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Oil Fields in Our Attics: Weatherization Ain't Sexy, But It's Immediate and DIY
Forget nuclear and natural gas. Put aside plug-in hybrids and photovoltaics. Skip the smart grid and better battery storage. For all the exciting talk of breakthrough technologies and advanced energy R&D, the best hope we have for satisfying our ever-increasing appetite for energy is decidedly low-tech, and not particularly sexy.
So put down the keys to your Tesla Model S, and pick up the caulk gun. Because we're going to talk about weatherization. (I warned you...this energy solution ain't sexy.)
Why weatherization? Because it is absolutely the lowest hanging fruit in any pursuit of true American energy independence, or of a clean, secure energy future. Because it's tried-and-true, we already know how to do it, it doesn't depend on any technological breakthroughs, and we've got all the tools it takes, most of which are readily available in your local Home Depot. And because it's one energy idea that pretty much everyone—progressives and libertarians, rich and poor, urban and rural—can agree on. (Show me someone who would argue against saving money on oil and gas consumption at home, and I'll show you an oil or gas exec.)
The problem is simple: we've got hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil- and gas- warmed air leaking out of American homes. This is what Amory Lovins, efficiency guru and founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, calls "the oil field in our attics."
The solution is just as simple: seal the leaks, insulate the buildings, save homeowners money, reduce our collective consumption of fossil fuels, and cut greenhouse gas pollution drastically. Oh, and we can create a heck of a lot of jobs in the process.
A few years ago, in this same space, I wrote optimistically about a Department of Energy plan to use stimulus funds give a much-needed shot in the arm to a proven—if long-underfunded—Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) that provides low-income families with some cheap home energy retrofits. A couple months ago, the one millionth home was weatherized since the program kicked off in early 2009.
Weatherized homes have been saving occupants an average of over $400 in their heating and cooling bills after the first year alone. (Not to mention the reduction of 2.65 tons of CO2 emitted from every home.) Since the stimulus jump-started WAP, more than 12,000 "direct jobs" (in Department of Labor speak) have been created quarterly, most coming from the all-important (and recently struggling) construction sector. And according to the DOE, roughly 90 percent of the materials used in home weatherization are made in the U.S.A., giving an extra boost to our domestic economy.
That one million home milestone may is impressive, but a total of 38 million homes qualify for the program (those at or below 200-percent of the poverty line), so let's hope that its success begets further investment.
While the Weatherization Assistance Program itself targets low-income Americans (families that, it should be noted, spend a whopping average of 15 percent of their income on energy expenses), you don't need WAP to reap the benefits of weatherization. A $5,000 upfront investment will pay for itself in roughly 10-12 years, and if that initial cost is too much to bear, more and more local banks and credit unions are offering some form of "energy retrofit" loans that allow you to pay for the work over time with the money that you're saving.
Of course, you can always start small. Cheap, easy DIY improvements like caulking windows, weatherstripping windows and doors, and blowing cheap foam insulation into obvious gaps in your home's envelope can yield immediate savings of over 10 percent on your heating and cooling bills. Save money, reduce demand for fossil fuels, cut down on climate pollution, and help create some American jobs.
Yes, solar panels and offshore wind farms, high voltage transmission lines and smart grids may well be our clean energy future. But weatherization—boring, low-tech, 20th Century weatherization—is something we can all do right now, and given our insatiable national appetite for fossil fuels, it's something that we can't really afford to overlook any longer.
The Department of Energy has a super-useful website devoted to weatherization, including information about tax credits and incentives, stats about the WAP program, and even DIY tips to help you start saving energy at home today.
The Center for American Progress has an informative review of the first three years of WAP.
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I still recall how Prof Dasgupta had explained this poem to us in our English Literature class at the Presidency College, Calcutta! He had made this poem alive before our eyes! This poem once again illustrates that the opinion we have/
express about others, merely reflect our own thoughts & prejudices - majority of the time! Rating of this poem should be nothing less than 20/10!
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Robert Browning
Soliloquy Of The Spanish Cloister
Gr-r-r---there go, my heart's abhorrence!
Water your damned flower-pots, do!
If hate killed men, Brother Lawrence,
God's blood, would not mine kill you!
What? your myrtle-bush wants trimming?
Oh, that rose has prior claims---
Needs its leaden vase filled brimming?
Hell dry you up with its flames!
At the meal we sit together:
_Salve tibi!_ I must hear
Wise talk of the kind of weather,
Sort of season, time of year:
_Not a plenteous cork-crop: scarcely
Dare we hope oak-galls, I doubt:
What's the Latin name for ``parsley''?_
What's the Greek name for Swine's Snout?
Whew! We'll have our platter burnished,
Laid with care on our own shelf!
With a fire-new spoon we're furnished,
And a goblet for ourself,
Rinsed like something sacrificial
Ere 'tis fit to touch our chaps---
Marked with L. for our initial!
(He-he! There his lily snaps!)
_Saint_, forsooth! While brown Dolores
Squats outside the Convent bank
With Sanchicha, telling stories,
Steeping tresses in the tank,
Blue-black, lustrous, thick like horsehairs,
---Can't I see his dead eye glow,
Bright as 'twere a Barbary corsair's?
(That is, if he'd let it show!)
When he finishes refection,
Knife and fork he never lays
Cross-wise, to my recollection,
As do I, in Jesu's praise.
I the Trinity illustrate,
Drinking watered orange-pulp---
In three sips the Arian frustrate;
While he drains his at one gulp.
Oh, those melons? If he's able
We're to have a feast! so nice!
One goes to the Abbot's table,
All of us get each a slice.
How go on your flowers? None double
Not one fruit-sort can you spy?
Strange!---And I, too, at such trouble,
Keep them close-nipped on the sly!
There's a great text in Galatians,
Once you trip on it, entails
Twenty-nine distinct damnations,
One sure, if another fails:
If I trip him just a-dying,
Sure of heaven as sure can be,
Spin him round and send him flying
Off to hell, a Manichee?
Or, my scrofulous French novel
On grey paper with blunt type!
Simply glance at it, you grovel
Hand and foot in Belial's gripe:
If I double down its pages
At the woeful sixteenth print,
When he gathers his greengages,
Ope a sieve and slip it in't?
Or, there's Satan!---one might venture
Pledge one's soul to him, yet leave
Such a flaw in the indenture
As he'd miss till, past retrieve,
Blasted lay that rose-acacia
We're so proud of! _Hy, Zy, Hine ..._
'St, there's Vespers! _Plena grati
Ave, Virgo!_ Gr-r-r---you swine!
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The trade that sent Jason Kidd from the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks was final a few days ago, but the contract that Kidd would be signing with the Bucks was not. Today, Kidd officially became the Bucks head coach after agreeing to terms.
The trade sent two future second round draft picks to the Nets. One in 2015 and the other in 2019. Kidd was released from his Nets contract to facilitate the deal. Kidd will be the 14th head coach in Milwaukee Buck history. Kidd spent 19 years as a player in the NBA.
"When you list the characteristics that make a successful head coach, you would include leadership, communication and a competitive drive," said Hammond. "Jason used all of those traits to become a 10-time All-Star player in the NBA, and has now translated his on-court success to the bench. We welcome him to the Bucks organization and look forward to building a Championship-caliber team with him as our head coach."
"Jason is a determined leader, a tough-minded competitor and a great teammate," said Bucks owners Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry. "We believe his focus, vision and intensity will help him work alongside John and David (Morway) to rebuild the Milwaukee Bucks as we aspire to achieve excellence over the next several years. We are excited that Jason will call Milwaukee his new home."
Kidd led the Nets to the playoffs where they beat the Toronto Raptors in round one but lost to the Miami Heat in round 2. In Brooklyn he led the Nets to a 44-38 record. He retired from the NBA in 2013 and immediately became the coach of the Nets.
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Since its introduction on 6 April 2001, limited-liability partnership (LLP) status has become an increasingly popular vehicle through which professional practices can operate. Professional firms as diverse as Allen & Overy, regional firm Stevens & Bolton and surveyors Knight Frank have all opted to convert to LLP status.
Essentially, LLP caps the financial exposure partners to prevent them suffering the consequences of unlimited liability caused by the acts of fellow partners. Litigants unable to pursue the individual assets of all partners may consider allowing firms to trade through their difficulties. This may produce a higher yield for the litigant compared with what they would have received had they 'busted' the firm. Nevertheless, the partner's entire interest in the LLP will remain at risk, and there could be additional exposure in respect of any personal guarantees given, 'excessive drawings' made in the previous two years or partners' negligent acts.
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Another advantage for firms converting to LLP status is the opportunity to modernise their risk-management processes. Conversion inevitably requires some client involvement and should be accompanied by a review of the firm's engagement terms. It is essential that the terms are worded appropriately, stating clearly that the contract is between the LLP and the client, and that any partner or member is responsible purely as an agent of the LLP. Failure to introduce appropriate terms can negate the benefits of LLP status and may in certain circumstances result in the member owing a duty of care to the client, such that the member has unlimited liability in relation to the work performed. This is also a suitable time to consider other aspects of risk protection, such as liability caps and proportionality clauses.
The other side of becoming an LLP is the public disclosure of accounts, remuneration levels and names and addresses of partners. The public filing of accounts makes it easier for the press to compile details about the financial position of firms, which is likely to generate interest when first made publicly available. Criticism about 'fat cat' salaries - synonymous with firms generating sizeable profits - might deter a firm from seeking LLP status, although revelations of poor profits are likely to be even more discouraging. However, any interest is likely to be short-term as far as the public is concerned and the information published is not as detailed as some fear.
Ultimately, firms will need to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of public reporting against the added comfort of limited liability, which is a significant improvement on the unlimited liability to which a partner in a traditional partnership is exposed.
Another area that will need to be considered when converting to an LLP is the presentation of the firm's balance sheet and profit and loss account following incorporation. The firm will need to convert its accounting policies to those that qualify under UK GAAP, which may affect how the firm's solvency and reported profitability are perceived. In addition, the timing of profit allocations to members may affect the firm's balance sheet. If all profits are allocated by the year-end they will be treated as a liability to members. Therefore the balance sheet could appear weaker than that of a traditional partnership. Some firms delay the allocation of profit until after the accounts have been signed, thus delaying recognition of the liability and in theory strengthening the shape of the firm's balance sheet.
A significant issue in the conversion process is the handling of salaried, or 'fixed-share', partners or members. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) currently classes these individuals as "self-employed for taxation purposes". However, Clause 4(4) of the LLP Act 2000 states that a member of an LLP shall not be regarded for any purpose as employed by the LLP unless, if they and the other members were partners in a partnership, they would be regarded for that purpose as employed by the partnership.
Individuals intending to be treated as self-employed for tax purposes, then, should satisfy the recognised criteria for the self-employed rather than rely on the current HMRC view, which may be subject to change. Employment law and pension issues in relation to the status of the individuals concerned and their employment rights must also be considered.
It is likely that LLPs will become standard among law firms over the next few years. The marketplace has shifted to such an extent that all professional partnerships should now be considering whether LLP conversion is right for them.
To avoid the cost of development time incurred at the client's expense, when LLP legislation was first introduced it was suggested that some firms wait for advisers to establish 'precedents'. There are now several quality firms with standardised, yet adaptable, documentation available, having advised on a number of LLP conversions.
At present, specialist advisers are involved regularly in LLP conversions. This means that professional fees associated with conversions are highly competitive. In reality, though, the cost of conversion is not dominated by the fees of external advisers but rather the cost of internal management time. However, firms that have already converted are demonstrating their responsiveness to changes in the business environment, and this, together with limited liability, makes them less of a risk to the partner promotee or lateral hire. Unlike those who have been in a partnership and are accustomed to unlimited liability, a lateral hire may prefer the protection an LLP affords, while senior staff members who are offered a partnership could find themselves thinking the same thing.
Colin Ives is a tax director at accountants and financial advisory group Smith & Williamson


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Do Economic Effects Justify the Use of Fiscal Incentives?
AbstractThe siting of a large, new firm is often presumed to give rise to significant economic and tax benefits to the community of location. This presumption serves as the basis for the granting of lucrative economic development incentives to footloose businesses. This article examines whether large, mobile firms generate significant net benefits for the region of location. Panel data and nonrandom estimation techniques are applied to a primary database of large firms that made location decisions in the 1980s to explore the impact of location on regional economic performance. The empirical analysis explores different treatment regions (both effects within the county and the metropolitan statistical area [MSA] of location) and different control regions. The results show that large firms fail to produce significant net benefits for their host communities, calling into question the high-stakes bidding war over jobs and investment.
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Volume (Year): 71 (2004)
Issue (Month): 1 (July)
Pages: 78-92
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Drought is a big factor in Stanislaus County, especially in Modesto and Ceres. Conservation laws are being put forth that citizens shouldnt water their front lawns or wash their cars before 7 p.m. or after 9 a.m. Many people dont abide by these laws because it isnt strictly enforced. Some think of this law as unlawful because citizens who have been living here for 10 years or more suddenly have to cope with a new rule.
I understand that water conservation laws are dealing with immense issues such as drought, but they shouldnt impact the daily lives of citizens. Drought is a serious issue all on its own, as it affects various factors of the economy such as irrigation of crops. There can be other ways to conserve water, such as letting people know how much of an impact it will be on the economy if water was conserved more often. You cant just require people to conserve water, its a thing that people should understand thoroughly and do with their own good judgment.
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Category: Tech Tips
A time for everything!
As the Educational Technologist for the College of Allied Health I am all about promoting technology but a recent article from Campus Technology caught me eye and perhaps yours.
"Research: The Proof is In! Multi-Tasking in Class Reduces Test Scores
Contrary to what students might like to think, when they multi-task in class on non-academic activities, their test scores go down. And that's true for even the smartest students. Those are the initial results of a $439,000 study by a Michigan State University research project that was reported on in the September 2014 issue of Computers & Education."
I still advocate for technology in the classroom BUT why not enrich the learning experience by providing lecture recordings for review and/or preview to course content?
So how old is that video?
Is it still on VHS? Classrooms don't have VHS players since the were refreshed and even before that they were eating tapes. Now is the time to really think about getting them digitized or perhaps creating new ones! Perhaps your students can do this as a special project.
Contact OET for more information and assistance.
If you are a weekly reader
You may have noticed different backgrounds (themes) for the past few weeks. Wordpress gives you the ability to choose different styles for presenting your information. You can have static pages which do not let commenting by others. Or you can have a mixture of the two as I have done this week with the sliding images theme.
You could have put students in groups and let each student manage a page depending on topics or studies. Lots of uses for this software. Check out the training schedule if you would like to learn more.
The webinar was called Cool Tools!
I know sometimes my job does require that I do something "cool" and this week it was attending a webinar on "Cool Tools" so I figured for the next few blogs I would share a few that were highlighted!
Clickers are always a fun way to engage students but if you forgot to pick them up from my office here is a way to still have that same experience. Socrative is "smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops and tablets!"
Contact OET to explore!
Project, Read Notes, Annotate and Advance Slides =
SLIDESHARK! Per their website "SlideShark is the leading app for viewing and sharing PowerPoint® content on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. With SlideShark, mobile users can easily view and present PowerPoint slides the way they were meant to be seen—with animations, fonts, colors, graphics, hyperlinks and videos intact."
By using the broadcast feature to the computer in the classroom you can control your presentation via your IPad - see your slide notes, timers, animation counter and next/previous slides. Go to the app store to download and stop by me office for a demo!
Kudos to Christine Lysaght from PT for bringing this neat feature to my attention!
Android users I have not found a similar app, any suggestions?
Web conferencing at your fingertips! Real time interaction!
And also at your students' fingertips. Centra now known as SabaMeeting has recently completed an upgrade which allows you to use the desktop interface with all the new features that were added to the browser interface last summer!
You will need to install a small SabaMeeting program on your computer the first time that you join an event; however, as long as you have permission to install programs on your computer, this installation should be fairly straightforward. This will avoid the Java issue which occurred when using the browser interface.
Your students are also able to create SabaMeeting events themselves this year, so be sure to remind them to take advantage of this opportunity to virtually collaborate with others on group assignments.
Contact OET for a demo session and more information!
Need to Know?
Is there some technology you need to learn about or that your students need to become familiar with? Well check out Lynda.com's library of resources. lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, design, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. ECU has a subscription and it is available to you and your students.
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- Faculty and students sign in using their Pirate ID/passphrase.**If either your students or faculty have an existing lynda.com account, we recommend that they merge accounts on the initial login.
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Clickers Anywhere?
Anywhere Polling available via Turning Point application (available in all classrooms) lets you poll over any applications such as a web page, PDF< streaming video, etc.
Anywhere Polling also allows you to poll verbal, on-the-fly questions at anytime during your presentation and it works on Mac's or PC's!
You do need a receiver and clickers, open the content to be polled, open Turning Point, Select Anywhere Polling, click open to start polling and close to display the results. It is that easy!
Why not try it out these last days of the semester or include it this summer! Stop by OET for a demo or to learn more!
Blackboard Enhancements! and something for fun!
Some Blackboard enhancements you will find in May -
- Build a profile, have students do this task and it completes the old homepage assignment and appears in all courses.
- Calendar is intuitive, enter a due date on assignments, tests and will automaticallly enter on the calendar. Drag and drop items as well!
- Discussion Forum can be set up that until a student posts an item they can't see what others have already posted.
- Inline grading on files submitted.
- Exceptions by students on test taking times, availability and attempts.
- Retention center lets you set rules to follow student progress.
Faculty Intro/Overview Video (6 min)
Quick intro videos - http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/blackboard/blog/2013/11/14/blackboard-sp13-pilot-information/
and now that you have worked here are 15 things you didn't know your IPhone could do!
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5. Shake to undo and redo texts
6. More detailed calendar
7. Double tap the shift key for caps lock
8. Use your phone as a level
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Pen to paper.Pen to paper, I write a thought
Single list of what has been taught
Lessons handed down by life
Leaving marks in me like a knife
Through blood, sweat, and tears
I have lost hope to my own fears
Yet on my knees I still build
Building what is left unfulfilled
Close to finish, but never done
I slave under the moon and sun
The cold is my sign that I live
Cold driven by fear, I survive
I keep moving, trying to move past
But I as start the unknown comes fast
Suffocating me till I yield to it
Taking from me, leaving my wrists slit
Blood pours forth as my ink
With each written word, makes link
A link tying me to this paper
As I write my last word, I am gone in a vapor
False DreamsAs we meet within the false sense of dreams
I hold past knowledge, about to bust at the seams
Emotions not felt for years come like new
I can say that you are truly rare and few
I stand cold and numb to this
I know the feeling of hatred and bliss
But I feel only nothing but remorse
Is this hell or heaven, a repeat or recourse
I fall to my knees as blood covers my hands
Heavy soul and body, as if covered in iron bands
As I stare at you, I stand up
You come to me silently and hand me a cup
Filled with blood and tears
From only what of love's taught fears
I drink hoping this will destroy the past
Everything grows dark suddenly and fast
Only to see your angelic face drift away
Encased by the night, left by the immortal day
I fall into the darkness of my own self hell
Nothing fills my core, as I hear only a single bell
I beg to know what is a dream and what is real
I want no more lies, just what is true, i want to feel
For so long I have numb myself to protect
Only to hold off the pain unti
As we dance in black upon starsAs we dance in black upon stars
Music and lights, ease the scars
staring not into the nothingness
but into your eyes full of happiness
above the earthly heaven
we beyond our ether seven
as space and time swirls around
we behold nothing but loves sound
hearts beat as one
to be bathed light of moon and sun
life stands still as we drift to the unknown
the last of light fading leaves your face
leaving only the darkness in its place
Yet like a flame your blue eyes shine
like emeralds, I know your mine
we drift, whispering love, to me you call
as like a shooting star together we free fall
The Green tree....The Green tree...
As a young woman sat beside a green tree
She said goodbye to a young man off to war
To meet near the tree, they swore
She always said my love will come back to me
She sat there unwavering for many of years
She would sing of her love to fight the fears
The locals were cruel and mocked her song
But she still she sang for him who her heart belong
As the years went on the woman sat there
From gold to a silver color changed her hair
She never wept nor gave up, as she sat under the tree
The locals told stories of how once was her beauty
The tree grew old and died, the woman still sat and wait
Still waiting for her most beloved, one and only mate
After years of waiting a song bird came with note
It told of her love and how he went down with the boat
She smiled as she closed her eyes as her life came to an end
She stood up and went to where the tree once stood for years then
Her chest grew and burst forth with limbs, branches, and a trunk of a green tree
Her time of waiting h
As we float in the love of ourAs we float in the love of ours
Time is lost in the hours
So close in our lovers hold
But to others, this is too bold
Close minds keep us in dark
Dirty looks as we sit in the park
Muttering hateful speech as we kiss
Making it anger instead of bliss
So let us sail to the moon
And return not too soon
Not until the world can love as one
Until then we will watch the moon and sun
Rise and fall over and over
So let us wish on this four leaf clover
And hope it grants our needed wish
To the black space with a silent swish.
VD poemTaunted by the past, I now live in fear
I am left dried and to weep not a tear
I hang my head ever so low
I carried on for one I didn't know
I stumbled like a drunk across her
At first with the pain I couldn't be sure
But slowly in secret I gained the strength
As my knowledge her grew in length
The past still I bear and carry with me
But with her I know I am free as I can be
With each passing trail of my soul
She was the glue to keep me whole
So calmed the storm within my head
She gave life to what I thought was dead
My heart beats with the sound of her voice
When i see her. I can do nothing be rejoice
I gained the courage to confront the past
As for the war isn't over, I still hold fast
With her at my side I shall never waver
For I can never repay the favor
The favor she did in saving my life
I can do only so much, so I made her my wife
Until death do us part and beyond
She shall be my love ever so fond
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply giv
MaskShe wears a mask like it's nothing.
Sometimes I forget it was made by demons.
I forget there's a person living behind it.
Raspy Hill"I don't quite feel like myself."
I haven't for a while now.
My mind seems displaced,
Like it's wandered too far away.
"I've been having strange dreams lately."
Images of strange creatures dance in my sleep.
I don't know them but I know they are malicious.
What do they want?
"But now you're here and I'll make you feel right at home."
My saviour, my protector.
You'll guard me from this evil.
Won't you?
"Welcome to Raspy Hill."
This is my hell.
And you'll join me.
I'll make sure of it.
"Enjoy your stay."
Roses and barbed wireThe beauty of the roses
Right there for me to see
So colorful and vibrant
A sight to behold
But I can't get any closer
A fence surrounds them
Keeping them safe
Keeping me away
Away from their colors
Away from their scent
Trapped in this grey world of mine
Behind the barbed wire fence
Where Lover's Dream DarklyFor it is not a fable; — that which bleeds..
And her soul may whisper obsidian,
— But I am the sea of Darkness she craves
O' long I hath bathed in these ravenous winds,
Watching shadows weep across river's dreary
Upon nightscapes that plunder our souls —
A bouquet of crimson shall enchant thy lips;
Where slowly we fade into requiem
Drink me naked in the abyss of hungry wolves
Among demons and insanity, I thrust and fall
Ravaged, eons of lust spill from mine eyes,
And behold the Forests sing of murder!
In a sombre kiss, we shall undress the skies
Time will yield to the treasures of melancholy
I covet thee, unto this blood-filled Moon
O' thou art beautiful decay upon my skin,
A ghostly visage dripping wanton & darkly ..
We are Lover's haunting deaths lullaby;
Assassins brooding in a bewailing fairy-tale
She is mystic poison; & elixir immortale
Seek you me, in the mystique of necromancy
For I am the dream of Serpents fea
Sweet darknessDarkness, my dear
Darkness, my element
Swallow me
With your cold embrace
Be mine
And keep me hidden
Hiden from the world
Hidden from my past
You are my ally
You are my friend
The only one I can trust
Vanquish the light
And cast your shadow
All over this world
-i remember
the taste of your tongue
i remember
the warmth of your hand
i remember
the empty promises
i remember
the harm you've done
and i remember
to burn every trace
of you
that remains with me.
Time As It IsAnd I asked Time how it was on this glorious Monday. It simply replied:
"I am here for you now, but I will not wait for you.
Even if you fall behind, I remain in your field of view.
You can keep up with me, but you cannot catch up to me.
For once I have left, I am gone for eternity.
Nor can you leave me behind, or go back to change me.
For I am the keeper of aging, no matter how thick the tree.
Therefore, I plea to thee:
Do your work now, get it done, and then return to me
when the time is right.
For I will accept you, take you in, and guide into
the brightest light.
Then, and only then, I will call you friend.
One that truly has stayed completely to the end."
dead bloodLove confined yet freed
Past left to see what of a seed
A seed that almost was planted
My life almost took for granted
I am free to do as I please
Finally happy to be me
Thanking for not inspiration but despair
For without it I have an unstitched tear
I am grown and more powerful than ever
Done with blood, ready for any endeavor
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Original post made by ATT DSL User on Feb 20, 2012
Is anyone else having this problem or know why it is happening?
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 1:49 pm
I had AT&T DSL and wasn't really happy with it at all. Even though I paid for 6mbps, the best I got was below 3. The tech-dudes who came out were really nice, tried hard to fix it and one kicked it up to a higher level of support, so I do have good things to say about that.
You might try Sonic.net -they are based in Santa Rosa, and I think they just re-sell service on the AT&T lines, but I have had much better luck, and it costs a lot less.
You should call AT&T though - they are helpful. The technicians are pretty honest about what is and is not possible. If that doesn't work, try sonic. My speeds didn't improve because of where I'm located, but at least I'm not paying for something I'm not getting.
on Feb 21, 2012 at 10:27 pm
I'm just under a mile from downtown and had another round of unpleasantness on the phone the other night with AT&T support about their Internet service. I use the Internet a lot and so I find there are many times when the service is slow, or in the case of 2 nights ago gone for some period of time. By the time I get someone on the phone it is often back up, though the speed does vary quite a bit.
It always just irks me so much that this is the heart of Silicon Valley and we have Internet service like this year after year and nothing is done about it.
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I have had the same experience here in midtown - slow and erratic.
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The Side Effect of Pension Reforms on Training: Evidence from Italy
AbstractDue to pension reforms, minimum retirement age increased substantially in Italy between the second part of the 1990s and the early 2000s. We compare the training participation of pre- and post-reform cohorts of private sector employees and estimate that adding one year to minimum retirement age increases training incidence by 6.9 to 10.7 percent, depending on the empirical specification. We find that policies that increase the residual working horizon are effective in increasing training participation by senior workers, and that traditional training policies that aim at reducing training costs by providing subsidies are ineffective.
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April. 17, 1925 — Aug. 8, 2014
Wanda J. Knafel, 89, of Ligonier, passed away Aug. 8, 2014, in Albion. She was born April 17, 1925, to Cecil and Frances (Ozier) Phares. She married Gust D. Knafel, Jr. He preceded her in death in 1995.
She is survived by four sons, Stan (Darlene) Knafel of New Paris, Tim Knafel of Ligonier, Ted (Janet) Knafel of Columbia City and Floyd Knafel of Syracuse; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wilton Phares of Albion and a sister, Dorothy Smith of Salem, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a brother, Marvin Phares, in 2012.
COLUMBIA CITY — Native American history was brought to life at the 19th Annual Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow held Friday through Sunday at Morsches Park, Columbia City. The pow wow featured a variety of vendors displaying crafts and Native American products.
NOBLE COUNTY (Aug. 10, 2014) -- The driver of Toyota, Balvinder Singh of Fort Wayne, was northbound on Ind. 9 when he failed to stop for the stop sign and flashing red light at the intersection of U.S. 6.
The car entered the intersection into the path of a Nelson Inc. box truck driven by Clara Slabaugh of Nappanee.
The driver of the truck struck vehicle in the drivers side door. The force of the crash pushed the vehicles east of the intersection and caused the box truck to roll over onto its passengers side.
NOBLE COUNTY (Aug. 10, 2014) -- One person is dead after a crash on U.S. 6 and Ind. 9, according to Indiana State Police. Investigators responded to the intersection near Albion approximately 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
Witness told police a car was headed north on Ind. 9 and failed to see traffic signals when the box truck hit the vehicle.
The driver of the car died and the driver of the box truck went to a hospital with minor injuries.
NOBLE COUNTY (Aug. 10, 2014) -- Police are at the scene of a fatal crash in Noble County at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Ind.9.
According to Indiana State Police, the accident was called in at approximately 8:30 a.m. today. Police said the vehicles involved included a box truck and a passenger vehicle.
The road will be closed while the scene is cleared.
Details are still being investigated. Police could not identify the victim of the accident. However, the Noble County Sheriff's Department will be releasing more information as it becomes available.
CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco has been plagued with a series of car break ins in recent weeks.
Nine cars were reported as having been broken into around the areas of Douglas, Tulley, and Line Streets.
COLUMBIA CITY — Continuing a 19-year tradition, the Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow returns to Morsches Park, in Columbia City, today and Sunday.
This Native American pow wow features 32 vendors displaying crafts and products. Three food vendors will offer fry bread, buffalo burgers, acorn soup as well as drinks.
Gates opened 10 a.m. today. Admission is $4, with children under the age of 12 admitted at no charge.
The pow wow honors Miami Chief Little Turtle, who turned back American armies from aggression into Miami lands three different times.
COLUMBIA CITY — Passages is soon to mark 60 years of serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. An event is planned to introduce the community to the artistic abilities that are fostered through Passages, Inc.
Old & New is an art exhibit and silent auction that will feature art work created by Passages clients.The art exhibit will be held Thursday, Aug. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Creative Learning Center, located at 333 N. Oak St. in Columbia City.
WHITLEY COUNTY — According to a recently released inspection report of the Whitley County Jail, the jail is operating at 114 percent capacity.
Currently, 95 males and 24 females are incarcerated at the correctional facility.
COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County's Giving Circle for Women's Health held its annual luncheon Thursday.
The event featured a tutorial on personal safety and self defense. Cleveland Inge and Lynnea Numbers, of Red Eye Self Defense from Fort Wayne, were present to teach women some basic tips to help keep them safe.


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CHARLOTTE, NC -- One of the most highly-recruited players at the Charlotte NFTC was unsurprisingly one of the standouts in one-on-one drills, as Lexington (Virg.) Rockbridge County offensive tackle Austin Clark rarely lost a rep and was one of five offensive linemen selected as the "Final Five."
A consensus four-star prospect rated as the No. 30 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 12 player in the state of Virginia by the 247Sports Composite rankings, Clark has 15 offers, including the opportunities to play at Clemson, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Viginia Tech, among others.
Clark told SB Nation Recruiting that he doesn't have any schools standing out right now, as he wants to keep all of his options open at this time, but he does plan on narrowing his list to six or seven schools in about a month, then focus on those schools for the rest of his recruitment.
At that point, it won't be too long before he makes a decision, as he wants to get his commitment out of the way before his senior season begins.
Ohio State is one of the programs he's planning on visiting in early April before narrowing his list.
"Just the tradition up there and what coach Meyer is doing up there is amazing and everything about it is really great, so I'm just waiting to get up there and talk to the coaches," said Clark.
The day before coming out to the rain-drenched field at Ardrey Kell High School, the 6'6, 271-pounder had made his way to Columbia for a visit with the Gamecocks.
"I had a lot of fun at South Carolina," the big offensive tackle told SB Nation Recruiting. "I got to sit down with coach Elliott [co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach] and coach Spurrier and coach Elliott showed me around campus and all the facilities and I got to watch practice."
Want more evidence that Clark has been busy with his recruitment? He also recently took a trip out to Happy Valley.
"I went to Penn State last weekend and that was a lot of fun, too," he said. "That was the first time I had seen coach Franklin since Vanderbilt, so it was really cool seeing him again."
The Rockbridge County product is a fan of the new Nittany Lion head coach.
"I really like how much energy coach Franklin brings to practice. I went to their practice and they were really pumped up, so I like the vibe that I get up there."
Tennessee is also a program that is on Clark's radar. He said that he's visited Knoxville three or four times already.
"Everything time I come back from a visit, I like them more than when I left Virginia. It's a great place," he said.
"After being there for a while, it just feels like a great place to be because all the coaches and the players know each other. Coach Jones is going to do really good things with that football program."
Clark also has interest in a more local program, as Virginia Tech is a school in which he is "definitely" interested. A trip is in the works for the offensive tackle to attend a spring practice in Blacksburg.
The recent addition of offensive line coach Stacy Searels means that Clark is still in the process of building a relationship with his potential position coach in college, but the initial impression has been positive, with Clark calling him a "great offensive line coach who knows his stuff."
With so many visits and so many schools having offered, what is it that Clark is looking for in a program?
"Definitely academics are important, but I'm also looking for a place where I can see myself playing football for four years," he said.
Proximity won't be a factor for him and yet another trip, this one to Miami, is in the plans for the summer, as Clark sees the tradition of that program as a major appeal, as well as the history of the Hurricanes putting offensive linemen into the NFL.
If it does indeed come down to comfort level for Clark, the Volunteers would seem to be in a strong position with him, a belief that is further supported by his 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions, with four of the five projections having him headed to Knoxville to play his college football.


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You can buy spout protectors. Some are inflatable. Some not. Walmart, toysRUs, any children/baby specialty store. I have the Boon one, great for rinsing hair! ETA: examples www.amazon.com/Skip-Hop-Spout-Cover... www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?pr... www.booninc.com/products/Flo
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I have a giant rubber duck that goes over the whole spout and my LO loves it.... They have a girl duck and a boy duck. I think it was $5 at Target
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A lot of the spout covers are cute but we use the shower in the same bathroom as the baby. We (DH) got annoyed taking the cover on and off all the time. I found this one www.booninc.com/products/Flo and we love it.
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It is softer rubber around the edges the top is plastic. We haven't had any issues and our LO is a wild man in the bath! My girlfriend has the same one (she has a 1.5yo and a 4yo) been great for them too.
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Big spout protector, and nonskid stickers (or a mat, or a sopped towel) for the bottom of the tub. Then watch carefully while in the tub so no pulling up on the edge and trying to climb out.
Unable to breastfeed, too lazy to circ.
Posted 10/05/2012
Don't get the frog spout cover from Walmart. My son pulls it off every night lol and sometimes it will even come off on its own! He is the same way in the tub!! I'm constantly sitting him down and chasing him around the tub to get him washed lol
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We have the frog from Walmart and the sesame street pad also and they work well and make me feel better. I'm.working on teaching him to only sit in the tub but dad isn't (frustrating) so I need to find out to find something for the edges also so he doesn't slip that way.
first time momma to kaiden ray - 11.9.11
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We have an inflatable duck bath that goes inside the regular tub and lo likes it:) she stays seated and I stay bent over the whole time just incase she decides to pull up. But yeah is small but that keeps her confined:)
I love finding things that are great and that boon gadget looks pretty awesome! I gotta have it lol thanks for sharing:)
I love finding things that are great and that boon gadget looks pretty awesome! I gotta have it lol thanks for sharing:)
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Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Patriots announced on Tuesday that former head coach Chuck Fairbanks passed away due to brain cancer.
He was 79 years old.
Fairbanks was wooed away from Oklahoma prior to the 1973 season and coached the Patriots until the end of the 1978 campaign, when he was suspended by team ownership for agreeing to become the head coach at Colorado. He racked up a 46-39 regular-season record and 0-2 in the postseason.
The Michigan State product also served as an assistant coach with Arizona State and Houston, and was the first head coach in the brief history of the USFL's New Jersey Generals.
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The International Olympic Committee has now closed the door for any future bids to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and five cities are in contention as possible nation hosts. But at least three of them are potential ticking time bombs, and Steven Fink, an international crisis management expert, says the IOC should for once do what's in the best interests of the world at large and reject any totalitarian or repressive country seeking to play host. He maintains in a new article just posted to TheCrisisBlog.tumblr.com and the CrisisManagement.com website, that history and current events suggest the IOC may indirectly provide the impetus for geopolitical upheaval.
"There is such a cachet to hosting the Olympic Games, that the afterglow seems to settle like an aura of respectability and legitimacy over the host country," he writes. "Host countries – democracies as well as totalitarian regimes – are on their best behavior for months leading up to the games and, of course, during the games themselves. Basking in the communal pool of high praise for a job well done, repressive regimes liberally interpret such applause as a mantle of legitimacyand carte blanche to do as they please."
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Ironically, one of the five cities that submitted a bid to host the games in 2022 was Lviv, a city in turmoil-inflicted Ukraine. The bid was started long before the current crisis began.
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Mark Silvers Wins The Golf Channel's BIG BREAK GREENBRIER
Mark Silvers (Savannah, Ga.) battled back from a significant deficit on Tuesday's final match by going 5-under on the final five holes to defeat James Lepp (Abbotsford, British Columbia) 1-up on the season finale of Big Break Greenbrier, Golf Channel's 18th season of its reality competition franchise.
Tuesday's finale was the most-watched and highest-rated finale of any Golf Channel original series in 2012, attracting 309,000 total viewers, and was the highest-rated and most-watched Big Break Greenbrier episode this season.
As champion of Big Break Greenbrier, Silvers receives one of the most valuable prize packages in Big Break series history, highlighted by an invitation to compete in the 2013 Greenbrier Classic in July and $50,000 in cash. In addition, Silvers receives an Adams Golf endorsement contract, which includes $10,000 in cash; $10,000 shopping spree to Dick's Sporting Goods; and $10,000 car rental credit for from Avis Car Rental.
"As soon as that putt goes in, the first thing I think about is how proud Dad would have been," said Silvers, whose father passed away just prior to the filming of the series in June. "Before he passed, Dad told me that all he wanted to do was see me happy and doing what I want to do. It is sad that he is not here to see it, but I'm sure he is up there watching and has a big smile on his face."
Contested at The Old White TPC Course at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, the 18-hole match proved to be one of the most intense and dramatic finales in the series' 18-season history. Silvers went 5-under on the final five holes to clinch victory over Lepp, sealed with his five-foot birdie on the course's signature hole, the 162-yard par-3 18th.
"I really don't know where my future goes from here, but I do take a lot of confidence from this," said Lepp after the conclusion of the match. I know that I'm a good golfer and I know that I can still get better and improve. I'm looking forward to the challenge of becoming a better golfer."
In addition to competing in the Greenbrier Classic on the PGA TOUR, Silvers also will be competing on the Web.com Tour in 2013. Silvers earned conditional status on the Web.com Tour by finishing 95th at the final stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at PGA WEST.
The 11-part Big Break Greenbrier series unfolded on the on the resort's four golf courses: The Old White TPC Course - home to the PGA TOUR's The Greenbrier Classic; The Greenbrier Course - a Jack Nicklaus design and home to the 1979 Ryder Cup and the 1994 Solheim Cup; The Meadows Course - a Dick Wilson and Bob Cupp design that is often referred to as the most scenic of The Greenbrier courses; and The Snead Course - the private residents' course and a Tom Fazio design that showcases a remarkable test of strategic tee shots, precision approaches and undulating fast greens. During the series, the competitors resided in two deluxe, 3,000-square-foot timber-framed homes in The Greenbrier Sporting Club luxury residential community, located 3,300 feet atop Greenbrier Mountain.
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Since 1969' Green Magma® has been the world's premier barley grass supplement.
Backed by over 40 years of scientific research and consumer satisfaction.Contains vitamins' minerals' amino acids' enzymes' chlorophyll' carotenoids' flavonoids' and other valuable phytochemicals that support every system of the body. Consumers report a dramatic increase in energy' increased regularity' and better looking hair' skin' and nails. Green Magma® is a juice extract' not a fiber product. Our bodies can more easily and completely absorb the nutrients from a juice supplement than one containing fiber' which locks in many of the important nutrients. Dr. Hagiwara's award-winning gentle juicing and spray-drying technique concentrates the many nutrients found in fresh' young barley grass juice into a nutrient-dense powder naturally protected from oxidation. Certified organic by Quality Assurance International (QAI). Our barley grass is grown in the USA without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Green Magma® is available as a powder (2.8 oz.' 5.3 oz.' and 10.6 oz. bottles)' in tablets (250 tablets per bottle).
Product Highlights:
1) Enhanced energy and digestion.
2) Better looking hair' skin' & nails.
3) Gentle detoxification.
4) Provides essential nutrients easily assimilated by our bodies.
5) Strengthens the immune system.
6) Contains anti-inflammatory compounds.
7) Supports a healthy cardiovascular system.
8) Provides crucial nutritional support while dieting and cleansing.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose' treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
Serving Size: -6 tablets (3g)
Servings per Container: 41
Amount per Serving % DV*
Total Calories 10
Total Carbohydrate 2g <1%
Protein 1g <1%
Vitamin A 500 IU 15%
Vitamin C 5 mg 8%
Vitamin K 9 mcg 11%
Folic Acid 15 mcg 4%
Calcium 17 mg 2%
Iron 0.2 mg 1%
Sodium 26 mg 1%
Magnesium 6 mg 2%
Potassium 119 mg 4%
Chlorophyll 6 mg †
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2'000 calorie diet.
†Daily Value not established.
Ingredients: Powered juice from organic young barley grass' organic maltodextrin (a complex carbohydrate from tapioca)' organic brown rice and magnesium stearate.
Contains no added sugar' salt' colorings or fillers. Free of animal products' gluten' corn' soy' wheat and yeast.
Take 6 tablets. Do not take with hot liquids since heat will neutralize active enzymes. Recommended daily on an empty stomach (20 minutes before or 2 hours after meal).
Store in a cool' dry place with lid tightly closed. Do not refrigerate.
Allergy / Dietary Needs
- Organic Product
- No Added Sugar
- Salt Free
- Fillers Free
- Gluten Free
- Corn Free
- Soy Free
- Wheat Free
- Yeast Free
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Overall Rating for Green Magma 250 Tablets
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By Giovanni
from Coral Gables, FL
Magma tablets
Ive bought the powder before and so I decided to try out the tablets. I cant take the powder form everywhere with me. these tablets are portable I can carry them around with me in my backpack. By the way they work just as well as the purer powdered form. I get lots of energy when I use this.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
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