Recent content by goillini

Your first step would be for both of you to take a gun safety course, widely available for a nominal charge.  Then pass the 30 question test required to purchase guns and ammunition in California.  You can't legally purchase out-of-state and bring into the state, either.  Just check any of the...

Some years ago, I helped develop a credit scoring system -- not for FICO, but something similar, and using the same credit report information.  My understanding is that your credit card company will report your balance once per month, using the balance on that day.  Their reporting day is not...

My favorite (and only) accountant joke. And I'm going to have to make up some of the particulars, since I only really remember the punch line... Bill began his working career in the company accounting department as a junior staff accountant. But he worked hard, never made mistakes, and, over...

Congratulations! <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) --> Now, can we start an accounting joke thread? I only know one.

Isn't anybody here old enough to remember hula hoops (1950s)and citizen band radios? I think that was about 1980. "That's a big 10-4 good buddy!

SGIP has it about right. There are also ranges in Huntington Beach and Orange. The news channels are reporting today on a woman in rural Oklahoma who shot an intruder in her home. The 911 call is absolutely compelling as she pleads with the police dispatcher for officers to get there quickly...

Unfortunately, the best answer is, "It depends!" If you want to sell all-electric cars, you make one set of assumptions, while those who own oil refineries will use other assumptions. If you are talking about immediate health hazards (i.e., smog) you reach different conclusions than if you are...

I doubt that there is specific information published about Irvine, but for California, 15.5 percent of our electrictiy was generated from coal in 2008, according to the California Energy Commission. The biggest source is natural gas. http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/overview/energy_sources.html...

Electrical generation falls into two categories, base load providers and peak load providers. Hydro is very easy to adjust to demand. Just turn a (BIG) valve to push more or less water through a turbine. No warm-up required. This type of power source is best used for peak loads unless water...

I joined the blogs on the "site that shall not be named" about the time my alma mater was on a great run to the NCAA Basketball final four. But I'm definitely not a sports nut. I recently learned that there is also a "GoIllini" on the Huffington Post blogs. That is definitely NOT me! Yikes...

Whoops, I don't have the routine down for quoting and adding to a previous post. But I shall overcome! Vas -- My first guess would be exposure to an agricultural pesticide of some type. But the hazardous waste facility makes an easy target. As a former mayor of Houston was once quoted...

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