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It's Amazon's world, we just live in it
July 19, 2013 | 8:37 pm
By Chris Meadows
Discovered another pair of posts with interesting, almost complementary things to say today about Amazon, from opposite sides of the fence. It's interesting and instructive to look at them both together.
If Barnes & Noble fails, so will Amazon
Is that the heady aroma of sour grapes I catch wafting over from Salon Magazine? Salon hasn't made any attempts to hide its pro-publisher tilt lately. The last major story about Amazon I saw out of them was a marvelously revisionist little piece claiming to be "Everything you need to know about the great e-book price war" and explaining how Amazon was pricing all its e-books below wholesale in an attempt to drive everyone else out of business. (False.)
Salon hasn't switched sides since the verdict came out, either. Today we got a gleeful little dose of doom and gloom cheerfully positing that Amazon will be a victim of its own success. This piece does carefully give Amazon its due, invariably followed by phrases like "The problem is…" or "that's just the trouble."
The thinking goes that if Amazon does kill off the major bookstores, it will also cut the legs out from under consumers' ability to showroom and discover new titles, because according to a study the article quotes, over three times as many people discover new books through examining bookstores as find them online. And, of course, if the bookstores go out of business, the publishers Amazon relies on for content take a hit, too.
I have to say, after years of complaining about people "showrooming"—browsing bookstores and then ordering the books through Amazon—it seems a little disingenuous for the anti-Amazon resistance to switch tracks and say, "But if they go under, people won't be able to showroom and then where will you be?" Get your story straight, people—do you want shoppers showrooming or not?
The article also tends to assume that consumers just need some gentle reminding that they like having bookstores around and suddenly they'll be delighted to pay full hardcover price for books they could get at Amazon much cheaper in paper or even cheaper yet as e-books. How's the view through those rose-colored glasses, Salon?
The whole thing comes off like some kid who just got mugged by a bully for all his Halloween candy gleefully reassuring himself that the bully is going to get one hell of an upset stomach when he eats all of it. Right, guys, I'm totally sure it will happen that way.
If the Kindle fails, so will e-books
On the other side, we have Baldur Bjarnason of Studio Tendra wondering what anti-Amazon people expect to happen when they browbeat authors into removing Amazon links from their websites.
People go to Amazon, they aren't sent there.
Pointing people anywhere else will only result in lower affiliate fees for the author or publisher as people follow the link, close the tab, and then go to Amazon directly to buy it there anyway.
And if Amazon did collapse (perhaps because of driving all the bookstores out of business, eh Salon?), it would send considerable shockwaves through the industry. Just look at what happened when Borders went under, and they hardly had any of the market as it was.
And, Bjarnason says, he believes the fate of e-books in general is intertwined with that of the Kindle.
The problem is that ebooks are the Kindle and Amazon as far as most buyers are concerned. Most of those buyers have non-book alternatives competing for their entertainment dollars as well. If Amazon had a major misstep, that would be more likely to result in the ebook market contracting than in somebody else taking over.
Put another way, where do you think the average Kindle owner is going to want to buy his books? Anyone who has a Kindle is pretty much an Amazon customer for life. Not just because of the walled garden, either. Give someone with a Kindle a choice between a DRM-free e-book on Amazon and the same DRM-free e-book elsewhere, and he'll probably take the one from Amazon. He can buy it from his device, and it also has those little perks like annotations and Whispersync that only come with a genuine dyed-in-the-wool Amazon product.
And it's just so much easier than going somewhere else and trying to figure out how to load the book on. (I work tech support for a major retailer's house brand of TVs, and I've learned from experience: a huge number of people have trouble figuring out how to do even the very simplest technical thing. Amazon was made for that kind of shopper.)
Just look at what Baen did. Baen had been selling and giving away e-books for over ten years, building up a dedicated fan following—but Baen kept getting emails asking why their books "aren't available for Kindle." Never mind that they were perfectly Kindle compatible and a bargain to boot—if they weren't on Amazon.com, they might as well not exist to the average Kindle user. And while some Baen Barflies were inclined to scoff at their stupidity, their money spent just as well as anyone else's and there were a lot more of them.
So last December, Baen made some wrenching changes to its e-book program for the sake of getting onto Amazon (and various other e-book stores, but Amazon was the first and most important), annoying and aggravating some Barflies, but undoubtedly increasing its e-book sales considerably.
And if publishers think that Amazon is winning just because it "predatorily" prices bestselling e-books, they're fooling themselves. Amazon is the frontrunner due to a deadly combination of business savvy, e-commerce expertise earned through nineteen years of operation (remember, it was one of the first e-commerce companies, and it survived the dot-com bust that sent most others down the toilet), a willingness to operate on razor-thin margins and put off profit for another day, and a focus on world-class customer service. Even the Salon piece acknowledges that. The book-buying public loves Amazon, low prices and all (the dozens of comments on the Salon piece run in Amazon's favor by a considerable margin), and authors and publishers who complain loudly about that fact nonetheless ignore it at their peril.
Frankly, I wonder why the publishers never (that I know of) attempted to file any complaints with the FTC over Amazon's pricing practices. They certainly talked a good game about "predatory pricing" being an antitrust violation, but I never heard about even a rebuffed attempt from any major publisher to call the government's attention to this. (Though maybe Bob Kohn did and they just ignored him, who knows?)
Instead, they got together and conspired to do something they knew darned well at the time was illegal (you don't write things like "double delete this email" if you think you're on the up-and-up)—and, ironically, Amazon ended up reporting them to the FTC and kicking off the government's antitrust investigation. Could it be that they knew they wouldn't have a leg to stand on regarding Amazon's pricing practices?
The only thing I would really quibble with Bjarnason over is the way he closes the piece:
So, how do you beat Amazon? You don't. You can't beat a tiger at being a tiger. If you are afraid of a tiger, the only sensible strategy is to avoid it.
Stop selling books through Amazon. Raise your prices and sell direct, making sure to provide a world class service. But you'd have to make damn sure that your books are interesting because otherwise none of your readers will bother.
Fundamentally, I don't think it would matter how interesting those books are. You'd still lose many or most of your potential audience, even if the books were dirt cheap and DRM-free. (Baen proved that.) For many or most Kindle owners, if you can't push a button on your Kindle and buy it just like that, it doesn't exist.
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Curiously enough, when Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane was released, I checked both in Amazon and iBook store. On Amazon the book is priced $9.99, while at the iBook store it was around $3.50 (converted roughly from mexican pesos, my currency in such store).
Of course, I bought it from Apple to read it on the iPad, and not from Amazon.
Why bother to buy a book, when you can get one for free? Amazon now has so many books available for $0.00 that Barnes & Noble is essentially finished, as they have to pay overhead costs for a physical store, and all those print books.
This is called dumping, and clearly in violation of the Sherman Act. But the management at B&N is just too stupid to see what is happening and take action. After 9 months of research, I have demonstrated that you can get 100 new quality books EVERY DAY, with an average value of $4, for FREE. And if you miss a 'Free Day', just go to lendle.me and borrow a book, thanks to Amazon forcing lending as the default option. 120,000 ebooks to choose from, so who needs to shop at B&N?
@Roman, A good percentage of those free books are made free by the authors, not Amazon, so you can't accuse Amazon of dumping. And when authors sell on B&N, they make the same books free there. B&N has lots of free books on their site too. Again, not an Amazon thing.
I tried searching for free books on B&N, sorting low to high, but I could not find any free ones. Do you have a link? And how many are free? And does Smashwords set up free books for their distribution channels? It is more complicated than people realize, but the simple fact is that the impact of all this dumping, by everybody, is devastating on authors.
Amazon encourages authors to post their books for free, by enrolling in the KDP program, and getting 5 free days every 3 months, and when they sign up they get an email from Amazon ordering them to remove the book from B&N:
"We found the following book(s) you've published doesn't meet the KDP Select content guidelines. Books enrolled in KDP Select must be exclusive to Amazon in digital format while enrolled in the program."
"xxxx is available on: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/xxx"
Conclusion: when you offer enough books for free, regardless of why, and you are the dominant business entity, it is dumping. This is what will kill B&N in a down economy.
The problem with the FREE books is that most don't look interesting enough to read even when free. There will be an occasional daily deal that's worth a read. As I see it, if I'm going to spend ten hours reading, I want something good, not something cheap or free. It's not impossible to find good books that cost less, but I don't have a hang up paying for ebooks.
As the economy continues to slump, and competition gets more intense, you will find more quality books offered for free. Authors are desperate, and truly believe the hype by Amazon that this is the solution to promoting books. A few authors document how great it worked for them, and everybody follows like sheep, not realizing that this is a lottery game. One winner, the rest losers.
Anyway, I do find great books. I usually sort by the number of pages, and not the shill reviews.
Thanks for the link to the free books at B&N (it seems to be hidden, wonder why?). In the sci-fi category I found HG Wells, and lots of erotica (yea, WTH?)
I will start looking into how frequently these change, but I would guess that B&N rarely offers new free books, while Amazon changes listings by the thousands each day. After 9 months of tracking with my computer, I get 100 books a day that have never been listed as free, and at least 1 a day is good enough to read. Hence, no money spent, and B&N closes another store.
And yes, this seems to be hypocrisy, since I am on a pension and can not afford to purchase books. So, the author gets no money, the book is not edited by a professional at $1,500 a pop, and the quality decreases. We need to solve this problem, but since the US Federal government is on permanent vacation from reality, I think Amazon will do what Amazon does best, rule the Jungle.


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I could not find this combination. I get either decaf cappuccino or with light milk, but then not decaf. Please advise
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Answer:Cappucino is actually espresso and milk. So you can buy espresso decaf and milk disks and you make your own decaf cappuccino. Firs you run andecas espresso then a milk disk and you have it.
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Answer:One technique which I have devised: Heat 2-4 oz of skim milk in the microwave (in your mug or coffee cup) Then use a decaf espresso T-disc to deliver the coffee into the heated skim milk and follow with additional hot water, adding a couple of oz or more. The result is a frothy thick crema and an excellent latte.
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Why don't I get 3 ounces?
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Why is it that the Gevalia Espresso only delivers 1 ounce (I measured), when the product claims to make 3 fl oz of espresso?
The T-disk is always full of water when the brewing is done.
Is this a brewer issue (yes, I cleaned the thing thoroughly, especially where the upc code is read) or a T-disc code issue?
The T-disk is always full of water when the brewing is done.
Is this a brewer issue (yes, I cleaned the thing thoroughly, especially where the upc code is read) or a T-disc code issue?
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Answer:I also only get 1 ounce. No problem with any other beverages I brew. This one brews 1 ounce every time. Need to correct the information on this product.
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can this pod fit in Verismo machine?
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Answer:Great question! This is a Gevalia Espresso T-Disc which means it is only compatible with our Tassimo machines. Tassimo brewers consist of an innovative barcode reading technology that specify exactly what water temperature, pressure and amount to use for the perfect cup at the push of a button. We're sorry to say they are not compatible with the machine you currently own. Thank you for reaching out.
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How many milligrams of caffeine does 3 ounces contain?
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Here is the story of two boys coming of age in two strangely combined families. Poetic, romantic and idealistic, it begins in 1939 and concludes after the end of World War II. It's not strictly speaking a Holocaust movie, although the dark cloud of that atrocity arches overhead.
The setting of "Simon and the Oaks" is a Swedish coastal community, where we meet Simon (Jonatan S. Wachter), a dreamy young boy drawn to the solitude of an old oak, where in a tree house he devours books and is filled with ineffable longings. His parents, Karin and Erik (Helen Sjoholm and Stefan Godicke), are salt-of-the-earth types, his dad a master carpenter. Inspired by his books, Simon is drawn to enroll in the local school. His father opposes this, seeing it as a threat to the family.
In the school, he meets a German Jewish boy named Isak (Karl Martin Eriksson), whose parents fled from the Nazis. His father, Ruben (Jan Josef Liefers), owns a bookstore in the town, and Simon regards with awe all the books he sees in its window. When a fellow student taunts Isak for being Jewish, Simon comes to his rescue and bloodies the bully's nose. Then Isak takes Simon home to meet his parents, who live in a luxurious flat above the store, filled with art and exuding sophistication.
Keep these characters in mind. There is more to them than we suspect. We gradually discover that Karin and Erik are childless and raised Simon after he was born to his unmarried Aunt Inga (Cecilia Nilsson). Simon's father was a German Jewish violinist who had a romance with Inga, which was cut short by the war. So Karin and Erik may have notions about why Simon is drawn to music and a life of the mind.
They invite Isak to come and live with them, as a refuge from anti-Semitic bullying at school. Subtly, the families merge, and it's clear Isak's father and Simon's mother are attracted to each other. Erik notices this, but exercises tactful restraint. He is compensated because Isak is as fascinated by Erik's boat building as Simon is by Ruben's bookselling. Each father gets a surrogate son. And both sons are targets for the Nazis.
We may anticipate that the movie will advance slowly through the war and reach its climax that way, but no; unlike most movies involving the Holocaust, this one places the war's end at the halfway point and leaps ahead. Now the two young actors are replaced by older ones; Simon is played by Bill Skarsgard (Stellan's son), and Isak by Karl Linnertorp.
The oak tree is not forgotten, nor the images which young Simon imagined in the cloud formations above it. Ruben takes Simon to concerts, which transport him, and gives the boy a radio-phonograph, which fills the simple seaside home with music. Subplots involve illness and sexual initiation.
The film is based on a Scandinavian best-selling novel by Marianne Fredriksson, and arrives bedecked by 13 Swedish nominations and two awards. It is unabashedly sentimental and epic, and rather bold in the way it takes place during and after the Holocaust but is not defined by it. The real story is of two unconventional families who help each other in a time fraught with danger. I was intrigued by the relationship of the two fathers, who arrive at an unspoken detente for the benefit of the two sons.
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RIVERDALE — Drew got two things it desperately needed heading into the beginning of its subregion schedule — a win and the return of its starting running back.
The Titans escaped with a 35-34 win at Starr's Mill last week. It was also the return of Drew junior running back Marquis Terry, who had been out since the start of the season with a wrist injury.
Terry rushed for 141 yards and a score on 25 carries.
"He picked up right were he left off last season," Drew coach Jarrett Laws said. "There were bursts in the game where he looked like his old self. He gives us a balance to our offense."
In one game, Terry has become the team's second leading rusher heading into the Titans' Region 4-AAAAA, Div. A opener tonight against Forest Park at Southern Crescent Stadium.
To show the importance of Terry to the team, sophomore Quarderman Sloan is the team's leading rusher with 143 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. After Terry went down during preseason drills, Laws decided to use a running back by committee approach.
It was a method that worked last season when Terry split playing time with Lester Knauls, Jordan Metts and Tracy Gaston to combined for 2,366 yards and 28 touchdowns. Laws had hoped to use that same approach this season, but Knauls and Gaston went down in the spring with injuries, and Metts transferred to Riverdale.
Terry earned the starting job, but sustained a wrist injury a couple weeks prior to the start of the season. He was being held out the first three games to get him ready for the subregion schedule.
"It was awesome being back out there," said Terry, who rushed for 570 yards and eight touchdowns last season. "I had a lot of fun out there."
And equally as important, the team got a win to improve to 1-3 on the season.
Laws is hoping the return of Terry takes some pressure off quarterback Brandon Pearson, who has been one of the offense's top producers. He enters tonight's game with 1,082 passing yards and eight touchdowns with only four interceptions.
"As a quarterback, you want that running threat," Pearson said. "It is definitely going to help the offense. Marquis hasn't lost a step. He looked good running the ball."
Players say the win has definitely increased their confidence in an injury-riddled season.
"We got that monkey off our back with the win," Pearson said. "We just got to keep working hard. The season starts new now with the subregion. We still have a shot at making the playoffs."
The run to the playoffs begins against a Forest Park team that has also struggled this season under first-year coach John Diehl. Forest Park is 1-4 with its lone win against Morrow on homecoming.
But Laws said his team is not in a position to overlook anybody.
"Coach Diehl and I go back to our days of coaching in Florida together," Laws said. "They are going to be prepared. I know what type of preparation he puts into the game. We have the potential to be a good team. It is just a matter of us putting together four good quarters of football. The team has high spirits, and that is a good place to start."
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Last race: 1st, Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct.
J/T/O: Joel Rosario/Rudy Rodriguez/Pick Six Racing (David Wilkenfeld).
- Itsmyluckyday (by Lawyer Ron), 9 starts, 5-1-1, Derby Points -- 10, $425,600.
Last race: 1st, Jan. 26, Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park. .
J/T/O: Elvis Trujillo/Eddie Plesa Jr./Trilogy Stable and Laurie Plesa.
- Orb (by Malibu Moon) 6 starts, 3-0-1, Derby Points – 50, $321,050.
Last race, 1st, Feb. 23, Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park.
J/T/O: John Velazquez/"Shug" McGaughey III/Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable (Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps).
- Shanghai Bobby (by Harlan's Holiday), 6 starts, 5-1-0, Derby Points -- 24, $1,731,000.
Last race: 2nd, Jan. 26, Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park.
J/T/O: Rosie Napravnik/Todd Pletcher/Starlight Racing, Mrs. John Mangnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith.
- Goldencents (by Into Mischief), 4 starts, 3-1-0, Derby Points --24, $782,000.
Last race: 1st, Jan. 5, Sham Stakes, Santa Anita Park.
J/T/O: Kevin Krigger/Doug O'Neill/W.C. Racing (Glen Sorgenstein and Josh Kaplan), Dave Kenney, RAP Racing (Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino).
- Revolutionary (by War Pass), 4 starts, 1-1-2, Derby Points -- 10, $148,000.
Last race: 1st, Feb. 2, Withers at Aqueduct.
J/T/O: Javier Castellano/Todd Pletcher/WinStar Farm LLC.
- Super Ninety Nine (by Pulpit), five starts, 3-1-0, Derby Points – 10, $266,480.
Last race: 1st, Feb. 18, Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park.
J/T/O: Rafael Bejarano/Bob Baffert/Tanma Corp., Susan Chu and family.
- Ive Struck A Nerve (by Yankee Gentleman), 9 starts, 2-1-2, Derby Points – 51, $265,790.
Last race: 1st, Feb. 23, Risen Star, Fair Grounds.
J/T/O: James Graham/J. Keith Desormeaux/Matthew Bryan.
Others receiving votes: Code West (8), Shakin It Up (2), Power Broker (1).
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Individuals struggling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs, as well as their loved ones and friends who want to be part of the solution, should read the latest Best Drug Rehabilitation blog post that focuses on the first step to addiction recovery.
"When a house is on fire, we don't sit around and analyze the root causes and factors," commented Per Wickstrom, Best Drug Rehabilitation's CEO. "Our first and primary goal is to put out the fire, and once that is safely done, then we can focus on how it happened so that we can proactively prevent another inferno. In a similar light, the first step in addiction recovery is detoxification, which rids the body of addictive drugs while safely managing withdrawal symptoms."
With respect to the detoxification process, the blog post notes that:
Added Per Wickstrom: "Because of the chronic nature of addiction, many addicts struggle to complete the drug detoxification process on their first attempt, and therefore must try again – sometimes several times – before sobriety sticks."
The full text of Best Drug Rehabilitation's latest blog entitled, "The First Step to Addiction Recovery" is available at http://www.bestdrugrehabilitation.com/blog/addiction/the-first-step-to-addiction-recovery.
For additional information or media inquiries, contact Amber Howe, Executive Director BDR, at (231) 887-4590 or ahowe(at)rehabadmin(dot)com.
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Best Drug Rehabilitation offers treatment programs, and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful. Led by CEO Per Wickstrom, Best Drug Rehabilitation also understands that recovering from an addiction is an intense emotional and physical challenge, and as such provides clients with a comfortable and private space that is safe and free of anxiety. Ultimately, Best Drug Rehabilitation offers recovery geared to the personalized needs of each client, which is an option that makes the chance for long-term success much more likely.
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Message from Supt. Brooks on Sandy Hook Tragedy
December 17, 2012
This week before winter break is unlike any other we've experienced with the Sandy Hook tragedy still heavy in our hearts. We want you to know we are very much aware of your concerns and are doing everything we can to address and alleviate the understandably high levels of anxiety we face in our community today.
The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority. APS will be reviewing all safety protocols with our schools in the days ahead. This is something we do on a regular basis throughout the school year. Please understand that it's not in the best interest of our students and staff to publicly discuss details of our site safety plans.
Don't be alarmed if you notice an increased police presence on school campuses. The measure is intended to ease the fears some may have about returning to schools.
Our district school police department has been in contact with law enforcement agencies across the city, county and state. We are all committed to working together to do everything we can to keep our schools safe.
We've reached out to teachers to offer any support they may need. Teachers are on the front lines and may have one of the toughest jobs out there this week – keeping students focused, maintaining as much normalcy as possible in the classroom and being sensitive to the needs of shaken students.
School guidance counselors are ready to offer any assistance necessary for staff or students. Even though this traumatic event happened in Connecticut, it can still affect us through media. Every person is impacted differently, and some children may not understand the event.
Some students may view media coverage of the shootings and then worry the same could happen to them. It is important to help students understand what happened in terms they can understand. Spend time talking with your child about his/her thoughts about media coverage, what their friends are saying, and how they feel about it all. Place limits on how much media coverage your child sees and then try to explain the coverage and put it into context.
Please give some thought to what is developmentally appropriate for children to watch, read or listen to about this tragedy.
Keep in mind that some children may be less affected than others, and that's OK. Encourage your child to talk with a trusted adult at school if he or she feels anxious or scared during the school day.
Remind your child of the good things going on at school and at home. Talk about all the different people who are there to help them at school, at home and in the community. The most important thing you can do is talk with your child. Even if you don't know what to say, talking, listening and reassuring him/her is the best way to help.
Finally, please remind your child to tell an adult if he or she ever becomes aware of information that could lead to a student safety issue. The courageous efforts of students and adults in the past have helped police prevent what could have been more senseless violence. We can't forget the power of information and our responsibility to share what we know when we can.
For more tips on how to talk with students about the Connecticut tragedy, visit this link on the APS website.
We will get through this, though it will take time. We will never forget and we ask that you continue to keep the innocent Sandy Hook victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
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White Rock Road @ Grant Line Road Intersection Closure & Traffic Restrictions
July 12 to July 15, 2013
Sacramento, CA - Upcoming White Rock Road Improvement Project work includes reconstruction of the intersection of White Rock Road at Grant Line Road. This work will require full closure of the intersection for the weekend of July 12 to July 15. Information concerning the intersection closure is listed below:
White Rock Road @ Grant Line Road: The existing intersection will be removed and a new intersection will be constructed that is wide enough to accommodate turning lanes and a new traffic signal. Construction activities will include: roadway excavation; asphalt-base and asphalt-concrete placement; temporary striping.
Anticipated Work Schedule – July 12 to July 15: There will be a full intersection closure at this location from 9 p.m. on Friday, July 12 to 6 a.m. on Monday, July 15. Detour information will be posted to guide motorists around the construction area.
Detour Routes: East bound Grant Line Road motorists can detour to Douglas Road to Sunrise Boulevard. East bound White Rock Road motorists can detour to Sunrise Boulevard north. West bound White Rock Road motorists can detour to Prairie City Road to US-50. Local traffic to the Prairie City Vehicular Recreation Area may enter from White Rock Road west bound via Prairie City Road at all times. (See map of closure location.)
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Mongabay reports that Delmas shipping company is planning to take as many as 200 containers (worth $40M) of illegally logged rosewood rainforest timbers out of Vohemar port in Madagascar on the 21st or 22nd of December [1]. They reported four shipping companies have transported rosewood from Madagascar this year. Three of these have agreed to stop shipping rosewood following criticisms from international conservation groups, but the fourth, Delmas (a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA-CGM) continues to ship illegally logged precious woods in large quantities.
Delmas has been asked by local campaigners to stop abetting the illegal timber trade by transporting rosewood. Delmas answered by insisting they had the authorization of the Minister of Environment and Forests, despite being presented with clear evidence that the merchandise they are transporting is of illegal origin. A search of their website reveals no routing information for the Consistence and the Lea, two of their ships reported to have transported rosewood recently. Though shipments of lumber may change hands in the Comoros, Mauritius or Malaysia, cargo manifests routinely leave out these intermediary stops and list only the shipment's final destination in China.
Loggers in Madagascar are daily plundering up to $460,000 of precious woods from national parks in the country's northeast, and the shipping companies are a good target to end these atrocities. The vast majority of precious woods that leave Madagascar are bound for a few cities in Southern China: Hong Kong, Dalian, Shanghai, Ganzhou. Between 1998 and 2008, Chinese imports of tropical wood nearly quadrupled, to 45 million cubic meters annually, making it by far the world's largest consumer of tropical timber. Over half of these imports are thought to be sourced illegally.
In October, Rainforest Rescue and Ecological Internet reported loggers and wildlife traders continue to violate Madagascar's biodiversity rich rainforests including protected areas. In March of this year controversy surrounding leasing of agricultural land resulted in a military coup. In the chaos that ensued, armed gangs funded by Chinese traders entered Madagascar's Marojejy and Masoala National Parks, two world-renowned World Heritage Sites, and logged rosewood, ebonies, and other valuable hardwoods. NGOs operating in Madagascar report continued armed, open and organized plundering of precious wood from several natural forests, including these parks. Recently Global Witness and EIA launched a major report on the matter [2].
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I am very disappointed that your company Delmas, a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA-CGM, continues to ship huge quantities of illegally logged precious woods from Madagascar. It is critical that you cancel your plans to ship as many as 200 containers (worth $US 40 million) of illegally logged rosewood rainforest timbers out of Vohemar port in Madagascar on the 21st or 22nd of December. Delmas must permanently end your involvement in illegal timber trading, including offloading timber destined for China at Comoros, Mauritius or Malaysia to avoid detection. Three other shipping companies have agreed to stop shipping rosewood following criticisms from international conservation groups. Why won't Delmas?
Delmas' transport of illegal timbers fuels continued resource anarchy, with loggers and wildlife traders continuing to violate Madagascar's biodiversity rich rainforests including protected areas. It is reported that armed, open and organized plundering of precious rosewood and ebony hardwoods -- including from Marojejy and Masoala National Parks -- continues despite the resumption of relative political calm. These deplorable acts will only further impoverish the country and deprive future generations of the Malagasy people from their unique natural heritage and ecologically sustainable development potential.
Madagascar's political stability, ecological sustainability and continued advancement depend upon Delmas stopping its role in the illegal log trade. The situation highlights the importance of working to end all old forest logging in Madagascar, and ensuring all remaining primary forests are left standing and allowed to expand to further local community development. Given French leadership on rainforest protection to address climate change, the world is watching and expecting Delmas to do what is right. Should you continue fueling Madagascar's resource anarchy, you and France will be held accountable.
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Mycobacteria are Gram-resistant (waxy cell walls), non-motile, pleomorphic rods, related to the Actinomyces. Most Mycobacteria are found in habitats such as water or soil. However, a few are intracellular pathogens of animals and humans. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, along with M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti all cause the disease known as tuberculosis (TB) and are members of the tuberculosis species complex. Each member of the TB complex is pathogenic, but M. tuberculosis is pathogenic for humans while M. bovis is usually pathogenic for animals.
M. bovis was causing TB in the animal kingdom long before invading humans. However, after the domestication of cattle between 8000-4000 BC, there is archaeological evidence of human infection by M. bovis probably through milk consumption. M. tuberculosis is probably a human-specialized form of M. bovis developed among milk-drinking Indo-Europeans who then spread the disease during their migration into western Europe and Eurasia. By 1000 BC, M. tuberculosis and pulmonary TB had spread throughout the known world.
Tuberculosis complex organisms are:
The video shows M. tuberculosis cells subjected to the Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast staining procedure, a commonly used diagnostic method for Mycobacteria:
Symptoms of tuberculosis include:
Diagnosis of tuberculosis is made by a positive tuberculin skin test, an immune reaction to a small quantity of tuberculosis antigens. It can be confirmed by X rays of the chest and microscopic examination of sputum. Detection of significant numbers of acid-fast bacilli (using the Ziehl-Neelsen stain) in sputum or tissue samples is considered a positive diagnosis, although disease may confirmed by laboratory culture of the bacterium (difficult, dangerous and slow - takes at least 4 weeks).
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Tuberculosis kills 3,000,000 people in the world every year, more than AIDS, malaria, and other tropical disease combined. One third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is the leading infectious disease cause of death and represents more than a quarter of the world's preventable deaths.
Transmission of TB occurs primarily by the aerosol route but can also occur through the gastrointestinal tract. Coughing by people with active TB produces droplet nuclei containing infectious organisms which can remain suspended in the air for several hours. Infection occurs if inhalation of these droplets results in the organism reaching the alveoli of the lungs. Only 10% of immunocompetent people infected with M. tuberculosis develop active disease in their lifetime - the other 90% do not become ill and cannot transmit the organism. However, in some groups such as infants or the immunodeficient (e.g. those with AIDS or malnutrition), the proportion who develop clinical TB is much higher.
In the lung, the organism is taken up by alveolar macrophages and carried to lymph nodes, from where it may spread to multiple organs. Two to eight weeks after infection, cell mediated immunity (CMI) and hypersensitivity (DTH) develop leading to the characteristic reaction to the tuberculin test and, in immunocompetent individuals, containment of infection. Inflammatory immune responses eventually result in lung damage.
In many countries, vaccination against TB is routinely practised. The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is a live, attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis which was introduced in 1922. However, the true efficacy of BCG is unknown. Early clinical trials in Europe showed up to 80% protection, but more recent trials in India and Africa showed little value.
The first effective treatment for TB was developed in the 1940s - streptomycin.
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TB is currently treated by means of combination therapy, using cocktails of 3-4 drugs with different properties:
If you or a member of your family are concerned about tuberculosis, consult your doctor.
A couple of decades ago, we thought so. Sadly, that was not the case:
The Global Epidemic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
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Such water can be found in all coastal regions and is a challenge to understand from space.
Four-meter-high walls of water charged through coastal cities, sweeping away cars and houses, and setting factories ablaze.
In some areas, coastal aquifers are depleted of water before they can refill naturally, leading to the intrusion of seawater.
Yes but all those rich folks live in the elitist coastal cities.
The flat coastal plains of the south give way to valleys, then hills and mountains toward the middle and north.
There is a regional variation, with inland areas being cooler in winter and warmer in summer than their coastal counterparts.
Not a bad ride, nothing particularly exciting, some coastal views.
If you're coastal or in a big city you might be able to find one cheap.
The warm climate, along with a rich canvas of coastal wetlands and barefoot beaches attract vacationers year-round.
Reverberations from falling coastal property and collapsing developers are being felt widely.
Could some of these wave power devices be used as part of a coastal defence system.
Fishing-nets, speeding ships, pollution and coastal development threaten the few that remain.
With news dribbling out from stricken coastal communities, the scale of the horror is still sinking in.
But in the past few months, as the number of foreigners investing in coastal property has dried up, so has the cash.
Create a coastal feeling anywhere with a miniature sandy scene.
Plant it in full sun in mild coastal climates, or part shade where it's warmer.
If you live near a coastal town, head to the docks-fresh anchovies and smelt are often sold as bait.
But what is not known, is that it performs equally as well in the cooler coastal plain areas.
In any area--whether coastal or inland--it's important to shield shade-loving plants from steady winds.
It keeps the coastal valley from getting too hot or cold.
Our two guides had suggested a shortcut across a coastal lava flow.
Still, some environmentalists and coastal homeowners want to block new farms and have existing ones dismantled.
Its murmurs grow even quieter and its bends more generous, looping over the coastal plain.
It is both rare and dependent, the last tenuous piece on a whirring mobile of coastal life.
The trait is unique in these strange and fascinating fish that inhabit tropical and temperate coastal waters worldwide.
But such largesse hasn't come without a cost, largely exacted from coastal wetlands.
When in coastal areas, stay alert for tsunami warnings.
It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto land to sunbathe.
Less desirable are the earthquake faults that lie beneath the coastal state.
Rising sea levels are bad news for residents of coastal communities and island nations.
Coral reefs are threatened by overfishing, coastal pollution, global warming and ocean acidification.
When sea otters are present, the coastal kelp forests maintain a healthy balance.
The powerful storm is unleashing damaging winds, blizzard conditions, huge waves and coastal flooding.
Fjords are deep coastal valleys formed by glacial action and flooded by the sea.
Manmade hazards include over-fishing and coastal development.
While coastal ice may be melting, what is the center ice doing.
But this year's disasters are diverse and widespread, affecting coastal regions as well as the heartland.
Ditto his decision to open coastal areas for offshore oil drilling.
Coastal winds stir clouds of fine-grained fecal dust, making you want to cover your face when you breathe.
In the last four years, the coastal counties have seen significant immigration, mostly from wealthy northerners.
He was untroubled by the attacks of experts, finding in the sneers of coastal elites validation for his agenda.
But you'd never find this mix of people in the coastal cities.
The cottages, built in a coastal style and painted pastel colors, are built to hurricane codes.
Tells about the constant coastal replenishment which is necessary.
After these areas of his body, however, the difficulty increased with the abruptness of a coastal shelf.
What local research shows is lessening dependence on seasonal migration to coastal plantations, not increasing dependence.
There is a census of coastal waters and a census of the abyssal plains, a census of coral reefs and a census of seamounts.
It also seems to favor coastal regions, whereas the brown- headed cowbird is happy inland as well.
The birds that frequent coastal wetlands depend on fish for much of their diet.
Some gut bacteria have borrowed their seaweed-digesting genes from other microbes living in the coastal oceans.
It's not unusual for such artifacts to hide under large coastal cities.
Behind an improvised wall of corrugated iron in the middle of some dull coastal flatlands, a mini killing field had been created.
Coastal residents were preparing for a possible landfall by the end of the week.
Those watching are witness to the annual migration of thousands of the fragile insects to this coastal city.
Even if you don't live in a coastal area, this is a good time to audit your homeowner's insurance.
Hypoxia is a major concern for many of our nation's coastal waters.
Coastal areas are rich with natural resources and support tremendous economic and social activity.
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COMPANIES in the US are about to be stung for hundreds of millions of dollars as a patent-related tax dodge comes in for unprecedented scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service.
Under US law, a firm that chooses not to develop a technology it has patented can donate the patent to universities or charities that might have a use for it. The firm assigns a dollar value to the patent - an amount deductible from its taxable income as a charitable donation. But now the IRS wants to recoup possibly hundreds of millions of dollars from firms who have been overstating the value of such donated patents.
The ease with which taxable income can be reduced in this way has prompted an "increased frequency" of such claims, the IRS says. Despite having decided in many cases that certain technologies are not worth pursuing, some firms arrange for patent valuations that vastly ...
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["Supernatural: Due to or manifesting some agency above the forces of nature, outside of the ordinary operation of cause and effect."]
These are some of the mysteries at the heart of the quest Hancock unfolds in the pages of his new book Supernatural – a quest that takes him on a journey of adventure and detection from the depths of the Amazon rainforest, to the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric Europe, and to ancient painted rock-shelters in the remote mountains of South Africa. This is a book of page-turning story-telling with electrifying descriptions of the daunting journey that Hancock must undertake as he drinks hallucinogens with tribal shamans in the Amazon and self-experiments with DMT, psilocybin and the African visionary drug known as Iboga – "the plant that enables men to see the dead." But Supernatural also has an exciting basis in the latest science – much of it so far largely unknown to the general public. Thus, although the book takes readers into unusual and daring areas of enquiry, and investigates extraordinary possibilities about human origins, and about the nature of consciousness and of reality, the argument is underpinned throughout by the discoveries and views of eminent scientists doing cutting-edge research.
Supernatural was published in hardback in the UK on 6 October 2005 and in the US on 1 September 2006. The UK hardback is now out of print but paperbacks are available at Ł8.99 in all good bookshops from 5 October 2006 and can be purchased direct from Amazon.co.uk, see here. Supernatural is also available in Canada from Amazon.ca, see here, and in the US from Amazon.com, see here. Graham Hancock will be on tour in the United States with an illustrated talk about the controversial subject matter of the book in October/November 2006 Details of the lecture schedule will be published and updated here.
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The paperback edition of Supernatural is now available in all good bookshops, price £8.99. To purchase online from Amazon.co.uk, click here.
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PEOPLE are becoming so litigious, especially in the US, that even criminals may sue if they are bitten by a guard dog. Things have reached such a state, according to Harvey Allen, William Berke and Gary Erwin of Orange, California, that guard dogs have to be muzzled. But then, as they say, "criminal suspects are less likely to submit to apprehension by a dog that is unable to bite".
Instead, the inventors propose using the dog as a mobile stun gun. Beneath the dog's muzzle is a leather or plastic pod containing a pair of metal electrodes. These are connected to a battery-powered circuit that generates brief high-voltage, low-current pulses. The dog's handler controls the device remotely with a radio transmitter.
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Network Registration (NETREG)
All devices that connect to the Simon's Rock wired campus network must be registered to a current Simon's Rock user ID. To register a device, the owner of the device must:
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- Maintain current anti-virus software on Windows computers. Simon's Rock provides Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection anti-virus software for all faculty, and staff, as well as for all college owned computers. Students can use free Microsoft anti-virus sosftware.
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For computers and other wired devices with web browsing capability, you will be presented with a registration screen when a browser is opened after the device is first connected to the college network. Use your Simon's Rock user ID and password to register your devices. Note that NETREG is based on the unique address of the device's network port, so a separate registration is required for each network connection, e.g. the wired and wireless connections on a laptop will each need to be registered.
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