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Business owners and officials of cities surrounding Ohio largest military installation say they are increasingly uneasy about possible furloughs brought on by sequestration.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton could furlough up to 13,000 civilian employees for 22 days beginning in April if Congress and President Barack Obama fail to avert sequestration, or automatic defense and domestic spending reductions set to begin March 1.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that those civilian employees could be notified by mid-March.
The Dayton Daily News reports increasing nervousness among business owners and city officials in the neighboring cities of Fairborn and Riverside. They say it would have a huge impact.
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Beethoven String Quartet in F major, op. 135Schumann String Quartet in A major, op. 41 no. 3Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44 with special guest pianist, Shohei Sekimoto
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Coast Gallery, Laguna Beach's premier Fine Art Gallery, presents "Beyond Words", an extraordinary collection of contemporary artworks by legendary songwriter and lyricist Bernie Taupin. Beginning on February 7, the public will be able to preview the artwork at Coast Gallery in Laguna Beach. Exhibition previews will run through February 10th, with special appearances by Bernie Taupin on Saturday, February 9 (7-9pm) and Sunday, February 10 (1-3 pm). RSVP's requested: 949.376.4185. Visit www.coastgallery.com for more information.
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Being able to accurately estimate disease risk would be very helpful to veterinarians, but often the right tools are not available to get this done. Mike Sanderson, DVM, MS, Kansas State University, and graduate student, Becky Smith, DVM, have developed two disease-risk models, however, that may be able to help veterinarians estimate the risk of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and trichomoniasis caused by Tritrichomonas fetus.
"BVDV seems to be a hot topic so in some cases it may get blamed for more than it does," Sanderson notes. "Trich is a growing problem and I think veterinarians are becoming more aware of it again. Correctly estimating herd risk is a complex and difficult issue. These new models are meant to help veterinarians and producers make the most economical decisions about how to control that risk." Both of the models can be used to identify the optimal testing and vaccination strategy for a given management plan to control the risk of introducing trich or BVDV. They might also suggest where management could be changed to decrease risk.
Trichomoniasis, a venereal disease that can cause early abortions, has been fairly isolated in geographic pockets until a few years ago. "A few years ago no one thought trich was much of a problem, but it seems to be re-emerging and moving into areas where it hadn't been recognized in some time," Sanderson explains.
The Trichomoniasis page of the website asks specific questions under the categories of herd management, imports and neighboring herds. Once the information is entered, the program calculates the probability of introducing trich and the probability of exceeding a certain amount of cost associated with the outbreak.
For BVDV specifically, the model will help identify the most economical long-run testing and vaccination control strategy including which animals to test. "Often targeted testing of imports — especially fetuses of imported pregnant females — is the best testing plan and additional testing doesn't always pay to decrease entry risk," Sanderson explains. "There are many scenarios where just testing the whole calf crop every year is not the most economical choice. The web model doesn't directly address the scenario where you know you already have BVDV. In that case, you probably need to test calves to get rid of it first."
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Sanderson and Smith spent two years developing the models and another year to get them programmed and implemented on the Web. "We did an extensive review of the scientific literature to identify all the available data on BVDV and trich," he says. "We also surveyed some experts on areas where there was not much scientific literature. This defined the factors we wanted to model and the values that go into the model to make it work."
He suggests the best way for a veterinarian to use these models with clients is to sit down with him/her and fill in the information as accurately as they can. "The veterinarian helping the producer input good numbers and interpret results is essential," he notes. "I think it could also be a great way to start some discussion on risks and overall herd health."
At the top of the results page is a probability of introducing BVDV (or trich) in your management scenario if you do nothing to prevent it, Sanderson says. That by itself is not a very useful number. "The point of the model is to identify what are the most effective and economical control strategies to minimize the economic risk of disease introduction."
The set of numbers below show the probabilities of exceeding the reported dollar value in costs (for BVDV and a 300-cow herd they are reported for three levels: $30,000, $21,000 and $15,000) for each of the control strategies listed. "This lets the producer decide how much financial risk they are willing to take; sometimes the optimal strategy is different for different loss levels." So for the example given here, a 300 cow herd imported 50 pregnant heifers and three bulls each year and shared a fenceline with one other herd during breeding. "This results in a 99% chance of importing BVDV over 10 years if no control is practiced," Sanderson says. The control strategy that gives the lowest probability of exceeding $30,000 in costs is to vaccinate all breeding stock and test all imported cattle, including the calves of pregnant imports.
The model identifies the strategy or strategies with the lowest probability of exceeding the loss at each level and tags it with a "Best Choice" label. "If the model says you should vaccinate and test all imports, it's because that strategy has the lowest probability of exceeding the designated cost," Sanderson explains. The costs associated with each control strategy also include all costs associated with testing, labor, vaccination, etc. The model is meant to provide decision support for choosing the most economical testing and vaccination control strategy for a producer's management.
While the models may seem complex, they effectively deal with a complex interaction of biology and economics. "Biosecurity program costs accrue each year but outbreaks happen only occasionally, so in years where no disease would be introduced, the most economical plan would be to spend no money on biosecurity" Sanderson says. "But in years when disease is introduced and an outbreak occurs, the losses can exceed many years of biosecurity program costs. The problem is how to assess the frequency of outbreaks, the cost of outbreaks, and the effectiveness of various control strategies."
Sanderson says much data are available on BVDV and trich in the scientific literature and was utilized in the models. "For a variety of reasons we cannot directly collect the data on the interaction of all of these management and risk issues," he says. "Imagine enrolling 200+ herds in a clinical trial and randomly imposing import practices and biosecurity practices on them — the cost would be prohibitive both in dollars and in angry ranchers. So risk analysis simulation modeling is a way to capture this as best we can and make better decisions based on what pays best or minimizes loss in the long run."
Risk assessment tools
To access the BVDV and trich risk-assessment tools, visit the Kansas State Production Medicine Page.
Or, for the BVDV model, click here. For the Tritrichomonas model, click here.


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|TR, 1 pitch, 60'
|YDS: 5.12a French: 7a+ Ewbanks: 25 UIAA: VIII+ ZA: 25 British: E5 6a [details]
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By mlloyd
From: denver
Aug 15, 2011
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
By slim
Aug 16, 2011
So, what you are saying is that after previewing the route on rappel you decided to add a bolt to an existing TR (while on rappel, I suppose) and thus produce a synthetic runout lead. Your "ethics" sound pretty lame. If you were "proficient" at the grade, why not just go ground up with hooks for pro?
Also, love the photo. Complete with tick marks and a note showing just how high that first bolt is. Heroic.
By richard magill
Aug 16, 2011
Having put up a bunch of routes in Castlewood with Hanson and Anderson, I would just comment that the rock quality is questionable in most of the canyon.
I have seen pockets actually pulled out (which is bizarre to witness) and cobbles fall off without provocation. While we always enjoyed climbing there, we sometimes jokingly called it the "Chosswood Empire".
So, generally speaking, the stone here isn't well-suited for "bold" ascents. Maybe this route is an exception....
By Mike Lane
From: Centennial, CO
Aug 16, 2011
Captured for posterity,
mlloyd, 8/15/11:
"I rapped in and checked out this route the other day to find a beautiful climb albeit very dirty. I cleaned it up with a brush and a nut tool, removing lots of loose rock and sand, revealing good rock below. I was interested in leading this climb for the first time (it has only been TR'ed). I have climbed in CWC for years and like the adventury feel of sparse pro and lack of trusty bolts but found no way to climb this route without soloing it. I chose to add a single bolt to protect the 5.12b crux at about the 25-30 ft level to allow someone who is proficient at the grade to climb a wonderful route. Normally a route like this would require 5-6 bolts, but due to my ethics of placing as few bolts as possible, I chose to only place that which is required. Anchors were placed at the top as well because no crack or tree are available without significant restrictions. I hope that climbers enjoy a new/ rediscovered route in the "Wood"."
This is Douchebaggery on numerous levels.
Rich: Et tu? You know as well as any of us that once one of us "exfoliators" works a line, any loose crap there is has snapped off. Wendell Spire needed more cleaning than most, but even then it really wasn't all that bad.
By mlloyd
From: denver
Aug 16, 2011
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
By Mike Lane
From: Centennial, CO
Aug 16, 2011
The Park has a zero-tolerance policy on bolting at the moment. No committees, no permits, nada. The new administration won't even bother returning my queries. The previous one under Jen Marten at least would hear us out. But it took pointing out that life-safety was at stake just to get extremely limited permission to replace anchors on 2 of the oldest walls; and even then Tod probably spent about 20 hours navigating the forms.
We might try again this Winter, but the effort seems greater than the reward.
By slim
Aug 16, 2011
While I agree that my observation is interesting, I don't agree that it is meaningless. A person attempting to onsight the route in the future, given the protection that you felt was adequate (while headpointing, which by the way I wouldn't even call this headpointing given the bolt placement) will be at a distinct disadvantage.
When you rapped in and decided to place the bolt, you also chose to not be bold. Insisting that the folks in the future be held to your "style" is BS. When you decide to place bolts on rappel, the "ethical" thing to do would be to place the protection such that when future parties do it "ground up" they aren't at a contrived disadvantage.
That's not even considering the whole bolting ban issue.
By richard magill
Aug 16, 2011
What I was trying to say was that Castlewood does not seem the appropriate place for runout stuff like this.
Even after extensive cleaning, it would seem that seasonally a route can change with freeze/thaws, etc.
At Wendell Spire, I remember going back there and doing one of those routes a year or two after it went in, and 2 cobbles fell off.
So, in my opinion, new route development at Castlewood would require not only a permit, but should also have at least reasonable bolt-spacing to assure that the route can be done safely.
By Mike Lane
From: Centennial, CO
Aug 16, 2011
|Totally agree with you on that, Rich. I think this particular route has a creepy flake that flexes down below the crux.
By Tom Hanson
Aug 2, 2012
I first conceptualized and tr'ed this route. Stratego is my name.
I praise the addition of the single bolt and the bold lead that followed.


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The pace of Robert Griffin III's rehab from knee surgery took a huge leap Monday, when Griffin told reporters that he will participate in 11-on-11 drills on Tuesday at the Washington Redskins' training camp in Richmond, Va.
Griffin also said that he hoped to play in an exhibition—another alteration from the previously announced plan for him—and added, "There's no doubt I'm playing Week 1. That's the way I feel about it."
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However, after the Redskins' afternoon practice, coach Mike Shanahan quickly reiterated his plan from the beginning of training camp—and invoked team medical consultant Dr. James Andrews, who operated on Griffin's knee in January.
There is "no possibility" that Griffin will play in the preseason, Shanahan said, citing Andrews' advice. "Hopefully, he's ready for the first game of the season. If there's no setbacks, he'll be ready,'' Shanahan added.
In addition, Griffin's return to contact drills will take place Wednesday instead of Tuesday, Shanahan said, because of weekend rain pushing the practice schedule up.
The Redskins open the regular season Sept. 9 at home in a Monday night game against Philadelphia.
The plan to let Griffin participate in contact drills is a significant departure from the cautious approach Shanahan and the Redskins' medical staff outlined in the offseason—a plan Griffin had labeled "Operation Patience."
Having seen that change in plans, Griffin said Monday, "Let's get that straight—I want to play in the preseason. It's a hard 'no' right now, but it's my job is to make that a soft 'no,' and possibly a 'yes.'"
"I like competitors,'' Shanahan answered later in the day. "I like people that want to go. The great ones do that."
As he pushed to play, meanwhile, Griffin admitted he did not agree with what Shanahan had laid out. Asked directly about it, he hesitated, laughed to himself, and said:
"I can't BS that answer, so—no. I don't like it, but there is some part of it that I do understand. I don't understand all of it. But at the end of the day, he (Shanahan) gave me his word ... When you give your word to somebody, that's all you have, so I'm just banking that they will stay true to their word and I'm staying true to mine."
"I don't have to understand it. I don't have to like it,'' he added. "But at the end of the day, if he plays me Week 1 and I'm ready to go, then I'll give him a salute and I'll go play my butt off for him."
In a tweet about two hours later, Griffin attempted to clarify his remarks: "There is no friction. There is an understanding between coach and player. That is all. Don't have to like everything."
Neither Griffin nor Shanahan would reveal any specific details about either the rehab plan or about their personal discussions of it.
"Our plan is to play him Week 1. I want to play him Week 1,'' Shanahan said. "I think we have a good game plan."
Griffin warmed up for last Thursday's exhibition in Tennessee as if he were going to be active, although there was never a plan for him to play in that game. He also dressed in his full uniform, including pads, for the game. He did that, he said, to "let the team know that I was ready to play.
"If it had been a regular-season game, I would've been ready to play," he said of the Tennessee game.
Griffin underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee on Jan. 9—seven months and three days ago. The Redskins' next two exhibitions are next Monday at home against Pittsburgh and the following Saturday at home against Buffalo, and Griffin hinted that he wanted to play in the latter game.
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Drive This, Not That: 10 Pricey Autos and Their Cheaper Counterparts
On Sale Date: Fall 2012
Price: $18,000–21,000 (estimated)
Competitors: Hyundai Tucson, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5
Powertrain: 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder, 145 hp, 148 lb-ft; five-speed manual, CVT, AWD
EPA Fuel Economy (city/hwy): N/A
What's New: The XV is essentially a five-door Impreza raised on its suspension, in the same way Subaru's Outback is a taller Legacy wagon. It's going on sale in Europe now and coming to America in fall as a 2013 model. Subaru will rebadge the new offering as the XV Crosstrek for the U.S. market, and it will share the Impreza's choice of five-speed manual transmission or CVT.
The XV will give Subaru an entry into the burgeoning low-price crossover segment, with standard four-wheel-drive traction at a starting price expected to be under $20,000. Roomier, more fuel-efficient, and better finished than the old Outback Sport, the XV also has the added ground clearance that the Sport, a mere trim package, lacked.
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ROAD safety experts are urging people to take extra care as bad weather continues to cause flooding and travel chaos.
Authorities say although most people are behaving responsibly a minority are ignoring road closure signs and driving through floods or even, amazingly, moving the signs out of the way.
Anna Higgins from the West Mercia Safer Roads Partnership said: "Although the flooding has caused disruption on the roads for many motorists this week, we're encouraged that the majority have been following safety advice and are taking extra care on their journey. However, there is unfortunately a number of selfish drivers who aren't considering how their actions are affecting other people.
"If you come across a road closure sign on your journey, do not ignore it. Not only it is highly dangerous to yourself and other road users, but there have been incidents where large waves are being created by motorists driving through flooded roads which are then going into neighbouring properties which are already affected by the flooding.
"We would urge motorists to show some consideration in these severe conditions and think about their actions before trying to take dangerous shortcuts.
"Additionally, motorists should not move road closure signs. Not only is this highly irresponsible, it's also an offence.
"As always, we would encourage motorists to stay alert to local news and weather reports for details of road closures, and visit the Environment Agency website (www.environment-agency.gov.uk) for the latest flood information. If your local area is experiencing flooding it's advisable to leave any non essential travel until it has subsided."


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I love white iron furniture - I have an old White Iron dresser (very heavy) with the formica top and a white stool to match.
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Topic: SSO conference Orlando, Florida
As you know, Karen and I are attending the Annual Society of Surgical Oncology Conference in Orlando.
Much to our surprise we were the only cancer foundation present. But the attendance of 1,200 physicians and others allowed us the opportunity to interact with the numerous people attending this conference. Not surprising to us many physicians were from foreign countries and most had not head of our organization. Keeping in mind that we are an organization with global outreach, we gladly used this occasion to further our reach worldwide.
Several physicians asked for The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation to be present in Canada also. At one point some time back some of our Canadian friends had contemplated staring a foundation for the disease of cholangiocarcinoma however; for various reasons the endeavor never came about. Please know that we will share information and assist you in any way possible to make it happen.
The majority of hepatobiliary cancer studies will be presented on Saturday however, the presentation of posters included some of interest to us. Karen will report on details of the findings of the various studies in her upcoming posting and I will attend most of the upcoming sessions and then report back to you.
The Stand-up for Cancer organization came up with a clever idea by presenting a large board titled: "Who do you stand up for?" Without hesitation I added a quotation on behalf of our community.
My updated posting will include a picture for all to see.
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Several months ago we were alerted that 2014 could be an El Nino year. On May 8, the National Climate Prediction Center issued an El Niño Watch Alert. Now, it seems the question is not if El Niño will develop, but rather when it will develop. Early indications suggest the expected El Niño could produce historically strong weather events.
El Niño is characterized by a warming band of water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, coupled with rising air surface pressures. The effects of El Niño vary according to the strength and timing of its occurrence. El Niño weather patterns can be expected every two to seven years.
A strong El Niño would likely have a material influence on agricultural production across the globe. A new study by Japanese scientists suggests El Niño has the potential to hurt corn and wheat crops, but could be beneficial to soybean yields. Recent El Niño occurrences have benefited crops in the Corn Belt.
The United States and South America usually benefit from rainfall patterns that increase soybean production. El Niño can damage Australia's wheat crops by producing drought. India could suffer from an interruption of the monsoon season, placing wheat crops at risk. Chinese grain yields could be affected as well. The weather phenomenon could help or hurt Asian crops, depending on the amount of precipitation, and whether increased rainfall occurs during the growing season, or during harvest.
Some weather officials have warned that the initial signs of this El Niño development draw similarities to those associated with the major El Niño event in 1997-98. That crop year, U.S. grain yields were largely unaffected, but some significant crop damage was reported in other countries. Most damage in the U.S. occurred in the country's southwestern and northeastern regions. Areas in California and the Gulf Coast faced heavy flooding. The particularly strong El Niño produced a warm, wet winter across North America.
Major growing regions outside of the U.S. have been affected differently by past El Niño weather patterns. Some areas were burdened by massive flooding or drought, while others benefited from increased rainfall and favorable temperatures. Northern Brazil faced an intense drought that hurt corn and soybean crops. Drought hurt agricultural production in most parts of Asia. Black Sea growers have largely benefited from El Niño conditions.
If a significant El Niño does occur, its effects on agriculture are likely to linger. El Niño reverses itself by way of La Niña, the phenomenon of cooling ocean temperatures. Studies suggest that La Niña occurrences have been responsible for global crop yield losses of anywhere from 0%-5% below normal.
El Niño is often viewed as beneficial to North American harvests, but the weather phenomenon produces too many unknowns for agriculture. Its occurrence has resulted in massive flooding in some regions and severe drought in others.
Let's hope "the boy" is quiet and well-mannered this time around. Keep yourself informed on developments regarding the possible El Niño. If the weather phenomenon starts to look as though it will disrupt agricultural production this year, marketing plans will have to be adjusted.


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A Planet from Another Galaxy
Planet from another galaxy discovered
Artist impression of the planet discovered with extragalactic origins. The planet was discovered using the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. Credit: ESO
An exoplanet orbiting a star that entered our Milky Way from another galaxy has been detected by a European team of astronomers using the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The Jupiter-like planet is particularly unusual, as it is orbiting a star nearing the end of its life and could be about to be engulfed by it, giving tantalizing clues about the fate of our own planetary system in the distant future. The planet will provide astrobiologists with new information about the evolution of celestial worlds around distant stars – information that is useful in determining the best places to search for habitable, extrasolar planets.
Over the last 15 years, astronomers have detected nearly 500 planets orbiting stars in our cosmic neighborhood, but none outside our Milky Way has been confirmed. There have been tentative claims of the detection of extragalactic exoplanets through "gravitational microlensing" events, in which the planet passing in front of an even more distant star leads to a subtle, but detectable "flash". However, this method relies on a singular event — the chance alignment of a distant light source, planetary system and observers on Earth — and no such extragalactic planet detection has been confirmed.
Now, however, a planet with a minimum mass 1.25 times that of Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a star of extragalactic origin, even though the star now finds itself within our own galaxy.
Artist impression of the planet discovered with extragalactic origins. The planet orbits the star HIP 13044, which is about 2000 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax (the Furnace). Credit: ESO
It is part of the so-called Helmi stream — a group of stars that originally belonged to a dwarf galaxy that was devoured by our galaxy, the Milky Way, in an act of galactic cannibalism about six to nine billion years ago. The results are published in Science Express.
"This discovery is very exciting," says Rainer Klement of the Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie (MPIA), who was responsible for the selection of the target stars for this study. "For the first time, astronomers have detected a planetary system in a stellar stream of extragalactic origin. Because of the great distances involved, there are no confirmed detections of planets in other galaxies. But this cosmic merger has brought an extragalactic planet within our reach."
The star is known as HIP 13044, and it lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax (the Furnace). The astronomers detected the planet, called HIP 13044 b, by looking for the tiny telltale wobbles of the star caused by the gravitational tug of an orbiting companion. For these precise observations, the team used the high-resolution spectrograph FEROS attached to the 2.2-meter MPG/ESO telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.
Adding to its claim to fame, HIP 13044 b is also one of the few exoplanets known to have survived the period when its host star expanded massively after exhausting the hydrogen fuel supply in its core — the red giant phase of stellar evolution. The star has now contracted again and is burning helium in its core. Until now, these so-called horizontal branch stars have remained largely uncharted territory for planet-hunters.
The 2.2m telescope at La Silla has been in operation since early 1984 and is on indefinite loan to ESO from the Max Planck Gesellschaft. Operation and maintenance of the telescope is the responsibility of ESO. The telescope (which is a fork mounted Ritchey-Chretien) was built by Zeiss and has been in use at La Silla since 1984. It is equipped with WFI, FEROS and GROND. Credit: ESO/H.H.Heyer
"This discovery is part of a study where we are systematically searching for exoplanets that orbit stars nearing the end of their lives," says Johny Setiawan, also from MPIA, who led the research. "This discovery is particularly intriguing when we consider the distant future of our own planetary system, as the Sun is also expected to become a red giant in about five billion years."
HIP 13044 b is near to its host star. At the closest point in its elliptical orbit, it is less than one stellar diameter from the surface of the star (or 0.055 times the Sun-Earth distance). It completes an orbit in only 16.2 days. Setiawan and his colleagues hypothesize that the planet's orbit might initially have been much larger, but that it moved inwards during the red giant phase.
Any closer-in planets may not have been so lucky. "The star is rotating relatively quickly for an horizontal branch star," says Setiawan. "One explanation is that HIP 13044 swallowed its inner planets during the red giant phase, which would make the star spin more quickly."
Although HIP 13044 b has escaped the fate of these inner planets so far, the star will expand again in the next stage of its evolution. HIP 13044 b may therefore be about to be engulfed by the star, meaning that it is doomed after all. This could also foretell the demise of our outer planets — such as Jupiter — when the Sun approaches the end of its life.
The star also poses interesting questions about how giant planets form, as it appears to contain very few elements heavier than hydrogen and helium — fewer than any other star known to host planets. "It is a puzzle for the widely accepted model of planet formation to explain how such a star, which contains hardly any heavy elements at all, could have formed a planet. Planets around stars like this must probably form in a different way," adds Setiawan.
This research was presented in a paper, "A Giant Planet Around a Metal-poor Star of Extragalactic Origin", by J. Setiawan et al., and appeared in Science Express on 18 November 2010: http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1045/eso1045.pdf


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It was early one morning at the John Carney residence.
Too early.
Down the stairs from the bedroom walked Mrs. Carney in her nightgown, heading to the kitchen for a cup of coffee. Before she reached the machine, she spotted four kickers in the house, sitting on a couch, waiting for her husband to open up the couple's garage.
"At that point," John Carney said, "it was time to move the guys out of the house and find a new location."
In retirement, the 23-year NFL veteran has found a niche, transitioning from Chargers great to San Diego businessman and inventor. His mentorship and resources attract, near and far, some of the most accomplished and promising kickers to his private gym. They'll kick at parks as well and hit the water to paddleboard.
Yes, Carney, 48, has no trouble staying busy.
This Friday, he and Pro Bowl Giants punter Steve Weatherford will co-host Dinner With the Pros, a seventh-annual event in which celebrities serve guests dinner. The night at La Costa Resort & Spa raises money for Southern California faith-based organizations.
On Sundays, he runs a two-hour Carney Clinic for local experienced high school kickers and punters.
On most days, he updates his website, carneycoaching.com, and works with a who's-who list of NFL clientele, be it ones with jobs or those preparing to earn them. Former Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding, Giants kicker Josh Brown, Panthers kicker Graham Gano and ex-San Diego State punter Brian Stahovich are among those to have trained with Carney.
Since the garage days, things have evolved.
Chargers kicker Nick Novak remembers the 2011 lockout, sprinting on a road by orange trees. He says they'd run cross-country through people's backyards to a steep hill he estimates at 100 yards in length and anywhere from 45 to 60 degrees in slope.
The group of regulars included Novak, Weatherford, Carney and Jets kicker Nick Folk, but as many as a dozen trained at the house at once.
"It was very Rocky-esque, like Rocky IV in Russia," Novak said. "It's definitely smaller than what he's got now. We'd utilize the driveway. We'd do lunges and stuff like that. We made do."
The day the Chargers released Kaeding last October, the Pro Bowler called Carney.
Quickly, they began a training regimen at his new 2,400 square-foot gym, the Carney Training Facility (CTF).
Located in Carlsbad, it includes much of the old garage equipment but with new machines and extra workout stations. Carney's music playlist blasts from a stereo, from Rolling Stones to Queen to the fight song of Notre Dame, his alma mater.
On one wall, there are photographs of NFL kickers and punters.
On the opposite wall, quotes are written in chalk against a black background. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. The more we prepare during peace, the less we bleed in battle. Road block, hurdle or steppingstone? You decide.
Stahovich trained for the 2012 NFL Combine with Carney.
Preparing with him, he said, is more than just about the workout equipment.
"He's played at pretty much every NFL field," Stahovich said. "He knows, 'All right, so on this field, you want to do this and this. Watch for this. The wind is like this.' He knows all that stuff off the top of his head."
San Diego may be the ideal setting for Carney's academy.
The weather is good. There are places to run. For paddle boarding, the water is there.
One issue may be that, when searching for somewhere to practice kicking, there are only so many available goal posts in the area.
But Carney solved that.
He invented a patent-pending inflatable goal post. It allows him and anyone he's training with to meet at a park, pump up a post and kick away. The sessions are competitive as they aim for the space between the uprights — it's intentionally narrower, better for target practice, Carney says.
Much of Carney's teaching happens on the field.
The sessions are filmed, so he'll replay them in a video room located at CTF. The videos are slowed down on cSwing, a program designed for golfers to analyze the swing motion.
"When we get out there and kick, he's kicking right there with us," Kaeding said. "He could go out there and play an NFL game if he had to right now. There's no doubt about that."


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Was today the day when it dawned on people that without a deal, the consumer could be in real trouble? Was today the day when it hit the market that the regular guy is concerned?
I have to tell you that the comments from Wal-Mart (WMT), on top of the comments from Dollar General (DG) yesterday about gross margins, tell me that the everyday person is now starting to figure out he has to be worried, even if he is not sure exactly what it is that he is supposed to be worried about. He knows we have a big budget deficit. He knows, like he knew when the debt-ceiling crisis occurred, that something bad is going to happen, and he knows that it might be something bad happening to him.
So that's who pulls back.
We may now be past the point of who is to blame and more to the place of "I don't care who is to blame, do something." That's why, contrary to many people on this site, I was quite contented with what Ben Bernanke is doing. He knows that sudden austerity is coming, and the last thing the country needs is a guy who is going to raise interest rates now because we had some good housing data. I think he recognizes how fragile the construction and auto rebound is, and he needs to send a signal that he is not a Jean-Claude Trichet figure who wants to start raising rates as soon as possible.
It drove me crazy today to hear so many people talk about how the real problem now is how Bernanke will get out of this position when things get better.
To me, what's pertinent is, who is going to hire if everybody gets a tax increase and if instant and stupid spending cuts cause 2 million jobs to be lost?
Bernanke knows that austerity is good incrementally but hideous all at once and without thought. That's why he coined it a "fiscal cliff," for heaven's sake. So don't blame him. He knows that consumer and business confidence is falling. He knows the cliff is coming.
He just wants to make the landing as gentle as possible, although when you jump from a cliff without a rope, the results tend to be less than optimal.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of Benicia residents on Thursday appealed to a Bay Area regulatory commission to halt any move to remove several derelict boats and barges near the city's historic downtown.
The residents consider them picturesque relics of old industrial times.
Speaking at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) meeting, three residents said they objected to the cleanup along the city shoreline because of the vessels' artistic and historic nature.
"We want to save the water scene as it appears now," Benicia resident Greg Davis told the commission, which met in the San Francisco Ferry Building.
The panel has regulatory oversight of the Bay and surrounding waters.
While no action was taken Thursday, BCDC Executive Director Larry Goldzband reminded the commission of its responsibility to enforce the removal of unauthorized marine debris.
Last week, BCDC warned the city that if it doesn't proceed by February, it may issue a cleanup order forcing the city to move forward, and pay for the work itself. The work is expected to take 15 days and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, CalRecyle project engineer Todd Thalhamer said.
On Monday, city officials informed BCDC staff that given the financial consequences, "it will be the city's intent to comply with the enforcement action in partnership with CalRecycle."
"We think this is good news and I want to let the commission know we think we can work quickly and cooperatively with city staff," Goldzband said. "But we are still awaiting a response from the city of Benicia with a decision whether it wants to go forward."
The vessels in question include an old wooden fishing boat from Alaska called the "Red Baron," a pile driver used in Bay Area pier construction and a yellow crane connected to a sunken barge purportedly used in constructing the Golden Gate Bridge.
They were deposited decades ago in the old boatyard at the end of West C Street, which is owned by Phil Joy since 2004. The commission considers the vessels to be illegal "fill," and for years has been working with the city and Joy to identify funding for their removal.
Since 2008, Joy has used state grants to remove thousands of cubic yards of debris at the site, but three large vessels have remained mired in the mud while the city and the commission have sought funding to complete the cleanup.
The slow-moving project gained new life in the fall, when CalRecycle, the state's recycling agency, identified $400,000 that could be put toward the work if it could be finished by February, when a new funding cycle will start. In addition, the commission informed the city it would consider expediting the permit for a new seawall to protect the shoreline after the barges -- which act as a tidal break -- are removed.
In recent weeks, however, after some residents raised objections, the city has hesitated moving forward. The city has been in talks with CalRecycle about leaving at least one vessel in place, but the agency has indicated it won't consider a partial project.
To Davis and other residents, the old boats are not junk.
"To us, they are similar to old trucks and tractors that sit alone, aging in place along country roads," Davis said. "Drivers are attracted to the link to the past way of life ... the 'Red Baron' and the Spudes pile driver and yellow crane are such attractions to many who live and visit Benicia."
Project opponents also have raised environmental questions about pulling the barges, pilings and other equipment out of the sediment.
"These few remaining vessels have been anchored in the muddy waters for decades," said Sue Wilson, a local painter and member of the Benicia Plein Air Gallery on First Street. "Lifting them up could stir up nasty stuff. We ask that we follow the rule 'first do no harm.' "
Benicia resident Jim Stevenson told the commission that many residents enjoy the rustic boatyard on the Carquinez Strait. If the vessels are removed, he said, residents and visitors would miss an opportunity "to stop and ponder what work was performed by these old and attractive artifacts."
He asked the commission to delay the project and to obtain an environmental impact report addressing the site's historic nature, the possible presence of buried industrial toxins and the risk of erosion of newly exposed areas subject to river and tide action.


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A's outright RHP Chris Resop to Sacramento
The Oakland A's outrighted right-handed pitcher Chris Resop to Triple-A Sacramento, the club announced today.
Resop was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA and .293 opponents batting average in 18 games with the A's. He did not allow an earned run over his first seven games this year, but surrendered 12 runs over his last 11 games and 11.2 innings for a 9.26 ERA. Resop was designated for assignment May 17 and cleared waivers today.


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OCEANSIDE, NY -- When the chicken vender arrived on the bulk-vending scene in the late 1970s, it was an eye-opener for operators across the country. Originally from Europe, perhaps Belgium or England, the chicken machine was the first bulk-vending device that combined product delivery and entertainment; toys were dispensed in egg-shaped capsules while a chicken spun and clucked. It also was one of the first bulk venders that relied on electric power. The animated chicken behind the glass delighted youngsters as much as the multicolored oval capsules in the hopper.
"While there were earlier machines in the bulk vending category that featured animation, the chicken vender was likely the first to combine electrically powered sound, lights and animatronics," said Frank Parisi of ParSal Vending Supply LLC.
Parisi, 35, added that it was the first crossover machine. "It tied the bulk vending operator and amusement operator together," he explained. "Both kinds of operators realized that the chicken machine was hot and it could bring in new revenue. So suppliers started creating new machines."
According to Parisi, the chicken machine inspired the interactive novelty venders that emerged in the 1990s. "It all started with the chicken machine," he said.
Parisi hopes to bring back that magic with a modern version of the classic machine. "In one sense, I decided to create a 'retro' company," Parisi told VT. "I was looking back and asked myself, 'What was the hottest vending machine?'"
The answer Parisi was looking for was the All American Chicken Machine. While the youngsters who once delighted in the chicken-like antics of the original vender are now approaching middle age, Parisi is betting that the modern machine will have the same appeal to their children and grandchildren.
Operators not only appreciated chicken machines for their higher earnings, but also for the usefulness of their opaque eggs that could be stuffed with overstocked merchandise. For young patrons, the thrill of the vender was not only the prize inside the egg, but the animated action of the chicken.
ParSal's contemporary chicken machine has striking differences from the original, giving it contemporary charm. State-of-the-art electronics make the 21st-century machine more reliable. And today's technology provides superior audio and more dramatic illumination; it's equipped with low-energy LED lights. And ParSal's version is fabricated with powder-coated steel, making it sturdier yet lighter than the original piece, which was constructed of pressboard.
The chicken itself, the center attraction, has been updated, too. The original was a plastic brown replica wearing an apron and bonnet, and it sat in the doorway of a little house. It was mounted on a turntable, inside the house, that could rotate the chicken in a narrow arc. It clucked softly when activated. ParSal's chicken, on the other hand, appeals to modern sensibilities in a way its 1970s forerunner could not. It's styled after an athlete decked out with the accoutrements of America's major sports (the cabinet, too), and spins in the machine's open interior atop hundreds of eggs. Five modern music tracks add to the chicken's charisma.
(The No. 12 on the chicken is the uniform number of catcher James LaSala, Parisi's partner and brother, who played ball at Iona College and two seasons in the New York Yankees' minor league system.)
The All American Chicken Machine for the new millennium is economical, under $1,500, and boasts a reasonable footprint, less than two square feet. It measures 20.75" wide by 20.75" deep by 50.75" high. It can vend 2" egg capsules, 2" standard capsules or 49mm. high-bounce balls, as well as mixes that include all three.
Factory-installed wiring allows operators to choose the bill validation option straight from the factory, or add an acceptor whenever the circumstances warrant.
Parisi's interest in the chicken machine and his passion for bulk vending are deeply rooted in his heritage. His family has been involved in the coin-op industry since the 1940s, initially producing charms and capsules. The family played an integral role in establishing the popularity of the original chicken machine.
Most manufacturers of charms and capsules were based on Long Island (NY) at the time. The Eppy Charm Co. of Lynbrook, NY, was the largest of those factories, and was widely regarded as the most creative. (Adele Tuchinsky was an employee of Eppy. Vending pioneer Roger Folz, an Eppy customer, met Adele in 1954 during a business visit and they married a year later. The couple gave Frank Parisi his first gumball machine -- when he was born.)
"My family acquired the Eppy Charm Co. in 1973," Parisi recalled, adding that the name was changed to Alper Industries. "When the chicken machine arrived a few years later, we started making the eggs for it. We made the first molds for eggs that stayed closed by themselves; before that, operators had to tape each egg shut."
Through Alper Industries, the Parisi family entered into the egg capsule business at the same time the chicken machine's popularity was taking off. Other companies followed with their own egg capsules and venders, which created a subcategory within bulk vending that returned consistent earnings for several decades.
Parisi pointed out that the only proprietary vending machine made in-house by the former Folz Vending Co., which at one time was the largest and only national bulk company, was an egg vender for its own locations. Former employees of Folz Vending still talk about the "chicken room," the area of plant where the machines were made. Folz Vending was purchased by Louisville, CO-based American Coin Merchandisers Inc. (dba SugarÂLoaf Creations) in 2004, which in turn was engulfed by Coinstar Inc. a year later.
Alper made the first polypropylene tops and clear polystyrene bottoms for capsules, the same formula used today. Before that, manufacturers made capsule tops by vacuum forming a lighter, and more expensive, material. The material was so light that it often would crack, and this prevented suppliers and operators from putting heavier items into them. Thanks to Alper's polypropylene capsule tops, a much wider variety of items could be encapsulated, included the novelty "slime," which would have "eaten" through their vacuum-formed counterparts. ParSal plans to produce its own capsules in the near future, reported Parisi, who says his past expertise will shorten his company's time to market.
Not unlike the original chicken vender, Parisi believes his contemporary adaptation will have even greater crossover, appealing to operators and locations in both amusements and bulk vending. Bowling alleys, movie theaters, fast-food restaurants, automatic laundry shops and large retail locations are among prime locations for ParSal's new vending machine, he reported.
Soon after the new All American Chicken Machines began rolling off the assembly line last year, ParSal starting building a sales network that includes well over a dozen bulk suppliers and amusement machine distributing companies. The machines have also been shipped to international distributors.
Details on the All American Chicken Machine may be had from ParSal Vending Supply LLC at (888) GUM-NTOY. The company is based at 3710 West Oceanside Rd., Oceanside, NY 11572, and is online at parsalvending.com. In a nod to bulk vending's glorious past, ParSal's main number is (516) 678-3600, the same one used by Folz since 1949.
left | VINTAGE BULK VENDING:
Adele Folz (left) is pictured next to Francine LaSala (sitting) in photo taken at NBVA trade show and convention (mid-1970s) in the Alper Industries exhibit. Also pictured are Laura Eppy (wife of Sidney Eppy) and Marty Gash, national operations manager of Folz Vending Co., and his wife. LaSala is Frank Parisi's mother, and the "sal" in the ParSal company name.
center | FLASHBACK, FAST-FORWARD: A young Frank Parisi is pictured with Roger Folz (r.) and his son-in-law Elliot Liebner at breakfast meeting during a National Bulk Vendors Association convention in Orlando, FL (1980s). Parisi and his family had a close connection to Folz Vending and its principals. Not only was the one-time largest bulk vendor a customer of Eppy Charms and Alper Industries, but Folz and his wife Adele today remain close friends with Frank Parisi's family.
right | CAPSULE COMPETENCY:
At right is an injection-molding machine used to produce bulk-vending capsules in Alper Industries' factory. Alper made the first polypropylene tops and clear polystyrene bottoms for capsules, the same fabrication used today. It also formed flanges on the two halves of the capsule so its edges could snap together and lock; before this improvement, capsules had to be taped shut. The stronger and flanged capsule added value beyond the toy inside; the capsule itself became a prized possession for young bulk vending patrons. ParSal Vending Supply plans to begin manufacturing capsules and sourcing novelties for them.
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Holtkotter has been manufacturing chandeliers and lamps in Germany for more than 40 years. Holtkotter is one of a handful of companies left that still design their own fixtures and do their own manufacturing from the raw metal to the finished product, resulting in chandeliers and lamps of lasting quality.
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Are you up for the challenge of spring cleaning? Tackling this task doesn't have to be a huge chore. It's time for you and your family to crackdown on clutter. All you need to do is shoot and score!
Get ready to play
The object is to get rid of what you don't need and put your items into one of three boxes labeled "Trash," "Recycle" or "Donate" to score points. And because you're already organizing your clutter by category, you'll save yourself the step of sorting through your items later. If you have plastic tubs which you plan to use year after year, consider labeling them with Avery I.D. Labels. Not only are these labels durable, they're designed to stick and stay on almost any surface. Or if you plan to reuse old cardboard boxes, you can completely block out existing marks or cover up old labels using Avery Shipping Labels with TrueBlock™ Technology.
Before you start, determine how long you want to play the game. You might want to break up the time into two halves, with each half set at one hour. Then grab a timer with a buzzer to keep track of the minutes.
Time for the tip off
Now you're ready to start. Here's how you keep score: every time someone dunks an item into the trash box, they'll earn one point. When an item makes it into the recycling box (and is qualified as recyclable), they'll score two. For the three-point play, all they need to do is stuff an item they no longer need into the donation box. Those tube socks with holes? Trash them! What about those old magazines from 1996? Recycle them. And that blocky computer monitor you've replaced with a new flatscreen? That's an item to definitely donate.
The half-time show
Need a timeout? Be sure to schedule regular breaks while you play. During halftime, you might want to make a fast break and empty out any boxes that are full into their respective locations, such as the trash or recycling bin.
Keeping score
Get into the spirit of the game by having each person create their own "team" name to represent themselves. Using a large poster board you can create a scoreboard so that everyone can mark and keep track of their points next to their name. Make sure the boxes are in a central location and easily accessible, and display the scoreboard near the boxes so everyone can see who's in the lead. And don't forget to give a prize to the winner that racks up the most points.
When you make it fun to clean up, it'll be easy to get everyone involved. This year, make a sport of spring cleaning—and when your home is neat and tidy, everyone will feel like a champion.


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If you were to compile a list of the most influential individuals of 2013, Edward Snowden would certainly make that list. His actions brought to light a host of concerns about data privacy and the National Security Agency's surveillance program. But Snowden broke several laws in order to bring that information to the attention of the world, leading many to question his motives.
The question remains, then, should Snowden be treated as a criminal or a whistleblower?
Some may see this as a question with a cut-and-dried answer, but others, like the editorial boards of The New York Times and The Guardian feel that the situation is more complex.
The Times feels that the value of the information gathered from Snowden's actions outweighs the crimes he committed. The editorial board stated, "He may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service. It is time for the United States to offer Mr. Snowden a plea bargain or some form of clemency that would allow him to return home, face at least substantially reduced punishment in light of his role as a whistle-blower, and have the hope of a life advocating for greater privacy and far stronger oversight of the runaway intelligence community."
The Guardian echoed that sentiment, saying, "We hope that calm heads within the present administration are working on a strategy to allow Mr. Snowden to return to the US with dignity, and the president to use his executive powers to treat him humanely and in a manner that would be a shining example about the value of whistleblowers and of free speech itself."
The act of whistleblowing has grown in prominence in the United States in light of the recent financial crisis. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice have encouraged individuals who suspect wrongdoing at their places of business to come forward with that information. These individuals are offered protection under the law, but are encouraged to do their whistleblowing through appropriate channels. Snowden did not do so, of course, but offering him clemency would show a commitment toward making change and encouraging Americans to stand up and speak out when they see something that is amiss.
For more news on the Snowden story, check out the following:
Tech giants make appeal to reform government surveillance tactics
Report indicates an increasing need for executive presence in cybersecurity realm
EU calls on U.S. to restore trust post-Snowden surveillance revelations
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soon I hope
The #1 piece from the PS collection that I want to get, this high back chair...among many other things.
I recently read it won't be available until August, I hope that's wrong because I don't think I can wait that long.
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Oh, I totally want! :)ReplyDelete
I'm such a dork, but when I heard the PS collection was releasing May 1st, I insisted on going as soon as the opened! They had this chair at our store and it is amazing!! I also love the other black rounded chair in the collection! I hope you won't have to wait until August! What they said here was that things would be releasing, starting May 1st!ReplyDelete
Beautiful chair, you are hoping for that chair and I am hoping for Ikea to arrive in Puerto Rico, I read today that they are looking for spaces in Puerto Rico so I am crossing my fingers : ) , have a lovely day!.ReplyDelete
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I love so many pieces from the new collection, I can't wait to get my hands on the wall sconces. I too don't know if I can wait until August :(ReplyDelete
The chest of drawers is my absolute favorite, but the whole collection is beautiful. Unfortunately I'll be moving to a smaller apartment soon, so really have no room for new additions, but hopefully you'll get the chair and I'll enjoy your pictures of it. :)ReplyDelete
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I used Big John of GoHam disc golf's tutorial on his YouTube channel for this shaving cream dye process.
Tried my first dyeing technique yesterday. Have the second disc (green ESP Buzzz) being dyed as I type.
The colors are really cool, but come in a bit faded. The only "accurate" colors are the yellow and blue. The center of the disc is really splotchy, likely from the disc sinking too fast into the shaving cream base and the dye not setting in precisely.
I'll post a picture of the Buzzz when it's ready, about three more hours from now.
Looks like this one slid in the plate. There should have been a blue center. Need to work on the water/shaving cream ratio for the next time (if there will be a next time...)


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Editor's note: The following commentary was written by Mike Barnett, Director of Publications at the Texas Farm Bureau and was originally published on the Texas Agriculture Talks website.
Mind boggling. The need for water in Texas carries huge numbers and even bigger implications if we do nothing.
I spent a day at a seminar on the Texas Water Plan, the plan that guides us to meet our 50-year water needs during a repeat drought of record. Some of you old-timers might remember that '50s drought well. It was devastating. The drought last year brought home the fact that water is a precious resource in Texas, and if we are going to meet the needs of agriculture, municipalities, industry and a growing population, we better get to work.
According to Carolyn Britten, deputy executive director of the Texas Water Development Board, Texas needs about 8.9 million acre-feet of water to meet its 50-year needs. If another drought of record were to hit this decade, Texas would be 3.6 million acre-feet short. That would make for a lot of thirsty folks.
The price tag is $53 billion in the 50-year plan to develop water supplies and get that water to our cities or water utilities. Look at the aging infrastructure of our water systems, wastewater collection and treatment, flood control and other needs, and that price tag soars to $231 billion.
That's daunting.
Water in Texas is a local and regional responsibility. Local entities look to the state, however, to assist in funding. They are asking for help with attractive financing so their current rate payers won't be overwhelmed.
So, where will this new water supply come from? One quarter of the plan is conservation of our existing water supplies: agriculture, household and landscapes. Add another 10 percent for reuse of our existing supplies. Other possible strategies include expanding groundwater well fields, transferring surface water rights between owners of water rights and by contract, building new reservoirs, seawater desalination and aquifer storage and recovery.
Demand for water will skyrocket 22 percent from now until 2060 as our population continues to grow.
The implications are huge for not meeting that demand. If we do nothing, Britten said, the state could suffer annual losses of $116 billion by 2060 in state and local taxes. It could lose an additional $10 billion a year by 2060 in business taxes. Job loss between now and 2060 would be about a million jobs and 1.4 million in lost population.
Planning is important, Britten said, but implementing is critical.
What if we turned on our taps, she asked, and no water was there?


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Punishment Island, a documentary on disowned women and forgotten lands, has started a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule. The mission is reach the target of 10.000 Euros within the end of the year. Another 52 days to keep alive the hope of telling this unique story.
A step back.
In South-Western Uganda, the stunning fairy-tale looking Lake Bunyonyi is dominated by the peaks of two volcanoes and dotted with 29 little islands. One of those is called Akampene, punishment in the local language. There, women who got pregnant breaking the taboo of premarital sex were abandoned by their fathers. The tiny island didn't offer nor shelter nor food and the girls were destined to die. However some were saved by poor men who were going to the island with the hope of finding free wives. The girls were disowned, so no bride price was claimed for them.
This is what is told to everyone who gets to the lake. And this is what I was told when I was there, two years ago, working on a documentary to promote women crafts making for a local association. I wanted more details, but nobody seemed to know when the practice had stopped exactly. Someone was saying around 1940, but there were no records nor documents. What I knew and could see was that life is still very hard for women in the local communities. Girls who get pregnant before marriage are still sent away from their families. They say it is to protect them from harassment by male members of their families. My thought was: "If they had something so terrible happening on their land, and nobody cares enough to carry out the simplest research, how can they learn to stand up to their rights?"
On our blog, Elisabeth Ritchie, adviser for VSO Kampala, wrote: "In 2011, UNICEF's report The State of the World's Children, Adolescence: an Age of Opportunity (2011) noted that 70% of Ugandan teenagers aged 15 and 19 believe that husbands had a right to beat their wives if they burnt the food, argued with them, went out without telling them, neglected their children or refused sexual relations."
When I returned to Italy where I live, I developed an obsession with the story. What were the chances of a survivor still being alive? And if there were, how could they die without someone taking the responsibility to document the story?
Last year I decided I had to take that responsibility. I convinced a cinematographer to join me and we went to the lake, on self-financed adventure, to look for a survivor. After many shaky heads and crazy canoe trips all over the lake, I finally sat in front of one of them. And then, when I least expected it, another one. They were very touched by us being there.
Having secured emotionally charged interviews, there is a lot more to document. Based on the evidence, I wrote the story for a feature documentary inspired by African and local traditions. But we need the funds to complete production, which we are having a hard time to find. Due to the age of the women and the precarious conditions of their lives, we can't afford to wait for institutional funds to get into place. So we decided to open a campaign on Ulule, an European platform, looking to raise what's needed to get a small crew to Uganda and finish at least the part of film that concerns the women. The formula is transparent: either we reach the target, or all supporters will be refunded. You can read about the story and watch a trailer on http://www.ulule.com/punishmentisland/. Rewards are given to all contributors, depending on the amount donated, but you can support us with anything you can afford. It is important to understand that even the smallest contribution is vital for the campaign to be successful! We hope we would like to help us tell this story which can help vulnerable women in remote parts of the world to acquire consciousness of their rights.
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5 on March 26, 2017
My husband and I stayed here, such a great place. We felt at home it was so peaceful and relaxing. The breakfast is wonderful. Thank you so much for your hospitality Christina.
5 on May 22, 2016
so quiet and secluded get owner she was so nice in the woods with ponds and trails so great wished it was my house couldn't be better
5 on December 09, 2015
My husband and I stayed for the Texas Ren Festival and it was a wonderful experience! Mrs Malkus is a very kind and gracious hostess and the rooms are wonderful. We will be going back!
5 on November 06, 2013
Me and my husband had planned on camping at the Texas Renaissance Festival and at the last minute decided to try to get a hotel room instead. When no room was available to us we started to look for bed and breakfasts in the local area. Luckily there was and even better there was a room for us! Christina and her family were lovely hosts. The room was great and the breakfast even better! We look forward to staying with them again the next time we are in the area.
4.8 on July 17, 2013
My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary and we found this secluded quiet place to just relax. There wasn't internet access, so it really allowed us to un-plug and plug in with each other. (We could get internet if we really needed it though.) This place is wonderfully decorated using the Christmas Tree theme throughout, complete with the twinkling lights to add ambiance. We were fortunate to have the house to ourselves and were free to come and go. My favorite thing was to sit on the porch and listen to the birds and water of the fountains gurgling. So pleasant! When the owner heard us mention in passing that we were going to order in and watch a movie, she got us a large bowl and microwaved popcorn. That is the kind of personal touch that made us feel very at home. The continental breakfast was fresh each morning and her homemade bread was so good we took the leftovers home with us. What a great weekend we had!
5 on July 09, 2013
This is a special place owned by special people. We stayed here to attend a wedding in the area - and ended up with a medical emergency in the middle of the night. Bob went with us to the hospital and Christina invited me to stay in the cabin while my husband was hospitalized. . . .but before all that happened, we spent a great afternoon with all the animals, toured through the Christmas trees (and I thought they grew in those perfect shapes!), and relaxed on the porch. It is a bit of paradise. . . .
5 on June 08, 2013
My wife and I needed a getaway that's no more than 2 hours away yet peaceful, simple and could take us for just one night. We found it - and loved loved IT!!! Christina and her husband were amazing hosts, so kind and helpful yet also gave you your privacy. The only meal is continental breakfast but was full of fruits, yogurt, coffees, teas, and right at the time you request it. The cabin itself? BEAUTIFUL! Spacious, comfortable, and so so quiet nestled in the woods. The plus is they keep unique small animals and take care of them so well and let you see them. Quaint and wonderful antique shops nearby in Montgomery, Just Burgers is the best burger you ever ate and also is not far from Conroe and the Woodlands. Relaxing, quiet, simple, comfortable, kind, and more great adjectives I can;t list here that describe one of the best kept secrets just north of Houston. Already making plans to go back soon (also makes for a great quiet place to work on writing, etc. though no wifi is available). Thank you so much Christina!
5 on May 21, 2013
We came to the area for a wedding and wanted to spend the entire weekend. What a perfect destination. The hosts are gracious and provide a fresh, delicious breakfast. The accommodations are very spacious and the bed really comfy...and soft, plush towels. Our bonus was the abundance of interesting animals, especially the exotic birds. Delightful!
5 on March 02, 2013
My new husband and I wanted a private wedding ceremony...just the two of us. This bed and breakfast was the perfect place! It is so much more beautiful than the pictures. The accomadations were cozy and elegant yet had that touch of home. Christina, our hostess could not have been more hospitable and kind. It was just amazing. I cannot say enough about how wonderful this place is!!
5 on February 07, 2012
Very comfortable and attractive place. Can't believe it actually exist only 30 minutes away. The hospitality was wonderful---I definitely recommend this Bed & Breakfast. Thanks again to Christina and Bob!
4.4 on January 18, 2012
outstanding country atmosphere with nice peace and quiet. house very nice. we greatly enjoyed our time there.
4.8 on November 02, 2011
My husband and I wanted a "getaway" weekend to unwind and relax. While we wanted to be in a "country" setting, we also wanted the option of going out to dinner without having to drive a long distance. We found the perfect combination of country luxury and city conveniences within 30 minutes. The rooms were BEAUTIFUL and the Hostess, Christina Malkus, couldn't be more accommodating. Our original intention was to attend the nearby Renaissance Faire, we found that we actually preferred to stay on the grounds, as they are "park-like" with an extraordinary amount of privacy. We will tell all our friends about this GEM!


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Ohio Judge Weighs In Whether To Keep Steubenville Rape Trial Open
An attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl has withdrawn his motion to close the trial.
The attorney didn't explain why Friday during a hearing in Steubenville. He previously raised concerns that an open trial could lead to potential witnesses on the defendant's behalf being intimidated.
The move means there's currently no motion to close the trial, though the girl's attorney said he'd be willing to make a similar motion.
Meanwhile, attorneys for The Associated Press and other media presented arguments supporting an open trial to ensure public confidence in the proceedings.
The judge said he'd consider their statements but wouldn't rule Friday.
The athletes are accused of attacking the West Virginia girl after an alcohol-fueled party in August.


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