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THE NEW ERA: 1921-1933. CHAPTER 25 (668-689). HARDING AND "NORMALCY". Warren G. Harding was a compromise candidate: the Republican party could not decide between General Leonard Wood, a Roosevelt progressive and Frank Lowden, Governor of Illinois
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Warren G. Harding was a compromise candidate: the Republican party could not decide between General Leonard Wood, a Roosevelt progressive and Frank Lowden, Governor of Illinois
He was a newspaperman and had been in the Ohio legislature and its Lt. Governor
Indecisive and unwilling to offend, he allowed his department heads to make policy
He also gave some of his cronies jobs – men who were not necessarily of good character
Harding was miserable as the president finding no relief from the pressure – he likened it to a prison
Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury was determined to reduce the national debt, reduce taxes on the rich, raise tariffs, and return to the laissez-faire policies of McKinley
Most of Mellon's proposals were cut back by southern Democrats and mid-western Republicans – however he was able to balance the budget and reduce the deficit by an average of $500 million per year
Harding and Coolidge used their appointing powers to turn the ICC and the Federal Reserve into pro-business entities, reversing many of the Progressive Era reforms
Harding appointed several corrupt officials
Harry M. Daugherty – Attorney General – accused of the fraudulent return of German assets
Charles R. Forbes – head of the Veterans Bureau – siphoned millions of dollars out of hospital funds
Albert B. Fall – Secretary of the Interior – leased oil reserve lands to private oil companies
Harding allowed bootleg whiskey to be given to guests after dinner parties at the White House
Harding died of heart failure in San Francisco during a trip to Alaska (He was the first President to visit) – his personal physician and friend was incompetent and diagnosed him with ptomaine poisoning – he actually died of a heart attack – rumors swirled that he killed himself or that his wife poisoned him
Vice President Calvin Coolidge took office after Harding died
Coolidge was a conservative and cleaned up Harding's corrupt appointments
He was devoted to laissez-faire policies
Coolidge was easily re-elected in 1924 – complacency was the order of the day – "Mr. Coolidge's genius for inactivity is developed to a very high point"
Both Harding and Coolidge handled foreign affairs as they did domestic ones: they relied heavily on their Secretary of State to make policy
After the war, many Americans wished to return to isolationism in order to prevent another war – but America had economic interests all over the world - it needed raw materials and markets
The Open Door policy remained in effect
The State Department worked to open opportunities in underdeveloped countries
Meanwhile, Japan was growing in influence in China, threatening Open Door
Japan, Britain and the US were in the midst of a naval arms race
Washington Conference – Nov 1921-Feb 1922
5 Power Treaty – US, GB, France, Italy, and Japan agree to limit their capital ships to a fixed ratio to produce a balance of power
4 Power Treaty – US, GB, France, Japan – agreed to respect each other's interests in the Pacific Islands
9 Power Treaty – all parties would respect the independence of China and Open Door
These treaties were mostly toothless – the shipping ratio gave Japan the balance of power – Japan did not relinquish its Chinese territorial claims in China – The Japanese became more antagonistic towards the US, beginning to believe that war was inevitable
Americans wanted peace but would not build the defenses to ensure it
Peace societies flourished – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – Woodrow Wilson Foundation
The US refused membership in the World Court
Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 – France wanted to collect allies against a resurgent Germany – they would agree never to go to war against each other – Kellogg had it broadened to all nations – in Paris 15 nations signed – it was a worthless gesture but many Americans felt good about it
President Herbert Hoover reversed Wilson's policy of trying to teach the Latin American nations how to operate
He removed intervention from the Roosevelt Corollary and abrogated the Platt Amendment to the Cuban constitution
Self-preservation would be the only reason for intervention n the future
Marines in Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic would all be withdrawn by 1934
The "Good" part of the Good Neighbor policy never really materialized, however – resentment against America was high
In 1931, Japan marched an army into Manchuria and made it a puppet state called Manchukuo
This violated both the Kellogg-Briand and Nine Power Treaty
Chiang Kai-shek appealed to both the League of Nations and the US – neither could help
In 1932 Japan attacked Shanghai, was condemned by the League of Nations and promptly withdrew from it and extended their control over China
The lesson was not lost on Adolf Hitler, now chancellor of Germany…
The great democracies were fighting over war debts – German debts to the Allies and Allied debts to the United States
The Allies owed the US $22 billion to be paid over 62 years but they could not afford it – much of the money had been spent on weapons rather than factories – so they pushed as much as possible into Germany - $33 billion – When Germany defaulted, so did the Allies
All sides were at fault
Germany allowed runaway inflation that put the mark at 1 trillionth of its prewar value
The Americans refused to see the connection between high tariffs and the debt
The Allies made little effort to pay any of their obligations
The Dawes Plan (1924) The US loaned Germany $200 million to stabilize the economy – then Germany would play $250 million per year – in 1929 the payments were scaled down even further
Soon the US stopped loaning money, the Great Depression struck (in large part due to the war debts) and Germany defaulted on its payments, the Allies stopped even attempting to pay anything
After 1933, the only thing left was mistrust and hostility
Coolidge decided not to run again and Herbert Hoover received the nomination
Hoover had never been in elective office before
He was a modernist – businesses should cooperate with each other and labor
He opposed union busting and trust busting
He supported prohibition
Hoover easily won 444-87
However, a political change was sweeping the nation – many working class voters in the cities became Democrats
Not every industry was sharing in the prosperity
Coal was down – competing with petroleum
Textiles were down – competing with new synthetics
Industries resumed a trend toward consolidation
by 1929 200 companies owned half the nation's corporate assets
GM, Ford and Chrysler made 90% of American cars and trucks
4 tobacco companies produces 90% of cigarettes
The weakest part of the economy was agriculture
Prices slumped and costs increased
Farmers faced high tariffs and quotas
Harding opposed direct aid to agriculture
The prosperity of America rested on unstable foundations
In late 1928, prices on the New York Stock Exchange were at an all time high and continued to rise
In early 1929, they continued and many people entered the market as speculators
In September, the market began to fall,
On Oct 24, major sell off began
On Oct 29, the bottom dropped out and prices plummeted
Stocks rallied later that year but in the spring of 1930, they fell even more sharply
Several key issues:
The default of WWI war debts by Germany and the Allies
Poor distribution of wealth – too much money in too few hands – people could not afford to buy the goods being produced
Too easy credit policies of the Federal Reserve
Mellon's tax structure which favored the rich
Unable to sell products, manufacturers closed plants and laid off workers – making the problem worse – demand fell even further
5000 banks closed between 1930 and 1933
Millions of depositors lost what little they had
Unemployment rose to 13 million from 1 million
The national income fell from $80 billion to $50 billion
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon advised Hoover to allow the crash to run its course – "people will work harder, live a m ore moral life. Values will be adjusted and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people." – Hoover disagreed
Hoover's plans required a great deal of cooperation between businesses and citizens and relied on their good will and ability to help – without legal compulsion
Hoover refused to allow crop or acreage controls
He refused to shift responsibility from states to federal agencies
He refused – on Constitutional grounds – to allow federal funds to be used for individual relief – state, city, and private groups must take care of the needy
As the depression worsened, breadlines lengthened, and millions continued to be out of work, the public grew increasingly resentful
Almost everyone at the time believed that a balanced budget was essential to recovery:
Economists, business leaders, labor leaders, even socialists – this only took more money out of the economy
Hoover signed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act in 1930, raising duties on manufactured goods to very high levels, which affected Europe tremendously – they could not earn the money they needed to pay their war debts and went onto their own depression
Hoover was ultimately unable to be flexible and change when desired results were not obtained – something the next president had no problem with doing
In the spring of 1932 thousands faced starvation
About ¼ of the unemployed were getting any public aid
Many people were evicted from their homes and gathered in shanty towns fondly called "Hoovervilles"
Tramps and Hobos roamed the countryside looking for food and work
Nebraska farmers organized a "farm holiday" – basically a boycott where they refused to ship their crops to market
Immigration agents began rounding up Mexican-Americans and deporting them – many were legal
Summer 1932 20,000 WWI vets marched on Washington (the Bonus Army) demanding payment of their compensation – when they were rejected, 2000 refused to leave and were chased away by tanks and tear gas
Changes needed to be made, just few knew what to do
Depression described the economic situation and soon described the psychological situation as well
Many simply gave up trying to work, many became ashamed of themselves, and were driven to drink
Food consumption went down and people became listless due to lack of vitamins and proteins
Birthrates dropped
Children suffered – lack of attention, lack of food, lack of clothing
The Depression, coming after 12 years of Republican rule, ensured that a Democrat would be elected – Hoover's attitude didn't do him any favors either
Democrats chose New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt – a distant relative of TR
New York led the nation in providing relief for the needy, enacted a program of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, conservation and public power projects – exactly what many wanted on a national scale
Roosevelt was crippled by Polio in 1921 – he could only walk a few steps with the help of braces and 2 canes
He was a liberal Democrat, known for his hard work and geniality
Despite his handicap, Roosevelt was an energetic campaigner, traveling across the country radiating confidence and good humor
Roosevelt believed that there must be a "re-appraisal of values" a "New Deal" and he was willing to try anything to make it happen – the government should do whatever was necessary to protect the unfortunate and advance the public good
Roosevelt's approach was very different than Hoover's – Hoover refused to change, sticking to what he thought was right even when it wasn't working – and Roosevelt easily won the White House 472-59
During the interval between the election and taking office, the Depression continued but neither Congress, Hoover or Roosevelt could do anything – the nation drifted aimlessly


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Modified Lagrangians and Monotone Maps in Optimization
Wiley, Apr 25, 1996 - Mathematics - 438 pages
This translation of the important Russian text covers the theory and computational methods of modified Lagrangian functions (MLFs)—a new branch of mathematical programming used to solve optimization problems. Providing a thorough analysis for both traditional convex programming and monotone maps, the book shows the advantages of MLFs over classical Lagrangian functions in such practical applications as numerical algorithms, economic modeling, de-composition, and nonconvex local constrained optimization.
Following an overview of convex analysis, the authors introduce MLFs through the more general formalism of weak modified Lagrangian functions (WMLFs). They use the two concepts to develop a theory of duality supported by examples of elementary economic models. Also examined are the benefits of MLFs in the application of dual methods in linear programming and in problems with inconsistent constraints.
This is the first volume in which mono-tone maps are treated broadly, in line with their growing importance in optimization and mathematical economics. Two chapters on monotone maps cover point-to-set maps, propose modifications that would achieve a point-to-point map with improved properties, show how to arrive at new MLF constructions, and detail decomposition methods for convex programming.
A chapter on the saddle gradient method covers convergence properties exhibited by MLFs—making available convergent algorithms of convex programming. Finally, the book shows how MLFs are used to solve smooth mathematical programming problems, and gives the convergence rate for those dual methods based on MLFs.
For mathematicians involved in discrete math and optimization, and for graduate students taking courses in complex analysis and mathematical programming, Modified Lagrangians and Monotone Maps in Optimization serves as an indispensable professional reference and graduate-level text that goes beyond the classical Lagrange scheme, and offers diverse techniques for tackling this field.
How modified Lagrangian functions improve the classical Lagrange scheme—a unique guide for working out optimization problems
This volume presents the theory and applications of modified Lagrangian functions. It offers here, for the first time, a detailed analysis and numerous techniques for this fast-growing branch of mathematical programming. Focusing on two key areas, traditional convex programming and monotone maps, the book explores a number of practical applications for MLFs and shows how MLFs are especially relevant to traditional convex programming.
For mathematicians and graduate students working with optimization problem analysis, this combined text and reference

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Can you please revamp Lightning CALDAV implementation to function like Apple iCAL and IOS devices which use a principal collection as the starting point rather than the current implementation that requires a calendar collection as the starting point? It seems most CALDAV services only support the principal collection starting point such as GoDaddy.com, Wild West Domains, DomainsMadeEasy.com, etc., where Lightning CALDAV does not work. These services only support Apple ICAL or IOS devices so I am stuck using Lightning CALDAV with Google calendar which is currently broken due to Google moving to CALDAV version 2.
GoDaddy does not support calendar collection as starting point.
Just because our account wizard doesn't allow detecting the calendar collections from the principal URL doesn't mean it won't work at all. What iOS does is do some detection to retrieve the calendar collection from the principal, and I agree this is something we also need to support. I have replied on that blog post to figure out which features are not supported.
Its not particularly hard to do the detection, the problem is that historically Lightning is not organized into accounts that have calendars, but a list of calendars. Changing this requires a fair amount of work and no one has stepped up to do this.
Regarding Google Calendar, please see this blog post on the v2 API: https://blog.mozilla.org/calendar/2013/09/google-is-changing-the-location-url-of-their-caldav-calendars/
Unfortunately there is another problem, this time with Google's server implementation. They have introduced webdav-sync support, but there is a mismatch in the supported draft version. I am in contact with Google to get this resolved. There is also a Lightning side fix that will be part of 2.6.1.
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So you're considering driving with Uber. You like picking your own particular hours, working for yourself, and profiting with your auto. In any case, before you begin, you need to know the amount you can make as a driver.
What amount do drivers make?
Here's the short reply: You can drive and gain as much as you need. What's more, the more you drive, the more you'll make.
Also, you'll get your charges week after week and they are consequently stored specifically into your financial balance. For considerably snappier installment, Uber has taken off Instant Pay. Moment Pay gives you a chance to exchange your present profit to a platinum card account, at whatever time.
In any case, what amount would you be able to make? Initially, we should begin with how tolls are ascertained when you drive with Uber.
How are Uber charges computed?
At the point when a rider brings an excursion with you, they are charged a toll toward the end of the ride. Every passage is ascertained taking into account how far and to what extent the excursion took to finish.
Passages are figured by including a base charge (if appropriate) + time and separation rates. Riders are additionally charged a booking expense (approx $1-2).
Here are the time and separation rates for uberX in select urban areas the nation over (starting July 2016):
- Los Angeles – $0.15 every moment and $0.90 per mile
- San Francisco – $0.22 every moment and $1.15 per mile
- Chicago – $0.20 every moment and $0.90 per mile
- Boston – $0.20 every moment and $1.24 per mile
Suppose, for instance, that you're in Los Angeles and your rider needs to go from Downtown LA to West Hollywood, which is around 9 miles and 35 minutes away. The toll that the rider pays is figured this way:
(9 miles x $0.90) + (35 minutes x $0.15) + $1.65 booking charge = $15.00
Drivers utilizing the accomplice application are charged a Uber Fee as a rate of every excursion passage. The Uber Fee shifts by city and vehicle sort and helps Uber spread costs, for example, innovation, advertising and improvement of new elements inside the application.
Look at OUR FARE ESTIMATE TOOL
What is surge?
Amid times of popularity for rides, passages may increment to ensure the individuals who require a ride can get one. For riders, surge guarantees that pickup is accessible rapidly and dependably. For drivers, surge implies higher admissions and a constant flow of ride solicitations.
Costs increment amid times when numerous ride solicitations are made in particular ranges of the city, and when there are insufficient drivers in a particular region to suit the quantity of riders asking. When you're on the web, your application shows regions with appeal for rides in shades of red. The more profound the shade of red, the more noteworthy that territory's interest.
Surge evaluating is ascertained by increasing the outing's aggregate charge by a present surge multiplier. For instance, a rider in a surging region may see and acknowledge a surge multiplier of 1.3x or 2.1x. This surge multiplier applies to the base, time, and separation of the excursion charge.
Presently suppose you're in the Windy City going from O'Hare International Airport to Wrigley Field in Chicago, which is around 13 miles and 33 minutes away. Here's a case of what you would win on the off chance that this excursion incorporated a surge rate of 1.5x:
- $1.70 base + (13 miles x $0.90) + (33 mins x $0.20) = $20
- Surge multiplier of 1.5x = $10
- Gross admission = $20 + $10 = $30
- Your net payout for this excursion would be $30 less the Uber Fee.
- What amount do drivers with Uber make by and large?
With Uber, you get the chance to set your own particular calendar and you just need to drive when it works for you. There's no office, no manager, and you're in control. So the amount you can make is thoroughly up to you.
What you can make by and large as a Uber driver-accomplice relies on upon where and when drive, and how long you drive every week. Here is a breakdown of what drivers are making the nation over:
- Drivers in Los Angeles are making $616/week in net earnings*
- Drivers in Chicago are making $648/week in net earnings*
- Drivers in Boston are making $732/week in net earnings*
As indicated by a national study, drivers on the Uber stage arrived at the midpoint of more than $19 a hour in earningsacross our main 20 markets. In New York City, that normal is over $30 a hour in income.
*Stated profit are depend on middle hourly income in the month of July 2016. Genuine income may change contingent upon time of day, area, and different variables. Income are net of Uber's charges yet don't change for driver-accomplices' costs.
What costs does Uber spread?
Drivers are in charge of their own costs. Uber offers each driver a business protection policywith $1 million of scope for every episode.
From the time you acknowledge an outing until the finish of that trek with the rider(s) leaving the vehicle, you have the accompanying scope:
$1M of outsider obligation
$1M of uninsured or underinsured driver harm
Unforeseen complete and crash protection – so on the off chance that you keep up far reaching and impact protection all alone individual approach, Uber's arrangement will cover physical harm to that vehicle up to the genuine money estimation of the vehicle, for any reason, subject to a $1,000 deductible.
We trust and expect that riders treat your vehicle with consideration and admiration, yet in the event that a rider were to bring about harm or become ill in your vehicle, you can contact our bolster group for repayment for things like cleaning expenses to get your auto cleaned, for instance.
Read : Does Uber Estimator Include Tolls?
How do drivers with Uber pay charges?
As a self employed entity maintaining your own particular business, charges from your income are not withheld by the elected or state government. This implies it is your obligation to record charges toward the end of every year.
In the event that you acquire $600 or more from utilizing the Uber App amid a timetable year, we utilize the keeping money and duty data connected with your accomplice record to send you a 1099 structure by January 31st.
We've additionally added another component to the accomplice dashboard that gives each accomplice access to their expense materials, and each accomplice will get an assessment synopsis from Uber alongside the connection to their 1099.


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My DVD drive has slowy gotten worse over time in terms of actually loading what I put in. Usually all I get is a lot of loading noises. When I go to "computer" and see the dvd drive listed, it just says DVD RW Drive, If i try to right click on it to see options , it just freezes. Once and a while a disc will load, and recently one loaded after about 15 minutes. It's an all in one computer so the dvd drive is located on the side, if that helps.
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aww man that sounds bad but I'll try the lense cleaner first and see what happens. Thank you
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November 08, 2013, 03:30 pm
'Here we go again,' says K Street as Democrats renew push for tax hikes
By Erik Wasson and Peter Schroeder
Lobbyists are crying "here we go again" as Democrats on the new budget conference committee renew their push for tax increases.
A Democratic wish list obtained by The Hill contains 12 examples of the types of "tax loopholes" that they would like to see closed in a year-end budget deal. Most have been proposed many times before.
Combined, the items on the list would raise $264 billion in revenue over 10 years, more than enough to switch off two years' worth of the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration.
Democrats say they won't consider cutting entitlements in a deal unless Republicans end "egregious" tax loopholes for the rich and large corporations.
Owners of corporate jets, vacation homes and yachts would take a hit if Democrats got their way. Hedge fund managers and heirs would pay a higher tax rate, while businesses with overseas operations would see deductions eliminated.
Having defended the tax breaks through several fiscal fights in recent years, lobbyists say they have they are confident in their ability to play defense.
That said, many are irritated at having to fight the same battles again.
J.P. Delmore, a tax lobbyist with the National Association of Home Builders, said he's exasperated that the mortgage interest tax deduction for second homes is on the chopping block again.
"It's clear that there is still some education that we have to do," he said. "There's a misperception that the users are these extremely wealthy individuals."
Delmore said he wasn't shocked to hear that Democrats were trotting it out again.
"Unfortunately I'm not surprised. It's a great talking point. It fits into the messaging they are trying to have," he said.
Delmore said the NAHB sought out every member of Congress in the last year to lay the groundwork for protecting the mortgage deduction.
The homebuilders say the average household income of second-home mortgage holders is a modest $71,000, and that half of the savings from eliminating it comes from pinching families moving to a new home, because they technically have two mortgages in a single tax year.
"I never have that pit in my stomach completely go away, but we have done a pretty solid job explaining the impact on middle-class homeowners and folks in transition," Delmore said.
Dan Hubbard of the National Business Aviation Association said he is "mystified" that the accelerated depreciation rate for business jets keeps coming up at the top of the list, because the industry supports 1.2 million jobs.
"The manufacture and use of these airplanes is an important ingredient in economic recovery," he said. He said studies show $15 billion in economic output related to corporate jet use and manufacture, and says the industry is boosted by its tax break.
"If somebody is going to buy and fly it, somebody is going to weld it," he said.
The jet industry has manufacturing facilities in Kansas, Georgia and Ohio as well as the home states of the Budget Committee heads Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.).
"Some manufacturers rely heavily on this accelerated depreciation schedule in their business model. Without it there will be many more lay-offs in the corporate and business jet industry" said Jim Richmond, the CEO of Washington State-based plane maker Cub Crafters.
Wall Street is also in the crosshairs of Democrats.
One of their wish list items would limit the deductions executives can take for stock options. Another would force financial derivatives to be taxed on a "mark to market" basis, forcing holders of those financial instruments to estimate their market value each year and pay any appropriate taxes on gains.
Another target is the "carried interest" provision that allows private equity and hedge fund executives to have their income taxed at the lower capital gains rate.
The private equity industry, which Democrats skewered during Mitt Romney's presidential run, has been mounting its own attempt to school Congress on the impact of ending the tax breaks.
"Increasing taxes on carried interest would negatively impact capital investment, including private equity, real estate and venture capital," said Noah Theran, spokesman for the Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
"Our goal is to ensure that policies affecting our industry are based on facts and an understanding of the benefits of private equity and growth capital investment," Theran said.
A Democratic aide said the wish list is not an exhaustive set of proposals, but rather a set of examples of the types of tax breaks the party might want to see dealt with in a budget deal forged by the committee's Dec. 13 deadline.
— This story was updated at 5:38 p.m.
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Cry me a river, K-Street is as guilty of our out of control spending binge as anyone.
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During a tense floor debate in the Illinois Legislature over a proposed education reform bill, Democratic state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia argued "all" the minority lawmakers were Democrats. When Republicans strongly objected, she mockingly referred to a Republican colleague as only "half" a black person.
"Listen to me, minorities! I'm over here, because we're all over on this side, right? What you'll also find—" LaVia began before being interrupted by Republicans.
"Wait, we have a half! We have a half," she added, referring to state Rep. John Anthony, a black Republican.
That's when state Rep. Dennis Reboletti (R) rose and scolded the Democrat for using such divisive and insulting language.
"Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe what the distinguished lady from Aurora just did," he said. "When I represent 108,000, it's a very diverse group. It's not one monolith, not one particular demographic or background — it's 108,000 people of all different backgrounds! So I don't think that's very fair, representative, what you did. That's terrible!"
LaVia then "apologized" and claimed lawmakers are there "for children, not an association, not a hidden agenda."
"I apologize from the bottom of my heart, you know I'm not that type of person," she added.
Watch the exchange here:
(H/T: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Champion News)


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KWCA overall goal is to contribute to Kenya's vision for a tourism industry that offers high end tourist, a diverse and distinctive visitor experience making Kenya among the world top destinations.
Inspired by KWS vision for a country where the great species and places are saved for humanity, we collaborate with national and county agencies to enhance adoption by communities and landowners of conservation approaches that enhance protection of wildlife outside of national parks and reserves. Through 12 regional association working within Kenyan's 8 conservation areas, we work with private and community conservancies to conserve our wildlife heritage for the benefit of the next generations.
Kenya's wildlife and wild places are facing increasing threats from a burgeoning human population growth and conversion of land to settlements, infrastructure and industrial installations. Since wildlife does not pay and landowners lack incentives to conserve, wildlife habitats, even on marginal landscapes, are converted to real estate, irrigated farms, horticultural farms and extensive cereal production areas. A major impact to this growth is an increase in conflicts between people and wildlife, with huge implications to the Kenyan economy.
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Land owners and communities often lack the requisite management and organization expertise to deliver conservation and livelihoods outcomes; we work to build the capacity of the community and conservancy leaders and managers through tailor made training courses, exposure and linkages with research and conservation organizations.
Empowered conservancy stakeholders become effective wildlife managers and active participants in policy processes that enhance protection of wildlife and its habitats. Benefits accrued to landowners from managing wildlife will lead to more space for wildlife and healthy wildlife populations.
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With the right incentives, benefits and support, landowners and communities voluntarily set aside their land, often foregoing other more financially rewarding opportunities, to conserve wildlife. Notably, Kenya has experienced a great surge in land protected by communities for wildlife conservation purposes, if the current growth of conservancies is maintained; Kenya may be on its way to attaining its targets and meeting international recommendations as described in Aichi targets.
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Conservancy Standards
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What have we here? Oooh you know… just the 65th episode of the most important/unimportant podcast ever! On this episode of the Joy the Baker podcast, Joy and Tracy long-spritz some girl talk. They talk about everything from ex-boyfriend emails, to friend diets, and bachelorette parties. How many times does Tracy say 'penis'? More than once….
I Accidentally Saw a Picture of You. This infamous post is now titled I Accidentally Sent You An Email After I Accidentally Saw A Post You Wrote After You Accidentally Saw A Picture Of Me.
Whoa… that's a mind-full.
He just wanted hummus.
Tracy and Joy are on what they're calling The Friend Diet. We text each other everything we eat. It's all about accountability! It looks a little like this:
Is Joy really going to dress up as Elijah Wood for Halloween? Does that even make any sense at all!?
And back to lunches!!!
Tracy has all sorts of ideas for you if you're in a lunch rut!
Let's talk cookbooks for dudes:
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Another cookbook for dudes idea: Cooking for Geeks (http://amzn.to/SDMRp6). My gentleman has it and it's solid, though formatted more for pasty engineer types than manly-men. Yay food science! (PS. that remind me — I always though you guys would like this: http://goo.gl/VRMmx)
Okay ladies, I haven't listened yet but this is hilarious. A few weeks ago I decided to stop eating my feelings (we are going through a lot right now so Casey and I will sit down and eat like 6 cupcakes and a bag of snack sized snickers in one sitting). For the past 2 weeks my friend who lives 11 hrs away and I (she's in Spokane an I'm in the Salt Lake City suburbs) have been texting out meals and shots of the treadmill screen to prove we're making good choices. Glad we're not the only ones…
I totally did the friend diet—except with my sister who lives far away. And it works SO well! It totally steps up your accountability. It was super successful until we went on vacation together to NYC and stuffed our faces and had no accountability whatsoever. Fail. This podcast has inspired me to try it again!
"I'm going to emoji your life so hard." -Joy the Baker Awesome.
On the real, back in March my bestie and I did "The Friend Diet." It was aces for both of us. It totally made us more conscious of what we were putting in our bodies. "Oh god, do I really want to send Claire a photo of an entire sheet of cookies? No. No, I do not. THE SHAME. Okay, just one cookie."
oh. my. gosh. you are a pair of GENIUSES!
the friend diet?!?!!?!!? this is amazing… i need to make a friend to friend-diet with. Perhaps I'll do it with my sister.
Love, Love, your idea of the friend diet (non diet) I think you should keep showing us your texts. I don't know why but it's inspiring.
Thanks for taking my question, Tracy and Joy! Hearing what you had to say was amazing, and I feel a lot better about the situation now. I love you two!
Nina — I had the same first love situation when I was in high school. We decided to go to different colleges and "broke up" at the end of the summer only because we were going to be apart and to avoid the "turkey drop." But we called, emailed, and talked everyday anyway and decided to be together even if we weren't together.
People told me I shouldn't "limit" myself, but you know if what you have is worth more than the freedom to makeout with the cute guy on your floor. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to stay home because you have a ld boyfriend. I fell in love with friends, explored new places, got drunk at late-night parties, and never felt like I missed any opportunities because I was in a long-d relationship.
And on Sunday we're getting married to celebrate our ten-year anniversary. If it is right, high-school sweethearts can work out!
I just read the show notes. I haven't even listened to the podcast and I feel giggly already. LOL. This is going to be good!
You would be so ashamed to be my friend if you saw what I ate. You would come to my home and put dishwashing soap on everything to prevent me from eating it all. Then you would take out my trash to make sure I didnt delve into an all-time low. Then we would get mani-pedis and pretend that all never happened.
Is it wrong that the Rev Management guy who is french… hums Joy the Baker podcast music because I WAS HUMMING IT!!!! BWAHAHA!!! We are officially friends!
Joy. Please for the love of everything dress up like E Wood for Hallows….My husband is threatening me with the idea of being Guy Fieri….can you say flair hair and flames?
Joy, you should do what Ellen did and crash a bachelorette party:
Also, ten thumbs up on the I Accidentally Saw Your Picture essay.
I second the Everyday Food Mag recommendation… simple recipes and seasonal food articles that I think would help out a guy for sure! Also Everyday Food makes cookbooks and I would suggest those too… Fresh Flavor Fast is a good one with really simple and delicious recipes.
I spent a weekend in Hangzhou, China this summer and we found a delicious little Middle Eastern restaurant. Their menu was full of funny Chinglish typos, but our favorite was that the hummus appetizer was listed as "homos" or "homos with meat". 😉
I had to phone my mom when I heard this podcast. This "friend dieT" is the exact thing she told me to do when I wanted to loose some weight. She did it more simple. Just writing anything you eat all day in a notebook. It is even recommended in serious diet books. Your version is even better and fun! Good riddance with the extra pounds!
Everyday Food is worth it!
I was speed walking today and listening to your podcast and heard my name and then my question read out loud! I think I started walking even faster!!!! It was exciting, surprising, helpful and appreciated! All the suggestions for cookbooks for my 21 year old son were great and I look forward to him sharing the love (and more texts involving photos of food) with me. Thanks for the suggestions and all the laughs today. Love to listen! Also, your image of my arms going back and forth and back and forth is SO right and made me laugh out loud at myself.
Great podcast as always ladies! Technical question (maybe for Michael): why do the podcast dates no longer show up on my iPhone/iTunes? They used to be arranged chronologically but the newer ones don't come with a date attached and go alphabetically. I liked the chronological order!
I'm a relatively new listener, but I was going back through some old episodes and listened to "Halloweenie" while running errands. It was especially hilarious because my sister also sported a homemade ace of spades costume once. Then, at Target, I saw Halloween-themed Sixlets and couldn't stop laughing. Heads up, Joy! I also wanted to report my secret hippie behavior of making my own kefir from a weird brain-looking seed and milk. Thanks for the awesome work, ladies!
um, LOVE the brief convo about get-ready songs for work presentations, scary things, etc. mine right now is Spiderwebs, by No Doubt. currently, i'm listening to it while drinking a face-sized mug of coffee and gearing up for my first day flying solo as a teacher. (i'm a student teacher, and the teacher i work with is out today and you should all say a prayer to the god of well-behaved kids).
also i was listening to the podcast in my car yesterday, and the volume was a bit loud, and so i broadcast "PENIS-ENHANCED" to the parking lot of the elementary school i work at.
You guys don't like tahini?? But it's SO GOOD. Give it another try. I drizzle a bit on salads, on a grilled cheese, etc etc. You're foodies! You will like it! 😉
Friend diet started today! Hated to have to confess that reeses cup…I think this will work! You rock!
This book: http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Quick-Cook-Time-Saving-After-Work/dp/0756655773/ref=sr_1_60?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349369335&sr=1-60&keywords=cooks+illustrated changed and started my cooking life.
I love the podcast and listen to it every week. Love the awkward moments when an ex gets in touch! hummus? haha. not a red flag though, just awkward. but i've made hummus before – yes the tahini is a stumbling block because it comes in a much bigger jar than you need for one or 10 batches! but basically, tahini, chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and salt. though I've been meaning to try it without tahini and see what the result is…
I've been making hummus for many years, and have found that leaving the tahini out actually makes it more appealing to kids. Tahini can be a little strong. I think the biggest secret to good hummus is a blender or food processor that will really smooth out those chick peas. Here is my recipe. It has never failed me : )
1 16 oz can garbanzo beans, drained (reserve the liquid)
3 tablespoons mild tasting, light-flavored olive oil (this is important)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-4 cloves freshly minced garlic
Blend, blend, blend. You can add a little of the garbanzo liquid it too dry. I like to add another T. of olive oil if I want it to be more creamy.
Can serve with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of Hungarian paprika……
First of all. LOVE you guys. I've been listening to you two for 5 straight hours while drinking gin, high straightening my linen closet, and writing my blog post for tomorrow. I know this is sooo last month, but I just heard you guys talk about faking a bachelorette party. True life my friends and I did that when we were spring breaking in Munich at a beer garden. If only I could attach pictures. It was CRAZY and involved a drunken sailor, a beyond drunk hobo who called himself a lord and Asian tourists. The aforementioned Lord and I had a lovely father daughter dance with me in a veil and fake wedding ring. One of the best moments of my time abroad.
I bought tahini for a hummus recipe, and then I was all, "What am I going to do with the rest of this?" So I tried it on buttered toast, like peanut butter, and YUM. Fabulous. Also very, very good when a glob of it is stirred into hot rice noodles with soy sauce, garlic, chile flakes, and some sesame seeds. Delicious.


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Hello! I'm Tom. I designed a game called Gunpoint, about rewiring things and punching people, and now I'm working on a new one called Heat Signature, about sneaking aboard randomly generated spaceships. Here's some more info on all the games I've worked on, here's the podcast I do, here are the videos I make on YouTube, here are some of the articles I wrote for PC Gamer, and here are two short stories I wrote for the Machine of Death collections.
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Planet Diablo's hands-on with Diablo 3. On the plus side:
On the down side:
Jesus Christ, really? Why even have stats? This, and the fact that you could just buy all possible skills at every level, were the most despiritingly grindy things about World of Warcraft.
Meanwhile, back on the plus side:
Unrelatedly: This popped up last night, but I'm still not seeing a lot of linkage this morning – Eurogamer have reviewed Little Big Planet. Not quite the score I was expecting. Oli has an interesting thing to say about how it compares to Spore towards the end.
Updatedly: I no longer care about the stat stuff. The Skill Runes sound like they're a much more meaningful way to customise your character.
You can slot skills with runes, the way you slot items with gems. There are just five or so different types, but any can be slotted into any skill, and they genuinely seem to subvert the skill's effect rather than just altering its stats.
Seniath: <Obligatory "It's too colourful" comment>
Did I get them right this time?
Dante: Nice to see someone actually acknowledging the existence of Spore in relation to Little Big Planet. Honestly it's been bizzare reading all the hype for it, especially on console dominated sites, where they all act as if user generated content is a completely new and original thing that's never been done before.
Tom Francis: That always makes me laugh. Diablo 2 was spectacularly colourful, this looks muted by comparison.
Much as I like the dappled watercolour style, though, right now the models don't look like they're touching it. The idea is to make them stand out clearly, I know, but there's standing out and there's sticking out, and I'm not sure you want the latter.
Possibly they just haven't got to adding shadows outdoors yet.
Tom Francis: Yeah, though to be honest Garry's Mod is the more deserving point of comparison.
Seniath: For the record, I should've included <sarcasm> tags in that last comment ;).
Also, the little level-up shockwave present in Crackdown was a lovely touch, so it's nice to see other games doing something similar.
Tom Francis: Wait, I no longer care about the stat stuff. The Skill Runes sound like they're a much more meaningful way to customise your character:
http://www.actiontri... ...ml?id=5065
You can slot skills with runes, the way you slot items with gems. There are just five or so different types, but any can be slotted into any skill, and they genuinely seem to subvert the skill's effect rather than just altering its stats.
Dante: Hell the mod market in general is the best point of comparison, what is Little Big Planet but a regular game with an extremely accessible map editor?
As for Diablo 3, Ludo is very enthused about it, I am not. I enjoyed Diablo 2 at the time, but I was young and stupid when it came out and I can't help but feel if we saw these trailers for a game without a history we'd think it looked rather rubbish.
Roadrunner: some RPGs are extremely boring and grindish- sure fun for the first 10 minutes, but bah, so boring.
But on a totally different note, do us PC people get a beta of CoD5 like the xbox people? Because that's another game which is fun for 10 minutes or so. :D
J-Man: I never actually played Diablo, I grew up as an FPS-er. Is it too old to try out, or should I just buy Diablo 3, bearing in mind the only RPG I liked has been Oblivion, and even then it had the shittiest levelling system ever.
P.S. The 'Thus spoke Zarathustra' button says 'Thus spake Zarathustra'
Lack_26: I grew up as an RTS-er, never got into RPGs' in a big way.
@J-man, Spake is a perfectly acceptable replacement of spoke, it means the same thing.
peterd102: I own Diablo adn a freind has Diablo 2. Sadly neither of them work. Diablo was good though, i got stuck eventually, i never could understand why the items you could buy from vendors were so crap and so expensive.
Dante: @Lack
Not quite the same, it has the same meaning, but it's far more... epic.
Octaeder: The comments thread on that Little Big Planet review is just horrifying. Worst advert for gamers ever.
Also: Ever since the LBP hype machine hit overdrive I've had an uncontrollable urge to dig out my old copies of Little Big Adventure and sequel.
Second Also: Diablo III... Woo!
Devenger: On LBP: Heh, I'll stick to my Garry's Mod where I have the power of the Lua scripting engine at my fingertips rather than being spoonfed capabilities by developers.
Diablo is one of those things I've missed! I think it's very probable I'll be giving D3 a test drive at the oonest opportunity - I like a shiny action-grind RPG as much as the next sentient being. I'm hoping character customization in abilities will be sufficient to promote long play with one given class.
J-Man: I only mentioned the 'spake' thing because the title of the book has 'spoke' and I thought it was an error.
Tom Francis: Well, the title of the book is Also sprach Zarathustra, because Nietzsche was German, but the first major English translation used 'Spake'. Nietzsche is mocking the style of the Bible, so the archaic language is truer to what he was going for.
Mind you, the standard of English translations of German philosophy in general is terrible, partly because our language is so wretchedly imprecise. I got so irritated trying to sort through the Schopenhauer text we were given in Continental Philosophy that I eventually gave up and just learned some German.
Devenger: Learning a language to be able to read German philosophy texts... man, that's dedication. O.o Sadly I am a monoglot (get it?) so no German texts for me...
Mark: I'm pretty happy about the D3 stat changes. I always felt like I was permanently screwing myself whenever I chose stats in D2 (and experience demonstrated that was usually the case.) If there are many "wrong" answers and failure is permanent but not obvious, I'd just as soon not be asked the question.
Tom Francis: Well put. That's pretty much their rationale for cutting stat choice, but I don't condone it. I think if freedom of choice is leading to some players to gimp their characters, you need to do a better job of communicating what the stats do and the consequences of upgrading or neglecting them - not just give up on the core concept of all role-playing games because there's a downside. Kotaku have a great quote from Diablo 3 lead Jay Wilson today:
"We have a saying at Blizzard when something looks like too much work. How about we pay you? You can work on it, and every two weeks we'll cut you a check."
Jason L: I'm pretty good at Progress Quest but Statbuilder's too complicated, so this is perfect for me.
Justice: Having missed out on the original Diablo and Diablo II, yet knowing the storylines of both, will it be worth me obtaining a copy of Diablo III?
Justice: Realised that's a bit vauge. I know the endings of both games, yet not any narrative during the game. I know Diablo III will be a worthy game, just wondering if I'll be able to appreciate it fully, story wise.
Dave: The comments from the Little Big Planet review are atrocious. My favourite one is probably, "Wow these comments are insane. And inane."
01d55: D2 stats were terrible: You got just enough str/dex to use the gear you needed to use and then put every point you could into STA. If you ever spent a point in energy you were WRONG, energy didn't do anything for you that you could do better with mana potions.
D3's stats are much more useful, and remove the game balance horror that is stamina-stacking.
I played the demo at blizzcon - took me a few rounds to finish before I got called off to make way for the next set, and I really like the new skill system. At blizzcon usable skills had 1 rank and passive skills had multiple ranks, one of the panels said that they're planning on giving the used skills multiple ranks in future versions. Being allowed to have more than 1-2 skills is a huge step up from D2. Also something that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere - the Barbarian used rage rather than mana, like WoW warriors. Also, you could remove runes from skills non-destructively, but only wizard runes worked in the demo (even though they demonstrated wdoc runes in a panel). Also awesome: The wizard trailer.
Try and find the panels on youtube.
J-Man: So, I'm 50 pages into Zarathustra, and I now believe Nietzsche is the greatest writer ever. We all know that incredible passage of 'god is dead', but I wasn't expecting every single page to be just as well written. I can't wait to finish Zarathustra and start on Beyond Good and Evil (book, not game).
On a side note, did you take philosophy at uni, Tom?
Tom Francis: I know, right? It's like philosophy, only not hopelessly dry, fussy or redundantly overlong.
Yeah, I did Maths and Philosophy. My dissertation was on the morality of teleportation.
Dante: I always wondered about that, if I'm being teleported, is it the same 'me' coming out the other side?
Ludo: No, it's the evil 'you'.
Half Loaf 2: On the subject of deadly fauna of death, I just saw a trailer for Dawn of War 2. OMFGWTFBBQ! Tyranids! The one thing that tom was asking for in a game of 40K. It showed that they were very powerful. However that may of been a slight modifying of the game to make them appeal if they are going to be a race you can play. That was my witty news anecdote.
PS: I think sacred 2 looks like a copy of Diablo 3
Ludo: I just figured out what's been bothering me about that picture. Those toads cast no shadows. I know they're probably made of magic or something, but still, it's a bit disconcerting.
Tom Francis: Neither does anything in that shot, that's what I mean about the models not looking like they touch the backdrops. Hopefully it's just early days.
CloakRaider: God, undecided whether I should get this game. I'm not exactly a fan of what it is trying to be.
J-Man: I like the sound of your dissertation, Tom. A friend of mine did his on presidential policies and their effect on the Die Hard trilogy (trilogy at the time), as there was a different president each time a Die Hard was made.
Continuing on an irrelevant tangent (reminds me of the PCG podcasts), just got to the one niggle in Zarathustra. Ol' Nietzsche wrote it in a time of incredible sexism (I think), so I just read a chapter where Zarathustra says women should be discussed only with men, and should stay at home while the men go out.
I was also reading an old PCG and noticed The Sun (eeeevviiilll) have a golden joystick award. Now the Daily Mail just need to sponsor the whole thing.
Justice: It's strange that this topic of teleportation should arise. I've long felt against it for the exact reason proposed by Dante: under our knowledge of quantum teleportation, then you are 'deleted' and an EXACT copy is reproduced on the recieving teleport.
Yet, while this EXACT copy retains every memory and every physical condition you had, so to all third parties would act EXACTLY like you, even believing that it had experienced a successful teleport, I can't shake the feeling that somehow it wouldn't be ME...
Tom Francis: It gets interesting when you consider cases like, what about a test version of the teleporter that just makes you vanish and reappear in the same place a moment later? What if it's instantaneous? And if that's okay, what's so different about it zapping you a few feet away? And if that's okay, what if the teleporter now has a 1-second delay after materialising the new you and before removing the old one? Does the moral status of disintegrating that original person change from "Eh," to "Murder!" because of that one second delay? If one day the teleporter you're used to using suddenly fails to materialise you at the other end, did it murder you? If one scientist designed the entrance pad, and another designed the exit pad, which one should your family blame for your death?
What if we haven't got a teleporter working yet, but we can use the same technology to rebuild any part of your brain should it be damaged in an accident? What if a car crash crushes a third of your brain, and the machine rebuilds it? Have you died and been replaced, or is it still really you? What if, on the way home from that operation, you crash again and the other two-thirds of your brain are crushed - rebuilt in an operation the same day? Is that entirely different from you being killed outright and rebuilt by the machine?
The Prestige is a good film.
Dante: What really gets me is what happens if the teleporter fails one day and materialises you several feet away without the original vanishing?
Which one is you? Is it the one on the pad? And if it is, wouldn't 'you' be dead if it had worked right? As Justice says, from an outside perspective you've got a man who remembers being teleported, but is that what it's like from the inside, or is it just lights out?
Disappointingly, no Star Trek transporter malfunction episode ever grappled with these issues.
Ludo: The duplicate would immediately start experiencing the world differently upon appearance, viewing the room from a different angle, breathing different air. So experientally the two would divide and become increasingly different people as time passes. Of course the urge would be to get rid of one of them because having two almost identical people in the same world seems wrong because, well, it's freaking wierd, but at that stage they are both valid and separate individuals and euthanising one of them would probably be murder.
It reminds me of a great scene in a Richard Morgan book where two clones of a man get drunk together, weighing up their relative experiences in order to decide which one gets to live on.
Jason L: Or Rimmer and Rimmer in Red Dwarf.
Star Trek transporters largely get around the primate moral issues by doing it atom by atom.
Ludo: And by making a funny noise.
Jason L: We underestimate the role of funny noises in moral philosophy at our peril. BOINK!
I imagine that Kant would have had serious trouble if Yackety Sax had been discovered at the time.
J-Man: Heh. And this was supposed to be a Diablo III post.
Bret: Too true.
The fart noise has undermined many once promising moral philosophies.
Roadrunner: Hey Pentadact do you like Boris Johnson?
Or are you a socialist/communist like many of the other hardcore gamers out there?
I used to until he refused to answer my questions I sent him. ...Which I made a blog post on my site about. Jerk.
peterd102: My Polotics:
Nothing is certain except death and respawns.
What if someone is standing on the tel exit? - IT counts a KILL with extra gloating rights (i dont even need to shoot you to kill you). ENGIS FTW
What the hell are we being existential for:
DIABLO 3!! RED ALERT 3!!!!!! LEFT 4 DEAD!!!! (and thats a years supply of excalimation marks spent lol. (damn should've planned ahead wanted a couple there as well))
P.S for some science to those who thought i might be a troll - we are all different matter to that which we were years ago, so a tel would just do what happens normally over a very short timespan.
Jason L: I'd hauled myself back from a complicated non-joke on things being 'undermined' by a fart and the expression 'hoist on his own petard', but now it works on more levels.
Hoborg: All of this is irrelevant, because if you are being teleported then you are in an episodce of Star Trek and, since you are not William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy, will be dead just a few scant minutes after reaching the planet's surface.
I reckon that's why they give the rookies red shirts - hides the blood stains.
Bret: Hey!
Scotty wore a red shirt and sometimes survived teleporting.
And there was a gray haired redshirt once.
He must have been a wily one.
The_B: Gratz. As they say.
Dante: Tom, are you going to be joining the PCG WAR guild anytime soon?
Ludo: Massive congratulations on your massively deserved award, sirrah!
J-Man: Gah! mmorpgs (pronounced m-m-pur-gurs) are the evil we, as gamers, must destroy, and replace with good ol' FPS's, that actually, y'know, require skill.
Jason L: Let's see you main-heal B'uht T'roqq and say that.
Dante: Well done on the award Tom!
Roadrunner: To Jason L:
I don't wanna go near anyone's B'uht T'roqq, sounds like a prescription pair of underpants.
What is it with MMORPGS and stupid names with pointless apostraphes? I mean, it makes it harder to type, and harder for me to complain while still spelling apostrohpes wrong.
DoctorDisaster: J-man, I think it's muhmorpuggers. I refuse to acknowledge them by any name that starts with the Campbell's soup sound.
TooNu: Gz Tom
Lack_26: Woo, one of my creations (The Hand of God. My sporepedia name is Lack-) showed up as a picture in one of Tom's articles in the new PCG UK, this has made me very happy.
J-Man: Ah, the joys of corruption.
Aeneas: Well done. You certainly deserved the award.


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I have not posted here in a little while. In part, because the business of life has caught up with me, and, in part, because in the midst of huge changes in this country, inspiration is not coming as quickly. But I can't miss a chance to embrace this Valentine's Day.
You may call it a Hallmark holiday, or a day reserved for lovebirds, but as you may have read before, I disagree. Valentine's Day is a day you can chose to dread or relish, or anything in-between. This year, as February 14 approaches I am hoping we can use it as a reminder that we all can actively #ChooseLove, and see if we can find some joy and maybe even understanding.
Remember when you were in elementary school, and had to spend all afternoon the day before Valentine's Day making sure you had a card for every other kid in your class? Or remember last year, when you stayed up late finishing your child's class cards? The Valentine's Day of early childhood isn't just about your romantic partner, it's about your friends (and maybe some kids who aren't really friends at all). It might be about buying things–cards, stickers, candy–but it is also about performing a gesture of caring for the people around you.
We are living in a time of tremendous divides in our country and our communities. Be it politics, faith, country of origin or some other line that separates one from another, this is a great time to #ChooseLove. You can choose whatever you want for your February 14: a hot date with your partner, a boycott of the Hallmark store, a giant candy heart to share or not to share, but I'd encourage you to think of it as a chance to try to see your friends, neighbors, colleagues or the strangers in your life with love.
Just like writing Valentine's cards for your classmates, it is easier to do this for some people than others. But I believe that the act of trying to extend love can bring us closer together, or, at the very least, warm our hearts just a bit more than the day before Valentine's or the day after. So will you try it with me?
In Defense of Mother's Day
Mother's Day is coming, in case you haven't stepped foot in a commercial district recently. With it comes a whole host of emotions. You can hear them in casual conversations and read about them all over the blogosphere. Today, I want to put a stake in the ground in favor. In three strokes, let me try to convince you that Mother's Day is worthwhile.
Reason # 1: It's a freebie for most Interfaith couples (or maybe couples of any stripe).
One reason you likely came to this website is because you are questioning how to make it "work" as an interfaith family. For all the joy of our religious holidays, building any kind of tradition different than the ones you grew up with can bring anxieties, bumps and challenges. Here's a holiday that doesn't belong to any religion, at least not in its observance today. It is a bunch of Americans getting together with families or friends and celebrating the mothers in our lives. For most of us, it will be a holiday both you and your partner grew up with, even if you grew up in different corners of the country with entirely dissimilar faith perspectives. So take this gift of a holiday that you hopefully can celebrate equally with all of your families.
Reason # 2: It's not all about Hallmark.
I get the sentiment that we shouldn't orient ourselves (or our spending) to something created by a corporation. Or, I should say, I sort of get it. First, if you don't like the Hallmark stuff, celebrate the amazing true stories of the women who gave Hallmark the idea—activists Ann Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe. Second, perhaps less inspirationally, I ask you to consider this from my personal history. My mother took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate almost every holiday she could get her hands on. Having grown up that way, well, it's not all that bad. For those of us who are lucky enough to have the means to afford the basics, is there really a better way to spend your spare change than on a small gesture for someone about whom you care? Is there any danger in heeding the calendar as a reminder to spend time with the person or people whose mothering means a lot in your life? Maybe Hallmark popularized this holiday, but I hold them harmless. Sometimes we need reminders to do the most basic but important things.
Reason # 3: It takes a village to raise a mother.
Four years ago, my mother passed away just before Mother's Day. There are no words for the awful of that week. I suspect that the confluence of these two dates will always bring me a little pain. I appreciate there are people who feel all kinds of loss on Mother's Day. I understand some of it well—anger at losing a cherished relationship and frustration for the things you never had time to share. I also know there are some kinds of loss I can't entirely understand—loss for unsatisfying relationships with mothers who are alive but aren't in our lives, bereavement for mothers we never got to know, deep grief for children we didn't get to parent. I grant all of those grievers license to feel through their Mother's Days however they need.
But for those of you still open to my treatise, I offer this. My success with my girls is in part due to how I have been mothered through my parenting journey. I cannot celebrate my mother how I wish I could. But I can celebrate mothers I hold most dear. My own list of people to celebrate includes my grandma, the glue of generosity and love that holds my family together; my mother-in-law, who has taken me even closer under her wing since I lost my mom; my mother's dear friends, who have tried to lessen the pain of not having her around; and my aunt, who upon my insistence can be the grown-up when I fumble through a skinned knee. I applaud my sisters who are mothers, who are both just plain amazing people and are always teaching me new ways to approach motherhood.
There are a lot of other people I want to list, but you get the idea. Mother's Day is a chance to recognize the hard work of mothering and give a high five to the people whose motherhood you applaud. However it works for you, I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.


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Not much time to work this week. Had to put something together faster than I planned. Polyrhythm/Asymmetrical drum patterns along with synth, bass, and distorted piano.
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I would like try and maximize my traffic potential by focusing on multiple keywords that are used in the title of my hubs and also within the content.
What is the best way to use the Google Keyword Tool (or other keyword tools) to maximize your traffic potential?
For example, I was going to write a hub on "Simple Carbs." The keyword tool comes up with a lot more phrases such as:
"simple carbs list"
"examples of simple carbs"
"simple carbs after workout."
If I use those other phrases within the content of my hub, am I essentially targeting that traffic source as well, or am I mainly targetting what the title of my hub will say?
I really want to understand Search Engine Optimization because I have had hubs that are very successful, while others end in failure.
Looking forward to hearing from other hubbers.
I'd like to hear more about this, too. I don't even know where to find the Google keyword tool. That would be a good start--haha.
https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/ … earch.none
If you go to the above link you will find the Google Key Word Tool.
Yes, that is keyword targeting. You can help this with bolding and linking certain keywords/phrases as well. Be careful as Google will frown on over usage I have seen in my past experience. This is just a small part of SEO but a good start.
The start of this interview might be of interest to you as Google's Matt Cutts is talking about Keywords in the title and later about getting links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePDkGNJY … re=related
Personally, I just invested in software to do the keyword research for me. I like "Stealth Keyword Competition Analyzer" for figuring out if a keyword is even worth targeting (it checks the PR of the top 10 sites in Google). I use Market Samurai to get new ideas for keywords to target. I also use SEO suite on occasion to track the progress of all my pages in Google, although it's admittedly a bit expensive.
Good luck!
so you use all of these tools to help you write your hubs on HP?
Well, yes. I only recently started at hub-pages though. I'll have to see how high my ROI is here. I did however write at eHow for 3 years, and I did quite well there.
Figure I may as well lend a hand while I'm here. "Simple Carbs list" and "Examples of Simple Carbs" would both be excellent choices for keywords. Both have commercial value (IE there are competing advertisers for those specific keywords), they have average PR of 1.10 and 2.20 respectively (a hub will likely rank top page for those keywords without backlinks), and there are a respectable amount of searches for those keywords.
I wouldn't recommend "simple carbs after workout" due to low advertiser competition. You would likely only get pennies per click. Although, it would be easy to rank for at a average PR of 0.80.
Other good ones would include "complex carbs vs simple carbs" and "what are simple carbohydrates".
I would expect decently sized and unique articles on the recommended keywords, with a few backlinks to make as much as $1 per day after aging. Happy writing.
I failed to answer the questions. Whichever keyword you choose should go in the title and the body of the article. A keyword density of around 5% should do fine (5 of every 100 words are either your keywords or related keywords). 8-10% or greater keyword density will both sound unnatural and probably be penalized by the search engine. It's smart to include the keywords in subtitles too, if it makes sense.
Also, yes. You may very well rank for a number of unexpected keywords, even though you didn't target them. I hope I answered everything this time.
Thanks for the information. I usually have never done much keyword research for certain niches, but when it comes to health & nutrition, they are more timeless, and I want them to do well.
1 dollar a day from one hub would sound awesome! I had a hub that used to get 1000 views a day before panda, it gets a few hundred now still.
On the subject of getting penalized by Google, I definitely don't want to include too many keywords, but also want to make sure I have enough.
Those words I gave were just examples, I would include more than them as long as they are relevant. Relevancy is very important.
I try to get my keyword in the URL, title, first header, first paragraph and summary in addition to scattering them throughout the hub. Check this recent hub from Ryan Kett (including comments) where he touches on the subject:
http://ryankett.hubpages.com/hub/Amazon … ng-traffic
I use multiple keyword phrases as often as possible. It usually isn't possible to get them all everywhere I would like but I think it is valuable.
I have an account where I used 4 key phrases in one hub. Each phrase showed up in the keyword tool at around 50 searches per month or less, which I usually won't bother with but I wrote it anyway. Google has seen fit to put 3 of those phrases on page 1 and 1 on page 2, for which I get over 1500 visits per month. Not bad for phrases that show up at 4X50=200 searches per month.
Interesting read there. I never had much success with Amazon because I always focused on Adsense.
I think I may have money from Amazon, but never filled out tax information lol.
If HubPages takes Amazon capsules away from everyone, that would really suck for hubbers who make hundreds of dollars through Amazon...
Do the words included in the title of the text capsules count towards search engine optimization (SEO)??? I believe they do, but want to make sure they do.
Yes, they do. Specially formatted words such as titles and subtitles are taken into account (large bolded words).
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But I am wondering why there seems to be competition in the real google world and no competition showing for it in the external keyword tool world?
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To compensate for not having posted the usual Two Paintings back on Friday, today I want to post Three--one of which, admittedly, is not of the Baroque era but which seems to belong here.
As always, I invite comments on correspondences and differences between/among the paintings; I also want to encourage the especially-inspired to write me about posting something here and, in so doing, begin to move this blog in the direction of what I've always conceived it of becoming: a multi-voiced site.
Titian, The Venus of Urbino, 1538
Rubens, Venus in Front of Her Mirror, c. 1613/1614
Velázquez, Venus at her Mirror (aka The Rokeby Venus), 1644-1648)
For what it's worth, the curious can find a discussion (continued in the comments) of the Velázquez here.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Venuses: Three paintings
To compensate for not having posted the usual Two Paintings back on Friday, today I want to post Three--one of which, admittedly, is not of the Baroque era but which seems to belong here.
Posted by John B. at 8:10 AM
Labels: Mirrors, Rubens, Rubens: Venus in Front of Her Mirror (Painting), Titian, Velazquez, Velazquez:Venus at Her Mirror (Painting), Venus
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- Gawain said...
though you cannot see it from either these -- or by and large -- any reproductions, the Titian's is the only one with good skin -- standing a few inches from it you actually have the sense that you may want to touch it. the other two had perhaps been intended to be hanged somewhere high up on the wall, for up close the skin is pretty revolting.
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- March 16, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Ruebsn was famous for painting skin that was flesh like. i dont know how you can say its revolting. thats just crazy...
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