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kirk22 wrote:Romdeau wrote:kirk22 wrote:No more grind events. Ever.
If only they weren't consistently the best event for generating player interest and activity...including Batora.
Maybe you all should work on improving other events or come up with new ones then. Or just focus on improving the game overall and not on an event that only increases activity for a short amount of time.
So if you say, quadruple (or even 5x?) the FM reward for winning with an UD file, whether or not you've already completed UnderDog that bi-week, combine it that FM discount on Point Cards we all want, and that just might contribute favorably to that varying Folrart difficulty that should be inviting to new players!
What's more, throw in say, guaranteed special treasure battle every 6th duel (10, even 8 felt too grindy) you have with UD files (doesn't have to be in a row, put some kinda' counter there). I say "special" because the loser gets a seemingly low-valued point card. Might encourage a certain not-winning? Anyone?


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The Haines Solar Cooker combines the power of a Funnel cooker with stability of the traditional CooKit. It has been designed by Roger Haines of San Diego, California, USA. The cooker is made in the USA from a mylar-coated bubble insulation material that is sold "off-the shelf" at Lowe's Home Centers in 4-foot by 25-foot rolls. The material can also be ordered on-line under different brand names. The material is strong (Roger has driven his car over it without breaking the bubbles) and it is.unaffected by boiling water. The cooker is made from a single 48" by 54" rectangle of bubble material, and requires only three cuts with ordinary scissors for cooker assembly. In testing in November, 2012 in San Diego, this cooker heated an empty pot to a sustained 380 degrees Fahrenheit (193 degrees Cesius) and heated a liter of water from room temperature to boiling in less that an hour.
The base of the cooker should be anchored with rocks or bricks as shown in the photo. The two curves of the cooker form an oval funnel that can be made quite stable in the wind by the addition of an oval wind screen made of clear plastic. The windscreen also makes this panel cooker into a "quasi-box" cooker. When the sun is high, the cut at the front bottom of the cooker can be overlapped and clipped together with a binder clip to concentrate more sun on the cooking pot.
The Haines Polycarbonate Sleeve eliminates the nylon cooking bag commonly used in solar cooking. This sleeve is a cylinder of stiff polycarbonate or other high-temperature plastic film (about the stiffness of card stock paper), which encloses the bottom and sides of the pot but not the top. The cylinder can be held together with paper clips, which allows its diameter to be adjusted to fit a variety of cooking pots The pots must be round, with no handles, and must have a top rim that can rest on the top of the cylinder. The cylinder elevates the pot above the surface of the cooker, allowing the sun's rays to bounce off the reflective surface of the cooker and be absorbed by the bottom of the cooking pot. It also provides an insulating "greenhouse" making a traditional cooking bag unnecessary. Haines's testing indicates that a pot with a glass lid retains more heat than one with a metal lid.
Kirkpatrick Solar Cooker (Kirk-ook) variation
Mark Evans Kirkpatrick has offered modifications to the Haines Solar Cooker, known as the Kirk-ook. The base reflector is slotted through the rear reflector to provide more stability for the cooker in windy conditions (with less base material extended and more base material supported). The bottom-rear of the cooker can be supported with rocks as shown in the picture. By extending the sides you will create a wave-like formation focusing more rays in the center for higher effectiveness (depending on the angle of the sun). Higher temperatures can be reached using a turkey bag around the pot & lid on windy days (alleviating the effect from high winds, elevating the pot 2" with black rocks) . The plastic film can be coated with UV agents to avoid discoloration and distortion. Alternate transparent plastics are being tested for higher heat resistance (*email suggestions). It is recommended using clear packaging tape to cover each area that is cut (easier when applied prior to cutting out the design) on each side of the cooker. Tape can also be added to other areas prone to wear-and-tear (mainly the latching triangles that replaced the Velcro or binder clips).
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Akatsuchi (赤ツチ, Akatsuchi) is an Iwagakure shinobi.
Akatsuchi is a very jovial individual who always seems to have a cheerful disposition. He is also somewhat childish, witnessed through his excited at the prospect of flying once again, even though there was the possibility that they were going off into a battle.[2] He was even excited when he thought Deidara survived the battle against Sasuke Uchiha, despite Deidara being a criminal and their enemy. During battles, he tends to act very level-headed and efficient as the Tsuchikage's bodyguard. He is also fiercely loyal to the Tsuchikage, as he refused to leave his side when he heard of Sasuke's fight, just in case Ōnoki's hip went out. Deidara commented on this during his fight against Ōnoki and Akatsuchi.[3]
Akatsuchi is a large man with dark eyes and hair that spikes out at the back from underneath his forehead protector which he wears like a bandanna. He also has big cheeks and a plump nose. He wears the red Iwagakure uniform which has both its sleeves, underneath his flak jacket in addition to a yellow scarf that adorns his neck.
Akatsuchi has proven himself capable of moving at high speeds, despite his size as seen from him rushing to the Tsuchikage's side after reacting to A's aggressive act at the Kage Summit.[4] He has also shown some amount of strength as well as stamina, being able to carry the Tsuchikage and his luggage and his own for an extended period of time.[5] He has also displayed proficiency in using Earth Release techniques. He can mould and expel a large rock golem from his mouth, which is capable of biting off a Zetsu clone's head, and pulling him from Akatsuchi's body. He can also create golems to protect him from his opponent's attacks.[3]
Part II
Five Kage Summit Arc
He was setting off with Kurotsuchi to escort the Third Tsuchikage to the Five Kage meeting, called for by the Fourth Raikage. When Ōnoki hurt his hips when trying to carry his bag by himself, Akatsuchi carried him along the way.
When the Raikage destroyed his table during the meeting, Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi moved to protect the Tsuchikage after the Raikage's physical outburst, but was soon dismissed by Ōnoki. When White Zetsu appears during the summit, Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi guard the Tsuchikage. Later, when Sasuke infiltrates the meeting room, Akatsuchi and the Tsuchikage decided not to engage him, moving out of the way to let the Fifth Mizukage, deal with him. Later, he is ensnared in Zetsu's Spore Technique. Seeing Sasuke escape Mei, Ōnoki suggests to two of them join the fight. Akatsuchi agrees, and uses the Earth Release: Golem Technique, creating a large, earthen golem which proceeds to bite and rip the Zetsu clone from Akatsuchi's body.
After Tobi told the story of the Ten-Tails and the Sage of the Six Paths, then declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, Akatsuchi returned to Iwagakure with the Tsuchikage and Kurotsuchi, where they were informed that the Earth Daimyō has approved of the Allied Shinobi Forces. He later assumes that the daimyō made a quick decision due to being informed of Madara and the loss of Tailed Beasts. When Ōnoki states that the war will result in a failure due to the ignorance of the youth, Akatsuchi recounts the strong words Gaara had directed towards him.
Adventures at Sea Arc
Main article: Adventures at Sea Arc Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi were sent by the Tsuchikage in a diplomatic mission to improve Kirigakure's relationship with Iwagakure, along with Chōjūrō, who was also sent by the Mizukage on the same mission to stop Ganryū in the process.
Confining the Jinchūriki Arc
When news got to headquarters that Kisame Hoshigaki had managed to divulge the location where Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B were hiding, Ōnoki took Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi with him to improve the defences. Once they reached the sea, Ōnoki noted that they would have to fly the rest of the way which pleased Akatsuchi greatly. On their way, they encountered Kabuto Yakushi and the reincarnated Deidara. Akatsuchi as well as Kurotsuchi expressed joy thinking that he had in fact survived his fight against Sasuke before being reminded by the Tsuchikage that the Deidara in front of them was no more than a reincarnation.[6]
As the battle got under way and the Tsuchikage attempted to use a Dust Release technique, Akatsuchi stopped him, in fear for the Island Turtle's safety which the Tsuchikage had mistaken for part of the landscape. Using this opportunity Deidara sends an explosive clay bird flying their way and detonates it. Akatsuchi however uses his golem to defend against the attack — saving them. As Ōnoki and Deidara took the battle higher in the sky, they flew so fast that Akatsuchi had trouble keeping up.
Shinobi World War Arc
While the rest of the Alliances' forces moved out, Akatsuchi remains behind by the Tsuchikage's side. After Ōnoki's departure to meet Gaara on the battlefield, the whereabouts of Akatsuchi are unknown until Kiba, Neji, Choji and Shikamaru are trapped by the SOund Four. He is then briefly seen standing at the desk Shikaku is sitting at.
Creation and Conception
Kishimoto noted that for Akatsuchi's design, he simply took Ōnoki, and made him larger. Expounding on this, he noted that the nose shape he had created for the Tsuchikage, fit Akatsuchi as well, but noted that he did not intend for Akatsuchi to look like the Tsuchikage's child.
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In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations and Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, Akatsuchi is a support-only character.
- Akatsuchi (赤ツチ) means "Red Earth".


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Kofcan's biomass fuel pellets were designed to recycle waste into energy and provide a more efficient and lower environmental impact alternative to wood pellets. Instead of contributing to landfills, the spent coffee from which the pellets are made is collected from restaurants and institutions in a 200 km radius of the micro pellets plant in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The resulting pellets have a higher energy output, generating 27.5 percent more BTUs (British Thermal Units) than wood pellets.
"Kofcan and its founders Michel Cordeau and Sylvain Laroche have developed a truly waste-free and efficient energy source. With the addition of Carbonfree® certification through NSF Sustainability, Kofcan is able to demonstrate the carbon neutrality of its coffee pellets and communicate to home owners as well as industrial companies its commitment to environmental stewardship," said Tom Bruursema, General Manager of NSF International's Sustainability Division.
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In addition to maintaining a low carbon footprint by sourcing spent coffee from local businesses, Kofcan also assessed the environmental impacts of its coffee pellets by undergoing a detailed life cycle assessment to measure its carbon emissions in North America. Kofcan then offset its carbon emissions through investment in third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry carbon offset projects provided by Carbonfund.org, a leading nonprofit and developer of the Carbonfree® Product Certification program, the first carbon neutral product label in North America.
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The Carbonfree® Product Certification program uses life cycle assessments (LCAs) to determine the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over a product's entire life cycle. GHG emissions (expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents) that cannot be reduced or eliminated from the product's life cycle are offset or neutralized with third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry carbon offset projects.
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Clean water - a basic necessity for life and sustainability, yet almost 800 million people in our world still lack access to it. Carbonfund.org Certified Carbonfree® partner Nika Water not only ensures that their products' carbon dioxide emissions are fully neutralized, but Nika uses the power of water to help bring clean water to those in need.
Five years ago, Nika took the important step to perform a life cycle assessment of their bottled water, measuring the carbon emissions required to source and transport the water, manufacture the bottles, caps, labels and packaging, deliver the water to distribution outlets, then use and recycle the empty water bottles. As each bottle of Nika Water is sold, Nika makes a corresponding donation to Carbonfund.org to neutralize the carbon emissions attributable to that bottle of water. Nika's ongoing donations to Carbonfund.org support reforestation projects around the world that absorb carbon dioxide emissions while providing additional environmental benefits to the wildlife, habitat and communities in and around the projects.
"After extensive research, we determined that Carbonfund.org was the superior provider of carbon footprint solutions due to their professionalism, pragmatic and business friendly solutions, list of available projects and complete operational transparency ensuring that Nika was devoting its resources in a truly meaningful way," explains Jordan Mellul, General Manager for Nika.
Now Nika has launched another project to bring a safe, clean source of water to a community in need. In the West Sumatra region of Indonesia, the community of Muntei Kecil uses the river as their primary water source, even though the unsanitary condition and poor quality of the water threatens their health. As part of Nika's ongoing mission to use the power of water to make a positive impact, Nika is partnering with Surfaid to build a solar powered water pump with water source protection to serve the community in Muntei Kecil.
With access to clean water, the community will be able to grow and become sustainable. All Nika Water purchases participate in this project and others that Nika supports in addressing the growing need for clean, safe drinking water around the world. By directing 100% of its profits from the sale of its bottled water to alleviate water and sanitation needs in impoverished countries, Nika hopes to solve the water needs of thousands of families throughout the world. Carbonfund.org values our partnership with Nika Water and supports their efforts to reduce the global water crisis.


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Friday, February 25, 2011
Simplicity is Chic
16 comments:
- sacramento said...
What a present!!! Lubi is pure style.
Thank you Ari.
Missing you in my blog.
Have a wonderful weekend my friend.
- February 25, 2011 at 2:16 PM
I love Lubi's style, bold accessories and architectual clothes.
Glad you were able to post some more photos of her.
I hope you are feeling better from the flu - your loyal fans count on your wonderful blog!
- February 25, 2011 at 4:22 PM
Lubi herself is a Gesamtkunstwerk.
Your "paintings" of her are delicious.
Only miss the one you shot in your Museum, Lubi's wearing gray sweater with black pants and those gorgeous bracelets from Paretti.
Those seem to me especially designed for her.
- February 26, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Snappy said...
Simply fabulous pictures, so genuine and intimate. Grace and style at it's best.
snappy x
- February 26, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- concretenprimroses said...
She looks fabulous. I particularly like the white skirt outfit.
- February 26, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Less is more ! So, simplicity is chic !
Thank you Ari for your fantastic pictures.
- February 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Terri said...
What excellent use of reds.
- February 26, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- DAMESKARLETTE said...
Good idea I like your blog. Pictures are so nice. Have a nice day
- February 27, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Judi D. said...
All I know is that I want every one of her purses! Such a stylish lady - who seems completely authentic.
- February 27, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- the Citizen Rosebud said...
Mindblowing style, no matter the age. What a icon of style!
- February 27, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Chicatanyage said...
I love this look. Simplicity is definitely Chic. I love the bold shapes and the wonderful touches of colour in the accessories. Lubi's hairstyle and glasses accentuate her look magnificently.
- February 28, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- Ruby Tuesday said...
I love this lady and her style.. she looks ageless, timeless and chic xx
- February 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- Butterfly Interiors Rhuddlan 01745 591694 said...
Oh to be as elegant as this lady at her age !!!! marvelous happy lady xxxxx
- March 1, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Eileen said...
In the first photo she's wearing just about the greatest coat I've ever seen.
- March 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- Melody said...
Love the white skirt ... so gorgeous
- March 16, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- HuntGatherFashion said...
I cannot believe I have just now discovered this blog!! What a wonderful take on documenting street style. There is so much beauty and joy in expressing personal style and i only hope that as I age I will be able to do it half as gracefully as the many women who you have featured here!
Thank-you for sharing all these inspiring photos!
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Summary:Arriving amidst a mysterious lightning storm, young Internet entrepreneurs Sean and Ben land in the vibrant Russian capital to pursue their business dreams. Travelers Natalie and Anne, stranded in Moscow by an unscheduled stopover en route to Nepal, make the best of it by seeking adventure in one of the nightlife capitals of the world. The two pairs of best friends meet amid the glitz and glamour of the Zvezda Nightclub, the hot spot for the international and the beautiful in Moscow, but the club is quickly transformed to a scene of terror when aliens invade and everything goes dark.


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Dear Kalamazoo,
I can't thank you enough for selecting The Submission for your Reading Together program, and even more, for the hospitality you showed me. It was wonderful to spend a couple days in a city that combines the warmth of a small town with the vibrancy of a cultural center.
And what readers! I almost fell over when I met a book club who had spent four hours discussing my novel, give or take a little time spent on the carrot cake. And who caught a tiny change I had made between the hardcover and paperback versions. When I spoke, the audience's energy was palpable and their questions stimulating. And seeing the student art inspired by The Submission and displayed at the library was among the most inspiring experiences I've had since publishing my book.
Both the community and the library staff have my admiration and gratitude for doing so much to support readers and writers. The ideas for programming for Reading Together were brilliant, and I wish I could have attended.
I'm working hard on my next book so I can get back to Kalamazoo...
All best
Amy Waldman
Anyone who has struggled with grief may share in the disconnected and disorienting place it can be. The death of a loved one or good friend whether it is impending and expected, or tragic and sudden, can bring emotions that seem impossible to navigate. This presentation looked at the variety of ways art may serve to navigate that experience and move through grief individually and as a community. The panelists wove a common thread through how art, whether a community memorial or a personal pencil sketch, may facilitate the grieving process. Death and dying is such a phenomena that human beings no matter how matured are left dumbfounded; art as an expression of grief acknowledges the loss. This may be the first step to acceptance and healing. Art has the ability to acknowledge and share the grieving experience. Studies have shown that communities where people feel connected and supported have higher qualities of life and health. Perhaps there is a correlation between those societies and communities who create memorials to commemorate and thereby acknowledge the grief experienced by those directly affected. In so doing the memorial, the sculpture, the painting, by acknowledging the life and death experienced we are creating greater connection and a deeper sense of community.
~ Norm Hamann Jr, Reading Together Steering Committee
Knowing that not everyone is affected by tragedy in the same way it was important for me to find a balance between sentiment and honor. I feel it's important for people to be able to mourn in their own time, openly if they need to, and for a community to acknowledge its history and its tragedies.
~ Brent Harris, sculptor, commissioned to create the Eric Zapata Memorial in honor of the Kalamazoo Public Safety officer shot and killed in the line of duty in 2011.
On Thursday evening, March 28, at 7 pm in the Van Deusen Room of the Kalamazoo Public Library, the Kalamazoo County Public Arts Commission will collaborate with Reading Together by presenting a panel of its past and present members to discuss how it is that public art could engender controversy.
All the internal discussions an individual might have with her/himself about a work of art—I like it, I hate it, I get it, I don't get it, my kindergartner could do it, it offends me, etc.—have the potential to be heightened when it's a work of public art. Here in Kalamazoo, classes are taught and conversations – formal and informal, are held on this subject. Who knew?!
And questions arise:
Big questions. The panel (speaking from the members' own perspectives rather than on behalf of the Public Arts Commission) won't be providing definitive answers. But it will delve into the questions, and provide some insights into those factors which influence the individual and community perceptions of public art. The moderator will be Sarah Lindley, a practicing visual artist and Associate Professor of Art and Department Chair at Kalamazoo College. She discusses these issues in her classes at K College.
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I hope you'll be able to join us.
~Martha Aills, Member, Reading Together Steering CommitteeMember, Kalamazoo County Public Arts Commission
In 1981, a competition was announced for the creating of the Vietnam War Memorial. Over 1,400 artists, architects, architecture firms, sculptors, landscape designers, community groups, and everyday citizens anonymously summited posterboard concept drawings for consideration. A blue ribbon panel of architects, artists, scholars, and historians culled out 1,000 of the entries in the first cut. A day later, they winnowed the entries to 200. After debate and consideration, one submission rose to the top, a minimalist slash of polished black stone wall featuring the names of all the 58,272 soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. The name and address of the selected designer was summoned. One of the professors on the panel recognized the street address of the submitter as undergraduate housing at Yale University. The creator of the winning entry was a 21-year-old architecture student working alone in her dorm room: Maya Lin.
I'm glad I read The Submission before learning the history and controversy surrounding the design and installation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I better understand Mohammad Khan's unwavering character in The Submission after watching the 1994 documentary, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. Lin, diminutive and soft spoken, had to stand up to fierce congressional hearings with her strong, clear vision of a memorial focused on the true costs of war: human lives. Opponents to her design felt her memorial was a black hole in the ground hidden away from an embarrassed nation. Instead, they said it should be towering, pure white with American flags and bald eagles rising. The young Lin calmly stuck to her ideals, insisting that art sometimes pushes the boundaries of tradition. In the end, a compromise came about, not by changing Lin's original design but by adding a subtle gateway entrance featuring an American flag and Frederick Hart's sculpture The Three Soldiers.
As an elementary student in the 1970s, I was not taught about the Vietnam War. When I was in middle school in the rural Midwest at the time of the 1981 memorial development, I was unaware of the controversies of the Vietnam Memorial, let alone having an understanding of what that war was about. Since then, I've visited the memorial, commonly called The Wall, three times. The first time was with a gaggle of high school classmates. We approached The Wall not from its intended entrance but from a vantage point where I could see the whole wall from a distance. It didn't move me.
The second time I visited The Wall was on a sightseeing hike as I tried to cover as much ground as possible to experience Washington, DC via some kind of see-all-the-sights checklist.
It wasn't until my third visit, properly not in a hurry, at night, entering through the traditional entrance that the power of The Wall hit me full force. Such a simple concept: walk along the wall where it starts out knee-high then see it rise above you at the height of the conflict. It had a similar effect on me to walking a meditative labyrinth, slowing casting away our outside world as we step in to the depths of contemplation, nearly swallowed by the power and presence of The Wall. I've never been so moved by a memorial.
I encourage you to visit the National Mall to experience Maya Lin's masterpiece and appreciate this tribute to our fallen citizens and to American values of fairness to all who choose to enter submissions.
~Jim Ratliff, Librarian, Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeArcadia Commons Campus
I think we can say with a high degree of confidence that the loss of innocence to one degree or another has been the collateral damage for all of us following 9-11. Maybe innocent is not the word that would spring to mind when those around the globe would think to describe the US. But I'm thinking of all the people who left their homes to go to work on that morning in September thinking that as on any other average day, they would return.
In my mind, as I read Amy Waldman's book, this brutal tearing away of innocence was illustrated through her characters over and over again. We are no longer the Norman Rockwell nation of the four freedoms if we include being tucked in bed with the freedom from fear. This is now a world where a garden isn't just a garden, hijabs are torn from women's heads, and even Claire who led the charge for Mo's design trips up against the complications of that truth in this new world of fear.
Mo grew up believing and living a life as any privileged American young man with great expectations of achievement and the assumption that the constructs of the country we live in "has our back". Only such a blind spot of innocence would have enabled him to presume he could submit a memorial design judged on its merit alone, irrespective of his new post 9-11 self. Could that pre 9-11 Khan imagine that his design could unleash the spiral of events that would lead to Asma's stabbing? Is this where we assess guilt and innocence? Or should we lay this at the feet of the media ("The press! They killed her!") ? Alyssa, making her way as a young scrappy journalist, is telling the story, or any story just to keep her job. Did she have the least idea of what power she had to change the course of lives?
An image that I felt very compelling near the end of the book describes men in prayer (p318) – "rears hoisted in the air and their socked soles exposed had made him wince for their dignity…" the ultimate submission.
Being a child who grew up in the 50's I can remember being in a similar position in elementary school, under our desks, we all were covering our heads in a futile position against a potential nuclear attack. How innocent we were, and now as we submit to the indignities of travel, peeling off clothing, exposing bare feet and submitting to crucifix style xrays believing this too will keep us safe.
~Jeanne Grubb, Donor Relations Officer Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Amy Waldman will be arriving in Kalamazoo today and speaking tonight at 7pm in Kalamazoo Central High School Auditorium. Hopefully that's not the first you're hearing of her visit, unlikely if you are reading this blog, but if it is, what great timing!
The Reading Together author event kicks of a month of great programming and has always deepened my understanding of the selected book and how and why it came to be. I'm sure this year's event will not disappoint. Each year I look forward to learning more about the authors writing process and hearing how they talk about and present the book and how their perspective tweaks my own. I also look forward to hearing unexpected details from the author. There is usually some hidden aspect of the publishing process or unforeseen literary challenge that is brought up during the talk that surprises me. These unexpected moments are often elicited by great questions from the audience at the end of the prepared talk and that spontaneity is part of what makes the Q&A one of my favorite parts of each year's program.
One area of publishing that you don't often hear authors talk about is book jacket design. But like it or not, the wrong jacket can doom a great book from the beginning, and so jackets matter. As a teaser in anticipation of tonight's unexpected moments you can read Amy Waldman and designer Rodrigo Corral comment on The Submission's cover. See you all tonight!
A couple people have recently asked how to find and participate in a discussion about The Submission. While we have a calendar of book discussions that are open to the public (and we add more as we learn about them), in actuality, any Reading Together event you may attend in the next 5 to 6 weeks will be an opportunity to discuss the book.
For instance, during Art Hop this Friday, March 1, you're likely to hear from some local high school students about which themes of the book influenced their digital creations and/or theatrical readings. And of course, Kalamazoo Central High School's auditorium will be filled on Tuesday, March 5 with people who have read the book and who want to hear directly from author Amy Waldman about what inspired and guided her as she wrote The Submission.
Please join us in welcoming Amy to Kalamazoo and in continuing this month-long book discussion. After all, that's what Reading Together is all about!
A line late in The Submission points to what I feel may be a great truth: "It's almost like we fight over what we can't settle in real life through symbols. They're our nation's afterlife" (332). Several separate strands about our country and the world flow through my mind as I ponder this quote.
First, there is so much in life that we can't control that we try to take super control of tangential things. This seems apparent with the after-Newtown struggles about gun control. We want so much to keep our children safe, and there is no way to ensure their safety, so we fight over who should have guns, as if one answer will take care of the problem. We argue and picket about gun control and mental health, whether or not children should be vaccinated, and what is appropriate for children to eat at what age—and these are all areas that need our attention, but in our hearts we know that none of those things can fully protect our children. In The Submission, the characters struggle with what the 9/11 monument should be, almost as if the perfect monument could in some way erase the tragedy. How do you protect all of the children? How do you make a monument that gives everyone a sense of peace and closure?
In the end, it is really only William who finds closure and that is with a small cairn in a faraway garden. We need symbols. We need closure. We need to feel we're doing everything we can, but all too often "everything we can," as in The Submission, falls short of anyone's lofty goals. And symbols, however needed and important they may be, are certainly not what I hope for when I think of our nation's afterlife.
Second, along somewhat the same vein, I was caught by the number of times "who wins" is either stated or implied in the novel. This is what I fear more than settling for symbols. Everything has become a contest, and losers do not graciously concede and work together with winners. It is like we say "I may not have won, but I sure can make you sorry you did. If I am not on your side, no idea you have can have merit, and I will oppose you with my every breath." What we may end up with is a metaphorical plaza of flags, solutions that work for no one. Perhaps it is time to stop taking sides, stop keeping score of winners and losers and do something more meaningful for our national afterlife.
~Sherry Ransford-Ramsdell
Among the themes of this year's Reading Together selection is the issue of public art and how communities respond to it. I recently came across this book in our collection and found it to be an interesting parallel. Kammen, a Pulitzer Prize winner for history,addresses the issue of public art from several angles, among them: Monuments, Memorials, and Americanism; Issues of Diversity and Inclusion; and The Dimensions and Dilemmas of Public Sculpture. In fact, one of the works chronicled in this latter chapter is Alexander Calder's La Grande Vitesse in Grand Rapids, erected in 1969. Kammen describes how the Grand Rapids community went from questioning the size and cost of the sculpture, as well as the artist's nonexistent relationship with Michigan or even the midwest, to ultimately embracing the work. "Today the piece is truly beloved and has become the stimulus for everything from festivals to children's design contests. Controversy gave way to an era of good feelings, as least in this instance."
The book includes several photographs and detailed notes, as well as a comprehensive index.
Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture
We are excited to launch the 2013 Reading Together website where you can learn everything you'll need to know about the events coming up in March and April around the themes of The Submission by Amy Waldman. On this site, you'll find details about each event, online resources, suggestions for further reading and viewing, and informational blog posts from members of our steering committee. In addition, we'll maintain an up-to-the-minute calendar of book discussions for anyone looking to participate in one.
We look forward to bringing our community together once again to discuss some important issues including: public art and how it impacts communities; trust and identity; and the influence of media on our perceptions.


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The Explosion of Patent Litigation
Recorded: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., author of Patent Trolls, appeared on the Steve Malzberg Show on Newsmax TV. Watkins talks about patent trolls, who are costing billions to the US economy by filing lawsuits against innovators. The result of these lawsuits slows the process of new technology and stifles innovation.
Experts: William J. Watkins Jr.Type: TelevisionIssues: Business, Free Market Economics, Litigation, Regulation and Deregulation, Science, Technology
William J. Watkins, Jr. on Patent Trolls
Recorded: Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr. appeared on XMSatellite radios Innovation Navigation show to talk about his new book Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation. The cost of patent trolls is staggering, both in terms of lost work and in court costs and attorney fees. The outmoded patent system in the US is discussed, including proposals for reforming the patent system.
Experts: William J. Watkins Jr.Type: RadioIssues: Antitrust, Competition, and Monopoly, Business, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Litigation, Regulation and Deregulation, Science, Technology
Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America? A Debate
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Wal-Marts detractors argue that Wal-Mart reduces living standards, hurts retail trade, disrupts communities, and relies on government programs to provide healthcare for many of its workers. Is Wal-Mart a force for good or evil?
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Asia Apparel Expo continues to growFor the second time the international fashion trade show Asia Apparel Expo takes place from 19th – 21th February at Berlin's exhibition centre. On the basis of the successful premiere in 2012 and the solid order situation the exhibition area could be increased to 5.600 square meters. Thereby the number of exhibitors will rise as well.
During these three days more than 220 (2012: 160) companies from the Asian fashion industry present themselves in the exhibitors' hall. The offer of products ranges from men's, women's and kid's wear, through to sport textiles, lingerie, jeans and beachwear, as well as fabrics, buttons, zippers and further accessories.
The Asia Apparel Expo – Berlin should improve the cooperation between the Asian fashion industry and the clothing sector of other countries. Ben Wong, Marketing Manager of the organiser Mega Expo (Berlin) Limited, says "We are seriously determined to expand this exhibition to the most important trade show between Asian fashion and potential European costumers."
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The proposed constitutional review bill will be tabled in the National Assembly this week despite pressure by academicians, politicians and stakeholders to stop it until major changes are made.
National Assembly Clerk, Dr Thomas Kashililah told this paper in an exclusive interview yesterday that the stakeholders' concerns cannot stop the House from implementing its duties, though some of their opinions will be taken on board.
He said the presidential constitution commission will go through all the stakeholders' recommendations in an effort to improve the bill.
"We welcome suggestions from different people since they are part and parcel of the constitution review process. We are going to consider their opinions to improve the bill", said Dr Kashililah.
The House Clerk said there was nothing wrong with people giving their opinions, noting that it is their constitutional right. "It's a good thing for people to give their opinions. Our constitution guarantees freedom of expression", he said.
He said before it is tabled in parliament, the proposed constitution bill will be reviewed by the Parliamentary Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee which will make all the necessary changes.
The proposed Bill for the Constitutional Review Act of 2011 is set to be tabled in the National Assembly in Dodoma next week.
The Bill has already come under attack due to the powers bestowed upon the president who will be mandated to read the final copy before its enactment.
Meanwhile, Tanzanians have been called upon to start the process of demanding for an independent electoral commission to avoid disappointment in the coming elections should the country fail to come up with a new constitution before then.
Julius Mtatiro, from the Civic United Front Party made the call at the weekend during a forum on the Constitutional Review Bill held at the University of Dar es Salaam.
Mtatiro said the Bill raised a lot of concerns regarding the presidential powers, saying the country may end up with no new constitution in place in the year 2015.
"This looks like a president's Bill. We need to involve all stakeholders in the process. We need to have a constitution that will allow for private candidates. If we are not careful, we will fail to have free and fair elections as the current NEC will still be there. While calling for a new constitution, let us start to push for an independent Electoral Commission," said Mtatiro.
Retired Judge Thomas Mihayo said having read the Bill, he felt that some of the sections were directed at certain people. Mihayo said the new constitution should stress the need to value the right to life, saying Tanzania has lost it on the way.
"Tanzania does not value the right to life as we still condone extrajudicial killings. A nation which respects the right to life would never do such a thing. We ought to improve the respect towards the right to life," stressed Mihayo.
He also cautioned that the process belonged to neither CCM nor Chadema, but rather, to all Tanzanians.
"If we incorporate political ideologies in the process we won't make it," cautioned Mihayo.
Francis Kiwanga, Executive Director for the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and one of the key speakers at the forum called for the establishment of a conciliatory committee to deal with unforeseen conflicts that may arise during the process.
He called for a Bill that reflects the real situation of Tanzania.
During the constitutional forum, stakeholders accused the government of threatening political party leaders and activists from engaging in the process.
Mabere Marando, a member of Chadema executive committee said, Section 20(3) of the bill bars any member of the public from questioning the duties of the presidential constitution commission or challenging it in court, branding such an act as a criminal offence.
Dr Sengondo Mvungi, NCCR Mageuzi representative said, since 1992, the opposition has been campaigning for the new constitution and not a review or amendments.
Chadema Secretary General Dr Wilbroad Slaa said stakeholders should launch a national campaign against the bill and its enactment.


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Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 73 points (0.5%) at 14,495 as of Friday, March 22, 2013, 12:45 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,725 issues advancing vs. 1,132 declining with 170 unchanged. The Computer Software & Services industry currently sits down 0.2% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.6%. A company within the industry that increased today was Sap AG ADR ( SAP), up 0.5%. TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry higher today: 5. Cerner Corporation ( CERN) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Cerner Corporation is up $2.04 (2.2%) to $92.61 on average volume Thus far, 362,480 shares of Cerner Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 858,000 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $90.47-$93.05 after having opened the day at $90.74 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $90.57. Cerner Corporation designs, develops, markets, installs, hosts, and supports healthcare information technology, healthcare devices, hardware, and content solutions for healthcare organizations and consumers worldwide. Cerner Corporation has a market cap of $15.7 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 40.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 16.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Cerner Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Cerner Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, robust revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full Cerner Corporation Ratings Report now. It's Official: Action Alerts PLUS beats the S&P 500 with Dividends Reinvested! Cramer and Link were up 16.72% in 2012. Were you? See what they are trading for 14-days FREEEditor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model All three major indices are trading up today with the
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text: A sceptics guide to reading tech stocks Business 27 October 11 by Tim Carmody Public Domain:The Work of Wall Street by Sereno S. Pratt (1909) Most technology reporters are not experts in finance and the stock market. Some people are, and a handful are fantastic at it, including some finance reporters who also cover tech. My background is in teaching and research, so I tend to focus on how our experience of technology and media changes over time. I like big pictures and weird connections more than horserace stories.Still, it's impossible to ignore that a huge part of our business is directly or indirectly about money and its movements. When the money moves, or is about to move, companies move, too. And sometimes, those movements are weird. So it's up to us to try to sort it out.Here, then, are three key things I've learned about the relationship between the financial pages and the gadgets 'n' software beat. They help explain how market movements affect the products you use and the news you've probably read lately. Please don't take this as investment advice, because I wouldn't know where to start. Read it as media criticism.People use tech journalism to try to influence market outcomes This isn't just about the things we usually worry about, like companies' PR reps hustling for favorable coverage, or high-profile Arrington-at-Techcrunch conflicts of interest. The tech world is filled with interested parties trying to place stories in order to move the needle on a stock price up or down so they can pocket the difference.In March, I wrote about this in the context of the tech bubble for Nieman Journalism Lab. Sometimes, it's as simple as a tweet to spread buzz about a new company; it can also take the form of detailed scoops that, in addition to their news content, also aim to influence the market by proxy.One recent example is the acquisition rumors swirling around Yahoo. I actually stopped reporting on these, except to make fun of them.A recent post from Business Insider's Henry Blodget spells out these shenanigans pretty plainly. Blodget argues that the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Yahoo, including a potential partial acquisition by Microsoft, is primarily driven by private equity firms involved in the acquisition who'd like to drive the purchase price down below $16 a share. In turn, Blodget, a Yahoo shareholder and employee and former Wall Street analyst, offers up his own blog as a mouthpiece for Yahoo shareholders (including himself and his sources) who'd like to hold out for a higher price. Yay journalism?One reason mergers & acquisitions rumors are particularly crazy -- Hulu was another example that gave plenty of journalists bottomless copy until finally nothing happened -- is because there are just too many parties involved with competing interests who have good reason to use information for their own purposes. I'm not saying journalists shouldn't go with the information they dig up, but readers should think hard about how much they want to believe.Stock prices can make both investors and companies act like idiots Take Netflix -- poor, poor Netflix. When the company announced its new pricing separating DVDs from streaming, Netflix was trading at almost $300 (£190) a share. Subscriber discontent over the new prices and the loss of content from Starz settled in over the summer, but it wasn't until the company reported a net loss of U.S. subscribers that the price began to free-fall to the low 100s. This resulted in the Qwikster debacle, which was fiercely defended until Netflix realised it made customers unhappy and didn't make Wall Street any happier, so they cancelled it.Now, new projections from Netflix (.pdf) showing that the company will likely actually lose money for much of fiscal 2012 have sent the stock tumbling down to about $75 a share, a stunning loss of roughly 75 percent of its peak value in just a few months.The real mystery, though, isn't why people started selling Netflix stock at fire-sale prices, or why CEO Reed Hastings panicked and rushed to hit the Qwikster 'stop' button when he did. (Well, that's still a little mysterious, but it's clear that the two events were related.) It's why Netflix acquired its myth of inevitability in the first place -- a myth that customers, shareholders and Reed Hastings himself were all too willing to believe.A huge part of this had to do with Netflix's ever-increasing share price. Reuters' Felix Salmon argues that after a few high-profile traders went down hard betting that Netflix stock would fall after it reached what seemed a preposterous $180 (£110) in 2010, Wall Street's short-sellers were effectively scared out of the game:"Netflix… was for a very long time a steamroller which would just flatten anybody who tried to short it. And so the shorts went away, bruised, bloodied, and beaten."Without short interest, there was almost nothing keeping Netflix stock in the realm of sanity. If you wanted to buy it, you needed to find somebody willing to sell it. And with the stock going ever upwards, such people were very hard to find. The stock had its own dynamics, which became increasingly divorced from any corporate fundamentals."Or, more accurately, the stock dynamics became entrenched within Netflix's corporate fundamentals. The deals I wrote about yesterday -- like paying $30 million (£18 million) per movie for the right to stream DreamWorks's animated films months after they're available on DVD - were cheap when they were essentially being paid for with bubblicious Netflix equity. Indeed, insofar as they caused the stock price to rise, they had negative cost to Netflix: the more deals like this that Netflix did, the more valuable Netflix became." So it's not just that Netflix started making mistakes when its stock started falling, or that now that we can see that they didn't work, they're easy to call bad decisions now. It's that the decisions the company made were rational and intelligent given the assumption of nonstop share, subscriber and content growth. It's just that that assumption was very foolish. Read page 2 12 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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Finally got the Black/Steel/Cayenne ID the other day, and I'm really happy with it. Thanks to Darcy, Josh and forum posters for helping me decide.
Here are my first thoughts after three days with the bag:
ID: The fabric and colors on the bag are great - much more vibrant than shown on the website. The new cayenne color is orange with a touch of brick red, but still bright enough to provide contrast against the contents of the main compartment. And though I was most looking forward to the cayenne, the black/steel combo of the exterior of the bag is just as dazzling. The ballistic nylon that Tom uses is smooth without being slippery and looks as if it will hold up to years of abuse. Even the dyneema looks better in person than on the site.
The placement of the two handles is well thought-out and has the effect of making you feel like you're picking up a piece of luggage rather than a sack of material. Due to the construction and foam-lined back, the bag holds its shape well and still yields enough to hug your back or side. When the brain cell is strapped in it's noticeably stiffer, but still comfortable against your back.
There are no exposed fabric edges anywhere in the construction. This is something I didn't consider in my old bag until I realized that cheaper seamwork is a nice place for dust and dirt to live in, and bits of nylon thread would ended up clogging the velcro. Also, I love having a bag with no velcro! The single-snap enclosure is bigger than I expected, and as a result, it's easy to open or close with one hand.
Q-AM strap: I don't know how I've gone this long without adjusting my strap on the go. I must have cinched and released the strap a dozen times on the way home, just because I could. I'm still making adjustments and trying to find the best balance point, but the quick-adjust feature alone is worth the upgrade. The padding on the Q-AM is comfortable unless the bag is packed to capacity (along with macbook.) Then it gets a bit heavy and I find myself thinking about the Absolute strap.
Organizer pouches: I had written these things off as a needless accessory until reading the Imago Metrics review, and now I feel like I need about ten of them to plan for different gear setups.
- There seems to be a bit of a left-shouldered bias - I wear messenger-style bags on my right shoulder, and have been bumping my right arm on my coffee mug in the water bottle holder (though I'm still playing around with strap adjustments.) I experimented with wearing the bag on my left shoulder, and found both the flap pocket and key ring easier to access from this position, but after 8 years with my previous courier bag on the right shoulder, that transition seems doubtful.
- I want more o-rings! Realizing the cool factor of Tom's pouches, I find I could use another attachment point on the bottom right side of the organizer pockets and one or two inside the main compartment.
- no Tom Bihn stickers? What gives? ;)
I'll post pictures when I get a chance, and probably end up posting a "month with the ID" review in time. If anyone has specific parts of the bag they want photographed, or particular items in the bag, please let me know and I'll try to satisfy requests.


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Comments On Sep 09, 2013:I was impressed with the size and the bag features, but the first ride I went on it ripped off and fell into my rear wheel within an hour of riding. The seems ripped out of the bottom leaving the bag trash.
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Comments On Jul 21, 2013:Puchased this pack for a 500 mile ride terrain consisted of some single track some dirt roads and some asphalt no big whoop sections to really get the backend whipping around. I hard mounted the pack for a more ridgid mount .after about 150 miles the only thing left on my fender was the base the top half of the pack had come unstitched leaving my extra tube, pocket knife, And co2 scattered on the trail somewhere around Bryce Canyon. Maybe someone could write a positive review about finding stuff on the trail thanks to moose! Imho this thing is a poorly stitched piece of garbage!
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Comments On May 12, 2013:I understood what I was getting based off others reviews. it was a little pricey, but it does what I need it to do. Though I don't notice it while riding, it is a little floppy and if you put anything in it that can be taken apart it will be. No experience with rain since it just doesn't do that here.
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Comments On Nov 29, 2012:It flops around too much, even with all the straps tight. I have to put a bungee cord over the top to hold it secure. The inside strap is hard to tighten & doesnt have a buckle to easily access the tools. I like the size (it's big). I am able to fit all my tools plus spare goggles inside.
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Comments On Jun 25, 2012:I use this bag on the rear of my bike on a PMB Rack-it rack.
This is a decent bag for offroad adventures. it is big enough to put a fair amount of stuff in but not so big as to interfere with the riding on technical trails. Bag is durable and has withstood over 2000 miles of abuse with tools and bike parts in it.
HOWEVER. It has a fatal flaw. It is NOT waterproof. Nor is it water resistant. In fact, water sails right through the material so every time it rains or you splash water going through a river crossing or a mud hole the contents of the bag are likely to get wet. The kind of deep soaking dampness that takes forever to dry out.
I ride where it rains often and if it isn't raining we have rivers to cross so this has been a big problem. If conditions are not expected to be bone dry, I have had to ride with a plastic bag covering the Moose bag so my gear would not get wet. This bag cannot protect from any moisture, no matter how small the amount.
I wish there were a bag like this that was watertight. Who designs a bag for motorcycles that cannot protect from the elements even the slightest bit?? This flaw significantly reduces the usefulness of this bag!
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Comments On May 01, 2012:Do not trust the velcro or the straps, mine fell off the first mile of a race I was in. It is a nice bag however, just make sure and hard-mount it, which does take away from the reason for having it...
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Comments On Apr 27, 2012:Pack attaches to bike via a solid plastic base that screws into the rear fender. The base has heavy duty velcro to keep the pack from sliding. The pack is also secured to the base by two cinch straps. I found the pack would wobble a little so I just wrap a bungee under the fender and around the pack. Plenty of space, and no water gets in, would buy again.
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Comments On Apr 21, 2012:looks nice..pretty damn big lol but it was nice not having to carry everything in my backpack. easy install..bout ten bucks too expensive 4 my taste but still worth it
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Comments On Jan 12, 2012:It's got three compartments in the top and plenty of room in the bottom.Made to stand up on the sides so you can store things so they won't get smashed.I'm pleased with it.
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