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The Vifah 5 Foot Shorea Hardwood Garden Bench Is Perfect For Outdoor Patios
This Vifah Balthazar 5' Shorea Bench (V100) is a classic and beautiful model that is perfect to decorate your garden or backyard area. A well-crafted bench will provide an elegant design as well as serve as a necessary element to your outdoor living area. Featuring beautiful High Density Eucalyptus.
High Density Eucalyptus (or also known as Shorea in Vifah's line) is the premium grade of solid "Eucalyptus Gradis" hardwood, grown in 100 % well managed forests in Brazil, certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). There is little difference between High Density Eucalyptus (Shorea) and Teak when broken down to their core essence. The biggest attribute of High Density Eucalyptus (Shorea) is undoubtedly the strength of the timber. It's renowned for its excellent resistance to every day wear and tear. It is extremely durable and tightly grained to produce a desirable density. It remains unaffected by all variations in weather, especially its resistance to damp conditions makes itself extremely competent at combating insect attacks and decay.
Easy Assembly:The Vifah Balthazar 5' Bench features premium hardwood, free of knots that is easy to assemble in a few simple steps
Highly resistant:Natural resistant to mold, mildew, fungi, termites, rot and decay
Safe harvesting:Environmentally friendly and harvested from protected forests
- Model: V113Vifah Balthazar 5' Shorea Bench
- Do-it-yourself installationReady to assemble: pre-cut, pre-drilled, pre marked
- Pictorial assembly instructionsWeight: 40 pounds
- Warranty: 1 year limited parts and laborDimensions: 66" L x 24" W x 35" H
- Height: 35"
- Width: 24"
- Length: 66"

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On September 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first Secretary of State to visit Dili, where she helped celebrate the 10th anniversary of Timor-Leste as an independent, democratic state. In her meetings with senior officials, Secretary Clinton emphasized U.S. support for the young democracy of Timor-Leste.
In a joint press conference with Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Secretary Clinton offered a message to the Timorese people. She said, "The United States was proud to stand with you during your struggle for independence, and we are standing with you as you work to build a strong democracy with robust institutions, the rule of law, and protecting the rights of all of your citizens. Strong democracies, we know from long practice, make more stable neighbors and capable partners, which is one of the reasons why the United States is advancing democracy and human rights as a central pillar of our engagement throughout Asia."
Secretary Clinton emphasized ways the United States and Timor-Leste are working together -- from the robust military partnership between Timor-Leste and the United States Pacific Command to efforts to strengthen the justice sector, improve access to healthcare, develop agriculture, and expand trade.
In closing, Secretary Clinton said, "I'm so glad I've had this opportunity to visit one of the world's newest democracies, but a country whose people have already shown a resilience and character that is required in a democratic tradition. And so let us work together to build an enduring partnership between our nations."
You can read Secretary Clinton's full remarks here. You can follow the Secretary's travel to the Pacific, East Asia, and Russia August 30-September 9 on www.state.gov.
Antonio in the United Kingdom writes:
I heard Hilary Clinton's speech in East Timor asbroadcast by the BBC World Service. She stated that the US supported the East Timorese independence struggle and this is incorrect.
I worked for BBC Monitoring, alongside FBIS, throughout the East Timorese struggle against Indonesia which included armed struggle. At the time, the US distanced itself from this due to interestests in Indonesia.
It was only when the Santa Cruz Cemetary massacre occured in East Timor and through much publicity and pressure I passed on to the FBIS that the administration of the day finally agreed to change its stance.


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Mr. Scher had a portfolio manager for his investments, but preferred to track certain stocks himself. One was TorahTech, a start-up that specialized in harnessing new technology to disseminate Torah.
The company was intriguing and showed promise, but hadn't succeeded yet in its marketing efforts. Mr. Scher considered the company overpriced at the current cost of $6 a share, but worth grabbing if its price dropped significantly. He instructed his portfolio manager, Mr. Gelber, to buy 10,000 shares if the price dropped to $4.
Rumors of a 2nd quarter loss, combined with a fresh product line aimed at the new Daf Yomi cycle, set the stock on a volatile course. For two weeks it oscillated between $4.50 and $7 a share. When the quarterly report was finally issued, the stock descended to $4 for a few days.
A month later, though, TorahTech's new Daf Yomi products began selling big. The stock began a steady climb, eventually hitting $8 a share six months later.
Mr. Scher instructed Mr. Gelber to sell the 10,000 shares of TorahTech. He anticipated earning 100% profit on the sale.
Mr. Gelber checked the account. "You don't have any shares of TorahTech," he said to Mr. Scher.
"What do you mean?!" Mr. Scher asked. "I instructed you half a year ago to buy 10,000 shares when the price dropped to $4."
"Let me check one moment," said Mr. Gelber. He reviewed the account orders and acknowledged, "Somehow I missed that order."
"That's $40,000 lost!" exclaimed Mr. Scher. "I've been following that company for months."
"I understand," said Mr. Gelber. "At this point, though, there's nothing to do, unless it drops again or you anticipate further growth and want to buy now."
"I don't want to buy now," replied Mr. Scher. "The company is reaching a plateau. I'm really upset that you missed the order."
"I'm sorry," said Mr. Gelber. "I usually enter orders into the computer immediately, so that the purchase is made automatically."
"I feel you should compensate me for the loss," said Mr. Scher. "It was sheer negligence on your part."
"That seems extreme," replied Mr. Gelber. "Anyway, it's not really a loss, just a missed opportunity for profit. I'm willing to take it up with Rabbi Dayan, though. Let's go talk with him."
"Mr. Scher does not have to pay for the $40,000 in this case," ruled Rabbi Dayan. "The Tosefta teaches that if an investor gives money to an agent to buy merchandise and sell it for a shared profit but the agent didn't buy, the investor has only a complaint against him [C.M. 183:1].
"Similarly, the Yerushalmi writes that mevatel kiso shel chaveiro – a person who restrained his friend's money and prevented him from earning profit – has only a complaint. This is, at most, a form of potential grama." [See Shach 61:10; 292:15; Pischei Choshen 12:36]
"Are there any cases in which a person has to cover lost profits?" asked Mr. Scher. "The Mishnah (B.M. 104a) teaches that a farmer who undertook to work another's field and share the crop, but left the field fallow, must pay whatever the field was expected to produce," answered Rabbi Dayan. "This was a generally stipulated condition that became standard [328:2].
"Furthermore, the Gemara [B.M. 73b] discusses the case of a person who gave money to an agent to buy wine for him during the market season. According to one opinion, if the agent neglected to buy then and the price rose, he must still provide the wine at the cheap price. Some authorities derive from this that if he certainly could have and the loss is clear, the agent has to pay [Nesivos 183:1; Chasam Sofer C.M. 178 ]."
"How is it different from the original case in the Tosefta?" asked Mr. Gelber.
"The Nesivos [306:6] explains that the Gemara refers to a contracted worker [kablan] or partner," answered Rabbi Dayan. "We treat the negligence to buy as backing out of a davar ha'aved, so that a kablan has to pay even for lost profit opportunity [306:3]. The Tosefta refers to an agent who was not paid, or to a salaried worker [po'el] who was entitled to back out."
"Why shouldn't Mr. Gelber have to pay, then?" asked Mr. Scher. "He's a contracted broker."Rabbi Meir Orlian
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Croque Monsieurs a la Rachelle My take on French grilled cheese and ham sammys
- 8 slices good quality white bread, buy bread at in-store fresh bakery section of a large market or local bakery and have it sliced for you
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups half-and-half or milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, eyeball it
- 2 tablespoons prepared Dijon mustard, plus extra to pass at the table
- 3/4 pound French or French style ham, such as Mandrange, deli sliced or, sliced boiled ham
- 2/3 pound thinly sliced Gruyere or Swiss cheese (recommended: Emmentaler)
- 1 small jar cornichons or baby gherkin pickles, available on condiment aisle of market
- 1 small jar pickled onions, also available on condiments aisle
Line up 8 slices of bread on a work surface.
Heat a small saucepot over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and melt. Add flour to the butter and whisk together. Cook flour and butter together for 1 to 2 minutes, then whisk in half-and-half or milk. Bring sauce to a bubble and thicken another 1 or 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt, then whisk in prepared Dijon mustard.
Heat a large nonstick griddle or skillet over medium heat.
Spread each slice of bread with Dijon bechamel sauce and build 4 sandwiches with 2 or 3 slices of ham and 2 slices of cheese per sandwich. The Dijon bechamel sauce will help hold the meat and cheese in place. Make slices of ham and cheese rest flat; do not pile the meat or cheese. Butter the tops of the 4 sandwiches and set onto griddle or grill, buttered side down. Butter opposite side of each sandwich while the first side is grilling. Toast sandwiches 4 minutes on each side, turn with thin spatula. Serve with cornichons, pickled onions and extra Dijon mustard to pass at table.
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Ideas for Your Fall Entertaining from Nickel & Nickel
on October 21, 2013
Have you seen our new catalog? Each year we create a catalog filled with wine gift ideas, perfect for the holidays but ideal, too, for year-around giving. Take a look at our catalog here.
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These black Rio Roller leg warmers are cute and snug. They will add that extra bit of pizazz to your outfit, whether you are hitting a roller disco, or just cruising around your local park.
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January 24-27 Amber Lynn and Bill MargoldJanuary 31 through February 3 Sally Kirkland and Bruce Vilanch February 7-10 Nina Hartley and Christopher KnightFebruary 14-17 Alexana Thomas and Tom ByronFebruary 21-24 Hyapatia Lee and Evan StoneFebruary 28- March 3 Rebecca Bardoux and Paul ThomasMarch 7-10 Jasmin St. ClaireMarch 14-17 Alana EvansMarch 21-24 Melissa HillMarch 28-31 Dana BarbirApril 4-7 Mariko Passion & Mark KernesApril 11-14 Bart Tangredi & Veronica Hart
By the end, you salute the right to bare all. If youd like to see some getting naked to defend the Constitution, The Deep Throat Sex Scandal is just the ticket!--Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles Times
The Deep Throat Sex Scandal is a comedy that takes a satirical look at how 1972 porn flick Deep Throat, itself a comedy, became the most lucrative blue movie made.--Steven Leigh Morris,LA Weekly
Exposes the drama behind the seminal 1970s adult film. --Myron Meisel, Hollywood Reporter
"The time is ripe for The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, now strutting its stuffquite literallyat the Zephyr Theatre."--Travis Holder, Backstage
"Plenty of solid laughs. Douglas lets it all hang out when it comes to nudity and suggestions of sexual activity, so this probably isnt the ideal show to take grandma to following Sunday brunch."--Les Spindle, Frontiers
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"IT ROCKS! Seriously..... If at all possible, don't miss this excellent play"--Mark Kernes, AVN.COM
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About the Author: Amber Forbes serves as a Public Affairs Assistant in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
The U.S. Department of State held the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan in Atlanta, Georgia, from May 20-21. The meeting, "A Call to Action," was designed to support and mirror the goals of the Joint Action Plan: integration, equality, and diversity. The conference included 19 working groups in which members of the U.S. and Brazilian governments, civil societies, and private sectors sat side by side and discussed ways to promote racial equality in key areas such as education, labor, health care, and media.
The unprecedented design of "A Call to Action" led to an incredible level of interest, energy, and expertise in the working group discussions. In fact, it was difficult to keep the meetings to their respective amounts of time! Some of the policy suggestions arising from the working groups included a call for increased mutual exchange programs between different sectors of Brazilian and U.S. societies such as health professionals and educators, expanded data mapping and statistical research on racial equality in both societies, and increased commitment to diversity programs from the private sector. Several more policy suggestions were made, providing several ways for the Joint Action Plan to move forward.
As interesting and engaging as the workshop discussions were, the highlight of the conference for me was the cultural evening at the Carter Center. After an intense day of meetings, workshops, and panel discussions, the cultural event provided the perfect atmosphere for participants to relax, enjoy tasty appetizers, listen to great music, and dance.
That's right. Dance. The cultural evening featured a performance by Giwayen Mata, the "award-winning soul-stirring, all-sistah, dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble." This group of female drummers sings and dances to the beat of African drums. The group was nothing short of spectacular. Chosen for their energetic display of the shared cultural heritage between communities of the African Diaspora, the performers united conference participants by inviting them to actively participate in their performance. By the end of the night, Afro-Brazilian youth, civil society leaders, and even senior U.S. and Brazilian government officials were dancing out of their seats, clapping, and singing along. The site was truly remarkable and quite hilarious to say the least.
Another highlight of the conference was the digital town hall. During this event, prominent members of U.S. and Brazilian media discussed the role that media plays in shaping our views of race. When asked about the how the portrayal of African-Americans in the media has changed over time, Hill Harper of CSI: NY gave a mixed answer. He noted that some areas of the media have increased their positive portrayal of African-Americans. For example, African-Americans can take positive leading roles in movies. On the other hand, he argued that music videos portray a more negative view of African-Americans than those of 20 years ago. A Brazilian journalist noted that Afro-Brazilians are pressured to look "African" now, whereas 10 years ago they were told to straighten their curly hair if they wanted to look professional. While it is now acceptable to look "African," the journalist observed that Afro-Brazilian women in the media are still being forced to conform to the acceptable stereotype.
Participants in the meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan, while recognizing that racial inequalities still exist in both the United States and Brazil, were optimistic about the future that lie ahead. The Joint Action Plan allows multiple levels of our societies to work together and to share our lessons learned in an effort to promote racial equality. As these meetings progress and policy suggestions are incorporated into new programs and initiatives, both the United States and Brazil will come closer to achieving racially equal societies.


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Under the Sardinian Sky
The second Pentathlon World Cup, which just concluded in Sassari, Italy, on the island of Sardinia, provided a great opportunity for American Pentathletes to compete against the best athletes in the world while experiencing Sardinian culture—a two-for-one that was hard to beat! Sardinia, located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, is actually part of Italy, but is off the beaten track for most tourists and athletes. One of the great benefits to being part of Team USA is the opportunity to travel around the world. So in addition to our primary goal of competing well, we also try and see a bit of where we are in the world and do our part to represent our nation well.
Located closer to Africa than Italy, Sardinia's turquoise sea and white sandy beaches rival the tropics. Away from the coast, the scenery can be similarly stunning with a pastoral quilt of forested mountain peaks, valleys of citrus groves and pastures of happily grazing cattle and sheep. Northern Sardinia, where Team USA competed, has a fascinating Catalan history (the language is still spoken here), and the town of Sassari has a delightful old town centre. Traditional culture thrives most vigorously in the heartland where the elderly women are still draped in black; here tourists are rare – but ultimately welcomed. Across the landscape are scattered 7000 nuraghi, strange conical stone fortresses seemingly built by a Sardinian Fred Flintstone.
Sardinia distinguishes itself in the kitchen with hearty pastas and a love for pungent local cheeses, like pecorino and smoked ricotta. We were lucky in that we visited during one of the best times of the year, when the wildflowers are in bloom, and the heat of summer has not yet descended on the island. Sardinia, in the end, is a lot like Pentathlon, in that it combines a diverse mixture of elements to create a wonderful and unique end result; Sardinia is an eclectic blend of cultures and continents—a little bit of Europe, a touch of Africa, a dash of Spain-- but all Italian.
The competition was particularly exciting for the ladies—the unprecedented number of women who entered the competition meant that, instead of the usual two semi-finals, there would be three. In order to qualify for the final, female participants would have to be among the top twelve finishers in their semi-final group. I found this exceptionally exciting and telling given that it shows the sport is growing and becoming more competitive globally.
Personally, the long travel and eight-hour time change was more difficult to overcome than usual. My teammates and I tried to prepare as well as we could for the competition. My semi-final went well. I felt tired and weak but still fenced well, had a strong swim, and was able to run easily the last 1,000 meters to qualify for the final, actually winning my semi-final group. My three teammates Michelle Kelly, Rendy Lynn Opdycke and Samantha Achterberg (Rendy and Samantha both making their second World Cup appearances), unfortunately did not make it through to the final and placed 21st, 23rd, and 22nd, respectively in their semi-final groups. However, their placings are not indicative of their performances. Pentathlon is as much about learning how to juggle the five events as it is to actually do them. They each performed well, and then typically had problems in one discipline which was enough at this level to keep them out of the final. That said, it was a great learning experience for everyone, as each of us continues to improve as we put more competition experience under our belts.
In the women's final, my day began with difficulty. One of those days where you wake up and want to press "pause" and then "reset". My fence was disappointing and my swim was slower than I expected. Everything seemed to be a struggle as jet lag kicked in and I was feeling extremely tired before the competition had even begun.—that's the only explanation I can come up with. On the positive side, I did manage to come back from my tough start with a perfect, and incredibly fun, 1200-point ride, putting me in 11th overall going into the combined event—and providing me a bit of vindication after my disappointing ride in Palm Springs. Less than one minute separated 1st from 15th places going into the start of the event. Generally, the combined is usually my best event. Unfortunately, Saturday it was my worst. A tough shoot pushed me back to finish overall in 15th position. I am learning from every competition and moving on with my preparations for Budapest! I am excited to compete again and happy the team is coming together.
On the men's side, Dennis Bowsher's performance provided an incredibly exciting final 1,000 meters as he narrowly missed the 12th place slot to qualify for the final, finishing in 13th—the second time in two World Cups that this has happened—he is due for a break!! Sam Sacksen finished 17th with an outstanding combined. His time in the combined was 2nd overall in his semi-final and on the positive side, had he fenced the score he did in Palm Springs, he would have won his semi-final group by over 100 points! Eli Bremer, fighting injuries had strong events but finished 23rd in his semi-final after the sights on his pistol were broken during weapons testing by the officials. Nathan Schrimsher, who did so well at the Youth Olympic Games last summer was scheduled to compete but became seriously ill on his way to the airport en route to Italy and therefore did not make the trip.
Following the men's and women's finals, Team USA got the chance to participate in the mixed relay. The relay event is being seriously discussed as a medal event for the Rio 2016 Olympics and so every time we have an opportunity to participate is a good thing. Dennis Bowsher and I represented Team USA. USAP uses the policy of selecting participants based on the individual results of the competition. We had a great day, fencing over 900 points, swimming well, and riding beautifully. We started the combined event in 1st place with China 0:02 back. Unfortunately, again, I had another rough shoot and we finished in 7th place. Dennis and I had such a great time! I hope to have the opportunity to take part in the relay again!
Outside of the competition, on rest days, everyone got a chance to relax on the gem of this Italian island called Sardinia. We experienced some of the local culture and represented our nation well to the locals. Personally, I didn't do much sightseeing but I know that some of my teammates enjoyed their time at the beach and around the city of Sassari. Now it's back to training and preparation for Budapest next week. If only I could recover from this jet lag my life would be so much easier!! :) Thanks to all the Pentathlon and Team USA supporters, we could not do this without you!


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GE's Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape (D2D2T) approach was costing them 50 cents per GB/month. Changing to a D2D with remote replication addressed some of their concerns over tape, but was more costly at 79 centers per GB/month. Given that Backup and Archive represent 30 percent of their IT budget, the largest non-application expense, they reviewed their options:
- Continue with their Traditional BU/Archive approach
- Adopt Internal DAS using cheaper SATA disk drives
- Implement an Internal Cloud
- Use External Cloud services
General Electric had a long list of requirements:
- 99.99 percent Availability
- 99.999 percent Reliability and data integrity of the data
- Location independent access
- Meets HIPAA, SAS70, PCI compliance requirements
- Secure 3rd party access
- Eliminate GE operations management personnel
- Documented APIs
- Large file size uploads and resumable uploads (GE owns NBC Universal and some files are very large, movies can be 1.5 TB in size)
- Encryption at rest
- Multi-node capable, in other words, GE uploads it once and the Cloud Storage provider ensures that it is stored in two or more designated locations.
- Child-level billing/management. Here child relates to department, division or other sub-division for reporting and management purposes.
- Data integrity verification, such as with MD5 hash codes
- Challenge the skeptics
- Run small pilot projects to get familiar with the technology and provider
- Socialize (have a beer or coffee with) your Security and Legal teams early and often
- Consider using multiple cloud providers
- Test many different scenarios
The end result? They now have Cloud-based backups and archive for their GE Corp, NBC Universal and GE Asset Management divisions running at only 32 cents per GB/month, representing a 40-60 percent savings over their previous methods. This includes backups of their external Web sites, archives of their digital and production assets, RMAN backups including development/staging databases. They plan to add out-of-region compliance archive in 2010. They also plan to monetize their intellectual property by offering "CloudStorage Manager" as a software offering for others.


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Skip to comments.Total: Oil Production to Peak at 98M Barrels per Day
Posted on 12/12/2012 7:20:49 AM PST by thackney
New discoveries and technological advances have increased the oil industry's ability to increase production in recent years, pushing global maximum oil production to 98 million barrels per day for longer than initially expected, Total SA's Chairman and Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said Tuesday.
Global oil production should plateau at that level for some time before dropping as reserves gradually deplete, de Margerie said during a meeting with the Anglo-American Press Association in Paris.
Technological constraints led the French oil major to estimate in 2007 that the "peak oil" production rate would be at around 95 million barrels per day, or mb/d--a conservative estimate compared with those of its competitors.
"Peak oil" is categorized as when worldwide oil production reaches its maximum possible level before irreversibly dropping back due to a lack of new reserves.
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That can't be. We are almost out of oil now. I read it in a science article back in 1977.
Every time I've heard this, they have wound up being wrong.
National Geographic said the same thing in 1974.
I remember the cover and article. Lots and Lots of Windmills and solar panels.
40 years and were still waiting...
At some point they have to put up or shut up.
Back when Time Magazine had covers about global cooling, featuring the new "Ice Age" that was coming
Was that the same issue of National Geographic that predicted the doom and gloom of the coming ice age? I remember that one well.
I'm calling BS on this article. The above statement is putting the cart before the horse. It's the high oil prices that have led to increased production. The "new discoveries and technological advances" are the inevitable result of higher oil prices.
This is why the peak oil stuff is silly, as long as prices keep going up, oil production will increase until every last drop has been extracted. Then, it will plummet quickly.
I think he is way low and the prospect of the new fields being tapped is almost unlimited.
And then there are the Hydrates.
Actually the most likely scenario is that any peak will be due to the inability of the market to aborb more not because there will be falling reserves.
US reserves are said to be greater than Canada's. North America is the new Saudi Arabia of oil.
June 1974: Oil, the Dwindling Treasure. Said peak would be 1995.
I think the chase after Methane Hydrates are going to slow down for a while. There has been some test production in Alaska already.
But with the amount of shale gas being released into the market, I don't think the economics for Methane Hydrates is going to be competitive until the world Natural Gas demand climbs significantly higher giving sustained support for higher natural gas prices.
But that is okay. We know it is there. We can get it when we are ready for it. Between now and then, industry will fiddle a bit with it trying to find lower cost methods to produce it.
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Windmills! Gitcher windmills! Free energy from the air!
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And...we were told we would be freezing to death because of global cooling.
Caused of course by those evil vehicles spewing exhaust.
There is no such thing as peak oil... it is a lie just like globull warming.
I believe there eventually will be a peak production point where we produce less. I do not believe the production rate will forever increase for eternity.
But I do not believe that point is near at hand. Nor will it necessarily be created due to a lack of oil available. It will be driven by economics and most likely new discoveries in other energy sources.
The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones. But we did become less dependent on them as we chose better tools to use.
LOL..great example! Also firewood (displaced by coal), whale oil (displaced by petroleum).................and on and on. Human ingenuity.......the unappreciated resource.
Hopefully we will have an alternative energy by then... but for now... there is no peak oil... and there may never be.
I have my suspicions that Natural Gas may bring the peak sooner, due to economics.
Shell's Gas-to-Liquids is becoming more economical and produces fuels that today's vehicles can use.
That would allow the existing infrastructure and distribution to switch to GTL liquid fuel, running on Natural Gas with little cost to switch.
I did not realize that we had some work going on in Alaska. I do know that we did have a test and development well off the coast of Washington with the Japanese.
I do suspect that it will slow down a lot but I hope we continue to develop methods to heat the hydrates and control the pressures.
I wonder if we learned anything about it during the Gulf BP blowout?
Gas-hydrate tests to begin in Alaska
No Barrow hydrate research funds; wells will be drilled
USGS estimates ANS holds 85.4 tcf of gas hydrates
That would be great.
what "peak oil" predictors always leave out is that as long as the whole world does not slip back into the dark ages, technological progress is also likely to be "irreversible" and that will include technological progress in finding and extracting "fossil fuels" as well
if they were really smart they would look back at all the prior "peak oil" predictions, calculate an average for how far off they have been, and include that little fact as indicative of how far off they are likely to be as well
A remarkably large number of commentators repeat this claim, for no particular reason I can see.
Sure, NA has lots of shale gas and oil, but so do a great many other countries, including Oz and UK, many of which have not been thoroughly explored and in very few of which any attempt has yet been made to start production.
This widespread distribution is a very good thing. The super-high and extremely volatile nature of oil prices has been because its production was limited geographically and very largely to countries hostile to America and the West.
The more countries that produce their own oil, the less money and power will go to the Salafis.
I think starving that particular beast is even worth paying more than present prices.
The US has about 20 billion barrels. Throw in reserves off both coasts, Alaska, North Dakota, and shale oil and you have a much higher number.
Develop and exploit the energy resources under our feet in North America and the mid east will wither and die economically and politically.
So much left to be tapped....and they haven't even been touched yet.
And they haven't even begin to tap into the possibilities of Thorium.
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The other day as I watched my daughter clip-clopping around the living room in her princess heels I thought about how, years from from now, she could be wearing a similar (though I hope a little less sequined) ensemble for her wedding. I've had weddings on the brain lately. My dear cousin is getting married this weekend and I get to be her matron of honor. As I watched my daughter, I wondered if my cousin once shuffled around her living room in little plastic heels.
Many little girls I know love princesses. Not every girl, but many. What is it about princesses that make them so appealing? Maybe it's the idea of escape…the thrill of being whisked off your feet and being removed from the mundane. Maybe it's the bling. Maybe it's a promise of happily ever after. Whatever the case may be, we are inundated as little girls with all things princess. Fortunately there seems to be a shift in the modern day princesses. I watched the old Disney animated version of Cinderella recently and felt like it could have been an animated version of tv's The Bachelor. Prince Charming is a handsome fellow but he's also shrouded in mystery. I mean, what do we really know about Charming? And all we know about Cinderella is that she is outwardly pretty, has a strong work ethic and gets along great with animals. Those are worthy traits, but she still seems kind of meek. On the other hand, you have Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I remember seeing that movie in the theaters and thinking, "Oh my gosh, a pretty princess who loves to read and challenges what her prince says." I love that the prince in Beauty and the Beast is flawed and has a journey of self revelation. I love that he offers a library to the princess instead of jewelry.
As little girls we are almost conditioned to seek our princess moment. Some of us feel that pressure to plan a lavish wedding and host a perfect event. But at the end of the day what is more important than all the lovely details is truly the relationship between the "princess" and "prince." I was happy to watch Disney's Princess and the Frog recently because the protagonist, Princess Tiana, is a self-made woman. She doesn't need Prince Naveen. She has a goal to open her own restaurant and refuses to compromise that goal. It's a bonus when Prince Naveen can help the princess and celebrate her accomplishments. He becomes her biggest fan and challenges her and loves her. I'm ok with my daughter aspiring to be like Tiana. I'm happy to see our princesses are evolving and have become more than just pretty faces. I think part of the appeal of Prince William and Kate Middleton is that they seem to be a modern couple who are more equals and, while they still embrace the bling, also challenge each other in rowing competitions and involve themselves with various causes.
My cousin is a beautiful woman. She's also an amazing teacher, intellectual and friend. I hope this weekend she gets to dress like a princess for a day and wear a fabulous pair of heels. But I also hope she, and my daughter and all the women in my life, are treated like princesses (the modern day variety) for the rest of their lives. Whether they are lucky enough to find a "prince" worthy of them (and in my cousin's case, I think she has) or, they are still looking, I hope they continue to be challenged, supported and honored for the rest of their days.


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WILLOW CITY Georgia Rose of Willow City hopes to raise awareness of the evils of human trafficking with a 3,000 mile bike tour that will take her from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla., in January and February.
There will also be a training session at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at Crossroads Baptist Church, 415-28th Ave. SE in Minot, to help people in the area learn how to recognize the danger signs of human trafficking locally. For more information, call the church at 838-1873.
Rose said she will travel on the bike tour with a cycling partner, Jenn Krusow, of Duluth, Minn., whom she met when she interned with the Source Annex, an urban ministry outreach art center in the Philips neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Rose, who grew up on an organic farm near Willow City, said her interest in the topic of human trafficking started about a decade ago when she saw a news segment on 60 Minutes. She attended a college near Minneapolis and later interned at Source Annex, which helps serve women coming out of sex trafficking find transitional homes. Rose served as a mentor for women in a transitional home model.
According to Rose, her ultimate goal is to open a transitional home and school at her farm for young women coming out of human trafficking. She currently manages the farm and works as a substitute teacher in the area.
She said sex trafficking is a huge problem nationwide and is becoming a larger problem in North Dakota with the increase in population here due to the oil boom. The rate of prosecutions for prostitution has doubled in North Dakota in recent years, she said, and some of those incidences may include forced prostitution. The average age for young people to be forced into prostitution is 13, said Rose.
The signs of human trafficking can be subtle, but Rose said people should keep an eye out for a lot of contraceptives located around someone's personal space. Victims of sex trafficking may seem guarded or suspicious of others and may have unexplained physical injuries, such as welts, burns or bruises. They might act afraid of a boyfriend, who might actually be a pimp.
Youngsters may be led into trafficking through misleading friendships, false advertising, family connections or because they have been kidnapped, as well as by "sham lovers" who pretend to love them but really want to use them to turn tricks.
Most people involved in forced prostitution want to escape, she said.
Rose and Krusow will be updating people on their bicycle tour on the blog at (faithinactionblog.org). People can make donations at (indiegogo.com) and by searching Cycling for a Cause: Ending Modern Slavery. All money raised will go to benefit the Annex Network, a daughter program of Source MN. According to the website at (indiegogo.com), the program has a transitional home with three beds in one apartment for women getting out of forced prostitution. Mentor volunteers, young women between the ages of 20 to 35, work with the women getting out of human trafficking in spiritual, physical an social skills. The network also mentors other groups interested in starting their own transitional homes. Their goal is to have many small homes located across the midwestern United States that serve women who have escaped from human trafficking. Funds will be used to have a full time social worker who will serve several homes and for the expenses associated with mentoring and starting transitional homes, such as travel expenses, start up costs, and moving expenses for the women. Expenses might also include grocery bills, school supplies and art events or camping to help women heal.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (29 votes).
In short: Well organised pleasant run.Date of review: April 11, 2014
In short: Very good off road run - challenging yet achievable - good organisation - enjoyed the warm up before the start :-)Date of review: April 8, 2014
In short: Another friendly well organised AAT race at The Holt see you next year!Date of review: April 7, 2014
In short: Beautiful location, relatively well organised although more time to get to the start would have been useful. Also not much uplifting cheering around the course. I like the lap setup.Date of review: April 7, 2014
In short: Very good raceIn full: I've done the Farnham Runners events at Alice Holt, so decided to give this 5k a go with my son, while my husband did the 10k. Nice t-shirt though a bit of a pain to have to go back to the car with it. I wore mine. Decent medal and glad they used their usual course. Overall a good race.The only thing I didn't like was having to delay the start by 30 minutes - it was very cold though sunny. This appears to have been because there were long queues to collect numbers/chips. I don't know if this was because the organisers were slow at giving out numbers or because people turned up late, but if it was the latter, they shouldn't have delayed the start given how cold it was. If it had been raining I imagine they would have had a riot on their hands. However, the race was good and I would do it again. Not sure what happened to the goody bag this year - I assume it was replaced by the t-shirt.Date of review: April 7, 2013
In short: Enjoyed this - well organsied even with the queues. Hilly though !In full: Nice race, challenging little hills and good organisation though something went wrong later with the queues. Make sure that you make the right decision with footware as I was recommended trail shoes and it was way too dry and compact for them. Oh and the marshals were fantastic especially with directing different races at the same timeDate of review: April 7, 2013
In short: 3rd time at the Bolt but first time at 10k. Better course this year with some of the same challenges that make it tough but fun. Will be back next year!Date of review: April 3, 2012
In short: Lovely woodlands, but a bit crowded.In full: A lovely place to run, but paths are narrow in Places, so can be awkward with fast runners pushing past and not a lot of room to overtake. Nice warm-up and a friendly atmosphere. The only real complaint i would have is that i didn't get water half way as they weren't quick enough at putting the water into the cups and handing them out which i could live with, but there was no water handed out or available at the finish! You got a goody bag with chocolate and bananas, but all i wanted was some water. Otherwise it was a nice race for a saturday morning.Date of review: April 3, 2012
In short: A challenging 21km trail course set in the Alice Holt forest. Great atmosphere. I will be back again next year.Date of review: April 3, 2012
In short: hard work for a beginnerDate of review: April 2, 2012
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About the Author: Joseph Giordono-Scholz serves as Information Officer at U.S. Embassy Tripoli.
U.S. Embassy Tripoli was honored to share Iftar -- the traditional meal that breaks the day's fasting during Ramadan -- with 300 guests, including Libyans and expats, from every part of the local community. The guests enjoyed a festive Ramadan atmosphere on Thursday, August 19, with traditional clothing and decorations, traditional music, and authentic Libyan Ramadan cuisine.
The food included a Libyan soup (Shurba) with tomatoes, spices and lamb; Dolma, vegetables stuffed with rice and ground beef; M'batan, the Libyan version of Kefta (fried between two slices of potatoes); and Burek, a Libyan version of Sambusek.
The event was held at the Ambassador's residence and started with a recitation of the Sorat Al Rahman verses from the Holy Quran, followed by Adhan Al Maghreb and the Maghreb prayers. Then, the fast was broken.
After the Iftar meal, Ambassador Gene A. Cretz shared his thoughts on the occasion, saying that during his time here he had learned a lot about Libyan culture and Libyan practices during the Holy Month.
"I respect the sincerity and pride with which Libyans celebrate this important month and its representation of justice and equality -- qualities for which Islam is best known," Ambassador Cretz said. "I recall the prophet Mohamed's words: For we are all created equal -- just as the teeth of a comb."
The guest of honor, Dr. Mohamed Al Ziadi, Dean of the Islamic Call University, also shared his thoughts on the occasion. Dr. Ziadi thanked the Ambassador and his wife for hosting the event and promised that the Islamic Call Society would continue its efforts to promote mutual understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
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Thank you for sharing the month with us, Thank you so much USG. Many Thanks to all of you. :-)
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Arguing? Just discussing IMO. FWIW here is the timeline of Mongul invasions. They invaded Eastern Europe in the late 1200's.
OK not arguing then. I was only referring to the tenuous connection of the Mongol invasions with the Religion of Peace TM. But, you know, interesting nevertheless.
Apparently the reason the Mongol conquerors eventually converted to Islam had something to do with Central Asian sufi influence.
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What? They think that our invisible sky daddy DOESN'T have a son? (gasp).....KILL THEM!!!
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Your moral equivalence argument is shallow and idiotic. Because it is factually false.
A moral equivalence argument, arildno? Is that what you think I was making? While I admire the attempt on your part to read my mind, unfortunately you're just not very highly skilled in that department. To word this another way…..your attempt to jump to conclusions about what exactly my post was getting at is, well, shallow and idiotic…..because your conclusion was factually false (see what I did there? Huh? See what I did there?)
My post was merely an observation of the absurdity of constant religious warfare over the past couple thousand years. Through all of the Crusades, Inquisitions, 9/11s, and every other religiously inspired conflict too numerous to mention in a post which I aspire to keep concise and reader-friendly…..through all of this, just think of me as a spectator, sitting there in my lawn chair on the sidelines, with a big tub of popcorn in one hand, and a beer in the other, while some guy shouts "kill 'em all; let God sort 'em out".
There is nothing more entertaining, IMO, than watching all of the greatest bloopers in the history of mankind's moral evolution. The only thing that comes CLOSE to the entertainment value of the aforementioned bloopers would have to be the inane attempts of certain people on certain internet forums to dress up like Miss Cleo and read my mind.


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The International Day of the World's Indigenous People is commemorated each year on 9 August in recognition of the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations in Geneva in 1982. The special day also recognizes indigenous peoples' contribution to environmental protection. This year's observance at the UN is being organized by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; and the NGO Committee on the Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) proudly joins with the rest of the UN family in celebrating this international day, and recognizes that indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
"The Saami community in Scandinavia is well-known for having brought the issue of climate change and its impact on their future livelihoods to the fora of the international community," said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director.
In recognition of indigenous peoples' particular vulnerability to climate change and their important role in responding to it, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in its 2008 session will focus on "Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges".
Furthermore, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as adopted by the Human Rights Council in June 2006 and currently being considered for adoption by the General Assembly, also recognizes that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable development, including proper management of the environment.
"The debate about rights and the debate about an equitable approach to sharing resources in societies will continue to accompany us in UNEP and in the development process for many years to come - hopefully with more positive outcomes than we have often seen in the past. Thus, celebrating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is something that matters to UNEP," said Mr. Steiner.
In caring for the environment, UNEP has long considered indigenous peoples as important stakeholders and actively seeks to cooperate closely with indigenous peoples in the pursuance of its mission of 'environment for development'.
For example, indigenous peoples use their traditional knowledge to lessen the impact of natural disasters.
UNEP has recently launched the Indigenous Knowledge in Africa (IK) web site, a web-enabled database containing information on indigenous practices in Africa. The data presented on the website is centered on four African countries where research was carried out, namely; Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland and South Africa. The research brings out four themes — Nature Conservation, Natural Disaster Management, Poverty Alleviation and Traditional Medical Practices — under which various indigenous practices fall. The overall theme however, is the sustainable use of natural resources. This website aims to cultivate interest in indigenous practices the world over. It also aims to engage and encourage governments, civil society, policy makers and the private sector to incorporate this vast repertoire of knowledge into development projects and policies in a bid to save our environment.


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Replacements Named at "Bible of the Newspaper Industry"
The editorial staff of Editor & Publisher, for more than a century considered the "bible of the newspaper industry" — at least until the new millennium's proliferation of media blogs — has been fired by the owner who revived the publication in January.
"Mark Fitzgerald, Shawn Moynihan and Jim Rosenberg are no longer with the company," Duncan McIntosh, an Irvine, Calif.-based magazine and newspaper publisher, said in a memo dated Friday.
Instead, McIntosh has brought in employees from elsewhere in his business: "Jeff Fleming has assumed the position of Editor in Chief of the magazine, Kristina Ackermann has taken on the duties of managing editor and Deena Nenad has become associate editor."
"It was 10 of the weirdest months of my life," Fitzgerald, who became editor when McIntosh bought the magazine, told Journal-isms on Monday. "It was almost like working with a cult with these people. I got no clear explanation of why we got fired."
The company publishes several boating magazines and newspapers, "including Boating World magazine; Sea Magazine, America's Western Boating Magazine; The Log Newspaper; and FishRap. The company also produces the Newport Boat Show in the spring and the Lido Yacht Expo in the fall. Both shows are held in California," a news release said in January.
Editor & Publisher had gone out of business two weeks before McIntosh bought it. Its editor, Greg Mitchell, and star reporter, Joe Strupp, were not rehired. Strupp joined Media Matters for America, and Mitchell moved to the Nation magazine after the two collaborated on an "E&P in Exile" site while they awaited new jobs.
The revived E&P was a shadow of its former self, at least online. Each of the three editorial staffers worked from home, with Fitzgerald in Chicago and Moynihan and Rosenberg in the New York area. Still, Fitzgerald said, "I'm really proud of what we did . . . We had a good printed product and were were able to keep the website going fast and accurate. We were working 24/7."
Fitzgerald, an E&P employee for 26 years, did the lion's share of coverage of the black press and Latino issues, and wrote editorials supporting diversity, such as one from 2005 asking, "Newsroom Diversity: Was It Just a 1990s Ideal?" He is co-chair of the resolutions committee of the Inter American Press Association.
He said he did not know what he would do next because "I literally have been working 24/7. I just haven't had a moment to think about it."
Moynihan, managing editor and online editor, added in an e-mail he sent to interested parties on Monday, "I'm extremely proud of the work my team and I have done over the past seven years — especially over the past 10 months, with a downsized staff committed to preserving the editorial quality and integrity that E&P readers have come to expect. And we did just that."
Rosenberg agreed that the staff had been working so much that they hadn't had time to contemplate the future. But, he said, "It's hard to believe there is a future when you're in your 50s, in publishing and in a bad climate." Still, he said, "I'd like to stay in this business."
He and others called attention to this piece from the "new" E&P, "Politicians Spreading 'Swine' Flu," as an example of what we might expect.
McIntosh said in his memo:
"Editor & Publisher magazine will be utilizing more individuals for the print edition who are experts in their individual fields as opposed to reporters who track down experts and put the expert's story into the writer's words. Communications are also expected to improve over a department that previously was spread over four states and three time zones.
"E&P is completing a reader research project, results from that study will be available to the editors to assist in determining what subjects are of primary importance to readers and online visitors."
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President Obama, accompanied by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, stops by the African American online summit on Monday. (Credit: Pete Souza/White House) (Watch the smart-phone video).
Online "Summit" Attendees Accused of Breaking Rules
Except for the posting of a smart-phone video of President Obama greeting black bloggers and journalists — a video that found its way to the Drudge Report — the White House does not believe that ground rules for the Monday session were broken, according to the White House liaison for African American media.
Controversy over the meeting, which had gone virtually unreported in the mainstream media, increased late in the week after a Wednesday blog posting about the session by Jeremy W. Peters of the New York Times. It began, "The White House is usually quite good at keeping a muzzle on the media after one of its off-the-record sessions with President Obama and senior members of his administration.
"But not this week."
Providing the meeting further notoriety, the Drudge Report and RealClearPolitics.com posted the blogger's smart-phone video under an identical headline: "Obama: Blacks Probably Don't Watch 'Meet the Press'."
What Obama actually said during his surprise visit to the online "summit" was, "The media is changing so rapidly. It allows us to reach audiences that may not be watching 'Meet the Press' — not that there's anything wrong with 'Meet the Press.' I'm just saying that, you know, it might be a different demographic," prompting laughs from the group.
Kevin S. Lewis, director of African American media for the White House, told Journal-isms on Friday that the bloggers did not break the ground rules, save for the posting of the video. Under those rules, as Peters wrote, the first half of the briefings was to be on background, meaning they could report any information they learned but not attribute it to any specific official; the second half was off the record entirely.
But Lewis, defending the bloggers, said of the meeting, "We didn't make it a secret." He noted that the White House posted its own account of the session on Wednesday morning, complete with a list of attendees.
As reported on Monday, the session took place as the Democrats attempt to solidify their African American base for the midterm elections. Among the 20 Web workers who attended were representatives of theRoot.com, Black Entertainment Television, Essence, Jack & Jill Politics, City Limits, Concrete Loop, AOL Black Voices, Black America Web and even the gossipy MediaTakeOut.
The session prompted a range of opinions about its propriety and the choice of invitees.
"Tell anyone who reads MediaTakeout.com that the site was invited to the White House as part of its effort to 'broaden online engagement' with the black community and it will be at least 5 minutes before you can continue the conversation due to the laughter that will ensue," wrote J Danielle, identified as a professional speechwriter and media coach, on her Media Strut site.
"As a black woman and confirmed policy wonk, I can tell you, I don't look to music and gossip blogs for thought leadership. It's almost as if the White House decided that any blog or web site that is owned or read by black people would be sufficient."
But Cheryl Contee ("Jill Tubman"), blogging at Jack & Jill Politics, wrote, "Look, if black bloggers and black online media weren't having a consistent impact in reaching people — if what we are trying to do wasn't meaningful & important — no one would care what we did, when we did it and whether or not we did it at the White House. Naw mean? You could read this as an attempt to drive a wedge between increasingly effective and powerful black online forces and a new center of power at the White House. We can't let that happen."
Introducing his observation with, "Oh my people," Ta-Nehisi Coates, blogging for the Atlantic, posted an excerpt from Peters' piece and said, "Insert your favorite line from 'The Poundcake Speech' [by Bill Cosby], 'The Ballot or the Bullet,' Ice Cube or Chris Rock," all of which offer advice on or criticism of some black behavior.
"Can't have an off-the-record convo. Why? Cause bloggers are videoing the president . . ."
On the "barbershop" segment of NPR's "Tell Me More" on Friday, columnist Ruben Navarrette said the president was playing "to the lowest common denominator in terms of the guest list," adding that "the real story" was, "What was the president thinking in reaching out to a bunch of people who are, frankly, probably beneath him and beneath the office?"
Bloggers who attended the session defended themselves — and acted to blunt the criticism.
"I took it upon myself to remove the video, solely due to certain media (who were not present at the Summit) who have publicly misconstrued the facts," Natasha Eubanks of TheYBF.com (for "The Young, Black and Fabulous") celebrity-gossip site wrote in a Twitter posting. "I refuse to give any ammunition in any way to those who have a negative agenda for such a positive event."
Angel Laws, editor of ConcreteLoop.com, another celebrity-gossip site, tweeted of Peters, "i hate the undertone of his article. he is basically saying we can't be trusted." She accused the reporter of not checking his facts and urged others to contact him.
In the comments section under Peters' article, some predictably accused Obama of being "racist" for meeting with black bloggers.
Also in that space, entrepreneurial journalist Mike Green, who is black, said Peters had buried the lead. He said it was this passage:
"The attention the meeting received in the black blogosphere highlighted the vast gap that remained between mainstream media outlets and ones focused at minority groups. Though the meeting occurred on Monday and had been a topic of discussion in black media circles for three days, it received virtually no attention in the mainstream press."
At the White House, Lewis defended the choice of guests, which he said was determined after "a collection of folks got together. We're reaching out to all Americans. People get their information from different places," he said. Lewis added that Peters had not contacted him for his article.
Obama held a session on Friday for members of the Trotter Group of African American columnists. The Journal-isms author, an 18-year member of the group, was disinvited when the White House cut the number of attendees from 18 to 10 and Trotter organizers said attendance would be limited to newspaper columnists and a founder. Thus, there is no firsthand report here.
- Matt Dornic, Fishbowl DC: Behind-the-scenes of Obama's Youth Town Hall
- David Jackson, USA Today: Obama: 24/7 media makes it hard to focus 'on the long term'
- Steve Krakauer, Mediaite: Meet The Press Gets Worst Ratings In 18 Years
- Gina McCauley, AOL Black Voices: The New York Times vs. Black Media Mogulettes: When Black Bloggers Visit the White House, We've Arrived
- Ruben Navarrette Jr., Washington Post Writers Group: The Disillusioned Latino Voter
- Christopher Nelson, the Grio.com: Obama tries to recapture his youth vote
- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post: Can Obama deliver the black vote?
- David Squires, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.: Schools are failing black males
- Leutisha Stills ("The Christian Progressive Liberal"), Jack & Jill Politics: Why the NYT and Drudge are Having Coniptions about Black Bloggers
- Shernay Williams, Afro-American: Black Vote May Have Strong Impact on Maryland Gov. Race
Luis Urzua, the last of 33 miners to be rescued, left, sings the Chilean national anthem Wednesday with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. One critic calls the story "really just the flavor of the week."
Uplifting, Yes, but Were 1,300 Journalists Needed?
"The Chilean mine rescue was an 'uplifting and exciting' story in contrast to accounts of tragedy and woe that dominate the news, a top television executive said Thursday, explaining a rush to tell the tale in many formats," David Bauder wrote for the Associated Press.
"Already, there's a book deal about the rescue, a reality show about mining and a Discovery Channel special on the saga. Wednesday's quickie ABC News special on the rescue of the 33 miners, who were trapped underground for 69 days, drew the biggest audience the network has gotten in the time slot in 10 months."
There were cautionary voices.
" A big story and a great story, but does 1300 journalists covering the Chilean miners have anything to do with reality?" blogged Jeremy Littau, who teaches at Lehigh University and researches use of new media in journalism.
"The choice to shuttle all these resources to Chile does have an impact on what we cover at home. My former Mizzou colleague Lene Johansen posted a heart-wrenching story earlier this week about poverty in Philadelphia in the wake of the Great Recession. Heart-wrenching because of the details, but more so because this kind of thing isn't on our radar everyday. Poor people don't buy newspapers. Significant resources go to cover whatever shiny object the American consumption class will chase these days. The Chile miners story, while interesting and heart-warming, is really just the flavor of the week, another form of reality TV in the eyes of the business executives making the call of what resources to spend where."
In fact, James Robinson and Damian Carrington reported Wednesday in Britain's Guardian newspaper, "The BBC has spent so heavily on its coverage of the Chilean miners rescue it is being forced to reduce its coverage of other major events, including next month's G20 summit in Seoul and the Oscars.
"BBC News has sent 26 people to cover the dramatic rescue of the San José miners, pushing its annual budget far beyond its agreed limit."
"The viewership for Fox News and CNN more than doubled Wednesday night as the final miner was rescued, Brian Stelter reported for the New York Times on Thursday.
"The final rescue happened in prime time, ensuring a big audience. Between 8:16 and 9 p.m., when Fox News Channel pre-empted 'The O'Reilly Factor' for special coverage, the channel had a remarkably high audience, nearly 7.1 million in total.
"About 3 million people are usually watching Fox at that hour. Coverage of the final rescue earned Fox its biggest single audience since Election Day 2008."
- Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting: Watching the Chilean Mine Rescue and Seeing the Moon
- Josh Halliday, the Guardian: Chile miners: BBC world news editor defends overspend
- Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Celebrating the Chilean rescue — a rare happy ending
- Alex Weprin, TVNewser: Fox News Dominates Ratings as Final Miner Rescued; Tops Broadcasters NBC and Fox Head-to-Head
- Alex Weprin, TVNewser: 20/20 Chile Mine Rescue Special Delivers for ABC
- George Winslow, Broadcasting & Cable: Chilean Miners' Rescue Sets Records for Univision
O'Reilly's Ratings Rise After Dust-up on "The View"
"Bill O'Reilly regularly hosts the most watched show on cable news. Last night, after his appearance on 'The View,' he did even better than usual. O'Reilly had 1,107,000 viewers in the demo, and 4,165,000 total viewers," Steve Krakauer wrote Friday for Mediaite.
As David Bauder wrote Thursday for the Associated Press, "Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walked off the stage of 'The View' during an argument with Bill O'Reilly over the proposed Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"The women objected to the Fox News Channel host saying that 'Muslims killed us on 9/11.'
"Barbara Walters criticized her co-hosts for walking off stage during the live show. But she said O'Reilly should make the distinction that extremists committed the terrorist act.
"Behar and Goldberg returned after O'Reilly said that 'if anyone felt that I was demeaning all Muslims, I apologize.' "
Krakauer added, "HLN had a strong night last night — with Joy Behar recapping her take on the O'Reilly argument. Behar was #2 at 9pmET in the demo."
"Journalist" Calls to Mind White Women, White Men on TV
Journalists of color don't come to mind when members of the public are asked to name the journalist or newsperson they most admire, at least according to the latest poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Moreover, "Reflecting today's fragmented news landscape, about half of the public offers no specific answer when asked to name the journalist or newsperson they most admire," the center said on Thursday. "No journalist is named by more than 5% of the public in response to an open-ended question. While individual mentions are few, the most frequently named journalists continue to include both network anchors and cable hosts. However, there are fewer mentions of network news journalists in the latest survey than in 2007, while mentions of cable news hosts and anchors have held about steady.
"Among individual journalists, Diane Sawyer is mentioned by 5%, Katie Couric by 4%, Bill O'Reilly by 3% and Glenn Beck by 3%. The differences in the percentages mentioning these news figures are not statistically significant."
As with the inclusion of O'Reilly and Beck, the rest of the list indicates an elastic definition of "journalist." Next are Brian Williams, Anderson Cooper, Sean Hannity, Barbara Walters, Tom Brokaw, Jon Stewart, Brit Hume, Keith Olbermann, Greta Van Susteren, Matt Lauer and "other."
Reporter, Photographer Injured in Rollover Crash
In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., "Local 10 reporter Neki Mohan and photojournalist David Silver were taken to the hospital Friday when the news van they were riding in was involved in a rollover crash," the journalists' employers, WPLG-TV, reported.
"The crash happened around 9 a.m. on Sixth Street and Third Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
"Police said Silver was attempting to do a U-turn on Sixth Street when an SUV headed east hit the news van's driver's side, flipping it.
" 'It was very, very scary. I didn't see it coming. The truck flipped. I immediately just looked to David and just looked to see if he was OK,' Neki said via phone from the hospital Friday afternoon. 'They had to cut us out through the windshield.'
"The crew was going to cover a story at the time of the crash. . . .
"Silver was cited for the incident."
Talk-Show Host Cristina Now Says Univision Pulled the Plug
"When Spanish-language television network Univisión announced last summer that talk queen Cristina Saralegui's program was ending after 20 years, she said it was 'the perfect time to retire the show.' Now she says it was anything but: Univisión unceremoniously pulled the plug," Bridget Carey reported Wednesday in the Miami Herald.
"Often called 'the Spanish Oprah,' the 62-year-old host and journalist told The Miami Herald she was saddened that she couldn't 'retire with respect' after the network told her they didn't want to continue the show.
" 'It was so very unexpected the way it was handled; it was so nasty,' Saralegui said in an interview Wednesday. 'It has to do with creative control with the show.'
"Saralegui, a 12-time Emmy Award winner and executive producer of the show, announced in August that her final episode would be Nov. 1. That final episode has already been taped, but Saralegui says she didn't expect to be wrapping up production for another three years. She was surprised when Univisión officials told her they wanted her to end it and have her host specials.
" 'I said, "Are you firing me?" They said, "No, we just want to put this show to bed," ' Saralegui said.
"Univisión officials, told of her comments, didn't answer them directly."
Aisha Mills and Danielle Moodie became one of the first same-sex couples to apply for a marriage license in the District of Columbia. (Credit: Craig Paulson Photography)
Essence.com Spotlights Lesbian Couple in Brides Feature
Essence.com showcased its first lesbian couple in the site's "Bridal Bliss" feature on Wednesday. The couple married on Long Island, N.Y., last month.
Aisha Mills, a public affairs consultant, and Danielle Moody, an environmental lobbyist, secured their marriage license in the District of Columbia, where same-sex marriage became legal this year. Their story began:
"When Aisha's dear friend Rashad accepted a job in NYC, he invited her and another close friend over to help him pack and reflect on his life in Washington D.C. But when Danielle walked through the door, Aisha put down the cardboard boxes and the packing tape and focused on the vision of love in front of her. It was love at first sight.
"Danielle and I sat in Rashad's window sill and talked about our lives for hours," Aisha remembers.
"Six and a half years later, Aisha and Danielle continue their conversation of love."
Esther Cepeda Signs With Washington Post Writers Group
Being laid off in January 2008 as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times didn't mean that Esther J. Cepeda would stop writing.
She produced "600 Words" even as she took day jobs, and this week it paid off: Cepeda was signed as a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group.
"I, for one, think Cepeda can be a game-changer much as Ellen Goodman was when her column first went into national syndication back in the 1970s," James Hill, managing editor of the writers group, wrote on Tuesday.
"Esther is the daughter of immigrants (from Ecuador and Mexico) who took blue-collar jobs to raise their family with the hope for a better life. Her first language was Spanish, yet she self-taught herself English by watching 'Sesame Street' and looking at the many newspapers her parents kept around the house.
"Cepeda is a journalism graduate of Southern Illinois University, and has taken graduate courses at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, where she studied in the Integrated Marketing Communications program. She also spent two years as a public school teacher, and holds a master's degree in education.
"In everything she has done, Esther J. Cepeda exemplifies the American experience. She's got a great story to share with her readers, and I think she'll make quite the contribution — in ways that surprise you — to the great American debate. We're excited. Welcome aboard, Esther."
Short Takes
- Voting ends Sunday in "New U," a Ford Foundation-funded program for journalists of color who want to become entrepreneurs. Sixteen participants attended two-day "boot camps" over the summer to learn business skills and how to pitch ideas to mentors and financial experts. Pitches were video recorded, and Unity: Journalists of Color is asking members to vote (http://unityjournalists.org/NewU) for the best business concept. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, according to Doug Mitchell, co-project director, just under 7,500 total votes had been cast. [The figure rose to 9,300 at 5:15 p.m] The Asian American Journalists Association had the highest number of total votes cast per group. The total cast for Native American Journalists Association entries are slightly lower than those entered for the National Association of Black Journalists, though NABJ has the largest membership base. Winning entries among each group each receive $5,000 in seed money for their business.
- "Ines Sainz, a reporter for TV Azteca in Mexico, said Thursday that she's ready to go back to work after taking a month off to rebound from the ordeal that led to an NFL investigation," Kevin Armstrong reported Friday for the New York Daily News. "I'm not going into the locker rooms anymore," Sainz said. "It's not a good place right now for me. I don't want to be in there."
- A poll by the Society for Human Resource Management shows mostly encouraging news about diversity in the workplace despite an economic downturn that forced cuts in many human-resource practices. It showed increases in the percentage of companies that provide training on diversity issues, the number of organizations that have a diverse board of directors and the percentage of organizations that said their diversity practices were very or somewhat effective. "At the same time, the percentage of organizations that have workplace diversity practices — recruiting and retention strategies, and community outreach, among others — declined," the organization said on Thursday, attributing the decrease to budget cuts stemming from the recession.
- "Reporter Gustavo Martinez reports from the federal courthouse in Scranton, PA that the jury in the hate crime trial against Derrick Donchak, 20, and Brandon Piekarsky, 18, found both young men guilty of a hate crime," Marisa Treviño reported Thursday for her Latina Lista blog. "Donchak was also found guilty of aiding and abetting and conspiring a cover-up after the beating." Treviño was raising funds to help Martinez cover the trial, which involved the unprovoked attack and murder of an immigrant in the country illegally.
- "CNN's Spanish-language channel CNN en Español, a major television player in Latin America but a laggard in the United States, has announced a programming and marketing makeover aimed at boosting its U.S. audience," Glenn Garvin reported last week for the Miami Herald. "Over the next nine months, CNN en Español will replace almost a third of its programs, remake its on-air look and offer up separate schedules for the United States, Mexico and the rest of Latin America, network executives said at a Miami press conference."
- Anqoinette Crosby is joining the Washington Post as its first anchor and on-camera reporter for washingtonpost.com. "She will be leading the launch of Post Now Video Cast that will present latest news and interesting features from the Post multiple times each day. She will also be enhancing our live video coverage and producing original video content for the web," Post editors announced. "Her previous reporting and producing assignments include a 6-year stint as the consumer reporter at PBS' MotorWeek where she created a popular car lifestyles segment called 'Gear.' "
- CNN has been holding community screenings of "Almighty Debt — A Black in America Special," which debuts Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time. "CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reports for a 90-minute documentary investigation into the creatively proactive ways an African-American faith community in addressing its challenges during the national economic crisis," CNN says. Screenings were to take place in Houston, New York, Washington and Somerset, N.J., co-sponsored by Comcast, Ford, Houston Style magazine and the Washington Informer.
- In New York, "Media mogul K. [Rupert] Murdoch on Thursday decried the 'ongoing war against the Jews' and demanded an end to efforts to isolate Israel," Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported. "Accepting an award from the Anti-Defamation League for his support of Israel, Murdoch described the phenomenon of delegitimizing Israel as a 'soft war' which he said has now entered a 'new phase.' " Speech.
- The second most viewed video in the blogosphere from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, with more than 958,000 views, was a radio clip of (now former) CNN host Rick Sanchez calling Daily Show host Jon Stewart a bigot during an interview on a SiriusXM talk show, according to the New Media Index from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. "The interview, which also included comments perceived by some to be anti-Semitic, eventually led to Sanchez's dismissal at CNN," and an apology from Sanchez to Stewart.
- In Uganda, "Bwekumbule Frank, a reporter with the Masaka-based Top Radio, has survived being lynched by a mob as he was covering the demolition of a house," the Toronto-based International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House reported on Wednesday. "There is an escalation of mob justice against journalists in this particular part of the country," according to the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (222 votes).
In short: Excellent training run for London marathonDate of review: January 21, 2008
In short: Hilly in places, nice looking course!, hard work but worth the effort, Very well looked after thoughout!Date of review: January 21, 2008
In short: Challenging with a hill that sedcond time around isn't fun. Super organised.dat Date of review: January 21, 2008
In short: Good early season race to gauge whether you worked off the Christmas excessa and kicked off the training sufficiently towards that spring marathon.In full: Love this event. Organisation by Yaxley RR is spot on from directions to parking, park'n'ride, marshalling/support, and pre/post race refreshments (at reasonable cost). Good value - quality t-shirt and goodie bag. Attractive rural route, little traffic, and a couple of hills to shake things up.4th time here so definately an event that appeals to me, and I'll be back next year.Thanks to everyone involved in making this a great event.Date of review: January 20, 2008
In short: Great course, challenging hills, fantastic organisation, a classic on the race calendrIn full: Kind of really enjoyed getting round, second year running this and managed to shave a few minutes of last year's time (hooray!). Great organisation with limited resources. Enough to do for spectators/kids duting the race I'm told. I found the 6 (2 times 3, right) hills harder than other runners it seems, especially second time round. Overall a good challenge, and seamless organisation to boot.Date of review: January 20, 2008
In short: I WILL be back next year.In full: Superb race, 3 very challenging hills but these are backed up with 3 good downhill sections.The first half of the lap is challenging and the slower half. The second half is quicker and that sets you up for a fantastic finish.Any 15Mi race where your last 2 miles are your fastest in the race is great in my book.Date of review: January 20, 2008
In short: Great support from the race officials, thanks allDate of review: January 20, 2008
In short: Warmer then Windy Up HillIn full: Nice Start for the 1st lap.But its differcult 2nd lap with wind behind you.More fun with the crowds cheer you on depite we coming back in a small villange Hall and the Cup of Tea's should be free just after the race for re-freshments? I will return next year ?Date of review: January 20, 2008
In short: A challenging 2 lap course. A couple of big hills and quite a strong win this year. Very well organised with enthusiastic marshalls. A great way to start the 2008 season.Date of review: January 20, 2008
In short: Challenging race for those in FLM training - and indeed for those who aren't!!In full: Great course with a couple of challenging hills. Good atmosphere - with great organisation and marshalling by Yaxley RC. Yaxley do well with limited facilities - with the tea being particularly welcome!! The course/race were better than my run - which was pretty damn terrible - shame as the conditions were pretty good.....Date of review: January 20, 2008
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