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Today we're going to be talking about the Scribe Folio Stasis case for the iPad 2, made by the company "Tuff-Luv". This case is one of the most elegant cases that we have seen so far. Available in real leather, faux leather, or natural hemp, this case does not only have an elegant appearance to it, but it also has somewhat of an elegant function, too.
Unlike any case we've ever seen before, the Scribe Folio Stasis case has a space designed to hold an A5 pad of paper, for times when you feel the need to write something down. Many people rarely use paper any more due to their electronic devices, much like your iPad, but sometimes people do appreciate a handwritten note. Many people find that handwritten documents have a more genuine feel to them, and, provided your writing is neat enough, do just as good of a job as an electronic format does. In case you don't carry a pen any more, now that you have an iPad 2, there is a small piece of material on the inside of the case to hold a stylus or pen to use with your pad of paper.
The construction of the case is extremely high quality, regardless of the material that you choose. Depending on your needs, one of the three materials, faux leather, real leather, or hemp, should suit your needs, whether it is with regards to function or fashion. The attention to detail on the case is tremendous, as there is even a compartment that we didn't even notice at first! This slim compartment features a removable tray that can hold anything small such as SD cards for the digital world, or business cards for the classic world.
Opening or closing the case unlocks or locks the case, respectively. This is done by the magnets inside of the case. This feature is by no means a huge deal, but it is definitely a nice touch to a classic case.
Overall, if you are looking for a slightly elegant case, or if you find yourself using paper on a daily basis, then the Tuff-Luv Scribe Folio Stasis case is the case for you. It removes the need for carrying a pad of paper separately, so you can now just take your iPad with you, and everything you need is contained inside of this case. By the time you get your coffee, pad of paper, pen, iPhone, and iPad, you would likely need to carry a bag to carry all of these items, but with this case, three of these things are contained within it, so it can allow you to travel or commute with much less hassle.

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Casse, Leparoux Complete Stakes Double
Owner John Oxley, trainer Mark Casse, and jockey Julien Leparoux, completed an impressive 2-year-old stakes double July 2 at Churchill Downs.
Owner John Oxley, trainer Mark Casse, and jockey Julien Leparoux, completed an impressive 2-year-old stakes double July 2 at Churchill Downs.
After winning his maiden debut by 10 1/4 lengths May 28 at Pimlico Race Course, Recruiting Ready is scheduled to ship west for the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) July 2 at Churchill Downs.
Texas-bred He's Comin in Hot became a graded stakes winner after wiring the field to take the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) from Churchill Downs on June 27.
Sandbar, claimed last fall by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, and jockey Joel Rosario wore down pacesetter Happy My Way for a game victory in the Maryland Sprint Handicap (gr. III) at Pimlico May 16.
Brittlyn Stables' Sunbean rallied smartly off the turn and romped away to an eye-catching victory in the $250,000 Delta Mile Stakes Nov. 22 at Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino & Hotel.
Favorite Tale, a 3-year-old son of Tale of the Cat, is the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the Jersey Shore Stakes (gr. III) Aug. 16 at Monmouth Park. The six-furlong race is worth $100,000.
Cinco Charlie turned in his second impressive performance in as many career starts June 28 when leading all the way to win the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
After overwhelming seven other 2-year-olds in his 4 1/2-furlong debut at Churchill Downs, Cinco Charlie will stretch out to six furlongs for his stakes debut June 28 in the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III).
John Oxley's Coastline looks to rebound from an eighth-place finish in the Delta Jackpot (gr. III) as one of 10 3-year-olds entered for the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 20 at Oaklawn Park.
Just Call Kenny immediately shook up the 3-year-old division in South Florida Jan. 4, posting an unlikely victory in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Last year's Saratoga Special Stakes (gr. II) winner Corfu will try to end a three-race skid when he faces an expected field of seven other 3-year-olds in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes Jan. 4 at Gulfstream Park.
Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) winner takes on brilliant maiden winners Honor Code and Havana in $500,000 headline event for 2-year-olds Oct. 5 at Belmont Park.
After disappointing in the Sanford Stakes (gr. II) as the favorite, Debt Ceiling attempts to rebound in the $100,000 Sapling Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 1 at Monmouth Park.
New York-bred Wired Bryan upset the $300,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. II) for 2-year-olds at odds of 7-1 July 21 at Saratoga Race Course, running away from his rivals through the stretch by 5 1/4 lengths.
Bashford Manor (gr. III) winner Debt Ceiling, undefeated in three starts for Maryland-based trainer John Robb, faces six others in the 99th running of the $200,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. II) July 21 at Saratoga.
Debt Ceiling improved his career to a perfect 3-for-3 by taking the $111,400 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs in a commanding fashion June 29.
After impressively winning his debut June 1 at Churchill Downs, D'cajun Cat will try to make it 2-for-2 under the twin spires when he faces six other juveniles in the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) June 29.
Zayat Stables' Zee Bros among the stakes winners at Pimlico during the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day program.
Gun Roar (Bernstein) got up late for victory at Churchill Downs. For Saturday, 2 two-year-old races, one at Calder and one at Lone Star Park. Plus, a new worker for Pioneerof the Nile. read blog
After winning five of the six juvenile races he entered this spring at Keeneland, trainer Wesley Ward is considering all of those winners for Royal Ascot.
Hollywood Talent, the first starter for freshman sire Talent Search, held off a challenge in mid-stretch and cruised to a 3 1/2-length victory in Friday's (April 19) juvenile race at Keeneland Race Course.
Post your picks and discuss. read blog
Evan and Pete handicap the Dwyer Stakes and Bashford Manor Stakes for the coming weekend. watch video
A field of eight 2-year-olds is set to square off in the 111th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) that highlights the June 30 card at Churchill Downs.
Exfactor circled the field on the turn, took over at the top of the stretch, and ran away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $111,500 Bashford Manor (gr. III), the first graded race for 2-year-olds males this season July 2.
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Pilot program's success provides template for additional recycling effortsAt our Columbus, Nebraska, corn processing and cogeneration complex, ADM has piloted a waste-management program that resulted in a substantial improvement in the percentage of waste being recycled, and an accompanying decrease in waste sent to landfills.By taking steps such as identifying alternative uses for organic materials and implementing stricter waste-monitoring and inspection protocols, the plant was able to increase the percentage of waste recycled at the complex to 73 percent by December 2012, up from just 1 percent at the beginning of the year.
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I love watching action movies. Especially the ridiculous ones. You know, the latest Die Hard, A-Team, etc.
After becoming more of a firearms guy, I've started to REALLY enjoy them.
I'm actually watching A-Team right now. There's been several scenes now where one of the characters gets quite upset, pulls their gun, racks the slide, and then points it at the individual they're upset with. Yet, whenever they're actually in a combat scenario, no need to rack the slide - just bang bang bang. Pick one! Do you carry one in chamber or not?! I love Hollywood.
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Working Papers in Romance Languages
Welcome to our second Working Papers roundtable discussion. In this issue our papers explore representations of violence and the violence of representation in literary media. The questions these papers propose, and the answers they venture, involve a complex nexus of issues. To what extent are textual practices violent acts? How are violent images deployed to undermine some identities and create others? What role does violence play in the proliferation of national, historical, ethnic, sexual and philosophical discourses? These are just a few of the problems under consideration in this issue.
Recommended Citation
"Roundtable: Rated R(epresentation): Violence in Romance Literatures and Cultures,"
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Class action against Path faces uphill climb
Hernandez v. Path, Inc., 2012 WL 5194120 (N.D.Cal. October 19, 2012) Earlier this year plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit against photo app provider Path, alleging ten claims relating to Path's alleged surreptitious collecting of mobile device address books and installation of tracking software. Path moved to dismiss the lawsuit for lack of standing and … [Read more…]


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What is Skyactiv, besides yet another misspelled bit of branding by a multinational corporation? The answer is that Skyactiv is a lot of things, but, in short, its Mazda's long-term energy efficiency strategy, and it's unlike any other plan from a major automaker.
From an engineering point of view, Skyactiv is looking 25-30 years down the road, imagining the ideal vehicle at that time, backing away from that until you meet what's possible today – then finding a way to build that with Mazda's Zoom-Zoom personality intact. From a business perspective, Skyactiv is a low-risk strategy that, potentially, sets up a big windfall for the company in the coming years. The reason is that Skyactiv is – for now – all about building highly efficient internal combustion engine vehicles, both gas and diesel; plug-ins and hybrids are not yet a part of Skyactiv (remember Not Electric. Not Hybrid. Not A Drag To Drive from the New York Auto Show earlier this year?).
As Mazda USA's director of communications Jeremy Barnes told AutoblogGreen during a Skyactiv briefing in Vancouver this week, "You can't out-Toyota Toyota and you can't out-Honda Honda. You've got to be you." And what is Mazda? A company that's insistent that it can meet the ever-increasing fuel economy levels that regulators and customers demand using Skyactiv ICEs. Read all the reasons why after the jump.


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Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC)
Summary of April 15, 1998 MeetingBPA Rates Hearing Room
The Subscription Work Group chewed on BPA's recommendations for dealing with load growth and load loss, and BPA staff presented an approach to pricing products. Group members offered divergent opinions on how to describe their progress in a report to Congress. About 40 people attended. The next meeting is April 29.Index (click item to move to topic)
- News on the Exchange
- A Statement on Pricing Products
- Load Gains and Losses
- Long-Term Scenarios
- T-Board Drafts Progress Report to Congress
- On the Schedule
A participant in the residential exchange subgroup reported that four options are under discussion: an in-lieu power sale; a surplus firm power sale; a cash buyout; and a year-to-year cash-based exchange. He said members of the subgroup would get together to develop the options more fully, with the aim of reaching consensus in four or five weeks.
Kathy Hoffman of BPA presented BPA's written statement on how it intends to approach pricing products. She noted that a group of customers helped to put the paper together. Hoffman said BPA must consider a number of factors in pricing: whether a customer is requesting firm power requirements service or surplus power; whether the service is to serve firm load or to support off-system sales or resource operation; and whether a customer is requesting flexibility to make an economic choice, which could cause BPA to incur additional risk.
She explained the three categories of products BPA envisions: core subscription products available to customers who request requirements service and accept constraints on their ability to shape purchases from BPA due to fluctuations in market prices; customized subscription products available to customers who request requirements service and want flexibility to shape purchases from BPA in order to optimize their resource operations or take advantage of fluctuations in market price; and non-subscription products available "off the shelf" at negotiated rates, which include all products that do not fall in the other two categories.
According to the paper, "some customers are looking for the flexibility to make economic choices. To the extent customers are looking for flexibility that is not available under posted-rate products, BPA is planning to reflect the costs of the risk associated with such flexibility in the price of that service . . . The primary reason for a distinction between the Core and Customized Subscription Products is to keep from spreading the costs of those risks to customers who are not causing BPA to incur those risks."
With regard to the cost basis for core subscription products, the forecasted sales revenues will be credited against BPA's overall revenue requirement before the cost of firm energy is determined, according to the paper. The cost basis for negotiated products depends on the type of flexibility a customer is seeking and could vary from one customer to another, Hoffman said.
Would the "constraints" on core subscription products mean there could be no adjustments for such things as a customer's demand-side management (DSM)? a customer rep asked. Hoffman said the constraints mean that BPA would not stand behind a customer's economic resource choices. A BPA staffer said the concern was less one of DSM than of generation resources a customer might put on. Do people think we need to worry about DSM? he asked. Yes, a public interest rep responded. Customers who get cost-based core products should be required to do DSM and to meet the 3 percent for public purposes called for in the Regional Review, the rep said. Which category of products covers economic displacement? a customer rep asked. The non-subscription products, Hoffman responded.
A public power rep asked BPA to explain how the revenue crediting would work. A rates staffer said BPA proposes to credit forecasted revenue against the total revenue requirement, and it would go against both capacity and energy. He noted, however, that the final rate design will be determined in the rate case.
A participant asked about a statement that the price of non-subscription products will be negotiated under the cost-based cap set by BPA's FPS rate schedule. Then you are talking about a market rate, an IOU attorney pointed out. You will have a market-power rate in the rate case, she said. I don't think we're obligated to take the FPS into the rate case, a BPA staffer responded. If you choose not to, it will be an issue, the attorney stated.
Do you plan to market WNP-2 separately? Which of the product groups would incorporate it? a state agency rep asked. The BPA Cost Review panel made that recommendation, and we are thinking about it, a BPA staffer responded. Will we have a chance to discuss the division you've made between the cost-based and market-based products? a customer asked. The most important distinction here is the posted versus the non-posted-rate products, a BPA staffer said. But we do need to discuss the cost versus market-based pricing, she acknowledged.
How will customers know that the revenue is being credited properly? How transparent will that be? a customer asked. The crediting occurs during the rate case, Hoffman responded. We forecast what we expect and design the rate on a prospective basis, she said. The work group decided to revisit the pricing approach at its next meeting, when members have had more time to review the paper.
Garry Thompson of BPA presented recommendations related to load growth and loss. In developing the recommendations, we determined that we did not want "to look behind meters" and that we would develop "a tagging and scheduling" system, he said. BPA also considered what the Regional Review recommended for dealing with growth/loss issues, Thompson noted.
BPA broke the issues into four categories: load growth, load loss, retail access load gain, and retail access load loss. Thompson offered definitions for the terms and pointed out that "an overriding principle" in the proposal is that new large single loads (NLSL) are not covered by load growth and are subject to the new resources (NR) rate.
He presented a chart showing the four categories of load gain and loss, along with BPA's proposal for addressing them:
- Full-service customers -- load growth and load loss would
be covered by BPA; retail access load gain would be served at the PF"
rate; and retail access load loss would be addressed through "mitigation
- Partial-service customers -- load growth would be served at
PF", with no PF' load growth above the purchase commitment; a load
loss recommendation is being developed; retail access load gain would
be served at PF"; and retail access load loss would be addressed
through mitigation products.
- New publics and exchange loads -- load growth would be at PF' or PF", depending on inventory availability; load loss would be covered for full-service loads; retail access load gain would be served at PF"; and retail access load loss would be addressed through mitigation products.
An IOU participant questioned whether BPA was thinking of the reservation of power in the initial subscription phase as a "cap." I thought the reservation was so power would not be "snapped up" before customers had a chance to decide, he said. A BPA staffer confirmed the reservation would not be a cap, but a way to manage sales, depending on how the market is going. Originally, BPA was concerned about getting stuck with extra power, but now it may be that we'll have an allocation problem, he added. The Regional Review recommended BPA give priority to long-term over short-term contracts, the participant pointed out.
A public power rep questioned the difference in the way BPA is proposing to serve the load growth of full and partial-requirements customers. He suggested that if a portion of a public agency's load is served by a supplier other than BPA, BPA should cover the residual under the same provisions it would use for a full-requirements customer.
Would annexation be considered load growth or retail access gain? a participant asked. If an existing public annexes the distribution system of another entity, is that considered a new public? another asked. If two publics merge, that would be considered growth, a BPA staffer said, but if a public acquires an IOU system, that would be considered gain. That is a distinction that has no foundation, a public power rep said. The distinction depends on who is currently serving the customers, a BPA staffer said. The distinction should be based on timing of the request -- is it while subscription is ongoing or not, an IOU rep suggested.
The thrust of the Regional Review was that BPA not be in the business of acquiring resources, a participant stated. We are getting into some "squirrely issues" about annexation, he said, adding that the real issue is for whom BPA would be acquiring resources. We said we would serve the load growth of small customers who are fully reliant on BPA -- it is not a broader definition covering those who diversify, a BPA staffer replied. The total load of customers likely to want full service is 1,030 MWa, with 30 MWa the largest single load, he said. These customers have grown at six-tenths of a percent annually, which means we might have 40 MWa of growth to serve, he explained. That's consistent with the Regional Review, a participant said.
The bulk of the utilities I represent have diversified in the market, and they are used to placing their residual load on BPA, a public power attorney said. There is a strong market for that relationship, and "you would not be doing the agency any favors if you elect not to serve it," he said. A utility might choose to "stair-step" its BPA purchases up each year to cover load growth -- why couldn't one do that? he asked.
I understood the subscription purchases would be "a flat block" for 60 months, a BPA staffer stated. We have not considered what we would do if a customer comes in with a subscription request during "year five," another staffer said.
If BPA has to shape a customer's residual load, it costs more, a public interest rep said. Service should reflect the price it imposes, he said. All sorts of customers will want to do all sorts of things to maximize the economics, but that's "kind of gaming," he said of the stair-step approach. If you want the rights to PF', you do what everybody else does, he added.
I take exception to the term "gaming" -- it's an unfounded characterization, the public power attorney responded. I have clients who want to put load growth on BPA, and "they have a statutory right to do that," he stated. If they can stair-step their load up, I don't think it's gaming, he continued.
Participants had numerous "what if" questions. Are customers buying a flat block of power in subscription or can the amount vary? If a smelter potline is down at the time of subscription, could it restart later at the PF' rate? If a customer wants to postpone delivery of a subscription purchase for three years, what cost does that impose on BPA? If a public utility is buying less than its load from BPA, is its subscription entitlement limited to load or to historic purchases? If a full-requirements customer merges with a partial-requirements customer, would load growth be covered at PF' or PF"?
BPA staff indicated that many of the questions have not been explored. You need to coordinate this work internally with the staff working on implementation, a public power attorney said, adding that in the implementation protocol that has been offered, subscription is not tied to an historic purchase. It would appear an NLSL "gets stuck" with the NR rate, she added, and if the region gets to retail access, we should revisit that. A customer said it is unfair to differentiate between partial and full-requirements customers "based on their historical choice."
We're talking about rate design, a BPA attorney said. We will serve the load, but the question is whether the price will be PF' or PF", he said. If you are buying firm service to meet load, you must be serving that load from the beginning -- that is the proposition, he continued. You retain the right to the lowest cost-based price for the amount of power you buy during subscription, he added.
I'm assuming a customer still has the option of covering load growth with an FPS purchase and that this is not the exclusive tool to deal with load growth or the prospect of gaining load through retail access, a customer rep said. That's true, a BPA staffer said, but with FPS, you are agreeing that BPA will serve power only when there is surplus.
If a full-service utility acquires load and serves it by some means other than BPA, it no longer fits into full service, a DSI rep pointed out. You would no longer be entitled to the full-service load growth and load gain coverage, he said. We had not thought about that, a BPA staffer acknowledged. Can you "wall off" an industrial load? another staffer asked. I'm confused about "a full-service customer that is not full service," an IOU attorney commented. There are additional options customers are interested in -- this is a limited list, a customer rep said. There is the option of paying an exit fee and switching from PF to another BPA product, he said. Are you still full service if you are buying everything from BPA? Yes, you are, he stated. If not, you're not, he added.
Load loss for full-service customers is covered; the partial-service team is developing its proposal, Thompson said. What do you mean by covered? a customer rep asked. Are you saying that if a utility loses a 20-MW group of industrials, BPA would do what it could with the 20 MW and not seek a penalty from the utility? he asked. Yes, a BPA staffer responded.
Our product list has retail access curtailment, a BPA staffer said. What happens if retail access load loss occurs prior to the customer signing a contract? an industrial customer rep asked. I'd suggest full service for the residual load, he added.
Thompson said in presubscription interviews, customers have asked BPA about how to address large industrial loads they do not feel are secure and for which they don't want to take responsibility in their power sales contracts. Utilities with large industrial customers may come to BPA and say, "let's cook up a deal," a customer rep suggested.
A BPA attorney pointed out that a utility could voluntarily allow retail access, or it could be mandated by the state, and he suggested the two circumstances might be treated differently by BPA. If you are not obligated to serve the load, we'd say it is not your load, and we don't expect you to buy for it, he said. If that is the case, once a state allows retail access, all PF sales would cease, a customer observed. It depends on how the state structures the legislation and whether it has a default-provider provision, the attorney replied. I have seen nothing in the state of Washington that would obviate a default to the local utility, a customer rep said.
The team will go back and discuss these questions and comments, Thompson concluded. We'll provide more detail in a month, he added.
BPA offered written responses to several subscription scenarios tendered by the Oregon PUC. The questions related to the long term, not the near term, on which this group has focused, Scott Wilson of BPA said. In responding, BPA had some general principles in mind: no change in the federal statutes; BPA can acquire resources for those who want to cover the costs; and public and regional preference is preserved.
An OPUC rep asked whether BPA could recall power to serve a request from a new public utility. PF contracts and IOU exchange contracts are not recallable, but other IOU contracts are, Wilson said. In response to a question, a BPA attorney also said that under the law, the in-lieu amount of power BPA sells to an exchange customer under the PF rate cannot be reduced below what BPA acquires on behalf of the customer. BPA staffers also said contract provisions would assure exchange customers there would be PF" power available to meet load growth.
PNUCC director Dick Adams said the Transition Board is planning to send a progress report to Congress at the end of April. The board will take comments on the draft until April 24, he reported.
We have written the subscription section "in a positive fashion," consultant Al Wright said. The work group has 52 days to resolve issues before subscription is slated to begin -- it makes one more skeptical than this report indicates, he said.
We need to think about who is the audience and what message we are trying to deliver, an IOU rep said. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty, he suggested. I can see that BPA can do much of this through contracts, but we are a long way from a clear view that BPA can deliver it all, he said. This draft also implies the stranded cost issue has been severed and is in "another court," he said, questioning whether that is accurate.
If I were a member of the Transition Board, I would want to give "the right heads-up" to Congress, an IOU attorney said. So do you want to say that things aren't "as rosy" as this letter indicates? Adams asked. Yes, I would say that we have a window to resolve the issues, we are working hard on them, but it is not clear we can resolve them all without legislation, the attorney replied.
If we cannot resolve the issues here, it is not clear there will be consensus for pursuing legislation, a public power attorney said. I presume there is a large group that would say, "if we can't make subscription work, I'll opt for the status quo," Wright observed. There would be strong and varied opinion about which of the two, legislation or status quo, is most desirable, the attorney said.
The write-up also describes the process as though we will all go into bilateral negotiations at some point, an IOU rep said. It doesn't say anything about phasing or a standard contract format, he said. Administrative efficiency dictates that we will need some level of standardization, a BPA staffer responded. Does this group want to deal with those issues? he asked.
There has to be uniformity on the definition of costs, a participant said. If you're buying at an unspecified price, it's critical to understand how the costs will be determined, he said. The benefit here is low-priced power, and you have to define that, he added. If you have a rate in one contract that is "hell or high water," and you have the same rate in another contract that has a 14-day cancellation, you lose the consistency of pricing, an IOU attorney said. There are differences in those costs, and you are shifting risks, he said.
BPA used to come up with "a few amenable contract forms," but BPA's competitors won't be held to such constraints, a public power rep said. BPA came up with different arrangements and worked on them until people thought they were okay, he said. "It would be foolhardy to bring that process in here -- I don't negotiate my contract with the IOUs in the room," he said. We can come up with standard approaches to costs, but when we negotiate, different customers will want different things, he said. Customers will find different ways to get their rights, and I don't want to be constrained, he added
Cost-based rates imply that "everybody watches everybody else," an IOU rep said, and they assure everyone they are getting an equal deal. "The other world" is the purely competitive, market-rate environment -- that's where BPA prices its products based on what the market will bear and customers get a customized deal, he said. There are no checks on cost shifting in that world, he suggested, and if we want to preserve cost-based rates, we need to stick with the historical approach, he said. We are somewhere in between the two worlds, a public power rep replied. You have the costs defined, and then you go into a room and come up with the terms and conditions, he said. We're in neither world completely, and "you can't have standard offers in this world," he said.
A Public Generating Pool rep offered a list of issues that remain outstanding. Adams encouraged others to do the same. What is it we need to get closure on to move forward with subscription? he asked.
The work group decided to meet more frequently and to schedule some two-day sessions. The next meeting is all day April 29; the full group will meet mornings and subgroups will meet afternoons on May 12, 13, 27, and 28.
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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the past two and a half decades, Thomas Sherwood has put a needle in his upper right arm and slept for four hours while a kidney dialysis machine pumps clean blood into his veins. This Friday, he woke up from his session to a party being thrown in his honor.
The Southeastern New Mexico Kidney Center celebrated Sherwood's 27th year of receiving dialysis at the Roswell station operated by Fresenius Medical Care. The 55-year -old was feted with chocolate cake and non-alcoholic drinks, plus a plaque and a gold medal, in the office lobby.
"I was totally shocked,†Sherwood said, who was all smiles.
The manager of the care center, [auth] Fidelia Montanez, said that each day is a cause for celebration for people whose kidneys have failed, and that the center tries to celebrate each patient who has had more than 25 years of dialysis.
Sherwood's anniversary is extraordinary, she said, given the longevity of his treatment for his end-stage renal disease.
"It proves that patients can live a long life,†Montanez said. "We're very proud to have him because he's been an excellent patient.â€
Sherwood, who was born and raised in Dexter, first became sick in 1977. The doctors in Dexter initially misdiagnosed him as a diabetic. It was only until he sought out a specialist in Roswell that he discovered he had rheumatic fever, which eventually affected his kidneys.
The former farmer has had two kidney transplants since then. He currently has four kidneys in his body: two of his own, one from his older brother and the other from a deceased organ donor. The two donor kidneys are located on the front side of his body, just above the hip bone and below his appendix. None of the kidneys are fully functioning.
He was on a transplant list for a hospital in Albuquerque, and recently received two phone calls telling him there was a kidney there waiting for him for renal transplantation. But since the city is about three hours away from Roswell, he couldn't make it in time. A donated kidney is only good, or "live,†for four hours after it has been removed from the donor.
"It makes it kind of hard when we live here and it's 200 miles away,†Sherwood said, "So I went ahead and took myself off the list.â€
Sherwood manages his health condition by adhering to the dialysis treatment and a strict diet, according to the doctors at the kidney center. Dialysis, which is performed through an artificial kidney machine which is a plastic cylindrical container a foot long, removes toxins from the blood that a functioning kidney would filter out naturally.
"I hope we get to celebrate 30,†Sherwood said.
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Mentioned in the Hawaiian creation chant, the kumulipo, and once a delicacy in traditional Hawaiian diets, sea turtles are as much a part of our local culture as coconuts or ti leaves. A holdover from the time of the dinosaurs (75 to 150 million years ago), these ancient reptiles fascinate and delight nearly everyone who encounters them.
However, because of habitat loss, invasive species and overharvesting, turtles are a protected species. And thanks to this protection, their populations have grown, especially populations of the green sea turtle, or honu, which is commonly seen in the main Hawaiian Islands eating limu (algae) in shallow coastal waters and resting on our shorelines.
In other parts of the Pacific, where limited seasonal take of some turtle species is allowed, it is very rare to see a honu anywhere—they avoid humans as predators. But here in Hawai'i, they are no longer afraid of people and sometimes have to be protected from enthusiastic onlookers at popular beaches.
Nevertheless, honu populations are a long way from being recovered. NOAA estimates there are approximately 2,000 nesting pairs in Hawaiʻi, with a minimum of 5,000 nesting pairs needed before they are no longer endangered.
Green sea turtles nest in Papahānaumokuākea (the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) and migrate hundreds of miles to breed. The much rarer hawksbill sea turtle, or honu'ea, nests predominately on Hawai'i Island. Honu'ea is a not culinary delicacy—the meat is poisonous to humans. Their small population size is instead due to overharvesting for their beautiful shells, habitat loss and invasive species.
Honu'ea are prevalent along the southwest coast of Hawai'i Island, including at the Conservancy's 24-acre Kamehame Beach Preserve in Kaʻū. Kamehame is one of the most important hawksbill nesting sites in the U.S., as well as a refuge for honu and monk seals. The Hawai'i Island Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project helps to maintain the site, records data, monitors the nests day and night, and protects the eggs and hatching turtles from invasive species like rats, ants, cats and mongoose.
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Mike Ashley, the owner of Newcastle United and founder of sporting goods retailer Sports Direct, has turned down his allocation of the company's £200M bonus share scheme, after shareholders had controversially approved that proposal recently.
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Answer – Newcastle United
And Mike has told the Sports Direct Board that he doesn't want any more share-based incentives to be proposed to the shareholders that include any bonuses for himself.
Ashley is worth around £3.5B in the latest Forbes Billionaire's ranking, and he owns the majority stake in the company he founded – Mike still owns 58% of Sports Direct.
He doesn't receive any wages from the company, but of course with the share price of Sports Direct continuing to rise because of excellent financial results – that's what has fueled his rising net worth over the last few years.
This is what Sports Direct Chairman Keith Hellawell has said:
"The resolution passed by shareholders to implement the 2015 bonus share scheme clearly recognizes the success of previous company-wide schemes, and the significant contribution from Mike."
"Following recent unhelpful speculation surrounding his potential allocation, he is determined to ensure that there is the maximum number of shares available for the eligible employees."
That's a very good move by Mike Ashley to eliminate himself from any future share-based incentives – and other employees of the company will now benefit from those future schemes
Sports Direct is due to report its full-year results tomorrow – and they are expected to be good.
And as for Newcastle United, we would estimate the club will have revenues of around £135M and profits of over £50M for the financial year that ended at the end of last month, and those will be record revenues and profits for the Tyneside club.
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- You know that "one traffic light" all Alfredians refer to so fondly? Well, it's reached another milestone: 40 years of stop 'n' go on Alfred's Main Street. Join with the Alfred community as it celebrates its Traffic Light Festival Friday, June 6, from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a parade, music, and lots of opportunities to buy such specialty items as homemade "Traffic Jam." Hey, it's Alfred, in all its quirkiness!
- Also, on Friday night, enjoy an entertaining performance by hypnotist Thomas Bresadola as he brings laughter to the crowd and highlights some of Alfred's special history.
- Sure, New York State is known for its wine, but what about its beer!? Come sample New York's finest brews at a beer tasting on Saturday afternoon and leave with your own AU mug.
- On your way to the Desserts through the Decades event in the newly renovated Ade Hall on Saturday night, stop by Powell Campus Center to take some pictures with friends in the photo booth or view the Alfred timeline.
- Saturday Night Entertainment: Get your dancing shoes on, because we're having a party! Come join your classmates in the Knight Club for drinks and dancing.
- Memories of Alfred II, a compilation of amateur movies from the 1930s through the late 1950s will be showcased with a special introduction given by University archivist, Laurie McFadden.
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Will Genia's knock-on off the kick-off and the ensuing scrum set the tone for the remaining 79 minutes in the series decider. The Lions' opening 20 minutes was the most dominant period of play by either team in the three matches and was ultimately what won them the series. A try to new starting prop Alex Corbisiero and four penalty goals to player of the series Leigh Halfpenny stunned the Wallabies into submission before maligned five-eighth James O'Connor gave the homeside hope, scoring on the stroke of halftime to cut the deficit to nine points at the break. Christian Lealiifano then kicked the Wallabies to within three points but this stirred the caged Lions into life and the flood gates crashed open. First it was five-eighth Jonathan Sexton who sliced through to score, then gigantic winger George North got in on the action and Brian O'Driscoll's replacement, Jamie Roberts, put the icing on the cake for the Lions. The Wallabies were mauled at the scrum and breakdown, only producing two turnovers at the ruck (when George Smith had left the field) for the whole game.
You can argue there were two turning points in the series decider; the opening minute of the match and a missed penalty by referee Romain Poite. With the Wallabies on the attack in the 53rd minute, the Lions managed to turn the ball over but Ben Mowen - who was arguably the Wallabies best - slipped through the ruck, pressuring a Lions player on the ground who refused to release the ball. In the ensuing play, George North pounced on a Jonathan Sexton chip and the five-eighth scored moments later, punching what air was left out of the exhausted Wallabies. But it was the first scrum, and every ensuing scrum for that matter, which won the Lions the Test. Leigh Halfpenny's right leg may have had something to do with it as well.
Leigh Halfpenny's boot and his flawless display in the deciding Test was the difference between the two sides. The Welsh sharpshooter earned his player of the series crown with every penalty goal, conversion, clearing kick and backline chime. But it's his ability to judge where his opposition is going to kick that makes him such a special player. He is in a Billy Slater mould. It is so hard to find the grass because of his brilliant positional play, and he will win an open-field kicking battle nine times out of ten. He is a special player.
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland earned the wrath of a nation when he dropped iconic Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll for hard-running Welshman Jamie Roberts. Sure, Roberts held his own and scored the Lions fourth try, but it was Gatland's front-row changes that proved to be his masterstroke. Gatland replaced Mako Vunipola and hooker Tom Youngs with Alex Corbisiero and Richard Hibbard after the Wallabies dominated the Lions scrum in game two. Wallabies prop Ben Alexander was sin binned for repeated scrum infringements as the Lions crushed the confidence of the Wallabies scrum. The Lions also employed a North Hemisphere favourite - time wasting or the "giving your huge forwards a rest" tactic.
In what can only be described as a baptism of fire into the Test arena, Israel Folau pasted with honours. To put it simply, he is a freak of an athlete with the vision to match his physical abilities. Mention must go to Will Genia, arguably the best player in the world. The Wallabies would have lost the series three-zip if it wasn't for the Wallabies halfback.
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SACEMA scores first in-house PhD
Carel Pretorius recently became the first student working at SACEMA (DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis) at Stellenbosch University (SU) to complete a PhD degree after successfully defending his PhD thesis.
His thesis was titled: "An investigation into joint HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa". The work was supervised by Prof Kristian Müller-Nedebock of the Physics Department at SU. The event was the culmination of a long and unusual academic journey, which enabled him to take a multidisciplinary approach in his investigation of HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa. Mr Pretorius completed his first degree, in land surveying, at the University of Pretoria in 1997. He then moved to the University of the Witwatersrand and did an honours degree in pure mathematics in 1999 and an MSc in applied mathematics in 2006.
He joined SACEMA to study HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa. Using a unique data set from a thoroughly studied HIV-TB epidemic in Masiphumelele (a township near Cape Town), he developed a mathematical model which not only confirmed many expectations but also led to an unexpected result: ART treatment has the potential to control HIV transmission at a community level, indirectly also controlling the TB epidemic.
He extended this analysis to HIV-TB epidemics at a national level, and developed models to account for demographical detail, adapting tools from fields as far apart as applied demography and statistical physics. His research results can best be described as a framework for integrating available epidemiological data, locally and nationally, with a toolkit of mathematical methods which can be continuously sharpened in accordance with the ever-changing (but not necessarily improving) picture of HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa.
His work shed new light on the interplay between demographical and epidemiological processes, for example, on the role of intergenerational sex on the spread of HIV and provides methods for quantifying uncertainty in epidemiological models. The World Health Organization (WHO) have organized a special meeting to be held on 2-6 November 2009 titled: "Treatment for prevention" where a possible new intervention of using antiretroviral treatment to both treat HIV patients and to limit the spread of HIV will be debated. Mr Pretorius has been invited to attend this meeting and it is his hope that his modelling work could influence policy making at this high level.
Caption: Carel Pretorius pictured here with Prof John Hargrove, Director: SACEMA.


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Pot activist Jodie Emery is set to file the paperwork to run for the Liberal Party of Canada, exposing Justin Trudeau's promise to legalize marijuana to renewed attacks from the Conservative Party.
The Liberal hierarchy is not welcoming Ms. Emery with open arms, but the party's decision to hold open nominations in all ridings means she can at least try to join Mr. Trudeau's team for the next election.
Ms. Emery said Mark Elyas, past-president and election readiness chair of the Vancouver East Federal Liberal Riding Association, and Russ Miller, the association's vice-president, asked her about two months ago whether she would consider becoming a candidate in the riding. She discussed the matter with husband Marc Emery – who is known as the "Prince of Pot" for his relentless marijuana advocacy in Canada and the United States – before joining the party last month and requesting nomination papers about two weeks ago.
"We already knew we wanted to support the Liberals anyway … so for us, the opportunity of working with guys who actually worked on the [Liberal policy resolution to legalize and regulate marijuana], and putting our name toward the party, was just too good of an opportunity," said Ms. Emery, who ran for the Green Party in B.C.'s two most recent provincial elections.
Under the Cannabis Culture banner, the Emerys have developed a large presence in the marijuana community with their website and headquarters in Vancouver. Mr. Emery is set to return to Canada in coming weeks after spending more than four years behind bars in the United States for selling marijuana seeds to U.S. customers. Early next year, the couple is planning a cross-country Canadian tour in support of the Liberals – an idea Ms. Emery said was in the works long before she joined the party.
However, Ms. Emery acknowledged that if she receives the Liberal nomination, it will not be easy to unseat NDP MP Libby Davies, who has represented Vancouver East since 1997 and whom the marijuana activist calls a friend, ally and "role model Member of Parliament."
The Conservative Party, which has run radio ads that accuse Mr. Trudeau of wanting to make marijuana more accessible to children, is relishing the prospect of linking the Emerys to the Liberal leader's legalization agenda.
"As legalization of marijuana is one of Justin Trudeau's few policies, of course they're going to recruit 'star' marijuana activists to both campaign and run for them in 2015," Conservative spokesman Cory Hann said in a statement.
Ms. Emery was unfazed by the comments. "I keep saying: 'Look at my record. Try to find any time where I've been portrayed poorly in the media,'" she said. "If the Conservatives want to attack the Liberals on marijuana, and want to attack me and Marc for that, I would love to discuss it. I would love a debate."
Mr. Elyas and Mr. Miller did not respond on Thursday to requests for comment.
A spokesman for federal Liberals said the party is not linked to the Emerys' cross-country tour in the lead up to the 2015 general election.
"The Liberal Party of Canada has no affiliation with the Emerys, nor do we endorse any of their plans currently being discussed in the media," Liberal spokesman Dave Sommer said in a statement.
Would-be candidates in Liberal nomination races must go through a "green-lighting" process that includes a detailed look at their personal affairs and past public comments.
"Green-lighting is a rigorous and robust process, and not everybody who applies can successfully go through it," a Liberal official said.
The official added that without prejudging the outcome of Ms. Emery's application, members of the green-lighting committee will consider her "complete body of work," including past comments on Pot TV on the Internet.
Mr. Trudeau has come under fire for acknowledging that he smoked marijuana in the past, including after he became a Liberal MP in 2008. Last year, he became the first leader of a major Canadian political party to advocate for the legalization of marijuana.Report Typo/Error
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City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the return of its popular PuppetMobile production, Little Red's Hood. Little Red's Hood is a fresh retelling of the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" tale updated with a modern sensibility that will appeal to kids. The production features a dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. Like many of today's children, Little Red is a smart, young city slicker who is to focused on her smartphone to notice her surroundings. Wulfric is a misunderstood wolf with a sweet tooth. When Little Red travels from New York City to the country to deliver some cupcakes to her Grandma, she encounters a colorful cast of characters as Wulfric the Wolf tries to head her off at the pass. Little Red's Hood is directed by Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's Artistic Director Bruce Cannon and written by Liam Hurley.
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How dangerous is two wires under one screw?
Two wires one screw sounds like one of those gross-out sites. :)
Anyway turns out my house has a lot of outlets and switches with two wires under one screw, often with the stab also used. The builder did this, and I guess the inspector was OK with it too.
I know it's a violation, but is it really very unsafe? I'm trying to decide whether I should actively go through and check and fix every one, or just replace them as they wear out normally.
Depends on the device. If it has a tab under the screw, it is designed for two wires.
So, they ran 3 or more cables into a recep box and wrapped two wires under a screw?
That was stupid. It doesn't take any more time to do things right.
If the conditions were perfect, I think it would be safe but I wouldn't trust someone that did an installation like this.
I never cared for connecting a bunch of wires to a receptacle. If 12 awg four wires or more (don't forget the ground) to the receptacle makes it a PITA to push back into the box. I'd just pigtail everything to the receptacle.
For the time that it would take to wrap two conductors onto a screw, it would have been more cost effective, to use a better recept. with tabs!
I would consider replacing the cheapo recepts. with good ones.
There's a good chance that doubled connections will come lose!
Basically two wires under one screw when the screw down device was not designed for two wires could cause a poor connection.
Also screws not tight enough can cause a poor connection.
If the electrical device connected is something low amperage (wattage) like just a table lamp, then no problem.
The problem occurs with higher amperage connections. Higher amperage connections need a good connection and a tight connection. If these connections are not this way, then the connection can get warm, hot, or even melt and sparks will fly!
With an outlet anything can be plugged in. So best to install them for the max load anyone might possibly plug in. (Correctly per outlet manufacturers directions.)
I would only use the pigtail method, but if I had to, (like if I were replacing an old receptacle and the box wasn't deep enough for the pigtail connection) I would use the two screws on each side of the receptacle which are connected with the break-away tab instead of putting two wires on one screw.
It might work for #14, but I cannot see how it would ever work for two #12.
I absolutely will never use the "stab" terminals for anything.
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My First Iron Chef Experience
This post is inspired by my recent Iron Chef competition and a tweet by Joy of Joy's Kitchen
Howdy folks! Andre here and have I ever got a dandy of a story to tell. This past Friday saw me compete in my first Iron Chef competition in which myself and my competitor were given 2 secret ingredients and had to come up with appetizer dishes for our corporate Christmas party. When it was announced weeks ago that we would be taking part in this I instantly began to stress out. There aren't many things in life that stress me out like this did, and many of my coworkers commented that they had never seem me in such a state.
At 1PM on Friday afternoon we were told the following:
- The 2 secret ingredients are Pear and Prosciutto
- We would have two sous chefs to help in the kitchen
- We could not reference any literature, website, phone contacts, etc…
- We had till 6:30 to whip up the appetizers using the 2 secret ingredients
And so, we set off on our separate ways and I must say I was having a hard time piecing everything together. And then, like a wave of brilliance it all fell in place. I had decided on my dish and I wanted to keep the natural shape and distinctive crunch of the pear intact (as much as possible). And that's when I came up with the following dish:
Prosciutto skinned, Brandy poached Pears stuffed with herbed CestBon Cheese chèvre, topped with 8 year old balsamic and organic olive oil.
I wanted to recreate the pear's skin by first removing it, and then molding the prosciutto to the pear, thus giving it a new skin. I wanted folks to eat the pear with their hands, I wanted them to interact with the food in a simple manner. The dish needed to be simple to hold, eat, look at and easily recognizable.
So I set off to seek the finest ingredients I could find. I bought some CestBon Cheese chèvre, Prosciutto di Parma (the real stuff!) and crisp bosc pears. After many stressful hours, my amazing team of super sous chefs and I came up with a rather impressive appetizer that instantly reminds you of summers gone by.
I learned so much through the weeks of prep leading up to it, the hours of stress on the day and about my ability to be creative and deliver an amazing product loved by all. I won the competition and already I've been challenged again, so we'll see how the next one goes!
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Awesome! Congrats on winning the competition.
awesome job and looks delish! gee can you send some down this way? lol
Good for you!! I love creativity and although I'm not much of a cook I have been learning to be a little braver and try new foods but still don't have the knack for what foods compliment each other. But you? Great creativity in the kitchen! Bravo!


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by Nancy Caivano
Serves 3 as a main course,
6 as a side dish
2 tbsp olive oil
2 ounces pancetta, coarsely chopped
1 cup peeled butternut squash
(about 8-10 oz), cut into 1/2" pieces
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped (or 2 tsp jar chopped garlic)
1 cup Arborio rice
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 cups simmering chicken stock or broth
2 tbsp butter
3/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese (or Parmesan)
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary
Salt and Pepper
In a large saucepan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and squash and cook until pancetta is golden brown. Add onion, and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent. Add rice, stirring constantly, and cook 5 minutes more, making sure rice does not brown. Add wine, stirring constantly, and let totally evaporate. When wine is evaporated, begin adding stock 1/2 cup at a time, letting each addition evaporate before adding the next addition.
After fourth addition of stock is added, begin tasting rice. Rice should be al dente when done. You need to keep tasting rice, because, depending on rice, you may or may not have to use all of the stock.
After last addition of stock is absorbed, remove from heat, and stir in butter, Romano, parsley and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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Editorial: How the European financial crisis affects you
The United States has deep cultural ties to Europe. But on economic matters, Americans have long harbored a standoffish, even smug, attitude toward a continent that is less entrepreneurial and more regulated than their own.
ANOTHER VIEW: Eurozone fears are overblown
Like it or not, however, Europe's inability to resolve its financial problems has become the single biggest factor influencing U.S. employment and stock markets. President Obama acknowledged this Friday in calling on a reluctant Congress to enact a jobs bill. A Europe-led downturn could cost him his own job in November.
Europe accounts for 21% of all U.S. exports and roughly 7.1 million jobs, making a serious slowdown there keenly felt here, particularly in sectors such as tourism, technology, food and apparel. More ominously, Europe's precarious financial state — with several nations struggling to avoid default and a banking system unprepared for that event — is giving U.S. employers and investors a serious case of the jitters.
"The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and pressuring U.S. financial markets and institutions," Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week.
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Perhaps the most tangible way that Europe's woes can be measured is in U.S. stocks. On any given day, chances are good that Europe is behind up and downs for your 401(k). On down days, investors are pessimistic that Europe's problems will be resolved in a way that avoids a calamitous financial meltdown. On up days, they see hope.
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Behind these gyrations is a realization that debt defaults could trigger a 2008-like calamity, bringing down major European banks with contagion here because the world financial system is interlinked. Just this weekend, European authorities — at U.S. urging — put up $125 billion to rescue Spanish banks in danger of failing because of a real estate price collapse.
Sound familiar?
That rescue was just the latest stopgap measure. Europe, decentralized and unable to move quickly, never forced its banks to retain adequate capital for emergencies as the U.S. did. So it leaps from crisis to crisis — Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Spain and, probably next, Italy — putting fingers in dikes.
Meanwhile, austerity measures have pushed the continent into recession, and in some cases depression. Spanish unemployment is at 25%, and Greeks appear likely to see the value of their savings cut in half. It's a vision of what might have happened here had the 2008 crisis not been addressed so aggressively.
The U.S. has many advantages over Europe, particularly southern Europe, where heavy regulation, excessive labor protections and ineffective government have produced anemic economies. America has deposit insurance to deter bank runs, like those starting in Greece and Spain. Moreover, the USA is fortunate not to have the nightmare faced by 17 nations that share a common currency without a common government, and needing unanimous consent to make even modest policy changes.
But even taking these things into consideration, the crisis in Europe suggests that the U.S. response to 2008 — fiscal and monetary stimulus, short-term focus on growth over reducing deficits, and a push to stabilize banks — is the better one. Or to be more precise, the less bad one. Though U.S. economic growth of 1.9% and unemployment of 8.2% is dispiriting, it is, sadly, what passes for success among developed economies these days.
No simple answer to Europe's crisis exists. The best case is that it serves as a drag on the economy for some time to come. The worst case is that a messy breakup of the eurozone spawns a new financial meltdown. Either way, Europe's choices will continue to serve as a useful measure of our own.
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The euro is used by more than 330 million people in 17 nations:
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Hey again,
I did a search and didn't find any results for this, so I figured I'd throw it out there. Where is the oil filter for our engine (the 5.3) located and can it be accessed from under the truck as it sits, or are ramps or a jack neccessary? I've done my own oil changes on several vehicles before, but looking around the other day, I did not see the oil filter on my new truck and wondered where it might be.
I also see with the 2011's that the Dexos (or whatever that's called) synthetic must be run in the engine and it appears that Mobil 1 and Amsoil are the only oils so far to carry the seal. Mobil 1 is definetely less expensive, but I might consider giving Amsoil a shot.
Thanks guys and girls.