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text: Greetings from Manning Park British Columbia! We started our journey in Marblemount, WA where we toured the North Cascades National Park communications center and Wilderness Information Center. We then began the approximately 3 hour drive to British Columbia. The Canadian border guards must not have been in a good mood as we were stuck at the border for almost half an hour. About two hours later, we finally pulled up to our bunkhouse, graciously vacated for the time we will be here by the rangers who normally occupy this building. We had sushi for dinner, which was a lot of fun to make. Ben also prepared some bread dough to bake fresh tomorrow. We also went about dividing the daily tasks to make things a little more organized. From the beginning, we've been so excited to begin our trail work. We knew it was going to be a lot of fun! We've been keeping a running journal of our days here. The crew has decided to blog as a group taking turns on various nights to write down our group adventures. Below are a couple of our first days together. Day 5: It's been another beautiful day working in Manning Provincial Park. We started early and continued working on the Lightning Lake Loop. Today was our first wacky fashion Friday, where we all dressed in wacky clothes we picked up at value village on our way to Canada. We continued to lop, level, and saw our way down the trail. Yesterday we discovered that one of the retaining walls along the trail had collapsed; we made repairing it one of our goals for the day. The whole crew pitched in cutting logs, carrying rocks and moving dirt to repair and replace the retaining wall over the course of the work day. Tomorrow we head out to the Strike Lake Campground to work on a more remote set of trails. Can't wait to blog about it when we return! Day 6: Last night was our fourth and final night in the ranger barracks in the Manning Park housing complex. We woke up late to a beautiful day and had breakfast at about 8am. We then began to pack up our personal stuff - like clothes and toiletries - and our group gear for our eight-day, seven-night backcountry working trip. After all the gear was packed and in the car, we cleaned the ranger barracks. We mopped the floors, vacuumed the rooms and washed all of our dishes. We then shuttled ourselves and our bags to the Lightning Lakes trailhead. After a quick lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, we began our three and a half mile hike, in the pouring rain, to Strike Camp. Thankfully, once we arrived, the rain subsided and we were able to pitch our tents. We then cooked dinner and went to sleep. Tomorrow we will finish work on the lightning lake loop and start work to refurbish the Strike Camp. See you tomorrow! Peace out! SCA International crew signing out for the week.


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Assuming that the inferred motions are real and generated by GI, they can be used to estimate . Evidence from virialized systems on smaller scales suggest a low-density universe of ~ 0.1-0.2, but these values may be biased. The spatial variations of the large-scale velocity field now allow measuring the mass density in a volume closer to a ``fair'' sample. One family of methods is based on comparing the dynamical fields derived from velocities to the fields derived from galaxy redshifts (Section 8.1, 8.2). These methods can be applied in the linear regime but they always rely on the assumed biasing relation between galaxies and mass often parametrized by b, so they provide an estimate of f() / b. Another family of methods measures from redshift surveys alone, based on z-space deviations from isotropy (Section 8.3). Finally, there are methods which rely on non-linear effects in the velocity data alone, and provide estimates of independent of b (Section 8.4, 8.5). The various estimates of and are summarized in Table 1 at the end of the section. Note that the errors quoted by different authors reflect different degrees of sophistication in the error analysis, and are in many cases underestimates of the true uncertainty.
Equation (19) is best at estimating v(0), the linear velocity of the LG in the CMB frame due to the gravitational acceleration g(0) exerted by the mass fluctuations around it. A comparison with the LG velocity of 627 ± 22 km s-1 as given by the CMB dipole is a direct measure of . One expects to obtain a lower bound on because v ~ 600 km s-1 is very improbable in a low-density universe. One way to estimate g(0) is from a whole-sky galaxy survey where only the angular positions and the fluxes (or diameters) are observed, exploiting the coincidence of nature that both the apparent flux and the gravitational force vary as r-2. If L M, then the vector sum of the fluxes in a volume-limited sample is g(0) due to the mass in that volume. This idea can be modified to deal with a flux-limited sample once the luminosity function is known, and applications to the combined UGC/ESO diameter-limited catalog of optical galaxies yield opt values in the range 0.3-0.5 (Lahav 1987; Lynden-Bell et al. 1989). These estimates suffer from limited sky coverage, uncertain corrections for Galactic extinction, and different selection procedures defining the north and south samples. The IRAS catalog provides a superior sky coverage of 96% of the sky, with negligible Galactic extinction and with fluxes observed by one telescope, but with possible under-sampling of cluster cores (Kaiser & Lahav 1989). A typical estimate from the angular IRAS catalog is I = 0.9 ± 0.2 (Yahil et al. 1986).
The redshift surveys provide the third dimension which could help in deriving g(0) by Equation (19), subject to the difficulties associated with discrete, flux-limited sampling (Section 5). The question is whether g(0) is indeed predominantly due to the mass within the volume sampled, i.e., whether g(0) as computed from successive concentric spheres converges interior to Rmax. This is an issue of fundamental uncertainty (e.g. Lahav et al. 1990; Juszkiewicz et al. 1990; Strauss et al. 1992b). The r - z mapping (21) could either compress or rarify the z-space volume elements depending on the sign of u in the sense that an outflow makes the z-space density z smaller than the true density : z(x) (x) - 2[v(x) - v(0)] · rhat / r. The varying selection function adds to this geometrical effect [in analogy to n (r) in the IM bias (Section 3.2)] and there is contribution from dv / dr as well (Kaiser 1987). It is thus clear that the redshifts must be corrected to distances and that any uncertainty in v(x) at large x or at x = 0 would confuse the derived g(0). The latter is the Kaiser ``rocket effect'': if v(0) originates from a finite volume r < r0 and the density outside r0 is uniform with v = 0, then the measurements in z-space introduce a fake g(0) in the direction of v(0) due to the matter outside r0, and this g(0) is logarithmically diverging with r. v(0) is uncertain because it is derived like the rest of v(x) from the density distribution - not from the CMB dipole. These difficulties in identifying convergence limit the effectiveness of this method in determining the PS on large scales and . The hopes for improvement by increasing the depth are not high because the signal according to conventional PS models drops with distance faster than the shot-noise.
Attempting to measure I from the IRAS data, Strauss et al. (1992b) computed the probability distribution of g(0) under several models for the statistics of fluctuations, via a self-consistent solution for the velocities and an ad hoc fix to the rocket effect, which enabled partial corrections for shot-noise, finite volume, and small-scale non-linear effects. They confirmed that the direction of g(0) converges to a direction only ~ 20° away from the CMB dipole, but were unable to determine unambiguously whether |g(0)| converges even within 100 h-1Mpc. A maximum likelihood fit and careful error analysis constrained I to the range 0.4-0.85 with little sensitivity to the PS assumed. Rowan-Robinson et al. (1991, 1993) obtained from the QDOT dipole I = 0.8+0.2-0.15. Hudson's (1993b) best estimate from the optical dipole is opt = 0.72+0.37-0.18.
The volume-limited Abell/ACO catalog of clusters with redshifts within 300 h-1Mpc was used to compute g(0) in a similar way under the assumption that clusters trace mass linearly (Scaramella et al. 1991). An apparent convergence was found by ~ 180 h-1Mpc to the value g(0) 4860c km s-1. A comparison with the LG-CMB motion of 600 km s-1 yields c 0.123, which corresponds to opt 0.44 and I 0.56 if the ratios of biasing factors are 4.5:1.3:1 (Section 7.1). A similar analysis by Plionis & Valdarnini (1991) yielded convergence by ~ 150 h-1Mpc and values larger by ~ 30-80%.
The linear correlation found between mass density and galaxy density (Section 6.2) can be used to estimate the ratio . The density v determined by POTENT from velocities assuming = 1 relates in linear theory to the true by v f(), while linear biasing assumes = b-1 g, so v = g. Dekel et al. (1993) carried out a careful likelihood analysis using the POTENT mass density from the Mark II velocity data and the density of IRAS 1.9 Jy galaxies, and found I = 1.3-0.6+0.75 at 95% confidence. A similar analysis based on the Mark III and IRAS 1.2 Jy is in progress. The degeneracy of and b is broken in the quasi-linear regime, where (v) is no longer f-1. The compatible quasi-linear corrections in POTENT and in the IRAS analysis allow a preliminary attempt to separate these parameters, which yields for Mark II data > 0.46 (95% level) if bI > 0.5. A correction for IM bias could reduce the 95% confidence limit to > 0.3 at most. These results are valid for linear biasing; possible non-linear biasing may complicate the analysis because it is hard to distinguish from non-linear gravitational effects.
The advantage of comparing densities is that they are local,
independent of reference frame, and can be reasonably corrected for
non-linear effects. The comparison can alternatively
be done between the observed velocities and those predicted from a
redshift survey, subject to limited knowledge of the quadrupole and
higher moments of the mass distribution outside the surveyed volume
and other biases.
Kaiser et al. (1991)
obtained from Mark II velocities versus QDOT
predictions I = 0.9+0.20-0.15. An
analysis by Roth (1994)
using IRAS 1.9 Jy galaxies yielded I = 0.6
± 0.3 (2).
Nusser & Davis (1994) implemented
a novel method based on
the Zel'dovich approximation in spherical harmonics to predict the
velocity dipole of distant shells from the IRAS 1.2 Jy redshift
survey and found in comparison to the dipoles derived from observed
Similar comparisons with the optical galaxy fields indicate a similar
correlation between light and mass. A comparison at the velocity level
gives (Hudson 1994) opt = 0.5 ± 0.1, and a preliminary
comparison at the density level with 12 h-1Mpc smoothing indicates
(Hudson et al. 1994) opt 0.75 ± 0.2,
in general agreement
with the ratio of bopt / bI 1.3-1.4 obtained by direct
comparison. Shaya et al.
(1994) applied the least-action
reconstruction method (Section 7.2) to a
redshift survey of several
hundred spirals within our local 30 h-1Mpc neighborhood and
crudely obtained by comparison to TF distances opt ~ 0.4.
Redshift samples, which contain hidden information about velocities, can
be used on their own to measure . The clustering, assumed
isotropic in real space, x, is anisotropic in z-space, z,
where z = r + xhat · v displaces
galaxies along the preferred direction xhat. While virial
velocities on small scales stretch clusters into ``fingers of god''
along the line of sight, systematic infall
motions enhance large-scale structures by artificially squashing them
along the line of sight. The linear approximation - · v = g
indicates that the effect is -dependent because - · v is
related to the anisotropy in z-space while g is isotropic, so
the statistical deviations from isotropy can tell (e.g.
Sargent & Turner 1977).
Kaiser (1987) showed in linear
theory that the anisotropic Fourier PS in
z-space is related to the real-space PS of mass density, P
(k), via
where µ
khat · xhat. This relation is valid only for a fixed
µ, i.e., in a distant volume of small solid angle
(Zaroubi & Hoffman 1994), but
there are ways to apply it more generally.
The redshift PS can be decomposed into Legendre polynomials,
Pl (µ),
with even multipole moments Plz
Based on Equation (25) the first two non-vanishing moments are
so the observable ratio of quadrupole to monopole
is a function of independent of P (k).
A preliminary application to the 1.2 Jy IRAS
survey yields I ~ 0.3-0.4 at wavelength 30-40 h-1Mpc,
suspected of being an underestimate because of non-linear
effects out to ~ 50 h-1Mpc
(Cole et al. 1993).
Peacock & Dodds (1994) developed a
method for reconstructing the linear
PS and they obtain I = 1.0 ± 0.2.
The distortions should be apparent in the z-space two-point correlation
function, z (rp, ), which is the excess of pairs with
along the line of sight and rp transversely
(Davis & Peebles 1983).
The contours of equal , assumed round in r-space, appear in
z-space elongated along the line of sight at small separations
and squashed on large scales depending on .
Hamilton (1992;
1993) used the multiple moments of
z, in analogy to Equations (26-27),
and his various
estimates from the 1.9 Jy IRAS survey span the range
= 0.25-1.
Fisher et al. (1994a)
computed z(rp, )
from the 1.2 Jy IRAS survey, and derived the first two pair-velocity
moments. Their attempt to use the velocity dispersion via the Cosmic
Virial Theorem led to the conclusion that this is a bad method for estimating
, but the mean, <
v12 > = 109+64-47 at
10 h-1Mpc, yielded I =
0.45+0.27-0.18. The drawbacks of
using versus PS
are that (a) the uncertainty in the mean
density affects all scales in whereas it is limited to the k = 0
mode of the PS, (b) the errors on different scales in are
correlated whereas they are independent in a linear PS for a Gaussian
field, and (c) mixes different physical scales, complicating the
transition between the linear and non-linear regimes. Non-linear
effects tend to make all the above results underestimates.
A promising method that is tailored to deal with a realistic redshift
survey of a selection function (r) and does not rely on the subtleties of Equation (25)
is based on a weighted spherical harmonic
decomposition of z(z)
(Fisher et al. 1994b),
The arbitrary weighting function f (z) is vanishing at infinity
to eliminate surface terms. The mean-square of the harmonics is derived
in linear theory assuming that the survey is a ``fair'' sample,
and r and
c are explicit
integrals over r of certain expressions involving (r), f (r),
Bessel functions and their derivatives. The first term represents real
structure and the second is the correction embodying the z-space
distortions. The harmonic PS in z-space, averaged over m,
is thus determined by P (k) and , where the
z-space distortions appear as
a -dependent
excess at small l. The harmonic PS derived
from the 1.2 Jy IRAS survey yields I = 1.0
± 0.3 for an assumed
8 = 0.7
(motivated by the IRAS ,
Fisher et al. 1994a),
with an additional systematic uncertainty of ± 0.2 arising from the
unknown shape of the PS.
The methods for measuring from redshift distortions are
promising because they are relatively free of systematic errors and
because very large redshift surveys are achievable in the near future.
With a sufficiently large redshift survey, one can even hope to be able
to use the non-linear effects to determine and b separately.
Assuming that the initial fluctuations are a random Gaussian
field, the one-point PDF of smoothed density develops a characteristic
skewness due to non-linear effects early in the
quasi-linear regime (Section 7.2). The
skewness of is given in second-order
perturbation theory by < 3 > / < 2 >2 (34/7 - 3 - n),
where n is the effective power index near the
smoothing scale
(Bouchet et al.
1992). Since this ratio
for is practically
independent of ,
and since ·
v ~ -f, the
corresponding ratio
for · v
strongly depends on , and
in second-order
(Bernardeau et al. 1994).
Using N-body simulations and 12 h-1Mpc smoothing one
indeed finds T3 = -1.8 ± 0.7 for = 1 and T3
= -4.1 ± 1.3 for = 0.3,
where the quoted error is the cosmic scatter for a sphere of radius
40 h-1Mpc in a CDM universe (H0 = 75,
b = 1). A preliminary estimate
of T3 in the current POTENT velocity field within 40
h-1Mpc is -1.1 ± 0.8, the
error representing distance errors. With the two errors added in
quadrature, = 0.3 is
rejected at the ~ 2 level
(somewhat sensitive to the assumed PS).
Since the PDF contains only part of the information stored in the data
and is in some cases not that sensitive to the IPDF
(Section 7.2), a
more powerful bound can be obtained by using the detailed
v(x) to recover the IPDF,
and use the latter to constrain . This is done by comparing the
-dependent IPDF recovered
from observed velocities to an
assumed IPDF
(Nusser & Dekel 1993), most
naturally a Gaussian as recovered from IRAS density
(Section 7.2). The velocity out of
POTENT Mark II within a conservatively selected volume was fed into the IPDF
recovery procedure with
either 1 or 0.3, and the errors due to
distance errors and cosmic scatter were estimated. The IPDF recovered
with = 1 is found
marginally consistent with Gaussian while the
one recovered with = 0.3
shows significant deviations. The
largest deviation bin by bin in the IPDF is ~ 2 for
= 1 and > 4 for = 0.3, and a similar rejection
is obtained with a 2-type statistic. The skewness and kurtosis
are poorly determined because of noisy tails but the replacements <
x|x| > and < |x| > allow a rejection of
= 0.3 at the (5-6) levels.
A diverging flow in an extended low-density region can provide a robust
dynamical lower bound on , based on the fact that large outflows
are not expected in a low- universe
(Dekel & Rees 1994). The
velocities are assumed to be induced by GI, but no assumptions need
to be made regarding galaxy biasing or the exact statistical nature
of the fluctuations. The derivatives of a diverging velocity field infer
a non-linear approximation to the mass density,
c(, ðv / ðx)
(Equation 6), which is an overestimate, c > , when the true
value of is
assumed. Analogously to 0 = -f()-1
· v, the c inferred from a given diverging
velocity field becomes more negative when a smaller is assumed, and it may become
smaller than -1. The value of is bounded from below because mass
is never negative, -1.
The inferred c(x) smoothed at 12 h-1Mpc and
the associated
error field are derived by POTENT from
the observed radial velocities and, focusing on the deepest density
wells, the assumed is
lowered until c becomes significantly smaller than -1.
The most promising ``test case'' provided by the Mark III data seems to
be a broad diverging region centered near the supergalactic plane at the
vicinity of (X, Y) = (-25, -40) in h-1Mpc -
the ``Sculptor void'' of galaxies (Kauffman et al. 1991)
next to the ``Southern Wall'' (Figure 8). Values
of 1 are perfectly consistent
with the data, but c becomes smaller than -1 already for = 0.6.
The values = 0.3 and 0.2
are ruled out at the 2.4-, and
2.9 levels in terms of
the random error
This is just a preliminary result. The systematic
errors have been partially corrected for in POTENT, but a
more specific investigation of the SG biases affecting the smoothed
velocity field in density wells is required.
For the method to be effective one needs to find a void that is (a)
bigger than the correlation length for its vicinity to represent the
universal , (b)
deep enough for the lower bound to be tight, (c)
nearby enough for the distance errors to be small, and (d) properly
sampled to trace the velocity field in its vicinity.
The estimates of and
summarized in Table 1.
= 0.6 /
b, bc : bopt :
bI 4.5 : 1.3 : 1.0, see text.
from Distortions in Redshift Space
8.4 from PDFs using velocities
8.5 from Velocities in Voids
Figure 8. Maps of c inferred from the observed velocities near the
Sculptor void in the Supergalactic plane, for two values of .
The LG is marked by '+' and the void is confined by the Pavo part of
the GA (left) and the Aquarius extension of PP (right). Contour spacing
is 0.5, with c
= 0 heavy, c >
0 solid, and c
< 0 dotted. The heavy-dashed contours mark the illegitimate downward
deviation of c
below -1 in units of ,
starting from zero (i.e., c = -1), and decreasing with spacing -0.5.
The value = 0.2 is ruled
out at the 2.9 level
(Dekel & Rees 1994).
CMB dipole
vs galaxies angular
Yahil et al.86
vs galaxies redshift
Strauss et al. 92b
Rowan-Rob. et al. 91
vs galaxies angular
Lynden-Bell et al. 89
opt = 0.1 - 0.5
vs galaxies redshift
Hudson 93b
opt = 0.7+0.4-0.2
Scaramella et al. 91
c ~ 0.13
Plionis et al. 91
c ~ 0.17-0.22
v vs g
Potent-IRAS1.9 density
Dekel et al.93
Potent-IRAS1.2 v-dipole
Nusser & Davis 94
Kaiser et al. 91
TF-QDOT clusters
Frenk et al. 94
TF inverse - IRAS1.9
Roth 94
Potent-Optical density
Hudson et al. 94
opt = 0.75 ± 0.2
Hudson 94
opt = 0.5 ± 0.1
TF-Optical local
Shaya et al. 94
opt ~ 0.4
Pk IRAS1.2
Cole et al. 93
Pk IRAS1.2
Peacock & Dodds 94
Hamilton 93
Fisher et al. 94a
Ylm IRAS1.2
Fisher et al. 94b
Gaussian IPDF Potent
Nusser & Dekel 93
> 0.3 (4 - 6)
Skew ( ·
v) Potent
Bernardeau et al. 94
> 0.3 (2)
Voids Potent
Dekel & Rees 94
> 0.3 (2.4)
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Wall Street Analysts Respond To Mario Draghi
Confused by the implications of Draghi's pre-leaked speech? Don't worry, you are not alone. As the following sampling of opinions by Wall Street experts via Reuters confirms, opinions range from the positive to the negative, to the completely clueless.
"With regards to seniority this point is important. Pari passu will not apply to existing SMP holdings which suggest dealing with Greece remains a problem. A precedent was set in Greece, and they haven't as yet accepted a haircut there so why should an investor believe them that they'll be ranked pari passu?
"The ECB decision to not have seniority in its bond purchasing plan will increase the liabilities of core European nations to the likes of Spain. We'll have to see how effective the anchoring of the short-end of the curve will be, but as it stands it's not an attractive proposition for encouraging 'real' investment back into the periphery."
"Generally I think it's a positive, it's met those expectations, it's the minimum that he could have said to make people think that he really is serious to bring yields down. The conditionality is key to this ... but for now these measures, in conjunction with any other purchases from ESM or EFSF would be very significant.
"This is just the good news that was priced by the markets already, and it has now been confirmed. There is a long-term question of whether this will be enough to meet the long-term financing needs of Italy and that probably remains."
"The disappointment comes from the fact that the conditionality remains. Nothing can be activated until countries such as Spain or Italy request a bailout.
"European stock markets are still up because the tail-risk has been alleviated. You no longer have a situation like last August."
"Everything Draghi said was very much in line with expectations that have evolved in recent days as a result of a number of leaks. Looking beyond the initial reaction, we expect that the direction of the euro in the days and weeks ahead will be driven by demand for European assets.
"The details for the Outright Monetary Transactions released today add to the credibility of the safety net taking shape in the Eurozone and should support demand for Eurozone assets."
"The overall sentiment is that a lot of this was priced in because we got a lot of the leaks of the program in the past few days. Also the downward revision to the GDP growth forecasts for this year and next suggests that there's further contraction ahead in the euro zone and that growth hasn't bottomed. That's also weighing the euro."
"I think the market had been building itself up for a much more concrete resolution, and though the snap reaction from the market has been pretty sanguine, it certainly hasn't sent the markets off to the races. As Draghi's speech is digested further I wouldn't be surprised to see a tinge of disappointment creep in, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the market dropping off slightly as there don't appear to be any magic bullets in there."
"He delivered more or less what was expected by the market. In total it's a positive, but it's not moving the markets a lot. You buy the rumour, sell the fact and this is the fact. It was in line with what most people had expected, but it's good that it happened."
"The details are nothing new but the question is: Will peripheral bond yields continue to fall? What this has done is hand over the process to the political system. Next up is what the German constitutional court rules next Wednesday about the euro zone's rescue fund. So even if the euro does manage to rally from here, it will be temporary."
"Nothing new came out from yesterday. It means a lot depends on the country asking for help through the ESM, and Spain doesn't seem to be ready. It means that a lot remains in the hands of politicians. The Germans can put tough conditions on a potential Spanish plan that would impede Rajoy to accept it.
"The dissenting vote shows again that divisions remain and that Germany is not convinced."
"It was pretty much in line with the reports we saw yesterday, there were not really any surprises. The fact they clearly stated the programme will be sterilised weakens the risk it will be seen as QE and should stop people using the euro as a funding currency.
"A certain amount of expectations had been built up after we had a lot of details yesterday, but I do not think this weakness in the euro is going to last."
"It doesn't look like he's done enough to bring back confidence at this juncture. It's not bad, but it's expected."
"IMF involvement sought in monitoring/setting conditions for ECB bond market intervention - possibly a bitter pill to swallow for Spain given Rajoy has made it clear the country already meets the necessary conditions.
"We wonder whether the 'Troika-esque' appearance of the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) might result in Spanish resistance to petitioning for such a bailout. If so, market pressure may be needed for Spain to agree to a programme.
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opinions range from the positive to the negative, to the completely clueless.......
no tyler, wall street analysts range from the completly clueless to the utterly hopeless........
Indeed, to quote a follow ZHer "Paper promises, bitchez!"
The only thing I wanna know is when is the next time Merkel is expected to be behind a microphone?
Her "opinion" of this is the only one that really matters at this point .... screw the analysts (no ... seriously ... SCREW THE ANALYSTS)
Rumor: Draghi and Merkle had a high school love child and it's name is Michael Moore. Discuss.
Absolutely true. I went to elementary school with him. As I remember, he was a stocky kid, always had a twinke in his hand. He used to brag about how one day, he would be the golden boy of the liberal movement. Said that he could distort the facts as well as the professional politicians. We all thought he had the mentality be a janitor. Who knew?
Here, I will give you and advanced copy of Merkel's next speech. "Germany is committed to the future of the Euro. We will work together to impliment a plan to ensure it's success. We will not reward profligate behavior and will oversee the process. This will take time and effort but in the end we believe the outcome will be a stronger eurozone and an economic model that the world will be proud to do business with"
Good luck trading off that.
It was the best of times it was the worst of times...
Morgan stanley just went over 16$!
I think I'm going to puke... I'm that happy with all this news...
JPM is up a buck. I'm gonna go short them excuse me...
Yeah, right, whatever. Didn't I see a picture of a cheerleader around here somewhere?
He said two components are needed, but he didn't hit on the right ones. The two components needed are 1) Vast sums of credit extended that are impossible to repay under even the most optimistic scenarios 2) enough people criminal enough or ignorant enough to allow these credit instruments to be implemented.
How does one derive a clue from something that is purely a lie?
More useless commentary from the jackals, explaining the reaction instead of questioning it.
Here's mine - He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy.
so...when in doubt send everything skying?
Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, SPX, DOW all up.
What the fuck man...what the fuck.
sell the news (providing you bought the rumor, as many here did I am sure).
I don't understand how it's going to be fullly sterilized. Is the ECB going to buy $300B Spanish bonds and sell what exactly?
Roundup: garbage in, garbage out
...if you're expecting anything to come up a bed of roses from the EC/EU/ECB then you just haven't been paying attention for the last 20 years
I wish I could run my business like this world theater of the absurd. Instead of actualy selling a product, I could just talk about selling a product, and sell stock instead.
I get to be rich and I'll never actually have to make or sell anything.
Does that sound right?
The principles of sound business have been buried so far in the ground, it will take archaeologists 1000 years to find the first trace of them.
What this really boils down to is the perpetual game of Banksters vs. "Prosti-ticians". Does it really matter who wins ultimately? They fellate each other every day, and then stick up Joe Schmuck's ass before taking their champagne and caviar to bed. Unless the clueless Joe Schmucks of the world wake up and realize what's going on, this fuckfest could go on for a long, long time.
You are right, and it will. At least there are riots in Europe. Every government in the world should be toppled right now, but in America, land of the begging fool, nobody will protest unless the gravy train is cut off. Then they will only protest to have someone turn the gravy train to 11, not to stop the madness.
Look at the bullshit at the conventions. Obama gets a new backstory, like the last 4 years didn't actually happen. He's not the guy raised by a white banker grandmother in Hawaii anymore, and he wasn't a rich law partner. Barack had to fend for himself on the street, and couldn't afford new clothes. He drove a rusted out car and his prized possesion was a coffee table from a dumpster.
See Barack is just like you, in fact he lived worse than you. He knows your pain and Michelle doesn't believe in material things.
HE SAD PART IS PEOPLE DON'T CARE TO KNOW THE TRUTH. When lies are more effective than the truth, you know it is over.
You have two choices. Get a gun and shoot someone or shoot yourself.
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Third time's the charm.
What do you expect from someone who can't spell Ian properly?
I love the smell of BBQ'd shorts in the morning! All the bears out there are gnarling and gnashing their teeth as the margin calls flood in! Squeeze them shorts til they SQUEAL like tiny little piggies! Yeehah!
Never understimate the replacement power of equities within an inflationary spiral.
Short cash, long stocks and gold/silver - makin' serious coin in here. BTFD.
What message is copper sending in here ? We know gasoline rides high in the waters of this bankster flood but how come copper isn't trying to feel the love ?
You can tell from the quotes who is in on the game.
Hint: Start with anyone who is "inspired" by what Drageeech said.
I'm verry sad that i can not open a factory here in europe and pay the working man.
I'm not for slave labor that is happening all over the world just to make more profit "to be one of the group" and destroying whole cultures and countries.
I'm for fair play if it comes to countries and nations, not parasitic.
It's a shame to what we have come to. This is not a new order, this is a new idiocracy indeed.
I wish that i would wake up and it was all a dream. This upsidedown world needs to stop.
Let's slam a hammer on my hand and see if i wake up :)
That's one small step for a Goldman Sachs man, one large kick the can down the road. Unfortunately it will only give a shart amount of time. The EU is going into a full blown recession and nothing will save it but pain, sweat, and time.
Who was that guy saying that "we need a crisis like this every 100 years" ?
I heard of a documentary called "Goldrausch - Die Geschichte der Treuhand" that is going to be viewed in german cinema's.
Here is the trailer
I want to see that one.
More lies from the Goldman pupett as he does his part to milead the American public and influence this election.
Am I the only retarded that understood the ECB will purchase from the EFSF? Why then the condition that the EFSF be in the primary mkt?
Europe as well as America want the Chinese labor model.
This is just a buildup to it.
Edit: You are forgetting the ESM.
Gold at all time highs in the Euro.
Who'd a thunk it? LOL.


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Balloon angioplasty versus implantation of nitinol stents in the superficial femoral artery. | |
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 16672699 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
BACKGROUND: Because stent implantation for disease of the superficial femoral artery has been associated with high rates of late clinical failure, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is preferred for endovascular treatment, and stenting is recommended only in the event of suboptimal technical results. We evaluated whether primary implantation of a self-expanding nitinol (nickel-titanium) stent yielded anatomical and clinical benefits superior to those afforded by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with optional secondary stenting. METHODS: We randomly assigned 104 patients who had severe claudication or chronic limb ischemia due to stenosis or occlusion of the superficial femoral artery to undergo primary stent implantation (51 patients) or angioplasty (53 patients). Restenosis and clinical outcomes were assessed at 6 and 12 months. RESULTS: The mean (+/-SD) length of the treated segment was 132+/-71 mm in the stent group and 127+/-55 mm in the angioplasty group. Secondary stenting was performed in 17 of 53 patients (32 percent) in the angioplasty group, in most cases because of a suboptimal result after angioplasty. At 6 months, the rate of restenosis on angiography was 24 percent in the stent group and 43 percent in the angioplasty group (P=0.05); at 12 months the rates on duplex ultrasonography were 37 percent and 63 percent, respectively (P=0.01). Patients in the stent group were able to walk significantly farther on a treadmill at 6 and 12 months than those in the angioplasty group. CONCLUSIONS: In the intermediate term, treatment of superficial-femoral-artery disease by primary implantation of a self-expanding nitinol stent yielded results that were superior to those with the currently recommended approach of balloon angioplasty with optional secondary stenting. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00281060.). |
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After Cassie's Q & A last month, she has once again taken to her Twitter to do another round with her beloved characters from THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, THE INFERNAL DEVICES and THE DARK ARTIFICES.
You can read the character Q & A below:
@zigzagbum: " Magnus, what is your favourite place in the world?" Peru. WHY CAN I NEVER GO BACK?RT
@yoimfrankie: " Will, if you were a mundane, what job would you want?" Duck-hunter. Is that a job?RT
@SassySpartan: " Jem, if you could be a Silent Brother & be w/ Tessa 4ever would you?" Silent Brothers can't be with anyone.RT
@mtrenchfml: " Chairman Meow, do you ever get jealous of Alec?" meow. (he's just a cat)RT
@JLawCollins: " Jace, what's your favorite piano song?" Bach, Goldberg VariationsRT
@I_Kick_Kittens: " Maryse, what's your most proudest achievement?" My childrenRT
@itsValeJb: " clary, would you like to share Jace with me?" Um…no…thank you.RT
@shannonjaderyan: " Sebastian: do you ever miss Jace?" He'll be back, he just doesn't know it yetRT
@catchingfray: " Tessa, what was the first ever fictional character you fell in love with?"HeathcliffRT
@SamMajor328: " Tessa, if Will had asked you to marry him first, would you have said yes?" No.RT
@HereIsGiada: " Jem what's your middle name?" I don't have one.RT
@itsValeJb: " Maya, what did you think about Jace when you met him?" Hot. Annoying.RT
@DreamingofMagic: " Izzy, when you first met him, did you ever think that you'd love Simon?" No, he seemed quite…dull.RT
@Rae_of_light09: " Sebastian, why exactly are you so romantically obsessed with your own sister?" I wouldn't call it romantic.RT
@_CrownOfLaurels: " out of magnus, alec, jace, simon, izzy, clary who is the best dancer?" Magnus of course.RT
@Diego_Martinez6: "Tessa, don't you feel bad being a bad example for girls kissing two guys?" How distressingly judgemental of girls!RT
@AlwaysChooseDE: " Maureen, why did you killed Camille?" I wished to be the QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES.RT
@S_Dalmarzabal: " Izzy, can you describe Clace, Malec and Sizzy with few words?" I don't know any of those words!RT
@yoabi_14: " Stephen, You always love Amatis??" Yes, always.RT
@fraywood: " Emma, have you ever had a boyfriend?" Oh God, yes. Dozens.RT
@ItsRooC: " Simon, when you first met Clary, what was the first thing that crossed your mind?" "Nice lunchbox."RT
@S_Dalmarzabal: SPOILERS. " Jace, how would you describe Alec and Magnus's relationship?" Over, at the moment.RT
@AnagDiaz95: " clary, why did you find jordan so hot?" Because…he is hot?RT
@amyhasler17: " hey tessa do you know jems favorite colour?" yes, it's red.RT
@shannonjaderyan: " Benedict: would you ever forgive Gideon?" Perhaps, if he returned and begged.RT
@imeannothing: " simon, do you ship aragorn with legolas or with arwen?" With Eowyn.RT
@anormalrauhl: " Maureen,what do u think about Izzy?" She should get her hands off Simon.RT
@sa_mcveigh: " Hey Will, Seen six-fingered Nigel lately?" I have hired him to play the flute at our Christmas party.RT
@obIiviated: " Clary and Jace, what's your idea of a perfect date?" Jace: No homicidal maniacs. Clary: I agree. Or things with tentacles.RT
@SamClaflinCF: " Will, Jace, why are you so perfect?" Because we're Herondales.RT
@EliArman: " Tessa, Who is the most hot, Jem or Will?" They're equally , um… "hot."RT
@VLC_Photo: " Any honeymoon plans Tessa & Jem?" The "keeping Jem alive" tour of Europe :DRT
@Trice_MarchHare: " Woolsey, do you know Oscar Wilde?" He has totally copied my dress sense.And on that note …. I go to write! Thank you guys!
Did Cassie answer your question? What do you think was the most interesting one? Sound off in the comments!


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The Importance of Testing
Post & Photo by Joe Farace – Follow Joe on Twitter
Back when everybody was shooting film, testing was an important part of improving your photography and most people wouldn't shoot an assignment or important images before testing the concept or gear beforehand. Medium and large format studio shooters used (expensive) Polaroid film to test shots before clicking the shutter with real film, but the rest of us would shoot test rolls before trying new technique or new pieces of equipment.
Along comes digital capture with instant feedback though LCD screens on camera backs. Now everybody thought that testing was no longer required. You could just test as you went along. This created a secondary phenomenon in which some shooters thought they no longer needed a back up. Any problems would be immediately visible but some people didn't have a fall back if there was a problem. Believe me problems happen, even with new gear.
The big issue is that not all LCD preview screens are accurate as far as color and contrast. This is especially true when compared to the same quality as the color correct monitor sitting on your desk. Surprises lurk, so you need to test. This past weekend, I did some testing at a car show in advance of going to New Mexico the following week. One of the things I was testing was a new extreme wide-angle lens that I though I would just love but in actual shooting was so wide (how wide was it!) that it was impossible to shoot any of the cars without getting lots of extraneous detail, including people walking into the shot. The camera LCD screen showed there was slight vignetting even with the built-in lens hood but when I looked at in on my monitor it was much worse than I thought. This lens was not going to New Mexico but I found out now, not when I was in the land of Enchantment.
Testing also helps you plan ahead for the inevitable moments of stupidity. In addition to the SLR and wide-angle lens, I brought along a pinhole camera that shot a wide aspect ratio. I was happily shooting away right up until lunchtime, when we took a break and I knocked the camera onto the floor. (I'll admit it, I'm a klutz.) The camera's back popped off! And yes it was loaded with film. As luck would have it landed with the back side down, so I slipped the back on and went into the Men's room and turned off the lights to more securely fasten the back. What this unplanned test showed me was more than the exposure and the angle of coverage I could expect but that I needed to bring some gaffers tape to keep the back securely closed.
Good carpenters say that you should measure twice and cut once. I think that we should test twice and shoot once. And remember, there are no perfect photographs – but that shouldn't stop us from trying.
Joe Farace is the author of "Studio Lighting Anywhere" the second book in a trilogy from Amherst Media. It's available on Amazon.com.
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+A security vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Local Troubleshooter ActiveX control. The vulnerability exists because the ActiveX control (Tshoot.ocx) contains a buffer overflow that could allow an attacker to run code of their choice on a userâ??s system. Because this control is marked "safe for scripting", an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML page that references this ActiveX control. The Microsoft Local Troubleshooter ActiveX control is installed as a default part of the operating system on Windows 2000.
To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would have to create a specially formed HTMLâ??based e-mail and send it to the user. Alternatively an attacker would have to host a malicious Web site that contained a Web page designed to exploit this vulnerability.
In the worst case, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's system and then to execute the code. The code would run in the context of the user. Therefore, the code is limited to any action that the legitimate user could take on the system. Any limitations on the user's account would also limit the actions of any arbitrary code that the attacker could execute.
The risk of attack from the HTML email vector can be significantly reduced if the following conditions are met:
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Jimmy Kimmel: My guest tonight is a 21-time Grammy award winning performer, who last month threatened his very existence by threatening one of America's most beloved television personalities. We had a big dumb fight on Twitter, but he was nice enough to agree to come and talk about it tonight. Please welcome Kanye West!
[Kanye enters]
JK: How are you?
Kanye West: I'm okay.
JK: I'm very happy that you came. I'm glad you did, and I wanted to clear this up. I really felt bad about all this stuff. I did.
KW: Mm-hmm. [Laughter]
JK: I guess the first question I should ask is, who are you wearing?
KW: It's Ralph.
JK: Kramden? Lauren?
JK: Is that a new grill you have there?
KW: Nah they've been in my mouth for three years.
JK: That one on the bottom? OK well it's good to see you.
KW: Good seeing you too.
JK: I guess we should talk about what happened, because I do think that somewhere in you, you want people to understand where you're coming from is that true?
KW: Yeah, correct.
JK: So we did a sketch on the show where we had - you did an interview with the BBC Radio and it was an intense interview - and I'll be honest with you, I only saw a couple of little parts of the [Zane Lowe] interview when we did this sketch.
KW: Yeah, that's what I thought.
JK: In fairness, there was context to it and we took it out of context. And we had a couple of little kids reenact it. Which I didn't think would be something that bothered you. Do you mind if we show a little clip of it?
Little Kanye: I've reached a point in my life where my Truman Show boat has hit the painting. I'm not trying to regurgitate myself. I'm a product person: not just clothing, but water bottle design, architecture, anything you could think about! Brought the leather jogging pants 6 years ago to Fendi, and they said no! How many motherfuckers have you done seen with leather jogging pants?!
JK: I'm gonna tell you something, the truth is the main reason I did that is because I like to see kids curse. I think it's funny. (*Kanye laughs*) And I think that some people read into it differently that we were positioning you as a child, but that's not true. In fact, we've done this to other people, with Lady Gaga, with quite a few people that we've had kids say what they said and reenact them. Of course this is not something you knew. And this is not something that people who just watched it online or whatever knew. And you called me. A lot of people think this is some kind of publicity stunt that you and I cooked up. But this isn't, right?
KW: I mean everyone out there in TV world, real world, whatever world you stay in, needs to know that I've never done a publicity stunt in my life. Any time I went up and spoke my mind, whether it put my career in jeopardy or whatever someone so called said, it was always what I thought was the truth. Whether I'm like reading from through a teleprompter or whatever I felt emotionally. I don't follow like rules of normal celebrity or what their publicist tells them to say. So I don't do publicity stunts, period. So don't ever think that.
JK: Me neither guys. (Laughter) So we talked on the phone, and I didn't really know why you were calling. I heard you were upset. But I didn't know the context, and we had a bad conversation, right?
KW: Yeah, I knew you before. And I saw you at a wedding and I remember you telling me, I want people to know this side of you and different things like this and I saw this good guy at the wedding. So when I saw the skit - which I didn't watch all the way through because I didn't want to be infuriated - I was like I know you. So it was a combination of me knowing you, but also me NOT knowing the person who put a bad headline on the cover of In Touch. And me not knowing this person. So I was like this is the one person I know. So I can go and let out everything that I feel about every single bogus weekly cover, every skit, every single rumor in barber shops, everything that people feel is ok to treat celebrities like zoo animals or act like what they're saying is not serious, or their life is not serious or their dreams are not serious. And you know, it kinda just went and elevated from a call that we just had as men... that elevates sometimes, you take a guy, Jimmy does his thing. And I do my thing and at a certain point these egos can flare up and we kind of just took it back to high school for a minute.
JK: And I got beat up a lot in high school, So I didn't wanna go back to high school.
JK: And this is something that to be honest with everyone, this is something that when you're with another celebrity we complain about. This zoo animal, it's a perfect thing, because people online they just want you to click through so they'll put whatever they can put as a headline to get you to click through and it can be damaging and I think people look at you and they go, "this is a guy who's got millions of dollars, he's got a beautiful wife and a new baby, we can't possibly hurt this guy." And to be honest, even though I'm in that same position too - I don't have a baby - it's not something that comes to my mind when I'm cooking up a comedy sketch. And some of these things are hurtful, and the truth is important. And it's... but on the other hand, I will say a lot of times you I think you bring it on yourself, this kind of misunderstanding about you.
I personally found it odd to be in the position that I was in because I often... I don't know if you know this, a lot of people think you're a jerk. And I often, in my own personal conversations, say, no, I know this guy, he is not a jerk. In fact I think we have a picture which I happened to see on my Dad's iPad at the wedding and it's you and my Dad [*shows a photo of Kanye with Kimmel's dad] - who you may have though was Wolf Blitzer in fairness - but I mean to go to a wedding of a friend of mine and you took a Southwest Airlines flight to that wedding just to make it for this guy who was just a coworker and then to be so nice to everyone there, that tells me a lot about you. Everyone's nice to me when they meet me because they know I have a talk show and almost everyone's on their best behavior. But what I observe is how celebrities behave around other people - how they treat our staff and how they treat in this case my family, and I've always said that to people about you. And I think that's important for... I know part of you doesn't care, I see you onstage saying, "I don't want to hold your baby, I'll drop your baby on it's head..." you know I don't believe any of that stuff when you say it.
KW: I'm not running for office, I'm just here to make good music, make people feel good when they hear my music. And you know when I did that [Zane Lowe] interview, I was really vocal about a lot of things that I've been dealing with over the past 10 years, when I was put in the classification of "just a celebrity." Because you know for me, I'm a creative genius and there's no other way to word it. I know you're not supposed to say that about yourself, and I say things the wrong way a lot of times but my intention is always positive and I wanna bring more things to the world, I want to help the world. I want to make peoples' lives easier. I spent 2 of my checks in telemarketing when I was 18 years old on a pair of Gucci slippers, and this is before there was H&M and Zara, you couldn't just find cool stuff when you were growing up. And for me, I care about cool stuff. It means something to me, it means stuff to a lot of people that are like me, and that's what I was talking about on the Zane interview.
So when I come on here, I can laugh and I can joke, and I can see a skit and we can say, ok we love Kanye or we think his baby is cute or whatever, but for me, it's bigger than who I am and my presence, living. It's about when I was on Earth what did I do to help? And at what point did I hit a glass ceiling where people said you're a celebrity so you can't help in this box, you can't help in this box. But I talked to Quincy Jones at John Legend's wedding, and you do music, you can do anything. Once you learn how to produce, you're a producer, you understand textures and colors. I have an art background even before I was a musician. People told me I couldn't rap. People had all this advice for me about how I shouldn't try to rap. And I wouldn't even say I'm a rapper, I'm more of a messenger than a rapper.
So even when you say rap beef it sort of undermines it, and keeps re-contexting what I said. Whereas if you look at the Zane interview, it's really something extremely fearless for someone in my position to do. Because most people just like bow down to TV or bow down to these cameras. Like I could care less about any of these cameras, all I care about is my family, I care about protecting my girl, protecting my baby, and protecting my ideas and my dreams. And ya know that's the reason why I went so crazy.
JK: I wanna go back to one thing you said which is when you say you're a genius that upsets people, but the truth is a lot people think they're geniuses, and nobody says it because it's weird to say it, but it is most certainly more honest to say "I am a genius"...
KW: I'm totally weird, and I'm totally honest, and I'm totally inappropriate sometimes. And the thing is for me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself.
JK: That's true, it's false humility.
KW: Oh my god. It comes with your first ticket to LA, soon as you get off the plane, here's your false humility. Maybe if keep up with this act long enough and go with this agency they'll give you a star on the Walk of Fame one day for kissing everybody's ass. But it's like that's not what we're doing. By the way, I want to shoutout the Walk of Fame, because they said something like they're not gonna put my girl on the Walk of Fame because she's a reality star. It's like people are so so dated and not modern. There's no way a Kim Kardashian shouldn't have a star on the Walk of Fame. Its ridiculous old concepts. And you know for me, I'm just gonna give y'all the truth. It's like my grandfather loved Ali until he died, and my grandmother hated Ali 'til she passed. So you're gonna love me or you're gonna hate me, but I'm gonna be me.
JK: Alright, Kanye West is here, more with Kanye when we come back.
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Need encouragement and advice for my first time meeting BM!
Quoting Seri22:I see your point but am curoius.. You don't think they should call me mom because obviously I'm not thier biological mom. But isn't this the stepmom forum? I understand we aren't married but I just don't see how allowing them to call me what they want is harmful if their father and I know we are together long term and we've already been together for 3 years now so...I'm just a bit confused as to when is it ok for them to call me mom if after 3 years,in yours and others opinions, it isn't?
If the kids take it upon themselve to call you butthead, you'd be fine with that? If they did that and mom told them it was okay, it didn't matter what you said, they got to call you that, you'd be fine with that?
If not, this isn't about the kid calling you whatever they want to call you (and no amount of time together gives you the "right" to be called mom when mom is around, involved, and does not want her children referring to you by her title).
Mom should be respected here, just like you'd probably take issue if the kids called you a name that you didn't want to be called or felt was disrespectful. She is the mom of those kids, you're the gf. When you're married you'll be the SM, which, contrary to what some believe, does not mean you're mom because mom is in the archaic title you receive upon marrying dad.
My kids had a SM for nearly 5 years (actually married dad for a few of those). She was always first name. She is no longer their SM.
My husband has been around for nearly 9 years, SF for 7 of those. He is still first name.
You can have a good relationship with the kids without getting the mom title. And if you want a peaceful relationship with mom the best way to start that is not by overriding her with her children and realizing that she is the only mom and she can decide if her children call you that or not.
Thomas Jefferson
to James Madison
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American Statesman
So your BF would be ok with her new BF being called dad? Divorced or not these children still only have 2 parents, in the arguement dad should have asked mom first how she felt about the children calling you mom instead of allowing the children to tell her. Therefore her having to correct them.
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Ugh I tried to edit this response and deleted it instead..anyways I just wanted to add:
They are divorced now so I think if she is ok with some guy she is with for 3 years being called dad then thats her business. My BF may not like it but its not his place to try and enforce what he wants her to do with the kids on her time and in her life as its not her place to either. Divorce means living separate lives and trying your best to have similar views, rules, etc. on raising the chidlren in separate homes. Its tough but all in all I go with what my BF is ok with and he says they can call me mom. I really think if she felt that way she should have told him and not the kids. They dont need to be put in the middle and it forces us to have to make decisions like...yes do what she says or no don't. I value everyone's opinion and perspective though...its always good to hear another side.
when this was my situation i just gave her space. when she looked as if she was willing to talk to us i then said hi. if she stayed far away i left her alone.
i let dad handle the kids TOTALLY when she was around.
i want to add... ss4 has tried to call me mom a few times. i correct him. his mom is active. maybe is she was not around at all but she is so i just rather he call me by my name.


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- Purple and Paisley said...
oh my gosh...what great bags! i love the grommet one! quick projects are fun, aren't they? ☺
- July 29, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Stina said...
Cool bags... :o) Grommets are becomming hip again..:o) Love your litle bags.. ecpecially the last one.. ;o)
Good luck with PAVI!!! :o))) - July 29, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Stephanie said...
Great name, Pavi! Oh great bags. Really, no tool required to install the grommets? Love that bag.
- July 29, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- karenfae said...
love the bags - I too like the last one best - maybe it is the colors?
http://karensquilting.com/blog/ - July 29, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Janet said...
That is a very funky bag, love the colours and the sweet litle ones are rally lovely. I like the black and white.
- July 29, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Mary Grace McNamara said...
Jackie, I was just in that same store in PA last week with my sister! And I saw those same super-cool no-tool grommets on several bags around the shop! I even took lots of pictures and bought lots of fabric which I will be showing off on my website soon! Perhaps we ran into each other and didn't even know it!
Small world!
MGM - July 29, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...
Pavi!! Very, very, cute!! Kisses to Pavi!
look at you go girl, your bags are just wonderful! i love everyone!! - July 29, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- jacquie said...
pavi...it's cute! (i guess yoda will have to be the new kitty that comes to live at my house). LOVE those grommets...and you say no tools. how in the world do they work? i'm definitely going to have to check those out. great bags!!
- July 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- allsewnup said...
Love the name, Pavi & love the bags
the grommets are way cool!
Carolyn* - July 29, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Dandelion Quilts said...
Look at all of those fun bags...you've been busy.
- July 29, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- Sherri said...
Love the grommet bag...I'm going to have to get some of those! And your sweet treat bags are great...aren't they fun to make!
- July 29, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- Catherine said...
Oooh -- love the grommet bag!! Actually, love all those bags!
Glad the kitty has a name now. More pics soon? - July 29, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Vickie E said...
Great bags! love the blue one...and the grommets...I have seen those in a couple of quilt shops lately..didn't buy them..yet LOL
- July 29, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Nedra said...
Those grommets are wonderful! Add so much to the bag.
- July 29, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Rochelle said...
I never thought about curtain grommets. That would be much more economical than the ones I bought. Thanks for sharing.
- July 29, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- Amy - Park City Girl said...
Congrats to Caitty! Your new bags are adorable! love all the various fabrics :)
- July 29, 2009 at 6:24 PM
- Anya said...
Nice bags! And I love EMQW -- lovely shop.
- July 29, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Dawn said...
Ahhh... purse heaven!
I have tried attaching grommets before and the hole/grommet looked so mangled & deadly the purse was not useable -- any tried & true suggestions for that perfect hole? - July 30, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- MichelleB said...
Love that bag with the HUGE grommets. So cute!
- July 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Carin said...
Great bags!!
- July 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Ginger Patches said...
Cute bags!! I think Pavi is a great name :)
- July 30, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- belinda said...
Wow...what great bags...especially the black on......hhhhmm...now how
did she come up with Pavi???? - July 31, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- em's scrapbag said...
What fun fun bags! I love 'em
- July 31, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Love my bag, thanks Jackie. Also, love the other clutches, maybe I will get one for my sister for her birthday.
Carolyn - July 31, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- wishes, true and kind said...
You have been busy! Cute bags -- and I love the grommets!
- August 1, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Leah/ Texas/ United States said...
the grommets is a great idea!
love the blue stripes and the black white and fuschia bags. nice! - August 1, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- clare's craftroom said...
Fantastic bags , love the different colours and those grommets are just the thing .
- August 1, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Nanette Merrill and daughters said...
The bags are really sweet. I have gromets I need to use sometime. Always like to see what you are up to.
- August 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Annette said...
Awesome bags. I really like the black and white and pink one. Sweet!
- August 3, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- twitheads said...
ooooh, I DO wish we could find those grommets here!! I may have to go searching!! Love the bag =]
- August 7, 2009 at 2:57 AM
- mellyandrosie said...
hmmmm, dont know why I can up as twitheads!!! That was me!
- August 7, 2009 at 2:58 AM


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WorldFest 2010
Set towards the end of May, just as were easing into summer, WorldFest brings something different to the cultural life of the Tees Valley, with a packed schedule of events.
Past years WorldFests have featured acts such as Horace Andy, Aswad, Tinariwen, Gregory Isaacs, Kanda Bongo Man and Kasai Masai.
Headliners this year (Saturday May 29th Middlesbrough Town Hall) will be Misty in Roots and Dennis Bovell Dub Band.
With a career spanning four decades Misty in Roots are one of Englands finest reggae groups and their album Live At the Counter Eurovision is proclaimed by many critics as the best live reggae album of all time. Misty In Roots were also a favourite group of the legendary radio DJ John Peel and in October 2005 they played the first "John Peel Day" held to mark the anniversary of his last show.
Dennis Bovell has earned himself the reputation of being Britain's reggae maestro, from pioneering early developments in the genre over 20 years ago to producing classic hits. He is renowned as an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (playing guitar, bass and keyboards), sound engineer, composer, band leader and producer and continues to lead the UK scene with innovative and adventurous music. He was co-founder of Matumbi, the grossly under-rated band who once knocked spots off some outfit called Bob Marley and The Wailers who they were supporting. Dennis continues to be a massive presence - he's worked with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, The Slits and Linton Kwesi Johnson- and live, the Dub Band's rock-solid horns and rhythm section never fail to move and groove.
There will also be a varied WorldFest programme including a youth event, a community night, an African night at ARC Stockton on Friday 21st May featuring French Ivorian reggae star Pablo U-wa and Dennis Bovell International Orchestra.
Rowena Sommerville, Director of Tees Valley Arts, commented we are delighted to have booked two stars of the reggae world in Misty in Roots and Dennis Bovell. They have delighted festival audiences the world over and I am sure Middlesbrough will be no different!"
WorldFest is brought to you by Tees Valley Arts in partnership with African Arts Association and Middlesbrough and Stockton Councils.
WorldFest is funded by the Northern Rock Foundation with additional support from Middlesbrough Council, Stockton on Tees Borough Council, Northumbrian Water, Tees Valley Community Foundation, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Baring Foundation and local businesses. Our thanks go to all our supporters and sponsors!
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The Lisbon Treaty: Implications for Future Relations between the European Union and the United States
Gordon, Philip H., Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly
Chairman Delahunt, Ranking Member Gallegly, Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important subject. The United States and the European Union form a community of shared values and a partnership of shared interests. We are united by our deep commitment to freedom, security, human rights, the rule of law, and open markets. Our 800 million democratically- governed citizens are bound together by enduring links of culture and commerce, by our shared history and our common hopes for the future. The EU is one of our most crucial partners in addressing regional and global challenges around the world. Our shared priorities cover all the major U.S. foreign policy concerns including: stabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan, contending with the Iranian nuclear program, addressing global climate change, pursuing a permanent and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, managing our responses to the global financial crises, enhancing energy security, and promoting the spread of democratic and market reforms to every corner of Europe. The U.S.European economic relationship is one of the central drivers of the world economy. For example, the value of U.S. goods and services exports to the EU is over five times the value of our exports to China, and from 2000 to 2008, over half of total U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) was in Europe. Lastly, it is also worth noting the human dimension of our ties. Our links are not just those of shared values, trade ties, and political traditions, but also the millions of our citizens who travel each year to our countries to work, to study, or simply to visit. In view of all of the many ties that bind the United States and Europe together, the Administration welcomed the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on December 1. We believe that this treaty marks a milestone for Europe and for its role in the world. It creates several new institutions, and strengthens other important ones. These include a new permanent presidency for the European Council, a new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and a new European External Action Service to support the work of the High Representative. There will also be an enhanced role for the European Parliament. The intention behind the establishment of these new positions and strengthened institutions is to guide the further evolution of the European Union toward a more consistent, coherent, and effective foreign policy. Given the importance of the U.S.-EU partnership, we hope that the Lisbon Treaty succeeds in strengthening Europe's role in world affairs. We believe that a strong and cohesive Europe is very much in the U.S. national interest, and we look forward to the development of these institutions and to engaging with their new leaders, incoming President Herman Van Rompuy, and the new High Representative Catherine Ashton, as well as with President Barroso of the European Commission, and the leaders of the European Parliament on the whole host of issues on the U.S.-EU agenda. President Van Rompuy and High Representative Ashton will be building on a strong track record of U.S.-EU cooperation. We consult regularly and cooperate closely with the EU in a variety of vitally important policy areas, including: * Middle East policy, where the EU joins us as a full partner in the Quartet, together with the UN and Russia. * Iran's nuclear program, where the EU is part of the P5+1, the mechanism for international engagement with Iran on the nuclear issue. * Annual U.S.-EU Summits, regular meetings between Secretary Clinton and her EU counterparts, and a series of other meetings led by the State Department. * A deepening economic relationship, including the Transatlantic Economic Council which brings together our economic Cabinet Secretaries and many heads of agency with the EU, at least once a year. The EU is also a critical partner in the G20 as we seek to handle international economic issues and to revive the global economy. …
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The top 5 states in the US for incarceration rates are Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama and Texas. A large percentage of those incarcerations are drug related. Alabama in particular has a prison population of 192% of capacity. That's insanely costly.
And the point Mr. Desmond was making is that states in the South is the last place that will happen.
I think you're confusing the hospitality and culture of the people of the South with their history. We are a most hospitable people.
But when it comes to social issues, history says you don't know your history.
Enough for me ... if decriminalization can result in reduced deficits, more revenue, less broken homes, more education, etc., and apparently is is not a good vision over the billions spent now and broken lives ... then I rest my case about the South ... they're slow to move, unless of course, there is a sale on guns at the local Sporting Goods Store.
Thats why I quit. Are you the one in the dress ?
Did he say gun sale ?
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Product Information
- Type: Monogram and Alphabet Pack
- Designer: Digi Deborah Designs
- Software Category: Family
- Download Size: 43.5 MB (approximate)
Design Elements
- Monograms Characters: 216
Designer Notes
This alpha add-on is the perfect compliment to the Waiting kit. There are 3 different alphas in 3 different colors that give you litterally ENDLESS possibilities. There are 3 alphas (lower case and some punctuation). Alphas include individual .png files. All items have been quality control checked for jaggies, strays, blurriness, missing pixels, and appropriate size. Included items are 300 ppi and do not have outside drop shadows except as it relates to the design. Make sure to get exclusive FREEBIES on the Digi Deborah Designs FB fan page!!
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Gallery: Old Phone Booths Transformed Into Goldfish Tanks on the Street...
Kingyobu's first step is to totally waterproof the phone booth's interior, sealing cracks around the doors and edges.
Since 2011, Kingyobu, which literally means "goldfish club," has been converting the barely-used booths into living ecosystems that are full of brightly-colored goldfish. The installations activate public squares, creating not only an art installation but a meeting point for locals to marvel and chat with one another.
Kingyobu's first step is to totally waterproof the phone booth's interior, sealing cracks around the doors and edges. The booth's original bench and telephone are left inside, creating an underwater diorama akin to a home fish tank. As the tank is filled with water through a hose, the telephone's receiver floats to the top, perpetually stuck in use. After the water and filter are installed, dozens of gold fish are added. At night, the tank glows from within, illuminating the town squares in which they are placed. The filters keep the water clean and clear, while the top opens like a regular tank to keep the fish fed.
Goldfish are highly symbolic in Japanese culture, appearing in art works for a thousand years, so Kingyobu's phone booth transformation not only pays tribute to an almost obsolete victim of technology, but also tips its hat to Japanese tradition.
Via Spoon Tamago
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donnalynn210 October 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm
I am wondering about a few factors that affect the fish.
1) too much light?if the fish are in the sunlight all day, then artificial light during the night hours, then doesn't that disrupt their biology on some level?
3) too much warmth/heat ?
4) are the fish over crowded?
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I let my partner choose the route. He suggested we stop at Donahue Sea Caves. It's a park we've meant to explore for three years—silly, really—as it's only three miles from home. I frequently pass it on rides around town and realize, dang, I need to stop and find out what's down there. I'm glad he made the decision.
There is thin ice near the edge, but the water isn't deep. With boots you could probably wade the fifty feet and explore the back reaches. We plan to return in summer with our kayaks, paddle among the pond's cattails and see what it's like inside the cave.
To skip ahead, we returned the following day by car with our oldest boy, who was obviously lagging after a late night. The temperature had risen to 50F, not ideal for moving across the pond's surface, which had turned to slush overnight. I quickly moved to the opening.
He was fascinated with the rock. He made this mom nervous, of course. But boys will be boys and, fortunately, he is the cautious one.
Our boy climbed to a keyhole view. He was scared to descend. My husband coaxed him down the frozen, mossy chute and his pants were a muddy mess. He was a trooper though, and despite his grogginess went on to walk another two miles of trails behind the high school.
To get back to our bike ride.. We checked on camp—er, I should say he checked on camp after his gander across the lake. I spent time on the shore, marveling at the snow waves and expansive beach—unusual for this time of year.
Our hour away from our sons turned into two. But such is life on a bike. Often I want to keep riding, until reality begs me homeward.


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Any new news on Sedrick and his bum ankle as well as houston jones?
I was just thinking this too. I hope so. Those two are significantly better than the two walk ons that were playing those snaps last weekend.
http://www.gocyclones.com There is an article in there about both questions.
NHL teams need to be added to the favorite teams section.
Houston is getting his cast of tomm. They will try to get him back but prob wont. Sed ran today but is still sore and will play. Darks will get some catches on Sat.
The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have--and that is a moral problem, not an economic one. - Paul Heyne
On the call in show tonight Rhoads said Jones will get the cast/boot off tomorrow and will rehab very hard to get in the game Saturday, but it's not likely. I can't recall what he said about Sedrick.
Sedrick WILL be playing and starting vs the Hawks..via his facebook.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Sed is a little sore but should be good to go the extra 3 days should really help him out. Jones not so sure but I think he has missed practice and even If healed is behind in reps look for Darks to come back starting this week and more as the season goes go clones
what about hicks and osemele?
Originally Posted by hsbendzeit what about hicks and osemele? Hicks was ruled ineligible for season because of academics, has redshirt to use so he will use it. KO just had cramps, he returned after that.
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