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Garmin BlueChart g2 Vision has set the industry standard in premier electronic chartplotter-based marine charting. BlueChart g2 Vision offers the high detail charting of BlueChart g2 plus high-resolution satellite imagery, above and below water 3-D perspective, auto guidance technology, aerial photographs for real world reference, and coastal roads with points of interest.
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Lately I've taken to examining the breakfast cereal industry for clues to the future of journalism. Nothing in my research would bowl you over — sorry — but it's thought-provoking.
There was consternation a few years ago when marketers reported a sharp decline in cereal sales, a $10-billion-a-year American industry. Since people have been eating in the morning for quite some time, researchers viewed this as an ominous development.
But it turns out folks were still hungry; they just didn't feel as though they had time to sit down and dig into a bowl of Cheerios. Since the drive for profit makes a species quite adaptable, breakfast brokers rushed to market dozens of new brands of cereal bars. No mess! Eat 'em on the run!
This helped the bottom line of General Mills and other high-ranking cereal makers, but it was clearly not a permanent solution to the no-time-for-breakfast crowd. For one thing, it's hard to juggle a breakfast bar in one hand and a cellphone in the other as you negotiate the Northway, and a person who doesn't have time to eat breakfast is surely not going to let something as mundane as driving interfere with the need to maximize minutes of cell usage.
Now we're seeing a maturing of the breakfast market. Evidence of this: Doughnut sales are reported to be once again on the upswing (Americans' favorite: glazed). Oatmeal has surged in popularity in fast-food restaurants, right alongside breakfast burritos. Kellogg's, a venerable cereal maker, is offering fruit pizza you can microwave in a minute.
Culinary purists may view a mixed berry granola pizza ready for your home microwave oven as an abomination, but in contemporary business practice it could be respected as a "disruptive innovation." This is a term coined in the mid-1990s by Clayton Christensen, a Harvard business professor, who suggested markets could be changed by simple, cheap and accessible products that aim at new consumers and that don't need to be great in quality — just good enough to get the job done.
You may consider "just good enough" to be a fairly low standard for a product, especially for something you depend upon for nutrition, but sometimes so-called disruptors morph into successors, rising in quality and value.
Consider Wikipedia, initially a wholly untrustworthy information source that has become, like its print predecessors, a useful starting point for all sorts of research. How do you think I know so much about breakfast? Anyway, the lessons of the breakfast revolution were on display in another field last week, during a forum at the University at Albany about contemporary movie-making. It featured Craig Hatkoff, who along with his wife, Jane Rosenthal, and the actor Robert DeNiro created the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002.
Hatkoff, a 1972 Albany Academy graduate, is a disciple of Christensen. He says disruptive innovation has opened filmmaking to people who might never have made a movie in an earlier era. It has affected stars, too. Ed Burns, who has acted in 27 movies, including at least one that grossed a half-billion dollars, produced a film recently for $9,000, thanks to disruption enabled by inexpensive editing software and improvements in camera technology. "The truth is you can make a movie for no money in New York … and have a blast," Burns has said.
But is it something you'd pay ten bucks to see in a theater if it weren't created by a star with a track record of interesting work?
In fact, absent the big name, would you even find it? Will the quality be sufficient to lure you back for the filmmaker's next creation?
This notion of disruption changing the face of an industry is quite familiar to someone in my line of work. Everybody with a smartphone can be a publisher now, and for a lot of consumers reporting is good enough if it confirms what they assume is likely to be true.
What's right about this digital disruption is that it offers news consumers a chance to see far more than the limited range of information that traditionally has emerged from our legacy newsrooms. What's uncertain, though, is whether people will find journalism that follows a discipline of verification, with standards aimed at giving readers and viewers a true view of what lies beyond their own experience. It's easy to distinguish a lousy movie from a good one, but the absence of fair journalistic storytelling may not be apparent for a long time, until people belatedly recognize what they wish they had known.
Consider it a question of the nutritional value of your information consumption — something for you to mull over as you sip a morning coffee. If you have the time, that is.
Rex Smith: A breakfast revolution lesson
Lately I've taken to examining the breakfast cereal industry for clues to the future of journalism. Nothing in my research would bowl you over — sorry — but it's thought-provoking.

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I would like take this opportunity and introduce you to our good friends at Hookflash who have successfully ported all major components of both WebRTC and Open Peer libraries to BlackBerry 10. To provide a brief overview, WebRTC is an open source multimedia & network stack that supports real-time audio & video. The value Open Peer delivers to WebRTC applications is peer-to-peer (P2P) signalling on the wire, Instant Messaging, Federated Identities and multiple mobile platform support.
So why is this so important? Well, it enables developers to build rich, compelling, real-time communication applications integrating Social Identities with Voice, Video and Messaging using BlackBerry 10 Native SDK. Secondly, WebRTC is free to use if you decide to commercialize your application. What Hookflash has achieved on BlackBerry 10 really exemplifies the power of our BlackBerry 10 Native Platform to deliver the best communications experience.
I would like to further highlight Hookflash team's experience in porting both WebRTC and Open Peer stack's over to BlackBerry 10 platform. Check out my interview with Erik Lagerway (Co-founder) & Robin Raymond (Chief Architect) from Hookflash below:
What is Hookflash?
Hookflash is a globally distributed software development team building "Open Peer", new "open" video, voice and messaging specification and software for mobile platforms and web browsers. Open Peer enables an important new evolution of communications; Open, for developers and customers to create with. "Over-the-top" on the Internet, where users control their economics and quality of service. "Federated Identity" so user's connections aren't limited by service provider's walled gardens and operating systems. "Integrated", as communications become a native function in software and applications. Hookflash founders, lead developers and Advisors accomplishments include; creators of the world's most popular softphones, built audio technology acquired and used by Skype, built GIPS technology acquired and open sourced by Google to create WebRTC, and engaged in WebRTC standards development in the IETF and W3C.
What is Open Peer SDK and how would this empower BlackBerry 10 developers?
Open Peer enables direct integration of social identities, video, voice and messaging communications for developers building native BlackBerry 10 (NDK) applications. Voice, video and messaging flow Over The Top (OTT) via the Internet.
These services are delivered peer-to-peer (P2P) providing extremely strong privacy, security and encryption. Open Peer enables federated identities and allows developers to leverage and integrate whatever identity model they currently have, so their users remain their users!
What features does Open Peer SDK support?
The Open Peer SDKs are built according to the Open Peer specification. Here are a few of the features we have built into the current SDKs…
- HD real-time video
- Wideband voice and messaging
- Peer-to peer signalling & media transport (greater efficiency, reliability & privacy)
- Federated identity for cross-platform communications (not to be confused with Single Sign-On)
- Encrypted & secure communications
Would HTML5/WebWorks developers be able to leverage this in BlackBerry 10?
Yes. The current SDK is for BB10 NDK developers at this time. However, we have an active "opjs" project under development that will allow interaction between a native BB10 application and an HTML5/WebRTC enabled browser thus allowing web applications to communicate directly with native BB10 applications.
Share your experience in cross compiling your code for BlackBerry 10
Like all platforms, there's is a learning curve relative to what you are used to until you find yourself comfortable in a new environment, and BB10/QNX is no different. The richness to the platform experience is impressive on the BB10 and made iOS feel somewhat dated by comparison.
Since QNX is a POSIX compliant system, it was relatively easy to get a majority of open source code ported to BlackBerry 10. The QNX GCC-compliant mode has helped us as well.
There were a few wrinkles along the way. The documentation and NDK felt young compared to other more established platforms but that kind of level of documentation grows out of community support and interaction.
One major difference between this project and other platforms has been the phenomenal support that Blackberry has provided us as developers, especially as Hookflash is pushing the platform and technology harder than most with real time communications in audio and video. This was refreshing, We've never seen such incredible support for their developer community.
Have you ported over the entire webRTC engine to BlackBerry?
Yes, we have ported all major components of webRTC library to BlackBerry. We will be extending what is offered by WebRTC's library as well.
How long did it take to port the WebRTC and Open Peer code to Blackberry 10?
When you consider the size of the code-base that had to be moved, and the fact we had not worked on QNX / Blackberry 10 before, it went relatively quickly. The entire move took us approximately 90 days.
Are you going to commit this work back upstream to WebRTC project?
Yes, our code will migrate back to the WebRTC project. Hookflash is extremely busy on a number of fronts making Open Peer widely available with limited resources. We appreciate help from other developers. Pushing the WebRTC codebase back upstream will be of tremendous value to the Blackberry developer community. Requests to join our Open Peer BB10 github project are always appreciated.
What APIs did you use to build your application on BlackBerry 10?
NDK's audio, camera and rendering subsystems and Boost are the bulk of the components. We use Cascades/QT for the sample application.
Do you have VP8 Video working on BlackBerry 10?
Yes. We had some difficulty getting the assembly to compile properly but with Blackberry's support we were successful in porting an optimized version of VP8 to the BB10 platform. Keep in mind we have tested this mostly on Z devices at this time with limited testing done on the Q devices.
How was your experience relative to working with other platforms and BlackBerry 10?
As mentioned earlier, Blackberry feels a bit new in the documentation area and there are still a few bugs to take care of in the platform. Having said that, the platform is forward thinking, flexible and impressively powerful. Blackberry's support has been beyond anything we could have hoped and even expected.
As more developers are drawn to the platform, documentation and community involvement will improve the access to information on the platform and increase the samples available to draw upon.
For such a new entrant into the market, our team is thoroughly impressed.
How was your experience working with the RIM team?
Bar-none, the best support we've ever had from a major platform vendor directly into the project. Kudos to RIM / Blackberry for providing such a spectacular community outreach.
When is Open Peer SDK going to be available for BlackBerry 10?
Our SDK is ready now in beta, developers can get it on Github today. We continue to polish this and our other toolkits, we expect commercialization to begin later this year. Follow us on github and twitter to get the latest news on Hookflash and Open Peer development.
I hope you found this interview informative and useful. If you have any questions or feedback please leave a comment below or reach out to me directly on Twitter _GurtejSandhu. Kudos to Hookflash team for making this all happen.
Real-time Communications (VoIP) on BlackBerry 10: WebRTC and Open Peer


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Mural Locator is a simple to use web tool that helps people locate murals around the world. The growing database of locations, photos, and documentation on Mural Locator brings murals and mural artists to a larger audience.
Murals can easily be submitted to the site and have comments made about them. This creates a forum for artists and viewers to communicate and connect.
The interface allows the user to search for murals in a number of ways:
1. The use of a Google Maps mashup with cluster markers makes it easy to find murals in a certain location.
2. The front page shows the newly submitted murals. The page arrows on the sides allow for easy navigation through the database.
3. Word searches can also be used to find the artwork by location, subject, or artist.
MuralLocator.org makes global murals more accessible and keeps people informed of this ever developing and growing art form.


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Before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction announced its failure to develop recommendations for budgets cuts, it received a letter from House and Senate agricultural committees recommending cuts to agricultural programs of $23 billion, a figure which includes nutrition and conservation programs.
Under that possible scenario, cuts to commodity programs would have been $13 billion to $15 billion, or an approximate 30 percent reduction in the $50 billion which the Congressional Budget Office projected would have been spent on commodities during the coming years.
In mid-November, a number of farm policy proposals were under consideration to modify or eliminate the traditional target price payment structure. Four are revenue insurance proposals which would cover a producer's shallow losses – those ranging between 5 percent and 30 percent.
Funding for these programs would come from the elimination of counter-cyclical and direct payments, said Gary Adams, vice president, economic and policy analysis, National Cotton Council, speaking at the Delta Council's Mid-Year, board of directors meeting at the Capps Center, in Stoneville, Miss.
The proposals have been developed by the NCC, National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association and Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, John Thune, R-Ind., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Dick Lugar, R-Ind. The latter is the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management plan.
Adams says the NCC's Stacked Income Protection Plan, which has also been referred to as STAX, incorporates many features of existing area-wide plans and is designed to complement current individual crop insurance purchase decisions. No changes are proposed for current crop insurance products.
Under this plan, the producer would have to pay a premium to enroll, and there would be some level of a deductible. "We're hoping to get a subsidy somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 percent where the producer would pay 20 percent of the total premium," Adams said.
The four plans differ in the way they compute losses and there are differences in coverage.
In the STAX proposal, a loss as low as 5 percent could trigger support and STAX would reach its maximum payout at a 30 percent loss. Respectively, lower versus upper percentages for the NCGA are 5 percent and 15 percent; ASA, 10 percent and 25 percent for non-irrigated; and for ARRM, 10 percent and 25 percent. The NCC, NCGA and ASA plans pay on 100 percent of acreage, while the ARRM plan pays on 85 percent of acreage.
Here's a closer look at the NCC's STAX plan:
The NCC plan establishes a county-wide projected income by multiplying expected county yield by a county-wide projected price, which is the higher of a futures price and a fixed reference price.
For much of the Cotton Belt, the futures price would be the average of December futures between Jan. 15 and Feb. 14. The fixed reference price in the NCC's current proposal is 65 cents. This could move up and down from year to year, depending on budget constraints.
At harvest, if realized income is below a defined percentage of projected income, then an indemnity is triggered to all program participants in the county.
Here are examples of how STAX might have paid out for two crop years, 2009 and 2010, for cotton producers in LeFlore County, Miss.
In 2009, the projected price based on December futures was 54.7 cent per pound. Therefore, the fixed reference price of 65 cents becomes the area-wide projected price. Expected yield for the county is 905 pounds, which results in an area-wide income protection of $588.
At harvest, the price is 65.63 cents. It is multiplied by the county-wide average yield of 905 pounds, resulting in an area-wide income of $594. This figure is multiplied by 95 percent, creating a reference income of $564. This reference figure is used to compute the payment.
If the actual county-wide yield falls to 602 pounds, then the area-wide realized income drops to $395, resulting in an income shortfall of $169 per acre. (compared to the reference figure). The maximum indemnity (25 percent of the area-wide reference income) of $148 would be triggered.
In 2010, the projected priced based on the average of December futures is 71.81 cents per pound. This becomes the area-wide price protection. Expected yield for the county is 910 pounds, which results in an area-wide income protection of $654.
At harvest, the price is $1.1233 per pound. It is multiplied by the area-wide average yield of 910 pounds, resulting in an area-wide reference income of $1,022. The figure is multiplied by 95 percent, leaving a reference income of $971.
If the actual area-wide yield is 1,145 pounds per acre, then the area-wide realized income is $1,286 per acre, which results in no income shortfall.
"In a bad year, it does generate an indemnity," Adams said. "In a good year, like in 2010, when there is a price run-up in the market, there was no shortfall and there's no indemnity paid to the producer."
Adams noted that agriculture committees "have been working hard over the last few weeks to come to some sort of consensus. It's hard to tell where things stand right now, but it's clear that these types of shallow loss revenue programs are still very much in the mix.
"Some are still trying to look at target prices for commodities as well. For us in cotton, we still have the challenge of the Brazil ruling, so we feel like our version of a revenue insurance program does the best job of resolving the trade dispute with Brazil."


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However I felt like giving this product a try, because while I was researching what I could use instead of my beloved This Works Perfect Skin Miracle (which is tinted and too dark for me now), it came up as something with similar effect and properties.
What the brand says:
A correcting, perfecting, and nourishing face cream.
This luxurious face cream is rich in patented vine sap viniferine and has a remarkable effect on existing blemishes—pregnancy stretch marks, scars, age spots, marks due to sun damage, and hormone imbalances. It contains a concentrate of active ingredients to treat and correct and revives the radiance of the complexion in an instant. Day after day, the skin seems transformed: imperfections and dark spots are diminished, the skin texture is refined, and the complexion becomes more even. The texture of the fluid melts onto the skin for a naturally perfect and luminous result, leaving skin remarkably radiant.
Formulates without: Parabens - Sulfates - Synthetic Dyes - Petrochemicals - Phthalates - GMOs - Triclosan
My experience with the product:
In a few reviews I was able to found, this was described as a product that would make you look like you were wearing foundation, so my expectations were relatively high.
This comes out of the tube as a peach colored fluid, that isn't oily at all and is absorbed really quickly by the skin. In fact, you have to use a good amount for it to spread easily. I should say too that there is a very light smell but it disappears quickly, so it shouldn't bother anybody.
The skin is left radiant and I would say mattified as well, but other than that, there is no way I could get along with wearing this only. It's definitely not a replacement for a foundation or tinted moisturizer, not even the way Perfect Skin Miracle was.
I would say that this is a good primer for makeup, and I did find that the foundations I used on top did last a little bit better, and my T-zone would be shine-free a little bit longer.
However I have not been able to use this for more than a few weeks because I don't find it moisturizes my skin at all. Now that we're in Autumn, I do need a bit of moisture, and my skin was starting to feel tight from using this daily.
I also have no idea if it does work against dark spots, uneven texture etc as I haven't used it long enough, but my guess would be that those issues would be tackled better with more active ingredients like glycolic acid or retinol.
Probably a nice product if you're combination or oily and are looking for a day cream that doubles at a primer - but not moisturizing enough if you're normal to dry.
The price isn't cheap either, particularly in the US, and I don't know if I would recommend spending USD 72 on this - unless you're a die hard fan of the brand.
Caudalie Vinoperfect Day Perfecting Cream : €38 - £30 - $72
Ingredient list for the science nerds:
Active Ingredients: Octocrylene 10%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate) 7.5%, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone) 3%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate (Octisalate) 2%. Inactive Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate), Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol*, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone), Ethylhexyl Salicylate (Octisalate), Squalane*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit*, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, PEG-20 Stearate*, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil*, Tocopheryl Acetate*, Bisabolol*, Panthenol, Parfum (Fragrance), Dimethicone, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract*, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Tocopherol*, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract*, Cyclodextrin*, Citric Acid*, Phospholipids*, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate*, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool.


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Summer days, summer nights are gone
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
I know a place where there's still something going on
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out in the mud
I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing
Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing
Well, I'm standing on the table, I'm proposing a toast to the king
Well I'm driving in the flats in a Cadillac car
The girls all say, "You're a worn-out star"
My pockets are loaded and I'm spending every dime
How can you say you love someone else when you know it's me all the time?
[Verse 2]
Well, the fog's so thick you can't spy the land
The fog is so thick that you can't even spy the land
What good are you anyway, if you can't stand up to some old businessman?
Wedding bells are ringing, the choir is beginning to sing
Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir's beginning to sing
What looked good in the day, at night is another thing
She's looking into my eyes, she's-a holding my hand
She looking into my eyes, she's holding my hand
She said, "You can't repeat the past," I said, "You can't? What do you mean
You can't? Of course you can."
Where do you come from? Where do you go?
Sorry that's nothing you would need to know
Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it's stuck
Why don't you break my heart one more time just for good luck?
[Verse 3]
I got eight carburetors, boys I'm using 'em all
Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I'm using 'em all
I'm short on gas, my motor's starting to stall
My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
My dogs are barking, there's must be someone around
I got my hammer ringing, pretty baby, but the nails ain't going down
You got something to say, speak or hold your peace
Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
If it's information you want you can go get it from the police
Politician's got on his jogging shoes
He must be running for office, got no time to lose
He's sucking the blood out of the genius of generosity
You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me
[Verse 4]
Standing by God's river, my soul is beginning to shake
Standing by God's river, my soul is beginning to shake
I'm counting on you love, to give me a break
Well, I'm leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift
Yes, I'm leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift
Gonn' break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift
Summer days, summer nights are gone
Summer days, summer nights are gone
I know a place where there's still something going on


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I am back at my desk after a whirlwind—and pretty much last minute—trip to Washington, DC with my 13-year-old son, Julian. When an invitation to attend a reception at the White House arrived last week, my spouse Sandy and I talked and agreed that Julian—whose 13th birthday was on Saturday, June 27—should be the one to accompany me. Some months ago, Julian had said that for his "milestone 13th birthday" he wanted to do something he had never done before. (To which I raised an eyebrow of parental concern and figured I'd better take the lead in planning such adventures.) But never in our wildest dreams did we imagine what that adventure would turn out to be.
We landed in DC late Sunday night, June 28, after a six-hour delay out of SFO. (Shout out here to the "family" we bonded with on the plane, Kathy and Laura and our fabulous flight attendant Matt.) We had a late dinner with Sandy's long-time friend and Julian's god-father Richard, and the next morning took the Metro to the Smithsonian and walked to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It was a beautiful day in DC, and Julian was pretty awe-struck by seeing these sights "for real." After a quick lunch with Julian's grandparents, Patsy and Andy, we went back to our hotel to get ready for the event that had brought us across the country.
With Julian in a borrowed suit and new tie and me in my dyke best, we arrived at the White House and met up with NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter and his wife Robin. We chatted with many of the other guests as we waited to pass through the security checks. I saw many old friends and current colleagues. As we stood in the East Room of the White House, I'm sure I speak for many when I say how incredible it felt to see first-hand the rooms and locations we had only ever read about or seen on the TV news.
Julian, based on his age and the generous spirit in the room, got a front-row spot, right next to the small stage and Presidential podium. When the President and First Lady emerged from the Green Room into the East Room, they made their way up the aisle shaking hands and greeting folks. As they stepped onto the stage they both saw Julian and shook his hand, the President saying "Hi there buddy, how you doing?"
I was struck by several things in the President's comments. First, he acknowledged the frustration of our community at the pace of the Administration's efforts on behalf of full equality and an end to discrimination. Second, he said that he expected to be judged on actions and not words—"not by the promises I've made, but by the promises that my administration keeps." Finally, he committed to working with Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and Hate Crimes legislation (Judy Shepard and her husband Dennis were in the room). He did not set a timetable for any of these commitments, and I deeply wish President Obama were just a bit less orthodox. He clearly wants a tipping point of consensus on these issues, and particularly with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" his leadership now in at least issuing a "Stop-Loss" order would be entirely justified and a demonstrable action to back up his inspiring rhetoric.
It was clear to me that the President believes in full equality as a core value, a human value. That fact is reassuring. It is also clear that we as a community must continue a relentless drumbeat, insisting that the President act NOW to do all he can to make that commitment to equality a reality.
The work we do now will be every bit as important as the work of the Administration. Traveling to Washington reminds me that activism is the key to achieving civil rights in this country. The energy and time and money we all spent electing President Obama and a fair-minded Congress were only the first step. Now is the time to take the next activist step. We must dig in to do some work, for what we need done in Washington will not happen by magic, with this President or any other.
I am not talking about cocktail party activism or in-the-street activism, though I have done both and am not opposed to either.
Right now, this summer, constituent activism is key in Washington. We must press both the Administration and Congress to act swiftly to repeal laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and our families, and to enact laws that treat individuals and our families fairly and with dignity and respect.
The pressure directed to the President over the past few weeks has been essential and in my view, quite frankly, we should keep that up. The Obama Administration needs to hear from us. Over the coming weeks, NCLR will help you make your voice heard—by the Administration and Congress. Next week I'll give you specific action items to help move our President and members of Congress.
In the past couple of weeks we have already seen some small steps. By holding this event marking the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the President conveyed to the nation that we are all engaged in a decades-long struggle for civil rights, for fair treatment, and equality under the law. The White House reception provided a platform for the President to reiterate that he is an advocate for our community, that he understands the pain and damage done by government-sanctioned discrimination. Now he must act—really act—to end that pain and insult.
My son is still basking in the glow of meeting the President and hearing him speak. He, as a 13-year-old bi-racial kid, with both an African-American and a white lesbian mom, believed the President's words. He sees this man as a champion for his family and other families like his. I profoundly hope that my son's image of this President will not be tarnished by half-measures and inaction. Right now Julian thinks he got about the best 13-year-old birthday any kid could ever get. Please Mr. President, honor his trust.


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The following seven questions, along with a requested word limit, were asked of each local candidate for the Vermont House.
The questions are not repeated in the context of each candidate's response, but are recalled by subject at the beginning of each answer.
Election Day is Nov. 4.
1) HEALTHCARE: The state's Catamount Health plan is up and running, are you satisfied that it is meeting its goals and, if not, what additional steps should the state take to expand health care coverage? (Maximum 150 words.)
2) ELECTRICITY: The expiration of Vermont's contracts with its two big electricity providers, Hydro-Quebec and Vermont Yankee, is looming. And there are concerns about re-licensing Yankee. What should Vermont do to meet its energy needs? (150 words.)
3) AGRICULTURE: What state-level supports and policies regarding family farms would you promote as a legislator? (150 words.)
4) PROPERTY TAXES: The idea of a property tax cap to limit the rise in school spending has been suggested, but such reductions in funds could diminish the quality of education in our schools over time. How do you solve that dilemma? (150 words.)
5) HEATING: Vermonters are worried about how they will pay to heat their homes and gas up their cars this winter. What can the Legislature and state government do to help? (150 words.)
6) ECONOMY: State government is cutting back as tax revenues fall short of expectations. What can state government do to improve the Vermont economy? (150 words.)
7) SINGLE ISSUE: Discuss an issue of importance to you that you would work to address if elected. (100 words.)
In the race for the Addison-2 House seat — which represents Cornwall, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Ripton and Salisbury — John "Ike" Hughes faces Willem Jewett.
HEALTH CARE: I believe that access to high quality and affordable health care is a right, not a privilege. Catamount has provided coverage for some but even with the Catamount in place we have not created a health care system that is accessible to all Vermonters at an affordable cost.
We need to fundamentally change the way doctors are paid for their work. Right now we pay them for each procedure and test they order after we get sick. Naturally, this kind of system results in spending a lot of money late in the game. Instead, we ought to be paying doctors, early on, for maintaining our health.
We have a long way to go before we have created a true health care system. Our work over the past few years has been hampered by a federal administration that has stubbornly resisted change. A new administration will help us move health care policy forward.
ELECTRICITY: Expiration of the Hydro Québec and Vermont Yankee contracts presents us with both challenges and opportunities. Both are large sources of power and so it is a bit daunting to consider their replacement. However, we can create significant economic opportunity if we extend our commitment to conservation and dedicate ourselves to increasing our renewable energy capacity.
Conservation represents the cheapest "source" of energy. Vermont has led in the past with its electric efficiency utility but we must not rest on those accomplishments. In contrast, Vermont has done little to promote renewable electric generation. We need the leadership to significantly increase our hydro, wind and bio-mass electric generation capacity.
Conservation and in-state renewable generation can get us to a point where Vermont Yankee is not needed. This kind of transformation will create many new, green collar, jobs. And, when we pay our bills, our money will not be shipped out of state.
AGRICULTURE: It is important for the state of Vermont to actively support and promote farmers. However, because I represent a district with a great deal of forest land (as well as farm land), I have been working to make sure that the we also support and promote forest landowners, forestry, and value added forest product manufacturing.
Farming and forestry are both critical to our open working landscape. Both provide important employment opportunities and contribute significantly to our state's economy.
We can't (and shouldn't) directly subsidize farm or forest owners. But we can help them become more profitable. We can increase profitability by assisting in the development of value added "manufacturing" of agricultural and forest products; by helping farmers and forest product manufacturers find and enter new markets; and by continuing to promote the Vermont brand, the local food movement, and organic agriculture.
PROPERTY TAXES: Public education is one of the most fundamental and important services that government provides. Its mission to provide every child with opportunity powers both our economy and our democracy. Our investments in educating today's children will pay dividends for decades to come.
The towns that I represent have provided strong financial support to their local schools. I want to make sure that any change in the state's education funding system protects our ability to provide an excellent education to our children.
One of our greatest education finance challenges is demographics. For some time now our school aged population has been shrinking. We need to find creative ways of managing this problem so that costs don't escalate beyond our control. We need to keep our focus on the known drivers of education cost — health care, energy, and special education.
HEATING: Last year we calculated that increases in the cost of oil had added $800 million (more than the total residential property tax) to the cost of heating our homes and businesses. I am proud to say that we made progress at reducing this crushing burden last session by passing the all fuels efficiency utility bill. Just as we have succeeded in limiting our electric usage through efficiency, this bill will allow Vermonters to stay warm using less heating fuel in the future.
In addition to efficiency, we should look to our forests for economical alternatives to heating with fossil fuels. Wood heat benefits us in many ways. Putting up the winter's wood keeps us strong and healthy; it promotes our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil; and it reduces our carbon footprint.
While we can't reduce the cost of gas, we can continue to support public transportation.
ECONOMY: State spending is an important part of our economy. The budget cuts that we have made in the past and the ones that we will consider next year have a negative impact on our economy.
Managing the fallout from this challenging economy will dominate the upcoming legislative session. It is perhaps our primary duty to protect the fiscal integrity of the state so that Vermont can emerge from this crisis in a position of strength.
When the economy sours tax revenues fall and politicians inevitably start talking about tightening the state's proverbial budget belt. Make no mistake though, when we tighten the state's belt in these tough times it simply adds to the squeeze that many Vermonters are already experiencing. Our biggest challenge will be to live up to our rhetoric of protecting the most vulnerable among us.
SINGLE ISSUE/ PUBLIC SAFETY: I have been serving in the House Judiciary Committee for six years. In this committee we work to protect your constitutional rights; to maintain an accessible and fair court system; and to keep our communities safe.
This summer we have seen some troubling crimes around the state and here in Addison County. Whether it is working to eliminate illegal drugs from Addison County or protecting all of our citizens from sexual violence, I am eager to get back to work in January.


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Lucky you I had the same instructions to my machinist, he botched it .... it got somewhat fixed but was preventable
did you extrapolate that based on stamp date?
Quote from: BULLITT65 on April 16, 2014, 01:03:45 AMLucky you I had the same instructions to my machinist, he botched it .... it got somewhat fixed but was preventableWhen I rebuilt my Z28 engine (in 1976), I was very afraid to leave the block at the machine shop.. they wanted to do a 'clean up' cut across the deck... The machinist told me they would stop before they hit the pad, but I put a piece of duct tape across the pad, and wrote "DO NOT REMOVE" on it... fortunately they didn't machine the pad.. I hear so many unfortunate stories, that I actually HATE to leave any of my 'stuff' anywhere with anyone. .. the 'I'm sorry's' don't undo their damage...
I can't comment on the correctness of this stamping but I wanted to say you can have a block decked and still retain the stampings providing the decking process doesn't take too much off vs. the depth of the stamp.Most original stampings will have a very-very slight ridge along the characters edge from the metal displacement of the imprint force. Any decking, providing it doesn't take the stamping totally off, will usually even out the slightly raised edge (as this photo looks) depending on the deck cut depth.Mike


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As the rain sluiced the valleys and the All Blacks sloshed through their first serious practice of the week, Bryan Williams mused on his warm memories of touring Wales and how the game has changed.
Forty years ago, conditions were similar as a young BeeGee visited for the first time.
He was in the All Black side beaten by Llanelli 9-3 at Stradey Park. Several weeks before the All Backs touched down for this trip in Europe, he and wife Lesley travelled the hour west from Cardiff to celebrate that day.
They were entertained by Derek Quinnell and his family, reminisced with Phil Bennett and Delme Thomas and others as part of a 1200 group who took part in a commemorative dinner.
Llanelli was the All Blacks first stop in Wales in 1972 where the legendary Carwyn James had prepared his men to take on the visitors.
The historic result is folklore in Wales which has been denuded of international success against the All Blacks since 1953. Lots of talk since, lots of hope but few games where they had a shout.
The game has changed in Wales and so have players.
In his playing kit, Williams was considered a robust package of 1.79m and 93kg at his heaviest whereas by comparison Daniel Carter is the same height but a few kilos heavier.
Diet, fitness, weight-training and genetics have produced larger players throughout the rugby world. Wings also seem to be following that pattern.
The All Blacks have Julian Savea at 1.92m and 103kg this weekend against Wales although on the other flank the versatile Cory Jane contradicts the big is mandatory theory at 1.83m and 89kg.
They will be duelling with two massive wings for Wales with the more experienced but still only 20-year-old George North standing 1.92m and weighing 109kg.
On the other flank the older Alex Cuthbert is 1.98m and 103kg. Think All Black lock Ian Jones on the wing, he had the same dimensions Cuthbert brings to his work in the No14 jersey.
Big men on the flanks and they are not scarce in the modern international arena.
Williams, now the NZRU president, mentioned a few names just to show it was not only a modern trend.
When the Lions toured New Zealand in 1971, they had David Duckham and John Bevan who were large and skilful men on the wing.
Duckham was the dasher and more dangerous while Bevan had brutish strength although the prince of them on that tour was the sleek and gifted Gerald Davies.
Springboks like Ray Mordt and Gerrie Germishuys were not small nor JP Pietersen these days while Joe Roff and Stirling Mortlock were powerfully-built Wallaby wings.
The All Blacks viewed Scotland wing Tim Visser whose 1.94m and 110kg chassis claimed two tries in Edinburgh a fortnight ago while Nick Cummins and Alesana Tuilagi have filled out the flanks and some, playing for the Wallabies and Samoa.
Had Hosea Gear started this week for the All Blacks he would have brought 104kg of muscle to his work on the flank.
There has been a shift back towards the larger wings, after that period a few years ago when the rules did not favour attack and teams decided it was better to play without the ball in their own half and hoofed it high or long.
Those tactics encouraged the All Black selectors to use versatile players on the wing, people such as Jane, Israel Dagg, Ben Smith, Sitiveni Sivivatu and Richard Kahui for more defensive solidity.
Now the game has changed again. International teams are not just looking for territory or the sideline, they want to build continuity and use their big men on the flanks to finish some deals.
Alternatively, they use big wingers to crash through inside channels to get over the advantage line or challenge loose forwards who have drifted too wide on set piece defence.
Then there are the hybrids, the dancers and opportunists like Jane and Bryan Habana, Gonzalo Comacho and Vincent Clerc who delight crowds and torment opposition.
Just as BeeGee recalled when he said men like Gerald Davies were the hardest to defend and contain because of their twinkling feet, balance and speed.


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MONDAY, April 18, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- With another season of warm-weather sports under way, experts are cautioning that many parents don't take sports injury prevention seriously enough -- that they consider commonplace sprains, bruises and pulled muscles "just part of the game."
About 10 percent of the 38 million American kids participating in sports each year are treated for a sports-related injury, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about half these injuries are preventable.
Nonetheless, in a recent national survey sponsored by Safe Kids USA and Johnson & Johnson, 86 percent of the parents surveyed said their child's injury was "just part of the game" and probably would have happened anyway.
The national telephone survey of 751 mothers and fathers who had at least one child aged 5 to 14 playing popular sports found parents generally expressed little concern about the number of potential injuries their kids could sustain playing team sports, with only concussions and dehydration causing "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of worry.
The most prevalent injuries -- sprains, pulled muscles, bruises, broken bones and lacerations -- caused little consternation in the parents surveyed.
And only 9 percent of fathers polled were likely to say the injury could have been prevented, compared to 17 percent of the mothers.
The survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates on behalf of Safe Kids USA, also revealed that about 25 percent more children participate in two or more team sports compared to a decade ago, with nearly a third playing multiple sports in a single season.
The survey was a follow-up to similar research done in 2000 that studied parents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors on youth sports safety.
"The numbers are telling," Kyle Johnson, director of communications and marketing for Safe Kids Worldwide, said at Monday news conference unveiling the survey's results. "About 40 percent of traumatic brain injuries to kids are sports-related ... and the direct medical costs are about $11 billion annually."
Children involved in team sports spend an average of 7.4 hours each week practicing or playing in games, with boys spending about 20 percent more time than girls, and 10- to 14-year-olds spending significantly more time than 5- to 9-year-olds.
Surveyed sports included football, soccer, field hockey, basketball, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball and T-ball.
One of the easiest problems to prevent is dehydration, said Tanya Chin Ross, director of public policy for Safe Kids USA.
"It's very important that parents and coaches don't wait until a child says they're thirsty," Ross said, noting that young athletes should drink several ounces of water or sports drinks every 30 minutes.
The survey also found parents and coaches more knowledgeable about injuries and prevention than a decade ago, although it did reveal wide gaps. For example, most parents believe coaches should be well-informed about injury prevention, but at the same time only 29 percent believe their kids' coaches actually have that knowledge.
Still, parents appear to know somewhat more about sports injuries than a decade ago, with 61 percent (vs. 51 percent in 2000) recognizing that more injuries occur during practices than games. Children, coaches and parents are also more likely to take multiple precautions to minimize injuries than they were 11 years ago, the study found.
However, the number of young athletes sustaining multiple injuries in team sports has increased to nearly 1.5 times the 2000 levels, a rise due almost entirely to higher rates of injuries among 10- to 14-year-old girls. Girls in this age group are now being injured at a rate equal to boys of the same age, the survey noted.
Lack of knowledge and concern about overuse injuries was also prevalent, the survey found.
Experts speaking at the Safe Kids news conference said the survey didn't explain the jump in injuries among pre-adolescent girls. But, other research indicates females in this age group are four times to eight times more likely than boys to tear the anterior cruciate ligament in their knee, which is essential to knee stability.
"This is an area that bears much more research," said Angela Mickalide, director of research and programs for Safe Kids Worldwide. "We really must do more to stop this trend."
Nearly all parents surveyed felt organized team sports provide positive experiences for their children, and 31 percent said learning values such as teamwork and sportsmanship was the most important benefit.
Mickalide cautioned, however, that parents should not place undue pressure on their children to succeed in sports, noting that less than 1 percent of kids ever advance to the professional level.
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Yorba Linda, California: When Past is Prologue, and Pickled
HARD TO KNOW whether to envy or pity the poor boob who stood up Wednesday night and interrupted Gore Vidal's introduction of former Senator George McGovern, there to promote his book on Lincoln. Red Emma and Rebel Girl and the apple of their eyes sat in the front row of the mock East Room of the White House with sexy Ace Reporter Gal.
Careful observers will notice that the Authentic has trouble, always, overcoming the Spectacular. There we sat, in Nixon's Library in Yorba Linda while also sitting in the elegance of D.C., where the genuine struggled, but triumphed. We waited an hour, with my seven year old, clever lad, passing the time reading "Calvin and Hobbes," his latest passion. Golly, he is a smart boy. Takes after his mother.
Suddenly a young, handsome man wheeled in an old, handsome man and somebody, I think it was me, stood up and began an ovation which lasted at least 3 minutes. Gore Vidal was recognized immediately by it seemed a majority of the audience beyond this fan, and the others either thought, boy, George McGovern isn't doin' too hot these days or maybe just went along for the hurrah. It was exciting.
The Grand Man of Letters seemed to enjoy the reception, wanting to stand to acknowledge it. He couldn't raise himself from the wheelchair, which he's been in for some years. Happily, weirdly, he was soon lifted three feet in the air by a sturdy little ADA-required elevator right there in the pretend finery, Teddy Roosevelt's portrait on the wall, up to the riser where he sat until McGovern and director Timothy Naftali arrived to more applause. T.R. only looked on, bull-moosely.
As an aside, I'll observe that Naftali, a gifted scholar and seemingly really nice guy, bears an uncanny resemblance to, no, not Nixon himself, but to Harry Shearer, humorist, "Saturday Night Live" writer and NPR "Le Show" host and hard-core Nixonophile doing the Tricky One. Weird. But…fun!
After his generous remarks, including noting the death of Senator Kennedy and the half-mastery of Old Glory and the need to celebrate the work of the Library (governmental, nonpartisan, based on fact) and also the Nixon Foundation (private rich people, partisan, silly — my words, not his), Naftali explained that he had indeed invited Gore Vidal, Lincoln scholar and McGovern contemporary and remarked (the evening's theme, sort of) on the lovely irony of these two liberals right here in Nixonland.
Vidal accepted more applause and offered his own reliable drollery and wit, which got big laughs and then suggested he would read "some pages" from Bernard Shaw, proceeding to read the (no surprise here) ironic and instructive (if you were listening) prologue to the Fabian Socialist's play "Caesar and Cleopatra."
So, to review. We were assembled forty years later in a faux East Room in Yorba Linda, at the real and yet also phony library with the liberal anti-war candidate McGovern who was victimized by Nixon and his gang and voted down by the frightened and not at all silent majority of '72 AND with the essayist-novelist-playwright-candidate Vidal, two legends who survived to reappear together on the day Ted Kennedy died, as the USA killed on and on in Iraq and Afghanistan and a moderate First Black American President struggled with Blue Dogs and gun nuts and "birthers" at town hall meetings on health care "reform" of a system which is basically a gift to the industry.
I could go on, but you get the idea. (And if not, you never will, pal.)
Oh, and did I mention that I was wearing my "I Don't Care if He's Dead, I Still Want to Impeach Nixon" t-shirt? And that Ace Reporter Gal wore a vintage button, "Kiss Me…I Voted for McGovern"?
In case you haven't read "Caesar and Cleopatra" lately, I'll summarize, briefly. Old Ra, wearing his funky Egyptian hawk's head helmet appears. We are in Memphis. He talks to us, his modern audience, scoldingly. It's a warning, a cautionary tale based on the political choices of old and new Rome, between the soldier Pompey ("The way of the soldier is the way of death") and Caesar, whom the gods seemed to dig. Pompey, who represents "Mammon" (and, for our purposes, Northrup Grumman and McDonnell Douglass) makes war on Caesar, who runs away to learn a lesson from the gods, eventually gathers his wisdom and beats Mammon's army, which runs off to Egypt, which is basically a colony of Rome.
Afghanistan, Iraq, Bush-Cheney, get it? Hubris, war, empire. Lucius Septimius seems to embrace Pompey in Sphinxville, but instead "welcomed him with one hand and with the other smote off his head, and kept it as it were a pickled cabbage to make a present to Caesar." Wow, sauerkraut!
Now, friends, if you were lucky enough to be sitting in the audience at this remarkable occasion on a summer evening in the waning days of our own pickled empire, waiting to hear from the man who should have beaten the war criminal, and were, yes, being read to by one of the greatest thinkers, writers in the history of our republic, wouldn't you, like me, count yourself a pretty lucky duck, soak it up, be enthralled and feel just a little bit of, okay, hope for us all?
Not the boob. He stood up from the tenth row, and interrupted Gore Fucking Vidal! "With all due respect, Mr. Vidal…" he began. Some members of the audience, expressing their own boobery, applauded in seeming consent. Vidal only smiled, as if he had organized the whole thing, as if he had orchestrated not only the moment that we saw, but the moment, now, of the silly man, and what would follow.
The sly and wise old dude waited for the crowd to settle back down, and resumed. He just kept reading, as, of course the Big Moral had arrived, Bernard Shaw's timing and Vidal's own seeming to anticipate the chucklehead:
"Are ye impatient with me? Do ye crave for a story of an unchaste woman? And what I am about to show you for the good of your souls is how Caesar, seeking Pompey in Egypt, found Cleopatra; and how he received that present of a pickled cabbage that was on the head of Pompey; and what things happened between the old Caesar and the child queen…All this ye shall see; and ye shall marvel, after your ignorant manner, that men twenty centuries ago were already just such as you, and spoke and lived as ye speak and live, no worse and no better, no wiser and no sillier."
I kid you not. That's how it happened, with Vidal completing the passage and the goof revealed as a sort of unknowing actor in the Great Man's dramaturgy. Vidal is a playwright, after all. He got another big applause at the end. Some people got it, some didn't, and then McGovern took the podium. He made some good cracks himself, including thanking Vidal and noting that, of all the events he'd read at lately, it was this one, at the Nixon Library, where circumstance and history conspired to get the introducer a standing ovation. I looked over in the direction of Mr. Interrupter, lost in the crowd but gifted at least with an embarassing story to tell his friends and family, about being both a player and an object lesson.
Senator McGovern offered his thoughts on Lincoln, all solid and entertaining and thoughtful, including his observations about Lincoln's own personal challenges (clinical depression, as the South Dakota senator's own doomed daughter) and pointed out all that Abe got done while trying to save the union, and admired Lincoln's writing, too. I think C-SPAN might have got all this for broadcast, which you can view I hope after reading my color commentary.
Then, during the Q & A, sexy Ace Reporter Gal sprang up to ask a question about McGovern's recollections of Ted Kennedy. She got him to tell some pretty darn sweet stories. And afterwards, we three waited while she got in line to get McG's signature. I watched the crowd assembled around Vidal's wheelchair, a dozen people wanting to shake his hand. I wondered if Interrupter might apologize, but he had gone off to audition for some other performance as stooge in life's rich pageant, perhaps to ask Yo-Yo Ma not to play so loud.
My little boy shook the old peace candidate's hand while I tried to identify all the names of "benefactors" of the foundation and library (more fun) and tried to make sense of the weird shit for sale in the gift shop, including a t-shirt with Tricky Dick's face and the question "What Would Nixon Do"? I wondered who bought that, and I wondered about the occasion when they might find themselves looking down at their chest to ask themselves that. Answer: Smear Jerry Voorhees, red-bait Helen Gahagan Douglas, develop a racist "Southern strategy," bomb a country illegally, start an enemies list, beat up Pat, spy on Dan Ellsberg, get drunk with Kissinger, resign in disgrace, like that. Hmmm.
We stuck around long enough to take in the fountain outside and enjoy the warm night, congratulating ourselves on being part of a generous civic moment, then went to Mimi's for dinner. I had fish'n'chips and a cold Newcastle Brown Ale in a tall glass. At the intersection of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway on the way home we read the flashing Cal-Trans-style sign which warned, over and over, "Coyote Alert." (They have, it seems, pretty alert coyotes out there in the Yorba that's linda.) And what, friends, is that stretch of Imperial (SR 90) called, which we were helpfully reminded as we departed to our canyon home? The Richard Nixon Parkway.
From the conclusion of the "Caesar and Cleopatra" prologue:
"And fear not that I shall speak to you again: the rest of the story must ye learn from them that lived it. Farewell; and do not presume to applaud me."
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My favorite part of the story is when Mickey and Minnie made the soup because I learned how to make soup and have fun at the same time. My favorite character is Mickey because he was nice to everyone in the story. The pictures are colorful and help tell the story.
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Recent tremors in drilling areas are too small to count in nuclear risk assessments, NRC official says
A multiyear review of earthquake hazards at U.S. nuclear plants ordered after Japan's Fukushima Daiichi disaster will not include data from recent earthquakes that may have been triggered by underground wastewater injection from shale gas and oil wells, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission official said.
The quakes in question are typically too small to affect the analysis, said Yong Li, senior geophysicist in NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
"Quakes below [magnitude] 5.0 would not be considered," he said in an interview. "Nuclear power plants are designed with a more rigorous standard" and can withstand much greater ground motion forces than those resulting from a quake measuring below 5.0, he said.
NRC is ready to reassess evidence linking injection to earthquakes, he added, particularly if larger quakes occur and the connection to drilling activity is shown.
Concerns about a linkage between earthquakes and deep injection of waste drilling fluids have gained intensity following a series of quakes in the past year.
U.S. Geological Survey scientists have reported that the frequency of earthquakes occurring between Alabama and Montana has been rising sharply since 2001, coinciding with a major increase in waste injections from oil and gas drilling in that region of the United States.
Bill Leith, associate coordinator of the USGS Hazards Program, said earlier this month that a large increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma is "spatially associated" with drilling injection. Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes commented last week that while increased seismic activity in the U.S. midcontinent area appears to be man-made, "it remains to be determined if they are related to either changes in production methodologies or to the rate of oil and gas production" (EnergyWire, April 16).
A rattling New Year's Eve quake in Youngstown, Ohio, prompted state officials to shut down a Class 2 injection well in Youngstown township owned by an affiliate of D&L Energy Group. That temblor measured magnitude-4.0 and followed 10 other quakes last year that officials rated at magnitude-2.7.
"We are closely watching this kind of research and the activity" associated with drilling, Li said.
He acknowledged that some analysts say a magnitude-5.6 quake in Oklahoma last year may be linked to injection. "There are some controversial views about the earthquake in Oklahoma," he said. "The general consensus is that it was caused by natural faulting.
"But there are some views that there is a potential that it could be associated with injection, too. So we keep monitoring that kind of research, and we pay attention to any unusual activity around a nuclear power plant case by case," he said.
Reassessing risk
NRC has directed U.S. reactor owners to reassess the seismic risks to their plants, one of the major commission actions that followed the calamitous accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex a year ago.
The 96 plants located east of the Rocky Mountains will use a new analytical model developed over four years by NRC, USGS and the industry's Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). It includes measured and calculated data on earthquake impacts in the central and eastern United States over the past 400 years and replaces models dating from 1998 and 1999.
Each reactor owner is required to use the new computer analysis to assess the ground motion forces that would be generated by earthquakes of various magnitudes and compare those with prior analyses. Then the companies must evaluate the risks against the designs and safety features at each site, said Jeffrey Hamel, EPRI's manager on the project.
He said the analysis is likely to result in higher estimates of ground motion hazards but that won't necessarily show that seismic risks have increased.
"You have to take all that hazard information, those calculations, then transfer them to the site. Then the site-specific design and safety features have to be factored into an overall calculation to understand where it stacks up," he said in an interview.
Hamel added that a pattern of more frequent quakes that may be triggered by drilling activity also would not change the model's approach unless the frequency increased substantially.
"As long as a single point [of earthquake magnitude] isn't exceeding a design basis of the plant, there is no envisioned cumulative effect," he said, referring to the design basis threat that is based on a maximum quake that experts assume could occur at a site. "If you have a series of three every day, you may want to up the inspections." But not if quakes are occurring once every one, two or three years, he added.
Hamel said the most recent quakes nearby drilling and injection operations are not part of the new computer analysis, which extends through 2008. That is not a gap in the model, however, he said.
"We have ample data in the lower-magnitude range," he said. "When we see more quakes in the 3, 4 or 5 range -- unless it's in areas that we've never seen events in before -- it doesn't do anything" to the model. "It's when we get bigger-magnitude events -- that is what introduces new information."
An Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake measuring magnitude-5.8 centered in Virginia generated ground forces that significantly exceeded safety guidelines at Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna nuclear facility. However, it did not cause functional damage to reactor systems or the spent fuel containers at the site, inspectors for NRC and the company concluded. The two reactors 50 miles northwest of Richmond were cleared for restart in November.
NRC had requested the industry to conduct seismic inspections in the 1990s, and the commission summed up that effort in 2002, saying that 70 percent of the plants proposed improvements as a result of their seismic reviews. But the follow-through was left to the plant operators. NRC noted that "in most cases, plants have not reported completion of these improvements to the NRC."
David Lochbaum, director of the nuclear safety project for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said that some nuclear plant owners upgraded plants to withstand greater earthquake shocks, but some two dozen did not and have not yet been required to.
The new NRC-mandated seismic risks assessments will take 18 months to complete for the central and Eastern plants, and up to three years for Western nuclear reactors, which will use different hazard models. Then several more years could be required to assess the need for structural improvements and carry them out.


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Microsoft Fights Government Demand for Customer Data Stored Outside U.S.
Microsoft is opposing a U.S. government demand for a user's emails stored on company computers outside the country, in the latest example of tech companies' willingness to challenge government information requests in the post-Snowden era.
Microsoft in a court filing dated Friday said it opposed a search warrant for information on a user's online emails stored in Microsoft's Ireland data center. "Congress has not authorized the issuance of warrants that reach outside U.S. territory," Microsoft wrote in the filing with U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The legal tussle spotlights how, in the year since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed U.S. government data-collection methods, tech companies have grown more willing to fight government demands for data on their customers. Tech companies often are making these battles public, to burnish their reputations with customers, and to deflect criticism that they had cooperated with the NSA prior to Snowden's revelations. Google and Yahoo, among others, now encrypt customer email to protect against government intrusions.
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith months ago said the company would fight legal demands from U.S. authorities to turn over data stored in Microsoft computing hubs outside the country.
Some legal experts said as a U.S. company, Microsoft would have to comply with U.S. court orders for emails or other customer information, whether data was stored in Seattle or Dubai. But Microsoft seems willing to test the patchwork of international laws on control of computerized information.
In the Friday court document, Microsoft alluded to the public mistrust of how tech companies protect people's personal information. "The Government's position in this case further erodes that trust, and will ultimately erode the leadership of U.S. technology companies in the global market," the company wrote.
The filing, which is partly redacted, didn't disclose the identity or any details on the user whose information the U.S. government was seeking.
The filing said a magistrate judge first issued the search warrant in December for emails from a Microsoft Web email account. The judge in April denied Microsoft effort to annul the warrant, the filing said.
Microsoft said it turned over to the government some information from the account stored in the U.S., but didn't provide content of the emails stored in a Dublin computing center.
In an April court filing, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Microsoft's legal arguments don't hold up. Nothing in a U.S. law on computerized data allows companies to deny demands on data stored outside the U.S., he wrote.
Telecom giant Verizon separately wrote this week to the court to support Microsoft's legal argument against the search warrant.
Microsoft's legal maneuver was earlier reported by the New York Times and Washington Post.


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If you think that you're too busy to fit in a full workout, think again. Plenty of research shows that small bouts of exercise can add up and provide just as many heart-healthy benefits as longer workouts. You don't even have to be at the gym or wearing workout clothes for it to count. You can squeeze in little bits of activity here and there so that even when you're too busy for a full workout, you can stay active and burn calories.
Below are simple and inventive ways to transform the must-do activities of daily life into mini-workouts.
Cleaning the House
Unless you're lucky enough to have a housekeeper, most of us probably have cleaning on our to-do lists. Instead of seeing it as a chore, start thinking of cleaning as a serious double-duty workout. Simple and easy cleaning, such as dusting, taking out the trash, straightening and changing the bed linens, can burn up to 170 calories per hour for a 150-pound person. And heavier duty tasks such as sweeping the floor, washing windows and cleaning the garage can burn more than 250 calories an hour.
To up that calorie burn even more, get creative! When scrubbing the bathtub, take fewer breaks, and scrub extra hard to work your muscles (don't forget to switch arms). While vacuuming, add some lunges instead of letting your arms do all the work. When cleaning the stove, don't just bend over; squat down to get to those hard-to-reach places. When doing laundry, use the bottle of detergent as a dumbbell and do a few bicep curls on your way out of the laundry room. Or sneak in a few push-ups on the kitchen counter before you start scrubbing. The opportunities when cleaning are endless, and how awesome is it to have both a fit body and a clean house?
At Work
We've all heard the advice to take the stairs instead of the elevator and park at the back of the lot to get more walking in, but there are even more easy ways to squeeze activity into your workday. Instead of emailing or calling a coworker, walk over to his or her office for that report you need. Or suggest trading the normal sit-down meetings (which normally also feature not-so-great pastries and sweet treats) for walking meetings. Walking meetings aren't perfect for all types of business, but the activity and break from the norm can encourage new thoughts and unique solutions to problems, making it great for brainstorm sessions.
If you have a buddy at work who is also looking to get fit, invite him or her to an active lunch break where you go for a brisk walk outside, climb a few flights of stairs or even hit the work gym if you have one. Plus, having a buddy can certainly help you to avoid office temptations (like the vending machine at 3 p.m.) and remind you to take a break to be active no matter how stressful or busy your day is.
You can squeeze plenty of activity in on your own if you don't have a like-minded coworker. Try this printable 15-minute desk workout that you can do anytime, as long as you have an open wall and a chair! Better yet, stash a pair of dumbbells or a resistance band in your drawer or locker to use during breaks or while you talk on the phone. If you have the space, play a workout DVD or one of SparkPeople's online workout videos on your laptop and have a co-worker join you. Unless you have a shower at your workplace, go for yoga and Pilates DVDs that will tone your muscles and give your mind a break from work without leaving you a sweaty mess.
During Your Commute
Most of us spend more time in our cars than we'd like, either commuting or driving kids to and from various practices (or both!). Instead of having this time be completely passive and sedentary, make the most of it with a few simple exercises that are safe behind the wheel. The first thing you can do is throw any self consciousness out the window, turn up your favorite tunes and "car dance" your heart out—just be sure to watch the road and save your most complicated dance moves for sitting at a stoplight. If you're a female, you can also do Kegels, which help with core strength.
Sitting in the car is the perfect time to work on improving your posture. Most of us allow our shoulders to round and our heads to push forward when we drive. Instead, sit with your back straight (adjust your set back to help with that), your chin tucked in toward the tag of your shirt, and your shoulders relaxed down and back away from your ears. Try to keep your abs engaged and sit with perfect posture for as long as possible, adjusting it each time you notice you're slacking. Sitting tall is hard work and takes effort. Simple adjustments like these can also help alleviate tension as well as pain in your shoulders, neck and back.
And anyone, male or female, accomplished dancer or not, can stretch when stuck in traffic. Shoulder, triceps, neck and spine stretches are perfect for stoplights and also tame your tension; hold each for 30 seconds (or until the traffic starts moving, whichever comes first). Sure, they won't burn mega calories, but they're definitely better than nothing, especially if you tend to skimp on flexibility training! And if you really want to turn your transportation time into a workout, consider walking or biking to work or your destination whenever possible.
Getting Ready
Getting ready in the morning may seem like a weird time to sneak in activity, but you totally can. Make it part of your morning routine to do a few stretches, jumping jacks or push-ups. Just a few minutes of activity first thing in the morning can wake you up and get your endorphins going. Just be sure to start slow and easy if you just woke up, as your muscles may be tight from not moving for hours while you slept.
Try squats and lunges while you blow-dry your hair or pump out a few calf raises while you brush your teeth. I personally love to stretch in the shower, as the warm water helps loosen up muscles. It's good for you, and it feels great.
Yard Work
Mowing, trimming bushes and gardening are huge calorie burners. A 150-pound person can easily burn 200-400 calories an hour working in the yard. And for those who love power tools, just remember that automatic tools do most of the work, meaning you'll burn fewer calories than if you mowed the lawn with a push mower, for example. So when in doubt, go with the manual option. It might take a little longer to trim that tree, but you'll be getting in quite a workout and keeping your body in tip-top shape.
And don't be afraid to get creative. When working in the yard, there are ample opportunities to squat or lunge to pick up tools or do a few reps with bags of soil or mulch! When it's snowy outside, you can burn 400-plus calories an hour shoveling the powdery stuff.
Save time and get fit by making your shopping a full-out workout. Power walk through the store, and unless you absolutely have to, forgo the cart for a handheld basket. As the basket gets heavier, you can build some serious muscle carrying it around the store. Just be sure to carry the basket on both of your arms so that they both get an equal workout. And if you do have to use a cart, do some small lunges while pushing it out to your car and really use your arms to push the buggy.
TV Time
Many of us watch our favorite television shows to relax after a hard day. While it may be tempting to plop on the couch and veg, don't. After a long day the last thing your body needs is to sit down; moving will make you feel better and get you closer to your goals. Vow to do push-ups, crunches, jumping jacks or some sort of exercise during each commercial break. Performing these moves during the commercials of an hour-long show can help you burn at least 100 calories more than sitting, and you still get to enjoy your guilty-pleasure show.
Remember that while you may work out regularly, that's only a few minutes out of your entire day that you're actively moving your body, which is designed for physical activity. Squeezing in short bursts of exercise is great for beginners and experienced exercisers because it burns calories, tones muscles, strengthens your heart and helps you achieve an active lifestyle, the benefits of which are far reaching. So start thinking of more ways you can get active on the job, at home and throughout the day!
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I was briefly reunited on stage with Stewart Lee tonight as he introduced me for my section at a benefit for the British Humanist Society. He was able to give me quite a detailed introduction including my place of birth, my mum and dad's name, where I went to school, what A levels I got, my degree subject and result (he got that wrong, he thought I got a 2:2 - always undervaluing my intelligence) and the fact I worked at the Pharos Marine lighthouse manufacturing part company in 1989. He had really done his research. Mainly by being in the same room as me continuously for 13 years. It was nice to get some depth to the intro.
As I was confronted by a theatre of intellifent and liberal atheists/rationalists I thought I'd take a chance and do some of my more challenging material, rather than my regular and fairly bulletproof charity gig set. So I discussed death and what we could expect from Heaven and the bit about the people who thought that the 9/11 jumpers would go to Hell for having committed suicide. Perhaps it was a bit full on and maybe a good proportion of the audience didn't know me or my work, but it got a bit of a muted response and as I got tied up in my own logic and illogic (deliberately in the routine) and came to my own twisted conclusion about who would actually be going to Hell I got a disapproving heckle. This routine often confuses people (it's meant to) and leaves them a bit quiet and perturbed and I then point out that satire and the fact that they have let the actual offensive thing go unpunished and are judging me for saying something that I clearly don't believe.
Luckily referring to the reaction I had created was enough to break the tension and I explained the joke and everyone loosened up. I then did my routine about Railways and the Holocaust, which could have been a mistake, but now they were on board and they understood where I was coming from and what I was playing with.
Or we can conclude that atheists don't like jokes about 9/11 but are happy to laugh at the Holocaust.
It felt odd to have nearly lost the room in what should have been a friendly onside audience, but overall I was glad to have created the discomfort. I had been questioning the point of doing my stuff on questioning Heaven to a room full of people who agreed with me. But actually I stirred them up in a different way. Not entirely successfully and I felt a bit ambivalent afterwards. But glad that I had won them round in the end.
That's what you get for trying something different!
If there was any doubt that we're getting older, the backstage chat of this largely 40-something bill was mainly about how their kids were getting on (though Paul Sinha was there to talk about the Chase to mix things up a bit). I am sure there was some rock n roll craziness going on elsewhere in town with some of the younger comics, but I felt glad to be amongst these frazzled and worn down oldies.


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Actor-composer Alan Thicke has sold a compound in Toluca Lake for $3.525 million.
The Spanish Colonial-style house, built in 1934, sits behind gates on a flat acre lot with a north-south lighted tennis court, an outdoor entertaining area and a swimming pool with a poolside kitchen and covered eating area. The living/media room has a carved wood-beam ceiling and a fireplace. The great room includes a bar and a fireplace.
The master bedroom suite features a spa tub, a sauna, a balcony, a fireplace, a study and walk-in closets. The 8,656-square-foot house has five more bedrooms and six bathrooms, plus a second kitchen in a guest suite, another office and a gym.
Since starring as patriarch Jason Seaver on "Growing Pains" (1985-92), Thicke has appeared on "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2006-09), "RoboDoc" (2009) and "The L.A. Complex" (2012). He will star in the independent Canadian film "Cubicle Warriors," due out next year.
His compositions include theme songs for "Wheel of Fortune" (1975-83), "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978-86) and "The Facts of Life" (1979-88).
Public records show the property changed hands in 1986 for $627,500. Thicke, 65, had been leasing it out in recent years.
Bill Taylor of Prudential California Realty was the listing agent. Fred Holley and Jana Jones-Duffy of Coldwell Banker's Beverly Hills South office represented the buyer.
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