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Implementation of the 2010 Financial Regulations Law
Mary Schapiro gave an update on the Securities and Exchange Commission 's implementation of the 2010 financial regulations law. She said that following the 2008 financial crisis and the passage ...
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Investigation of Housing Market Collapse
Attorney General Eric Holder announced a joint federal and state initiative to investigate mortgage-backed securities that triggered the housing market collapse. He said the probe will bring ...
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Congressional Insider Trading
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Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Merger
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Financial Fraud Efforts
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Robert Khuzami on Financial Fraud
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Securities Exchange Commission and Madoff Ponzi Scheme
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SEC Enforcement Oversight
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment held a hearing on SEC enforcement activities.
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Patriot Act Reauthorization
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5. Million Dollar Baby
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Not strictly a ‘boxing film’ per se, but Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy ‘Snatch’ centres around fight promoter Turkish, played by Jason Statham and sneaks onto the list. The movie features a memorable performance by Brad Pitt as gypsy brawler Mickey.
When you think boxing films, you think Rocky, and the 1977 original is surely the quintessential movie of the sub-genre. In the brilliant first outing for the Italian Stallion, he meets the love of his life Adrian and goes head-to-head with Apollo Creed.
2. The Fighter
Christian Bale is no stranger to yo-yoing in weight for the good of cinema, and after bulking up for Batman, he lost a shedload to play Dicky Ecklund alongside Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Fighter’, and went on to win an Academy Award for his performance.
1. Raging Bull
Not only the best boxing film of all time, but arguably one of the greatest films ever full stop. Martin Scorsese’s black-and-white masterpiece ‘Raging Bull’ stars Robert De Niro as troubled boxer Jake LaMotta who not only battles with his opponents throughout but his friends, family and inner demons.

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GLOUCESTER 5, KECOUGHTAN 3
Cody Unangst's two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning gave Gloucester enough of a cushion to hold off Kecoughtan as the Dukes improved to 6-1. Eric Gentry pitched a complete game, giving up six hits and striking out four to pick up his third win of the season. Unangst went 2-for-3, as did Ben Lawrence.
The Warriors scored two runs in the top of the seventh on three consecutive singles to close the gap to 5-3, but the Dukes retired the next three batters to close out Kecoughtan. Randy Morris went 2-for-3 for Kecoughtan (5-2).
WOODSIDE 15, MENCHVILLE 1
Trevor Ronan pitched a three-hitter as Woodside (4-3) trounced city rival Menchville (3-4). The Monarchs took a 1-0 lead after the first. But then the Wolverines' hit parade began, with Woodside scoring four runs in the second, seven in the third and four more in the fourth.
Chris Niederkofler and Billy Conides each went 2-for-3, while Kyle Smith went 3-for-3. Ronan improved to 2-0, while Menchville's Jeremy Harris, who was chased from the mound in the third, fell to 0-3. Woodside improved to 4-3, while the Monaarchs fell to 3-4.
MATHEWS 20, KING & QUEEN 4
Jason Fox went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs as Mathews dominated. Adam Bourque and Terrell Jarvis each added three hits. Zach Hammons and Brent Haywood were among those with two hits. The Blue Devils win was sparked by a twelve-run second inning.
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Keith Baker stole third with one out in the bottom of the seventh, catching Greenbrier Christian by surprise, and the resulting throwing error allowed Baker to score as the Dukes shocked the Gators.
The Gators, traditionally one of the top teams in the private-school ranks, were hosting their own tournament, but batted first due to a coin toss.
The Dukes scored two runs in the bottom of the first. Lee Jones' single scored Baker, and Nathan O'Berry scored on a fielder's choice. The Dukes had just two hits, but pitcher Nathan Cobb (2-1) shut down the powerful Gators. B.J. Upton took the loss in relief, but tied the game in the fifth inning with a solo home run.
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BETHEL 12, WARWICK 0
Kim Rowe (8-0, like her team) struck out 10 and yielded just three hits as Bethel blasted Warwick. Staci Patrick went 2-for-2 and had a three-run home run in the first inning to get the Bruins going. Bethel remained unbeaten at 8-0, as stands Rowe's record.
KECOUGHTAN 5, DENBIGH 4
Kecoughtan edged Denbigh, winning four out the first six matches. Dustin Johnson won the opening match in two sets. Andrew Lorenzo and Jason Yarashes also won their matches in two sets. Johnson and Yarashes finished off with a doubles victory 6-1, 6-1.
KECOUGHTAN 6, BETHEL 3
Kecoughtan broke out for three straight goals in a 10-minute span of the second half, including two goals by Brian Eubank. Beaux Thompson, Chris Tromly, Mike Logan and Mike Simpson each scored for the Warriors. Bethel standout Paul Phan had two goals and Joe Tiefer added one goal. Kecoughtan had twenty shots on goal compared to just six Bethel tries, leading to Bethel's third win overall.
GLOUCESTER 7, WARWICK 0
Meredith Whitley scored four goals and had an assist as Gloucester shutout the Raiders. Traci Andersen, May Arsenovic and Maureen Kleaver each added one goal. The Dukes kept the ball at their end of the field with a 24-1 shot advantage. The Dukes led 4-0 at halftimeen route to their second district win and seventh win overall.


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Manchester United are eyeing Sevilla attacker Lucas Ocampos for a late summer swoop.
The 26-year-old impressed in his club’s Europa League winning campaign last season, and was one of the standout performers against United in the semis.
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Melissa Landinez, an American who grew up in South America, lived in Uruguay in 2001. She was nine months pregnant with her son, Christopher, at the time of the bombings.
“It was a beautiful day in Montevideo, Uruguay,” she recalled. “It was a beautiful day here, too, or so I heard.”
As information became available, she and her family turned to the news to watch the events unfold.
“When the first [plane] hit, I thought, how odd,” she said. “Then almost immediately afterward, a second one. It was just so chaotic. The second hand stuff we were getting down there, we saw people jumping out of windows because they couldn’t get downstairs. It was shocking to see it.
“How could this happen in America, where we were supposed to be protected and on top of it, and secure? I was really shocked that was happening. I didn’t understand all the ramifications because I wasn’t here, but seeing that was so scary.”
Landinez’s brother-in-law had family in New York. They called family and friends to make sure everyone was OK.
Today, she says, Americans are much more cautious.
“We need to be,” she said. “Life has no value to some people. We are more united in the fact that we have to protect what we love and our family and lifestyle.”
(Editor's Note: This is the 11th mini profile by Snellville Patch to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001. To view move coverage related to the anniversary, click here.)

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By Sarah Graddy - NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
October 1, 2014
For many of the viewers of the live-streaming video from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expeditions, the descent of ROV Deep Discoverer (D2) into the depths of the ocean just means that they have to wait a little longer to get to the discoveries at the bottom.
But Mike Ford feels completely differently.
The biological oceanographer, who works with the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, studies gelatinous animals known as salps, jellyfish, siphonophores, and ctenophores, which float through the water column throughout the world’s ocean, capturing microscopic prey like plankton.
So when D2 is on its way down to the seabed, Ford is watching on the large monitors in the Exploration Command Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, exclaiming excitedly as he catches sight of the often bizarre-looking creatures.
The term “jellyfish” covers a wide array of animals, Ford says, including hydromedusae, a few of which we have seen on this expedition. These are typically bell-shaped and pulse to move through the water and collect prey.
Ctenophores, often called comb jellies, move through the water using rows of cilia and capture prey with lobes found on the bottom of their bodies.
Salps are community-forming animals that look like a gelatinous barrel. To gather food, they process water through their bodies at rates on the order of liters per hour, using muscular contractions to pass water across a mucous net inside their body that captures plankton and detritus. They can live as singular organisms, but often attach to each other in long chains.
Siphonophores come together to form communities where each animal has a specialty, whether it is locomotion (movement), predation (capturing food), or reproduction. Together, they can function as one large organism.
“Part of my job is to monitor the levels of gelatinous animals in the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem,” Ford says.
That ecosystem extends from Cape Hatteras off the coast of North Carolina north to the Gulf of Maine, and from the U.S. coastline out to the continental shelf – about 280,000 square kilometers altogether. The enormity of this area makes it difficult to know much about the distribution, life cycles, and population size of the gelatinous animals that live and pass through there. Additionally, scientists’ work is complicated by the fact that these animals are often small and transparent, and that sampling – pulling them up in nets to study them – can damage them.
That’s why Ford loves watching the high-definition video transmitted by Okeanos Explorer. He started tuning in during the 2013 expedition to the Atlantic canyons and seamounts, and is pleased that the current mission is returning to the region, allowing him to compare the data gathered from both years.
Our Deepwater Backyard allows scientists to look at a number of canyons and seamounts within just a few weeks, providing a bigger snapshot of the distribution of salps over a wide area. The seamount dives also allow Ford to get information from less frequently surveyed areas. That unique opportunity, coupled with HD video that doesn’t damage the salps and other animals, makes the expedition a fantastic window into the undersea world for Ford.
“Siphonophores, salps, jellyfish, and ctenophores are significant contributors to the Earth’s marine ecosystems,” Ford says. “History and experience have told us that when these animals get to a high enough density, they can shift the ecosystem. And that can have negative effects on living marine resources that we care about.”
Jellyfish prey include both the same plankton that larval fish eat and the larval fish themselves. However, the relationship between the populations of jellyfish and other gelatinous animals found in the water column and populations of fish is poorly understood.
Every morning, as D2 plunges to its ultimate destination of a canyon or seamount thousands of meters below, Ford documents the numbers and types of jellyfish, siphonophores, ctenophores, and salps he sees. And when the ROV reaches the bottom, he goes back to his office to dream up hypotheses – and paper topics – for why he saw lots of salps on one day, but very few on another.


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SoVi’s three blocks of two-sided street shopping allow visitors to experience the charm of the district while exploring a selection of the city’s best fashion, home décor, and gifts. Expanded sidewalks lined with benches encourage a stroll among the unique boutiques and eye-catching art.
Housing some of the premier sports and cultural venues in Dallas—including the American Airlines Center, Cinepolis, Sweet Tooth Hotel, House of Blues, Klyde Warren Park, W Hotel, and the Perot Museum—Victory Park draws crowds from across the Metroplex to experience the best movies, sports, and performance the city has to offer.
The South Victory District is located in the heart of Dallas at the intersection of Interstate 35, the Dallas North Tollway and Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Victory Station provides access to the neighborhood through the DART Light Rail and the Trinity Railway Express. In addition, SoVi is directly accessible to the Katy Trail.
New dining and retail establishments from some of the city’s most respected entrepreneurs will assure the South of Victory District continues to evolve to meet the needs of Dallasites and visitors alike. Instagram-worthy environmental graphics and bold murals will help redefine Dallas’ urban culture in the coming months.
Both vibrant and walkable, Victory Park’s amenity-rich multi-family residences are situated in the heart of Dallas’ most dynamic districts (Uptown, the Design District, Downtown). Energized by the people living and working onsite and traffic from nearby entertainment venues, Victory Park offers a strong sense of community in a neighborhood that encourages the unexpected.
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General overview of the history of urban development in North Tucson, Arizona, up to that point. Keep in mind that there may have been further developments or changes since then.
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Twitter was interesting yesterday for a number of reasons, one of which was an argument that Nick Spencer got into with a few different people about the merits of “topical” or politically engaged comics. As far as I can tell, the conversation seemed to come down to whether or not people want “escapism” in their comics, or if they want comics that engage with contemporary political issues.
Spencer seemed to be arguing that comics have a responsibility to engage with the real world and that people look to comics to help them understand their world—including (maybe especially) politics. His interlocutors seemed to be arguing just the opposite: people read comics in order to escape the real world.
You might argue that the debate finally came down to a simple matter of reading preferences. Those of us who like for our comics to raise social, moral, political, and philosophical questions gravitate toward books like Spencer’s Captain America, The Dark Knight Returns, Civil War, Green Arrow, and others. And those of us who want simple “escapism” (whatever that means) tend to read other kinds of books. No problem, right? You do your thing, and I’ll do mine; live and let live; etc.
The problem is that this debate might lead us to believe that there are only two possibilities for comics:
- The book is topical (meaning it incorporates current events and politics into the story), therefore it engages with or addresses “real life.”
- The book is not topical (meaning that it doesn’t address current events); therefore it is mere “escapism” and doesn’t deal with “real life.”
This is a false dilemma; it offers us only two alternatives when there are more than two. All good stories (even the ones that we call “escapist”) are about real life. All good stories have some sort of moral, political, or philosophical implication, and this is especially true of superhero comics because they are the modern American mythology—meaning that they encode and dramatize everything important about being human.
But the point that some people seem to miss is that a story can have political implications without being a direct allegory or specifically incorporating real-world issues, people, movements, parties, etc. into them. One of the best examples of this is Kingdom Come by
Mark Waid and Alex Ross. It’s a damn good superhero romp, and those who want “escapism” can certainly enjoy it without having their political sensitivities troubled. But it’s also a thoroughly political book—just not in the same way that Captain America: Sam Wilson, Green Arrow, or Occupy Avengers are political. There are no analogues to Fox News or to the Tea Party in Kingdom Come. You can’t say, “Okay, Superman represents Democrats,” or anything like that. Batman and the Outsiders aren’t Social Justice Warriors. Luther and the MLF aren’t right-wingers. But the book does explore serious philosophical questions that have a direct bearing on the politics of any time: what is freedom? can you enforce peace? is having good examples enough to make people more virtuous? For readers who who care to think about them, those kinds of questions have real consequences for how we order our lives together—and that is the very definition of politics.
And if Kingdom Come is a bit too heavy an example (it is a pretty serious book), what about books like Superman and Action Comics? Both of the current Superman-related titles raise interesting questions about what it means to be a father and what it means to be a mother and about what it means for a child to be “different.” They’re not “topical” in the sense that Captain America: Sam Wilson is “topical,” but they do have political implications. People who want to think about those implications can do so, and people who just want to be entertained by good stories can be entertained.
All of this is not to say that comics don’t have a political problem. You could make a good argument that they do have a political problem, especially Marvel. That problem isn’t with any single book or creator, however. And as Spencer pointed out yesterday, the problem isn’t that people who want escapism don’t have options. They have plenty of options.
But more on that issue in a later post.


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Uncharted 4 isn’t the best in the series. That honor, in my mind, goes to Uncharted 2. This title, though? It belongs in our rundown of the best games released in 2016.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End marks the end of Nathan’s Drake story as we currently know it. Could he be back? Sure, maybe in some capacity, but the game does a wonderful job when it comes time to put a nice bow on his tale.
It does so while avoiding a lot of cliché, too.
Uncharted 4 is a long ride packed with lots of changing mechanics. It’s also one of the most beautiful games ever released, packing some stunning vistas and unbelievably good effects into its package. It’s also a beautiful work of character for folks like Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher.
Admittedly, I look back on 2016 and find that Uncharted 4 doesn’t stand out as well as other games on this list. Then I sit and think on it. I think about the segments with the jeep. I think about Nate and Sully. I think about Nate’s brother. I think about when Elena joins the group. I think about all these moments that really made me smile, and I realize that Uncharted 4 was actually pretty darn good.
If I had to pin down its worst moment? That would have to belong to the “boss battle,” if that’s what you’d call it. The game puts you on a burning ship and throws completely new mechanics at you, and that includes a tutorial of sorts. For the final encounter. Seriously.
That slight aside, Uncharted 4 was one of the most complete and ultimately rewarding narratives I played this year. I’ll miss Nate and Sully, I know that much, and I’m glad we had this ride in 2016.

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Tamir Hendelman: piano
With his hard-swinging approach and feather light touch, pianist Tamir Hendelman has emerged as one of the most intriguing jazz talents to arrive on the scene in quite some time. On top of his own trio outings as a leader, the Israeli-born artist is known for his outstanding work with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Hendelman first came to prominence in 2001 when he joined the Grammy-nominated Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (CHJO), a long-running L.A.-based big band. With the CHJO, Tamir has recorded for John Pizzarelli, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall among others. For his own trio, the award-winning Hendelman explores standards, Brazilian music, blues and his Israeli roots. He’s released two acclaimed records as a leader, 2008’s Playground and 2010’s Destinations, the latter boasting the great Lewis Nash on drums.
Tamir’s musical path began early, studying piano from age six in Tel Aviv. After moving to the US is 1984, Hendelman won Yamaha’s national keyboard competition two years later at age 14. Concerts in Japan and the Kennedy Center followed. Tamir then studied at the Tanglewood Institute in 1988 and received a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from Eastman School of Music in 1993. He then became the youngest musical direcdtor for Lovewell Institute, a national arts education non-profit organization.
Since returning to LA in 1996, Tamir has been in steady demand as pianist and arranger, touring the US, Europe and Asia, and receiving awards from ASCAP and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. In 1999 Tamir was a guest soloist with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
Tamir joined the Jeff Hamilton Trio in 2000, contributing arrangements, recordings and touring worldwide. Hendelman also toured Europe with Tierney Sutton and the Bill Holman Big Band, musically directed Julia Migenes’s ALter Ego and played/arranged on Roberta Gambarini’s Easy To Love. He is also featured on Natalie Cole’s Still Unforgettable and Barbra Streisand’s Love Is the Answer and One Night Only (Live at the Village Vanguard.) In 2013 Tamir performed Rhapsody In Blue with the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra, and he will perform it again in 2018 with the AZ Music Fest Orchestra.


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Doe & Ingalls Management, LLC is the parent company of Doe & Ingalls of North Carolina. In 2010, Doe & Ingalls Management, LLC purchased Doe & Ingalls, Inc in Massachusetts. The company helps life science and microelectronics companies manage their chemical supply chains. Doe & Ingalls provides clients with high-quality chemical raw materials, offers chemical management services to reduce total cost of ownership, and gives industry expertise and knowledge to mitigate the risk faced by their clients.
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Despite critics average reviews Ram’s latest release Endukante Premanta, the actor is still hoping for the film to do well at the ticket windows. This type of films need time to settle down. And that’s what now it is happening with Endukante Premanta after first week.
Taking it a bit ahead to reacting to a comment, Ram tweeted like this ‘ Cinema chusi Pichi ekki Tiriginavaalu vunnaru..Picha Pichaga nachi Tirigi Vellinavaalu inka ekkuva vunnaru. Go and Judgethe movie yourself’. That shows his optimism over the movie success.
Well, if we go by his expectations, Endukante Premanta should settle down at least in A centers by this week end. Last week shows registered positive percentage of attendance in most of the Hyderabad theatres. But Collections other than major cities and in rural areas are sliding down though.


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Are Airplanes Vapor Trails Good or Bad?
There may very well be less of them to see in the skies lately thanks to the pandemic, but when you see one you do look at it. What am I referring to? It is airplane made vapor trails.
Vapor trails, or contrails as some people call them, are man-made clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft that are left behind in the sky. Their formation is triggered by the water vapor emitted in the exhaust of aircraft engines, but can also be triggered by the changes in air pressure in the air over the entire wing surface of the plane.
So why is it you can see them for long periods of time and other times just for a few seconds? The length of viewing is determined by the temperature and humidity at the altitude that the contrails form. Persistent spreading contrails are thought by some, without overwhelming scientific proof, to have a significant effect on global climate.
And as you know by now, I enjoy watching them form as an aircraft flies overhead. It's also fun to guess just where that plane might be headed.
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Web site lists traffic counts for state roads
Average daily traffic count figures for state, county and some local roadways statewide are now available on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Web site.
The address is: www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/maps/trafficvol.html#.
Mike Schweyen, the state's regional traffic engineer, said the information is useful to real estate agents, land developers, business owners, public officials and others who are looking for information on traffic volumes.
The most recent data on the Web site is from 2002, with some counts also available from 1999 and 2001.
Average daily traffic counts on city and county roads are updated every four years on a rotating basis. State highways are re-measured in even-numbered years. Data is collected annually between April and October.


The Worst of Jefferson Airplane
Keep On Truckin’:
The Very Best of Hot Tuna
When Marty Balin began putting together the band that would become Jefferson Airplane in 1965, he called the music he intended to make “fojazz,” a hybrid of folk and jazz. But what he and the band actually created was an even more far-ranging concoction, dubbed “psychedelic rock” because of its role as soundtrack for the hallucinogenic drug scene of the time.
The Worst of Jefferson Airplane was an essential part of every college student’s record collection in the early ‘70s. Originally released in November, 1970, the 15-track LP neatly summed up the band’s first five years, offering glimpses of the Airplane’s many sides—Balin’s pop-rockin’ “It’s No Secret,” the romantically beautiful “Today,” Grace Slick’s strangely disturbing “Lather,” Paul Kantner’s anthemic call to revolution, “We Can Be Together,” Jorma Kaukonen’s acoustic interlude, “Embryonic Journey.”
Kantner coined the Worst of moniker as a typically Jeffersonian dig at the record industry the band had often done battle with. In fact, the compilation was lovingly assembled by the bandmembers themselves, and included the group’s only two actual hits, “Somebody to Love” and “White Rabbit,” as well as samplings from their six albums up to that point.
This Legacy reissue includes two bonus tracks, Kantner’s “Watch Her Ride” and Slick’s menacing “Greasy Heart.” Its chronological layout allows the listener to trace the sonic and lyrical development of the psychedelic era itself while following the trajectory of San Francisco’s most successful band. It’s a journey that is still worth taking. The only disappointment is that the CD’s expanded capacity wasn’t maximized to include the post-Worst sort-of-a-hit, “Pretty as You Feel,” or the definitive “Wooden Ships” from Volunteers.
Lead guitarist Kaukonen was one of the best, most distinctive of the post-Beatles guitar players. Whether finger picking acoustically or cutting through the band’s increasingly dense textures with razor-toned electric licks, his singular sound defined the Airplane as surely as the loose three-part harmonies of Balin, Kantner and Slick. His take on the traditional “Good Shepherd” gave a clue of his arranging abilities and where his heart lay.
Kaukonen had spent his high school years in Washington, DC, where he and his best friend, Jack Casady, would haunt local blues, folk and jazz clubs. Jorma ended up in Frisco as a charter member of the Airplane and, when the band fired its original bassist, he sent for his old pal to come west.
Though the J&J twosome found immense success with this most adventurous of rock bands, they never lost their love for the rootsy music they had discovered together as teenagers. As Jefferson Airplane took off for higher heights, they began working occasionally on the side as a duo playing the acoustic blues of The Rev. Gary Davis, Jelly Roll Morton and Robert Johnson.
Originally calling themselves Hot Shit, they had become Hot Tuna by the time their first album, recorded live at a club in Berkeley, California, came out in the spring of 1970. That first release was a stripped down affair, spotlighting Kaukonen’s virtuosic acoustic finger picking and Casady’s inventive contrapuntal electric bass playing. As the Airplane disbanded, Hot Tuna became more than an extracurricular hobby, expanding into a full-bore rock band with a following of its own.
The newly compiled Keep on Truckin’ covers the history of Hot Tuna’s various incarnations in the ‘70s. From ample samplings of the band’s original acoustic orientation through its evolution to blistering blues rock, this collection resurrects one of the great offshoots of the classic rock era, a band that may never have been able to escape the shadow of its principals’ past, but one unquestionably deserving a re-evaluation.
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The H-Town municipal elections are still three and a half months away. Mail ballots don’t go out until September. Here is from the Hobby poll that dropped this morning:
The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston conducted a representative survey of City of Houston likely voters to identify their preferences and opinions regarding the November 7, 2023 municipal election.
The survey was fielded between July 12 and July 20, 2023 by contacting likely voters via SMS messages through which the respondents were directed to an online survey platform with the option to complete the survey in English or in Spanish.
The survey population of 800 has a margin of error of +/- 3.5% and is representative of those City of Houston residents who are likely to vote in the 2023 mayoral election. The results of the survey will be presented in a series of two reports.
This report examines the mayoral and controller races in November as well as potential runoff scenarios in the contest for mayor. The second report will focus on policy issues facing the City of Houston.
Executive Summary As of July, the November 2023 Houston mayoral election is effectively a two-candidate race between Texas State Senator John Whitmire and U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
In November, 34% of likely voters intend to cast a ballot for Whitmire and 32% for Jackson Lee.
One in five (22%) likely voters is undecided and 12% intend to vote for one of 12 other candidates. The remaining 12 candidates have a November vote intention ranging from 3% to 0%: Gilbert Garcia (3%), Lee Kaplan (2%), Robert Gallegos (2%), MJ Khan (2%), Derrick Broze (1%) and Robin Williams (1%), with each of the remaining candidates having a vote intention of less than 0.5%. More than one-half of likely voters did not know enough about Garcia (57%), Kaplan (69%), Gallegos (57%), Khan (64%), Broze (78%) and Williams (78%) to have an opinion about potentially voting for them.
This compares to a mere 6% who did not know enough about Jackson Lee to have an opinion about voting for her and a more substantial 23% who did not know enough about Whitmire to have an opinion about voting for him.
In a mayoral runoff election between Whitmire and Jackson Lee, Whitmire’s vote intention is 51%, well ahead of Jackson Lee’s at 33%. One in eight (13%) likely voters remains undecided in a Whitmire and Jackson Lee runoff while 3% would not vote in the runoff if these were the two candidates.
44% of likely voters indicate they would never vote for Jackson Lee, compared to only 13% who say they would never vote for Whitmire.
48% of likely voters hold an unfavorable opinion of Jackson Lee (40% very unfavorable), compared to only 16% who hold an unfavorable opinion of Whitmire (8% very unfavorable).
In a runoff election against Jackson Lee, Whitmire holds an advantage among most key socio and demographic groups of likely voters with two exceptions: Black Houstonians and Democrats.
In a runoff election, Whitmire’s vote intention among women is 5 percentage points greater than that of Jackson Lee, 43% to 38%. Whitmire’s vote intention among men is 31 percentage points greater than that of Jackson Lee, 58% to 27%, in a runoff election.
Whitmire holds a substantial advantage over Jackson Lee among white likely voters (63% to 21%) and among Latino likely voters (54% to 27%) in a runoff election.
Jackson Lee has a substantial advantage over Whitmire among Black likely voters (64% to 19%) in a runoff election.
Jackson Lee is the favored runoff candidate among Democrats, with a 55% to 28% advantage in vote intention over Whitmire.
Whitmire is the favored runoff candidate among Republicans, with an 88% to 2% advantage in vote intention over Jackson Lee.
Whitmire is the favored runoff candidate of Independents by a 60% to 18% margin over Jackson Lee.
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It is Dollar Dog Night at The Yard this evening. I will be wearing the T-shirt in the featured photo.
We won a thriller last night and are two games back. Let’s do it again.


5 months in the past yesterday, I took supply of a VanMoof X3 e-bike. It’s up there as one of many costlier private purchases I’ve ever made, dwelling as I do in Tokyo with none want for a automotive. However like plenty of different folks this 12 months, I felt moved to keep away from public transport because the coronavirus pandemic intensified, and VanMoof’s newest fashions got here on the proper time.
I used to be fairly certain I’d just like the X3. I’d test-ridden the original Electrified X three years prior, when it was first launched as a motorcycle designed with Tokyo in thoughts, and I’d needed one ever since. The $1,998 X3 is extra highly effective and extra reasonably priced, with a bunch of latest options that sealed the deal.
5 months on, I’m comfortable to report that I do certainly just like the X3. However that’s not the identical as having the ability to give a wholesale advice to everybody. Greater than possibly every other product I’ve ever ordered and owned, the X3 has made me really feel like an excessive early adopter — regardless that that is the third model.
The X3 is actually a smaller model of the S3 that Thomas Ricker reviewed back in April, with 24-inch wheels versus the 28-inch S3. The unremovable 504Wh battery is built-in into the body, that means you get a sleeker design than many rivals however must plug the bike instantly into an outlet to cost. A number of the key options embody an automated four-speed gearbox, a turbo increase button for a fast jolt of velocity, and a kick lock on the rear wheel that secures the bike and prompts its motion-sensitive alarm.
So far as the overall driving expertise goes, I principally agree with Thomas’ impressions of the S3. I actually just like the design, together with the built-in lights and lock. I’ve discovered the gear shifting to be easy far as a rule, albeit with the very occasional clunk. The thought of an automated gear field for a bicycle is kind of odd to me, as somebody who prefers to drive guide automobiles, however you principally neglect about it when driving. Whereas there are undoubtedly occasions while you’ll end up within the “flawed” gear on your supposed velocity or stage of exertion, you may usually drive a shift up with a fast burst of the turbo button, or a shift down by simply stopping pedaling for a number of seconds.
I’m undoubtedly glad I received the X3 over the S3, and I say that as a six-foot-four man who would in all probability feel and appear extra pure driving the bigger mannequin. It takes dwelling with the bike to understand how far more sense the smaller measurement makes for Tokyo. I respect it each time I park in a tiny alleyway squeezed between two Shinjuku buildings, or at any time when I wheel it into my condo’s elevator — which occurs to be the precise size of the X3.
Wheeling the X3 into my elevator is a reasonably vital use case, as a result of I’d haven’t any option to cost the factor in any other case. I reside in a sixth-floor condo that thankfully has an influence outlet instantly outdoors the entrance door, which is invaluable as a VanMoof bike proprietor. It will be a lot much less handy to must wheel the bike inside each time I wanted to cost it, however after all it could even be far more handy if I might simply take away the battery myself and go away the bike downstairs.
I haven’t tried to hold out measured vary testing as a result of in observe, it isn’t actually one thing I take into consideration. I cost the bike a few times every week and that’s effective for what I take advantage of it for. VanMoof claims between 60 km (37 miles) and 150 km (93 miles) of vary relying on how onerous you push the electrical motor. I can say I’ve ridden a little bit greater than 60km in a single day, utilizing the turbo increase loads to get to the opposite aspect of town and return dwelling shortly with about 12 p.c battery remaining. However it is a bike designed for on a regular basis use, and I believe the purpose is admittedly that it’s not going to unexpectedly die on you when you’ve labored out your charging routine. The caveat is how straightforward that might be for you and your private dwelling scenario.
I do have a number of nits to select. I discovered the Android app constantly extra dependable than the iOS model, which I sometimes needed to force-quit with a purpose to get it to unlock the bike. The non-obligatory front-mounted steel basket (10,000 yen, or $89) seems good however functionally type of sucks, with large gaps between every “wire” in its “mesh”. (It did a minimum of make me swear off plastic procuring baggage as soon as and for all, since all my groceries would simply fall by means of the holes.) The dot-matrix show can be very a lot type over perform, because it’s near-impossible to see in daylight — particularly set in opposition to the lighter paint possibility I went for on the bike.
Crucial factor to say concerning the X3 is that I actually love driving it. It’s by far my favourite option to get round Tokyo and I take advantage of it at any time when sensible, together with on journeys that I in any other case would by no means have thought-about a bicycle for. It’s usually quicker than driving or taking the subway, and it’s all the time a complete lot extra enjoyable than both possibility. It’s liberating to journey a automobile that feels equally suited to roads and aspect streets, taking within the metropolis at floor stage as you journey. I’ve realized a lot about my neighborhood and past this 12 months simply because it’s trivial to get wherever inside a 5-mile radius.
General, I’m pleased with my buy. Proudly owning a motorcycle like this has actually made an enormous distinction to my high quality of life, which isn’t one thing I’d usually say concerning the issues that I purchase. However I additionally really feel fortunate that issues labored out for me, as a result of that hasn’t been the case for everybody.
I ordered my X3 on April twenty second, the day preorders went reside. I used to be given a supply date of June twenty seventh, which wasn’t splendid, however I didn’t thoughts ready for one thing that I knew I needed. (I spent that interval driving round Tokyo on Docomo share bikes that just about invariably turned out to have practically depleted batteries upon unlocking, which did make me additional anticipate proudly owning a motorcycle I might cost myself.)
Whereas I used to be ready for the bike to ship, I joined a Fb group of different VanMoof clients, lots of whom had additionally preordered an S3 or an X3. Alarmingly, lots of people appeared to be receiving S3s in poor situation, with the packing containers and bikes having been broken in transit. It’s onerous to know what quantity of individuals had been affected by this, however VanMoof’s co-founders Taco and Ties Carlier confirmed the issue in a September interview with The Verge, saying that the cheaper, smaller packing containers initially didn’t provide sufficient safety. The corporate anticipated round 1 p.c of bikes to have points “vital sufficient for a buyer to provide us a name,” in keeping with Ties, however the precise determine ended up being “nearer to 10 p.c.”
I used to be a little bit anxious about what state my X3 would finally arrive in, as a result of it’s no small inconvenience to return one thing that enormous for restore or substitute. S3 bikes had been being despatched out forward of the X3, and no-one within the Fb group had reported receiving their X3 but. Thankfully, I had no issues in any respect when my bike did present up. It was coated in protecting foam, a further measure VanMoof took to guard the bikes contained in the field, and I couldn’t fault the situation it arrived in.
It was, nonetheless, delayed from the preliminary June twenty seventh date I’d been given. I received in contact with VanMoof in Might to substantiate the date, since I observed my card had been charged, and I used to be instructed the June twenty seventh date nonetheless held. On June twenty fifth I received an automatic e-mail saying my order was “nonetheless on observe and scheduled to ship inside your supply window,” however two days later I hadn’t obtained any transport notification. VanMoof responded to a different e-mail on June twenty ninth saying that they might “begin transport tomorrow,” and I received a transport affirmation on July 4th. The bike finally confirmed up on July seventh.
This wasn’t an enormous deal to me. There’s an unprecedented pandemic happening. Issues occur. However I noticed plenty of on-line stories of much more intensive delays, and it’s clear that VanMoof didn’t have its provide chain and buyer help altogether in place at launch. The corporate instructed us as a lot. It’s one thing to remember when you’re contemplating ordering a motorcycle and want it to reach on time.
As soon as mine did arrive, all was good. The packaging was well-designed, if just for a motorcycle protected in extra foam, and setup was straightforward barring one fiddly cable cowl that took plenty of effort to connect. The X3 shortly turned an vital a part of my day by day life.
Then in October I received a worrying e-mail titled “Motion wanted in your VanMoof X3 bike.” I’ll simply reproduce the physique right here for full readability:
We’re getting in contact since you personal (or have owned) a VanMoof X3 bike.
Just lately we’ve had some riders report that the bolts on the rear fender of their VanMoofS3 or X3 bike got here unfastened in use. Upon additional evaluation we’ve ascertained that these incidents are linked to an early batch of bikes – the place it seems that on some bikes, the rear fender bolts weren’t tight sufficient. This challenge doesn’t exist on later batches of bikes. Our preliminary evaluation didn’t present that unfastened fender bolts might trigger a security danger to our riders. We’re nonetheless now investigating what brought on a critical accident involving a VanMoof S3. Now we have not decided what brought on that accident to happen, however whereas we conduct that investigation we need to take additional precautionary measures now.
Sadly, your bike with *body quantity XXXXXXXXXX* got here from that early batch (round 1,600 bikes). As an additional security precaution, we’re asking you to have your rear fender bolts checked earlier than your subsequent journey.
The e-mail really helpful that I am going to a VanMoof model retailer to have the fender bolts tightened, or take it to a daily bike mechanic. There was a hyperlink to a video exhibiting what to do, and VanMoof supplied to reimburse any restore prices. Not eager to become involved in a “critical accident,” I took my bike to the Tokyo retailer, the place the useful workers took it to the again and gave every thing a checkup. quarter-hour later I used to be again on the streets.
I ought to say right here that I undoubtedly wouldn’t have purchased this bike if there wasn’t an official VanMoof retailer close by. This fender challenge was comparatively easy to repair, if a little bit scary to search out out about, however I don’t suppose many native bike retailers right here would have a lot thought what to do with the X3’s battery or automated gears. This can be a difficult sufficient product that I’d by no means have risked the opportunity of needing to ship it again. However, I respect that VanMoof shops in cities across the globe are even a factor within the first place. It made the X3 a way more viable possibility for me than some of the cheaper e-bikes you’ll find on the market on-line.
Life with my X3 and its newly-tightened fender bolts continued. In November, nonetheless, I received one other e-mail from VanMoof alerting me to an upcoming change to its cell apps that may take away the power to vary area settings. The default prime assisted velocity is 25kph, however there’s an possibility in keeping with US rules that allows you to increase as much as 32kph. The e-mail didn’t point out what the settings truly do, however a note on VanMoof’s help web site says that the transfer was made in response to some house owners within the EU being stopped by authorities for having the ability to exceed the velocity restrict.
I’m not going to litigate the ins and outs of regional e-bike velocity limits right here, however this entire scenario actually struck me as an newbie transfer on the corporate’s half. The bikes ought to have simply been offered with the suitable velocity settings for every area. You’d in all probability not be very comfortable when you purchased a automotive that the producer unilaterally determined to limit to your native freeway velocity restrict after you obtain it. VanMoof isn’t accepting returns over the matter.
The entire motive I’m scripting this story is as a result of it’s onerous to get a way of actual possession in a brief assessment interval, significantly with regards to a product with the potential to have a significant influence in your day-to-day life. Most of what Thomas wrote concerning the S3 applies to my expertise with the X3, which is to say I believe it’s an amazing bike and I don’t remorse the acquisition.
However that’s not the entire story. It’s additionally the primary $2,000-plus buy I’ve made that concerned transport delays, characteristic removals, and warnings about potential bodily hurt. I’m used to being an early adopter of expertise — it comes with the territory on this job. Nonetheless, I’d have most well-liked a smoother onboarding expertise with a product that I journey on precise roads subsequent to actual automobiles.
VanMoof does have an amazing product on its palms, and the corporate has been open concerning the modifications it’s making to the shopper expertise. I like my very own X3 and may’t think about a time once I received’t personal an analogous e-bike sooner or later. However I’d simply strongly advise potential consumers to work out which e-bike firm is the best one for their very own scenario, bearing long-term service and security in thoughts. Whereas I’ve had an general constructive expertise with my X3, it’s proven me that it might not be the best match for you.


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A RSS news feed containing the latest NASA press releases on Earth-observing missions.
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 22, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2), which will fly NASA’s most advanced laser altimeter to measure Earth’s changing ice.
From flooding in New Orleans to coffee cultivation in Guatemala and wildfires in Alaska, NASA Earth observations from space are being put to work helping address a wide range of real-world issues.
While NASA’s policy of free and open remote-sensing data has long benefited the scientific community, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, it has significant untapped potential for commercialization.
Media are invited to Seattle on Thursday, Aug. 9, to preview a seaborne expedition to study microscopic organisms in the dark depths of the sea that play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.
A large multidisciplinary team of scientists, equipped with advanced underwater robotics and an array of analytical instrumentation, will set sail for the northeastern Pacific Ocean this August.
Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency).
NASA has exercised options under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract for two additional Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) spacecraft to be built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
A joint U.S./German space mission to track the continuous movement of water and other changes in Earth’s mass on and beneath the planet’s surface successfully launched at 12:47 p.m. PDT Tuesday from the California coast.
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map locations where freshwater is changing around the globe and to determine why.
Media are invited to cover the prelaunch briefing and launch of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO), NASA’s latest Earth-observing satellite mission.


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In a recent podcast, I included a review of the vintage Canon PowerShot G9. I rediscovered mine in a dresser drawer, pushed all the way to the back with three batteries and a charger.
Originally, I had intended the commentary to be a fun complement to the main discussion about slideshows — you know, the kind we used to assemble on our computers and burn on to DVDs. The G9 was released in 2007, about the same time that all of this was going on. Nostalgia can be a kick.
As part of my reacquaintance with the PowerShot, I took it outside to shoot a few pictures, testing its 12-megapixel, 1/1.7” sensor. Knowing that I couldn’t jack up the ISO with this classic, I set the top dial to 80, used Program mode, and let the camera take care of the rest.
The pictures looked great. I don’t mean that they looked good for a 2007 digital camera. I mean they looked great.
After examining the first round of shots, I sat down on the couch with the camera and explored the menu system. What if I tweaked the settings a bit more? I set the AF to FlexiZone, turned off Auto ISO Shift, set image stabilization to Shoot Only, enabled RAW+Jpeg, and…

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Are you tired of paying huge electricity costs month after month? Going solar is your best bet for huge savings, and now, thanks to SunPower, it is more affordable and much easier than ever before.
This is what you will learn:
Let’s get going…
SunPower is an American energy business established by Richard Swanson & Richard Crane in 1985. It began as EOS Electric Power. In 1988 it was renamed SunPower. In 1990 the business received moneying to start making solar batteries. In 1992 started shipping them to consumers.
What Is SunPower?
SunPower is understood to design, manufacture, and deliver a wide range of high-performance solar electrical systems throughout the USA, for industrial and property purposes.
It is likewise rewarding to point out that NASA also has actually utilized SunPower’s advanced cell innovation for their area programs.
However NASA is not the only one who has trusted SunPower items. Solar Impulse 2, a zero-fuel plane, set a world record for becoming the very first solar aircraft to fly all over the world, also uses SunPower solar batteries.
There are a lot of case studies out there utilizing SunPower products, from markets, schools, and homeowners, conserving millions $$ in the process of going solar.
SunPower has recently decided to transform its production division into a brand-new company called Maxeon Solar, while SunPower will focus exclusively on the customer and service side, setting up photovoltaic panels.
The department began with a $298 million investment by SunPower’s partner and the world’s leading supplier of silicon wafers, Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. (TZS).
Why The Creation Of Maxeon Solar?
The objective is to optimize the core operations of the two business without blending them. “This transaction will also simplify both organizational structures, reducing costs, while improving efficiency and creating more agile businesses,” SunPower CEO Tom Werner stated throughout a November 11 teleconference.
Maxeon Solar will take on production and technological development, providing SunPower the ability to focus entirely on broadening its market share versus its competitors, such as Canadian Solar.
Solving The Problem Of Solar Energy Consumption
SunPower is taken part in the production and sale of photovoltaic panels, and they offer a vast array of item choices.
Photovoltaic panel are alternative sources of energy. They are made up of solar cells that transform sunlight (and not just light) into electrical power.
A total set consisting of photovoltaic panels, inverters, batteries, and controllers is called a Solar Power Plant. All this can be purchased from the company.
Furthermore, they offer an assurance for 25 years, unlike others who offer only 10 years. Also, when buying from them, they will bring and set up batteries and whatever you need free of charge.
Products That SunPower Offers
SunPower makes numerous products, all related to solar power, like solar panels, total systems, solar cells, total roof-integrated planetary systems, and solar battery storage.
Let’s dig in …
SunPower Solar Panels
SunPower offers 4 series of solar panels. They are enhanced for different applications:
Do you wish to optimize your life time savings? Then SunPower A-Series panels is for you. A-Series provides the most powerful cell and greatest wattage panels you can place on your roofing.
SunPower presented the world’s very first 400-watt solar panel, which indicates you can have more power than ever before in a little area with less panels on your roof.
SunPower X-Series photovoltaic panels provide 44% more power per panel, resulting more power in smaller sized spaces, with fewer panels. By doing this you can broaden energy production just by utilizing additional roofing space to include more panels later on if you desire.
They likewise provide the highest efficiency readily available in a residential photovoltaic panel today, at a record-breaking 22.8%.
That suggests homeowners get more electricity, more flexibility, more peace of mind, and lower electrical power costs.
SunPower E-Series provide 36% more power per panel than standard panels. Put simply, they transform more sunshine into electrical power
E-Series are constructed with Maxeon solar batteries, delivering up to 20% performance and comes in 327W, 320w, or 435w options.
SunPower P-Series are developed with an innovative shingled design solar batteries that gets rid of many of the reliability obstacles of conventional front contact panels.
P-Series panels offer 7% higher panel effectiveness and as much as 19 %more energy over the very first 25 years of operation.
But that is not all: SunPower Performance Series( P-Series) panels were named as a top entertainer in all those five dependability tests carried out by DNV GL, the world’s biggest resource of independent energy professionals and accreditation body. Those tests include:
Benefits Of SunPower Solar Panels
There are numerous benefits of going solar by using SunPower products:
SunPower has been in solar power business for more than 35 years. The company was founded in 1985. Since then, SunPower has been refining photovoltaic panels for domestic and industrial market. In this market and lots of others, there are a lot of business that reoccur.
Since the financial investment in photovoltaic panels is substantial, you much better trust on a company that has shown to be here for several years.
One of the most essential factors in catching solar energy is the performance ranking of a panel. Not all photovoltaic panels are the same. A higher effectiveness score suggests fewer panels to catch the exact same quantity of energy.
SunPower uses an market leading 22.8% efficiency score, which is roughly 60-70% higher than the competitors.
Solar panels are a substantial investment for both, house owners and industrial organizations. So, they require to know that they will last. SunPower panels surpassed competitors in reliability, energy production, degradation rates, and shading impact.
SunPower panels are developed with long lasting covers to get rid of UV deterioration, copper structures for extra strength, and they provide a single 25-year service warranty that covers the entire panel and all its parts.
SunPower photovoltaic panels are environmentally friendly. Any person who is not indifferent to the health of the world, obviously, will consider his task to buy harmless energy sources. Lots of people stop at wind turbines, the problem with them is they discharge unique sounds; solar panels are quiet.
Other individuals pick any solar panels that are out there in the market. However, the circumstance here resembles that of electric lorries: the batteries are environmentally friendly, however they utilize toxic damaging compounds at the same time of their production of batteries, power plants, conductors, and so on. As a consequence, they wind up polluting the environment.
SunPower has long been the industry leader in sustainability and utilizes a full closed loop sustainability strategy. Their approach is to drive sustainable service practices at every stage of the product life cycle and beyond.
This technique paved the way for SunPower to end up being the winner of pv publication’s very first annual sustainability award.
SunPower offers an unmatched 25 years complete self-confidence guarantee. They cover everything on your Roof. They will repair, change or reimburse faulty parts, and you get the industry’s best power guarantee. Each part goes through weeks of quality, screening, and aging control prior to assembly and final examination. After all, a much better product indicates a better service warranty.
Keep in mind: with standard solar, even a little concern can become a big headache, separate warranties for each part (racking, panel, tracking, inverter), unpredictable service charge (setup of replacement not consisted of, shipping not consisted of), low power output, lots of documentation, several providers. It is enough to make your head spin.
Pros & Cons Of SunPower Solar Panels
- SunPower provides one service warranty that covers product quality, power production, and service for your entire system.
- Your panels will not lose more than 8% of their initial power output in 25 years.
- You have 3 various payment alternatives to pick from: solar leasing, purchasing with cash, and funding with a loan.
- SunPower has been on the cutting edge of solar innovation for more than 30 years. You can be confident that you will have the highest-quality solar items and high-efficiency panels.
- The SunPower X Series solar panels master regards to power generation, delivering 44 percent more energy per watt than competitive products.
- SunPower panels are remarkably appealing and aesthetically pleasing.
- Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) payment option just readily available to industrial clients. Although the business’s solar lease choice is readily available at a flat rate.
- Some consumers have provided negative feedback regarding SunPower’s customer support.
How Much Does SunPower Cost?
There isn’t a repaired cost for a solar energy system. It depends on the area, your home and your cars and truck energy use
To have a concept, generally a SunPower solar power system cost in between $3.20 and $4.50 per watt. A 6-kw SunPower system can cost up to $30,000 or more before incentives.
For your convenience, SunPower provides three payment choices:
- Purchase. You own the energy and the system it produces. Getting your SunPower system directly can optimize your savings. Gradually, your system can pay for itself through your utility expense savings
- Loan. You own your solar system and spend for it with a loan. There are numerous loan payment terms and conditions readily available, consisting of optional complete prepayment without penalty.
- Lease. SunPower owns the system on your roof. You pay a month-to-month amount to” rent” the system and use the energy you produce.
Remember: those worths are just estimated. For a detailed and more accurate quote, click here to complete an easy 3-step form. A SunPower agent will call you (this is not an agreement and you do not have any obligation.)
What SunPower Customers Are Saying?
Here you are some property owners that share why they selected SunPower and how going solar has actually altered their lives. You can find more reviews on SunPower site
Investing in solar panels is a clever decision. This financial investment resembles investing in energy efficiency measures and to minimize heat loss in your home. Any device that consumes less energy instantly starts making you money by saving energy.
The cost of extra insulation for your home begins to conserve you on air conditioning and heating immediately. By now, lots of currently know that buying energy efficiency measures is a dazzling investment.
Also, remember that in addition to saving from setting up photovoltaic panels, you are likewise contributing to the battle against pollution and global warming. This is because you reduce the energy intake from conventional, environmentally filthy, fuel-fired power plants.
Solar panels increase the value of your home. And in some cases, they increase its attractiveness among buyers because even if the increase in the value of the house is less than the cost of a solar power plant on the roof of your house. It will be easier to sell such an “advanced” house.
Solar panels increase the value of your house. And sometimes, they increase its beauty among buyers since even if the boost in the value of the house is less than the cost of a solar energy plant on the roofing system of your house. It will be easier to sell such an “sophisticated” home.
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It’s only by getting to know you, your wants, needs, and desires that SunPower can help you generate your own electricity and maximize your savings


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After back-to-back weeks of bickering and bloviating, I’m about all politicked out.
So the other day, I sent a message to our good readers that I was searching for stories to share that would inspire, not inflame. Soon, my in box was flooded with great stories from across the fruited plain.
But one, in particular stood out.
So pour yourself a glass of sweet tea, settle back into your Cracker Barrel rocking chair, and prepare to have your bones blessed.
Our story took place on July 18th aboard Delta Airlines Flight 15 – from Frankfurt, Germany.
On board were dozens of teenage musicians – members of the Iowa Ambassadors of Music. They had just completed a European tour and were returning home.
Also on board was a soldier – in full dress uniform. The young man was escorting the remains of a World War II veteran.
It just so happened to be that one of the flight attendants was seated across from Dr. Lee Nelson, the singing group’s choral director and the director of choral activities at Wartburg College.
During the long flight across the Atlantic, she mentioned to the director about the fallen soldier – and how an Honor Guard would meet the plane once they landed in Atlanta.
“She asked if there was something that perhaps we could sing,” Dr. Nelson told me during a telephone interview from his office at Wartburg College.
By chance, the choir had concluded all of their European concerts with a moving rendition of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
“I thought that might be something appropriate to sing to honor and respect the remains of that soldier and also the uniformed soldier,” he said.
But organizing a choral concert on a plane is not all that easy – especially since the students were scattered through the giant aircraft. So Dr. Nelson enlisted the aid of a chaperone and they stood back to back so they could direct both halves of the plane.
As the Honor Guard approached the jetliner and the soldier rose from his seat, the teenagers began singing, “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah…”
Young American boys and girls from places like Des Moines and Waverly and Iowa City – sang with all their might in four part harmony. And the entire moment was captured on video.
“It was an emotional moment,” Dr. Nelson said. “The flight attendants had tears in their eyes – and so did the directors.”
And the moment also proved to be a life lesson for the young Iowans.
“The idea of the power of music – and the idea that it’s not just a performance, but that we get to use music in the way it’s intended to be used – to show love and respect for all,” he said.
He noticed that the decorum of the students changed almost immediately.
“They were very respectful and honored to be able to sing in this sort of context,” he said. “It really hit home to the hearts and minds of the students and everyone on board that plane.”
“It was truly a beautiful moment,” Dr. Nelson said.
And so it was on Delta Airlines Flight 15 that the sons and daughters of Iowa rose with one voice to bid farewell to a fallen hero – returned to the land of the free and the home of the brave.
It was a uniquely American moment. Glory hallelujah, indeed.


J. Cole opens the show with hit song “Window Pain (Outro)” at the Schottenstein Center on Sept. 23. Credit: Amal Saeed | Assistant Photo Editor Popular rapper J. Cole performed in Columbus, joined by EarthGang, Jaden Smith and Young Thug for the latest stop on his “KOD” tour at the Schottenstein Center Sunday night. I’ve always been a casual fan of J. Cole, but his latest album, “KOD,” has become one of my favorite albums released this year, so my expectations were pretty high going into the show. However, before Cole hit the stage, his opening acts made sure to keep over 17,000 concertgoers on their feet the entire show. Hip-hop duo EarthGang’s set included performances of “Meditate” and “Up,” and a surprise appearance from Cole’s alter ego, “kiLL Edward,” clad in an all-black mask and hoodie. Jaden Smith opens for J. Cole’s KOD tour at the Schottenstein Center on Sept. 23. Credit: Amal … [Read more...] about Concert Review: J. Cole brings inspiring messages to Columbus on “KOD” tour
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There are hundreds of artists worth seeing in concert and J. Cole is just one of the many. Luckily the tour of his latest release, “KOD” hit Denver on Sept. 10 at the Pepsi Center. Cole had a surprise album called “KOD” that dropped on 4/20 this year. Soon after the “KOD” tour was announced and having written the review to praise the album, I wanted to experience the emotions in real life that I experienced when I first heard the album. The “KOD” tour opened with KiLL Edward, who is J. Cole’s alter ego and performed a song he released as KiLL Edward on SoundCloud. What was really surprising was that the crowd seemed to not know that KiLL Edward was, in fact, J. Cole and diehard fans knew who was really on stage. Earthgang, a hip-hop duo from Atlanta, Ga. came out after KiLL Edward. Young Thug was supposed to open also but unfortunately could not make it. The last opener was Jaden Smith, an actor turned music … [Read more...] about J. Cole connects to the community during his ‘KOD’ tour
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Posted By Chris Conde on Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 3:05 PM click to enlarge Rapper J. Cole is on a 34-date tour in support of his new album KOD, with special guests Young Thug, Earthgang, Kill Edward and Jaden Smith. The tour kicked off in Miami on August 9, and is making stops across North America, including one right here in the Alamo City. While KOD has been met with mixed reviews from longtime fans of the rapper, J. Cole’s entire body of work is a tribute to the real MCs and rappers pushing hip-hop forward rather than riding on some trend in the genre, i.e. trap music. $49-$149, Fri Aug 17, 7:30pm, AT&T Center, attcenter.com. Get our top picks for the best events in San Antonio every Thursday morning. Sign up for our Events Newsletter. Tags: San Antonio, live music, rap, rapper, J. Cole, KOD, Alamo City, AT&T Center, MCs, hip-hop, Image … [Read more...] about J. Cole’s KOD Tour Makes Stop in San Antonio
ENTERTAINMENT 08/09/2018 09:01 am ET "Black Panther" fans, rejoice. Jaden Smith is here to talk "Skate Kitchen," conspiracy theories and the secrets of the universe. By Bill Bradley Just like Black Panther, Jaden Smith doesn’t freeze. But he does pause. Especially after I asked him about the various conspiracy theories he follows ― and there are several. Which one, I wondered, should people be most aware of? The actor/rapper/humanitarian took a second to think about his answer. There’s the theory about the illuminati, which he talks about on his album “Syre.” There’s the theory about chemtrails, which he’s tweeted about. “OK, OK, all right,” he said, “I will keep it real broad and simple, real broad and simple.” “The technology that we’re currently at is not the maximum of the human capability,” he began, “and that there are places in the world where their technology … [Read more...] about Jaden Smith Believes A High-Tech Place Like ‘Black Panther’s’ Wakanda Secretly Exists
ENTERTAINMENT 08/02/2018 09:57 am ET Updated 49 minutes ago "How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?" The "Skate Kitchen" star finally has an answer. By Bill Bradley If mirrors aren’t real, what are we to make of Jaden Smith’s tweets? The rapper and actor has been perplexing us for years with the mind-blowing musings he chooses to post on Twitter. In fact, his tweets became so wild that, after he told GQ he is a scientist experimenting on humanity, people began to think Smith was just trolling the internet with, well ... “bullshit.” Since the interview, he’s offered his befuddling remarks with less frequency. So, was Jaden just messing with human subjects the whole time? During an interview with HuffPost about his new movie “Skate Kitchen,” in which social media becomes a character unto itself, Smith happily explained some of his most cryptic tweets. No, they’re not just b.s. And … [Read more...] about Exclusive: We Asked Jaden Smith To Explain His Cryptic Tweets. You’re Welcome.


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Embark on this spectacular culinary tour with Chef Massimo Capra to experience a five-course dinner menu that showcases the most delicious food and wine to have emerged from Italy’s Veneto region. Veneto’s long-standing culinary tradition has given us risotto, risi e bisi, fresh seafood, wild game, and tiramisu, while it’s centuries-old wine-growing tradition offers us world-renowned wines like merlot and prosecco. Chef Massimo Capra will be hosting an evening full of amazing food and wine that will transport you from a spectacular Fallsview dining room to the magical streets of Venice, Verona, and the like.
Showcasing Wines From:
Fumanelli Wines are produced exclusively from the grapes growing on the Squarano Estate, which are carefully hand selected during the harvest. Ageing takes place in 17th century tuff stone wine cellars and wine making is supported by a combination of traditional and innovative techniques with the greatest respect for the grapes.

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
I've never written under a pseudonym, but when the chance came to write something a little different, I jumped at it. And so, Dear Reader, I am now "Lila Dare."
Wave Goodbye is the fourth book in the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery Series. The protagonist is a spunky 30-something named Grace Ann Terhune. Since I really am a Southern girl at heart, I had lots of fun dredging up "southernisms" for this book. You can pre-order a copy here.
The release date is March 5, 2013, so I'll have books coming out in March, April (Death of a Dowager/Book #2 The Jane Eyre Chronicles), and May (Picture, Perfect, Corpse/Book #6 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series). I have to admit that I'm feeling a wee bit burned out!
Here's the official summary of the plot of Wave Goodbye:
St. Elizabeth, Georgia, offers charm, Southern hospitality—and the occasional murder. This time, when a new hair salon tries to steal business, it’s someone’s life that gets cut short…
Violetta’s salon is up in arms. Business is dead. Snippets, a big box haircutting chain, has opened in St. Elizabeth, undercutting prices and luring away loyal customers. Violetta’s daughter, hairdresser Grace Terhune, is shocked to discover that it’s her old high school rival Lisa Butterworth who’s behind the big sweep—and Grace isn’t going to take this sitting down. Snippets’ cold-blooded prized manager is doing wonders with Violetta’s client list. According to Lisa, it’s just business—until a bitter confrontation leaves Grace more than frustrated, and Lisa less than alive. Now Grace is the prime suspect in her rival’s murder. And only her friends at Violetta’s can save her—before the charge proves permanent.
BEAUTY TIPS AND TRICKS INCLUDED!

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