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Biological diversity – the source of enormous environmental, economic, and
cultural value – will be threatened by rapid climate change. The composition and geographic
distribution of ecosystems will change as individual species respond to new conditions created by
climate change. At the same time, habitats may degrade and fragment in response to other human
pressures. Species that cannot adapt quickly enough may become extinct – an irreversible loss.
Species and ecosystems have already started responding to global warming. Scientists
have observed climate-induced changes in at least 420 physical processes and biological species or
communities. Changes include migratory birds arriving earlier in the spring and leaving later in the
autumn, a lengthening by 10.8 days of the European growing season for controlled mix-species gardens
from 1959 to 1993, earlier springtime reproduction for many birds and amphibians, and the northward
movement of cold-sensitive butterflies, beetles, and dragonflies.
Forests adapt slowly to changing conditions. Observations, experiments, and models
demonstrate that a sustained increase of just 1oC in the global average temperature would
affect the functioning and composition of forests. The composition of species in existing forests
will change, while new combinations of species, and hence new ecosystems, may be established. Other
stresses caused by warming will include more pests, pathogens, and fires. Because higher latitudes
are expected to warm more than equatorial ones, boreal forests will be more affected than temperate
and tropical forests; Alaska's boreal forests are already expanding northward at the rate of
100 kilometres per degree Centigrade.
Forests play an important role in the climate system. They are a major reservoir of
carbon, containing some 80% of all the carbon stored in land vegetation, and about 40% of the carbon
residing in soils. Large quantities of carbon may be emitted into the atmosphere during transitions
from one forest type to another if mortality releases carbon faster than regeneration and growth
absorbs it. Forests also directly affect climate on the local, regional, and continental scales by
influencing ground temperature, evapo-transpiration, surface roughness, albedo (or reflectivity),
cloud formation, and precipitation.
Deserts and arid and semi-arid ecosystems may become more extreme. With few
exceptions, deserts are projected to become hotter but not significantly wetter. Higher temperatures
could threaten organisms that now exist near their heat-tolerance limits.
Rangelands may experience altered growing seasons. Grasslands support approximately
50% of the world's livestock and are also grazed by wildlife. Shifts in temperatures and
precipitation may reshape the boundaries between grasslands, shrublands, forests, and other
ecosystems. In tropical regions such changes in the evapo-transpiration cycle could strongly affect
productivity and the mix of species.
Mountain regions are already under considerable stress from human activities. The
projected declines in mountain glaciers, permafrost, and snow cover will further affect soil
stability and hydrological systems (most major river systems start in the mountains). As species and
ecosystems are forced to migrate uphill, those limited to mountain tops may have nowhere to go and
become extinct; observations show that some plant species are moving up in the European Alps by one
to four metres per decade and that some mountaintop species have already disappeared. Agriculture,
tourism, hydropower, logging, and other economic activities will also be affected. The food and fuel
resources of indigenous populations in many developing countries may be disrupted.
The cryosphere will continue to shrink. Representing nearly 80% of all freshwater,
the cryosphere encompasses all of the earth's snow, ice, and permafrost. Permafrost is thawing
worldwide – even around Siberia's Lake Baikal, the coldest place in the Northern
Hemisphere – destabilizing infrastructure and releasing additional carbon and methane into the
atmosphere. Mountains glaciers are declining: almost two thirds of Himalayan glaciers have retreated
in the past decade, and Andean glaciers have retreated dramatically or disappeared. This will affect
nearby ecosystems and communities as well as seasonal river flows and water supplies, which in turn
has implications for hydropower and agriculture. The landscapes of many high mountain ranges and
polar regions will change dramatically. Reduced sea-ice could lengthen the navigation season for
certain rivers and coastal areas. Arctic sea ice has thinned by 40% in the past three decades, and
its extent has shrunk by about 10-15%. Despite these many striking effects, the Greenland and
Antarctic ice sheets are not expected to change much over the next 50100 years.
Non-tidal wetlands will also be reduced. Open-water and waterlogged areas provide
refuge and breeding grounds for many species. They also help to improve water quality and control
floods and droughts. Studies from several countries suggest that a warmer climate will contribute to
the decline of wetlands through higher evaporation. By altering their hydrological regimes, climate
change will influence the biological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functions of these ecosystems,
as well as their geographical distribution.
Human actions can help natural ecosystems adapt to climate change. Creating natural
migration corridors and assisting particular species to migrate could benefit forest ecosystems.
Reforestation and the "integrated management" of fires, pests, and diseases can also
contribute. Rangelands could be supported through the active selection of plant species, controls on
animal stocking, and new grazing strategies. Wetlands can be restored and even created. Desertified
lands may adapt better if drought-tolerant species and better soil conservation practices are
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Parenting Positive Kids
My favorite time of the year is the summer. Not so much for the extreme heat and humidity of my town, but for the relaxed atmosphere and time off that many of us can experience for at least a little while. Especially if you have children, the school year is full of, "I have to be here at a specific time, most often with a lunch packed and a snack as well." Summer often means that the living is easy, the bedtimes and mealtimes are more relaxed and you might even take a vacation.
Yup, a vacation. Often referred to in my house as, "Mom doing the same amount of work in a different location."
Once upon a time, my husband decided that we'd take our kids - we had four at the time - to Disney World. We weren't flush with money, and so we needed to do this trip on the thrifty side. Somehow we ended up in the cheapest Days Inn possible, with mold in the shower and on the carpet. We were so cramped that we slept three kids sideways on a double bed. We went to a timeshare presentation for free Disney World admission tickets, and I'd be a liar if I didn't tell you that I really lobbied hard to buy that timeshare - the thought of putting the six of us in the room with two double beds for one more night was that unappealing.
Vacations are all about memories, and that one created a special set, right there. From then on, I had a specific set of requirements for any future vacations. Clean and quiet hotel rooms with plenty of space top the list.
Last year I spent three weeks driving with five of my kids from Virginia to Texas, stopping in several places to visit with friends. It was a great trip, but at the end, we were all ready to be home once again. This year we've decided to stay home and let everyone come to us. It might not be any cheaper, but it's definitely less crazy making - at least for me. So-called "Staycations" can have their own appeal - in years past, we've mounted a piece of poster board on the pantry door and made notes of enjoyable activities. Movie stubs, flyers and other memorabilia have also been glued on - with the end result an enjoyable reminder of our "staycation summer o'fun". It's neat to reflect back on all the things we've done. In the end, vacations are all about creating special memories with the ones you love the most. Doing it in a resort or theme park just puts icing on the cake.
If I had all of the money in the world, I'd probably take my kids to Sandals or Atlantis in the Bahamas - somewhere all inclusive with children's activities - but until that happens, you can probably find us at the pool.
Will you take a vacation this summer? Where will you go? Or will you enjoy more of a staycation? If you planned a dream vacation, what would it entail?
June 20, 2012 at 3:16 PMMe and the hubby just went on a day trip for our anniversary to Smokey mountains we plan on going up to MD in Sept as a family to see my family and that's about it
by Rushn311June 20, 2012 at 5:18 PM
We are taking a vacation for two weeks in July. One week in MX with just hubby and I while the kids are in CA with their Grandparents. Then hubby and I will fly to CA, and spend one more week down there with his family
by elasmimiJune 20, 2012 at 6:38 PM
We have already been to WDW and the beach, also Dollywood. Time to stay home and rest from vacations!
by terri76June 20, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Yesssss we have a vacation planned this year..not during the summer but the week of thanksgiving we are going on a cruise to Mexico for a week!!! We are alll so uber excited!!! Hmmmm a dream vacation would be to take my son where he wants to go which is paris!!!
by tayanddylJune 20, 2012 at 11:56 PMI want to take the kids to Destin, Fl. Hopefully we will get to go before school starts again
by SabrinaLCJune 21, 2012 at 8:01 AM
We haven't 100% decided on a vacation yet. We're using all our extra money for a deck.
Our kids want to go to Natural Bridge, Virginia again but Dh says NO! lol Our last two vacations were to Natural Bridge.
I'd love to take my family to Disney World but definitely will not be happening this year! lol

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text: Isiah is probably not a better coach than Brown but he might be a better fit for the Knicks. It seems that Brown will not yield to anything and maybe in a couple of years from now when the players are more mature and have played with each other more, the Knicks and Brown could have been a better fit. Right now, the Knicks might need a coach that could cater to the primadonas of the team. They need a coach who understands what the team has and cater to the team's strengths. They need a nurturing coach who won't yell and bash the players in the media. Maybe a coach like Phil Jackson. I don't know...just a thought.


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Find out what you need to know about meningitis and the deadly outbreak that's now spread to nearly a dozen states.
The two kinds of fungus linked to the outbreak are widespread and rarely make people sick. People inhale one kind, Aspergillus, all the time via decaying leaves, trees, grain, soil, household dust, heating ducts and building materials.


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- Congress continues to question LightSquared
- Developing new system
• A growing number of Congressional members have questioned LightSquared's proposed network, arguing that it could interfere with global positioning system (GPS) signals.
During a recent hearing, members of the House Small Business Committee questioned LightSquared Inc. executives about the company's plan to build "the nation's first wholesale-only, mobile broadband network."
A growing number of Congressional members have questioned LightSquared's proposed network, arguing that it could interfere with global positioning system (GPS) signals.
Recent test results have confirmed that use of the company's upper 10 MHz block of spectrum — not the lower block, which LightSquared now proposes to use for initial rollout of its network — interfered with GPS receivers used by the Coast Guard, NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration, and caused GPS receivers used by state police, fire, and ambulance crews to lose reception.
"This alarmed many small businesses as they could be required to replace or retrofit their current GPS device," said Rep. Graves (R-Mo.), the committee's chairman, in his opening statement at the hearing. "This will be an enormous cost to small businesses. Even though LightSquared has committed to spend $50 million to retrofit federal GPS devices, this does nothing for the nearly one million small businesses that are left to pay the bill that will easily cost billions of dollars."
The company, for its part, has agreed to further reduce transmission power levels and underwrite the development of new filtering technologies to avoid interference with GPS.
When questioned, LightSquared's executive vice-president of regulatory affairs, said that "it shouldn't cost a cent" for small businesses that must retrofit high-precision GPS receivers to filter out the interference.


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Sessler's Soapbox: Changing the Game is a Good Thing
Change, for the most part, is a good thing. But not everyone is comfortable with change. Sometimes, the one thing you've grown accustomed to is the last thing you want to change, even if it's for the better. Such is the subject of this week's Soapbox. Adam uses Madden NFL 11's new Game Flow system as an example of how innovations within a gaming...
How To Get Better At Madden NFL 10: Depth Chart Management
Madden is a fun game, but it's not simple. Even reaching a minimally competitive level of play online in Madden NFL 10 will take brains and planning, so we hooked up with the Madden pros at AskMadden.com and will be bringing you a continuing series of tips and tricks so you can get better at Madden NFL 10. The new game comes out in August, so...
Saints Secure Super Bowl Victory: Madden 10, Pfister Vindicated
I'm sure you're aware that Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints squashed the Indianapolis Colts yesterday in the Superbowl, and took the victor's trophy and rings back home to Louisiana where they belong. It was an upset victory. Pre game, The Colts were heavy favorites, with New Orleans viewed as sentimental underdogs at best. Bookies were...
EA Simulates Super Bowl XLIV In Madden, Saints By Four
Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Electronic Arts has once again used its perennial football juggernaut Madden to predict the outcome of the Super Bowl, and if the simulation is to be trusted (and why shouldn't it be; it's been right five of the last six years), the New Orleans Saints will best the Indianapolis Colts this...
Electronic Arts Promises "Innovative, New Take On Madden"
It looks like Madden NFL could be in for a shakeup in 2010. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told analysts today that his company is currently preparing an "innovative and new take on Madden" for release in fiscal year 2011 (which would dictate a release date before March 30, 2011). Madden NFL is typically released every...
Analysis: September 2009 Software Sales -- Halo 3: ODST Sells 1.52 Million
Microsoft and Bungie Studios didn't give the release of Halo 3: ODST the same blockbuster treatment as Halo 3, but that didn't stop the Halo faithful from coming out in big numbers for the latest fight against the Covenant. September 2009 sales numbers from the NPD Group report Halo 3: ODST sold 1.52 million copies, with its closest competitor,...
Madden Curse Strikes Again, Troy Polamalu Out With Knee Injury
Well, it appears that the famed Madden Curse has claimed another victim. During the NFL season opener between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu suffered a somewhat serious knee sprain, an injury that could sideline him for three to six weeks. This wouldn't be terribly interesting news had Polamalu...
Madden NFL 10 Sales "Discouraging," Says EA's John Riccitiello
As Patrick reported earlier, the $100 console price cuts issued in August by Microsoft and Sony clearly boosted hardware sales for the month. However, the cuts didn't boost game sales as much as many perhaps expected them too. It appears that no one is more aware of this fact than Electronic Arts, which released the latest installment in its...
Analysis: August 2009 Software Sales -- Madden Pushes Near 2M, Batman Soars
You'll notice that Wii Sports Resort isn't in the headline. Of course Nintendo's follow-up to Wii Sports did well in August, based on the numbers released by the NPD Group today. It wasn't the number-one selling game, however, as that spot went to Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 2010. All told, Madden NFL 2010 was August's big winner, selling 1.9...
Worst/Best Glitches In Madden History
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Does any of the bretheren have either a "Best of Bob Seger" or at least the album with 'night moves' on it (prob Hollywood nights) and/or Back in Black by AC/DC on CD that they would be prepared to loan me!!!!
I have the tracks I need but sadly these days I no longer have a vinyl player!!! For the younger bretheren that's what people used to listen to in the olden days!!!!
People who know me know how important music is to me - all loaned CD's will be treated with the utmost respect!
Many Thanks.
Big Ginge!
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I like Irish and Swedish crime thrillers and sociological exposes concerning African American life from Colonial times to the end of WWII. Recently I have taken a real liking to the works of Neal Stephenson and Fyodor Dostoevsky as well.
"Solid Stories with a Crafty Sounding Narrator"
Sure! You'll either love the narrator or not. He's probably not the best guy to read The Night Before Christmas but for all of the other stories, he does a pretty nice job. Especially in the L. Frank Baum and Wilder stories, his range of voice and the devious nature of his tone come to full bloom.
Maybe the Holiday Classics Collection that Audible gave away for free a couple of years ago. Each story fit, was short and left you in wonder at the end.
I liked the bite in his voice for the demons in Santa Claus Kidnapped and the childish snobbery of the little girl in the Christmas Dream Come True story.
The little Match girl's story was sad but really sweet.
He could have read the Night Before Christmas with a lighter tone but the other stories were great.
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling said he was sorry for making racist remarks but feels he was "baited." The former Clippers owner was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million over the recorded comments he made to an alleged mistress became public.
George Steinbrenner -- He was banned permanently from day-to-day management (but not ownership) of the New York Yankees by MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent in 1990 for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield. Steinbrenner was reinstated in 1993.
Marge Schott -- The Cincinnati Reds owner was fined $250,000 and banned from day-to-day operations of the team for the 1993 season due to "using language that is racially and ethnically offensive." Major League Baseball would later ban her from managing the team from 1996 through 1998 due to statements in support of Adolf Hitler's domestic policies. Shortly afterwards, she sold the majority of her share in the team.
Glen Taylor -- Before Sterling, Taylor was the only NBA owner to be suspended for more than a couple games. In 2000, the Minnesota Timberwolves owner was suspended for nearly a year and fined $1 million for signing a player to a secret contract that violated the league's salary cap.
Henry Samueli -- The NHL suspended the Anaheim Ducks owner in 2008 after he pleaded guilty to lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The plea was later thrown out, and Samueli was reinstated to the league in November 2009.
Jerry Buss -- The late Los Angeles Lakers owner was suspended by the league for two games in 2007 after a drunken driving conviction.
Ted Leonsis -- The Washington Capitals owner was suspended for a week and fined $100,000 by the NHL in 2004 after getting into a fight with a fan following a loss to the Flyers. Leonsis later apologized to the fan.
Eddie DeBartolo Jr. -- The San Francisco 49ers owner was suspended by the NFL for the 1999 season and fined $1 million after failing to report a felony stemming from a Louisiana gambling fraud and extortion case.
Ted Turner -- As owner of the Atlanta Braves, Turner was suspended for one year in 1977 for tampering with prospective free agent Gary Matthew while he was still playing for another team.
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Against the Current just released their new song, "Young & Relentless" off their upcoming album In Our Bones! Pre-order IN OUR BONES to get "Young & Relentless" as well as 5 more instant track downloads!
|May 08, 2016
Tonight's featured track is 'Young & Relentless' - the latest release from Against The Current's upcoming album In Our Bones!
We got, we got the life unbelievable
Sleep when we're dead
Live like we're invincible
We're young and relentless
Get up, get out your mind 'cause you never know
Pre order In Our Bones today on iTunes
|May 06, 2016
Last night 3OH!3 dropped their new track 'FREAK YOUR MIND' off of their upcoming album NIGHT SPORTS!
Pre order NIGHT SPORTS today and get 'FREAK YOUR MIND,' 'MAD AT YOU' & 3 other tracks instantly!
|May 04, 2016
Brian from The Front Bottoms recently sat down with A.V. Club to talk about the inspiration behind three of the band's tracks from their latest album Back On Top. Read Brian's answer HERE!
|May 03, 2016
Presale tickets for Young The Giant's show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City are now available! Sign up to get your presale code HERE and get access to early tickets HERE!
Presale tickets for their show in Los Angeles, CA at The Greek Theatre go on sale at 10am PST using the same links!
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Young The Giant just announced that they will be headlining Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 17th & The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on October 21st with special guests Ra Ra Riot! - Pre sale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am local time.
Sign up for the band's newsletter at YoungTheGiant.com to get early access to pre sale tickets.
|May 01, 2016
Tonight's featured track is 'Something To Believe In' from Young The Giant's upcoming album Home of the Strange - Available August 12th on Fueled By Ramen.
I'll give you something to believe in
Burn up a basement full of demons
Realize you're a slave to your mind
Break free!
Now give me something to believe in!
Pre-order Home Of The Strange on iTunes, Google Play & Amazon!
Pick up Panic! At The Disco's new album Death Of A Bachelor for just $.99 for a limited time on Google Play!
|April 29, 2016
Listen to Young The Giant's new track 'Something To Believe In' off of their upcoming album Home of the Strange - Available August 12th!
Pre-order Home of the Strange on iTunes, Google Play & Amazon!
|April 27, 2016
The Front Bottoms recently sat down with Nicole Alvarez from KROQ at Coachella and talked about how they got on Coachella this year and how the band started. Watch now in the video above!


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July 7, 2011 —
HONESDALE, PA — At times, the line stretched out the door, as people awaited their turn to have their hair or beard removed in support of a local fundraiser aimed at battling cancer. The decidedly festive event took place on July 1 at Mick's Barber Shop in Honesdale and raised more than $6,000 for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.
Proprietor Michele Frigoletto was inspired to hold the fundraiser in response to the personal impacts of prostate cancer on two of her family members, father Bill Theobald and father-in-law Tony Frigoletto. Michele's brothers went to work raising funds at the local schools where they are employed, Wayne Highland and Wallenpaupack. Bill Jr. grew his beard for 39 days in honor of the 39 treatments his father endured. He and his brother Joe raised more than $2,400.
Buzzee Skip Mendler decided to participate in support of his friend, Bill who recently completed treatment for prostate cancer. Mendler urged others to schedule annual exams to aid in early detection. "The sooner it's detected, the more successful the treatment is," he said. "It's an issue that men need to be aware of and this event is lots of fun. There are going to be a lot of shiny heads around here tomorrow."
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Wakefield opens Canada's first DEF solutionizing facility for H2Blu
Wakefield Canada today opened its H2Blu diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) solutionizing facility in Toronto. Today's ribbon cutting ceremony took place well
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Wakefield Canada Launches H2Blu Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Wakefield Canada Inc. launches H2Blu, its new Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to the Canadian HD marketplace on May 1, 2011. H2Blu is formulated with an emphasis on purity and performance providing Canadian carriers with consistent product reliability.
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Wakefield Canada assumes ownership of Toronto production facility from BP Lubricants
Wakefield Canada took an important step forward today as President and CEO Bob MacDonald accepted the keys to the Toronto, Ontario manufacturing facility, formerly operated by Castrol Canada Inc., from Marci Brand, President, of BP Lubricants.
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Feb. 18, 2011—George Blanchet, percussionist and lecturer in music, performed live on the classical music station WFMT-FM 98.7 during an 8 p.m. show on Jan. 24 with Alicia Cordoba Tait on oboe. They performed a piece titled "Conversations for Oboe and Percussion" by Patricia Moorehead. The piece was inspired by and composed for Blanchet and Cordoba Tait who are engaged to be married. Blanchet teaches percussion and directs the Percussion Ensemble at North Central.
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Congress wins no friends so far
Officially, Congress might have avoided the fiscal cliff with a New Year's deal, but it left the nation mired in a political and economic morass.
And any bump in respect that Congress might have gotten with the deal likely will vanish as many workers receive their first paychecks and discover while they might not be paying higher income taxes, the two-year break in the payroll tax vanished with 2012.
Two years ago, Congress temporarily reduced the employee share of payroll tax – used to finance Social Security – from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent in an effort to boost the economy. That meant a worker making $50,000 a year, took home an extra $1,000 or nearly $20 a week.
With the New Year, the payroll tax is back at 6.2 percent, so paychecks will be smaller.
Plus, there is a lot the fiscal cliff deal didn't do, such as addressing the spending cuts or raising the debt ceiling. Instead, those fights were put on hold for a couple of months, when we expect the same hardened stances seen in 2012 will resume and delay any solution as both sides posture politically and try to blame each other for the problems.
The upcoming fights over spending cuts and the debt ceiling might make what Americans witnessed on Capitol Hill in November and December look like a children's party.
Also, there's the possibility of a government showdown in late March unless Congress finds a way to work together and compromise.
Americans will pay for all of the uncertainty.
Many economists believe the unknown will hamper the economic growth our nation desperately needs after the slow recovery from the last recession.
It would be wonderful if Congress could avoid the knock-down, drag-out fights that seem to accompany every issue.
It's a safer bet that political brinkmanship will prevail in the coming weeks as the same battles of 2012 are fought again.
Is it any surprise Congress doesn't rank higher in public opinion polls?
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Samsung Electronics has unveiled the world's first memory modules that carry 32GB of DDR3 memory. The devices are aimed at servers and enable never before seen memory capacities. For example, a dual-processor Intel Xeon 5500-series machine can be potentially equipped with hundreds of gigabytes of memory.
Samsung 32GB memory module is based on 72 4Gb DDR3 memory chips produced using 50nm process technology and unveiled early this year. A row of nine quad-die package (QDP) 16Gb DDR3s are mounted on each side of the printed circuit board for a collective 32GB, highly compact configuration. Theoretically, such chips can operate at 1600MHz, but give that there are so many chips installed onto a single module the actual speed is unlikely to be high.
Thanks to 50nm process technology and Samsung's expertise in memory production, the new memory chips operate with 1.35V voltage, down 20% from 1.5V, the default voltage setting for DDR3 memory.
"Compared to the 8GB memory modules used in today's servers, our new module packs an eco-sensitive wallop with four times the density at significantly reduced power levels and no increase in the overall footprint. For data centers, it's a powerhouse in energy efficiency and performance," said Jim Elliott, vice president, memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor.
Pricing of the 32GB RDIMM was not announced.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), a market research and analysis firm, the worldwide DDR3 DRAM market will account for 29% of the total DRAM market in 2009 and 75% in 2011. In addition, IDC estimates that 2Gb-or-higher DDR3 DRAM will make up 3% of the total DRAM market in 2009 and 33% in 2011 (units in bits).


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#204000 - 01/02/12 10:15 AM numinous
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Loc: Alberta, Canada
Perhaps somebody out there will now be stimulated by "numinous" to propose a satisfactory translation for the University of Wisconsin's mysterious motto, "numen lumen"._________________________
Murray Stone, Westerose, Alberta
#204007 - 01/02/12 04:05 PM Re: numinous [Re: murraystone]
Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
How satisfactory should it be?
BTW. Just curious. Is Westerose a real town or city?
#204013 - 01/02/12 08:46 PM Re: numinous [Re: BranShea]
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Loc: down under
Wiki can be your friend, Bran
Nice link to the hall....and I see the whole motto is "Astra castra, Numen lumen"....if thats the one Murraystone is referring too!
Numen as relating to the mind rather than senses but also sometimes to the power or magic of an object...similar but different to 'mana' as used by the NZ Maori to describe value, great personal prestige of a person or thing.
#204066 - 01/05/12 05:09 PM Re: numinous [Re: Candy]
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Some people here show invented locations or locations from stories. I was curious if Westerose refered to Westeros, one part of the various parts of imaginary worlds in the fantasy serial " A Song of Ice and Fire ".
#204067 - 01/05/12 07:27 PM Re: numinous [Re: murraystone]
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True......maybe it is at that!
#204082 - 01/06/12 07:33 AM Re: numinous [Re: Candy]
old hand
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Loc: Lancaster, UK
Or is it related to Wester Ross, in Scotland?
"Wester Ross is geographically regarded as the western watershed of Ross-shire, but administrative and political boundaries diverge from this and have been subject to several changes and inconsistencies.
Wester Ross is a popular scenic tourism destination, although the level of this has declined considerably since the 1970s. Tourism still forms a major part of the economic activity of the area, particularly with the dramatic declines in fishing over the same period.
Wester Ross contains notable beauty spots such as Loch Maree, Inverewe Garden, Corrieshalloch Gorge, Glen Docherty and Bealach na Ba. But it is its mountains for which Wester Ross is renowned, in a unique and very old landscape."_________________________
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#204083 - 01/06/12 07:37 AM Re: numinous [Re: BranShea]
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Originally Posted By: BranSheaSome people here show invented locations or locations from stories. I was curious if Westerose refered to Westeros, one part of the various parts of imaginary worlds in the fantasy serial " A Song of Ice and Fire ".
Or vice versa. The bare numen lumen is the motto of the University of Wisconsin, a fair distance from Westeros(e).
#204084 - 01/06/12 11:00 AM Re: numinous [Re: Faldage]
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here's what the UofW has to say 'officially' regarding numen lumen (dig the expanded version given by UW's first chancellor, John Lathrop!) link
#204120 - 01/08/12 02:02 PM Re: numinous [Re: tsuwm]
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It's more and more becoming alum aluminium to me. Thanks all for letting your light shine.
#204128 - 01/09/12 08:06 AM Re: numinous bilious [Re: BranShea]
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alum aluminium
Not wuite sure what all the hubbub's about. Latin numen (literally 'nod (of the head)' means something like 'divine will, godhead' or 'divinity' in an abstract sort of way (the Romans have some many named gods). I like the term god's nod; it just lighted up my day. From what I read in the University's take on their motto, it's the syntax of numen lumen that some classicists carp on. This doesn't make much sense to me. Associating a god's power with some kind of bright light seems almost a cliche to me, but who knows ..._________________________
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In the final play of the game with 26 seconds left on the clock, Logan Moses intercepted a pass to give the Woodsboro Eagles to clinch a thrilling victory in Kenedy.
With this win, the Eagles remain unbeaten at 4-0 and the entire community is buzzing with excitement.
"Our boys are playing with trust and confidence in each other," said Mike and Ruby Martinez, parents of senior Jared Martinez. "Our whole community is behind them and Eagle football has made Woodsboro a boomtown!"
A game that began as a scoring shoot-out turned into a first half of offense and a second half of defense. The Lions struck first, taking the opening kickoff and marching 43 yards in nine plays, culminating with a three-yard score.
Immediately before the Lion score, Debray Bonner scooped up a fumble and returned it 90 yards for an apparent Eagle touchdown. The play was nullified by an off-sides penalty against the Eagle defense.
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"We had two touchdowns called back tonight but, all year long we have been taught to rise above the adversity and keep playing our hearts out," said Villareal. "We made some adjustments at halftime to slow them down. We look to see what we are doing right and what we need to do better and that's what we focus on. Our principal always tells us that we are Eagles and we must soar above the storm."
With 4:50 left in the first half, the Lions scored on a 29-yard pass play and converted the two-point try to take a 21-13 lead. The Eagles came right back as Villareal out-raced everyone on a 55-yard reverse play.
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I hate flopping...and Reggie Evans is a repeat offender...
f*** him....
Just in time for tonight's game, enjoy this evisceration of the human flop machine known as Reggie Evans...
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On Nov. 21, the NBA issued its first fine under the new ban on flopping. The target of the $5,000 penalty was, to no one's surprise, Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets. But like the gentle hand on the back that sent Evans stumbling and flailing all the way off the court, the punishment barely touched the true problem. The flops are simply the most obvious example of the fact that the NBA is becoming camp. And no one is a more annoying purveyor of camp than Reggie Evans.
What is camp? The brilliant Simon Doonan-whom you may remember as the flamboyant little Brit in VH1's I Love the 80s-perfectly described the phenomenon as "simply a matter of doing things AS IF you are doing them." Camp people don't merely perform actions, they luxuriate in them. They don't walk; they strut and sashay. They don't sing karaoke; they BELT OUT SHOWTUNES. They don't eat beef jerky; they snap into a Slim Jim. And they don't absorb an elbow in the post; they're jolted into convulsing submission by a defibrillator.
Deadspin NBA **** List: Reggie Evans, Basketball Camp
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"The noncamp person always comports himself apologetically and anonymously," Doonan writes in Slate. "A camp person, in sharp contrast, purposefully and glamorously and knowingly plays the part."
Reggie Evans doesn't play the part he's supposed to. You'd expect a guy who's assigned the hard-screen-setting, glass-crashing, post-defending scut work of the NBA to take a more straightforward, paint-by-numbers style of play. He's the worker doing workmanlike work, the Grant Longish sort of player who gets profiled by the local beat writer after everyone else on the team has been written up, with lines like "He's not looking for glory" and something about lunch buckets.
Annoying as those stories are, there's something admirable about their subjects, the guys who hang on to NBA careers through sheer force of will, as quiet, effective cogs. They may have ugly games, but their obscurity keeps their pathetic skills from standing out. Restaurants need dishwashers. Your neighborhood needs a good garbage collector. The NBA needs its Joel Przybillas.
That's the type of player Reggie Evans ought to be. He should be totally anonymous in the flow of the game, till you check the box score at the end and notice that he scored six points and grabbed nine boards, and held the man he was guarding below his season average. But no. Whenever Reggie Evans does one of the little, unglamorous, helpful thingsone of the few things he can dohe makes sure the whole goddamn world knows about it.
Time to set a pick? He tries to tackle guys without using his arms. Is there a chance to draw a charge? His rock-solid, 6-foot-8, 245-pound body goes staggering wildly at the slightest contact. He wants to be menacing, so he wears a crappy beard, shaves his pate, and mugs like a WWE heel. He wants to get position when rebounding, so he grabs Chris Kaman's balls.
"Well, he's great to have when he's on your side," you say? No. No, he isn't. This isn't Dennis Rodman, a self-contained performance on a healthy team. Evans is a perverse sort of role model, whose sensibility infects entire teams. He emerged from obscurity with the Sonics, after a few years as an undrafted free-agent benchwarmer, when coach Nate McMillan wanted to bring some toughness to a team led by Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.. He helped transform a franchise that for 15 years had been considered "soft," by acting like what ESPN columnist Frank Hughes called a "hooligan." During the 2004-05 season, the Sonics' last relevant year, Hughes wrote, "Evans played well enough to earn a job, throwing around his body on defense, grabbing enough rebounds to matter and infuriating opponents with a style that could best be described as aggravating. At worst, it could be called assault and battery." The team took on Evans's ****ty style and though it worked for one year, it fell apart soon after, and the Sonics returned to the cellar.
Then he was off to another team to assault the eyes of a different fan base. He's bounced from Denver to Philly to Toronto; last year, he landed with the Clippers, and look what happened. All it took was that one year for him to turn a team built around a telegenic budding superstar, Blake Griffin, into an infuriating, campy mess. Let Reggie Evans looseeven for 13.8 minutes per game, as the Clippers didand soon everyone else is "taking" a "charge."
Now he is in Brooklyn, a "gritty" player on a club that's selling itself as "gritty" to reflect its borough. I guess he fits the Nets' new brand, which involves a marketing plan based on that gritty reputation AS IF the team weren't nestled in a sea of gentrified neighborhoods. Helmed by Jay-Z, who acts AS IF he owns a majority share of the franchise. Playing in an arena adorned with pre-rusted steel to make it look AS IF the building has been there for years. Wooing a crop of well-heeled Brooklyn hipsters who style themselves AS IF they're indigent woodsmen. "Being-as-Playing-a-Role," Susan Sontag called it, in "Notes on 'Camp.'" If we have to endure Reggie Evans in the NBA, at least we know he's in the right place.
I hate flopping...and Reggie Evans is a repeat offender...
f*** him....
Simple. . . Fine a flopper $10,000 per flop. After three flops they miss three games . . . Result, no more flopping.
I really hope that the NBA comes down hard on floppers. If they don`t then we will have a situation like we do in football - sorry my American friends, you call it soccer- One of the reasons I gave up watching football was because of the pathetic way that players are constantly diving and throwing themselves on the floor to get the referee to blow for a foul. The reason this happens is because the football authorities have never tried to stop it and do nothing when players do it constantly. If the NBA doesn`t stop flopping now then it will get worse and worse and, just like in football, the cheaters will win.
If the writer had more balls and wasn't afraid of pissing off a boss or 2 then he would of added LBJ to that list.
The problem I have with it at the moment are that the flopping is only dealt with after the game. What's to stop teams paying the fines for the players if their flop resulted in a foul on the other team.
I agree with Scipio, if you're found guilty of repeated flops, you miss a game. They should be treated as technical fouls anyway.
Most of the flops are only caught by the league postgame, they review any play submitted to them.
I agree that a $5000 fine is not enough, they need a more severe punishment.
Failing that, fine + suspension as mentioned above would be the way to go. The flopping and soft foul calls are killing the game.
Actually its how good he is at rebounding that makes me hate him. I can live with a dirty player/flopper but its worse when they are talented.
I agree .. the only thing I can hate on Reggie Evans for is not being a Knicks .. Melo & Amare could use a F/C bigman Reggie Evans in their lineup to be their cleanup man.
The Clippers were senile not to resign Reggie Evans in the offseason, after Evans boss performance in the postseason.


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will follow.
If we played like we did against Huddersfield - no team will stop us.
If we played like we did against Leigh - every team will beat us ( D****bury might scrape a draw)
If we dont get Fev a start (like we ususally do), i fancy our chances.
Batley 23 Fev 18
Attendance, will more that the Huddersfield game (2067)
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Even as a very young girl, Terri was a scrapper.
She got kicked out of grade school for defiance, temper tantrums and pushing other kids. Her teacher, the principal and the district psychologist agreed she was not controllable. She barely made it through her sophomore year in high school before leaving with a trail of incidences that convinced the district they all were better off with her elsewhere.
Her mom and a series of stepdads/boyfriends had all been alcoholics. Several of them had been violent, but one in particular had been kind and tried his best to help. Even so, the chaos and disorganization required Terri at 8 years old to be feeding and caring for her two younger sisters. By age 10 she had primary responsibility for them. She was her mother's mother, her sister's mother and family protector – a role far too large and demanding for a child.
By her early teens and with great guilt at leaving her two younger sisters behind, Terri hit the streets. Drugs, alcohol and criminal activity became her passion and profession: burglary for food money, breaking and entering for a warm place to stay, junkies and alcoholics for friends. Loaded with hurt and anger at the world, Terri's life became one big fight: a fight to survive, a fight to get high, a fight to prove herself worthy.
Her name was well-known by the local law enforcement community. She had spent quite a few nights, sometimes on purpose, in various jails and shelters. People from various churches and social organizations had tried to help, but it was like trying to reason with a hungry wolverine. The only organization she would have anything to do with was the AA group, and that was only because they had free coffee.
She did, however talk occasionally to a couple of rough-looking older guys who were always kind and encouraging, who didn't care why she came back as long as she did and who had a modicum of credibility with her as they seemed to have had as rough a road as she did.
Although in the early days, she did not stop using alcohol, she did continue to go to that first group. It took nearly a year of "in and out" before she finally made the commitment to stop and found her first sponsor, oddly, a woman who appeared to be her exact opposite. She looked kindly, almost grandmotherly, but her appearance belied a tough-as-nails interior that Terri didn't find out about until it was too late to turn back. Sponsoring Terri, her sponsor would say later, was like taming a wild pony; it took lots of love and a firm hand.
Terri has been sober for 14 years, is married and has two daughters. She finished high school and, with her sponsor's encouragement, got a college degree. Terri credits her life to her sponsor's love and tolerance and to the two old guys who didn't judge her. She would tell you she learned to trust, to give and accept love and to stop fighting everyone and everything.
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Mrs. Vera Masaitis, age 93, of Gloversville, formerly of Amsterdam, died November 12, 2012.
She was born October 7, 1919 in Amsterdam, the daughter of the late Fiorenzo and Rosina Tambasco.
Among her survivors are four children: Jeanette, Alex, Michael and Kathleen.
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I can't seem to find the tracklist of Stones Throw podcast #72 by Quakers anywhere. On this site: http://www.stonesthrow.com/podcast/ there's a link to a forum thread, but it's gone. So does anyone still have it? That shit's good yo.
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Thanks to Yellowstone Park Foundation's Most Loyal Donors
Who are the Yellowstone Park Foundation's donors? They live everywhere from Pittsburgh to Portland, Nashville to New York City and places in between; they may give $50 or thousands, but they all share a deep passion for Yellowstone.
A special group of our most loyal donors has invested in YPF's mission for 10 consecutive years or more. We are in awe of the generosity of these 1,025 (and counting!) people who send gifts annually – and sometimes even monthly -- for trail upkeep, wolf collars, bear boxes, cutthroat trout restoration, and all of the essential projects that would go unfunded without such continuous support.
As a show of our gratitude, we've begun an annual tradition of selecting three donors to learn about their involvement with the Park and their inspiration for giving every year.
The Hannon Family of Elkhart, Indiana
Kyle Hannon first discovered Yellowstone in college, when he decided to work in the Park for the summer of 1984. That year led to two more summers of working in the Park and making friends with people from all over the world who also shared a love of America's first national park. Of course when Kyle married, he brought his wife Shawn to Yellowstone for their honeymoon in 1988. "Fortunately, our trip was before the fires started, so we had a wonderful time," Hannon says. Since then, they've brought Shawn's parents to Yellowstone, and also made several trips with their two sons.
"Yellowstone is a special place for me and my family," says Kyle, who recalls memories like hiking the Black Canyon and taking in a reflection of the Milky Way stretching across Yellowstone Lake at night. "It just seems natural to support YPF, so the Park is always there, always accessible. Maybe writing that annual check brings Yellowstone a little closer to Indiana."
Sometimes a place imprints upon us in ways that not only compel us to share it with those closest to us, but also shows up in our work. For Kyle, a writer among other things, Yellowstone provided the setting for his first novel written in 2000, The Yellowstone Faithful.
Katherine Witney of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
"I first visited Yellowstone with my parents in 1958," says Katherine Witney." I inherited my love of our national parks from my dad, who made sure my brother and I saw all of them. I loved Yellowstone and vowed I would come again with my own children someday."
Katherine made good on her vow, bringing her husband, parents and three children back to Yellowstone in 1983. She loves animals, so in April of 2000 "my husband Russ and I took our first wolf trip to the Park and have returned nearly every April since," she says. "Russ passed away in 2011. He loved Yellowstone and became as big a wolf fan as I am."
Spending so much time in the Park over the years, Katherine and Russ had many special experiences, including one day where they watched wolves from the Druid pack trying to get into the den of a coyote with pups, to no avail. "Later that day we watched mom and dad coyote move their pups, one at a time, to a new den that the female had dug…We watched for about two hours; that was thrilling to see."
Despite Katherine's loss of her husband, she's continued her annual wolf-watching tradition by bringing her best friend to the Park last year, and is looking forward to her trip again this April. "I can't wait. It's always a highlight of my year," she says.
The Haywards of Bozeman, Montana
Janne and Bill Hayward have donated to YPF since its inception in 1996, and every year thereafter. Their first trip to the Park was in 1989, but they became actively involved in 1993 when they participated in a two-year research project with Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies.
The Haywards decided to move to Bozeman in 1994, and took their first class at the Yellowstone Institute's Buffalo Ranch in March 1995. "That was the weekend the gates were opened at the Rose Creek wolf enclosure," Janne recalls. "It was so thrilling to be in Lamar when that happened! Of course, we were hooked."
Today they spend many weekends working as volunteers in the Park. Janne recently wrote to YPF: "We care very much about the park and the retention of as much wildness as can be sustained while still affording public access. We support the Foundation and the projects you support – keep up the good work."


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Education is only one part of a successful career plan. Davenport has developed a Professional Development Plan to give you a path toward your professional growth, including:
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Career Services offers a number of resources to help you grow your capabilities within the work place including hard copy resources, presentations like this one!, and internet resources for all levels of student and alumni.
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Not sure exactly what you'd like to do for a career? Or what types of careers you can pursue with your academic major? Career Services provides resources to explore your options. We have created a guide to help you start your career search.
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My DS is only 9 months but I'm trying to think ahead since I foresee a problem.
I go back to work when he is 1 year old. Literally the day after his 1st birthday. I work 2 day 12 hour shifts, 2 night 12 hour shifts, then I'm off for 5 days. I've used some of my vacation for when I go back so I dont work my last night until December. So I work 2 days, 1 night then 6 off until December 15th.
My question is how do I continue to BF? During the day I'm sure DH can bring DS to my work to BF at lunch time, maybe at supper too (my shifts are 7-7) but I work as an RN on a busy surgical floor and I cannot see getting away more than once/twice a shift to BF him and probably will not have time to pump...unless I dont want to eat, which of course I do!!
For night shifts, I should be able to pump since they tend to be a little less hectic.
My fear is that so far DS hates bottles and will not take them. Plus he has reflux and spits up alot. I'm worried that with this decrease in breastfeeding he will just eat less and end up losing weight!!!! I fear uping his solids as well since he tends to spit them up worse than just breast milk.
Do you think if I breastfeed before work around 6am, then lunch 12noon, supper 5pm, then when I get home around 8pm and through the night on demand, it will be enough?? He usually only eats once through the night but I'm sure that could change at any moment.
Also how will nights work? I'm afraid he wont take a bottle for DH!!
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Crocodiles and Emotional Flexibility
Remember all those Tarzan movies where you'd see the crocodile in the water with nothing but eyes and snout showing.
Well, crocodiles aren't all gnash and tail. Intelligence would not be the first quality I'd bestow on their dragon heads. That would be an error. They're not as dumb as they look.
The late Steve Irwin knew better. He devised the studies that made this story possible.
For one thing, crocodiles get around. They've been found hundreds of miles from home. And it appears they have gotten their on purpose.
And, the odd thing about this is that, whatever other qualities they may have, these voracious aquatic reptiles are really bad swimmers according to National Geographic.
That suggests the crocodiles are somehow island hopping, keeping the overall gene pool well mixed. But until now, no one was sure just how the crocs were traveling, as they're excellent swimmers for short distances but aren't great at long, endurance swims.
If you can't swim, surf.
The answer is that the crocodiles ride surface currents, says a group led by Craig Franklin, a zoologist at the University of Queensland in Australia. The reptiles only travel when the current flows in the direction of their desired journey, the researchers report. When the tide turns, the crocodiles either climb onto the riverbank or dive to the bottom of the river to wait for the current to reverse. Nature News
So, how does a person master anger with the crocodiles?
The feeling of anger is like a wave or a current. Just as the crocodile doesn't have any control over the flow of the river or the waves in the ocean, we don't have control over the waves of anger that sometimes show up.
Our reptile friend has learned how to use the way the river flows by learning to recognize how the currents work. They don't just jump onto a current and see where it takes them, they've developed a sense of the right currents to take. If they find themselves on a current that isn't taking them where they want to go, they crawl up on the shore or bank and wait for the right one to come along. From National Geographic again –
No matter the reason for their journeys, the study shows that the scaly beasts must have impressive navigational instincts, he said.
"If you think about most animals that travel long distances, they'll swim in one direction," Franklin said.
"With a crocodile, they have to navigate all these features"—surfing from rivers to deltas and across the open ocean to various islands—"to get from A to B. It's not in a straight line, so they must have a very sophisticated navigational ability."
So, for us mere humans what are the navigational skills we need to develop. We have to watch the waves as they come and go, and know when to hop off and when to get on. As we learn to ride the waves, probably more like a surfer than an crocodile, we can steer our board toward doing what needs to be done.
We may have to take it a little slower, to check the current so that we can navigate toward our values. If it's up to me, I don't want to end up somewhere I may have been heading but really didn't want to go.
Think you could take a lesson from the crocodiles?
If you did, how would you use it?


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It sounds like you've already found lots of info, but I'd be glad to send you the pages from Hale if a bit more would help.
Oh, there are several gadolinium-containing contrast agents listed -- gadobenate, gadodiamide, gadopentetate, gadoteridol, and gadoversetamide. Is it one of those?
I think what it comes down to is that there are usually few or no studies on how much of a given medication is transferred into milk and what the effects might be on a breastfed baby. I really don't think they could design studies for that -- it would be unethical to intentionally expose babies to a medication just to see what happens. So the only info comes from small observational studies and a lot of meds haven't even had that. And since they don't know what the effects are, they err on the side of caution. The medical establishment in general doesn't understand what a big deal it is to interrupt breastfeeding, for both moms and babies.


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"Giving Green to Get Green: Incentives and Consumer Adoption of Hybrid Vehicle Technology"
Working Paper RWP08-009, Harvard Kennedy School
February 2008
Authors: Kelly Sims Gallagher, Member of the Board, Erich Muehlegger
Faculty Research Working Papers
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy; Environment and Natural Resources; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Federal, state and local governments use a variety of incentives to induce consumer adoption of hybrid-electric vehicles. In this paper, Kelly Sims Gallagher and Erich Muehlegger study the relative efficacy of state sales tax waivers, income tax credits and non-tax incentives, attributing just 6% of existing hybrid sales to tax incentive schemes, approximately 33% to personal (social) preferences, and 27% to rising gas prices. Their work suggests several important implications for policy intended to stimulate accelerated consumer purchase of hybrid-vehicle technology.
- First, tax incentive design plays an important role in regulatory efficacy: sales tax incentives, which are immediate and easy to obtain have a much greater effect on the demand for hybrid vehicles than income tax incentives, which are delayed and likely more difficult to apply for and obtain.
- Second, the authors find that while single-occupancy HOV access is correlated with substantial hybrid adoption in Virginia, this is only true in Virginia, perhaps due to the small number of other states offering this incentive or because traffic congestion is more severe in Virginia than in other states with this program.
- Finally, even though state and federal incentives are significant in many cases, much of the recent increase in hybrid vehicles sales is more likely to be the result of rising gasoline prices or social preferences than existing forms of government incentives. This suggests that government policies which increase the price of gasoline may stimulate greater consumer adoption of hybrid technology. Although the U.S. government has not used higher gasoline taxes as a policy instrument to motivate consumer adoption of more fuel-efficient vehicles, this is a policy tool that has been employed to varying degrees in Europe and Japan.
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Two dead in Elkins house fire
ELKINS – Two city residents, including an infant, were killed in an early morning house fire on Central Street in Elkins.
Elkins Mayor Van Broughton confirmed the deaths.
Interim Chief of Police S.D. Richards said the investigation into the house fire in the 100 block of Central Street is ongoing, and will be led by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire started about 4 a.m..
Five patients, three adults and two children, were initially transported to Davis Memorial Hospital, but eventually flown to the West Penn Burn Center in Pittsburgh for treatment, officials said.
Elkins firefighter Ron Corcoran said the bulk of the fire was knocked down within the first 15 minutes.
"It took nearly an hour to bring the fire under control," Corcoran said.
Corcoran said those responding to the fire included Randolph County EMS, Elkins City Police, the Elkins Fire Department, Beverly Volunteer Fire Department, Leading Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Junior Volunteer Fire Department and Belington Volunteer Fire Department.
Elkins Mayor Van Broughton said the Elkins Community suffered a terrible event.
"A house fire resulted in the loss of life, serious injuries and a total loss of the residents' home and belonging," Broughton said. "I hope you will keep these people – our neighbors in your thoughts and prayers.
"I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the men and women of the Elkins, Beverly, Belington, Junior and Leading Creek fire departments; Randolph County and other EMS squads; the Elkins Police Department; Davis Memorial Hospital; and life-flight helicopter crews from various agencies for their fast response to the fire," Broughton added. "While most of the city was still asleep, these selfless public servants were working bravely and tirelessly to save lives and protect neighboring properties. We should all feel grateful that these heroes are looking out for us, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week."
Broughton said he knows many people wonder how they can help.
"If we become aware of any opportunity to make donations to help the victims of the fire, we will publicize it," Broughton said.
Broughton said, in the meantime, one thing to do is honor the victims of the fire is by learning from what happened to them.
"Please, take this event as a reminder to practice good fire safety in your own homes," Broughton said. "Tonight, maybe even today, on your lunch hour, check the batteries in your smoke detectors. Make sure everyone who lives in your home knows at least two escape routes out of every room. If there is someone in your home who might need extra assistance in a fire, make sure your neighbors know."


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Venezuela has been at the top of the news lately because of violnent demonstrations and government abuses (for background on the situation in Venezuela, check out Joe Carter's post). Director of research at Acton, Samuel Gregg, has written a special report at The American Spectator commentating on Venezuela as well as Latin America as a whole:
Given Venezuela's ongoing meltdown and the visible decline in the fortunes of Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner, one thing has become clear. Latin America's latest experiments with left-wing populism have reached their very predictable end-points. There is a price to be paid for the economics of populism, and no amount of blaming nefarious "neoliberals" can disguise cruel realities such as food-shortages, electricity-blackouts, endemic corruption, the disintegration of rule of law, utterly insecure property-rights, and wild inflation — all of which have helped Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador achieve the ignominious distinction of being categorized as "repressed economies" in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom.
Certainly it's not clear that Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela will lose power. As the Wall Street Journal's Mary Anastasia O'Grady has underscored, the Castros who run the prison camp otherwise known as Cuba will do whatever-it-takes to try and prevent that. Nor is it certain that Argentines won't vote for yet another Perónist who promises to solve everyone's problems via government decree when presidential elections come due in 2015.
But if crises are indeed opportunities, now is the time for those Latin Americans who recognize populism's flaws to think seriously about what comes next. One mistake would be to imagine that all that's required are different economic policies. (more…)


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I found organic milk in my town - for $20/liter! WTF!!!!!!!!!!
Would you ladies buy it? I haven't given L cow's milk and I really don't want to because we don't have regular access to affordable organic milk. He does get some rice milk now mixed in with other things.