Rep. Steve King: "I got out my calculator, ran the numbers and came to 2.4 million" illegal votes

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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said on Tuesday that he had personally done an extrapolation calculation from two Virginia counties and determined that President Donald Trump had likely lost the popular vote due to 2.4 million illegal voters.

During an interview with King on MSNBC, host Hallie Jackson noted that Trump told congressional leaders on Monday that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally, causing him to lose the popular vote.

Lets be clear, thats not true, Jackson pointed out. Theres no evidence that exists.

I hadnt heard the 3 to 5 [million], I heard the 3 million, King said. There is data out there that is sample data from certain counties two counties in Virginia, for example, and other counties scattered around the country. And I took that article when I first saw it come out a couple of three months ago and did an extrapolation calculation on how many illegals could have or could be voting in the United States.

The number I came up with off of that extrapolation was 2.4 million, the congressman continued. So, its plausible. The number of 3 million sounds like its a plausible number to me.

The fact checkers have knocked that down, Jackson observed.

Well, sometimes the fact checkers have a political agenda, King insisted. And I dont want to have a whole [conversation] about alternative facts. But I read those facts from those sample counties and I thought, Huh, I wonder what that could mean for america? got out my calculator, ran the numbers, I came to 2.4 [million].

King, however, argued that he was not questioning the legitimacy of Trumps win.

If there were illegal votes that were cast and Im convinced that there were but I dont know the magnitude he overcame that, he opined. We dont really care about the popular vote. It doesnt matter.

There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, there just simply isnt, the MSNBC host countered. Is it dangerous for you as an elected member of Congress who represents constituents in Iowa to be talking about this and to be pushing this kind of rhetoric? What does that do to our democracy?

King disagreed: I know these circumstances exist but we havent been able to quantify it adequately.

Were finding lots of illegals on the voter rolls when we call them to jury duty, he added. So theyre out there and we know they are voting but we dont know the numbers yet.

Watch the video below from MSNBC, broadcast Jan. 24, 2017.

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Calculator: How long will it take to burn off that food?

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If you"re worried about how something you eat might affect your waistline, try consulting this calculator to see just how much exercise it would take to burn off those extra calories.

Enter the food, your weight and type of activity you want to do to calculate the amount of time it would take to burn off the calories.

Source: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/calculator-how-long-will-it-take-to-burn-off-that/article_8b62983f-22ff-5fe3-b002-95752a53c678.html

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New Duct Sizing Calculator Available

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ATLANTA A new duct sizing calculator from ASHRAE and the Air Distribution Institute (ADI) allows HVAC air distribution system designers to more accurately size ducts, especially flex ducts under varying amounts of compression, based on research results.

The Duct Size Calculator is a quick reference tool for approximating duct sizes and equivalent sizes of sheet metal duct vs. flexible duct. the calculator uses information from ASHRAE Research Project 1333, HVAC Duct Efficiency Measures, and was developed with funding support from ASHRAE and ADI. ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.2, Duct Design, sponsored the project.

While the calculator resembles a wheel similar to those used during the days of slide rules, it incorporates three new fields for equivalent duct sizing, said Chris Van Rite, developer of the calculator. These new fields help demonstrate the significant loss of airflow due to improper installation of flexible ducts.

The calculator includes fields for 4, 15, and 30 percent compression in flexible ducts. Van Rite notes that the calculations used to create these size references are based on straight line compression as performed in the laboratory on a flat surface.Field installed flexible ducts with bends, kinks and excessive lengths will have additional resistance, which will result in diminished airflow.

The use of this tool allows duct designers to account for less than optimum installation and gives a more accurate design to installed performance correlation, Van Rite said.

ASHRAE research has quantified the effects of compression (not stretching) flexible duct, which increases the roughness and, therefore, the friction loss inside a flexible duct. Airflow testing follows protocols prescribed by ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 120-2008 Method of Testing to Determine Flow Resistance of HVAC Ducts and Fittings.

Testing at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and at Texas A&M University along with data analysis by Tennessee Technical University has quantified the adverse effects of compression on airflow. Those correlations agreed closely with the equations published in Chapter 21 of the 2013 ASHRAE Handbook, Fundamentals, so the equations were used to create the new calculator, according to Van Riteaid.

The Duct Size Calculator features inch-pound (I-P) units on one side and the International System of Units (SI) on the other.

For more information, visitwww.ashrae.org/news.

To order, visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

Publication date: 1/9/2017

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Source: http://www.achrnews.com/articles/134193-new-duct-sizing-calculator-available

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Meet the man behind the online financial calculator ... all 450 of them

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Ebert, 48, mainly works alone in his home office, though he sometimes hires developers to help with big projects. He is married, but preferred not to discuss his personal life.

"I enjoy solving problems and I"ve always been financially inclined since I was a kid," said Ebert, who declined to disclose how much he makes from Dinkytown.net. "I like to keep the focus on one thing and do that one thing really well."

Over the past few years, he has reworked his calculators so they function smoothly on mobile devices. He estimates he builds a new financial tool about every other month for clients. All of his calculators are available for free at Dinkytown.net and he personally answers user feedback by email.

His most popular calculator is one that automatically generates an estimated amortization schedule for a mortgage.

"What our members like about the calculator is that it helps them quickly figure out how much house they can afford, which is essential when you take out a mortgage," said Michael Toner, who manages digital channels for Navy Federal. "Online calculators are valuable to our efforts to improve financial literacy among our members and one of the most popular parts of our website and mobile app."

Ebert"s favorite tool is the retirement planner because it gives one a solid estimate and only requires users to enter in eight numbers.

Not all of Ebert"s creations are hits. His least-used tool determines the gain or loss if you have repossessed personal property from a deferred payment sale. "It is a great calculator, but it isn"t popular due to its extremely specialized audience," he said.

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/06/meet-the-man-behind-the-online-financial-calculator-all-450-of-them.html

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