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Two services are taking place in Salisbury to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
They have been organised by the Royal British Legion and will give the public the chance to honour the veterans who served in the Second World War and other conflicts.
The first takes place on Friday, June 6, at 9.30am in the Guildhall Square. The service is to open to all.
On Sunday, Salisbury will host the Royal British Legion's Wiltshire county parade and rededication.
Many of the 5,000 members of the branches across the county will gather at Blue Boar Row to form up at 2.20pm.
They will march along Blue Boar Row, Queen Street and New Canal before arriving at St Thomas's Church for the service of rededication led by county chaplain tje Rev Adrian Pollard assisted by the Rev David Linaker from the church.
After a 45-minute service, the servicemen and their standard bearers will match back to the Guildhall Square where Salisbury mayor Jo Broom will take the salute.
There will also be a trooping of the Royal British Legion, Women's Section and Union Flags before a reception in the Guildhall at 4pm.
"Each year we try to hold our parade and rededication service in a different Wiltshire town and the last time we held it in Salisbury was in 2003," said Christopher Prestwich, county secretary of the Royal British Legion.
"We all feel that it is very fitting to hold it in Salisbury this year not only because it is 70 years since the Normandy landings but also in the 100th year since the outbreak of the Great War in which seven or eight battalions from the area served.
"The Royal British Legion has around 5,000 members in 50 local branches in Wiltshire and we hope that many of them will take part. Among them will be those who served on D-Day, who will no doubt be remembering their own experiences during the church service.
"Unlike the Great War, D-Day is still in living memory.
"Also there will be those whose family members followed them into the armed forces and who may be serving away overseas now.
"Services and remembrance give them the chance to recall events that maybe they don't talk about very often or feel they can only discuss with kindred spirits.
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Highest-Paying College Majors - Business Insider
A Business Insider article recently listed the top 20 highest-paying majors. Guess which majors made the cut.
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Professor David Newman's interview with Marketplace about his recently published paper went online today. You can also hear his interview at (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/us-needs-more-energy-grids)
He and two coauthors just published a paper in the American Institute of Physics journal "Chaos," called "Does Size Matter?" It looks at electrical power grids through the lens of physics and determines that these complex systems have an optimal size. Anything smaller would be inefficient. Anything larger could lead to cascading failures. The result from this research could possibly be applied to other complex structures like the Internet.
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Crockpot Tamale Pie Recipe (Bookmarked Recipes)
Last year I hit the 5 year mark at my company. As a thank you, you get to choose a gift. The choices for 5 years aren't that exciting to most people. But I was excited to see a crockpot on the list (Hubby chose a carry-on suitcase for his). When Hubby and I moved in together, his mother gave us her 20+ year old crockpot. She said she never used it. We have gone through phases over the past 5 years of living together. Some years we used it a lot, others not so much. But with our upcoming kitchen demolition and renovation, we knew the crockpot would start getting more use.
Hubby already broke in the new crockpot for another batch of Ropa Veija the day after I brought it home. But this is the first NEW recipe we've made in it.
Crockpot Tamale Pie – from A Year of Crockpotting – serves 6
Cornbread topping
3/4 cup cornmeal
1 1/4 cup flour – I used 1/2 cup brown rice flour and 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup milk – I used soy milk
1/4 cup sugar – I used Splenda baking mix
1 egg – I used 1/4 cup Southwestern Style Egg Beaters
1 tsp baking powder
1 can drained and rinsed black beans
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1 can drained corn
1 Tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup diced onion – I used about 1/3 cup
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese – I used Veggie Shreds Cheddar Flavored Cheese
Spray your crockpot with cooking spray. Dump in the filling ingredients–cheese, too!– and stir well to distribute the spices. You will not be able to stir this again, so please check to see that the spices aren't in a clump anywhere.
In a separate bowl, mix together the cornbread topping. When finished, pour evenly over the filling, spreading with a spatula if needed.
Cover and cook on low for 4-7 hours or on high for 2-4. I cooked on high and it took about 2.5 hours.
6 Responses to "Crockpot Tamale Pie Recipe (Bookmarked Recipes)"
Mmmmmmmmmmm, so warm and yummy!
I would be excited about the crockpot too. 🙂 This looks like a great recipe!
Can't beat the ease of crockpot meals! This looks great and hearty for the winter!
That's a pretty cool gift, and the tamale pie looks great too. I got some stupid little pin at 5 years. No idea where it is now.
I totally want to make this. Great spin away from the typical crock pot recipe!
Wow, hard to believe that recipe was made in the crockpot! It looks incredibly delicious and comforting.
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Back in the day, Christmas cards were just that. Christmas cards. As in "postcards". The vast majority early on, were lacking envelopes and were one sided without the "fold". The postage was one cent for domestic delivery and two cents if sent abroad. Here are 4 early examples from the mid 19-teens. All of the post cards I have posted are like new in almost perfect condition and have not been sent/used.


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With the release of the iPad immenent it's clear a MIDI interface for the pad or iPhone could be put to good use. I've been enjoying the lack of MIDI and the simple sound mangling apps such as Bebot, Curtis, TOPLAPapp and sampleToy. However, some Apps such as synthPond scream, "I want to be hooked up to to a DAW in sync and use me with external sounds".
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Three years ago this month, President Obama said he hoped to promote more cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. It would be hard to see where that may have happened recently, as Vladimir Putin approaches power again. Host Scott Simon speaks with the U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, about Sunday's elections in Russia.
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The Rogues Gallery Presents Emerging Designers, 2/10
The Rogues Gallery Presents Emerging Designers event has been a labor of love for the past seven years. It now attracts more than 1000 persons to the live show, and for the second year will be held Sunday, Feb 10th. Doors open at 4pm. Located at Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, 401 Seventh Ave., across from Madison Square Garden. The fashion forward designers whose collections are selected for inclusion in the RGP group show, are mostly independent businesses who create and sell limited edition lines to stores, have garnered some press and wish to expand their lines into more retail outlets.
This seasons fashion show will feature designs by:
Franklin Rowe, Urban Masala by Sehar Peerzada, Willie Hall, Diane Liston, 7T7 by Tarique Tabani, Corinne Monique, Mikasa La Charles.
Anticipated Celebrity Attendees:
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- Yasmeen Williams (former singer; Sweet Honey In The Rock)
Fashion Art Xchange also known as FAX was founded by Gwen Sargeant in 1994 and was created to provide a networking exchange for people of color in fashion and the arts. This includes retail, design, and anyone working within these industries. The organization also provides seminar, educational opportunities and scholarships for deserving students. Fashion Art Xchange will help to create a gallery of fashion history featuring 20 years of F.A.X. Images and video of their past events will be on public display. F.A.X. will also supply high school and college interns to help the Designers with backstage production, front of house, production setup and break down. All F.A.X. members are trained and managed by F.A.X. staff.
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'Miller, who won for the fifth time in six starts since returning from a broken thumb, made several point-blank saves in the second period and stopped Vaclav Prospal's breakaway attempt with 8 minutes to go in regulation to help preserve the win. He has allowed only nine goals in those six games.'
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Extensive cleaning will take place to preserve Colchester's town centre war memorial.
Specialist conservation contractors will clean the stonework, granite steps and statues.
Colchester Council is also commissioning essential maintenance work on the neighbouring ornamental gates and railings in Cowdray Crescent, at the entrance to Castle Park.
Wooden hoardings will be in place while the makeover is carried out, but public access to the park will be maintained.
The work, which will cost £5,300, will begin with removal of the gates tomorrow and is due to be completed by the end of October, in time for November's Remembrance Day service.
Annie Feltham, borough councillor for communities and leisure services, said: "Colchester has a unique and wonderfully distinctive history, which is shown in our historic area's fine buildings and ancient monuments.
"We take our duty to preserve them seriously and I'm pleased we are able to carry out these works on the war memorial."
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Florida coach Will Muschamp launched his spring/summer speaking tour at the Titletown Gator Club on Wednesday night.
Florida coach Will Muschamp launched his spring/summer speaking tour at the Titletown Gator Club on Wednesday night, and he delivered a clear and promising message to the hundreds of fans who filled a ballroom at the Hilton just across from campus:
The Gators are on the rise coming off an 11-2 season.
"We're an ascending program," Muschamp said. "Getting back from New York and seeing eight guys drafted, six guys go free agent. This is a four-prong process. It's evaluation, it's recruiting, it's development, and it's coaching.
"Gator Nation has seen that our staff recruits extremely well and evaluates extremely well. We inherited a talented, young team when we got here, and we've done a really good job of developing and coaching those players."
Muschamp said a testament to that is the NFL draft this past weekend. The Gators had two players go in the first round, two in the second and eight overall.
"You look at the feedback you get from the Baltimore Ravens and the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins and countless team in the NFL that say, 'We want your guys on our football team. We want the Florida kids because of the development on both sides of the ball, on and off the field, in the weightroom,' " Muschamp said. "So, we're an ascending program." Muschamp said he's feeling good about the offensive line and the overall improved play of quarterback Jeff Driskel and the wide receivers. "Very pleased with Jeff Driskel's progress," he said. "I think we've improved in some areas there. I think we're better at the receiver position. Concerned about tight end. We're not where we need to be (there). "And I think (sophomore tailback) Matt Jones is on the verge of being a big-time back in the Southeastern Conference." Defensively, Muschamp said he's concerned about the depth at linebacker and replacing the two safeties (Matt Elam and Josh Evans) who were drafted over the weekend, one in the first round (Elam). "I feel very comfortable with (linebackers) Darrin (Kitchens) and Antonio Morrison and Mike (Taylor)," Muschamp said. "They're three guys that have played in situations in our league before and the venues we're going to walk into. "I think we have three outstanding corners. That's a good play to start, but you've got to be strong up the middle. I'm pleased with the guys inside and up front. "You're talking about a mixture of nine guys right now we feel comfortable with up front playing." Some concerns, but overall a positive picture painted by Muschamp on Wednesday night. Muschamp, however, speaking to the media before addressing the fans, did caution that the Gators still have some considerable climbing to do to reach where they want to go. "I really worry about the things I can control," he said. "I understand the mountain we were climbing our first year and we're still climbing that mountain. We've certainly gotten to some better footing as far as climbing the mountain right now. "We still have a lot of treacherous steps in front of us. I'm going to control the things I can control, that's our football team." Muschamp said that everything is basically positive as the Gators head into the summer, where the players can have very little contact with Muschamp and his staff. Muschamp said his one-on-one interviews with the players went well and there are there no roster changes (other than the decision last week by troubled redshirt freshman offensive guard Jessamen Dunker to transfer to another school). He said the spring went well and most of the injured players will be full-go when preseason camp opens in August. Muschamp said the only players who may not be ready for the first day of camp are true freshman linebacker Alex Anzalone (shoulder) and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Trip Thurman (torn labrum). "Based on my last talk with our trainer, Alex may be a week into camp before he's totally cleared for contact, which should be on time," Muschamp said. "With the first two days in helmets, the next three are in shells. You're not in full pads until your fifth day. We're talking about he may miss a little contact time. "I was told on (true freshman linebacker) Matt Rolin that he should be full go. Everybody should be full go hitting fall camp with the exception of Trip Thurman and Alex. They're on the same time frame. I'm thinking maybe a week, maybe 10 days." Muschamp said another positive is the chance he has to interact with the UF fans during his 10-event speaking schedule, which continues today with a Gator Gathering in Tampa. "I do, I do (like the fan interaction)," he said. "I think it's fair. "You're always got to reach out to your fan base, and as I've said, we've got the best fans in the country. You look at the environment when you walk in to play at The Swamp. "Two of the best environments I've ever been a part of were LSU and South Carolina (at Florida Field) this past year. That place was a difference in those games." Muschamp was asked if he gets a lot of advice from the fans about what he should be doing. "Yeah, that's fair," he said. "Most of them will do it in an email with a fake name. 'Gator Dave'. That's fine." Muschamp said there is an emphasis on reaching out to the fans during this tough economic time. "It's a very difficult time economically, not just in the state of Florida but throughout the country," he said. "Trying to show our appreciation we have for our fans, this is part of that. It is very important to what we're doing."


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I'm heading to Thailand for a couple of weeks.
Is there anyplace in Bangkok to take meditation class without commit yourself for seven days or more, preferable a place with english speaking teachers available?
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U.S. military suicides surging
WASHINGTON (AP) - Suicides among active-duty U.S. troops are surging, averaging nearly one per day this year.
That is the fastest pace since America began a decade of war.
Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press show there were 146 suicides in the first 148 days of this year. That is 17 percent more than at the same point last year and 24 percent ahead of the 2010 pace.
Suicide totals had leveled off in 2010 and 2011 after rising rapidly since 2006.


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Water Discoloration In Manasquan
If you live in Manasquan and you're experiencing some funky-colored water, don't panic. Officials at the borough's water department say a water main break last night on Brielle Road is to blame. They urge you to run it for a minute or so before using it.
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Over the weekend, GBM News executive editor Nathan James posted his top 15 gay celebs of color. His list started as a response to MSN's Wonderwall listing of its top queer celebs wielding the most influence, but was also noticeably lacking in its diverse demographics (save for Perez Hilton, who is of Cuban descent).
James' list introduces some gay celebs people might not immediately consider such as singer Tracy Chapman at No. 8 or CNN anchor Don Lemon at the top of the list. But I'm not really sure how he figures in Noah's Arc alum Darryl Stephens' guest stint on Private Practice at No. 11 as influential or RuPaul's relatively low ranking at No. 7. While he does include George Takei in the mix, his list lacks any Latinos. That begs the question: Where is Ricky Martin? From James on GBM News:
One of the "interesting" things about their list, was that there wasn't a single gay celebrity of color on it. I bethought myself to rectify that oversight by creating and publishing my own list of the 15 most powerful gay celebrities of color. The response I got from that piece was, by far, the most overwhelming public reaction to any article I'd ever written up to that time. Some applauded my choices, others vehemently disagreed with them, and still others asked why their own personal choices missed the cut. Well, this year, I'm at it again, with a completely new list that's sure to provoke more debate and stir more passionate discussion. Submitted for your approval, here are my picks for the fifteen most powerful gay celebrities for 2012!
Of course, these lists are all subjective, but James thankfully adds to the conversation of who gays and lesbians may see as influential within the community.


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Braves leaning toward going with six-man 'pen
PHOENIX -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez recognizes the potential consequences of working with a six-man bullpen. But if his starting pitchers continue to perform like they have throughout most of the early part of this season, there might not be a need to carry a seventh reliever.
If Jason Heyward gets through Wednesday's Minor League rehab game with Triple-A Gwinnett without any problems, he could be activated from the disabled list before Friday's game against the Dodgers at Turner Field. The Braves could create a roster spot for Heyward by sending right-handed reliever David Carpenter back to Gwinnett.
"I think we're open to [going with a six-man bullpen]," Gonzalez said. "Not too long ago that was a normal 'pen, with six men. Maybe we could go with it for the six games at home."
With the upcoming six-game homestand sandwiched between two off-days, the Braves could at least go with the six-man bullpen on a trial basis over the next week. On an immediate basis, this option seems more appealing than sending Evan Gattis to Gwinnett or attempting to trade backup catcher Gerald Laird.
The Braves entered Wednesday as one of five National League teams that have averaged fewer than three relief innings per game. Carpenter has made just three appearances while serving as the bullpen's "seventh man" during the first two weeks of the month.
His first two appearances came when Tim Hudson and Paul Maholm were chased before the end of the fifth inning in consecutive games during this past weekend's series in San Francisco. The Braves starters had completed at least seven innings in eight of the previous nine games.
Gonzalez's concerns about going with one less reliever center around his memories of the 2011 season, when his top three relievers -- Jonny Venters, Eric O'Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel -- all made more than 78 appearances.
But if the reduced depth in the bullpen starts to influence the workload of the top late-inning relievers, the Braves could go back to carrying seven relievers.
"If it doesn't work, we could make [another] decision," Gonzalez said.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The City Council meets for business meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. The alternate Tuesdays are Council Study Sessions. All meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in the Redmond City Hall Council Chambers, unless otherwise noticed.
The Extended Meeting Agenda gives times and locations for meetings of the City Council and Council Committees over the next few months. It also gives topics for Council Study Sessions (updated regularly - subject to change).


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The Effect of Duloxetine on Interoceptive Awareness
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified November 2008 by University Hospital, Bonn.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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This study focuses on possible mechanism mediating duloxetine effects on painful physical symptoms in patients suffering from MDD. Our hypothesis is based on the assump¬tion of dual impairment of the somatosensory system in these patients. Hypalgesia to phasic experimental pain may be due to diminished spinal and brainstem transmission. Hyperalgesia may be at¬tributed to increased interoceptive perception (somatic complaints, especially those consist¬ing in pain) due to sensitisation or lack of inhibition of the interceptive perception. These ef¬fects seem to be mediated by specific brain regions (e.g. the right insula). The investigators intent to test if duloxetine effects on these somatic complaints, especially pain complaints are due to a nor¬malization of these interceptive alterations which have been reported to be associated with depressive symptoms. The investigators hypothesize that treatment with duloxetine will normalize "patho¬logical" activation patterns (as assessed by fMRI) associated with increased interoceptive perception.
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|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
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|The Effect of Duloxetine on Interoceptive Awareness, Thermal Heat Pain Perception, and Bodily Symptoms in Major Depressive: a Pilot Study With fMRI.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female (female are enrolled only under the condition of proof of using a safe and medially accepted contraceptive. According to the "Note for guidance on non-clinical safety studies for the conduct of human clinical trials for pharmaceuticals" (CPMP/ICH/286/95, modification) contraceptives with a pearl-index<1% are considered safe and effective. Among these only hormonal contraceptives, micro-pill and tubal ligantions will be accepted in this study)
- Between the ages of 21 and 65 years; and
- A diagnosis of major depression (HDRS>=15) and
- A minimum of 25 mm on a VAS measure of painful symptoms (ranging from 0-100 mm), but no need for regular pain medication and HAMD-17 item 13 minimum rated as 1,
- Medically and neurologically healthy on the basis of history, physical examination, EKG, screening laboratories (CBC w/ differential, TSH, Free-T4, ASAT, ALAT, GGT, BUN, creatinine, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, total protein, albumin, electrolytes) and
- Absence of substance abuse on the basis of history and urine toxicology at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- DSM-IV psychiatric and substance abuse diagnosis (excluding nicotine dependence) by history or psychiatric evaluation that includes a structured diagnostic interview for non-patient populations (SCID-NP)
- Current suicide risk sufficient to preclude treatment on an outpatient base: Higher than "2" on the "suicide" item of HAMD-17, or history of suicide attempt(s) in the past 12 months, or who, in the investigator's judgment, poses a current suicidal or homicidal risk.
- Clinical indications of organic brain disease, dementia, or cognitive impairment.
- History of substance dependence other than nicotine and consumption within the last year
Any medical condition that would preclude the use of duloxetine treatment as
- A known hypersensitivity to duloxetine or any of the inactive ingredients.
- Intake of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or suffering from uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma.
- Signs of any hepatic insufficiency
- Intake of inhibitors of CYP1A2 (as fluvoxamine, ciprofloxacin, enoxacin)
- End-stage renal disease (requiring dialysis) or severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance [CrCl] <30 mL/min)
Subnormal intellectual potential as assessed by the WST-IQ [Metzler. und Schmidt, 1992]
- Healthy controls will meet exclusion and inclusion criteria, but will have no current or prior diagnosis of major depression.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00337012
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|Contact: Christian G Schuetz, MD MPH
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|Bonn, NRW, Germany, 53105
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|Study First Received:
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|November 28, 2008
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Depressive Disorder
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Behavioral Symptoms
Duloxetine Hydrochloride
Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Dopamine Agents
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MOST OF THE WORLD CONSIDERS ELECTRICITY to be the answer to clean energy. The assumption is that all electricity can be created in a renewable fashion. This means a change in the way the industry operates.
For the last century, the power industry has been a load-serving industry-in short, running according to the maxim, "You turn on a switch and we will make more." In the future, that basic paradigm has to change if we want to support the maximum amount of renewable energy. The new paradigm has to be a supply-following industry, i.e., "If you make more, we will find a place to use it."
Even if we are successful at changing the industry, will consumers accept the new ways that power will need to be made in their backyards? Will they accept the infrastructure required to move the power from where it is made to where it needs to be used? These are the questions that industry and society will have to tackle and answer together.
Electricity demand vs. preserving nature
Some have no issues with windmills that are 300 feet tall being planted in close proximity to their communities and backyards. For others, any viewable windmills pose a problem, even if they are miles away. A more energy-efficient future may include such features as a horizon dominated by concentrating solar plants with acres of mirrors and towers that are each a hundred feet tall and are as bright as the sun if you look at them from the wrong angle; fields of photovoltaic panels (solar cells) that reflect the slightest light at night and can provide the same level of reflectivity as a well-polished car and that fill the fields that used to grow corn; dams and river turbines that generate power either around the clock or on demand and that may change the flow of the river water and store water for times when more power is needed.
How do we balance the demand for electricity with the idea that nature should be preserved? This is an issue that needs to be discussed and for which suitable answers need to be found. Today, much of the discussion is happening at the two extremes of public opinion and the people in the middle are sitting on the sidelines. The final decision on these issues may determine if we can even afford electricity in the future.
A measure of balance needs to be struck between the demand for energy and the ability to make it. It may end up that some regions of the country that reject new generation may end up paying much higher prices for energy that is imported from other regions and that power may become so scarce at times that people are without power for hours or even days at a time. California already experienced some of this with rolling blackouts in the last decade.
Distributed generation
Human-scale generation that is close to the locations where power is used has been a goal for the past 30 years. Distributed generation comes in many forms, ranging from diesel and gasoline generators to windmills and solar cells. Not all of this power is created equally and not all of it is especially well-liked by the public. A diesel generator humming away at three in the morning right after a hurricane is very acceptable to the neighbors, especially if the owner is willing to share the generated power.
However, a diesel generator that hums away every night and requires a weekly visit from a fuel truck is frowned upon by most neighbors. In many cases, it is considered to be a sign of failed infrastructure similar to the situation that existed in Baghdad in 2005. Solar cells are almost always acceptable, unless their installation requires removing trees to allow the sun to shine directly on the panels.
The desire to have generation in close proximity to the communities where it will be used is strongly held until the actual implementation starts and residents realize that it will change their neighborhood and environment. Again, there is going to have to be a wide-ranging discussion that includes a broad spectrum of people to set rules that are reasonable.
Distributed renewables
Run-of-the-river hydro, solar cells and small wind are all distributed generation methods that people accept as renewable and to some extent are willing to support in their community and even in their own neighborhood. Run-of-the-river hydro uses slow-turning river-bottom turbines that look like old-style ship propellers. Because they turn slowly, very little life in the river is disturbed. They can be installed in local creeks and rivers, even if the water is not always present. There is no impoundment of water, so there is little disturbance of the actual flow of the river.
Another version of run-of-the-river technology is using small waterfalls in mountainous regions that may be season-able in nature. These facilities seek to capture the water before it falls and return it to the area where it would fall. The presence of piping and turbines are the only sign that anything has changed.
Neither type of run-of-the-river hydro is without drawbacks, but both seem better than conventional dams from an environmental standpoint. Most people understand solar cells and what they entail for installation. Small wind comes in an array of choices, from vertical windmills that look like upside-down egg beaters or pop cans with the sides cut open, to old-style farm windmills, to modern-looking propellers in the air. Each has its own advantages and drawbacks.
Distributed non-renewables
Combined heat and power plants that burn natural gas or fuel oil to produce electricity, hot water and space heating can be as much as 98 percent efficient. This is a leading technology in the Netherlands and Demark. Likewise, diesels have been around forever and are the basis for most of the demand response in the major East Coast electricity markets. Instead of turning off the use of energy, most businesses that participate in demand response programs can make enough money to make it worthwhile to run the diesel instead when the power price is high enough. Non-renewables offer something that most of the renewables don't: namely, the ability to schedule generation when you want power.
If you want electricity on demand, then you need schedulable resources, since it is today impractical to store electricity as electricity. The more generation in an area that is pushed into the non-schedulable boxes, the more the use of electricity has to be driven by the available generation techniques. In an extreme case, this will mean that in one minute, enough power exists to wash the clothes, while in the next, there is not sufficient power to complete the task. Potentially, this could necessitate a complete redesign of equipment to use flywheels to ride through the loss of generation. This has already been done by many people who have built houses off the grid.
Figuring out how to coordinate generation with demand is the subject of a large number of ongoing research projects, many of which are focused around "smart homes."
Smart homes and businesses
Not only are homes going to get "smart" in the near future, but so are businesses and appliances. Developing technology to allow homes, appliances and businesses to communicate about energy needs, prices and schedules is an important step in changing the industry paradigm. If these devices can understand the amount of power that is available without the intervention of the homeowner and the home or business owner can set priorities for energy use, the systems can largely manage themselves.
Some are fearful of having appliances and homes that are intelligent, and they often point to old science fiction films as the reason why. After all, who wants a HAL9000 running their lives? Others are very worried about privacy and the loss of it. Getting to the "iPod" of smart homes that homeowners are comfortable with will take time and research into how people want to interact with their energy equipment. This is not a single-step process, but rather a journey that may take a decade or more to perfect a first-generation technology that large numbers of people are willing to adopt.
Smart grid
Beyond the home is the infrastructure that connects the homes and businesses to the electrical generation equipment. This set of poles, wires and transformers will be even more critical in the future as people attempt to balance a system that has even more variability than the system they are used to today. Offering surplus power to a neighbor-or a neighboring state-in return for electricity from them when you are running short will be a minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour process. The more connected people are and the more efficient the connection system is, the better chance there is of using more renewables as a source of energy in the future. The smart grid is a complex topic that encompasses literally hundreds of technologies.
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What policies has HSBC put in place to train and engage new staff?
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Each new hire will have an opportunity to receive at least 20 days of face-to-face training within the first 12 months. This continuous learning culture is also applicable to all our existing staff.
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What are the challenges in keeping and motivating staff?
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David N. Snyder wrote:
Being a capitalist myself, I knew that the big company, although it is true does not always provide the best benefits; however they do hire hundreds, perhaps thousands of people. The poor and middle class were defending the many small businesses and the mom-and-pop hardware stores in the area. Those mom-and-pop stores don't hire anyone! As the talk mentions, capitalists hire people as a last resort -- they only do so when they are too big to run it themselves.
The real job creators as the talk mentions -- are the consumers and then when the store gets too big, the capitalist must hire staff to run his/her operation.
Ben wrote:It seems from my point of view that consumption appears to be a major driver of economic growth.
retrofuturist wrote:Capitalism really has just become a consumption machine, but it has no inherent checks and balances to question the real cost of the relentless drive to maximise net consumption (e.g. vested interests, wealth/income inequality, environmental degradation).
chownah wrote:...that is why large business are displacing small ones....it is called "efficiency of scale".
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings chownah,
Perhaps their inefficiency explains why so few exist nowadays?
From an Australian perspective, there's only perhaps 3 or so hardware chain stores around... I can't remember the last time I saw a 'mom-and-pop' hardware store in a metropolitan area. Economies of scale simply do not leave room for it.
If you want the scale (and the associated efficiency benefits of scale) without the rigid owner/worker classification inherent in chain stores, the only other viable option seems to be operation as a co-operative.
(sorry I haven't seen the talk ~ i can't access it from my current location)
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After printing the birds onto watercolor paper (which is sturdy and has a nice texture), I mod podged them onto sheets of cork board to give them a little extra support. Then I glittered all the white sections. These were really simple to make, and probably my favorite ornaments this year.
Lastly, I made a set of peg people doll ornaments for my husband's ornament exchange at work. This was 100% Jared's idea. He likes the peg people I made last Christmas, and wanted to make some of a few of the partners at his law firm. It was fun to work on a project with him, because he typically does not get involved with the craft stuff around here.
These guys were a hit at the office, and now there is talk about making a peg ornament for each lawyer and staff member. Hmm, I better get started for next year!
Well, that's it - my homemade ornaments for 2012. Have you made ornaments this year? Are you still working on Christmas presents? I still have a long list of gifts to make, so it's going to be a busy week!


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In order for there to be suffering, as I see it, you need two things, the physical component which creates the context for the suffering to occur (a sensory organ which experiences suffering and an object to suffer over) and a mental component of craving.
Dukkha ("suffering") is distinguished from pain, which can also be a kind of neutral feeling. What we call "physical pain," is defined by not simply its physical, but the aversion to pain. A Buddha, from what I remember, is said to feel physical pain but does not experience it mentally. Recognizing the physical interaction, but not labeling it, "I" or "mine", the pain has no existential meaning for him; in a sense, it does not exist. An analogy might be Arnold Schwarzanegger as the Terminator -- in one scene of the movie, when asked if he feels pain, he says coldly that he detects injury, but does not experience the emotional response humans call pain. Is this similar to the Buddha's own experience of pain?
Anyway, Theravada Buddhism does not seem particularly concerned with the physical component of suffering, except to the extent that the basic nature of reality constrains behavior (so, in order for behavior to be skillful, it must conform to the laws of reality, but Theravadins do not bother considering it fundamental to know these laws, in biology, physics, etc.). "Medicine" is something even forbidden for monks to practice (although perhaps this only applies to the superstitious "folk medicine" practices, like Ayurveda).
Now, a possible justification for this is that it is, in some way, easier to end all suffering through control of the mental component than manipulating the physical component. A Buddhist story I've heard on this point is about a king or queen who wanted to cover the world in leather, but their advisor recommended they just wear leather on their feet (hence the invention of shoes). The point is that it's easier to care after the point of contact -- your feet with the ground, your mind with your life -- than to try to control the whole circumstance -- the entire ground, all of reality.
But still, this doesn't negate the fact that scientific progress has an impact on suffering, because it removes various contexts in which craving might occur. I have heard descriptions of the lives of Egyptian laborers or those who built the Great Wall of China, or of the tribes in Africa today, and these kinds of primitive societies do not seem like they would make a person as happy as modern, prosperous nations. This coheres to what I've heard of psychology's view on the relationship between happiness and wealth: although extravagant wealth has no impact on happiness (the existence of luxuries does not remove craving, so no suffering reduced), but a basic subsistence, which could even be measured in dollars, does contribute to happiness. I think it's pretty naive, for instance, to actually believe the myth that Tibetans or Bhutanese can be dirt-poor, face political oppression, famine, disease, etc., and yet still be happier than average.
I don't doubt that it is possible for an individual to be happy despite circumstance, but collectively, people are always carried by circumstance, either they're lucky or victims of circumstance. The kind of mental purity that comes from Dhamma practice is unconditioned, such that even superficially practicing Buddhism does not ensure happiness.
Individually, a person born in ancient times who was reborn in modern times may have been about as happy, or more or less, depending on how much desire and aversion they felt (a basic notion of existentialism: you can get used to anything. A person born in medieval times could be just as happy as a person today, because they weren't aware of the possibilities of what we have today, so there was no such thing for them to crave and few people obsessively crave over fantasies, but instead, they crave things which are more immediate -- a medieval person would crave something close to his time, which he could see and touch.). However, collectively it's a different matter. Nobody, as I see it, can deny that advancements in medicine, consumer technology (refrigerators, air conditioning, food canning, etc.), and economic advances has not reduced aggregate or collective suffering. Although a person in medieval times did not crave these things, if we could give them these things, it would make life better for them and possibly give them an opportunity for happiness (if they exist as slave laborers, etc.).
So, is science and the physical context in which suffering occurs not also important? If a scientist finds a cure for a major disease, does this not alleviate suffering at least as much as a Dhamma talk? Shouldn't monks contribute to science, too, because of this?


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Musical Collaboration Highlights Change
The collaboration concert between the AU Chorus and the AU Symphony Orchestra on November 10 won't be a typical classical music performance. To begin with, the program pieces span the beginning of the 19th century up through the end of the 20th century and include a seldom-performed piece of music from contemporary composer Arvo Pärt, who is still alive today. "It's particularly unusual for a performance to include pieces from such a wide range of time periods," says Daniel Abraham, the show's chorus director and the director of choral activities for the Department of Performing Arts.
The pieces that were chosen by Abraham and Yaniv Dinur, the performance's conductor and the director of orchestral activities for the Department of Performing Arts, reflect a moment of conscious change during the time period that each was written. "The piece by Beethoven, Fantasy in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80—more commonly known as the Choral Fantasy, is the first significant attempt to bring choral and vocal forces into the symphonic medium," says Abraham. "The Wagner piece from Tristan and Isolde very much pushes the boundaries of what is functional tonality. The Pärt piece, Te Deum, showcases tintinnabuli, a new style of music he created."
Abraham and Dinur wanted to choose pieces that highlighted each of the ensembles and their strengths. "The starting point for us was the Choral Fantasy," says Dinur. "This special piece was written for orchestra, chorus, piano solo, and solo singers."
From there, they chose two other pieces that matched the multi-element theme. They wanted to include a composition that was contemporary and unusual. The Pärt piece includes a string orchestra, a magnetic tape of a recording of two notes on wind harp played by Pärt himself, and a piano that has screws placed in between the strings, which creates a new kind of sound. "We saw this as a real opportunity to do something that was outside of the norm of what is traditionally performed, particularly at universities," says Abraham. "We wanted to introduce our students and orchestra members to a piece that is stylistically very different."
Celebrated faculty member Yuliya Gorenman is featured in Choral Fantasy. The award-winning pianist has been called a "pianist without fear." Hailed as one of the most exciting Beethoven interpreters of her generation, her sold-out performances of all the Beethoven piano sonatas were critically acclaimed. The first volume of The Gorenman Beethoven Project: Piano Sonatas 1, 2, 3, was released to universal praise.
The performance will take place on Sunday, November 10, at 4:00 p.m. at the National Presbyterian Church at 4101 Nebraska Ave, NW Washington, DC. Tickets are $15 regular admission and $10 for the AU community and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at american.tix.com or by calling 202-885-ARTS.


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Chicken egg yolks are considered "neutral" in terms of qi energy. In traditional Chinese medicine, the body's energy or qi, needs to be balanced to ensure good health. Foods are usually qualified as hot or cold, and overindulgence in either hot or cold foods can unbalance the body's energy. As a result, neutral dietary foods like chicken egg yolk are useful for their lesser impact on qi.
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Sekha wrote:I couldn't find anything really precise about what Ayurveda has to say on the matter
Sekha wrote:I am not so sure it's good to rely on them too much. I take them only after the workout. Perhaps I should think of using them a bit more.
Sekha wrote:I come with a question, not really with answers. What do you think: are they dangerous if consumed more than once a day?
Virgo wrote:What about protein shakes?
Ben wrote:Whey-based protein formulas in the US have been found to contain heavy metal contamination.
I've also heard anecdotal reports of young people who have relied on protein formula for weight loss and 'bulking' suffering acute kidney disorders.
Ben wrote:Personally, I think one should get one's nutrients from wholefood plant-based meals.
Ben wrote:The fact of the matter is, in the West, one gets more than enough protein whether one is on a standard american/western diet or vegetarian or vegan.
Sekha wrote:I don't think this is a very dietetic way to prepare eggs.. It's very oily, and it doesn't leave the yolk liquid, as it should be.
Virgo wrote:The average adult, in decent health, without abnormal cholesterol levels, should have no more intake than 300 mg of cholesterol per day.
Virgo wrote:But stress isn't healthy either, so we have to have a fried egg if we want one every once in a while to stay stress-free about our food choices.
danieLion wrote:Hi Kevin,Virgo wrote:The average adult, in decent health, without abnormal cholesterol levels, should have no more intake than 300 mg of cholesterol per day.
Consuming cholesterol is for the most part irrelevant as shown in the topic here called The cholesterol myth. What's relevant to cholesterol levels is fat and protein consumption (aside from the social engineering issues--see, for instance, The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine by the British physician and researcher James Le Fanu--and the contoversy of recent blood serum cholesterol measures as largely just medical-industrial-complex hype--see, for instance, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine by the American phyisican and researcher John Abramson). Our bodies use the fats and proteins we eat to make virtually all of the cholesterol our body uses to support vital functions (like building and maintaining membranes; modulating membrane fluidity over the range of physiological temperatures; intracellular transport, cell signaling and nerve conduction; myelin sheathing of neurons for insulation and more efficient conduction of nerve impulses--low cholesterol is implicated in Alzheimer's--; aiding in the intestinal absorption of essential fat molecules as well as the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K; and serving as an important precursor molecule for the synthesis of vitamin D and the steroid hormones, including the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, as well as the sex hormones progesterone, estrogens, and testosterone, and their derivatives. Some research even indicates it may act as an antioxidant.)
Researchers like Richard Lazarus, Hans Selye (e.g., in his book, Stress Without Distress) and Robert Robert Sapolsky (e.g., in his books Stress, the Aging Brain, and the Mechanisms of Neuron Death, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers and his course "Stress and Your Body") would disagree and argue that there are two types of stress: distress ("bad" stress) and eustress ("good" stress).
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While you may not be able to show the world you're pregnant yet with a baby belly, internally there are definitely changes happening. Your hormones have increased to sustain your pregnancy and there are physical changes which may reassure you that, yes, you really are pregnant.
It's more than likely you're going to have cravings. Often the stress of trying to resist can cause more harm than having that second Tim Tam with a hot chocolate chaser and pink marshmallow on the side. Make your motto: 'everything in moderation' and you'll stay healthy and happy all through your pregnancy.
It's important to take pre-natal vitamins as recommended but watch out for constipation. Sometimes the extra iron can cause you to become less regular. Try switching to another brand, however if the problem continues to persist ask for professional advice.
Feelings of heartburn or indigestion can be relieved by eating smaller meals more regularly. If you find yourself snacking more than usual, try to stick to healthy options such as peanut butter and celery sticks, or apple and cheese.
TIP! Don't take any over-the-counter medications for longer than 48 hours without consulting your doctor. If a problem doesn't resolve, your GP may have another treatment for you.
Your baby goes through an incredible growth spurt this week. At the beginning of the 7th week, the crown-rump length of your growing baby is 4 to 5 mm. By the end of the week, you baby has more than doubled in size, to about 1.1 to 1.3cm long. His skin is paper-thin and his veins are clearly visible.
His teeth and the inside of his mouth are forming, and his ears continue to develop. Each eye has an optic cup, retina and lens, and the tip of his nose is sprouting. He will go through three sets of kidneys, and is currently developing his second set. There's an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. His liver is busy producing red blood cells, and a loop of your baby's growing intestines is bulging into his umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from his tiny body. Baby is certainly on the move now but you won't be able to feel anything just yet.
Read next week: Your Pregnancy Week 8
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January 10, 2014
"Just Ask" Prevention Campaign
Targets Teen Sex Trafficking
Timing Coincides with Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Jan. 11
Officials from the Fairfax County Police, public schools, Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, and the Northern Virginia community gathered today to kick off a new education and prevention campaign on the topic of teen sex trafficking. Defined as "the act of manipulating or forcing anyone under the age of 18 to engage in a sex act in exchange for anything of value (money, drugs, shelter, food, clothes, etc.)," police identify an average of two new potential victims per week.
Many people believe teen sex trafficking only happens to runaways or in other more urban settings. But, it is on the rise across Northern Virginia and teens are now being targeted in public venues; bus stops, walking down the street, parties, shopping malls, through social media outlets, and more. Sex traffickers do not discriminate; they recruit victims across ethnic, economic and gender strata. Most teens are unaware they are being drawn in and often don't recognize the signs of manipulation until it is too late. Traffickers are not just gang members or "criminals"; they may be business professionals, family members, students and teens they know. The trafficker may not be a stranger; rather it may be a friend or acquaintance from the classroom.
The "Just Ask" Prevention Project is a new public awareness campaign addressing the increasing prevalence of Teen Sex Trafficking in the region. A unique collaborative, the goal of the effort is to inspire residents to get involved with prevention and encourage them to learn more about spotting and reporting manipulative recruiters. It was produced by Hidden Brook Communications in Great Falls.
The campaign incorporates age-appropriate powerful illustrative new videos into the Fairfax County Public School Health & P.E. Family Life Education curriculum. An interactive website goes live Monday, January 13, JustAskVA.org, along with a Just Ask Facebook page. There will also be cadre of posters for buses, schools, and other locations. Schools will create a plastic bracelet awareness campaign.
Additionally, the campaign partners with the Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services who will fund several prevention and education programs such as a training event on February 5-6 for counseling professionals and February10 for shelter and residential program providers. Their goal is to better prepare personnel on the front lines to respond to human trafficking victims and survivors.
Parents, family, teachers and friends will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of teen sex trafficking situations and be urged to report suspicious activities to the FCPD Human Trafficking Unit .


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Lennar Gains 4% as Earnings Provide Foundation for Homebuilder Rally
Now that's how you construct a homebuilder rally.
Lennar (LEN) reported earnings today that were solid enough to boost the entire sector, despite mixed numbers from fellow homebuilder KB Home (KBH). The Wall Street Journal has the details:
For the quarter ended Aug. 31, Lennar reported a profit of $120.7 million, or 54 cents a share, up from $87.1 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier. The latest quarter included a $67.2 million tax provision, while the year-ago quarter included a $12.8 million tax benefit. Revenue rose 46% to $1.6 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently had forecast adjusted earnings of 45 cents on revenue of $1.56 billion.
Belus Capital Advisors' Brian Sozzi looks for the cloud in the sunny numbers:
Taking Lennar's "stellar" 3Q earnings this AM and comparing them to 2Q (the sequential look is the go-to analytical comparison when covering homebuilders, especially during current market conditions) a couple things stand out:
1. CEO sounded more cautious in prepared remarks regarding business trends, basically confirming demand has softened from the last time he was on a press release in June.
2. Deliveries: +37% vs. +39% 2Q
3. New orders: +14% vs. +27% 2Q
4. New orders down in the Central and Southeast Florida vs. up in 2Q.
Note these are some of the same sequential occurrences (slowing) we saw in the recent report from Toll Brothers (TOL). Very curious on how the stock acts today (and the entire homebuilder complex, such an Owens Corning (OC) and Home Depot (HD)); does market focus on slowing trends that were caused by the summer rate spike (and the prospect they may continue due to worsening housing affordability) or a possibly re-acceleration in demand with mortgage rates back in check?
It appears to be the latter. Lennar has gained 3.6% to $35.77, while KB Home has risen 1.4% to 17.26 and Toll Brothers has advanced 2.5% to $33.45. As for for Owens Corning, it's gained 0.6% to $39.38, while Home Depot has risen 0.1% to $75.99.


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After a good start in 2011, availability of effluent water for the residents of Las Vegas seems to be running late this year. Rumor has it that the City has not yet received a permit from the State to sell effluent water to the public this year. The City showed great creativity and initiative last year in seeking and obtaining permission to provide effluent water to residents for watering their plants. That permission came a bit late in the spring watering season, with the first water going out on the Tuesday after Memorial Day. With the system in place, this year's availability could have come April 1, in time for early spring flowers, but it did not. Fortunately, effluent water is available through delivery businesses in time for the second half of the spring flower season.
The City started its 2012 effluent water season for residents on May 15. The Optic carried the story on May 17 -- on the web, I guess, since that is a Thursday. The season for commercial haulers had started May 1. It would have been nice to have some availability during the winter, as our trees and bushes can use a drink between snows, and spring-blooming plant thrive on having water April 1 or so.


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"No one has ever lived in the past. No one will ever live in the future. The present is the form of all life." – the super computer Alpha 60, in Godard's Alphaville
Jean Luc-Godard's Alphaville (1965) is one of the most effective visions of a Dystopian future every created for the screen. Working with American-born French cult actor Eddie Constantine, Godard crafted a science-fiction narrative of the future, working in then-contemporary Paris, shooting mostly at night with available light, as he tells the story of Alpha 60, a gigantic computer than controls the zombified citizens of Alphaville, a futuristic metropolis in a distant constellation in interstellar space. Constantine plays Lemmy Caution, a tough-as nails secret agent, whom he had also portrayed in a series of crime thrillers to diminishing returns before he teamed up with Godard.
Caution has been sent to Alphaville to destroy Alpha 60, free the citizens from its control, and rescue the beautiful Natacha von Braun (Anna Karina), the daughter of Professor von Braun, aka Leonard Nosferatu (Howard Vernon), the creator of Alpha 60. Lemmy accomplishes all of this in his usual tough guy fashion, while simultaneously matching wits with Alpha 60 in a philosophical battle of the wills.
Alpha 60: "What is your secret? Tell me, Mr. Caution."
Caution: "Something which never changes, day or night. The past represents its future. It advances in a straight line, yet it ends by coming full circle."
Everything about Alphaville is corrupt; women are exhibited as objects for purchase, vending machines dispense cards saying "Thank You" in return for a franc (or "nothing for something"), and anyone in Alphaville who displays the slightest bit of emotion is immediately sentenced to death. Shooting in crisp black and white with his signature cameraman, Raoul Coutard, on a budget of roughly $100,000, Godard transforms images of Paris at night into a hellish depiction of the future, when no one cares about anything anymore, and hope, love and faith have been forgotten.
Here's the trailer, which is typically Godardian. If you haven't seen the film, click on the image below now; this is proof that a sharp, cold, and superbly calculated vision of the future can be accomplished with a few actors, existing cityscapes, and an imagination which was, at the time, boundless.
Alphaville: one of the great Dystopian classics of the cinema.


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The creation of test patterns for mixed signal IP has been, to a large extent, a manual effort. To improve the process used to test, access, and control embedded IP, the new IEEE P1687 standard 1 is being defined by a broad coalition of IP vendors, IP users, major ATE companies, and all three major EDA vendors. This new standard, also called IJTAG, is expected to be rapidly and widely adopted by the semiconductor industry. The P1687 standard will enable the industry to develop test patterns for IPs on the IP level without having to know how the IP will be embedded within different designs. Mentor Graphics and NXP Semiconductors (NXP) worked together to implement P1687 on mixed-signal IPs in a 65 nm automotive design. The results demonstrate the significant advantages of P1687 over the current IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) 2 test methodology, both in automating the test pattern development and in reducing test setup data volume by more than 50%.
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Where are the voices of reason, those who would speak out for modern agriculture? Recent news would lead you to believe that the activists are gaining ground and that we must cast aside our use of modern technology for the more compassionate, politically correct farming methods that were common in the days before electricity reached into rural America.
News item: In early January an arson fire heavily damaged 14 cattle trucks at Harris Farms in Fresno County, Calif. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF), an underground group that the FBI identifies as a domestic terrorist organization, claimed credit for the fire in a statement sent to the Fresno Bee newspaper. The fire caused over $2 million in damages, but fortunately no one was hurt. No arrests have been made.
News item: In Ohio this week, a woman who is a self-proclaimed animal rights activist, was arrested and charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting the individual's throat. You read that right, she allegedly didn't care who the target was as long as they were wearing fur!
Fortunately, the plan was easily uncovered by the FBI since the woman allegedly used Facebook to search for a hit man. The agency subpoenaed Facebook to uncover details about the woman's profile, and an FBI agent contacted her posing as a would-be hit man. Federal marshals arrested her and she is awaiting a hearing.
News item: A British hog farmer targeted by animal rights activists apparently committed suicide a few days after an undercover video was released showing animal cruelty on his farm. The British press called the video "shocking," and the farmer was quoted as saying he was "absolutely gutted." There was no suggestion in the reports that the farmer was directly involved in the cruelty – his employees were apparently the culprits – but the man was allegedly harassed and the publicity may have been more than he could bear.
Increasingly, it seems, news items such as those are becoming common occurrences. The decades-old animal rights movements in Europe and America have undoubtedly had an impact on the population as a whole, and become an all-consuming focus of a select few.
Setting arson fires and plotting a random murder-for-hire are illogical means by which to further a cause. But, we can't apply logic to illogical or deranged thinking. No, what we must do is seek voices of reason and spokesmen and women for agriculture whose voices are capable of being heard over the steady drumbeat of those who seek to take agriculture back to the hunter-gatherer days.
One of those voices belongs to Bill Gates. Yes, the Microsoft founder is an advocate for agriculture, championing the use of technology and modern agriculture to alleviate hunger throughout the world. At a speech to the UN rural poverty agency (IFAD) in Rome, this week, Gates called for a "digital revolution" to combat hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties.
"We have to think hard about how to start taking advantage of the digital revolution that is driving innovation including in farming," Gates said. "If you care about the poorest, you care about agriculture. We believe that it's possible for small farmers to double and in some cases even triple their yields in the next 20 years while preserving the land."
Gates' foundation has committed $2 billion for farmers over the years, and in Rome he announced $200 million in new grants to finance research on a new type of drought-resistant maize, a vaccine to help livestock farmers and a project for training farmers.
"Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty," he said.
Gates defended the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the developing world and large-scale farm land investments by foreign states in the developing world – both seen as highly controversial by many.
"You should go out and talk to people growing rice and (ask) do they mind that it was created in a laboratory when their child has enough to eat?" Gates said. "The change in the way mankind lives over the last several hundred years is based on adoption of innovative practices and we simply haven't done enough for those in the greatest need to bring these things (into use)."
Now that's a voice worth championing to all those who would denounce modern agriculture.