banner stands have lots of room and a more captive audience, so you can include detailed messaging and communicate more effectively. Just make sure you don't put too much wording or your clients will get bored and move on.
In many ways, a flag banner offers more mobility than a banner stand, because any puff of air will make it twitch, and that slight lateral movement could be enough to catch the corner of a customer's eye and make them to turn to look at your flag. This means the icon printed on that flag is more likely to be remembered, due to the repeated exposure. Also, hand flags can be a take-home option for customers. Flags are generally mounted high, so customers can see them from all over the field or hall.
Banner stands are mostly stationary, in the sense that customers have to be in close proximity to view them. They often have to stand a few feet away on order to read the message. Still, banner stands are quicker to set up than flags, so you can move them around your exhibition booth to get the optimum position. They're larger than flags as well, so they have a stronger visual impact in terms of branding. In this sense, flags are accessories, while banner stands are the 'main furniture' that engages your customers.
Flags and banner stands both have their uses in outdoor events, so it's really about mixing and matching. While you're driving to the venue, flap some flags on your car mirrors, street poles, or along the path to your exhibition booth. They help to 'light the way'. But at the booth itself, banner stands are the best way to show your customers what you have to offer.


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WEBVTT SHELLEY: TONIGHT, STORMWATCH 9 METEOROLOGIST JOSH JUDGE TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT OUR RECENT WEATHER COULD INDICATE FOR THE COMING MONTHS. JOSH: THE WINTER OF 2014 TO 2015 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR BACK-TO-BACK STORMS THAT LEFT RECORD SNOWFALL IN PARTS OF THE STATE, LIKE IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THEN LAST YEAR, THE SNOW WAS NEAR RECORD LOW LEVELS IN THE TEMPERATURES WERE MILD. ARE THERE ANY INDICATORS THAT CAN HELP US PREDICT WHICH SCENARIO WE'LL SEE THIS YEAR? THAT'S THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND. WHILE THERE'S NEVER A GUARANTEE WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHER AROUND HERE, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT TO MAKE A REASONABLE GUESSTIMATION. YOU KNOW THAT LAST WINTER WAS AN EL NIÑO YEAR. IT HAS JUST BEEN DECLARED THAT NOW WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN A WEAK LA NIÑA SEASON, WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE COOLING OF THE OCEAN SURFACE NEAR THE EQUATOR IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF EL NIÑO. BUT SIMILARLY, LA NINA ACTS TO BEND THE JET STREAM OVER NOR AMERICA, BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, COLDER AIR TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS, AND WETTER CONDITIONS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES. BUT HERE IN THE NORTHEAST, THE JET STREAM IS OFTEN NEARBY, BUT MAY BE JUST NORTH OR SOUTH OF US. SINCE MINOR FLUCTUATIONS CAN CAUSE MAJOR DIFFERENCES FROM O WINTER TO ANOTHER, WE USUALLY CAN'T PREDICT WHICH WAY A LOT MEAN YOU -- LA NIÑA WINTER WILL TREND. SINCE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS WEAK, HERE'S THE LAST 10 WEAK LA NIÑA SEASONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN CONCORD. CAN WE DRAW ANY SOLID CONCLUSIONS FROM THEM? NOT REALLY. FOUR OF THESE SEASONS SAW SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO AVERAGE SNOWFALL THREE OF THEM WELL , ABOVE NORMAL, AND THREE OF THEM WELL BELOW NORMAL. SINCE THE EFFECTS OF A WEAK LA MEAN YEAH -- LA NIÑA MAY BE VERY SLIGHT, THEY CAN EASILY BE OVERSHADOWED BY OTHER FACTORS, INCLUDING THE ARCTIC AND NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THEM AS THE POLAR VORTEX. THESE PHENOMENA CHANGE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY, LEADING TO PERIODS OF BOTH MILD AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS FALL, THEY HAVE TRAPPED DEEP COLD IN SIBERIA, RUSSIA WHICH HAS HELPED OUR FALL STAY , QUITE MILD, BUT THEY WILL LIKELY DRIFT DOWN OUR WAY AT TIMES. PREDICTING THESE OCCURRENCES CAN USUALLY ONLY BE DONE 4-6 WEEKS IN ADVANCE. HERE IS NOAA'S THREE-MONTH CLIMATE PREDICTIONS FOR DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY. FOR PRECIPITATION, THEY'RE CALLING FOR DRIER IN THE SOUTH AND WETTER IN THE NORTH, BUT HERE IN NEW ENGLAND, THEY LIST US AS EQUAL CHANCE. FOR TEMPERATURES, THEY FORECAST US TO BE ABOVE NORMAL, WHICH COULD SUGGEST LOWER SNOWFALL HERE. BUT WE'VE DISCOVERED ANOTHER MAJOR INFLUENCER HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN NOVEMBER, AND LOWER THAN AVERAGE SNOWFALL. IN THE LAST 11 YEARS, NOTICE THE TIMES THAT AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOUR IS HIGHER THAN 40 DEGREES THE CORRESPONDING SNOW AMOUNTS , ARE MUCH LOWER. IN FACT, IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, EVERY SINGLE TIME THERE WAS A MILD NOVEMBER, THE SNOW THAT SEASON WAS BELOW AVERAGE EVERY SINGLE TIME. DOES THIS GUARANTEE A LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNT THAN NORMAL? OF COURSE NOT, BUT IT IS VERY STRONG EVIDENCE THAT THERE MAY BE. AND SO FAR THIS MONTH, OUR TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE. NOW EVERY YEAR, SOME PARTS OF THE STATE GET MORE SNOW THAN OTHERS. THESE NUMBERS AND THOUGHTS ARE SIMPLY TO CONVEY THE AVERAGES, TO GIVE YOU A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE HERE IN THE STORM WATCH 9 WEATHER CENTER BELIEVE THAT THIS YEAR'S SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE, PERHAP SOMEWHERE IN THE 40-60 INCH RANGE FOR CONCORD. BUT AS YOU KNOW, LONG TERM PREDICTIONS HERE IN NEW ENGLAND AREN'T ALWAYS ACCURATE, SO WE'LL
The last two years are proof that winter in New Hampshire can mean deep snow or mild temperatures, so what does this winter have in store? The winter of 2014-2015 will be remembered for its back-to-back storms that left record snowfall in parts of the state. It was a far different situation last year, when snowfall was near record low levels and the temperatures were mild. According to Storm Watch 9 meteorologist Josh Judge, it can be difficult to predict what sort of winter is ahead, but there are some indications. Last winter was an El Niño year, but it is now a weak La Niña season, characterized by a cooling of the ocean surface near the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean. La Niña acts to bend the jet stream over North America, bringing warmer and drier weather to the southern United States, colder air to the northern plains and wetter conditions around the Great Lakes. In the Northeast, the jet stream is often nearby, but it could be just north or south of the region. Because minor fluctuations can cause major differences from one winter to another, it can be impossible to predict which way a La Niña winter will trend. Four of the past 10 weak La Niña seasons, had close to average snowfall, three were well above normal and three were well below normal. The effects of La Niña could be overshadowed by other factors, including the Arctic and North Atlantic oscillations, commonly known as the polar vortex. These phenomena change much more frequently, leading to periods of mild and very cold temperatures. This fall, the oscillations trapped deep cold in Siberia, which has helped the New England autumn stay mild. But they will likely drift down at times, and predicting those occurrences can usually only be done four to six weeks in advance. NOAA is predicting that it will be drier than normal in the South and wetter than normal in the North in December, January and February. For New England, the agency predicts an equal chance for it to be wetter or drier. Temperatures are forecast to be above normal, which would suggest lower snowfall. Another factor that appears to influence snowfall in New Hampshire is the temperature in November. An above average temperature in November appears to be related to lower-than-average snowfall. Over the past 50 years, every time there was a mild November, the snow that season was below average. So far this November, temperatures have been above average. Every year, some parts of the state get a lot more snow than others, so while some areas might get more snow than others this year, others could get less. Storm Watch 9 meteorologists are predicting that this year's snowfall will likely be average to below average, likely resulting in 40-60 inches in Concord.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
The last two years are proof that winter in New Hampshire can mean deep snow or mild temperatures, so what does this winter have in store?
The winter of 2014-2015 will be remembered for its back-to-back storms that left record snowfall in parts of the state. It was a far different situation last year, when snowfall was near record low levels and the temperatures were mild.
According to Storm Watch 9 meteorologist Josh Judge, it can be difficult to predict what sort of winter is ahead, but there are some indications. Last winter was an El Niño year, but it is now a weak La Niña season, characterized by a cooling of the ocean surface near the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
La Niña acts to bend the jet stream over North America, bringing warmer and drier weather to the southern United States, colder air to the northern plains and wetter conditions around the Great Lakes.
In the Northeast, the jet stream is often nearby, but it could be just north or south of the region. Because minor fluctuations can cause major differences from one winter to another, it can be impossible to predict which way a La Niña winter will trend.
Four of the past 10 weak La Niña seasons, had close to average snowfall, three were well above normal and three were well below normal.
The effects of La Niña could be overshadowed by other factors, including the Arctic and North Atlantic oscillations, commonly known as the polar vortex. These phenomena change much more frequently, leading to periods of mild and very cold temperatures.
This fall, the oscillations trapped deep cold in Siberia, which has helped the New England autumn stay mild. But they will likely drift down at times, and predicting those occurrences can usually only be done four to six weeks in advance.
NOAA is predicting that it will be drier than normal in the South and wetter than normal in the North in December, January and February. For New England, the agency predicts an equal chance for it to be wetter or drier.
Temperatures are forecast to be above normal, which would suggest lower snowfall.
Another factor that appears to influence snowfall in New Hampshire is the temperature in November.
An above average temperature in November appears to be related to lower-than-average snowfall.
Over the past 50 years, every time there was a mild November, the snow that season was below average. So far this November, temperatures have been above average.
Every year, some parts of the state get a lot more snow than others, so while some areas might get more snow than others this year, others could get less.
Storm Watch 9 meteorologists are predicting that this year's snowfall will likely be average to below average, likely resulting in 40-60 inches in Concord.


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Hrithik Roshan makes a heroic entry on the set of Vikram Vedha!
Hrithik Roshan has an exciting slate ahead including Fighter with Deepika Padukone, the next installment of Krrish and the sequel of WAR.
A star who can only be defined as 'the whole package', Hrithik Roshan, recently took the internet by storm as he announced his return to the set after 2 years. The superstar started shooting for the Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha on the auspicious occasion of Dusshera and announced it in the most intriguing manner. Hrithik Roshan posted a video of himself making a slow-motion, heroic entry on the set along with his team. Referring to his team as the 'actual hero' Hrithik wrote, "Hero walking on to set after 2 years. I am walking in front of him".
Watch the video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDr2iRoL-y/?utm_medium=copy_link
The actor has always resonated with netizens. His signature wit and wisdom have often sparked excited social media conversation, speaking volumes for Hrithik Roshan's stardom and fandom. After the historic success of WAR, a film that went on to register the highest opening day collection for a Bollywood movie in the history of Indian cinema, fans have been anxiously waiting for the actor's next big announcement and couldn't contain their excitement when Hrithik commenced shooting for Vikram Vedha on Dusshera. Hrithik Roshan has an exciting slate ahead including Fighter with Deepika Padukone, the next installment of Krrish and the sequel of WAR.
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Dice bacon pieces. Fry in a small amount of butter until crispy. Drain and set aside.
Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil. While waiting for water to boil add 100grams of butter to fry pan and melt. Once better has melted turn down heat to medium setting and add sage, cook for a few minutes until sage is crisp and butter is a deep brown colour. Turn off heat and set aside. Add gnocchi to boiling water and once they rise to the top of the boiling water scoop out and place in the fry pan with the butter. Toss the gnocchi through the butter, serve onto plate and sprinkle with bacon and top with parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy!


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Up until a couple of years ago, I didn't think I'd ever own a P&S, let along sing their praises, but this old dog has learned some new tricks, and the IQ of some of these pocket wonders is amazing to me. What I've also realized is having a waterproof pocket camera allows you to utilize some interesting angles that take an image beyond the usual.
Here's a shot from today to show what I mean.
Now, in the spirity of full disclosure, this particular image was not taken with the W80 that I started with, but a Panny TS3 (CCD sensor) that I got last fall, but the same POV principle applies.
My goodness that's one big fish!
nice shot , ron, and is that one of those kruger-designed lures ?
Thanks Tim: POV, wide angle. No, David, that's a Road Runner.
Yes, that's food for thought. It is always good to revisit any prejudice one holds. Even more true in the technology realm. Was it Nokia presenting a 41 MPixel camera-phone? Sounds nuts at first but they use the many pixels to improve IQ by binning. So maybe in the not too distant future your P&S will be integrated in the phone.
They're making P&S cameras with 14 or 15 MPs, and even though they sport very small sensors, you can go quite large with prints from them. Even the 12 MP cameras, such as my Optio W80 and Panny TS3, are good enough for magazines covers. The TS3, by the way, does a little better job under water, and a great deal better above water (CCD sensor). In fact, the objective truth is, it produces images that rival my DSLRs. I don't like using them, or the lack of controls, but it sure is great to pop one in my pocket without worry when I wading rivers.
ron, i need a wicked ton more money to buy all this good stuff i see on here: waterproof cameras, 645's and lenses, more and more lenses and more and more cameras......... and a red canoe.
The P&S cameras aren't expensive, but the rest of it is, including the canoe.
Lol. Yes, it's just like a red sports car.
Actually, Jake attracts more girls than anything, and you've got one just like him.
Um...should we reconsider renaming this site to PentaxWorld and Relationship Advice?
Oh, absolutely -- 's like flys to . . . ahh, syrup!
I'll swap ya a red, 15' Old Town canoe (and throw in a banjo and straw hat too) for all your camera gear. You could replace worryin' over PP with fightin' off the gals. You can figure out which of those is more complicated and time consuming on your own.


A copy of this novel was provided by the author as part of a book tour.
M.I.A took a turn from Life, A.D. that I seriously never saw coming. I actually pegged Life, A.D. as sci-fi, but M.I.A was most definitely a paranormal novel. We're introduced to demons and hell and magic and I was just kind of blown out of the water by the change in content of the novel. But it wasn't a bad change – just a change.
Dez, for me, was still a somewhat unlikeable character. I could understand her anger and outrage in the first novel. I mean, I think any seventeen year old who suddenly finds themselves in limbo is going to be pretty pissed off and angry at the world. But M.I.A is set three months after her death and Dez is still a walking, talking ball of rage and fire. And I'm just a little tired of it. Every person in Atman is dead. Every person in the underage towers got their lives taken away from them way too quickly, and I think Dez needs to hurry up and realise this otherwise she's going to lose the few friends she's made in her afterlife.
Speaking of her friends. Charlie changed a bit and broke up with Dez early on in the book. I was so surprised by this! I mean, come on boy, if you care about the girl then you obviously have to live with her mood swings and pissiness. They've been there all along. Crosby was once again way too forgiving of everything that Dez does (which I think all of the characters in M.I.A were). And Bobby was sweet but then at the end I was kind of disappointed in him for just giving up.
The main premise of this novel takes place after Dez and Bobby are attacked by creepy criminals who turn out to be demons. After this, Dez finds out that one of them was trying to "bond" with her. I was slightly confused about this entire thing, if I'm being honest. Why are these demons just allowed to run rampant with damaged souls? What does being "bonded" to one of these douches mean? Why is this guy so obsessed with Dez? Why is this a part of the plot at all? I had a lot of questions about this storyline, because it seemed so far removed from the goings on in Life, A.D, and I think I struggled to bring the themes of the two books together.
M.I.A ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, and I must say that I am interested in where it is going. I think what seems to be the king of hell is going to have a role to play and Dez is in some knee deep shite, and I want to see how she gets out of it. So I will almost definitely read the third book in the Atman City series, even if the plot has taken a turn that I never saw coming (which I suppose keeps the whole thing interesting, right?).


Lately, I've been doing a fair amount of work for the newly formed SOA Consortium. The SOA Consortium is a service-oriented architecture (SOA) advocacy group comprised of end users, service providers, and technology vendors, committed to helping Global 1000 enterprises, major government agencies, non-governmental organizations and mid-market businesses successfully adopt SOA by 2010.
While I'm still under a gag order for the SOA Executive Summits I facilitated at the end of February, I can share some activity from one of the practitioner working groups. The Enterprise Architecture of the Future Working Group (Enterprise Architecture 2010) has developed a survey on the current state of enterprise architecture organizations, architects and practices. The purpose is to gather information as a baseline for the evolution of enterprise architecture organizations, architects, and practices, in today's business-driven, service-oriented world.
Since we all know that the practice of enterprise architecture ranges from ivory tower dictates to architecture portfolio delivery, the group thought a survey would be a good place to start. The survey is being taken by consortium members, and through this blog posting, offered to the enterprise architecture public.
Assuming the sample size is relevant, we will share the results back out to the public. I'll post on the results when they are available.
If you have 10-15 minutes, please take the survey. A group of practitioners with enterprise architect titles developed it. For more information on the SOA Consortium, check out the website, related press and posts, or shoot me an email: brenda at soa-consortium dot org.


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R. Neil Walter
Path to Less Contentious Politics
Many have proclaimed their disapproval over elections outcomes. Some have suggested foul play because their candidate isn't automatically declared the winner. Some have labeled elections processes undemocratic. In a few instances, unsatisfied individuals propose a referendum or ballot initiative to change election rules.
We are in need of a civics lesson. Our nation is not a democracy. It is a republic. If there is any doubt, look at the Constitution. Electors, consisting of a body equal in number and representation to the sum of the House of Representatives and the Senate, choose the President. In the event they cannot come to a majority, the House of Representatives makes the final determination. Originally, senators were chosen by state legislatures, not the broader public. In 1789, only the House of Representatives was elected by popular vote. Today, because of the 17th amendment, the Senate is also elected by popular vote.
Some advocate the wrong process for solving perceived elections problems. For example, Consider the discussion regarding the presidential election outcome where the popular vote and the electoral college produced different results. The United States can't change the process for electing the President from Electors to the winner of the popular vote by ballot initiative or legislation. It requires amending the Constitution.
A republic is fundamentally different from a democracy. In a democracy, voters take action or legislate through ballot initiatives and referenda. The majority rules--right or wrong with little consideration for the minority. Further, referenda are passed with no process for ammendment or improvement. In a republic, voters select representatives that govern according to a charter (or constitution) and these representatives act on behalf of voters in a deliberative process of legislation and negotiation. Voters may re-elect them or give the office to another.
Most of the time, those who substitute "democracy" for "republic" are making an unintended error. Similarly, the term "democracy" and Democrat are no more linked than "republic" and Republican. The respective parties may have opposing views on many issues, but both support our representative form of government.
Politics has always been contentious. Emotions run high when supporting candidates or debating interests and principles that individuals feel strongly about. Disagreements are common when parties seek to persuade detractors and reassure supporters. Contention over policy or an unfavorable election outcome is a poor justification for changing the process. The effectiveness of the representative process is grounded in the necessity of assembling a majority while protecting the interests of the minority.
Today, many argue there is too little accomplished by the Congress or the President. Their respective stalemates and corresponding contention are frustrating. To them, I argue that this was an intentional design of the founders to ensure that a majority in one body can't ignore the interests of others. If there is an inability to achieve consensus among a majority in Congress or among branches of government, we ought to take time to work through the issues. Some issues will move too slowly to appease advocates, but governance is a process of persuasion. By definition it is slow, you don't get everything you want, and there are opposing views trying to stop your efforts.
Understanding the process is an important part of participation. Citizens understand what it means to vote, but frequently misunderstand the process and misinterpret the outcomes. We must do a better job educating voters and their children about our elections and legislative processes if we want better voter participation with less contention in the future.
Charter Schools Impact on District schools
As a new public charter school authorized for 8-12th grades opening in August of this year, St. George Academy will help benefit all of the students in Southern Utah. Michael Dee Martineau titled his 2013 Department of Economics PhD dissertation at the University of Utah "The Competitive Effects of Charter Schools in Utah." In his paper, he concluded "districts that have seen a greater degree of charter competition tend to see increases in traditional public school achievement".
St. George Academy is designed to be an educational experience with the goal of better preparing students for college and the rest of their life. The Salt Lake Tribune published an article on March 5, 2017 titled "Struggling Students Forced to Wait as Utah's Public Colleges Don't Have Enough Therapists". Therapists for what, you might ask? Anxiety, stress, higher expectations, or unsettling news according to the article. Our students need to be better prepared for life after high school graduation.
Students also need to be better prepared academically. Universities and colleges work with a large number of students who are not ready for their freshman classes. This problem manifests itself in two ways, students who start college but do not finish, and students who are required to pay for and take developmental courses before continuing with their education. The time and expense to students, colleges, and universities on individuals who are not graduating is concerning.
In public education, some have pitted local districts against charters. This is the wrong focus. There should be one focus. Students. I currently have children enrolled at both charter schools and district schools. Our children attend their respective schools not because of the kind of school they are, but rather for the educational experience they offer.
As much as anything the public sector does, education is the most impactful in our community. Every other aspect of well-functioning societies are positively impacted by a better educated population. Some argue our educational institutions are failing. I say let's improve. Some say they are underfunded. I say let's work with what we have. Others argue the best educators are leaving the industry. I say let's prove them wrong.
We don't offer education to a community, a school, a grade, or even a class. Education is a personal experience. It is offered to each individual. While students may sit in a class together, each student has the opportunity to choose to learn. Let's improve by trying to create an environment where more students want to learn. Let's rise above the funding constraints by demonstrating creativity and problem solving skills. Let's demonstrate that education is more than bricks and mortar, programs and features. Education is a resourceful teacher inspiring students to learn.
St. George Academy will benefit the students walking through the doors, but it will do more. Our students, parents, faculty, and community members desire to be part of the solution in their own lives, and hopefully realize the conclusion asserted in Mr. Martineau's paper, "a greater degree of school choice in Utah can indeed be a rising tide that lifts all boats."
You can read the full dissertation here: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=195861
Affordable Housing in Washington County, UT
While the rest of the United States and the Wasatch Front have seen multi‐family development
recover, expand, and peak, Washington County has failed to build a single unit of market rate
multi‐family housing in a configuration over 20 units as of this writing. Even with rising rents and record low vacancies, development lags. This analysis considers the reasons for sluggish developer
demand and proposes solutions to ensuring there are more affordable housing options in the
St. George area in the future.
Click Here to Download White Paper and Recommendations
Utah Charter School Bond Abstracts
I reviewed over 30 charter school bond issues for schools located in Utah. The process involved reading the offering statements and aggregating information about the school, the key service providers, interest rates, and key economic terms.
For easy reference, I've assembled the data into two tables and used the data to create charts showing key relationships related to interest rates. Larger schools and schools with better credit ratings clearly have a financing advantage relative to smaller, lower credit quality schools. Further, they have lower relative issuance costs.
Click Here to Download the Table and Charts for Charter School Bond Issues
Improve Utah's Cash Management Strategy
The State of Utah has tens of billions of dollars (yes, more than $10,000,000,000) in cash and short-term investments for liquidity, float, reserves, and savings. The strategy for managing this money is very important. Even a 0.1% increase in investment returns generates $10 million (yes, $10,000,000) in additional dividends to be distributed to entities of the State.
This analysis proposes increasing dividends for entities like municipalities, school districts, charter schools, water conservancy districts, and universities by altering the available investment options. Without increasing credit risk or raising taxes, we can distribute additional funds to government entities. While as an economist, I have to acknowledge there is no such thing as a free lunch, this is just about the closest thing to it.
Download the whitepaper by clicking here
State Universities receive uneven financial support
All students are not considered equal, according to this analysis of state support for institutions
of Higher Education in Utah. When it comes to capital facilities and annual appropriations, the
results indicate that students at the University of Utah and Utah State University receive
significantly more support from the Utah State Legislature than the other institutions of higher
education. While some underfunded institutions are catching up, others are falling further
behind. Some of the discrepancies are justified while others may require a second look.
Download the white paper by clicking here
Also, for an expanded look at state facilities spending, view this blog post from earlier this year: http://rneilwalter.weebly.com/home/state-funded-buildings-are-not-free
Utah Charter Schools don't have to pay property taxes
Charter schools are public schools. State owned facilities, including charter schools, do not pay property taxes. Facilities leased by the state or one of its subdivisions do have to pay property taxes. Many states have exemptions for state facility leases, which would include schools, but Utah currently does not.
This is especially problematic for charter schools that are built by a developer as a stand-alone facility. Charter schools leasing one of these new facilities must bear the added burden of paying tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in property tax expense. Many schools have dreamed of having a waiver. While there is no waiver, the summary below describes how schools may be able to take advantage of the property tax exemption by structuring their transaction appropriately.
You can preview the overview below or download the document as a PDF here.
Why we need Party Conventions
The State of Utah and more particularly the Republican Party have been in the throws of a knock-down, drag-out fight over the nomination process for candidates. Count My Vote initiated a movement to replace party conventions with primaries. The movement spawned Senate Bill 54 which allowed candidates to choose between collecting signatures with the option to bypass the party convention and still appear on the primary ballot or securing enough votes at the party convention as a requirement to appear on the primary ballot.
Count My Vote proponents want to increase voter participation, represent the voice of the people, and eliminate party control of the ballot. These are all positive outcomes that resonate with many in our State. Some have been confused or frustrated by the Republican Party's challenge of SB54 and County My Vote. They see the party's fight as evidence that it wants less voter participation, less representation of the people's voice, and control of the ballot.
The real debate is not over the desired outcomes, but rather the process to achieve those outcomes. The Republican Party also wants more voter participation, to be representative, and for Republicans to choose their candidates with party officials acting as independent referees.
Process and rules are important. They can be boring. They may often seem irrelevant, but they are what creates a level playing field for the party's number one responsibility--candidate nomination and election. Process and rules make the elections and governance inclusive for both urban and rural areas. For a clear illustration of the importance of process, look at the current Republican Presidential nomination. As of today, it appears Donald Trump will not secure a majority of the delegates at the Republican Convention in Cleveland. So why not just make him the nominee because he has the most support (but not a majority)?
Delegates to the Republican National Convention are not allocated simply by popular vote. To do so would render rural areas irrelevant. It was for this reason the Founders compromised in the establishment of Congress with two chambers inclusive of the Senate (equal representation regardless of population) and a House of Representatives (representation by population). Similarly, while we watch the popular vote for President in the general election, we count based on the Constitution's process for electing a president embodied in the Electoral College. To simply count the popular votes would disenfranchise the small population states and marginalize the compromise represented in our Constitution.
George Will with the Washington Post explained the importance of the Convention in establishing a level playing field for presidential candidates and getting to a majority support as opposed to nominating a candidate without a majority.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3795372-155/will-the-gift-of-trumps-ramshackle
In an editorial authored by seven prior National Chairmen of the Republican National Committee published April 21, 2016 in the Wall Street Journal, they made a parallel argument.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-get-this-straight-about-the-convention-1461193740 (subscription required).
Imagine if the Speaker of the House suggested that it would pass a law that had more support than any other version of the law, but could not secure a majority vote on the House floor. We would be outraged--49% is not the same as 51%. Even 50.0% is not a majority whereas 50.1% is. Resolving pluralities (support from most, but not a majority) is a thorny problem in elections and legislative processes. We do not recognize pluralities as the will of the people. There is simply a stalemate until a majority can be reached. Resolving pluralities (without a majority) requires an effective process.
It is for this reason that the Republican National Convention all of a sudden becomes not only relevant, but necessary. Without the convention, we have a plurality with no way to get to a majority. For the same reasons, state and county conventions are also relevant and necessary. If there are problems with the process used in the conventions, we should change those processes, not circumvent the convention. The reason the Utah Republican Party has fought so aggressively against SB54 is to preserve the convention and its ability to break plurality stalemates and come to a majority behind a nominee.
I am confident that as a party and as Utahans, we will work through the disagreement over the elections process and come to a positive solution because we share the same desire to increase voter participation, have a representative process, and let voters decide who is on the ballot.
State funded buildings are not free
Capital Expenditures are a unique challenge in state budgets because subdivisions of the state
are rarely charged for using the state's debt or equity for facilities, equipment, and other
investment needs. In an effort to take advantage of the current resource allocation process,
state subdivisions lobby for capital expenditure appropriations. The result is an inefficient
distribution of resources for capital expenditures within state budgets where the most
connected, best funded lobbying efforts frequently win. This paper proposes changing the
capital resource allocation processes by attaching a cost to state appropriated capital
expenditures in an effort to increase accountability and efficiency while improving the long
term credit strength of the state.
utah_state_capital_resource_allocation__2016_01_21_.pdf
Not your father's forest service
The US Forest Service today is not the Forest Service our parents and grandparents knew. Below is a Dixie National Forrest map from 1962. The text is more interesting than the map. The first line reads "You, as a citizen of the United States, are joint owner of this mountainous area". It goes on to highlight the recreation, private resorts, wildlife, timber, forage, and energy development in the area.
Some quotes from the Forest Service map:
"About 29 Million board feet of timber can be harvested year after year on the Dixie National Forrest indefinitely."
"Roads built to harvest timber provide access to recreation and scenic areas."
"The forage crop on the Dixie National Forest is harvested by about 20,000 cattle and 37,000 sheep. These animals belong to approximately 400 farm and ranch families that depend upon summer grazing to round out their livestock operations."
"Practically all of the Dixie National Forest is open to mineral prospecting and oil and gas exploration. Coal and iron ore deposits have been mined for many years in southern Utah. Over one million acres on Dixie National forest have been leased for oil exploration within the last few years."
The multiple use philosophy embraced by the forest service in 1962 in no way resembles the forest service management philosophies of today. Unfortunately, many of the policies limit access, reduce recreation opportunities, and eliminate economic activities.
If you want a PDF copy of this map, email me at rneilwalter@gmail.com.
Quantifying Operational Risk
In my last 12 months at ConocoPhillips, we did some significant work on quantifying the process and impact of trade entry errors. It was surprising to see how data entry errors could drive metrics like Value at Risk and P&L.
I hadn't thought about this for a long time, but I was going through my desk last night and found my notes from when I presented at Energy Risk, the premier energy risk management conference held annually in Houston, Tx. I co-authored the paper published in the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) magazine below with Kevin Kindall and Xianqiao Chen.
We wrote a pretty good paper. What was better, was I had built a model to analyze the daily mark-to-market P&L by business unit or for the entire trade floor. It gave us the ability to see daily profit and loss changes grouped by price changes, new transactions, and data entry errors. I don't have PDF copy of that model. I'll have to scan the one that is in my folder.
Let Utah manage its public lands
Public lands issues are becoming a polarizing issue once again in the State of Utah. Currently, the Attorney General is pursuing a lawsuit to have federal lands transferred to State control, and the American Lands Council is building support from other western states who agree that federal land control in the West is overreaching. Opponents suggest attempting to change the status quo is a waste of money and will result in developers ruining the beauty and accessibility of the American West.
It is helpful to view public lands through a different lens prior to choosing a side in this debate. I found a Dixie National Forest map published by the Department of Agriculture with 1962 dates on it. It starts with an introduction to the June 12, 1960 Multiple-Use and Sustained-Yield law which directs that "the renewable surface resources of the National Forests be developed and administered on a multiple-use and sustained-yield basis…National Forest resources include recreation, forage, timber, water, and wildlife." It goes on to say that "sustained yield means perpetuating a high-level annual or periodic output of the various renewable resources."
In the early 1960's, Dixie National Forest forage crop was harvested by 20,000 cattle and 37,000 sheep and the annual growth and harvest of timber was 29 million board feet—enough to build about 2,500 homes.
Those calling state control and who simultaneously object to current federal land management policies recognize that there is a difference between the multiple use and sustained basis of the past, and the conservation only mindset of today.
Why does the change in position matter? In Utah, significant education funding comes from property taxes. Because the Federal Government owns 62% of Utah and is exempt from property taxes, Utah's ability to fund education is impaired relative to states with little or no federal ownership. When 20,000 head of cattle were foraging on Dixie National Forest land, it was less expensive to raise cattle. Higher beef prices are partially the result of fewer annual grazing permits on federal lands. Similarly, beetles devastated millions of acres of Utah forest while we imported lumber from Canada. Much of the timber was not harvested because of difficulty obtaining permits on federal land. Further, recreation opportunities are diminished when motorized vehicle restrictions close roads and restrict access to the young, the elderly, and the disabled.
Last, and equally frustrating, on September 22nd the Salt Lake Tribune reported the conflicts between the BLM's Special Agent in Charge and rural county Sheriffs. According to the Tribune, the Sheriffs say, "his intimidating attitude and unwillingness to consult with counties exemplify a 'culture of arrogance' that undermines cooperation in Utah's remote reaches. The public loses, safety is compromised, and tax dollars are wasted."
Public lands will continue to be a polarizing issue. Everyone agrees that the lands should not be exploited, but a conservation only mindset today sacrifices education funding, increases commodity prices, and results in frayed relationships between locals and federal administrators.
It is in this context that the Republican Party and its elected officials are pursuing multiple strategies to bring the administration of public lands closer to home. There is no desire to ruin national parks or pollute pristine vistas. The objective is to return to a more balanced approach consistent with the "multiple use and sustained yield basis" that allows all of our citizens to be simultaneous beneficiaries of our vast public lands resources.
This article was originally published in The Spectrum as a guest editorial on 9/27/2014.
For more information about the economics of a potential lands transfer, please see the study published by a collaborative effort between three state universities: the University of Utah, Bureau of Economic and Business Research; Utah State University; and Weber State University published here: http://bebr.business.utah.edu/page/transfer-federal-lands-state-utah
Guide to Charter School Facility Finance
Charter Schools are a positive development for public education in the United States. According to the US Department of Education in 2013, there are nearly 6,000 charter schools nation wide serving over 2,000,000 students. The majority of net enrollment growth across the United States is being absorbed by public charter schools.
This represents a tremendous facilities expansion. Most schools are governed by a board of directors made up of parents and community members. With the large number of new charter schools being authorized each year, I felt it was important to provide a guide to negotiating and navigating the charter school facility decision making processes.
Below is a free copy of Charter School Facility Finance: A Resource for Boards and Administrators.
charter_school_facility_finance__2016_05_15_.pdf
Facilities Decisions and Getting Started
Leasing Existing Space
Developer Build to Suit with Purchase Option
Negotiating a Facility Lease
Conventional Financing Terms and Expectations
Bond Financing and Public Debt Markets
Financial Advisors, Attorneys, Agents, and Others Who Help
Charter School Finance Innovations
If you are a charter school board member or administrator, I hope you find the information helpful.
Don't buy down your interest rate when you Buy a home
When purchasing a home, borrowers are frequently asked if they would like to have the lender pay the origination fee or other closing costs by increasing the mortgage amount. Similarly, borrowers may be asked if they want to pay additional money to buy the interest rate down. This overview shows why most of the time, neither is the best choice.
To read the full whitepaper, click here: Bank Financing at Closing
Most people think that the lender is charging them the same rate to finance closing costs that they charge for the home loan. In reality, mortgage lenders may be charging as much as 18% interest on the funds used to pay closing costs. Borrowers can do much better simply by asking the Seller to pay the closing costs--then the lender doesn't charge a different interest rate on funds used to pay for things like origination fees, lender policy of title insurance, appraisal, and inspection fees.
Similarly, most borrowers who are considering buying down their interest rate should plan on staying in the property without refinancing for at least 10 years. Borrowers who refinance or sell prior to 10 years typically are making money for the lender. If you stay in the loan the full 30 years, you may get a great deal--but you have to stay the entire period of time.
Looking to determine if you should use lender paid closing costs or buy down your interest rate? Here is an calculator in Microsoft Excel that can help. Closing Cost and Buy Down Calculator.


The Faroe Islands is an extremely beautiful country with a unique environment. Frequent harsh winds and its sub-arctic latitude, make it a challenging environment for trees to grow and consequently, the Faroe Islands are relatively treeless. Those trees that do grow, often have irregular and unusual forms as a consequence of the winds. The irregularity of the Faroese wood is an artist's delight. In 1988, a massive hurricane struck the Faroe Islands, destroying the majority the trees. After this hurricane, I realized how much the Faroese wood should be treasured and valued. Hence, the scarcity of Faroese wood as well as the beauty in its irregularities are the reasons why today, I use only Faroese-grown wood in my gallery. The creative process of woodturning, involves understanding the unique properties of a piece of wood and creating a form in tune with the demands of each individual piece of wood. My role as an artist is to try to fully capture the beauty of each piece of wood. During the process of turning, I feel a communication back and forth between the wood and myself. Indeed, woodturning is one of my main forms of communication.


1, Continuous concrete batching plant has big concrete output and high efficiency. Continuous forced type concrete mixing plant is able to continuously and stably work.
2, Continuous concrete batching plant has uniform mixing. Mixtures going into the concrete mixet are homogeneous materials. Mixture in the concrete mixer, the mixing process includes blend and hydration. So the mixing time can be shortened.
3, Continuous forced type concrete batching plant has no leakage and small abrasion. The feed end of continuous concrete mixer is dry mixing and there are backpitches at two shaft ends. So there is no leakage problem. In addition, continuous concrete batching plant has low faults and a long service life.


Similar to our closed front easel but with an open front. Commonly used to hold books, DVD's or pamphlets. Made from either 1/8" or 3/16" thick clear acrylic. Available in six stock sizes from 5.5″ to 11″ high. All sides are flame polished for prominence and made from solid one-piece acrylic.


How many Rest Days am I entitled to?
Police Regulations 2003, Regulation 22, Annex E, paragraph 4 (c) (i) state Superintendents and Chief Superintendent are permitted 8 monthly leave days. Subsequent Regulations state that a 'month' is defined as a period of 28 days.
Police Regulations 2003, Regulation 33, Annex O, paragraph 1, (a) ( i) state the annual leave entitlement for Superintendents and Chief Superintendents is 31 days. This is a fixed amount and does not increase with service in the rank.
Can I get advice about pension issues from the Association?
There is a responsibility on forces to provide information about the Police Pension Scheme ('PPS' or '1987 Scheme') and the New Police Pension Scheme ('NPPS' or '2006 Scheme') to contributing members. Many forces produce a booklet about the schemes. Likewise force Finance/Pension Departments should be able to answer specific queries. However, if Association members have either general or specific pension queries then National Office is available as a source of information. A guide to the Police Pension Scheme is available from the Home Office.
Following the Hutton Review of public sector pensions, and Part 2 of the Winsor Review, both the PPS and the NPPS are due to be replaced by a Career Average Related Earnings (CARE) scheme in 2015. The closure of the existing scheme and the introduction of the new scheme will mean that some current Superintendents and Chief Superintendents will, due to their length of service, have to transfer across to the new scheme. Transitionary arrangements will be put in place, however, the exact details are not yet known as agreement on the principles of the new scheme has yet to be reached. Although Staff Side cannot formally 'negotiate' over changes to the current pension schemes, 'discussions' are taking place within a Technical Working Group of the Police Pensions Working Group. Frequent updates on this important piece of work are provided to members by means of e-bulletin.


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Peechi Dam thrissur is situated  outside Thrissur city in Kerala, India. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding villages in Thrissur. At the same time, it catered the drinking water needs of the population of Thrissur City. It serves as an irrigation dam, reaching out to the paddy fields in and around Thrissur city. Built across the Manali River, the dam has a catchment area of nearly . Elephants may be seen on the bank of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1958 covering .

History

E. Ikkanda Warrier (1890–1977), the first Prime Minister of the then independent state of Kochi, India, was the architect of Peechi Dam. Majority of the Thrissukkar opposed the dam cutting across the partyline. He brought a retired Chief Engineer from Andhra Pradesh to build the dam as engineers from Kerala opposed the project. The dam was completed in 1959. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, first Kerala Governor on 4 October 1957 inaugurated the dam.

Statistics
 One of the oldest dams in Kerala
 Type of Dam: Concrete Straight Gravity

Education
 Mercy Convent LP School, Peechi
 Govt. LP School, Peechi
 Government Higher Secondary School, Peechi

See also
List of dams and reservoirs in India
Contractor: Mr N O Inasu, Nadakkavukaran. He is responsible for many other major projects in Kerala.

References

Contact Number: 04872698900

Dams completed in 1959
Dams in Thrissur district
1959 establishments in Kerala
20th-century architecture in India


Do you love to improve and repair around your sweet home? You may know well about rotary tools if you love DIY projects as well as home crafts. One needs to have a trusted leading brands rotary toolkit like Dremel. You may also know the Dremel Models 3000 and 4000 rotary tools. Many DIYers and professionals solely depend on them.
It's true many professionals, hobbyists and DIYers use Dremel 3000 and 4000 rotary tool kit widely. Yet to select the best one between them can be a long battle of consideration.
Similar look as well as used to same tasks sometimes can make things a little bit confusing. However, in the question of performance, there is a quite different result. Moreover, the number and types of attachments and accessories are different too.
In fact, both Dremel 3000 and Dremel 4000 considered as a great rotary tool. You may have any of them. Here we just give a glimpse we compare them in details for your better understanding. Thus you can choose wisely your best Dremel Rotary tool kit.
Dremel offers a vast selection of the rotary tool. Among them, there are two top models: Dremel 3000 vs Dremel 4000.
In order to ensure the most convenience to its user rotary tools is upgrading constantly. But keep in mind its not always better as a new release. In this article, we took a closer look to find one suits your all needs.
The different features of the Dremel 3000 and 4000 will help you to decide. We will discover their stronger and weaker option at a time to compare. Finally, we will tell you which is best for your specific purpose.
Dremel 4000 vs Dremel 3000 which one will prove to be the more versatile tool? Here we present a summary. You will decide which one give a better value for the money? Lets first have an idea of each Dremel's specifications and features.
You have to focus on motor power, speed and accessories of the Dremel 4000 and Dremel 3000 their similarities and differences to take the final decision.
There are some obvious similarities and differences between the two handy rotary tools, we find from the above table.
The size of the motor is the first striking difference. It is clear that the Dremel 4000 is considered a more powerful tool. It uses a 1.6 amp motor. On the other side, The Dremel 3000 use 1.2 amp motor.
Besides Dremel 4000 and Dremel 3000, both offer variable speed rotary tool. However, Dremel 4000 clearly shows a higher top speed. It can produce up to 35,000 RPM. It is higher than the Dremel 3000 which offers 3000 RPM.
Moreover, the Dremel 4000 has two more advanced option. An electronic speed control as well as a separate speed dial. Dremel 3000 does not have such features.
Interestingly, changing accessories is so easy! Both rotary tools use Dremel's very efficient and user-friendly EZ Twist Nose Cap.
The Dremel 4000 is newer release and Dremel 3000 is older release. Naturally, as a new presentation, Dremel 4000 tries to fill up some lackings of The Dremel 3000.
Between the two rotary tools, there are some remarkable differences. Kit options and the electronic feedback control are two mentionable option which distinguishes them.
It is crystal clear that the versatile one is the Dremel 4000. It has a lot of power and you can use it with other accessories from Dremel.
Let's see how the two tools differ.
From the Dremel 4000 to other latest Dremel rotary tools gained their reputation after they introduce to use a system of electronic feedback control. On the 3000 model, it is absent.
If you grinding very hard or to improve your craftsmanship you may need to off your speed. The solution came from Electronic feedback control option. It is designed to let you know that information. In the question of the higher level of manipulation and control, this feature gives the upper hand to the Dremel 4000 than the 3000.
You have to use your knowledge to determine the right pressure and speed with the Dremel 3000. Naturally, it can lead to mistake for a beginner.
In point of speed control, both the Dremel 4000 and Dremel 3000 have variable speed control. However, the Dremel 4000 staying ahead than 3000 as it has a separate on/off speed dial.
This option of alters the speed without any interruption with the power clearly gifted the Dremel 4000 a noticeable advantage over the Dremel 3000.
This feature allows you to slow or speed up the rotary tool. Even from the mid cut to improve the excellent outcome of your dream project. If you deal with complicated and delicate woodworking and craft project this option will prove even more useful.
For the various needs of different rotary tool users, both Dremel 4000 and 3000 offers different kit options.
In the number of accessories and attachments, these kits will differ. In the model number of the kit, this information is clearly indicated. For instance The Dremel 4000-3/34 kit option, it means that it has 3 attachments and 34 accessories.
Dremel 3000 has 3 kit options. They are 3000-1/24, 3000-1/25 and 3000-2/28. Dremel 4000 has 4 kit options which are 4000-2/30, 4000-3/34, 4000-4/34 and 4000-6/50.
The Dremel 4000-2/30 kit option is the cheapest of the 4 kit options. Naturally, it offers the fewest attachments and accessories on the model 4000 series.
The kit has 30 accessories and 2 attachments. These 2 attachments are the straight edge/circle cutter and grinding/sanding guides.
As a versatile rotary tool, you can choose it. But remember they may not be very good for carving and engraving applications like other kit options as it offers just one accessory for that. Still, it can be great for sanding as well as cutting due to its enough accessories for this task.
If you look attentively you will find the Dremel 4000-3/34 is a more versatile rotary tool as it offers 4 accessories with 1 attachment than the 4000-2/30.
3 attachments for a multipurpose cutting guide, grinding/sanding guide, 30 accessories, and detailer's guide are included in this kit.
It is indeed a great all-around rotary tool as the number and type of accessories on this kit. Still, for polishing and cleaning it will be a much better choice than the 2/30 as it has more accessories for this.
The Dremel 4000-4/34 kit is not as versatile as the 4000-6/50. Still, with 34 accessories and the 4 attachments, the Dremel 4000-4/34 kit can be more effective than the two above.
The offer of this attachment on this rotary tool kit are grinding/sanding guide, straight edge guide/circle cutter, a detailers grip and a multipurpose cutting guide.
You can select The Dremel 4000-4/34. For both professionals and craftsmen, it is a great kit option. Moreover, it can be very useful for various cutting, sanding applications and for excellent polishing.
On the 4000 rotary tool model, Dremel 4000-6/50 is the most popular kit. It offers more accessories and attachments than all the other 3 kit options of Dremel.
You can do almost all rotary tool application with the 50 accessories and 6 attachments on this kit.
On the kit, there's the attachment which is enriched with a multipurpose cutting guide, a flex shaft attachment, circle cutter/straight edge guide, sanding/grinding guide, shield attachment, and garden tool sharpening attachment.
The Dremel 6/50 is the best kit if you want to choose the best. It offers everything you need. For professionals and frequent users of rotary tools, it is also regarded as the best option. It is an ideal rotary tool for sanding, cleaning, cutting, sharpening or polishing other tools.
Are you a beginner of using rotary tool kit? Then the Dremel 3000-1/24 will be a great buy for you. It is also suitable for people who only need a rotary tool for sometimes use. And the best news is the Dremel 3000 kit is the cheapest.
Just like the Dremel 3000-1/25, it comes as usual with a 1 attachment. However, its 24 accessories are fewer than the other two 3000 kit options.
It may seem to some people quite a basic kit. However, for many crafts and home improvement projects Dremel 3000-1/4 can still be very useful.
In fact, if you compare Dremel 3000-1/25 vs the 3000-1/24 you will find just one added accessory in the Dremel 3000-1/25 yet such option can make a huge difference. Many rotary tool users can find that such one extra accessory might be what they need most.
You may wonder what the basic difference of Dremel 3000-1/25 than the Dremel 3000-1/24? Well, Sanding band and the extra felt polishing wheel and without the nylon bristle brush is what the sharp difference. Moreover, for various polishing and sanding applications, it can be more useful.
The Dremel 3000-2/28 is the best option than the other two kits as it offers more accessories and attachments. You can consider it is the best option in the 3000 series. It can do much more than the other 2 kits.
On the 3000 Dremel model, the 3000-2/28 is the most versatile kit. Yet it offers fewer accessories than the most basic kit on the Dremel 4000 model, the Dremel 4000-2/30. However, if you prefer economy and affordable rotary tool kit then surely 3000 is your best kit choice for excellence in your various projects.
One of the good options of this rotary tool is its replaceable motor brushes. It will allow you to use it repeatedly. It works in a smooth manner and emits a gentle hum.
You see, the Dremel 4000 is an improvement option of the Dremel 3000. It is also more powerful. So, now for you choosing between the Dremel 4000 and Dremel 3000 should be easy.
The Dremel 4000 is your best choice if you are looking for a powerful rotary tool. It also offers lots of accessories as well as higher speed. You will discover more if you go for the Dremel 4000-6/50.
Dremel 4000 is more user-friendly as it offers some eye-catching convenient features, for example, separate speed dial and an electronic feedback control system. Naturally, it can be very handy for many projects.
The Dremel 3000, on the other hand, can be a great alternative when you will use it occasionally and will not use it frequently. It can be also a great choice for economy people. For a beginner, it can be more ideal as its speed and power are less intimidating.
Our final verdict is the Dremel 4000 is the better tool among the two. It certainly offers greater speed, power, and versatility. However, for the people who are looking for something more affordable the Dremel 3000 can still work.
Keep in mind, choosing the right rotary tool for you is based on your specific needs. You only have to base your choice on three aspects—power, speed, and the number of accessories included in the kit. For versatility lovers 4000 is ideal for beginners 3000 is really perfect. It's your choice!


A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust: I WILL be renewing my subscription to Bon Appetit!
I WILL be renewing my subscription to Bon Appetit!
This picture actually doesn't do it justice. You have to have a copy of the magazine in your hands to really appreciate the physiological reaction I had as soon as I laid eyes on the cover. I am not exaggerating or being figurative when I say that my mouth is watering. It literally is. And I honestly felt like I could physically grab that fork out of the picture and start devouring that bowl of mac & cheese in one sitting.
Must. Make. Mac. And. Cheese. For. Dinner.
I know!!! It was an awesome cover. And then I got Saveur magazine yesterday and it too had a beautiful cover photo.
My first B.A. (i got it for years and then cancelled) is coming April-too bad I love this cover.
Mac and cheese is my favorite food. MMM!
That certainly is a delicious looking cover. That's one of the things I like about my Eating Well magazines, scrumptious cover shots.