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Is there any way one can print a file from Java or Javascript or from JSP? Is yes, can you please provide with the appropriate code? I am creating a file on SunOS Unix Box from JSP.
I want to display a printer icon (as GIF file) and when the user clicks the printer icon, the regular printer option should pop up as it pops up when one clicks print menu from Word or Excel. One should then be able to select the required printer and click Ok to print just the same way as one prints from any windows application such as Word, or Excel or NotePad, or WordPad.


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I have been divorced since January of this year. we owed almost 12,000. to the government. I took money out of my 401 to pay it all off because the IRS wouldnt let us split it. can I go after him for his half now. i have a feeling he isnt planning on paying me back??? and I could use the money... thanks Sarah
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Cory Wall Cory R. Wall, Attorney at Law, P.C.
If your Divorce Decree requires that you and he each pay one half of the tax obligation, then yes, you can require him to pay his one-half back to you since you've paid it all. If he doesn't do it voluntarily, then you may need to take him to court to enforce that provision of your Decree. I offer a free initial consultation should you want to discuss this matter further. My phone number is (801) 274-3100.
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Feb 12th, 2006 #1
What is relation of the family of Allama Iqbal to Qadianis? Some sources say that the family had Qadiani associations. Allama Iqbal sent his eldest son, Aftab Ahmad, to Qadian for religious education. He also sought opinion of Qadian before divorcing his first wife.
Sources say his parting ways with Qadianis occurred in 1935, when he wrote an essay about them. It is said this was in reaction to another event i.e. both Allama Iqbal and Choudri Sir Zafarullah Khan, a Qadiani and the first foreign minister of Pakistan, had been nominated for Governer's Counicil of India as Muslim candidates but only Ch. Zafarullah Khan got selected.
Shiekh Atta Mohammad was elder brother of Allama Iqbal, who professed Qadiani faith.
There is a book written by Justice Javed Iqbal, son of Allama Iqbal, with the title "Apna Garaiban Chak". The book contain some interesting information about Allama and family.
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Following is a passage from "Apna Garaiban Chak" by Justice Javed Iqbal.
"During Ramadhan, mother and other women fasted regularly and recited Quran. Servants also practiced fasting. However, my father very seldom observed fasting and when he did, he used to call Ali Bakhsh again and again inquiring from him about the time left to Iftari....I never saw women saying prayers...My parents never asked me for paryers or fasting..." (page 19)
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In 1911 C.E., Iqbal sent his son Aftab Ahmad, who was getting his education in a missionary school in Sialkot, to Qadian and had him admitted to the Talim-ul-Islam school, there."
Feb 12th, 2006 #4Khayyam----
Sounds interesting thatswhy if you read Allama's poetry yo will find it full of controversies and in many places he contradicts himself,it appears that he was not what you may call clear about his belief,as far as I understand he was a skeptic ,acting as a Muslim, as it suited him. Khakum ba dhahan.
What was his state of mind when he said:
Saaray jahaan say Achaa hay Hindustan hamara
Hum bulbulain hein iski yeh gulsitan hamara
I wonder who gave him the title Shaier e mashriq?
I wonder if the historian Mubarak Ali has written about Allama?
Feb 12th, 2006 #5
Munib Iqbal, grand-son of Sir Allama Mohammad Iqbal, said in the daily Jang, dated 8 May 1996: "Allama Iqbal's financial status was not good. He once requested that he be made a judge, so that financial difficulties may come to an end. However, the then Chief Justice Shadi Lal refused to accept him as a judge. If Allama Iqbal had been accepted as a judge at this time, he would have followed another path, and Pakistan would have remained behind."
Feb 12th, 2006 #6Khayyam----
That means chief justice shadi lal was behind the path of pakistan or should that mean Allama opted for Pakistan for personal gain not for the Millat e Islamian e hind.
Feb 12th, 2006 #7
Don't know but this is what his grandson said...
Feb 12th, 2006 #8Khayyam----
His grandson sound greater than his grandfother.Where does his grandson live?
Feb 12th, 2006 #9Originally Posted by Khayyam
Feb 12th, 2006 #10
I think OMG (the guppy) is related to him, ask her.
Feb 12th, 2006 #11
Ironically, the great poet who admired courage, endurance, and hardiness so much as to coin ( taking inspiration from Neutche's "superman") the concept of Mardi-Momin, had an unblievable soft nature. Retired Justice Javed Iqbal writes in his book, "Apna Garaiban Chak":
"Once I, covering my eyes with the cahadar of my mother, was chasing her in order to catch her. Suddenly, I stumbled and fell on my face, hurting my lips. My mouth started bleeding. Coincedently, at that instance, father (Allama Iqbal), entered the house and seeing my mouth bleeding, fell unconcious" (page 22, paragraph 2)
Feb 12th, 2006 #12Originally Posted by Prince of Persia
Feb 12th, 2006 #13
lol, i forgive ya.
what i meant is, ask her regarding her family's religious affiliations.
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No text quoted here gives any signs, Allama Iqbal was a Qadiyani, even if he was he was the one who most beautifully explained the religion to the people who could not understand it by themselves. Even scholars like Israr Ahmad gives his poetry to make people understand certain topics of Islam
And about the contradiciton in his poetries, he himself said that he refrains from giving interviews since he goes through different transitions at different stages of life, and thats for sure you don't find much of the Iqbal's interviews given to anybody, you just find his poetry to understand his thoughts.
And Allah gave Iqbal's an average life of less than 70 years, and in this span of life he wrote 7 collections in Farsi that was not his native language or mother tongue and 6 collections in Urdu.
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Feb 13th, 2006 #15Originally Posted by Gola Gunda
I am quoting a part of this will in Urdu below from "Apna Gariban Chak".
"...baqi deeni mamilat main mai sirf is qadar kehta hoon, kai mai apnai deeni aqaid mai baaz juzvi masail kai saiwa jo arkanai deem main sai nahi hain, salf saliheen ka peero hoon, awar yahi rah baad mai kamil tahqiq kai mahfooz malum hoti hai, Javed ko bi maira yahi mashwara hai, kai wo is rah pai gamzan rahai awar is badqismat malk hindustan mai musalmanoon ki ghulami nai jo deeni aqaid kai nayai firqai mukhatas karliyai hain, un sai ihtiraz karai, baaz firqoon kai taraf loog mahaz is liyai mail hotai hain kai in firqoon sai taluq paida karnai sai dunyawi faida hai, mairai khyal mai bara badbakht hai wu insan jo sahi deeni aqaid ko madi manafai kai khatir qurban karai, gharaz yai hai, kai tariqa ahli sunat mahfooz hai, awar is pai gamzan rehna chahyai, awar ayma ahlai bait kai sath muhabat awar aqeedat rakni chayai". (page 44)
Now two things are very evident in the above passage i.e.
1. Iqbal wants to tell Javed Iqbal what is his real "aqeeda" and what "aqeeda" should he choose. Now if the faith of Allama Iqbal was well-establshed and known to the rest of the family, including Javed Iqbal, who passed some 14 years with his father, why on earth would he (Allama Iqbal) feel the need to explain his "aqeeda" to Javed Iqbal. This points to one thing that there were divergent religious currents prevailing in the family of Allama Iqbal...
It should also be noted that the movement by the Muslims to have Qadianis declared a different religious faction gained strength and intensity towards 1934-35. A clear division between Qadianis and the Muslims was in the offing and it was becoming evident that Qadianis would soon be declared non-Muslims. This was a crucial moment and a decision had to be made as which "aqeeda" to choose. The decision that was made, probably partialy due to conviction and partially to preserve the prestige and the status been attained in the Muslim world, was indeed a wise one. It was in 1935 that Iqbal wrote an essay about Qadianism and authored this will. Before that, he had good relations with Qadianis, praising Mirza Qadian.
2. Subsequently, and as highlighted in the brown color in the passage, Allama Iqbal implicitly makes a reference to Qadiani "firqa" advising javed Iqbal to keep way from it and choose the path of Ahli Sunna.
3. Also note that he is using the word "firqa" or sect while implicitly refering to Qadianis.
This clearly indicates that there were divergent religious influences in the family and Iqbal wanted Javed Iqbal to choose Ahli sunna "aqeeda". Had they choosen Qadianiath, they would not have been enjoying the prestige and status in the state of Pakistan as well as elsewhere. Allama Iqbal was receiving a handsome stepind from Nawab of Bhopal and his books were popular among Muslims generating a handsome royalty. Qadianis at this point had become very controversial and the majority-Muslims image of them was that of "kufar".
On the subsequent page, Javed Iqbal admits that his cousin, Ijaz Ahamd had Qadiani aqeeda. This cousin of Javed Iqbal became his gaurdian after the death of Allma Iqbal according to the will of Allama Iqbal.
Many authors write that the family, after its first ancestor was expelled from Kashmir and after he had embraced Islam, developed Qadiani inclinations.
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Iqbal along with many prominent Muslim league leaders had 'Qadiyani' connections. That is one of the many reasons why people like Maududi hated Jinnah & other Muslim leaguers & considered them heretics.
Qaid-e-Azam used to write to Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-din Mahmood Ahmad (the second khalifatul Messiah) for prayers, he often visit the Ahmadiyya Fazal mosque in London & used to give lectures on politics of Indian sub-continent. Abdul Haleem Dard (I am not exactly sure about his full name) the missionary in charge in the London mosque had a great deal of influence over Jinnah's decision to go back to India in the 30s.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan used to write letters to the Promised Messiah (as) to discuss matters of Ummah. I have read the correspondence between them on the matter of prayers where the Promised Messiah urged Sir Syed Ahmad Khan that while his efforts to educate Muslims are great he should also teach them to come back towards prayers.
Anyway, going back to Allama Iqbal, he actually signed bait (or accepted Ahmadiyyat) due to the pressure from his mother who was a devoted Ahmadi. Among Ahmadi scholars it is a common consensus that Iqbal turned away from Ahmadiyyat due to his fear that his work will not be appreciated as much if he goes along with the Jama'at. Sir Zafarullah Khan on the other hand had a totally different attitude towards being part of Ahmadiyya jama'at.
Did you know that Muhammad Ali (yeah, the boxer) & Malcolm X used to pray in Ahmadiyya mosques in US?I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
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Feb 13th, 2006 #17
Thank you for this enlightening commentry!
Actually, the family of Allama Iqbal is so renown and its image building, by official writers, is so one-sided and exaggerated that when one reads a counter-views, one really gets shocked. Unfortunately, official histories have never been so authentic. And this is true more of Pakistan. This actually damages Pakistan than strengthens it. These personalities will still be great if we present them realistically and don't tamper with their biographies and histories.
I also read that mother of Allama Iqbal (Reh.) was a committed Ahmadi. But I didn't know that she had influence on Allama Iqbal (Reh.).
About Mohammad Ali and Malcom Max I didn't know.
Can you throw some light on his first wife and her children?
Feb 13th, 2006 #18
And what was the stand of Choudri Sir Zafrullah Khan?
In our province also, prominent Muslim Leagures had Qadiani connections e.g. Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayum Khan. Many of the "khans" of Mardan and Sawabi were Qadianis.
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Anthony Rizzo reached AA in 2010 and made his major league debut one year later.
Rizzo hit .468 as a high school senior. He was picked by the Boston Red Sox in the 6th round of the 2007 amateur draft; Laz Gutierrez was the scout. He went 6 for 21 with a homer, walk and 6 runs in six games for that year's GCL Red Sox. In 2008, the Floridian hit .373/.402/.446 in 21 games before being sidelined by Hodgkin's Lymphoma and missing the rest of the year.
Returning to health in 2009, Rizzo batted .298/.365/.494 in 64 games for the Greenville Drive and .255/.371/.420 in 55 for the Salem Red Sox. For the year, he had 37 doubles. He led Red Sox farmhands in OBP (.368) and Carolina League managers rated him the best defensive first baseman in the circuit. Baseball America rated him as the #12 prospect in the Carolina League, between Danny Duffy and Chase d'Arnaud.
Rizzo split 2010 between Salem (.248/.333/.479 in 29 G) and the Portland Sea Dogs (.263/.334/.481 in 107 G), hitting 42 doubles and 25 homers, scoring 92 runs and driving in 100. He led Red Sox farmhands in doubles, homers and total bases (255). He was then dealt with former first-rounders Reymond Fuentes and Casey Kelly to the San Diego Padres for star slugger Adrian Gonzalez.
Rizzo was sent to the Tucson Padres of the AAA Pacific Coast League to begin 2011 and hit extremely well in the early going, confirming his status as a top prospect. In 52 games, he was hitting .365/.444/.715, with 20 doubles and 16 homers, when he got the inevitable call to The Show. At the time, he was tied with Bryan LaHair for third in the PCL in home runs, led in RBI (5 over Mike Carp), was third in doubles and was 5th in slugging.
He made his debut with San Diego on June 9th, playing first base and hitting 7th against the Washington Nationals. He reached base 3 times in 4 plate appearances, with a triple and a pair of walks, as the Padres won, 7-3. In his first at-bat, he struck out against Liván Hernández but tripled his next time up against the Cuban veteran. Two days later, he hit his first career homer, off John Lannan; that homer was a prodigious blast, landing in the hard-to-reach right field bleachers at PETCO Park. However, he struggled after that promising debut, and by July 21st, he was hitting only .143 in 98 at bats with 36 strikeouts when the Padres decided to send him back down to Tucson for more seasoning. He was replaced on the roster by Kyle Blanks. He ended the season with a batting line of .331/.404/.652 in 93 games at Tucson, and .141/.281/.242 in 49 games with the Padres.
On January 6, 2012, Rizzo was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with P Zach Cates, in return for P Andrew Cashner and OF Kyung-Min Na. It marked the second time in two years that Jed Hoyer, now the Cubs' GM had traded for Rizzo and he explained that he saw him as the team's first baseman of the future, adding however that the minor league veteran LaHair, who had just earned the PCL's MVP award, was the team's first choice to man first base in the coming season. Thus, he started the season in the minor leagues, hitting .342 with 18 doubles and 23 homers in 70 games for the Iowa Cubs. While LaHair was one the most productive hitters with the big-league Cubs, the team was struggling and could not afford to keep Rizzo in the minor leagues when he was hitting so well. He was called up to the team on June 26th, starting at first base with LaHair moving to the outfield. He had 2 hits, including a double, and an RBI in his debut. On June 30th, he hit his first homer as a Cub off J.A. Happ in a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. He went on to have an excellent month of July, earning Rookie of the Month honors in the National League by hitting .330/.375/.567 in 25 games, during which he slugged 7 homers and drove in 17 runs. he capped the month with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 29th. He finished the season with a batting line of .285/.342/.463 in 87 games, with 15 homers and 48 RBI and was named the first baseman on the 2012 Topps All-Star Rookie Team.
Rizzo was the first baseman and #3 batter for the Italian national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, going 4 for 17 with five walks, two doubles, four runs and six RBI. He was in the middle of the pack of the Azzurri in OPS but tied Chris Colabello for third on the team in runs, led in walks and was second in RBI, one behind Colabello. He came up big in the 6-5 upset of Mexico; with Italy down 5-4 in the 9th against Sergio Romo, he drove in both Stefano De Simoni and Chris Denorfia to win it. He tried to score an insurance run on a grounder by Alex Liddi but was out. His three-run double off Xavier Cedeño broke open a scoreless game with Puerto Rico in the 5th but Italy lost 4-3.
On May 12, 2013, sensing that Rizzo was the real deal, the Cubs signed him to a seven-year contract worth $41 million, indicating that he was one of the pillars around which the team would re-build. He struggled a bit that year however, as his average fell to .233, although he continued to display good power, with 42 doubles and 23 homers. He also scored 71 runs and drove in 80 and was generally the Cubs' biggest offensive threat in spite of the low batting average. He rebounded in 2014, when he hit .275 with 15 doubles and 20 home runs and drove in 49 runs during the first half. He became an All-Star for the first time, the result of winning the National League's Final Man Vote. On July 20th, he made a tremendous defensive play in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, lunging over a railing protecting a camera bay to catch a foul ball, but the play backfired when he then tumbled out of play, allowing baserunners to advance one base; David Peralta thus scored from third base, with what proved to be the winning run in a 3-2 D-Backs' win. In 140 games, he hit .286 with 32 homers and 78 RBIs.
Rizzo confirmed his status as one of baseball's top young starts over the next two season, 2015 and 2016. He made the All-Star team both years and in 2016 won both a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award at first base. He led the NL with 701 plate appearances in 2015, the result of playing 160 games and usually hitting near the top of the line-up. He batted.278 with 31 homers and 101 RBIs that season. After taking an ofer in the Wild Card Game against the Pittsburgh Pirates that fall, he was 3 for 14 with a pair of homers as the Cubs upset the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series. In the NLCS, he was also 3 for 14, but with no extra-base hits as the Cubs weer swept by the New York Mets. In 2016, however, he was a key contributor to the Cubs' conquest of their first World Series title since 1908. In 155 games, he hit .292 with 32 homers and 109 RBIs while scoring 94 runs. He went only 1 for 16 in the Cubs' Division series win over the San Francisco Giants, but then had a pair of homers and batted .320 with 5 RBIs against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. In the World Series, he went 9-for-5 (.360), with 7 runs, 3 doubles, 1 homer and 5 RBIs as one of the main contributors on offence for the Cubs.
In 2017, like many of his teammates, Rizzo started the year slowly as he was hitting only .227 at the end of May. However, he was hitting with a lot of power and drawing plenty of walks, with an OBP just below .400 by mid-June. In one of his characteristically unconventional decisions, manager Joe Maddon decided to insert him in the lead-off slot on June 13th, trying to get more production from an area that had been troublesome all year. Anthony responded by homering in each of his first two games in the role. He connected off Zack Wheeler of the Mets in his very first at-bat as the lead-off man, setting the tone for a 14-3 win, then followed that the next day by pulling the same trick against Matt Harvey, although the Cubs lost that contest, 9-4. After the game, he jokingly told the Associated Press: "I am statistically the greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. I would like to retire there just to talk smack to everyone that tries to do it." On June 16th, he almost tied the major league record with a third straight homer to lead off a game, as his drive off Trevor Williams of the Pittsburgh Pirates was first called a home run before the umpires reversed themselves and ruled it was a foul ball. Maddon, for one, did not agree and was ejected arguing the call's reversal. On August 22nd, he played one inning at third base against the Cincinnati Reds after 3B Kris Bryant was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game with the Cubs short of potential substitutes (C Alex Avila moved to first base and Rene Rivera took over Bryant's spot in the batting order, playing catcher). He did not a have a fielding chance at the position, and had previously been credited with a number of appearances at second base, although these came with a caveat. Because of the various defensive shifts used by the Cubs, Rizzo sometimes plays a position somewhere between the pitcher's mound and the first base line in a bunt situation, with the second baseman covering the first base bag; in such a situation, Rizzo is credited with playing second base, and must in fact change gloves as only one player on the field is allowed to use a first baseman's mitt. He and [Don Mattingly]] were the only two lefthanded players since the dead-ball era to have played three different infield positions.
Notable Achievements[edit]
- 2012 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 3-time NL All-Star (2014-2016)
- NL Gold Glove Winner (2016)
- Nl Silver Slugger Award Winner (2016)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 5 (2013-2017)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 4 (2014-2017)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 3 (2015-2017)
- Won one World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016
- 2010 Red Sox Media Guide
- 2010 Baseball Almanac


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As national and regional economies change, the worldwide centers of KTI industries shift in importance. Shifts take place for this entire group of industries and for individual service and manufacturing industries within the group. This section will examine the positions of the United States and other major economies in KTI industries.
International comparison of the health and education sectors is complicated by variations in the size and distribution of each country's population, market structure, and the degree of government involvement and regulation. As a result, differences in market-generated value added may not accurately reflect differences in the relative value of these services.
The United States and the EU are the world's largest providers of education services, with world shares of 32% and 30%, respectively (table
The U.S. global share of education services fell 4 percentage points from 36% to 32% during the first decade of the century, whereas the EU's share stayed roughly flat (30%) (table
Patterns and trends in the health care sector are similar to those for education—domination of both sectors by the EU and the United States, declining global shares of production in the United States and Japan, and a growing share by China (table
The United States has the largest commercial KI service industries—business, financial, and communications—with $3.6 trillion of value added in 2010 (figure
From 1995 to 2010, the value added of developing countries grew far faster than in the developed world (figure
Faster growth of KI services industries in developing countries during the last 15 years resulted in their share of global output rising from 12% to 21% (appendix table
Rapidly rising output by China across all commercial KI service industries, combined with the declining Japanese share of worldwide production in these industries through 2007, has substantially altered the national distribution of these services within the Asian region.
Because of the worldwide recession, total global output of commercial KI service industries was stagnant in 2009, compared to 8% growth in 2008 (appendix table
The U.S. share of worldwide commercial KI services, which rose from 1995 to 2001 to reach a peak of 44%, dropped steadily thereafter to 33% in 2010 (figure
The EU's share of worldwide commercial KI services rose from 24% in 2000 to 30% in 2007–08 before dropping to 26% in 2010 (figure
Trends in national and regional shares of production in individual commercial KI service industries sometimes varied substantially from the corresponding trends for the group as a whole:
Some large developing economies showed gains in some of these industries but from a low base. Brazil's share in finance rose from 2% to 3% between 2001 and 2010 (appendix table
The United States has the world's largest set of HT manufacturing industries, with $390 billion of global value added in 2010 (figure
The dampening effects of the recessions in the early and late 2000s on these industries' output are clearly visible and remarkably similar. Overall worldwide output declined by about 13% from 2000 to 2001, from $850 to $740 billion (appendix table
The six HT manufacturing industries contribute uneven value-added amounts. The largest, pharmaceuticals, provided $346 billion, 25% of the global total in 2010. The others, in order, were semiconductors ($312 billion, 22%); scientific and measuring equipment, which includes medical and measuring equipment ($275 billion, 20%); communications equipment ($200 billion, 14%); aircraft and spacecraft ($137 billion; 10%); and computers ($127 billion, 9%) (appendix tables
The U.S. share of global value added was relatively stable in the aircraft and spacecraft, computer, and pharmaceutical industries between 1995 and 2010 (figures
China's communications and semiconductor industries grew more than fivefold over the decade, their world shares climbing from 5%–6% to 17% in semiconductors and 26% in communications equipment (figure
China's growth in other HT industries was also rapid—China more than tripled its world share in pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and aircraft and spacecraft (figure
The EU's share stayed roughly stable over the decade in two industries: aircraft and spacecraft (25%) and pharmaceuticals (26%) (figure
Japan's share loss, driven primarily by the communications, semiconductor, and computer and office machinery industries, also extended to pharmaceuticals and scientific instruments (figures
The Asia-8 rapidly increased its global share in semiconductors from 20% to 26% over the decade, surpassing Japan and the United States to become the largest world producer in this industry (figure
The Asia-8 slightly increased its share in pharmaceuticals from 5% to 7%, with growth driven by activity in India and Singapore (figure
In 2010, the United States had the largest ICT industry with $729 billion (26% global share), closely followed by the EU with $625 billion (22%) (figure
The U.S. global share rose from 31% in 1995 to 34% in the early 2000s before falling steadily to reach 26% in 2010 (figure
Science and technology are used in many industries besides HT manufacturing and KI services. Services not classified as knowledge intensive may incorporate advanced technology in their services or in the delivery of their services, albeit at a lower intensity than the KI services discussed above. Manufacturing industries not classified as HT by the OECD may use advanced manufacturing techniques, incorporate technologically advanced inputs in manufacture, and/or perform or rely on R&D. Some industries not classified as either manufacturing or services also incorporate recent science and technology in their products and processes (see sidebar, "Trends in Industries Not Classified as Services or Manufacturing").
Commercial services not classified as KI include the wholesale and retail, restaurant and hotel, transportation and storage, and real estate industries. The United States and the EU are the two largest providers in the wholesale and retail industry—the largest of these industries ($7.0 trillion)—and in the real estate and restaurant and hotel industries (table
Non-HT manufacturing industries are divided into three categories, as classified by the OECD: medium-high technology, medium-low technology, and low technology. Medium-high technology includes motor vehicle manufacturing and chemicals production, excluding pharmaceuticals; medium-low technology includes rubber and plastic production and basic metals; and low technology includes paper and food product production.
The share trends in all of these industry segments are generally the same as for HT—share losses for the United States and the EU, larger share losses for Japan, stable or slight increases for the Asia-8, and strong share gains across all segments for China.


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Credit monitoring during the holiday season is n't just sensible: it's necessary. Why? Because whether it's on Black Friday sales or during the Christmas preparations, people tend to spend more during the holidays, and spend on credit.
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The day after signing 22 prospects from the class of 2004, Michigan has received a verbal pledge from one of the nation's top prospects from the class of 2005. WYTV News 33 in Youngstown, Ohio first reported the news last night, and TheWolverine.com confirmed the big news.
Reporters from WYTV confirmed with two sources yesterday that Mario Manningham has already committed to Michigan. Ohio State and Michigan State were also among the teams in pursuit of the Warren Harding standout.
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The report was aired Thursday evening on the station's 6:00 news, and confirmed with the WYTV staff and other sources shortly afterward by TheWolverine.com.
The 6-0, 174-pound Manningham is well known in Eastern Ohio for his 4.4 forty speed and tremendous athletic ability. He hails from the same high school as current Michigan players Carl Diggs and Prescott Burgess, as well as former Ohio State Buckeye Maurice Clarett.
A dangerous return man as well as a gifted receiver, Manningham was an Associated Press Division I all-state player in Ohio as a junior, when he caught 32 passes for over 600 yards and 11 touchdowns.He attended his first Michigan game this past fall when the Wolverines hosted Indiana.
WYTV reporters indicated U-M quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler, as well as Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, were in attendance the other night to watch Manningham play basketball with his Harding squad.
Manningham -- thought by many to be among the elite junior players in Ohio, and a top 100 player from the Class of 2005 -- becomes U-M's fourth verbal commitment from the Class of 2005, joining East Grand Rapids (Mich.) running back Kevin Grady, Louisville (Ky.) Central TE/DE James McKinney, and Webster (N.Y.) Schroeder offensive lineman Justin Schifano.
"It's a big load off my shoulders," Manningham told the Tribune-Chronicle.
Manningham added the Michigan players made him feel comfortable when he attended U-M's football camp last summer, and that he liked what he saw of U-M last season.
"I paid a lot of attention to them, especially Diggs," he said.
Harding coach Thom McDaniels said Manningham might be the best of the skilled athletes he's ever coached.
"He has incredible quickness and great ball skills," McDaniels said. "He is just so comfortable catching passes. He has a sense of where everybody else is on the field."
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A few weeks ago, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants announced it will begin purchasing eggs and pork from suppliers who do not keep animals in cages or crates, said spokesmen for Hardee's and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Jeff Mochal, of Hardee's said, "We take animal welfare concerns very seriously…When you meet with PETA they make a pretty good case. We want to stay consistent with where the industry is at now and where it's heading."
Prior to that, in mid-July, Wendy's said 10% of its pork products come from hogs raised outside of gestation stalls and is planning to raise that figure to 20% by the end of 2008 and increase it over time by giving preference to pork and chicken suppliers who improve animal welfare standards. Wendy's also will give purchasing preference to chicken suppliers who explore and test 'Äòcontrolled atmosphere stunning' (CAS) systems. Using the CAS method, chickens receive a mixture of gas and oxygen to render them unconscious before slaughtering.
In March of this year, Burger King raised the bar for animal welfare supply chain practices within the traditional fast food industry for egg-laying hens, "broiler" chickens, and breeding pigs. The conditions suffered by battery-caged hens who are crammed into cages; breeding pigs in crates where they cannot turn around; and chickens killed in mistake-ridden poultry slaughter methods are considered some of the worst routine abuses of farmed animals.
Since its beginning, Chipotle has set the standard for animal welfare practices in its value-chain. Chipotle's "Food with Integrity" mission has Niman Ranch as their primary pork supplier, meeting the Animal Welfare Institute's highest standard for farmed animals even as the chain grew from 1 store to 500. Chipotle also sources Bell and Evans chicken and Coleman beef who have higher animal welfare standards.
Farmed animals are offered no protection for their welfare under U.S. law. According to a 2003 Zogby poll, by a three to one margin, those polled say it is unacceptable that farmed animals are excluded from the US Animal Welfare Act so it is encouraging to see animal welfare being considered in food company value-chains.
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Here in Minnesota, on a bitterly cold day, we are starting to weary of winter, the gray skies, the treacherous ice, the oppressive chill, though we would not admit this we are proud of our endurance, and we think that complaints about winter are a sign of decrepitude but I can admit it to you, fellow escapees: I am ready to leave the frozen tundra and board the Ryndam in Tampa on March 14 and head out to sea.
My family and I have taken this particular Key West/Belize/Cozumel trip before and we loved the ease of it, though it is utterly different from Alaska or Norway or the Canadian Maritime. No mountains, not much in the way of majestic splendor except for the Mayan ruins, and you don't see much of the locals. There is plenty of beachiness and open sea and sun, and in Cozumel you can buy all the pharmaceuticals you ever wanted. There is snorkeling for them what snorkel and so forth. (Read more»)


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Criminals will soon be made to pay for victims' costs such as funerals for people who have been murdered or the protection of witnesses.
A new Scottish Government fund will allow victims or their families to share in almost £1 million a year of cash seized from criminals.
It is designed to pay for costs incurred by victims of crime, such as funeral costs or moving costs to help victims get away from abusers or their associates.
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The Government's Victim Surcharge Fund, established under the Victims and Witnesses Act, will be modelled on the existing Victim Support Scotland victims' fund.
The families of murder victim Jim Tierney, 27, who was killed in Pumpherston, West Lothian, in 2011, and Daniel Turner, 21, who was killed in Glenrothes, Fife, in 2013, have both received funeral costs from the existing victims' fund.
Mr Tierney's mother Christine, 63, said: "We did not know that such a thing as this fund existed and it was a huge relief to discover that financial help was there."
Mr Turner's mother Corrine, 46, said: "£1,000 is a month's wage to this family. We simply did not have the money to bury Daniel and no-one, unless they have suffered what we have following the death of a son, will be able to appreciate the anguish and strain we were under."
Siobhan Melrose, 27, from West Lothian, needed help to move away from an abusive ex-partner and his friends who were spying on her.
"I knew I was not safe staying where I was and that I was being followed on a regular basis," she said.
"My ex-partner was sent to prison for his assault and abuse of a number of women, including me, but it seemed that his friends were holding me accountable. For my own safety and that of my family, I had to get away."
The Act will also introduce new powers, from today, to enable victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse, human trafficking and stalking to choose the gender of their police interviewer.
Victims will also be permitted to make representations to the authorities when prisoners are being considered for release.
The Act lowers the age at which victims can make a statement in their own right from 14 to 12.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said: "The measures coming into force today mark a major milestone in improving the rights of, and support for, victims in our justice system.
"Today I have heard the harrowing stories of victims of crime and the very real and practical support Victim Support Scotland was able to offer at such a difficult time.
"I look forward to working with them on delivering the new fund, which will build on the vital assistance already offered while providing support on a far greater scale.
"We are working with our justice partners and victim support organisations to ensure that the important reforms coming into force today, along with further measures introduced by the Act, will help place victims and witnesses at the heart of our justice system, making them feel involved and, hopefully, better able to cope with their experiences."
David McKenna, chief executive of Victim Support Scotland, welcomed the measures in the Act coming into force today, describing them as a major advance in supporting victims of crime in Scotland.
He added: "Once established, the new Victim Surcharge Fund will ensure that when people are most in need, when they have nowhere else to turn, that Victim Support Scotland will, through the fund, be able to provide the services they require."


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JERUSALEM, April 30 (UPI) -- The United Nations should only recognize a Fatah-Hamas government of the Palestinian Authority if it recognizes Israel, Israel's defense minister said Saturday.
Ehud Barak told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the Palestinian government must also abandon terrorism and recognize earlier agreements with Israel, Ynetnews reported. Those are the preconditions set by the Quartet -- comprised of the United Nations, European Union, United States and Russia -- that has taken the lead in attempting to negotiate peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
"Hamas is a terror organization that fires rockets and missiles at Israeli communities and has just recently used an anti-tank missile against a school bus," Barak said.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas assured the European Union Saturday the joint government will not participate in peace talks, which remain his responsibility, The Jerusalem Post reported. He said the government's role is to prepare for the next parliamentary election and rebuild Gaza.
Abbas has also said he will seek U.N. recognition off an independent Palestinian state based on Israel's 1967 borders if the peace process remains stalled.


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Tanner Walle
The Walnut Room Broadway Location
2 N. Broadway
Denver, CO, 80203
This event is all ages
Singer/songwriter Tanner Walle honed his performance chops in Lawrence, KS, a college town located just 30 miles West of Kansas City. There Tanner would share the stage with Wilco, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Bareilles, Neko Case, and Matt Nathanson. It was also in Lawrence where Walle began his recording career, first with his full-length release It Was followed by the sophomore The Future of Tape. After extensive touring, selling out clubs and theaters throughout Kansas and the Midwest, Tanner relocated to New York City in Summer 2007.
Upon arrival in NYC, Tanner immediately joined long-time collaborators Justin Hosek and Mike Cibura, both of Lawrence KS, to continue performing throughout New York and the Northeast. In Spring 2012, and with the help of his dedicated fan base, Tanner held a Kickstarter campaign to acquire the funds necessary to release his third album entitled Shelf Life.
Shelf Life, Tanner's third album release, represents the hard work and refinement Tanner has cultivated since his move to New York City just five years ago. Throughout the album, Tanner's glossy vocals drape a clean and progressively folky instrumentation, with stories of love and lust, and the perils of a quarter-life identity.
In late 2012, Tanner begin recording at home his newest EP, and will be self-releasing the new project early 2013.
Upcoming Events
The Walnut Room Broadway Location
Thu, November 30
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A day after promising to accelerate the pace of stimulus spending, President Barack Obama will focus on how the government plans to pay off its enormous tab.
Obama will talk about efforts to adhere to the what is known in Washington as the "paygo" system. The system requires that legislation cutting taxes, establishing new benefit programs or making programs more generous be counterweighted with higher revenues or benefit cuts elsewhere.
Members of the "Blue Dog" coalition, a group of moderate and conservative Democrats, plan to attend the president's speech Tuesday at the White House.
The group proposed a legally binding "pay as you go" system governing new tax cuts and benefit programs such as Obama's health reform initiative.


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At first this sounds like John Moulder's session. He carries the melody and rides the slalom-like harmonic changes with unusual sureness and grace. But no, Larry Gray's the leader, wrote the tunes, skis the drifts with equal assurance, and has his fair share of solo time. Charles Heath completes the trio with the assertive, yet supportive style of many of today's best drummers.
Gray's writing has originality and depth. The surfaces appeal immediately, but there's a lot going on underneath, so the album gets better with each listen. "King Vita-man" is a burner with a shorter than usual melodic structure and unusual key changes. It begins as a standard guitar-trio arrangement while Moulder solos. (Pat Metheny comes to mind.) The meaning of the album's title becomes more apparent when it's Gray's turn. He's in the spotlight, but supported by well-placed guitar chords and subtle drumming. I've seldom heard a trio working together any better.
The gentle "Waltz for Lena" (Gray's wife) is in a minor key. After a soft drum-roll intro, Moulder again states the melody, and this time Gray solos first. Heath remains active, but with a light touch, even though he's still using sticks rather than brushes.
Brushes are evident in "Be-bop Blues (for Barry Harris)," and as you'd guess from the title, it's a nod to the influential pianist's style. A loose, bluesy time is had by all.
"Karolyn" is another pretty tune dedicated to Gray's wife (nicknamed Lena). "Soffi's Lullaby," written for the couple's daughter, completes the triad of family-influenced ballads. To reinforce the mood, Moulder goes acoustic with a lovely harp-like tone, and Gray switches to bow for an extended heart-felt solo.
"Triceratops" is the only in-your-face track. It provides a good workout for Heath, and again Gray's tone changes, this time to match a harsh, primitive vibe. You can almost see the chunky dinosaur tromping through the primeval landscape.
This is a solid album by three musicians with extensive and broad resumes, and they've indeed been together long enough to make "three equal one." Admiringly recommended.


text: I recently flashed my tablet with cyanogenmod 10 and it loads successfully but after installing it I flashed g-apps after that I tried to install the drivers but it was always aborted and nothing I can do but reboot so I reboot it, I can still play with my tablet that I install with cm10 without its touch because I have a wireless mouse then again I can't reboot into recovery mod even trying rom manager but still didn't work and I even try ADB (Idk how ADB works) so what now how to install drivers in cyanogenmod 10 I still have the drivers files.. Pls tell me what to do! By the way I'm a NOOB!!


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X doesn't detect my monitor
I am using ZipSlack and I Installed X packages so i can use x. I run xorgconfig and configured my devices.
The problem starts when I use startx and I get this error message:
(EE)VGA(0): Given Depth (16) is not supported by this driver.
Thanks in Advance!
Can you past your xorg.conf file for us? That would help alot!
And to get the ball rolling, do you have the drivers for your video card properly installed. Everytime I incorrectly install my nvidia drivers I get this screen. Try changing from "nv" or whatever it says now for your display driver to something else like "nvidia" or "vesa" or "vga." Alot of times using vesa or vga will atleast get X running until you can figure out howto install the drivers properly... again assuming thats your problem.
I think I've fixed it. I just installed and configured it again.
Thanks for the help
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Get ready … summer's coming
SUMMIT COUNTY — Driving along the Dillon Dam Road between Frisco and Dillon this past weekend , I saw Forest Service rangers and campground hosts preparing the Heaton Bay campground for opening. Even though it snowed like crazy through April, the wintry weather will end one of these days, so that means it's time to dig through the shed or garage and dust off the tent and the sleeping bag. Check out the rest of this photoblog with a little bit of info on some of our favorite spots to enjoy a lazy summer day. Most of the photos are links to more information about the camping areas.


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Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
84 Lihue, Kauai
83 Honolulu, Oahu
83 Molokai
88 Kahului, Maui
86 Kailua Kona
84 Hilo, Hawaii
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops on Maui and the Big Island…as of 710pm Tuesday evening:
Kailua Kona – 81
Hana airport, Maui – 73
Haleakala Summit – 57 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 43 (13,000+ feet on the Big Island)
Hawaii's Mountains – Here's a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there's a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions.
Aloha Paragraphs
A beach on Maui's south shore
Our winds will be light from the south, southeast and
east-southeast…with muggy and voggy conditions
continuing into the weekend or beyond
Our weather will be generally quite dry, except for
localized afternoon showers over the interior
sections, and a few along the south and southeast
sides of the islands at times too…locally heavier
on Oahu and Kauai
We may see heavier showers arriving this weekend…
especially over Kauai and Oahu – with even a possible
thunderstorm Sunday into early next week
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph), along with directions…as of Tuesday evening:
16 Port Allen, Kauai – NE
12 Kahuku Trng, Oahu – SE
18 Molokai – E
12 Lanai – NW
12 Kahoolawe – SSW
12 Lipoa, Maui – SE
22 South Point, Big Island – NE
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands…as of Tuesday evening (545pm totals):
0.70 Mohihi Crossing, Kauai
1.92 Makaha Stream, Oahu
0.06 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.01 Kula Branch Station, Maui
0.99 Kealakekua, Big Island
We can use the following links to see what's going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here's the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Our winds are coming out of the south, southeast and east-southeast, while remaining generally light through the rest of this week…into early next week. Here's the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean, along with a real-time wind profile of the central Pacific…focused on the Hawaiian Islands. ~~~ We see a low pressure system to our north, along with a late season cold front stalled a couple of hundred miles to the northwest of Kauai. We have a moderately strong high pressure system to our northeast…with a ridge extending southwest over the Kauai end of the chain. As a result of these weather features, our local winds will remain on the light side, from the south through east-southeast. The southeasterly breezes will bring voggy and humid weather our way, which will stick around through the remainder of this week at least.
Satellite imagery shows large patches of low clouds over and around our island chain. Looking at this larger satellite image, we see the low cloud patches over the ocean, being drawn up into the islands in places. The daytime heating of the islands, coupled with the generally breezes are keeping most of the clouds over and around the mountain slopes. Meanwhile, we see the stalled cold front to the northwest of Kauai. Here's a looping radar image, showing just generally light showers falling, most of which are falling over the ocean at the time of this writing. There have been a few heavier showers near Kauai and Oahu at times…with the Honolulu airport reporting heavy rain at 430pm late in the afternoon.
The primary reason for the unusual weather pattern we're having is the presence of the late season cold front to our northwest…along with its parent low pressure system well north-northwest of our islands. This cold front won't make it to our islands, although has pushed a high pressure ridge down over the the state now. This will keep our trade winds at bay for the most part, and keep our local wind flow from the south through east-southeast. These breezes will continue to usher in muggy and volcanically hazy skies over our state. We'll find clear to partly cloudy mornings, giving way to mid-morning through early evening clouds developing over and around the interior sections. The air mass will remain quite dry and stable however, so that only spotty showers are expected in most of those upcountry areas. The exception will be the heavier showers that could fall locally over the western end of the state at times. If an upper level trough moves near the state this weekend, and its looking more and more likely, we could see some heavier showers popping-up near Kauai and Oahu, or even a thunderstorm Sunday into early next week.
The details being described above are highly unusual, as more typically we would have moderately strong trade winds blowing statewide this time of year, with a few passing showers falling along our windward coasts and slopes. The models are keeping the trade winds away for the most part until the middle of next week! Something may happen to change this absence of the trade winds, although I don't see any signs of it at the moment. There's a chance that we could see a day or two of light trades winds sneaking back into our area, during the Wednesday through Thursday time frame, although don't count too heavily on this. I'll be back again early Wednesday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise, I hope you have a great Tuesday night wherever you're spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Here on Maui, at the 3,100 foot elevation, at my upper Kula, Maui weather tower, the air temperature was 55.8 degrees at 555am on this Tuesday morning. Skies were clear overhead, with some partly cloudy conditions around the edges. The winds are essentially calm, with light volcanic haze in the air too.
It's early afternoon now at 110pm, under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with an air temperature of 75.9 degrees. The beaches down below, both on the north, south and west sides, look totally sunny in contrast to up here in Kula. Looking down towards the central valley, I can see light to almost moderately voggy skies. I had a dermatological appointment in Kihei this morning, and passed through Kahului on the way back upcountry. I found warm weather down there, and noticed that the Kahului airport was reporting a pretty hot 88 degrees…at the same time as I have that 75.9 degrees.
We're into the early evening hours now at 520pm, under clear to partly cloudy skies, generally light breezes, and an air temperature of 78.4 degrees. It seems as if we might be seeing the temporary return of light trade winds here in Kula, as the afternoon clouds have been pushed away, and my wind chimes are singing out to me gently. This is the first sign of trade winds in a long time, and they may stick around for a couple of days. The volcanic haze seems to have thinned out in the process, which of course is a good thing too!
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
Atlantic Ocean: The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
Here's the 2013 hurricane season summary
Here's a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea:
Gulf of Mexico:
Here's a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.
Here's the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
Eastern Pacific: The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins today, and runs through November 30th.
Here's a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.
Central Pacific Ocean: The Central Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. Here's the 2013 hurricane season summary
Here's a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
North Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones
Here's a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
Interesting: Canyons in Greenland hold a lot more glacial ice than thought – Greenland is now mostly white. Snow and ice and glaciers abound, but are shrinking as the climate warms. Turns out that some of the glaciers are found in canyons and the canyons are deeper than previously thought. Scientists at NASA and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have found that canyons under Greenland's ocean-feeding glaciers are deeper and longer than previously thought, increasing the amount of Greenland's estimated contribution to future sea level rise.
"The glaciers of Greenland are likely to retreat faster and farther inland than anticipated, and for much longer, according to this very different topography we have discovered," said Mathieu Morlighem, a UCI associate project scientist who is lead author of the new research paper. The results were published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Ice loss from Greenland has accelerated during the last few decades. However, older ice sheet models predicted the speedup would be temporary because the glaciers would soon melt back onto higher ground and stabilize. The models therefore projected Greenland's contribution to global sea level rise would be limited.
Morlighem's new topography shows southern Greenland's ragged, crumbling coastline is scored by more than 100 canyons beneath glaciers that empty into the ocean. Many canyons are well below sea level as far as 60 miles inland. Higher ground, where glaciers could stabilize, is much farther from the coastline than previously thought. The finding calls into question the idea that the recent accelerated ice loss will be short-lived.
Buried under the Greenland Ice Sheet, the subcontinent's bedrock topography has been estimated using soundings from ice-penetrating radar. However, the wet and fractured ice along the southern coastline cluttered the radar soundings so that large swaths of the bed remained invisible. To overcome that problem, Morlighem and his colleagues devised an advanced technique to create a more accurate map. The technique makes the best use of several kinds of data: ice thickness measurements derived from airborne radar; satellite radar interferometry data on the speed and direction of ice movement: and estimates of snowfall and surface melt to the sea. By combining the different types of data, they were able to map the bed topography along Greenland's margins with unprecedented precision and detail.
May 20th, 2014 at 9:32 pm
Mike Says:
Hi Glenn, David Hume asked why the Vikings called it Greenland and not Whiteland. Attached is a link: http://www.skepticalscience.com/greenland-used-to-be-green.htm that could be used for explanation. Greenland may have been greener 400,000 to 800,000 years ago, but it was an warm weather anamoly on for the North Atlantic. See the explanation. By the way I enjoy you site so much more than any I have seen.~~~Hi Mike, how great to hear that you enjoy my weather website so much…thanks for letting me know! I appreciate your sharing this link about Greenland as well, very interesting. Aloha, Glenn
May 20th, 2014 at 2:04 pm
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Aloha Glenn, lots of rain here above Kailua Kona, has been for weeks! Reading the article above…I wonder why the Vikings called it GREENland not WHITEland? Could it be that not too long ago there was a whole lot less ice than there is today?~~~Hey David, good to hear from you again. That's exactly right, today's Greenland wasn't always icy white…but rather more green and lush as you suggest. Trust you doing well, and it sounds like you are getting more rain than what Puna is getting lately…which is good. Take care my friend, Aloha, Glenn
May 20th, 2014 at 1:17 pm
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Hi Glenn,
It's starting to look like a drought here in the Kapoho area of lower Puna on the Big Island. Hardly a drop has fallen in about 3 weeks now, and although I don't have to cut the grass as often, it is a bit worrisome.
Do you have any long term indicators that suggest whether we will be getting and rain in the near or not-so-near future?
Guy~~~Hi Guy, good to hear from you down there in the Puna District, although not such good news…as you describe your drought conditions. As for the future, and with an El Nino looming this summer into the fall, that's not encouraging. Typically when we have an El Nino, and this one is expected to be a strong one, the Hawaiian Islands has seen increased drought conditions. At the same time, El Nino typically increases tropical cyclone activity in the central Pacific…and larger than normal waves on our north and west shores during the winter months. I can imagine this isn't good news, although once the long absent trade winds return with time, that should finally be able to carry some showers your way…hopefully! Aloha, Glenn


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Daily Of Clark Co., IN
I have been researching the Daily's of Clark Co., IN now for almost 6 years.I, myself, am a former Daily from there, so this is my direct heritage.I have information going back to Philip Daily b. 1710.Now I don't have a lot of information on this individual, but I do have his son Charles, his wife, and their 6 sons, three of which came from PA to KY and then on to IN.I have many Daily's and their spouses and children.I am missing some which I am hoping someone out there can help me fill in.Here is a short of the extensive line:
Philip Daily b. 1710, had at least one child named Charles b. Abt 1730 in MD.Charles married Eleanor Temple (Nellie) and they had 6 male children; Philip, Charles, Samuel, John, Nathan, and George.Some time after the death of Charles in 1783 in PA, Nellie sold the land that Charles owned and migrated to KY with at least 3 of her sons around 1796 along with other families from PA.They stayed at Ft Boone, KY with Daniel Boone while under Indian attack.From this point, the line gets extensive.The most common names in this line are Philip, Charles, Samuel, and John.This line includes various spellings of the Daily name.My own brother's name was spelled DailEy while the remainder of the family had no "E".The spelling depended on the census taker or the records keeper at this early date.If anyone is interested in sharing information, please contact me either via this forum, or direct email at email@example.com interested parties are welcome and inquiries will be answered ASAP.Thank you in advance.Renee


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My breasts grew REALLY fast in the beginning of my pregnancy and I have what I'm guessing are red stretchmarks. I say I'm guessing because I'm probably now the size of an average adult woman (or still a little smaller) and they are just red on the inside. Not red lines, just that whole area is red.
So...my question is, do you think that is a sign of what will come with my tummy or is that different since the tummy grows more gradually?
I do oil up every other day and lotion up every day. But I know that doesn't prevent stretchmarks, just makes the stretching easier on your skin.
I dont think just bc you have stretchmarks on one part of your body you will automatically have them other places. I do have some, but thankfully mine are very light and not noticable by anyone but me. And I dont even really know where they are without looking, I just remember seeing them on me before.
No you can't determine it by that. You may or may not get them on your belly or anywhere else. Only time will tell.
It really just depends on how fast each body part grows. Getting them one place doesn't mean you'll get them anywhere else, but it doesn't mean you won't either.
Quoting Turtledoves:
It really just depends on how fast each body part grows. Getting them one place doesn't mean you'll get them anywhere else, but it doesn't mean you won't either.
It's also part genetic so if you already are getting them then most likley you will get them other places. But stretch marks really aren't a big deal and they will fade after you have the baby. When you use oil try olive oil :)
Use it daily...it also helps them look better after you already have them. I used it on marks I had for years and it made them lighter and less deep looking :)
By olive oil I mean straight up fro the groccery store, not an olive oil lotion :)


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Hi Cindy, it turns out I DID see these photos.
It was so nice chatting with you on the phone just now. I'll talk to you soon.
Hope she doesn't chew on other things!! LOL Thanks Cindy!! :))))
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Busy, busy, busy........and cute also! :)
Jacy's darling, Cindy. Reminds me of my cats, who love to claw and play in boxes.
His ( or her?) tail seems to have big power. When your photos are up, I always do want to be in your room and watch them all day long. It's very good they can go around your place without any fear of other stronger animals. They look so relaxed. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice jigi time.


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SNOWBASIN RESORT, Utah — A stream of runners filled the Green Pond, Porcupine and Last Chance trails at Snowbasin Resort this weekend. More than 800 runners took on the challenge of running the inaugural Ragnar Trail Snowbasin Relay, and I participated.
This trail relay was vastly different than the well-know Ragnar Relay Series. There was no pavement, stop signs, runners in bunny suits or decorated vans on the trail relay.
All the teams stayed in one central location called Ragnar Village, and all eight runners (four on ultra teams) ran each of the three trail loops. All of the runner hand-offs took place at a central exchange in front of Earl's Lodge. Live music, video boards with race times, food, vendors and massage stations were there as the next round of athletes warmed up just outside the exchange gate.
The trails were silent. I turned my iPod off this race and rediscovered how awesome trail running can be, especially at night when it's just you, the sound of your feet hitting the dirt trail and the sounds of the forest.
Steven Aderholt, director of trails for Ragnar, oversees the six new trail events. "It's a different running experience. We came up with the concept of expanding the road relay series to trails over a year ago, and so far it's been a success. We're attracting runners who want to try something new."
The course covers 14.6 miles with more than 2,400 feet in elevation gain spread between three challenging trails they call the Green, Yellow and Red loops. The Yellow Loop was a crowd favorite that overlooked the beautiful Ogden Valley and Pineview Reservoir and covered 6.3 miles with more than 850 feet of elevation to climb.
"The trail series attracts runners that love connecting with nature," Aderholt said. "So combining camping and trial run all in one place has been a big hit."
The people were the one commonality between the two events. The excitement and courage was contagious. Runners of all abilities were there for the same reason — to test their limits and those of their teammates. Runners from other teams helped each other throughout the course with water, replacement lights when they broke and encouragement to just keep moving forward.
Tanner Bell, president and co-founder of the Ragnar Relay and Trail Series said, "We figured that around 50 percent of the runners at the relay today are first-time trail runners. It's exciting to see the dedication from these first-timers. The response from the runners to the new trail series has been great."
Ragnar hosts 21 road relay events nationally and now has six trail events. The Ragnar team is looking to expand even more over the next few years. McDowell Mountain northeast of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Vail Lake Resort, Calif., between Los Angeles and San Diego will round out the 2013 trail series. They've added Zion Ponderosa Ranch again to the 2014 schedule, and the additions of Snowmass Resort, Colo., and Appalachians Big Bear Lake, W.Va., are sure to draw big crowds.1 comment on this story
"We're also very committed to our sustainability initiative," Bell said. "Our goal is to have as minimal impact on the environment as possible. The focus is on educating our runners that recycling, use of solar energy to power as much of our equipment as possible, and staying on marked trails can all make a big difference."
While the trail relay is a vastly different running experience than the road relays, it has found its place in the Ragnar family of relays. The mountain setting was perfect, and the athletes made the experience something to remember.
Bill Quick, an Idaho native, studied communications, history and business at the University of Utah. He is the Sr. Director of Marketplace Operations at Deseret Digital Media and Deseret Connect Contributor. Email him at email@example.com


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What a waste!
Queens neighborhoods are at the top of the heap in garbage collection, leading the city with 160,000 tons of trash picked up by the city's Department of Sanitation last year.
The district encompassing Jamaica, St. Albans and Springfield Gardens swept the field, with an output of 82,124 tons of trash, followed by the district that includes Flushing, College Point and Whitestone, with 77,081 tons.
In third place, the district that collects from the south shore of Staten Island dumped 70,249 tons, while the Upper East Side weighed in with a close 69,744 tons. Borough Park in Brooklyn trailed in fifth place, with 67,869 tons.
New York City's population stands at 8,363,710 and is growing by some 30,000 to 60,000 a year, according to the American Community Survey.
Still, the city's overall refuse output continued to drop for the fourth year in a row, despite the increasing population.
In 2009, 2.5 million tons of trash was collected, down from 2.6 million in 2008.
"Its definitely recession driven," Turso said.