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Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-level Event on Illicit Wildlife Trafficking, in New York on 26 September:
I welcome this important discussion and I am grateful to the Governments of Gabon and of Germany, who are providing the driving force behind this initiative. Illicit wildlife trafficking represents a criminal trade of billions of dollars each year. It is a threat to people and to the planet's resources.
Key species are being driven to extinction. The proceeds of illegal trade support transnational organized crime and terror organizations. Murder and violence go hand in hand with this despicable business. The illegal trade in wildlife and endangered species is linked to drug smugglers, gun runners and human trafficking. It is a threat to all three pillars of our Organization: human rights, peace and security, and development.
Fragile and conflict-affected States are particularly vulnerable because they lack the means to adequately regulate the exploitation of natural resources and control borders. For example, the Lord's Resistance Army is known to be engaged in the illegal ivory trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. The illicit gain it generates is sustaining conflict.
The Secretary-General has identified poaching as a major national and subregional security concern for the Central African region. The Security Council has also spoken out. The illegal ivory trade has doubled since 2007. Some consignments seized by authorities have contained tusks from hundreds of elephants.
The most recent data suggests that over 25,000 African elephants were killed in 2011. Preliminary studies for 2012 show a similarly bleak figure. Scores of elephants were recently poisoned at a water hole in Zimbabwe. And rhinoceros poaching in South Africa has reached record levels, driven by demand from middle-class consumers, primarily in Asia. More....


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Well, kiddies, tonight was the LAST of the audition cities but NOT the last of the auditions. We will have to endure one more night of bad singers, weird hairdos, folks who need attitude adjustments, Paula looking downright strange and even more of Simon looking totally bored. They're calling it THE BEST OF THE REST — I call it more of the same…
I can't stand it anymore!! Bring on the REAL competition, PLEASE????
Anyway, San Antonio continued to prove that no one really knows which door to leave the audition by this season. Tonight's two-stepping idol wannabes include the following:
Brian Kyrish — "Love me or hate me"
I could have done without that Rebel Yell-er. My ears are still ringing. Ouch.
Hailey Scarnato — The Wedding Singer
Good looking and good sounding. Didn't need the outfit to get my attention, that's for sure. I like her voice, her attitude and I don't understand why they get on a lot of the good singers for being "cabaret?" There is NOTHING wrong with that!!! Sheesh. Anyway, I'd watch this one.
Jasmine Holland — Shy (?) Choir Singer
There are folks who sing better in a group than solo and she would be one of them. Didn't need the attitude but to be fair, the judges really need to curb their laughter during an audition. That nasty habit just annoys the heck out of me.
Baylie Brown — "Thank God, I'm a Country Girl"
Nice, pure tone but needs some work. She's got the look, however, and that's what got her the golden ticket. Will get chewed up in Hollywood for sure.
William Green — The Hulk-y Cousin
A very low "Johnny One Note" with no vocal personality and a very S-L-O-W delivery. Very much the comedian, however — I liked the way he exited so as to "keep face." Even the judges liked it but it did scare his cousin.
Akron Watson — The Other Cousin
Now this boy CAN sing! Good thing he got a second chance because he showed more personality and vocal prowess on "Let's Get it On." Could be a dark horse in Hollywood.
Sandie Chavez — Singer to the Mayors
Did she even know the tune to that song? I used to like Black Velvet but not anymore.
Ashlyn Carr — Beaten up for her art
I liked her delivery and stage presence and agree with Simon that she is a good singer but needs more coaching. I can say that her "distracting" features did not harm her vocal production but can be annoying to some. Hopefully she'll clean up her act before Hollywood because I agree that there is something special about her.
Jacob Tutor — Snake charmer?
Flat tone but can hold a tune. Since this isn't Metal Idol I think not. Maybe he should try ROCKSTAR next season? If Lukas Rossi can win there, anyone can.
Jimmy McNeal — Throwback to the 50's singer
I liked him!!! I liked him!!! Very smooth singer with a great stage presence. I hope he does well in Hollywood.
I'll be continuing my mantra — "one more audition show" — until tomorrow night. I can't WAIT for Hollywood week, can you? I haven't heard too much more on the Top 24 but I'm still keeping my ears and eyes open for any info. Check back to see what I come up with…
Carry on!

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Nutrition Excellence is a leading distributor of premium sports nutrition supplements to retailers across Canada. Our team is fuelled by great people, unified in partnering with companies who offer products we proudly stand behind, and meeting our customers' unique needs by delivering superior service, real value and true partnership.
To provide financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely and accurate payment of accounts under his or her control. Manage inventory and monitor levels to ensure timely execution of replenishment orders, and no product shortages at shelf.
A/R will be directly responsible for performing data entry and payments. Includes credit balances and resolving account irregularities. A/R will also administer claims, refunds, adjustments and other accounting related A/R management. This position involved interaction with customers to provide billing information and support to facilitate swift payment of invoices.
This is a F/T permanent position offering competitive wages, health benefits and professional growth within the company.
- 3 years direct experience in an A/R capacity and 1 year inventory management experience
- Knowledge of administration and clerical procedures
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- maintain up-to-date billing system
- generate and send out invoices
- follow up on, collect and allocate payments
- carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
- perform account reconciliations
- monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
- research and resolve payment discrepancies
- generate age analysis
- review AR aging to ensure compliance
- maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
- follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc
- process credit card payments
- prepare bank deposits
- investigate and resolve customer queries
- process adjustments
- organize a recovery system and initiate collection efforts
- communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
- assist with month-end closing
- collect data and prepare monthly metrics
- monitor product inventory levels and initiate replenishment orders on time
Education and Experience
- knowledge of accounts receivable
- knowledge of inventory control/management
- knowledge of office administration and procedures
- knowledge of general bookkeeping procedures
- knowledge of general accounting principals
- proficient in relevant computer software
- knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements
- 1-3 years accounts receivable and general accounting experience
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- attention to detail and accuracy
- good verbal and written communication skills
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How to Talk to Customers About High-Performance HVAC
Homeowners rely on their builder to help them make smart choices about their heating and cooling systems. Here's how you can develop a solution they'll be thrilled with year-round.
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For clients, choosing an HVAC system may pale in comparison to the excitement of choosing, say, the right masonry or rain screen for their new home's exterior.
Yet the method of heating and cooling a house is a decision that affects them profoundly, and they expect their builder to suggest smart solutions. The subject also raises issues of indoor comfort that clients understand intuitively, even if they don't have the words to articulate them. What's the best way to talk to clients about super-efficient heating and cooling, and what elements of efficiency are important for them to understand?
Tim Heitz, sales manager at JK Mechanical, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which specializes in environmentally sustainable HVAC solutions, says that operational cost is the first thing clients ask about, followed by comfort, which includes temperature, humidity, and air quality. The third issue is the noise the system will make. Finally, they want to know about a unit's warranty and track record of repairs. Near the end of the discussion, of course, JK Mechanical makes the environmental argument.
"We talk about our responsibility to our environment and the fact that anything we can do to reduce both our fuel need and carbon footprint is a good thing as well," Heitz says. "Folks typically have some level of interest in that."
Studio 26 Homes often includes a backup propane or natural gas furnace in homes using a heat pump. Their custom Energy Star home in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, pictured, utilizes propane for cooking, the fireplace, and the backup generator.
Hard numbers help clients do the math. Heitz shows customers a chart comparing initial cost and operational cost over a 10-year period. "Most folks can't picture much past 10 years in a household," he says. "We show customers what it costs to produce 1 million BTUs of heat. The average home will use 40 to 50 million BTUs per season. What does it cost in propane, geothermal, oil, natural gas?"
Right now, propane is inexpensive, so in the Northeast it is vying with geothermal heating, he says. But geothermal is much more expensive to install. "It's costing $9 to create 1 million BTUs of geothermal heat," he says. "A 98 percent efficient propane furnace can create the same heat for $9.15, but you can put a propane system in for $8,000 or $9,000, compared to $20,000 to $22,000 for geothermal."
Building in northeastern Pennsylvania, where winter temperatures can range from 40 degrees to well below freezing, Studio 26 Homes in Orefield often installs a heat pump with a backup propane or natural gas furnace. "The nice thing about propane is that you can use it on the outskirts of development," says Brian Baker, director of marketing and design.
In addition to presenting a comparative cost/performance analysis, the builder explains the synergies that affect a unit's efficiency, such as the importance of shortening and centralizing duct runs, and sealing ducts so you're not heating the inside of walls and plenums. These measures also increase indoor comfort because the air coming out of the register is about the same temperature and velocity as the air leaving the unit.
"Without a doubt, the benefit of selling high-efficiency equipment is the happier customer."
"They all understand comfort, even if they don't bring it up right away," Baker says. "When you start talking about it, they can almost finish your sentence for you."
Higher-grade equipment offers better indoor comfort because of advanced blower motors that can operate at different speeds, Heitz says. One example is Carrier's Infinity 98 Gas Furnace, which pairs variable-speed technology with intelligence that allows it to adapt its output in tiny increments. "With 1 percent adjustments between 40 percent and 100 percent capacity, it can operate longer at steadier, lower capacities, which ensures incredible energy efficiency, quiet operation, and tighter temperature control than standard furnaces," says Jared Wintergrass, Carrier territory manager at Peirce-Phelps, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
High-efficiency furnaces pay off for builders, too, in happy owners, if not higher profits. "We'll make more money because it costs more, but the percentage will be the same as a lower-efficiency unit," Baker says. "We just make sure we take care of our customer."
Heitz agrees. "Without a doubt, the benefit of selling high-efficiency equipment is the happier customer," he says.


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- Kotaro Zamma
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Having worked in NTT DATA for nearly three decades, Zamma knows the IT industry of Japan inside out, and firmly believes that open innovation will revitalize his company and the industry.
As the head of Open Innovation and Business Incubation, he directs biannual contests and monthly forums to find and introduce promising startups to business units and customers of NTT DATA, and runs programs that put the partner startups on the fast track to proof-of-concept and new business.
- Shaul David
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Shaul is a London based advisor with a global outlook on innovation in Financial Services. Shaul works with governments, innovative companies and financial institutions to accelerate innovation across industry verticals. Previously, Shaul was the UK Government's first Fintech Advisor at the Department for International Trade and earlier in his career held various roles within retail banking technology and finance. He is also a basketball junkie.
- Sarah Kocianski
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Sarah Kocianski is a Lead Research Analyst for Business Insider Intelligence. Her research covers disruption in financial services caused by technology, also known as fintech. Research areas include fintech funding, startup business models, alternative finance, insurtech, wealth management, and fintech for small businesses.
Kocianski is a regular speaker at financial services conferences, including Money 20/20 Europe, and frequently hosts fintech podcasts. Prior to joining Business Insider Intelligence, she worked at a global technology company, specializing in working with financial services.
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Laurence Norman is the Vice President and Chief Architect at NTT DATA.
Laurence has more than 25 years' experience as a technology leader in telco and media companies across Europe, working on IT strategy and portfolio planning as well as large scale technology transformation programs.
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Neil is responsible for driving technology innovation, development of IT services and solutions, and delivery excellence for NTT DATA in the UK. He is a senior member of the UK Leadership Team.
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Innovate Finance
Janine Hirt is the Chief Operations Officer and Board Member at Innovate Finance (IF), the UK membership association for FinTech, where she oversees the relationship with all 250+ members. She is responsible for monitoring key trends in FinTech and innovation to ensure IF is continuously providing its membership community – from startups to multinational financial institutions – with the best support possible. Janine directly manages IF's global institutional members and runs IF's various Member Peer Working Groups (including Capital Markets; Investment Management/Wealth Management; Cyber Security; Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning; Financial Inclusion; Payments; InsureTech and Corporate Venture Capital). She is a member of the Innovate Finance Leadership team and is also helping to drive IF's US-based initiatives and programmes. Janine has over a decade of experience in helping companies grow and expand their business on an international scale. Prior to her time at Innovate Finance Janine she served as Acting Head of Corporate Relations at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), before which she was Head of Membership for the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York City. She has a BA from Boston College (Honors Program) and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
- Greg Stuch
Greg was brought up in Japan and educated in the UK. After reading Japanese at the University of Sheffield, he worked in Japanese local government and then the airline industry before joining Intralink as its general manager in Tokyo in 1996. He spent 10 years working in the company's Tokyo office, growing the team from two to ten and delivering work for clients across a broad range sectors. In 2001, he set up the company's operation in Shanghai, followed by similar operations in South Korea and Taiwan. In 2005, he relocated to Shanghai and three years later to the UK. In 2010, he was appointed group CEO and in 2011 led a successful debt-financed management buy-out. Today Greg leads a team of almost 80 full-time employees across seven offices in Europe, Asia and the United States. The company continues to offer its business development and consultancy services to Western clients expanding in Asia, and more recently to Asian companies expanding in the West. Greg is a fluent Japanese speaker and is based in the company's UK-based head office.
- Rebecca Harding
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Dr. Rebecca Harding is the Founder and CEO of Equant-Analytics, a data led consultancy specialising in trade and trade finance. She is an independent economist and a professional speaker. She is an Advisor to the Council of the Society for Business Economists and until February 2017 the Chief Economist of the British Bankers Association. She has held senior roles in business and academic institutions internationally. These include Founder and CEO of Delta Economics, Senior Fellow at London Business School, Global CEO of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Head of Corporate Research at Deloitte and Chief Economist at the Work Foundation. She was a Specialist Advisor to the Treasury Select Committee and Chief Economic Advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Entrepreneurship. She has published 8 books and over 200 articles and reports. Her most recent book is the acclaimed The Weaponization of Trade. Rebecca is a Director of the German British Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts, a member of the influential Women in FinTech Powerlist 2017, an Academician for the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences and a Member of the Society of Business Economists
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Yoshiaki Wada joined the Bank of Japan in 1982, and had worked for Statistics and Economic Research Department, IT System Department, Secretariat for Policy Board, Financial System and Bank Supervision Department. In 2010, he joined NTT DATA Corporation, and currently works for the development of new financial technologies including XBRL, XML, J-SON and related solutions in the Digital Strategy Section of Financial Segment. He was a member of the Board of Directors of XBRL International, and currently is the Chair for the XBRL Asia Round Table.
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Bank of England
Beju Shah is Head of Data Collection and Publication in Technology at the Bank of England and is accountable for the operational management, design and delivery of systems, projects, 80+ market data services used by the Bank for its mission. Beju has played a leading role in innovating and transforming the way the Bank collects data as well as delivering two proof of concepts through the Bank's FinTech accelerator. Beju represents the Bank and UK in the EU and Internationally at a variety of institutions and committees. He has a background in Artificial Intelligence.


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Scandal-Plagued Trump EPA Administrator Resigns. Aired 4-4:30p ET
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[16:00:03] ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news. JIM SCIUTTO, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to THE LEAD. I'm Jim Sciutto, in again for Jake today. And we begin with the major breaking news. Just minutes ago, President Trump tweeting that he has accepted the resignation of the EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt. Pruitt came to Washington already as a controversial figure and has since then faced relentless questions, as a steady stream of scandals emerged surrounding the EPA chief, his ethics, his conduct in office. Pruitt was facing at least 14 federal probes regarding his spending, his management, his ethics. CNN's Kaitlan Collins. Kaitlan, it was just yesterday that Scott Pruitt was celebrating the Fourth of July at the White House. Do we know what the tipping point was for the president? KAITLAN COLLINS, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, Jim, it could be any of the number of scandals again Scott Pruitt, who, you're right, was on the South Lawn of the White House just last night, with the president and several other administration officials watching the fireworks on the Fourth of July. But now the president announced on Twitter that he has submitted his resignation, the president accepted it, and noting in his tweet, President Trump there, that while Scott Pruitt was the EPA chief, he did an outstanding job, in the president's eyes. In two tweets, the president announcing this news, no mention of the scandals again Scott Pruitt, who is facing 14 federal probes right now, only saying he did a great job in that and then saying that the Senate has confirmed his deputy at the EPA, Andrew Wheeler, who is going to assume the duties as acting administrator of the EPA. The president noting there he has no doubt that Andy will continue to build their own agenda at the EPA. That really says a lot about why Scott Pruitt was still in this administration for so long, despite the dizzying number of ethics scandals against him that range from abuse of taxpayer money to enlisting aides to do personal favors for he and his family, to quite zany ones like getting a used mattress from the Trump Hotel. But now even Scott Pruitt could not stick around for much longer, Jim, after his name had been in the headlines this week, after there were more allegations made against him by his former aides and some reporting from CNN that he had gone and directly appealed to the president to replace Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice with him instead. But even this week, the calls for Scott Pruitt to resign were coming from conservative corners who have hailed him as a hero for rolling back those Obama era guidelines at the EPA. Even they said that he needed to go, and the president now announcing his resignation, though we should note, Jim, that this is not a firing by President Trump, accepting to his tweets. It's him Scott Pruitt's resignation after a dizzying number of ethics scandals -- Jim. SCIUTTO: Well, that could often be code language, I suppose, as well. Kaitlan Collins the White House. CNN's Sara Ganim joining me now. Sara, you have been chronicling the many controversies of Scott Pruitt. And for the sake of our viewers, remind us, because it is quite a long list. SARA GANIM, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: It is a long list. And, quite frankly, it's a list that has been growing by the day, Jim. This really started to tumble out of control a few -- few months ago for Scott Pruitt when there were reports that he -- that he was traveling in first-class on the taxpayer dime, citing security reasons. That was costing taxpayers millions of dollars, an unprecedented amount of money, more than what they had spent on security for previous administrators. But the list continued. Renting a condo at below market rate from a lobbyist who was lobbying the EPA. Firing people who are pushing back on some of his policies. As Kaitlan mentioned, some of the more bizarre things, sending out on personal errands, like looking for certain kinds of lotion, trying to find a used mattress that he could buy, trying to get a job for his wife, a Chick-fil-A franchise, $200,000 salaried job with the Republican Governors Association. I mean, the scandals, they just kept coming out day after day after day. And this went to 14 different federal probes, Jim. And you have to wonder, as those probes began to near the stage where the meat of those investigations were beginning to leak out, if some of this got to the White House, got back to them, what they were learning. Just last week, on Thursday and Friday, congressional investigators, fellow Republicans heard from two of Pruitt's top aides, his current chief of staff, and his former top adviser. And we know that they were in those interviews for entire days, divulging information about the numerous questions that Congress has about Scott Pruitt's behavior while in office. And as those probes loom over his head, it is interesting that this is the timing that we're seeing that he has been moving away, Jim. [16:05:00] And just a quick mention about the person who will take its place. Andrew Wheeler is absolutely respected within the agency and thought to have the ability to carry out the same policies, but maybe without some of the scandals, Jim. SCIUTTO: Right, former coal lobbyist himself. GANIM: Yes. SCIUTTO: Sara Ganim, thanks very much. CNN's Drew Griffin, he joins me now. It was Drew who is behind one of these -- exposing one of these recent controversies for Scott Pruitt. And we understand two Democratic congressmen, they just called for the EPA's inspector general to investigate whether Pruitt had committed a federal crime by keeping that secret calendar, which, Drew, it was your reporting that brought to the fore. Tell us what you learned. DREW GRIFFIN, CNN INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: Yes, the EPA's inspector general acknowledged receipt of that letter from two Democratic congressmen, we should say, and began evaluating that. Our reporting was then backed up by "The New York Times," which came out with a story very similar to ours just about an hour ago, with a different staff person coming forward, saying, yes indeed there was a secret calendar, yes indeed these federal registers may have been changed, in violation of federal law. And so that may -- may have finally been the tipping point. But, as Sara has gone through the litany of these investigations by CNN, by all kinds of news organizations, by members of Congress and the inspector general office himself, it just was an overwhelming number of cases against Scott Pruitt, building. But our reporting, Jim, is that Scott Pruitt and his inner circle would decide what to publicly and not publicly release in terms of who he was meeting at EPA, who he was traveling with, who he was meeting, when he was traveling. And those decisions were made to actually hide the fact he was meeting with business leaders, lobbyists, people who were seeking favors or favorable mentions from the EPA. SCIUTTO: Yes. It's just hard to call it anything else but blatant. Thanks very much, Drew Griffin. Your reporting, of course, part of this. And I want to go to what my panel now. Jeff Zeleny here. You have been covering this story for a long time. I wonder. It raises an interesting questions. By resigning now, does Scott Pruitt get himself out of these federal probes of that behavior, or is he still subject? JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: Well, that's an open question. I mean, I think it's a variety of federal probes, as Kaitlan and Sara and Drew were reporting. Some are the inspector general's office, some are the Office of Special Counsel. Some are the House Oversight Committee. We will see. I would assume he does not get out of all of them. But I am told one of the reasons he is resigning now, as opposed to wait to get fired, the president simply had had enough of this. John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, who is still in his position on that plane with the president, who is flying to Montana as we speak -- that's where he did this -- he was very much involved with this. And the president has tolerated this, because supporters of Scott Pruitt like the policies. Oil and gas lobbyists, donors, others, oh, never mind the list. We like what he's doing. And he knew it would be hard to confirm someone. John Kelly, I'm told, was leading the charge, saying this optically looks bad. The president finally agreed with that. So, shockingly, Scott Pruitt on the South Lawn of the White House last evening at that Fourth of July picnic. I guess he knew it was his last invitation, so he went. But I think that John Kelly played a very big role in proffering this resignation, getting it to come out before he was fired, because that is where this was going. SCIUTTO: Lots of free hot dogs there as well. Take just a moment away from the panel, because my colleague Sara Ganim, she has some new reporting about those federal probes Scott Pruitt is facing. Tell us what you're learning. GANIM: We're learning, Jim, that at least some of these investigations, the ones that are being conducted by the EPA inspector general, will continue, even though Scott Pruitt is no longer the administrator of the EPA. I just got that from someone inside that office. A congressional source has also told me that he believes that the probes related -- that are being conducted by committees on the Hill will also continue. Now, that may not encompass all of them, but at least some of these investigations that are looking into his conduct will continue. And we should see more on that front soon. SCIUTTO: Understood. So resignation not necessarily a free pass from this. Coming back to the panel now, Amanda Carpenter, I'm curious. It seems like part of the impetus for this was that conservatives had lost patience with him. So, are conservatives cheering Scott Pruitt's departure? AMANDA CARPENTER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Well, no. Here's what I think changed. We have to ask, why did President Trump reach his breaking point? And I do think we have to look at the reporting by Kaitlan Collins. The news that she broke that Pruitt approached the president and offered to possibly step in as attorney general, why would he do that? Why was President Trump upset at Attorney General Sessions? Because Sessions, would not blunt the Russia investigation. So was Pruitt making an offer to step into that position, circumvent confirmation by Congress, to blunt that investigation? That is what is different than all of these other scandals. [16:10:00] That is why it moves from being about Pruitt to about President Trump. It becomes possibly obstruction of justice. It becomes interesting to Robert Mueller. I would assume that he would want to know what conversations went on in the White House around that. So I believe, just from watching these events, that have been what changed the fate for Scott Pruitt. SCIUTTO: So, for the president -- what would the president have been upset about that implication? CARPENTER: Well, certainly, that would be something interesting to Robert Mueller. Who made the offer? Who invited him to the White House to talk about that? How far down the road did that go is certainly relevant. SCIUTTO: No question. Listen, as you look here at what Scott Pruitt brought to the president, Paul Begala, he enacted his agenda with fervor and success over the course of last year-and-a-half, particularly on taking away, rolling back not just Obama era environmental regulations, but regulations dating back some number of years on a whole host of things. PAUL BEGALA, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: Well, that's what's so interesting about is, is that the president says, well, now we're going to really focus on the agenda at EPA. And I think that's good. I don't agree with the agenda. We should focus on it. The things Mr. Pruitt is accused of are really outrageous. They are egregious. They are shocking even by Washington standards. This is a very corrupt place. And he stood out. I mean, it's Shaquille O'Neal saying, my God, that guy is big. When you are... (CROSSTALK) BEGALA: You're really scummy. But the bigger thing is this agenda. Clean air gutted. Clean water gutted. The Clean Power Plan gutted. Paris climate accord, removed from. There's a highly controversial insecticide that the Obama administration was trying to get people to use less of, because it causes brain damage in children. The EPA stood that down. Now -- we're going to more brain damage, more toxins, more global warming. (CROSSTALK) SCIUTTO: That was one of the reasons for the mercury regulations in coal power emissions, right, because it has a direct connection to... (CROSSTALK) SCIUTTO: ... child brain development. BEGALA: Right. Everybody eats. Everybody drinks. Everybody breathes. And that's what I wish folks would focus on more. These ethics problems are outrageous. I'm glad he's gone. But his successor is, as you pointed out, a coal lobbyists for a very controversial coal company, Murray Energy. The policies may well get worse, if that's possible. They're certainly going to continue. For those of us who actually like to breathe, it's going to be a problem. SCIUTTO: Nia-Malika, those issues that Paul described -- and, of course, with Scott Pruitt, the focus has been on the ethics violations, as opposed to the policies. Do they have a political backing, right? Is that a driving issue for voters? Are voters aware? Do they think about -- do they say, well, this upsets me, maybe this is going too far, I do care about clean water, I do care about clean air? NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, and, certainly, it animates the left and animates right in a very different way. They hear increased regulations, and they hear taxes and jobs killing and bad for the economy. And that's why Pruitt has been so successful in his job and in winning the support of any number of conservatives. Some of the tipping points being Laura Ingraham, who is big a conservative, essentially saying he's the swamp and drain it. So we see what happens. But this has been an issue on the left. It has not necessarily been an invigorating midterm issue or campaign issue. Maybe it will be. We will see. But there's so many other things, right, that the left is focused on in terms of this administration, but maybe with this new appointment, that it'll change. SCIUTTO: We have -- going to take a moment here from the panel, because I want to bring in Kristin Mink. She's the mother who you may remember just days ago confronted Scott Pruitt in a Washington restaurant and urged him to resign, particularly over his standing on climate change. Kristin Mink, if you could stand by, I want to play that moment to remind our viewers. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) KRISTIN MINK, MOTHER: (INAUDIBLE) So, I would urge you to resign before you scandals push you out. (END VIDEO CLIP) SCIUTTO: Kristin, the mother in that video, she joins us now on the telephone. I would like to ask you what your reaction is to Scott Pruitt's departure? Mink: Hi. Initially, unrestrained glee, of course, because that was exactly what I wanted him to do, followed immediately, of course, by the realization that Trump now gets to appoint somebody else. And we see that it's Andrew Wheeler, a coal lobbyist. So, clearly, the agenda is not going to be getting any better. Hopefully, Andrew Wheeler will be less effective at undermining all the environmental regulations that have been put in place years prior, administrations prior. Maybe he will be -- maybe he will be less corrupt. It would be hard to be more corrupt than Scott Pruitt. But I think what this shows us, this next appointment with Andrew Wheeler, is that the fall midterms are going to be really, really important, that we're not going to get somebody to head the EPA who believes in science and thinks that it's matters, who is going to help fix our environment, who is going to help us have clean air and clean water, going to do anything but pat the backs of energy lobbyists. [16:15:10] So please get to the polls, everyone, this fall. SCIUTTO: Kristin, I want to ask you, that moment with you holding your child, confronting him, it certainly captures a lot of people's attention, because you, of course, were thinking about your child, as we do -- as we all do. But in that moment, do you think that that encounter made a difference? Do you think that might have helped be a tipping point in his departure? MINK: You know, because it caught on so much, I think maybe it helped to bring a little bit of extra -- a little bit of extra heat. I hope so. I do think that the great majority of the credit has to go to the quality of the reporting beforehand and around the same time. You know, fact based reporting and good solid research that helped to out Scott Pruitt on the level of corruption that he reached, that really helped bring the heat down, and more attention to Donald Trump as well. You know, maybe my video helped to keep it in the news. I like to think that it did or, you know, helped it to put it in front of more eyes. And I hope that that does encourage other people to do the same thing. SCIUTTO: Let me ask this. It was a chance encounter. I don't imagine you knew you would be in the same restaurant a couple of tables over as Scott Pruitt. MINK: No. SCIUTTO: What drove you to stand up? I mean, as you spoke there, you knew what you were talking about. You know, you seemed prepared for that moment. What led you to go up and confront him? MINK: I mean, Scott Pruitt's name has been in our house hold, someone directly undermining my child's future, future of humanity, frankly, America, and internationally. So, you know, him being right there, I was eager to talk to him. It was a little bit nerve-wracking because that's not my M.O. going up to strangers in restaurants. But here's the man which I felt very strongly on an emotional level, who is undermining my child's future. He's literally sacrificing clean air and clean water for all of us for his own self serving benefits. And I'll be darn if I wasn't going to have a word with him about that. SCIUTTO: I'm curious what happened after that encounter. Did you have a moment? Did you exchange words that we didn't see on the tape there? MINK: No, that was the end of the encounter. I know that his office put out a statement later, he said thank you. So maybe that happened after we kind of stopped reporting and sort of went back to our tables. You know, we had the security guards behind us, it's not like we were going to linger. So, maybe he did and we missed it, in which case like, you learn how to say thank. My 2-year-old, it's not really the issue here. You know, good riddance, Scott Pruitt. Best you got is thank you is not good enough. SCIUTTO: Well, Kristin Mink, thanks so much. That was quite a moment there. We appreciate you joining us today. MINK: Thank you so much for having me. SCIUTTO: I want to go now to CNN's Maeve Reston. She is traveling now where the president is about to join for campaign rally tonight. You've been speaking to conservatives there, the president supporters, Republicans, what's their reaction to Pruitt's departure? RESTON: Well, it's interesting, Jim, because as this was unfolding, I was talking to a bunch of Republican voters there, and they really haven't been following the ins and outs of all of these investigations the same way that Democrats have been. A number of them were surprised and said that they had been supportive of Pruitt mainly because he had done so much to unravel the Obama regulatory agenda. So, some surprise here, but also people just kind of thinking doesn't have a huge impact on their daily lives. President Trump, of course, is coming out here to support the Republican who is running against Jon Tester in the Senate this year and is going to make the case that he's keeping his promises. And it's so interesting because when I was texting with Republican strategist as it was happening, they were saying that Pruitt had just become too much of a liability in some of these midterm races in the sense that he cut completely against that "drain the swamp" message that Trump had in the campaign and will continue to have. There are people over here on this quadrant of the arena are holding up the signs saying "drain the swamp". And some strategists felt like thought it was too much all these story lines with Pruitt were becoming a distraction. So, they are relieved today that the president made this decision. SCIUTTO: Maeve Reston there traveling with the president, appreciate it. Coming back to the panel now. Nia-Malika, the president is not someone who likes to admit failure. (LAUGHTER) HENDERSON: Right. SCIUTTO: He did accept the resignation, apparently reached the limits of his patience. What do we expect from the president now? Will he come up with alternative storyline as to how this happened? HENDERSON: Quite possibly. We have seen him do it before and say he would do it. If something went wrong or mistake, he wouldn't necessarily admit it was his mistake, he would make something up. So, we'll see what he says tonight as the Pruitt thing was unfolding, he would essentially Pruitt is a Goodman and this is essentially kind of a vicious attacks from the media. So you wonder if he has that similar line tonight essentially go after the media. I'm sure he'll go after the media and possibly link it to Pruitt's removal as well. SCIUTTO: And to be clear, Kristin Mink said this, Scott Pruitt is gone because of good hard reporting. These things would not have come to light without reporters exposing this kind of behavior, you know, that kind of stuff still matters. I wonder on the bigger issue here though, Paul, you've been around a long time, and anyone else who wants to pipe in, you know, clearly the president has limits, right? I mean, Pruitt went too far. The child separation at the border, as much as the president was behind tough immigration policy and as much as that identifies him, you know, his base identifies him with that, president saw that went too far, right? BEGALA: Right. SCIUTTO: This idea all things are changed under Trump, even he sees when things have gone too far. BEGALA: And, generally, it's when he himself feels threatened. And it may well be he doesn't like the optics. I don't think that's the case, because he's traded intensity, traded away breadth, right? The intensity of support is very strong, it's terrific. The breadth of his support is very limited. So, I think it's not the controversy for as Amanda said a few minutes ago, is that it can be circling back, believe it or not, to the Mueller probe. I was in a White House under federal investigation, OK? Anything that touches and concerns it gets subpoenaed. And I don't know this, I know it from experience, that if in fact there was some movement that could be part of a plot to shut down the Mueller investigation, that's a very big deal. My prediction is based on what Nia just said, is the president in Montana, he's going to praise Pruitt. Notice he didn't praise Rex Tillerson went out the door. He said, don't let the screen door hit on the butt on the way out. He couldn't say a good word about Tillerson. ZELENY: There are several members as well, and the list is growing. I mean, I remember Tom Price who was first health and human services, he was ousted for what now seems like small potatoes. (CROSSTALK) CARPENTER: Anybody mad about the Pruitt scandal is Tom Price. ZELENY: He had a couple of plane rides and president did not like the optics of that. So, even right now, the president did not acknowledge any of these investigations, in the resignation letter which we are still trying to get a hold of, but I was just talking to someone who has seen it, there is no mention of the probes or anything in this -- SCIUTTO: In the letter. (CROSSTALK) ZELENY: These unrelenting attacks on him. So I expect the president to say that in this rally atmosphere this evening. They want to move beyond this. But the reality is appointing anyone or confirming anyone in this environment I find impossible to believe. That's why they'll be an acting EPA administrator. So, the policies will not change at all, which is why suddenly in this midterm election years, Scott Pruitt was not worth the baggage, was not worth the trouble to the White House. CARPENTER: But what they want to rush through confirmation hearing ahead of the midterms considering how slim the margin is for error in the Senate, with a 51-vote margin, it seems they would want to get somebody nominated and confirmed quickly rather than hang out with then acting through the midterms. ZELENY: Supreme Court first probably then EPA. CARPENTER: Yes, priorities. SCIUTTO: Are these -- do these have, the issue family separation at the border, Scott Pruitt, swampiest of the swamp, you know, Laura Ingraham as you said, even Laura Ingraham identifying that. Do these percolate into the midterm elections? Because these are issues, were driving issues in 2016, right, certainly, you know, it's one reason many people voted for Donald Trump, because they thought that he could he claim to clean up the swamp. Are these big enough to have an effect? HENDERSON: I think so. I mean, it's not necessarily that people are focusing on it right now, certainly not in the way that we are in the Beltway. But closer the midterms come certainly, these issues are going to be important. Poll out recently, immigration, high on everybody's mind. Obviously, it depends on where you sit, where you see this immigration issue, whether or not you think the president's toughness is what's called for or whether or not you think his administration has displayed incompetent in humanity the way they have dealt with children separated from their parents. So, yes, I mean, I think it will trickle down in very real issues for individual voters. The ones you want to look at are independents, swing voters, suburban white women, how they feel in some of these swing districts, places like Virginia, California and Florida. SCIUTTO: They were big driving forces in specials we've seen so far. HENDERSON: Right. SCIUTTO: If you look at the Roy Moore elections, suburban women. If you look at the results in the Virginia election as well. Paul, I think you want to -- BEGALA: That's been the heart of the erosion. President Trump got 46, now he's about 42, that's not a ton of erosion, but it's some. Any politician would want to grow from 46 to above 50. And the erosion is exactly what Nia talked about. It's in suburbs, it's in with women, and overwhelmingly women who have a college degree. Issues of clean air, clean water are especially important to them, right? They don't want their children -- who goes to like their kids rugby game and the mom says I wish we had more neurotoxins on our food, right? [16:25:07] ZELENY: It's a generational issue as well. Young voters, younger conservative voters, much more concerned about the economy. And I think this shows, if you are Trump supporter, the president got rid of this. So, you know, things move so quickly now. It is July 5th. I'd be very surprised if Scott Pruitt is going to be a factor in the midterms. But had he hung on, had there been more than that, it was an unnecessary weight. Why did it take so long? Maybe it's because of what Amanda was saying earlier. SCIUTTO: Part of the calculation from the president. We'll take a quick moment away from the panel to go to Drew Griffin, who has some new reporting, new information about Andrew Wheeler who is Senate-confirmed deputy who will now take over Scott Pruitt's spot as EPA administrator. What are you learning? GRIFFIN: And, Jim, just some thoughts on Wheeler and why the environmental groups fear him maybe perhaps more than Pruitt if the aim is not to get the rollbacks and the environmental back, Wheeler is again product of Capitol Hill. He worked for Senator Inhofe in the Senate. He worked at EPA previously. We are talking about the fact that he was just previously a lobbyist for a major coal company. But what environmentalists that we have been working on the story anticipating Pruitt's departure for a while now. What environmentalist groups fear is that without the headlines that Pruitt brought because of his antics and his ethical violations, the EPA's policy will continue to work under Pruitt's basically function, without any of those headlines, without any of the screaming stories about Scott Pruitt and therefore much more quietly this agenda to roll back regulations will continue somewhat unabated. So, there is fear that Andrew Wheeler now, I guess, acting as acting deputy, acting administrator could be potentially even worse from the perspective of environmental groups, because he knows how the game is played and knows how to not get in trouble in Washington, D.C. SCIUTTO: Exactly right. Thanks, Drew Griffin. Amanda Carpenter's point, if you get the policy without the drama, that's a win for the president. CARPENTER: Yes, absolutely. I'm trying to forecast any problems ahead, at least among Republicans. And the only thing I can think of is that Trump has talked favorably recently about trying to enact some kind of coal subsidy to prop up manufacturing among his base states, Pennsylvania, Ohio, that kind of thing, and that would cause heartburn among many Republicans. And so, I would be curious where Wheeler would be. SCIUTTO: I thought Republicans don't pick winners and losers. CARPENTER: Yes. There is a split among Republicans on that issue. And I would expect that to come up. And I would be interested in hearing Mr. Wheeler's answer on that. SCIUTTO: No question. Paul? BEGALA: If there is a hearing, there will be one day a hearing for new EPA administrator, and this is just Democrats trying to refrain. You know, you watch our president, he is great at this. He talks about job-killing regulations, and most Americans go, yes, good point. We need fewer job killing regulations. If the Democrats can then put someone on the same and say, do you think we need more neurotoxins on our food? Do you think we need more led in our water? Do you think we need more pollution in our air? Specify. If you go to a specific regulation, the same American who says, I don't want to kill jobs, would say I don't want my kids' food poisoned. So, that will be the tension. This is a huge opportunity actually for Democrats to put pro-human environmental issues onto the agenda instead of this vague indictment of regulations per se. SCIUTTO: But is there a Democratic agenda? Have you seen that listed or clarified? (LAUGHTER) SCIUTTO: There has been a lot of talk about it but haven't seen it. BEGALA: I've got three words: vote them out. That's all the Democrats have to say in 2018. SCIUTTO: That might be. Listen, Jeff, as you are watching this, and the president's kind of state of mind, you know, following, the family separation thing clearly is not going away. President thought he could run away with the executive pen and we just add we were reporting a short time ago that the number of kids are still around 3,000 still separated from their parents. This is a big year. We're four months away from a midterm election. Does this president think he's got a handle on this? Does he believe that they have a good shot to retain the house coming up? ZELENY: The president's mood I think is brighter than it's been in several months. This is the reason why. I've been traveling around the country to these rallies every week now for the last several weeks. In Fargo last week, tonight in Great Falls, Montana, it is like fueling up his gas tank. It is something that takes him back to special place in his heart and his mind from the presidential campaign. It is why they are doing it, to get him out of this isolation box of Washington. It is something that Richard Nixon never had. He was isolated. President Trump not isolated at all. He believes he is in this place where people are agreeing with him. Of course, he's preaching to the choir. But I think his mood is quite bright. Look what he'll be doing on Monday evening. Monday evening, 9:00 in the East Room of the White House, he'll be announcing the second Supreme Court justice of his first term. Most presidents don't get this. That is a chance to fire up conservatives. In terms of as he feels about Republicans holding control of the House and Senate, it's a complicated fight for the House, no question.


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Gas Prices and the Obama Years
One of the hysterical headlines on Drudge today relates to gas prices. Here is where the conservative disconnect from reality is easy to expose.
Gas prices are certainly higher than they were three years ago:
And four years ago as well:
But they are quite a bit less than they were in May of 2008, a little over four years ago.
So, whatever. That happened. And it happened at the height of the Bush Administration, which is where our economy tanked and where the Obama Administration subsequently faced, some nine months or so later, the greatest economic catastrophe since the Great Depression.
What happened? How did President Obama get re-elected?
Well, they fixed things as much as they could and won re-election primarily because this country refused to hand over the reins of power to a plutocrat. In other words, the price of gas didn't matter then and it doesn't matter now. It's simply not the indicator it was in the 1970s, which is where many of today's conservative pundits learned their trade. Drudge is addicted to that mindset, and he feeds it largely because those members of the failed prognostication class have been wrong, every day, for as long as anyone can remember.
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Establishing a Websocket PUBSUB server with Redis and Asyncio
Motivation If you've been following my never-ending quest for a light-sensor setup as detailed first in this post (set up a Raspberry Pi with Python 3.5) and then in this other post (make a light sensor with an Arduino and Raspberry Pi), you would know that I've only set up the data-collection half of this project. The other half will involve getting the data to make hardware do stuff in the real world. This post in particular covers how to leverage a PUBSUB (publish-subscribe) Redis server and websockets to this purpose.
Setting Up a Light Sensor with an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi
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|Full Name
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|Date of Birth
|August 28, 1986
|Place of Birth
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|Age in 2018
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|6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|Zodiac Sign
|Net Worth
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|235 lb (107 kg
Jeff Green Professional Career:
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|Power forward / Small forward
|High School
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|Cleveland Cavaliers
|NBA Draft
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- Mother: Felicia Akingube
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The Hour of the Pearl
Well, that's awfully poetic sounding. So what is the hour of the pearl? It's "the interval between day and night when time stops to examine itself" (14.1).
Uh-huh. We're still a little confused over here, so let's try again: "it is a time of great peace, a deserted time, a little era of rest" (14.1).
This is helping. It's a time when almost nobody's out on the street, and it's not so dark that you can't see anything, but also not so bright that everything looks the way it normally does during the day. Everything's gray, or pearly—and pearls are precious and rare, like this special time that only comes for a little while twice a day.
So, what happens during the hour of the pearl?
(1) the old Chinaman goes by
(2) the two girls and two soldiers leave the bar to sit on the beach
(3) Doc returns from his trip to La Jolla to find his lab destroyed.
Let's figure out what this connection is. The Chinaman is a symbol of loneliness, so it makes sense that he would appear when the streets are nearly empty. The girls and their dates seem to be taking a rest between a big night at the bar and whatever the bright day will bring (probably a hangover, and hopefully no unwanted pregnancies). And Doc's destroyed lab is silent (except for the wet sound of frogs hopping out the front door) until Doc comes back and has to face the mess.
So we can think of the hour of the pearl as a little break between the action of the night and the action of the day; it's the big transition point between Party 1.0 and Party 2.0. Another fun fact: Steinbeck apparently had a thing for pearls. Do you think there's any connection between the hour of the pearl and The Pearl?


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Ambri Returns to The Energy Storage Hunt With Liquid Metal Battery Redesign
Ambri, with its liquid metal battery technology, has returned to the energy storage race after "a pause" in which it redesigned its high-temperature seals and worked on other facets of its storage system. Getting an entirely new and novel battery chemistry to commercial scale is Sisyphean work. About a year ago, the firm had to lay off approximately 25 percent of its staff because the startup had "not made the technology progress [it] had anticipated." The CEO said at the time, "Bringing new scientific discoveries in the physical sciences to commercial success is hard; the process is not entirely knowable or amenable to predictable timelines." The firm had been working on prototype storage systems with project partners such as Hawaiian Electric and Con Edison.


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Sauber will give Formula Renault 3.5 championship contender Robin Frijns his first full test in a Formula 1 car at the Abu Dhabi young driver test next month.
The Dutchman, who is fighting for the Renault title as a rookie against F1 test drivers Jules Bianchi and Sam Bird, will drive on the first day of the test (November 6) before handing over to Sauber's regular reserve Esteban Gutierrez for the next two days.
Frijns had his first taste of F1 machinery earlier this year, when he was given a handful of laps in a 2010 Red Bull RB6 on demo tyres at Moscow Raceway as his prize for leading the FR3.5 championship at the halfway stage of the season.
He is on course to earn a fully-fledged test with Red Bull at Yas Marina as well, as there is a day of testing on offer to the highest-placed driver at the end of the season who is not contracted to a rival F1 team.
While Bianchi leads the FR3.5 standings by five points going into this weekend's finale at Barcelona, the Frenchman is ineligible for the prize test due to his connections with Ferrari and Force India.


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You know a hotel is hot when both the President of the United States and his main presidential opponent hold functions there on the same day. PYM probably wouldn't have known that had we not been there for a PYM LIVE Event in Scottsdale, which the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa was hosting last February. […]
Crossing business and wellness
About a year ago, I was interviewing education expert Joan Eisenstodt about how natural light and environments have a positive impact on adults — it makes it easier to learn, relaxes them, improves mood and helps them focus on the task at hand. Last spring I had the opportunity to visit a unique meeting facility designed with that in mind.
The Crossings is rougly 25 miles outside of downtown Austin, Texas, but it feels miles away from big city life. It's a hotel/meeting venue/wellness spa set in the middle of a wilderness preserve…
Immigration, visa issues have hotels scrambling for labor
Hotels and resorts from coast to coast are coming up short-staffed as the federal government seeks to reduce the number of foreign-born workers who typically fill housekeeping, kitchen, front desk and banquet positions.
Dry run at Gaylord National
The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, near Washington, D.C., and the Prince George's County liquor board are at loggerheads over the $800 million resort's liquor license.
Suing for space
For a while now, we've been hearing from planners who are hopping mad that their small meetings bumped in favor of a larger one. But Sylvania, formerly known as Osram Sylvania Products Inc., is taking their contractual dispute with the Boca Raton Resort & Club to the courts. The lighting company, which holds its annual […]


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My BASE WEIGHT is about 14 pounds, with my SLEEP SYSTEM representing 16% of the weight at a little over 2 pounds.
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Sleep System
This is probably the most important decision you will make. Finding yourself cold miles from a trailhead makes not only for a long, miserably night, but can also be life threatening. Of course, like any important decision, this one is complicated and includes many considerations.
Sleeping Bag Decisions
(1) Insulation:
Down – Type of down, fill weight, baffle construction and fabric choice will affect price, temperature rating, weight and compressibility.
Water Repellent Down – Many bag manufacturers now offer this as an option, the downside is that as compared to down it is a bit heavier and has reduced breathability.
Synthetic – On the positive side, as compared to down, synthetic bags are usually less expensive and insulate better if damp; the negatives are breathability, compressibility and weight. Tip: Based on my experience, if you prefer natural fibers and wear primarily cotton or wool, and sleep with a down comforter or cotton/silk/wool blankets at home, you won't like a synthetic bag. I bought one, trialed it one night, found myself sweaty, and immediately exchanged it for a down bag. The cost savings wasn't worth it.
(2) Temperature Rating:
Historically bags have been rated based on outside temperature (i.e. 25-degree bag), but since there was never a uniform method established to measure bag to temperature, this was an unreliable sales tool and a bit like comparing apples and oranges. We are starting to see labels using the European Norm (EN) 13537 testing protocol which divides temperature into upper limit, comfort, lower limit and extreme, with the comfort rating most applicable to women who usually require an extra 10 degrees of warmth. Tip: Unless you are going to have multiple bags for different conditions, I recommend a 0-20 degree bag. It's easy to use as a quilt or go without in warmer temperatures. If you are using down, it's important to fluff your bag well and redistribute feathers before going to bed to maximize thermal benefits. Proper storage and cleaning of down bags is also keep to maintaining loft.
(3) Shape and Dimensions:
While the most common shape may be mummy, other choices include rectangular, female-specific, hooded, wide, tall, short . . .
I'm a bit claustrophobic so when I found a wide-width, female-specific, hooded bag I thought I struck gold. The integrated pad sleeve was a bonus, or so I thought. Lessons learned: (1) the pad sleeve prevents side sleepers from being able to snuggle into their bags and positions the hood at an awkward angle; and (2) wide bags for smaller people create lots of dead space impossible to keep warm.
I was concerned initially when I switched to a mummy bag without a hood. Although I'd prefer it a tiny bit wider so I could sleep in fetal position, I've adapted and sleep much warmer than in my previous bag. ZPacks bag length is intended to reach your chin; they recommend increasing by a size if you want to cover head. However, it's best not to breathe into bag as it will increase condensation. A better option is using your down puffy to regulate head/face temperature. I bought up one size so I have room to shelter my shoulders and neck.
(4) Weight and Packed Size:
Your budget will most likely affect this choice and one of the reasons you should select your pack last. Sleeping bags can take up a lot of room. Tip: Except in inclement weather, I don't pack my bag in a compression sack, electing instead to use it to fill space around my other packed items.
Additional Resources:
REI blog on bag selection (excellent very detailed article)
Options to a Sleeping Bag:
Don't feel married to using a sleeping bag. There are several other choices to be considered.
Quilt – These have become more popular the past few years (be aware of drafts)
Fleece Liner – For those camping in warmer climates this could be an option
Blanket – This is a great option for those on a budget
Space Blanket – Don't laugh, I've heard it works
Pillow – Most use clothes in a stuff sack as their pillow, but lightweight inflatable pillows are now a very viable option. Tip: under inflate for improved comfort.
Liner – If you need a little extra warmth, you might consider a silk or fleece bag liner.
Sleeping Pad Decisions
The sleeping pad industry has been busy coming up with lighter, more compact, and more comfortable pads. There is nothing like a bad night's sleep to ruin your trip. Previously I always experienced hip pain, as I'm a side sleeper, but when I found the right pad, it became a thing of the past.
(1) Type of Pad:
Closed-Cell Foam – These are a solid foam type mattress. What you see is what you get! Definitely more durable and since not inflatable, no worries about leaks. Very popular with long-distance hikers. The least expensive option.
I'm currently using the Gossamer Gear 1/8″ Thinlight Pad in conjunction with an air chamber type pad.
Open-Cell Foam – This is probably the most popular type of mattress. They usually self-inflate.
Air Chamber – These will remind you of pool blow-up mattresses. The benefit is they are light and pack very small. They are the most expensive option. Tip: underinflate to improve comfort.
While I'd prefer to use the very popular Thermarest NeoAir XLite, I can't tolerate it's surface noise (think potato chip bag). Thus my compromise pad is the Gossamer Gear Air Beam Sleeper mattress.
(2) Size:
Length – To save weight and space, some campers will use a torso length pad. The trade-off is contact with cold hard ground. Pads also come in regular, petite, tall and wide. Dimensions of those sizes vary by manufacturer. Tip: you can elevate feet on pack to lengthen your "pad"
Width – You'll want to take note of the manufacturer specs. My regular size is quite narrow thus requiring me to be mindful as I switch positions.
Height – Varies considerably from about 1/2″ to 4″. Your level of comfort may be affected by the thickness of pad, but not necessarily.
(3) Temperature Rating:
This is probably the most important decision second to comfort. Look for an R-Value rating (0-6). The higher the R Value, the warmer the pad will be. Temperature transfers directly from the ground through the pad. Technology has improved the weight and size of the higher R-Value mattresses. Good resource: Section Hiker's Blog
The Air Beam Sleeper mattress I'm using has no R-Value, thus I use the ThinLight pad on top of it when warmth is needed. To my knowledge this pad has not been rated, but it doesn't seem to transfer cool temperatures.
(4) Weight and Packed Size:
As with your everything else, your budget will affect these variables. Pads can take up considerable space in your pack, another good reason to purchase your pack last.
Additional Resources:
REI blog on mattress selection (excellent very detailed article)
Other Decisions
Having the right bag and pad will help keep you warm and comfortable, but there are other factors which will affect a good night's sleep.
Sleep Clothes – Having warm dry clothes to sleep in will not only help keep your sleeping bag clean but will eliminate chill from perspiration absorbed into your hiking clothes during the day. I've heard slightly loose-fitting clothes keep you warmer than tight fitting, of course I've also heard naked is the warmest.
Layering Options – Items such as hat, gloves, buff and jacket will help regulate your temperature
Shelter – Drafty shelters require more warming options (Tip: use your umbrella to shield wind, use a solar blanket on the floor)
Experience – Learning to sleep warm is a skill. The lessons I've learned include:
(1) Don't go to bed cold (run around camp, do jumping jacks or sit ups, eat something fatty such as nuts, drink something hot, etc)
(2) Don't wait to pee (if you wake up with a full bladder, you'll make yourself colder trying to make it go away, to say nothing about ruining your sleep)
(3) When it's really cold, fill your water container with boiling water and place in your bag
(4) If your feet are cold, place the foot of your bag in your backpack.
(4) Campsite selection can make a huge difference (shelter in the trees, away from water, avoiding low spots and ridges)
Lightening My Load
YES, I know there are ways I can lighten my base weight. But in my sleep system department, I'm about as low as I can go except for eliminating my pillow at 1.5 ounces.


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"Still ahead of its time, even after twenty years," says architect Doug Michels about Ant Farm's futuristic House of the Century, designed and built in 1972. The colony of anti-establishment architects (of whom Michels was one) christened themselves Ant Farm in honor of the toy ant colonies popular in the fifties. Their mission was to build projects that were amusing and educational—like their namesake. The weekend dwelling on Lake Mojo south of Houston looks as if it has just touched down on Earth: "NASA had landed the first man on the moon and Chip Lord [one of the other architects on the project] and I were very interested in space," explains Michels, who was teaching architecture at the University of Houston at the time and who now lives in Washington, D.C. "This house was a tribute to space technology." It nearly remained a paper tribute only. "Because it had so many curves, builders were reluctant to take it on," recalls Michels, "so we constructed it ourselves in a few months." The House of the Century has gone all but unnoticed, partly because it is still a private residence.
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Coming up with a solid business plan can be tough to do in today's economy. Launching a successful business takes a significant investment of time, money and work. The frustration and hassle that come with small business ownership have many turning to Forex to enhance their financial success. Read on to find out more about how you can begin to profit with forex trading.
Forex is highly impacted by the current economic climate, even more so than the stock exchange or options trading. Learn about monetary and fiscal policies, account deficits, trade imbalances and more before going into forex. If you don't understand these things, you will surely meet with disaster when you begin trading.
Especially if you are new to forex trading, it is important that you steer clear of thin markets. When things are low, it may seem like the ideal time to buy, but history has proven that the market can always go lower.
Don't just blindly ape another trader's position. Traders on the currency exchange markets are no different than other people; they emphasize their successes and try to forget about their failures. It makes no difference how often a trader has been successful. He or she is still bound to fail from time to time. Rather than using other traders' actions to guide your own, follow your own cues and strategy.
Practice builds confidence and skills. If you use a demo account, you can have an idea of what to expect without taking the financial risk. There are many online tutorials you can also take advantage of. Learn the basics well before you risk your money in the open market.
Look at the charts that are available to track the Forex market. Because of communication advancements, trades can be tracked in 15-minute intervals. The downside of these rapid cycles is how much they fluctuate and reveal the influence of pure chance. You can avoid stress and unrealistic excitement by sticking to longer cycles on Forex.
When it comes to the foreign exchange market, it is important that you know the different tools that you can use in order to lower your risks; the equity stop order is one of these. It works by terminating a position if the total investment falls below a specified amount, predetermined by the trader as a percentage of the total.
Make sure you do your homework by checking out your forex broker before opening a managed account. The broker should be experienced as well as successful if you are a new trader.
DO not let emotions seep in when things go really wrong or really well. When doing any kind of trading it's important to maintain control of your emotions. Allowing your emotions to take over leads to bad decision and can negatively affect your bottom line.
Now, you need to understand that trading with Forex is going to require a lot of effort on your part. Just because you're not selling something per se doesn't mean you get an easy ride. Just remember to focus on the tips you've learned above, and apply them wherever necessary in order to succeed.


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Become your very own weather presenter with these fridge magnets. Thanks for www.cutfoam.co.uk the cushion foam experts. These colourful magnets will brighten up any fridge and are great fun for the kids to make. They are very simple to make, although the snowflake is a bit harder to cut out than the others. Magnets can be bought from any craft shop.
You will need:
Black foam
Yellow foam
White foam
Blue foam
Orange foam
Five small magnets
Step 1
Draw two cloud shapes on the white foam and one on the black foam, approximately 9cm across, then cut out.
Step 2
Draw two sun shapes, approximately 10cm across, on the yellow foam and cut out.
Step 3
Next, cut out a circle from the orange foam, slightly smaller than the centre of your sun shape.
Step 4
Cut out three raindrop shapes from the blue foam.
Step 5
Cut out a snowflake shape from the white foam.
Step 6
Glue all your shapes together as shown.
Step 7
When they are dry, glue a small magnet onto the back of each of your five shapes.
Step 8
Place on your fridge.
Nearly any shape or design can be made into a fridge magnet. They are always useful for securing shopping lists or other notes. These colourful magnets will brighten up your day no matter what the weather outside is like.
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Given the high demand of bold leaders in the Tanzanian ecosystem and the corporate in general, Smart Lab hosted the 2nd episode of their eminent Corporate Unwind event last week at the Smart lab space, Smart Codes Office in Mikocheni 'A' Dar es Salaam.
The event which was hosted under the theme "Leadership that Stimulates Growth in the Banking Industry" was a step towards preparing the young generation of leaders for what lies ahead in their particular professions and fields but more importantly in the banking industry and it coherently addressed the issue of gender balance and equality in workplaces and business arenas.
This quarter's Corporate Unwind assembled professionals from various sectors like Mobile Telco's, Tech/innovation Hubs, Financial Institutions, Industry Associations, the Private sector, Corporates, Entrepreneurs, Ecosystem builders, Startups, university professors, Development partners, Embassy' partners and key players in the Tech and Innovation community and as intended created a platform for people from diverse industries to network and learn from each other.
Addressing the invited guests and media, Mr. Sanjay Rughani, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Tz, also main guest speaker for the event spoke about the rise in the interest of young people to join the business sector by starting their own businesses and how it will boost the economy. "Standard Chartered Bank is working hard towards ensuring that the youth get equipped with the necessary skills to succeed especially financial literacy since they are the leaders of tomorrow, that's why we have programs put in place to empower the future generation starting with youth from a young age," he said.
Citing himself as an example, he also shared key points one has to note as an aspiring successful leader and to how to work towards achieving that dream, he continued to express his excitement saying that "I am very happy to be a part of Corporate unwind edition 2 and also thrilled to be given an opportunity to gain acquaintance with an audience which I believe consists of the people championing change in the Tanzanian economy and the innovation ecosystem at large".
Also speaking during the event, Smart Codes C.E.O Mr. Edwin Bruno explained that "Corporate unwind is a SmartLab quarterly initiative in the larger objective of building a community of stakeholders that can empower others and learn from each other with hope to bridge the gap between the growing African Innovation Ecosystem, startups, corporates, and the learning institutions.
SmartLab is working hard to ensure that we have great leaders in the Ecosystem to create strong startups and in the end strong businesses, that's why we have to use our skills and resources to share and build the capacity of young people to access jobs and economic opportunities that will help close the inequality gap.
It is important for the corporate to execute helpful initiatives supporting the disadvantaged young people from low-income households particularly girls by focusing on providing education, employability skills and entrepreneurship. This will not only foster gender equality but reduce the issue of unemployment and poverty in Tanzania and Africa as a whole".
He concluded by saying that "the innovation Ecosystem needs every single stakeholder to be interested in difficult dialogue pertaining growth especially corporate leaders and other successful figures who need to come forward and be the first to empower, inspire and mentor these upcoming professionals struggling to reach their goals of solving the problems facing the community.
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What You Should Know About Used Hybrid Batteries
Before a person purchases a hybrid vehicle, they typically show interest in the environmental advantages, monetary savings, and short-term benefits that hybrids are known for. A common question that consumers ask when shopping around for hybrid vehicles is, "Does it cost more money to maintain a hybrid vehicle than a conventional gas-powered car and what do I have to do to maintain a hybrid vehicle?" The answer is simply that regular maintenance is the same for all vehicles and is just as important. Normal, routine maintenance and minor repairs are no higher and no more complex than that of a regular car. In fact, some auto experts say that the routine maintenance of a hybrid vehicle is sometimes less than that of a gasoline-fueled car.
Many hybrids come with good, long-lasting warranties including their batteries. However, if something goes wrong with the car's hybrid system after the warranty has expired, you could then be shelling out quite a bit of money. Hybrid batteries are made to last the estimated lifetime of the vehicle (and some do) but as with anything, it doesn't happen in all cases. Battery could need to be repaired, conditioned, or even replaced in some instances. According to Eric Evarts, senior associate auto editor at Consumer Reports, "Most hybrids have been extremely reliable in our survey, and few have needed battery replacements. Even if you're one of the unlucky few, look at it this way: In the most popular hybrid design, from Toyota, there are virtually no wearable parts in the transmission. So if you have to spend $ 1,800 on a battery after 150,000 miles, you're still ahead of where you would have been in many less-reliable cars that are on their second or third transmission by then. "
The true question relates to the higher up front cost of a hybrid and buyers still debate whether or not the higher gas mileage really does save money down the road. It depends on factors like how much you drive, how often you drive, how long you drive that particular vehicle, and the price of gas in your area. Many owners of hybrids who have seen reduced battery performance or warnings lights come on the vehicle's dashboard are looking into other alternatives rather than sending the used hybrid or its battery to the junkyard. As technology evolves and hybrids become a normal part of vehicle manufacturing, options have become more available and more affordable.
When your hybrid battery stops performing like new, one choice is to buy a new battery at a dealership which will come with a big price tag. Running you thousands of dollars can either give you sticker shock or be an investment you are willing to make. Either way, it is an option. However, there are some owners who were quoted several thousands of dollars for a brand new hybrid battery but learned that he was covered in full by the longer, 150,000-mile warranty that applies to owners in states that follow California emission laws. Another hybrid owner negotiated the price which dropped about $ 2000 when all was said and done. There may be a possibility to bargain in some circumstances. Again, another option.
Then comes the option of battery repair which should not be something an owner does on their own. More attention lately has been brought to the need for qualified individuals and auto repair shops to work on hybrid batteries due to the serious risk of shock or electrocution while working on hybrid vehicles. Hybrids use high voltage batteries and electric motors to get you the best fuel economy. The battery itself can pack quite the punch. For example, 144 volts on a Honda Insight or Civic, 201 volts on a second-generation (circa 2004) Toyota Prius which is said to be bumped up to 500 volts by the power inverter at the electric motors. Some experts claim that the risk of being electrocuted is exaggerated and that these vehicles are actually not any more dangerous to work on than conventional gas-powered cars. After all, gasoline is a highly flammable and explosive liquid, right? Well, some technicians are not trained to work with electric batteries like they are with gas-powered batteries and the unknown is what poses the most risk. You still need to be aware of the dangers of high voltage and to treat it with respect. Education is important and while battery repair is still an option, owners need to make sure that their auto repair shop can handle the complex hybrid systems and their potential dangers.
Hybrid battery conditioning is another option for hybrid owners who have batteries with reduced performance and who are looking at buying a used hybrid battery or breathing life back into their own used hybrid battery. Battery conditioning can be done as preventative maintenance or when needed. In a hybrid, it's not just one battery but an entire pack of battery modules. The battery pack in most hybrid cars provides at least some of the power needed to propel the vehicle forward and onward. There are also separate modules, and any problem in a battery pack is most likely due to one of those modules, not all of them. Therefore, a technician can locate which one of the modules is causing problems and replace that individual module, and recondition the battery by replacing only the faulty module making the battery perform poorly. After battery conditioning, the hybrid battery should show signs of improvements and better fuel economy, or can at least restore your hybrid battery of up to 95% of its original performance.
Hybrid drivers are unique and progressive in a way because they are highly motivated for different reasons (some which manufacturers are still trying to meet); oil dependency, possessing the latest technological trends, saving money in the long-term, the environment, etc … Whatever the reason, most drivers want to get the most out of their hybrid vehicle and their hybrid battery. We encourage you to consider your choice of auto technicians and your dealership. Be sure your service repair shop knows more than a thing or two about hybrids and their battery packs and can restore its performance and gas mileage when need be. Without a properly working battery pack, hybrid drivers won't be able to get the kind of fuel efficiency and low emissions that make hybrids a great choice in the first place.


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Tuesday, 12 May 2009
And now for something totally cool
6 comments:
- Janna Leadbetter said...
It's a big idea and my emotions stand behind it, though there are many obstacles to overcome. If only it were as easy as the video makes you feel it'd be.
Thanks for sharing this. It's very poignant and uplifting!
- 12 May 2009 at 09:43
- Janet said...
You summed it up so nicely. If only it were as easy as...
But even if they aren't solving the problems of the world, at least they're making a positive contribution. And some fun music.
- 12 May 2009 at 10:03
- Fran Caldwell said...
Thanks so much for that. I'm going to watch ALL 60 of them!
Music can heal, we know. This time perhaps...
- 12 May 2009 at 12:27
- Janet said...
LOL @ Fran. There are 60??? I didn't see that many. They are moving, aren't they?
- 12 May 2009 at 16:49
- Jody Hedlund said...
Thanks Janet, for stopping by my blog and sending your well wishes my way!
- 24 May 2009 at 21:15
Great great video and really cool, Janet. Music: another universal word for love, eh?
Thanks for sharing.
- 25 May 2009 at 20:40