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THE fire season has come much earlier than usual to southern California—and with a vengeance fuelled by one of the driest winters on record. So far this year, the region has received only a quarter of its normal rainfall. Making matters worse, the only serious rains of the season occurred during four days in late January, just as much of the vegetation was awakening from its dormant phase. Had the rains come a week or two earlier, or even several weeks later, their effect would have been minimal. But their coming when they did soon made the hills knee-high in a bumper crop of grass and brush. Baked by the sun, this is now one more load of tinder waiting to catch fire.
Even the hot, dry Santa Ana winds have come whistling out of the desert and through the canyons months before they are normally expected. Temperatures have soared as a result, to over 40ºC, causing spontaneous wildfires to race across the Santa Monica mountains and down to the sea. In one conflagration, 11,200 hectares (28,000 acres) of Ventura county were blackened within a day or so (see photo above). This past week, wildfires have raged in several locations less than an hour from downtown Los Angeles.
Fire is no stranger to California. Thanks to its Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, the region is home to one of the largest chaparral biomes in the world. These dense scrublands owe their existence to cool, moist air from the ocean colliding with an unusually warm land mass. The result is ground cover comprising mainly small oaks, manzanitas, lilacs, sumacs, buckwheat and sagebrush. Chaparral covers most of the southern part of coastal California and northern Mexico.
With precipitation ranging from 30 to 100cm (12 to 40 inches) a year, the chaparral's native plants rely on small, waxy, evergreen leaves to conserve water by limiting transpiration. Unfortunately, the same waxy leaves that help those plants survive the baking summers make them especially vulnerable to fire.
Fire can strike the same stretches of chaparral as often as once a decade, or as infrequently as once in half a century. Sooner or later, though, the chaparral will burn—whether as a result of lightning strikes or human action. For centuries, the local Chumash people torched large swathes of chaparral in Babbage's neighbourhood to replenish the vegetation and provide better hunting. Spanish settlers continued the practice. With its resinous foliage, woody stems and accumulated leaf litter, the chaparral always has been, and always will be, a tinderbox in search of a flint.
Even so, Babbage remains impressed by how quickly the chaparral's scorched earth recovers after a fire. Some species—the native cacti, in particular—are natural survivors. The paddle or prickly-pear cactus have pads containing water that help them withstand the ravages of wildfire. Most plants, though, are not so lucky. Fortunately, when the first rains arrive after a fire, the lack of shade that would otherwise hinder the growth of new plants allows the hills to bloom with a profusion of native wildflowers—including orange poppies, golden lilies, purple snapdragons, blue hyacinths, crimson campions and pink wild onions.
The success of these "fire followers" depends on their seeds being retained dormant in the soil for decades, ready to germinate with the heat shock of a passing wildfire, aided by chemicals precipitating from the subsequent smoke. The colourful annuals die back during long, dry periods, only to be replaced as the woody, underground stumps (basal burls) of charred chamise, manzanita and other shrubs send up fresh shoots through the nutrient-rich, ashy soil to recolonise the hillsides. Within a few short years, the wildfire's passage can barely be detected.
The age-old puzzle of how, after a wildfire, long-dormant seeds in the soil get a wake-up call has finally been pieced together by a team at the Salk Institute and nearby University of California, San Diego. As trees and shrubs burn, chemicals known as karrikins are created in the smoke. When molecules of one particular karrikin come in contact with dormant seeds, they attach themselves to receptor sites on the protein responsible for germination. In doing so, the karrikin changes the protein's shape, causing it to signal to other proteins to activate the genetic pathway regulating germination.
This finding answers one of the most important "circle of life" questions in plant ecology. It could also provide useful clues to help scientists develop plant varieties capable of restoring and maintaining other important ecosystems. Personally, Babbage is fascinated by the idea of dying plants sending messages to subsequent generations, telling them it is time to sprout and get on with life.
With fire having been a recurring feature of the chaparral for thousands of years, only plants that have adapted successfully to being able to recover from flames have persisted. As a result, many plants rely on either the fire itself or the environmental conditions that follow a blaze to reproduce. But that does not mean the chaparral needs to burn as frequently as it does.
As housing developments have pushed ever further into the wilderness, human carelessness means wildfires have increased dramatically. Many contend that fire suppression—with firefighters rushing to snuff out every blaze for fear that property may be lost and people might die—has caused an unnatural accumulation of old brush (ie, "fuel") that encourages fires to spread and become more dangerous. In their view, suppression should be curtailed. Besides, they say, the chaparral needs to burn for its own good.
But letting wildfires run their course—especially at the frequency they occur nowadays—can render the chaparral vulnerable to invasive, non-native species. More to the point, there is no evidence that the age of the fuel load affects the probability of fire. When the hot Santa Ana winds blow and a downed power-line arcs, fire sweeps through all chaparral stands irrespective of their age. If anything, the balance of informed opinion has swung back in favour of fire suppression. At least, it has led to fewer, larger fires in the chaparral.
This may be an even smarter move than ever, now climate change has to be taken into account as well. According to an index developed by the United States Geological Survey, coastal land in southern California has either a "high" or "very high" vulnerability to climate change. Habitats from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border are among the most threatened in the world.
What bothers Babbage is the thought that a changing climate could alter the chaparral in irreversible ways. For instance, southern varieties of Californian sagebrush, a fragrant grey-green shrub found on coastal hillsides, are expected to adjust to climate change better than many other plants. As a resident of the chaparral biome, sagebrush could come to dominate the habitat. While he would not object to the smell (sagebrush is not called "cowboy cologne" for nothing), he would genuinely miss the present palette that colours the Californian landscape. All the more so when the occasional wildfire prompts such a bright profusion of wildflowers.
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So... what parallel universe do you live in? One where science doesn't apply, I gather?
Here, inform yourself with these videos from the US National Academy of Sciences: http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/videos-multimedia/climate-ch...
When I was born California had 8 million people. It now has 33 million. This is insane.
Thanks, Babbage! I always enjoy your thoughtful and informative columns.
Could Babbage provide some links to the new theory that you refer to? That fire suppression does not lead to larger and fiercer fires eventually seems like a novel enough reversal to warrant at least a little supporting evidence.
Well, as things have changed, I can say that diving has been effected. Warmer water kills off giant kelp, and it and the creatures that live around it retreat northward. Warmer loving creatures move in to fill the space.
Crops have been affected in numerous ways for the same reasons. Different pests, changes in climate that don't favor certain crops. The snow pack in the Sierras in general won't last as long or be as large, which kind of effects your water supply. Birders and various have noted the shift in the arrival of spring, and the changes in flora/fauna at higher altitudes.
But really you should go outside a bit more to realise San Jose is inland and its weather is moderated by the bay.
Oh yes, please tell all the mineral and oil companies to not seek out minerals in the artic, for as we all know it ices over in winter and on your expert advice it still must be doing so.
Where is the climate change in California? I live here, I see no change in climate. In the 70's it was cold and dry. In the 80's it was wet and warm. In the last few decades it was about normal. Where is this supposed climate change you are talking about. I live in San Jose and track the weather and I don't see any change that isn't normal change. Where are you getting these statistics from? This is outrageous.
Get used to it, Mr. Babbage. Species will move north and up-slope, new species will move in, and vegetation types will change. "Climate change" means change in lots of things.
Only seasonal sea ice pack area in some parts has increased in the Antarctic. In other areas (Western Antarctic, Antarctic Peninsula), the melting is continuing at a faster pace than ever before (Abram et al, March 2013, Nature Geoscience). Look it up. Yes, please be less selective in the data you use.
Reasonably good article on fire ecology and potential effects of global warming. Suggest not using "spontaneous" when referring to ignition sources. How about looking at the stats as to cause? Also agree with other reviewer that data needs to be presented behind the assertion that fire suppression does not lead to bigger conflagration. It might be possible, but is counter intuitive for southern CA. As for global warming, as one of my profs said, when in doubt look at the data. For me the clinchers are the temperatures and mass of our planet's ice; its warming and disappearing quickly. Models and observations indicate that species presence and distributions on land and in water can be expected to change and are doing so... quickly. The faster we can figure out the trajectories and work to perhaps slow the warming process, the easier it may be for us as a species. Keep up the good work.
That was my understanding from here in California as well: if you just suppress all wildfires, you end up with a worse (larger) fire later. So, less focus on putting out fires as fast as possible, plus some control burns.
But Babbage, if I understood correctly, seemed to be saying that fire suppression was back in. And I wondered what made him think so.
Personal observation being, of course, the most reliable form of observation, right?
Nonetheless, California is about 1-3F warmer than a century ago. See http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/weather-climate/temp...
But at least it has the virtue of adding the equivalent of the hedge row -- un-cultivated space between fields where a normal ecosystem can function. Far better than plowing from one edge of the field to the other.
It's not really a new theory, it's been well tested and proven in Australia, another place where fire is a necessary part of the ecosystem. We go beyond avoiding fire suppression, and deliberately set controlled fires. Prescribed burning requires frequent smaller fires to be started to reduce the fuel load, preventing catastrophic fires from raging of control. Yes, sometimes these fires do get out of control, as happened in Margaret River, Western Australia in 2011. When compared to the Black Saturday fire of 2009 in Victoria, though, it wasn't really catastrophic. The Royal Commission Report into that fire recommended that Victoria raise it's prescribed burn rate from 2% to 5% per annum after observing that WA's burn rate of 8% led to lower bushfire rates.
I can't find my source, but I recall a newspaper article some weeks before that fire, which predicted a catastrophic fire was likely unless burn rates were lifted to 12%, after the burn rates decreased following NIMBY complaints.
Of course, the aboriginals knew this, setting small fires as they traveled, to promote germination and reduce fuel load.
Pity rather the farmers in Kansas, for circle irrigation is proving to be bubble agirculture.
The NASA article mentions pack ice area increase, but the mechanism is not necessarily cooling but polynya generation through wind velocity increase.
The distinction needs to made between pack ice (no net effect on sea level) and land ice. Abram et al (2013)discuss evidence of the trend of melting of land-based ice. Steig and Orsi(Nature Geoscience, 2013)discuss variability but confirm warming in the West Antarctic and ice loss (confirmation of the trend). As did Bromwich et al (Nature Geoscience 20132)confirm a warming there. No contradictions there!
The link that you provided to Nature Geoscience doesn't dispute the warming, it just points out the focus of the studies on different things, that is, trend and variability. The variability is within natural range, the trend is warming and ice loss on land.
Best thing that has happened to California in the last half century? The earthquake in the middle of the Qorld Series. It reduced immigration by reminding the rest of the country why they don't want to live here.
If we get really lucky, the Super Bowl for 2016 will feature another (preferably only moderate) quake during the game.
Can you give a link? I bet NASA also explained in that same report that this DOES NOT mean global warming has ended.
But you probably just read what you wanted to read.
Or worse, you have only read a biased report somewhere on the internet or got it via some Murdoch-owned outlet.
Still far fewer than Uttar Pradesh with 188 million or Guangdong with 105 million. What do you think is the ideal population for California?
What a great article! No Grammarly review needed this time.
Better late than never:
Quote: "The 5 year mean global temperature has been flat for a decade..."
Now please do yourself a favor (or a favour), and find a way to control your aggressiveness.
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Michael Ganzera, vice president of Marketing for Identive added, "Our new RFID development kit truly is a game changer for developers, because it allows them to create dynamic and interactive gaming experiences using RFID technology, with no prior RFID experience. This ability to deliver what the market needs springs from Identive's unique ability to address the entire value chain of RFID, from tags to readers to complete solutions."The GameChangeR RFID solutions development kit comes with a specially-configured RFID reader, three GameChangeR tags and a USB – USART converter. The 13.56Mhz, ISO14443A reader exposes a simple-to-use, high-level API that allows developers to interact with the GameChangeR RFID tags in a protected manner, and with no knowledge or prior experience working with RFID technology. Both the reader and the pre-initialized GameChangeR tags are configured to work only with each other, which ensures integrity of the tag content and protection of the gaming experience in a given ecosystem. Identive currently is accepting orders for the GameChangeR development kit for shipment in February.
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XI'AN, China, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Integrated Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBEH) (the "Company"), a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Steven Markscheid to its board as an independent director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Markscheid, 57, has been an independent director of CNinsure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CISG) since August 2007, of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd (NYSE: JKS) since September 2009, and of China Energy Corporation (OTC BB: CHGY.OB) since June, 2010. He also has been chief executive officer of Synergenz BioScience Inc. since 2007, and a member of Emerald Hill Capital Partners' investment committee since 2006. Mr. Markscheid was previously representative of US China Business Council from 1978 to 1983, vice president of Chase Manhattan Bank from 1984 to 1988, vice president of First Chicago Bank from 1988 to 1993, case leader of Boston Consulting Group from 1994 to 1997, director of business development of GE Capital ( Asia Pacific) from 1998 to 2001, director of business development of GE Capital from 2001 to 2002, senior vice president of GE Healthcare Financial Services from 2003 to 2006, chief executive officer of HuaMei Capital Company, Inc. from 2006 to 2007. He received his bachelor's degree in East Asian studies from Princeton University in 1976, his master's degree in international affairs and economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1980 and an MBA degree from Columbia University in 1991.
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A captivating and picturesque tour of the beautiful danube river. definitely a must-see when you go to Austria.
Danube Valley
May 2014
One of the cute and cozy little villages along the Danube
one of the castle along the way to Melk
April 2014
one of the castle along the way to Melk
Spellbound beauty surrounding Danube
December 2013
The view of Danube from the castle
The most ornate Chapel we saw on our whole trip
November 2013
Inside the Chapel at Melk Abbey
Church, Melk abbey
October 2013
The impressive Baroque Church of the Abbey
Schönbühel Castle
October 2013
12th century built Castle along the Danube River
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Wachau valley at Spitz


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According to a team press release, New England Patriots offensive lineman Robert Gallery has filed his retirement papers with the NFL, and will walk away from the game after an eight year career in the sport.
Gallery, 31, signed with the Patriots back on March 21. He previously had stints with the Oakland Raiders (2004-2010) and Seattle Seahawks (2011). He was selected by the Raiders with the second pick in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Iowa. After many years of moving around the line in Oakland, Gallery left them and signed with the Seahawks on a three-year deal. However, he was released after one poor season.
His retirement sparked some serious shock waves around the league, but he may be retiring at the right time. Throughout Patriots training camp, Gallery was given multiple opportunities to shine--but was unable to do so. In place of the injured Logan Mankins and MIA Brian Waters at left and right guard, Gallery really failed to prove himself.
With Gallery now off the Patriots' roster, it appears that veteran Ryan Wendell could be considered a roster lock. He and Gallery split reps at left guard, but he's clearly been the better option. With Gallery now gone, the versatile Wendall appears to be the guy, until Mankins returns.
In response to Gallery's retirement, the Patriots signed defensive back Derrick Martin. Martin, 27, is a six year veteran of the league--having stints with the Baltimore Ravens (2006-08), Green Bay Packers (2009-10) and New York Giants (2011). He's played 61 career games, recording 61 tackles and three interceptions. Martin, if you remember, played for the Giants in all four postseason games last year, including in Super Bowl XLVI.


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Is McDonald's Stock Now a Buy?
By James Brumley
NEW YORK ( StreetAuthority) -- What a difference five months can make.
Back in January,
(MCD) was trading at $102, thanks to 2011's strong 34% rally, and more and more investors were excited to step into what looked like a well-established ride up.
Looks can be deceiving.
Not only did the rally not continue, but as of two weeks ago, shares of the world's biggest restaurant chain have actually lost 11% of their January peak, with no apparent floor in sight.What happened to McDonald's to merit such a reversal of fortune for shareholders? That's just it -- nothing really happened to the company. The stock simply took on a life of its own. For investors who understand that a stock's price can sometimes disconnect from the company's actual performance, these wild swings can represent outstanding entry and exit opportunities. In fact, that window of opportunity is open right now.
PerspectiveThough they may not know it, investors can collectively be quite intuitive. The gradual pullback that began in mid-January was due to no apparent reason at the time. Then things started to make sense. A couple of weeks ago, McDonald's cautioned that the second quarter's per-share earnings figure was going to be about 5%, or 7 to 9 cents, lower than first anticipated. Shortly after that, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company from buy to neutral. But regardless of weaker short-term quarterly results, McDonald's is still a great stock to own. Envisioning long-term performance is crucial for a stock like this. In 2011, for instance, per-share earnings improved by 14% from 2010's $4.61. And as previously noted, McDonald's shares rallied 34% in 2011, sending them up to a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.6 by the end of December. That's a valuation that hadn't been seen since 2007, and investors likely knew they were pushing their luck then, too. So where's the stock valued now? At a trailing P/E of 16.8, which has been McDonald's average P/E figure for the past three years. Translation: This is a fair price for the stock.
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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Same-sex marriage foes in California are asking a federal appeals court to throw out a judge's ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban because he didn't disclose that he was gay and in a long-term relationship.
Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, now retired from the bench, should have disqualified himself from a San Francisco trial over whether the voter-approved measure outlawing same-sex weddings is discriminatory because he had an interest in its outcome, lawyers for the measure's supporters said in court filings. A different federal judge in June refused to toss Walker's ruling. A hearing on an appeal of that decision is under way today in San Francisco.
The attempt to set aside Walker's ruling is the latest twist in a seven-year battle between advocates and opponents of gay marriage over legalizing same-sex weddings in the U.S. state with the largest number of gay couples. San Francisco allowed gay weddings in 2004; the practice was halted by the California Supreme Court, which later legalized the nuptials. Opponents put Proposition 8 on the 2008 ballot to enact a ban; the measure was passed by 52 percent of voters, and was struck down last year by Walker.
A ruling for Proposition 8 proponents could lead to a new trial over whether it discriminates against gays and lesbians. A ruling in favor of gay couples and the city of San Francisco, who are defending Walker's participation in the case, could trigger another appeal.
'Not Free'
"The judge is not free to both sit on the case and keep silent," said Charles Cooper, an attorney for Proposition 8 proponents, in a court filing. "Judge Walker, we respectfully submit, was not faithful to his obligation" to disclose any fact that could raise questions about his impartiality.
"The only way to purge the perception of partiality in this case is to vacate the judgment and remand the case to the district court for retrial by a different judge," Cooper said.
Walker presided over the nation's first federal trial over whether it is legal to ban marriage by people of the same sex. In August 2010, the judge ruled without a jury that gay couples demonstrated by "overwhelming evidence" that Proposition 8 violates constitutional equal protection rights.
Walker's ruling has been on hold pending the outcome of a separate appeal by Proposition 8 supporters challenging his findings on constitutional issues.
Walker wasn't obligated to disqualify himself from the case because he didn't have a personal connection to the plaintiffs or a financial interest in the lawsuit's outcome, said Theodore Olson, an attorney for gay couples suing to overturn Proposition 8. "Mere membership in a minority group whose civil rights are at stake in the case is an improper basis for disqualification," Olson said in a court filing.
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Walker, the former chief judge of the district court in San Francisco, retired in February and disclosed in April to reporters that he had been in a 10-year relationship with a man. He said he never considered removing himself from the case.
"I didn't think it was relevant and no party asked me to," Walker told reporters. "It would not be a positive development if a judge's sexuality, national origin or gender was pertinent to handling a case. That would be a slippery slope."
In June, U.S. District Judge James Ware in San Francisco refused to throw out Walker's ruling, saying that presuming Walker couldn't make an impartial decision "is as warrantless as the presumption that a female judge is incapable of being impartial in a case in which women seek legal relief."
Videotape of Trial
Proposition 8 proponents will also ask the appeals court to overturn Ware's ruling that a videotape of the trial can be made public, saying it violates local court rules prohibiting broadcasts of public trials, disobeys a U.S. Supreme Court decision that public broadcasting of the trial was inappropriate and puts witnesses at risk of being harassed.
Ware ruled after Walker used parts of the trial recording in connection with his teaching and public speaking.
Circuit Judge Michael Hawkins said during today's hearing that just two witnesses testified for Proposition 8 proponents, one of whom went on TV to express his views and the other of whom testified only about the political power of gays.
'Strung Up'
"Its not like he is going to be harassed or strung up," Hawkins said.
Hawkins said Walker told the parties that the taping of the trial was to help him decide the case. Walker said the recording would be placed in the court record under seal and never said that after the trial ended it could be made public, according to Hawkins.
"Can promises of the court just be disregarded?" Hawkins said. "The word of the court is supposed to mean something."
The appeals court is expected to rule on both matters at a later date.
As of 2006, there were an estimated 109,000 gay couples in California, more than any other state, according to U.S. Census data compiled by the University of California, Los Angeles.
The cases are Perry v. Brown, 11-17255 and 11-16577, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco.
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The Ticker: 'F' Bomb, Shark Tank, Tennis Anyone?
- There's no saucy langauge allowed at Al Jazeera America. A new employee in the New York City newsroom was reprimanded for using the "F" word recently, says Page Six. The employee was told that swearing is not part of the Al Jazeera culture.
- CNBC has licensed the off-network cable rights to ABC's "Shark Tank." CNBC will begin airing re-runs of the show in January. As part of CNBC's TV Everywhere offering, some episodes will be available on demand to authenticated subscribers.
- NBC's Andrea Mitchell has ponied up $10,000 to play tennis with actor Kevin Spacey. Mitchell bid on the match at auction at the Kevin Spacey Foundation gala Saturday night. Spacey plays underhanded Rep. Frank Underwood in the Netflix show "House of Cards."


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Cadence Design Systems CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
In addition to financial results prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or GAAP, we will also present certain non-GAAP financial measures today. Cadence management believes that in addition to using GAAP results in evaluating our business, it can also be useful to measure results using certain non-GAAP financial measures. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures with their most direct comparable GAAP financial results, which can be found in the quarterly earnings section of the Investor Relations portion of our website. A copy of today's press release dated April 25, 2012 for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, and related financial tables can also be found in the Investor Relations portion of our website.
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Good afternoon, everyone, thank you for joining us. Cadence is delivered strong results in Q2, revenue totaled $326 million. Non-GAAP operating margin was 23% and operating cash flow was $67 million. Our business continued to be driven by design activity which remained robust in Q2, the macro environment is challenging with slow growth in China and the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and slow U.S. recovery.
Key shipments and infrastructure equipment are showing weakness and foundry issues have hurt sales for some customers. However, we believe this high activity will continue at a good pace in second half. We are working closely with customers on the most complex design; our backlog remained strong and continues to strengthen our product portfolio. After reviewing our pipeline for the second half and taking into account the macro-risk we are modestly raising guidance.Now let us look at few of the highlights for Q2 starting with silicon realization. Our 20 nanometer design technology continues to gain momentum both for digital as well as custom and analog. We have previously announced 20 nanometer test chips with ARM, TSMC and Samsung.
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Understanding AUTISMUNDERSTANDING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERSClick on Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders to get more information about some of the Autism Spectrum Disorders.The following is a simplified explanation of autism, followed by more detail. Near the end, I talk about HOW TO OVERCOME AUTISM. I will also talk about my own personal story of growing up Gay and overcoming much of my Autism. Just know that I finally got there I learned how to connect with people and make many friends, to find real love, not just people using me, and to find a measure of joy and happiness in life.AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERSIt used to be that people were diagnosed with a specific Syndrome, like:□ Asperger Syndrome□ High-Functioning Autism□ Sensory Processing Disorder (Sensory Integration Dysfunction)□ Developmental Coordination Disor
Symptoms of Autism Spectrum DisordersCommon Symptoms of Some 'AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS'PLEASE Click on UNDERSTANDING AUTISM and READ it before reading this paper.This is meant to be a relatively Short way to help you see if you are part of the Autism Spectrum Disorders, which includes:□ High Functioning Autism□ Sensory Processing Disorder (Sensory Integration Dysfunction)□ Asperger Syndrome□ Developmental Coordination Disorder (Developmental Dyspraxia)□ DysgraphiaMost kids and adults who are in the Autism Spectrum and who do not show significant obvious symptoms, are SELDOM diagnosed. If the problems and symptoms are not glaring, no one bothers. Even Kids with obvious symptoms are often not diagnosed, since many teachers are not trained to know what to look for and of course most parents do not know what to look for
Masculinity and EtiquetteMASCULINITYThe true foundation of Male MASCULINITY is in having a HEALTHY balance of HONOR, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-reliance, self-assuredness, courage, and a dash of pride; and in carrying yourself with all of those things—shoulders back, standing tall. Being SHY can be masculine, but being TIMID is not.1 Please note that one does not want to be excessive in these things as that is seen as hubris and your presence is too overpowering.These things give you Personal Power, Presence, and Masculinity. If you combine a healthy balance of those masculine qualities, with COMPASSION and Human Decency, you will then become the ideal wet dream of many a man and woman.The traditional definition of Masculinity was having the qualities or appearance of Strength and Aggressiveness, but this is no longer the case in much of the modern Western world. Men have been so slaved to the Beefcake image of Masculinity that Steroid Ab
CELEBRATION of GAY PRIDECELEBRATION of GAY PRIDE - An Older Gay Man's PerspectiveStraight people keep asking, "Why do 'you' people need GAY PRIDE when there is no need for STRAIGHT PRIDE?" This is my answer:Straight people do not need to be proud of being straight, because they do not need to overcome and survive vilification, hatred, bigotry, discrimination and suppression, for being straight. Sexual Minorities deserve great pride and respect for overcoming all of that, and more.I call this a "Celebration of Gay Pride" because it is a celebration of my journey to self-acceptance and pride-of-self. I was 13, an Altar Boy wanting to be a Priest, when our priest told us boys, "Boys who are physically attracted to other boys are an abomination in the eyes of God, doomed to burn for an eternity in the everlasting fires of Gahanna." I could not understand it. I was simple, autistic, and I lived to be a good boy. I had not done anything to make these feelings for boys happen. God must
Gays in the mediaI would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we stand today, and offer my own apology for the generations of displacement and mistreatment they have suffered since white settlement.Though I live life openly as a gay man, I don't really conform to many of the current stereotypes.On the surface, I've got a goatee -- granted -- but it's often wild and bushy only rarely clipped to perfection. And as you can see, the closest I've come to chiselled pecs and a six pack for many a year are man-boobs and a barrel-belly.And while I sometimes secretly aspire to owning a collection of Armani suits, lately I've been wondering if I'm the shortest man ever to buy from the big men's section at Tar-jay.I've never worshipped at the altar of Kylie Minogue. I suspect that if I was stranded on a desert island with a Walkman and just a Kylie CD to remind me of humanity, chances are pretty good I'd drown myself (Nothing personal Kylie).I didn't 'come out' until I was 28 after
Why 'Marriage?'Why can't gays have all the rights as married straight couples, just not the title of marriage?Why can't women have all the same voting rights as men, just not the title of being a voter?Why can't immigrants have all the same rights as natives, just not the title of being American?Why can't Muslim Americans have all the same religious rights as us, just not the title of being patriotic? Why can't black people get the same water as white people, just not from the same water fountain? Because to accept anything less than equality is inequality. If a couple is dedicated and works hard to achieve something such as a long-term relationship, they deserve the title. They do not deserve to have their efforts cast aside and labeled with some second-class bastardization of the reward. A marriage is a marriage. Accept nothing less.
Hate Crimes.So let me get in your head,See the things you think?So if I'm gay, I should be dead.and if I'm emo I need a shrink.Because I'm whiteI must be lazy.I must want to start a fightbecause I'm a punk with a mohawk and my clothes are too crazy.So because I'm blackI must be in a gangAnd I must have smarts that lack.Because I talk in slang.So I'm Irish and proud of itI must be a drunk who likes to fight.And my wrists are slitI must be doing it out of spite!Because I'm a guyI can't get raped or go through abuseAnd I must always liebecause my family are jews.So my boobs are broadI must be a slutBecause I cutI must be suicidal or just a fraud.So I'm male and I was raped by a guyI guess now I'm just a slutty gay!So I'm going to hell when I diebecause I messed up in some way.I'm a lesbian or as you say a "Dyke"So I hate men.And I got into a fightSo I wanna beat up every person I can?!I'm from Japan,So I can't driveSo I've had sex with more then one manI shouldn't b
The American DreamI'm here,but what do you care?I spent all my savings and was left without a dime to my name, just to try to get herebut you don't care.The man who brought us across, he tried to kill us,but you don't see.He raped my wife and left us for dead in the desert,but you don't care and figure we deserved it.We all ran for miles and miles, our suffering will not be in vain,but you didn't know.My children and wife are sick from the heat and lack of water,But you never thought about how hard this really was.I saw bodies in the desert, of people who didn't make it and perished in the name of "better living"But you don't care and say "that's what they get!"We made it across and started life anew and poor,but you see us as demons.I bought us fake identities, so I could simply work and my family could live,but you see me as a criminal.The man I work for, he doesn't like me, he pays me so little,but you think it's more than enough.The man I work for, he calls me spick and threat
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Energy Transfer Announces Cash Distribution For Second Quarter Of 2013
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ( NYSE: ETP) and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ( NYSE: ETE ) today announced that the Board of Directors of each Partnership has approved quarterly distributions for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
ETP's Board of Directors has approved a quarterly distribution of $0.89375 per unit ($3.575 annualized) on ETP common units for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. The cash distribution will be paid on August 14, 2013 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2013.
ETE's Board of Directors has approved a quarterly distribution of $0.655 per unit ($2.62 annualized) on ETE common units for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. The quarterly distribution of $0.655 represents an increase of $0.04 per common unit on an annualized basis. This is the third consecutive quarter that ETE has raised its distribution. The cash distribution will be paid on August 19, 2013 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2013.
Both partnerships expect to release earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, after the market closes. ETP and ETE will conduct a joint conference call on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss their quarterly results. The conference call will be broadcast live via an internet web cast, which can be accessed through www.energytransfer.com. The call will also be available for replay on Energy Transfer's web site for a limited time.Company: Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ( NYSE: ETP ) Record Date: August 5, 2013 Ex-Date: August 1, 2013 Payment Date: August 14, 2013 Amount Paid: $0.89375 per Common Unit Company: Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ( NYSE: ETE ) Record Date: August 5, 2013 Ex-Date: August 1, 2013 Payment Date: August 19, 2013 Amount Paid: $0.655 per Common Unit Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ( NYSE: ETP) is a master limited partnership owning and operating one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP currently has natural gas operations that include approximately 47,000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines, treating and processing assets, and storage facilities. ETP owns 100% of ETP Holdco Corporation, which owns Southern Union Company and Sunoco, Inc., and a 70% interest in Lone Star NGL LLC, a joint venture that owns and operates natural gas liquids storage, fractionation and transportation assets. ETP also owns the general partner, 100% of the incentive distribution rights, and approximately 33.5 million limited partner units in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE:SXL), which operates a geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminalling and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. ETP's general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE: ETE). For more information, visit the Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. web site at www.energytransfer.com. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ( NYSE: ETE) is a master limited partnership that owns the general partner and 100% of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) and approximately 99.7 million ETP common units; and owns the general partner and 100% of the IDRs of Regency Energy Partners LP (NYSE:RGP) and approximately 26.3 million RGP limited partner units. The ETE family of companies owns more than 71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude pipelines. For more information, visit the Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. web site at www.energytransfer.com. Regency Energy Partners LP ( NYSE: RGP) is a growth-oriented, midstream energy partnership engaged in the gathering and processing, contract compression, treating and transportation of natural gas and the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids. RGP also holds a 30% interest in Lone Star NGL LLC, a joint venture that owns and operates natural gas liquids storage, fractionation, and transportation assets in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Regency's general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE). For more information, visit the Regency Energy Partners LP web site at www.regencyenergy.com. Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. ( NYSE: SXL), headquartered in Philadelphia, is a master limited partnership that owns and operates a logistics business consisting of a geographically diverse portfolio of complementary crude oil and refined product pipeline, terminalling, and acquisition and marketing assets. SXL's general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP). For more information, visit the Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P. web site at www.sunocologistics.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management's control. An extensive list of factors that can affect future results are discussed in the Partnerships' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnerships undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.
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She is slated to appear Thursday before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight Investigation for a hearing titled, "The Salmonella Outbreak: The Role of Industry in Protecting the Nation's Food Supply."
Just being there will damage her name, and the reputation of Vitamin Cottage, a chain of 30 natural groceries in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas that her parents started with a $200 loan from grandma in 1955.
It's all because her stores may or may not have passed along salmonella-tainted peanuts that they purchased from the now-notorious Peanut Corp. of America.
Isely, 43, began working the checkout counter at Vitamin Cottage when she was 9.
Over the years, she and her family have righteously battled Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and the organic aisles of mainstream grocers to hold on to their sliver of the natural foods market.
Today, Vitamin Cottage has more than 1,000 employees and owes its growth to a strategy of selling many of the same products found at Whole Foods for less, yet still offering informative and attentive service.
"We have a responsibility in the food supply chain," Isely said. "We want to do everything right because our business is about promoting human health. And you can't promote human health if you are selling a product that's adulterated."
Contrast her remarks to those of Stewart Parnell, Peanut Corp.'s owner and president.
Called before the same subcommittee last month, he looked at lawmakers, arms folded, and refused to testify, citing his Constitutional right against self-incrimination.
More than 750 people are reeling from his nasty nuts. At least nine have died. Food manufacturers and distributors have had to recall more than 3,200 products containing peanuts in one of history's largest recalls.
In addition to the bacteria itself, inspectors found all kinds of disgusting things at Parnell's plants - including dead rats, feces and bird feathers in a ventilation system — so Peanut Corp. filed bankruptcy and Parnell plead the Fifth.
Parnell, however, has indicated his priorities in previous emails.
When a private lab found salmonella in his products last September, he complained that these positive salmonella tests were "costing us huge $$$$$ and causing obviously a huge lapse in time from the time we pick up peanuts until the time we can invoice."
On Jan. 19, he sent an email to Food and Drug Administration officials, arguing his company desperately needed "to turn the Raw Peanuts on our floor into money."
Vitamin Cottage made the mistake of buying organic peanuts from this guy. When it did, it had no reasonable way of knowing that one day he'd be the target of a criminal investigation.
Vitamin Cottage then ground the peanuts into fresh peanut butter as customers requested it, right in the stores, for their convenience. This simple act blurs the line between distributing and manufacturing and is likely to be the target of many questions later this week.
Investigators, however, have found no salmonella contamination in any of Vitamin Cottage's nut grinders, or any of its sealed containers of nut butters.
"Our peanut butter machines are clean," Isely said. "That's our responsibility."
Investigators also found no salmonella on any of the suspected peanuts Vitamin Cottage had in its stores. The store chain bought roasted peanuts from Peanut Corp. for its peanut butter machines, and the roasting process is usually enough to kill bacteria, Isely said.
Unfortunately, two opened containers from Vitamin Cottage's sickened customers tested positive — but because these containers were opened, investigators cannot rule out possible contamination from other sources.
"We never would have wanted to sell a product that was contaminated," Isely said. "We're still puzzled as to how it got that way."
So maybe Vitamin Cottage did, or maybe it did not, pass on a bad peanut, through little or perhaps no fault of its own. In any case, the recall has been costly for a small grocer - from having to properly destroy thousands of pounds of peanuts to hiring legal counsel for a Congressional inquiry.
"I don't see how we could have controlled it," Isely said, the weight of my questions finally breaking her down into tears. "I feel like not being in business now. I truly feel that discouraged."
And now these peanuts are tainted with politics.
President Barack Obama is blaming former president George Bush for a breakdown in the food safety system that is responsible for one horrendous outbreak after the next.
Obama even dragged his 7-year-old daughter, Sasha, into the fray, saying she "has peanut butter sandwiches for lunch probably three times a week. No parent should have to worry that their child is going to get sick from their lunch. Protecting the safety of our food and drugs is one of the most fundamental responsibilities government has."
But this week, what the government wants to know is what Isely is going to do.
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