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ELKHART, Ind., Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of its bus business to Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. and the receipt of $100 million in cash proceeds from the transaction. The cash proceeds will be adjusted to reflect changes in net assets of the bus business since April 30, 2013, based on the final valuation of net assets as of October 20, 2013. Thor also announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of a special dividend of $1.00 per common share. The special dividend is payable on November 19, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 5, 2013."With the completion of the sale of the bus business, Thor is embarking on a new period in its history with a focus purely on the growth of the RV business," said Peter B. Orthwein, Thor Executive Chairman. "While we will continue to use our cash to grow our core RV business and maintain and grow our regular dividend, the Board decided that the payment of a special dividend was in the best interest of our shareholders at this time. This marks the second year in a row that we have paid a special dividend and is another example of our priority in returning cash to our shareholders." Thor expects to report preliminary sales for its fiscal first quarter ended October 31, 2013 on Monday, November 4, 2013. About Thor Industries, Inc.Thor is the sole owner of operating subsidiaries that, combined, represent one of the world's largest manufacturers of recreational vehicles. This release includes certain statements that are "forward looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward looking statements involve uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others, price fluctuations, material or chassis supply restrictions, legislative and regulatory developments, the costs of compliance with increased governmental regulation, legal issues, the potential impact of increased tax burdens on our dealers and retail consumers, lower consumer confidence and the level of discretionary consumer spending, interest rate fluctuations, restrictive lending practices, recent management changes, the success of new product introductions, the pace of acquisitions, the impact of the divestiture of the Company's bus businesses, asset impairment charges, cost structure improvements, competition, general economic, market and political conditions and the other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2013. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this release or to reflect any change in our expectations after the date of this release or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law. SOURCE Thor Industries, Inc.
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Besides De-lovely, a few other life-story films about musician have been made in 2004, such as Ray (The Ray Charles Story) and Beyond the Sea (about Bobby Darin). Shadowlands is another biography movie about a famous person (author C.S. Lewis) who marries a divorcee.

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I would like to have this for that price, pretty much everywhere I checked it started at 140$ with no charger or stick and it had some scratch on it.
I checked Cowboom, right now they only have $135 XL's, a couple with a 5 rating (out of 8), which is minor scuffs or scratches, though no charger or stylus, which mine was advertised as and actually had. With shipping tax, it might be $142 or so. Also, Amazon has a couple for $140 plus $6 shipping. Which is very low by amazon standards! I would keep your eye on both of those sites. Also, keep an eye on the auctions at cowboom. I saw it there and just went to buy it now, for the $125, I was like really? The 20 people bidding are gonna run up the price to 125 overnight, I am gonna buy it now, since it was in great condition and the small chance that I could get it maybe 4 dollars cheaper was not worth the risk. I think the auctions allows for the owner to sell, and the store to get a commission, but they seem lower than the store pre-owned prices, which are still very good. So yeah, I'd check it out from time to time.
Let's see, have you tried Craigslist? I find that a good number of people are willing to sell cheaper that Ebay Users or Online Stores since Gamestop has a $60, yes a $60 trade-in value! And Amazon has a $105 trade-in value, but only for an Amazon Gift Card. The point being, people are willing to sell their XL's around $100/$120 if they are really strapped for cash, and they usually have the basic accessories. I am not sure where you are from, but if you live in or near the city, I'd look into it.
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Riffice, 12, is runner-up in USTA winter nationals
Sam Riffice of Roseville was the runner-up in singles and doubles in the USTA National Winter Championships last weekend in Tucson, Ariz.
Riffice, who's ranked sixth in the country in USTA boys 12, went 6-1 in singles. Seeded third in Tucson, he defeated seventh-seeded Alexander Rushin 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and No. 2 Noah Schachter 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals before falling to top-seeded Noah Makarome 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in the final.
Riffice teamed up with Schachter to form the top-seeded doubles team. They surrendered just five games in scoring straight-set victories in their first three matches. Riffice and Schachter defeated eighth-seeded Keenan Mayo of Roseville and Roscoe Bellamy 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3) in the quarters and advanced to the final when their semifinal opponents withdrew because of injury.
Riffice and Schachter fell to No. 5 Ryan Seggerman and Ivan Thamma 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Mayo and Bellamy reached the quarterfinals with three straight-set victories.
Girls basketball
San Jose-Notre Dame 44, Oakmont 38 — Trailing by three with under a minute to play, the Vikings gave up a three-pointer and lost in the consolation final of the Seaside Sweet 16 Holiday Tournament.
Bianca Aibuedefe was "everywhere" in the first half, according to coach Al Voigt.
"She set screens, ran the court, helped on defense (and) shut down their all-tournament player to a total of four points," Voigt said of Aibuedefe, who had seven points and 10 rebounds.
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Granite Bay may get another mega-church
The Granite Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church is hoping to build a house of worship on 74 acres of undeveloped land, which has some local residents concerned.
Currently, the Christian denomination has church plants in Roseville, Rocklin, Auburn and Orangevale, but Granite Bay members don't have a facility of their own, instead worshipping out of the Shepherd of the Sierra Presbyterian Church in Loomis.
"We need a permanent facility," said Pastor Jëan Ross. "We've grown to our capacity here."
The land is owned by Amazing Facts Ministry, the national Christian ministry driving the project.
But some residents oppose the project, arguing that a 17-acre church campus isn't consistent with the goals and policies of the Granite Bay Community Plan, which is being updated.
"We've worked hard to maintain the low density and good neighborhoods," said Sandy Harris, who has lived in Granite Bay for 34 years.
The draft plan proposes no land use changes, and its No. 1 goal states: "Protect and preserve the unique rural character of the community and maintain the identity of Granite Bay as a scenic, tranquil, family-oriented rural/residential community compatible with the area's physical constraints and natural features."
Opponents worry the church campus doesn't protect the area's rural character.
'We anticipate growth'
The site is bordered by Sierra College Boulevard on the north, between Nightwatch Drive and Ridge Park Drive, and extends south to Oak Hill Lane. The land borders Rocklin and Loomis, and is two miles from Bayside Church.
The proposed project includes construction of buildings totaling roughly 208,000 square feet. For comparison, Bayside is about a 95,000-square-foot campus.
The first phase would include a 108,000-square-foot building with an auditorium, ministry offices, Sabbath school classrooms, a fireside chapel, an audio/visual production suite and kitchen facilities. The auditorium would seat about 1,300 people. This phase also includes a separate 11,220-square-foot resource center.
Phase two consists of a 90,000-square-foot main sanctuary with seating for 2,000 people to serve as the permanent worship facility.
A parking lot would accommodate about 900 cars and an estimated 97 staff members would work on site. About 57 acres are not currently proposed for development.
The Granite Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church began about four years ago in a home, then moved to an elementary school and then to the church in Loomis.
"We have 300 members in attendance every week and we anticipate growth," Ross said.
Granite Bay residents Frank and Norma Dupper became members of the local Seventh-day Adventist Church earlier this year.
The couple has lived here since 1985, when they moved with their business — Adventist Health — to Roseville. They previously attended the Orangevale Seventh-day Adventist Church for more than 20 years.
Frank Dupper says the new campus will be beneficial, in part, for the Sabbath school.
"They really need a permanent place to set up to teach the young people," he said.
Amazing Facts Ministry will film and broadcast the church's services. The nonprofit ministry started in 1966 and hosts radio stations, produces television shows and publishes Christian books.
"It is apparent that this major project with a global outreach, including television and radio broadcast, Internet (and) publishing does not fit in an area of residential zoning," said Granite Bay resident Jane Negri.
The site is zoned residential-agricultural, a designation that allows for churches. The development requires a minor use permit to convert the existing agricultural land to urbanized use.
But Harris said zoning ordinances were written back when a house of worship meant a smaller, community church.
"In the last 10 to 15 years, we've gone to there being these mega-churches," Harris said. "The (county) needs to re-examine how they allow churches in residential-agricultural areas."
Concerns over impacts
Opponents are concerned with the findings of the draft environmental impact review. The public comment period ended Oct. 17.
The county received 16 comments, including from the Placer County Air Pollution Control District, California Native American Heritage Commission, Sierra Club and Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner.
Bonner said his department would need an annual budget increase of nearly $19,000 to adequately service the new development.
The report notes that the facility would be located on a hillside and partially block scenic views from the residential and offices located north and west of the site — an impact "considered potentially significant and unavoidable."
The report also found that the development would result in an increase in traffic of 1,200 Saturday trips and 137 weekday trips.
The bulk of the traffic will occur on Saturday mornings and would not conflict with nearby schools, people commuting to work or services at Bayside Church, Ross said.
Ross said the church has revamped its plans several times to address residents' complaints.
"We are very concerned about our neighbors," he said.
One change involved lowering the building elevations. Another adjustment meant moving the buildings back nearly 300 feet from the street so the facility is less visible to passersby (the site slopes down).
"We're doing our best," Ross said.
A consultant is preparing the final environmental impact report, said Placer County Supervising Planner E.J. Ivaldi, and the Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council will likely make a recommendation on the project in early 2012.
As for Dupper, he's eager to see the church come to fruition.
"(The Presbyterian) church has been very accommodating and we're grateful," Dupper said. "But we just need a home of our own."
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Want to catch up on the Journal's coverage of the Glen Oaks Mobile Home Park issue? The following is a list of stories that can be found at auburnjournal.com
"Unsafe conditions fill mobile home park, residents say" – April 22
"Still standing for cleaner park – Unappealing water, mold still issues at Glen Oaks" – May 8
"Conditions still need to be remedied at Glen Oaks Mobile Home Park, state says" – May 30
"New owner wants to transform Glen Oaks" – July 3
"Glen Oaks, troubled Auburn mobile home park, turns new leaf" – Nov. 23
It may have been a gloomy weekend in the region, but things have become less cloudy and dreary for residents at an Auburn mobile home park.
In April, whistleblower Dave Freeman called the Journal because he was frustrated and concerned over the brown water coming out of the sink of his trailer, the mold-filled homes for some, the mounds of trash, open sewer line and rats running around the grounds of Glen Oaks Mobile Home Park, located off Musso Road in Auburn.
About seven months later, he and other longtime residents of the park say now that new owners have taken over, the park is cleaned up. State housing officials say almost all of the 19 code violations have been corrected or are in the process of being done, and law enforcement calls to the park have been cut by more than half.
This is great improvement and it's encouraging to see residents in Auburn receiving the help they need to have acceptable living conditions. The State Department of Housing and Community Development should follow up to make sure all code violations are remedied and hopefully the new owners will maintain low rates for residents so they can continue to live in their homes.
Back in April, Freeman also was upset over what appeared to be an inconsistent billing system for renters. Now that's been remedied and the once upset resident is the manager of the park. The former manager still lives in the park and said she worked with what she had at the time. She offered support for the new owners and said they've cleaned up the park "beautifully."
Freeman and new owners Paul Howard and Chris Boley have also extended a compassionate hand and helped those who would be without a home find a place to live in the park.
"We've taken some decent people that have been on the street in Auburn, worked with their financial situation a little bit and given them a place to stay and a roof over their head," Boley told the Journal last week. "Especially going into a cold winter."
So far, Howard and Boley have put $200,000 into renovations, which included putting in working washers and dryers in the laundry facility, refurbishing dilapidated cabins and filling 20 40-yard Dumpsters with garbage.
They've done this without raising rents and hopefully they won't have to going forward. If they must, it's imperative they keep the cost reasonable for those living in the small cabins, fifth-wheel trailers and all others on the premises.
The state housing department gave Howard and Boley a Dec. 9 deadline to make the park fully complaint. It looks like they are their way to meeting that deadline. Hopefully they will meet that target date or soon after. That way those living in the area can continue to do so and do so in a healthy and clean environment everyone should be afforded.


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Do you have a young child? Support your son's or daughter's natural drive toward physical competence. Stimulate an interest in play even during infancy. Attentive fathers are especially likely to engage in physically arousing activities with their young children. Dads tend to be more spontaneous and less structured, whereas moms are more likely to play repetitive games aimed at teaching specific skills. Whatever your gender, you can involve your child in vigorously active pastimes.
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Strong west-northwest winds will blow at 30-50 mph with some gusts as high as 80 mph expect in the more wind prone areas of Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Park and Douglas Counties.
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I distinctively remember these from Battlefront II. It used to confuse me that such small ships, fragile looking ships were uses as the tanky bomber class.
I had a toy one of these, THE F'N WINGS WOULD NEVER STAY ON GOD IT MADE ME SO MAD! But I loved the design.
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I actually made this before summer of last year. It's about a square inch and a half.
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Two officers with the Missoula Police Department received minor injuries when their unmarked vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver.
Two officers with the Missoula Police Department received minor injuries when their unmarked vehicle was struck by an alleged drunk driver.
Six people were injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle accident on Highway 12 not far from Lolo on Saturday afternoon, November 30.
There were nine DUI arrests made over the weekend (November 9 - 10) by Missoula County Sheriff's Department deputies, and in two of those cases the individuals involved fought back against the arresting officers leading to more severe charges.
Tomorrow, October 29, Montana State Senator and Blackfeet Tribe member (D) Shannon Augare, is scheduled to answer questions from the public about his decision to plead guilty to various crimes, including driving under the influence and threatening a public official.
Early Sunday morning, Joshua Sakievich, 23, was arrested and charged with DUI, Aggravated Vehicular Assault and several other misdemeanors after allegedly driving his vehicle into a ditch just off the Frenchtown Frontage Road, causing a juvenile passenger to strike her head and lose consciousness, and to suffer a seizure.
Independence day is coming quickly and preparations are already underway to help make sure Montanans can enjoy the holiday in safety.
Thursday at about 5:00 p.m. Missoula County Sheriff's deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by Angie Ann Dobson, 38, and charged with her fourth count of driving under the influence, as well as a new statute recently passed by the 2013 legislature, criminal child endangerment.
The 2013 Montana legislature passed a new law that made child endangerment a felony crime.
A Missoula woman was arrested and charged with felony DUI early Friday morning, May 24, after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a city police car.
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Opting out or Pushed off the Edge? The Glass Cliff and the Precariousness of Women's Leadership Positions
Article first published online: 11 OCT 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00007.x
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 266–279, November 2007
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Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., Hersby, M. D., Kulich, C. and Atkins, C. (2007), Opting out or Pushed off the Edge? The Glass Cliff and the Precariousness of Women's Leadership Positions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1: 266–279. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00007.x
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- Article first published online: 11 OCT 2007
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The glass cliff refers to the phenomenon whereby women are overrepresented in leadership roles associated with high risk and an increased chance of failure. Research into the glass cliff has focused on documenting the existence of the phenomenon and understanding the psychological processes that contribute to the appointment of women to precarious positions. This paper summarises this research and extends it by examining the implications that glass cliff positions have, both for the women who occupy them and for the organisations in which they exist. The gender-stress-disidentification model suggests that glass cliff positions are inherently stressful, and lead women to experience a reduced sense of organisational identification. This, in turn, has important implications for organisations in terms of reduced commitment and increased turnover. Taken together, the research presented here offers an alternative analysis of women's increasing disaffection with the workplace, which takes into account gender differences in workplace experience.


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Teenager denies pulling fire alarmJuly 31,2013A Bomoseen teen denied charges that he pulled a fire alarm and created a disturbance at Fair Haven Union High School.
Kyle Stone, 17, pleaded innocent Monday in Rutland criminal court to misdemeanor charges of triggering a false alarm for emergency services and disorderly conduct. The false-alarm charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
According to an affidavit, police and fire personnel responded to a fire alarm June 5 at the high school. Firefighters determined there was no fire, and a review of video surveillance footage showed Stone pulling the alarm, affidavits state.
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Mr. Kuhrt began working as associate superintendent for WFISD in August 2014. During his tenure, he has worked extensively on technology improvements, curriculum needs and helped in the development of the May 9 school bond proposal.
Before coming to WFISD, Mr. Kuhrt served as a superintendent in Dayton ISD and Giddings ISD.
Mr. Kuhrt has also worked for Clear Creek ISD as well as the Texas Education Agency.
Mr. Kuhrt was born in League City, Texas, and graduated from Clear Creek High School in 1989. From there, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in government at the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and later obtained a masters degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
He then worked as a middle school principal in Giddings, Texas, from 1998 to 2001, and was accepted into the cooperative superintendency program at the University of Texas at Austin in 2001.
After he completed more than 55 post-graduate hours in educational administration, he received his superintendent certification.
Mr. Kuhrt and his wife Shannon have four daughters, Kaylee, Emma, Aubrie, and Maysen, that attend WFISD schools.


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jbhutch Jul 29, 2012 9:23 AM
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Looks like some of the parental controls settings became locked/corrupted when I upgraded from 10.7 to 10.8. Does anyone know which files I should delete to completely reset parental controls to their default state? Thanks.
quentin Jul 29, 2012 6:46 PM
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It isn't just You Tube. I get the same problem with the Mac App Store which reports no Internet connection. Interestingly enough what ever the issue is it does indeed interupt the Internet connection. iMessage is configured on my kids Macs so they can message with their grandparents. When ever you attempt to access Mac App Store or youtube (via Safari) iMessage logs out!
ez2dream Jul 29, 2012 6:50 PM
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Yes! Having the same issues with Mac App Store, as well. Frustrating, but glad to know it's not something I'm doing wrong.
jbhutch Jul 29, 2012 10:02 PM
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I spent some time on the phone with AppleCare. Seems like this is a Mountain Lion bug.
quentin Jul 29, 2012 10:10 PM
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Very poor QA. It is such an obvious bug since you just have to run Software Update (which runs periodically). Under ML it will launch Mac App Store and then fail with no Internet connection. This is how I first found it as I ran Software Update to get the MacBook Air firmware update required for Power Nap. Later one of my daughters complained she could not get to YouTube (which I verified on both MacBook Airs).
aubreyfromjackson Aug 2, 2012 1:03 PM
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Same problem here... I called Applecare and told them the morning after ML was released. They called me two days later and said the engineers had "discovered" this problem and were working on it. Still not working...
Marcus Ray Aug 2, 2012 7:44 PM
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Same problem here. Even coolmath-games.com doesn't work with parental controls enabled. Hopefully we'll get 10.8.1 soon.
AppleConverts Aug 20, 2012 5:55 PM
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Same problem: Youtube.com and parts of FLVS.net do not work with Chrome, Firefox, or Safari under a managed parental controlled account.
Youtube works if you address it securely. Unfortunately FLVS doesn't offer the option.
Sites work if you disable parental controls...
G_N_R Aug 23, 2012 12:15 PM
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Glad(?) to read that others are having the same problem. I found that you can access individual Youtube pages with parental controls by typing the URL extension after "www.youtube.com". Doesn't really help but may be diagnostic.
AppleConverts Aug 24, 2012 4:43 AM
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OSX update 10.8.1 did not fix the bug it doesn't seem.
jsalino Sep 22, 2012 10:17 AM
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Anean Sep 23, 2012 1:57 AM
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SO glad I found this thread... I was going crazy trying to find what was going on. On my son's MacBook Air, Parental Controls is blocking just about everything, in including access to SugarSync for our online cloud backup.
I do hope this will be resolved soon! I'm an Apple fan, but this is a major oversight... Unacceptable, Mr. Cook.
mac_hk Sep 29, 2012 8:56 PM
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Can someone check this post, I'm not able to access it. It says that I don't have permission. I have Parental Controls set up on a mac mini that my children use - which is how I found this site. However, the llnk to Apple discussion thread 4334030 is not working - I'm trying on my MBP that does not have PC active.


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Depicting Mohammed
Why I'm offended by the Danish cartoons of the prophet.
As international human rights law recognizes, in any democratic society freedom of the press must be properly balanced with civic responsibility, particularly at a time when the world seems to be engaged in a "war of ideology," to use President Bush's words. Extremist groups and some political leaders in the Arab and Muslim world are eager to exploit any opportunity to propagate their belief that Islam is under attack by the "West" and thus rally Muslims to their murderous cause. The cartoons were published months ago, in September 2005; the protests against them turned violent only after extremists began circulating fabricated and far more offensive cartoons of the prophet (for instance, Mohammed with a pig's snout), which were not part of the original Jyllands-Posten bunch. Until then, the protests had been mostly contained to Denmark and the Netherlands and had taken the form of a reasonably peaceful and highly effective economic boycott.
Of course, the sad irony is that the Muslims who have resorted to violence in response to this offense are merely reaffirming the stereotypes advanced by the cartoons. Likewise, the Europeans who point to the Muslim reaction as proof that, in the words of the popular Dutch blogger Mike Tidmus, "Islam probably has no place in Europe," have reaffirmed the stereotype of Europeans as aggressively anti-Islamic. It is this common attitude among Europeans that has led to the marginalization of Muslim communities there, which in turn has fed the isolationism and destructive behavior of European Muslims, which has then reinforced European prejudices against Islam. It is a Gordian knot that has become almost impossible to untangle.
And that is why as a Muslim American I am enraged by the publication of these cartoons. Not because they offend my prophet or my religion, but because they fly in the face of the tireless efforts of so many civic and religious leaders—both Muslim and non-Muslim—to promote unity and assimilation rather than hatred and discord; because they play into the hands of those who preach extremism; because they are fodder for the clash-of-civilizations mentality that pits East against West. For all of that I blame Jyllands-Posten. We in the West want Muslim leaders to condemn the racial and religious prejudices that are so widespread in the Muslim world. Let us lead by example.


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Offensive Struggles Doom Football In 14-0 Loss At Yale
The Princeton football team didn't complete a pass for more than eight yards, committed four turnovers and couldn't force any against a Yale squad that remained in the Ivy League championship race with a 14-0 victory over the Tigers on a dreary day at The Yale Bowl.
Princeton fell to 3-6, 2-4 in the league with the loss and will look to end its season with some positive momentum next weekend when it hosts Dartmouth Saturday at 1 p.m. on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.
Yale carried the nation's No. 1 scoring defense into the game and limited the Princeton offense to only 153 total offensive yards, including 57 through the air. Senior quarterback Brian Anderson completed 9 of 21 passes for 52 yards and was intercepted three times, while backup Tommy Wornham completed one pass for five yards while leading one drive late in the second quarter.
The defense, which didn't allow a touchdown drive of more than 24 yards, was led by junior Wilson Cates (nine tackles) and senior Steve Cody (seven solo tackles). Princeton also managed four sacks against Yale quarterback Brook Hart, including the fourth of the season for Brad Stetler. Princeton kept Yale off the scoreboard on eight of its 10 drives, but it couldn't force a turnover to flip the battle of field position.
Princeton junior Jordan Culbreath, the Ivy League leader in rushing, gained 69 yards in 16 carries. This day, however, belonged to two-time league rushing champion Mike McLeod, who paced the Yale offense with 31 carries for 138 yards.
Trouble started early for Princeton, which suffered its first turnover of the day on its second play from scrimmage. Running an option play that has worked so well for Princeton all season, Anderson's pitch never connected with Culbreath. Whether it was a slick field, a slick ball or just missed communication, the ball was recovered by Larry Abare on the Princeton 24.
An 11-yard sack by Princeton sophomore Matt Boyer threatened to halt the Yale momentum, but McLeod and company had another answer. On second and goal from the 17, McLeod ran for 12 yards; one play later, Hart hit Jordan Folney on a well-blocked wideout screen for a touchdown 3:35 into the game.
Three of Princeton's next four drives would fail to produce a first down, and the fourth put the defense in another bad spot. On third and four from the Princeton 37, Anderson did a terrific job breaking free from a rush and looked for his top receiver, Will Thanheiser. Unfortunately, the chemistry that has been there all season was missing on the play, and when Thanheiser started going down the field, Anderson threw it short. The pass was intercepted by All-Ivy linebacker Bobby Abare, and three plays later, Hart and Folney connected on a 12-yard score.
Wornham took the last drive of the quarter for Princeton and moved the Tigers 35 yards on 13 plays, but his fourth-down pass at the Yale 34 would fall incomplete. The second half would be more of the same, as Princeton had only five possessions and got past midfield once.
Princeton will conclude its 2008 season against Dartmouth, a team it has beaten four straight times. The game can be heard live on WPRB 103.3 FM or on GoPrincetonTigers.com.


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So this is what I so dont get. If you get pregnant 99 percent of the time it was your choice there are condoms, BC and so on you all know that. So what I am wondering is if you dont what a baby why do you get pregnant and then kill your child? if you dont want to get pregnant dont and if you dont want a baby dont get preganat or adopt! You can make your negative a positive for a family.
I would never have a abortion and when i say never i mean never. I have had friends that have and it breaks my heart


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It just means gorgeous or lovely or nice i say it and they say it alot in england
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An alien in the game Natural Selection. Can be rather irritating if you are on the opposing team of it. Has the ability to spit loogies of death, heal teamates and structures of it's kind, shoot out sacs filled with bile, and spin webs to catch intruders. not very capable at combat, Gorges are more adept to build and heal.
Somebody kill the damn Gorge healing their hive!
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Ghetto part of victoria
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Global Energy Focus on Renewables
Those of us living in the United States can easily get wrapped up in the domestic energy picture, but it is important to stop and take a look at how renewables are doing in other countries too.
If you peruse a list of countries by 2008 emissions, the top emitter of carbon dioxide is currently China, followed closely by the U.S. China accounts for 23.5% of world emissions, and the U.S. is responsible for 18.27%. However, the good news is that China's renewable-energy industry is currently on the upswing due to supportive government policies and generous subsidies; so much so that they've achieved the height of the world's wind and solar industries. We've all heard the phrase, "Everything is made in China." The U.S. does import many goods from China, but a report released this week titled, "Advantage America" analyzed trade between the two countries in solar, wind and smart-grid technology and services in 2011.
The analysis, by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Pew Charitable Trusts, showed $6.5 billion in renewable energy technology and services traded between the U.S. and China. But the U.S. sold $1.63 billion more to China than it imported.
It's good to see both countries making such strides in renewable energy. Oftentimes, the countries are perceived as being in competition with one another, but a more accurate picture would be that they are interdependent. The bottom line is that both countries should be doing as much as possible to focus on renewables, especially considering they're the top two carbon dioxide emitters on the planet. And the global interest and investments in renewables doesn't stop there.
Saudi Arabia, a country with the world's second largest oil reserves, is beginning a green revolution. This week, Saudi King Abdullah revealed ambitious plans to develop renewable energy programs that will produce 54,000 megawatts of electricity by 2032 as part of a strategy to save 1.2 million barrels of their oil per day for export.
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-Care) is a strategy paper set up by King Abdullah in 2010 to develop alternative energy sources so the country won't have to burn millions of barrels of oil a year on power generation. KA-Care outlines the preliminary phases of the kingdom's agenda for its energy future and focuses on thermal solar, photo-voltaic solar, wind, geothermal and waste-to-energy. Much of the desert landscape in the Persian Gulf is well suited to solar energy production; a fact that has not escaped the Saudi's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The UAE, with 8% of the world's proven oil reserves, has also embarked on a major renewables program, which focuses on nuclear and solar energy production. By taking a look at the global energy picture, we see that even those countries with vast fossil fuel resources recognize the finite limitations of their reserves and the importance of investing in sustainable energy projects, which is great news in the fight against climate change. Every country on the planet contributes to global warming, and every country will have to do their part in order to pave the way to a sustainable energy future.
Could a Carbon Tax Be the Answer to Curbing Global Warming?
Most of the time, we do not take into account the complete costs to producing or consuming a good or service. This is because we focus on the explicit costs. For example, if we were to bake a loaf of bread, we would take into account the cost of the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, water, milk, and butter. Perhaps we would even calculate our labor time to make the dough and the cost of running the oven, but would we account for the carbon dioxide dumped into the atmosphere for the delivery truck that delivered the baking supplies? How about the CO2 emissions from the power plant burning fossil fuels to generate the electricity to run the oven? The problem is that we are not required to bear the full cost of production. Some of the costs to bake that loaf of bread were shifted to society as a whole.
Even if we did not bake the loaf of bread ourselves, we're still shifting costs to society as a whole just by consuming it. Our cars burn gasoline to drive to and from the grocery store, and regardless if we walked or biked, gasoline was likely also burned to deliver the bread to the grocery store in the first place. Sure the delivery truck paid for the gasoline, but many companies do not pay for the carbon emissions their operations generate.
We need to make some drastic changes to avoid the ills of global warming, which we are beginning to see affect our daily lives, but the logistics of transforming our world's energy system can be intimidating. The first thing we need to do is get off fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy sources. Easier said than done, I know. It will be a complex and time-consuming process converting power plants, vehicles/transport systems, homes and commercial buildings. Unfortunately, time is not on our side here. We really need to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
So then the question becomes how can we transition the world's energy infrastructure to sustainable sources by mid-century? One of the ways suggested is to implement a tax on CO2 emissions that begins low and gradually increases. There should be no mystery either about how much and at what intervals over time the tax will rise. Then people, businesses and governments can plan their fossil fuel exit strategy.
The revenues the carbon tax generates should be directed into subsidizing renewable energy innovation and overhauling energy infrastructure.
Ideally, the carbon tax should be global. Again there are logistical challenges to this climate change solution. The key is that we need a systematic and practical process. Isn't it time we started taking responsibility for the full costs of production and consumption? Society is bearing the cost as a whole, and society as a whole needs to be part of the solution.
Rising Sea Levels and Sustainable Desalination
Depending on where in the world you live, it might be easy to forget that the environment is more than just the air we breathe or the land under our feet. It's important to keep in mind that the oceans also are being affected radically by climate change. The oceanic problems are too numerous to list. However, this week we are taking a closer look at one issue that people in different parts of the planet face, rising oceans as the polar ice caps melt and more saltwater.
Those of us that live in the United States might not be aware how rich we are in freshwater sources as say countries in the Middle East that are very arid environments. Obviously those countries have other resources that we lack, but water is essential to life. Our planet may be covered in a great deal of water, but much of it is unusable to humans in its natural state because of the high salt content.
Did you know that salt is expelled from seawater when it freezes? Although some brine is trapped, the overall salinity of sea ice is much lower than seawater. So the seas are rising as previously permanently frozen parts of the planet melt. This means that not only is there more water, but it's becoming salty as it melts.
Desalination is any of several processes that remove some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water. Unfortunately, it is quite an energy intensive process. Last week, a new renewable energy desalination project was announced in Masdar, Abu Dhabi, which is in the United Arab Emirates. The project seeks to transform seawater into useable, freshwater on land by building a commercially viable and renewable energy-powered desalination plant by 2020.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region of the Middle East is comprised of the Arabian Peninsula countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. The GCC formed in 1981 and uses about half the world's desalinated water.
Of course, accessing renewable energy is not the only impediment to sustainable desalination. Another effect of global warming is oceanic acidification that contributes to massive algae blooms. These algae blooms can shut down a desalination plant. There are other unwanted components that might be present in seawater such as radioactive material from warships and nuclear power plants which would need to be removed before the water could be used safely.
Despite other lingering issues, it is still worth asking the question, "Can these enormous desalination plants powered by renewable energy help mitigate some of the issues we face from rising sea levels?" The answer is, "Every bit helps." But don't start thinking it's a magic bullet since none exists. We still all need to do our parts in reducing our carbon emissions and footprints. However, it is good news that desalination can be a sustainable and environmentally responsible industrial solution and worth noting that low cost, low impact renewable energy technologies do exist.
Actions the US Federal Government Can Take to Demonstrate Climate Change Leadership
The United States is one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world. What can our country do for the good of the planet with this role?
One thing the U.S. federal government does every few years is engage hundreds of experts to evaluate the impacts of climate change, now and in the future. The resulting National Climate Assessment report, which was recently released, showed that America's current efforts to reduce carbon pollution are too little to avoid dangerous climate change. Last year President Obama announced new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for cars and light trucks such as minivans and sport utility vehicles. Let's build on this historic progress to limit carbon emissions. There are several ways that the president and federal government can make a real difference in the fight against global warming.
The Clean Air Act is a powerful tool that our nation's leaders could be leveraging more fully. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with using the Clean Air Act to issue rules to reduce greenhouse pollution. This farsighted law has reduced damaging air pollution for forty years, saving many lives. The EPA has already used it to protect public health and welfare from six extensive and harmful pollutants including: ozone, particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and lead. Now is the time to lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by setting a national pollution cap for greenhouse gases.
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has also proposed higher emission standards on coal-fired power plants. These standards need to be fortified, finalized and implemented posthaste. Why stop with power plants? There are other places where higher greenhouse gas emission standards can be successfully applied to help save our planet such as oil refineries, cement plants, and even the airline industry.
Another way to help the environment would be for President Obama and the State Department to decline approval on the Keystone XL pipeline, which proposes moving oil down from Canada through the western United States to refineries along the Gulf Coast. There are no guarantees that the pipeline won't spring leaks. Furthermore, there is evidence that extracting oil from the sands are increasing levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes far beyond natural levels. Denying approval would show that America is committed to transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuels.
Of course, it's not all up to the federal government. We can all do our parts to speed the transition to a clean energy future. First we can encourage our elected officials to take the climate change actions recommended above. Second we can reduce our own carbon footprints. Consider lowering the heat or air conditioning depending on the season, using a clothesline, rake, hand mower and other manpowered devices, composting, forgoing meat at least one day a week and riding a bicycle. Lastly, we can all find simple ways to be part of the solution such as planting trees and offsetting remaining carbon emissions.
Climate Change News Coverage Declines in 2012 but Local Governments Heed Warning Signs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this week that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in America's contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. Despite this fact, news coverage of climate change actually declined in 2012. According to The Daily Climate, worldwide climate coverage decreased by two percent between 2011 and 2012, which represented the fewest number of published stories since 2009.
Last year the US was experience droughts in more than just rainfall. During the presidential election there were accusations of a "climate silence" until Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast in the days leading up to the election. In President Obama's acceptance speech he said, "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
However, President Obama's statement has not reassured everyone that he and Congress are going to make any meaningful efforts to tackle carbon pollution and climate change. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters and a coalition of 70 environmental organizations recently wrote an open letter to President Obama, which encouraged him to spotlight climate change during his second term. A quote from the letter includes, "Cutting carbon pollution at home and rejecting dirty fuels will establish America's leadership and credibility, enabling [President Obama] to create clean energy jobs in the United States while forging an effective international coalition to cut global carbon pollution."
Whether or not President Obama and Congress heed the global warming warning signs, the bright spot is that local governments are undertaking real strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change right now. ICLEI USA, a network of local governments working to address climate and sustainability challenges, recently highlighted 20 communities across the continental US that are leading the efforts to plan for the future and respond to extreme weather. Some particularly prominent examples by local governments include:
- Atlanta, GA – Urban heat island effects worsened by hotter seasons. Addressing the problem with a climate action plan, including cool roof/pavement standards and 10,000 new planted shade trees.
- Chicago, IL – Responding to extreme heat and flooding with the milestone Chicago Climate Action Plan and the most installed green roof square footage in the country.
- Eugene, OR – Ravaged by major wildfires and mega-dry conditions. Mitigating these issues by increasing water conservation, reducing hydroelectric power demand and planting drought-resistant trees.
- Miami Dade Count y, FL – Known as the most vulnerable city in the world to sea level rise as demonstrated by severe flooding. Urban planning now addresses sea level rise and disaster response, and they're also investing millions in flood mitigation projects.
- New York, NY – Suffered $19 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy. Taking positive action with a $2.4 billion green infrastructure plan, restoring barrier wetlands, and initiating a climate risk assessment requirement for new developments.
It's wonderful to see these steps being taken towards a more sustainable future. It would be even better if federal leadership ensues, taking their cues from local governments. Media silence or not, climate change is here and further delayed action will only result in catastrophic results. The time is now to secure a low carbon global economy and thereby the planet for current and future generations.
Most Domestic Oil and Gas Companies Fail to Cut Emissions
According to a recently released report by the World Wildlife Fund, 58 of the United States' Fortune 100 companies set goals in 2012 to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or use more renewable energy in their operations. However, oil and gas companies are lagging far behind in this movement. Eight of 11 domestic energy companies on the Fortune 100 have not set internal energy goals.
This is in direct contrast to 68 of the planet's 100 largest companies who recognize the impact of global warming and are making investments in greenhouse gas reductions and renewable energy goals. Sadly, energy companies represent the lowest participation rate of any industry worldwide. The few exceptions are Hess and Chevron who have both set renewable energy and greenhouse gas targets, and ExxonMobil who set a greenhouse gas target.
Why have three quarters of the nation's industrial companies voluntarily set some sort of environmental target? There are a variety of potential reasons including: policy pressures, public relations or perhaps even the forward thinking that sees renewable energy's potential to someday be less expensive than, or at least competitive with, oil and gas.
And why haven't most oil and gas companies voluntarily set environmental targets? It may be because the very products they put on the market directly contribute to climate change. There is also a lack of urgency to act; little pressure comes from investors or policies. An example of a type of policy that was successful in the past is the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, which worked by making large companies publically accountable for which potentially toxic chemicals they use and where they are released. Then the information is posted on the EPA's website for anyone to see.
The planet would really benefit from a similar policy focusing on oil and gas company emissions, or better yet, a broader climate change policy such as a national carbon tax or cap-and-trade program. There are other options that could pave the way towards a cleaner energy future. The federal government could require that a certain percentage of electricity come from renewable sources and offer further tax incentives for wind and solar production. Many companies are setting their own internal goals, but for others such as the majority of the oil and gas industry, they're not going to do anything about increasing efficiency and reducing their carbon footprints until someone makes them.
Coal Industry Mega-Player Plans for Climate Change
In a telling and ironic move, coal industry giant BHP-Billiton, is replacing one of its coal export facilities in Queensland, Australia because of its vulnerability to increasingly frequent hurricanes from global warming. BHP-Billiton is an Australian coal company that produces one-fifth of globally traded coal for steel making and is the largest mining company on Earth. The upgrade represents a major investment in planning for climate change. In fact, the company's coal operations are led by Marcus Randolph, who confirmed they are planning, "to rebuild the facility to be more durable to climate change."
Readers of this blog already know that increasingly extreme weather events are the result of climate change in addition to the fact that many businesses are planning now for climate change's effects. Why not a coal company too? The announcement makes it obvious that BHP-Billiton understands that climate change is real and the time is now to begin making changes even if the manufacture of their product contributes to the issue.
Randolph has even warned investors about the implications of remaining dependent on the non-renewable resources of fossil fuels by saying, "In a carbon constrained world where energy coal is the biggest contributor to a carbon problem, how do you think this is going to evolve over a 30- to 40-year time horizon? You'd have to look at that and say on balance, I suspect, the usage of thermal coal is going to decline. And frankly it should."
When a company that mines and exports coal starts planning for climate change it means the writing is on the wall. Businesses and individuals alike should all be working to decrease carbon footprints and offset the remaining carbon emissions. Let's give the planet a holiday present and start doing all we can this season to embrace a cleaner energy future.
US to Cut Carbon Emissions Despite Cap-and-Trade Failure
It was a sad day in 2010 when Congress failed to pass cap-and-trade legislation. However, a study by Dallas Burtraw, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future, released this month says that the failure had the unexpected consequence of helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions. There are two reasons why U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are likely to be lower by 2020: regulatory measures and market changes.
This is not to say that there is no need for cap-and-trade or a carbon tax. On the contrary, they are still necessary to achieve long-term cuts in emissions and to help establish worldwide support on the issue of climate change. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) was an energy bill that would cap the amount of carbon dioxide power plants and manufacturers could emit, and set up a system to trade for carbon offsets.
When ACES failed in the Senate after receiving approval in the House of Representatives, a series of piecemeal measures were put into place. This hodgepodge of regulatory measures put the U.S. on track to meet a pledge set by President Obama of cutting climate change emissions by 17 percent by the end of this decade. The first of which this blog already covered is Groundbreaking Fuel Economy Standards. President Obama pushed for higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards with automakers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when ACES died in the Senate. Also, the president is pressing for higher emission standards on coal-fired power plants.
Further regulatory measures in the wake of national cap-and-trade's demise include California and some Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states establishing their own cap-and-trade programs, and 29 states setting clean-energy requirements for utilities.
Market changes putting the U.S. on the path to lower carbon emissions by 2020 have been covered by this blog also. Low natural gas prices have been shifting the market away from dirtier coal as power plants' fuel of choice.
If ACES, also called the Waxman-Markey Bill, had passed the law would have barred the EPA from issuing carbon standards for power plants, refineries or factories. Furthermore, it may have very well headed off establishing the higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards. Lastly, under a national cap-and-trade program, any regional or state efforts would be offset by increased emissions elsewhere.
So the planet still needs further, faster and more wide ranging cuts in fossil-fuel use, but the U.S. is on the right path to curbing carbon emissions with the help of some regulatory measures and market changes.
Welcoming Macmillan Publishing
Carbonfund.org Foundation Welcomes Macmillan Publishing to the Large Business Partnership Program.
Macmillan is a group of publishing companies in the United States held by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany. American publishers include Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Henry Holt & Company, W.H. Freeman and Worth Publishers, Palgrave Macmillan, Bedford/St. Martin's, Picador, Roaring Brook Press, St. Martin's Press, Tor Books, and Macmillan Higher Education.
As a key component of its sustainability initiative, Macmillan has set a goal to reduce the CO2 emissions generated by its annual business activities by 65% (over a 2009 baseline) by the year 2020. This includes the carbon emissions mitigation through Carbonfund.org including supporting renewable energy, forestry and biodiversity preservation.
Macmillan is well on track toward realizing this ambitious goal through the programs and actions undertaken to date. Some examples are:
- Rationalizing sourcing of paper based on the CO2 profile of the various mills that manufacturer the specific grades that Macmillan uses in printing its books.
- By mid-2013, completing the 3-year transition of their car fleet to 90%+ hybrid vehicles which will result in a reduction of over 800 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year from associated fuel savings.
- Significant investment in lighting retrofits at distribution/returns facilities that are 45-50% more energy efficient than the replaced configurations.
"Sustainability is part of the very mission of our company. Not just as a press release, not just around the edges, but in the very fabric of the place. It is as important as growth, as important as profitability. It may even be more important."
"While we've made great headway in reducing emissions in those areas under our immediate control, we know it will take a longer horizon to gain the required savings in areas where we wield influence, but cannot drive change just by force of will. That's why we have pursued a partnership with Carbonfund.org to mitigate our total annual emissions by offsetting approximately 25% of that total through our sponsorship and support of several of the creative, verified, and geographically diverse programs that they administer," says John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan.
Macmillan sets an important example for the publishing industry in both internal and external carbon reduction initiatives.
About Macmillan (http://us.macmillan.com)
News Corporation Overwhelmingly Misleading on Climate Change
Five years ago the CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, claimed that news coverage of climate change in his media outlets would improve gradually. However, a recent study indicates that not only has that not happened, but that the preponderance of climate change information on Fox News primetime and in the Wall Street Journal's opinion page is overwhelmingly misleading.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a science-policy nonprofit, analyzed six months of global warming discussions on Fox News primetime programs (February 2012 to July 2012) and one year of Wall Street Journal op-eds (August 2011 to July 2012). UCS found that climate science was inaccurately covered in 93 percent of Fox News primetime programs and 81 percent of Wall Street Journal editorials.
The analysis found denial that climate change is caused by humans, dismissals of climate science as a legitimate science, and derogatory comments about select scientists. The worst part is that this misleading coverage encourages scientific distrust and portrays climate change as a left-wing idea, rather than based on scientific facts.
How many people are misled about climate science by these media outlets? Well the number is in the multi-millions. In 2011, Fox News Channel (FNC) was the United States' most popular cable news channel. During prime time, FNC reaches a median of 1.9 million people plus. The Wall Street Journal has over 2 million daily readers and the largest circulation among American newspapers.
There is nothing wrong with fully examining and debating the merits of policies aimed at addressing climate change. However, it is ludicrous and irresponsible to deny the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that climate change is man-made and happening right now.
The analysis shows that sadly these media groups continue to waste time and effort that could be put to better use in combating climate change. Readers of this blog already know that global warming is man-made and many are putting their energies toward what they can do about it by supporting organizations such as Carbonfund.org. These climate change leaders seek out quick and affordable ways for individuals and businesses to calculate and offset the carbon emissions they generate.
The science is clear. Invest in renewable energy sources and support reforestation projects because the time is now to build a clean energy future.


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Hi folks-- (newbie here)
Can anyone recommend good books/travelogues on touring? I've found a few on-line travelogues, but would really like to read some top notch books (especially with good humor).
Thanks in advance.
Hi folks-- (newbie here)
Can anyone recommend good books/travelogues on touring? I've found a few on-line travelogues, but would really like to read some top notch books (especially with good humor).
Thanks in advance.
2008 Giant FCR3 (kitted up for touring)
2006 Giant OCRc2 full-Carbon (for the sheer pleasure of riding)
2005 Fuji MTB (for the snowy and muddy days)
2007 Schwinn 7 Speed Alloy Cruiser (For getting to the Dairy Queen in style!)
Here you go:
Hurt City by Bob Voiland
Over the Hills by David Lamb
Freewheelih' by Richard Lovett
A Crossing by Brian Newhouse
Roll Around Heaven All Day by Stan Purdum
Miles from Nowhere by Barbara Savage
A Bike Ride by Anne Mustoe
Bicycling Across America by David Heston Fenimore
Hey Mom, Can I Ride My Bike Across America? by John Seigel Boettner
We Passed This Way by Dick Swinnerton.
Metal Cowboy, I forget the authors name
I read "Cold beer and crocodiles" but I dodn't remember the author's name.
It's about a guy who rides around australia. The writer is pretty good, but I was hoping for something a little more like Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintence, except with the tour being on a bike instead of a motorcycle. After reading cold beer and crocodiles, I read Zen agian...that's a great book.
*Miles from Nowhere by Barbara Savage*
Recently finished reading this. It's fantastic.
Josie Dew - Wind in my Wheels
Cold Beer and Crocodiles is by Roff Smith and published by National Geographic. I really enjoyed it. Not quite as good is Cycling the Silk Road by Brady Fotheringham.
That one's by Joe Kurmaskie. I'll be finishing that one today. I've found it to be entertaining but not that informative. The story about running across the Elvis impersonators was enough reason to consider touring.Originally Posted by Bolo Grubb
Though I'm not sure what I would expect to find in an all informative book. It seems like it would boil down to a list of essentials, which might change from rider to rider or subject to change for locations. Still, I too would be interested in such a read if some of you could help narrow down the selections for us.
Yes, Miles From Nowhere definitely. Also, Over the Hills (mentioned above) is quite good.
A non-biking road book, Blue Highways, by William Least Heat-Moon, is also to be recommended. He ambles about the country in a simply-appointed van, and his musings and the people he meets are good lessons in how to go.
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. - G. K. Chesterton
I really enjoyed Neil Anderson's books myself. Both are reviewed at the links below.
Bernie Howgate writes some great books as well:
If you are looking for a book that talks about the Touring Gear and stuff you might want to check out the The Essential Touring Cyclist by Richard Lovett.
~Jamie N
I'm going to put in my usual plug for Miles from Nowhere and add that I actually met the Savages whilst they were on their tour in April 1980 in New Zealand. I guess they were underwhelmed by my presence as I never made it into the book...
Okay, thats my 15 seconds of near fame.
Ooops that should be 1980 not 2000. Brain weevils.
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Try the following (I liked it a lot):
Magnouloux, Bernard
Travels with Rosinante; 5 years cycling around the world.
London, Grafton, 1990. ISBN 0-856-20828-3
"...this marvellousy racy account of his five-year bicycle ride around the world that took him through 45 countries, 77.000 cycled km's, 267 tyres and 199 punctures..."
And for pointers to additional books of traveling around the world by bicycle, try:
Here's another, I havn't read it but i'm going to go see him talk about his journey on thursday at the Saratoga REI.
Odysseus Last Stand: Chronicles of a Bicycle Nomad by Dave Stamboulis
Here's the link to the info about the talk for anyone who's interested. http://community.rei.com/bin/jobseve...ardtype=events
I suggest you take a look at this message thread. Books on Cycling.
Since my entry then I've acquired several books to add to the list, but have yet to update my list.
Hopefully I will get a round tuit.
Apologies for the selfish promotion but our travelogue account of riding around Australia can be found and bought online. http://www.geocities.com/andrewhooke...leTouring.html Not too sure about the humor thoughOriginally Posted by Dewbert
Andrew & Joanne
Time to update the list! Here are some new books to my bicycle touring collection. Let me know if you want additional information on any of them.
Wells Horton
Just the Two of Us; A Cycling Journey Across America; Norton, Melissa; 2001
Cycling Into Your Soul; A Journey out into the worold and down into the soul; Archibald, Marg; date?
The First Big Ride; A Womans Journey; Hanner, Eloise; 2000
A Bicyle Journey to the Bottom of the Americas; Being a true account of a bike adventure from Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego; Hawkins, George J.; 2000
World Ride; Going the extrea mile against cancer; Drorbaugh, Richard; 1995
The Lead goat Veered Off; A Bicycling Adventure on Sardinia; Anderson, Neil; 2000
Pilgrim on a Bicycle; Coast to coast in search of community; Johnson, Barbara Mary; 1982
On the Trail of Marco Polo; Along the Silk Road by bicycle; Fotheringham, Brady; 2000
Around the World On a Bicycle; Stevens, Thomas; 2001 (originally published in1887)
These I have listed in the forum in the past:
Two Wheels North; Bicycling the West Coast in 1909; Gibb, Evelyn McDaniel; 2000
2 Wheels 2 Years & 3 Continents; A Bicyclists Dream Fulfilled; Galen, Ralph W.;1977
Cold Beer and Crocodiles; A Bicycle Journey into Australia; Smith, Roff; 2000
A Bike Ride;12,000 miles around the world; Mustoe, Anne;1992
The Adventure of Two Lifetimes; Goetz, Pegy Newland and Brian Goetz;2001
Computing Across America; The Bicycle Odyssey of a High-Tech Nomad;Roberts, Steven K.;1988
Metal Cowboy; Tales from the road less pedaled;Kurmaskie, Joe;1999
Where the Pavement Ends; One Womans Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam;Warmbrunn, Erika;2001
Spokesongs; Bicycle Adventures on Three Continents;Weir, Willie;1997
The Trail to Titicaca; A journey through South America;Attlee, Rupert;1999
Following the Sun; A Bicycle Pilgrimage from Andalusia to the Hebrides;Mitchell, John Hanson;2002
A Crossing;A Cyclists Journey Home; Newhouse, Brian;1998
Riding the Desert Trail; By bicycle to the source of the Nile;Selby, Bettina;1988
Cycling Adventures of Coconut Head; A North American Odyssey;Schredd, Ted;1996
Against the Wind; A Maine to Alaska Bicycling Adventure;Basch, Marty;1995
Free-Wheelin; A Solo Journey Across Ameerica;Lovett, Richard A.;1992
Africa Trek; A Journey by Bicycle through Africa;Buettner, Dan;1997
The Impossible Ride; The Story of the First Bicycle Ride across the Amazon Jungle;Sutherland, Louise;1982
Over the Hills; Lamb, David;1996
Stealing from a Deep Place; Travels in Southeastern Europe;Hall, Brian;1988
Pedaling the Ends of the Earth; Four young me come of age in a great bicycling adventure stretching from Spain to Japan;Duncan, David;1985
Himalayan Passage; Seven months in the high courtry of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, and Pakistan;Schmidt, Jeremy;1991
Short Summer in South America; Sanders, Nick;1989
Hurt City;;Voiland, Bob;1994
Cycling to XIAN and other excursions; Travels by bicycle through China & Tibet;Buckley, Michael;1988
Seeing Myself Seeing the World; A Womans Journey Around the World on a Bicycle;Vantress, Sally;1990
Changing Gears; Bicycling Americas Perimeter;Schnell, Jane;1990
Round Ireland in Low Gear; Newby, Eric;1987
Lone Traveller; One Woman, Two Wheels and the World; Mustoe, Anne;1998
The Masked Rider; Cycling in West Africa;Peart, Neil;1996
Travels in a Strange State; Cycling across the USA;Dew, Josie;1994
Were Outta Here!; How to plan and take the trip of your dreams;Wooten, David;1997
Three Men on a Bike; A Journey through Africa;Spowers, Rory;1995
The World up Close; A cyclists Adventures on Five Continents;Nasr, Kameel B.;1990
Six Years After D-DAY; Cycling through Europe;Alsmeyer, Marie Bennett;1995
Ride with the Wind; The Adventures of a Grandmother who Bicycled around the World;Hamlin, Charlotte;1997
Roll Around Heaven All Day; A Piecemeal Journey Across America by Bicycle;Purdum, Stan;1997
The Long Ride; Sumner, Lloyd; 1978
Two Wheels around New Zealand; A bicycle journey on Friendly Roads;Bischke, Scott;1989
The Road of Dreams; A Two-Year Bicycling and Hiking Adventure around the World;Junek, Bruce B.;1991
Ironhourse Rider; A Coast to Coast Bicycle Odyssey;Turner, Bo;1996
Two of my favorites are from the 19th century
The Wonderful Ride by George Loher, Harper and Row, 1978
Wheels of Chance by H.G. Wells, Breakaway Books. Very funny fictional account of touring by THE H.G. Wells
And for on-line content there is always http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/. Lots of good stuff there. I'm told that one guy's stuff is really funny but I know the author personally and I think his stuff is dreck
Stuart Black
New! Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
New! Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Days of Wineless Roads. Bed and Breakfasting along the KATY
Twisting Down the Alley. Misadventures in tornado alley.
My favourite bicycle touring book is "Full Tilt" by Dervla Murphy.


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