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Perspectives from the National Cancer Institute Harold Varmus, Director, National Cancer Institute |
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Panel Discussion 2: Implementation of Healthcare Reform Moderator: Tom Kean, C-Change Panelists will discuss how the intent and timing of healthcare reform will impact oncology care. The goal will be to identify topics that would benefit from a Forum evaluation prior to the implementation of different provisions of healthcare reform. Topics may include the following: |
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John Seffrin, American Cancer Society Ellen Sigal, Friends of Cancer Research Alan Weil, National Academy for State Health Policy |
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Viswanath, PR and Patil, SR (1988) Performance of passive devices for axisymmetric base drag reduction at mach 2. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India.
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Experiments have been made to assess the effectiveness of passive devices for reducing base and total afterbody drag at Mach 2. The devices examined include primarily base cavities and ventilated cavities. Results show that ventilated cavities offer significant base drag reduction and net drag reduction of engineering value. A correlation for base and net drag reduction for ventilated cavities has been suggested.
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Depositing User: | Mr. Ravikumar R |
Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2006 |
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This week's roundup of accessories for your iOS devices has a little bit of everything: Bluetooth keyboards, iPad mounts, even frikkin' lasers. Here's what caught our eye this week.
Arkon: This "mobile mounting specialist" offers three new products for displaying your tablet in a moving vehicle: the $40 universal car mount, which attaches to a vehicle's seat-rail bolt; the $40 windshield mount, which displays your iPad while anchored to the windshield; and the $40 headrest mount, for viewing the iPad from the back seat. Each is compatible with both generations of iPad, as well as most non-Apple tablets on the market.
ClamCase: The latest entry into the iPad 2 Bluetooth keyboard-case market is ClamCase's $150 Trooper, a special version of the company's eponymous keyboard case. It features a clamshell, laptop-style design; rubber feet to grip your desktop; and cutouts for the iPad 2's speaker, camera, jacks, and controls. What makes the Trooper special? Its white-and-black appearance.
Digital King: This company has introduced two new add-on camera lenses for the iPhone 4: a $60 Fish Eye lens and a $50 combination wide-and-macro lens. The former offers a 180-degree field of view, while the latter enables magnification of up to four times what the iPhone camera offers on its own. The lenses, created by Japanese designer Todo Seiko, snap directly onto the phone via a magnetic mount.
Griffin Technology: Griffin's $50 Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer will let you take notes on an iPad and drive cats crazy. As its name describes, it's a stylus for iOS devices that can also be used for paper note-taking and for drawing attention to key points during a presentation. It's like a pen from the past and the future.
Invoxia: Have you ever thought about using your iPhone as...a phone? The folks at Invoxia have, which is why they've come up with the $600 NVX 610, a desktop phone that uses your iOS device—iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch—as its control interface. (The device's design reminds me of the speakerphone on the 1970s' Charlie's Angels.) Using the Invoxia app, callers can access their contacts, control the phone volume, and even carry on conversations in hands-free mode. The device is pitched for business use.
Just Mobile: Another option for mounting your tablet is Just Mobile's $50 Horizon mounting kit, an aluminum-framed device that includes rubber inserts that fit both generations of Apple's iPad. This "unobtrusive" wall bracket allows you to mount your tablet in either portrait or landscape mode; it includes an opening for the iPad's dock-connector port so you can charge and sync the tablet even when it's up on the wall.
(Image Caption: Monitors in Motion's iPad docking station)
Monitors in Motion: This accessory maker has several new items: The $360 iPad docking station, a secure, lockable stand designed for businesses, museums, and other institutional-display uses; the $750 iPad floor stand, which does the same job using a floor-mounted base; and the desk-friendly $489 iPad lift docking station.
MountMe: Florida's MountMe has debuted the $40 Freedom UniMount tablet-mounting kit, which lets users attach an iPad or iPad 2 to any stable surface—walls, desks, car seats, and more—for hands-free viewing. The kit comes with a base (which doubles as a kickstand), four suction cups, and a mounting strap; comes in six colors; and is compatible with most tablets on the market.
Oxygen Audio: After debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show, Oxygen's $300 O Car car-audio system is finally hitting sales floors. The device uses your iPhone as the hub of an in-car audio system, letting you control radio, online-music services, and iTunes music—as well as view GPS navigation, if necessary—from a phone placed where you'd normally find the faceplate of your car stereo. The phone charges while in the dock, which can rotate 360 degrees for optimum viewing and control.
Scosche: Here's an iPhone accessory we pray you never, ever have to use: Scosche's new $350 RDTX Pro radiation detector. The meter plugs into the iPhone's dock-connector port; Scosche's forthcoming RadTest app will then display detailed radiation measurements along with color-coded indicators to let you know if the surrounding area is safe for human habitation. Scosche will donate $10 from the sale of every RDTX Pro to victims of the recent Japan tsunami, which caused catastrophic problems in one nuclear power plant; the device, however, is currently unavailable in the United States.
Stem Innovation: Need a nannycam that lets you view video from anywhere using your iOS device? Stem's $130 iZon camera fits comfortably on a shelf and transmits video to your iPhone or iPad via the free Stem:Connect app. The device can send push notifications when it senses motion or sound, and it allows the recording of video or audio directly to the user's (public or private) YouTube account.
Vusix: If you want a big-screen movie experience without a big screen, Vusix's $500 Wrap 1200 video glasses can provide it. Slip them on, and your eyes perceive a 75-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The glasses come with a composite-AV cable for connecting to a DVD player or other source, as well as cables for watching video from an iPhone and iPod touch, meaning you can take the cinematic experience with you on car trips and plane rides.
Zero1: Following on the success of its VooMoteOne device, which turns an iPhone into an infrared remote controls, Zero1 has announced the VooMote Zapper, a sleeker and more design-oriented device that comes in 11 colors. Like its predecessor, the Zapper allows you to control you multimedia system from you iOS device—iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad—via four built-in transmitters. The Zapper and its free companion app will hit the market in October.


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As our reliance on technology grows, companies face increasing risk of exposure to cyber breaches. The following outlines some of the risks your business faces and explains why you should implement strategies to manage your risk before a cyber breach occurs. What Is Cyber Risk? Cyber risks include any security incident in which information is released or accessed by unauthorized individuals. Risks include both external cyber attacks, such as hacking or disclosure of information by third party vendors, and internal cyber breaches, such as accidental disclosure of sensitive information through improper disposal of old computers and equipment. The Threat Is Real. In the past year, targeted cyber attacks against small and medium businesses has nearly doubled: from 18% in 2011 to 35% in 2012, according to a study released by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Symantec. Recent studies report that 74% of small to medium businesses experience some type of electronic banking fraud. Symantec reports that almost 40% of the over 1 billion cyber attacks it prevented in the first quarter of 2012 targeted companies with less than 500 employees. Yet, 83% of U.S. businesses have no formal plan to address these threats, and nearly 6 out of 10 small to medium size businesses have no contingency plan for responding to and reporting data breach losses.[1] The Costs Are Immense. The costs stemming from cyber breaches can be devastating. Chartis estimates that the average cost of a data breach is $14 Million per business. Other estimates range from $5 to $214 per compromised record and in 2011, Ponemon estimated that data breaches cost companies an average of $5.5 Million per incident. Costs include mandatory notification required in at least 47 states. Each law differs in its requirements, timing, and the potential penalties for noncompliance, but if your company suffers a breach, you must comply with the laws of each state in which you have clients or customers. Other costs of cyber breaches include reputational damage, lost business, loss of use of equipment, data or information, attorneys' fees and litigation costs, damage awards, fines, penalties and the costs of implementing regulatory requirements. Managing Your Risk. Managing your cyber risk includes implementing in-house procedures and safeguards to prevent cyber breaches and obtaining adequate insurance funds to respond to breaches that occur. We will detail ten steps your company can take to manage your cyber risks in our next client advisory. Standard Insurance Policies. Insurance coverage may be in important source of funds to respond to cyber breaches. While many companies look to their standard insurance policies, such as commercial general liability, directors & officers, or crime policies, to cover such events, it is unlikely these policies will cover all of your company's cyber risk. For example, it is unlikely that any one of these policies will cover both third-party costs (including responding to litigation, damages awards and attorneys' fees), and first-party costs (including business interruption, notification costs and responding to regulatory requirements). Moreover, traditional insurance carriers are aggressively denying coverage for such losses and increasingly adding cyber exclusions to standard form policies. Even so, there is some favorable precedent for finding some coverage under certain policies.[2] Therefore, if your company suffers a cyber attack or cyber breach, it is important to consider potential coverage under each of your insurance policies. Keep in mind that it may take more than one policy to fully cover the risks. A qualified independent insurance broker or insurance coverage attorney can review these policies for possible coverage avenues. Cyber Policies. In response to increasing exposure for cyber liability, some insurers are offering, and many businesses are buying, specialized cyber policies to specifically address cyber risks. These policies are specially designed to address cyber security and privacy issues. The carriers who offer robust cyber coverage may also provide cyber risk assessment tools as a service to your company. These policies vary in what coverage they afford and are largely untested in the courts. When considering this option, it is important to know your risk and compare that to the coverage being offered. When in doubt, consult with a qualified broker or coverage attorney to evaluate the potential pitfalls and benefits of a particular product. In a future advisory we will offer suggestions on what to look for in a comprehensive cyber insurance policy.
[1]See, e.g., Small Firms Have False Sense of Cybersecurity, Ned Smith, http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3273-small-businesses-cyber-security.html; Biz Report: October 24, 2012: 83% if SMBs Have No Formal Cyber Security Plan, Helen Leggatt, http://www.bizreport.com/2012/10/83-of-smbs-have-no-formal-cyber-security-plan.html.
[2] See, e.g., Retail Ventures, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, 691 F.3d 821 (6th Cir. 2012).
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Newman, Janet
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The boundary between academic research and policy making is characterised by at least two different sets of 'troubles'. This article draws on the author's experience as scientific adviser to a UK government department to highlight the often-problematic relationship between researchers and policy actors, and to tease out conflicting understandings of the value and robustness of different kinds of 'evidence'. The article assesses the contributions of both governance theory and theories of governmentality to understanding the case material, and challenges the idea that there might be a new settlement between social science and policy that represents a 'post-ideological' turn in policy making.
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clasped the wrist of his trembling right hand with his bionic
left and steadied it, applying enough pressure to nearly make the
light pen fall from his suddenly numb fingers. Just a couple of
hours ago, he had gotten his badge back, something he had never
expected after his crimes and the trouble he'd caused. Still, the
commander had done it, without the reprimand he deserved, even
without much of a scowl. He almost wished he'd been scolded.
Maybe he wouldn't feel so shaken about the whole issue then. Zachary Fox. 2087-01-25
– 1917 The
apartment door slid shut behind him. He leaned briefly against
it, closing his eyes against the bright lights in their
apartment, and tried to find the strength to face his children.
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and what did he do? He ran off to get... 2201 "Sleep
well, love." Finally, the last of their doors closed,
allowing him to go into his own room. A room where nobody waited
for him, where only the memories lurked. He started when the
light suddenly dimmed, then realized it was only GV following its
preprogrammed bedtime routine as usual. Eliza..... "No!"
he sat straight up in bed, shivering violently. "Well
done, Seneschal." He froze. That voice was horribly
familiar. He
tore his eyes open, and after a moment, realized he had obviously
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left behind, and noticed almost too late that he was going to
lose the fight this time, now that his stomach wasn't
mechanically emptied beforehand. He barely reached the toilet
before retching until only bile burned acidly in his
throat. The
padding of bare feet walking across the living room towards the
kitchen, detected involuntarily by his sound enhancers, brought
him to his feet. He wrapped his robe tightly around himself in
addition to his all-concealing pajamas.
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Regulation of the stability of cell surface E-cadherin by the proteasome. | |
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PMID: 19245796 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial event in cancer progression and embryonic development, is induced by transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta. Expression of E-cadherin, a representative epithelial marker, is repressed through transcriptional reduction by TGF-beta. Here, we show that endocytosis of cell surface E-cadherin during EMT induced by TGF-beta and during scattering induced by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) can be blocked by inhibiting proteasome with lactacystin and MG132 in normal epithelial cells and in cancer cells. Although loss of cell surface E-cadherin following TGF-beta treatment induced translocation of beta-catenin, an E-cadherin-anchoring molecule, to the nucleus, proteasome inhibition prevented this process and resulted in co-localization of beta-catenin with E-cadherin at the cell surface, leading to establishment of cell-cell adhesion. However, promotion of cell migration by TGF-beta was not significantly affected by proteasome inhibition. Proteasome-dependent events thus appear to be involved in stabilization of cell surface E-cadherin. |
Masao Saitoh; Takuya Shirakihara; Kohei Miyazono |
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Animals Cadherins / genetics, metabolism* Cell Line Cell Membrane / metabolism* Endocytosis Epithelial Cells / cytology, drug effects, metabolism Hepatocyte Growth Factor Mesoderm / cytology, metabolism Mice Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism* Protein Stability Transforming Growth Factor beta / pharmacology beta Catenin / metabolism |
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The seven-story Island Princess is an Okaloosa Island landmark that has stolen the hearts of many families that return year after year to vacation in Fort Walton. Beautifully decorated one-, two-, and three-bedroom condominiums with spacious Gulf-front balconies provide guests with everything they need to have a relaxing and convenient vacation.The property features a private dune walkover leading to the almost 500 feet of pristine, private beachfront. Onsite, you will also find a Gulf-front pool that is heated during winter months, a hot tub, an exercise room, and covered parking. Located on Santa Rosa Boulevard, the Island Princess is close enough to the action of Miracle Strip Parkway, but far enough out to offer a retreat from the bustling tourist attractions nearby including popular Okaloosa Island restaurants Old Bay Steamer and Pandora's Steakhouse.
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In the heart of Okaloosa Island sits the Island Princess. This gulf front condo complex offers you spectacular beach views and comfort,...
The seven-story Island Princess is an Okaloosa Island landmark that has stolen the hearts of many families that return year after year...
The seven-story Island Princess is an Okaloosa Island landmark that has stolen the hearts of many families that return year after year to...
In the heart of Okaloosa Island sits the crown jewel, Island Princess. This luxurious gulf front condo complex offers you spectacular beach...
In the heart of Okaloosa Island sits the Island Princess. This Gulf front condo complex offers you spectacular beach views and comfort,...
Reviewed on Monday, August 11, 2014
We loved the condo, it was spacious and just like the pictures on line. Would definitely recommend to a family with children!
Reviewed on Sunday, August 10, 2014
Great view! Right on the beach, with good beach attendants. The fourth floor view is unobstructed by the sea oats/dunes(1st/2nd floors view is somewhat blocked) The property is well maintained, with a staffed office on site. One of the DVD players stopped working on the trip and they were able to send someone up that day and replace it. We had what I feel were a couple of minor negatives, several light bulbs were out (making one guest room completely dark). They did replace the bulbs once told about it. The pull out sofa was very uncomfortable. It was okay for kids, but not good for adults. Lastly, the extra "blankets" provided were very scratchy and wool-like, almost like blankets you put between furniture to move. All in all, great place!
Reviewed on Monday, April 28, 2014
We received excellent service from the staff and the home was beautifully decorated and clean. It offered easy access to the pool and beach below, as well as a beautiful view of the ocean. It was a wonderful experience for our family!!
Reviewed on Thursday, April 10, 2014
My children and I had an amazing time. We stay at Fort Walton every Spring break for the past 6 years and we are so happy that we chose to stay in a condo vs a hotel. We normally stay in a hotel but never had an ocean view. We will from now on go through Dale E Peterson Vacations, as well I will be telling my family, friends and co-workers about you! I had no problem getting exactly what I was wanting and the price was better than I had expected. We did have a lady that has a few units there. She gave me some cards and asked that if I represent her over Dale, that she would give me a free 8 day vacation stay a one of her units. However great that sounds, I am keeping my loyalty with Dale E Peterson!!! Thank you for the greatest stay at Fort Walton Beach!!
Reviewed on Wednesday, April 9, 2014
The rental was very clean, proximity to beach was excellent...all amenities were provided in kitchen...seemed more like home than a rental. Views were great. Loved being able to catch laundry up on down times,,,far enough away from the large crowds but close enough to shopping and restaurants. Thanks for the great vacation.
Reviewed on Sunday, March 23, 2014
The service was great, Dave and staff were very fast to solve any of our problems! I.P. 701 is a great place to stay! But could use a little T.L.C. such as paint new mattresses especially in 2nd bedroom and maybe replace or paint refrigerator handles. We were pleased with the appliances on the whole! And thought the cookware good. We loved the location of our unit because of the great views! Being able to see both sunrise and sunset was awesome! And it was far away enough from the pool so the pool noises were never a problem. The pools were usually warm and I enjoyed the water aerobics. We best liked our location and least liked our inability to offer our guests the use of the second bedroom because of the bad mattress. We look forward to our return Dec.28th!
Reviewed on Saturday, March 22, 2014
We spent 9 weeks there over the winter, thank goodness the unit had a great heating system. I really enjoyed the pool and gym area.The people at Dale Peterson were very helpful when our first condo in a different building was flooded due to frozen pipes and got us into this unit this asap
Reviewed on Wednesday, January 29, 2014
During the booking experience the staff were very thorough in the explanation of the cancellation, rescheduling process. I had a unique situation with my son's schedule. The home was perfect for my needs with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. We all could get ready at the same time, didn't have stuff piled on top of stuff. My room had its own door to the balcony that overlooked the beach. Since my room was located on the 6th floor, there was never a night that I didn't sleep with the door at least cracked an inch or so to take advantage of the sound of the water. It was amazing! Where the Island Princess is located, traffic is absolutely not an issue fully allowing you to enjoy the sound of the water. There was literally nothing that I didn't like about the condo. I would recommend it in a heartbeat.
Reviewed on Wednesday, December 4, 2013
We have been coming to Island Princess for 11 years, staying in 713 about 8 years. We always enjoy our stay. The staff is very helpful, especially David. If we have a problem he takes care of it. The condo is well decorated and a pleasant place to stay, which we do for 6 weeks. Weather is usually great and there are plenty of good places to eat. We enjoy coming here and will be back next year. Karl Keller
Reviewed on Tuesday, November 19, 2013
This was my first visit to the Island Princess and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for a fabulous vacation spot. The unit that we had #609 was like staying in someone's home. My 89 year old father had nothing but praise for all that was included. thank you again
Reviewed on Wednesday, October 2, 2013
My wife and I were in Fort Walton Beach, Florida for our sons wedding. Our stay at Island Princess #600 was great. The condo was exceptional, view was spectacular. No worries what so ever. When we come down to visit our kids we would have no hesitations to stay here again. Everything you have in your kitchen at home was available in the condo. Very clean.
Reviewed on Saturday, September 21, 2013
We stay with two of our best friends every September at the Island Princess same room 203 and it is one of the best weeks of the year.
Reviewed on Friday, September 13, 2013
My family and I stayed IP 600. We were looking for a quiet and comfortable place to relax. Ip600 was enjoyable and had the things we need to relax. The kitchen was well stocked with pots and pans to cook with. The ceiling fans in the bedrooms kept the unit nice and cool. The grounds were well kept and the beach attendant was very helpful.
Just returned from our stay at the Island Princess this was two years in a row. Can't say enough good things about it. Its a beautiful location all ocean front rooms. Its a little quieter there than at Destin which we love but Destin is only a six mile drive down the road and theres anything you want to do there. We stayed in room 602 it was just a beautiful room. Hope we can come back next year that's the plan.
Reviewed on Thursday, August 22, 2013
the Island Princess was a beautiful place and everyone there was great! We had a bad beginning experience, we moved to IP after our condo @ Destin West aC went out, Freezer leaked, and we moved to the second unit there, but had to move since owners were coming in. Dale Peterson associates were nice and worked to make our stay a good experience.
Reviewed on Friday, August 16, 2013
We really enjoyed our stay in this unit. The view was great with the corner windows. It was clean and cool upon our arrival and everything was in good working order.
Reviewed on Wednesday, August 14, 2013
The rental was very clean ; the kitchen was very well equipped !!! The elevators really need some work on them though - over all still the best place we have stayed on the island .
Reviewed on Thursday, July 25, 2013
The room that we had was extremely large and very comfortable. We had a really good time in Florida. The beach access was good and the water beautiful. The condo had everything we needed to have a really enjoyable vacation.
We were very pleased with this condo, island princess #401. It had awesome views, well stocked kitchen. It was clean and updated. The beach was close and beach attendants had umbrellas up early. We had a wonderful memorable vacation and would highly recommend it and we will stay here again!
Reviewed on Thursday, July 18, 2013
The condo was very nice. We will stay again. Stocked kitchen, comfortable beds, big bathrooms, and loved the big sliding glass doors that opened to the ocean.
Reviewed on Friday, July 12, 2013
The staff at Dale E Peterson Vacations were so friendly and helpful. After weeks of researching on my own, Jennifer actually helped me to find the specific condo that made our stay so enjoyable. The condo lived up to my expectations and was so comfortable. It provided us with all the amenities that made our stay so enjoyable. It was clean, comfortable, relaxing and felt like home. The beach and emerald coast was absolutely beautiful.
Reviewed on Wednesday, July 10, 2013
We have booked with Dale for several years at the island Princess. Our experience has been wonderful each time. Condo's are great, staff is very good about being responsive to it's guest, location is great! Far better than staying directly in Destin. everything you need in very close to Condo, traffic is non-existent compared to Destin, yet Destin is only 5 minutes when u decide to go there. Love it! Fireworks on the fourth is phenomenal from your own balcony!
Reviewed on Sunday, July 7, 2013
The condo was very comfortable and had a gorgeous view of the ocean. We were very pleased with the service of the staff at check in and also the fact that they took care of our small problem with the freezer immediately upon beig notified. Will definitely be using dale Peterson again.
Reviewed on Friday, July 5, 2013
It was our 40th wedding anniversary. Most of our children were there and some very dear friends. We rented to condos with Dale Peterson Vacations.. The Island Princess is a great place to stay..Okaloosa Island is beautiful. The most beautiful color of water and white beach sand.. We do plan to return... Thanks for a great stay... Fran and Terry Smith
Reviewed on Thursday, July 4, 2013
We stayed at the island Princess & loved it! Being right on the beach & having the chairs & umbrella were great!! The condo was beautiful & more than big enough!!! It was so nice to have the staff on site as well! We also enjoyed the proximity to all the local areas! We were able to go to Navarre & Pensacola one day & Destin the next etc. I can't forget to mention the beautiful beach & water!!! And of course - watching the dolphins swimming so close!!!
Reviewed on Thursday, June 27, 2013
Island Princess was fantastic. Rooms were great and area is beautiful.
Reviewed on Wednesday, June 19, 2013
This is a beautiful fully equipped condo and everyone we came in contact with was helpful and pleasant. The view is awesome and the beach is very clean. There are a lot of restaurants in the area. We would definitely vacation here again.
Reviewed on Friday, June 14, 2013
We had a great time! Everything was very nice! Loved the short walk to the beach!
Reviewed on Thursday, June 13, 2013
The home was very comfortable, and the kitchen well furnished. Our view of the beach was wonderful, and we enjoyed seeing dolphins the first morning of our visit. The only problem we had with the condo was that the ice maker didn't work. Even after someone checked it twice and said it was fixed, it never was. One guy said he'd come look at it the next morning, but never did. Luckily part of the family was nearby, so they always brought ice. The location was good - not far from Destin and other areas of interest, that we went to , like the gulfarium, and hands on science museum, and the pier, and Fudpuckers, and Big Kahuna's.
Reviewed on Friday, June 7, 2013
My family and I enjoyed our visit to Ft. Walton Beach and the selection of this condo. was perfect. The location to restaurants, entertainment, beaches, etc. was a+. We were able to check in early without any issues. I would definitely return to this location.
Reviewed on Thursday, June 6, 2013
This unit was beautifully decorated. The colors were warm and the furniture comfortable. Everything that we needed was there (including an awesome view of the gulf).
Reviewed on Thursday, May 30, 2013
The office personal were very helpful and friendly on our arrival. The unit was very clean and in very good condition. All the appliances worked fine. The furnishings were very tasteful. The condo was well taken care of. The pool and hot tub were very clean and well kept as were the grounds. The location was very easily found and the garage was clean. Of course the beach and the view are the best features. They are just breathtaking.
I have been using Dale Peterson for a long time and I am always treated as a family member. The Island Princess is my favorite place to stay on the Gulf. It is always comfortable and close to anywhere I need to go in the Fort Walton/Destin area. It does not have the traffic that you get involved with in other areas. It is like being home with all the amenities needed for a short or long stay. What I liked the least was having to leave.
Second time we stayed in this condo, we love it! clean and close to the ocean. One upgrade that could improve the condo experience is the internet service, you have a modem, but why not improve and purchase a router, and provide wireless, this is so much needed with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Otherwise, the perfect condo. We'll be there again for this labor day week. 2013.
Reviewed on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
We had an absolute wonderful time! There were 12 people all together with our group, three of them are still there. My condo was a corner unit with the wrap around deck. Every morning I woke up to a beautiful view of the Gulf.Our condo was spacious and decorated beautfully.My bed was very comfortable and we even had acess to the front deck from our bedroom. we were all pleased and are planning on coming back next year!
Reviewed on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
This was our first Florida beach vacation and we were extremely pleased with our accommodations. The room was exactly as described and we had a great rental experience with the management company. Loved staying on this side of the island & would definitely return. The beach was great & so was the water! Can't wait to book again!
Reviewed on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Although a little dated, nice place to stay. Beautiful view of beach from living area and master bed. That made all the difference since the weather was too cold that week to enjoy being out on the beach. Room had a little odor, but nothing a few plug ins couldn't handle. Will stay again.
Reviewed on Friday, December 14, 2012
We enjoyed the quiet and the beautiful view of the ocean and beach. Rather cool weather for full use of the balcony but perfect for beach walking. Our family joined us for Thanksgiving and they were as happy with the beach and apartment as we were. We were very impressed with the maintenance of the facilities and the landscaping etc. Wish we could have stayed longer and we hope to be back next year.
Reviewed on Saturday, June 9, 2012
From the moment we opened the door to our condo, everything was amazing! So clean and decorated perfectly! We felt immediately at home. The service and staff were professional, courteous and available. The view from the balcony cannot be described but I will try. The water is the most amazing color and the sand on the beach blindingly white. Fabulous eateries were near; but you can easily shop and cook in your very own kitchen. It really felt like home, only better. I would, without hesitation, recommend Island Princess to anyone who is looking for a memory making vacation with a mind-searing view! This really is paradise!
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Futures and Options on Futures contract volumes of both long and short held by speculators as per CFTC, suggest creation or enhancement of liquidity on positive side that overwhelmingly help Commercial participants and this factor alone overrides any negligible negative eliments of speculative participation (if any, at all) especially, during this position limitations and their mandatory monitoring and reporting regime. However, having said that, no comments on the past, but future must not be relied on market forces alone without govermental stringent market regulation and punishing offenders when caught on any type of market manipulation. Thanks n regards - Mohan
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You say that speculators are moving these markets. To what extent though? In complete control, or e.g. a 5% influence?
Why have speculators not driven up the US natural gas market? Gas has fallen from a peak around $12 to a recent low of under $2. At least in this market, speculators have no control and cannot increase prices. The market is dominating. Why do you think it should be different for oil, which is a vastly larger market in size and geographic scope than US natural gas?
I see the writer of this article knows very little about commodity markets
First of all 6.5% can make a HUGE difference in finely balanced markets. It seems like a small number to the uninitiated but in commodities it can cause massive run ups and downs.
Secondly...of course commercials will have long positions that is what they do! And unlike other markets commodity futures are a zero sum game. There is a buyer for every seller etc. That means of course there will be short positions matching the longs. But if there is more demand forlongs than shorts then the price goes up. It does not mean that sellers ddisappear! Duh!
Lastly the CFTC is feverishly working to obfuscate the issue by using stats that SOUND benign but in reality prove that speculators are moving these markets. After 33 years in commodities I have NEVER seen a product TRIPLE in value during a period of falling demand. C'mon! The numbers speak for themselves.
Is the Economist asking me to believe that the increase from 20% in 2002 to 50% in 2008 of non-commercial traders (those not needing/using then oil)in the futures market is not a major part of the $147 price? I don't buy it. (Baker Institute Report)
Isn't a futures market designed to take the volatility out of the price discovery process?
The harm is done to the people that can afford it least the retired and the disabled.
Working people have a small solace as with the horrid 9.7 % unemployment is keeping useless driving down as the jobs aren't there to be had.People did cut back this past summer "good by summer".
When heating starts people suffer as it can't be cut down.
speculaters are greedy and cruel to the public in general they ridwe3 up prices to the max as much as they can
we need govt. intervention in the futures markets.
The commodities exchange was invented to even out price spike and dips for both commodity producers and commodity buyers. It helped processors and manufacturers to plan for future supply costs. It helped farmers to plan their plantings and hedge the weather. The traders only facilitated the exchanges and made money when they guessed correctly, lost when they didn't. The exchange was NOT invented to make money for traders and investors. (Someone else can explain this better.)
davidh -
It's not a complete crap shoot.
You look for companies with a proven track record in finding and developing reserves. You look for replacement ratios, how much a company's annual reserve adds compares to annual production. You look at the quality of their project inventory. Where are they exploring? What is the potential and what are the technical, commercial, and political risks? You also look for their unit capital and operating costs. They may have found a lot of oil, but will it be profitable?
If companies were drilling only one well a year then you'd truly be banking on good fortune. But a diversified portfolio with managed risks and many exploration wells per year means that at least some new projects will be discovered.
This article is a little misleading. It is not the act of the trade itself that drove up the prices by the traders, but the concept that they were buying trades coupled with the fear of oil field depletion, which drove up the price based on an unnatural exuberance about the price and future- pun intended- of oil.
Volatility and especially upward volatility, is what drove the price and is what the traders are responsible for.
How can one recommend an oil stock when its future cash depends on good fortune in its well program? A well can be dry, or flow 600 bpd or 7000bpd. Look at GranTierra? Or Amerisur or Alange or Petrominerales. Often 87% down on high, or rising by 100%.....Look at the money made by Strata Pacific.. Buy a spead of risk and hope....
It is unfortunate that more of the stimulus money was not spent on building out more and upgrading existing public transportation/mass transit infrastructure. If 30% of journeys could move from private cars to public transport, up to $50 billion a year of oil imports could be lobbed off the deficity (talk about high return projects.) www.smartinvestorafrica.com
Folks who want to pin the blame for high oil prices entirely on speculators ought to consider the US natural gas market. A lot of the same companies, and all of the large E&P companies, explore for and produce both oil and natural gas. Oil has doubled since earlier in the year, while gas has fallen by half or so. Do the speculators not want to make money off natural gas? If you allow that the increase in US natural gas reserves by around 40% in the past few years might have something to do with it, then aren't you saying that the market has overwhelmed speculators when it comes to gas prices? And if speculators can't control the relatively small and localized US natural gas market, why do you think they can control the vast global oil market?
This seems to me to be a cause and effect problem. I suspect that speculators do have an influence on price, but I think the case of natural gas shows that the market takes the lead.
Also, several times I've seen the comment that the US has 4% of the world's population, but consumes 25% of it oil, implying, I suppose, greed and waste. While conservation should certainly reduce this usage, let's not forget that the US also accounts for about 25% of the world's GDP.
Yohanes23 asked which oil company is worth investing in? Take your pick. You have a bunch of home grown small NS plays that are moving in and developing North Sea fields the large oil companies think are too small to bother with.
Check out a junior like Ithaca Energy (IAE.L)- debt free, producing 5000 bpd, $50MM in cash and trading at very very low multiples. Will double or triple production from their own discoveries in the next few years. Or try Endeavour Energy (END on the NYSE). Will self-fund a quadrupling of production in the next few years in the UKNS.
I think it is safe to expect any play that can self fund large relative production increases will offer large upside (as in multiples).
However, if you like "safe" dinosaur type plays, invest in BP, Chevron etc and harvest their dividends. They move in line with energy prices so are unlikely to offer anywhere near the gains that juniors can offer.
There are all sorts of very interesting junior international oil plays - a few trade in London but most juniors list (or dual list) in Canada as there is a more knowledgeable market. The nice thing about juniors is they offer attractive risk-reward if you pay attention. You can buy very cheap juniors who have discoveries but haven't got their fields into production, so the biggest risk - exploration - is gone. Then it becomes a matter of execution to get the fields into production - for juniors, that can take years. The key is to buy junior in the sweet spot - far enough away from production that the market isn't paying attention but close enough that your patience doesn't run out and price begins to rise. That typically is 6-12 months before major production ramp up. Right now, there is perhaps the largest pricing disparities in a decade due to the credit crunch. Plays like Ithaca and Endeavour have been overlooked - so far.
America has built it's cities and farms around cheap oil. The massive denial we see on the freeway is necessary for people to keep on going. Realizing what an extreme mess the US is in is too painful to seep into our consciousness all at once. I hope we get past this phase soon and start doing something about it.
Comments seem to want to deny the clear evidence emerging. For speculators to move prices they must have a certain volume of trade. The fact that this volume did not exist at the time prices were rising is thus, it seems to me, conclusive proof. Sort of like finding no bullet but still wanting to claim a murder. Odd thinking don't you think?
Speculators of course simply spot trends and jump on them, thus amplifying them a bit. They don't create trends because to do that you have to have positions that are a large part of the total market. I think the amplification of trends is no bad thing if price signals drive supply and demand. And there is the rub. Is this true in oil markets?
Of course what really drove oil prices up was an economic boom driven demand spike meeting a fixed OPEC cartel supply resulting in global spare capacity to fall to historic lows and stay there for a record time. Thus the real culprits are the global low interest policy that created the economic and thus oil demand boom and the OPEC cartel who continue to horde 80% of known reserves and produce only 40% of global output whilst holding insufficient spare production capacity to meet demand as they had in the past.
Still, it seems that for a growing number of our people it is easier and more gratifying to burn a nasty witch, I mean speculator. Maybe this is where our real risks can be found?
p.s. not much news on Iraqi reserves. shame. they are VASTLY greater than stated, just like many of OPEC's monopolists are (monopolist creates illusionary consensus of shortage- no way!!)
p.p.s. The UK gas price is indeed very low. October 09 gas is at 24p /th today but traded above 90p th only 11 months ago. Unlike oil markets, the gas market has no OPEC to reduce supply which is pretty much all (in continental Europe) long term take or pay contracted and thus STOPS supply reduction below about 90% (the usual take or pay volume). Consequently with European industrial activity down 20%+ there is a gas glut at the prompt which it seems can only be ended by demand pick up. Buyers who previously fixed future prices at stop losses as they rose through 2008 might now want to float their prices as they fall into the prompt. But that would be speculating, or would it?
I think most people seem to agree that oil prices will ineluctably rise. I have a question though, which oil company is worth investing in (long term investment)?
It would be good for people to hear about contango. Speculative investors do have an impact on oil prices. If i buy let's say a six months future on oil prices, the price of this future will go up. If we are many to do this, price will then be much higher than the spot rate. Then what happens?
Well some physical traders buy physical oil at spot on the cheap, sell it at a huge price on the 6 months future market, store it in a super tanker for 6 months, and make a huge profit even taking into account the storage costs; So speculation does have an impact as the spot will ultimately increase as well! It would be good for the Economist to try to stop using their intuition and instead do us a real favour by counting the number of real super tankers storing oil at this very moment. And how many millions of barrel does that represent?
And yes, you understand well, without this method, oil price would be much lower than current 60-70$ context. As an example natural gas is much harder to store, and look where it is now compared to the peak.
Any kind of restriction on liquidity levels on futures exchanges will do more harm than good. Only resource taxation can avert speculative buy up of commodities. Holders of futures contracts should be taxed by compelling them to pay taxes in the form of monthly interest based upon the market value of underlying commodities over the lifetime of the contract.
The USA is just like any other country who has put its immediate energy needs into one bracket, in this case its oil, the UK follows a close second, and both cannot for shame blame anyone else because they have been stupid with their own energy in the past.
The USA are around 4 % of the world population and use around 27% of the oil produced each year, and soon they will start pointing the finger at the oil companies for lack of surplus energy, then they will blame OPEC and so on until there is such a situation as we see today, Iraq, Afganistan and maybe if they can drum up enough crap it will be al out war with either Iran of even China, for their energy.
Wheather or not oil has actualy peaked is not the problem, its how the remaining oil will be shared out after that point.
Every developed industrial nation throughout the globe have heavily invested in China, Tiwan, Korea and also India to get their cheaper goods to market, thus creating the energy vaccum we see today, as China and India alone grow they are going to need all their surplus energies, so cutting the throat of every man women and child throughout the world who need that energy for their survival.
Ever heard the saying that you have never had it so good, well the Uk and the USA had it all once upon a time, yet they are the first countries to complain like a stuck pig when they are not getting what they want, spit out their dummy and join together in a dirty war of sorts, so as to continue living on others backs.
The cheaper goods flowing in from parts forein, is like a saying from my Grandfather, making people work for nothing and giving other something for doing nothing doesn't work and the majority will eventually suffer greatly.
In the news the last few daysthere was a glimmer of hope for the oil situation when there was the discovery in the Mexican gulf, it is thought that 4 billion barels of the black stuff was found,
If you have done any research at all this consists of only 40% of the available oil coming to the surface, the rest normally cannot be extracted, and the total sum of such an amount aquates to about 2 months world supply, the cost of needing that energy is going to be very expensive indeed, we would be better off leaving it where it is for our lubrication needs,
Did you know that one we losse overal control of the lubrication of our heavy industries, the whole infastructure would grind to a half within a few weeks, without lube we could not keep things running especially on the lower grade vedgeatable based oils, because they canot withstand the heat produced and go off very quickly once over heated, and thus we should be conserving vital oil deposits for future generations.
On a closing note, once we losse control of our immediate enviornment and the food production, cicvilisation as we know it is but three meals away.
Data drilling,
First of all, oil prices are driven not because of Wall Street claim of Demand exceeding supply but as far as I'm concerned this commodity asset class is being used as an asset class by investment funds.
Now as the price of the USD declines against other foreign currencies the price of oil particulary at the moment is being used as hedge against potential inflationary pressures resulting from massive government spending programs.
This is also true for Gold.
Finally, in my opinion last years oil rally to 147.5 dollars a barrel was a pure speculative move and if you remember Wall Street and US Treasury at that time were blaming China and India.
Anyway a note of reminder to the viewers today US represents 5 percent of the world's population and is responsible for contributing 25 percent of the world's CO2 emissions.
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Masherbrum | |
Masherbrum, July 2004
Elevation | 7,821 m (25,659 ft)[1] Ranked 22nd |
Prominence | 2,457 m (8,061 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Location | |
Pakistan | |
Location | Ghanche District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan |
Range | Karakoram |
Coordinates | 35°38′24″N 76°18′21″E / 35.64000°N 76.30583°ECoordinates: 35°38′24″N 76°18′21″E / 35.64000°N 76.30583°E[1] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1960 by George Bell and Willi Unsoeld |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Masherbrum (also known as K1) is located in the Ghanche District, Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. At 7,821 metres (25,659 ft) it is the 22nd highest mountain in the world and the 9th highest in Pakistan. It was the first mapped peak in the Karakoram mountain range, hence its name.
The meaning of the name "Masherbrum" is not entirely clear. It may come from mashadar (muzzle-loading gun) plus brum (mountain), from the resemblance of the double summit to an old muzzle-loader. It may also come from masha (queen or lady), giving "queen of peaks." Other meanings have also been suggested.
Masherbrum is the highest peak of the Masherbrum Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It is a large and striking peak, which is somewhat overshadowed by the nearby 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) peaks of the main range of the Karakoram which includes four of the fourteen Eight-thousanders, namely K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II.
The Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south of the Baltoro Glacier and the main range of the Karakoram lies to the north of the Baltoro. The main range is the continental divide of southern Asia. Rivers to the south flow into the Arabian Sea. Rivers to the north flow to the Yellow Sea.
The Baltoro Glacier is the route most commonly used to access the 8000m peaks of the Karakoram, and many trekkers also travel on the Baltoro. Masherbrum also lies at the north end of the Hushe Valley, which serves as the southern approach to the peak.
Climbing history[edit]
In 1856, Thomas Montgomerie, a British Royal Engineers lieutenant, noticed a tall mountain in the Karakorams and called it K1 (denoting peak 1 of the Karakorams). To the local people of the area, it is known as Masherbrum.
Masherbrum was reconnoitered in 1911 by Dr. William H. Workman and his wife Mrs. Fanny Bullock Workman. It was first attempted in 1938 from the south; the attempt failed just short of the summit.
After two more failed expeditions, in 1955 and 1957, Masherbrum was first climbed in 1960 by George Irving Bell and Willi Unsoeld, part of an American-Pakistani expedition led by Nick Clinch. They succeeded in climbing the southeast face route that had stymied the earlier parties.
The Himalayan Index lists three additional ascents and six additional failed attempts on Masherbrum. The ascents include two by additional routes, the NW Face and the NW Ridge/N Face.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- H. Adams Carter, "Balti Place Names in the Karakoram", American Alpine Journal 49 (1975), p. 53.
- Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks, ISBN 0-89886-238-8
- Himalayan Index
- Major Raja Shaheryar Khan: The Pakistani army officer who was part of this first expedition to summit K-1, was Captain Raja Javed Akhter Khan, who was killed in the 1971 war between Pakistan and India, at the rank of a Major. Javed took first Pakistan and Pakistan Army expeditions to peaks including Broad peak in 1969.


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Who should possess the land of Israel? Christian evangelicals say it should be the descendants of Abraham. They point to the Old Testament and claim that God gave this land forever to the descendants of Abraham and that God demands they and they alone own the land.
To the Christian evangelical, this means the Jews. Yes, it is the Jews who own this land, and it is their land forever.
There is only one problem. And it is a huge one. Science proves those who call themselves "Jews" are not Jews! DNA Science has confounded the Christian evangelicals by proving conclusively that most of the people in the nation of Israel and in World Jewry are not the descendants of Abraham.
Those living today who profess to be "Jews" are not of the ancient Israelites, and they are not the seed of Abraham. In fact, the new DNA research shows that the Palestinians actually have more Israelite blood than do the "Jews!"
The nation of Israel today is populated with seven and half million imposters.
What exactly is the "Khazarian Hypothesis?" Simply stated, it holds that the Jewry genome is a mosaic of ancestries which rise primarily out of the Khazars.
Jews are Khazars, not Israelites.
The "Jews" of America, Europe, and Israel are descendants not of Father Abraham but of King Bulan and the people of ancient Khazaria. Khazaria was an amalgam of Turkic clans who once lived in the Caucasus (Southern Russia) in the early centuries CE. These Turkic peoples were pagans who converted to Judaism in the eighth century. As converts, they called themselves "Jews," but none of their blood comes from Israel.
Geneticists report that less than 2% of "Jews" living in Israel are actually Israelites. Later, the "Jews" (Khazars) emigrated, settling in Russia, Hungary, Poland, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. As "Jews," the Khazars then left the European nations in 1948 and settled the fledgling, new nation of Israel.
The people of Israel are not the seed, nor the ancestors, of Abraham. They call themselves "Jews," but in fact, DNA science shows them to be Khazars. They say they are "Jew," but they are not.
"There are no blood or family connections among the Jews," said Dr. Elhaik in an interview with Haaretz, Israel's daily newspaper. "The various groups of Jews in the world today do not share a common genetic origin. Their genome is largely Khazar."
Thus, when Prime Minister Netanyahu says, "God gave this land to our Israelite forefathers," he is absolutely wrong. There are no Israelite forefathers of today's "Jews." When today's "Jews" say they should possess the land because they are Israelites and are the seed of Abraham, they are mistaken.
The "Jews" are in Israel for one reason and one reason only: Because the United States, in 1948, recognized the nation of "Israel" and has since funded and protected it. God's Word has nothing to do with it.
God's Word, the Holy Bible, prophesied that in the last days imposters would erroneously and falsely claim to be "Jews." These imposters would, the Bible told us, persecute their enemies and especially the Christians. But God would have his revenge:
"Behold, I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; Behold I will make them to come and worship at thy feet and know that I have loved thee." (Revelation 3:9)
Do the "Jews" (Khazars) not do exactly as our God prophesied? Do they not persecute the Palestinians and defile the land, claiming they are its original inhabitants? This, even though their proven ancestors, the Khazars, never set foot in the Middle East and are not the seed of Abraham?
My thanks to Dr. Eran Elhaik of Johns Hopkins University and to his associates. You have performed a valuable service with your DNA research, both to Christianity and to world understanding. Elhaik's research confirms earlier DNA studies, especially the work of Dr. Ariella Oppenheim of Hebrew University, who likewise found, in 2001, that the "Jews" came from the Khazars rather than the Israelites. Dr. Oppenheim even found that some of the Palestinians have the chromosomes proving they are "Cohen," related to the ancient Israelites who worked in the Synagogue and Temple.
I ask my evangelical Christian friends: What will you do now? Will you heed what God said, in Revelation 2 and 3, about "them which say they are Jews and are not?" Will you accept modern DNA science as legitimate and valuable in proving the truth of God's Word?
Or will you, dear Christian friend, walk right on by, dismissing what both God and science have informed you?
God said that the seed of Abraham would inherit the land. Therefore, we must—absolutely must—in light of the DNA evidence, ask ourselves: Where, and who are the seed of Abraham?
We know that Netanyahu and the people who now inhabit Israel have no claim to the land. They are interlopers, false pretenders. But there is a true and legitimate Chosen People of God. In fact, the scriptures had it right all along. The answer is found in Galatians 3:29. Read it for yourself:
"And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise."
So, if you belong to Jesus our Lord, you are "Abraham's seed," regardless of your physical race. You are overcomers, and Revelation 21:7 promises, "He that overcometh shall inherit all things." This is the great secret that every true Christian knows.
God is not a racist. The Great Commission extends to every race and ethnicity. We who love Jesus are His Chosen People, and we have the promise first given to Abraham way back in Genesis.
Know this, and you will forever be greatly blessed. And that, dear friends is the promise given Abraham and his seed.
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This was one of the scariest books I've ever read. Sixteen-year-old Miranda is a typical teen living a usual life in a small town … until an asteroid hits the moon and knocks it off its orbit. Within days, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis have killed millions. Soon after, volcanic ash permeates the atmosphere, ushering in an early, exceptionally cold, and exceedingly long winter.
Through daily entries in her diary, Miranda tells the story of how her family nearly freezes and starves to death. Day by day, over the course of 10 months, the reader experiences the grim dwindling of resources, the infrequent reasons for optimism, and the inescapable death of hope. For me, the end of communication with anyone other than those who lived within a mile or two of Miranda's family was one of the most frightening aspects of the book. It made me realize how much I rely on television, radio and the internet to inform me about what's happening in the world.
Fortunately, Miranda's mother had the sense to stock up on food before things got too dire, and the subsequent, to-be-expected mass looting of provisions. Day by day, Miranda records the food her mother allows them to eat, and the too frequent times when they eat nothing at all. The book goes on and on, with Miranda recording also the struggle to stay warm, the minor irritations between her family members who are confined to one room of the house, and the disease and death that settles over her small town.
Toward the end, I seriously doubted that anyone would survive. But in the end, there is a small glimmer of hope. Had this been a real occurrence, it's still doubtful to me that anyone would survive, but I'm glad that Ms. Pfeffer chose to come down on the side of hope. That's what novels are for.
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On a personal note, my family experienced the Mt. St. Helens volcanic eruption on May 18, 1980. For days, weeks and months afterwards, this created varying amounts of havoc in the surrounding area. The most frightening aspect to me, once I knew what was happening, was to watch the sky growing ever darker with ash. We heard the explosion at around 8:30 am. (Mt. St. Helens is over 300 miles away from where we live.) My husband and I were outside planting shrubs at our new house. We spent the morning watching a dark cloud moving closer and closer to us. We thought it was a thunderstorm, but it wasn't getting any cooler or windier. At lunchtime, we went inside and turned on the radio. That's when we found out that Mt. St. Helens had erupted. Scientists had been predicting it for months.
By 2:00 pm, you couldn't see your hand stretched out in front of you. Throughout the day and evening, birds, blind in flight, kept smacking against our windows, which was eerie and unnerving. When I went to bed that night, it was with dread: Would we see the sun in the morning?
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This picture was taken on July 27. I was in the hospital after having our third baby, on the 26th. The morning of the 27th, my husband and his dad decided to go see the mountain that'd blown its top off. There were restrictions about how close you could fly near it. This was as close as you could get at that time.


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This is the Icarus Shawl from Interweave Knits that I made for my SIL for her wedding in early October of last year. I must say that I loved this pattern. I was easy without being boring. I finished it in about 3 weeks of working on it in the evenings after the kids were in bed and the dishes were done. I used the JaggerSpun Zepher. (I don't think I spelled any of that right and with a glass of wine in hand and a 16 month old screaming upstairs, I'm not going ot check it.) That yarn is delicious. The shawl was a fun time making and the wedding was a wonderful one. I love my SIL dearly and am so happy that she found someone to share in her life. My sincerest hope is that my little Flora will not be like her mom, but will be just like her Aunt Catherine! ( I think the wine is making me a bit sentimental - sorry about that!)


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I'd not really looked into the development of roms for any other phone, so i didn't appreciate that these kinds of improvement are wholesale across nearly every phone, often within days of their release.
This seems odd to me, as i don't understand how LG have managed to deploy the resources of a multi-national corporation to spend 6 months designing a phone and optimizing its software, only for a single developer to improve on it within days, working part time, for free, and without half of the tools available to the 'professionals'. This is a brand new flagship phone, not even properly released in most places, so i would have thought that every effort would have gone into ensuring that things such as using the ext4 filesystem would have been thought through.
Obviously the easy answer is that Paul and the guys at Cyanogemod/XDA are just simply geniuses, and it seems weird that given the consistent ability that developers show when it comes to improving these devices, that a big company such as LG doesn't make half of them offers they can't refuse to do it full time for them, because unless I'm missing something they're a lot better at it :s
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Making a Living in Canada
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Making a Living in Canada
The Fall of the Living Wage
In a just economy all jobs would pay enough for people to live. Today they don't. Some Canadians want government to raise wages without addressing deeper economic justice questions — is that wise?
Instead of propping up some wages for some people — and leaving the wages of the jobless at zero — we'd rather see a just economy, where all people can make their own way without government intereference.
by Greg deGroot-Maggetti
with research assistance by Jeanette Unger
with research assistance by Jeanette Unger
A job is the best route out of poverty. That common wisdom was heard often when federal and provincial ministers met in the 1990s to talk about child and family poverty.
For Dave, the cabbie who drove me to the airport in Winnipeg on a recent visit, reality was a bit different. The two, low-paying jobs he held were not quite enough to lift him, his wife and children out of poverty. And provincial welfare, which he had to rely on during a spell of unemployment, offered no training to help him get a better paying job. A job that pays a living wage.
A living wage. Thats a term coined in the 19th century that is being heard more and more across Canada and the United States.
The living wage is about making sure that families have enough money to live on. Its a basic battle. It was won before. It needs to be fought again.
The stark reality is that, for many people, a job is no passport out of poverty. There are workers whose home is a shelter, whose grocery store is the food bank. More and more people and groups are waking up to the fact that you just cant make a living at the minimum wage or just above it.
And that awareness has fuelled the growth of living wage movements across North America.
In the U.S., where living wage campaigns emerged in the 1990s, the focus was on local governments. Campaigns called on local governments to implement living wage ordinances, which require any business that contracts with the municipal government to agree to pay a living wage. Different cities set the living wage at different levels. Ordinances can also include other workplace standards such as health benefits, overtime and vacation pay, for example. To date, more than 120 U.S. cities have implemented living wage ordinances and the movement has included universities and other publicly funded institutions in the call to implement living wage policies.
In Canada, living wage campaigns generally focus on raising the minimum wage and social assistance rates. There are campaigns in almost every province and territory as well as national groups advancing the call for living wages.
Not all of the campaigns use the term living wage. In PEI, the call is for liveable incomes. The Working Group for Liveable Income looks at the mix of wages, employment insurance and welfare needed to lift islanders out of poverty reflecting the seasonal nature of the PEI economy. The movement in Quebec, by far the most developed in Canada or the U.S., mobilized around the banner of a Quebec without poverty. This broad-based movement succeed in getting the Quebec government to pass legislation requiring it to work toward the elimination of poverty. The movement has moved onto fleshing out the specific policies minimum wage levels and social supports to achieve the goal of a Quebec with no poverty.
Groups in Ontario have gathered force around the Ontario needs a raise campaign. In Manitoba, the Just Income Coalition is leading the call to raise the minimum wage. In Saskatchewan it is the Living Wage Coalition, in New Brunswick it is the Common Front for Social Justice.
And there are groups in BC, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Yukon actively working to raise minimum wages and social assistance rates.
At the national level, the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO) has been a catalyst in bringing together representatives from many of the provincial and national groups calling for a living wage.
So what is a living wage? Most groups are calling for a minimum wage that is high enough to lift a single adult working full-time, full-year, above the poverty line defined as either the Low-Income Cutoff or the Market Basket Measure in a large city. Campaign 2000 has built on that to calculate the level of child benefits that would be needed to keep family incomes above the poverty line. Others are looking at what additional income supports would be needed for part-time, part-year workers. And groups like the Worker Action Centre in Toronto are committed to make government enforce basic employment standards.
Across Canada, nearly one in four jobs (23.6%) pay low wages less than $10 an hour. For many people in these jobs, there is little job security and few or no benefits. For some, like Dave, this means piecing together more than one job and working 60 or 70 hours a week. Others simply cannot get enough work or must work for unscrupulous employers who dont even pay the legal minimum wage.
It may be hard to believe that we are back to fighting one of the most basic battles for social justice the battle for living wages. That battle was fought and largely won over the course of the last century. But two decades of neglect or outright assaults on the basic pillars of income security minimum wages, unemployment insurance and social assistance have turned back the clock. Once again we have learned that food banks, soup kitchens and homeless shelters are stopgaps whose need will only decline through a renewed commitment to policies rooted in social justice.
Living wage movements offer real hope for making Canada a place where a job is, indeed, a route far from poverty and where those who cannot work are assured the dignity of an adequate income and good public services.
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hey great article, i know it's a shame, i feel if a business opens up and can't pay a decent wage then he doesn't need to be open, im from the us and their doing the samething here trying to keep everyone down
Lee Russ believes that globalization and job outsourcing are bad things. What they do is make necessary the understanding of the reasons behind them, and that's good.
Companies of all sizes in the U.S. pay substantial taxes, but they get the money to do it by passing on those costs to their customers – us. Tney have no other source. They get the needed higher prices by reducing supplies. If they find they can reduce costs by conducting some business in foreign countries, that's what they do. One of those ways is to hire capable labor where its cost is lower. That lets them stay in business instead of failing and putting lots of folks out of work. I think that's good.
Want to reduce outsourcing and globalization? Get the government's hands out of our pockets with a rational and limited tax revenue source.
I guess I don't see the correlation between geonomics and whether or not a living wage ordinance is a good thing. I currently feel like it is a good thing; that it can coexist with georgist principles. Can someone elaborate? Thanks!
Raising the minimum wage helps one segment of the labor force, but has little impact above that segment or below that segment (the unemployed). That doesn't mean that there's no value in fighting to make the "minimum" wage a "livable" wage. But it does mean that we need a lot more than that fight.
In the current economic context it's difficult to prescribe a single solution to the problems of working people. The globalization/outsourcing phenomenon is threatening both the existence of jobs in industrialized countries, and the wage levels of the jobs that remain, and threatening them in a way that I don't believe has ever been seen before. In fact, no matter how successful we may be in current battles over a living wage, the effects of globalization will, if unchecked, eventually undo those efforts.
It is essential that the world at large attempt to deal with the globalization problem. Over time, globalization will lower the standard of living for industrial nations, while lowering freedom, health, and general quality of life in the newly developing nations where the jobs are now being placed. In essence, it looks to me like globalization will eventually bring the entire planet back to something like the late 19th century, which were dark times indeed for workers.
If you raise the minimum wage, you'll increase unemployment, so there will be fewer jobs.
Nullify the unconstitutional "Natural Rate of Unemployment" policy of the government that violates the 14th Amendment and you will never again have underemployment (low wage earners).
Have the government refund their welfare taxes as an incentive to induce employees to invest 10% of their disposable income and employers that match their employees' investments in a Private Welfare Wages Fund that is fine-tuned into welfare services (health, education, etc) and welfare investments (hospitals, schools, etc) and you will never again have inflation or recessions.


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