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At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe that there are as many reasons to keep forests standing as there are trees. Forests support local communities, providing for their most basic needs, and directly affect the livelihoods of 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people living in acute poverty around the world. Home to an estimated 90 percent of the Earth's land-based biodiversity, forests provide essential ecosystem services such as watershed protection. And they're a key asset in our fight to stop climate change, acting as carbon sinks when kept intact (but releasing unwanted greenhouse gases when cut down).
While it's impossible to ascribe a price to the total value of forests, by ensuring that local communities are fairly rewarded for their conservation efforts, we are providing them with a real incentive to maintain their forestlands. That's why we support the development of a global system for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), ensuring financial compensation for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions caused by forest loss. When implemented correctly, REDD payments will not only reduce emissions but contribute to poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation.
As part of our efforts to advance REDD, the Rainforest Alliance is collaborating with the Global Development Alliance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Our joint project — called the Forest, Climate & Communities Alliance — aims to help community forest operations in Ghana and Honduras benefit from REDD, thereby increasing their ability to manage their forests sustainably and run successful local enterprises.
In southwestern Ghana — where few community forestry enterprises currently exist — the Rainforest Alliance and USAID are improving the forest management skills of local communities, increasing the number of sustainably managed forestry operations, and helping local people increase their involvement in REDD activities. The project will also increase the area of Forest Stewardship Council-certified land. This work is vital to ensuring biodiversity conservation and habitat connectivity; the regions in which we work house colobus and mona monkeys, African forest elephants and a huge array of bird species, many of which are found only in these areas. In addition to aiding in the protection of wildlife, by establishing competitive community forestry, we are helping to improve local livelihoods in one of the world's most impoverished regions.
In Honduras — where community forestry has already taken root — we are continuing our work* with locals in the Muskitia region. In this biodiversity-rich area, we are focusing on increasing the production of FSC-certified timber and non-timber forest products (such as ojon and swa+ oil), on expanding the markets for these goods and on supporting the launch of REDD pilot projects. As in Ghana, a central objective of our work in Honduras is to empower local communities to participate in regional and national dialogues about climate change and REDD.
Once successfully completed, the Rainforest Alliance/USAID initiative is expected to reap tangible rewards for communities, forests and our global climate. An additional 370,800 acres (150,000 hectares) in Ghana and Honduras will have met the sustainable forestry criteria of the FSC, protecting soils and waterways, improving local standards of living and increasing access to education. REDD pilot projects will have launched on 185,000 acres (75,000 hectares) of land, increasing incomes for some 1,000 forest-dependent families and sequestering vast amounts of carbon. And our joint efforts will have resulted in the establishment or strengthening of some 30 small and medium forestry businesses — each of which will then have the skills and infrastructure to begin participating in REDD activities.
But the impact won't end there: the project is designed to serve as a model for the conservation community, demonstrating the ability of REDD initiatives to curb climate change, conserve forests, benefit communities and protect wildlife. Given the urgent need to mitigate poverty and stop our world from warming, it's a lesson that's as valuable as the forests themselves.
*Since 2005, the Rainforest Alliance has worked with villagers throughout Honduras' Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve to encourage legal and sustainable forestry activities, while simultaneously increasing incomes and incentives for responsible forestry.


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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The rule of thumb in Hollywood is that a sequel should rake in at least 60 percent as much money as the original movie. One wonders if the unspoken correlative is that sequels have to be only 60 percent as good.
This movie, based on yet another of Tom Clancy's best-selling political thrillers, is actually more like 70 percent as good as its predecessor, 1992's Patriot Games. But that's not saying a lot. What Clear lacks, and what Games (itself a sequel to '90's The Hunt for Red October, which starred Alec Baldwin in the CIA hotshot role) had, is a compelling human story at its center. Although both films were directed by Phillip Noyce, the characters in Clear are nothing more than archetypes (straight-arrow hero, pampered drug lord, weaselly presidential aide). All, moreover, play second fiddle to an overly complicated plot about a covert military operation in Colombia.
The cast is fine, as far as they are allowed to go. Ford, able with a single shrug or raise of an eyebrow to convey great moral rectitude, shows again why he's such a pleasing and reliable actor. Archer, repeating her role as his surgeon wife, has nothing to do but be supportive and let her lower lip tremble with worry. Dafoe plays a mercenary as if he were reading scripts for better movies in between takes. As the villain, Joaquim de Almeida registers as much for his dark good looks as for his smoothie ways; and Ann Magnuson has a particularly thankless part as a woman who loves unwisely. James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat and Harris Yulin all contribute practiced turns as old Washington hands. (PG-13)"
Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino
Like a montage of bad memories, this lame mismatch comedy-cum-antismoking commercial conjures up the worst aspects of Mrs. Doubtfire, Made in America, House of Cards, Jungle Fever and the old TV series The Courtship of Eddie's Father. If it weren't for the saving grace of 9-year-old Majorino, the movie wouldn't have any grace at all.
Liotta is a jingle writer whose wife has just died, leaving him to raise their daughter (Majorino), who has gone mute in reaction to her mother's death. Writer-director Jessie Nelson plunders The Fabulous Baker Boys for its audition scene as Liotta interviews a series of inappropriate candidates for the job of Majorino's nanny. One is Joan Cu-sack, whose talents are wasted in what's little more than a walk-on.
Nelson also all but ignores the presence of comic Larry Miller, as Liotta's best friend, in his haste to cultivate the inevitable but slow-blooming interracial romance between Goldberg and Liotta.
Goldberg and Majorino, who played Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia's daughter in When a Man Loves a Woman, charm their way through a series of scenes in which Goldberg introduces the little girl to not only the joys of vacuuming but such elements of the black community as gospel choirs.
Liotta maintains his uniquely soothing, calm presence, and Goldberg is likable, yet this is a match made in Hollywood, not heaven. The sparks they strike would hardly ignite a gasoline-soaked pile of tissue paper.
Nelson also throws a pall over his film by portraying Majorino as obsessed by the fear that Liotta's and Goldberg's heavy smoking is going to kill them.
Don Ameche appears briefly as Liotta's father. This was Ameche's last film; let's not hold it against him. (PG)
David Thewlis, Sean Bean
It's a given that horse-crazy 9-year-old girls, the same ones who spend dreamy hours sketching picture after picture of the creatures gamboling through fields, will love this film version of Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel about that most noble of stallions. How could they not when there are horses in nearly every shot? But what about the rest of us?
There will be no neigh-saying here. As animal pictures go, Black Beauty is a pip, far outclassing such recent entries as Lassie or Free Willy. As nonanimal films go, it's still pretty good. Told entirely from its equine hero's point of view, this handsome film, set in Victorian England, ably conveys the precariousness of Black Beauty's well-being, dependent as it is upon the benevolence of his owners. (Thewlis, last seen as the nasty wanderer in Naked, is particularly impressive as a kind master.) Even the most hard-hearted viewer will be moved by the reunion scene between Black Beauty and Ginger, the mare of his dreams.
Note: Very young children may have a tough time with such scenes as a stable fire, whippings and the death of one of the horses. (G)
Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter
With old '70s funk and disco hits blaring from the speakers, two drag queens and a transsexual set out in a bus named Priscilla. Their intention: to drive from Sydney through the red desert of the Australian Outback to Alice Springs, where they have a singing engagement.
Often funny and occasionally touching, this Australian film is a traditional road picture, but with fabulously excessive costumes and hair. The cast, under the direction of Stephan Elliott, is strong, especially Stamp as an aging transsexual trying to figure out how to spend the autumn of his life, and Weaving as a drag queen with a wife and another surprise in his past. The movie's costumes, by Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel, are spectacular. Watch for a matching dress, wig and purse ensemble made entirely of plastic beach thongs. (R)
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From the point of view of interim coach Gene Littles, Denver's losing streak was "five going on 10."
Had the Nuggets lost to the visiting New Jersey Nets for loss No. 6 last night, the Nuggets could easy have slipped into double digits with upcoming road games against San Antonio, Houston, Utah and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Wizard of Earthsea is about a boy, really, named Ged. He is taken as an old wizard's apprentice, but his talents exceed what the old wizard can teach him. Ged goes to an island known for teaching wizards, and he invokes something from the dark side of the world. This book is about Ged trying to get rid of this creature he summoned, and suceeding, but did not come away from it without a lesson learned. This book was my favorite out of all the others Ursula has written.
Ursula K. LeGuin was known as one of the most influential fantasy writers of the modern age. Here are some other authors that are considered the same:Robert Jordan,Terry Goodkind, Orson Scott Card, Terry Brooks, Tad Williams, & Terry Pratchett.
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Schonbek Lighting 5602 Wall Sconce was inspired by the 18th Century design of Maria Theresa chandeliers, a type of chandelier made popular by the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa; it is only fitting that Schonbek name this collection the Maria Theresa Collection in honor of the traditional crystal forms that the empress loved so much. This Maria Theresa wall sconce is draped in Heritage Handcut clear crystals against three finish options of French Gold, Heirloom Silver and Antique Silver finishes.
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As I sit here at work, attempting to focus on the task at hand, I find my mind drifting to Starcraft II. I did not want to be this excited about it. I am not even sure if excitement is an accurate word for it. Maybe highly curious?
Sadly, here I sit, thinking of the epic space battles of the original, remembering fondly just how fun that game was. Of course, this was over a decade ago. A lot has changed in the RTS genre, thanks to games like Company of Heroes. Red Alert 3 and Dawn of War II brought some solid co-op that the genre so badly needed.
I mean, have you ever tried to managed several dozen units at a time? The ones that require micromanaging to activate their abilities make army management all the more challenging, especially for the less twitchy among us. You either handle your minions like you do in Supreme Commander, where you just grab all 500 units and click where you want them to go and they take care of the rest, or you micromanage a very small squad, a la DoWII.
Frankly, I do not know enough about Starcraft II to know how they handle unit management. If I recall, the original had each race functioning differently. Zerg were simple, cheap units that did well in large number, Protoss were expensive, tough units that were functioned well in small groups because each unit on its own was powerful, and the Terrans kind of rode the middle rail between the two.
I would assume all of this remains the same, but I still worry about unit management. I am not as spry as I once was. The idea of frantically clicking through units to activate special abilities is not terribly appealing in the action-packed word of Starcraft.
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Atoms and Elements
What are one or two letter abbreviations reflecting the names of elements referred to as?
chemical symbols
two letters capitalized represents two elements
What russian chemist arranged 60 elements known at that time as two groups with similar properties and placed them in order of increasing atomic masses. and what is this arrangement now named
Dmitri Mendeleev the periodic table with 117 elements
In the periodic table what is each horizontal row called? And how many horizontal rows are there in the periodic tab?
period, 7
What is each vertical column on the periodic table called?
group, each group has a number assigned to each group
List the names of the groups occurring in the periodic table?
Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, Transitional Elements, Halogens, Nobles Gases
What elements are found in the alkali group?
Group 1A elements:
Lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), and francium (Fr)
What are the characteristics of the alkali group?
Elements of this group are soft, shiny metals that are good conductors of heat and electricity and have relatively low melting points.
Alkali metals react vigorously with water and form white products when they combine with oxygen.
What elements are found in the alkaline earth metals?
Group 2A elements are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), radium (Ra).
They are shiny metals but are not as reactive as group 1A
Are found on the right side of the periodic table in group 7A. They include: fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At)
The halogens especially fluorine and chlorine are highly reactive and form compounds with most elements.
Noble gases
Group 8A (18) helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn).
Noble gases are quite un-reactive and are seldom found in combination with other elements.
What are the color codes for metals, metalloids, non metals?
Yellow=non metals, Blue= metals, green= metalloids
Metal characteristics
shiny solid, made into wires ductile or hammered into flat sheets malleable, good conductors of heat, electricity. Usually melt at high temperatures. solids at room temperature. except mercury which is liquid
some metals: sodium, magnesium,cooper, gold,silver, iron,tin
Non metal characteristics
not especially shiny, malleable, or ductile,poor conductors of heat and electricity. Low melting point and low density. Hydrogen carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine, sulfur
B,Si,Ge, As,Sb, Te, Po, At
Metalloids are elements that exhibit some properties that are typical of metals and other properties that are characteristic of the nonmetals. Metalloid are semiconductors because they can be easily modified to function as conductors or insulators
What elements compromise macrominerals
Ca, P, K, Cl, S, Na, Mg
Are involved in positive and negative ion formation of bones, teeth, maintenance of heart and blood vessels, muscle contraction, nerve impulses, acid base balance of fluids, regulation of cellular metabolism.
What theory did John Dalton propose?
atomic theory that proposed that atoms were responsible for the combination of elements found in compound.
1) all matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms
2) all atoms of a given element are identical to one another and different from atoms of other elements
3) atoms of 2 or more elements combine to form compounds. a particular compound is always made up of same kinds of atoms and same number of each kind of atom.
4) a chemical reaction involves rearranging, separation, or combination of atoms. atoms are never created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.
What is the the atomic number?
is the number of protons in an atom
Protons in neutrally charged atom equal the number of electrons


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Concerns about the benefits and harms of antiglycemic oral medications date back to 1970, when reports that sulfonylurea therapy was associated with increased cardiovascular risk were published (1). Although the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Survey resolved this controversy (2), we are in the midst of yet another debate: whether rosiglitazone, a second-generation thiazolidinedione, increases the risk for cardiovascular events (3). Given the health importance of diabetes and glycemic control in the population, uncertainty about oral antiglycemic agents affects informed decision making by millions of people in the United States and their physicians.
Evaluating oral antiglycemic agents is difficult because there are so many individual drugs and classes (4) and so much information, largely from industry-sponsored clinical trials. Physicians must cope with conflicting prescribing pressures from pharmacy benefit management programs on the one hand and direct-to-patient marketing on the other. To cut through the confusion, we desperately need objective, systematic analyses of the evidence that informs shared pharmaceutical decision making between patients and physicians.
Fortunately, the U.S. Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003, Section 1013, to establish the Effective Health Care Program to conduct and support research with a focus on "outcomes, comparative clinical effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care items and services (including prescription drugs)" (5). Commissioned by AHRQ under the Effective Health Care Program and its Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs), Bolen and colleagues (6) analyzed 216 studies of oral antiglycemic agents; they report their findings in this issue. They concluded that, compared with newer, more expensive agents (thiazolidinediones, α-glucosidase inhibitors, and meglitinides), older agents (second-generation sulfonylureas and metformin) have similar or superior effects on glycemic control, lipids, and other intermediate end points. They also concluded that the evidence from clinical trials about drug effects on major clinical end points, such as cardiovascular mortality, is inconclusive.
All physicians who treat diabetes should carefully review this report for several reasons. First, as Bolen and colleagues note, no systematic review has previously summarized all available head-to-head trials (and placebo-controlled trials) that measured effects on the full range of intermediate end points, including hemoglobin A1c values, lipid levels, and body weight, and other clinically important outcomes, such as adverse effects and macrovascular events. The authors included data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and unpublished trials conducted by industry and used an easily understood evidence grading scale. When studies were sufficiently similar, they did meta-analyses. When they found similar results across pharmacologically similar drugs, they combined them into classes to help readers compare the available options. Moreover, readers need not be concerned about commercially biased conclusions.
This review teaches some general lessons. Because Bolen and colleagues evaluated an entire body of evidence, their findings should shift readers away from relying too heavily on single studies, especially industry-sponsored studies that are often carefully designed to increase the likelihood of a result favorable to the manufacturer by the choice of comparator group, dose, time course, and specified analysis (for example, analyzing only persons who complete a trial instead of all participants) (7). Bolen and colleagues found that clinical outcomes were similar or even better with older agents, which should caution physicians about prescribing newer medications on the basis of claims not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration but made at industry-sponsored continuing medical education programs.
The review has its limitations. It does not discuss the new class of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors and only briefly addresses the recent thiazolidinedione controversy. It does not highlight the relative ineffectiveness of triple oral medication therapy, as reported in some small studies (8). However, its major limitation is the research on which it is based: The reviewed studies exclude persons who cannot comply with a study protocol or who have significant comorbid conditions.
Because of the limited generalizability of these studies, practitioners will have to use both the evidence and their clinical judgment to apply findings from Bolen and colleagues' report to many of their patients (9). Some points are worth reemphasizing. The patient needs to be a partner in a decision-making process that should weigh other factors, such as costs and personal preferences. Knowing one's hemoglobin A1c values is the patient's essential first step in participatory decision making and may facilitate improved glycemic control (10). Patients and physicians must individualize the hemoglobin A1c target value, because current guidelines recommend against lowering this value below 7% in persons older than 65 years of age, those who have comorbid conditions, and those who are at higher risk for adverse events (11). Because polypharmacy is an important issue for many persons with type 2 diabetes, they should know that intensifying lipid and blood pressure control often has greater impact on length and quality of life than does intensifying glycemic control (12). The ongoing National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) Trial, which interprets the evidence as permitting a hemoglobin A1c target value of 7.0% to 7.9% in the control group, is designed to evaluate the comparative benefits and harms of multiple risk factor reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes (13).
Physicians and patients should also be cautious about intensifying oral medication therapy solely on the basis of the last hemoglobin A1c result, especially if it is marginally above the patient's target value. The margin of measurement error around a single hemoglobin A1c value of 7% from a commercial laboratory can range from 6.5% to 7.5% (14), so that small changes may be due to random variation. Moreover, some methods overestimate hemoglobin A1c in individuals (largely from minority groups) who have hemoglobin gene variants. Hemoglobin A1c values vary by season, with an average winter–summer difference of 0.2 percentage point (15). Thus, for some patients, simply reemphasizing education, medical nutritional therapy, and exercise (16) may be appropriate, safe, and cost-efficient.
These facts not only argue against a one-size-fits-all target value for hemoglobin A1c but also support an iterative, safety-conscious approach to achieving hemoglobin A1c control (17). An iterative approach need not result in clinical inertia (18), which is a great concern in diabetes management. If control is poor—substantially or consistently above target hemoglobin A1c values—it is time to reevaluate medication adherence and lifestyle factors and screen for depression (19). Absent these concerns, clinicians should increase the current dosage or add a drug from another class of medications unless the patient adamantly refuses.
How should physicians begin and then sequence oral hypoglycemic drugs to achieve the target hemoglobin A1c? The authors of the review recommended metformin as initial drug therapy (6) because it has the best balance of efficacy, side effects, and cost, a recommendation that is consistent with expert opinion (4). They also recommend that sulfonylureas, because their efficacy is similar to that of newer agents, be considered as second-line therapy, especially where cost is a concern to the patient. Until the current controversy about thiazolidinediones is resolved, it seems reasonable to use them only when the other evaluated agents do not provide adequate glycemic control, and perhaps not at all in patients with several other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Finally, because knowledge about the relative efficacy of even newer agents not included in this review is evolving and long-term safety is as yet unknown, I recommend caution in using them in lieu of long-established drugs.
Because type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease caused by β-cell failure, many patients will eventually need insulin. Since patients and physicians often delay starting insulin therapy because they have perceptions or misperceptions about insulin (20), they should engage early in dialogues about the relative benefits, risks, and costs of insulin compared with oral agents. I eagerly await the forthcoming AHRQ-funded systematic review on the comparative effectiveness and safety of insulin preparations.
We physicians cannot provide our patients with certainty about the long-term safety of antiglycemic medications when safety data simply are not available, nor can we guarantee an individual's response to therapy. Indeed, some patients respond spectacularly; others, not at all. However, we are obligated to provide patients with a careful assessment of the known risks and benefits of medications, as well as the expected benefit of lowering hemoglobin A1c values. Several empirical risk scores allow physicians to estimate a patient's absolute benefit from improving glycemic control—information that helps to set the patients' individual hemoglobin A1c target value. The review, because it is objective and comprehensive, provides an unbiased starting point for shared decision making between physicians and their patients with diabetes. Read it now. Keep its main conclusions within arm's reach as you care for patients with diabetes.
Leonard M. Pogach, MD, MBA
Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System
East Orange, NJ 07018
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Star Wars: Empire at War stands as a fantastic real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe; if you have the equipment to run it, you ought to consider it.
Star Wars: Empire at War eschews the prequel trilogy but also avoids directly the "original" trilogy of Star Wars films - instead, it's set a few years before the events seen in the trio of films starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. But the setup is the same - the Rebellion is stirring, and the Galactic Empire doesn't want to see it happen.
The game features a story mode, a galactic conquest mode, and a skirmish mode. The story mode is laden with twists and turns, taking you through a complete adventure. In conquest mode, you can pick what side you want to play as, wending your way through series of missions or just go outright for galactic domination. If you're just in the mood for a quick melee, you'll find the skirmish mode most rewarding.
At its most very basic level, Empire at War is split between two principal gameplay modes. One involves your maneuvering of space fleets between stars and planets, taking on enemies in the vast reaches of interstellar space. You need to do this to achieve ground supremacy by building fortresses and deploying troops.
In addition to intricate real-time space battles, you'll also control the flow of fleets from one system to another, and your control of individual planets will affect how many resources - galactic credits - you can throw at the problems you're faced with. Mining materials from asteroids can also help you generate credits.
As a general on the ground, you lead units into battle for domination of planetary surfaces. Although there's a fair amount of difference graphically between land and space, the basic mechanics are pretty similar. This makes the game approachable.
Still, the idea of going through a nebula field instead of over it or under it is distressing for anyone who recognises that space is more than just a two-dimensional tabletop.
If you've played strategy games long enough you're undoubtedly familiar with the concept of the Hero unit - he or she imbues your forces with special attack or defence capabilities. And Petroglyph, the developer of this game, has carried over that functionality with Hero units that will be instantly familiar to Star Wars fans: Darth Vader, Han Solo and Chewie and so forth (even R2-D2 and C3PO make appearances).
While your Heroes greatly bolster your forces as they go into combat, your opponent can counter with bounty hunters, who will take them out - obviously, to keep the mythology intact, not permanently, but long enough to turn the tide of battle against you. Some of the special units you can create as you amass credits and build additional installations are really imaginative - imagine sending in a Rancor to pummel an enemy squadron, for example.
RTS games can often get bogged down in micromanagement as resource manipulation and engineering become important factors in building your armadas or your armies. Empire at War is no different. Interstellar resource management takes a bit of getting used to, especially compared to the very approachable skirmish mode, and frankly, I was lost a bit at the beginning as I stepped through the tutorial.
Fortunately, a tutorial is provided to help you get the basics, and it really does help. You'll discover that each side in this conflict has strengths and weaknesses. The Empire, for example, is fantastic when it comes to material output and production, and can raise lots of money very quickly.
The Rebellion, by necessity, has to rely more on subterfuge, spying and so on, and does that very well. A technology tree and other comparative strengths and weaknesses between forces is outlined in a map that Aspyr provides along with the documentation.
One of my favourite twists in the game is a cinematic mode. If you're fairly comfortable that the masses you've launched against the enemy will be able to handle themselves in battle, you can click on an icon in the heads-up display to activate the cinema mode, which draws you into the action directly, setting up camera views from the perspective of the units actually doing the fighting. It's loads of fun watching capital ships get blown up by squadrons of fighters and frigates in space - although it's not quite as spectacular as the movies' special effects.
Multiplayer gaming is present, too. The game doesn't provide for multiplatform gameplay, and I've found very few other players to play against online, using GameTap, a multiplayer gaming service.
For the real Star Wars enthusiast, sound is pitch-perfect. You'll get all the sound effects and orchestral accompaniments that you expect - nay, demand - from a Star Wars game, and the voice acting is really top-notch. Graphically it's hit and miss. The space battles look fantastic, but the ground battles aren't the best I've seen. Violence is persistent, obviously, but it's also pretty mild.
As well as the PC flavour, Star Wars: Empire at War is available for Intel-based Macs.
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Coping Strategies in the North
Local Practices in the context of global restructuring
In a globalized economy, people living in peripheral regions tend to become more marginalized. But new forms of communication also offer opportunities for people in remote areas to participate in economic, political and cultural networks worldwide. The focus of this study is how people living in Northern localities develop coping strategies in the present situation. Social scientists from the Nordic countries, together with colleagues from Canada and Russia address this theme by presenting case studies from Circumpolar localities, and by theoretical and methodological contributions that challenge traditional ways of understanding social and economic development at the local level.
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PrefaceThis study is the first systematic documentation of activities in the Circumpolar Coping Processes Project, a nine-country social scientific cooperation effort aimed at producing and disseminating new knowledge on the situation facing people living in localities in the Northern areas. The participants are doctoral students and senior researchers from Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Greenland, Faroe Islands, and Russia.
Responding to an initiative from UNESCO's MOST programme, the research project was organized on an axis Tromsø - Roskilde in 1996, with a steering committee of social scientists from the nine countries, with Jørgen Ole Baerenholdt of Roskilde as coordinator, and with a secretariat set up at the University of Tromsø. During the spring of 1997, the project organized two international conferences, a symposium in Roskilde (April 1997) and a workshop in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands (June 1997). At these two occasions, several social scientists contributed with presentation of papers, and the present study is a collection of some of these contributions.
We are very thankful for the economic support we received from NORA, the Nordic Atlantic Cooperation Committee, NorFa, the Nordic Research Academy, and the Research Council of Norway, Finland and Sweden. Without their significant contributions, the gatherings of social scientists from the North Atlantic countries would not have been possible. Also, we are thankful for the direct and indirect contributions from the universities and research institutions to which the project participants belong. From 1998, the Nordic Committee of Social Research (NOS-S) will be the main contributor for the coordination activities of the project.
We also want to thank all the co-authors, who rapidly have responded to the suggestions for changes and re-writing needed to make this book a coherent presentation of the ambitions of the MOST / CCPP research team. We also want to thank the other participants at the Roskilde and Klaksvik sessions who offered suggestions and constructive criticisms to their colleagues, and especially, we want to mention the contributions in this respect from Johan Galtung and Andrew Sayer. To administer the international sessions, Tabitha Wright Nielsen has been engaged. A special thanks to Marit Aure who has worked very competently, and more than full time in the last months to monitor the final stages of the publication process. We are very thankful for their handling of a series of challenges during the last twelve months. In the course of preparing this volume we have received invaluable help from Trine Holm.
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A flaw in Apple Maps is potentially life-threatening and has left Australian motorists stranded in the Outback for more than 24 hours with no food or drink and no signal on their phone; police in the area have requested that Apple fix the problem...
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1. radeon (Posts: 13; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
Apple's revolutionary way of teaching survival tactics to it's valued customers
8. MeoCao (unregistered)
There can be some people died b-c of Apple maps already b-c only the survivors lived to tell their stories.
I think Apple maps must be banned until the authorities are certain that all life threatening errors are fixed.
15. whysoserious (Posts: 318; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
The problem is not alone within the app itself. I mean, seriously, it's the iPeople who keeps on using it. Why force themselves to use this crappy map app when they know it's faulty in the first place? Geez..
22. MeoCao (unregistered)
I see yr point, but many people don't have as much info as us geeks, they will simply use the DEFAULT thing and that's not their fault.
44. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
apple does have another solution :)
remove apple maps, take their pride and stick it up their candy-a$$ and revert to google maps :)
32. darkkjedii (Posts: 21359; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
So instead of a simple update, u want apple banned. Why don't u go to Cupertino, stand outside of apple HQ, and stand behind your words like a real protester. Or STFU, and continue your pointless bashing of apple on PA.
40. whysoserious (Posts: 318; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
What part in my post did I mention about banning the iPhone? If it's simple update that you're looking for then Apple could've done that prior to the release of iOS 5 and shoving their own half-baked map app to the iPhone 5. None of these would've happened if the map app was good enough to live up to people's expectation in the first place.
Try to understand one's point first before you respond with pointless replies like that.
41. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@darkii That is actually a great idea. I am genuinely surprised there isn't/wasn't an Occupy-style movement for apple
27. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Hahaha Lmao, good news™®©
28. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
people are getting lost and you think this is a good news??
You're Weird!!
33. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Your still unsmart to understand this post™®©
37. lolioslol (banned) (Posts: 182; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
Well they're apple fans so really nothing of value was lost (pun intended).
2. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
Take off the damn map altogether, its dangerous everywhere not just Australia, people can drive off bridges or worst still end up in a shooting range!
3. wendygarett (unregistered)
But I'm still enjoying the Apple map, it has siri integration so that I don't need to walk while looking my phone, I just listen what siri says and I believe siri won't trick me :(
Please Mr police, don't banned the Apple map :(
5. AWiseGuy (Posts: 68; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
My phone, still running Gingerbread, has the option for voice navigation on its Google maps application. I really don't see how Siri's ability to speak is anything special.
6. caseball2051 (Posts: 31; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
wendy you must live a sad life to come on here all the time and post such nonsensical drivel.
12. MixMaster (Posts: 18; Member since: 09 Nov 2012)
My God you really have been brainwashed! You keep comenting at every single article from this site praising Apple and begging them to take the money you do not have. I bet you even masturbate at a picture of an iphone concept! Damn!
42. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@mixmaster in fairness, not all of user "wendygarett"'s posts are pro apple.
16. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
and here i thought your comments were staring to mature.....
21. kanagadeepan (Posts: 922; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
I wish you really use iOS6 apple Maps and spare the Phonearena articles...
23. apexKBC (Posts: 92; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
i know one thing & dat is Apple FANS r tru liers.
oopps sorry new innovation ilie. Now tell apple to patent it!
24. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
wow many seem to forget what sarcasm is.
30. wendygarett (unregistered)
so you understand me? cool lol
43. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
If you are being sarcastic, please use the "/s" tag at the end of your posts. Some fill genuinely believe what some people are sarcastic about.
4. BadAssAbe (Posts: 456; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)
This is a classic case of natural selection, if you know what I mean. LOL
10. MeoCao (unregistered)
Great idea, I think we should send Tim Cook to the Aussie Outback with no supplies and let him find way back to civilization using Apple Maps.
14. schinnak (Posts: 92; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
LOL! Good one. Made my otherwise gloomy Monday at office :-)))
7. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
It would be funny to see iPhone users suing apple for the misleading ios6 maps
31. Valdomero (Posts: 174; Member since: 13 Nov 2012)
Apple will sue them for suing them, sueception!!
35. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1178; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
apple would be like we warned so you have no choice
9. apexKBC (Posts: 92; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
pphhhheeew, is world map alright?
11. Thephonegeek (Posts: 118; Member since: 22 Nov 2012)
First people got ilost but now they will be idead. If they aren't idead then they will turn into Bear Grylls.
13. Defaramade (Posts: 6; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Wendy how sure are u dat siri won't trick u ?
17. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
hahahahahahahaha... it totally deserved its place in the 20 dumbest list.
19. whysoserious (Posts: 318; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
Goes well with the dumbest people on earth who still relies on it despite the fact of it being faulty.
"Oh look mom! We're lost in the middle of nowhere and there are snakes and scorpions everywhere! But no worries, we're using iPhone 5 so we're still cool."
18. SonyXperiaNexus (Posts: 374; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
Apple is using its consumers as baitatesters...
25. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
why not use Google maps instead.
26. lyndon420 (Posts: 4399; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Pretty bad when the locals are getting lost on their own home turf.
29. angelesmec (unregistered)
This is not good..to be killed by relying on this kind of mapping service.
34. RapidCat (Posts: 351; Member since: 12 Jun 2012)
i check all my town data when using google maps. i don't want any error with the map.
i know google have good reputation but people sometimes made mistake.
even when i use nokia maps sometimes i found an error. map say i walk in the river not road.
just try check all your town data for apple maps, before its to late,
just sharing
36. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1178; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
when it says you were in the river not the road that is possibly an error with the signal locating you not the maps
38. lolioslol (banned) (Posts: 182; Member since: 10 Dec 2012)
Tim Cook: "you're using it wrong! Everyone knows there is no proper or practical use for apple maps
39. neurobiologist (banned) (Posts: 89; Member since: 07 Nov 2012)
How unprofessionally is that, to present untested by yourself product. How hard was that for the company to spend one day while playing with dummy requests from all other the world to see the problem and hold presentation?


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|Fleet Services
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|Missouri (MO)
|Blue Springs
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Responsibilities: Plans, supervisors and coordinates the operation of the Fleet Maintenance division of Public Works which includes customer service, automotive and equipment maintenance and repair and fiscal integrity. Other city departments rely on the Fleet division to repair and maintain the assigned equipment so others can perform their jobs. Down time should be kept to a minimum. The position is 40% administrative; 60% labor. Plans and supervises the operation of the Fleet Services division which includes automotive repair services, equipment maintenance, tools and fleet administration. Establish objectives, plans and evaluates operations and overall effectiveness. Coordinates internal and external work projects. Repairs vehicles and equipment, providing excellent customer services. Manages and maintains the City's fueling station to ensure its readiness and complies with application laws/regulations. Assists with long range plans, budget, analysis and project reviews. Is subject to after-hours calls for emergency repairs and as part of the City's Snow Removal program.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in automotive technology or related field preferred. Class A MO CDL or ability to obtain within 6 months. Minimum of 5 – 7 years in fleet management required with a minimum of 2 in a supervisory position. Municipal experience desired. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products, automotive and equipment diagnosis; knowledge of light, medium and heavy duty vehicle maintenance and repair. Provide own hand tools to perform mechanic's duties. Knowledge of fuel dispensing systems. Familiar with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Must be able to understand and communicate effectively, handle stress and work extended hours, resolve conflicts professionally. Must be able to physically sit, stand and move about, use overall body movements to repair and maintain vehicles and equipment; occasionally lift up to 80 pounds and move it 15 feet. Supervises a staff of 2 mechanics..


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Create bold designs like honeycomb, scallops, metallic lace and more, with step-by-step guidance! Join Jessica Harris, cake designer and instructor of Clean and Simple Cake Design, and find out how to select the perfect color palettes for your cakes, craft seamless extended tiers for an incredibly elegant look and masterfully incorporate gold and silver metallics. Make beautiful lace with a cutting-edge method, discover the secrets to creating hidden designs that give your cakes depth and form four chic accent flowers – both edible wafer paper and gum paste varieties – to top off your cakes with fabulous style! Plus, enjoy the included templates – exclusive to Craftsy – for four contemporary cakes.
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Whether you're a home hobbyist or a professional baker, Jessica Harris' eye for elegant and smart design will wow you as she shares with you the art of the Clean & Simple Cake. Learn how to get smooth corners and razor-sharp edges on your fondant-covered cakes and then apply intricate, refined designs using Jessica's easy waxed-paper transfer method. Use Jessica's classic templates to add chevrons, stripes, scalloped bands and ruffles, flowers and chic bows — sure to elevate your next cake project into a polished masterpiece.
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Highway Safety Initiatives
IACP Law Enforcement Challenge Award Deadline Nears
By Joel Bolton, Lieutenant, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Police Department
ith only a few weeks remaining before the May deadline for entries in the IACPs National Law Enforcement Challenge Award program, agencies nationwide are busy documenting their traffic safety activities during 2005. Hundreds of police agencies, sheriffs departments, and state police organizations accept the challenge every year. They know they have saved lives and prevented injuries in the communities they serve by educating the public and enforcing the law.The National Law Enforcement Challenge is a fun way for agencies to showcase their work in the areas of safety belt promotion, impaired driving prevention, and speed deterrence while competing against agencies of similar size and type. Successful programs in your jurisdiction will likely work in another, and the award competition offers a way to communicate your ideas for preventing crashes and saving lives to agencies around the United States. This is one competition that produces only winners.There is still time for you to download the application form from (www.lawenforcementchallenge.org), provide the information required, and drop it in the mail for review by the IACP's panel of judges. You could win one of the great prizes provided by the challenge sponsors, garner national recognition for your agency, and share your creative ideas with your fellow law enforcement leaders to help them improve traffic safety in their communities.Completing the application process is essentially performing an easy self-evaluation of your traffic safety activities. The performance areas upon which the applications are judged are the five cornerstones of successful traffic safety programs. The application asks questions about your policy and the enforcement guidance you provide your officers; the traffic safety training your personnel completed in 2005; how you worked to educate and inform the public about traffic safety issues; your agency's traffic enforcement activity; and the measured success you experienced in increasing safety belt use, deterring impaired driving, and reducing the death and injury toll from speed-related crashes.Those five areas are assigned a weighted number of points that a panel of three judges will use as they review the submitted applications. Judges are selected by IACP based on their program knowledge and traffic safety expertise. They represent law enforcement practitioners, national organizations with an interest in traffic safety, and corporate partners.The judges will carefully review each application to recognize the best overall traffic safety program in each of the more than 20 categories, which are based on agency size (number of sworn personnel) and type (municipal police, sheriffs department, and state police and highway patrol) categories. There are also special awards presented for the best work done by an agency in specific program areas such as occupant protection, impaired driving, speed awareness, child passenger safety, and underage drinking prevention. In addition, the best first-time entry in the challenge will take home the rookie of the year award.There are several things you can do to increase your chances of winning, while providing easy access to the information the judges need to compare your entry to another agency's. Applications are typically assembled in a three-ring binder with tabs for each of the topic areas covered on the application (policy and guidelines; training of officers; incentives and recognition; public information and education; and enforcement activity).Policy: Include the relevant wording from your policy manual that shows your requirements for safety belt use by officers. Judges will also be looking for policy statements or guidelines that demonstrate that you have communicated to your officers that enforcement of safety belt, child restraint, speed, and impaired driving laws is an important part of their daily routine. These statements help officers understand they are the front line in the effort to save lives on our streets and highways, and their enforcement work makes a difference.Training: Provide numbers and percentages of sworn officers who have received traffic safety training. Documentation you elect to provide for this section should be relevant to the topic areas.Incentives and Recognition: Describe your efforts to recognize officers who have excelled at traffic enforcement and education. Providing incentives for outstanding work related to traffic safety inspires others in your department to increase their performance level. Scan press clippings and photos of award events. Also include documentation of your agency's participation in the national campaigns and mobilizations.Public Information: Give the judges a good idea of the work you did to educate the public on traffic safety issues. Scan in examples of press clippings and photos from events in your community to illustrate your narrative.Enforcement: Select any three months datat hey don't need to be consecutive months to document in this section, which covers the one thing we can do that no other traffic safety advocate can: enforce the law.Effectiveness: Your self-evaluation would not be complete if you didn't review the outcomes of your efforts. Supply evidence that you helped increase safety belt use in your community or reduce the proportion of crashes that were associated with speed and alcohol. Document the change from 2004 to 2005 in total crashes and injury crashes. ■More tips on completing the application can be found on the IACP National Law Enforcement Challenge Web site. For more information, call IACP National Law Enforcement Challenge coordinator Bob Wall at 703-304-9771, or send an e-mail message to him (email@example.com).
From The Police Chief, vol. 73, no. 4, April 2006. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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The story deals with those in this world who dwell in the dark, invisible to the naked eye. From time to time, these figures bare their fangs and attack people. Inferno Cop is a messenger of justice who came from the depths of hell to protect people from them.
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1 vote Kill la Kill
Inferno cop doesnt have much in the way of animation. pretty much every character is a cut-out that they drag across the screen. So if you came for a stunning visual experience....MUDADA!
The storyline probably wont make too much sense either. If there ever was one. Still, this show is much akin to Aqua Teen Hunger force or Minoriteam(yes i know, western shows but the style of humor is very similar in and of that there is no focused plot but it just works, somehow)
This is a gag anime. a rather shortlived one. But it's definitely hilarious. if you have about an hour of time you can get through the entire series in one sitting.


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Links of the Week: April 22, 2011 Edition
Trying to get back into the swing of things after recovering from a trip to the Emerald Isle. Jet lag lasted way too long. Here is big dump of links from the past month or so. As always, other notable things I found cool and interesting are all captured on my Pulse Posterous feed.
2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal
Lev Grossman writes this TIME Magazine article about futurist Ray Kurzweil and his predictions for the coming Singularity. It's a very comprehensive and thorough look into the implications of Kurzweil's thinking, from life extension to machine awareness. What struck me most about the piece, however, was how Kurzweil's impetus for his work boiled down to his overriding desire to bring his deceased father back to life. Kurzweil believes wholeheartedly that humans will be able to resurrect the dead at some near point in the future, possibly from as little as preserved DNA. Thus, he has taken to extending his own life via any means necessary, like consuming a massive amount of nutrient and supplement pills per day. It really speaks to me that Kurzweil believes in such a rapid explosion of technology and why he wants to be around to see it. This is a must-read for all you futurists, singularitarians and transhumanists out there.
Trailer: Another Earth
Here's a trailer for an intriguing film I first heard about from some friends who caught its premier at Sundance this year. The buzz around this indie sci-fi movie has been lighting up the internet in recent months, and this trailer should give you all the rationale you need to find it when it releases.
Watching People Skydive in Slow Motion Is Absolutely Mesmerizing
Seriously. This video is just magical. Click through it for a larger hi-res version… and prepare to be amazed.
Experience Human Flight from Betty Wants In on Vimeo.
Is a Social Currency System The Next Big Thing?
Dave Armano poses some questions about Empire Avenue, a new "social currency" system that's part game, part stock market, part influencer metrics ecosystem. I've been playing around with Empire Ave for a while now, and its potential as a measurable environment for influencers – based on their social connections via networks like Facebook and Twitter – is immense. Be sure to check out the comments for good discussion on Armano's post, and if you're interested in trying out Empire Ave, make sure you buy several shares in yours truly, Du4.
Friday Five: What Gamification means for Digital Marketers
Edelman Digital gives a pretty succinct summary about the concept of "gamification" that's been buzzing around digital circles since SXSW.
Hidden camera photos reveal the secret lives of scifi toys
Leave it to io9 to find Thurston Roscoe's hilariously staged photos of toys from our youth and what they do when we're not looking. More fun photos at the links.
Many More Clips From The New Looney Tunes: Marvin The Martian, Yosemite Sam, Road Runner And More
I had no idea that Warner Brothers was working on a brand new Looney Tunes cartoon starring all our favorite WB cartoon characters from the Friz Freleng / Mel Blanc era. The animation looks SOLID too. Check out this clip of Foghorn Leghorn and Daffy Duck, which features some pretty advanced humor I was not expecting from a Cartoon Network show aimed (presumably) at kids. As an unabashed fan of classic Looney Tunes, I am SO EXCITED for this show's premier on May 3rd. More vids at the link courtesy of Bleeding Cool.
Yakuza to the rescue?
Apparently, Yakuza gangsters in Japan are pitching in to help dig out people trapped and injured in the recent Japan earthquake. Code of honor indeed.
Related articles
- Ray Kurzweil on the Colbert Report (susansayler.wordpress.com)
- Exclusive Interview With Barry Ptolemy, Director of Kurzweil Documentary Transcendent Man (singularityhub.com)
- Transcendent Man Plays In San Francisco. Here's A Transcript of Q&A Session (singularityhub.com)


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So I was recently (about a minute ago) looking around the 115th FW website for pictures of the plane who's tail I designed (shameless plug: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/212149.html). I found a media gallery that had some videos, so I decided to check them out. While watching, there was an F-16 rolling onto a runway and doing a full-afterburner takeoff. I was watching how much the wings flex going down the runway when I realized that the plane seemed to have a much higher flap setting than I thought it might.
Is the flap setting on these planes variable depending on conditions, or is there a standard setting? About what setting is it, if I may ask? Are they retracted immediately after liftoff, or is this high setting kept during the ballistic climbout?
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Record heat across the country this week could lead to record drought, causing food prices to rise significantly soon.
Already the U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting that food prices will rise by as much as 3.5 percent starting later this year and into 2013.
It also predicts that beef prices will rise as much as 10 percent through next year.
Ongoing hot and dry weather this year has hit farm production in Indiana, the nation's fifth-largest producer of corn, harder than any other major corn and soybean producing state.
The dry conditions are shrinking corn and soybean production and drying pastures where cattle feed. Experts say every day without rain causes crops to deteriorate right now, especially because corn is in a crucial stage called "pollination."
If crops don't get moisture soon, the ears will pollinate poorly. Purdue University's Dr. Bob Nielsen said four to six inches of rain are needed in the next several weeks.
"We are in a realm that we haven't been in very often in the past 20 or 30 years," Nielsen said. "It is serious. It could get way more serious if this heat and drought don't break pretty soon."
Already, the corn crop is down 20 percent from last year and the concern is that it will deteriorate to match the 1988 "monster drought" losses of 30 percent.
As much as 75 percent of the food products in grocery stores use corn as a key ingredient. That means prices on everything, from peanut butter to soda, will be affected by poor crops.
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Millions Still without Power Seek Relief from Heat
Storms Take the Bang Out of July 4 Celebrations
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New Years
New Year's Event Style: Think Diamante Sparkle
As New Year's Eve parties beckon, I'm thinking of holiday style and sequins. I bet you are too. The French called it "Diamante." Today this mysterious term is more often called "Bling." But I prefer Diamante. Diamante is the art of creating a sparkling effect using the reflection of gemstones. During the Edwardian period, many society ladies and actresses began to wear Diamante headbands around the head or low on the forehead. Of course the trend really took off in the 1920s with advent of the Flapper. The Flappers elevated the art of Diamante with sequined skull caps, bright headbands and sequin encrusted gowns. In recent years, designers have adapted the use of Diamante to sequined tops, 1920s inspired gowns, embellishments on shoes and tops. If that weren't enough sparkle, this season's holiday jewelry consists of sparkling rings, glittering earrings and statement necklaces. In his new book, " The Style Checklist", my chum Lloyd Boston talks about using a sequined tank as a core fashion piece for the holiday season. "There are few items that flatter almost all women of any size, shape or age, " says Lloyd. "Oddly enough, the sequined tank is one of them. Whether you are twenty something or seventy plus, the timeless elegance of a sequined embellishment is something that keeps you looking youthful." But does a sequined garment have a long shelf life? According to my style guru Lloyd, well yes it does " It is a forever garment ,"says Lloyd "that in proper measure says, sizzle, dazzle and shine!" It stands to reason that sequins on your garment save you from buying expensive jewelry. After all, if you're wearing some great bling, there's no need to pile on more.
If you're looking for some New Year's Style, here are some of my favorite Diamante tops and fashion accessories:
- Foley and Corrina Limited Edition Embellished Top. Foley is full of Glitter and Glam this season, check out my earlier post on all their great sequined tops and their glittering gold dress.
- DKNYC Top, Short Sleeve Sequined Top on sale at Macy's. You can't go wrong with Donna Karan. Her clothes are so comfortable and stylish. I prefer a sequin top with short sleeves to a sleeveless tank, so I love this DKNYC top in blue.
- MICHAEL Michael Kors Top, Sequined Sleeveless Tank on sale at Macy's for $54.99. This tank comes in holiday gold which will match any black sweater of blazer for a style statement.
- Henri Bendel has all manner of sparkly indulgences for New Years. Plus FREE GROUND SHIPPING on website orders. Just enter PARTYPREP at checkout. If you're a Bendel girl, take a look at these earrings.
- H&M: Their holiday collection offers embellished sweaters, dazzling tops and some terrific holiday headbands and clutches.
- Juicy Couture: Check out Erin Fetherston's Juicy Collection, lots of holiday sparkle and it's all on sale. I love The Great Gatsby styled sequined skull cap tailor made for Daisy Buchanan.
- Simply Vera at Kohl's has a great sequined tank top in all purpose black is an all purpose top for New Year's and beyond. The top is on sale for $24.99.
- White House Black Market: Take a look at the sparkling rings, shawls/scarves and jewelry. There's lots of great party wear on sale.
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