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In regard to SEO I believe any large corporation, small internet business, or even a blog must weigh out the benefits and costs of SEO. As I mentioned in the article just before this one, we are at a stage of evolution in Search Engine philosophy and development that the most concise and purposeful websites are overrun by the thousand-page keyword/link/blog/article menageries that have been created as "spider bait".
Beyond the now ludicrous rewording of endless not-so-original articles and "link-slopping" (did I mean swapping? . . oooops!), we have algorithms checking our neighborhoods and popularity, etc. Let's not forget "naturalness" (mmmm). So what does "spider nature" bring to the web? – incestuous libraries of vastly superior breeding!! Sort of a 'Royals' thing. So how do you get to be a 'Royal' if you weren't born to royals? It's difficult, time-consuming, expensive, many times immaterial to your real purpose. But let's say that you really, really, really, want to get to the top of the search engine realm. You do the work, you put in the time (and/or money) to build an incestuous library of spider bait.
What is the result? Check it right in your SERPs – Ooooooh!! You go from #105 to #62. Okay! Okay! maybe #30. Is it worth it? Well, that's where your real purpose comes in. Did it generate an improved click-through-rate? How much did revenues increase?
What does this mean? What it means to me is I learn to ignore the search listings that show signs of being a "spider library" and if I know I'm looking in a niche area or for a small page I cut to page 4 or 40 of the SERP. It also means I will use a directory more often to find sites in a certain field. I may even click on advertising links to cut down search time (planned?). I believe the current algorithms miss the point on accuracy of keywords in favor of sites with libraries of blab. They also miss another big point, conciseness of the site in general.
Don't get me wrong – I'm not against links, content, keywords, etc. We just need better spiders for quality vs quantity. We need better human reviews of those spiders' rankings too. What is the point of a human reviewing the Top 10 when the
Top 10 remains full of incestuous library blab, and the keywords are found 2-6 words apart in the listings. Maybe it's like America, use Big Oil or nothing.
Come on human reviewers wake up! Do search engines become the fossil fuel of the net?
Gimme' Five,
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Christie's Popularity May Not Help Romney In NJ [AUDIO]
Governor Christie's approval numbers are higher than President Obama's in the Garden State, and Christie is a strong supporter of GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.So does that mean a lot of Jersey residents will vote for Romney if he wins the nomination?
Not necessarily, according to Patrick Murray, the Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
He says "one thing we've learned about voters is they are pretty savvy about knowing how to read a name on a ballot – and that's who they vote for – is the name in front of them and not anybody who may have supported them – so even in New Jersey where Governor Christie is popular with a majority of voters, it's unlikely to have much to do with what their selection is going to be for President."
He says "voters here in New Jersey are worried about the economy – they're worried particularly about jobs, and so that is right now a weakness of Obama…that's a big issue – New Jersey has high unemployment – and that is going to have an impact on President Obama…if voters think Mitt Romney- or whoever the eventual nominee is -can do a better job on jobs, then Obama might have a problem here in New Jersey."
Murray adds if Romney is the nominee "voters might even give a better look at Mitt Romney if the second in command could end up being their own Governor…knowing that a guy like Chris Christie could be in the White House could sway some independent minded New Jersey voters to vote for a republican when they normally wouldn't…so really the only thing that I see where Chris Christie could sway New Jersey voters is the potential that he's on the ballot himself as the Vice Presidential nominee."


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Six epic rides, from single track to the open road.
"Have you been on a mountain bike before?" the rental manager at Wheaton's cycle shop asked.
"Oh, sure," I said. He didn't ask me if I had ever ridden a mountain bike on a mountain-bike trail. Good thing, because my middle-aged male ego might not have allowed me to tell the truth: Not since elementary school had I ever ventured off paved streets on two wheels.
I guess I'm a typical guy, because I never want to admit when I'm flying by the seat of my pants. I can hack this, right? It's just a bike and a mountain.
A couple hours later, I found myself literally flying on the seat of my pants, hurtling down a narrow dirt track high in the mountains above Kalispell, laughing aloud at my false confidence in the bike shop and my long-secret reluctance to do this. Just a bike and a mountain, indeed. But on the saddle of a sweet Trek hardtail, looking out across the wide Flathead Valley, I briefly forgot that anything else existed — starting with my ego and any lingering work stress.
That evening, safely ensconced at Kalispell Brewing Co. with one hand wrapped around a frosty Cloudcraft IPA, I peppered my friend Tristan with questions about the biking opportunities that put Kalispell and its surrounding communities on the map and on Singletrack's Best Mountain Bike Destination list. Tristan is one of those dudes who gets off running overnight races and pointing his bike or skis down "trails" that look more like cliffs to me.
"Basically, any kind of riding you want, it's around here," he said. "There are some seriously dedicated people around here who keep expanding the off-road trails, and there are great road routes in basically every direction."
Here are some local favorites:
Mountain Bike Trails
Foy's to Blacktail Trails — A dedicated crew of volunteers has worked for more than a decade to create and maintain this well-signed, smartly designed network of trails. Arrayed along a forested drainage just a few minutes southwest of Kalispell, the current trails can easily be tackled by a moderately skilled rider in a day. On my short circuit up the single-track Notch Trail, I was rewarded with beautiful views of Upper Foy's Lake, a veritable carpet of wildflowers and some manageable challenges to whet my appetite. The newly completed Blacktail to Lakeside section with a nearly 3,000-foot vertical descent will more than satisfy expert riders, and the Boundary Trail — to be completed in 2016 — will add approximately 15 miles of stacked loop trails. Download a current trail map at foystoblacktailtrails.org.
Whitefish Trail — Traversing the wooded hills just minutes from Whitefish, this system of trails is another jewel of community-based conservation efforts. Featuring more than 26 miles of stacked loops, scenic overlooks, buttery single-track trail and gated logging roads, the Whitefish Trail is a must-visit destination for off-road cyclists. You can get there by seven trailheads mostly west of Whitefish Lake, with the exception of Swift Creek Trailhead just north of the lake. Download maps at whitefishlegacy.org.
Beardance Trail — The trail south of the village of Bigfork is the highest ranked trail in the region on Singletrack, the highly respected online bike-trail review site. The advanced trail boasts a killer climb, challenging rock obstacles, steep switchbacks and a sweet descent — in addition to some of the most jaw-dropping views of Flathead Lake.
Road Bike Trails and Roads
East Side Highway (U.S. Highway 35), Flathead Lake — For a scenic road ride that's fun both on and off the saddle, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than the east side of Flathead Lake. You'll pass through mostly flat agricultural land on your way to the lake between Kalispell and Bigfork, which incidentally is part of Adventure Cycling Association's epic Great Divide Route. Once you get near the lake, the road begins to snake along the forested foothills of the Mission Mountains. Stop along the way for a pint of Flathead Lake Brewery's award-winning 369' Stout, or (in season) pick cherries at Fat Robin Orchard or Getman's Cherry Red Orchard. If you're feeling really ambitious, it's about 97 miles all the way around the lake; but with so many enticing stops along the way, that's best done as an overnight ride. Vehicle traffic can be heavy on summer weekends, so pick a midweek date if you can.
Rails to Trails — The nonprofit Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana has paved more than 10 miles of the Great Northern Rail Trail around Kalispell, from the town of Somers on the north shore of Flathead Lake west to Kila bordering the Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area. These spurs offer relatively flat rides that are great for a family outing. At railstotrailsofnwmt.com download a trail map and learn more about the area's history of converting abandoned railroad beds to recreational trails.
Going-to-the-Sun Road — Simply stated, you won't find a more breathtakingly beautiful and challenging paved ride in all of America. The hale and hearty who head up this famed highway are rewarded with spectacular scenery, plus bragging rights for conquering the 3,500-foot elevation gain from Lake McDonald to Logan Pass. Distance from the park's west entrance is 32 miles. The first half is fairly flat; needless to say, the second half isn't. (Make sure your brakes are tuned up for the return trip.) Restrictions apply; visit the park's website for more information.
BONUS: Two Don't-Miss Cycling Events
Cino Heroica — Classic bikes, epic challenges and hard salami converge every September in this two-day ride from Kalispell to Hot Springs and back again. If the 60-mile route looks easy, that's because you didn't realize you'll be riding your old-school road bike on dirt and gravel the whole way. People come from across America for this throwback to the earliest days of Euro road racing. http://www.cinorider.com/
The Huckleberry 100 — The Huckleberry 100 has a rich history, with roots reaching back into the 1970s. Held each autumn, this spectacular "century ride" along paved roads takes cyclists from Kalispell through the backyard of Glacier National Park, offering the perfect mix of gritty challenge and breathtaking beauty. For riders who want to hit the road for a shorter stretch, the event also features 50-mile, 25-mile and family rides. http://www.huckleberry100.com/
Need to rent (or buy) a ride? Get geared up in Kalispell at the following shops:
Sportsman Ski Haus — 145 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell, 406-755-6484.
Wheaton's — 214 1st Avenue West, Kalispell, 406-257-5808.
Lone Pine State Park (mountain bike) — More than six miles of hiking/biking trails, from well surfaced to steep single track, topped off by a terrific Visitor Center and fantastic bird's eye views of the entire valley. http://fwp.mt.gov/parks/visit/lonepine
Fish Trails (road bike) — 12 miles of pedestrian/bike paths around the city. Access from Edgewood off Wisconsin Avenue after crossing over the BN viaduct.
Spencer Mountain (mountain bike) — About 15 miles of established trails for bikers, hikers, and horseback riders, taking off from Spencer Lake 4 miles north of Whitefish at Twin Bridges Road.
Big Mountain Road (road bike) — About 5 miles and 1,500 vertical feet of up, rewarded with 5 miles of down. A road biker's nemesis and heaven, rolled into one.
Whitefish Mountain Resort (mountain bike) — Hang your mountain bike on the lift and sashay up "the Big" to free ride over 20 miles of cross country trails from the superbly scenic Summit Trail to the Runaway Train. Bike rentals available at Snow Ghost Outfitters in the Village; 406-862-1996. Whitefish Mountain Resort/Mountain-Biking


text: Wilson County Convention & Visitors Bureau announces that the pioneer spirit of Wilson County will be recaptured by visitors at Founder's Day on Saturday, June 26, through bluegrass music, whole hog roasts, tall tales, quilting, blacksmithing, and weaving, a stump rally, Victorian dress, tin-type photography, and greased watermelon races at Fiddler's Grove Historic Village.Founder's Day will also be the grand re-opening for the Stringtown General Store, where corn cob jelly to scuppernong cider can be tasted at Fiddler's Grove inside the 1872 mercantile. Besides pork barbecue plates, there will also be hot dogs, cookies, and lemonade for sale. Admission will be free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Fiddler's Grove, which is now in its 19th year of operation at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center which includes the Wilson County Fairgrounds. Cakes will also be auctioned to raise money for its preservation."My grandfather and my daddy came in the early 1900s from Granville in a horse and wagon to Lebanon with all the belongings they had," said resident Jimmy Crawford, who will discuss hand weaving at Founder's Day on an antique loom. "Many of my relatives were employed at the Lebanon Woolen Mills, including my two grandmothers, my father for about 38 years, my mother for a short while, my son for around three months, and me for 40 years."Ladies and gentlemen can enter the "Best-Dressed Victorians" competition for prizes at Founder's Day, along with young boys and girls. Tin-type looking portraits will be made in the village, which will also have croquet matches, horseshoe pitching, sack races, and other games.The Fiddler's Grove Blacksmith Association will be making "courting candleholders," which fathers would light in the Victorian Era so that male suitors romancing their eligible daughters would know to go home after the wax burned down in the front parlors.An "Old-Time Political Stump Rally" will be waged at Founder's Day, just months before Tennessee's new governor is elected. From atop fallen logs and tree stumps, Wilson County native James C. "Lean Jimmy" Jones debated the incumbent Gov. James K. Polk around Lebanon. For the state's highest office, Jones upset Polk in 1841 and 1843 to become a two-time governor of Tennessee.Visitors can also see two historic landmarks of prominent Americans -- Sam Houston's Law Office and W.E. Du Bois' one-room Wheeler School -- which were relocated to Fiddler's Grove. Sam Houston was the only man to ever serve as governor of two U.S. states – Tennessee and Texas -- but he started as an attorney in 1818 in Lebanon where he rented this original log cabin for $1 per month for a year and half on the Square.The founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), W.E. Du Bois was the first teacher in the 1860s at Wheeler School to educate blacks near Alexandria after the Civil War. During Founder's Day, chalkboard lessons can be heard inside the Wheeler School.The title of Fiddler's Grove came from one of Wilson County's first settlers, Edward (Neddy) Jacobs, who often played the instrument at his cabin in Lebanon at the Town Spring. Since its dedication on April 17, 1991 with seven buildings, Fiddler's Grove has expanded to more than 50 structures in Lebanon, where the Wilson County Fair will also be held this Aug. 13-21 at the Ward Agricultural Center. For more details, call 443-2626, or go to www.fiddlersgrove.org.


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Arthritis & Rheumatism, Volume 62,
November 2010 Abstract Supplement
Abstracts of the American College of
Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Annual Scientific Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia November 6-11, 2010.
Adipocyte-Targeted Wnt Activation Results in Spontaneous Dermal Fibrosis and Subcutaneous Lipoatrophy.
Wei3, Jun, Melichian2, Denisa S., Kumora2, Kazuhiro, Macdougald4, Ormond, Varga1, John
Northwestern Univ Feinberg School, Chicago, IL
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
University of Michigan
Fibrosis and subcutaneous lipoatrophy are hallmarks of scleroderma, and are thought to reflect mesenchymal cell differentiation into activated fibroblasts. The Wnts are a family of extracellular ligands and are involved in development and cell fate determinations. Canonical Wnt signaling drives preadipocyte differentiation into osteoblasts in part through negative modulation of PPAR-g expression and function. Recent studies implicate abnormalities in the canonical Wnt pathway in scleroderma and pulmonary fibrosis. Because Wnt signaling has profound effects on regulating mesenchymal cell lineage, we examined the effect of adipocyte-specific ectopic Wnt10b expression on skin homeostasis and differentiation in transgenic mice.
Female transgenic mice harboring Wnt10b under the control of the FABP4 promoter were studied. Adiponectin levels were determined by ELISA. Dermal thickness was measured. Collagen accumulation in the skin was determined histochemical stains, and by colorimetric assays. Mast cells were identified by Astra Blue staining. Fibroblasts were explanted from the skin and evaluated in vitro at early passage. Gene expression was assessed by real-time qPCR and Western blot analysis.
At six months of age, female FABP4-Wnt10b transgenic mice showed a marked loss of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue. Serum levels of adiponectin were >80% lower than in wildtype littermates. In the skin from Wnt10b transgenic mice, a dramatic increase in Wnt10b mRNA expression was noted, and mRNA level for axin 2 was significantly elevated. The dermis showed a >60% increase in thickness, with a striking reorganization of the collagenous matrix, and a >80% increase in soluble collagen content. Degranulating mast cells were seen in the reticular dermis and among muscle bundles in Wnt10b transgenic mice but not in wildtype littermates. mRNA levels for Type I collagen and a-smooth muscle actin were elevated. Explanted dermal fibroblasts showed elevated Wnt10b expression. Expression of the adipogenic markers PPAR-g and FABP4 were reduced, whereas mRNA levels for Type I collagen a-SMA were elevated, compared to wildtype fibroblasts examined in parallel.
Ectopic Wnt10b expression targeted to adipocytes results in progressive loss of cutaneous and visceral adipose tissue accompanied by the spontaneous development of dermal fibrosis with increased expression of fibrotic markers. Dermal fibroblasts explanted from Wnt10b transgenic mice show sustained activation of Wnt10b-driven canonical signaling and upregulation of collagen gene expression in vitro, suggesting that ectopic Wnt10b drives a shifts in mesenchymal cell fate toward myofibroblasts by induction of fibrotic genes while simultaneously suppressing adipogenic gene expression. This shift appears to be driven, at least in part, by suppression of the adipogenic master regulator transcription factor PPAR-g. The results implicate that Wnt signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis of scleroderma. Modulating Wnt activity may therefore represent a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of scleroderma.
To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Wei, Jun, Melichian, Denisa S., Kumora, Kazuhiro, Macdougald, Ormond, Varga, John; Adipocyte-Targeted Wnt Activation Results in Spontaneous Dermal Fibrosis and Subcutaneous Lipoatrophy. [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2010;62 Suppl 10 :601
DOI: 10.1002/art.28369


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The quest for a twin Earth is heating up. Using NASA's Kepler spacecraft, astronomers are beginning to find Earth-sized planets orbiting distant stars. A new analysis of Kepler data shows that about 17 percent of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury. Since the Milky Way has about 100 billion stars, there are at least 17 billion Earth-sized worlds out there.
Francois Fressin, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), presented the analysis at a press conference of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, Calif. A paper detailing the research has been accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal.
Kepler detects planetary candidates using the transit method, watching for a planet to cross its star and create a mini-eclipse that dims the star slightly. The first 16 months of the survey identified about 2,400 candidates. Astronomers then asked, how many of those signals are real, and how many planets did Kepler miss?
By simulating the Kepler survey, Fressin and his colleagues were able to correct both the impurity and the incompleteness of this list of candidates to recover the true occurrence of planets orbiting other stars, down to the size of Earth.
"There is a list of astrophysical configurations that can mimic planet signals, but altogether, they can only account for one-tenth of the huge number of Kepler candidates. All the other signals are bona-fide planets," says Fressin.
Most sun-like stars have planets
Extrapolating from Kepler's currently ongoing observations and results from other detection techniques, it looks like practically all Sun-like stars have planets.
The team then grouped planets into five different sizes. They found that 17 percent of stars have a planet 0.8 - 1.25 times the size of Earth in an orbit of 85 days or less. About one-fourth of stars have a super-Earth (1.25 - 2 times the size of Earth) in an orbit of 150 days or less. (Larger planets can be detected at greater distances more easily.) The same fraction of stars has a mini-Neptune (2 - 4 times Earth) in orbits up to 250 days long.
Larger planets are much less common. Only about 3 percent of stars have a large Neptune (4 - 6 times Earth), and only 5 percent of stars have a gas giant (6 - 22 times Earth) in an orbit of 400 days or less.
Smaller planets aren't picky
"Earths and super-Earths aren't picky. We're finding them in all kinds of neighborhoods," says co-author Guillermo Torres of the CfA.
Planets closer to their stars are easier to find because they transit more frequently. As more data are gathered, planets in larger orbits will come to light. In particular, Kepler's extended mission should allow it to spot Earth-sized planets at greater distances, including Earth-like orbits in the habitable zone.
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Clare Balding will be joined at Haydock by snooker star and racing fan John Parrott, as well as all the other usual suspects.
The team will be answering your questions and discussing your views live on Saturday 1 March, BBC Two from 1300.
You can also text us on 07940 924 924
Click on the links to hear the team's replies:
How do race meetings get their names?
Lucy Gough, UK
Clare Balding: If you take the race we have just seen, the Amlin Reynoldstown Steeplechase.
Amlin is the name of the sponsors and Reynoldstown was a great chaser in the 1930s - he won the Grand National two years running in 1935 and 1936.
How much do saddles weigh?
Shaun Mustoe, UK
Jockey Mick Fitzgerald: The saddle I have only really weighs about 1½lbs, and I've gone round the National on this one.
The irons are made of carbon-fibre - the stuff, I think, they use in space technology.
Richard Pitman: Saddles do go up to a stone.
Fitzgerald: A lot of championship races have top weights of 12 stone. But I'm quite heavy myself, so there isn't much 'dead weight'.
Having followed horse racing for over 20 years the one thing I hate to see the most is an obviously tired horse not being pulled up.
Second place prize money surely was not worth the risk?
Elaine Spall, UK
Clare Balding: She's making particular reference to Indian Scout, who fell at the last fence.
Liam Cummins, who was on board, knew he was riding for second-place prize money, which was £7,000, and there was one more fence to jump.
Peter Scudamore: Jockeys do love their horses. It's the jockey's job to get the horse round, and falling is one of the downsides of the game.
It is unfortunate. Jockeys are doing their best and commonsense has to come into it a lot of the time.
What odds would the team give on Tony McCoy doing a Frankie Dettori and one day winning every race at a meeting?
Michael Mills, Luton
Peter Scudamore: I know Martin Pipe is very keen to do that as it would show what a depth of talent he has in the stable.
Watch Newton Abbot or Exeter late or early in the season and they might try to do it.
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Dream try to avoid being swept by Lynx in Finals
ATLANTA (AP) – For the Dream, the task is clear: Start making free throws and keep Minnesota off the line to avoid being swept in the WNBA Finals for a second consecutive year.
They'll get the chance to do it at home on Friday when the series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3.
The Lynx went to the free throw line so many times in Game 2 that Atlanta's players and coach cried foul. But the Dream couldn't blame the officials for their poor free-throw shooting.
Minnesota's 101-95 comeback victory over Atlanta on Wednesday night gave the Lynx a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five series. Seattle swept Atlanta in last year's finals.
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Angel McCoughtry set a finals record with 38 points and outdueled Minnesota's Seimone Augustus, who scored 36 — but Wednesday's loss left Atlanta on the brink of elimination.
"We just felt like we should have won that game," McCoughtry said Thursday. "We're pretty upset but we'll be OK" on Friday.
The Dream made only 21 of 32 free throws, a key as they faltered in the fourth quarter after leading most of the game.
Atlanta coach Marynell Meadors on Thursday renewed her complaints about the discrepancy in fouls. Her team drew 33 fouls, 10 more than the Lynx.
"I think the thing that really turned the game around, they had 24 free throws to our seven in the fourth quarter," Meadors said.
Forward Sancho Lyttle fouled out. McCoughtry and center Erika de Souza each finished with four fouls.
"I just want to say that the game should be determined by Atlanta and Minnesota," McCoughtry said. "Let us battle it out. If we come out bloody, we come out bloody. Let us battle it out. We don't want to see it determined by other things."
Asked if she was referring to the officials, McCoughtry said "That didn't come out of my mouth."
Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said she expected a tight game from officials Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson and Kurt Walker.
"I had an idea that it would be called a little more closely," Reeve said. "They called everything. They established it and the players didn't adjust."
Meadors said she believes the officials called a tighter game in the fourth period.
"I just think we are who we are and we've got to come out and play the way we play," Meadors said. "If they call it tight again we've got to adjust much quicker, but the tightness didn't come until the fourth quarter.
"It changed in the fourth quarter. They called three quarters one way. You start out in the fourth quarter calling it really tight. The thing both coaches want is consistency on both ends and fair play and let them play. Let the players decide the game."
Fouls were a bigger factor for Minnesota in the first half. Star rookie Maya Moore had her playing time severely limited by fouls. Moore, who will return to her Atlanta home for Game 3, had only eight points in less than 16 minutes.
Thanks to the combined 78 free throws, the game lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes.
That's too long, according to Meadors.
"We're all programmed for 2 hours," she said.
The Atlanta coach acknowledged her team didn't play well when the Dream had a double-digit lead.
"There are a lot of things we can do much better," Meadors said. "We had a 10-point lead and we came down and took a couple of quick shots and missed them and it put them right back in the game. We can't afford to do that. We have to play better basketball mentally."
Atlanta led at halftime in its Game 1 loss. The Lynx have outscored the Dream a combined 58-33 in the two fourth quarters.
"When we have a lead we just have to maintain and play with poise," Lyttle said. "I think we are good. We've just got to play the game and hopefully we come out with a win. We've just got to stick together."
Game 3 could develop into another scoring shootout between McCoughtry and Augustus.
"I didn't think I had to match Angel point-for-point; it just happened that way," Augustus said. "Angel, oh my God, every defender we threw at her did a great job of trying to get a hand in her face and even with that she made tough shots. That's all that you can ask for is to get a hand up and contest each shot.
"Everybody did an amazing job, she just had better offense. Kudos to her. She had a wonderful game but at the end we got the victory."
And with one more, they'll also have the title.
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No one wants aliens to pick them up. Besides, they quit doing that years ago. It had to do with union rules or something. They will abduct people though. I don think you want that. They will make you stay awake for days watching nothing but re-runs of Alf. They will also force you to reenact the bad scenes from Alien vs Pretador. You will be made to only eat graham crackers with nothing on them. If you complain, they will lock you in a room with the cast from Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind until you reveal to them the names of all the secrete herbs and spices in our famous chicken. Oh, by the way the only thing they drink is "Tang". Go figure. Also, can you say "probe" ?
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Still you gonna give a try? Ok? Graham crackers and Tang.....Ouch!
Go to a dense forest at the dusk of day with no lanterns, maybe a very tiny one led one battery. Just to know where are stepping on. Get to a clear on the forest, sit down. If you can seat like Indians ( legs crossed, very confortable) from india do it, if not mos confortable way you find. Don't take drugs, electronics (phone, gps, night vision goggles , radios, nothing), check your clothes for any rfid tag it could be left on purpose or by omission. If your I.D. got a rfid left it home, maybe you got one that is past it due date but it's only a photo and text...then you will take it with you. Try to wear a reflectant waist-band or vest to don,t be confused with some animal and shoted....
Wait to the sunset, start to feel the subtle changes in sound, color, and start to look to the stars look at the grandeur of the backbone of the milky way. Look the different kind of bodys ( planets, satellites, stars), and start to do deep breaths , slow enough as to no pass out, visualize as clear as you can your message, preferably with your eyes closed like big words, one at a time . and focus on your breath at the same time. Make clear WHY you want to contact them.AND what you don't want. Try this for the longest time possible...5 mins first day through 30 mins. 5 min increase each day. If at the last day nothing happened select another place. Try to don't think what will you do after, because you will start to emit mixed signals. You're covered by a dome of alumina, barium, and other metals that's makes faint any E.M. Signal as to be picked from 200 miles and above if you live in U.SA. That's why the repetition of the message, every time the same and for a longer time, it's imprtant. Down here with 5 minutes, 2 or 3 days you will have something....First day I made it....only blue lights at a high altitude. Then something happenned on the second day, something very similar to a spolight ray, it was something different, with a full spectrum...pristine white but warm in both senses, the night was cold as hell but i was warm on the light, and warm on the heart ...as a feeling. A brief sense of being scanned very rapidly, searching for hidden intentions, and a brief message on my head in the form of thoughts-images-sensations' something that brings along peace. At the third day, something happened that got to keep to myself....I only told you this... If you see something like a triangle from 100 to 1000 feets wide black, triangular, with a faint amber to white light on every corner and a huge white ball in the middle...that's human made, by the US and probably if you gets directly under that white spot, you will be badly burned by betta and gamma emitions, plus the flight pattern it's still "humanish", you wil see that it's at height of the trees. And if you fast forward the recording of a f-16 , 18 or 22 you will recognize the flight pattern . IF you SEE one of this or start feeling from nowhere static electricity...GET the hell outta dodge..... There is no fallen angels...those fallen angel look eerily similar to the people of beta-Draconis., and are all on earth, not flying the othe vessels. Try to remember to be clear that you don't want to be abducted nor subject to med. experiments. And please try to state that you want to contact people of the tri-star system , the image i use it's two stars (one yellow and one red, self orbiting)and a dwarf red orbiting the others two. If they reach you, believe-me, you will have something pleasant to tell to your grand-childrens some day....Also if they follow the three day pattern that we tried at "La Aurora" for some years now even with people from the the militay of " Comisión Receptora e Investigadora de Denuncias de Objetos Voladores No Identificados" (C.R.I.D.O.V.N.I. ) which was the first inSouth America 32 years ago..and already declassified all its material, it's on their web page)... you will have somethig to add after the second contact, which is basically the human designation of the aforementioned tri-star , if they are for real, and even if you accept to go under their conditions...write it here so I can know they are the real mccoy....humans and jokers grey don't know what is it!
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Songs: The Old Mill - Poem by Thomas Dunn English
HERE from the brow of the hill I look,
Through a lattice of boughs and leaves,
On the old gray mill with its gambrel roof,
And the moss on its rotting eaves.
I hear the clatter that jars its walls,
And the rushing water's sound,
And I see the black floats rise and fall
As the wheel goes slowly round.
I rode there often when I was young,
With my grist on the horse before,
And talked with Nelly, the miller's girl,
As I waited my turn at the door;
And while she tossed her ringlets brown,
And flirted and chatted so free,
The wheel might stop or the wheel might go,
It was all the same to me.
'T is twenty years since last I stood
On the spot where I stand to-day,
And Nelly is wed, and the miller is dead,
And the mill and I are gray.
But both, till we fall into ruin and wreck,
To our fortune of toil are bound;
And the man goes, and the stream flows,
And the wheel moves slowly round.
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From: "Joanna Waugh" <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Hamblin
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:28:37 -0400
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Hello Jean
I note from his attestation papers that he actually signed up in
Edmonton Alberta. I don't see any records for him in Ontario so it
would be better for you to use the Alberta mailing lists once you
pinpoint where he was living.
Here are some suggestions.
1. Get his land records from Alberta. He is in the Western Land
records database for Alberta. See http://abgensoc.ca/
2, Get his military service records. See how to order a file here
Good Luck
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> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 15:15:23 +0930
> From: Henry Connor <>
> Subject: [ONTARIO] Hamblin
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> This is my first posting to the list, I am hoping someone can help
> my 'mystery man'.
> We have a copy of my great uncles Attestation Paper when he joined
> CEF on the 6/9/1915 in Ontario. Harry Wallace Hamblin DOB 22/10/1887
> Newcastle on-Tyne England, he stated he had been in the
> Fusiliers and gave my Grandfather's name as his next of kin but
> never mentioned him so we don't have any other information only that
> found him aged six in Tynemouth Workhouse North Shields. On the
> base he was listed as being with the 31st Canadian Infantry
> On the Attestation Paper there are 2 numbers, 467181 which is
> out and 101759, these numbers will not take us any further. My
> was born in Northumberland UK.
> Any suggestions that might help would be appreciated, I have a photo
> Harry in WW1 uniform.
> Jean Hamblin Connor in South Australia
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1. Arlington (7-0) – No losses for the Admirals, yet, which means they'll stay put for this set of rankings. They passed their first big test of the season with a 2-0 win over John Jay-EF last Thursday, and will have another tonight when they travel to Mahopac. Arlington is positioning itself for a very good seed and another run at the Class AA title. Previous ranking: 1
2. Mamaroneck (7-0) – I walked away from the Tigers' 4-1 win over Scarsdale on Friday thoroughly impressed with what I saw from this group. They've dominated in every facet of the game, outscoring opponents 29-3 so far. I can't imagine many teams matching Mamaroneck's firepower up top with Nick Tunic and Juan Giraldo, who have been the best one-two scoring punch in the section through the opening month. Big league test coming on Tuesday, when the Tigers travel to White Plains. PR: 2
3. Byram Hills (8-0) – There's only one remaining unbeaten outside of Class AA, and they've become the clear-cut favorite in Class A. The Bobcats didn't allow a goal until their eighth game and have hung some impressive wins on several ranked teams. This group has meshed quickly, and will likely head into Oct. 7's showdown with Section 9 power Goshen without a loss. PR: 6
4. John Jay-East Fishkill (6-1) – The Patriots' one blemish came last week against top-ranked Arlington, but other than that, they've handled their business. Wins over White Plains, Mahopac and Ketcham have proven that JJEF is among the elite teams in Class AA. But until the Pats can find a way to beat league rival Arlington, they'll likely remain outside of the top two or three. PR: 3
5. Mahopac (4-1) – The teams start to get more jumbled after the top four, but the Indians seem like as good of a choice as any with only one loss and a few noteworthy wins, such as victories over Greeley and Carmel. Goalkeeping can take you a long way, and many coaches are already referring to Mike Bernardi as the top keeper in the section. PR: 8
6. Spring Valley (5-1) – The Tigers have opened eyes with five straight wins after an opening loss to Pearl River – including a revenge win over PR when they met for the second time. Coach Ryan Marcus has a handful of skilled players that make Spring Valley difficult to defend, and more importantly, he has them all buying into his system. The Tigers are positioning themselves for a league title, and could really grab a firm hold with a win over defending champ North Rockland on Tuesday. PR: Not ranked
7. Pearl River (7-1) – What a start for the Pirates. Expectations were scaled back after graduating many of their key players from last season, but they've been playing like a veteran group. They've already taken out the large schools from Rockland county – North Rockland, Suffern and both Clarkstowns – and now move into the Class A portion of the schedule, starting with a visit from TZ on Tuesday. PR: NR
8. Lakeland (6-2) – Injuries threatened to spoil the Hornets' season in the early going, but this group has proven to be resilient, and now they're getting healthy. Lakeland's only two losses came against the top two teams in the rankings – Arlington and Mamaroneck – but the Hornets have yet to drop a game against a Class A opponent. Their next five games are very winnable, so don't be surprised to see them continue to move up in the rankings. PR: NR
9. Ketcham (5-1) – The Indians are often the forgotten team among the Class AA schools in Dutchess county, but it's been difficult to ignore the success that they've been having. Wins over Somers, Carmel and Beacon have been notable, with Ketcham's one loss coming against John Jay-EF. This is an improving team that seems to be on the rise. PR: NR
10. Keio (4-2) – Not many teams play a schedule as difficult as that of the Unicorns, and so far, they've come through very well. One-goal losses to Byram Hills and White Plains come with the territory, but Keio has quality wins over Blind Brook, Ossining and a three-goal victory over Greeley. In a wide open Class A field after Byram, the Unicorns are probably just as good as anyone. PR: NR
On the fringe: Brewster (6-1), Bronxville (7-1-1), Horace Greeley (3-3-1), Port Chester (4-3-1), White Plains (4-3-1)
1. Arlington (7-0) PR: 1
2. Mamaroneck (7-0) PR: 2
3. John Jay-East Fishkill (6-1) PR: 3
4. Mahopac (4-1) PR: 7
5. Spring Valley (5-1) PR: NR
6. Ketcham (5-1) PR: NR
7. Port Chester (4-3-1) PR: 5
8. White Plains (4-3-1) PR: 6
9. Horace Greeley (3-3-1) PR: 8
10. Yorktown (6-1) PR: NR
On the fringe: Fox Lane (6-1-1); New Rochelle (4-3-1); Scarsdale (3-2-2)
NOTES: After the top three, these rankings were very difficult to put together. We have traditionally strong programs that play difficult schedules — such as PC, White Plains and Greeley — and others that have strong records while playing significantly softer schedules — such as Yorktown and Fox Lane. Ultimately, I ended up putting the teams that I thought would win head-to-head higher up, which left a couple of teams with one or two losses ranked further down… PC has some nice wins over WP, New Ro and Ossining, but the consistency that we've seen in the past has not been there. The Rams are getting very familiar with many of the top teams in Class AA, which should benefit them later in the year… White Plains has played some tough out of section competition — tying Newburgh Free Academy and losing to NYC-power MLK — but the Tigers have also lost to Section 1 opponents JJEF and PC. Not many slouches on this schedule, to be sure… Greeley has dealt with inconsistency, but we've seen glimpses of why this could be a very dangerous team… Yorktown has rattled off some wins of late, but lost its only game against a ranked opponent (Lakeland). The Huskers will likely finish with a very good overall record, but you have to wonder how they would fare against any fellow top 10 Class AA team… The same can be said for Fox Lane, which has still yet to play a Class AA opponent. I'd have a hard time moving them ahead of teams that play meat-grinder schedules until we see a bit more… I see Class AA as 16 teams deep right now, with Suffern, North Rockland and Carmel as three teams that I didn't mention that each have at least three wins. You guys want to just start the sectional tourney tomorrow?
1. Byram Hills (8-0) PR: 1
2. Pearl River (7-1) PR: 4
3. Lakeland (6-2) PR: 6
4. Keio (4-2) PR: 7
5. Brewster (6-1) PR: NR
6. Tappan Zee (6-2) PR: NR
7. Nyack (5-2) PR: 2
8. Edgemont (5-2) PR: NR
9. Pelham (3-3-1) PR: 5
10. Somers (3-3) PR: 3
On the fringe: Lourdes (5-4), Saunders (5-3), Sleepy Hollow (4-2)
NOTES: There's no questioning Byram at No. 1, and Pearl River has earned its way into the two-spot. Lakeland and Keio could be knocking on the door soon, though… Brewster is one of those teams that not many people were talking about in the preseason, but is quickly changing the perception. Some of the Bears' wins have been the type of games that any teams in the top 10 would win, but they have beaten a solid Carmel team and their only loss came by one goal against No. 5 overall Mahopac… TZ has forced its way ahead of Nyack with a hot start and a head-to-head win… In its first season in Class A, Edgemont has yet to lose to a Class A opponent. The Panthers only two losses came early against AA schools Scarsdale and New Ro, but they've won three in a row since. This is a team with some legitimate offensive capabilities… Pelham has been up-and-down, which made it difficult to keep the Pelicans in the top eight… After starting 3-0, Somers has dropped three straight. It's worth noting that those three losses came against Lakeland, Ketcham and Arlington — with each of those teams being ranked in the top 10 overall.
1. Bronxville (7-1-1) PR: 2
2. Valhalla (7-2-1) PR: 1
3. Blind Brook (4-3) PR: 4
4. Briarcliff (5-3-1) PR: 3
5. Irvington (6-1-1) PR: 6
6. Hastings (6-1) PR: 9
7. Woodlands (6-1) PR: 10
8. Westlake (4-3-1) PR: 5
9. Rye Neck (4-4-1) PR: 8
10. North Salem (3-4) PR: 7
On the fringe: Albertus Magnus (2-5), Dobbs Ferry (4-4), Pleasantville (3-5)
NOTES: I swapped the teams at the top, which I think has been justified by some impressive wins from Bronxville. The Broncos beat a Rye Neck team that split with Valhalla, while also picking up a nice win over Pelham… Putting Blind Brook in the third spot ahead of some one-loss teams might be a controversial choice, but not when you consider that the Trojans play the most difficult schedule of any team in Class B. They lost to Greeley, Keio and Carmel, but also pleasantly surprised with a huge win over Port Chester… Briarcliff has lost a couple games of late, but remain ahead of Irvington and Westlake thanks to head-to-head wins… If not for the loss to Briarcliff, you could make a case for Irvington in the top three… Hastings has handled its business while playing a relatively easy portion of its schedule, but still has not had a win over a ranked opponent… The same can be said for Woodlands, with the exception of a 2-1 win over Schechter… Westlake has dropped two in a row, but remains ahead of Rye Neck due to a head-to-head win… Rye Neck split with Valhalla, but has struggled against other ranked Class B teams, with losses to Blind Brook, Bronxville and Westlake… All of North Salem's losses have come against AA and A teams.
1. Haldane (5-3) PR: 2
2. Solomon Schechter (2-3) PR: 1
4. Tuckahoe (1-6) PR: 3
5. Hamilton (0-8-1) PR: 4
NOTES: These rankings might not be as cut-and-dry as they seem. Haldane has been the most consistent team in the class, but the Blue Devils did lose 1-0 to YMA. Schechter's record doesn't look great, but the Lions play the toughest schedule of any Class C team. And while YMA has the win over Haldane, they also have some other head-scratching losses. I'm putting Haldane at No. 1 for now, but not confidently… YMA is surprising some people. They beat Tuckahoe on Friday and word is that goalie Alberto Sanchez is playing very well.
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The West Australian government has continued efforts to impose its will on the state's power utilities, putting a clamp on the amount of international and interstate travel executives are allowed to take.
In a letter to the chairmen of the four electricity utilities, seen by TheAustralian Financial Review, Energy Minister
All advertising campaigns worth more than $50,000 must also obtain his blessing.
In recent years, Horizon Power, Verve Energy, Synergy and Western Power, have spent, combined, up to $2.5 million a year on an annual average of about 800 trips.
Despite the seemingly small savings on offer and the potential for interference in the running of the semi-autonomous boards, Mr Collier defended the move.
He said that when the state's electricity prices had jumped by 46 per cent in the past two years, as decade-old subsidies were removed, some previous travel had shown the corporations were "out of touch" with community expectations.
"I do think they were out of touch with community expectations, and I wasn't impressed with some of the things that came across my desk and I think that we did need to tighten up," he said.
"It's all good to have autonomous corporations . . . but at the same time they need to be mindful of the fact that they are serving the public."
Mr Collier did not specify examples, however, the directive follows community disquiet about the impact of increasing power prices.
It also comes on top of other moves to reshape the corporations in the government's image.
After criticism of its infrastructure spending record last year by WA Treasury and the state's Economic Regulation Authority, Western Power must seek case-by-case approval for new major projects.
The government has also reshuffled the boards at most of the utilities, and has frozen the base salaries, but not bonus payments, of its top power executives since 2008.
Verve, Synergy and Horizon Power declined to comment.
However, the chairman of Western Power, and Azure Capital co-founder, Mark Barnaba, welcomed the initiative and rejected suggestions it was interfering.
"It is a very healthy state of affairs when you have that type of communication between the ultimate . . . shareholder [the government] and the ultimate governing body, being the chair," he said. "This sends a strong signal about cost reduction and it helps me understand that the path we are going on is the right one."
Mr Barnaba pointed to $43 million in savings in last financial year's after tax net profit of $97.3 million as proof Western Power's focus on customers and costs was working.
The state's shadow energy minister, Kate Doust, said it was a surprising move given Mr Collier had said it was "not his job to interfere in the day to day operations of the corporations" when asked about issues such as outsourcing or household power bills.
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Air Pollution & Climate Change
Dramatic weather patterns in the past few years are convincing even determined skeptics that something is happening to global climates. Humans have changed planet earth. One of our accomplishments is to extract and burn much of the fossil fuel deposits on the planet. We have increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and are now observing the changes in weather patterns and climate that are a result of our actions.
Greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). These gases act like the glass covering a greenhouse, letting sunlight in but blocking some of the infrared radiation from the earth's surface that carries heat back into space. The gases act like a blanket wherever their concentration increases. Local concentrations increase local heat and increased differences between hotter and colder regions drives weather events into more extreme ranges. Over many years, the total amount of greenhouse gases accumulated and the average temperature of the whole planet is increasing. The planet's thermostat had been set at a pleasant average temperature of 59 degrees (F) for the last 10 thousand years or so and is now rising.
In our view, the main concern should be the effect of heat retention on local climates right now. It is possible to imagine increasingly anomalous weather and increasing loss of life and property from greenhouse gas accumulation with little or no change in the average temperature of the planet, although, we do expect slow progressive increase in average temperatures.
Complex Systems The attempt to understand complex systems has taken a quantum leap in recent years. We have gone beyond naïve linear models and now appreciate that if complex systems such as the atmosphere, the oceans, and land ecosystems change, they may become unstable and more unfriendly. Extra heat will cause more turbulence, and weather patterns will change in unpredictable ways. Unfortunately nature changes in abrupt ways and catastrophes are natural phenomena - volcanic eruptions, storms, floods, earthquakes, avalanches all represent basic patterns of nature. We have to understand that our actions contribute to weather events - the issues loom large when you consider recent climate changes as adverse consequences of human activities that could be improved if humans agreed on a proper course of action. Of course, human have great difficulty reaching agreements and greater difficulty sustaining agreements they have achieved.
Differential Effects Most Important Too much attention has been paid to estimating and predicting the average temperature increase of the atmosphere as a whole. Long-term predictions are guesses that may be misleading. The main concern is the effect of extra heat on local climates right now. If you track anomalous and destructive weather over the whole planet, there is already substantial evidence of climate change; there may some benefits, but, overall, the changes look unpleasant and costly.
So far, increasingly anomalous weather and increasing loss of life and property from greenhouse gas accumulation are occurring with small changes in the average temperature of the planet. You can increase the temperature in some areas and decrease in others and you can alternate - the differential effect will drive storms and precipitation in unusual ways. Increased adverse weather events can be explained as an exaggerated differential effect. We built a greenhouse with gases over much of the Pacific Ocean, for example, and put up heat shields in other areas - smoke, other particles and water vapor. The temperature differences increase, followed by more weather extremes. Loss of life and property from adverse weather increases. There is no need to wait until 2050 to find out what is going to happen.
Weather in its simplest form is the expression of heating and cooling effects. When wind blows the roof off a house or a flood carries the house downstream, the energy required was supplied by the sun. The energy may have been stored briefly in the water of a lake or ocean and then expressed through heating of the water and air and evaporation of water. Air moves when there is a pressure gradient, another result of heating and cooling. The water vapor content of the atmosphere will increase in a warmer world. With more water vapor in the atmosphere and an increase in sea surface temperatures, there will be increased precipitation at times and more vigorous storms and floods. Water is in constant motion in the oceans. Air and water vapor are in constant motion in the atmosphere. When patterns of distribution change, ecosystems change. Humans experience these changes as threats to their comfort and security and ultimately to their survival.
Global warming refers to average temperatures, measured over decades. temperature measurement obviously vary with location and seasons. Warming simply means that the earth retains more of the sun's heat over time. Heat drives weather and increased heat means increased water and turbulence in the atmosphere. The consequences are determined by the distribution of this extra heat and its effect on ocean and air circulation patterns. We can accept paradoxical weather results as the extra heat makes climate systems more unstable. The most obvious effect of warming is the melting of ice in Arctic, Antarctic and high mountain glaciers. Ice monitoring has become an important scientific enterprise. Measurements to date reveal accelerating ice melting. The extra fresh water is added to the ocean, raising ocean levels with important changes in ocean circulation patterns. The redistribution of retained heat depends more on the oceans than on the atmosphere.
A model of heat dynamics that has emerged from a high tech,
multidisciplinary study of the planet is complex. Important players in
atmospheric dynamics are:
Extreme Weather
Hurricanes, tornadoes, and heavy flooding rains continue to cause havoc in the USA. While some Americans have a paranoid fear of terrorist, extreme weather events cause more costly damage, more often than any terrorist could imagine. Pacific hurricanes (aka cyclones) create increasing damage and death in the Pacific Islands and the costal areas of Asia and Australia. Pacific (aka Tropical) cyclones cause large waves, heavy rain, flood and high winds,. The storm surge cause damage to coastal communities and causes 90% of tropical cyclone deaths. Over the past two centuries, tropical cyclones have been responsible for the deaths of about 1.9 million people worldwide. Large areas of standing water caused by flooding lead to infection, as well as contributing to mosquito-borne illnesses. When ocean water floods the land, salts are left behind. Increased salinity levels in surface water makes it undrinkable and increased salt in water and soils is toxic to plants.
NASA Earth Monitoring
In the USA, NASA provides rich resources of earth monitoring information from their satellite
sensors. The NASA website Global Climate Change presents an extensive
collection of global warming resources for media, educators, weathercasters and
public speakers. " Highlights of
their measurements (2016):" Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7
inches) in the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly
double that of the last century. All three major global surface temperature
reconstructions show that Earth has warmed since 1880.5 Most of this warming has
occurred since the 1970s, with the 20 warmest years having occurred since 1981
and with all 10 of the warmest years occurring in the past 12 years. Even though
the 2000s witnessed a solar output decline resulting in an unusually deep solar
minimum in 2007-2009, surface temperatures continue to increase.
Both the extent and thickness of Arctic sea ice has declined rapidly over the last several decades. Glaciers are retreating almost everywhere around the world — including in the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska and Africa. The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been increasing, while the number of record low temperature events has been decreasing, since 1950. The U.S. has also witnessed increasing numbers of intense rainfall events. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent. This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year. Satellite observations reveal that the amount of spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere has decreased over the past five decades and that the snow is melting earlier. "
Green Developments in the media made "green" the slogan for action to limit the adverse effects of human degradations of the environment. The media often suggested that this is a relatively new consensus that there is an environmental crisis. They excused people who have ignored the effect of greenhouse gases on climates global warming over the past 30 years. Some know what is really going on out there, but most people do not know or know but deny the obvious for selfish reasons. Green refers to the color of chlorophyll in plants. Human action destroys plants and replaces healthy ecosystems with concrete and asphalt. Another slogan that emerged was "save planet earth." Humans will not save the planet. The task for humans is to stop destroying the environments that sustain humans. If we fail, the planet will do just fine without us.
UV radiation The reduction in forest biomass and reduction of ocean plankton from heat and exposure to increased UV radiation are also concerns. Ocean phytoplankton supplies 70% of the oxygen we breathe and is a major consumer of carbon dioxide. Plankton do best in cold water. If ocean temperatures increase and other problems such as increased UV radiation from ozone holes kills phytoplankton, the problems we are predicting will accelerate.
Ecosystems are precariously balanced around temperature, pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations. The adaptive range for many organisms is tight and small changes can have big results. It may be that we can adapt to the changes that have occurred so far but we may have already gone too far and will encounter the big avalanche. The negative consequences of our actions may escalate beyond our control.
Insurance companies are either increasing rates, out of business, worried, or refusing coverage for properties at risk. Hurricane Andrew caused 16.5 billion dollars in insured loses, bankrupting some smaller insurance companies. The UN panel on climate change has estimated that windstorm damage increased from $500 million in the 60's to over $11 billion in the 90's and the annual bill in the 21st century may be hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Before 1987, storms had never caused insured loses exceeding $1 billion. Hurricane Andrew destroyed over 28,000 homes in August 1992. Hurricanes Jeanne, Ivan, Frances and Charley in 2004 destroyed 27,500 housing units. The Southern US was attacked by 17 major storms during the 2005 hurricane season., Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage in August 2005 to the Gulf coast of the US. Early damage cost were estimated at $150 billion, the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Hurricane Rita soon followed on Sept 24 and became the most intense hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico but caused less damage, because it made landfall in less populated areas -- no consolation to the people in Texas and Louisiana who suffered a direct hit. Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 damaged a wide swath of the east coast and became the second-costliest hurricane in United States history. Estimates as of 2015 assessed damage to have been about $75 billion, a total surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina. At least 233 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries.
Political action should swift and definitive, but of course, it is not. Politicians are short-term administrators who tend to be inexperienced and poorly informed. In all fairness to politicians, some of them began their careers with high hopes of improving the world, but discovered as they matured in politics that they could only court the favor of those with vested interests, power, money and influence. The realist might say that the politician can only do what is political expedient and this usually means what is in his or her best interest in the next two to four years. The task of leading fellow Homo Sapiens from a self-destructive path requires an intelligent consensus and leadership from compassionate superheroes who think in terms of centuries, even millenia.
According to Maurice Strong who headed the 1992 Rio Earth Summit stated; "Overall we haven't made the fundamental course of change promised in Rio. The process of deterioration has continued and the forces that drive that deterioration have continued. " At that summit 153 nations signed treaties to reduce global warming, save endangered species and foster sustainable development.
In his opening address to the UN Climate Summit in 2014, secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon warned the dreams of humanity hung in the balance. "To ride this storm we need all hands on deck. The human environmental and financial cost of climate change is fast becoming unbearable." Dr Rajendra Pachauri the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated: "Time was running out. How can we leave our children with a world like this? "I'm not sure if I could stand before you if the threats of climate change had no solutions, but they do. We already have the means to build a better, more sustainable world... renewable energy is a real option."
US president Barack Obama said despite the present threats of terrorism, instability and disease, climate change would define the contours of the century more dramatically than any other issue. This challenge demands our ambition. Our children deserve such ambition. Today I call on all countries to join us - not next year or the year after that but right now - because no nation can meet this global threat alone."
Several countries pledged to cut CO2 emissions. China, the world's largest emitter, reiterated its goal to cut carbon intensity by 40 to 45 per cent of 2005 levels by 2020. The next formal round of talks in Peru at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, countries l presented their plans for emission reductions . Nearly 200 countries have pledged to reach agreement in Paris at the end of 2015 on a climate pact for carbon cuts beyond 2020.
Paris 2015 climate meeting was attended by 195 countries and a non-binding agreement was reached to limit global warming to 2 degrees C by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Despite a celebratory ending and optimistic speeches by USA president Obama and others, the prospect of 195 countries developing unprecedented, sustained cooperation seems remote or impossible. The challenge is to phase out fossil fuel dependence which requires great wealth, determination and technological sophistication to achieve.


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A sale of Hambürg Sud would end a year of intense consolidation in the liner shipping industry, with Maersk Line and now CMA CGM reportedly interested in buying the German carrier.
29 Sep 2015
In a break with tradition, Maersk Line is transferring the operation of a dozen container vessels to two German ship-management companies.
28 Sep 2015
Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth-largest ocear carrier by capacity, today unveiled plans for an initial public offering before the end of the year that is set to raise around $500 million to help fund the acquisition of mega-ships and value the company at around 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion).
11 Sep 2015
Port productivity and the ability to handle mega-ships are key drivers for shipping lines in selecting routes and ports of call and German ports must adapt to this new reality if they are to remain competitive.
09 Sep 2015
European truckload carrier Waberer's International is expanding its fleet and revenue as cross-border trade among the 28 EU member nations increases.
07 Sep 2015
Lufthansa's long-haul and freighter flights out of Germany will be grounded by an all-day pilot strike in Tuesday, Sept. 8, as the cockpit crew union calls its 13th walkout in 18 months.
02 Sep 2015
By snapping up the remaining shares of Van Dieren Sweden, multimodal logistics operator Samskip aims to strengthen its European intermodal rail links and gain business from shippers.
01 Sep 2015
Menlo Logistics will open a new logistics center in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, early next year, as growing e-commerce sales, both domestic and cross-border, are forcing changes in European supply chains and logistics networks.
18 Aug 2015
The Port of Hamburg handled 6.8 percent fewer containers in the first half of 2015 than a year ago, as sharply lower Russian and Chinese traffic hampered the German port's goal to become the No. 2 container gateway in North Europe.
28 Jul 2015
Strong cross-border business in Europe and the highest demand for deferred package service in the U.S. in a decade helped UPS increase second quarter profits, despite falling revenue.
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I started working for a xxxxxx company in Doha last year. They recently decided that they want to issue me a W2. On the W2, they used the name and the address of the Houston company belonging to the same group. My contract is not with the xxxxxxx company. My contract is with the xxxxxx company. Both the xxxxxx and the xxxxxxx company belongs to the same Holding group, whihc is not a xx company. Here is my fear: As an employee of a foreign company, I am not liable for xxxx and medicare taxes. As an employee of xx company, I am liable for FICA and medicare taxes. The xx issued to me and prepared by xxxxxxx and xxxxx shows a total amount under y eanrings and 0 taxes deducted under my xxxxx, federal and medicare, etc..which is true. I have been paying my own federal taxes online. xxx are saying that the comany name and address does not matter. I am confused. I work for xxxxx xxxxx but my xx says xxxxxxxxx. How can I absolutely be sure that I am not liable for social security taxes because my xx incorreclty shows that my employer is a xxx company. My employer insists that it does not make a difference and that I am not libale for social security taxes. I need references from the IRS code so I can feel absolutely confident that this is true. I need legal advice that is absolutely accurate and precise as this makes a big difference to me.
Your intuition is good ... If you DID work for a foreign organization in a country that dies not have what's called a totalization agreement, then you would NOT be subject to US social security
Further, here are the countries that US has a totalization agreement with:
The United States has entered into agreements, called Totalization Agreements, with several nations for the purpose of avoiding double taxation of income with respect to social security taxes. These agreements must be taken into account when determining whether any alien is subject to the U.S. Social Security/Medicare tax, or whether any U.S. citizen or resident alien is subject to the social security taxes of a foreign country. As of this time, the following nations have entered into Totalization Agreements with the United States:
According to IS there are four situations in which one DOES have to pay social security:
sorry, according to "IRS," Here's the lint to the IRS &A on this: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Social-Security-Tax-Consequences-of-Working-Abroad
In general, U.S. social security and Medicare taxes continue to apply to wages for services you perform as an employee outside of the United States if one of the following applies:
You perform the services on or in connection with an American vessel or aircraft and either:
You are working in one of the countries with which the United States has entered into a binational social security agreement (also known as Totalization Agreements), and the agreement provides that your foreign employment is subject to U.S. social security and Medicare taxes
A foreign affiliate of an American employer is any foreign entity in which the American employer has at least a 10% interest, directly or through one or more entities. For a corporation, the 10% interest must be in its voting stock. For any other entity, the 10% interest must be in its profits.
Now if they are telling you, specifically, that the name on the xx doesn't matter, because the "payor ID number" is for a foreign corporation, THAT may be valid
but, if the payor ID is that of an American company? ... I think you have a valid concern
this site:http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Social-Security-Tax-Consequences-of-Working-Abroad
spells it out, and should be shown, sent, emailed, to them
Hi , I am quite familiar with your answer. This still does not answer my question regarding the xx issued to me with the name and address of a xxx company belonging to the group I work for. How can I be sure that the IRS is not going to ocnsider that I am working for xx company. My xx is showing a xx company. please read the question again. I need references to my particular question so I can discuss with E&Y.
You missed my point
It is the PAYOR ID that the IRS will use (more specifically, the IRS system) will use to check the w-2 against a need to pay SS and medicare
as the IRS site (published to the public, therefore can be used) state very specifically that you WILL be paying into the system as an employee of an AMERICAN company, they will need to correct
THe ONLY reasonable explanation as to why they would tell you that you don't have to worry, would be that the name field on the W-2 is really irrelevant ... its the PAYOR ID that tells the IRS who the employer is
you are referring me to what I am familar with and does not answer my question. My question revolves around the W2 issued with a US company address. I am quite famialier with the xxx sites. They just don't answer my questions.
Again, if we do not have a totalization agreement.... an we DO NOT with xxxxxx or any subdivisionm you are not liable for SS/medicare
there are 2 issues here
(1) the address is irrelevant ... it is the PAYOR ID that tells the IRS who the employer is please ask xx who the payor ID is for
(2) I am giving you the IRS statement that documents that your are CORRECT ... take this to them and say ... LOOK I DO have to pay social security
IF the PAYO R ID is for a xx company
the name is XXXXX XXXXX US company name, the address is Housotn and the ID is the americna company ID. Which references form the code will help me argue with E&Y. They are saying: don't worry about it.
Then they are completely wring.... the very first IRS explanation I gave you is the following:
I do understand and I am familar with what you have referred to. It just does not answer my question. This is why I used this site.
In general, xx. social security and Medicare taxes continue to apply to wages for services you perform as an employee outside of the United States if one of the following applies:
specifically number 5
This isn't rocket science ... they are wrong ... you are right ... and here is the {UBLISHED documentation of it from IRS
when something is codified, written, especially in a public form, meant to be used by the public, it carries the weight of law
ther is nothing that says, specifically under social security administration regulations that you don't have to
its the reverse (ad I said, your intuition is good)
If you work for an american company you do
you need to ask them for a corrected W-2
The IS a process for complaining to the IRS that you have been given an incorrect W-2, The first step is ask them to correct, and have them tell you they won't do it
See this: (ALSO FROM IRS):
If your attempts to have an incorrect Form W-2 (PDF) corrected by your employer are unsuccessful and it is after February 14, contact the IRS toll-free at(NNN) NNN-NNNNto request that an IRS representative initiate a Form W-2 complaint.
TO recap:
You have been given a w-2 that is incorrect and shows (again pay particular attention to PAYOR ID)that you are employed by a US company
You are actually employed by a company formed in a country for which we have no totalization agreement, therefore you are NOT subject to social security (and medicare)
Your employer's accounting firm is refusing to supply a corrected xx, hence you have to right to initiate a xx complaint
Finally, you need to contact xx, show them (link provided) that the IRS clearly states that those employed by xx companies ARE subject to SS&Medicare withholding, and request for them to correct your xx
If they refuse to do so, contact the IRS toll-free at xxx-xxx-xxxx to request that an IRS representative initiate a Form W-2 complaint.
I already had this conversation with xx and they said not to worry becuase thexxshows no social sec taxes since I worked overseas for a xxxxxxi company etc..they are just using the xx company as a vehicle to report my earning...not sure who is right. I wish I could ask the IRS for an audit
As I said before ... the IRS statement is clear ... YOU need to SHOW E&Y this IRS guidance ... If they continue to refuse to correct the W-2, you have every right to make the complaint to IRS ... (there IS a process for this, and it happens all the time) ... You're probably dealing with goof on the front lines at E&Y that doesn't really understand and doesn't want to do the work, or go to the trouble
By making the "W-2 complaint" O mentioned you are doing exactly that (making IRS audit E&Y's W-2 practices)
The ohne number, again, at IRS for doing this is ... (from them) "contact the IRS toll-free at(NNN) NNN-NNNNto request that an IRS representative initiate a Form W-2 complaint."
by contacting IRS you are PRE-EMPTING trouble ... even if it turns out that there is some accepted practice of " just using the US company as a vehicle to report my earning." as hey said ... you are covering yourself
Why would you do that?
This poor rating affects my pay and my ratings here
THis is what it is ... I am giveing you very good, documented information
I answered your question, gave you the IRS information as you requested, and gave you the process for handling this
I would request that you give me the chance to make you a satisfied customer, and understand what would be repreent good service ... I had hoped that having all the facts would help you "see around some corners"
Too bad
... was trying to help
Hello and thank you for using Just Answer,
Ernest & Young are correct in their reporting for you and the company they represent. IRC 3121(b) states that employment for FICA purposes includes any service performed outside the US by a citizen or resident of the US as an employee (defined in 3121(d)) for an American employer (defined in 3121(h)). You are not paid by the American Company but it's foreign affiliate.
Most temporarily seconded assignees meet the definition of employment with both their foreign host company and their US home country company. This dual employer/employee relationship means the accountants must be cognizant of payroll rules in both locations.
US expatriates working abroad for a US employer must still receive a W-2 reporting their worldwide income. All of these worldwide compensation items must be reported on a W-2 even if not paid from the US company.
US corp. can elect to "disregard" a controlled foreign entity for all US tax purposes (i.e., "disregard" the fact that it is foreign). This foreign entity becomes an American employer. Reg 31.3121(d)-1(c)(2) describes a common law employer-employee relationship to exist where the right to control and direct the individual who performs the services is there. Under such agreements, all wages paid to US citizens or greencardholders employed by that affiliate will be subjected to FICA, whether the wages are required to be reported or not.
You would not be privy to this choice but if no FICA has been withheld then it is a good estimate that the US corp did not request the affiliate be treated as such. If the base salary is paid from a foreign affiliate and maybe some allowances are paid by the US employer, the full amount must be reported on a W-2 even though it was not all paid from the US payroll system.
You are concerned about the W2 but the accounting company knows that as you are a US citizen and because the foreign corporation is affiliated with the US corp, a W2 is required.
I sincerely XXXXX XXXXX information, although not supporting your position to contest the issue with Ernst & Young, assist you in understanding the situation.
NPV advisor gave me all the xxx regulations I was familiar with. In fact, this was why I asked the question.I am sorry for the low rating but I am looking for an answer.
Robin D's answer was consistent with my question. Although, it was not complete. I need to make sure I am not liable for xxxxx if the xxxxxx company that I do not work for reported my earnings.
The xxxxxxxx company and the xxxxxxi company are not affiliated. Both are owned by different companies that at the end of the day are owned by the same company. I am not seconded to the xxxxxx company. I am an employee of the xxxxxx company. I have no association with the xx company. My boss belongs to a different company based in Ireland.
Hello, The company in the US reported your earnings because they are required to use the W2 for you. The foreign affiliate is not under the US reporting requirements. The fact that the wages were reported is correct for the US company to do. It does not make you liable for anything other than your normal reporting of wages for US tax purposes. It does not prevent you from claiming any tax relief from US taxation (if you are a US person) on the foreign wages and it does not require that SS or Medicare be paid from your wages. My answer was not given as an opinion but the law required for the accounting of the wages you earned. You are not liable for FICA because you are working outside the US for a foreign company. The affiliation of the foreign company with the US company is the reason and the US company has a requirement to either report the wages and not withhold or file the foreign affiliate under the disregarded rules and then you would have had FICA withheld because the foreign affiliate would have been requesting to be treated like a US company.
The code E&Y is working under is as follows:
In general, wages paid to US citizens and resident aliens working abroad for aUS employer are subject to FICA tax BUT Employees that work abroad for a foreign affiliate of an employer are not subject to FICA coverage & taxes unless theemployer elects coverage under 3121(l).
Hi and thanks
So you are saying that the IRS will not wonder how come I made all that money with an American company (employer ID)..and did not pay any FICA. My income is very high so it does make a difference.
In my past, I worked for a company out of Dubai and they reported all of us Americans but had an employer ID for the Dubai office...so we never paid FICA.
I am not sure why this company took the easy route of having the US company ( that is not affiliated with the Qatari company) report my earnings. It jsut threw me off. I know if the IRS audits me, there is no contract between me and the American company.
This is compaletely against everything I have learned in my past ten yrs of working outside the US.
THis American company has American employees working in the USA and they all pay FICA. I woudl be the only one wiht a W2 form the American company who does not pay FICA.
Where can I find 3121 (I)
thanks again


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