Edward E. Mills: Shine more light on pension problems
The article cited the case of a teacher who “said the forced contribution has taken a $1,300 bite out of her $43,000 salary.” Simple grade school math indicates the state is contributing $43,333 toward her retirement pension. (Where X = the pension contribution, then the formula is $1,300 = .03X; solving for X yields the [...]
Gazette Preps: Cheyenne Mountain rolls at Pueblo girls’ swim meet
PUEBLO • In the shortest event, Cheyenne Mountain’s Sydney Buckley and Olivia Gach helped to continue a long line of success for the Indians at the Hornet Invitational. Following the 50-yard freestyle, the swimmers looked up at the scoreboard and then embraced after Buckley finished fingernails ahead of Gach in 25.09 seconds — Gach finished [...]
Two December births to celebrate: Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith
After several business ventures gone bad, Solomon Mack, Joseph’s grandfather, offered Joseph Smith Sr. and family the use of his cabin on Dairy Hill. They gratefully accepted his offer, settled in and there baby Joseph was born. Two days after his birth, the family celebrated Christmas, most likely in a simple way, long before the [...]
Liquid truth
PHILOSOPHY began with the hypothesis that the world was made of water. When students in introductory courses at university encounter this idea, put forward by Thales in the 6th century BC, they tend to think it odd, if not naive; but this is because they are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. Hindsight [...]
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this content is restricted. I played Nintendo’s Wii U earlier this week, the exciting successor to the Wii that not only plays a lot like the Wii—now with a new, unique twist—but a console that plays nicely with the Wii controllers and accessories you already have. It is an experience that incorporates the social appeal [...]
Lakeville town meeting will convene June 13
June 02, 2011 12:04 PM LAKEVILLE — the town’s annual town meeting has been scheduled to convene on June 13 at the Apponequet High School, with a special town meeting to precede it at 6:30 p.m. the special town meeting warrant has just three articles; the annual meeting warrant will have 29 articles for voters [...]
Core Bites, April 1
Evensong and recital Sunday at St. James The Choir of St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, will sing Choral Evensong at 5 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Joel G. Hafer, rector, officiating. The choir will sing “The Evening Service (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis)” in E-flat by Charles Wood, “Anglican Chant” by Edward Bairstow, “Prayers and Responses” [...]
LEDUL4 – Underwater LED Boat Light – High Intensity LED Underwater Lights – 12 Watts – 800 Lumen
This LED underwater light is designed to replace traditional 55 watt halogen underwater lights. in fact, this LED light will outperforms a 55 watt halogen incandescent light with approximately 20% more light output. The light output is bright and pure white. this particular underwater LED light contains 4 LEDs that produce 12 watts. 800 lumen [...]
North Tonawanda teens make castle of ice
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – many people are out making the most of our deep chill. rather than stay warm inside, they embraced the cold and built a castle made of ice. It seems like the never-ending winter season. since early December, WNYers have been clearing snow. more came in January, and it hasn’t stopped [...]
LEDs Magazine – Main Light Introduces the LED-powered LightStar fiber optic illuminator
Main Light Introduces the LED-powered LightStar fiber optic illuminator Date Announced: 01 Mar 2011 Main Light Industries, who manufacture and rent a wide variety of fiber optic-based products, introduces the LED-powered LightStar™ fiber optic illuminator, part of DiCon Lighting’s FiberLamp product line. LightStar uses an innovative LED light engine comprised of Red, Green, Blue, and [...]