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"One of the remarkable things about this system," says Jensen, "is that the chemoreceptors are exquisitely sensitive to changes in the concentrations of positive and negative stimuli."
Scientists believe that this sensitivity is due to the way the hundreds of chemoreceptors cluster together in the bacterial cell. "It is known that if one receptor binds a stimulus molecule, it turns on other receptors around it as well to amplify the signal," Jensen explains. "The whole system also adapts to changing conditions, dynamically adjusting the range of concentrations that it responds to."
To fully understand just what is happening in these cells, Jensen says, it is thus important to figure out the ways in which these receptors interact with one another, which in turn depends on understanding precisely how they are situated in relation to one another.
In other words, scientists need to be able to "see" the internal architecture of the bacterial cell and, in particular, how its chemoreceptors are arrayed.
Jensen and his team were able to get just such a glimpse at the chemoreceptor architecture at the macromolecular level, thanks to a state-of-the-art electron cryomicroscope that was purchased with a gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
"The electron cryomicroscope allows us to see the arrangement of individual proteins inside cells in a lifelike state," says Jensen. "To do this, living cells are quickly frozen so that all the proteins are frozen in placein the same places they were in the living state."
The high-tech microscope allowed the researchers to take 3-D images of intact cells through a technique called electron cryotomography. The researchers looked at some 700 tomographic imagesor tomogramsof bacterial cells, says Caltech postdoctoral scholar Ariane Briegel, the first author on the PNAS paper, and an HHMI associate. "This is the first time such
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Odessa, Florida -- Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco didn't mince words Thursday. He called the men who were running Bodies of Nature, a business based out of an Odessa warehouse, "pure scumbags," adding they were "basically drug dealers".
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Authorities recently arrested 58-year-old Bradley King Bostwick, his 31-year-old son Garrett King Bostwick and 39-year-old Jason Michael Lawrence after the men were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue.
Nocco says the men were buying chemicals from China and then manufacturing synthetic drugs inside the warehouse before selling them online to stores around the country.
"The quantity coming out of there was incredible," Nocco told reporters on Thursday."This was not just a Pasco County operation. These people were shipping across the country. They had a website you could order from. They were out there shipping to South Dakota, all across the Midwest, the Northeast, California, out West, this was a huge operation."
Officials say the men were selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of synthetic drugs each month.
When the sheriff's office, along with DEA agents, raided the warehouse this summer they seized more than a ton of synthetic drugs along $625,000 cash and some vehicles.
Also indicted was Charlie William Caulder of Thomasville, GA.
If convicted the men could each face up to 20 years in prison.
Nocco says it appears the men have been selling out of the warehouse since last summer.
"This is an epidemic," Nocco said of the synthetic drug problem, "and we are taking it head on."
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Natasha Baradaran
Recently featured in W and Town & Country as part of a new guard of up-and-coming interior designers, Los Angeles based Natasha Baradaran is fast on the rise and working on projects worldwide.
Inspired by the richness of her diverse cultural background, from Southern California to Italy, as well as her Persian lineage, Baradaran's point of view fuses classical, European design traditions with the exoticism of Middle Eastern arts, seasoned with the laid back luxury synonymous with SoCal living. With a goal of creatingartistic, elegant spaces that remain livable, Natasha relishes opportunities to mix the "old with the new" and frequently injects unique pieces in unexpected ways. She passionately believes that every residential space should reflect the client's lifetime of experiences; rather than that of the interior designer and mines her client's homes to find pieces that reflect their signature style.
Her international portfolio is varied and includes historical preservation projects in Lake Como and London, and new construction residences in Dubai and Milan.
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I've been MIA. Gone. Sequestered. Minimal online activity. Maximum solitude.
And it was great.
A few weeks ago I decided to go on what I called my "Ernest Hemingway writing retreat". My intention was to squirrel myself away, in isolation, for one week, to write…and write…and write…and write.
And I did.
I put no parameters on the writing. I simply let the words flow out of me, unedited and, to this date, unread. I allowed stream of consciousness to tumble out, and it felt so liberating and "dangerous". What: no editing? No worrying about whether something made sense of not? Yeah…it was great.
I write best longhand, in lined journals, with my favourite pen in hand (although, when I blew that pen out of the water and had no refills, I had to resort to my back-up supply of pens. It took a little adjusting to the different feel and flow of the nib, but it was only a minor adjustment and nuisance.) I relate to what Amber Naslund said in a blog post about how she writes : "In the early stages of a concept when I'm still brainstorming or thinking, I *have* to do it on paper. I don't totally understand why. But once I get something to a place where I can outline the major bits, I can start typing. Before that, it's got to be pen on paper."
That's me for sure. There's nothing more satisfying to me than sitting in a lovely spot, with a cup of coffee, allowing the writing muse to alight and write.
Amber also paraphrased Joan Didion when she said: "I write to discover what I think." Amber, you're living in my head:)
It was refreshing to write for the pure purpose of doing so. The goal was to have, on paper, whatever came to mind that week. And although I haven't gone back to re-read it, I know it's a smorgasbord of thought that I've tentatively entitled…ah, well that shall have to wait;)
The atmosphere was perfect for writing. I was alone. I had no one and nothing to be accountable to (although the lure of the laptop which sat idly on a table for most of the week did call me to action a few times…but only a few). I'd cleared my schedule, informed but a few of my intended absence, and simply disappeared. It was joyous.
And the stars had certainly lined up when, on my birthday, May 1st, the Toronto Star newspaper heralded the publication of The Hemingway Papers: a compilation of articles that Ernest Hemingway wrote during his time at the Star from 1920 – 1924. How much more prophetic could it get?
I think it's a shame when I hear people say "I could never do that", whatever "that" is. They have reasons. They have excuses. They get in their own way.
But the premise of all my work and coaching is simply this: when you decide…truly decide…you will do. Decisions are the foundation of action. When we waffle about, saying we'll "try" (and you know me on that: Do or do not. There is no try. ~ Yoda), making excuses, finding obstacles (real or imagined) or having legitimate reasons for not doing something, we really haven't made a decision. It's still just porridge in our heads. Mushy thoughts stirring about.
I don't yet know what I'll do with the writing I've done, but I do know one thing for sure. I'm a writer. Yes, I'm a blogger, I'm a coach, a speaker, a mom, a wife and a myriad of other things, depending upon who's labelling me. But what I know for sure for myself is this: I'm a writer. I've avoided and evaded claiming that for so long, it's liberating to say it out loud.
What will the next chapter hold? I'm not really sure, but I'm letting the story unfold each day. I'm not concerned about flipping to the final page to see how it all turns out. For now, I'm content in rolling out my life page by page, living in the moment, and making decisions and doing, for each step along the way.
What is it that you've always wanted to do, but haven't? Why not?
Do you believe that choice, not chance, determines your destiny?
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At the Arabica Cafi, the big screen TVs that normally show sport were all turned to news channels.
Leila Hussein, a 24-year-old waitress at the cafi, says she learned of the extraordinary development from a customer who asked if he could turn the TVs to a cable news network. About a dozen people inside the restaurant watched as President Barack Obama said the leader of the al-Qaida network had been killed in a U.S. military-led operation.
"It's good he's out of the world," said Hussein, who was in middle school in Dearborn on Sept. 11, 2001.
Cafi manager Mohamed Kobeissi said it's finally justice for the Sept. 11 victims. The 54-year-old lifelong Dearborn resident said he feels safer — as a Muslim and as an American — because the mastermind behind the attacks is gone.
"We felt we got relief by him getting killed. Thank God, finally, it's a done job," he said. "I think by seeing him out of our life gives us comfort. At least no big harm will come to the Muslim community in the U.S. from him or people like him."
In Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan, small groups of students celebrated bin Laden's death by waving American flags and singing patriotic songs, AnnArbor.com and The Michigan Daily reported. A bottle of champagne was sprayed, and cars drove through Ann Arbor with passengers chanting "U.S.A."
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Summer camp has impacted and changed my life so much it is hard to think of what I would be like as a person without it. Originally from Scotland I grew up in a small village outside of Glasgow and first heard about the opportunity to work in the US from a friend who had just returned from working on a special needs camp. His stories of the adventures that he took part in had me hooked and I then decided that I wanted to work on a summer camp.
In the summer of 2010 I began work at Camp Vacamas in New Jersey. Camp Vacamas is a non-profit summer camp for children from the 5 Boroughs if New York City.
Nothing (and I mean nothing!) could have prepared me for how much the kids and other counsellors at camp would impact me, it is something that I will never forget. I will never forget that first time I made a s'more with the campers, I will never forget the first time that I broke up a flight at camp, I will never forget the first time that I slept outside under the stars and I will never forget my time at camp. That sounds silly but camp has now changed into such a HUGE part of my life and changed me as an individual.
As much as camp has impacted my life I would like to think that it impacts the lives of the campers, a HUGE part of this is being able to meet counsellors from all over the world.
A lot of the kids that attend Vacamas every year have never left their block in New York City so otherwise would never have the opportunity to meet someone from another walk of life.
The reason that I love camp and returned for two further summers is because I genuinely believe in the positive impact of the cultural exchange that takes part at camp, not only has the experience changed me as a person but I have had the absolute pleasure to see the positive impact on the children that I have worked with over the last three summers.


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You make a very good point. If I remember right, there are at least a few Elves that went to the undying lands and returned.
Author's Response: Thanks for taking an interest in this essay, Lisse. I'm not the first author here to experiment with the idea that were still some forms of communication between Middle Earth and Undying Lands during the 4th Age up to the time when Valinor finally disappeared into another dimension. The most popular of these ideas I've seen here, thus far, is Frodo and Sam sending each other mail up to the time of the latter's departure into the West.
I never thought of that aspect of Middle Earth ship building before - in fact I never really thought about ship building at all, to be honest - but now that you've pointed it out, I agree that it does make sense. A logical explanation for one of the Professor's loose ends that opens up some great plot opportunities.
It bugs me when purists start harping on about violations of canon. This is fan fiction, for crying out loud, people! We are free to do what we will with our versions of Middle Earth. My philosophy is just don't read it if you don't like it; it seems unfair to leave a review just to tell an author that they haven't followed canon to the letter.
End of rant.
Author's Response: Most of my stories take place in the Fourth Age, so I think I'm justified in introducing technical innovations which I believe are within the abilities of Gondorian engineers. I think it likely that Tolkien would have done the same if he wrote later sequels to "Lord of the Rings".
I confess that I've occasionally pointed out minor canon violations to new authors, but I've also advised them, if they haven't already done so, to give their story an AU warning if they wish to change Middle Earth history. I'm certainly not a purist and never tell anyone in my reviews that they can't write a story exactly the way they want it to be.
Oooh, you are a morning person eh? I am your oppsite then, I love writing late at night, which I suppose could also be considered early morning depending how you see things, lol. My muse has never dragged me out of bed to write, though in fairness she has never tried, I guess she knows that even while she is very strong willed and persistant I can be far more stubborn!
I wasn't aware there was a longest running story list actually, you really do learn something new everyday! How does one find it?
I feel your pain about forking out the extra cash to buy the LOTR movies and then they dropped...drastically. When the extended editions came out on DVD I rushed out to buy them and spent about $50 candian each with taxes and now I grate my teeth when I am at HMV and see them for $19.99, It does not matter, I couldn't have waited this long to get my hands on them anyways.
This was an amusing piece, thank you for sharing it with us.
Author's Response: I'm not really inclined to get up at those early hours. It's part of the price (?) I pay for being retired and not getting up to an alarm clock each morning. I usually get up when I wake up. Sometimes it's during the wee hours. Sometimes it's well after sunup. I tend to go to bed at varied hours too, so that's a factor. It's impossible for me to lie abed once I wake up. My mind starts to work immediately. On the morning in question, Arwen started bugging me to work on my stories.
You can find the longest running stories by clicking on "Top Tens".
The fact that the LotR videos dropped in price worked to my advantage. I bought three sets for friends of mine when Astro Video closed their warehouse. I bought two sets new for about $15 each and one set used but in "like new" condition for $6. Last year I noticed that Target was selling the theatrical releases on DVD for $6 each.
Thanks for your review and comments.
This was quite a funny piece, it really made me smile. Your muse sure seems to be intrusive sometimes. I, for my part, still wait to meet my muse, either she doesn't exist or she's so shy she just sends me those ideas without making an appearance.
Author's Response: Buy the Liv Tyler/Arwen poster and your muse will appear. Well, providing that Arwen is your muse too.
I sort of dreamed up that whole story while I was semi-awake yesterday morning. My Evenstar poster is near my bed, so one glance at her was all I needed to start hearing her voice in my ear.
Thanks for keeping in touch.
There is a lot I do for Vanimórë , but getting up at 3.30 is not one of them. XD Muses don't need sleep, I do. I do get up at 5.45 seven days a week however, that is early enough. I prefer the mornings to write.
On the subject of cocoa: Númenor apparently had well-nigh everything. Plants and animals were also brought there from Tol Eressëa by the Elves, ( And Valinor did possess every plant or animal which exists on Earth ) and the Númenoreans were great voyagers. I think that the plants Tolkien mentions like potatoes and coffee ( in the Hobbit ) were brought by Númenoreans to the shores of Middle-earth and grown there. Athelas was one example, as Aragorn said in LOTR ( the book ) it was found only in places where the Men of Westernessë had lived or camped of old. I would imagine Pipe-weed had similar origins.
Take care, Karl
Author's Response: Hi, Siân! Nice to hear from you again.
Youre probably right about the availability of cocoa in Middle Earth, although I cant seem to imagine Men or Elves drinking it. It seems to me that it would have more appeal to Hobbits and that cocoa powder would be a common item in their pantries.
I included a scene or two in Arwens Journey where coffee was served, but I referred to it as Black Tea made from roasted beans. None of my readers commented on it, however. Its been 30+ years since I read The Hobbit so I cant remember the reference to coffee. Ill have to investigate it soon.
Thanks for your letter/review. Im working on another humorous tale which I hope to post in a day or two.
I think that is a very good point. I like the reasoning behind it too. Good job defending yourself.
Namarie-Lady of the Lake
I think this makes a lot of sense as long as there are still a few random Elves lingering in Middle-earth. Once all of them have departed, I imagine they'd take their ships back to Valinor and that would be the end of any traffic. While it's easy to take a more emotional view of the Tolkienverse, as writers of fanfic it's good for us to remember that Tolkien wrote these stories as a history, and that in the matter of history practicalities still apply. Elves strive to live in harmony with the natural world---that they would denude the forests in order to avoid reusing ships is antithetical to what we know of their race. Their reverence for forests is a defining characteristic. That alone supports the idea that they would keep the shipping lines open, so to speak. As long as the shipping lines are open, what is it to carry a little mail now and then?
Author's Response: I believe that there would still be a substantial number of Elves remaining in Middle Earth during the early decades of the Fourth Age. At this time, Thranduil's kingdom is still flourishing in the north and Celeborn is founding East Lorien. I'm certain that a small number of diehard Elves would still be living in Lothlorien for a few decades after Galadriel sailed to the West. And Legolas must have had a substantial community of followers if they were to beautify and manage Greenwood in Ithilien after the War of the Ring. I'm basing most of these ideas from what I've read in "The Atlas of Middle Earth" and "The Complete Guide to Middle Earth".
Besides mail, I don't think it would be unreasonable to assume that a limited amount of trade goods and/or gifts would also be carried. In the above mentioned chapter of "Arwen's Journey", Aragorn alludes to a small cask of fine pipeweed which Evenstar had previously sent to our Hobbit hero.
My profuse thanks for your thoughtful and insightful review.
This is a very intresting theory and I certainly bow to your knowledge of foresty as that is something that I lack completely and also your knowledge of ships but from my perspective, and I admit that often my perspective is shaded by emotion more than fact I do not think I can buy into the belief that mail was sent back and fourt on any kind of a regular basis from the Undying Land's that the Undying Land's has often carried a strong resemblance to heaven and that it is a place of beauty and peace and that those who choose to go there never returned and went to heal and possibly even forgot much of their former life. So while it is a nice thought that Sam and Frodo exchanged letter's and so on it is not something I can really accept as I feel it takes something away from the end of the story as of course Sam was heartbroken he still returned to his wife and children and lived a full life in the Shire, the thought of him having a penpal in Frodo while Frodo was in the Undying Lands healing, To me it takes away alot of that bitter sweet ending. Though again, I truely do admire the pratical knowledge you put behind this theory and it is definately something I will be giving more thought to.
Author's Response: Actually, my idea of Frodo and Sam communicating between Valinor and Middle Earth was probably more of an emotional one at first, rather than factual. I've been separated from close chums many times in my life and always stayed in touch through correspondence whenever possible. It seemed likely to me that Frodo and Sam would do something similar. It was only after I started researching Middle Earth history and geography for "Arwen's Journey" that the idea actually began to look practical.
Thanks for your input and review.


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Glee's executive producer Ryan Murphy has revealed that he would love Carey Mulligan to appear on the show.
In a previous Vogue interview, Mulligan suggested that she was interested in a cameo but was considered "not famous enough".
However, Murphy told People: "I thought [her comment] was sort of funny because I love her, and I would definitely 100% put her on the show… I actually saw her not too long ago and I said, 'You're famous enough'. She blushed. She's very sweet."
However, Murphy explained that there are no plans to create a guest role for Mulligan just yet.
"We're not writing anything for her [right now] because I think she is busy with a couple of projects," he said. "But I do love her."


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HP TouchPad price cuts and early adopter App Catalog credit follow through in Europe, Canada, and Australia 52
When HP announced price cuts to the HP TouchPad and a subsequent "Sorry you bought early, here's $50 for apps" App Catalog credit - both in the US - there was a resounding cry in our comments: "What about Canada/France/Germany/Britain?" Well, friends, your day has come. HP has slashed the price of both storage options of the TouchPad across the international board. Both the 16GB and 32GB TouchPads have received a £50 cut in the UK, €80 in France and Germany, $100 in Australia where it hasn't even officially launched yet, and a whopping $150 (!) slashing in Canada that brings the pricing in line with the American brother.
Additionally, according to Golem.de, HP is extending its early adopter app credit to at least Germany, where TouchPad customers can expect a €40 credit for use in the App Catalog. We wouldn't be surprised if this also applies to France and the UK (Canada, we're sorry, but we're never sure if you're going to get the short end of the stick or not… fingers crossed?). Even though we're a US-based blog, we're happy to see HP extending both the price cuts and app credits to loyal webOS customers the world over. It's a good move and it speaks volumes to HP's commitment to the webOS customer base.
Source: Golem.de, HP (Canada, France, Germany, UK), Harvey Norman Australia; Thanks to gizmo21 and Redrick76 for the tips!
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I adapted early here in Canada. If we don't get the app credit I am going to be "just" a little unhappy. I'll wait a few days and see.
While it is remarkable, that they are able to pull rest of world without significant delay, there's just one small BUT:
DOes anyone think like me, that HP is actually reimbursing only developers, with $50 of your early-adopter tax?
It is kind like giving money to struggling households to pay up their mortgages - it really is paying more money to the banks. Kinda the same story, you are forced to spent this money on apps, so it eventually gets to developers.
Smart move, but again, very cynical one.
The key is that HP didn't have to do anything. When you buy something, you agree to a price. If the price drops after that, there is no legal obligation to make up for it. It is just good for business to try to make up for it.
Sure the $50 benefits developers, but I get apps while it benefits them. Like your analogy for the households and mortgages, the money goes to the bank, but people still have a place to sleep at night.
cynical means "believing" that people are motivated by self-interest. so in this context, who's being cynical? or are we really just trying to find the (what's the opposite of silver lining) in every HP move?
The opposite of "the silver lining" is "the ####ty reality."
The ####ty reality being, slicing things up and serving things in HP Stew in the HP cafeteria works better for outdated potatoes than outdated tablets.
HP hasn't discovered altruism, they've recognized mortality. Cynical.
You lost me at potatoes.
I'll explain later with visuals aids. Finish your Veer soup and wipe your chin.
I don't want you to give me your aids.
Sorry, you're on your own there. I don't mess with that sort of medical mojo. For anyone offended by ahabenezerls comment, I apologize for leading him to this retort.
Looks like you've been thinking about old potatoes so long that your mind is firmly planted in the gutter.
Seriously, I don't understand your allusion or metaphor. Are you saying that we've been served up outdated hardware? I have it on good authority that the TouchPad was conceived and designed in-house at HP. It was a product that went from conception to release in about a year. That's completely unheard of in our industry. And even then, HP can't sit on their laurels and are probably busy coming up with new designs that would render the existing one obsolete. I, for one, wouldn't have it any other way.
I don't consider it outdated, nor edgy fresh. But, like a potato it is perishable. It's value goes down everyday and with each new competing tablet released, another patch of hightech grey hair is noticed.
HP has moved the price down AND recognized that keeping their most loyal buyers happy is in HP's best interest and a litle goodwill has been extended. A refreshing change in the last couple of weeks. HP actually looks like they might be trying to make a few friends.
...well it is not really that hard to find cynicism in every move they have made up until now, is it? Apart from these moves, which were absolutely comical, like the order of releasing devices, from the least wanted to the most wanted, they mostly did very cynical (and very transparent) jerks to "make things right", but rather to their margins & boosting developer revenue, at really little to none expense on their side - remember, they are "giving" the developers back half (actually, not even half, but half minus their cut on apps in app store) of what you have overpaid, in the first place). It is quite clever move, I agree, but it is a cynical one as well.
I would still rather encourage everyone who qualifies, to return TP, buy a new one for $100 less, enjoy longer warranty period, and the freedom of being able to spend saved $100 (NOT $50), on ANYTHING (NOT necessarily on apps, but maybe on accessories, or maybe on nice meals, or my retirement fund indeed). It is but a simple logic.
I think your idea is a terrible plan. You hurt the still fragile webOS sytem, hurt HP's reputation and webOS reputation with the retailers, waste money with the entire return process even though the device works well enough (with the 3.02 update). HP did the classy thing and gave early adopters credit for apps. The users benefit, the developers benefit, and HP gets the users to delve deeper in the OS so you get hooked (in a good way) on webOS. Yes it doesn't cost HP $50 but the user gets an equivalent to that value. That money HP spent is more effective than advertising. (and they are trying to do the right thing to international users)
By the way, I don't HP is making decisions cynically. They tried to compete with Ipad2 with same price and that failed. Rather than waste 1.2 billion dollars + and throw in the towel, they cut their short-term profits to the bone in order to drive sales. Very rational.
If you want to do that, you're within your rights and HP certainly has earned that sort of hostility. You extract maximum utility from the situation. If you dont care about WebOS that's fine, have at it.
If you like WebOS, bad move. This was a clear mistake. Uninspired hardware and incomplete software being sold at Ipad pricing. If you bought at this price, sorry to say, you kinda deserve to pay a bit of a premium if you are not happy considering your high cost some sort of WebOS donation. Now that HP is discovering that nearly every move they've made so far has been wrong, and it's causing long term damage to the WebOS and HP brands, if you care for the O/S, you have to take whatever goodwill they offer, no matter how marginal it is, and help them see the light of aligning with their customers, rather than trying to be some sort of high tech deity.
They're $1.2B+ in the whole already, if they can't start amortizing the Palm purchase, WebOS will be burried between Foleo and PalmOS.
Time will tell if they ever "finish" the products they've releaseed. Instead of developing some halfbaked laptop o/s -- app -- mutant product, I'd rather see them commit to finishing the legacy devices, or truly making things right for their owners. Encourage them to make Touchpad, the hands down best tablet in the world. Its better to have two strong product lines, than three deformed/malnourished product lines. It's time for HP to retreat and retrench, or formally ditch tablets and phones and do PC's with all their efforts. While HP as a corporation, multitasks like IOS running a weak app, it is time for focus. Pick a direction and be good at one thing, then grow from there. Bring some pride to WebOS, take the time to improve and refine products, give people a reason to seek new products.
This is what we call a win-win-win!
-Early-adopters are happy because they at least got something
-Devs are happy because more people are getting their apps, thus they get paid
-HP is happy because it really didn't cost them $50 (ie they got a good bang for their PR buck)
You sir are correct, and HP is doing all right lately. I like this new guy!
It also doesn't cost HP $50 because they get a cut of app revenues (30% ?)
...exactly, so while it is better to get something rather than nothing, for real, folks, they are not trying too hard to make things right with you. Rather trying to do more good for themselves (increased developer revenue = more incentive to develop for webOS)
If someone weren't going to spend $50 on apps, what did one buy a $500 or $600 device for (plus most likely some accessories) in the first month of release?
I mean even the 100% business user is going to find a handful of apps to purchase over the first 6 months of ownership.
" what did one buy a $500 or $600 device for "
..well, don't ask me, I have no idea why one would buy TP for that price, honestly, and it seems that HP is recently sharing my point of view!
So you are going to completely ignore the point I was making about you saying HP isn't giving users anything when in actuality they are???
1. Not everyone will spend that much on apps and this does NOT invalidate one's decision to buy a tablet or smartphone.
2. HP giving $50 back as "app credit" IS a good thing because you get to convert part of your initial purchase into app purchases. They are giving you apps, not money...and they are letting you pick the ones you want up to a certain value.
3. HP giving $50 back as "app credit" CAN ALSO be seen as bad because they are really only giving back $35 (still good because they don't owe you anything in reality) and you are forced to spend your return in one place. Some people may not want that and would rather just get their money back. It's a perfectly valid desire but it's one that no company has the obligation to fulfill (unless some prior agreement was made).
In the end, it is the buyer's fault for getting it early. Everyone knows that tech prices drop after some time. Frustrations are understandable given the speed at which these drops occurred, but it was still the buyer's decision to make an early purchase.
I do agree that those still within their return period would be better served in returning their TP and then repurchasing it at the lower price if the app credit does not work for them.
Those who are outside of the return window who also don't want $50 in app credit, this is a case of "tough". All decisions have consequences.
If a person was buying a tablet for the rich envirnoment of device specific, their-party apps, they should have bought an iPad.
You're lucky. I'm an even earlier adopter having purchased the TP in the US and had it shipped. Right now, I'm in no-man's-land. Can't get a refund in the US and likely won't get it either here in Canada. Still, I'm happy with my purchase (or I'd be even more happy if HP can get their act together and get it replaced with a working BT radio).
(from Germany)
Price cut for Singapore as well... and better bundles...
Surely you mean
"What about Ireland/Canada/France/Germany/Britain?"
HP Germany cuts also the price of the webOS Keyboard from 70 to 40 EUR.
Would i wait 1 month, i save 120EUR.
Could 40 EUR for Apps make it good?
No. But it is better than no reaction.
where did you find that new price for the keyboard?
http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/de/de/tablet/touchpad-accessories.... says still 70€..
Yup, just been to Currys and the price has dropped from £399 to £349. That is about (according to current rates) $560 to $570.
Is a £50 price cut enough in the UK? I'm not sure - I'd like to see it hit the £300 barrier myself.
I think it's got to be £299 or less in the UK to stand any chance, it's got no buzz, there is no promotion that I can see. At that price it becomes serious competition to the ipad but for the difference of only £50 most people will get the cheapest ipad2.
Wouldn't a drop from 399 to 349 GBP be more like a drop in US Dollars from $649 to $568? I based that on 1 British pound equivalent to $162.70 US Dollar today.
This is great though...I'm very glad for the early adopters around the world.
Yes, $568 is about right. Probably a bit confusing the way I originally wrote it - I meant that the new price is between 560 and 570 dollars as it is very exchange-rate dependent.
It does make it a much more attractive purchase now though - in amongst all the other tablets on display it does seem like the best bargain, but I think it needs to drop a bit further to really fly off the shelves. Maybe £320 would be a good compromise price point between what it is now and what I'd ideally like to see.
Maybe when the 'Go' arrives that'll make all the difference. Hoping it'll not be much more than £250 and can compete pricewise with netbooks.
That's a great exchange rate btw :)
Actually, you are kind of missing the point. HP dropped the price by £41.67 excluding tax. This equals $67.87. Before tax, the cost of the Touchpad in the UK is $473.71 vs the US $399. The you have to add 20% tax on that. It's just not that affordable.
Nice, just when I was about to lose my faith in HP Germany. This is only fair, still THANK YOU very much HP!
I'm going to say thank you in advance, HP. Don't make me a liar ;) Oh Canada!
I was on a chat session to Palm help last night and after we'd resolved the issue I asked the guy about the $50 app catalog credit for the UK and he did confirm it's on it's way!!
I always find those Palm help sessions great and the team are really helpful, this is a big thumbs up to HP . . . . but never 100% sure where they get there info so always take things with a pinch of salt. Great service though!!
That are really great news at the rigth time for me.
Now I can buy my wife´s birthday gift and save money, too. And if she is impressed maybe a second tp for myself :-)
Thank´s to hp.
I still need that Veer update for me to even look at the TouchPad.
I don't need a fancy web browser (that doesn't work, btw) when my netbook does the exact job just fine.
The Veer is 180 Euros now in Germany. Including shipping and VAT that is. That's a steal if you ask me :)
The Veer dropped in price as well :) From 280 Euros (cheapest online store) to 180 Euros (170 if you're a student). That's including shipping and VAT!
F*ck yeah! Just bought one :)
Handouts for everyone! Let's celebrate!
Here's a suggestion for HP - Build a decent product that doesn't require a discount within the first couple of months of availability and you won't have to refund any money to your customers.
..or, better yet, price whatever you have in store now attractively from get-go, so the reviewers will be able to write a review summary along these lines:
"Is it a perfect product? Obviously not, as an entrant in the already quite established race of mobile OSes, it has its serious drawbacks, but at that price, even taking into account the risk of webOS never seriously taking off, it is hard to beat! For what it does now, is worth every penny you spend on it, and since you are making a bargain already, it can only get better from here, IF webOS catches on!"
With middle-of-the-scale hardware, you need this kind of reviews, HP, to cut quite a decent piece of the cake for yourselves.
That includes Pre 3 - you guys better get off your high horse while you can, and price it aggressively from day one, that rumored price is THE SAME STORY ALL OVER AGAIN - here's the warning!
Now please stop rioting and burning stuff down every night Euros! You finally got what your protests aimed at, equal touchpad pricing!
Let me correct you about prices of TouchPad in Canada! Prices here was never C$599,99 for a 32GB, always since launching date on July, 15 the price at BestBuy Canada Staples Canada etc, was C$549,99 for a 32GB & C$449,99 for a 16GB, so we ONLY got a C$50,00 cut on prices!
Only now prices around the country (my Canada) is C$499,99 for a 32GB & C$399,99 for a 16GB, ...where did you get this C$150,00 price cut in Canada? Please, let me know.
Don't forget!! You need a U$1,05 to buy C$1,00! The US currency is weaker/down! Please let HP know that! We need another C$50,00 to match your prices (US prices) we still paying "higher" prices as always!
WELL DONE HP! Excellent news!
You know you done the right thing by us loyal WebOS fans in Europe. I expect an uplift in the sales of TP's all round Europe now.


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On the eve of the 1754 Albany Conference, Benjamin Franklin was already persuaded that the Haudenosaunee leader Canassatego's advice advocating colonial unity was good counsel, and he was not alone in these sentiments. James DeLancey, acting governor of New York, sent a special invitation to Hendrick (Tiyanoga) to attend the Albany Conference, where the Mohawk sachem provided insights into the structure of the League of the Iroquois for the assembled colonial delegates. In letters convening the conference from the various colonies, instructions of the delegates were phrased in Iroquois diplomatic idiom. From colonist to colonist, the letters spoke of "burying the hatchet," a phrase that entered idiomatic English from the Iroquois Great Law. DeLancey also spoke of "renewing the covenant chain," another Haudenosaunee diplomatic idiom.
The Albany Congress convened June 19, 1754, five days after its scheduled opening, because many of the Iroquois and some of the colonial commissioners arrived late. Roughly 150 to 200 Iroquois and about twenty-five colonists attended the meeting, according to official accounts. Most of the sessions of the congress took place at the Albany Courthouse; many of the speeches to the Indians (and their replies) occurred in front of the governor's residence. Albany at the time straddled the border between colonial settlement and Iroquois country at the "eastern door" of the Six Nations' symbolic long-house. The town was still dominated by the architecture of the Dutch, who had founded the town before the English replaced them in 1675.
On June 28, 1754, the day after Hendrick arrived with the Mohawks, James DeLancey met with him. The two hundred Indians in attendance sat on ten rows of benches in front of the governor's residence, with colonial delegates facing them in a row of chairs, their backs to the building. According to Theodore Atkinson's account of the conference, this gathering was held on a warm day, after a morning rain. Governor Delancey read a speech approved by the delegates paragraph by paragraph, as New York's interpreter relayed his words to the Indians. The speechmaking also stopped briefly for the presentation of belts to the Indians, following Iroquois diplomatic custom.
DeLancey's speech began with a condolence using Iroquois diplomatic language. ("I wipe away your tears, and take sorrow from your hearts, that you may open your minds and speak freely.") Then the governor gave "A String of Wampum" in a fashion similar to what Franklin had observed a year earlier at the Carlisle Treaty Council. As the governor proceeded, the assembled Indians "Signifyed [sic] their understanding of each paragraph by a kind of Universal Huzzah" (O'Callaghan, 1853, 6: 567). And "When the great Chain belt was Dil[i]vered [sic] on this occasion, they Signifyed [sic] their understanding or Consent by Such a Huzzah repeated Seven Times over for every Tribe" (McAnear, 1953, 736). Holding the chain belt given him by the colonial delegates, Hendrick made the belt a metaphor of political union, as he advised DeLancey that the colonists should strengthen themselves and "In the mean time we desire, that you will strengthen yourselves, and bring as many into this Covenant Chain as you possibly can" (O'Callaghan, 1849, 869). It is likely that Hendrick remarked on this subject several days later, when the Indians and delegates assembled again in front of the governor's residence.
Hendrick was openly critical of the British at the Albany Congress. He hinted that the Iroquois would not ally with the English colonies unless a suitable form of unity was established among them. In talking of the proposed union of the colonies and the Six Nations on July 9, 1754, Hendrick stated, "We wish this Tree of Friendship may grow up to a great height and then we shall be a powerful people" (Colonial Records, 1851, 6: 98). In effect, Hendrick was repeating the advice Canassatego had given colonial delegates at Lancaster a decade earlier, this time at a conference devoted not only to diplomacy, but also to drawing up a plan for the type of colonial union the Iroquois had been requesting. The same day, at the Courthouse, the colonial delegates were in the early stages of debate over the plan of union.
Hendrick followed that admonition with an analysis of Iroquois and colonial unity, when he said, "We the United Nations shall rejoice of our strength" as we will "have now made so strong a Confederacy." In reply to Hendrick's speech on Native American and colonial unity, DeLancey said: "I hope that by this present Union, we shall grow up to a great height and be as powerful and famous as you were of old" (Colonial Records, 1851, 6: 98). These words of Hendrick and DeLancey are significant in that they go beyond Covenant Chain rhetoric and talk of the symbol of the Great Law (the Great Tree). Franklin was commissioned to draw up the final draft of the Albany Plan the same day, two months to the day after his Pennsylvania Gazette had published the "Join or Die" cartoon.
On July 10, 1754, Franklin formally proposed his Plan of Union before the congress. Franklin wrote that the debates on the Albany Plan "went on daily, hand in hand with the Indian business" (Bigelow, 1868, 295). In drawing up his final draft, Franklin was meeting several diplomatic demands: the Crown's for control; the colonies' desires for autonomy in a loose confederation; and the Iroquois' stated advocacy for a colonial union similar (but not identical) to their own in form and function. For the Crown, the plan provided administration by a president-general, to be appointed by England. The individual colonies were to be allowed to retain their own constitutions, except as the plan circumscribed them. The retention of internal sovereignty within the individual colonies closely resembled the Iroquois system and had no existing precedent in Europe.
Franklin chose the name "Grand Council" for the plan's deliberative body, the same name generally applied to the Iroquois central council. The number of delegates, forty-eight, was close to the Iroquois council's fifty, and each colony had a different number of delegates, just as each Haudenosaunee nation sent a different number of sachems to Onondaga. The Albany Plan was based in rough proportion to tax revenues, however, while the Iroquois system was based on tradition.
The Albany Plan of Union called for a government under which each colony could retain its present constitution (Bigelow, 1868). Basically, the plan provided that Parliament was to establish a general government in America, including all the thirteen colonies, each of which was to retain its present constitution except for certain powers (mainly mutual defense) that were to be given to the general government. The king was to appoint a president-general for the government. Each colonial assembly would elect representatives to the Grand Council.
The president-general would exercise certain powers with the advice of the Grand Council, such as handling Indian relations, making treaties, deciding upon peace or war, raising troops, building forts, providing warships, and finally to make such laws and levy such taxes as would be needed for its purposes. Through this plan colonial leaders embraced a plan for union that Indian leaders such as Canassatego and Hendrick had urged upon them for a decade or more. Thus, the roots of intercolonial unity are in the Indian-white relations of the early eighteenth century. During this time, men such as Benjamin Franklin saw in the Iroquois Confederacy a model on which to build.
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Colonial Records of Pennsylvania. 1851. Volume 6. Harrisburg, PA: Theo Fenn & Co.; Bigelow, John, ed. 1868. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co.; Colden, Cadwallader. 1902. History of the Five Nations. New York: New Amsterdam Book Company.; Grinde, Donald A., Jr., and Bruce E. Johansen. 1991. Exemplar of Liberty: Native America and the Evolution of Democracy. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA American Indian Studies Center.; Jacobs, Wilbur R. 1966. Wilderness Politics and Indian Gifts. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.; Johansen, Bruce E. 1982. The Forgotten Founders: Benjamin Franklin, the Iroquois and the Rationale for the American Revolution. Ipswich, MA: Gambit.; McAnear, Beverly. 1953. "Personal Accounts of the Albany Congress of 1754." Mississippi Valley Historical Review 39, no. 4: 736–737.; O'Callaghan, E. B., ed. 1849–1851. The Documentary History of the State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company.; O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. 1853–1887. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York. Vol. 6. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company.; Van Doren, Carl, and Julian P. Boyd, eds. 1938. Indian Treaties Printed by Benjamin Franklin 1736–1762. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.


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Want to know how you're doing as a parent? Check out how your children are doing when it comes to minding their manners.
I don't mean just etiquette. How you set a table properly, when to use the little fork across the top of the plate and where to seat the groom's mother at a wedding reception are only small parts of the equation.
Are your children thoughtful? Do they get up from the dinner table and offer to help with the cleanup? Are they polite and cheerful to other adults they encounter?
No, they won't absorb all the rules by age 7. But "our most important goal should be that they become courteous, honest, unselfish and well-behaved persons," Karen Santorum, wife of the junior senator from Pennsylvania, says in her recent book, "Everyday Graces." None of us is perfect, she says. But we must all strive to live decent and respectable lives and treat others by the Golden Rule ? and consistently teach our children to do so.
Santorum's book uses a variety of devices to get the message across, the most charming of which is the storytelling from some of the world's great authors. A quick flip through the book finds entries from A.A. Milne, C.S. Lewis, Robert Louis Stevenson and others.
Take the story of the pansy. Once upon a time there was a king who had a beautiful garden," it begins.
One day, he went there and found everything drooping. He asked why. The vine said it couldn't grow tall and strong like the pine tree, so it saw no use in trying. The pine tree, in turn, couldn't produce tasty fruit like the apple tree, so why bother? The apple tree produced only small, simple flowers, unlike the beautiful flowers on roses that everyone loves.
Finally, the king came upon the pansy. It had avoided this trap. The king asked how. "I am happy because I know that when you planted the seed out of which I grew, you didn't want a pine or an apple tree or a rose. You wanted a little pansy. So to please you, I am going to be the best pansy I can be."
In other words, the pansy is content and not looking for things to covet, to regret not having, to become miserable over. As Santorum points out, "a sweet-tempered child is the pansy of the home." When she comes in, she brightens the entire place. "I've seen a whole bus full of people brighten up when a pleasant-faced child comes on," Santorum writes. One can always find plenty to quarrel or complain over. But why? Why not just learn to enjoy things as they are?
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MI Windows and Doors, one of America's leading window and door manufacturers, has released an Architectural Resource Directory for the MI EnergyCore Window System on its website at www.mienergycore.com. The MI EnergyCore Window System is the most complete and simple solution for the architect seeking high performance light commercial windows.
The Architectural Resource Directory includes test reports, glass configurations, technical specifications including thermal and structural performance, STC ratings, a CSI 3 Part Specification, and detail drawings in DWG, DXF, and PDF formats. The Archtictural Resource Directory will allow architects, design professionals, and builders to get the information they need to specify the award-winning windows.
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The effectiveness of the 3-feet legalised passing distance is examined in this study, and the answer is "yes", in general terms. The study was made one year after the law was introduced, and no "before" data was included.
The study looks at 10.8 hours of video footage recording 586 vehicle passes collected during 34 trips and concludes that about 80% of cars leave more than three feet of space when overtaking a person riding a bicycle, 20% leave exactly three feet or marginally less. Nor surprisingly 5-feet wide marked bicycle lanes resulted in consistently safe passing distances.
Is the three-foot bicycle passing law working in Baltimore, Maryland
Further interesting reading on the problematic of safe passing distance can be found in articles written by Marilyn Johnson at Monash University. She examined well over 100 hours of video footage and established that an on-road cyclist can expect a negative interaction with a car about every three hours, with the car driver being at fault in over 80% of incidents.
We have been asking for a safe one metre passing distance in WA for well over a year, and have repeatedly spoken to the Road Safety council about the need to make WA roads safe for people riding bicycles. We have also spoken to the RAC on the topic, but the RAC (who represent all road users on the Road Safety Council) are opposed to a legalised safe passing distance.


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The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the officesof the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than August 8, 2001.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. Antonio R. Sanchez, Jr., Laredo, Texas; to acquire additional voting shares of International Bancshares Corporation, Laredo, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of International Bank of Commerce, Laredo, Texas,; Commerce Bank, Laredo, Texas; International Bank of Commerce, Zapata, Texas; and International Bank of Commerce, Brownsville, Texas.
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Two weeks after Jennifer Lawrence photobombed pal Taylor Swift at the 2014 Golden Globes, Swift shared her reaction to the hilarious viral moment at Sunday night's Grammy's.
According to E!, while interviewing with Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet before the event, the 24-year-old said she thought the photobomb was "amazing." The country singer, who was nominated for four Grammy's this year, shared an on camera message for E! to share with Lawrence on the upcoming Academy Awards.
"Thanks for your friendship and thanks for making amazing, terrifying faces behind me on camera when I'm trying to do an interview and not mess up!" Swift said. "Good luck. I hope you win everything all the time."
The American Hustle actress snuck up behind Swift, making funny faces during her red carpet interview at the Golden Globes on Jan. 12. She then confessed to Giuliana Rancic at the SAG Awards that "she didn't know she was on camera."
"I was joking with you guys! I didn't think you guys got it on live camera," Lawrence said.
Swift, who wore a silver Gucci gown at the Grammy's, also gave an incredible performance. The singer/songwriter performed "All Too Well" from her album Red, rumored to be written for ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal. The "I Knew You Were Trouble" singer was also very shocked at the fact that she was even nominated due to Red being over a year old.
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The Chief Executive Officer, Combined Training Solutions, Mrs. Funmi Adegbola, tells Simon Ejembi that risk management in Nigeria has been compromised
Risk management is mandatory in some industries like the oil and gas, but the informal sector accounts for about 60 per cent of Nigeria's economy. Can you quantify what the society loses as a result of this structure?
Why should it be in some industries? Risk must be managed in every sector. Even in your home it must be managed. We have heard people slip and fall in their bathrooms and die; one needs risk assessment in every situation. To have a selective mandate in risk management is even out of place because risk management is supposed to be a household name/concept. Everybody should be conscious of it and as we all know that once risk can be measured, it can be managed. There is no risk that cannot be measured, examples are Hurricane Sandy. They knew it was coming, they put everything in place but they just couldn't prevent it. We haven't faced close to that in Nigeria and these are big risks, yet it could be measured. What I'm saying is that risk management should not be made selective, but mandatory in every sector because where risks are properly managed, then we have taken a giant stride in addressing the issue of health and safety. If this is compromised, it complicates the challenges we are going to have. Yes, about 60 per cent of the Nigerian economy exists in the informal sector, but if we have already made safety issues a big deal and it starts from our homes, primary schools and we gravitate with it to secondary schools, it will become endemic and systemic. An example is the University of Lagos campus shuttle buses that must be queued for before boarding, but once students are outside where there is no system, they fight tooth and nail to board the regular buses. My point is once we have a regulatory framework, institutional framework that is properly instituted and then things are taught and learnt at the appropriate time, it will become systemic.
Many experts have said issues of safety and risk management are not seriously considered when projects are being planned. How can this be remedied?
This will be a reiteration of what I've said earlier. Yes, many experts have said that and that is the position I also share. This is not a sentiment, it is a fact on ground and evidence abounds to this effect. An example would be the risks our financial institutions often emphasise when they want to grant loans to businesses – feasibility studies (market volatility). All they care about is how they will recover their money back hence the high interest rates at over 22 per cent. We are far from the truth.
The problem can be remedied by having a good institutional framework that will make it mandatory for every subsector to make health and safety as compulsory, minimum requirement and a pre-requisite. It should be included in school curricula, so that it becomes systemic. Thirdly, no matter how beautiful laws are, if people don't know what penalty comes with breaking those laws, they will continue to break them. So, there must be good regulatory framework on how these laws should be monitored and how offenders should be punished.
The cost of doing business in the country is relatively high and people say it is the reason why risk management is ignored. Do you agree with them or have a different opinion?
Yes, the cost of doing business in the country is high and it would remain so as long as we continue to compromise the concept of risk management, health and safety. We cannot justify the non-implementation of safety measures as a result of high cost of doing business because safety measures should not be seen as a cost to business, but rather as benefits. Benefits that will put businesses in a better threshold, give them a better public image, show they are socially responsible to the society they claim they operate and they are sensitive to the care of their so-called clients and customers. Any business that cannot take on board the elements we have discussed simply means that the basis of their existence is gone.
From an economic perspective, what is your assessment of the safety sector in Nigeria?
There is nothing like a safety sector in Nigeria, it only exists on paper. The 1999 Constitution also paves the way for it. A safety sector, as it were, yes, it exists as a subsector. It is an indisputable sub-sector because it ought to exist in all industries. But evidence abounds in Nigeria that risk management and safety have been seriously compromised, so much so that virtually everyone has been complacent about it and the few that try to make sense out of it are seen to be alien, that is how bad it is. We have been to a few organisations to make inquiry about their safety structure, as little as First Aid (certified emergency response in the workplace) and the reception we got was awful. It varied from: "Are you an inspector?" to "Nobody is checking so why do we have to comply?" And these are public facing industries. When viewed from an economic perspective, yes, safety matters involve a lot of cost, because people must be trained and certified to be qualified to carry out safety issues. But how many certified first aiders are in workplaces in Nigeria aside from the Nigerian Red Cross Society? It is being said that, Nigeria is a place where you see people who just had an accident and their first priority at the scene is the car rather than the life that could be saved. What that says is that there is no education in the first instance on safety. If you look at the children in England for example, I remember when my son was in the nursery to start reception class, they did a 90 minutes tour; we were taken round the vicinity of the school. They made the children to stand behind a car and asked them if they think the driver can see them and the kids said 'no'. So, if the driver cannot see you, it means you must not stand this close to a car. That is why from the age of three, children in England know the difference between a brake and reverse lights. I'm mentioning these instances to express the extent to which health and safety have been compromised. However, there have been great innovations in Lagos State and I must appreciate Governor Babatunde Fashola for the establishment of the Lagos State Safety Commission, the Director-General of the Lagos Safety Commission and her team on the safety awareness campaign done so far, even to the grassroots level and LASEMA, for their efficient responses to disasters. This is what organisations like ours are pleading for and that safety should be incorporated in the school curriculum.
What are the implications of fire outbreaks on businesses and the economy? Do we have the technical capacity to fight these outbreaks or do we need to partner foreign organisations for the transfer of technology?
I think the implications of fire outbreaks to businesses and the economy as a whole are very obvious. If businesses don't prepare for such scenarios, like having certified fire marshals, first aiders and regular equipment maintenance, the only outcome would be disaster, which would affect the economy due to loss of revenues and increase in unemployment. Do we have enough technical capacity to fight fire outbreak? No, not really. However, collectively, we can avoid and manage some of the igniting risks by spending more money on training. Yes, I think it would be advisable to collaborate with foreign partners for the transfer of technology as they are well exposed, due to the time and resources they spend on advance technology. Ultimately, because it is also something that they've tried and tested – it works for them, so it can work for us.
What is the role of training in propagating safety culture and what is your organisation doing to change the attitude towards it?
Training is compulsory, and it must be systemic. Everything we've talked about and responses to questions above can all be achieved by training people. That is why organisations like ours are very passionate about training in a country like ours where risk management and safety have been compromised. People need to be trained; those who work for disaster management bodies should get trained on emergency integrated management or disaster management courses. Our organisation is currently in the process of training the Lagos State Fire Service on one of the courses we offer- Confined Space Entry. The LSFS has sought this course to further enhance and equip its staff in order to deliver a more efficient service. Our head office in the UK is currently in partnership with a number of industry experts such as the Civil Safety Engineering, with core specialities in the areas of fire safety and confined space.


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Maurices outfits the young women of small-town America. The chain sells dress, work, and casual apparel for 17- to 34-year-olds at more than 875 specialty retail and outlet stores in some 45 US states, Canda, and online. It sells clothing under the maurices and Studio Y brands, as well as perfume, hats, gloves, and other accessories. The company focuses on small markets with populations of 25,000 to 100,000 people, which offer fewer shopping options than larger cities. Most of its stores are situated around major discount retailers and department stores. Founded in 1931 by Maurice Labovitz as a single shop in Duluth, Minnesota, the company is owned by apparel retailer Ascena Retail (formerly Dress Barn).
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Reduce, reuse, recycle. That's been the mantra among the environmentally conscious for the last 25 years. This hour – an in-depth exploration of recycling in Iowa.
Recycling can be a tricky process - whether you leave materials curbside or deposit them at a drop-site, it's often hard to know exactly what can or can't be recycled.
On this Talk of Iowa "short," Joe Hummel of City Carton and Theresa Kurtz of the Iowa Recycling Association share how recycling really works, answer common questions, and alleviate recycling myths.
Clean out your glass and plastic bottles as much as you can.
Most people have probably taken a bag of aluminum cans to a redemption center to collect the nickel deposit. You walk in, get them counted and collect your money. But, what happens next? IPR's Katherine Perkins recently visited The Can Shed in Cedar Rapids to take a tour with owner and operator Troy Willard. Willard says they process 1.5-million containers per week at the facility… and cans are their bread and butter. Turns out, a lot happens after you dump that bag of cans onto the counter.
A dilapidated outbuilding or a house in need of serious updating may look like an eyesore, but it is also an opportunity to recycle and reuse old materials. Join host Charity Nebbe, Home Improvement Expert Bill McAnnally, and Siobhan Spain of the Center on Sustainable Communities for a talk about deconstruction.
Sioux City's garbage contractor is asking the City Council to discontinue collecting glass for recycling.
The City Council will vote next week on the request to exclude glass from the city's curbside pickup of recyclable materials.
Glass is easy to recycle, but expensive to haul to a recycling center - and inexpensive to make new.