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Tom Huxley
Tom Huxley of Harbor has attached his platform to the proposed Home Rule Charter, also on the May 20 ballot.
He said he preferred to submit his comments by email, noting that his concerns are not prioritized.
"This list was vitally important more than two years ago when they were originally submitted to county officials, and it remains very important," Huxley wrote of the Citizens Committee's 19 recommendations to solve the county's fiscal problems. "It's appalling to me the questions were never answered. If commissioners had really wanted citizen input when they asked for volunteers to participate, they would have jumped at the opportunity to respond."
Huxley's main concerns include elected officials and transparency in their work, employee benefits, consolidation of the 911 systems in the county, and reorganizing departments.
He also and the proposed home rule charter, which he strongly supports.
As commissioner, Huxley proposes to create an "understandable, workable county organizational chart" and consolidate departments he believes are top-heavy.
For example, he said there are 115 county employees, of whom 60 work under the sheriff or road department that Huxley feels is currently run well. That leaves 55 — of which 25 are elected officials, or managers, supervisors, directors and department heads — overseeing about 30 rank and file employees.
Another issue Huxley has with the county is the cost of benefits. He said that prior to June 2001, employees all paid 6 percent of their Public Employee Retirement System (PERS), but commissioners changed that to put that obligation — including their own contribution — in the hands of taxpayers. If it were reversed, he said, it would save the county $300,000.
Health insurance benefits are also too expensive, he said.
"My recommendation is to increase the deductible of the current 'Cadillac or Rolls Royce' plans and cap the taxpayer contribution at $6,000 per year per employee," Huxley said. "Savings would be approximately $625,000 per year."
Commissioner transparency with public meeting law and obtaining documents is another issue Huxley outlined in his email.
He said state law bans meetings such as the one Commissioners David Itzen and David Brock Smith had during which they discussed the political action committee opposing the Home Rule Charter.
"Itzen's response to the question was, 'We can meet for lunch,'" Huxley wrote. "'We can go to these (debate) occasions. Susan's back there (in the audience). It's not a problem. The problem would be if you discussed business that you know is coming up. That would be a violation of the law.
"Commissioner Itzen apparently is of the belief that being a co-founder of a committee opposing measure 8-76 and being active in discussions and deliberations on that subject with Commissioner Smith and others out of the public view is OK because that subject will not come before county commissioners for discussion and possible decisions by them in the future," he wrote. "The Oregon Attorney General's Public Records and Meetings manual is quite clear in what constitutes a public meeting and what is subject to proper notice."
And the Home Rule Charter, he believes, will make or break his candidacy, he said.
"I support the Home Rule Charter Measure 8-76," he said. "But my position is that any form of government, be it general law or home rule, is only as good or bad as those individuals who are in the elected or appointed positions."
He's angered by the misinformation he alleges the opponents are spreading about the charter.
"For weeks there has been unfounded accusations that a home rule charter is very difficult and expensive to change," he wrote. "Many citizens have said after reviewing the procedure required to amend a charter, it appears very clear-cut."
In his email, Huxley did not provide any ideas regarding the county's fiscal status and the means by which to solve those problems, but believes the restructuring of the county's government is a foundation on which to begin those discussions. He also said the voters have spoken, and taxes are not the solution to the county's woes.
"Solutions come with answers that come with the foundation (of government)," he said. "The question asked over and over is 'Why hasn't this been done years ago?' And the short response is, 'It could not be accomplished under the current tax situation.'"
And while he seems to some to be little more than an irate citizen spewing complaints, Huxley says he's passionate.
"I'm honest, I have integrity, I say what I believe," he said last month. "I'm not politically correct; that's a disaster. That's not being transparent."
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Top cancer treatment centers aren't doing enough to help patients preserve their fertility during their treatments, according to new research from Northwestern University.
Researchers studied policies at the 39 National Cancer Institute-designated total cancer treatment centers across the country, and found most of these centers do not have policies in place to identify and warn patients about potential fertility loss. The past 40 years have seen an increase in cancer survival rates for young patients, and many may want children after their treatment.
"When you think about having children after cancer, that's a very strong way to think about surviving and thriving after cancer," lead study author Marla Clayman was quoted as saying. "It can be shocking for patients to find out their fertility was affected when there were potentially options that exist that were not offered to them."
For more information, go to: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/12/saving-fertility-not-priority-at-most-cancer-centers.html
SOURCE: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, December 2013
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What is A Doctor of Optometry?
As primary eye care providers, optometrists are an integral part of the health care team and an entry point into the health care system. They are skilled in the co-management of care that affects the eye health and vision of their patients and an excellent source of referral to other health care professionals.
The optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete a residency.


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The independent containership owner and manager purchased the vessels for $195.6 million.
The U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration released a report Wednesday, showing that 92 percent of more than $1.3 trillion worth of U.S. goods exported in 2015 were likely affected by foreign technical regulations.
The Arab ocean carrier's shareholders would own 28 percent of the combined company, while the existing shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd would own 72 percent of the new company.
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The agricultural export group, which has been a critic of the container weight regulation implementation process, praised South Carolina Ports Authority CEO Jim Newsome for suggesting the use of port scales to obtain verified gross mass.
Peter Friedmann accused container lines of bungling the International Maritime Organization's new container weight verification requirement, and said some now realize they face high internal costs unless they offer a more flexible approach.
The 19 ocean carrier members of the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association are collaborating with six U.S. ports to establish a harmonized container weighing process.


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The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club Part 3, Chapter 4 Summary
- Jing-mei opens by talking about her "life's importance," a jade pendant that her mother gave her on Chinese New Year. She has no idea what the pedant means. She wishes she could ask her mom, but Suyuan is dead.
- As a piece of jewelry, Jing-mei thinks the pendant isn't attractive, but she's been wearing it every day recently, wanting to find out what her mother intended it to mean.
- Jing-mei notices other Chinese people wearing the same kind of pendant. She asks one guy about his. His mom gave it to him, but he basically has no understanding of what his means either.
- We flash back to Chinese New Year, when Jing-mei's mom was alive.
- Jing-mei helps her mom prepare the holiday meal. They go to Chinatown and shop for crabs.
- Suyuan complains about the tenants in the building she owns, how they take multiple showers a day and run up the water bill, how they always have too many bags of garbage so she has to pay extra, etc.
- She also complains that her tenants think she poisoned this cat that was a pest, always glaring at her through the kitchen window. Jing-mei's pretty sure her mom did poison the cat.
- While shopping, Jing-mei has to select the most alive looking crabs, but they end up being forced to take one missing a leg, which is bad luck. Thankfully, there will only be ten people eating dinner, and the crab missing the leg makes eleven, so it's extra.
- Back at home, her mom starts preparing the crabs. Jing-mei can't handle watching them be boiled because once she made a pet out of a crab as a child, only to have her mom cook it.
- Suyuan invites Lindo and Tin Jong for dinner, which means the whole Jong family is invited, including Lindo's son, Vincent, and his girlfriend Lisa, Waverly, Rich, and Shoshana. Jing-mei's old piano teacher, Mr. Chong, is also invited. Eleven people in all for dinner – someone will have to take the legless crab.
- When the crabs are served, the Jong family takes all the best crabs. Jing-mei's father and Mr. Chong get the best out of what's left, leaving Jing-mei and her mother with really bad crabs.
- Jing-mei takes the worst crab (the one missing a leg), but her mother stops her and gives her the better of the two crabs.
- There's quite a bit of bickering over dinner.
- Lindo criticizes the way Rich eats crab. Waverly, Rich, Vincent, and Lisa all think that Lindo is gross for eating the crab's brain.
- Tin Jong makes jokes about how he told his daughter not to marry poor, she should marry Rich. Ha ha.
- Then Vincent asks when Waverly is getting married already. And she directs the same question right back at him, making Lisa uncomfortable (guess Vincent hasn't popped the question yet).
- Waverly compliments Jing-mei's haircut, but criticizes her choice of a stylist, David, who is gay. To Waverly, this means David probably has AIDS and has given the disease to Jing-mei through her hair. (Wow, that's a lot of assumptions to make.)
- To make it worse, Waverly recommends her own hair stylist, but says he might be too expensive for her.
- Now Jing-mei is mad and decides to make a jab back. Jing-mei did some freelance work for the firm Waverly works at and hasn't yet been paid. So she says that she could afford the haircut if Waverly's firm could get it together to pay their bills.
- Then Waverly says that the firm hasn't paid because they think Jing-mei's work is "unacceptable." Then she mocks Jing-mei's work in front of everyone. Which the whole group seems to think is a great joke.
- Suyuan even admits that Jing-mei isn't as sophisticated as Waverly.
- Jing-mei is totally mortified. She starts to clean off the table and do the dishes. She realizes that she's just herself, nothing more, nothing less.
- Jing-mei notices that her mom didn't even touch the crab that was missing a leg. Suyuan says she didn't eat it because it died before it was even cooked, so it was bad.
- Jing-mei wants to know why her mom even cooked it then. Her mom responds that she knew no one but Jing-mei would ever pick it, because everyone else selects things that are top quality. Jing-mei can't tell if this is a criticism or a compliment.
- At this moment, Suyuan takes off her necklace and gives it to Jing-mei. She says that when Jing-mei wears it, she will know her mother's meaning. She tells her daughter that the pendant is Jing-mei's "life importance."
- Jing-mei thinks her mom gave her the necklace to make her feel better after Waverly humiliated her. Suyuan insists that Waverly is like a crab, always waking sideways and crooked.
- The flashback ends.
- Jing-mei is in the kitchen of her parents' house, cooking dinner for her widowed father.
- She notices that the annoying cat has returned – her mom didn't poison it after all. The cat annoys her too, and just like her mom, Jing-mei starts pounding on the kitchen window to try to scare the cat away.
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While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense.
What: Shares of utility company Exelon (NYSE:EXC) rallied 2% this morning after its $6.8 billion purchase of power distributor Pepco Holdings (NYSE:POM) prompted an underperform-to-market perform upgrade from Wells Fargo.
So what: Along with the upgrade, analyst Neil Kalton boosted his price target to $36-$37 (from $26-$27), representing about 6% worth of upside to yesterday's close. So while contrarian traders might be turned off by Exelon's price surge in 2014, Kalton's call could reflect a sense on Wall Street that recent developments give the stock more room to run.
Now what: According to Wells, Exelon's risk/reward trade-off is pretty balanced at this point. "We are increasing our 2015-17E EPS to/from $2.60/$2.30, $2.80/$2.15 and $3.00/$2.10 to reflect (1) materially higher power prices since our estimates were last updated and (2) projected accretion from the POM acquisition in 2016 and 2017 that is consistent with EXC's guidance," said Kalton. "While we view the POM acquisition as a modest positive, our change in thesis is primarily driven by continued momentum in the power markets." When you couple Exelon's newly bolstered scale with its still-solid 3%-plus dividend yield, it's tough to disagree with Wells' upgrade.
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HTC One officially launching at Verizon this summer
Verizon has confirmed via Twitter that it would sell the HTC One "later this summer."
Since it didn't issue a proper press release about this, I guess the handset's launch isn't too important for Verizon. And that's understandable. Not only that the carrier offered a relatively similar handset (HTC Droid DNA) since late 2012, but its One will also come months later than the versions available at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.
There are no pricing details for the moment, but Verizon could follow AT&T and offer the One 32GB for $199.99 (on contract), and the One 64GB for $299.99.
Reportedly sold in about 5 million units until now, the HTC One is arguably the best smartphone ever made by the Taiwanese company. It runs Android Jelly Bean (with Sense UI), featuring a metal casing, 4.7 inch Super LCD3 display with 1920 x 1080 pixels, LTE, NFC, 4MP Ultrapixel rear camera, 2GB of RAM, quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, and a 2,300 mAh non-removable battery.


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Released in September overseas, the long-hungered-for remastering of The Terminator will finally be bringing its Uzi 9mm s to bear on US shores on February 19. The disc will contain all of the features of the original MGM special edition DVD, a remastering featurette, and otherwise should be identical to the overseas versions. For those wondering, the original mono track without the changed sound FX will not be included, but the disc will include a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track.
The Terminator is the film that made Avatar director James Cameron and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger the big stars they are today. A worldwide phenomenon, the film has spawned three sequels, a television series, and countless books, games, and other tie-in merchandise
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Penny Frese, PhD, was studying fine arts at Ohio University when she met her future husband. They saw each other for several months, and she noticed he avoided talking about anything personal. "We took a walk in a park, and it was toward the end of summer -- a gorgeous, beautiful day. I confronted hRead Full Article
FDA OK's Monthly Schizophrenia Drug
March 1, 2013 -- The FDA has approved a long-acting version of the antipsychotic drug Abilify to treat adults with schizophrenia. Abilify Maintena is a freeze-dried powder reconstituted with water to form an extended-release medication that can be injected once a month, according to the manufacturerRead Full Article
New Clues to Schizophrenia
May 15, 2012 -- Scientists have developed a test that may be able to predict who is at risk for schizophrenia, a complex mental illness that is thought to run in families. To develop the test, scientists used a new approach to identify a comprehensive group of genes most likely linked with the diseaRead Full Article
50 Years of Data Confirm Benefit of Antipsychotics
May 2, 2012 -- More than 50 years of data show that people with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic drugs lower their risk of relapse, a new study suggests. Relapse rates were 64% in people not taking medications for schizophrenia, while they were 27% in those who were given them for at least a yeaRead Full Article
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Aug. 8, 2011 - An unlucky collection of tiny changes in the genetic code causes most cases of schizophrenia, a game-changing new study finds. These "de novo" mutations aren't passed on from parents to their children, helping to explain why so many cases of schizophrenia occur in people with no familRead Full Article
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In roughly 600 years, no Pope has decidedly "resigned" from head of the Catholic Church. That means this is the first time in the history of the modern West that it happened, and it sets a precedent. For a conservative such as Pope Benedict XVI, this is a surprisingly "modern" move. In the business world and in most of life, people retire. CEO's and janitors alike. But the Pope? Here is part of Benedict's official statement on the matter from Religion News Service:
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
600 years ago, Pope Celestine V issued a decree which allowed a Pope to resign. Like Benedict, he too was elderly reluctant at 80 years old.
While citing his health, is it also possible that the increasing hostility towards Benedict's conservatism, as well as his controversial background with the sex scandal, are part-in-parcel with the retirement? Perhaps it is time, after all, for a progressive Papacy to fill Peter's chair.
Regardless of where my readers may stand on Benedict's papacy, I do think the enormous cry for change and reform in the Catholic church sets a precedent for Benedict's early retirement. From Liberation Theology to women in the priesthood, we've seen a lot of new developments in the Catholic church.
I am no theologian, but all the signs are clear: the people of the world, religious people, Christian people, are ready for change.
Over at the Aggie Catholic blog, we learn that Benedict's retirement may be a long-time-coming. Apparently, in 2009, Pope Benedict stopped by the tomb of Celestine V:
He stopped off in Aquila, Italy, and visited the tomb of an obscure medieval Pope named St. Celestine V (1215-1296). After a brief prayer, he left his pallium, the symbol of his own episcopal authority as Bishop of Rome, on top of Celestine's tomb!
"These actions were probably more than pious acts," they also write. I'm inclined to believe them.
What are your thoughts for the future of the Catholic Church? Is this a good, however unexpected, turn for a religion in the midst of upheaval and controversy?


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Released: May 01st, 1990
Running Time: 73
Director: Aja (I)
Company: Video Exclusives
Cast: Lindy La Bare, Amber Midnight, Jamila, Fallon, Ray Victory
Critical Rating: A 1/2
Genre: Feature
Well packaged.
Yeah, it's a sin, all right. The story has something to do with women being arrested by cops, and sex behind bars, but due to sound quality one might get from shooting a film in an airplane hangar, much of the dialogue is unintelligible. The camera angles are repetitive and show to death.
Among the solo shining light here are a closing scene featuring the always reliable Ray Victory and two fine performances from Amber Midnight, an arousing starlet who deserves to be singled out from a mostly uninspired cast.


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Feds Fight to Keep Medicare Doctor Data Secret
The Bush administration has repeatedly pushed for more transparency in health care, so consumers can be well informed when choosing a doctor or a hospital. But the administration's been fighting in federal court to keep private the health-info mother lode: the Medicare claims database, which has data on more than 700,000 doctors.
Last year, a federal judge told the government to release the data. But the feds just appealed the decision — to the delight of the American Medical Association, and to the chagrin of Consumers' Checkbook a ratings group that sued to get the data.
The AMA says revealing the data could compromise doctors' right to privacy. And, the group suggests, the raw data could be misleading, because they don't take into account how different patient populations might lead to different treatments and different outcomes, the LA Times reports.
When the federal Department of Justice filed its appeal last week, Health and Human Services put out this statement explaining why the feds oppose releasing the data. In short, a 1979 decision prohibits the government from releasing doctor reimbursement data that would allow the public to identify individual physicians. The feds argue that releasing the data sought by Consumers' Checkbook would violate the 1979 decision.
"The Department seeks resolution of this conflict from the Court of Appeals," the statement says.
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By Peter Montague of Rachel's Democracy & Health News
In response to a relentless stream of bad news about global warming, a cluster of major industries has formed a loose partnership with big environmental groups, prestigious universities, philanthropic foundations, and the U.S. federal government -- all promoting a technical quick-fix for global warming called "carbon sequestration."
"Carbon sequestration" is a plan to capture and bury as much as 10 trillion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide deep in the ground, hoping it will stay there forever. (A ton is 2000 pounds; a metric tonne is 2200 pounds; ten trillion is 10,000,000,000,000.) Though the plan has not yet received any substantial publicity, it is very far along.
The purpose of the plan is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). Carbon dioxide is the most important "greenhouse gas," which is thought to be contributing to global warming.[1] A carbon sequestration program would capture the gas, turn it into a liquid, transport it through a network of pipelines, and pump it into the ground, intending for it to stay buried forever.
From an industrial perspective, carbon sequestration seems like a winning strategy. If it succeeded in reducing carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, it would allow coal and oil firms to retain and even expand their market share in the energy business throughout the 21st century, eliminating the need for substantial innovation. Carbon sequestration would also greatly reduce the incentive for Congress to invest in renewable energy, which competes with coal and oil. Furthermore, carbon sequestration might deflect the accusation that the coal and oil corporations bear responsibility (and perhaps even legal liability) for the major consequences of global warming (more and bigger hurricanes, droughts, floods, and fires, for example). Finally, if the carbon sequestration plan were to fail, with grievous consequences for human civilization, failure would occur decades or centuries into the future when the current generation of decision-makers, researchers, philanthropists, and environmental advocates could no longer be held accountable.
For all these reasons, coal, oil, mining, and automobile corporations, plus electric utilities, are eager to get carbon sequestration going.
To accomplish their goal, the coal and oil firms are being helped by researchers at Princeton (PDF) and Stanford universities, and by the Joyce Foundation in Chicago, which is underwriting a campaign by environmental advocates on behalf of industry's plan. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Izaak Walton League, the Clean Air Task Force, the Michigan Environmental Council, and others have received substantial grants to advocate for carbon sequestration. Finally, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Stephen Johnson recently endorsed industry's plan. All the pieces are now in place and an aggressive campaign is under way to persuade (PDF) state and federal legislators to endorse large-scale carbon sequestration.
What's at stake
After trillions of tons of carbon dioxide have been buried in the deep earth, if even a tiny proportion of it leaks back out into the atmosphere, the planet could heat rapidly and civilization as we know it could be disrupted. Quite plausibly the surface of the Earth could become uninhabitable for humans. Thus, one way or another, the future of humanity is at stake in the decision whether to endorse carbon sequestration or to develop the many renewable energy technologies that are available to eliminate our dependence on carbon-based fuels.
Major benefits for the coal industry
To one degree or another, carbon sequestration will benefit all of the industries involved, allowing them to continue business as usual, removing the need for substantial innovation, and reducing competition from renewable fuels. However, it is the coal industry that will benefit the most. One could argue that, without carbon sequestration, the coal industry itself cannot survive. Once large-scale carbon sequestration has begun, the coal industry will be free to unleash an enormous new enterprise turning coal into liquid fuels. The technology for coal-to-liquids, or CTL, was fully developed decades ago. CTL was devised by German chemists in the 1920s, and the Nazis could not have pursued World War II without it. Unfortunately, coal-to-liquids is an exceptionally dirty technology that produces twice as much carbon dioxide per gallon of fuel, compared to petroleum. Carbon sequestration would bury that extra carbon dioxide in the ground, thus solving the coal industry's biggest problem, making coal-to-liquids feasible, and assuring a future for the coal industry itself.
You have perhaps heard the phrase "clean coal." This contradictory term was coined by carbon sequestration advocates as a public relations ploy. In "clean coal," the word "clean" is narrowly defined to mean "coal that contributes less carbon to the atmosphere in the short term, compared to typical coal combustion."
In actual fact there is nothing clean about "clean coal." Even if large-scale carbon sequestration begins, the mining and burning of" clean coal" will continue to destroy hundreds of mountains in Appalachia, and will continue to pollute the Midwestern and Eastern states with millions of tons of deadly fine and ultrafine particles of soot ("fly ash"), plus nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), mercury, dioxins, radioactive particles, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and so on. Large tonnages of coal bottom ash will still be buried each year in shallow pits overlying aquifers, creating a perpetual and growing threat to drinking water supplies. In the Midwest and West, large tracts of land, and large amounts of scarce water, would still be contaminated or otherwise made unavailable for alternative uses. In sum, "clean coal" is an advertising slogan without substance. Furthermore, if even a small proportion of the sequestered carbon from "clean coal" ever leaks out of the ground, the planet could experience runaway global warming.
The danger of tiny leaks
It is important to distinguish between carbon dioxide and carbon itself. Carbon is an element, one of the 92 naturally-occurring building blocks of the universe. Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound made up of one carbon atom attached to two oxygen atoms (CO2). By weight, carbon dioxide is 27% carbon; in other words, one ton of elemental carbon will create 3.7 tons of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is the main "greenhouse gas" thought to be contributing to global warming.[1]
Before the industrial revolution, there were 580 billion tonnes of carbon in Earth's atmosphere; today there are 750 billion tonnes (an increase of 170 billion tonnes, or 29%, since about 1750). Because humans burn roughly 2% more coal, oil and natural gas each year (thus doubling total use every 35 years), the carbon buildup in the atmosphere is accelerating. Presently humans are emitting about eight billion tonnes (PDF) of carbon into the atmosphere each year, not all of which is retained there.
Unfortunately, emissions of eight billion tonnes per year are sufficient to worsen a global warming problem.[1]
The amount of carbon held in underground supplies of coal, oil and natural gas is very large. By a conservative estimate, worldwide there are 3510 billion tonnes of carbon remaining underground in coal; 230 billion tonnes of carbon in oil; and another 140 billion tonnes of carbon in natural gas (plus 250 billion tonnes in peat), for a total of 4130 billion tonnes (PDF) of carbon held in fossil fuels globally. If 25% of this were burned and the carbon sequestered, leakage of only 0.8% of the total per year would exceed the current annual human contribution to atmospheric carbon (eight billion tonnes). And of course the oil and coal companies plan to burn far more than 25% of what remains in the ground. Their goal is to burn 100% of it. If they managed to burn 75% of remaining fuels, then annual leakage of 0.26% of the total would exceed the current eight billion tonne annual human contribution to atmospheric carbon. This could eventually lead to runaway global warming, plausibly rendering the Earth uninhabitable for humans.
It is now widely believed that humans must cut their carbon emissions 80% by the year 2050 to avert runaway global warming. (Actually, some now calculate that more than an 80% cut is needed -- but for the sake of argument, let's accept the lower 80% estimate at face value.) An 80% reduction from eight billion tonnes would allow humans to emit only 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon annually to avert runaway global warming.
If we accept this estimate of the carbon reduction needed -- cutting 80% from current levels -- then the allowable leakage must be reduced accordingly:
- if 25% of remaining fossil carbon is sequestered, any leakage above 0.16% (about one-sixth of one percent) of the total per year could eventually result in runaway global warming;
- if 75% of remaining fossil carbon is sequestered, then leakage greater than 0.05% (one-twentieth of one percent) of the total per year could eventually produce runaway global warming.
The short-term secondary effects of a carbon sequestration program are also worth considering.
Once large-scale carbon sequestration begins, it will be exceedingly difficult to stop. As soon as sequestration begins, the coal and oil corporations, and the environmental groups and universities advocating on their behalf, will assert that "carbon sequestration has been successfully demonstrated." Indeed, the environmental advocates are making such claims already (PDF), based on a very short history of pumping small amounts of carbon dioxide into oil wells to force more oil to the surface.[2] But how can anyone "demonstrate" that leakage will never occur in the future? Such a demonstration cannot be made.
Furthermore, once the U.S. government begins to repeat the environmentalists' false claim that carbon sequestration has been" successfully demonstrated," why would China not adopt it? And India, countries in Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union -- why wouldn't they adopt it? If we claim a right to threaten the future of humanity, don't others have an equal right to assert such a claim?
But can other countries devote the same resources we can devote to siting, engineering and geologic studies? Will they all be able to monitor for leaks far into the future, essentially forever? (For that matter, will the U.S. have that capability? Humans have no experience creating institutions with a duty of perpetual vigilance.)
If the carbon-sequestration advocates can get their program started, it seems likely that Congress will declare the global warming problem" solved" and carbon sequestration will be employed until all the recoverable fossil fuels in the ground have been used up.
If carbon sequestration advocates can get their program going, the U.S. will have little further incentive to invest in renewable sources of energy -- and so we stand to lose a unique opportunity to rebuild the U.S. economy on a sustainable basis and revive America's standing as an industrial leader in the world. Carbon sequestration, once it gets started, will allow 19th century energy technologies to dominate the U.S. throughout most of the 21st century.
In sum, to evade liability, to relieve pressure for innovation, to stifle competition, and to make a great deal of money, the proponents of carbon sequestration are betting the future of humans on an untestable technology -- permanent underground storage -- an act of hubris unparalleled in the annals of our species.[3]
Minds already made up
But, you may ask, "Doesn't the U.S. have the strongest environmental protection laws in the world? Surely a vigilant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will ask hard questions, and protect us from the bias of industry's hired experts?"
Last month U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Stephen Johnson announced that EPA will issue regulations covering carbon sequestration. However, as he was announcing EPA's intention, Mr. Johnson issued a ringing endorsement of carbon sequestration as the silver bullet to fix the nation's environmental and economic problems: "By harnessing the power of geological sequestration technology, we are entering a new age of clean energy where we can be both good stewards of the Earth, and good stewards of the American economy," Mr. Johnson said. Clearly, Mr. Johnson's mind is already made up.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) -- which earned its reputation as a "shadow government" by watchdogging EPA -- now shares EPA's giddy optimism toward carbon sequestration. In a letter (PDF) to a California legislator, NRDC's George Peridas asserts that carbon sequestration can be "perfectly safe." And NRDC scientist David Hawkins was quoted recently saying carbon sequestration can be carried out with "very very small risks." NRDC has a $437,500 grant from the Joyce Foundation to promote carbon sequestration on industry's behalf. Clearly, these "experts" have their minds made up. But many common-sense questions remain:
- Given that there are many good alternatives, why would humans accept even a "very very small" risk of making their only home uninhabitable?
- And, given that the stakes are exceptionally high, shouldn't we approach this with a little humility and ask, "What if the experts are wrong? What if they are fallible and haven't thought of everything? What if their understanding is imperfect?" After all, geology has never been a predictive science, and humans have no experience burying lethal hazards in the ground expecting them to remain there in perpetuity.
- Since everyone alive today -- and all their children and their children's children far into the future -- could be affected, shouldn't we have a vigorous international debate on the wisdom of carbon sequestration versus alternative ways of powering human economies? Don't we have an obligation to develop a very broad international consensus before proceeding -- especially among the nations most likely to be harmed if carbon sequestration fails? [4,5,6,7,8].
- And finally, give the exceedingly high stakes, the irreversible nature of carbon sequestration, and the substantial and irreducible uncertainties involved, isn't this a decision that cries out for application of the precautionary principle?
[1] Carbon dioxide is the main "greenhouse gas" causing global warming. As humans burn carbon-containing fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), carbon in the fuel combines with oxygen in the air to create carbon dioxide, or CO2. In the air, CO2 acts like the glass roof on a greenhouse -- it lets in sunlight, which is converted into heat energy as it strikes the earth. When the heat energy radiates back into the sky, CO2 in the atmosphere acts like a mirror, reflecting heat back down to earth, warming the planet just as a glass roof warms a greenhouse. Global warming from this "greenhouse effect" was first described by Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius in 1896 (PDF).
[2] Thirty-five million tons of CO2 are being pumped into depleted oil wells in Texas each year, to force oil to the surface. Thirty-five million is 0.00035 percent of ten trillion. Scaling up a 35 megaton operation by a factor of 285,000 is not a trivial problem but this is not mentioned by industry's advocates (PDF) who are trying to persuade legislators to endorse large-scale carbon sequestration.
[3] Another human act that demonstrated similar hubris by a small technical elite was the explosion of the first A-bomb at the Trinity Site in southern New Mexico July 16, 1945. That morning, the Los Alamos scientists involved were not sure that the Bomb would work, but they also had a side-bet going among themselves because they were unsure whether the Bomb, if it did work, wouldn't ignite the Earth's atmosphere.


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PersolOne rarely thinks of James Bond and sunglasses at the same time, but Bond finally got a cool pair of shades in Casino Royale. Daniel Craig's Bond sported this black plastic number from Persol to do what sunglasses do best: block the sun from his eyes. Most importantly, however, is the detailed hinge mechanism. Most sunglasses today hide the hinge, but Persol uses it as an opportunity to give you a bit more style. If you're wearing a suit or taking your girl on a romantic winter walk through the park, then do it in style with sunglasses that match the moment.
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Tam, C S; Berthoud, H R; Bueter, M; Chakravarthy, M V; Geliebter, A; Hajnal, A; Holst, J; Kaplan, L; Pories, W; Raybould, H; Seeley, R; Strader, A; Ravussin, E (2011). Could the mechanisms of bariatric surgery hold the key for novel therapies? report from a Pennington Scientific Symposium. Obesity Reviews, 12(11):984-994.
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Bariatric surgery is the most effective method for promoting dramatic and durable weight loss in morbidly obese subjects. Furthermore, type 2 diabetes is resolved in over 80% of patients. The mechanisms behind the amelioration in metabolic abnormalities are largely unknown but may be due to changes in energy metabolism, gut peptides and food preference. The goal of this meeting was to review the latest research to better understand the mechanisms behind the 'magic' of bariatric surgery. Replication of these effects in a non-surgical manner remains one of the ultimate challenges for the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Promising data on energy metabolism, gastrointestinal physiology, hedonic response and food intake were reviewed and discussed.
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September last year I gave a talk at the BASTA-conference in Mainz about Silverlight 4 and WPF in .NET 4.0. I also gave an interview about Silverlight. You can watch it here: http://it-republik.de/dotnet/news/Einem-WPF-und-Silverlight-Experten-auf-den-Zahn-gefuehlt-057911.html
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GUI & Desgin Konferenz – Slides
An der GUI & Design-Konferenz in Nürnberg durfte ich heute zwei Vorträge zu den Themen "Controls in WPF/Silverlight designen und entwickeln" und "Hardwarenahe Programmierung in WPF/Silverlight mit Pixelshadern" halten. Bei Ihnen als Teilnehmer möchte ich mich an dieser Stelle recht herzlich für das grosse Interesse und die Aufmerksamkeit bedanken. Ich hoffe, es hat Ihnen gefallen und Sie konnten das ein oder andere für die Praxis mitnehmen.
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Viel Spass damit. Falls weitere Fragen auftauchen oder der Code zu den kurzen Live-Demos gewünscht ist, genügt eine kurze Mail an mich. Schreiben Sie mir auch, falls Sie individuelle Trainings oder Consulting im Bereich WPF/Silverlight benötigen: Mail an Thomas
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WPF book has been released and Silverlight book will be available on 28th of August
Exactly two years after the first release of the WPF-book the second edition is available since some days. Find more details about the content and where you can order it on http://www.thomasclaudiushuber.com/wpf.
The Silverlight-Book has also been written and is currently running through the process of reading, testing and printing. It will be in stores on 28th of August. Find more information about the Silverlight-Book and where you can order it on http://www.thomasclaudiushuber.com/silverlight.
I hope you like the books and you can master the "programming-challenge" of your wpf- and silverlight-projects with the knowhow you got from the books.
Visual Studio has been released, Silverlight 4 has been released and the books are on their way…
After Visual Studio has been released on Monday this week, Silverlight 4 is also available since Thursday. I'll have to speed up my book-writing. As many of you know, I'm writing on a second edition of my WPF-book to .NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. I'm also writing on a Silverlight-book (about Silverlight 4.0). Below some details of the two books.
The WPF-Book:
I'll finish the update of my WPF-book till end of April, so it'll be released in June. There are many new things in it, like a section to the Model-View-ViewModel-Pattern, Multitouch, the new Controls DatePicker, Calendar and DataGrid, Animation Easing-Functions, VisualStateManager, Windows 7 Taskbarintegration, Pixel-Shaders and much more. Of course there's also a new version of the FriendStorage-Application that is using new features and controls, like e.g. the DataGrid:
FriendStorage now also has integration into the Windows 7 Taskbar. So you can iterate through the friends via the Buttons shown in the Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail. Also recognize that the image of the current friend is also displayed as overlay-image on the Taskbar-Button
You find the second edition of my WPF-book here on amazon.de
The Silverlight-book
I'll write on the Silverlight-book till end of June, so it'll be released in August. I hope you're looking forward to it. I gave and will give my best that it's a great resource to all professional Silverlight-Developers and those who want to become one of those. In May I'll show the contents of the Silverlight-book on my homepage. I'll also blog here. For now I can say that there's a FriendStorageOnline-Application in the Samples with Login/Registration and CRUD-Operations via WCF Ria Services. A logged-in User can create Friendlists and insert data as usual. The app looks like this:
The Silverlight-book is also already on amazon here. But keep in mind that there could be a change in pages (some more up to 1000) and so maybe also in price. I'll post more information about the targeted pagecount in May, then you'll also see some details of the contents.
Silverlight 4 Release Candidate is here
The Mix has started some hours ago, and here it is, the Silverlight 4 Release Candidate. Now you can move your development-environment from Visual Studio 2010 Beta to RC. There are also updates to WCF RIA Services, a WCF RIA Services Toolkit etc. Find everything you need here:
There's also a fantastic post from Tim Heuer about the changes in the Silverlight RC here:
Another great thing is that Silverlight 4 is THE technology for Windows Phone 7. So I think I've to sell my iPhone and buy me a new Mobile with Windows Phone 7 on it. If you want to start developing Mobile-apps with Silverlight, also go to Tim Heuers blog: http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2010/03/15/get-started-with-silverlight-for-windows-phone.aspx
So have fun with the new release. I'll go downstairs in my dark room now and finish up my Silverlight 4.0 book. It'll take a while. For now I can say if you like my WPF-book, you'll love that Silverlight book for sure. :)
Visual Studio 2010 RC and Silverlight 4 Beta
Yesterday Visual Studio 2010 RC was released to MSDN Subscribers (find the link here), tomorrow it's available for download for everyone. The performance is great as far as I can say by using it for at least one day. But it lacks on support for Silverlight 4 Beta.
If you're developing Silverlight 4 applications, it is recommended that you stay on Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 until new bits of Silverlight come out. "New bits of Silverlight" means a Silverlight Release Candidate. It is expected also for this month. Wow, how the time is ticking away. I just thought it has been some days ago since I read Dr. Tim Sneaths post about the Silverlight 1.0 RC, and now we'll have the 4.0 Release Candidate soon.
The more I work with Silverlight 4.0, the more I love this Plugin. While I missed some things like e.g. implicit Styles and basedOn Styles in version 2.0, version 4.0 now contains both of them. Also printing is supported, WebCam- and Microphone-Access, Com-Interop for Out-Of-Browser apps etc. And the most important aspects for Business-Apps, Data-Access, Validation etc. are easy to do. With WCF RIA Services (formerly .NET RIA Services) you've a great framework for building Business apps. Also I've to say that I'm a total fan of the REST-based WCF Data Services (formerly ADO.NET Data Services), which are now also included in Sharepoint 2010. Silverlight contains a small Client API for accessing those services and make the classical CRUD-operations.
Silverlight 4.0 contains many great features to build really powerful apps. But not yet with Visual Studio 2010 RC. As soon as the new Silverlight-bits will be available, you'll read it here.
How to print a List<string> in Silverlight 4 Beta over multiple pages?!
On www.silverlight.net several people are asking how to print the values of a DataGrid in Silverlight. You cannot just assign the DataGrid to the PageVisual-Property of the PrintPageEventArgs. This would just print the DataGrid as it is on one page. The data wouldn't be splitted on several pages, cause there's no paging logic to use. You've to write this logic.
You're responsible for the paging! But how to do it? In this post I'll give you a little idea how it could work by simple printing out a List of string-values. I won't talk a lot about the details. Just look at the code below:
public partial class MainPage : UserControl { private List<string> _list; private const double ROWHEIGHT = 20; private const double PAGEMARGIN = 30; public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); _list = new List<string>(); for (int i = 1; i < 101; i++) { _list.Add(i + " thanks to Thomas for this printing sample"); _list.Add("Visit http://www.thomasclaudiushuber.com"); } } private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { _currentIndex = 0; var pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.DocumentName = "AListFromThomas"; pd.PrintPage += pd_PrintPage; pd.Print(); } private int _currentIndex; private double _currentTop; private double _availableSpace; void pd_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e) { var pageRoot = new Canvas(); e.PageVisual = pageRoot; _currentTop = PAGEMARGIN; _availableSpace = e.PrintableArea.Height - PAGEMARGIN*2; while (_currentIndex < _list.Count) { var txt = new TextBlock { Text = _list[_currentIndex] }; if (ROWHEIGHT > _availableSpace) { e.HasMorePages = true; break; } txt.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, _currentTop); txt.SetValue(Canvas.LeftProperty, PAGEMARGIN); pageRoot.Children.Add(txt); _currentTop += ROWHEIGHT; _availableSpace -= ROWHEIGHT; _currentIndex++; } } }
When the Button_Click-Eventhandler is executed, the List gets printed over 5 pages. You can easily print it to PDFCreator or XPS Printer to test it. The output looks like this:
Download the source here and enjoy. Give me feedback by entering a comment to this blogentry or via email on www.thomasclaudiushuber.com/blog.
How to print dynamically created Images in Silverlight 4 Beta
Silverlight 4 supports printing scenarios. It's quite easy. Just create a PrintDocument instance, handle the PrintPage-Event and call the Print-Method. In the PrintPage-Event set the PageVisual-Property of the PrintPageEventArgs to a UIElement of your choice. If there are more pages, set the HasMorePages-Property of the PrintPageEventArgs to true and the PrintPage-Eventhandler would be called again for the next page.
Below a simple example using a lambda expression. When the Print-Method is called a PrintDialog is displayed to the User, where he can select the printer of his choice. When the PrintDialog was accepted, the PrintPage-Event gets fired and the lambda expression below get's called. The PageVisual-Property is set to a TextBlock. So that TextBlock with the text "Thoams says…" is printed out.
var pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.PrintPage += (s, e) => { e.PageVisual = new TextBlock {Text="Thomas says Hello"}; }; pd.Print();
Ok, so far so good. As I was working on an example for my upcoming Silverlight 4 book I needed to create an Image-Element on the fly and print this out. And then I noticed that the Image doesn't appear on the output.
While searching for a solution I found somebody having the same problem in this thread in Microsoft's Silverlight forums:
So, it seemed it was not my cause, it was a Beta-cause. So let's look at a workaround. But first look at the bug.
I made a smaller example to reproduce it. View the following code. What do you think is printed on the page?
void PrintButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var streamResourceInfo = Application.GetResourceStream( new Uri("thomas.png", UriKind.Relative)); var bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(); bitmapImage.SetSource(streamResourceInfo.Stream); var image = new Image { Width = bitmapImage.PixelWidth, Height = bitmapImage.PixelHeight, Source = bitmapImage }; var pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.PrintPage += (s, args) => { args.PageVisual = image; }; pd.Print(); }
Right, an Image should be printed on the page. But it isn't. The page is empty. Well, the next thing I tried was to call Measure, Arrange and UpdateLayout on the Image to force a layout-pass. But anyway, it didn't work, the printed page is always empty.
When the Image isn't created on the fly, it works. Define the Image in XAML like this
<Image Source="thomas.png" x:Name="image"/>
and a Print-Method in the Codebehind-File would work like that:
void PrintButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.PrintPage += (s, args) => { args.PageVisual = image; }; pd.Print(); }
But we want to print an Image on the fly. So how to do that? One way I found out was to create an ImageBrush and set its ImageSource-Property to the BitmapImage. Use the ImageBrush for a Rectangle's Fill-Property and print out that Rectangle. So here is some code to dynamically print an image by using an ImageBrush in combination with a Rectangle:
void PrintButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var streamResourceInfo = Application.GetResourceStream( new Uri("thomas.png", UriKind.Relative)); var bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(); bitmapImage.SetSource(streamResourceInfo.Stream); var imageBrush = new ImageBrush(); imageBrush.ImageSource = bitmapImage; var rectangle = new Rectangle { Width = bitmapImage.PixelWidth, Height = bitmapImage.PixelHeight, Fill = imageBrush }; var pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.PrintPage += (s, args) => { args.PageVisual = rectangle; }; pd.Print(); }
And voilà, the output looks like this when printed to my PDFCreator-Printer:
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I've had several people ask what Bob's up to these days. I had a chance to stop by his latest venture, the Moorestown Running Company. The store specializes in running gear and does a full fitting program to get runners paired up with the right shoes. Turns out that I am suffering from some moderate to serious pronation, and the folks at MRC were able to get me fitted with shoes with extra support. They feel great and I feel like I've lost another excuse not to exercise.
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It's Saturday the 19th of January 2001 and a 52 year old man is about to meet his sister, Dawn, for the first time in his life. If this man had any doubts about what he's doing then they quickly evaporate, because from the moment he lands eyes on Dawn the man thinks to himself that she is the carbon likeness of his father, Jack. Without a doubt the family resemblance is undeniable.
That man is my father, Bill...
However somewhere, out there Bill and Dawn have a brother. A missing brother. His name is John. A boy who contracted polio in the 1930's and disappeared into the state system that was tasked to care for "crippled children". What became of him? No one knew… And for decades John remained the phantom in the family. In a very real way he'd fallen off the grid, but would it be for good? As the years have rolled by it's more certain that John had most likely passead away, but what sort of life did he lead?
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Tasmania born Designer and Animator Jamie Clennett completed a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Tasmanian (UTAS) in 1999, and a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts (in Design) from National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2002. Between the years of 2002 and 2006 Jamie was active working as a production designer, working across theatre and film for organisations such as Downstairs Belvoir, Hit Productions, and Noise and Light. In 2004 Jamie completed a Graduate Diploma in Animation and Interactive Media (AIM) at RMIT, where he produced a short animation entitled The Fabulous Adventure Of Mr. Money. Mr. Money that was invited to screen at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and then spent the rest of 2005 running the festival circuit appearing in over 20 territories. In 2008 Jamie created the animated content used in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical for London's West End and New York's Broadway.
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Alan Adrian a.k.a. Spike (real name John Mozzer) performed in adult movies during the tail end of the era when they were shot on film, and at the very beginning of the industry's move to low-budget video. While not starting out with aspirations to be an actor, he sought leading male character roles in hardcore feature films after being introduced to the business by agent Dorothy Palmer.
After proving himself to be reliable, Adrian was consistently hired for supporting roles, primarily in New York. Feature films with his longest on-screen time include Henri Pachard's Nasty Girls and G-strings, and Larry Revene's The Pleasures of Innocence.
Adrian also appears on the receiving end of heavy torture by female dominants in numerous S&M films and videos, because of his willingness to be public about his personal S&M fantasies. In the S&M genre, he is most known for his roles in Phil Prince's Oriental Techniques in Pain and Pleasure and Dr. Bizarro, and Fred Lincoln's Every Man's Fantasy. After 1986, he chose to perform only in S&M scenes because it was "safer sex"—one of the highlights being his role as the recipient of heavy cock and ball torture in Henri Pachard's Ariana Unleashed.
In addition to performing in adult movies, he published Weird Smut Comics and worked as a production coordinator at Larry Flynt Publications. During the mid 1990s, he became well known as Naked John by attending parties as the only naked person, for no apparent reason, primarily in Los Angeles
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Ladies, if you were too busy with Super Bowl Sunday this past weekend, Feb. 2 was also Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil unfortunately saw his shadow meaning that we have to deal with six more long weeks of winter. In a tradition that dates back to 1887 we've all grown accustomed to waiting eagerly to see if this world famous groundhog will give us the good news of an early spring or the bad news of being stuck in winter clothes for another six weeks. But now that we know to look forward to more snowy and dreary days, how about breathing some life into your winter wardrobe with some refreshing ideas to get you through?
Brighten up your winter coat for an instant new look. It's really easy actually with the right accessories. If your coat has a belt, switch it out for a textured belt in vibrant print or a bright color. Depending what type of coat you've been wearing try different types of belts like the following suggestions:
Puffer coats + wide metallic stretch belt.
Animal print coats + squared wide belt in brown, black or even red (depending on the print).
Puffer vests + thin chain belt.
Biker inspired coats + beaded leather belt.
Parkas + cotton rope belt.
Pea coat + vibrant colored patent leather belt.
If your coat doesn't have a belt, use a brooch, shabby chic flower clips or a cameo pin to change up the look of your coat. And don't forget the scarf! Scarves can bring life back to a coat by just wearing a scarf of a different color or texture. (Read here to learn more fun ways to tie scarves).
Who doesn't own a bunch of sweaters this time of the year? Ready to breathe new life into them? Follow these tips:
Dig into your boyfriend/significant other/husband's closet and pull out all those big burly oversized sweaters that you love so much and pair them up with some warm textured tights and shorts. That's right shorts! Don't be afraid to rock them now especially since you still have six more weeks of winter.
Give your oversized sweaters some definition and take the shapelessness out of them by layering on a moto jacket. When paired with leggings and boots its a look that will define your shape versus the completely shapeless look we sometimes embrace when it's cold outside.
Lastly, those maxi dresses you're dying to wear as soon as it gets warm outside? Fish them out now and layer your oversized sweaters over them and pair with your favorite boots.
Take your weekend look of layering (like layering a short sleeve tee over a long sleeve tee or even over a lightweight flannel) and take it to the next level by pairing it with a pencil skirt for work or leather/waxed jeans for a night out. Don't forget the accessories like a statement necklace or a holographic clutch for a high end look.
If you haven't embraced one of the hotter trends for pants from this past fall and into winter; track pants (slouchy pants) what have you been waiting for? This is the perfect time to pair up a sporty pair with a cropped ¾ sleeve jacket (from your spring wardrobe!) over a long sleeve button up or chambray shirt. With the right accessories like ankle boots and a statement necklace, this look is anything but sport.
Treat your dresses like they were tops. Take your body con dresses and pair them up with a textured (like jacquard) full skirt. Wrap dresses can be paired up with flared jeans and boots. If you have a patterned dress that you love or a dress with a bottom half that you love, layer a chambray top over it, button half way, then tie at the waist. To complete the look for a more polished effect, add a belt and finish the look with ankle boots. (Click here for how to).
The number one rule to make it through the next six weeks? Accessorize! Nothing changes the look as quickly and as easily as accessories do. Whether its scarves, statement jewelry like necklaces and watches, brooches and pins, millinery (cloches, bowlers, baker boys etc...) use them to play and change up your outfits for the final days of winter!
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During the 1980s and early 1990s, the National Institute of Fitness was the place to lose weight and feel great. Owners Marc and Vicki Sorenson compiled an impressive track record at the Southern Utah resort for helping people shape up and overcome health issues such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. NIF's sensible approach included hiking in red rock canyons, exercise classes, hearty meals of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and daily seminars from Marc Sorenson, who has a doctorate from Brigham Young University in education with a health emphasis.
The Sorensons decided to sell their spa in 1994, and the property eventually became the Red Mountain Resort.
Over the years, the couple pursued other interests and organized some fitness retreats.
"But we missed making people well," said Marc Sorenson. "We had some fun at our ranch in Nevada, and taking cruises and traveling in Europe. But when people come to you daily and tell you that you saved their lives, you miss it and want to do it again."
And now they're back. The National Institute of Health and Fitness opened its doors in June as part of the Zermatt and The Homestead resorts in Midway. Guests can enjoy healthy meals, exercise and health classes; hiking the scenic Wasatch foothills, playing tennis, swimming laps in a heated pool, or relaxing in the geothermal waters of The Crater, a natural spring on the Homestead property.
"This is a working spa, not a bunch of ladies sitting around waiting to be pampered," is how Diane Richman of Beverly Hills, Calif., a resort guest in August, described it. "If you're going to lose weight and feel healthy, this is the place to go."
Steve Eddington, managing partner of Zermatt and The Homestead, said the NIHF is considered a "primary pillar" to both resorts. "We want to create destination locations, and this is a cornerstone to helping us accomplish it. We are in one of the most natural wellness areas in the world."
Marc Sorenson said he and Vicki had considered a few different offers in the St. George area, "But then Steve and his wife came and visited with us in St. George, and asked if we could do the same magic as we did before at NIF."
Vicki Sorenson said she immediately fell in love with the European-style ambience of Zermatt, with its alpine setting. The Homestead, with its old-fashioned charm, recently underwent a renovation of all its guest rooms.
"We felt very prompted to come here," said Vicki Sorenson. "There are legends that the Native Americans once called this the Valley of the Healing Hearts, and we have seen health miracles with our guests every week, with people who were able to get off insulin or see their high blood pressure drop, or relief from fibromyalgia. In this industry, there are a lot of copycats but we are the originals. Nobody's been able to touch what we've done."
According to The NIHF website, guests may lose four to nine pounds per week, depending on their individual metabolism and commitment to the program.
The NIHF program starts at $999 per week (double occupancy, for a four-week stay). This includes a hotel room and all meals, classes and exercise instruction. Comparably, the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge starts at around $2,000 per week and Red Mountain Essential Retreat is $230 per day. For those who want to splurge on pampering treatments, Zermatt's in-hotel spa offers an array of massages, facials, pedicures and other treatments, for a separate fee.
"That way, we can keep the cost low for people who really need to be here to make some lifestyle changes," said Vicki Sorenson.
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Co-owners and sisters Carol Beckowitz and Barbara Tilton are asking the township to transport some of the stones from the bridge onto their property. One of the stones has the names of the county officials from 1898, the year it was built, engraved on it.
Dan Becker, civil engineer with Medina County Engineer's Office, said the $347,594 project will remove the sandstone culvert. Crews will replace it with an 80foot-long modern culvert with concrete ends and will raise the road by 2 feet to eliminate a dip.
Although the township has received a $257,220 grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission to help fund the project, it has been delayed as negotiations with the property owners dragged on.
Todd said the township already has applied for one grant extension. If the township does not show it is making significant progress on the project, it is in danger of losing the grant, he said. Todd said safety concerns may speed up the process.
Becker said while there have not been many accidents reported at the location, the appearance of sinkholes near the culvert and inadequate guardrails have made the stretch of road a concern.
Todd said township officials will have to determine whether the sinkholes have created a public safety hazard. If so, trustees will vote on whether to deem it a public hazard and that section of Nettleton Road would be closed down "immediately," he said.
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