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We're now nearly halfway to the New Climate Deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. The deadline is 2009 in Copenhagen. While public attention was temporarily swept up by the Beijing Olympics, government negotiations have been plodding on for a week from the 21st to 27th last month.
According to the characteristically rose-tinted phraseology of the UN press release (PDF), "Important progress has been made during the latest round of United Nations-led climate change talks in Accra, Ghana, on key issues relating to a new international agreement to tackle global warming."
"We're still on track, the process has speeded up and governments are becoming very serious about negotiating a result in Copenhagen," declared Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Yvo de Boer, adding that outcomes have provided a "real basis" for real negotiations to begin in the next round of negotiations, which will be held in Poland's Poznan in December of this year.
The Accra talks were based on the agenda of last year's Bali Action Plan, which sought to strengthen the Kyoto Protocol and chart the long-term direction of the world's anti-global warming strategy. Which means by now, countries should be getting down 'n' dirty in the nitty-gritty, such as innovating new procedures and mechanisms, as well as clarifying and fixing the loopholes in existing ones.
But just take a minute to run through the briefs, and what you see is the nightmarishly recurring theme of squabbles leading to North-South dichotomy that has cursed many attempts of global deal-making. The lines may vary, but the plot remains the same.
Theme 1: Unbridled Definition Dissection
The definition in question here, of course, is of the oft-quoted "common but differentiated responsibility" of developed and developing economies. From the start, 'responsibility' was differentiated according to the categorization of the economically advanced 'Annex I' and the less economically developed 'non-Annex I' countries. Annex I accepts responsibility for their historical emissions and thus commits to binding reduction targets, while also picking up the tab for adaptation and progressive mitigation activities by non-Annex I, through their role in instruments such as CDM.
Developed countries' ambiguous insistence on acquiring the 'meaningful participation of developing countries' was already evident since the Toyako G8 Summit. But in Accra, they made things clearer. A number of Annex I countries, led by the EU, repeatedly attempted to throw a monkey wrench in the proceedings by asking to differentiate non-Annex I countries into 'advanced developing economies' from lesser ones based on GDP per capita, and calling for them to accept binding targets. Their reasoning - it's been 16 years since UNFCC and the world's a changed place, developing countries, except for the poorest ones like Africa and small islands, need to pull their weight in the global fight.
Quickly spotting another stalling tactic by developed countries to shirk their duty in cleaning up their own act, developing countries reacted angrily. Their response? That's right, it's been 16 years and your own emissions have increased. No matter how you debate it, you must first lead the way. Besides, it's not like we haven't been doing anything. Some of us have drawn up our own national plans, but we just don't have the technology, expertise and resources to implement them fully - which you've promised, but haven't delivered.
Developed countries tirelessly testing new ways of throwing around the ball of blame, developing economies hurl it back in disgust, while little islands and sub-saharan nations scream "Help ... We're dying!" at the sidelines. You call this progress?
Theme 2: The Never-Materializing Money
For decades, developed countries have perfected the art of making ambitious money pledges for various developmental causes (and reneging on them), while developing countries continue to cry: show us the money! In Accra? Same old, same old.
While UNFCC provisions mandated that Annex I countries would bear the costs of mitigation and adaptation, Annex I countries have successfully dragged their feet on working out a realistic and effective way to mobilize funds and technology transfer that are so sorely needed in light of the urgency of the climate crisis. Developing countries know this too well, and have pushed forward with concrete proposals. Read about them here and here (MS Word). If only developed countries would come to their senses, and study them seriously in time for Poznan, we'd have a critical breakthrough that counts as real progress.
Some 'Good' News
Looking on the bright side, some do think that significant headway were made regarding the controversial REDD (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation) issue. Agreement was reached that preventing deforestation is a significant 'low hanging fruit' of mitigation, methodological issues and differences of opinion were thrashed out (read here). A working framework seems within reach by 2009, especially because REDD is linked to CDM, which enjoys strong support of developed economies. But thorny implications (pdf) remain, as Friends of the Earth would remind us.
Sectoral approaches also received a much-needed round of clarification, more so if they could help resolve trade-related problems. Read here.
However, as long as rhetorical paralysis (Theme 1) and the financial fudging (Theme 2) are left unresolved to debilitate future climate talks, there's more reason for gloom than cheer. The way things are going, it seems that in the Machiavellian game of international diplomacy, developed countries know that they have the upper hand, especially if they're striving to be the 'last man alive' in the storm of scientifically-predicted disasters that would ensue if we slide further down the slopes of inaction.
Will we see a re-enactment of Kyoto's 'negotiation by exhaustion', where parties each hold on to their cards up until the last minute, giving way to another loophole-ridden agreement? We'll find out next year. In the mean time, I sure hope that Americans will end up voting for the right president with the right deck of cards.
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The quick battle takes you to the screen where you build your first base but as soon as you place and name it the ground mission launches.
The quick battle takes you to the screen where you build your first base but as soon as you place and name it the ground mission launches.
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There we go. It is working as intended then.
It's just... a bit counter-intuitive. I'd really suggest adding that bit of info to the wiki as well.
Have done, hopefully Chris will leave the quick battle in, at least as a testing tool for ground combat.
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Okay, I'm extremely confused now, but not about the map editor.
I accidently deleted my tiles/industrial/Office folder. No big problem right? Apparently, wrong. I went to go re-extract the folder from the Xenonauts_Kickstarter_Demo.zip and almost everything is there. Except... I no longer have the OfficeWallInnerSE and OfficeWallInnerSW image files. They're magically gone, poof. I know they were there because I've been using them in my current map project.
Does Xenonauts automatically generate the images for some assets? I'm asking because apparently they were never there in the .zip to begin with, yet they were created somehow. If that's to no avail, could someone zip up those two files for me if it's not too much of a burden?
Here's a screenshot of the map in progress if you're interested why I need these two files.
I enjoy making complex map geometry if you can't tell.
Holy crap that looks interesting.
(Just how big is that/those submap/s?)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFun <- The greatest rule of all
None of them are bigger than 15x15. I designed them to be interlocking and allow for limited randomization.
Map idea is: Huge office complex of XYZ megacorp. Player lands the chinook in the front parking lot and has to fight/blow up their way through the complex to the landed/crashed alien ship in the back courtyard.
I'd say that screenshot shows about... 8 submaps or so?
Since you saw the thread, could you look in your folder and see if you have the two named files?
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wow, that brought on an Apocalypse flashback. Nice to see what an interior mission would look like.
I don't have an OfficeWallInnerSE and OfficeWallInnerSW. I do have an OfficeWallBaseSE and OfficeWallBaseSW for those.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
That's really weird. I'm literally looking at the walls I placed in one of the earlier submaps. Here's what I mean:
Da fork is going on?
Look again at that screenshot.
The image is OfficeWallInnerNE but the spectre says OfficeWallInnerSW.
There is no image file for the one you said was missing, it is just a spectre that uses an existing image (WallNE) but moves it to align with the SW edge instead of the NE edge..
The spectre file should be there so look for that, not the image file.
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That's a piece of info I must have overlooked. I think I understand what's going on now. Before, I was blanket-loading entire folders and scrolling through them until I found something relevant. Now that I know most of the tiles, I've been cherry-picking specific images that I remember using.
It's odd how I accidentally deleted my Office folder right before I actually started looking specifically for that tile.
The map editor's confusing enough as it is. Thanks anyway for everyone's time.

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In an interview with XCritic.com, Voracious executive producer John Stagliano praised Lea's work on the film, saying, "She was involved in every aspect of production. She is an ambitious person who wants to do more things and she's quite capable."
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Although Ford has posted a pre-tax operating profit for 11 consecutive quarters, its European subsidiary reported a first quarter pre-tax operating loss of $149m, compared with a profit of $293m a year ago.
The decrease, said Ford, was primarily explained by lower industry volumes, lower demand for parts and accessories, and actions to reduce dealer stocks consistent with industry levels.
InEurope, Ford sold 372,000 units in the first quarter, down 60,000 units from a year ago. Revenue in the first quarter, which excludes sales at unconsolidated joint ventures, was $7.2bn, a decline of $1.5bn from a year ago.
Ford said it continued to expect its European business to incur a full year loss in the range of $500-$600m, with its European operation benefiting from the launch of new products in addition to the completion of stock reduction actions and continued cost reductions that would positively affect results primarily in the second half of the year.
Ford Motor Company revenue was $32.4bn in the first quarter, a decrease of about $700m from first quarter 2011. First quarter net income was $1.4bn, a decrease of $1.2bn from first quarter 2011. About half of the decrease was due, said Ford, to higher tax expense in first quarter 2012, with the balance reflecting lower operating results and increased special charges
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Torrance - The industrial exodus from California struck Torrance Monday when the city's mayor received a call from Toyota, a major employer, bidding him adios.
Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto told reporters outside City Hall Monday that he was blindsided by Toyota's announcement that the carmaker would move headquarters to Plano, Texas, according to a Los Angeles Times report out Monday.
The community outside of Los Angeles was home to Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American sales headquarters.
Meanwhile, at 5.5 percent, Texas has the 17th lowest unemployment rate in the U.S.High corporate taxes and unionized labor in California have sent companies packing in recent years, and Toyota's exit is a major blow to Torrance autoworkers and associated local merchants and manufacturers.
According to Scotto, administrators from Toyota called him Thursday and told him to expect a call at 9:45 a.m. Monday regarding a key corporate decision affecting operations. They called, and the news was terrible for workers and families depending on good-paying jobs at Toyota headquarters.
Just feet away from Scotto, Pat Simpson, a Torrance resident for over 60 years, held her head in her hands. "Why do they want to tear this place apart?" Simpson, 72, asked, according to the Times report.
Some say Democratic leadership in California that includes control of the Senate, House and governor's mansion is disconnected from local issues like the troubling flow of jobs from the state.
Torrance is just the latest example of corporate bleed from blue states like California and New York, which was also affected by Toyota's pullout. The company is also cutting back operations in New York and relocating them to Texas.
"At first I thought it was about something else," Scotto said. "Even this morning, despite all the rumors this weekend, we thought it was only going to be part of Toyota moving - not just everything." The decision, he said, was "sad news."
It was unclear why the mayor was caught flat-footed on such an important industry decision.
To put the move in perspective, Torrance has a population of 147,000 and the two largest employers in the city are Toyota and Honda - each employee about 4000 people. According to city estimates, Toyota's move to Texas will cost the city about $1.2 million in annual tax revenues.
Beyond the obvious economic losses, Mayor Scotto says the emotional toll and wider economic impact is more far-reaching.The mayor's son-in-law works for Toyota and his decision about Toyota will determine whether Scotto's daughter and grandchildren will move to Texas. "It's going to affect tens of thousands of people," he said.
Toyota employs about 5% of the population and like many California municipalities, Torrance carries a relatively large long-term debt of $121 million versus an annual budget of $271 million.
The carmaker's impending move could affect taxpayer's ability to service such a relatively enormous government debt.
Scotto claims the city has a short list of companies similar to Toyota that could replace the Japanese carmaker, however, he did not give further information about any entity that might fill Toyota's 101–acre corporate headquarters.
The mayor left little hope that there was anything the city could do to prevent Toyota from pulling out.
"The train has already left the station," Scotto said, adding that the state of California, not a small city such as Torrance, was responsible for large manufacturers like Toyota, leaving the Golden State.
As high taxes and bureaucracy take their toll on industry in California, small business owners are hit hard.
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"These restaurants that are affected are small, locally owned restaurants. There's no big chain restaurant that's being hindered and can't serve alcohol on Sundays right now," said Poling.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -- The Bowling Green City Commission discussed a proposal on Tuesday that would change how alcohol-related laws could impact small restaurants.
Neighboring restaurants, Home Cafe and Lost River Pizza Co., in Bowling Green have a lot in common. They differ in the number of seats inside. That number determines whether they can serve alcohol on Sundays.
"You kind of see a melting pot of an atmosphere here, so it's good to be able to serve alcohol on Sundays so we can cater to almost every part of the market," said Lost River Pizza Co. Assistant Manager Cody Alexander.
Lost River Pizza Co. has just enough seating to meet the city's standard for serving alcohol. The Home Cafe has less than 100 seats, meaning it cannot serve on Sundays.
"It wouldn't make a lot of difference during our brunch service, but for private parties rented out on a Sunday night, it really hinders us not to be able to serve alcohol. Obviously Home Cafe is not the place anybody is going to come and just throw down, but to have a nice dinner, which is what we do when we rent out catered events. We have several courses and to not be able to pair wine or beer with it, not only hinders the business, but from a chef's perspective, it really hinders the food I can serve," said Home Cafe Owner Josh Poling.
Anderson said the ability to serve on Sundays has a huge impact on business at Lost River Pizza Co.
"Nobody really wants to go home and cook on their day off, so a lot of people like to go out and eat and have us cook for them or other restaurants cook for them. It's a great day to see football, so if you're allowed to serve alcohol, you actually see longer tickets. Tables stay a lot longer, and you see an increase in sales," said Anderson.
Poling says the current law makes it difficult for local restaurants.
"These restaurants that are affected are small, locally owned restaurants. There's no big chain restaurant that are being hindered and can't serve alcohol on Sundays right now," said Poling.
Poling said he'd like to see a change that would level that playing field. Anderson said from a fellow local restaurant's perspective, he wouldn't mind seeing that playing field be leveled.


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Friday, January 04, 2008
So, there ya go. We'll get the 8th coach in Dolphins history, and the 5th one in 5 years.
No word yet on whether H Wayne will dispatch his plane around the country in search of another coach.
This is gonna be one fun offseason. :)
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Hi Dave,
I agree with you about many things. I'm glad to see Mueller, Cameron and many others get axed! This whole organization has been in a tailspin since Shula's "forced" retirement. The only thing that we had to hold onto was Dan Marino coming back to Miami but that only lasted for a few days. I think the next one that should go is Andy Cohen. He's nothing more than a "yes" man. If you go back and look at every comment he made after every hiring of a coach or player, it was a brilliant move, according to him. I've never seen him admit he's ever wrong or voice an opinion that didn't back any dolphins decision. As far as I'm concerned, reading his colum is a waste of time. What do you think the possibility is for Dan Marino to return to the Dolphins?


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Martina, Daniel
Daniel Martina began studying music theory and folk guitar with a local teacher when he was nine. Then he studied in Rosario (Argentina) at the UNR School of Music (Nacional University of Rosario) and with Santiago G. Castelli, teacher of harmony and jazz improvisation. Later in Buenos Aires with the jazz guitarist and composer Armando Alonso (Dino Saluzzi's guitarist). Furthermore, he's self-taught himself with the Berklee College of Music method (written by W. Leavitt) and he's followed several workshops held by the G.I.T. (M.I. in L.A.). In 1981 he is summoned by Walter Nebreda ( pianist) to create, alongwith Gustavo Puccini (drums) and
Carlos V. Colombres(bass), the Latin Jazz-Rock group "Caliente."
During 1982 he makes a folkloric experience duo with the bandoneon Marcelo Munoz on a repertoire of composer Gustavo " Cuchi " Leguizamon (very important composer of argentinean folklore). He creates the jazz-fusion group "Solobanda", where he evolves as a composer and arranger. In 1987 he creates the "Daniel Martina Quartet" with repertoire of standards of jazz in where he incorporates the synthesized guitar and he produces "Standards por rosarinos." As guitarist and arranger he integrates by 8 years the female brazilian singer Cris Avelino Band, and he produces "Things of Brazil." With Sergio Santi (keyboards), Julio Fioretti(bass) and Javier Allende (drums), he begins to participate at the annual Jazz Festival organized by Municipal Culture of Rosario.
From 1996 he develops another leader stage with Mariano Braun on keyboards, Willy Torres on bass and Hector Mansur on drums, incorporating compositions of folkloric During these years he has taken part in the clinics made by: Pat Metheny, ChuckWayne, George Benson, Scott Henderson, Jim Hall and Robben Ford. Also he has shared scene with the virtuoso Argentinean guitarist Luis Salinas. Parallelly, he plays at the band of female Argentinean singer Mariuchi Mansur (national and international repertoire of pop and tango). In another heading, he is summoned by the producers Sergio Santi and Daniel Guglielmi to participate at different advertising for stations (LT3, LT8, Fisherton) and TV (3 Channel and 5Channel ); and by the keyboardist and producer Ivan Tarabelli to participate in the music for the movie" El cumple " by the argentinean director Gustavo Postiglione.
At the present time, he does teaching and clinics. As an artist he's been influenced by L.Salinas, G.Benson, W. Montgomery, C. Loeb, P. Metheny, E.Klugh, L.Carlton, Fourplay, D.Fagen, L.Almeida, J.Falum and R.Ford. The members of his Martina Group are Mariano Braun, piano and keyboards, Willy Torres, bass and Hector Mansur, drums. Martina plays electric and Spanish guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums.
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Marijuana and Sports - Research Brief
This information was prepared by the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre in Australia, and used with permission. Some information may not be accurate for U.S. readers.
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the Western world and, correspondingly, is frequently detected via urine testing1,2 in the workplace and in competitive sport.3 Urine testing in the workplace is conducted under the assumption that the substance in question reduces productivity and increases risk of workplace accidents (thus is an 'ergolytic' drug).4 However, urine testing in competitive sport is conducted under the assumption that the substance in question unfairly increases performance (thus is an 'ergogenic' drug).5 This begs the question, what role does marijuana really play in competitive sports?
Participation in competitive sports has been shown to be a protective factor against drug use6 with the notable exception of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances.7-12 It has been posited that some athletes are driven to use a range of substances, including alcohol, due to increased pressure resulting from difficulties in balancing a social life along with full course loads, as well as sport practice and work outs.13,14 Studies on the prevalence of performance enhancing substances in competitive sport highlight that two to three per cent of adolescents (most studies are conducted with students) have used at least one substance, although the frequency of performance enhancing substance use is likely to be higher for males compared to females, older competitors compared to younger competitors and for competitors in a higher or more intensive level of competition.15-22 However, the information available on the frequency of marijuana and other illicit drug use by athletes is less clear.
Cannabinoids have been included in an annually updated list of substances that are prohibited to elite athletes kept by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and more recently by the World Anti-Doping Agency.23 The world Anti-Doping Agency was established in 1999 as an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world. The World Anti-Doping Code was created in 2004 and the revision of the Code in 2009 does not impact on any of the information provided from sources that pre-date this. Before competition and during periods of training, elite athletes are regularly checked via urine testing to determine if prohibited substances have been used and to sanction punishment where detected. Cannabinoids are treated differently to most other drugs on the prohibited drug list in two ways. Firstly, the prohibition is subject to an amount of marijuana in the urine greater than 15ng/ml in urine tests24 so as to allow for the possibility of passive inhalation.25 Secondly, the penalties for using cannabinoids are not explicitly outlined in the prohibited substances list and instead remain disparate and left to the particular sport's federation rules.26
Recent research has highlighted the importance of making a distinction between drug use with the intent to enhance performance and recreational use. Waddington and colleagues27 investigated the percentage of English football players who personally knew of other players that used substances and found that recreational drug use was up to eight times more common than performance enhancing drug use. More recently Dunn and colleagues28 investigated the drug use patterns of 974 Australian athletes. In this study one-fifth (21%) of the sample reported having ever used ('lifetime use') marijuana and a small group (3.7%) reported past-year use ('recent use').
A recent meta-analysis has shed some light as to whether participation in competitive sport influences rates of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use.11 The authors concluded that the majority of research indicates that rates of alcohol use were increased while rates of tobacco and illicit drugs were decreased among competitive athletes. Regarding marijuana in particular, four of the articles reviewed found that this relationship was moderated by sport and gender.6,29-31 These articles found that marijuana use was higher in male athletes (particularly hockey players although not for soccer players) and that a 'U-Curve' between intensity of activity (taken as hours per week spent training) and drug use was found only in males and only for marijuana use. A recent article not included in this meta-analysis found that among Polish athletes, marijuana use was most popular in male competitors, aged 16-24 years, competing in the disciplines of rugby, skating, boxing, badminton, body building and acrobatic sports during periods of sport preparation (i.e., out of competition).32
In the sporting arena, using a substance or method which is potentially harmful to an athletes' health and/or capable of enhancing performance is referred to as 'doping'.33 Despite some recent debate regarding the utility of urine screening for doping,34 there is some evidence that athletes themselves approve of these tests. The majority of athletes surveyed in two studies endorsed testing for banned substances as an effective way of deterring drug use and believed that the associated punishments for using these substances were appropriate.27,35
marijuana as an ergolytic drug
As described by Campos et al,36 many authors clearly consider marijuana as an ergolytic drug, and that "the intent to use [them] to enhance performance in sports activities will fail … Consequently, there are no circumstances in which they may be useful". This is partly due to the increasing cardiac frequency and alterations to motor performance that marijuana produces.37 In particular, marijuana is known to increase heart rate while decreasing cardiac stroke volume, resulting in diminished peak performance. Several studies have supported this by directly investigating the effects of marijuana on the performance of cyclists,38,39 healthy non-athlete volunteers,40 and in a litany of driving capability studies.41 In addition, marijuana is harmful to the respiratory system when smoked and increases the risk of respiratory tract infection, bronchitis and lung cancer.42 This would result in greater difficulty for athletes to intake sufficient oxygen for peak performance. Further, marijuana use would result in reduced sport performance through slowed reaction time, problems of motor coordination, problems of hand-eye coordination, and problems of perceptual accuracy.43 It is apparent that the use of marijuana could be potentially dangerous in sports that rely on quick reactions and fast decision-making.
Despite these observations, a study on Australian athletes has shown that almost two thirds (60%) believed marijuana to be an ergolytic drug, but were unable to clearly explain how marijuana use would negatively impact on athletic performance.44 Indeed, a small number (3%) of athletes indicated that they believed marijuana use would not impact negatively on their performance. These athletes referred to ergogenic effects including relaxation and calming and increased confidence, although these effects were identified to depend on frequency and timing of use.
marijuana as an ergogenic drug
Some authors have recognised that marijuana could have indirectly ergogenic effects, such as producing a euphoric effect, reducing anxiety and increasing the sociability of a player. 45-48 This may result in a more balanced performance from a competitor who may otherwise be too nervous before an important event. Lorente and colleagues46 reported that relaxing, pleasure, and improved sleeping were the main motivations for using marijuana as indicated by French students. However, to date no research has objectively demonstrated that marijuana use has resulted in observable increases in performance through relaxing the athlete or improving their sleeping patterns. In contrast, for some users, the acute adverse effects of marijuana use have been demonstrated to result in increased anxiety, panic, nervousness and restlessness, thus causing disruption to sleeping patterns.49
the role of marijuana in sport
Marijuana is thought by the majority of authors and athletes to have a negative impact on performance. Despite this, a minority of athletes persist with using marijuana – a percentage significantly lower than the general population. The likelihood that an athlete uses marijuana appears to be moderated by the actual sport and level of competition as well as gender. Available evidence suggests that those at greatest risk are adult males in intensive sports that involve a greater number of hours spent in training and are in a high level of competition.
Factsheet information taken with permission from the NCPIC web site.
Coming soon: updates to this page with U.S. data and information.


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Hp Pavilion Dv2610Us Li-Ion Notebook Battery Safety Tips To Laptop Customers0
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Hp Pavilion Dv2610Us Li-Ion Notebook Battery Safety Tips To Laptop Customers
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Terminate entire needless applications when your laptop based over HP Pavilion DV2610US Battery pack as major power source. Do not perform anti-virus scan when our notebook depending on Li-ion battery, since the scan especially increases processor & hard drive utilization when depending on notebook battery. Try to stay away from connect by the internet application unless it's absolutely necessary, if you are relying on your HP Pavilion DV2610US laptop battery as the main power supply. Run anti virus scan when we are associate to major power source. Do not run virus scan while we are working on Li-ion notebook battery. This will preserve Li-ion battery energy.
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Volume of a snail shell
A subject high in my list of current interests is the measurement and the biological applications of the volumes of snail shells. Recent relevant posts are here and here.
The volume of a shell is a direct indicator of the amount of space the occupant snail requires. For that reason, I consider it a biologically significant property. However, shell volume is rarely used in research, probably because there is no easy way to measure it. One method that immediately comes to mind is to fill a shell with water and then to determine the volume of the water, preferably by weighing the shell before and after. However, this is easier said than done, because air tends to get trapped in the apexes of shells, which makes it very difficult to fill them completely with water. That's why empty snail shells float in water. Moreover, many field-collected shells have debris trapped in them, which also prevents them from getting filled completely. And because most adult shells are opaque, one can't see if a shell is clean or filled completely.
Here is a rare example of the use of shell volumes from the literature (Kemp and Bertnes, 1984).
This graph shows the relationship between shell volumes and shell lengths in 2 morphs of the intertidal snail Littorina littorea. The authors state that shell volumes were determined by "measuring the water holding volume" without additional details.
From general geometric considerations, volumes of snail shells (V) are expected to follow a power law in the form, V=cL3, where c is a constant and L is a linear shell dimension (for a relevant discussion see, Schmidt-Nielsen, 1984). If you take the logarithm of both sides of that equation, you'll get, logV=logc+3logL. In the graph above, the equation for line C was logV=-4.04+3.09logL. The equation for line E was similar.
Schmidt-Nielsen, K. 1984. Scaling: Why is animal size so important? Cambridge University Press.
Paul Kemp & Mark D. Bertnes. 1984. Snail shape and growth rates: Evidence for plastic shell allometry in Littorina littorea. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 81:811–813.


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How Do I Tell The
Family About Me?
From: "RCJ21483"
To: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: How Do I Tell Family About Me?
Date: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:15 AM
Mr. Walker,
I hope I'm not too much of a problem by writing you when I have some questions. I'm looking for a local group to get some help but have been unsuccessful thus far. I like your comments and logic to several of the questions and remarks that come to your web site, so I was hoping that you might be able to help me again.
I'll cut to the chase: my parents have been divorced since I was 4 and I now only see my dad once every week. My mom is an Episcopalian, but she seems to let me go my own way. My dad is a very devout Catholic, and in my opinion, somewhat of a bigot. The one time-per-week that I see him is Sundays for church. He leaves me no option in going to church with him - I must do it. Legally, I'm bound to spend a certain amount of time with him: 48 hours every two weeks. Life as a teenager has deducted from most of my time to see him, so now I only see him on Sundays.
Being an atheist, I'm having a difficult time trying to tell him about my own views since he is so devoted to religion. He always feels positive that there is a God and basically -- in my opinion -- makes a bigot of himself by forcing me to church with him and "making" me believe in it. I find it offensive that he would do this. My mom says that "[she's] praying for me," and I don't mind that, I know it makes her feel assured and it doesn't really effect me - but my dad just one day said (and this is in a nutshell) that "the good Lord loves us all and you must show some love for him. So every Sunday now, I'm going to get you for church" (this was after I told him that faith ranked low with me since he asked).
This impedes my schedule, especially since I like to sleep in, and since I don't believe in it it seems like b.s. to me. And my dad has always been nice to me in the past, and this strikes me as an affront.
I'll be 18 this February, and at that point I can make my own decisions. The problem is, I'm not sure how to tell my dad that I want to stop going to church. I'm worried that he'd be very aggravated if I told him that I've dismissed spirituality. I don't want to quit seeing him, I still love him and want to be with him. I plan on keeping it up until I'm 18 since I don't have a choice, but on my birthday I plan to stop it. Do you have any advice on a way I could break this to him in a way that might not be so offensive to him? I'm worried about turmoil developing between he and myself and, well, I guess the only way to say it is "he's dad," so I don't want to call him a bigot or terminate contact with him - just try to tell him that I still love him but I believe something different and that I wish he would just accept it.
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "RCJ21483"
Subject: Re: How Do I Tell Family About Me?
Date: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:20 AM
I hope I'm not too much of a problem by writing you when I have some questions. I'm looking for a local group to get some help but have been unsuccessful thus far.
Part of our role is to serve those atheists who either choose not to be part of a group or who cannot find a group (or don't fit in with the local group, etc.). Also, any situation you might be in is probably not unique, and others may benefit from either tackling your questions or comparing notes with my answers. We're here to learn.
Being an atheist, I'm having a difficult time trying to tell him about my own views since he is so devoted to religion.
It is not necessary to express your views to him. Though we all hope for the freedom to be able to be candid with our views, keeping quiet is sometimes the best option. Many people are forced into a situation where they must actually lie about their atheism and pretend to be theists. It is this last situation, more than any other, that we seek to change.
He always feels positive that there is a God and basically -- in my opinion -- makes a bigot of himself by forcing me to church with him and "making" me believe in it. I find it offensive that he would do this.
Though he is accountable for his own behavior, his behavior does not make you a bigot. At worst, he is forcing you to be an unwilling hypocrite. And since he is forcing you to be this way, he is accountable for your hypocrisy, not you.
Meanwhile, he cannot make you believe anything. At most, he can only force you to pretend; at minimum, he is making hypocrisy your most convenient option. But, people cannot easily make themselves believe one way or the other (we are basically at the mercy of what we see, and our minds tend to believe what we see, not see what we believe). If we cannot easily change our own beliefs, how much more impossible is it for someone else to change our beliefs?
And certainly this is offensive! But we can do only so much to effect the behavior of another.
My mom says that "[she's] praying for me," and I don't mind that, I know it makes her feel assured and it doesn't really effect me
As I stated in my exchange with Cameron Pearl, for her to privately pray for you is entirely innocent. But for people to announce to a known atheist that they are praying for that atheist (particularly, to announce that they are praying for that person's "salvation") is a form of bigotry. Were this anybody other than your Mom, you might be justified in confronting such behavior. But this is your mother, and there may come a time when she is the only person you've known for longer than a few months. (I've been in that situation more than once, when every person I knew, outside my family, was someone I'd met only a few weeks or months earlier.) So, it pays to be careful -- lenient -- particularly when getting along and keeping the peace is potentially the most important goal you can have with an individual.
You are in it further than that: as a minor, you currently depend on your parents for survival. This is all the more reason you'd want to keep the peace.
Most importantly, parents (hopefully) give their children the best they know how to give. If your parents are religious, then religious instruction is, to them, an important matter to pass on to you. If they believe the dogma of the religion, then this is all they know and the best they think they can come up with.
Also, many religious people don't place a lot of weight on the belief system (the dogma, the superstition, if you will) but on the social aspects of religion. My friends are Greek-American and their family, thought hardly religious, is very involved in the Greek Orthodox Church near my home. It is the center of all social activity among Greek cultured and Greek speaking people. The belief system is way down on the list of their priorities, but they go through the ritual while attending the services because that's what you do during the services. Afterwards, they meet in the adjacent room and eat wonderful food and talk about the real world. This is the focus of the letter "The Medieval Environment In Modern Greece": national solidarity in Greece is so crucial that the people feel the need to focus their cultural identity, and this focal point happens to be membership in the Greek Orthodox Church.
You do well to be open to the possibility that this cultural link is what your folks are trying to give to you. This may not be the case, but at least be open to the possibility that this is what they have in mind.
And my dad has always been nice to me in the past, and this strikes me as an affront.
He is doing the best that he can with what he's got. He cannot be faulted for doing what he thinks is right. You don't have to agree with him, either.
His folks (most likely) passed their religion on to him and he (most likely) accepted it without question. To question the religion of one's fathers is one of the toughest endeavors I can think of, and not many people ever even try to do this, much less succeed at shedding their family's religious tradition. You have a leg-up in that your parents each came from different religious traditions. This means that they (at least in part) questioned the traditions of their parents, because inter-marriage is discouraged in the Roman Catholic church (but not necessarily within the Episcopalian tradition).
You are carrying this trend a step or two further by rejecting your family's religious traditions altogether. Meanwhile, he may be reverting to the lessons of his youth for whatever reason. Many of us undergo such reversions, and to transcend this tendency can be a lot of work (see the discussion on novelist Anthony Burgess's "Vestigial Fear Of Hell" for a case in point). For your father to reach the point where he could marry outside the Church might have been quite a feat for him, and now that he has relaxed, reversion would seem only natural. I'm not here calling it good, I'm simply accepting it as natural.
I'll be 18 this February, and at that point I can make my own decisions.
If they are still supporting you, you do well to play along -- unless the two of you can come to an agreement. If they support you and there is a disagreement, your choice is between going along with them and becoming self-sufficient -- unless you can reach some sort of agreement.
The problem is, I'm not sure how to tell my dad that I want to stop going to church.
As an adult, you are free to set your own behavior and to be responsible for your actions. As a human (adult or youth), you are free to set your own opinions: nobody can force you to believe this way or that.
If you think your father might be open to a reasoned argument, we discussed this in depth in a forum piece called, "Moving Beyond Just A Polite Response?" The bottom line is that we all have choices we must make, and sometimes neither alternative is pleasant. But this forum piece, I think, covers most of the issues involved in trying to reason with a religious parent. The other piece I might recommend would be "Growing Up Atheist In Honduras," though I've already covered much of that material here. Ivan's situation is remarkably similar to yours, though the situation he describes seems more brutal than the one you describe. That piece might contain a few points I've missed here, though.
I'm worried that he'd be very aggravated if I told him that I've dismissed spirituality.
This is a legitimate fear. Then again, he's a big boy now, and probably able to handle it. Furthermore, this religious kick of his may be just a phase.
James Call said, in the "Moving Beyond Just A Polite Response" piece,
|"Just what level of charade is necessary in your life in order to live comfortably with the people around you is something for [you] to gage for [yourself]. It's somewhat ironic, I suppose, that as a Mormon I was taught how important it was to have the courage of your convictions. It was a lesson I learned well and carried into atheism. I think that has garnered me more respect from my family and others than any kind of compromising would have. I don't think I'd feel as good about myself either."
I don't want to quit seeing him, I still love him and want to be with him.
When you commit to spending time with someone, it is necessary to work at finding things to do together. This does not often come naturally, and usually takes effort. What have you done together besides go to Church? Find something, some activity, that you really want to do, that he would support, and ask him for his help in pursuing your goal. This could range from fishing to sports to social activism to opening a business -- anything that gives you a common interest and that elicits his natural desire to help you grow into manhood with the best advantage he can give you -- anything that can help distract you from your differences of opinion regarding religion.
As I have said many times, arguing over whether or not a god exists is one of the stupidest reasons to get into a fight. People who take their religion seriously might disagree, but there are ways to assert yourself and still keep the peace. Silence is one of the most effective methods: talk about anything but religion. George Washington was probably history's most accomplished master at keeping his religious views a secret. Even when asked, he was extremely adept at remaining silent. As Thomas Jefferson describes it,
|"Dr. Rush told me (he had it from Asa Green) that when the clergy addressed General Washington, on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never, on any occasion, said a word to the public which showed a belief in the Christian religion, and they thought they should so pen their address as to force him at length to disclose publicly whether he was a Christian or not. However, he observed, the old fox was too cunning for them. He answered every article of their address particularly, except that, which he passed over without notice."
-- Jefferson's Works, vol. iv., p. 572
Do you have any advice on a way I could break this to him in a way that might not be so offensive to him?
I've never been in this situation, so I cannot tell you, from personal experience, what has worked for me. I can only tell you what I think. To me, the most effective stratagem would be to play up the hypocrisy angle: by forcing you to go along with the church routine, particularly as Ivan's parents did (forcing him to kneel, etc.), they were forcing him to lie about the true thoughts within his mind. Jane's friend's father was doing the same thing, but to a much lesser degree.
You cannot prevent him from being offended -- short of lying to him, which, to me, is the ultimate offensiveness. But, he might be open to reason, at least in respects to you wishing to be true to the thoughts in your own mind. I discussed this in the exchanges with both Jane and Ivan. You might want to read some of the writings of Robert Ingersoll or Thomas Paine. Both spoke very forcefully on these matters, as did Thomas Jefferson. These links are to marvelous collections of quotations, the first two being book-length works edited by Joseph Lewis, and the third being my own compilation, the result of several years' worth of study of Jefferson's writings, looking specifically for material along these lines. We have complete pieces from each of these writers as well, listed in our Historical section.
My views regarding the hypocrisy of forcing someone to pretend to be religious comes mainly from these three men. After going through these lists of quotations, I imagine you'll have plenty of momentum and ammunition to be able at least to present your case. Whether he goes along with it is a different matter.
just try to tell him that I still love him but I believe something different and that I wish he would just accept it.
That's the best you can do. As long as you show that you love him -- that you love him the way he is (as long as you're not trying, in any way, to change him, but are simply desiring that he accept you the way you are) -- you do well.
There is no guarantee of success in any of this, but I think this is the best you can do.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
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I recently install Ubuntu 9.0.4 on a Presario S4000NX and the CPU fan speed is kept at max. With Windows XP installed the fan speed would increase/decrease as required.
I've tried to install lm-sensors and run the sensors-detect. It recommended that I load the modules which I did:
When running sensor-detect it gave me this strange message:
Trying family SMSC
Found SMSC LPC47M15x/192/997 Super IO Fan Sensors
(but not activated)
Running the sensors command gives me a list of voltages and CPU and temperature but doesn't list any fans.
After doing some Internet research I then tried to load the smsc47m1 module but I get the following error:
FATAL: Error inserting smsc47m1 (/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.ko): no such device
The file smsc47m1.ko does exist in the listed folder.
Any suggestions for getting the fan speed (and the noise) down in Ubuntu? Thanx.
- Chris
P.S. - I would have put better tags but Server Fault wouldn't let me.


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A small child's desperate screams can send chills up the spine of grown ups and this had to be true for Chinese rescuers who worked feverously to rescue a toddler who's head was stuck in a pipe, reported Fox News. As one watches the video it is clear the most important matter the responders have is to bring relief as soon as possible to the frightened child.
Meanwhile somewhere in China is the First Lady Michelle Obama with her kids and mother in tow trying to rescue something that is not broken and repair something that does not need to be fixed. She is going to visit Chinese schools on a mission of 'not-needed-butt out' diplomacy or otherwise known as a week's vacation for her and her daughters.
Maybe if the first lady is watching the rescue of the young toddler from the pipe she can gain some idea on how rescuing children from the Chicago ghetto streets can work with teamwork is employed. Ohh… that would imply that she cares.
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Blue Hole Cottage, Wootton Wawen is a Grade II Listed Building for information see here...
In need of some TLC I think! Like. Cheers, Rosa.
Hi Rosa
It wasn't aware that this was a Listed Building until I uploaded the photo!
Best wishes Peter
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Senior Corps Week – May 7-11 – honors Senior Corps volunteers for "Making A Difference for Generations" and encourages more communities to harness the talent and skill of Americans 55+
Washington, D.C.– The Corporation for National and Community Service is joining with organizations across the country to honor the powerful impact of Senior Corps volunteers and encourage more Americans 55+ to serve their communities through the third annual Senior Corps Week, taking place May 7-11.
For more than four decades, Senior Corps volunteers have used their lifetime of skills and experience to meet community needs. Today more than 330,000 volunteers age 55+ are serving through Senior Corps' three programs – Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP.
"At a time of increased need and declining resources, volunteers age 55 and over are stepping in to fill the gaps," said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. "Today, more than ever, communities need the talents and skills of all Americans to help move this nation forward. Senior Corps volunteers are delivering enormous social and economic benefits to our communities and demonstrating that service is good for the nation and those who serve."
In addition to helping others, older volunteers are also helping themselves by living active, healthy lives through volunteering. A growing body of research points to mental and physical health benefits associated with volunteering, including lower mortality rates, increased strength and energy, decreased rates of depression, and fewer physical limitations. With nearly one in every five Americans projected to be age 60 or older by 2030, a great opportunity exists to engage older Americans in service to meet critical community needs while contributing to longer, healthier lives.
"As the leading edge of the boomer generation reaches the traditional retirement age of 65, nonprofits and communities should be poised to take advantage of this extraordinary wave of human capital that has the potential to transform our nation," said Dr. Erwin Tan, Director of Senior Corps at the Corporation for National and Community Service. "America's baby boomers are the largest, healthiest, best-educated generation in history, and they can leave an incredible legacy through service to others."
Last year, 337,000 Senior Corps volunteers served 96.2 million hours, making a difference in the lives of more than 700,000 elderly who received assistance to remain independent in their homes; and more than 300,000 young people who received tutoring and mentoring that improved their academic performance, self-esteem, and overall social behavior.
- Serving at-risk youth. Last year 27,900 Foster Grandparents served as tutors and mentors for more than 232,300 children and youth with special or exceptional needs. A performance survey found that 81 percent of the children served by Foster Grandparents demonstrated improvements in academic performance; 90 percent demonstrated improved self-image; and 59 percent reported a reduction in risky behavior.
- Supporting independent living. Senior Companions enable tens of thousands of frail and elderly adults to live independently in their own homes by transporting them to medical appointments, shopping for groceries, assisting with bills and paperwork, and offering respite care. Last year 13,600 Senior Companions provided more than 12.2 million hours of service for 60,940 clients.
- Meeting critical community needs. More than 296,000 RSVP volunteers assist survivors of natural disasters, tutor and mentor children, improve the environment, conduct safety patrols, mobilize additional community volunteers, and provide business and technical expertise to nonprofits. In many communities, RSVP is the only program matching older volunteers with service opportunities. Last year RSVP volunteers provided 60 million hours of service through more than 65,000 organizations. These volunteers provided mentoring, academic, and other service to more than 80,000 children and youth and helped more than 676,000 elderly to remain in their homes as long as possible.
- Supporting America's veterans. Senior Corps volunteers, many of whom are themselves veterans, provide counseling and other support to veterans and their families. In 2012, Senior Corps will dedicate more than 35,000 volunteer hours to our nation's veterans. Currently Senior Corps volunteers serve at 84 Department of Veteran Affairs facilities nationwide, and Senior Corps presence in such facilities will expand under a recently announced partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
According to data from the Corporation for National and Community Service, 18.7 million older adults – nearly a quarter of those 55 and older – contributed on average more than three billion hours of service in their communities per year between 2008 and 2010. The yearly economic benefit of this service to the nation equals more than $64 billion.
With the theme "Making a Difference for Generations," Senior Corps Week highlights the powerful impact of 55+ volunteers and inspires others to get involved. The initiative recognizes that service by older Americans benefits everyone – it helps volunteers by keeping them active, healthy, and engaged; it helps our communities to have millions more skilled volunteers; and it helps our nation by saving taxpayer dollars and strengthening civic participation.
"During Senior Corps Week, as we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of older volunteers, let us also redouble our efforts to engage more 55+ Americans in serving their communities," said Spencer. "Volunteering is a great way to stay active and healthy, learn skills, make friends, and experience the joy and satisfaction that comes from serving others. Visit Senior Corps to find volunteer opportunities in your community."
Throughout Senior Corps Week, volunteers, project directors, community leaders, and residents from across the nation will take part in recognition events and service activities to honor the remarkable volunteer work of Americans age 55+ who help solve problems, fill critical community needs, and provide a model for lifelong national service.


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Kentucky Derby Party: Infield Punch
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While the Mint Julep is definitely the obvious drink of choice when it comes to Kentucky Derby parties, revelers who aren't fans of bourbon can sip on vodka-based "Infield Punch" instead. This simple cocktail recipe from Budget Living's Party Central is basically just fruit punch & vodka garnished with lemon, but it's so much more […]
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Looking for a reason to party this weekend, but "Hats 'n' Heels" isn't really your thing? Not to worry! One of the best things about the Kentucky Derby is the wide variety of personalities – and methods of celebration – that it attracts. We're talking both ends of the spectrum here… from the "lifestyles of […]
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In continuing with the color themed gifts today (see earlier post below) – check out today's post over at Simply Stated: Loving Red… Stylish Gift Ideas for Mom (or your best friend…or your sister…or yourself!).
Loving Yellow: Sunshiny Gift Ideas
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Let the sun shine in… Here are a few fun ways to brighten up your desk – or someone else's! Hint: maybe mom deserves a little "sunshine" for Mother's Day? 1. Golden Cherry Blossom Notes – Box of 12 ($18); 2. Yellow Bird Correction Tape ($11); 3. Yellow Peony Personalized Paperweight ($35); 4. Thomas Paul […]
Kentucky Derby Party: Run for the Roses Centerpiece Ideas
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Red roses play a huge part in the Kentucky Derby, which has been aptly dubbed as the "Run for the Roses" due to the gorgeous garland of more than 400 red roses and bouquet of 60 long-stemmed red roses presented to the winning horse/jockey duo. So… it goes without saying that roses are a great […]
Mint Julep Cupcakes Recipe
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Mint Juleps are a "must serve" at any Kentucky Derby party, right? Well, now there's another fun way to serve this traditional Derby favorite: sweeten up the party with tasty Mint Julep Cupcakes – cleverly garnished with short straws and fresh mint leaves, of course! We made these cupcakes for a local news segment today… […]


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A while back there were rumors that Rick and Michonne were going to become an item and fans even started dubbing them "Richonne." Those rumors were short-lived and quickly dropped from the headlines. However, the relationship theories might start back up again thanks to an April 7 post by WetPaint. The website reported that Rick and Michonne's relationship could go in "interesting directions on "The Walking Dead" season 5.
How the two characters have evolved are completely different. Since the first season, Rick has dealt with a lot of loss and stressful situations. He has become a bit harder and his life now is only about protecting his family. As he told Daryl Dixon on the season 4 finale, everything he does is for his son.
Michonne on the other hand was introduced to viewers as someone who was completely hardened, unable to trust (for good reason) and closed off emotionally. Since then she has softened up a bit, relaxed and has formed a bond with several members of the group, especially Carl.
Fans are going to see a new Rick in season 5 due to the season finale events, but showrunner Scott Gimple said that the old Rick won't be completely gone,
"Yes, we will see normal Rick again, but I think this will be the new normal. I don't know if Rick really lost it. If we're talking about the claimers, he did what he had to do. Things were about to get much, much worse. The steps that he took saved Daryl, Michonne, Carl, and himself. The next day, when he's sitting with Daryl, you see a Rick who is very much coming to terms with those two sides of his personality. He can still have humanity and be a father and friend, and yet he can also be the guy who tears out somebody's throat with his teeth to save them."
He added,
"He's not going to be tortured about it. He's not going to wring his hands or walk around consumed by guilt. He's going to accept that this is the world he lives in, and it doesn't mean the end of him. It just means that he has different dimensions now."
So what does this have to do with Michonne? It turns out that this new Rick and his dimensions are going to create a closer bond with Michonne. Executive producer Robert Kirkman explained that they both felt alone and that created a bond between them. Also, Rick and Michonne both have a relationship with Carl that brings them even closer. Kirkman teased,
"This relationship could obviously go in some interesting directions moving forward."
Now the question is what does Kirkman mean by "interesting directions?" Is he talking romance, the two "parenting" Carl or does it mean something completely different?
"The Walking Dead" season 5 will air in October 2014.
Suggested Links
- 'The Walking Dead' season 5: Scott Gimple talks about Beth
- 'The Walking Dead' season 5: How will Terminus compare to Woodbury?
- 'The Walking Dead' season 5: Does Rick have a plan?
- 'The Walking Dead': Who will lose their humanity in season 5?
- 'The Walking Dead': If not cannibalism, then what is going on at Terminus?


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Management Alternatives for Minimizing Livestock Losses
by Dale Rollins
The coyote is as much a part of the Texas landscape as the familiar mesquite tree. Like the mesquite, the coyote is locally abundant, well-established, adaptable, and resilient to fires aimed at its control. Up to a point, both the mesquite and the coyote are compatible with most livestock ranching, but when the population of either species becomes too dense, livestock producers can suffer.
Livestock losses to predators, primarily coyotes, can and do occur statewide, but the sheep and goat industry suffers the greatest impact. In 1988, the loss of sheep and goats to predators in Texas was about $12 million. Predation is the number-one cause of death to sheep and goats in the Edwards Plateau region. The rangelands of other areas of Texas are well suited for sheep and goat production, but ineffective means of preventing predatory losses preclude large-scale grazing by sheep and/or goats. Additional losses occur in the cattle, poultry, swine, and melon industries.
Minimizing livestock losses to coyote predation requires:
- understanding the coyote's ways,
- learning to interpret coyote sign and recognize coyote kills,
- reducing the exposure of susceptible livestock,
- learning how to control problem coyotes, and
- developing a plan of action before the problem reaches a crisis level.
The objective of this publication is to increase your awareness of these required skills and, in doing so, to help minimize your livestock losses to coyotes.


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With a flock of white doves winging out of the front door of the church to cheers from the crowd, "Jesus Welcomes All" brought a message of peace for 2014 from the Lutheran Layman's League. The float won the Rose Parade Princess' Trophy for Most Beautiful Float 36 feet and Under.
The float, designed by Michelle Lofthouse and built by Phoenix Decorating Company, reflected the goal of the League: "Bringing Christ to the Nations and the Nations to the Church." A classic white clapboard church topped by a 20-foot bell tower was set among a bounty of roses in purple, pink, yellow, orange and white. A stone walkway and stained glass windows in dry materials completed the effect.
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With 64 entries to date, the Lutheran Hour Ministries float is only recurring Rose Parade entry with a religious theme, yet the work of the faithful can be seen on a good portion of the floats that roll out of the Phoenix barn every year. Petal Pushers, as they are called, come from all over the country at their own expense during Deco Week to decorate nine floats.
A note on the doves: After they are released, they circle overhead in formation until they get their bearings, then head home where they get rewarded with food. Sort of like teenagers. This may be why the order of march was changed to move the McQueen High School Lancer Band back between the AIDS wedding float, which also released doves, and the Lutheran Hour float.
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A flock of doves
Representing a hope for peace, doves fly out of the church door on the Lutheran Hour float, "Jesus Welcomes All." Riders were Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod president the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison and his wife, Kathy (seated); Gunya Na Thalang, LHM's regional director for Asia (on steps); Lisa Carreon, a member of the LHM Float Committee, Berhanu Moges, ministry center director for LHM—Ethiopia, and Dr. Buddy Mendez, a professor at Concordia University, Irvine, Calif. (in front of church).
Stained glass and clapboard
The church on "Jesus Welcomes All" was decorated with everlasting, strawflower, cornhusk, rice, poppy and lettuce seed in various shades, onion and clover seed, statice, beans, split peas, coffee and silverleaf. The stonework was ground walnut shell, white rice, and poppy, onion, lettuce and clover seed. Windows were various beans, strawflower and statice in different colors, and parsley flakes. Real Christmas trees stood at either side of the staircase.
Roses, roses, roses
Mounds of roses—on the pod, on trees, on bushes—brought color and beauty to "Jesus Welcomes All." Rose colors were yellow, gold, white, various shades of pink, orange and peach. Carnations and mums of similar colors were also used. The butterfly was created with strawflower, seaweed, coffee and a variety of seeds.
Petal Pushers get the job done
A volunteer group of the Lutheran Hour Ministries Float Committee, Petal Pushers come from all over the country to Phoenix Decorating Company for Deco Week (the week prior to the Rose Parade) to prepare and mount botanical materials on the Lutheran Hour and eight other floats. Each person in the 5,000-member group pays her own way to Pasadena. These four are cutting petals off dried strawflowers for the 2011 floats.
Suggested Links
- 2014 Rose Parade floats: Who won what in the 125th Tournament of Roses
- 10 highlights and lowlights of the 125th Rose Parade on Jan. 1
- Coming for 2015: Suggestions for an updated Rose Parade float trophy list
- Tournament of Roses Pres. Richard Chinen enthusiastic about 'Inspiring Stories'
- Bands in the 2014 Rose Parade: Part 4, from Alaska to Panama


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Snowboarding and skiing are great activities, but face it, they have barriers to entry. Lift tickets are expensive, and it takes a while to learn either activity.
But if you're interested in having some fun on the snow, there's one ultra-cheap way of doing it: Go sledding. Buy a sled for $10, walk up a hill, and slide down. Then repeat.
If you're a parent, sledding is a fun way to introduce young children to the goodness of sliding on the snow. It's cheap and you don't have to travel far. You may even be able to park your car near the hill and beat a hasty retreat when the little tot is starting to get cold, tired, or cranky.
It may take a while to find a good place to go sledding. MinnPost has created a tool that might help, though, with an online map. You can "pin" your favorite hill to the map, or browse it within your neighborhood to see what's there.
For more, see Twin Cities Ski & Ride.


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Duquesne University will further enhance the quality of our students' experience.
"Duquesne serves God by serving students." Our simple, straightforward statement of mission is at the core of all we do, yet realizing this goal is a highly complex matter. Student satisfaction results from a wide range of factors—from the quality of academic programs to the quality of food in the dining halls. We have been remarkably successful in attracting and retaining an increasingly talented, motivated and diverse student body; this momentum must be maintained and accelerated. Through sensitivity and responsiveness to a variety of concerns, Duquesne will serve the minds, hearts and spirits of today's students, thus nurturing lifelong affinity among alumni.
- Freshman admissions will continue to become more selective. The percentage of legacy freshmen will increase.
- The student body will become more diverse and support for human diversity will become a commitment of all students.
- The quality of the student experience will promote life-long bonding to the University and continued engagement of alumni.
- The graduate student experience will be assessed and improved.
- There will be improved assessment of all student outcomes and those assessments will be used for systematic enhancements.
- Intentional collaborations between Student Life and Academic Affairs will be increased.
- Housing facilities will be improved, as well as facilities for commuter students.
- Duquesne athletes will perform at the top of their conferences in sports and in academic performance.
- The development of campus will continue with emphasis on functionality, beauty and sustainability.


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Man Utd 3 Sunderland 1
by Stuart Vose
Defeat for Black Cats at Old Trafford.
Martin O'Neill's Sunderland suffered defeat at Old Trafford as Manchester United maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
The league leaders made a quick start and opened up a two-goal advantage inside the opening 19 minutes thanks to Robin van Persie and Tom Cleverley.
United looked a dangerous attacking threat throughout and Wayne Rooney hit the bar in the early stages of the second half before tapping home van Persie's cross just before the hour.
Sunderland did pull a goal back when substitute Fraizer Campbell headed in Stephane Sessegnon's cross 18 minutes from time.
The goal heralded a late push from the visitors who created some decent chances to further reduce the arrears, but United retained their hold on the game to seal victory.
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill was dealt a blow pre-match as Danny Rose was forced to miss out through injury having limped out of the Black Cats' previous outing.
Titus Bramble came in for the on-loan Spurs defender, while Adam Johnson was named in the starting line-up having passed a late fitness test.
As expected, United applied the early pressure with Ashley Young coming close before captain Patrice Evra wasted a great chance just 11 minutes in.
Rooney's corner was half-cleared to the defender, lurking just beyond the penalty spot, and though the Frenchman's shot was well struck, it lacked direction and fizzed over Simon Mignolet's crossbar.
But United kept pushing and were rewarded with an opening goal five minutes later.
Young cut the ball back low after outpacing Carlos Cuellar, and although John O'Shea got a touch on the delivery he succeeded only in deflecting the ball into the path of van Persie, who drove his shot high into the net.
The Dutchman almost made it 2-0 moments later but saw his downward header clawed away by Mignolet, who went full stretch to tip the effort away down by the base of his left-hand post.
But United weren't to be denied and did double their money soon afterwards to leave Sunderland with a mountain to climb.
Cleverley's fine give-and-go down the left levered open the Sunderland defence and the midfielder worked his angles well, leaving Mignolet no chance with a curling effort which dropped inside the far post.
The hosts were rampant and would have been three goals ahead inside the first 25 minutes but for some rather wasteful finishing.
Most fans would have put their house on Rooney to score when van Persie picked him out unmarked six yards from goal, but the England man somehow screwed the ball wide with the goal at his mercy.
The same player then threatened again, ghosting into the box to meet Evra's left-wing cross only to head off-target.
Sunderland were stuggling to impose themselves on the game but did create a chance just before the half-hour – James McClean drilling a shot into the legs of David De Gea after advancing well down the left.
Then Sessegnon's goalbound shot was headed over by Evra as the visitors went in at the break 2-0 down.
United, who had started the first half in style, did the same at the beginning of the second as Rooney hit the bar with a powerful drive less than two minutes in, with Young skying the rebound.
But Sunderland could have pulled a goal back when impressive sub Connor Wickham – on for the injured Steven Fletcher at half time – found Craig Gardner, whose shot was tipped away by De Gea.
Then Wickham himself had a go, twisting and turning on the edge of the box before firing just over the top.
However, the visitors' opportunities were simply a precursor to a third United goal as the hosts put the game out of sight.
The build-up was sheer quality from van Persie, who tricked his way beyond Bramble and Cuellar before squaring for Rooney to tap in.
United were cruising – but all of a sudden Sunderland were on the board to make things interesting with 18 minutes to go.
A ball across the face of goal was kept in on the far touchline by Sessegnon, who swung in a dangerous cross which was headed in by Fraizer Campbell at the far post.
It was a well-worked goal, and the breakthrough ushered in the visitors' best spell of the match.
O'Shea almost found the net against his former club with a deft back-header through a crowd of players, but De Gea was alive to the threat and grabbed the ball at the last moment.
Then the impressive Wickham had a shot blocked after good work from Larsson, while Sessegnon just couldn't force home a low cross from substitute – and debutant – James McFadden under pressure from Nemanja Vidic.
Perhaps Sunderland's late work deserved another goal, but O'Neill's men just couldn't find a way through.
An honourable mention must go to Sunderland's travelling fans, who got behind their side brilliantly and provided superb backing throughout.
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Team Sheet
- De Gea
- 1
- Jones
- 4
- Evra
- 3
- Smalling
- 12
- Ferdinand (Vidic)
- 5
- Rooney
- 10
- Valencia
- 7
- Young
- 18
- Carrick (Scholes)
- 16
- Cleverley (Giggs)
- 23
- van Persie
- 20
- Mignolet
- 22
- O'Shea
- 16
- Cuéllar
- 24
- Colback (McFadden)
- 14
- Bramble
- 19
- Gardner
- 8
- Johnson (Campbell)
- 21
- McClean
- 23
- Sessegnon
- 28
- Larsson
- 7
- Fletcher (Wickham)
- 26
- Scholes
- 22
- Lindegaard
- 13
- Giggs
- 11
- Welbeck
- 19
- Vidic
- 15
- Fletcher
- 24
- Hernández
- 14
- Wickham
- 10
- Saha
- 25
- Westwood
- 20
- Campbell
- 9
- Kilgallon
- 12
- Vaughan
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- McFadden
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The real 'winner' of the Cycle Messenger World Championships...
8.08.07 by Buffalo Bill
I was honored by being given the prize for Best checkpoint Marshall/Best volunteer/The guy who drank the most fell down the most and still smiled.. Im not certain of the precise technichal term for it, but Neal give me a bag that I am very proud of. I could not have been any help if people did not help me- Some of them were: Niall gave me the key to his house so I always had a place to rest.Jojo did half the check point, wrestled and beat 2 of my guys there, picked up my spirit when I was homesick and down before the finals.Vincent, Tom, Tjeerd, Pax, Bender, Andy(The new IFBMA President) was invaluable at the CP. Thanks for that Sarah sang my name whenever she saw me. April borrowed me money when I was broke. Sonic and Tom went by the "office" and picked up the bottles for Saturday night. Laus for racing Texas Twins with me (we had the victory sewn up when the cops showed up). Shaun the leprechaun (meant in the most positive meaning of the term) for the outfits and being magical.Stefan for preciding at the open forum. Cliff for keeping our heads ringing.Navid for the inspiration.
Thanks to all the sponsors of the event. My bag is a Pac (I have been lusting for years, almost bought Morgans but now i have one) The Pac held stuff from Fifo hats, Knog, Trackstar and Kryptonite. I got a Bike from Kona wich I was stoked about for all 3 seconds untill I realized it was one of the goldsprints bikes,they will look hot two of the same, brand new so I made a quick decision to donate my new bike to DBMA, think of me when you do goldsprints in Dublin. Also I got a beautiful trophy.
Thanks to all that came out and raced without that I would have been bored up there on the hill. And thanks to all the great people that were there that I have not mentioned.
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Postgame Notes: NIT 2nd Round - UMass 77, Seton Hall 67
March 17, 2012
Postgame Notes:
UMass is now 12-12 all-time in NIT games including 2-0 against Seton Hall. The Minutemen defeated Seton Hall 86-85 in the NIT on March 10, 1977 at the Springfield Civic Center. UMass will make its third all-time appearance in the NIT Quarterfinals including its first since 2008. The last Quarterfinal appearance for UMass was the comeback win at Syracuse on March 25, 2008 - the year UMass went to the NIT Championship game against Ohio State.
UMass' 24 wins is tied for the sixth-most in a single season for program history. UMass also had 24 wins in 1992-93 and 2006-07.
Sean Carter posted 11 rebounds for the game marking his 6th game of the season with double-figure rebounds and the 14th time in his career. He also scored 11 points for his 4th double-double of the year.
Chaz Williams scored 20 points for his 33rd double-figure scoring game of the season and the 49th of his career. The game marked his 12th 20-point game of the season. His 6 assists moved him 14 assists closer to second all-time in a single-season at UMass - currently 238 by Cary Herer in 1990.
Raphiael Putney netted 15 points going 5-of-7 from the floor for his 19th double-figure scoring game of the season.
Terrell Vinson scored eight of his 10 points in the second half - all in the final 6:27 of play after Seton Hall had take a 60-58 lead.
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Coast Sundance Lodge, Sun Peaks
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 84 smoke-free guestrooms
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Spa tub
- Ski storage
- Fitness center
- Self parking
- 24-hour front desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Lobby fireplace
- Front desk safe
- ATM/banking services
What's around
- Heart of Sun Peaks
- Sun Peaks Golf Course (0.1 mi / 0.1 km)
- Sun Peaks Resort (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
- Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park (24.1 mi / 38.8 km)
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
Coast Sundance Lodge, Sun Peaks
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $71
- Premium One Bedroom Suite
- Comfort Two Doubles
- Superior Room, 2 Double Beds
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 84 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed (dogs and cats only) *
- Specific rooms only *
- 2 per room
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Self parking *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- 2 coffee shops/cafés
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Ski storage
- Fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1996
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Fireplace in lobby
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Premium TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Daily housekeeping
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DiningBottoms Bar and Grill - This pub serves lunch and dinner.
On Site
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- Spa tub
- Cross-country skiing on site
- Downhill skiing on site
- Snowboarding on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
- Sledding nearby
- Snow tubing nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
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Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
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Also known as
- Coast Sundance
- Coast Sundance Lodge
- Coast Sundance Lodge Sun Peaks
- Coast Sundance Sun Peaks
- Coast Sundance Hotel Sun Peaks
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Self parking costs CAD 10 per night with in/out privileges
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CAD 20 per accommodation, per night (maximum CAD 80 per stay)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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