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The study was presented at the World Wide Web conference 2012 in Lyon according to the article, but I can't find where on the site anything about it might have been posted.
Related: Free apps drain batteries too (often via ads)
Gmail, the most "green" mobile site we found, uses HTMLlinks to open email messages that the user clicks on. The desktopversion of Gmail uses Javascript instead. Our experimentssuggest that using links instead of Javascript greatly reduces therendering energy for the page. Thus, by designing the mobileversion of the site differently than its desktop version, Gmailwas able to save energy on the phone.
AOL is able to save rendering energy by using a simple HTMLtable element to position elements on the page. Other sites thatposition elements using CSS need far more energy to render.
Gmail, the most "green" mobile site we found, uses HTMLlinks to open email messages that the user clicks on. The desktopversion of Gmail uses Javascript instead. Our experimentssuggest that using links instead of Javascript greatly reduces therendering energy for the page. Thus, by designing the mobileversion of the site differently than its desktop version, Gmailwas able to save energy on the phone.
AOL is able to save rendering energy by using a simple HTMLtable element to position elements on the page. Other sites thatposition elements using CSS need far more energy to render.
I don't know... It sounds to me like a payed study, targeted to make certain devices and technologies look bad, made by techs that have many to learn yet.
It sounds like a presentation done by hacks for their clueless bosses to get a raise or funds for toga parties. They throw number in there like there's no tomorrow, while their final conclusions are the most obvious one could draw, without the need of any "study".
That might make sense itmitică except the study was conducted by a university. . .
It also makes practical sense, the more client side work done in applying placement and processing data the more power the phone uses to process it. The bigger question would be How significant the difference actually is.
My thoughts exactly.
If heavy vs light pages means a difference of a few minutes of battery life, then that doesn't seem terribly significant. But if the difference turns out to be a few hours of battery life, then that is definitely significant.
... and universities extra budgeting comes from contracts with private companies.
What I find the most stupid in their findings is the overall conclusion that "using" a smartphone will make its battery discharge. I have another "finding" for them: even when my smartphone is off its battery is discharging.
You'll notice the "findings" don't tackle WPh, put the Android in the line of fire, and pretty much slams iPh. Coincidence? I believe not. I question their purpose only because they've taken a basic truth and they've put a spin to it.
Without going into the specifics of whether large tables with inline formatting use less processing power than CSS, it's definitely true that bloated sites absolutely hammer the phones. I tend to only check a limited number of sites on my mobile, and the worst one that I use regularly is Sitepoint Forums The massive amount of scripting and hidden content makes it painfully slow to use, and means that after a few minutes it gets really hot and the battery indicator is amost visibly ticking down. My experience is that Javascript is the principal culprit behind this.
(I'm not saying that Sitepoint Forums is by any means the worst site for this, just using it as an example, whereas most large feature-rich sites I would leave until I had desktop access).
(I'm not saying that Sitepoint Forums is by any means the worst site for this, just using it as an example, whereas most large feature-rich sites I would leave until I had desktop access).
I'll admit SPF is not what it should be, mobile wise. But...
Let me ask you this: if SPF were a game, would you still complain about the battery drainage?Let me ask you this: if SPF were a movie, would you still complain about the battery drainage? Let me ask you this: if SPF were a tune, would you still complain about the battery drainage?
How come, suddenly, CSS and JS are in the hot spot? Because it's flash going and they're taking its place? The study should reveal first that device battery is not well suited. Secondly, that mobile OSs are next in line, performance wise. Thirdly, that mobile UAs are not doing a decent job.... ntly time, CSS and JS should be wisely used.
I'm gonna have to dismiss this because of it's very finger pointed nature in something that has soooooooooooooooooo many layers to it.
Shhh! My common sense is tingling.
While I don't completely buy the tables over css layouts part (though depending on the layout it is possible...) the rest of it makes sense.
Anything that takes more CPU time to do is going to chew more battery. Javascript being an interpreted language sucks cpu like candy, PARTICULARLY if you have timed events like animations. CSS animations be they GPU or CPU bound inherently are going to suck more juice than having things not animated. Memory access consumes more power on DRAM since instead of just paying the refresh, you have the 'double duty cycle' -- this means larger files and larger images are going to cost battery life. Rescaling large images to smaller dynamically client-side is going to suck cpu. Rendering more complex shapes like CSS3 transitions, allocating pre-render buffers for webfonts not installed on the host OS, these all should have significant impact not just on performance, but also on battery life.
Large images in particular can cause real drain because they have to be decoded; that 260k jpeg might look cool, but decoded it takes a megabyte or more of RAM on devices that typically have less than 64 megs free by the time the OS and applications are loaded. That means dipping into the fixed storage to swap, consuming even more power. (and shortening the life of said storage since, well... it is flash RAM!) .. and that's without talking the overhead of running the decoder algorythm... especially since jpeg is lightweight compared to what PNG uses. (zLib) -- to put that in perspective that's like saying a rhino is lightweight compared to an elephant.
There was an article by one of the android devs a year or two ago (my google-fu is failing me) where it was said smartphone battery life could be doubled by killing all the cutesy transition animations. Stood out in my mind because I'm not a big fan of stupid animated transitions in the first place. I click on something or tell the computer to do something I want it done NOW, not sit there waiting for some stupid animated dog to ask me if it can help me.
... and to be honest, fade, genie, and other transitions are as annoying to me as Clippy or Rover. Rank right up there with the idiocy of rotating image banners sucking down space for nothing useful -- well, apart from hiding the lack of real content on the page.
Because the real problem with flash wasn't with flash -- which is great for games or video delivery. The problem was people using it on websites for garbage that shouldn't even BE on websites. The problem isn't the technology, it's how it's being used, overused, abused, mishandled, and thrown at EVERYTHING 'just because we can'.
Think of it like the idiots who use javascript to replicate the TARGET attribute, just to get their code to validate; without understanding WHY it was deprecated and why 99% of websites have no business doing that in the first blasted place!
Though you are right -- they should be wisely used; I say use with an eye-dropper everywhere, and drop certain effects completely for mobile. Just slapping endless effects on a page "because you can" is the real problem, regardless of technology.
See this online manual I'm trying to read right now for a new language, that uses a 3.5 megabyte javascript train wreck (as a single file!) to deliver 16 pages averaging 12k of plaintext each using ajax... pretty much buries the needle on one CPU core on my laptop -- I shudder to think what it would do on a handheld.
BTW the "related post" I linked to about ads, mentions more phones... but also mentioned they could not measure anything on iPhone because Apple locks something up they need access to, according to them.
Get this, said disaster is featured in a article on the homepage here at Sitepoint:
The docs for "opa" (interesting the article has NO links to the project's pages...) are the offending part:http://doc.opalang.org
Gives a blank page scripting off, uses 3.5 megs as a single file of html/script/css to deliver 10k slices of HTML that appear to be loaded either via DHTML/AJAX; when the entire "manual" part of the site shouldn't even break 300k. The >1 minute first-load is truly horrifying, much less the complete inaccessible content-less train-wreck.
... and on topic, that's the type of page that would probably suck a laptop/handheld battery dry... Well hang on, lemme drag out my netbook. I know in 'normal' use it loses about 1% every three minutes (battery is starting to go, no shame to it, it's 4 years old).
From a full charge browsing a few of my normal places to go for ten minutes it lost 3% battery. Charge it back up, go to that site... hey look, it consumed 3% battery just loading that page, which took a minute and 22 seconds -- so that's a massive spike in power consumption. According to Speedfan my poor little 1.6 single core atom was having a heart attack... Dipped into the page file (so hard disk activity too!), buried the needle on the physical core... and this is a 1.6ghz 'proper' CPU. Try this on a 800mhz ARM11 with 256 megs of RAM? (like the Pi) You'll kill the poor thing. Even a 1.5ghz ARM Cortex A8 would struggle since most of them top out at 512 megs of RAM (like the iPhone).
Probably why when I order a tablet this next paycheck (or at least that's my plan), I'm getting a $130 el-cheapo off DX since it's a 1.5ghz A8 with SHOCK a gig of RAM (and 1024x800 at 7" and 1.3mp camera and capacitive screen and 8 gigs of in-built with a socket that can take either TF or microSD) ... though more RAM also means lower battery life, it could mean longer life by not running out of memory and trying to use flash as swap.
It's worth considering an app like Tapatalk, if it's available for your device. Seems to cut out most of the unnecessary stuff and leave you with just the basics. Pretty nice.[/ot]
Of course it is available for everything...except Windows Phone...bah![/ot]
O well, that's no problem, as no self-respecting web developer would use a Windows mobile device anyway. Um ... right? :eek: :shifty: :lol:[/ot]
I don't know about Windows Mobile...but Windows Phone is completely different...tho I'm sure you know that. [/ot]
Ha ha, don't assume I know anything (it's very dangerous. ) To be honest, I'm a bit confused by the difference between Windows phone and mobile. I'm not very experienced with mobiles, and there is a pretty confusing range of offerings out there. Is it Windows Mobile that still (or until recently) operated on IE7 or something? Jeesh. Anyhow, anything with the name Windows in it scares me.
What OS do you have on your phone? ... Or is Win Phone an OS? (It would be nice if their site actually said what the **** it is.)[/ot]
[ot]Windows Phone, is was a complete departure from Windows Mobile, was written from the ground up. The latest version of Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) runs a modified version of IE9 the differences can be seen here: http://www.ubelly.com/2011/11/the-differences-between-ie9-on-the-desktop-and-ie9-on-wp7/
Windows Phone is...hardware (strict guidelines) and an OS.[/ot]
On their site they talk about Nokias and whatnot, making it sound like an OS ... but its name suggests otherwise. Very confusing. Beats me how they sell anything.[/ot]
I blame my engine for poor mileage.
Might as well add HTML to that list. What are we left with than? – that's right no website, stupid study.
The hardware sucks. If people weren't releasing things before they were ready for prime time we wouldn't have these issues. Though we probably wouldn't have smart phones or tablets either at this point.


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In the middle of a dismal week, Research In Motion Ltd. can point to at least one victory – this time, in court.
The BlackBerry-maker has won a Federal Court case over its use of the BBM acronym to describe its popular BlackBerry Messenger software. The lawsuit was filed by BBM Canada, a broadcast industry group that traces the BBM trademark back more than 60 years.
The case could have had cataclysmic repercussions on RIM's brand had the court not ruled in the company's favour. The BlackBerry Messenger software has become one of RIM's most popular features, with more than 50 million users worldwide.
Although the trademark clearly belonged to BBM Canada, the court agreed with RIM that the two companies operate in different industries.
"We are pleased that the Federal Court of Canada sided with RIM and confirmed that RIM's use of BBM does not infringe the trademark rights of BBM Canada as they had alleged," RIM spokeswoman Tenille Kennedy said in a statement following the court ruling on Wednesday.
Jim MacLeod, president and chief executive officer of BBM Canada, said he has not yet decided whether to appeal the ruling.
The court victory comes as RIM wrestles with a litany of challenges. Earlier this week, the company announces it will probably post an operating loss when it releases its first-quarter numbers in late June. It is also likely RIM will slash thousands of jobs over the summer, as it weighs its strategic options and tries to cut costs.
RIM has not always been successful when it comes to trademark cases. Late last year, the company had to start referring to its new line of smartphones and its new mobile operating system as BlackBerry 10, after losing a trademark ruling over the use of the acronym BBX.
Mr. MacLeod said the confusion over the BBM acronym has caused his company many headaches.
"We call, and people think we're calling from RIM," he said. "We always have our name on call display – I don't want people to not pick up because they think we're going to try to sell them a phone."Report Typo/Error
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Motus is set to debut the production versions of its American-made sport-touring motorcycles at this weekend's Red Bull US Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca two years after debuting its prototypes there.
Two years after riding one-off prototypes to Laguna Seca for a public debut, Motus Motorcycles co-founder Lee Conn announced the company is returning to Laguna again this year to reveal the company's production models as it edges closer to bringing its American-made, V4-powered sport-tourer to market. With availability projected for fall 2013, Motus is inviting everyone to come visit them July 19-21 for the Red Bull US Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The company also launched a new website and interactive blog to celebrate the impending launch of the 2014 MST and MST-R. Here's a copy of their first post and a link to the updated Motus website.
The Motus is coming. It's been a long adventure from concept to prototype to testing/development to production machines – but we are almost there. As we work to finish testing of the newest American motorcycles — the MST and MST-R — we've pulled down our old site and created this blog to let you see behind the scenes in the final stages of development. We'll talk about the people behind Motus, our design philosophy, upcoming events, technical specs and maybe even some of our favorite rides. In the coming weeks, we'll unveil the production motorcycles and the new American V4, launch our new website and begin rolling motorcycles out to our dealers across the country. We invite you to come back often and join the conversation.
Here's a rundown of Motus' V4 Baby Block Engine:
1650cc (100ci), liquid cooled, cast aluminum 90° V4 w/ steel liners
Cam-in-the-block, 2 OHV
Splayed lifters for maximum valvetrain stability
Aluminum cylinder heads w/ splayed & canted valves for max. flow and combustion efficiency
Automotive-style low mass, low inertia roller rocker arms
Maintenance-free hydraulic roller lifters
4340 forged steel I-beam connecting rods
3-ring forged aluminum pistons with moly coating
Wet sump w/ integral pick-up, serviceable screen, magnetic drain plug
4 bolt main bearing girdle for maximum strength and durability
Cast 4340 one-piece crank w/ automotive-style plain bearings
Gerotor oil pump, integrally cast internal water pump
CFD optimized, precision cast water jackets
Closed loop 250kBd multi-point fully sequential fuel injection
Ride-by-wire w/ electronic throttle control (ETC)


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While some corporate climate lobby groups have in public lamented the failure of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen to reach a strong agreement, behind closed doors, many of them are relieved. Indeed, if there was any attempt to agree meaningful action on climate change in Copenhagen, a number of big business players had been working hard to prevent it. This article looks at the corporate lobbyists who were nominated for the Angry Mermaid Award ahead of Copenhagen – and asks what they achieved.
The UN climate talks in Copenhagen were a key target for corporate lobbyists, keen to see their policies and interests reflected in the negotiations and the outcome. The Angry Mermaid Award put these corporate climate lobbyists in the spotlight during the talks – but did their lobbying efforts deliver?
The Copenhagen talks failed to produce a meaningful agreement. The "Copenhagen Accord" - produced by a small group of countries at the talks was not formally adopted, only "noted", and remains a voluntary agreement between some countries, setting non-legally binding targets for emissions cuts, via market mechanisms.
Many observers, including citizens groups and climate experts described the result as deeply disappointing. Others think "disastrous" would be more accurate – unless of course the clear failure in fact provokes greater public pressure for international action.
Where do the eight distinguished members of the corporate climate lobby that were nominated for the Angry Mermaid Award fit into this? Most corporations have developed a refined strategy and rhetoric on climate change that allows them to present themselves as part of the solution – and most of the Angry Mermaid nominees are no exception. But before and during Copenhagen, they worked to make sure tough action was not agreed.
This article divides them into four groups – the "climate profiteers" who see opportunities in tackling climate change, those who are pushing for solutions which will allow them to continue with business as usual, those who still have their heads stuck in the sand and those openly resisting to measures on climate change.
The Climate Profiteers
Corporate policies on climate change differ depending on each corporation's vested interests. One group are the climate profiteers, corporations that seek to turn regulation to fight climate change to economic advantage regardless of its effectiveness.
Monsanto and the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) – winners of the Angry Mermaid Award for lobbying for genetically modified crops to be seen as "climate-friendly" – belong to this category. They claim that Roundup Ready soy should be eligible for carbon credits and subsidies under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – the process under the Kyoto Protocol which allows developed countries to offset emissions by buying carbon credits from the developing world – and have pushed for a broad "responsible" label for Roundup Ready soy, which could be used to certify '"sustainable' agrofuels."
Both Monsanto and the RTRS were present in Copenhagen and Monsanto responded to winning the Award online:
"... to be recognized for our participation in RTRS is an honor... Some prominent members of the group include Conservation International, the Nature Conservancy, WWF, in addition to a long list of private-sector companies such as Carrefour, Marks and Spencer, Rabobank, BANCO Real, Unilever, etc. Sounds like a good match for Copenhagen. We thank the Angry Mermaid award organizers for drawing attention to the important work that the Roundtable is addressing."
The lobbying by the biotech companies cannot be described as a huge success. The future of agriculture, soil carbon sequestration and 'no-till' techniques (growing crops from year to year without ploughing) under any future climate agreement still remains unclear. In Copenhagen, text on soil carbon sequestration disappeared from three parts of the negotiating text. However, it was added to a draft paper on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), which means the talks will further investigate the potential for soil carbon sequestration under the Clean Development Mechanism, which could eventually lead to CDM funding for Roundup Ready soy.
Nevertheless, outside of the negotiations, there was new support for soil carbon sequestration, from a group of countries including the USA, Australia and Canada. The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases was launched in Copenhagen, with US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the event. This worldwide scientific collaboration is intended to find "cost-effective and accurate ways of measuring greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stored in soil, and new farming practices that reduce emissions and increase carbon storage in farmland in different countries".
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Another climate profiteer and nominee for the Angry Mermaid Award was the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the main lobby group for emissions trading. With 486 accredited representatives in Copenhagen, IETA was by far the biggest business lobby at the Copenhagen talks, keen to promote greater use of carbon trading as a solution to climate change, including offsetting through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
With this in mind, it's no surprise that IETA didn't consider the Copenhagen meeting as a success. IETA would have preferred an agreement that gave a boost to the carbon trading market.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, countries can use "market mechanisms" such as carbon trading and the CDM to reduce emissions. In theory, by trading the right to pollute, developed countries find the most economic ways of cutting carbon. Under the CDM developed countries can offset emissions by investing in supposed "clean" projects in the developing world. But these market mechanisms have failed to deliver cuts in carbon – with global emissions rising by 1% in 2007.
But both are climate profiteers and an international agreement would have provided opportunities to boost their profits. Copenhagen didn't provide this – but both can be expected to carry on pushing for ways to profit – rather than genuine cuts – at future talks.
Pushing for business as usual
A large number of corporations in energy intensive sectors – many of which are reformed climate sceptics – are no longer opposing action to combat climate change, but are pushing for technologies and rules that will allow them to continue with "business as usual" under any future climate regime. And while in public they appear disappointed at the lack of progress in Copenhagen, the failure to agree binding targets means that they can indeed continue with fossil-fuelled business as usual for a little while more.
The runner-up for the Angry Mermaid Award, the oil giant Shell, was vociferous in the run up to Copenhagen on the need for the UN climate talks to agree to provide support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) – as yet unproven technology which could allow carbon to be captured and stored. Shell suggests there is particular potential for using this technology in the developing world.
Shell was present in seven different observer groups in Copenhagen including as part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) delegation, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and as a member of the official Indonesian government delegation.
Shell also pushed for an end to the Kyoto Protocol, which their chief climate advisor described as "unsustainable". While the Protocol has many shortcomings, it does contain some important principles including binding targets and a recognition of the differing responsibilities between developed and developing countries for tackling the problem. Shell is keen to get rid of this distinction, suggesting that binding reduction commitments for "the small number of countries with specific targets" would limit the impact of any new agreement. At the same time, the company wants to keep the "key elements that lay the foundation for a market-based approach".
One of Shell's main objectives was to get an explicit recognition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as an important technology for reducing the threat of climate change. One way for this to happen would be for CCS to be eligible under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), allowing developed countries to offset their emissions by investing in the development of CCS in the developing world.
Although the inclusion of CCS was discussed, Shell did not get the result it desired. A draft decision on the CDM recognised the "importance of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as a possible mitigation technology" but requested further work and further submission on a number of concerns, including environmental impacts, liability, safety and non-permanence.
For Shell, this decision leaves a lot to be desired – but the door is still open and it is likely that Shell will be lobbying hard to get support from national governments for the inclusion of CCS in the Clean Development Mechanism at the talks in Mexico.
Shell has expressed satisfaction with the inclusion of non-binding targets in the Copenhagen Accord, but was less enthusiastic that the current state of affairs "allows" the Kyoto Protocol to persist and lists its definitive end as a priority for the near future.
Another Angry Mermaid nominee, Sasol, a South African company, is pushing to expand its synthetic fuel business, making oil from coal. Sasol banks on unproven carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology as a way to reduce the high level of CO2 emissions generated during the production of synthetic fuel from coal. Sasol has already managed to get funds from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for its nitrous oxide emissions abatement projects.
Now Sasol is looking to cash in even more CDM credits through CCS and the company sent representatives to Copenhagen as part of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) delegation. But there is still some way to go. The inability of the Parties to find a general compromise prevented any progress on CCS projects funding.
Sasol played an important role in the development of the South African government's Long Term Mitigation Scenario, putting forward the government's proposals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, Sasol is planning to build new highly polluting coal-to-liquids plants. Sasol has conceded that regulation could have a "material adverse effect" on its business and "financial condition". Bearing that in mind, it would also seem self-evident that the failure of Copenhagen to produce anything tangible is good news for Sasol.
There are many corporate giants that play this game of proactively putting forward proposals on climate change to defend their interests. While recognising that they cannot prevent an agreement, they bet everything on influencing the implementation of that agreement. Whether or not Shell or Sasol hoped to obtain their goals on CCS, they are unlikely to be dissatisfied with the final outcome.
Sectoral Myopia
Many if not most corporations look to their sectoral associations to defend their interests which normally deliver. In this group we find the most notorious contestants of a strong and ambitious climate policy.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
After COP15, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), another nominee for the Angry Mermaid Award, with members including American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa and Qantas boasted about their lobbying success, trying to spin what happened in Copenhagen in their own interest.
IATA has consistently lobbied against the inclusion of aviation in a UN agreement and in September 2009, made a pre-emptive strike ahead of the talks, announcing that the aviation industry would cut carbon emissions to 50% of 2005 levels by 2050. Following the failure to agree action on aviation emissions in Copenhagen, IATA claimed: "Aviation emissions were not addressed specifically in the Accord, a reflection of the pro-active measures that industry has taken to set challenging targets for itself."
But the lack of targets to reduce emissions from the sector, which has effectively let the aviation industry off the hook for now, can be better attributed to the lack of overall progress and the opposition of certain countries, particularly the US, Canada and Japan, which blocked the 10% target proposed by the EU for the aviation sector.
IATA added: "We also found consensus among the delegations that a global sectoral approach should be established for aviation emissions by ICAO, the UN's specialised agency for aviation." But according to the EU campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E), this consensus does not exist. Cutting aviation emissions remains on the agenda of the UN climate talks. But IATA is trying hard to establish the ICAO, the UN civil aviation agency – which is dominated by industry, as the forum to discuss potential emission cuts.
The ICAO was mandated under the Kyoto Protocol to set reduction targets for aviation, but it has failed to do anything for the last 12 years. According to T&E, this is because of "the inordinate if not extraordinary influence of industry groups on the process, the Secretariat and the political decision making". ICAO will now discuss the issue in its meeting in 2010.
The European Chemical Association (CEFIC)
CEFIC, the European chemical industry lobby group, representing companies such as Arkema, BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont, ExxonMobil Chemical, Shell Chemicals and Solvay, was another nominee for the Angry Mermaid Awards. Before Copenhagen, CEFIC had been lobbying the EU to reduce – or at least not increase – their emission reduction commitments at the climate talks in Copenhagen and to get developing countries to take on reduction commitments.
The EU stuck to the 20% target in Copenhagen, but following calls to increase its commitment to 30% by the end of January, CEFIC swung into action to prevent such a move. The chemical lobby sent a letter to the EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ahead of the Seville Environment Council meeting in January 2010 asking him to keep the 20% target. In this letter, as in its messages to influential EU media, CEFIC insists that the competitiveness of the European chemical industry will be damaged by a higher target. They seem to have convinced the Spanish Presidency, which has retained the EU's pre-Copenhagen reservations about only increasing the target to 30% when other developed countries make similar commitments. CEFIC is also lobbying for more concessions in the next phase of the EU emissions trading scheme.
Open war against any regulation
While open corporate resistance to measures on climate change is becoming rarer in the European Union, it seems to have a very long life in the US. In the group that conducts an open struggle on almost any political measure against climate change, we will find quite a few companies whose main priority was not the summit in Copenhagen but the US climate debate. Which of course influenced the US's low ambition in Copenhagen.
American Petroleum Institute (API)
The American Petroleum Institute – which represents hundreds of oil and gas companies in the US – took third place in the Angry Mermaid Award. With members including Shell and BP, they too had been lobbying for financial support for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Like Shell, they would have been disappointed by the failure to get a result on CCS – and they are likely to keep on the pressure in the US for support for this technology. But first and foremost, the API has been concerned with the struggle back home where it is fighting vigorously to block a bill to tackle climate change. Their focus is underlined by the fact that they did not comment on the outcome of the summit, but only on US President Obama's speech.
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)
The same goes for another Award nominee, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), which has been lobbying in the US for a delay to climate legislation until CCS technology is available. Some member companies have left ACCCE as a result of their anti-climate stance. Others, such as E.ON, continue to be members even though this conflicts with the position they take in Europe.
Though neither API nor ACCCE were overtly present in Copenhagen, and did not lobby on the international level, many of their corporate members were actively involved – and the associations both contributed to Copenhagen quagmire through their US influence. The lack of credible commitment on the part of the US is a key to the failure of the summit and will be a stumbling block for international climate policy for years to come.
Conclusion: corporate crocodile tears
After Copenhagen everything seems to be up in the air. A strong and ambitious climate agreement seems very far away. Some, like the EU, have not lived up to their declarations and have limited the national or regional ambitions under the slogan of international competitiveness, echoing the slogan of European corporations.
Though efforts for an international climate agreement have not been abandoned, Copenhagen marked a significant step backwards. The Copenhagen Accord, pushed by some of the most powerful countries at the table attempts to get rid of binding targets and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. At the same time the loopholes that are partly responsible for the ineffectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol, namely market-based mechanisms, are being widened even further.
To the extent that the corporate climate lobby has lamented the Copenhagen Summit outcome, it is for the opportunities for profit that have been lost – and not for the collective failure to agree tough action on climate change.
In Copenhagen, the corporate climate lobby played an important part in the demise of the international climate negotiations. The Angry Mermaid was in Copenhagen to expose their actions. What she saw was enough to make her very angry indeed.


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Being grateful for Dr. Farrar
By ANNE DONNELL
Sometimes we're numbed by the ordinary and miss greatness as it moves among us. We've reached for celebrity and celebrities, accepting their luxuries, their awards, their performances, as matters of high importance. Yet, what rings true to us, what inspires us is usually far closer.
So it is when Tuesday morning, while working quietly at Carthage Hospital quite a remarkable man, a loving, accomplished, generous helping of a man whose broadness of spirit encompassed more than one continent, was injured -- quite beyond repair, left paralyzed, left to find the simple act of breathing unmanageable. Fractured neck vertebra, a small destruction in the great scheme of things, perhaps. But perhaps not.
Dr. Henry Farrar, father of six, grandfather, husband of Grace Johnson Farrar since 1950, medical missionary, founder of Nigerian Christian Hospital, friend, lover of singing and laughing and his Lord Jesus, never asked for fame, distinctions, awards. He's had a well deserved degree of that, but he's always found contentment in the quiet ways of generosity, of help, of encouragement.
How grateful we are for him, for those spectacular, fruitful quiet ways.
Editor's Note: Anne Donnell writes "Ask Anne," a column that appears each Wednesday in The Wilson Post. She noted that Dr. Henry Farrar, a native of Nashville, has lived in Lebanon and practiced medicine for many years. He has served as an elder at College Street Church of Christ and now at College Hills Church of Christ. He has continued his mission trips to Nigeria. Donnell said Dr. Farrar had what was called a "spell" Tuesday, falling and breaking his neck. He was admitted to Saint Thomas Hospital and his family has come from all over the county. He's a national institution in the Church of Christ.


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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Tom Borelli to Speak With G. Gordon Liddy About Taxpayer-Subsidized Cap-and-Trade Lobbying Campaign - Listen Live!
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Tom Borelli, co-director with Steve Milloy of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project, will be a guest on the syndicated G. Gordon Liddy show today, Wednesday, March 4 at 10:30 AM Eastern.
Tom will be discussing this press release, which talks about how major banks lobbying for the cap-and-trade policy to regulate our nation's fossil fuel use are also recipients of taxpayer-funded bailout money.
You can listen live online by clicking here and clicking the "listen live" tab in the center for the page.
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CAC - Residence Life Olympics
When Friday September 27, 2013 @ 7:30 PM (1394 days ago)
Where Lehman Auditorium
Duration 2 hours
We know you have all been training day in and day out for the 4th annual Residence Life Olympics. Join us for the Opening Ceremonies Friday night at 7:30 pm. The one and only Emily Shenk will be presiding as mistress of ceremonies.
Do you have what it takes to represent your hall during a round of extreme musical chairs? Have you been waiting for just the right opportunity to display your speed and reflexes during a round of Ninja? Bring your A-game to the gym following the opening ceremonies as halls will compete in soccer, kickball, and dodgeball.
For all these reasons, I wish you and your countries a successful, enjoyable and memorable Games.
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Jennifer Aniston Meets Snooki And More AM Headlines
Morning Links — Jennifer Aniston Meets the Jersey Shore Crew
- Snooki and J Woww get star-struck meeting Jennifer Aniston — Snooki's Twitter
- Leo and Bar celebrate her 25th with clubbing — People
- Is Zac Efron jealous of Robert Pattinson's popularity? — PopEater
- Keanu and Charlize hold things down on opposite coasts — Lainey Gossip
- Real Housewife of New Jersey Danielle Staub has a sex tape coming out — TMZ
- It's a girl for Mariah Carey's . . . dog! — Us Weekly
- Dr. Drew apologizes for his comments about Lindsay — Wonderwall
- Charlie Sheen is going to jail, where his TV show is really popular — Fox 411
- Christina Aguilera says it's hard balancing music and motherhood — ICYDK
- Halle Berry loves to garden — Hollywood Life
- Rihanna's tour moves on to Madrid — The Blemish
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Expert: Preparedness key in fight against terrorism
The terror in Boston has public safety officials in Indiana and across the country promising to check security plans and work harder to keep people safe.
Police and other public safety agencies face an incredible challenge. How do you protect tens of thousands of people or, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hundreds of thousands of people. Answers don't appear as easy or cheap as more police and higher fences.
More officers, more bomb sniffing dogs, and more security checkpoints alone won't be enough to prevent the terror of Boston from recurring.
"This isn't simple addition. Unfortunately, calculus is involved with preparedness," said security consultant Peter Beering.
Beering has written books on terrorism, is an internationally know security expert and oversees security for some of the city's biggest events.
"You have to ask, 'Where are you going to draw the line?'," he asked.
Drawing a security line around the entire length of a marathon or searching all the people, vehicles and coolers entering the Speedway, Beering concedes, would be next to impossible. Law enforcement's first priority, he insists, should be building relationships with other public safety agencies, collecting intelligence and sharing it.
"You gather as much as you can about who is angry. Who could be thinking about something awful like this," Beering explained.
Fences, barricades, and checkpoints control crowds, but not terrorists. He says terrorists are merely pushed further way or in another direction. Thwarting terrorists requires a flexible security line, one that twists and turns unexpectedly.
"The primary exercise here is one of keeping benevolent actors off balance. You don't want to make your security completely unpredictable," Beering said.
More effective, but more difficult and more costly.
Drawing new security lines to prevent additional acts of terror will be a significant challenge for public safety agencies whose budgets are already stretched to the breaking point.
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The investigation underway in Boston may determine how much security changes at similar events across the country. After the Oklahoma City bombing, security in and surrounding Federal court and office buildings increased dramatically. The 9-11 attacks forever changed airports and the way we travel.
But will Indianapolis 500 fans face additional checks and restrictions? An Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesman says it's too early to tell.
The answers and lessons from the explosions in Boston could take weeks.


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hibernation poem
Japanese Poetry Forms - The Poets Garret
Envision a round of poets discussing the Katauta, Mondo, Sedoka, Choca, Tanka, Senryu and Haiku poetry forms and from that emerges a Renga. If you share this vision.
Limerick Poems
Visit us at http://www.kiboomukidssongs.com Fall Song - Songs For Children is perfect for teaching a Fall theme unit to kids in the classroom. This Fall.
Education World: Rhyme Time: Hibernation
Science poem about hibernation. I knew a kid who slept a lot, He really liked to sleep, Actually, he hibernated, Didn't make a peep. Read more fun elementary.
hibernation- science poetry for kids
Hibernation Games and Activities Introducing Hibernation A cute short poem to help children remember what hibernation means. I have a friend named Bernate
fall- poems about 4 seasons - Science Poems for Fun and Learning!
HIBERNATION "Beary Good Authors" Bulletin Board- Each student answered the following: 1. My bear is named_____.
Hibernation Activity Theme. Hibernation Games and Activities
Kids season poem about the fall/autumn. A breeze, In my season, Helps weather turn cold, The leaves on the trees, Go red, orange, gold. Read more fun elementary.
Fall Song for Kids - Songs For Children - YouTube
Write a story or poem and submit your work to receive reviews for your writing. Share your writing and enter writing contests and poetry contests at this online.
Write Poetry, Share Poems & Story Writing. Poetry and Writing.
I have teamed up with Randi from 'Teach it with Class' to bring you this 84 page unit all about hibernation and Groundhog Day. We are so excited to make this.
Hibernation Station and Groundhog Day Unit - Mrs. Pollard.
Thank you for visiting limerickpoems.org, the site for limerick lovers. Here you will find all sorts of limerick poems. The latest poems that have been added to the.
Hibernation @ lilteacher.com
Rhyme Time: Hibernation. Poems for Early Childhood Animals Hibernate. Talk with children about hibernation.


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Pink's Steamy "Just Give Me A Reason" Video: Watch Here!
She's never been afraid of a little sex appeal, and P!nk goes all out in her new music video for "Just Give Me A Reason."
The "Raise Your Glass" gal invited her husband Cary Hart to costar in the clip, and it's a good thing as the situation gets pretty hot and heavy at times.
Additionally, Pink shares the screen with fun lead singer Nate Reuss who definitely brings his own flavor to the track and video.
Meanwhile, she recently told Redbook, "Feeling beautiful to me is when I feel good in my leather pants and my husband grabs my ass. Or when I'm sitting on a mat and my daughter runs to me with complete joy. Beautiful has never been my goal. Joy is my goal—to feel healthy and strong and powerful and useful and engaged and intelligent and in love. It's about joy. And there's such joy now."
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3. Detailed Report of Discussion
Fuel Station Survey
This approach would be used to obtain data comparable to that collected from a roadside survey (e.g., BAC, demographic data). These data would then be paired with archival crash data, such as FARS. Fuel stations within the sampling region would either be randomly selected or selected based upon close proximity to a crash site. Motorcyclists would be approached at these stations while refueling and asked to participate in the study. Willingness to participate will be an issue, as with any survey. If response rates aren't reasonably high, results may be of questionable validity. If the survey is kept short, it may be possible to administer it during the time it takes to refuel. Because this would be a survey, issues of OMB clearance will be in effect. Ethical issues when the survey team identifies a rider who is clearly impaired will also be a concern. It may not be necessary to have the cooperation of local police for this study, but it will be necessary, instead, to get the cooperation of fuel station owners and managers. The OECD uniform motorcycle crash data collection protocol contains procedures for conducting such a survey (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2001). While this method has been used in Europe and Asia, it has not yet been used to collect alcohol data. An attempt to survey riders at fuel stations in Southern California met with several obstacles. Managers at fuel stations were unwilling to give permission to interviewers to approach people in their station. Senior officials at fuel companies also refused permission. A researcher counted the number of motorcycles at a fuel station in a period of several hours. There were very few motorcyclists. The potential difficulty in obtaining permission to survey, and the limited cost-effectiveness if too few riders can be surveyed, raise some doubts about the use of this method to collect comparison data in the United States (Prof. Hugh H. Hurt Jr., personal communication, 2003).
Riders would already be stopped and, therefore, may be more willing to participate. Avoiding the need for police cooperation may greatly simplify the project, and may reduce the cost if police agencies require that officers be paid out of project funds for their participation.
Because different motorcycles have different gas tank capacities and burn fuel at different rates, some motorcycles need to stop more frequently. This increases the likelihood of these riders being surveyed, which would cause them to be overrepresented in the survey results. Also, riders may be less likely to refuel after they've been drinking, either because of decreased willingness to stop or increased likelihood of deciding to refuel at the beginning of an outing, eliminating the need to refuel later. Because there are relatively few motorcycles on the road, interviewers may have large amounts of downtime between surveys. It may not be possible to obtain permission from owners/managers to survey riders on fuel station property. Conducting surveys during nighttime hours (e.g., 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.) may also present some security issues for the survey team. Conducting surveys in an area with some vehicular traffic raises safety concerns for researchers. This study would likely involve IRB clearance and OMB clearance would almost certainly be necessary.
$250,000 – $500,000
This study would likely be less expensive to perform than a roadside survey involving traffic stops. Some savings may come from the fact that it would probably not be necessary to use law enforcement personnel. The time necessary to set up a safe area into which to direct survey traffic would be saved as well. On the other hand, not working with law enforcement may make it more necessary to pay subjects to participate.


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AT&T, CWA Reach Tentative Agreement on Mobility Contract
Dallas, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, March 6, 2009
Bargaining teams for AT&T and the Communications Workers of America on March 2 reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement for about 20,000 wireless employees covered by the Mobility Orange contract.
The employees are in all parts of the United States with the exception of the Southwest and Southeast regions and Puerto Rico, which have separate contracts.
AT&T feels the agreement is a good one — both in terms of the compensation and workplace opportunities it provides covered employees, and in the flexibility it allows the company to meet increasingly aggressive competition in the marketplace.
During the coming days and weeks, the CWA will submit the agreement to its members for a ratification vote.
More information on the agreement is available at www.att.com/mobilityorange.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's lists of the World's Most Admired Companies and America's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
© 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.


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Happy Friday Everyone! I wanted to re-share this Hand-warming Muff tutorial I made last year. The tutorial on how to make a hand-warming Muff is so easy to follow and the muff would make an adorable accessory for your holiday photos!
Last week, I finished up this pink faux fur vest for my daughter that had been in my to do pile for a couple of months. After finishing the vest I decided to whip up a matching muff. She looked so adorable in the vest and muff. (Chopped bangs and all…)
As for sewing the muff, I really just made it up as I went along. After looking through the pictures, I decided the original muff looked a little too wide and I wanted to make one more to get the measurements right before I posted the tutorial for this Hand-Warming Muff. Rather than take apart her pink faux fur muff, I just used a sweater from my recycle pile to make the new one.
Here is the Tutorial, it is super easy:
Materials needed:
- 12 x 14 inch fabric for the top, (fleece, faux fur, sweater knit, flannel, etc…)
- 8.5 x 14 inch fabric for the lining: (I used fleece)
- Batting (depending on the thickness you may want to double up (mine was low loft, so I did 2 pieces for extra warmth and thickness)
- About 13 inches of coordinating ribbon or double fold bias tape.
- ruler
- scissors
- coordinating thread
Step 1: Cutting your fabric.
The top fabric piece should be 12 inches wide by 14 inches long. Cut the inside/lining piece 8.5 inches wide by 14 inches long. Cut the batting 12 inches wide by 12.75 inches long.
Step 2: Assembling and "quilting" the Muff:
Lay the top fabric piece right side down on to your work space. Center the batting on the wrong side of the top fabric piece, so that 1/2 inch of the top fabric shows on top and bottom.
Pin the batting to the fabric securely.
Next we will mark the fabric for where we will "quilt" the batting to the top fabric. Draw lines on the fabric based on the diagram below.
Sew a straight line of stiches down the lines marked red. This will attach the batting to the top piece.
Next lay the fabrics on your workspace in this order:
1. batting side down, top piece right side up
2. fleece right side down.
Then pin the sides of the fabric together, it will look like this:
Sew 3/8 of an inch from the edge of each side, being careful to catch all layers in the stitch line. Flip the fabric right side out.
Then, right sides of the muff together, pin the edge closed. Since the batting was 1.25 inches shorter, you should be able to line the edges up fairly evenly and get the pins through.
Cut your ribbon or bias tape to about 13 inches. If you are using bias tape, just sew the open edge closed. Pin the edges of the ribbon into the seam you just pinned.
Sew a straight stitch down the unfinished edge of the muff, right along the edge of the batting. That should be about 3/8 to 1/2 inch from the edge. You don't want the batting sticking out of the seam, so you may need to push it back in as you sew the seam. (You may run in to this if your batting is extra thick.) When you get to the ribbon, make sure you sew around the edge of the ribbon so it does not hang out past the seam. (If you look close at my muff in the picture below, you can see how I let the edge of my ribbon show.)
Step 3: Flip the muff right side out and you are done!
If you are inspired to create something based on this tutorial, I would love to see it! I have created a new Flickr Group for you to share your creations. Here is the link: Creations inspired by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom. (Please share, you might get featured!)
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A grand opening event is set for Thursday, May 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 1158-A Chestnut St. in Menlo Park. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served and the public is invited.
In a press release, the company says it's opening the center to capitalize on the "current acceleration of housing starts and the housing recovery."
The center will complement the Monterey-based company's recent acquisition of T&H Building Supply in Redwood City, said CEO William E. Hayward. The center will offer doors and windows from such manufacturers as Kolbe, Marvin, Unilux and Lemieux, the company says.
Hayward Corporation has six lumberyards in Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, as well as six Hayward Design Centers.
Re/Max agents awarded for sales
Three agents with Re/Max Distinctive Properties in Menlo Park received outstanding production awards at the 40th annual Re/Max convention, held recently in Las Vegas. They were Penelope Huang (broker-owner), Omar Kinaan and Joe Carcione III.
Mr. Kinaan was recognized also for ranking 57th out of approximately 60,000 Re/Max associates nationally for sales in 2012. The Re/Max offices are at 648 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park.


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How is the Ridgeback around children? Other pets? As a watchdog?The Ridgeback is extremely tolerant and an excellent companion for children. However, no child should be left unsupervised around any dog, as either may hurt the other, even unintentionally. Children and puppies should be supervised as well as young puppies have the jaw power of a German Shepherd and teeth as sharp as surgical scalpels! Due to its large size, younger and more excitable Ridgebacks may knock over smaller children by accident.
The Ridgeback is a gregarious animal, enjoying the company of other dogs. Beware of having several male dogs -- this can lead to dominance struggles (as is true with several males of many breeds). They can be good with cats if brought up with them, but fiercely effective in defending their territory from stray dogs and cats. The Ridgeback is an excellent natural watchdog and family protector, requiring only that the owner has control over it.
Are they noisy? Do they have any bad habits?Ridgebacks tend to bark only when there is something worthwhile to bark at (unless one has fallen into this bad habit out of boredom). They are very athletic, easily able to clear high fences. The owner must take proper precautions to see that this does not occur. Proficient swimmers, they can be an annoyance if the owner does not want them in the pool! They are not usually nuisance diggers, but can create large pits to escape summer heat if left out of doors. A Ridgeback can become a roamer out of boredom. Dogs who roam often fall victim to automobiles -- another reason to have a properly fenced yard.
When going through teething periods, at young ages to about 4-½ months and again at around eight to10 months. Ridgebacks can be quite destructive if not provided with things that you want them to chew on, such as safe and fun toys, bones, hard plastic kongs etc. Crate training may be essential in order to keep an unsupervised, adolescent Ridgebacks in check.
Is the Ridgeback a good house-dog?The Ridgeback is an extremely clean dog with little odor and minimal shedding. Its short, dense coat sheds little. In general, a Ridgeback kept indoors sheds a little all year round, whereas an outside one will experience seasonal shedding. They do not drool, except in anticipation of food. They are generally easy to housetrain and are not overactive in the house. They will take over the furniture unless their owners discourage this habit from puppy hood. A happily wagging tail will easily clear a low coffee table of its contents.
All Ridgebacks benefit from training at an early age not to jump on tables or counters with their front paws. Ridgebacks can be notorious "counter surfers" once they discover people food left unattended. Ridgebacks who who live with their owners as valued members of the family and are taught manners as youngsters are among the finest companions in the dog world.
Are there any special feeding problems?Most Ridgebacks have very hardy appetites! They can drool a bit when their food is being prepared. Ridgebacks inhale their food enthusiastically. Consequently, Ridgeback owners must monitor their dog's weight and cut back, as appropriate, to prevent obesity. Sometimes a good cupboard lock is needed to keep a clever dog from helping itself. You will definitely need to steel your heart to keep those pleading faces from convincing you they are STILL hungry…remember, Ridgebacks are always hungry!
How much exercise does a Ridgeback need?Like any medium-large dog, Ridgebacks need exercise -- a daily romp in the back yard or park and a couple of longer trips to the park per week should be sufficient. More would be better, but Ridgebacks do adapt to their people.
For real excitement and fun, check out "Starting Your Dog in Performance Events." Ridgebacks excel at lure coursing and agility -- two fun activities a which dog and owner can work as a team.
Are they energetic or hyper?A young Ridgeback is a very energetic fellow. But as Ridgebacks mature, most of them become much more laid back. One author calls them the "kings of dozing." Some say that a mature Ridgeback is happiest when either running flat out across a field or flat out asleep at your feet. In general, they mature into lovely calm dogs that do well when raised with children and other pets.
Where does that ridge on their back come from?The Rhodesian Ridgeback's ancestry includes a dog native to Southern Africa -- a tribal dog, a companion and a hunter, with a ridge of hair growing backwards down its back. European settlers brought with them their hunting dogs, they, in turn, intermingled with the native ridged dogs. The ridge factor is fairly dominant and many a big game hunter discovered these "ridged dogs" had exceptional hunting ability and temperament. The hunters began to select specifically for the ridge and thus, the breed was born.
Where did the ridge originate?No one knows for sure, but a plausible theory is that tribes living along the west coast had a lively trade with Asian sea-faring people. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, these East African tribes had cattle, goats and sheep of Asian stock and it's conceivable that their dogs and the trader's dogs interbred. Some believe that the RR and the Thai Ridgeback are both related through an ancestor from the island of Phu Quoc, as both breeds share two genetic traits -- ridges and the dermoid sinus.
Were they really used to hunt lions?Yes. When the breed was imported to Rhodesia, the big game hunters of the time found them to be excellent hunters and used them to hunt lions. They were found to be the only breed of dog that could, in a pack, keep a lion at bay for the hunter...and live.
Although gaining notoriety as the hunter of the King of Beasts, basically, the Ridgeback in Africa was an all-purpose dog, kept by farmers to guard the home and herds and to do a bit of hunting.
Are they good for general hunting?Not in the United States. The Ridgeback has been used successfully in hunting bobcat, mountain lion, bear, fox, squirrel, coyote, deer, wild boar and raccoon in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. There have been reports of Ridgebacks having been train to point upland game and retrieve game and fowl, but their true talents lie in cornering the prey for the hunter to finish off. As a rule, they are silent trailers and only bay once the prey is sighted. For this reason, Ridgebacks are not used alone to hunt deer, fox or raccoon unless they have a bell around their necks for location purposes. They can be hunted with breeds which are more vocal on a trail.
Nowadays, fewer states allow hunting with dogs in general, so most of today's Ridgebacks are content to keep the backyard squirrel-free or to chase rabbits in a field. Most Ridgeback enthusiasts do their "hunting" these days on the lure coursing field chasing a white plastic bag! Lure coursing is a thrilling sport and fun for all the family to watch. Read all about it in "Starting Your Dog in Performance Events."
Do Ridgebacks have any genetic problems?Yes. The dermoid sinus, hip and elbow dysplasia, thyroid problems and cataracts are the most common. It's very important check to see if a puppy's parents have been checked for these abnormalities. If they have, the breeder will be able to show you Othopedic Foundation for Animals certifications ("OFA"). (OFA numbers are also listed on the AKC registration papers, if the puppy's parents were screened.) The breeder should also be able to show you the paperwork for Canine Eye Registration Foundation ("CERF") and reports showing the results of thyroid and/or heart screenings. Read more on the dermoid sinus elsewhere on this site.
How long do Ridgebacks live?From 10 to 12 years is a good average. Some Ridgebacks have lived up to 16 years. As with all dogs, good health may be compromised by poor dental health and lack of veterinary care. A vigilant owner watches out for unusual lumps or behavior in their pet, which can be precursors to illness.
When you initially contact a breeder, you should expect quite a few
questions about why you think you might want a Ridgeback, what kinds of
dogs you've had before, what your facilities are like, what kind of
lifestyle you live, etc. Your responses to all of these questions help
the breeder determine which of their puppies might be best for you or to
see if you have an unrealistic expectation of a Ridgeback's temperament.
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As we brace ourselves in New York City for Sandy/Frankenstorm to hit tonight we will be wrapping our 3D printers in aluminum foil and locking our robots in a small windowless room on high ground. This does mean that our printers and distribution center in NYC will be closed down on Monday October 28th so there may be a minor delay in some packages in the US and Canada. We will still be printing and shipping from Eindhoven so there should be no delays in printing or distribution for the rest of the world, and our customer service team will still be able to answer all of your questions.
We will try and keep you informed as things progress via our @shapeways twitter account.
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I was born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts. I studied art and illustration in college with an eye on being a comic book penciller, but after graduation I got sidetracked into teaching English overseas: mostly in Japan, but a bit in Taiwan as well. After a series of international adventures, my wife and I returned to the States and made the Bay Area our home.
With regards to the aforementioned wife, that is a present-tense state of affairs. I have been married to the incomparable Jellykka since 2006. We opened our marriage during a time when we were living in separate countries, but once we moved back to the States, we concurred that we enjoyed the non-monogamous life, and eventually started identifying as poly. We mostly date separately because it's just easier to schedule, but we've been known to date as a unit when the stars align.
I'm also fairly active in the local kink scene. I came to it by way of poly, and now it's a considerable element of my identity. I'm mostly active with SFTNG, as well as the Society of Janus. If you're similarly wired, I can point you to my profile on that other social network. And if not, I don't use that as a criterion when it comes to meeting new people. I'm glad to get acquainted with vanilla folks, veteran kinksters and everyone in between.
In my off-time, I have no shortage of extracurricular interests. I won't say hobbies: I prefer Nick Offerman's alternative, 'disciplines'. I run, rock climb, hike and build things out of wood. I've been known to home-brew beer and hard cider, and I'm fairly adept in the kitchen. Recently, I've also set out to landscape my backyard, as well as teach myself the bass guitar ( go ahead, make all the jokes). I've also been surfing and skiing once or twice, and I'd like to pick those up again as well.
-Phantoms in the Brain, by Vilayanur Ramachandran
-Voltaire, by Candide
-On The Road, by Jack Kerouac
-A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
-The Ancestor's Tale/ the God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins
-Seven Samurai
-Gods and Monsters
-The Hudsucker Proxy
-Parks and Recreation
-BoJack Horseman
-Broad City
-Good Eats
-Mostly anything by Joss Whedon (Angel is a bit meh, but I'm watching it to fill in the continuity with BtVS)
-Pink Floyd (especially the earlier Syd Barrett stuff)
-Dave Brubeck
-Aphex Twin
-The Who
-The Rolling Stones
-Grant Lazlo
Podcasts/Web Series:
-Savage Love
-Judge John Hodgman
-Sex Nerd Sandra
-Zero Punctuation
-High Maintainence
-Red vs. Blue
-Taiwanese ( except for stinky tofu; that's actually a thing, and it's horrible!)
OK, let's just say I'm into pretty much all food from everywhere. It's much easier.
-My smartphone ( I'm not proud of this, but it's really revolutionized how I interact with the world).
-A good pair of firm yet well-worn climbing shoes.
-A mechanical pencil with 2B lead.
-A spiral bound sketchbook with quality paper.
-Our Miele vacuum cleaner ( we have a shiba inu; he sheds like crazy!).
-You're poly/kink experienced, or curious and want to learn.
-You're self-aware, decent and not shy about calling bullshit when you hear it.
-You climb.


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So, assuming you are serving your own DNS, add a priority 5 entry in
your MX record for @domain_A.com to CNAME mail.server_A.com and do the
same for @domain_B.com -> mail.server_B.com
So, as a recap, add MX records with CNAMEs that will resolve to
external IP from outside and internal IP from inside. Your servers
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For three quarters, the Detroit Lions played tough football, looking like they were capable of defeating the Green Bay Packers to keep their playoff hopes alive. Then, as predictable as Lucy removing the football from Charlie Brown, the Lions choked in the fourth quarter, failing to add to their slim lead while playing horrible defense down the stretch. Detroit fumbled away what had been a successful looking hunt, and looked two gift horses in the mouth, failing to take advantage of Mason Crosby's horrid case of the shanks and Aaron Rodgers' bizarre afternoon in the pocket.
At 4-6 while looking up at three teams in the NFC North with better records, fans can now turn out the lights on the 2012 season. After a year off, things are back to normal with Detroit football. Next week, the annual Thanksgiving Super Bowl commences. Then, it's all about draft position, baby. Here's some thoughts regarding the most dismal Sunday afternoon of the season.
Scott Linehan's Late Red Zone Play Calling Lost The Game. The Lions were driving late in the fourth with a chance to end the game and extend the Packers' deficit to 10. Matthew Stafford had just hit two huge passes in a row to Ryan Broyles and Titus Young. Then, shockingly, Linehan decided to run the ball twice on first and goal. On third down, there was uncalled contact on Young in the end zone, but the damage was done by Linehan first. Why did he run the ball twice in that situation? Detroit had moved the ball at will and had the Packers on their heels with the passing game. Obviously, you want the clock to move, but a touchdown is needed more with five minutes left. Shawn Jefferson might have agreed, as he was seen screaming in Linehan's general direction late in the game. "I thought there were times we hit on things very well," Jim Schwartz said afterward about his offense. During most of that drive, Schwartz was right. Near the end, he was not.
Matthew Stafford Had His Worst Game As A Lion. "I didn't play my best," Stafford angrily muttered to reporters after the game. "Obviously, I've gotta play better to give us a chance to win." Well, Detroit has been waiting for you to play better and give the Lions a chance to win from the get-go in 2012, Matt. There was no flow to Stafford's game again today, as his accuracy left much to be desired and his decision making on two critical interceptions was worse. There were too many side arm throws again. Detroit's receivers failed Stafford early with plenty of drops, so they're not exempt, however there needs to be a sit down meeting with Stafford to go over the basics. In this case, the tape doesn't lie, and the tape is showing a very erratic quarterback.
Stefan Logan Needs To Be Replaced. Several times, field position was killed due to Logan's inability to properly judge punts. He nearly fumbled once and looked uncomfortable most of the afternoon. His decision making was poor with regards to fielding punts or letting them go. For the last two years, Logan has struggled, and now it's time for him to be replaced on special teams.
Forget The Hyperbole, The Defense Folded. More than stats, moral victories are for losers. The Lions held the Packers' offense to 14 points and looked great at times in the process. They played inspired up front and had several big plays and solid performances. For some reason, it wasn't enough, as when they were needed the most in the fourth quarter, they choked, rendering the entire day a failure. First, it was horrible tackling and blown coverage on a 40 yard pass to Jermichael Finley. Then, Jacob Lacey and Ricardo Silva combined for the worst possible defense imaginable on Randall Cobb, leading to Green Bay's game winning touchdown. Let's call a spade a spade; in the clutch, the Lions' defense cannot execute. Until they can, they won't be taken seriously.
Quietly, Nick Fairley's Having A Great Season. Looking for one bright spot and someone to watch the rest of the year? Try Fairley in the middle of the defensive line, who enjoyed a fantastic game against Green Bay today. He was a force the entire afternoon, and had registered five tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble through three quarters. He also showed a great deal of maturity in refusing to slam Aaron Rodgers to the turf when he had a free shot, and rebounded well from an early offside call. "I thought Nick played well, and across the board, our defensive line played well." Schwartz said. The play of the line was paced entirely by Fairely's energy today. He even busted out the sprinkler after one of his sacks. Nice.
Now, The 2012 Season Is All But Over. There's little left to play for, as the Lions have fallen hard in the standings and are on the far outside looking in with regard to the NFC playoff picture. The frustration and anger on the faces of coaches and players was palpable, and represent tangible signs the Lions are in fact finished this season. The only question left? Can they summon enough pride to put forth a good effort on Thanksgiving against the Houston Texans. If the Lions quit on the field, with the difficulty of the upcoming schedule, things could get worse before they get better.
Lions? Johnson and Fairley showed up to play. Mikel Leshoure toughed out some nice yardage against a tough front when he was called upon. Despite that, there wasn't much that went right for the Lions today, and as a result, there were few players to be recognized for good play.
Lambs? In addition to Stafford's bad game, Ricardo Silva looks out of place in the NFL. Jacob Lacey couldn't cover on the game's last big possession, and it was his error which cost Detroit's defense on Green Bay's final drive. Nick Harris had a terrible game punting the ball, and Logan looks to have completely lost confidence returning punts.
What About The Five Things? Entering this big game, we said it would be important to watch Detroit's start. It wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't as good as it could have been. Both passing games made plays, but Green Bay found the end zone twice while the Lions only did once, and that was the difference. The Lions' defensive line got pressure, and the Packers line did as well, as both racked up the sacks, temporarily slowing the passing games. Ndamukong Suh had a decent game with five tackles, but Fairley outplayed him by making a bigger impact. Detroit's mindset seemed fragile to begin with, and they couldn't make the needed plays to close the deal in the clutch. Where does their mindset go from here? That's anyone's guess.
Stalking The Next Prey: The Houston Texans make their first visit to Ford Field since 2004 on Thanksgiving. The game begins Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. EST on CBS.
Max DeMara is the managing editor of Lions 101. You can find him on his personal Twitter account @SportsGuyTheMax or on this site's Twitter @detroitlions101Tags: Detroit, Detroit Lions, Football, Jacob Lacey, Matthew Stafford, NFL, Nick Fairley, Nick Harris, Ricardo Silva, Ryan Broyles, Scott Linehan, Titus Young


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MORE than 40 years on, a Kiama Downs Vietnam veteran vividly recalls an environment of "the quick or the dead", while aiming to preserve the legacy of Australia's involvement in the conflict.
Former Army officer, historian and author Gary McKay, 66, served in Vietnam with the 4th Battalion, an Anzac Battalion.
He was a second lieutenant and a rifle platoon commander, serving a seven-month tour of duty in 1971.
He was severely wounded in battle in September 1971, taking two bullets through the left shoulder.
He spent the next 12 months in and out of hospital, and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.
The Kiama Independent spoke to Mr McKay in the lead up to Vietnam Veterans Day (August 18) to discuss the upcoming 50th anniversary of the deployment of the first Australian battle group to Vietnam. Next year is not just the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli - it is also the 50th anniversary of the first Australian troops to be sent to the Vietnam War.
Mr McKay said it was important to recognise any Australians in uniform and serving overseas in combat, regardless of when and where.
Mr McKay spent 30 years as an Army officer after being conscripted for national service in 1968.
He has vivid memories of being part of the last infantry battalion to serve in Vietnam.
"It was a mixture of excitement, apprehension, a little bit of uncertainty, but feeling, as you do when you're 22 years of age, you're 10-foot tall and bulletproof," he said.
Mr McKay arrived in Vietnam after the Tet Offensive launched by the north Vietnamese, which he said had been a "military disaster" for them.
"Everyone thought that the war had been basically sorted out, and it hadn't … the withdrawal had been talked about.
"So we weren't going there to win the war, we were going to help the south Vietnamese try and win the war.
"The way we saw it with our 35 men, [it] was our job was to bring them home alive, that was it.
"Kill the bad guys if we have to, but bring as many people home alive as we could.
"We did fairly well, until late September 1971, when we lost four men killed in one day. They were our only deaths during the tour of duty for our platoon."
Vietnam was hot and humid - a "hard slog".
"You might go days without seeing, hearing or smelling anything. Then all of a sudden you'd have a contact, and this relative calm would explode into frenzied, violent, noisy activity.
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