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This apartment is located on Ipanema beach's block and is very close to Copacabana Beach. In fact his street divides Ipanema's and Copacabana's neighborhoods, facilitating access to the best sights of the city and expanding your public transportation options. Despite being very close to restaurants, bars, shops, pharmacies and supermarkets, the flat is very quiet.
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Very well located, this cozy studio leaves you on the heart of Ipanema and Copacabana.It is located 250m from the Ipanema Beach, 600m to Copacabana Beach, a walking distance from the subway as well as to the beautiful Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
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In Northern Ireland the term wick is used to mean no good. Usually is replaced by other harsher words as a child gets older. Today one might say if something is wick, 'it sucks'.
That movie is completely wick.
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When a male is either masturbating or fornicating until the very verge of climax, he stops fornicating/masturbating to perform a semi-backward roll so his penis is positioned over his face, and proceeds to ejaculate in his own face. This sexual maneuver is often performed with the mouth open, depending on preference.
Girl #1: So last night me and my boyfriend had sex for the first time, and you'd never guess what he did. He just straight up did a wicks all over his face!!
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it is the shortcut of wicked. it means something good, its an expression like "ill kill you"
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Someone or something that is cool or awesome. An abbreviated form of wicked.
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The small piece of skin next to your finger nail that gets lifted up, often resembling the wick of a candle. Often very irritating and hard to stop playing with.
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Merrily We Roll Along (Revised Edition). Composed by Stephen Sondheim (1930-). For Voice, Piano Accompaniment (Vocal Score). Vocal Score. Broadway. Softcover. 304 pages. Published by Rilting Music, Inc. (HL.313593).
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Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's popular musical runs backwards in time from 1976 to 1955 to explore the lives of three people whose friendship is tested by time, events, ambition and fate. Our vocal selections folio contains 14 of the musical's enduring songs including: Growing Up • Not a Day Goes By • Old Friends • Opening Doors • Our Time • and more.
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In this instructable I will show you how to create a slick looking worm bin which will fit under your kitchen sink.
QUICK UPDATE: After over a year, the dudes are still going strong! This design totally works great.
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- 2 Buckets - They should be 5 gallon, but I've used 2 x 2.5-3 gallon buckets. I don't yet know if this will work with buckets this small. Check your local bakery for free ones that they're throwing away. I tried that but ended up having to buy a couple cheap plastic garbage cans.
- 1 Shopping Tote - This needs to be polyester because if it's cotton, the worms will eat through it.
- A newspaper and/or plain cardboard - A regular newspaper will do. Don't use the glossy type. Strip anything non cardboard (like tape) off the cardboard.
- Some water
- Some method of drilling or puncturing holes in the buckets - a drill, knife, hammer, force of will, etc.
- A small amount of leaves and grass clippings
- Worms - I'd start small with a half a pound (500 or so) and if you need more, get more after
I made an addition to the worm pale to address other bugs after I wrote this. I noticed some spiders in there which may not be a bad thing, but I didn't want a bunch running around our apartment so I put in a sticky fly trap thing. This will also take care of fruit flies and the worms don't seem to care about it at all either as none have been stuck to it.
It's also a good point you made about chopping up the food. I forgot to mention that also.
Thanks for your comments.
I also heard that we should not give onion/garlics to the worms, what is your opinion?
Dump the entire contents of your worm bin down onto a table (you may want to protect the table with a sheet of plastic first.) Put a light bulb above the table so the worms dig down (or use natural light.) Now remove any very fresh-looking bedding, and toss it back into the worm bin for the next go-round.
Then, make many small mounds of vermicompost. Watch and you'll see the worms move downward, away from light, and bury themselves in the bedding. After a few minutes, you can remove the outer layer of this mound, and put it in your vermicompost bucket. Again the worms will move downward. Just continue like this until you have many little piles of worms.


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Patrick-Murray Administration Launching Loan Fund for Commercial Fishermen
Agreement Approved by State and Federal Fisheries Agencies Will Authorize $1 Million in Federal Funds for Loans to Massachusetts' Commercial Fishermen
BOSTON – Tuesday, January 31, 2012 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts is creating a new Commercial Fisheries Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) – the first of its kind in New England – designed to help bridge the gap for commercial fishermen as they transition to the new sector management program for groundfish.
"Massachusetts has a proud tradition of commercial fishing, and these direct loans will help preserve the economic viability of our fishing ports and communities," said Governor Deval Patrick. "I thank NOAA and the National Marine Fisheries Service for these funds to help ease this transition."
In May 2011, as an alternative to developing a federally-funded, state-operated groundfish permit bank, the state's Department of Fish and Game's (DFG) Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) proposed that NOAA Fisheries authorize the use of $1 million in federal funds for a revolving short-term loan program designed to provide economic assistance to owner-operated fishing businesses attempting to lease additional groundfish quota.
"State fisheries managers, industry members and local lending institutions deserve credit for teaming up to produce an effective solution for the very real impacts being felt by fishermen and our fishing communities during implementation of catch share programs in New England," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr., whose office includes DFG.
Once the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approved a revised grant proposal, DMF and NMFS worked out a Memorandum of Agreement authorizing the revolving loan fund.
"By leveraging available funds through a revolving loan fund, this new program will maximize fishing opportunity for those who need assistance during this difficult transition period and provide business planning assistance for the future," DFG Commissioner Mary Griffin added.
Last year, Massachusetts groundfishermen moved away from a Days-at-Sea system to a system where, upon enrollment, they were allocated individual shares of various groundfish stocks that they could fish in a sector – an area shared by a group of three or more fellow groundfishermen. Part of the new market-based program enables fishermen, through their sectors, to conduct their businesses through the sale and lease of quota on an open market.
"While neighboring states have developed permit banks to help preserve access to fishing communities, the Commonwealth felt strongly that a revolving loan fund would best position fishermen struggling to enter the new quota market place," said DMF Director Paul Diodati. "The RLF doesn't just respond to the immediate crisis fishermen face, but will provide business planning to support small fishing businesses' long-term sustainability."
Various influences of the new sector system have disproportionately impacted smaller-scale groundfishermen – generally owner-operator fishing businesses that conduct dayboat fishing near shore. This traditional component of the New England groundfish fleet has less access to capital from traditional sources than do larger operations and often do not have meaningful economies of scale available to cut operating costs. This is proving problematic in a system that is geared toward economic efficiency, with few ways for ensuring the continuation of a diverse groundfish fleet.
"Every dollar of economic assistance matters to fishermen who have been hanging on by their fingernails. This revolving loan fund is a no-brainer," said Senator John Kerry. "Access to capital has been very difficult and this fund is another tool in our toolbox to help keep small boat fishermen in business."
"I'm glad there will be additional support for Massachusetts fishermen struggling to survive under catch-share management," said Senator Scott Brown. "I am committed to holding NOAA accountable for their regulations and ensuring that our fishermen have a fair management system based on sound science."
"I applaud the efforts of Governor Patrick and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Director Paul Diodati to establish this critical fund," said Congressman Bill Keating. "With this sole initiative, we will address one of the most urgent issues facing the Commonwealth's single vessel commercial fishermen today: inadequate access to capital. The added assistance from the Commercial Fisheries Revolving Loan Fund will allow these small businesses to have a fighting chance at profitability in the 2012 fishing season."
"All along the New England coast, but especially in Massachusetts, fishermen have been struggling through a difficult transition into the new catch shares system," said Congressman John Tierney. "Notwithstanding serious concerns with the catch shares system and its implementation, to the extent it remains in effect, the more resources and capital we can make available to our local industry, especially the small fishermen this new revolving loan fund is targeted to help, the better. I'm glad the Governor is moving forward on making this resource available."
"I commend Governor Patrick and his team at DMF for reaching out to fishing industry representatives during development of the RLF," said Frank Mirarchi of the Northeast Seafood Coalition. "I am confident this program, supported by fishermen's input, will truly provide a benefit to groundfishermen struggling through the transition to catch shares."
The Commonwealth is currently soliciting loan administration partners and will provide updated information on the RLF program and where eligible fishermen may go in their communities to apply for loan funds, with the goal of making loan funds available to eligible fishing businesses for the upcoming spring fishery. Additional information on the RLF program is available on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Division of Marine Fisheries website at: www.mass.gov/marinefisheries.
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Robertxx74 suggests: "I reckon if you're going to be an atheist evolutionist do it properly, or at least try to (that is out-breed everyone else). If you can't or won't, then you have to admit there's something important missing in your view of the world."
I think the Pope is a far more interesting case than the "atheist evolutionist". He issues edicts to the faithful that they must not use contraception, one consequence of which is that they should outbreed competitors. Yet he himself is not allowed to spread his genes. If being the top Catholic means you can't procreate, what's all that about? I guess there must be good ethical and moral reasons for the Pope and all those other priests not to inseminate females. The same can't of course be true of the atheist evolutionists, for they have no morals or ethics.
@my.opinion, Trurl,
not wanting to contribute to god-bothering, but..
"proving a negative":
1. Someone says there is milk in the fridge.
2. Look! Is there?
3. No? Negative proven.
Many scientists (and perhaps even more philosphers of science) would say that science is based on a lil' thing called "falsification". We rely on falsification (proving negatives) because proving positives is so much harder (that milk could be soy, coffee whitener, etc.).
Oh, and "Dawkinsian? Hope I get my own word too someday (Shaunian?)!
There is a comment here: 'people need god' that should more realistically read: 'insecure people need god'. For a layman who cannot follow the scientific approach of the author there is a simple way to come to a conclusion. If during the past millenia there was not the slightest evidence of such an existence the odds say it is so. While some commentators claim a non-existence can be proven I am still waiting to learn the formula for such proof.
Actually, having as many kids as possible clearly is a poor choice in our current environment, as you'll be less likely to support them emotionally and financially. Thus your kids will be considerably less likely to be successful and have their genes mix with other good genes.
Plus being secure financially and having power in general is a fantastic plus for the longevity of your genes.
Shooting out babies, then, is clearly not the only good move for your genome (there are two common strategies in animals too, relatedly; having a lot of kids and letting a lot die, or having a few and tending to them intensely).
Evolution really does it explain pretty much all of our behavior pretty well (although evolutionary psychology is a bunch of bull). We are adapted to be social creatures, morals facilitate our societies that result, etc. If you feel evolution is not explaining a behavior well, you're probably misinterpreting it (as in this instance)
SyntheticCompuBioGuy -"All this to say that just because you are the product of a statistical outcome played out over billions of years, doesn't mean that you have obligation to reproduce as rapidly as possible."
I agree with this - it's true for almost everyone. However, if you are an atheist evolutionist then I think you do have that obligation - it's the obligation to act in accordance with your beliefs. Why have those beliefs if you're not going to act on them?
I have no problem with people wanting lots of kids. A number of great leaders (historically) had plenty of wives, and tons on children. Polygamy is alive and well in Africa - (Jacob Zuma). Find me an atheist evolutionist polygamist - I'll bet he's got tons of children and believes he's doing his duty. He probably lives in the American mid-west somewhere on a ranch right opposite a radical christian group's compound.
"Either way, the relationship between how many children you have and the whether or not you're an atheist or understand evolution, seems tenuous at best."
I suspect atheist evolutionists on the whole do have less children than the rest. I can't prove it though it seems likely - they're concentrated in the low-fertility western world for a start. If I'm right, then on their own terms, they are failures. The genes that gave them the brains that believe atheist evolution are obviously maladaptive.
To put my cards on the table: I believe wholeheartedly in evolution, I'm not an atheist, but I'm not wedded to any particular religious system. The maths behind it evolution is too good not to believe it. It's Dawkins' rabid atheism that I take issue with. I think his own life is inconsistent with his declared views, as mine would be if I were an atheist.
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All articles in the Economist are anonymous. It's a very idiosyncratic magazine. Several of the "journalistic errors" other commentators mentioned are conscience quirks. They didn't forget to put periods behind Mr.
You make very fair comments. Well argued. And you are correct, Dawkins book is one (of way too many) on the "to be read pile". However, it does make me wonder why we set up this dichotomy with belief on one side and atheism on the other. It seems the word "agnostic" has fallen by the wayside.
You quote Dawkins:
"I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable and I live my life under the assumption that he is not there."
I guess I am not sure, doubts or not, what grounds an atheist (or a religious person) has to base their opinion other than faith. jlippard referenced an interesting link from a philosopher about proving negatives. While there is much food for thought in the article, in answer to jlippard, I do not think we have anywhere near "sufficient evidence" to prove the existence or non-existence of God. We are working on hunches.
PS. To both of you, thank you for the engaging discussion. I've been losing faith in these Economist forums as of recent. Nice to see interesting discussion and comments that make me think and fair and reasoned arguments and rebuttals.
As a scientist I confess myself a little uncomfortable with Dawkins' style, but he is pretty much intellectually right. And his critics, including it appears the book author who is a scientist herself, are frighteningly naive. Of course stasis in the fossil record says nothing about the rate of genetic evolution - it just says that the particular ecological slot could not, for a while, be better filled by changing the fossilized characteristics (which may not closely reflect the genetics of course). I remember asking as a child, when told that the crocodile has not changed for a hundred million years 'how do you know?'. At the time I was thinking of similar-looking but unrelated creatures like the 'marsupial sabre-tooth' but the principle was sound.
And FTR Dawkins does not argue that all inheritance is genetic - think of 'memes' - but the rules would be fundamentally similar whatever the recording mechanism. A vary-and-select procedure means that the data is the thing; this is just maths and to argue is just to betray the limits of one's understanding. There is still much to be learned, for example about the co-evolution of complex systems, but you need to accept the base truths to make progress.
From the comments I do feel that 'predator pray' has a future!
You're showing a common error in the interpretation of evolution. Really, this is a misunderstanding of statistics, and probability.
Evolution is a statistical outcome. Each organism has a repertoire of strategies to choose from and many of these are adapted to certain situations. For instance, some situation call for reproducing as much as possible, with the accompanying low investment per offspring, that characterizes this strategy. Conversely, some instances call for few children with a high relative investment per child. Most people can grasp this with little difficulty. However, what people often seem to miss is that any strategy need only work enough of the time for that strategy to be perpetuated. This seems circular, but isn't if you read carefully. What's more, many strategies currently in use will fail. The having only one child strategy, may not be a good one. So what. This doesn't mean anything.
All this to say that just because you are the product of a statistical outcome played out over billions of years, doesn't mean that you have obligation to reproduce as rapidly as possible.
Maybe being too clever will turn out to be a poor strategy, in the long run. Maybe recognizing the futility of it all and knowing that the Sun will eventually expand to burn off the Earth's atmosphere is not useful for reproduction. Or maybe there's no relationship between intelligence and reproductive fitness. Either way, the relationship between how many children you have and the whether or not you're an atheist or understand evolution, seems tenuous at best.
Evolution only requires that you do your best to try to reproduce, hence the urge for sex. By "going through the motions" (how's that for a euphemism) you satisfy that requirement. Your primal instincts are unaware that you might be using contraception or engaging in sex with someone of the same gender or otherwise not actually producing any offspring.
It seems to me that if you are an atheist evolutionist then you believe that the purpose of a life is to spread your DNA around as much as possible. However, many of us fail miserably in this respect. Our only hope is that our DNA, or rather some fragment of it, continues to circulate in the population until the environment changes and conditions are right, and then it can reproduce massively. Evidently, being an atheist evolutionist doesn't make you a successful organism at this point in history. This includes Richard Dawkins, who has only one child. This contradiction is something he is aware of, and has tried to make sense of it by distinguishing between the archi-purpose (nature's goals for us) and neo-purpose (our own goals). I reckon if you're going to be an atheist evolutionist do it properly, or at least try to (that is out-breed everyone else). If you can't or won't, then you have to admit there's something important missing in your view of the world.
As far as epigenetics and the selfish-gene interpretation is concerned, there is no discord. As yet the only thing that constitutes true heritable epigenetics is DNA methylation. In mammals this is carried out by methyltransferases (though is may also be inducible by toxins). Methyltransferases (both de novo and maintenance methyltransferases) are proteins/enzymes coded for by genes (i.e., coding sequences in DNA) which can be analyzed within the selfish gene paradigm. So, even epigenetics is a fairly ordinary genetic regulatory mechanism. While much ink has been dedicated to the role of histone modification and epigenetics, nobody (yet) has offered up how this would be heritable.
I'm getting a little tired of people using the term epigenetic to try and sound like they have more insight into genetics than they do, or to try and mystify genetics.
Trurl says "You cannot prove a negative" as though it's a criticism of Dawkins' atheism, but that's mistaken in two ways.
First, it is possible to "prove a negative."
Second, "proof" is not required to justify atheism or any other position, only sufficient evidence.
"Her argument that the selfish-gene model is being superseded by other forms of evolutionary explanation relies on an overinterpretation of those alternatives. When picked apart, they also turn out to be based on selfish genery."
For me, this is where the whole review falls apart and I get very interested in reading the book in question.
The bad impression that selfish-genery has made as a thesis, and one of the bad impressions Dawkins has made (for me, the one that stuck) is his and his followers over-interpretation of selfish-genery itself.
The "basic Dawkinsian thesis that natural selection acts on genes, and genes alone, via their expression in an organism's body and behaviour" has been ludicrously and highly annoyingly over-extended into ideas on memes (which has let Dawkins comfortably comment at length on the humanities despite an obvious ignorance of social history, as evidenced by some of the stupider parts of "The God Delusion").
And (and I imagine this may be part of what Fern Elsdon-Baker was referring to when she was discussing the superseding of selfish-genery, though obviously now I have to read the book to find out, since the reviewer was too busy being weirdly defensive to spell it out) the "basic Dawkinsian thesis that natural selection acts on genes, and genes alone, via their expression in an organism's body and behaviour" has also been over-extended to allow for the dismissal of any notions of anything resembling group evolution and to allow reality-defying fights such as the one the reviewer briefly refers to between selfish geners, Gould and, uhm, the fossil record.
Thanks for adding to my reading list, Economist, but you could have looked better in the process!
To be honest the reviewer hasn't even researched the author sufficiently to get her title write, as she is a Dr not a 'Ms' and there is no 'Mr' Dawkins, he is a Professor! Perhaps I'm being a pedant but in print could people at least try and get titles right?
Leaving aside such basic journalistic mistakes we also get told that inheritance of acquired characteristics is a real 'Darwinian no no' when Darwin himself had a theory called Pangenesis that could have allowed for such a thing. I think the author is missing the point of the book that exams the historical meaning of terms such as' Darwinian' and 'Lamarckian' and shows how this are appropriated through a skewered history to mean different things. This is very useful for shedding light on what is an ongoing modern debate.
The Selfish Gene is only a metaphor; of course you can see everything as acting through the level of the Gene as you so choose. The problem is you are closing of your eyes to other method of evolution. For instance how do Genes explain how early life evolved? If Epigenetic affects evolution why always view things at the level of gene selection rather than a relational interaction?
"But if his intellectual rigor forbids him making common cause with people he thinks are wrong, that perhaps only shows he is indeed the rottweiler of legend." – He shows himself to be narrow minded and stubborn. His intellectual rigor is based on an epistemological confusion between empirical knowledge and faith, as if both cannot be happily reconciled. It polarizes the debate, to the point it becomes dangerous to our efforts to seek scientific solutions to global problems.
I was just wondering why the reviewer's name isn't included with the review. Writing a book like this criticizing the darling of the establishment is no easy task - it's rather like David and Goliath so for that Elsdon-Baker has really stuck her neck out. Therefore for a review to appear without a name credit, seems a little unfair, especially since the debate as far as I have paid attention to it has fallen into pro-and-anti Dawkins supporters. Perhaps the editors can amend the review to let us know from which camp this reviewer is writing?
Excellent article! Any way I can find out who wrote it? I read the piece of Elsdon-Baker in New Scientist and came to almost exactly the same conclusion (which suggests I maybe don't need to fork out for the book).
One finnickety point - selfish genery implies a far more complicated, dynamic concept of optimality than the 'Adaptationist Paradigm' which it is sometimes confounded with (optimal for who?). Many of the issues Gould raised as being both significant and neglected - epistasis, genetic drift, developmental effects - are easier to model in gene-selectionist terms. Ditto, Maternal Effects are easier to grasp in terms of Dawkin's "Extended Phenotype".
I take issue with Dr Hale's criticism - I can't see why stasis is more of an issue for gene-selectionism than any other model. Genetic change is mostly neutral, so neither periodic nor particularly due to environmental effects. Environment is a word which really means "everything else but this thing here" - so, the rest of the genes in an organism are probably the nearest thing in the environment, then the genes in other organisms within that species, then the genes in other organisms in other species and then the 'abiotic' environment.
I'm not quite what Dr Hale is getting at with reference to predator-prey models - I'm assuming you're talking about co-evolution? How do you talk about co-evolution of genes without taking a gene-selection approach?
It's a shame that so much of the comments are about Dawkins' atheism which - as an atheist - I find utterly tedious and without insight. If I wanted to read a book written by someone who feels they have a great personal insight into a field that they can't actually be bothered to study, I'd probably have bought Fern Elsdon-Baker's book. I'll stick to reading evolutionary biologists on evolution and anthropologists on religion.
Trurl, you need to actually read what Dawkins himself writes, rather than believing agendised reports. He asserts over and over what his position is, and agrees with you that it's not possible to be 100% sure of the nonexistence of *anything*.
He actually characterises his view as:
"I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable and I live my life under the assumption that he is not there."
If that makes him a hardcore atheist, it probably makes you one too, based on your stated position.
As a person who is non-religous, I nevertheless find Dawkins hard core atheism absurd. While the veracity of most organized religions can be effectively and convincing argued against, using that as a way of absolutely denying the existence of God is not only absurd, it is bad science. One cannot prove a negative. Rather than preaching atheism as an antidote to religion, a much more reasoned position would be settle for agnosticism. Because, in the end, we just don't know, and probably cannot know.
And forgot to add, nor is it that religion and science cannot coexist when it comes to evolutionary theories. The Catholic Church, for instance, acknowledged biological evolution under the Pope John Paul II, whose position was that the Bible should not be taken literally. Of course, we still have the American evangelicals left... but some do wrong by taking an American-centric view to religious position and make a blanket statement on religions in general.
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SALEM — Sen. Larry George says he'll leave the Oregon Legislature after the 2014 election.
The two-term Republican from Sherwood announced Tuesday that he won't seek re-election next year.
George has been one of the most visible Republicans in the Senate. This year he was a driving force behind a successful Senate GOP push to cut taxes for certain types of corporations.
George says in a statement that he's been married and had two children since first elected, "and this is the time in our life for family."
George and his brother own a hazelnut processing company.
Republican Rep. Kim Thatcher of Keizer announced that she would seek George's Senate seat, and conservative talk-show host Bill Post said he plans to run for Thatcher's seat in the House.
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Rep. Kim Thatcher has been an unwavering and principled legislator; I hope she wins Sen. George's seat.
Bill Post has been a voice of reason...so let's support Thatcher and Post and thank Sen. George for his service.
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While the first trailer for Django Unchained was an electrifying introduction into Quentin Tarantino's high-faulting take on the Old West, a second preview ups the ante on everything, from basic plot mechanics to stunning compositions and with all the fun that comes in-between. At the moment, it's hard for me write about this film without devolving into utter glee and useless hyperbole, so it's best if one just takes a look for themselves; you can even discover a previously unseen actor — and, possibly one second later, Tarantino — that way. If you're not even a little excited, the both of us need to have a serious, face-to-face conversation.
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Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.
Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South's most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.
Django and Schultz's search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of "Candyland," an infamous plantation where slaves are groomed by trainer Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) to battle each other for sport. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie's trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…
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In the world of trust and estates software, no package is all things to all users trying to perform a given task. So, when looking to buy software, focus on what works for you. To help with the process, I offer the Kelley Software Purchasing Checklist. Simply rate each of the program functions on a 1-to-10 scale, where:
- bad = 0 points
- okay = 5 points
- good = 10 points
For each section, tally up the sub-score and get an average. If the average scores for the sections most material to your needs are:
- above 7 = buy the software
- above 4 = consider buying
- below 4 = dump it
Programs present very different appearances on the screen and varying degrees of difficulty in following the flow of the program. Get a demo or trial version of the program, take a test drive, and ask:
- How easy is it to move from one component of the program to another? _____
- Does the program clearly direct your activity on screen? _____
- Is common data easily shared by program components? _____
- Are the methods of data input clear? _____
- Are the screens for data input readily accessible and clearly understandable? _____
- Does the program lend itself to convenient what-if calculations? _____
- How conveniently is printing directed? _____
- Does the program include data export to, or import from, related programs or valuation services that you use? _____
- Does the program automatically save data or is a separate save operation required? In other words, how well does the save function work for you? _____
- How clear is the interrelationship of the data input and calculation results? _____
- How well does the program display and document the derivation of the ultimate computations? _____
Total of the above 11 items = _____ Average score =_____
To evaluate the "help system," ask:
- Does the program address help through the mix of written documentation, electronic documenttation and online help in a manner best suited to your personal operation of the program? _____
- How comprehensive is the online help, and how relevant is it to your questions about operating the program? _____
- Are relevant help topics "callable" from the screen or prompt where you are working (context-sensitive) in a convenient and useful manner? _____
- Are the issues related to program activity addressed in enough detail to really help you with data entry? _____
- To what degree is substantive tax or state law help available as part of the help system? _____
- Is the tax and state law help effectively linked to the help topics discussing program operation? _____
Taking a harder look at the "help" documentation, ask:
- Is the operation of the program satisfactorily tracked and explained? _____
- Are the tax and other rules necessary to an understanding of the flow of the program explained in enough detail for you? _____
- Is the entry of data addressed prompt-by-prompt, and are the rules applicable to each screen, line or prompt needed for convenient decision making during program operation adequately explained? _____
- Does the manual clearly and logically walk you through the program (as opposed to being complex and difficult to follow)? _____
- Does the publisher send out a periodic newsletter or other operational information for the program, and how important is that to you? _____
- Does the documentation extend to substantive law support and explanation? _____
Total of the above 12 items = _____ Average score = _____
There will likely come a time in the operation of any program when you need support beyond online help and documentation. Check out the following:
- Is customer support delivered in a manner best suited to the way you work (telephone, fax, email, etc.)? _____
- Is there a charge for that support and how reasonable is the price? _____
The mechanics of how the program is secured, licensed and updated are important to how well it works for you. Be sure to understand the following:
- Are updates to the program issued regularly (good would be annually, with interim corrections and additions as needed to avoid unpredictable timing of updates)? _____
- How reasonable is the charge for the updates? _____
- Are interim corrections and program additions made between regular updates in a manner satisfactory to you? _____
- Are the regular and interim program updates delivered in a manner convenient to you (through download from the publisher's website, mailing of CDs, etc.)? _____
- Is the manner by which you are notified of the availability of regular and interim updates satisfactory? _____
- Is the software security scheme adopted by the publisher workable for you or just annoying? (That is: Does each version time out at a given date after installation or at a given time? Is the entry of key codes required for each installation? Is online registration, or activation, required at the time of each installation? Is there a limit on the number of installations you may do?) _____
- How is multiple use of the software licensed and is the cost reasonable? _____
- Are the licensing restrictions suitable for the use you intend to make of the software (actually obtain and read the licensing agreement, if any)? _____
Total of the above 10 items = _____ Average = _____
Examine the reports produced by the program for the following:
- Are the reports the program produces clear and informative? _____
- Do the manner, sequence and comprehensibility of presentation of the calculations supply what you need for internal review? _____
- Are graphics or flowcharts used to illustrate the effect of the transaction(s) being planned, and how effective are they? _____
- How does the mechanics of preparation of reports fit your needs. For example, are the reports canned by the program or does the program generate components that you may compile yourself? _____
- Do the reports clearly demonstrate the flow and effect of the data entry and transactional calculations involved? _____
- Do the reports supply effective approaches to donor or client communication? _____
- Does the program have the ability to save reports in various formats? For example, Excel, text, PDF? _____
Total of the above 7 items = _____ Average = _____
Network capable programs will typically support the Novell network and may support others. You should ascertain from the publisher of the program whether it will operate with the network you have in place. If you want to operate the program on your network, ask:
- Is the program compatible with the network software and version you have? _____
- How complete and helpful is the documentation for network installation? _____
- Do you need professional assistance for network installation? _____
- Is network operation by more than one user at a time permissible? _____
- Does the program allow installation of the program and data files in a manner that works for you? In other words, are pro- gram files installed on the server or just the data files with program files installed on slave computers only? _____
Total of the above 5 items = _____ Average = _____
An increasing amount of "software" is being delivered through publishers' websites. Such web-based services have certain advantages, such as:
- no software or updates to install — just to the web page you will be using;
- no daily backups or system maintenance — data is stored online;
- no in-house technical expertise required for installation or maintenance;
- access 24 /7/365 to the system from anywhere, at any time, with a browser; and
- useable by any number of users in one location, or at several locations, without a network.
In evaluating web-based facilities, ask:
- If you will be storing client data online with the service, are the publisher's provisions for the security of your data adequate? _____
- Is context-sensitive online help available, and how important is that to you? _____
- Does the publisher furnish a downloadable manual and how complete and useful is it for your purposes? _____
- Does the service furnish telephone-based training and how comprehensive and helpful is it likely to be for you? _____
- Are there continuous updates and corrections made to the online service? _____
- Is the manner of pricing appropriate to such a service and does it fit your objectives for the service? _____
Total of the above 6 items = _____ Average = _____
Although the prices of computer hardware continue to decline, the same is not true of software. Software packages tend to accrete from version to version and to increase in size, complexity and price. Obtain a demonstration of the program, run through this Kelley Software Purchasing Checklist and weigh your results against the initial price and cost of updates. Then make the purchase — or find another program that suits you better!
For an excellent summary of the factors to consider in the selection of software see, "Picking the 'Best' Law Office Software," by Jim Galloway, director, Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, at www.okbar.org/members/map/articles/software.htm.
For a listing of trusts and estates-related software with links to the publisher's Websites see Donald H. Kelley, "T & E Software and Online Resources," Trusts & Estates (January 2005) at p. 64. Trusts and Estates also maintains a computer software directory at buyersguide.trustsandestates.com/index.cgi?final_cat1=4&search_t ype=&search=search.
Trusts & Estates magazine presents a monthly e-newsletter, The Technology Review, by Donald H. Kelley — a connoisseur of the software and Internet resources wealth management advisors use to further their practices. Trusts & Estates has asked Kelley to provide his unvarnished opinions on the tech resources available in the practice today. His columns are edited for readability only. Send feedback and suggestions for articles directly to him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Comment on this storyLondon – Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed Ashley Cole has reached an agreement with the club over a new contract, but sidestepped any talk about the future of Frank Lampard.
The 32-year-old Cole, one of the world's top left backs, is expected to sign his deal Monday and Benitez.
"I am really pleased – the paperwork has to be done but the agreement is there," said Benitez.
Lampard appears to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge, however, with the club yet to offer him a new contract.
Speaking after Sunday's 2-1 win over Arsenal, in which Lampard scored a penalty, Benitez said the 34-year-old midfielder is "doing a great job ... he is playing well" but stressed "it is not my decision" to extend his stay at the club. – Sapa-AP
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Budgeting to Retire
By David Chazin
The old adage "out of sight, out of mind" is never truer than when it comes to budgeting for retirement. For Chevron employees, starting early is the best strategy. But typically, unless you are looking to retire in the next few years, nothing is further from a Chevron employee's mind, especially for those newer to the company.
That's probably the biggest mistake most people make when it comes to retirement planning, experts say. While it's hard to give much thought to something that's 10 to 20 years away, developing a budget geared toward retirement is the best way to help make sure you'll have the kind of retirement that you want.
Textbooks may tell you that once you retire, your living expenses will drop by 20 to 25 percent. The rationale is that children will be out of the nest, you won't have expenses associated with working and so on. But that may no longer be the case.
People are simply more active now. They want to take vacations, have a second home or pursue hobbies they didn't have time for when they were working at Chevron. Many former employees even get involved in the Chevron Retiree Association. In some ways it's a good problem to have, but they have to plan that their current living expenses will remain constant throughout their lives.
At first, that may sound like a tall order. The average American today may have nowhere near the retirement savings needed to make that happen. But by budgeting properly, reaching your retirement goals can be easier than you think. The key is to start planning early.
While there is no one set scenario, here are some general rules of thumb for calculating your retirement nest egg. First, to avoid exhausting your assets, you should withdraw no more than four or five percent a year, adjusted for inflation, from your portfolio. That means you'll need $20 to $25 in assets for every dollar you want to spend in retirement. So, to generate $50,000 in retirement income, count on having $1 million to $1.25 million in your nest egg.
Social Security benefits can cover some of that amount, but it may not be wise to anticipate Social Security benefits. It would be better to consider it a cushion, not necessarily a requirement of retirement.
For many Chevron employees, then, the question becomes how to get from here to there. Again, it's not as hard as it seems, especially if you start today. Even for someone age 25, for example, saving even 3 percent of your total pre-tax salary a year can help accumulate a sizeable nest egg by age 65, since time is on your side. But for older employees, the annual savings rate needed to accumulate a sizeable nest egg by age 65 increases dramatically – 18 percent at age 45 and up to 28 percent of pre-tax income at age 50, according to some experts, since there is less time to accumulate savings till retirement.
For those at Chevron who are closer to retirement, it is possible to catch up. But you may have to sacrifice some of your current lifestyle. And budgeting becomes even more important.
You should start by identifying your core or fixed expenses, such as mortgage payments, utility bills, insurance, etc. Basically, it's the money you must spend every month to maintain a household. Expenditures beyond that can be considered discretionary expenses.
Most Chevron employees have a good understanding of their core expenses and their discretionary expenses. But it's really a challenge for many people to put pen to paper and figure out how much they spend on fixed expenses and what are discretionary activities.
After you identify your core or fixed expenses, then add in the discretionary expenses; the cost of going to the movies, dinners, magazine subscriptions, etc. You'll see that they quickly add up.
Once that's accomplished, the next step is to save and invest your money wisely. A diversified portfolio of stocks may still be the appropriate investment, depending on your time horizon and risk tolerance. It's a good idea to have money directly deposited into a separate account, so you don't feel the savings. If the money isn't in your pocket to begin with, it doesn't hurt as much to have it go somewhere else. This is essentially what happens with your 401(k) contributions.
The idea is to learn how to begin a saving regimen. When you see your money build up, it motivates you to get – and stay – in the habit of saving. Some Chevron employees are now benefiting from years of putting this into practice.
We'd be happy to sit down with you to discuss how to help plan for retirement and implement a strategy for investments and savings to help you down the road. Because we work with many Chevron executives, managers, employees and retirees, we're very knowledgeable about your various compensation plans and benefit offerings, plus other issues specific to Chevron employees (in addition to the retirement, investment, and estate planning issues everybody faces). In fact, chances are you may know one of our Chevron clients and you can ask them how working with an advisor has helped them.
Please contact us at (925) 659-0217 with specific questions or to schedule a time to meet in our San Ramon, Point Richmond or Houston, TX offices. Also, follow us on LinkedIn.
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Groundwater will get polluted: residents; effluent treatment plant may be set up: Corporation Commissioner
Instead of bringing cheers, the drainage channels being constructed at Bharani Nagar on North Bypass Road here caused panic among residents as the Corporation has reportedly proposed to take the wastewater collected in this colony to an irrigation tank actually recharging the area's groundwater table.
The 20-year-old residential colony that came into existence amidst the paddy fields after realtors' greediness engulfed vast stretch of fertile lands to slicing them into housing plots is gradually getting basic infrastructure for the benefit of 350-odd middle and upper middle class families. As part of this development programme, the Corporation has now started constructing drainage channels to avoid stagnation of wastewater.
Since this residential colony is yet to get drinking water connection from the Corporation, they have to rely only on the groundwater for all their needs.
"Instead of taking the drainage to this tank, which was actually nourishing the paddy cultivated in this area a decade ago and also recharging groundwater, the Corporation should think of connecting the drainage channel with the underground drainage scheme. If the drainage is taken to this tank, the groundwater will get seriously polluted and the existing water source for this small population will become useless," says Saravanan, a resident of this colony.
Corporation Commissioner R. Lakshmi told The Hindu that the urban local body was exploring the possibilities of setting up an effluent treatment plant to treat the drainage before discharging it into the tank.
"If the cost of the proposed effluent treatment plant (ETP) is less than taking the drainage to the existing underground drainage system, we'll go for the ETP," Ms. Lakshmi said.
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One design feature that is really easy to use is the scroll wheel on the right side for reading emails and navigating through the menu. We also found the four-way navigation key and soft keys easy to use too.
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