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A computer keyboard optimized for generating multi-color text documents is described. A standard keyboard includes a plurality of selected function keys that are programmed to change the document text color when activated. The function keys are displayed on a computer display screen and each of the selected keys further includes color indicia to indicate the new text color that results from activation of that key and all color changes can be performed at the same normal typing speed.
1. A method of changing the color of text being typed with a computer keyboard from the keyboard comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting, from a set of possible text colors provided by a computer, a subset of text colors for use in a document to be generated by typing on the keyboard of the computer;
(b) assigning a selected color by programming a color selected from the subset of text colors to a selected key to cause the selected key to generate text of the selected color from the selected key when typing; and
(c) displaying the set of programmed keys to which selected colors have been assigned, each programmed key being displayed with a color indicia indicative of the programmed color of that key, while typing text from the keyboard, text color being changed to the color assigned to a programmed key by selection of the key of the keyboard to which a particular color has been programmed.
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7. A method of color encoding selected keys of a computer keyboard for changing the color of text being typed from the keyboard using the selected keys comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting, from a set of possible text colors provided by a computer, a subset of text colors for use in documents to be generated from the keyboard;
(b) programming one or more of the keyboard keys in a set of selected keys to generate a selected text color, each programmed key generating the selected text color assigned thereto; and
(c) displaying the programmed keys to which the selected text colors have been assigned by applying color indicia to each of the programmed keys indicative of the text color produced by that key, text color being changed by typing the key having the selected color indicia applied thereto.
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11. In a computer comprised of keyboard, mouse, and display, a method of changing the color of text typed from the keyboard comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting, from a set of possible text colors provided by a computer, a subset of text colors for use in a document to be generated by typing on the keyboard;
(b) assigning a text color selected from the subset of text colors to each key in a set of selected keys to generate the selected text colors by programming each key to type the selected color, each programmed key generating a different selected text color by typing on the programmed key;
(c) displaying each programmed key with a color indicia indicative of the color of that key; and
(d) changing the color of the text of the document by typing the programmed keyboard key without using the mouse.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/626,801 filed Jul. 23, 2003.
The present invention relates to the field of computer keyboards, and more particularly to keyboards for which selected keys are programmed to effect text color changes and which are color encoded to indicate the resulting text color.
Most computer-generated documents have previously been printed with black text on white paper. When color was used in printed documents, it was common to minimize the number of colors used and the number of color changes due to the relative inconvenience of initiating text color changes. Even with the widespread availability of color printers, many documents such as letters, reports, and memos continue to be generated primarily in black and white despite a growing appreciation of the enhanced impact that multi-color documents can provide. One reason why computer users do not more freely utilize changes in text color to increase the visual impact of their correspondence and other documents is that most application software requires an inconvenient and relatively slow process to effect text color changes. A mouse may be used to manipulate icons on a function bar, but this requires removal of the hand from the keyboard. Effecting text color changes from the keyboard often requires a complicated multi-step series of keyboard strokes which are difficult to remember. Alternatively, the number of key strokes required to effect a text color change may be reduced by creating a programmed macro. If more than one or two text colors are so programmed, however, it becomes difficult to memorize the correspondence between the key combination that causes a particular color change and the desired color.
Each key of a computer keyboard normally has indicia printed thereon to indicate a function that is performed by pressing that key. For example, on the conventional QWERTY keyboard, the letter "Q" printed on the key indicates that pressing that key will cause the letter "q" or "Q" to be inserted into a text document depending upon whether the SHIFT key is simultaneously pressed.
Computers usually permit some or all keys to be reprogrammed to perform multi-step functions as well as to simply change the output character, such programming generally being referred to as creating a macro. For example, a command such as CTRL-B might cause the output text to appear in bold type. An obvious problem with such "altered" keyboards is that there is nothing on the face of the original key to indicate the new function.
The prior art reveals efforts to resolve some of the above problems with the use of substitute key caps and key cap overlays. U.S. Pat. No. 4,755,072 to Hoornweg discloses temporary key caps having different indicia that can be placed over the original cap to indicate an altered function or, alternatively, to mask the function if an opaque cap having no indicia is used. It also discloses the use of a colored key cap to distinguish a subset of keys while maintaining the original key function. While suggesting that colored key caps may ease association between color and function, Hoornweg does not teach how this might be done.
Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus that permits the use of a control or function key having color coding corresponding to the text color change that results from activation of the control key.
The present invention provides a method and apparatus to accurately and efficiently alter text color while typing a document. Selected function keys are programmed to change the text color in a document to be typed when the function key is activated. By programming a selected subset of text colors from the set of all colors available within the software application, the user predetermines a subset of text colors desired for use within a document to be created. Each function key is also provided with unique color indicia to visually indicate to a user the text color change that results from activation of the function key.
It is an object of the present invention to efficiently change the text color in computer-generated text documents.
It is a further object to provide a visual correspondence between a key that effects a text color change and the color of the resulting text. This visual correspondence may be provided on the key or displayed on a monitor or display screen.
A method of color encoding a computer keyboard having these and other advantages includes selecting from a set of possible text colors provided by a computer a subset of text colors for use in documents to be generated from the keyboard. Selected function keys are programmed to generate the selected text colors, with each selected function key generating a different selected text color. Each selected function key is provided with a color indicia to display the programmed text color of that key. Alternatively, the function keys and associated colors may be displayed on a monitor.
A computer keyboard optimized for generating multi-colored text documents having these and other advantages includes a selected group of programmable function keys that are programmable to change the text color in a document when activated. Each of the selected keys is programmed to provide a selected text color. The keys may be provided with color indicia to display the text color generated by the activation of that function key, or the keys and their associated colors may be displayed on a monitor or display screen.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification when viewed in light of the accompanying drawings, in which:
The invention according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to
Although the "number", "-" and "=" keys are shown as the function keys in this embodiment, it will be readily apparent that any key or keys on the keyboard could serve as the color function keys.
A user selects a subset of desired text colors from the set of colors provided by an application. The application may be a commercially available word processing application such as Microsoft Word� or Corel WordPerfect�, each of which provides 256 choices of possible text colors. Each application provides the capability for viewing the array of available colors and selecting them with the aid of the cursor.
After choosing a subset of colors, for example twelve colors from the possible 256, the user next selects twelve function keys to be programmed. For example, the user may select the keys "1" through "0" plus "-" and "=." The user next chooses a command instruction to cause the text color change, such as "CTRL-1," "CTRL-2," . . . "CTRL-=." That is, a text change would result when the user depressed the "1" key while simultaneously depressing the "CTRL" key. Preferably, the command instruction will be chosen from among those not already preprogrammed into the application software by the manufacturer.
It is well within the ordinary skills of a computer programmer to develop an application that prompts the user to select a function key and an associated text color, and then programs the keyboard to effect the appropriate text color change upon activation of a given function key. Alternatively, the user may perform the programming for each function key in the form of a macro and assign the macro to the function key as a shortcut. The program may also provide for the selection of available colors from a drop-down screen showing the array of available colors. Selection of a specific text color may be made with the aid of the cursor.
The user then provides each programmed function key with indicia to indicate the color change that results from activating that key, as was previously described.
The method described above is illustrated in
In lieu of altering the function keys of a keyboard to produce colored text, it is possible to program the keys via visual feedback from the computer monitor or screen and operation of a mouse as will be described in connection with
Prior to programming the keys for color, they are all set for black. In order to program individual keys for color, the desired key is selected from the display 46 via a mouse and the color for that key is selected from the color selection chart by the mouse. If the choice is acceptable, the OK button is activated. Color selections for the remaining keys are made in the same manner. Once all of the keys have been programmed for color, the color selection chart is closed and the function key display 46 is minimized.
The color chart and function key display may be moved around the screen by the mouse at the user's discretion. With the method of operation according to the invention, colored text is easily provided by a standard keyboard with a minimum of key strokes or programming functions being required to select or change a desired color for the text. In addition, by selecting and highlighting portions of text, the color thereof can be quickly changed by activation of a color function key.
The method according to this embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to
It will be appreciated that any number of color choices may be provided in the color selection display of
While the preferred forms and embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without deviating from the inventive concepts set forth above.
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Universities, Science and Cities Minister Greg Clark today announced the appointment of Sir Gordon Duff as the new chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Sir Gordon Duff will succeed Sir Tom Blundell on 01 July 2015.
BBSRC is continuing with a successfully piloted fellowship scheme and will extend the eligibility criteria for another scheme following a fundamental review of its strategy of investing in fellowships. The review, conducted between August 2014 and January 2015, used input from a wide ranging community survey and a workshop to assess BBSRC's strategy for investing in fellowships.
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College Football Bowlnanza – Week 2
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Missouri's Gary Pinkel: Every Week is Like The National Championship
Tuck and O'Neill: Pinkel Talks About Missouri Playing in Orlando Mike Tuck and Jerry O'Neill spoke to Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel about the Tigers playing the Minnesota Gophers in Orlando at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on January 1st.
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Orlando city and county officials, various dignitaries and football fans gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cittung ceremony for the newly-reconstructed Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium on Wednesday. The ceremony was accompanied by a tour for the media of the new facility
Sporting News Projects Bowl Games for Top Florida Schools
The college football season is drawing near, with less than three months between now and the first game of the 2014 season on August 27. So it's only appropriate that bowl projections begin now, right? Sporting News' Bill Bender
Tuck: Fewer Bowls In College Football Creates More Value
Less is more. By applying the standards of 30 years ago to today, you improve the concept of bowl games in college football.
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I was just googling for one a month ago. My reasoning is my bike is starting to get heavy cause of my racks and boxes and it sits in the garage for extended periods of time cause of the horrible winters we have here. When I work on my bike I also like it to be straight up and down and with the side stand that dont happen.
I shoved this piece of cardboard up under there and traced what I think you need then I sized it to be the exact size as the real measurements , so if you print it out it will be the real size and measurable. Are these the numbers you wanted ?
I checked on this today. It is not close enough for 400 stand to fit. The upper mount captures the cross braces and locks on. The angle has to be a good match. This keeps the stand from moving out of position forward or backwards and prevents twisting.
The good news is that from your drawing I could probably make one. I would need you to verify the diameter of the cross tubes. They are usually a tad smaller then 5/8".
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Here's the problem: People are living longer and young people are having fewer children, especially in the world's industrialized economies. These trends threaten to shrink the supply of skilled labor, restrain economic growth and, ultimately, lower living standards in the developed world. Only one person can save us from a future of slow decline: Mom.
A growing number of policymakers, academics and business leaders conclude that long-term economic growth hinges on wide participation in the workforce of women with children. As the supply of skilled labor shrinks in most advanced economies, women, who have begun to outpace men in educational achievement, are increasingly seen as a critical and largely untapped asset.
Click here to learn more about the countries where moms work hardest at our partner site, Forbes.com.
"In many [industrialized economies, an] increasing female (especially maternal) labor supply is seen as being important to maintaining economic growth and ensuring sustainable pension and social protection systems more generally," according to a new study, called "Babies & Bosses" by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The E.U. has targeted a female employment rate of at least 60% for its member countries by 2010.
The study ranks countries based on the percentage of women with children who were employed in 2006, breaking down the data into two categories for each country--the percentage of women with one child who are employed and the percentage of women with two or more children who are employed. Our list ranks the countries according to the average percentage of women employed in both categories.
European countries have had the greatest success integrating women with children into the workforce. In 2006, female employment rates rose above 80% in Iceland and were over 70% in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In fact, it has been so successful that in several European countries, women with children are more likely to be employed than women without children. Why do working moms matter so much? Fewer women will join or seriously commit to the workforce if they know having a child will end their careers.
"Working mothers have become the biggest issue in most countries," said Shelley Correll, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University. "European countries have taken aggressive steps to increase the number of mothers participating in the workforce, because they feel it is in their interests to keep them fully engaged in the labor force."
These policies have proved extremely effective in many countries. In Iceland, mothers are more likely to work than women without children. Nearly 90% of all mothers in Iceland are employed, which makes it the country with the largest share of moonlighting mothers.
Iceland is not the only country where mothers are more likely to be employed than women without children; in at least six other countries, moms are more likely to be employed than non-moms--at least for mothers with only a single child. In Portugal, mothers with more than one child are more likely to be part of the workforce than women with no children.


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HoopsHype Bobby Brown rumors
Bobby Brown is unlikely to join Turkish team Besiktas, according to sources. The American guard spent the last two years in China and was now talking with the Turkish team to finish the season in TBL. Brown would have replaced Chris Lofton who is on his way to leave Besiktas after two seasons. Brown ended the season in China averaging 31.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 41 games. Sportando
Bobby Brown, whose contract with Dongguan Leopards includes an NBA out, could be available for NBA teams on February 1 since his club is no lock to make the postseason. Brown, who has experience in the NBA with Sacramento, Minnesota, New Orleans and LA Clippers, would be more than open to playing for the Cavaliers. "Right now, I'm focused on Dongguan and winning games with my teammates," Brown told HoopsHype. "I will say this about Cleveland: How could anyone not want to play with LeBron? First off, he is the best player in the league and second, you have a chance to be a part of a championship team. Plus, playing in Europe, I was a big fan of (David) Blatt and always wanted to play for him. Also, I have known (David Griffin) since I was in the draft and have always been a huge believer in him." HoopsHype
If they don't trade for a point guard, keep an eye on Will Bynum and Bobby Brown. Both are playing in China and won't be available until after the Chinese playoffs in March, but the Cavs are interested in both. Bynum would be a much cleaner add than Brown, who still has two years left on his deal with DongGuan, but they'll have competition. Akron Beacon Journal
After missing out on LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in July, the Lakers held a free agent workout Tuesday in Los Angeles. The workout included forward Michael Beasley; big men Dexter Pittman, Greg Stiemsma, and Daniel Orton; and guards Bobby Brown, Toney Douglas, Ben Hansbrough and Malcolm Lee, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. USA Today Sports
While Douglas and Brown have already signed contracts to play in China next season, they both still have the ability to sign with the Lakers. Yet Douglas' agent, David Falk, told USA TODAY Sports that the 28-year-old point guard still intends on playing with the Jiangsu Dragons on his one-year deal. USA Today Sports
The Warriors are holding a free agent mini-camp June 23-24 for 16 players, including seven with NBA experience. Here's the list: Bobby Brown – Cal State Fullerton – Dongguan Century (China); Will Cherry – Montana – Canton Charge (D-League); Patrick Christopher – Cal – Iowa Energy (D-League); Ramon Galloway – La Salle – Fraport Skyliners (Germany); Tyler Honeycutt – UCLA – ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne (France); Edwin Jackson – ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne (France); Armon Johnson – Nevada – Blancos De Rueda (Spain); DeAndre Liggins – Kentucky – Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League); Vernon Macklin – Florida – Liaoning Jiebao (China); Sean May – North Carolina – Paris-Levallois Basket (France); Mickey McConnell – Saint Mary's – Texas Legends (D-League); James Nunnally – UC Santa Barbara – Cangrejeros De Santurce (Puerto Rico); John Shurna – Northwestern – FIATC Joventut Badalona (Spain); Jamie Skeen – VCU – Humacao (Puerto Rico); Christian Watford – Indiana – Hapoel Eilat (Israel); Michael Watt – Buffalo – Ironi Nes-Ziona (Israel). Contra Costa Times
After the new contract for Bobby Brown, the Dongguan Leopards are interested in completing the roster for next season. The team contected Shavlik Randolph for the second USA spot, Sohu reported, and there are many possibilities that agreement could be found in a short time, but there's a problem to solve before. Sportando
Veteran point guards Jonathan Gibson, 26, and Bobby Brown, 29, will also be on the roster, CSNNW.com confirmed through their representation. Eurobasket.com reported the agreement last week. They both played in China last season and each averaged over 30 points a game. CSNNW.com
As reported by Sohu.com point-guard Bobby Brown is very close to extend the contract with Dongguan Leopards for three more years. Brown arrived last season in China and averaged 30 points per game. Sportando
As reported by Sohu.com point-guard Bobby Brown is very close to extend the contract with Dongguan Leopards for three more years. Brown arrived last season in China and averaged 30 points per game. Brown expressed interest in coming back to Dongguan to try to win the title. Sportando
The 10th signing of a non Greek player this season in Olympiacos is going to be the biggest, if completed. The defending Euroleague champions have decided to boost their roster for the almost certain Greek league finals against Panathinaikos and the player they want to add is Bobby Brown. The 29years old American guard was Euroleague's top scorer last season as a member of Siena – having almost 19 point per game – and he recently concluded his season in the Chinese CBA. EuroHoops.net
Emiliano Carchia: Two new free agents from China: Bobby Brown and Donte Greene. Twitter @sportando
The Chinese Basketball Association season is currently in its playoff semifinals, meaning a slew of former NBA players could be available as free agents in the coming weeks. There has been interest in former Celtic Lester Hudson, who scored 40 points in Xinjiang's victory over Dongguan. Former Sacramento King Bobby Brown tallied 45 points in that game. Other ex-NBAers in China are Shelden Williams, Delonte West, James Singleton, Donte Green, Yi Jianlian, Dominique Jones, and Hamed Haddadi. Boston Globe
Sam Amick: With Feb. free agency behind us, one name to remember: Bobby Brown,the dynamic PG whose Chinese team is on verge of falling out of playoffs. Bobby Brown can't return to NBA until season ends - & he's on Clippers radar- but he has been refining those skills - Twitter @sam_amick
Ramona Shelburne: While the the league waits for the buyout market to take shape, keep an eye on Bobby Brown, whose season in China ends in two weeks. Twitter @ramonashelburne
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The Joint Commission, in conjunction with The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, recently recognized Billings Clinic with Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.
Achievement of Primary Stroke Center Certification signifies an organization's dedication to fostering better outcomes. Billings Clinic's Primary Stroke Center Certification has demonstrated that their program meets elements of performance to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients.
Billings Clinic underwent an on-site review in June 2013. A Joint Commission expert reviewed Billings Clinic's compliance with the requirements for The Joint Commission's Disease-Specific Care Certification program as well as primary stroke center requirements, such as collecting Joint Commission core measure data and using it for performance improvement activities.
Billings Clinic will be able to display The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.
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HELENA – Montana Gov. Steve Bullock released a plan in June that aims to lead to a healthier Montana. The plan is entitled, "Big Sky. New Horizons. A Healthier Montana: A Plan to Improve the Health of Montanans."
"We all know that healthy children are better students, healthy adults make a more productive work force, healthy seniors enjoy more satisfying retirement years, and a healthy population is essential to a healthy economy," Bullock said. "This plan focuses on prevention, saving health care dollars and creating a common agenda for health improvement."
The plan was released in conjunction with a meeting of the Association of Montana Public Health Officials and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena.
DPHHS led the effort to examine the health of Montanans and develop strategies to address critically important health issues using the best science available. Participation from more than 130 organizations provided essential input into the plan from stakeholders across Montana.
The plan focuses on six health priority areas:
• Preventing, identifying and managing chronic diseases;
• Promoting the health of mothers, infants and children;
• Preventing, identifying and controlling communicable disease, preventing injuries and reducing exposure to environmental health hazards;
• Improving mental health and reducing substance abuse; and,
• Strengthening Montana's public health and health care system. Within each health priority area are strategies for action.
The document is available at www.dphhs.mt.gov.
Creating a healthier Montana will take strong partnerships among state, tribal and local governments, as well as private, non-profit and other community organizations. The governor will appoint an oversight body to direct and oversee the implementation of this plan.
Gov. Bullock encouraged all Montanans to join him in taking responsibility for their health by following recommendations from the plan.
"Stay active and eat well; get age appropriate immunizations; take simple steps to prevent injuries; see a healthcare provider regularly; and contribute to and enjoy a healthy environment," he said. "Together we can create a healthier Montana."
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More than two dozen art galleries and businesses host free receptions for local and regional artists during the Summer ArtWalk.
The ArtWalk runs from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, downtown. Maps are at the galleries and on Page 19 of this issue of the Outpost.
Among the highlights:
• The Western Heritage Center is holding its Western Artists of America show, which runs through Aug. 31.
• The work of Billings artist Mana Lesman is shown at Barjon's Books. Ms. Lesman calls her work "graphic surrealism." Many pieces are concerned with the history of the written word, belief systems and the forms of decoration humans have invented to adorn the objects in our world.
• Big Sky Cheap Trees shows works by Kerry Epley and Kevyn Pust. Ms. Epley says her son is her greatest inspiration: "I believe I am a super creative genius ... a very abstract artist, and given more space to paint, my possibilities would become limitless." Mr. Pust, a 17-year-old from Bozeman, says his "exhibit is based completely on space and nature all painted with cans of spray paint."
• At CTA Architects, artist Dick Moulden says, "I try to put on canvas what I see in nature, and hope the viewer sees something that reminds him or her of a special place or time."
• Canvas, a local volunteer-powered arts advocacy collective, holds a "reverse auction" in connection with its Extended Exposure exhibition at the Babcock Theater arcade. Live music and refreshments are included. For information, go to www.exposemt.com.
• Photographer Ellen Erikson, who has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Seattle University, shows "A Selection of Photographs" at Good Earth Market. She says, "I shoot the vast majority of my photographs on film, developing the negatives and prints myself. The darkroom is my sanctuary." Recently she has been working on "old school" techniques that require even more of a hands-on approach.
• Stephen Haraden shows his newest paintings and discusses his works in progress at the Stephen Haraden Studio.
• Jens Gallery opens a new exhibit, "Sticks and Stones," with an artist's reception during ArtWalk. The work of two Montana artists is showcased: jewelry artist Kris Kramer of Whitefish and furniture designer Todd Clippinger of Billings. Metal sculptor Laura Walker of Montana State University Billings is the featured student artist of the show. Her work "gives objects a second chance through the fabrication of steel."
• At McCormick Café, artist Terri Porta is a Billings native who drew inspiration from her 3-year-old son, Isaac. Work in photography, original oils and a few acrylic masterpieces are shown. Austin Martin plays live music.
• The Toucan Gallery features two artists whose work was recently brought to Billings by the gallery. Ryan Mitchell is a potter from Bozeman whose ceramic vessels represent a stated goal to create beautiful objects meant for everyday use. Brian Reed founded Old School Stationers in Portland, Ore., in 2004. He and his wife, Amy, work without computers, using techniques and equipment from an earlier era.
• The Sandstone Gallery shows pottery and paintings by Jennifer Baretta, paintings and sculptures by Leo Olson and turned wooden bowls by guest artist Gary Lavine. Live music is provided.
• Terry Moore Photographers Studio shows art on the theme of water, drawing on the work of the African Reflections Foundation, which builds wells in African villages.
She recently made a trip to African, and ArtWalk also showcases the work of photographer Jeff Reiter.
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"The Tree of Lights," by Curt Layman. Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC. $9.99
Curt Layman sits in front of a couple of hundred kids and asks them what they think of the opening line of his new book, "The Tree of Lights": "Once upon a time … ."
Before he can continue the gym at the Bridger Elementary School erupts in laughter and jeers. Curt muses, "I think they've heard this one before."
The allotted time passes quickly, the Billings author and carpentry contractor clearly entertaining the young audience while thoroughly enjoying the wide-ranging discussion, as the students keenly question him about book writing, the publishing business, how much money he makes from writing and profit margins.
Mr. Layman doesn't do a reading, per se, as the whole hour is spent answering questions and exploring ideas. He says, "I could write another book on just their great questions and unique ideas; and the younger they are the more voluble and the more imaginative their comments."
The eighth-graders toward the back of the room tend to be more aloof. He tries another opening: "Once upon a most frightful night … ." This one gets some applause, and he can tell it hooks a lot of them.
This is Mr. Layman's second book. His first, "The Christmas Cheese," was published last year. It introduced the thimble-size world of a mouse family and the main character, Junior Mouse, and what happens in a typical human home when the 'tall ones' leave at Christmas.
With his core characters now known, Mr. Layman is free with this second book to move Junior Mouse into unlimited opportunities of adventure (and probably further books).
The blue-black of the book's cover with its dark shadow of an old sailing ship on a foaming, ghostly sea leads the young reader directly into "a most frightful night."
From there it is nonstop action in a world where — not only do animals communicate with people — but a forgotten clan of leering trees can plot in silence, their twisted branches forming spindly arms and gnarly hands to snatch the unaware.
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In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed the discovery of an acre-sized group of genetically modified wheat plants growing on an eastern Oregon farm. The farmer notified the agency after becoming alarmed when an application of the herbicide Roundup failed to kill them.
Investigators identified the plants as Roundup Ready wheat, which was engineered by Monsanto to withstand application of its signature herbicide. This strain of wheat had never been approved by USDA, and was last grown experimentally in 2004, when the project was scrapped.
How this stubborn wheat patch ended up in an Oregon field years after it had ostensibly been removed from circulation is a mystery that scientists from USDA and Monsanto have been scrambling to solve. However it came to be, this incident has serious implications for the idea of "coexistence," a scenario wherein GM and non-GM crops are grown and sold, separately and simultaneously, by U.S. farmers. Coexistence is the policy embraced by USDA chief Tom Vilsack, and his agency.
A big risk posed by coexistence is that GM and non-GM plants will mix, jeopardizing markets for non-GM crops. Immediately after the Oregon GM wheat discovery Japan, one of the U.S.'s largest export markets for wheat, slapped on restrictions on U.S. wheat imports, and South Korea quickly followed suit.
Even if the Oregon wheat turns out to be some kind of well-contained and neatly explained anomaly, American wheat farmers will still have lost market share, to Russia, Australia and others, that may prove difficult to recover.
This was not the first instance of economic fallout from GM contamination of non-GM foods. In 2006, Bayer's LibertyLink rice contaminated the U.S. rice supply, which tanked export demand for U.S. rice. And in 2000, contamination of non-GM corn by StarLink's GM corn caused significant economic blowback.
But rather than a red flag, USDA appears to consider events like this as the price of coexistence, as the agency expects such events to be the new normal.
A Feb. 21 USDA report summarizes recommendations made by its Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture. This committee was convened to address coexistence, and its mandate implies more escapes like Oregon's Roundup Ready wheat are expected.
The committee's central task is to address the question, "What types of compensation mechanisms, if any, would be appropriate to address economic losses by farmers in which the value of their crops is reduced by unintended presence of genetically engineered (GE) material."
American wheat farmers might have some questions about this proposed compensation, given what's transpiring in Oregon. Chicago Attorney Adam Levitt litigated cases against Bayer and StarLink corn, winning judgments of $920 million and $110 million respectively.
He told NutraIngredients-USA.com that his phones have been "very busy" since the Oregon discovery.
Neither StarLink, LibertyLink, nor Monsanto's un-named Roundup Ready wheat have been shown harmful to humans (though some people believe that StarLink triggered allergic responses). In fact, there is no rock-solid evidence of any human health problems created by (approved) GM foods. But in the marketplace, perception is reality, and if the Japanese aren't buying GM wheat, that's the reality that matters.
One of the many unknowns about the Oregon GM wheat situation is whether the plants are a direct descendent from the decade-old trials or the result of GM pollen passing along the resistance to wheat. Monsanto, unsurprisingly, claims this is unlikely, as wheat typically pollinates itself rather than crossing. But it's not impossible, as some crossing does occur. In fact, there have been several instances of GM plants passing their engineered constructs to other, related species, including weeds, via pollen.
"There has always been a worry with wheat, being in the grass family," David Ervin, environmental management professor at Portland State University in Oregon, told the New York Times. If there was a transfer of the gene into grasses, he said, "There's going to be difficulty in controlling those grasses, and you might have to resort to stronger herbicide treatments, some of which have more environmental consequences."
While instances like the wheat found in Oregon have resulted from supposedly unforeseeable events, USDA's 2011 approval of GM alfalfa almost dares such escapes to happen. Alfalfa is the main forage crop for dairy cows and one of the principal foods for beef cows, including grass-fed cattle. Alfalfa is bee-pollinated, which means that wherever GM alfalfa is planted, every other alfalfa plant within about five miles will be subject to contamination with GM pollen. Alfalfa is a perennial, commonly living 10 to 25 years. A single plant can produce 16,000 seeds per year, which makes it seem inevitable that organic and grass-fed cattle will eat some GM alfalfa. What happens next isn't clear. Organic standards prohibit any quantity of GM material in certified-organic products. If GM alfalfa genes travel as far as seems likely, it could mean a change in the definition of organic, or the end of organic meat and dairy entirely.
But instead of concern about this possibility, it appears USDA plans on watching it happen. A Feb. 21 document discusses the need to "Develop monitoring procedures for transgenic alfalfa pollen load and for assessing transgenic presence; this effort will be an important building block for field-based tools." This isn't the language of an agency committed to strict separation of GM and non-GM food.
Coexistence, it's becoming increasingly clear, doesn't mean two systems, existing side by side in peace. It means that practitioners of one system, non-GM farming, will have to learn to exist with the economic and ecological problems created by its GM counterparts. Given how difficult this counterpart is to control, "accommodation" seems like a more appropriate word than coexistence.
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BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension honored 22 recipients with Ecostar Pollution Prevention awards in a ceremony held in Helena in April.
The Ecostar awards are coordinated by MSU Extension's Housing and Environmental Health Program and funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
There were 22 EcoStar award winners representing 17 communities from across the state. The Ecostar award program recognizes small businesses, institutions and non-profits that are leading efforts in Montana to voluntarily focus on pollution prevention and create a more environmentally sustainable model.
The award focuses on those taking environmentally responsible steps to reduce solid and hazardous waste, maximize efficiencies, conserve energy and water and improve air quality.
The 2012 EcoStar Award winners by area include (* indicates repeat winner):
Multiple locations: Mackenzie River Pizza Co. * in Billings, Bozeman, Belgrade, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, Whitefish and Kalispell
Billings: St. Vincent Healthcare *, Sage Spa Living *
Hinsdale: Hinsdale FFA & Hinsdale Public School
Lewistown: High Plains Horse Blanket Repair
Livingston: Gadanke/Katie Clemons Inc. *, Livingston Healthcare Farm to Cafeteria Program
Missoula: Bayern Brewing, Jackson Contracting
Red Lodge: Red Lodge Mountain
West Glacier: Glacier Guides & Montana Rafting
Yellowstone National Park: Delaware North Co. Parks and Resorts *
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MISSOULA – The Fourth of July holiday means many Montanans will head for the hills. Those hitting the trails for biking, hiking, horseback riding or motorized recreation in the National Forests may notice some repair work that needs to be done. In fact, the cost to get trails across the country up to basic standards will run to more than $500 million, according to a new GAO report.
Paul Spitler, Montana-based director of wilderness campaigns for The Wilderness Society, said it may be difficult in these difficult budget times to seek more funding, so creative solutions are needed to maintain public access.
"We know that use is increasing on our trails," he said. "This is really something that touches Americans of all stripes. Virtually everyone loves the great outdoors and trails are the conduit to the great outdoors."
Spitler said collaborations and volunteer programs can help leverage repair funding. Trail maintenance projects include clearing trees and brush, improving stream crossings, and preventing erosion. He adds that about $80 million is dedicated to trail maintenance each year, and it's estimated that that those trails contribute more than $80 billion a year to the recreation industry.
Acording to Mark Himmel, chairman of Back Country Horsemen of Montana, his group's chapters are among the largest volunteer-based trail organizations in the country. He said volunteer time is a great resource to help get trails on track, but relying only on volunteers isn't realistic because of money and time.
"With diesel at $3.81 a gallon, it's always a $40 to $50 day, you know, when you volunteer, and we only get about eight weekends to volunteer," he said.
The GAO report also found that only about one-quarter of all trails are kept up to standard. The Wilderness Society and Back Country Horsemen requested the report.
The GAO report is at GAO.gov.
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A 3-year-old male grizzly bear was euthanized at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks state wildlife lab in Bozeman on June 25, a news release said.
The bear was captured June 24 on private land north of Red Lodge after two separate incidents of depredation occurring Thursday, June 20, and Saturday, June 22.
On Thursday, the bear killed one sheep, then returned on Saturday and killed seven more and wounded two others. Both USDA-Wildlife Services and FWP investigated the incidents and found the bear had been within the confines of corrals and close to buildings.
This was the third time this bear had been captured. The bear was in overall good condition for its age and time of year and weighed 200 pounds.
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The Montana Stockgrowers Association has announced that the LaSalle Ranch of Havre has been selected winner of the 2013-2014 Montana Environmental Stewardship Award, sponsored by MSGA's Research, Education and Endowment Foundation and funded by Montana Beef Producers with Checkoff Dollars.
LaSalle Ranch is a cow/calf and yearling operation mostly located within the boundaries of the Rocky Boys Indian Reservation. The LaSalles are members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe and the first Native American winners of this award.
Each year, MSGA honors a Montana ranch that exemplifies environmental stewardship and demonstrates a commitment toward improved sustainability within the beef industry. This award recognizes Montana ranchers who are at the forefront in conservation and stewardship and are willing to serve as examples for other ranchers. LaSalle Ranch was selected for this award by a committee that included two past national Environmental Stewardship Award winners from Montana.
"The whole LaSalle family is very proud to have been selected for this award," said Leon LaSalle, president of LaSalle Ranch. "We understand that if we take care of the land it will take care of us. Our ancestors lived in harmony with their environment and we try to do the same. This award means a lot to me personally, not for myself, but for my father who has spent a lifetime improving the environment—not only for us, but for numerous other farmers and ranchers throughout North Central Montana."
LaSalle Ranch is operated by the LaSalle family: Leon and his wife Shannon, his father Robert L. and mother Jenny, and brother Robert W. and his wife Susan are all involved in the operation. Leon and Robert W. represent the third generation to ranch in the area. Their grandfather, Frank Billy, was one of the first Chippewa Cree Tribal members to enter the livestock industry after World War II.
LaSalle Ranch has partnered with the Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Chippewa Cree Tribe's Natural Resource Department, and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to implement conservation practices and a planned grazing system to protect environmentally sensitive areas on the ranch. They have installed over seven miles of stock water pipelines, 25 wildlife-friendly watering facilities, and 10 miles of cross fences.
A major focus of the LaSalle family's efforts has been Beaver Creek, which flows into Beaver Creek County Park, the largest county park in the U.S. This park is a very popular summer recreation area for Hill County and surrounding county residents who enjoy camping, swimming, fishing, and picnicking. The park is located on the downstream border of the LaSalle's grazing allotment. The LaSalles have worked to keep cattle off the sensitive riparian areas of the creek by developing eight off-stream water developments, utilizing solar energy to pump livestock water to higher elevations to take grazing pressure off riparian areas and allow even grazing use of the pastures, and installing 3.5 miles of riparian area protection fences. These efforts have resulted in improved water quality in the headwaters of this watershed.
and a more pleasant environment for recreationalists.
MSGA will work with the LaSalle Ranch to prepare its application for the regional and national award competition. Since 1992, MSGA has honored 20 state winners, nine of whom went on to win the regional award and two named national award winners. To learn more, visit www.mtbeef.org/mesap.
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By SCOTT PRINZING - For The Outpost
Like author Kay Moore, I first learned of the Black Bicycle Corps when a documentary of its mission was on PBS. I recorded it on my VCR, but never got around to watching it.
As I am lax about writing what is actually on each VHS tape, it is probably in a pile of other intriguing programs I've yet to see.
So I was pleased to learn of "The Great Bicycle Experiment: The Army's Historic Black Bicycle Corps, 1896-97," by Mountain Press Publishing. It is short (just 86 pages) and is filled with historic photographs on almost every page.
Written for a juvenile audience, it is a quick but fascinating read. Thoroughly researched by Ms. Moore, it has a complete index, bibliography and information of further avenues of research for young readers.
While I was aware of this unique venture by African Americans in the post-Civil War era, I was unaware of its importance to Montana history.
For those who are unfamiliar with the story, a certain Lt. James Moss, second lieutenant at Fort Missoula in Montana, had a revolutionary idea in 1896. He was convinced that bicycles, relatively new on the scene, could be employed by the U.S. Army in place of horses for certain operations.
Horses are self-powered as well as powerful, so why bikes? Bicycles did not need to eat, drink or sleep; they would not die (although they could break); they would never disobey; and they were nearly noiseless (compared to the shoed hooves of cavalry horses). Lt. Moss was determined to test this idea and prove the worth of the bicycle in Army campaigns.
The all-black 25th Infantry was a regiment stationed at Fort Missoula at the time. Lt. Moss chose an elite group from its ranks to form the Bicycle Corps and attempt a historic 2,000-mile journey from Missoula to St. Louis.
Ms. Moore chronicles this seemingly insurmountable (to the modern reader) journey, highlighting both the challenges and the triumphs of these remarkable soldiers as they pedaled, pushed - and at times carried - their bikes across the mountains and plains and into the history books.
Not to be stuck in the distant past, the last of the 10 chapters addresses the legacy of the Bicycle Corps, following the 25th Infantry after the experiment ended, visiting historical monuments, and discussing a modern day 2,000-mile reenactment of sorts (the cyclists had to worry more about traffic than the dangers of the Wild West).
"The Great Bicycle Experiment" is both a valuable historical resource and an entertaining adventure story for readers young and old. It is a highly recommended book for both the classroom and the home (or for the homeschooled family), as it packs a lot of incredible information into a tight package.
Priced at $12, it can be purchased online or in stores.
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Episode PremiereNovember 22, 2013
Show Period2010 - 2013
Production CompanyWarner Bros. Television, Wonderland Prods.
Cast and Crew
DirectorEagle Egilsson
ScreenwriterKristen Reidel
Main Cast
- Maggie Q as Nikita
- Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex
- Shane West as Michael
- Devon Sawa as Owen Elliot / Sam Matthews
- Aaron Stanford as Birkhoff
- Melinda Clarke
- Dillon Casey
- Noah Bean
- Tiffany Hines
- Xander Berkeley
- Ashton Holmes
Additional Cast
- Todd Grinnell
Nikita (Maggie Q) is still on the run after she was framed for the assassination of the President of the United States. Dale, a reporter (guest star Todd Grinnell) from the news channel ENN, starts questioning what really happened that night. Nikita sees this as an opportunity to clear her name so she re-enters the country to talk to Dale but walks right into a trap set by Amanda (Melinda Clarke). The team is alerted and Michael (Shane West) sets out to find Nikita before Amanda does. While Birkoff (Aaron Stanford) and Ryan (Noah Bean) help Michael from their new mobile office, a high-tech aircraft, Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) stakes out a human-trafficking ring and learns The Shop is involved. Things go south and Alex is surprised when Owen/Sam (Devon Sawa) shows up at the scene.


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Rams pick QB Bradford with No. 1 pick
"There's no preconceived notion or game plan with Sam right now," Spagnuolo said. "I think we've put ourselves in a situation that we can go either way. We'll do what's best for him and what's best for our team."
St. Louis needs help most on offense after trailing the rest of the NFL with a 10.9-points-per-game average, scoring one or fewer touchdown in 13 games. The Rams are also 29th in total offense and defense.
Bradford followed the Lions' Matthew Stafford as the second straight quarterback taken with the first overall pick. He's the ninth Heisman winner to be selected No. 1, and first since USC quarterback Carson Palmer in 2003 by the Bengals.
The Rams previously chose offensive tackle Jason Smith and defensive end Chris Long with the second overall picks in 2009 and '08.
Devaney doesn't believe signing Bradford will be a big problem, although Bradford deflected contract talk to his agent, Tom Condon of St. Louis.
"He's the one that handles the business side," Bradford said. "I cannot wait to get on that football field."
Devaney and Spagnuolo said the first prime-time draft was business as usual for the Rams even though they're for sale. Billionaire Stan Kroenke of Columbia, Mo., the minority owner, is seeking to purchase the remaining 60 percent of the team and has said he wants to keep the franchise in St. Louis.
Illinois businessman Shahid Khad is also bidding for the 60 percent stake in the Rams. Kroenke exercised matching rights, although his ownership of the NBA's Denver Nuggets and NHL's Colorado Avalanche is at odds with the NFL's prohibition of cross ownership.
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This is a good product to use to supplement regular flea treatments for outdoor animals. For example, you might use this in January, to see if our warmer temps make it necessary to continue treatments through the winter (can you tell I was caught offguard last year?).
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Bharti Airtel was on Thursday directed by the Supreme Court not to extend its roaming services to new customers in seven circles where it did not have licences for 3G spectrum.
However, the apex court asked the telecom department "not to take coercive steps" on the Rs.350-crore penalty imposed on the telecom major for illegally providing intra-circle 3G roaming facilities.
Airtel has been accused by Reliance Communication Ltd and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of providing 3G services to customers in circles where it did not have licence through "illegal subletting" of spectrum to 2G service licence holders.
The seven circles where Airtel does not have licences to provide 3G services are Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh East and Kerala.
The order will not impact the existing customer base of the company in these circles.
Before passing the order, the apex court said it was concerned that its direction should not affect millions of customers, including rickshaw pullers, who use mobile phones.
"There are hundred, thousand and millions of customers. Rickshawalas are also using mobiles. We don't wish to affect them," a bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Vikramajit Sen said while issuing notices and seeking response of the Centre, DoT and Reliance Communication within two weeks. The apex court said thereafter the respondents will file rejoinder within two weeks and posted the matter for hearing on May 9.
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Questions remain after 8-hour-long investigation at Gurunath Meiyappan's house
Mumbai crime branch officers disappeared into Gurunath Meiyappan's Cenotaph Road residence at 9.40 a.m. on Sunday and showed up again only much later.
As the hours dragged on, the excitement was building up for a huddle of journalists waiting outside the locked gates.
With curiosity getting the better of them, some clambered on to the compound wall for a peek into the sensational search. When they did so, the guards present on the premises chided them gently. In contrast, a dog barked out an ear-splitting protest.
In the absence of reliable information, wild speculations ruled. One of them had it that Mr. Meiyappan was in the house, having been brought by the Mumbai officers.
Around mid day, two sleuths stepped out, inspected Mr. Meiyappan's four cars parked in the driveway, and patiently ran their eyes over the visitors' records. They seemed to go about the task with clinical precision, not pausing for a second to glance at what had now turned into a milling crowd.
The assembly included local autorickshaw drivers. "Our curiosity was aroused by the presence of cameramen. We thought a murder or burglary had taken place," said Arumugam, an autorickshaw driver.
Some neighbours of Mr. Meiyappan's stationed themselves on the terraces of their houses and from those vantage points, took photos of the unfolding action with camera phones. After the two officials returned to resume the search inside, a man, believed to be the caretaker of the house, came out. He rode away on a motorcycle and returned with lunch packets. He was besieged with questions by the scribes, but did not give anything away.
The search came to an end at 6.10 p.m. and the men from Mumbai came out with a carton bursting with the items they had picked up from the two-storey house, which is said to have eleven rooms.
Television journalists thrust their microphones into the car, hoping to catch some bytes. But the sleuths' lips were sealed as tight as the carton they were carrying away. Rolling up the windows of the car, they sped away.


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Wayne Bledsoe: Sawing your way to manliness
Nothing makes me feel more manly than whipping out my chainsaw, pulling that cord and felling some tree that needs felling. Yessir, a chainsaw is a manly power tool that allows a mere mortal to mold nature to his will.
Trees that have taken generations to get in my way can be vanquished in minutes!
When I tell friends, "Sorry, I can't go tomorrow. I have some CHAINSAWING to do" they are doubtless impressed by my brute masculinity and I imagine it offsets the demasculinizing effects of my disinterest in all team sports. Incorporate chainsaws into football and maybe I'll watch. I mean what's the fun if there's not the chance of dismembered body parts on the field?
It's my opinion that every red-blooded American male (and a few multinational red-blooded females) need a chainsaw.
The type of chainsaw you want to buy depends on what you expect to use it for. Bar lengths generally come in 14- to 20-inch lengths and come in gas-powered and electric varieties.
Manly me like me scoff at the electric variety. They have less power and they lack "taking care of business" sound that we crave. Electric chainsaws are designed for the saplings around your house, trimming that little dogwood and other things that could probably be done with a bow saw if you had a little extra time.
If you want to take down that dead maple in your backyard, you need a gas-powered model.
When I was taking down the maples in the backyard that had died from blight a Poulon with a 16-inch bar had been fine.
Granted, it took forever to start and the chain-tightening screw stripped shortly after I replaced the chain for the first time, but for a little over $120, it saved me the several hundred dollars that I would've had to pay for someone else to take down the trees. Plus, I got the thrill of knowing that had I not notched the tree just right I could've destroyed half of my house or killed myself.
There's some value in just the excitement.
The little Poulon was pretty worn out and too small to take down the dead gum tree in the front yard earlier this year. I needed at least a 20-inch bar to take it down.
Like anything else, there are status models of chainsaws.
A 20-inch Husqvarna 60 with a 60 cc engine or an Echo with a 54.1 cc engine cost in the $500 range, which is way more than I could afford.
I settled on a Ryobi with a 46 cc engine, which was approximately $200, lightweight and did the job.
Maybe my manliness would've been bolstered even more if I had a bigger engine, but sometimes just enough is just right.
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It may be noted that all the countries that are or might end up in the first three groups discussed above are those that pursued slow or gradual economic reform.
Finally, the threat of excessive state intervention is balanced by another problem, which might be seen as a possible solution. The whole of the New Independent States is seeing a steady decline in state revenues of about 5 percent a year. Average state revenues as a share of GDP plummeted to 29 percent in 1993, and the share is continuing to decline (Citrin and Lahiri, 1995:78). In 1996, most members of the Commonwealth of Independent States collected no more than 20 percent of GDP in tax revenues, and no shift toward higher revenues is noticeable as yet. The states that collected most taxes were Ukraine, with 35 percent of official GDP, and Russia, with 31 percent. As little financing is available, and most governments are determined to keep inflation under control, they have no choice but to cut expenditures to limit the budget deficit. The liberal response to this problem is to cut tax rates while broadening the tax base, abolishing tax exemptions, demanding that all liable for taxation actually pay their taxes, and accepting that public revenues should not be more than 20-25 percent of GDP. This would imply a minimization of subsidies, which would reduce state intervention to a more tolerable level. Social transfers would have to be capped, and pension reform would be required, increasing the role of savings and private pensions. The statist approach is to try to collect taxes by whatever means available, reinforcing the arbitrariness of state powers. Yet the shortfall of tax revenues is so great that it is likely to have a primarily liberal impact.
The leaders of the transition are facing the opposite problem. Their apparent threat is the entitlement trap (Sachs, 1995). The four Visegrad countries have public expenditures of around 50 percent of GDP. In particular, Hungary had public expenditures of as much as 62 percent of GDP in 1992 and 1993 (Banerjee et al., 1995:8). Worldwide, only Sweden and Denmark exceed this level. The dilemma is multiple. High public expenditures mean high taxes, but often a big budget deficit as well, which easily leads to an excessive debt burden, as is the case in Hungary. Large social transfers—23 percent of GDP in Hungary in 1993—weaken the incentives to work. The combined effect is that people work less productively than in a more liberal economy, and no economy with public expenditures as high as those of Hungary has been especially dynamic. By comparison, the economic lions in East Asia spend only a few percent of GDP on social transfers (Sachs, 1995). Countries in the New Independent States, however, are not very likely to fall into the entitlement trap because of their limited state revenues. Hence, the former Soviet republics have the possibility and challenge to opt for a much more liberal model than Central Europe has adopted. Estonia stands out as the country that has done so, but the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Georgia, and Kazakstan seem to have embarked on a similar course.


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Finnish-German tech firm Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is preparing to double the size of its P2-billion research & development facility in Quezon City as the expansion of mobile networks around the world raises demand for better technology.
The expansion of the NSN facility in the Philippines comes after job cuts involving several thousand employees in other countries as the company seeks to streamline operations.
NSN last year reduced its workforce by 15,000 employees to 60,000, but officials in a recent briefing said there had been talks of doubling its presence in the Philippines.
"The R&D facility here already has 400 employees. It should be 460 by the end of the quarter because we just opened a new floor. It's definitely expanding this year," NSN Asia South Sub-Region head John Lancaster-Lennox said.
"There's talk of doubling the size. We don't know how long that would take but that's the direction we are taking," he said.
Lancaster-Lennox said the NSN group was focused on supporting the rollout of third- and fourth-generation or 3G and 4G wireless technologies of telcos around the world. These are the main platforms used today to deliver high-speed wireless Internet and connectivity services by phone firms around the world.
Employees at the R&D facility, dubbed as NetworkLabs, work on developing new technologies that support advancements in 3G and 4G.
"We want to remain leaders in those areas globally so we need to invest a lot in R&D," Lennox-Lancaster said. "We employ a lot of good engineers that do lots of coding," he added.
He said with telcos around the world, including the Philippines' Smart Communications and Globe Telecom, already starting to rollout their own 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks, NSN had diverted its focus to developing "advanced LTE," which would again raise the amount of data that could be sent wirelessly to mobile devices.
In theory, this will involve the pooling of bandwidth delivered on separate radio frequencies—a feat currently impossible using commercially available telco equipment and consumer devices.
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FRANKFURT, Germany The setup of the 17-country euro currency union is unsustainable, the head of the European Central Bank has told EU leaders, warning they must quickly come up with a broad vision for the future to get the bloc through the current financial crisis.
Mario Draghi said Thursday that the crisis had exposed the inadequacy of the financial and economic framework set up for the euro monetary union launched in 1999.
"That configuration that we had with us by and large for ten years which was considered sustainable, I should add, in a perhaps myopic way, has been shown to be unsustainable unless further steps are taken," he said in response to questions in the European Parliament.
Draghi said the central bank had done what it could to fight the 2 1/2-year-old debt crisis by reducing interest rates and giving (EURO)1 trillion ($1.2 trillion) in emergency loans to banks. But it was now up to governments to chart a course ahead by reducing deficits, carrying out sweeping reforms to spur growth and by strengthening the euro's basic institutions. The ECB cannot "fill the vacuum of the lack of action by national governments" in those areas.
He said the next step "is for our leaders to clarify what is the vision ... what is the euro going to look like a certain number of years from now. The sooner this has been specified, the better it is."
In 1989, for example, European Commission President Jacques Delors presented a landmark report that charted the initial path to the creation and launch of the euro a decade later and laid out the goals to be achieved. "The same thing should be done now," Draghi said.
He likened Europe's current struggles to those of a person crossing a river in thick fog while struggling against a strong current.
"He or she continues fighting but does not see the other side because it is foggy. What we are asking is, to dispel this fog," he said.
The euro was set up as a single currency with one central bank, the ECB, to issue the currency and set interest rates. But the different national governments continued to independently determine their budgets and manage their widely different economies. The currency union was unable to prevent some countries from running up unsustainable debt burdens as their economies lagged behind with excessive business costs and economic imbalances such as trade deficits.
European officials have worked to strengthen rules against piling up debt and to tighten surveillance over countries' budgets and economies. More wide-ranging measures - such as a common finance ministry or shared borrowing through so-called Eurobonds - have not found agreement.
Draghi said one first step would be to impose tighter central control over banks through a banking regulator that could force banks to restructure and take over the burden of bailing them out. The European Commission announced plans for such a "banking union" on Thursday.
Banks have been a key part of the government debt crisis. Bank bailouts are a further burden on financially shaky governments, and weak government finances in turn hurt the banks that hold those governments' bonds.


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5units - Suns / Cleveland Under 212 -110
Dave Cokin Comp
Memphis +8 1/2 (2 units)
Bucks +10 (1 unit)
76ers +2 1/2 (2 units)
Boston -13 (1 unit)
New Orleans -11 (1 unit)
Lakers +7 1/2 (2 units)
Nets +8 1/2 (1 unit)
Utah -7 1/2 (1 unit)
Seattle +2 1/2 (1 unit)
Over 198 Hawks-Sonics (1 unit)
10 units Cleveland +2
15 units Niagara -4.5
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Play ON: NEW JERSEY NETS vs Denver Nuggets.. after a close one with Golden State that the Nets gave away in the final seconds, look for the
Nets to exploit no CARMELLO. JERSEY PLUS the POINTS.
Play On: MILWAUKEE BUCKS vs Toronto Raptors... again take the points. Last time game was in Milwaukee and they blew Toronto out. 112-85 now
they're getting 9.5 cant comprehend.
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St Peter's +4.0
Many will be quick to jump on Niagara laying the short chalk on the road here against a St. Peter's club that's only managed 4 wins in their 18 games this season. However, Niagara is far from the powerhouse its shown at home when asked to go on the road and win. They're just 4-5 SU and even though they're 6-3 ATS, they come into this one losers of two in a row against Marist as 2.5-point dawgs (L 84-65) and Canisius who they lost outright to (70-62) as 14-point road chalks. Now, St. Peter's isn't the greatest team the MAAC has witnessed over the years, but they do sport a winning mark at home going 4-3 SU. They've only had a pair of home games in the month of January that saw them win and cover against Canisius and lose a closely contested match-up against Loyola Maryland. They played well in their last game losing at Fairfield 70-64 and managed to barely cover the 7-point spread. The teams statistical splits (home/away) are very similar, so I'd rather much have the points in my backpocket if indeed the victor of this game isn't decided until the closing minutes. This line just looks too sketchy to me with both clubs coming in on losing streaks, so back the ugly dawg in a game the Peacocks will do everything in their power to win.
LA LAKERS at DALLAS Under 205.5
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Raptors (POD) -9.5
Promos (automatic on POD selections): Winning 4 of 5 days, winning 17 of 24 days (71%), winning 18 of 25 days (72%) and 7-3 this week. 6 of 7 POD Winners and 21 of 28 POD Winners of late (75%) and 17-7 POD (71%) in January. Still 60% in Basketball 2007 after 166 plays:
There is good reason for this line to be this high as although the Raps come off a great win on the road against Boston and this could be a let down against Boston, I think otherwise as this team had the wood laid on them at Milwaukee back on November 6th. What people don't understand is that the NBA is like a network of puzzles, each selection and each pick stems off something that happened in the past. In essence, it is like a soap opera that feeds off each other and allows for motivation and easier wagers to hit down the road. For example what happens today, affects and sets up a wager for a month from now. This was similar to me taking the Hornets who had lost back to back games in the Rose Garden and were looking to avoid losing 3 in a row to the Blazers at home and they pulled out the double-digit win in the end. Similar to that, the Raptors got beat 112-85 and certainly that did not sit well with this team who is a very proud team and coached very well by Sam Mitchell - a coach whom I have personally during my mascot days here in Georgia. The bottom line is this, this is a good spot for the Raptors given the revenge angle and this team has the potential to blow out teams at home given by their 116-91 beating of Sacramento at home. Sure, the Bucks can squeak in for the cover here, but I'll take the Raps at the "Air" Arena tonight as the last time they got beat by the Bucks, they went on the road to beat them by 15 and now are at home with a single-digit spread - the Bucks are 0-5 ATS following a straight up win by 10 or more points showing their inconsistency and the Raptors are 10-1 ATS as home favorites of 5-10.5 points.
Knicks/Sixers Over 194.5
You might not want to keep up with this game simply because it is likely to give you heart burn with these 2 teams. However, there are a lot of positive trends that support the over here and I like the spot that both teams are in. First off, the Sixers come off a very disappointing loss at home to the Pistons at home by 8, a game they frankly should have covered but failed to do so. They put up less than 80 points in that game. The last few games my spreadsheet shows that the put up less than 85 points, they come back the following game with a differential of +10 putting up somewhere around 95 points. And, this does make sense considering against the Knicks both times they have put up 105 and 101 points this year. In fact, the last time these 2 teams played, the Knicks dropped just 77 points on the road at Philly and lost by 26 points and you can bet that this Knicks team will be fired up today. However, I don't trust the Knicks although I do expect them to win and cover here. The Knicks put up 93 against Boston at home who is a strong defensive team and dropped 111 at New Jersey and 105 against Washington at home. I have this game at 204 to 205 today and that 10 point differential is worth it for me to take the over here. I have this game at 104-100 Knicks. The over is 4-0 for the Knicks following a double-digit home loss and the over is 5-2 for the Sixers as a road dog of late.
Twolves +13
Sure, the Celtics can blow this team out, but I will "Gonad" up and take the Twolves today. There is a lot going on in this game including the fact that the Celtics do come off a loss and fired up. However, keep in mind what the Twolves have going for them here. They went on the road to Golden State and won outright - a team that they had played very close previously in several contests. They came back home and did not have a let down against the Suns who they beat as well - a game that I was on the over because I wanted to avoid the let down because I did predict they would be an active underdog which they were. Now, they go on the road to Boston, a team that is not in a good mood. However, what comprises the Twolf team? They are comprised of ex-Boston Celtics players. Remember, the likes of Gomes, Jefferson and others were once Celtics players that were traded for the Big Ticket. Now, these players come back home to prove the talent that they got rid of. Heck, Al Jefferson put up 39 points in his last contest against the Suns. I will take a shot here with the young Timberwolves here who have a lot of guys with a lot to prove and that incentive and motivation is enough for me to take a shot on them today. Professional sports are all about motivation, on any given night, anything can happen. The Twolves are 5-0 ATS against the Eastern Conference and 8-3 ATS when facing a team with a 60% home winning percentage meaning they get up for the better teams and the Celtics are 0-4 ATS as 11 points or greater home faves.
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