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Moto Guzzi California 1400
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In the first nine months of 2012, thanks to the success of the new V7 range, the brand Moto Guzzi has registered a growth of 13.7% of the units sold overall, confirming the success of the development strategies of the range that will crown with this launch the new 1400 Moto Guzzi California, one of the most anticipated motorcycles at EICMA 2012. The technological and stylistic pose Moto Guzzi California 1400 Olympus means exclusive symbol of an elite and its lifestyle. The design, technical solutions, the heritage of the brand, identifying the arrival of the new 1400 Touring California and California Custom 1400 as a turning point in the history of Moto Guzzi. California 1400 California Custom Touring and 1400 are presented as ambassadors for the Moto Guzzi brand in the world embodies the highest values of Italian designed as an ideal of beauty and luxury. Brand new, powerful 1400cc V architecture in the classical cross ride by wire, cruise control, ABS, traction control, touring all over California and California Custom helps to combine the best of the latest and most advanced technology with the classic style and elegance own the Moto Guzzi brand. Hand built in the factory in Mandello del Lario, where Moto Guzzi born continuously since 1921, California 1400 are distinguished by the craftsmanship with which each component is assembled. Attention that makes every Moto Guzzi California one piece, able to marry and to emphasize the strong personality of a passionate and exclusive clientele.
Anyhoo, I'm dying to hear more!
Guzzi has a tough road- don't piss off the Cali history and loyal owners and somehow sell bikes to people who never considered Guzzi before.
The history of the Cali is that they actually handle for large bikes. The bikes offer a lot to the user. Guzzi's lineup is amazing right now. The V7's, Stelvio, Griso, and now new Cali...I own two and would consider a Cali if I was looking for a touring cruiser.
I think it's a cool, modern take on a cruiser, in the same way I like Victorys.
Oh my.
I think the new 1400 is gorgeous. I had one as wall paper on my pc for a while.
I doubt I will ever own one though. A friend of mine has a Breva 750. Sometimes he rides it, but most of the time it's down for repairs. Full disclosure though, he is bad about letting it sit along time before he takes it to the shop. I think he rode it maybe 6 times this year.
I want a white one :tb
I put 1k miles on my NTX, had it serviced, and then rode it 2500 miles in 7 days without a second thought. The modern Guzzis are very well built. Too bad more don't try them.
The only issue with the Touring is that rear shocks aren't fully adjustable. The Custom (the stripped-down version) has standard fully adjustable reservoir shocks, but I'm not sure whether you can fit them on the Touring (they might interfere with the panniers).
90° V-twin, 1,380 cc,
96 hp (71 kW) at 6,500 rpm,
maximum torque 120 Nm
(12.3 kgm) at 2,750 rpm.
Well, it's got the torque of a Multistrada 1200 and the power of a Multistrada 1100, all at much lower revs.
Not bad, for a tourer.
And cruise control.
They may have something here.
Shame the tank isn't 24L. Would have worked with the cruiser style, too. But 20L is still good.
My guess is it does handle, and very well.
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Have they upgraded the charging system yet? I wanted a california in the worst way back towards the end of 2010. The alternator output was just a hair over what it took to run the bike. I was sure that by the time I'd added provisions for heated gear and extra lights, there wouldn't be enough. Very disappointing. I know the Norge and Multistrada have plenty of juice. Not sure what the hold up was for the California.
And a brief test ride
Few dealers, a weak club, the old time members are eather passed or don't ride any more. A few old timers left. High prices etc. I'd think hard before I ever bought another Guzzi.
Looks very good. :nod And the specs are interesting, too.
My sense is that Moto Guzzi, like Triumph, is reading forums like this one and learning what folks want in their bikes. This bike appears to have everything I want in a cruiser (although I don't know its alternator capacity): cruise, abs, decent size tank, shaft drive, cast wheels, not too large, and nice looks.
I can't wait to learn more about it.
Now if only MG would take some to Daytona Bikeweek so we could test drive them. :deal
Guzzi has it's work cut out for it just getting past all the lame out of date stereotypes
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Google has announced it is working on Android Wear - a special Android version for wearable devices. Naturally the first target group of Android Wear is smartwatches, but the OS focus will expand to even more gadgets soon.
Android Wear is a special miniature version of the popular mobile OS that will allow you to interact with your wearable via voice commands and you will receive straight answers both on-screen and as voice feedback. Here is what Android Wear can do for you:
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- Your key to a multiscreen world. Android Wear lets you access and control other devices from your wrist. Just say Ok Google to fire up a music playlist on your phone, or cast your favorite movie to your TV. Theres a lot of possibilities here so were eager to see what developers build.
And here is the official promo video, which looks really nice. It shows a watch from LG (the square one) and a watch from Motorola (the round one).
A developer preview is already available right here. Developers can download it and tweak their existing apps to work with Android Wear. Google says many of them will probably require little to no additional updates.
Google has already partnered up with manufacturers such as Asus, HTC, LG and Samsung, plus chipmakers such as Broadcom, Imagination, Intel, Mediatek and Qualcomm. Android Wear-powered smartwatches are already in the works and will hit the market later this year.
Previous rumors saying LG will be making a Google-powered smartwatch turned out being the truth. LG has announced the LG G Watch, co-developed with Google, just minutes after Android Wear went official.
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"I think we have gotten to the stage where we say, 'Environment is a core of everything we do,' she said.
The report proposes six areas for action that align with the environmental challenges in Africa and the cross-sectoral nature of environment and natural resource management:
Managing renewable natural resources for growth, resilience and ecosystems sustainability;
Improving the livability of the urban environment;
Making development climate resilient and promoting low carbon growth;
Managing development of mining, oil and gas sustainably;
Enhancing access to energy and infrastructure while mitigating environmental risks; and
Aiding responsible investment through transparent, environmental regulations and institutions.
"The region's agriculture, mining, forests and water basins are all under pressure from environmental degradation, flooding, drought and climate change, making progress all the more difficult," says Jamal Saghir, World Bank Director for Sustainable Development in the Africa Region. "The communities and ecosystems they rely on need an integrated approach to natural resource management. This Action Plan lays out the strategic areas where we will place emphasis as we work to respond to client needs."
The World Bank is already supporting projects, as described in the report, which place environmental management into broader development goals:
In Benin, the World Bank supports the emergency-funded Contonu Urban Environment Project with its three components: improved drainage, collection and disposal of solid waste; improved sanitation and wastewater treatment; and flood and disaster risk preparedness. Similar projects are underway in other urban centers, such as Accra in Ghana, and Zanibar in Tanzania.
In Niger, the World Bank supports the Government's Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPRC) with a focus on sustainable land and water management, improved weather services, and social protections in rainfed areas. The project builds on Niger's farmer managed forest regeneration program that gives simple title to farmers to land and the trees, resulting in widespread recovery of vegetation, new fodder for livestock, and controlled erosion. Ethiopia has a similar project, while in Senegal, the focus is on flooded early warning systems and coastal protection planning.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Bank supports environmental management plans developed by local communities as part of a larger road improvement project. The program enables more transparent environmental governance and oversight in a country where environmental agencies are weak.
In Ethiopia, World Bank funds support programs to improve the oversight skills of those working for local environmental protection agencies.
Climate resilience and adaptation
The report stresses the World Bank's message that climate change adaption and risk management must be a key part of Africa's development agenda in all areas, ranging from climate-smart agriculture and coastal land-use management, to infrastructure planning and improved weather services.
As much as 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in Africa are caused by land and forest degradation, land use change and deforestation, the report notes. In addition to expected low carbon projects such as the support for bus fleets in Lagos, Nigeria, the World Bank also supports low carbon growth through agroforestry and sustainable land management. In Kenya, for example, the World Bank supports a government project that is increasing the productivity of 60,000 hectares of land by improving land fertility and landscape restoration that also results in carbon sequestration.
"Responsible management of the environment, including natural capital, offers enormous opportunities to advance human and economic development," says Pswarayi-Riddihough. "The challenge now is to support governments, businesses, and people in the region to pursue development programs with an eye on sustainable resource management."


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Behind Cooper, Warriors down Springfield College twice, 4-1, 4-0
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Eastern Connecticut State University softball team, ranked No. 4 nationally, ran its winning streak to 14 straight with 4-1, 4-0 wins over Springfield College Tuesday afternoon at Potter Field.
Eastern (15-1) equaled its fifth longest winning streak in program history by defeating Springfield (8-7) for the eighth and ninth consecutive times in this series.
Arielle Cooper (at right) has been a tough out at the head of the order.
Senior All-America Molly Rathbun (Hebron) struck out 11 and walked one without allowing an earned run in a route-going effort in the first game to gain her 11th win in 12 decisions this year. Junior Kassondra Silva (Hamden) improved her record to 4-0 by winning the second game with four innings of relief in place of junior starter Christine Akcer (Milford) to complete the staff's sixth shutout of the season. Both Silva and Akcer each allowed three hits and a walk and fanned one.
Junior third baseman Arielle Cooper (Mystic) had three of Eastern's 15 hits in the doubleheader, with senior outfielder Priscilla Alicea (Stratford), sophomore outfielders Stephanie Johnson (Southington) and Mattie Brett (Waterford) and Rathbun each chipping in two hits. Brett stole two bases, drove in two runs and scored three runs and Johnson knocked in two runs.
Cooper blasted her 17th career home run leading off the first game - the 100th hit of her career. Cooper also opened the second game with a single - the fifth straight game in which she has had a hit leading off the Eastern first inning when batting at the top of the order. She has now homered leading off the Eastern first in two of the last four games.
After Cooper homored leading off the first inning of the first game, No. 9 hitter Megan Godwin (Manchester) plated Brett (single) with a two-out single to make it 2-0 in the second, and Godwin came around to score on an error to make it 3-0.
Eastern scored three times in the first inning of the nightcap on a two-out single by Brett and a two-out, two-run single by Johnson. Brett sent in the fourth run with an RBI single after Rathbun doubled to lead off the fifth.
Eastern visits Keene State College Saturday at 1 p.m. in a Little East Conference doubleheader.


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- Diann Rust-Tierney
- Washington, DC
- United States
Executive Director, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
This conversation is closed.
What will it take to move our nation and then the world to the place where we value and nurture people.
We pay a lot of lip service to the value of the individual or our investment in children as our future. But when you look at what we do there is a gap. We tolerate people and families living on the streets, we accept vast disparities in educational opportunities for children, we keep millions of people locked up and locked down in solitary confinement and we execute some.
I'm looking for concrete steps we can take to build a sense of commitment and connection that will allow us to be a healthier and more compassionate society. I have described the symptoms-- what can we do together to fix the real illness? How would you define it?
Uba D Tmar
Jan 19 2014: the only thing that comes to mind are Mahatma Gandhi principles . one that i like most is his views on change, he said that we cannot change the world that surrounds us wothout changing ourselves.
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all these change begins firstly with self the individual, then the family, friends, society.
we only need compassion and strong will power to change from " I " to " We". i think there are many ways to achieve this, from medidation to education of the self
apart from Gandhi. Teachings of J. Krishnamurti, Sermon on the mount by Jesus, Budha will definitely take us on the path we want to achieve. it's not rocket science it's will power.
Don Anderson
Jan 9 2014: The US is a compassionate society, and here is a little proof of that from a US TV show called "That would you do?"
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To me and many others True compassionate is something you just do, no motivation or forethought needed. I guess you can say it is instinctive or a primal response, no education required.
Jan 9 2014: Thank you for sharing this. It made me cry-- it was wonderful. And I agree. This question was not meant to be about reinforcing the negative. Its about how can we get more of this.
It's about redefining ourselves as the people in the grocery store. I'm going to share it now.
Feb 7 2014: Bleeding heart without resources is like marriage without sex. I is non starter. Starting point is let poor stop making babies and let us restrict non productive longevity. If you do not agree show me the resources to solve the problem. Let us start with mental health or cheap housing or having true friends.
Johnny Atman
Jan 19 2014: Hi Diann
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Great and inspiring words, from a great and caring soul. This is my temporary perception and I own it.
Unfortunately, for as long as the Human Consciousness is polarized, there will be no end to pain and sorrow.
The polarization of human consciousness is the reason between the feeling of "We" and "They" and this division necessarily brings forth Bias. As an example, you can see it in politics, where there is the ruling party and the opposition. The Divide and the Bias that maintains the Divide will not end soon.
How can we put and end to this? How can we put an end to Bias, to "We" and "They"?
Can you live without bias? Investigate this question deeply, and the answer will come to you in DEEDS, and not words. The words will convey the finding, but the finding must not be answered from knowledge.
Equality, is a word that is meaningless, even though it is used more often than it is worth using.
When we use words without Honesty, meaning that we use them to gain an advantage rather than to convey facts, words are meaningless.
Deception is a great inward perceptual Distorter, and it distorts in favor of "I", due to Bias.
Truth has no Favorites as it seeks neither to advantage or disadvantage. Advantage or disadvantage distorts the Truth. Truth brings Clarity into Consciousness. Then we can See. And we can behold the Great Oneness. Only an Unbiased mind, mind that is Innocent, harmless (Bias is harm) can see the Truth.
Can you live without seeking advantage? Seeking to be biased? Or, can your Bias be made to work for the rest of Humanity? Can we have a bank that has one account, the Humanity account, and we all deposit our money there, as much as we earn, but never knowing how much we individually have, only collectively?
Every deed of ours is biased, towards something. And Bias makes us blind in one eye, we become One Eyed monsters. Selfish and divided.
Where there is Bias, there is no Equality. Without Equality, we cannot stand as One.
This is how it is in my world.
Jan 26 2014: That is the big challenge. You have described the obstacles. For some what you write will resonate with a spiritual path for others it will sound and feel as though they are being asked to give-up the self.
I think that is the heart of the challenge of moving to the next level. You ask hard questions and worth considering. Do we make progress by at least considering the questions?
Jan 27 2014: It seems that we as a species need to admit that whatever we experience, we experience as one, as every species is responsible individually as well as collectively. It is vital that we see this, that we, from all cultures and languages, all races and ideals, we have one thing in common: we are Humans. And being Humans, we are obliged to extend out humanity to all our members, without favoring one over the other, and to other species. It may take thousands of years for this truth to come to the light; some of us see it, most of us not. Progress can be made by considering the question, as you summarize it. We are together on the Titanic. When the Titanic goes down, which is already happening, the top deck-first class, will also go down with the rest, nobody will be spared.
We must consider seriously our future as a specie, and the rest of the species, else the Noah's Ark will be empty, lifeless. Thank you for raising the issue.Jan 27 2014: Refreshing to see a champion of truth. Bias is only bad when you don't recognize it as such. Find the truth in one's self and project outward.Jan 9 2014: Make compassion, understanding, and acceptance a priority in your own mind and within your home. These virtues are as contagious as a smile. Set an example and the people will follow.
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Jan 9 2014: LOVE
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Steven Hall
Jan 8 2014: Even though the question is vast, I believe individual small steps can be taken in order to set the ship assail that could one day achieve this tremendous goal.
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I think the first step is for each of us to see the individuals around us. Smile at others, don't ignore them. Put down the smartphone, take out the ear buds and listen and interact with the people in whom paths we cross each day. If we actually step out of our own world for a moment and into a strangers we may be able to help solve a problem making a positive impact in their lives. Something as simple as giving directions to someone who is trying to make it to a job interview. This would require some of our precious time, but the impact it may have on the other person could make a huge difference in their lives, compared to the small sacrifice we would have to make.
Jan 8 2014: Well said.Jan 8 2014: I agree Steven and Diann...well said:>)
I am all for starting with our "self" and doing small acts of kindness. When we think of the enormity of the challenge, it seems overwhelming. And if each and every one of us does a few small acts of kindness every day, it could make a HUGE difference in our world.
You say...."the impact it may have on the other person could make a huge difference in their lives..."
I agree and add...the impact it has on us, also makes a huge difference in OUR lives. There is a conversation going on about the ripple effect.....it works!
http://www.ted.com/conversations/22255/the_ripple_effect.html?c=803363Jan 8 2014: And once we have begun the communication we can work towards a better political decision making process, one where consensus trumps prejudice, belief and assumptions.
Meanwhile, I would also suggest looking at the world itself and all that reality presents to us. The wind in the grasses or the trees, the bird flying by, the shadows moving across the landscape and anything else that is not electronic or manufactured. I find it far more entertaining and engaging than anything electronic or manufactured except, perhaps, Ted Talks.Jan 8 2014: I Agree (Nicely stated)
But, I would say that is the second step.
The first step in being charitable is self-reliance. AKA: not being in need of charity.
I have MS and work every day to maintain my self-reliance, with the hope that by not taking any of the limited charity dollars, it will be there for those in greater need. (I must add it is extremely aggravating, to see those not in need take charity.)
Jan 8 2014: You make a good point here that is relevant. People feel more able and willing to help if they are feel as though their needs are taken care of. Its called compassion fatigue. If we are worried about where our next meal will come from or whether we will lose our home, its harder to have the bandwidth to go out on a limb for someone else.
But there were stories during the depression about people taking other people in, sharing what little food they had- what accounts for that?
Jan 8 2014: Diann,
Could it be that some people recognize our interconnectedness? When we are helping someone, we are also helping ourselves because we are all connected.Jan 9 2014: I believe what Steven said, is of the utmost importance.We as an individual should get some time to rethink on what needs to be done,as a human,for the humans.Another thing what i feel is about relevance and satisfaction. A miniature dying in front of you might be more relevant to you, than people dying in some way, long long distance.Lets say we've spending most of our time with one person,now that person would be more relevant to me, than the one which i have met an hour back,so if any needs come to both,then because of our tendency to think,or the feeling/emotions attached with a particular,we'll be forced to help the one which you know from long back.It depends on the way we take things.What we feel as right and important to be done, always comes in first priority.
Also, there is a predetermined satisfaction behind every shot.Be it a game,or be it the life's most crucial decision.Our mind governs us,and a proper government always leads to a good nation.So here, if we do put a second thought on our coming steps,then i hope we could make this world a place where happiness is being bestowed on everyone.Jan 16 2014: interesting topic, I like the topic, but it is not a straightforward answer
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world'. It really does start with the individual. Unfortunately there is no quick fix as the individual must first grow in compassion and responsibility. By example, when an individual takes responsibility for their actions, they will think carefully before they physically abuse their partner or children. It is because of lack of responsiblity their is a rife in domestic violence, murders, rape all over the world. People act but fail to take responsibility for their actions. So you see by just addressing one topic of responsibility how we can make the world a better place.
Also whenever the individual does reach out to help, there is an expectation of a return. There should be no expectation, and you must act without expecting anything in return.
Jan 16 2014: Hello Radha, Great topic, although a neutral topic. Principles of Spirit give direction and I try to follow. I like your expression of reaching out. It defines the Principle of Giving. To bestow or impart to another person without an equivalent or reward.
Jan 16 2014: hello Larry, people have so much potential to be much greater than what they are, but yet they dont know how to tap into it. That is the reason why there is so much suffering in the world.
Its not easy to take time to quieten the mind and go inward, but when people stop seeing the world from the 'outer eye', and perceiving that as their reality then there will be a shift from pain and suffering to joy, peace and harmony.
On another note, we know that there are consequences for actions, so when people act badly there are consequences. Some of the suffering we see is a consequence of action, and for those we need to be compassionate.Jan 15 2014: From the conversation so far, I am seeing the following themes:
* First that there is a reservoir of caring and compassion that we have and exhibit that should not be ignored or underrated
*Second, that a lot has to do with the way that we as individuals feel about and respond to the needs around us
*This is less in the realm of things that can be done through direct programs and a lot to do with raising consciousness about how our fates are intertwined.
Perhaps what we are trying to do is to affect a culture shift. Perhaps one as significant as the transformation in our thinking about drinking and getting behind the wheel. It was not so long ago that responsible people did not see having a few cocktails and then getting behind the wheel as irresponsible. With a concerted push to raise public awareness, that view has been completely turned around.
What if there was a concerted and sustained effort to change the way people think about our connection to one another? Would that be a good approach?
Jan 16 2014: Diann, I can see that you have followed the roots and are close to the source. I know how my thinking is transformed and perception of the world follows. How do I change your thinking? How do I change your mind? How do I change your heart? Answer that and you will know your approach. Old saying, "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." Feel free to change the saying you can add man or woman if you like. Keep progressing, Progress defined as increasing in Truth and Light.
Jan 17 2014: That is the heart of the question. The next stage of evolution for us will be in our hearts. I think we can get there.Jan 26 2014: Thank you for this.
Jan 27 2014: and Thank you for being who you are.Jan 15 2014: Nothing will change until the system of political decision making is changed because that is where everything starts. The current representative system only represents the interest of those who are able to buy, manipulate, seduce, blackmail or otherwise influence that decision making and what the voters want is irrelevant. Representative systems are a joke.
First things first. Put control of that decision making in the hands of those who have to live with the decisions. The rest will follow. See Direct Democracy and Liquid democracy for ideas.
Jan 15 2014: I agree completely! The US representative system is perhaps one of the most openly broken ones that I know of.
"To lead this country you must accept donations from donors that will be exchanged for promises about policy changes" It's not a Democracy, it's the clearest case ever of a Plutocracy.
For anyone interested in a debate about different democratic models you are welcome to join it on: http://www.ted.com/conversations/22548/which_is_the_best_form_of_demo.html
Feb 7 2014: Jimmy:
That is how living organisms are structured. At times physically strong, at times mentally strong and at times resource rich controls the social set up. Is democracy designed to resolve this issue. We have system where one group that invest in Government benefits greatly. Bottom 90 % invest little and survives on false morality feeds on each other and let rich be rich. Only rich innovate, take risk, initiative and gambles their life. Large group of ordinary souls in any group ant or humans cannot run society. If all low income people want is no work, no gamble, lazy marginal lifestyle, American democracy is giving it to them, so far,
Vera Nova
Jan 9 2014: Your concept is great, agree with every word you say. It is a grand task for us to invent the structure of many varieties of small flexible systems for to serve our future society. Why small systems instead of the existing gigantic systems? Our manmade society and its systems of all sorts, treat everyone as collective non-existing prototypes. When they are huge it is impossible to adjust them to unavoidable changes within our environment, these systems are doomed to collapse, sooner or later creating disasters .
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We still shall learn that nature nurtures us as unique individuals with different abilities and characters, different needs and possibilities. Each of us has uniqueness that shall never be suppressed by our society games and conventions, otherwise our stiff systems provoke illness, bitterness, madness, crime, and war. We still need to learn how to bring out the best from our nature's granted abilities, within ourselves.
Jan 9 2014: I agree Vera, that people often get "lost" in systems....stereotyped and prototyped as you say, and it's important to recognize people as individuals with different abilities and characteristics, different needs and possibilities.
Along with our differences, I think/feel it is important to also recognize our similarities. We can learn and grow with each other when/if we make that choice, and that choice starts with each of us as individuals:>)
Vera Nova
Jan 9 2014: Coleen, you put this together better than I did. Ted just published my conversation very much related to this one.
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"How seriously does our ability to imagine others in our minds impact our understanding of others in real life?"
I'd be so glad if you will comment on it. It is about how we manage to create our own character while perceiving others… it's also about our natural abilities to act as others(at least in our minds) in order to understand others..Jan 9 2014: We, human beings, by and large, are already taking care of ourselves. There are more than 7,000,000,000 of us. What is worrisome is the rest of the other living things that share the planet Earth with us. Don't they have the same value as human beings? Don't they deserve the same care and nurturing?
Perhaps if we learn to take care of the trees, and the fish, and the birds, and other living creatures ... perhaps if we take care of our ecosystem and stop polluting our Earth, we may also learn to take care of each other a little better.
Wade Crum
Jan 27 2014: It will take a set of moral standards that everyone can live with. De-centralized government. Return of the gold standard or some other currency stabilizing mechanic. Those who want something for nothing must re-evaluate their purpose on this beautiful earth. What I see today is division...all driven by things that really don't matter. What matters is family. The message to all ..this is our earth...let's work on it.....together.
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Jan 27 2014: "Return of the gold standard or some other currency stabilizing mechanic"
I do not understand comments like this.
The gold standard guaranteed you could buy an ounce of gold with $10, or $10 with an ounce of gold, but it provided no guarantee as to the price of anything else.
In fact, on the gold standard, we experienced very wide swings in the price of everything other than the pegged gold/$ exchange rate.
In the 1800s, the golden age of the gold standard, there were 10 depression and 12 recession, with a 20% decline in total economic activity being the dividing line. With an average duration of about 2 years each, we spent about 46 years of the 100 year century in some state of economic collapse.
There is a reason that pretty much every nation in the world left the gold standard. It sucked HARD!
Wade Crum
Jan 28 2014: History rewritten for the benefit of those in power. In order for a man to work with diligence is the knowledge that his sweat will put food on the table. It is the value of his labor that must remain stable and reliable. This allows him to make rational decisions based on the output of his skill. No Gold was not the guarantee, discipline and trust that your labors will buy the same goods is the guarantee. My point was not the gold standard, just a value standard. You blame the gold standard on the collapse when it truth it was the manipulation of man that was the cause. History is only published by the one's in power. Know this and you will begin to know truth.
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Jan 28 2014: "History rewritten for the benefit of those in power."
Exactly how would someone not in power rewrite the 1800s that is different from the version written by those in power?
In the end, the price of everything is at the whims of highly variable supply and demand, even gold. One day wheat is plentiful and you can buy a lot of it for an ounce of gold. Next year, locusts and drought ravage the crops, you can't buy wheat for gold, but farmland is cheap as the banks have to dump all the foreclosures.
Gold standard did not prevent the wild swings in prices. If anything, it magnified them as trust in script, bank note, and other forms of money waxed and waned rapidly.Jan 28 2014: Again, Gold is just a scapegoat to cover the misdeeds of the bankers. Only banks foreclose on intellectual property. When the defaults could have easily been forgiven. Just as it could be today. All the talk of debt to a creditor that is broke. It's all just intellectual garbage to maintain the hold on power. Try to wrestle yourself free from the doctrine of lies.
Jan 28 2014: The defaults could not be forgiven because there are depositors that want their money out, and that (in the days before FDIC) meant the bank staying solvent, not to mention the shareholders that didn't buy stock in the bank as a charity.
The doctrine of lies is that the gold standard had some magical ability to prevent the business cycle and maintain price stability... or that price stability is actually some great thing.
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Jan 28 2014: Yes, gold is an excellent, time tested way of flaunting your wealth in the faces of others... and with the exception of electronics leads that do not corrode, has not a whole lot of value otherwise.
It has value because it had value, and it had value because it was one of the first metals we could work . Its high malleability allowed it to be beaten into shape in the melena before we discovered metal casting.Jan 28 2014: Man is to blame for the collapse of any system. We can not move forward in this discussion until we agree it is not the currency in and of itself, but man's ability to manipulate the market for unfair game. This is achieved through politics. Trust is earned by deeds not by policy.
Jan 28 2014: Well of course, but that does not alter the only point I was concerned with. The myth that the myth that the gold standard provided some magical price stability is a pet peeve of mine. Prices of everything except gold gyrated wildly while we were on the gold standard.Jan 28 2014: And my point is, it could well have been any thing put up as a standard and it would have failed. We don't have the discipline to adhere to the standard. Where there is no standard of measure, there is only chaos and nothing by which we can compare achievement or attain credit in exchange for goods and services.
I must thank you for your contribution to this thread. Perhaps we can discuss it over a pint of ale someday.
Feb 7 2014: So looking at this strain, do I gather that the point is that people must have some sense of personal security in the basic needs for survival before we can reach out to others?
There is an old saying that is: you can not lift someone else up when you are on the ground. Is that the idea.
Zeenat Anjum
Jan 23 2014: We can all contribute to make this world a better place by making our generation more aware of our history like how it used to be. Nurture begins at home so we can contribute to be a role model for some one by being a nice person.
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Also it is necessary to let our generation value happiness rather than paying price for it.Jan 13 2014: each of us could mention different scenarios prevailing in our countries. but whats important is not the differences in its manifestations but to see the nature of the problem being the same.
we are trying to see at the global scale, or at national level but is that not what we do in our small worlds - our world of family, friends, neighbours, work place, relatives? we speak of family - we are one but in our experience we separate ourself from them. we try to draw limits as to how far we act or think for the other. beyond that limit even if you see the other needs help, you tie your hands and legs, zip your mouth, block your heart and head to feel or think. we are concerned as far as we consider mine. 'mine' is the area that gives you certainty, pleasure, security, significance. it defines your sense of I. and unfortunately, the circle we have drawn is limited to our families, our achievements, joys and sorrows.
the moment you have limited yourself you are blind to the fact that we are actually not this limited, separate entity as you tend to perceive or believe. our joys and sorrows, our successes and failures, our pleasures and inconveniences, our position or status in the society…every experience is connected to the small and the big world we live in, to all the people, nations of the world.
if only if we can realise this truth of our existence, we will then act responsibly, with commitment, very different from what we are today. so Diann, if you are looking for a powerful, strong initiative it has to begin at the individual level. people in position and power have to think differently for them to act differently. thats when we act responsibly. thats when compassion is possible. for that matter any noble, wise action can be taken.
Jan 13 2014: Well said. This question is as much about what we can do now as it is about how we individually and collectively can evolve in our nature.Jan 10 2014: Introduce the concept in the public education system. From start to finish. With each level becoming more complicated as the student progresses. Advertising fast food, and toys, and tv shows, and expensive cars, and big houses......twists everything up.Jan 10 2014: According to Immanuel Kant: Humans want concord, but instead nature "wills discord". And I have to agree with him, we always tend to make better societies, a better future for our children, a better life, thus Utopia, However, in reality, what is happening is that we always fight for a better life without ever achieving it, we have wars, hunger, poverty, depressions, suicide... and unfortunately, that's the way nature works, it will never change, and the proof is that we have been living like this since the creation of the first societies.
My point is that "societies" are the real problem! As long as we live in an organized society, this hierarchy of having fortunate and less fortunate people is crucial for its survival, its kind of like the cells of a body, we have "fortunate" cells like our brain cells that we carry till we die, and "less fortunate" cells like leukocytes, who defend the body and die for its sake. In the end, they are all crucial for a healthy body, but each one have its "divine" role to accomplish.
Now imagine a world with no societies, where each individual is king and peasant at the same time, what would happen to wars? hunger? etc... I believe that this is a solution, it is proposed and discussed by Nietzsche with the ultimate purpose of creating the "Overman" a human being so perfect that he is only managed by virtues.
However, we are social creatures, Rousseau said, we are destined to live in societies, in a pyramidal structure. Rousseau created this "Social Contract" which is the fundamental of modern societies, could we refine it? customize it?
In the end, the solution lies in each one of us. A couple of days ago, my friend did a random act of kindness, what he said is the following: If only for a moment we could walk in someone else's shoes out in this life, the world would be a better place.Jan 9 2014: Let's ask this question another way: Are there other places in the world where people are valued and nurtured more than they are in the US? We might be surprised by the answer.
Don Anderson
Jan 9 2014: Diann, below you asked for practical steps that can be taken.
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As with most issues education is the key, and not talking about adding a class to the current failing public miss education system. The US and world needs a free for all online local, national, and international education system. So Jean from the slams can take the same Miss Goodhart from small town USA 101 math class or Bill Gates 7801 programming class as John from Park Avenue.
I should add, I'm suggesting an education blend something like 50% online and 50% traditional schooling.
This would provide equality in education for all, and also boost inter-contentedness between everyone.
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Jan 9 2014: Wow. Maybe you have just given us a picture of what it would look like. First, I commend you for what you are doing. And while everyone might not have the capacity that you have to love and bravely take on this kind of commitment it is an example of being responsible for your own corner of the world.
In answer to your question, I would not warn you against what you are doing. I would be very mindful of the enormous commitment and challenge that you have taken on.
This young man is very fortunate to have you as his champion.
But as you suggest to move beyond the theoretical to the practical is hard work and can be scary and uncomfortable and even lonely.
What can make us brave enough? As brave as you are?Jan 9 2014: Carolyn,
I would not "warn" you about the possibilities, because hopefully, before entering into the kind of scenario you present, you would have considered all the warnings, and gathered all information about the situation.
I am curious about the information you provide. You say the person is "currently charged with attempted murder". "There is no guilty charge and it will take years". There would not be a guilty "charge", until the end of the court proceedings. Has there been a formal "charge" in a court of law? You say...."it will take years", which suggests that charges have not been filed in court?
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Jan 9 2014: Carolyn,
I suggest if the witness or victim refuses to testify, there is no case. If there was a case, they probably would be holding the person in custody. If it was a "boy", he might be in a detention center. Since it is a man (18) by law, he would probably be held in a jail if there was a case? Apparently there is not enough evidence (without the victim's or a witnesses' testimony) to hold the 8 men who are involved.
I also suggest that your friends and family are concerned about you....maybe with good reason? If 8 men attempted murder, that is pretty serious Carolyn, and it's wonderful to reach out to people while considering all relative information.
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Jan 8 2014: Most people genuinely want to help others, they want to feed the hungry, eradicate poverty,etc.
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But they don't want to do anything because they see it as an unachievable goal. People are indifferent to the millions of people dying of hunger, disease etc. because they think that their individual contribution will not fix it completely.
The first step would probably be to make seemingly impossible tasks like ending world hunger look like it can be done, which is in itself a very difficult thing to do.
Throwing statistics at people will not work, people need to find a way to connect to a problem personally for them to care enough to do something about it.
Jan 8 2014: I think you are on to something there. When the problem feels too big ( the way this question started out maybe :)) You don't know where to start. And it seems hopeless. And you are right to point out that in policy debates, we tend to focus on trends and statistics to describe the problem. We often fail however to go back and dissect the problem into smaller pieces that can be acted upon by communities and then the individual.
What would be the best way of doing this? Say the policy folks describe the problem and give us a sent of the magnitude. Do they then go back and dissect it? Find the leverage points for the problem to identify the bite-sized pieces that people can act on? Or do we try another approach is to take the problem to the community or neighborhood experiencing it and have them come up with steps that can be broken down.
Or is it as simple as each of us taking responsibility for the people in our immediate sphere- -assuring their comfort and well being and supporting and encouraging others to do so as well. Would that get us to helping the person living on the street?Jan 9 2014: Altruism shouldn't be motivated by goals such as ending world hunger or malaria or whatever. Helping people, knowing that you're making at least a few lives better, should be motivation enough.Jan 8 2014: You may be right in this way "valuing people" and nurturing people may be too amorphous. I am really talking about priorities.
From my experience, the resources that are allocated to education varies by locality. In other words we have school districts within the same state with vastly different resources are available to educate the children in the state. And there is no legal requirement that states spend equal amounts to educate all of the children in the state. As a result all children do not receive the same quality of education.
As for homelessness, there are no simple answers. The reasons that people are forced to live on the street are as varied as there are people. Some people have untreated mental health issues and/or substance abuse problems.Other lost jobs. And access to mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment requires medical coverage. Access to free services is limited.
You are right that despite very challenging circumstances, many people do find a way to succeed despite the obstacles. But we need make that the rule and not the exception.
As for prisons, budget cuts have resulted in cuts in services. And a philosophical shift away from prison as a place for rehabilitation to prison as a place for harsh treatment has eliminated many programs as well.
And a significant and increased number of prisoners are kept in solitary confinement-- locked down-- 22 out of 24 hours. These prisoners don't have access to services and the conditions actually aggravate or create mental health issues..
My question really goes to what policy choices do we make ?
But I also, see that you don't buy my underlying assumption which is that there are inequities and disparities.
But your comments point to a deeper challenge -- which is that we are not all working from the same set of facts.
So if I could pose one answer to my own question: We must first get a common understanding of how those who are least like ourselves live.
Jan 8 2014: Your absolutely right about policy choices which then points to the greater problem, namely who is making those policy choices.
As for common understanding, first consensus or at least some agreement is required and current political posturing in both the U.S. and Canada graphically illustrate the intransigence of some of the actors in that regard. Hence nothing will change in that regard until the decision making process changes. Democracy is supposed to be bottom up, not top down. Authoritarian is top down. Consensus is bottom up. Direct Democracy now.
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Jan 8 2014: I think this is too vast a question, and in fact several questions with possibly all different answers. In our nation and our world there is an enormous amount of valuing and nurturing of people. So I guess you're saying that sometimes we don't see it? But I don't even buy what you're saying. I believe a lot of homeless people are homeless by choice, I believe resources are available that they don't want to take advantage of. And you can't force them to, can you, you can't march them into an apartment building pointing a gun at them? As far as prison goes, I suppose people have many different reasons for committing crimes. The system I think tries to help people. Schoolteachers try to teach good values, the church tries to teach good values, the government tries to teach good values. If you need psychological counseling, you can get it on a pay-what-you-can-afford basis. If you're being molested there are many people to complain to. Even within prison from what I know there is a helping hand extended to prisoners, there are job programs, rehab programs, prison chaplains, prison psychologists. I don't believe there are such huge educational disparities, you will see people come out of the inner city schools and go to Stanford or Harvard, if there are such disparities how are they accomplishing that, they're not Supermen? I would think you need to narrow down your question, Diann, but I also think there is already huge amounts of caring.
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Jan 8 2014: Yes there are a few people who choose to live outside the narrowly define structures of the existing economic system and who desire more from life than simply being wage slaves. But that does not mean they should also be denigrated and destitute simply for making such a choice.
But your extremely naïve, misinformed or indoctrinated if you truly "believe that a lot of homeless people are homeless by choice". or that prisons are anything but warehouses for the unsightly indigent and taxpayer subsidized sinkholes for the profiteers.
But then again, most of you premises begin with "I believe" and "I think" both of which seem to be substitutes for "I assume". And therein lies ther problem, namely that assumption is impoverished premise when it comes to going out and seeing for oneself, or obtaining - or even doing - the research and collating of the facts personally. Others have done so and that knowledge offers a far richer soil for their thoughts and beliefs to grow and flourish in.
Jan 9 2014: william, when I said "I believe," or "I think," what I was trying to suggest was that I'm not an expert, that my statements are only based on some, or a little, knowledge. I will say I don't particularly hear any hard research backing up your statements, as an example, I don't hear you providing any evidence that "prisons are....warehouses for the unsightly indigent and taxpayer subsidized sinkholes for the profiteers." I can say that the topic of homelessness, or prisons, does not interest me enough at this moment that I would do concerted research on them. So I make statements based on the amount of knowledge I have, for example, occasionally meeting and talking with a homeless person, or occasionally meeting someone who has done prison time, or, in my case, I often read about crime, or on TED I have talked a bit to people who have worked in the prisons, on paid or voluntary basis.
I certainly would think your statements are debatable even on the basis of the limited amount of knowledge I have. From what I know, people who go to prison are violent, cruel people. Some are cruel to the point where they murder people. To say they are just "unsightly indigent" seems really inaccurate?
Would you agree that there are already enormous amounts of caring and nurturance in this world? I look at this computer in front of me, and to me this computer represents caring and nurturance, that someone cared enough to labor and create this labor-saving device. I think of the TED organization and it represents caring and nurturance, that someone cared enough to create and maintain this wonderful organization that spreads ideas and creativity. I think of you replying to my comment, and that to me is also caring and nurturance, you cared enough to share your ideas with me, even if I don't agree with them. The list just goes on and on..........
I maintain that Diann has bitten off too much in this question......
Jan 9 2014: you freely admit your knowledge is limited, therefore the best way to become better informed is to do the research yourself rather than expect others to do it for you.Jan 9 2014: that if she believes there are places where not enough caring and nurturance is being shown, she would be more effective if she would isolate those points and engage in a conversation about those specific points.
Jan 9 2014: Greg,
We see all kinds of conversations about what is "wrong" in our world. I LOVE the idea of discussing how we can move forward in our world to be able to value and nurture people. You start conversations about what YOU are interested in Greg, and other people start conversations about what THEY are interested in. You have a choice to participate or not, and popping in to criticize doesn't feel very nurturing to me.
This is, as you insightfully say in your previous comment Greg....a caring and nurturing reply...even if we do not agree:>)Jan 10 2014: well, William, I'm skimming the answers that other people have given to this question, and I'm not particularly seeing that anyone has based their answers on a great deal of hard research, or at least they haven't cited any research. This includes you. The person who started the conversation, Diann, made statements about three fields, but I can't see that she is much of an expert or knows a great deal about two of those fields. For instance, she asserts that there is inequality of education, but gives no evidence; she asserts that people are homeless because we non-homeless aren't compassionate, but gives no evidence. She makes a statement about prisons, and she probably does know something about prisons given her job title. But that's still only one of the three fields. If she and other people, including you, are giving their opinion without, in most cases, apparently backing it up with research or expertise, why do you expect me to do research to back up my statements?
Jan 10 2014: Well, Greg, my knowledge is derived from 20 years of volunteering with a dozen or more community based NGO's who provide services and support to the public and especially indigent populations. Each of which came with its own research and analysis of the demographics they deal with along with copies of related government and privately sponsored studies and analysis. That along with 20 years of first hand experience and 10 years of related university studies including applied criminology and psychology interactions provides me with a rich and substantial body of information to draw upon.
Others in this chat have similar backgrounds and can provide valuable insights into you concerns. But nothing can compare with finding out for ourselves.Jan 11 2014: william, you mention 20 years of first hand experience. 20 years of first hand experience of what?
Probably I've approached this conversation wrongly. The woman hosting the conversation made certain assertions that I think are not based on her doing hard research or having substantial experience. For example, she seems to suggest that there are homeless people because many Americans aren't caring or nurturing enough, but I doubt that she has the qualifications that would give her statement strong credence. I took it that if she was making statements without a great deal of knowledge, I could, too. But probably a stronger approach would have been to ask her how she justifies her statements?Feb 7 2014: When ultimately world will create a world currency and move away from dollar big changes will take place. Then American talking from the high will come down to earth. There will be dramatic changes and we will be in a same boat as 200 other countries and will have to worry about the amount of debt we can carry and still be on the mountain.


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The analytical focus of this site has largely centered on the "pitching backwards" strategy of the Rays rotation this season. That is until David Price comes out throwing gas for eight innings at a time. Following his near shutout last time out, the left-hander was excellent once again tonight.
There was no pitching backwards for Price against the Indians. In fact, there was not much of anything except a mid-to-upper 90s fastball. More than 90% of Price's 112 pitches were heaters – with the bulk of them located on the outside corner against right-handed batters. When he wasn't spotting the fastball, he received eight whiffs and was able to induce 10 groundball outs. Even as he crossed the century mark in pitch count, he was hitting 96 MPH on the radar gun.
Price allowed just two runs on five hits against Cleveland. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven. Over his last two starts, Price has faced 58 batters without issuing a walk. He has 17 strikeouts and 17 groundball outs in his last 16.2 innings. On the season, he has 47 strikeouts to just nine walks.
Without the walks, Price has been efficient with his pitch count. He threw 20-plus pitches in an inning once tonight (the 8th). Although we have been busy giving praise to James Shields for his hot start, Price continues to show why he is the staff ace.
After squandering a scoring opportunity in the first inning (two on and no out), the Rays' offense provided Price with plenty of help. Starting at the top of the lineup, Sam Fuld went 3-4 with a double and a walk. Fuld has been in a slump since late April which has coincided with an increase in flyballs hit. All three of his hits came on the ground in this one. Following his leadoff walk, Fuld quickly moved into scoring position with a steal; Sam Fuld doing Sam Fuld things. Hitting behind him, Ben Zobrist hit his eighth home run of the season and walked twice.
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LAWYERS who represented two companies linked to Anglo Leasing want the court to grant them orders to effect their bill of more than Sh215 million.
Kwengu and Company advocates are claiming the sum from Apex Finance International and Anglo Leasing Finance International as their costs for representing the two companies in a 2011 suit against the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
In the case, the two companies were seeking orders from the High Court in Nakuru to bar the EACC from accessing financial reports of their accounts or freezing their assets in the European country.
The companies had also sought to get orders blocking the anti-graft body from seeking mutual legal assistance from Swiss authorities where both Apex and Anglo Leasing are said to hold their accounts.
However, Judge Anyara Emukule dismissed the suit in October 2012 citing that the two entities lacked juristic status needed to institute a civil case in court. The judge said that the two companies were non-existent and were improperly in court.
In a new twist however, a man who has been enjoined as an interested party in the costs suit wants the court to throw out the application.
George Oner Okello who the lawyers have termed as a personal assistant to Deepak Kamani and who they liaised with for the duration of the case for the purposes of their legal briefs has told the court that lawyer Apell Kwengu lacks the legal status to demand the costs.
Okello has claimed that the bill of costs is based on the pleadings of another lawyer Olaly Cheche who represented the two companies in court during the case against EACC.
Okello has added that it was later learned that Cheche has not held a Law Society of Kenya practicing certificate since 2010 and as such the pleadings he filed in 2011 were an illegality.
He has argued that Kwengu cannot therefore claim payment for work that was conducted by an unlicensed person.
In his plaint before court, Kwengu however stated that he met with Kamani, Okello, Vihang Joshi, another one of Kamani's personal assistants and Bryan Yongo and received instructions from Kamani to institute the case in Nakuru.
"It was agreed that for purposes of expediency and because of the likelihood of less media attention, the case be filed in Nakuru. It was further agreed that payment would be effected by Kamani through Joshi and Okello would be the liaison person for the purposes of legal briefs," Kwengu has told the court.
He added that he chose a Nakuru law firm owned by Cheche to hold his brief for the duration of the case for the purposes of a mailing address near the Nakuru law court.
"However, all the pleadings, briefs and work was done by my law firm," he has said.
Kwengu has further told the court that he arrived at the Sh215,834,117 sum as the accounts he was seeking to protect in Switzerland held in them more than Sh6.6 billion.
Judge Roselyne Wendoh has directed all parties to appear before her on October 7 for the hearing of the case.


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The iTOUGH2 user's guide summarizes the inverse modeling theory pertaining to iTOUGH2, and describes the program output. Furthermore, information about code architecture and installation are given. In Chapter 2 of this report, a brief summary of inverse modeling theory is given to restate the main concepts implemented in iTOUGH2 and to introduce certain definitions. Chapter 3 introduces the basic concepts of the iTOUGH2 input language and the main structure of an iTOUGH2 input file. Chapter 4, the main part of this report, provides detailed descriptions of each iTOUGH2 command in alphabetical order. It is complemented by a command index in Appendix B in which the commands are given in logical order. The content of Chapter 4 is also available on-line using command t2help, as well as on this Web Site (click on Command Index).
Chapter 5 describes the usage of the UNIX script files for executing, checking, and terminating iTOUGH2 simulations.
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