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Date of Stay: March, 2016
This is our first visit to a Louisiana State Park. This is a beautiful state park. It has many large trees with hanging moss. The park is used frequently as a backdrop for picture taking. There are two campgrounds at the park: old and new. The old campground (sites 99 - 143) and new campground (sites 1 - 98). The old one has tighter spacing between sites. There are two shower buildings in each campground. The old campground has one "old" shower bldg and one "new". The new campground tends to "sell out" faster than the old one. The new campground has 4 or 5 full hookup sites while the remainder of the sites, along with the old campground, have water and electricity. There are also a large number of "unimproved (tent)" sites. This park must have a high water table (it is on Lake Pontchartrain) since there was some standing water throughout the park. There is a fantastic bike trail (Tammany Trace) that crosses the road into the park. There is a beach on Lake Pontchartrain along with a "kiddy water park". Overall this was a very relaxing and enjoyable park.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
This is a beautiful park on a beautiful lake. We stayed on one of the full hookup sites. Our rate was based on the America Beautiful pass which is 1/2 the normal rate ($24). There are maybe 20-24 sites that have full hookups, the rest are electric only. All the sites are paved although they are narrow, but long, very long. They have cement picnic tables but some are in strange places. Ours is in the woods quite a ways from the site. Some of the sites would definitely be a challenge to level, although most away from the lake are level. This is a COE park. Definitely would stay here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
We stayed at this park while visiting family in the area. Its a nice park, a little small, but the roads are paved as well as the sites. There is electric and water on each site. The campground backs up to a noisy highway but we really didn't hear the traffic at night with the windows closed. The rest of the park is beautiful and the museum is great. I'm not sure what they have done to attract the birds, but the campground had quite a large group of birds when we were there. More than I have normally seen in other campgrounds. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
We stopped at this park at the end of a 4 week trip. This is a beautiful big park. It is on a man-made lake (COE) and has some wonderful big, private campsites. Each campsite only has 30/50 amp electric although there are water spigots available throughout the park. We camped in the L section and it was quite nice. The shower house/bathrooms are older and have the painted brick walls found in many state park campgrounds. The floors were rock pebbles that have been cemented to the floor. The showers were warm (not hot) but sufficiently warm to take a shower. They do not have the flow controls that require you to constantly hit to keep the water running. This was nice as you could shower as long as you want without hitting a button to get more water. Since we brought our 2 dogs with us, we visited their dog park and it was GREAT. They have a very nice small and big dog area both with water available. They also have 2 additional dog parks right on the lake so that water-loving dogs could swim and fetch in the water. Our dogs loved that feature. The dog parks were built by volunteers and they obviously were dog people as it was built for both the owners and dogs to enjoy. The park itself is not far off the expressway and is easy to get to. We would definitely return.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
We stayed here 5 nights while visiting Niagara Falls and the surrounding area. We wanted something near the bike path and river. The Niagara Falls Recreational Path runs right in front of the campground. The river is right across from the road. It was the perfect location for us. The sites are somewhat small but well taken care of. There is a farm next door with horses that trot around and were enjoyable to watch. The park has a pool and a very nice miniature golf on the premises. We did drive down Lundy Lane where the 3 other campgrounds were to see what that area was like. Lundy Lane is heavily commercial with hotels, motels, restaurants, massage parlors and adult bookstores. It did not give me a pleasant, relaxing feel. I am much happier with our campground. We have a lovely view of the Niagara River from our site. It is very relaxing to come back from touring and sit outside and watch the river float by. Definitely would return here again.
Date of Stay: September, 2011
Very nice park. It's an adult 21+ park. No one (including visitors) under 21 is allowed to enter park. The lots are somewhat close, but you do have enough room for slides and awnings and even some grass. The parking surface is sand/small gravel which gets raked after each use. The road through the campground is blacktop. The bathrooms/laundry is in the middle of the circle of campers. It is well maintained campground with flowers. The campground is surrounded by a salt-water marsh. Definitely a quiet campground since there are no young people around. The owners made up a nice map that shows all the attractions/restaurants around the local area. They also provide the names/phone numbers of local services that RV'ers may need. Well centered in the middle of everything. Definitely would come back.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
This is a gorgeous park. I normally don't review campgrounds unless they strike me as exceptionally good or bad. This park is beautiful. It is a lateral park along Lake Ontario. It's BIG. Rather than having a small lake front and then deeper park, this park is long. There are many sections of beachfront with a paved bike/hiking path. Beyond the beachfront there is a long section of greenway with willows and pines and other trees. The grounds remind me of a golf course with manicured lawns. Beyond the greenway are the camping loops. There are 6 camping loops: 3 are dedicated to campers with pets and 3 without. The campsites are nestled in the woods with trees and brush around each site giving you a private feel. There are several "comfort" stations nestled in each loop so a person is never far from one. At the end of each loop is a garbage and recycling bins. There is a campstore and laundry area in the middle of the 6 loops. I would have given this park a 10 except there is only 15 amp electrical. Like a previous poster this park should update its electrical. Each site does not have water although water spigots are numerous around each loop. During our stay we noted many 5th wheels, travel trailers, class C motorhomes and popups (along with tents). Unfortunately I don't feel this park would be big rig friendly. But all in all, it definitely is a great park, with a beautiful view and landscaping and upkeep. Definitely would return again.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
This is a municipal park. It has a new shower building. It also has what appears to be new playground equipment for young children. There are 2 sections for camping: the main and the "back 40". The main section has the older big trees and the "back 40" has younger trees. We were here on a Sunday night, and we were the only ones here. The site layout has the sites next to each other with two sites sharing a water spigot. Most of the sites are grass, but a few are gravel. The area outside the campground (the north end) used to be an old gravel pit (according to the sign) and there are many ponds and streams. There is a stream crossing if you dare to take your vehicle across. We were here after some major storms, and the stream was running pretty quickly and was high. You can also primitive camp in the north end along the ponds and streams. Overall this is a very pretty city park with lots of grass and just enough trees to provide shade. There is a paved path that runs to town (about 1/2 mile). The town of Ackley has an old fashioned soda fountain which was unfortunately closed when we were here. We enjoyed our stay here and would come back for an overnight. I suspect on the weekends they are quite full.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
Morrison-Rockwood is first-come, first-serve state park; they do not take reservations. It is very woodsy with trees/shrubs between ample sized campsites, although sites 56-64 are more "park like" and in the open. There are a couple pull-through sites and some 50 Amps spread throughout the campground. They have a nice, small lake for boating (limit on engine size), but no swimming available. There is electric at every site. There is one shower house for the whole campground but sufficient outhouses throughout the campground. The playground for children is located at the end of one of the loops (with the "park-like" setting). There are 3 camp hosts at the park and they are in the process of cracking down on violators, so the park is very quiet even when full.
Date of Stay: July, 2007
We drove through this campground. We are fans of the the COE campgrounds and were very disappointed with this one. So disappointed we didn't stay. Most COE campgrounds have either gravel and cement pads -- this campground had neither --you park on the grass. The ground did not appear level in most places and would require some leveling. I also agree that we took the "direct" route to this campground from Galena and that in itself was an adventure. The other road leading to Hanover was several miles (5-6 miles) of gravel -- not too happy with that either.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is a typical KOA. The sites are adequate in size, and not back-to-back. At least your slide isn't touching your neighbor's slide or his awning like some KOA's. The campground is small in size and they seem to pack them in pretty tightly; especially the tenting area. I've never seen so many tents crunched together. The roads were pretty dusty and we had to keep our windows closed from the passing vehicles. The campground is about a quarter mile from a bike trail and within walking distance of town. We probably would not stay there again if in the area.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is a very nice KOA. According to the owners they have had this KOA for 30 years. There are many full grown trees and a lot of shade. This KOA is about 1 mile off the expressway, but the noise doesn't seem to travel. What you do hear is the crowing of the roosters that the owners have. Lots of chickens running around in the back of the full-service area. The owners also have horses. This campground also has hand-dipped ice cream in about 6-8 flavors which are EXCELLENT! This is one KOA I would definitely stay at again when in the area.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is the typical KOA -- very crowded and tight, back-to-back sites. The first site they tried to put us in was 50 amps, and they moved us when they found out we only needed 30 amps. ("50 amp sites are a premium.") The next site they moved us to lasted about 5 minutes. They then told us that site was reserved for a month and we had to move. (They did apologize for making us move.) The 3rd site they put us in was back-to-back with another camper and the only way we could get our trailer in and slide open was to park on the grass. We told them that wouldn't work as at that point we were near the camper in front of us. We eventually got our money back and moved on down the road.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is one of the great Idaho State Parks. The campground is on two levels. There is a lower level near the Snake River (but not on the river); and there is the upper level. There are campsites on both levels that give awesome views of the river, birds, etc. Definitely try to aim for one of these campsites -- the views are outstanding!!! Only water and electric are available, but there is a dump station. On Friday and Saturday nights (during the summer) they have a ranger program. One of the ranger programs while we were there was dutch-oven cooking and we got to sample both the cherry and peach cobblers. Wonderful!!! Not far from the campground is a trail leading to wagon train ruts from the Oregon Trail.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is one of the better KOA's. In an area of high desert, this is a green oasis. The owners work very hard to maintain the grass and flowers on their site. The surrounding terrain is dry, sagebrush, and brown. We were there during the week and the campground was not full. The owners placed the campers in every other camp spot so there was quite a bit of room between you and your neighbors. Even if full, the sites looked quite wide and were not back-to-back. Everything at the campground was clean and neat. They have a snackbar and the ice cream cones were quite substantial. The campground is about 1 mile off the interstate but very little road noise transferred to the campground. We will definitely go back when in the area.


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Carnegie Mellon Scientists Develop New, Green Chemistry by Combining Oxygen with Well-Studied Fe-TAML Catalyst
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have successfully synthesized a catalyst, called a Fe-TAML® activator, that reacts avidly with oxygen to transform molecules into substances that play critical roles in laboratory, industrial, medical and environmental settings. (TAML stands for Tetra-Amido Macrocyclic Ligand, and Fe is iron).
The research results, published in the Jan. 29 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, have the potential to extend the use of Fe-TAML activators to remediate environmental problems and to modify industrial processes to make them more efficient and productive.
"This chemistry is, to our knowledge, unprecedented in the scientific literature," said Terry Collins, the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon. "Oxygen is a natural, safe, cheap and abundant resource, so the fact that this oxidant works so well in our experiments with Fe-TAMLs is quite exciting." Specifically, the Fe-TAML activator reacts with oxygen to generate a high-valent iron(Fe) complex that can oxidize organic and inorganic substances.
Oxygen is essential for many life processes, including those in which specific enzymes modify compounds via a reaction called oxidative catalysis. Fe-TAML activators TAMLs are made from elements found in nature. While they are synthetic compounds, Fe-TAML activators function like certain enzymes when combined with oxygen.
To date, research with Fe-TAML activated by hydrogen peroxide, already has yielded spectacular results for decontaminating a variety of dangerous environmental pollutants. Using oxygen rather than hydrogen peroxide could expand the known uses of Fe-TAMLs, according to Collins. Moreover, oxygen could eventually replace hydrogen peroxide, a compound that is more expensive and certainly less abundant than oxygen, said Collins.
While nature is quite successful at using oxygen to catalyze many critical chemical processes that sustain life, chemists have found it difficult to replicate these feats, said Collins. Existing synthetic catalysts that are designed to interact with oxygen fail to combine effectively with this molecule, and they do not as yet function well under mild conditions. The new chemistry found by the Carnegie Mellon team opens new ways to harness oxygen for efficient, cost-effective green industrial processes.
By inducing a reaction between oxygen and a Fe-TAML activator whose iron atom was remarkable in the specific chemical state of Fe(III), the state of iron found naturally in rust, the Collins team obtained a very reactive molecule.
Carnegie Mellon chemistry professor Eckard Münck and his graduate student Filipe Tiago de Oliveira studied the reactive species with Mössbauer spectroscopy at temperatures near absolute zero and proposed that it consists of two Fe(IV)-TAMLs linked by one oxygen atom. (Fe(IV) is a very rare oxidation state of iron) This proposal was subsequently confirmed by collaborators at Osaka City University in Japan who determined the structure by X-ray crystallography.
The reaction of Fe(III) with oxygen to yield Fe(IV) is unprecedented. Another unique feature of this enzyme-like active species is its formation under ambient conditions such as room temperature and pressure.
In the presence of oxygen, this new Fe(IV),Fe(IV)-μ-oxo dimer catalyzes several interesting oxidation reactions, found the Carnegie Mellon scientists. For example, benzylic alcohols, which are alcohols commonly used in industrial processes, are oxidized to their corresponding aldehydes, which are themselves highly reactive and useful chemical compounds.
Much of the research was carried out by Anindya Ghosh, who carried out the work as part of his Ph.D. thesis on the Collins lab.

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May 17, 2011 is a red-letter day in our virtual world. It's the day that HP, IBM, Intel and Red Hat announced the organization of the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA). The alliance not only announced its formation but it also announced that its major effort will be to support and advance the kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) virtualization technology. Note that the major players (governing members) on this team are HP, IBM, Intel, and Red Hat. According to the Open Virtualization Alliance bylaws, there can be a fifth member of that exclusive group.
Who will take that highly coveted fifth seat?
In my mind, there are a few requirements for this fifth and final seat. First, the company must have a high profile in the open source community or at least sponsor open source projects as part of its business model. Apple and Microsoft both qualify on that one. Apple was the first major computer company to make open source development and support part of its business strategy. Don't believe me? Check out Apple's open source project list. Microsoft also has a significant investment in open source projects. Don't laugh, dammit, they really do. It's part of their TechNet offering and it's been around for years. It's called Port25 and it's Microsoft's major communications portal (clever) for all things open source.
Second, the company will have to have a lot of money. Both definitely qualify there. Why would the fifth member have to have a lot of money, you ask? Because, so far the OVA hasn't published their fees and dues for membership. I'm thinking it's a pretty exclusive club and any company wanting in on the governing board would have to "Thow down," if you get my drift.
Third, and perhaps most importantly, you have to be a VMware competitor. Microsoft qualifies as that with Hyper-V. Apple really isn't, which makes the case for Microsoft as the fifth governing member more compelling. And, with VMware's inclusion, or potential inclusion, of support for OS X in its upcoming vSphere 5.0, are Apple and VMware forming a relationship? Perish the thought. But, in this crazy, mixed-up tech world, anything could happen.
Finally, the company must have a stake in virtualization. Microsoft has more of one than Apple but both have a future in virtualization. Microsoft's stake is obvious with their Hyper-V product. The problem with Hyper-V is that its adoption is sluggish. It's a decent product but really all other Hypervisors are Linux-based so it might be time to come to terms with that and make Hyper-V a free, open source product and integrate it into Small Business Server.
Apple's virtualization stake is more obscure. Apple has no Hypervisor. Or, does it? There are projects underway to port KVM to FreeBSD, although I haven't kept up with the progress or status of any of them. From the discussion threads I've seen on freebsd.org, there are no plans to port Xen to FreeBSD for Dom0 support. Most folks recommend KVM. Interesting, don't you think? FreeBSD does support "jails," which are filesystem partitions that act like virtual machines. It's the most efficient form of virtualization but using it also means dealing with significant restrictions that I'll save for another post.
Apple is ripe for virtualization and acceptance into the OVA as a governing member might push it over the edge.
I think the OVA is waiting for someone to step forward and claim that final spot. For the other governing members not to find a fifth company up front, makes me wonder if they were at a loss as to whom to ask to fill the spot. They probably considered Microsoft and Apple but decided to leave the spot open to be filled by fate.
Which company do you think should fill the fifth and final spot of the OVA governance board? Should it be Microsoft? How about Apple? Is there another company that you think should step up and claim their place in virtual history? Talk back and let me know.


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Can't invite or join Uncharted 3 MP?!?!
Hi Naughty Dog,
I have this problem with MP thats been going on for about two weeks now, it seems i cant invite or join most of my frineds in Uncharted 3 multiplayer?! Whenever i invite someone it always says "unable to join" and vice versa. i only have one friend that im able to play with. I would say its my connection but its only Uncharted 3 that im having this problem with and not any other game, and to make things worse multiplayer keeps freezing on me more than it did before. Is anyone else having this problem?!?!. . . I didnt have this problem when i first got the game and its really irritating because its my favorite game.. . does anyone know how i could fix this?
Re: Can't invite or join Uncharted 3 MP?!?!
I have this too. I guess it is because of some firewalls some routers have. Experienced that so far only on PC games such as Warcraft 3. Maybe checking the firewall settings on both sides? But well... it is kinda strange to experience this on a Console game. Maybe I am wrong o_O
Re: Can't invite or join Uncharted 3 MP?!?!
Well, I see these post are quite old. About 2 weeks ago, I started to experience the same problem that you have, but it only happens with one of my friends. We can't join or invite each other, but if somebody else is the party leader, we can play but can't hear each other. While others in the party can hear and talk to either of us. If you have found a fix for this issue, please post it here. Thank you.


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In Mississippi, Identities of Pardon Applicants Must Be Public
A state judge has blocked the release of 21 people, including five convicted of murder, who were pardoned by the outgoing governor. One issue is whether they had given sufficient public notice of their intent to seek release, allowing time for victims to comment.
The legality of last-minute clemency decisions by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour appears to hinge on whether the recipients gave sufficient public notice of their intent to seek release. The state's attorney-general, Jim Hood, has said there was not proper notice. A state judge, responding to the attorney general's request, temporarily blocked the release of 21 prisoners, ordered by Barbour.
In Mississippi, public notice is a constitutional requirement for acts of clemency, which include pardons, or acts of forgiveness after the completion of a sentence, and commutations, or shortened prison sentences. Under Mississippi law, the notification onus appears to be on the applicant and allows time for victims to comment on a potential pardon or early prison release before it takes effect.
At ProPublica, we recently reported on bias and transparency in presidential pardons, which require no such public notice. The Justice Department keeps the identity of an applicant secret until the president has granted or denied the pardon. But sometimes victims are privately given an opportunity to weigh in. The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney, which processes pardon claims and makes recommendations to the White House, can seek comments from victims.
At the federal level, most successful pardon and commutation applicants go through a rigorous application and interview process conducted by the pardon office. Although it is rare for a pardon to be granted for someone who has not applied through the pardon office, presidents can pardon anyone charged with or convicted of a federal crime at any time, with or without paperwork.
Marc Rich, for example, did not file an application through the Office of the Pardon Attorney when he sought a pardon in late 2000 from then-President Bill Clinton. Clinton granted the pardon to Rich, a fugitive financier, on his last day in office in January 2001. The Rich pardon was controversial because he had not applied through the pardon office and because his ex-wife was a major donor to Democratic causes and the Clinton presidential library.
Clinton granted nearly 400 pardons during his two-term presidency. George W. Bush granted 189. So far, President Barack Obama has pardoned 22 people.
ProPublica's examination of pardon decisions from 2001-08 found that white applicants were nearly four times as likely to receive pardons than minorities. Other factors, such as financial stability, employment, marital status and the support of a member of Congress, also increased the likelihood of receiving a pardon.
Presidents have also granted few commutations in recent years. Bush granted 11, including one to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who had served as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney and was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in a leak case. Obama has commuted the sentence of one person.
Not all governors have the power to pardon. In some states, the power is shared by the legislature and the executive. Some states have set up pardon boards to review applications and either act independently or advise governors of their recommendations.
Pardons are more common in some states than at the federal level. During the period in which Bush pardoned fewer than 200 ex-felons, the governor of Pennsylvania pardoned more than 1,000 people.
Pardons and other acts of clemency can also be controversial and, in some cases, riskier for a governor who may have political ambitions beyond his or her home state. Many federal pardon recipients were convicted of financial or drug-related crimes and very few of violent crimes. One exception during the Bush presidency was a pardon granted to a bank robber who was armed during the crime. But murderers have been pardoned or won early prison release at the state level.
In the court order blocking the 21 pardons, issued Wednesday in Mississippi, Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green noted that during Barbour's tenure he had granted clemency to individuals convicted of "murder, manslaughter, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, domestic violence, etc."
Barbour's last day in office was Jan. 10. His pardons and commutations, Green's restraining order (PDF) notes, were issued on or just before that day. Some of the individuals who have been or would have been let out of prison early "failed to publish a petition for pardon ... for thirty days prior to the purported pardon granted to them by former Governor Barbour," the order says. Alternately, the order notes, some had failed to prove that they had published a notice.
Among those pardoned were five men convicted of murder. Green concluded that it was possible the clemency acts had violated the state constitution. The 21 will remain behind bars while the order is in effect.
Margaret Colgate Love, who served as the U.S. pardon attorney from 1990-97, said the Mississippi "case seems to be another example of how a governor's failure to observe established pardoning procedures can get him in trouble. It also shows how waiting to the last minute to use the pardon power is a really bad idea."
Barbour was criticized early in his governorship for a lack of pardons, then faced new criticism when he began issuing them. By the time he left the governor's mansion, Barbour had issued more than 200 acts of clemency, more than any recent predecessor.
A 2009 Slate article examined Barbour's decision to release convicted murderers who had been part of a state trusty program that allowed them to work odd jobs around Barbour's official residence. Others pardoned last week appear to have worked in the same program.
Barbour, a former Republican Party chairman and lobbyist, last year had explored running for president but decided against it.
Correction: The original version of this post misstated the length of Bill Clinton's presidency. He served two terms, not two years.
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Barbour is back where he belongs, in Washington, D.C. as a well paid lobbyist, leaving the usual mess behind for others to clean up. It is amazing who people vote for, e.g., known Medicare crook Rick Scott in Florida. A 5-minte Google search would have exposed this clown. For all of their posturing about the sancity of the Constitution (including state conmstitutions), politicans run roughshod over the law like sociopaths on the prowl and they still get elected. In the end the Haley Barbour's of the world are our fault, collectively, because we elect them. Citizens need to educate themselves about the people who run for office and the major issues that impact their lives. Ignornance is a choice, especially with the availability of the Internet. One day on my first federal job at the VA I was confronted by an angry disabled veteran demanding we give him more money on the spot. After confirming he wasn't a psychiatric outpatient, I explained he was sitting in a VA field office where claims for benefits were processed and the monthly disability rates were set by Congress. He looked at me like I had three heads, and then I explained how he could apply to have his disability reviewed. That was 40 years ago and little has changed. We get the kind of government we deserve.
Max said: "In the end the Haley Barbour's of the world are our fault, collectively, because we elect them."
Not "our" fault, it is the fault of those who vote for them. "We" speak out at work, on the highway (bumper stickers) and on the internet. "They" are WILLFULLY IGNORANT.
I do not share blame with the guilty.
In my opinion, no politician should have the power to commute ANY felons sentence, for any reason, ever. The people have gone to considerable trouble, ane expense to incarcerate these people, and they, especially poilitical criminals, should be turned loose. If some miracle of new evidence occurs, other channels, involving more than one, or two persons are available, or should be.
Chuck…I have to agree with you. Unless there is a blatant miscarriage of justice (yes, it DOES happen), then I think the courts should decide who should have their sentence shortened or commuted. As you said, much money was spent putting these people IN prison….there had to be reasons why a jury sentenced them to the particular sentence they were given. So, unless something comes up; i.e., an eye witness who proves the person tried for the crime was NOT the person who actually committed it….then governors should NOT be allowed to mess with justice.
Chuck Stemple, this is the first time I have ever singled out a comment but you need to read up on the Norfolk Four! It is sad that procecuting attorneys have immunity from being required to seek justice and live to just close cases in whatever slamshot way they feel like closing them and getting convictions. You also need to read: THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT by Scott Turow! and maybe read about the well over a hundred people released from death row because of false convictions.
@ Dan Jenkins First of all, congrats on having never made a poor voting decision that came back to bite you. I wish I could say the same, but in all honesty, I cannot. When I use the term "We" I mean all of us, collectively; low information voters, single issue voters, tea party fanatics, country club Republicans, limousine liberals, and the enlightened few who never err. My point was we are all in this together and we need to vote smarter at all levels of government. That is my frustration with the polity, i.e., they vote against themselves too often and take us all down with them. Relative to Haley Barbour, I doubt if 10% of the people who voted for him are pleased with his arbitrary, foolish pardons, and I doubt if they know that much about his real corporate background and the economic consequences of his political views. But now he's back with his real friends peddling influence for big bucks in Downtown Oz.
While I'd like to agree with "pardons are bad," the fact of the matter is that there are serious flaws, starting with (as Fleetwood suggests) the prosecutor needing the win. Your lawyer is negotiating, rather than defending you.
A great example is traffic court. You walk in with a ticket for running a red light (which let's say never happened) and you leave paying for a parking ticket, just so nobody loses face. The principle doesn't change much in big trials, where the prosecution just needs you to be guilty, with the charges mostly irrelevant.
If we're not dealing with plea bargains, the next problem is that public defenders stink. I've got a lot of respect for many of them, but they're underpaid, stressed from dealing with rotten people, and (frankly) often the people who couldn't get an offer from a firm because they lack ability. So assuming the prosecutor isn't trying to nail you just for the notch on his belt, your defender (assuming you can't afford your own lawyer) just wants to go home to cry into his pillow for the night. And again, I say that with empathy, not mockery.
Then you have the spin on ambiguous evidence, with the defense rarely able to afford serious experts and the prosecution having access to experts trained specifically to convince jurors. That's not even an exaggeration—through a lot of begging, pleading, and making dinner for the facility owner, I managed to get a seat at a course run locally for cops and crime victims, where they're taught how to testify. Neat stuff, but terrifying if you're not big on authority.
So I don't see a problem with a pardon power any more than I see the executive's veto power as a problem. It's another level among the checks and balances. However, it does need to be done transparently, in the public eye, and preferably disallowed for any corrupting influences like campaign contributions. I guarantee the situation would change dramatically if the candidate names were public and anybody donating money (or from donating families) was barred from pardon.
From the previous article on the subject, I'd also argue that there shouldn't be a pardon for economic reasons. "I can't get my inheritance if I'm a felon" is interesting…why, exactly?
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There are three kinds of forum spammers that are missing the boat. The first kind are the old fashioned forum spammers that are bulk spamming for links. The automated ones solely interested in links are easily blocked, hasta la vista, whatever. Their sites are usually crap anyway so whatever, who cares.
The second kind are the amateur spammers with decent sites who mistakenly think it's a good idea to spam forums with promotional posts to their websites as a way to "spread the news" about their site. The best forums are going to catch this and delete it.
The third kind are the ones who periodically visit forums to spam them about the latest updates to their websites, blogs, business. Whatver. Not everyone is going to ban that, especially if there's good content. It's a way to get visibility but I think the visibility can be increased to the point where you're actually building mindshare.
Creating mindshare is important, maybe more important than the algo cracking benefits of links or a few visitors from a bunch of sites. That's what this is about.
Many forums allow signature lines. Those who wish to spread awareness of their business generally can include a link to their business in it. But I think if they really want to create something that keeps on giving a focus on building mindshare instead of traffic or links is best. The way to do it is to post useful answers and discussions. This is the best way to make your business known because people respond to those who create a positive reputation in a forum. This takes time but it pays off to become the "resident expert" within a forum community. Your business is then associated with the goodwill associated with your community membership. That good will, imo, builds mindshare.
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In the blogosphere a great deal of commenting is driven by the common blog promotion advice that "the best way to promote your blog is to comment on other blogs". But is that advice - in and of itself - really good advice? Promote? Promote what? Promote your self interest?
I think that's the point where most people run off the rails. When they read that advice they construe it and contextualize "the advice" as promote = promote self.
Promote, in the blog comment sense, means to "advance and thereby engage" the comment reader's self interest. In other words, by your comments you need to show me that you might have a better approach, a better answer, better skill in addressing the issue of the thread. THEN I might visit your website and linger there.
Tragic, how people fail to grasp that distinction. They go right to showing their "me me me" version of "interest" instead of "you you you, the reader's" self interest. How telling such comments are.
It's the reader's (potential visitor's) self-interest = THEIR self-concern - that matters. IF you show, by your comments, that YOU understand THEIR reason for reading the thread then THEY might pay you the honor of visiting your website.
Sure, no value added comments may gain the rare visitor, but it's not really a visit so much as it's a confirmation of the original thought: No value comments tend to lead to no value websites.
[edited by: Webwork at 3:48 pm (utc) on Sep. 4, 2008]
First, people can smell self promotion a mile away. Don't self promote directly, it's not neccessary if you're working this right
Contribute. Speak authoritatively. Do it for free, but do it like you're getting paid. Remember -people want to deal with an expert. Don't hold anything back - if folks have a question in your area of expertise, tell them everything. Make yourself the expert in the forum on whatever subject it is that you do. Rather than self promoting, people will do some reading, need some work done and call the expert (unless you think people would naturally gravitate towards folks they perceive as second tier?).
Forums obviously are a community. But that means there's outsiders and insiders. Make yourself an insider by posting regularly and helping, unselfishly. With a long history of helping folks, a tiny bit of self promotion can go unnoticed. More importantly, other forum members will advocate on your behalf. That's better than self promotion.
And, most forum moderates give a bit of leeway to regular posters. A post that says 'here's some more information, see my website for an article' with a link means instant delete if you've got 3 posts. If you've got 500 posts helping folks that same link drop is going to stick. Heck, I've even posted on a forum that doesn't allow self promotion with an article similiar to this, i.e. 'how to spam this forum even though it doesn't allow self promotion' and the post stuck :).
That all takes a bit of time. But like most promotional things it's work but that's what makes it work.
I contribute to a fairly large forum myself, not even in the area of my niche (I mostly post on SEO). Most folks there have no idea what I do for a living - it's certainly not providing SEO services though I do get solicited :). No, I get traffic to my site from the forum and I get others posting my url :).
... there is an exception... for example, a very famous author lives in an Asian country that my website covers. He came along to my website and started posting. I verified it really is him as his registration details match those on his own website e.g. email address... he regularly mentions his own books in his posts... but those posts are of such a high standard, contain so much useful information and have had so much thought put into them, I am more than happy for him to promote himself as part of the bargain... and I'm very grateful for the distinguished presence and top notch community participation.
...I'm very grateful for the distinguished presence and top notch community participation.
You experienced the positive aspect of allowing promotional sigs. I'm interested in knowing why you haven't explored easing off on the restriction to encourage more authority members. I allow forum signatures under the condition that the posts are useful and not promotional. Obviously this is going to vary by forum topic, but for some topics there are many experts who, given the choice, will take advantage of the opportunity to build mindshare.
Isn't this the relationship with GoogleGuy? It was good for WebmasterWorld, good for Google, and most importantly it was good for the forum members.
Sure, no value added comments may gain the rare visitor, but it's not really a visit so much as it's a confirmation of the original thought: No value comments tend to lead to no value websites.
What is the definition of a "no value comment"? Sorry I was confused by that term.
Our site does not allow self-promotion beyond a javascript link from your public profile page. We used javascript to avoid problems with spammers back in the day... but now a days it probably makes sense to use "no-follow" instead.
Anyway, I digress. No solicitations, self-promotions, links, etc are allowed on our site/forum. You open to door for folks like webmasters to simply contribute for the sake of self-promotion... which we are not about.
We allow representatives from companies to participate, but they are not allowed to post PR stuff, solicitations, etc. They can simply represent their company by being a helpful net citizen on our site. That alone is a tremendous value for them.
Seems to work well for us. We've been growing for 8 years, we get over 1 million visitors/month... 50% returning traffic. So we can't complain.
I bet that post stands in just about any forum I've ever seen.
Do that twice, and all of a sudden other forum members will post links to that site, and drive visitors through. (i.e., i'm not even posting a link to my site. Someone else does it, that's hardly self promotion :) ).
Do that with 25 posts and the post gets deleted. Do it after 6 months and a few hundred good quality posts and I bet it stands. The admin is going to have a look at my userid and let it ride - or they risk a 'wth are you doing deleting my comments?' PM.
Same goes with blog comments. I don't do much of that anymore but when I did some of it, I'd basically write an article as the comment. Two, three hundred words, no problem. And I'd back up points in the 'article' by referencing a site.
Stuff like that gets past the most paranoid admins because it doesn't look like the rest of the spammers. Of course it's being done for exactly the same reason as the spammers, but in this case the admin is getting something in return - lots of content.
I've read about becoming a useful member of a blog by posting repeated comments before link dropping but I've never done that with a blog (at least not with the intention of a link drop). If the comment is informative enough, even a drive by post will stick.
It's not self promotion if it's seen as routine background noise of the site, from a trusted member.
It's not self promotion if it's seen as routine background noise of the site, from a trusted member.
You can always slide by with one if you are an established member. That takes time, lots of time. But do it twice and you show up on a report... we have a custom audit report that monitors for repeat urls showing up in comments. From any user, trusted or new.
Also, understand that a site owner knows a lot more about you than you think. At least in heavily moderated forums...
Don't teach your grandmother to suck egss :). I run a forum targetted at salespeople in my niche, many who are active in SEO.
If it's done properly - i.e. not overtly self promotional but instead used as a reference, then I bet I'd still get away with it :). You'd see 100 posts, a link, another 100 quality posts, then a link drop (embedded in a quality post). And as I intimated above, you'd likely not be very sure since the posts wouldn't be self promotional but instead would be citing a website for reference - and not want to delete a link from a member who's contributing heavily and routinely. And even if you 'suspect', why would you delete from a regular forum member? There's a real possibility that someone like that says 'I wasn't self promoting' and there goes a valuable member. At that point most sensible folks would just blow past it and carry on with deleting the ongoing buycialischeaponline usernames that flood forums these days. Certainly the rest of the forum members are going to read the post and not care - why would the forum mod?
And as I noted, once you've dropped the word out there, in a lot of cases other forum members will post the URL in the future, unasked.
That's why Brent has to completely disallow URL's here. There's just no way to distinguish the motivations when it's pushed that far.
In any regard, the point that's being made is that doing a drive by link drop after 10 posts doesn't work. Contributing to a forum over the long haul can get you links and traffic even from forums that completely disallow self promotion. As I noted above, I actually posted 'how to spam this forum' on a forum that disallows self promotion. And they let the post stand :).
You experienced the positive aspect of allowing promotional sigs. I'm interested in knowing why you haven't explored easing off on the restriction to encourage more authority members.
If someone genuinely wants to participate in my community, they will persevere. After a few decent posts, they get a personalised email from me welcoming them... which they invariably appreciate...
... then, and only then, can they mention their own website.
The reason for this is I have very little time to moderate my forum, as do the moderators... we got totally sick of spammers cluttering up an otherwise very well managed forum. 99 percent of people who drop a link in their first few posts disappear and never post again... so screw them.
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In many of my verbal conversations, I refer to various sources, be they tv, newspaper stories, books, whatever.
With internet, can have links, which I think can add to conversations.
Even here on webmasterworld, links are important; many a thread I've seen starts with a source that's linked to.
And "web" - to me, my sites part of web; I'm happy that this is so, so links often fine I reckon.
Not, though, happy as n when get spammy links w no value: these are indeed darn nuisance.
[Albeit my sites not heaving w posters - esp if don't consider output by the saddo webmaster, ... ie, err, me; but still, I reckon best conversations not in isolation]
99 percent of people who drop a link in their first few posts disappear and never post again... so screw them.
Believe it or not it's possible to educate some of those people to become responsible members. Not all will respond, but with a strategic PM it's possible to work with people so they return. More people won't return than become regular posters, but that's true about people who sign up for a forum in general.
[edited by: martinibuster at 7:03 pm (utc) on Sep. 10, 2008]
I had a guy drive buy link drop - got his post deleted. He PM'ed me, not offended but kind of 'what are you doing'. I took the time to explain in detail how to portray himself as an expert, provide valuable posts without self-promoting, and that *then* people would seek him out as the expert in his field. He listened.
A couple of years later this 'drive by spammer' is now one of the most dedicated and prolific experts on my site. He routinely sends new members to the forum, and I know he's getting business from other members of the forum.


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Utility companies take the view that "disaggregation is not necessarily the model that will increase reliability", Mr Keglevic said.
Supply concerns are heightened by the dramatic growth predicted for energy demand in the next three decades.
"Demand is now outstripping supply and world energy demand is expected to rise by two-thirds between 2003 and 2030," the PwC report said. "In the same period, global electricity sector investment needs are estimated at $US10 trillion ($A14.5 trillion), three times higher than the investment in the electricity sector during the last 30 years."
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Energy trading was seen as an important growth area but it carried big risks. "In the US they have seen the other side: increased volatility and the erosion of capital," Mr Keglevic said.
US utility valuations look high, according to the survey. The utility market has recovered somewhat in the US, with the average price-earnings ratio of utility companies at 24 times compared with 18 times for the market generally. But 82 per cent of executives interviewed felt that earnings would grow at 5 per cent or less for the next 12 months. As a result, there was a risk the sector would be seen as overvalued and share prices would fall, Mr Keglevic said.
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INDIANAPOLIS ' When Dean Pees left the Patriots earlier this past offseason (reports differ as to whether he jumped or was pushed overboard after six years in New England, the last four as defensive coordinator), it was just a matter of time before he was linked to the vacant defensive coordinators' position in Denver.
On the surface, it seemed like a natural move: Mike Nolan had left the Broncos defensive coordinator job for the same position in Miami. McDaniels and Pees were together on the New England staff from 2004 to 2008, and it was believed the two got along well together when they were together with the Patriots.
But this weekend at the NFL Scouting Combine, Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said Pees was never a serious candidate for the Denver job. Instead, it was a case of people putting two and two together and ending up with five.
'I had a relationship with Dean, obviously, in New England,' McDaniels said. 'I think it was just a case where he was kind of out there, available, we had an opening and people seemed to connect the dots, probably mistakenly. Most of that conversation, there was no fruit to it.'
Instead, the Broncos decided to promote from within, elevating the popular linebackers coach Don 'Wink' Martindale to the position of defensive coordinator. (Pees ended up as the linebackers coach in Baltimore.) It was a move some people believed was sparked after the players' lobbied heavily for Martindale.
'We didn't make any decisions based on that, but always the input from your players is something you would consider because their input obviously matters to us, what they think about a coach's ability in their room is critical,' McDaniels said. 'They provided great insight, some of which I knew, some of which I didn't.
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Fixing the Hole in Australia's Heartland
New approaches and new commitment are urgently needed in regard to remote Australia.With so much of our country's wealth generated there, so much national and international attention on the dysfunctions experienced by some of our most vulnerable citizens, and so much at stake, more of the same - or working harder on and inherently perpetuating the old 'solutions' - is not an option.
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The Reverends Louis White, Larry Hernandez and David Zumaya were associate priests at San Antonio's historic and most prominent parish, San Fernando Cathedral, between 1978 and 1982. That's when the Archdiocese says the alleged abuse happened.
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Definition of creature
1 : something created either animate or inanimate: such asa : a lower animal; especially : a farm animalb : a human beingc : a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature creatures of fantasy
2 : one that is the servile dependent or tool of another : instrument
creaturalplay \ˈkrē-chə-rəl\ adjective
creaturehoodplay \ˈkrē-chər-ˌhu̇d\ noun
creaturelinessplay \ˈkrē-chər-lē-nəs\ noun
creaturelyplay \ˈkrē-chər-lē\ adjective
Examples of creature in a Sentence
rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures
Few living creatures can survive without water.
a giant hairy apelike creature
She's a creature of rare beauty.
A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.
The poor creature had no way to get home.
Origin and Etymology of creature
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin creatura, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare
First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of creature for English Language Learners
: an animal of any type
: an imaginary or very strange kind of animal
: a person usually of a specified type
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Word Root of creature
The Latin word creāre, meaning "to produce" or "to cause," gives us the root cre. Words from the Latin creāre have something to do with producing or causing. To create something is to produce it. Anyone creative is able to produce new and original things. A creature is a being that was alive when it was produced
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Airlines for America said the Trump administration's proposal to privatize the nation's air traffic control system would result in shorter flights, fewer emissions and fewer delays, while the Alliance for Aviation Across America decried the measure.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fiscal Year 2017 Work Plan carves out more than $170 million in funding that will go toward several port deepening and construction projects across the country.
U.S. and Mexican customs authorities hope to provide fully restored operations at the World Trade Bridge border crossing in Laredo, Texas, on Monday, May 29.
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Members of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation say the law, which provides ocean carriers with limited antitrust immunity, is not up to date with the operational realities of today's liner industry.
With Agility's agreement to a misdemeanor in connection to a single $551 invoice and no criminal fine, the Kuwait-based third-party logistics services provider is another step closer to resuming its pursuit of new U.S. government contracts.
The French ocean carrier will implement a $150 booking cancellation fee from North Europe to the Red Sea, Middle East, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.


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Public execution takes place in Saudi Arabia's Abha square despite appeals by international rights groups
Riyadh: A Saudi firing squad on Wednesday executed in public seven men convicted of armed robbery despite last-minute appeals by rights groups that their lives be spared, the interior ministry and a witness said.
The condemned men were convicted of "forming a gang that carried out several armed robberies and thefts with the help of other people," the ministry said in a statement published by the official SPA news agency.
They were executed "as a punishment to them and to deter others" from carrying out similar crimes, said SPA, adding that their fellow-robbers had been sentenced to various jail terms and lashes.
A witness said by telephone that "the execution was "implemented a while ago at a public square in Abha," adding that the defendants were "shot dead" and not beheaded as is customary in the kingdom.
The announcement came soon after Amnesty International released a statement renewing calls on the Saudi authorities to halt the executions.
They "look set to be shot on Wednesday morning," said Amnesty, which described the executions as "sheer brutality."
The seven men – Sarhan Al Mashaikh, Saeed Al Zahrani, Ali Al Shahri, Nasser Al Qahtani, Saeed Al Shahrani, Abdul Aziz Al Amri and Ali Al Qahtani – were charged with organising a criminal group, armed robbery and raiding and breaking into jewellery stores in 2005, and sentenced to death in 2009.
International rights groups had protested that the men – now aged between 20 to 24 years old according to news website sabq.org – were condemned for crimes committed when they were juveniles.
"It is a bloody day when a government executes seven people on the grounds of 'confessions' obtained under torture, submitted at a trial where they had no legal representation or recourse to appeal," said Amnesty's Mena director Philip Luther.
They claimed their relatives were also "threatened with torture if they withdrew their 'confessions'," said Amnesty.
They had been scheduled to die on March 5, but their executions were postponed for a week.
Three UN human rights experts on Tuesday had also urged Saudi Arabia to halt the executions, saying the case had breached international standards of justice.
In a joint statement, the United Nations monitors said the men had allegedly been convicted on the basis of trumped-up charges and flawed trials.
Executions in Saudi Arabia, which applies a strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law, are generally carried out by beheading but media reports said authorities were considering using firing squads due to a shortage of executioners.
Local Al Yawm daily reported that the kingdom has formed a specialised committee to study the "possibility of replacing beheadings by the sword with firing squads as this is not against sharia (Islamic law)."
This is due to "the lack of beheaders who may sometimes take long to arrive at the execution site from other regions causing confusion," it said.
Also on Wednesday, authorities executed another national, Fada Al Subaie in the southwestern Mecca region, after he was convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi, SPA reported. It did not specify the method of his execution.
Wednesday's executions bring to 26 the number of people put to death in Saudi Arabia so far this year.
In 2012, the kingdom executed 76 people, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. The US-based Human Rights Watch put the number at 69.
Saudi's authorities have frequently been criticised by rights groups for the rate of executions and for perceived lack of fair trails of those condemned.
In January, Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek was beheaded after being convicted of murdering her employer's baby, a week after arriving in Saudi Arabia in 2005 at the age of 17.
The execution took place despite concerns about her trial and numerous appeals from Sri Lanka and the international community to spare her, sparking a diplomatic row between the kingdom and the Asian country.
Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict version of sharia, or Islamic law.
Source: Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2013


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Bar Refaeli is getting heat again — this time for a picture showing the Israeli model in a Santa suit.
Refaeli posted the photo last week on her Instagram account with the caption "Good Morning Santa," according to Shalom Life. The hat is drawn over her eyes; Shalom Life said "it's safe to assume that she has a hangover, is drunk, or is exhausted from a photo shoot."
Twitter followers berated Refaeli for wearing a Santa suit since she is Jewish, even telling her that she is "betraying Israel," according to Shalom Life.
Refaeli was ripped by Israeli followers during last month's Operation Pillar of Defense for tweeting that she is "praying for the safety of citizens on both sides." Many Israelis called her "unpatriotic" and accused Eefaeli of not caring enough about Israel.
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Johnson City pharmacist scheduled to plead guilty
Thomas Patrick Rowan to appear in federal court
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A former Johnson City pharmacist is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Greeneville Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas Patrick Rowan is expected to formally plead guilty on charges that he took thousands of pills from his two pharmacies and developed a scheme to cover it up.
According to a plea agreement filed earlier this month, Rowan admitted he has been addicted to Oxycodone and Xanax since the late 1980s. He also admitted to making fake prescriptions and prescription bottles for his personal use.
Rowan owns Family Pharmacy in Fall Branch and Boones Creek Pharmacy in Johnson City. The state suspended his license indefinitely in August.


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Valero has 30 days to withdraw project to free $1.6 million
BENICIA >> Valero has 30 days beginning Wednesday to withdraw one of its projects for funding consideration through a settlement agreement fund, in exchange for approval of another.
In a 3-2 vote during Tuesday night's lengthy meeting, the Benicia City Council asked Valero to withdraw its Condensate Recovery Project Phase II (CRP II) to free up $1.6 million to fund other water conservation projects.
Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, who teleconferenced into the meeting from Washington, D.C., said that the meeting was "unfortunate."
Patterson and Vice Mayor Tom Campbell voted "no" to the motion Tuesday night.
"The intent of the (settlement agreement) is not to benefit Valero, but for the community," she said.
The decision was made after a discussion about options of funding projects with applicatons for grants through the Valero/Good Neighbor Steering Committee Settlement Agreement fund. The $14 million 2008 settlement between the Good Neighbor Steering Committee and Valero was to resolve a dispute over the refinery's environmental impacts. The money is to be used to fund an environmentally geared community project, focusing on water conservation.
The recommended option was to fund seven out of the 13 projects with the unallocated portion of the fund of $847,000. However, there was also an option of having $1.6 million available through the CRP II monies, if Valero was found to not have met the four requirements asked for the process.
During the meeting, city staff stated that Valero's CRP II has not gone through the proper review process and does not have the appropriate permits to receive the money. A Valero representative claimed otherwise.
However, Valero has also applied for an addition $852,000 grant to fund its Boiler Water Conservation project through the unallocated fund. The project is to upgrade its steam generators to increase water conservation and reduce chemical use. The estimated annual water saving to the city through the project is 38 million gallons. The boiler project was not chosen as the recommended projects to be funded,
"Boiler is hands down to me better than any of the other projects," Councilman Alan Schwartzman said, referring to the water conservation level.
However, the Community Sustainability Commission, which made the recommendations, stated that the Valero project was not chosen because it would pay itself back in a year, and that Valero could invest the money by itself, without the help from the grant.
Schwartzman then posed the question to Valero Vice President and General Manager John Hill, who was in the audience, about the two Valero projects he would prefer to receive funding. Hill answered with the boiler project.
With the motion passed Tuesday, Valero has 30 days beginning Wednesday to withdraw its CRP II project in writing. Along with the withdrawal, it would be given $829,000 for the boiler project. The remaining $18,000 from the unallocated fund will go toward the Community Choice Aggregation Feasibility Assessment, which is a study that assesses the city's electrical load and determines if it could receive an alternative power source.
If the $1.6 million CRP II fund becomes available, then the city council will have to discuss further the remaining 11 grant applicants. At the moment, the fund can only be used for water-oriented projects.
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By Duncan Geere, Wired UK
A species of assassin bug has been found which creeps onto spiders' webs and pretends to be prey, then devours the spider when it comes to investigate.
The creature, known to entomologists as Stenolemus bituberus, is the subject of a paper just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B by Annie Wignall from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Wignall describes the exact process of "aggressive mimicry" by which the assassin bug stalks its target.
Most predators conceal themselves in order to capture prey, but the assassin bug takes the opposite approach — overtly advertising its presence in a way that entices its dinner to investigate. Web-building spiders use vibrations in their web to detect when it's caught something, so they can go over, bind it in more web, and eat it.
The assassin bug slowly approaches the spider on its web, using its forelegs to pluck the silk threads in a manner that simulates the vibrations of a fly struggling after being caught. Wignall studied the behavior of the bugs, and found that the response of the spider to the predator was the same as its response to when a vinegar fly or aphid was caught in the web.
Once the spider is close enough, the assassin bug lashes out, and eats the poor unsuspecting arachnid. Most of the time, anyway — Wignall also observed a few occasions of spiders counter-attacking the bugs and killing and eating them instead.
Wignall points out that the assassin bug doesn't identically replicate the vibrations caused by prey — there are several higher-amplitude vibrations that prey generate which aren't simulated by the bug. But the spider doesn't seem to be able to generally differentiate between the two.
The work could have implications for the physics of how vibrations propagate through three-dimensional webs.
Images: 1) Flickr/jeffsmallwood. 2) An assassin bug. Flickr/dhobern
Source: Wired.co.uk
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