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I am British and a Ferrari fan, I have been watching Formula 1 on and off since my father first put me in front of a race when I was 2 years old. I am sick of talking to casual fans who only listen to the British press which is incredibly bias towards any British driver.
Nick, I have all of the documents that you need.
Drop me your email using 'at' & 'Dot' instead of @ .com
Yes, do Prost/Varzi and...I'm guessing that you got the format/template from Long John Silver.
Very well, we're on the way.
Achille Varzi and will be needed for the founders group and if you want Prost then you got 'im.
Be good to the Professor...he's my guy.
Would you like to do more than one bio over the course of 60 days?
A founders bio would be needed in addition to;
Nick, please contact LJ, he has an assignment for you!
thanks for the pick Nick !
Hi Nick, thanks for the message. Would you give me a few days, so that I can get all of this organized. As there are only a few names that go in the day the Hall is opened by B/R. Then there will be all of the teams on the ballot and a few others. So I am aware of your desires and will keep that very much in mind, when putting this all together. It maybe time for me to talk with LJ on the phone, to get all in order. Will keep you in formed and it will not be more than 10 days to the opening of the Hall. Was tld it was Monday, however you know how those things go.
Once again, thanks and cheers,
nope - you ARENT forgotten at all mate ... you are in the HOF for sure, check in with paul
Check in with Paul Heffernan and he will set you up.
Nope, not forgotten. I'll check into it with LJS.


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If you would have asked me a year or two ago if I'd fork over $100 to climb a 14er on someone's private ranch, I would have told you "no thanks." Somewhere along the way between now and then the idea didn't become any more appealing but I somehow convinced myself to go ahead and do it. Maybe it was the fear of the 14er police inspecting my checklist if and when I eventually finish them all, but I made up mind.
The original plan was to hike with a small group of 5 on June 24th of this year, a date we negotiated with the ranch owners with the understanding that it was before they would officially open for the year, but if the conditions were dry, we could go. Long story short, we weren't allowed to go, but we did manage to reschedule for August 26th after shuffling our schedule around. This time we pieced together a larger crew of friends, many of whom we've met this summer.
The plans were set to meet at the ranch gate just before 6am Sunday and Karen and I hitched a ride down to San Luis Saturday afternoon to scout out the trailhead and link up with Sheri, Tim, and Jake, who had offered Karen and I another night's stay in the Chateau Vernier. We set off from San Luis back into the middle of nowhere through a maze of dirt roads oddly well-marked with street signs. Seemed like one of those areas you read about in an airline magazine "Own 10 acres of prime Colorado real estate." I think we saw 1 cabin over a distance of 8 miles and eventually chose the intersection of Forbes and Wood as our stopping point, heading right on Wood until it dead-ended with the forest. We unloaded our gear from Patrick's car and before he drove off Patrick asked if we'd be alright. We responded "sure, we'll be fine!" - famous last words.
So we started setting up the chateau and Tim gave me the crank arm to start hoisting the roof. After a few cranks I noticed an interesting problem – the pop-up was not popping up. Something was obviously disengaged in the winch, at which point we realized we had no tools to disassemble it for a better look. No reason to panic yet, Tim and I figured out if we held the crank arm just right and applied pressure there we could convince it to go up a little bit at a time. Fleetwood will be hearing from the Verniers.
All's well that ends well and we finished setting up in time for Tim to go for a short bike ride before a fine dinner of burgers, baked beans, and potato salad. We finished off the night with s'mores around the fire, good conversation, and me demonstrating cat-like reflexes avoiding the flaming marshmallow on the end of little Jake's stick. Bedtime came just after 11pm.
Culebra PeakSaturday, August 26, 2007
Objective: Culebra Peak (14,047') – CO Rank 41
Route: Northwest Ridge (Class 2)
Total Distance: ~7.5 miles
Elevation Gain: ~3200 ft
Participants: Jim & Karen Ohl, Patrick Thornely, Risa Hayes, Matt Wilson, Sheri Vernier, Renee Jones, Monique French, Peggy Knock, Linda Pryor, Uwe Sartori
Up by 4:40am, we made our way back to the ranch gate at 5:45am amongst a crowd of anxious hikers. Carlos, the ranch hand showed up shortly thereafter and herded us up to the ranch headquarters where he signed us in and took our money. Karen and I opted out on the extra $50 bonus hike to centennial Red Mountain, deciding that after the 14ers, we're done with lists. Once the 25 hikers who were allowed on the ranch that day were signed in we had a quick briefing from Carlos and he sent us on our way. The 4wd road up to the trailhead was almost ridiculously steep. Although 4wd probably wasn't necessary, the tricky spots were large drainage ruts that angled across the road. We reached "Four Way," an intersection that marked our starting point, after about 2.5 miles and were ready to go by 7am. I felt a little weird starting a hike so late in the morning.
Carlos had given us a map of suggested routes to the summit and we ended up taking the one labeled Roach's route, or something close to that route. There definitely wasn't a defined trail and after leaving the 4wd road we pretty much headed straight for a gigantic cairn that was visible on the ridge. We eventually fanned out to minimize the impact on the terrain and made steady progress past treeline and on up the grassy slope to the ridge.
Once reaching the giant cairn we could see the next segment that traversed Culebra's gentle northwest ridge up to a false summit. There were a few footpaths and sort-of trails along the way, but traversing the ridge pretty much involved picking our way along the talus. The true summit of Culebra as well as Red Mountain soon came into view and we admired the Spanish Peaks to our northeast. The final push to the summit went quickly and we topped out at 9:45am.
We spent some time relaxing on the summit as everyone finished up, and managed a summit photo of the whole group with our leftover cash before sending 7 of us off to Red Mountain.
Karen and I decided to hang out on the summit of Culebra while the others went over and back to Red, and Sheri and Renee went back to the car. I entertained myself by figuring out my average number of steps over a distance of 100-ft and estimated that our trip up and down Culebra really only cost us $.004/step – seems like a bargain now doesn't it? After about 15 minutes on the summit we noticed rain clouds to the southeast and then spotted lighting coming down from those same clouds. So much for waiting on the summit, we headed down quickly and managed to catch up to Sheri and Renee. The clouds continued to build and we hoped they would hold off for everyone heading up and down Red. The remainder of the route down was pretty casual and we found ourselves back at the car just before 1pm. We would later find out that the rest of our crew made it up and down Red without incident and made it almost all the way back to the car before the rain and lightning moved over them. We celebrated the day's success with dinner at Emma's Hacienda, one of the two open restaurants in San Luis, and headed back to Colorado Springs.

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Speedy Response to Court Ruling That Said Viewing Not a Crime
State Senator Patty Ritchie today announced that the Senate has passed a bill she cosponsored to close a gaping legal loophole in New York State that makes it legal to view online child porn.
Senator Ritchie said she disagreed strongly with the ruling—but agreed with Judge Victoria A. Graffeo, one of eight Associate Judges on the Court, that the ruling could lead to an explosion of new child pornography—and more exploited and abused children—as purveyors seek to meet growing demand for the perverse materials."
The bill, which passed 56-4, is a response to a ruling by the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, that said viewing pornographic images of children as young as 8 years old over the Internet was allowed, as long as the defendant didn't download, print, save, share, or otherwise "control" the images.
"Simply put, child pornography is an abomination," said Senator Ritchie. "Whether people view it, download it, or save it on a computer—it shouldn't matter—anyone with any sort of involvement should be punished."
"As a mother and a grandmother, it pains me to think of children being exploited in situations such as this. We need to take every step necessary to make sure people viewing child pornography face the consequences of their actions."
Senate bill 7407 would make the viewing of child pornography—which has been illegal to possess since 1996—a Class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison.
The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Codes Committee Chair Joseph Lentol of Brooklyn.
The Court of Appeals ruled in the case of People vs. Kent that a 65-year-old man who was found to have 30,000 cached images on his computer of children in sexual situations could not be charged because he only viewed the material online, and didn't download or "control" it.
Judge Graffeo said that there was no difference in her view between viewing and downloading the images, because both actions victimized children, who the law was supposed to protect.
"That child is victimized each time the image is accessed and viewed simply because he or she never consented—and could not consent—to the dissemination of that image," she said.
"The market for child pornography enlarges with the knowing viewing of these images …because the more frequent the images of children engaged in sexual conduct are accessed, the more the creators produce to satisfy the growing demand, which results in more children being coerced and groomed for the sex trade."
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The Japanese celebrate the New Year in a big way. The official New Year falls on January 1st, however, in actuality the season itself runs from the 31st of December through the 3rd of January. Japan is brimming with well known New Years Eve attractions and numerous places to enjoy a great vantage point for the fireworks displays. Landmarks like the Tokyo Tower, the Imperial East Gardens, Tokyo Twin Observatories, Tokyo National Museum, Odaiba, Rikugien, Roppongi Hills, Tsukiji Fish Market, and Shiodome all provide spectacular vantage points to witness the city's fireworks.
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12AAA team will play in Cooperstown
The Rosemount 12AAA baseball team has done well this season.
The team had a 15-4 regular season record, and placed second or third in most of its tournaments, according to head coach Steve Turner.
Rosemount now has an opportunity to prove their mettle against other teams nationwide.
Rosemount's 12AAA team leaves next Thursday for Cooperstown, N.Y., to play in the annual Cooperstown Dreams Park National Invitational Tournament.
The tournament is held over 12 weeks to honor the best youth baseball teams in America.
At the end of the week, Rosemount's team and coaches will be inducted into the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame.
The 12AAA team, which will play the week of Aug. 16-22, was grandfathered into the tournament. Rosemount earned the right to attend the tournament several years ago after winning a qualifying tournament. Since then, each 12AAA team has had the opportunity to play in the tournament.
"Every 12-year-old team gets to go," Turner said.
Tryouts were held earlier this year for a spot on the city's only 12AAA team, according to Turner. Representatives from Macalester College, the Miesville Mudhens and the Red Wing Aces oversaw the tryout process. Turner said they all determined which players made the AAA, AA, or A teams for the community's programs.
It costs about $18,000 to send the team out to Cooperstown, and the 12AAA team has been busy fund-raising for the trip. Team members have gone around to local businesses asking for donations. They also put together pancake feeds and sold sweatshirts and pullovers.
Much of the funding has been put up by team's parents, and the team has about 75 percent of the expense covered as of press time.
While in Cooperstown, the team will play eight games, two each day from Sunday Aug. 17 through Aug. 20. An elimination round begins Thursday Aug. 21, where the boys will play until they lose.
Participating in the tournament is fun enough, but several players are excited to stop at Yankee Stadium, according to Tim Roszak, the team's assistant coach.
Although this will be the last year Yankee Stadium is in operation, Cooperstown, N.Y, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, has its own allure for some team members.
"Hopefully the kids will have success," Roszak said. "But just actually being in Cooperstown will be really cool."
Each week from May to August, 86 teams from across the nation compete at Cooperstown Dream Park.
Because there are teams from across the nation, both coaches expect tough competition from teams that call states like Arizona and California home.
Those teams can play baseball year round instead of having seasonal play, which makes them tough to beat. However, there are certain incentives for the Rosemount team to do will.
"We did tell the kids if we can win half of our games we'll throw them a big pizza party," Roszak said. "If we can win half we'll be happy, because the competition is pretty difficult."


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Beltrami County Board starts jail upgrade project
Beltrami County commissioners took the first step Tuesday in a $280,000 county jail upgrade by hiring an architectural firm for the project.
"The jail control systems are 24 years old," County Facilities Manager Steve Shadrick told commissioners during their work session. "We can no longer find component parts for repairs as they are obsolete. We have to rebuild existing parts."
The project, estimated at $280,000, would replace the jail controls system which works the doors, lighting, intercom, water shutoff and video security.
"There just aren't people knowledgeable in these systems anymore," Shadrick said.
The board, as part of its consent agenda, hired Engineering Design Initiative of Minneapolis for protect architecture and engineering. Shadrick said it was one of several firms bidding on a larger, $3 million project that included energy efficient measures. The jail upgrade has been contemplated since 2008.
EDI's quote for the project was 8.25 percent of the total project cost, or $23,000. Commissioner Jim Lucachick, a self-employed architect, said the price was fair, as such projects usually range from 5 percent to 20 percent.
Architectural services wasn't put out on bids since there are only a few Minnesota firms that do such work in jails, and EDI had the lowest bid when the bigger project was considered, Shadrick said.
When asked by Lucachick, Shadrick said the upgrade should take the jail another 20 years, and allow for expansion, if necessary, in the future.
EDI's work will be brought to the County Board, which then must approve the project for construction bids. EDI would also provide construction administration services.
Money to pay for the project was set aside in the 2011 budget into a capital project fund from payment-in-lieu-of-taxes from the state as fees from state-managed land in Beltrami County, said County Administrator Tony Murphy.
"That fund is used to address planned or unforeseen capital projects," he said. "This will be very challenging to do, as we don't want to house prisoners elsewhere during the project."
"This is a must-do situation," said County Board Chairman Joe Vene.
In a separate law enforcement matter, Gary Peterson of the Beltrami County Sheriff's Department reported on a Feb. 12 prescription drug "turn-in" project held at the Law Enforcement Center.
About 50 people participated, bringing in 24 pounds of 150 different prescription drugs, 14 pounds of over-the-counter drugs, and some liquid medicines. Also turned in were 2,800 pills and tablets of Schedule 1 drugs, which are illegal to possess unless under prescription.
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Feedback: Letters To and From the Editor
with Charlie White
Dear Readers, As it is each time we write anything negative about the Mac or Steve Jobs, we've been reeling from the onslaught of email concerning my recent "Apple Sinks to Bottom of the Barrel" editorial. But this time, there were more positive than negative responses. Here's a sampling of the ones that were printable:
I'm Sure You Get Flamed A Lot!
Dear Charlie:
I imagine your writings concerning Apple over the years have garnered you much attention by the Mac faithful. And one thing is certain, you've not miss communicated your feelings about Apple and its products. And, well... you're consistent.
While I tend to disagree with you in your reasoning in your recent article over Apple's stock, I can understand your points. In fact, Charlie, what tech company isn't a bit over-valued? But have you conducted the same analysis on Microsoft or Intel? it's not like they have not had their own slip-ups.
A quick glance at a stock chart reveals that Microsoft has not enjoyed that great of a ride recently either, and it is no where near its once dominant levels. And as for OS's... Windows 2000, while an improvement over NT 4, it is not all that it was advertised to be, and it presents its own issues. But then, Charlie, what Microsoft product is what it is advertised to be or without issues? The only exception to that might be the new Office 2001, which interestingly is for Mac, and the sub-component product known as Entourage, which has received glowing reviews.
I commend you on your belief in the PC side of the market, but tend to disagree with you on its greatness. I use both a Mac and a PC, and think that each has strengths and weaknesses. I am personally looking forward to seeing OS X, and I don't think the beta cost is that big of an issue. Plenty of other companies, as you noted -- Microsoft, have also charged people to get pre-releases. In fact, I bought into the pre-release of Office 2000. Perhaps I will be swayed to do more Mac work if OS X makes as big of a splash as we are being led to believe, and perhaps not. We'll see. But I won't be swayed by numbers. I'd rather use the best product for the task.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your writings in the future, and what I hope will be a more balanced analysis concerning Apple. Bash them if you like, it is your prerogative, but journalistically, I hope you will evaluate it with more integrity. Oh, as for the Steve trance that people fall into -- I couldn't agree with you more. Talk about mindless minions.
Take care, and best wishes,
Jonathan Franklin Chairman & CEO Elah Productions, Inc.
Excellent Article on Apple
Dear Charlie,
Thanks for your clearly written article on Apple. My company develops a number of MPEG video tools and technologies and we have been watching the Apple platform for years. I use PCs at work and Apples at home. I have a UNIX background and prefer development on UNIX over both Windows and Mac OS. As a business we must be pragmatic and your balanced statements on market forces, CEO charisma and unkept promise reflect what has kept us hesitant with Apple. When I see the amazing technology in our small lab I am tempted to announce it, but the road from seeing it in the lab and seeing it usefully deployed in a product is not an easy one. It's difficult to balance trying to maintain recognition for innovation and exciting new tools and toys with conservative announcements, particularly when you are up against much bigger players. Microsoft has made a number of bad predictions on technology releases in the past and has kept both users and developers on a difficult road. They are positioned to weather the cost up to a point. Sun has been fairly stable and is an excellent platform for development, but targets a much more conservative audience on the average, hence their stability and strength. Apple is in a precarious position and must take the higher risk approach for survival. I imagine marrying the stability of UNIX with the innovativeness of Apple could be a good one, although, as you point out, high risk.
I hope Apple pulls off the OS-X path and we can sell product on three platforms. That would make me feel better about using UNIX for development, Windows for product delivery and MacOS (OS-X) at home!
Kind regards and thanks for the good article,
David Keightley Mediaware Solutions
What About Processor Speed?
I think you missed the biggest strike Apple has against it: Processor speed. As you know, we faithful MacUsers (and believe me, we are not going anywhere for a while to come) have been stuck at 500mhz for about two or three years while we watch the speed of Windows machines doubling. Many people who depend on computers for their living will buy a new box the minute they have a reason to. Unfortunately, Apple has not given us a very clear reason to for quite a while. MP machines look sexy, but in my work (music) the second processor only gives us about a 25% gain in speed. Motorola needs to gets its butt in gear and figure out how make a speedy processor. Meanwhile Apple had better start making the prices of their nice boxes reflect the relative pokyness of their CPUs, IMHO.
Mighty John
Good points all! But processor speed doesn't really tell the whole story. However, I see what you mean -- why buy another Mac if it's not going to be any faster or better than the one you have now? Even if Mac can compete with the Wintel world, the big question I have is, can (or will) Motorola? Seems like the answer is no.
Regards, Charlie White
The Best I've Seen
That was one of the best, if not the best, editorial I have seen written on the Apple situation. I wonder how many little people got hurt by the stock selling in after hours trading, where most of us are not allowed to play. It's time for Steve Jobs to come up with something new besides colors.
Ray Ashmun
Macs Are Hard to Get
After reading your article on Apple stock and the reasons for its fall, I would like to add that there is another factor that affects Mac sales/stock prices: Macs are hard to get. You can't get a dealership in areas that won't sell a guaranteed minimum number of units. Further, schools are not allowed to purchase from local dealers. Too much sales bureaucracy. If marginal markets could get Mac product, they would sell it.
I live in the middle of the country, 120 miles from any major metro (Omaha) and you can't get Mac products or make a reasonable dealership offer. Several reputable computer stores have tried and given up. Mac only courts the big sales areas and ignores the markets that could change their momentum and direction.
This is only my opinion but it is based in 15 years of observation in an area that wants Macs but can't get them.
Timothy Miller Norfolk, NE
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Why is it when a Windows company has a problem you folks don't say a thing? Or you give it only a minor statement. As soon as Apple has a problem you all (chicken little) "the sky is falling." Give me and my small 10% a break. I'll buy Macintosh for as long as they make them. I have to work on the other, but I choose to work on Macintosh.
If Microsoft stock fell 50% in a few minutes, we would most assuredly mention that, too.
Tell me this: If you have a Mac with a 500 MHz processor, would you buy another with a 500 MHz processor to replace it? That's part of the problem Apple's having. No matter how you dress it up, the machines are the same they were a year ago. That equals slooooow sales. And that, my friend, spells failure for any company, Mac or PC.
And, doubling the processors doesn't count in this case, because until OS X and its native applications arrive (who knows when?), almost all the applications currently available can't even see that second proc. This is a problem that can be glossed over for a while by Jobs and discounted by his loyal disciples, but not forever.
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NCCC, IDA plan joint application for Start-Up New York
SANBORN – Niagara County Community College President James P. Klyczek said Friday that he expects a joint application from the college and the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency for the Start-Up New York program.
The promotion, cooked up last year by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, gives a 10-year exemption from all types of taxes to new businesses that open within a mile of any of the 64 State University of New York campuses.
The employees of those businesses also won't have to pay state income taxes for a decade.
"That's a great recruitment tool," Klyczek said.
All SUNY-affiliated schools, including community colleges, are required to submit a plan for Start-Up New York participation. Klyczek said NCCC's application, being compiled by Vice President of Academic Affairs Eunice Bellinger, is "75 to 80 percent done."
The application is supposed to catalog available space on or near campus and the types of businesses that would correspond to academic programs at the college.
Start-Up New York was a prime topic of discussion at last week's meeting of the IDA board. The board's members thought Start-Up should have taken the role of industrial development agencies into account.
"This creates another agency and could create confusion," Chairman Henry M. Sloma said. "I think the usual path is for a business to go the IDA route. That's been flipped a little bit, because all 64 campuses of SUNY are supposed to be the pipeline."
Sloma said, "I don't know why. It seems to me they have enough to do. We're the professionals. The legislation didn't include us."
But Klyczek said the college has met with the IDA and assured it a seat on any committee that reviews business applications.
"They'd automatically be vetted by the IDA," Klyczek said. "They have so many more resources than we do." The Start-Up program's one-mile rule applies not only to NCCC's main 300-acre campus in Sanborn, but also to its outlying locations. Those include the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute; the Small Business Development Center office in downtown Lockport's Bewley Building; and the NCCC outpost in the Trott Access Center at Portage Road and 11th Street in the Falls.
Klyczek said the college already has been approached by a couple of business people interested in a Start-Up project in Sanborn or near the Culinary Institute. He called it "a very small possible pilot project."
"Ideally, they want start-ups, but you can get help for businesses doing expansions," Klyczek said.
One of the problems with bringing Start-Up benefits to downtown Niagara Falls is that "hospitality" businesses, such as restaurants and lodgings, are not eligible. Sloma said that exclusion leaves out "a big chunk of downtown Niagara Falls."
Klyczek said, "I think hospitality should be covered in downtown Niagara Falls, because that's our industry."
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Beyond the Berm is back again with Episode 76!
To start with, someone around here just had a birthday (Hint: it wasn't Matt). Matt asks the question of what Disney-related thing would you want to do on your birthday if you could? So many possibilities, but Steve manages to eventually come up with an answer. What would you choose?
Also, we briefly touch on the hot rumor right now of a gondola-type transportation system possibly coming to Walt Disney World, although we are slightly skeptical of how much truth is there. Here where we stand on this rumor, and see if you agree or disagree.
We then talk about some of the new offerings at the Disney parks, specifically those that now have concrete opening dates, such as Pandora: World of Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout, and Rivers of Light. All of that brings up the question of if the new things excite us or not. And that leads to a discussion of FOMO, the fear of missing out. Does that drive attendance these days? Do you have a fear of missing out on all of the new stuff that all of your friends have done and have posted about over and over on the internet? Hmm.
Matt also asks about Disney games for mobile phones and devices, and apparently Steve does not have FOMO for those, since he doesn't play any. Matt talks about some of the ones that he enjoys. Are you currently playing any?
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The OCZ Equalizer provides six DPI sensitivity levels (400-2500) and allows gamers to seamlessly transition between each setting in the midst of a battle with a conveniently placed button (1). The Equalizer's scroll wheel displays a different color LED for each DPI setting to provide instant visual confirmation of the chosen sensitivity level. Hardcore gamers that play the latest First Person Shooter titles will benefit from the lightening fast speed that 2500 DPI provides.
The Equalizer features the innovative OCZ 'Triple Threat' button (2). Gamers can fire three times with just one click making it easier than ever to hit the target. At the same time, the ingenious Triple Threat button turns double-click operations, such as opening files and applications, into just one-touch commands.
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'Star Trek' Sequel Pushed Back, Oscar-Winning Benicio Del Toro to Play Villain
Fans of "Star Trek" may be a little bit disappointed to find out the sequel for the re-launched franchise is pushed back to 2013, but they will be excited to learn who the main villain will be played by.
The director and producer of the film, J.J. Abrams, said that Benicio Del Toro might be in line to play the top bad guy, according to Cinema Blend. However, it is not known yet who his character is or even what the name of the sequel is going to be.
"It's not even negotiations -- just in discussion," said the director. "But I would love to work with him. I've wanted to work with him for years, and this felt like a good opportunity."
The film was initially scheduled to open up in the summer of 2012, but Paramount Pictures announced on Wednesday that the new date would be May 17, 2013, near the Memorial Day weekend, and 3-D technology will be used for filming. Fans can expect to see their favorite characters, such as Capt. Kirk, Spock and others to appear again, played by the same actors who were a part of the 2009 hit.
Del Toro should add a very interesting element to the movie. The actor won an Academy Award for the 2000 movie "Traffic," and he will be another big-name villain for the newly re-launched franchise. Eric Bana played the previous bad guy, Nero.
The sequel is expected to begin production in January 2012, and because the studio made the demand for director Abrams to shoot the movie in 3D, the summer-release date became impossible to achieve. This means "Trekkies" will have to wait four years for the second film to come out, with no news on a possible third so far.
The continuation of the franchise may heavily depend on its box-office performance, but if it follows the success of the first one, fans should have little to worry over.


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Make-ahead breakfast dishes are invaluable during the busy holiday season. This one from my friend Charlotte Crawford is particularly good because of its versatility and great flavor.
You probably will not have any left over, but if you do, cut it in small wedges to make a delicious appetizer.
If you're looking for an appetizer recipe, don't miss the variation for individual mini appetizers.
You can buy low-fat Canadian bacon, but this is not meant to be a low-fat dish. Vary the heat by using 1 can diced jalapeño chiles and 3 cans green chiles.
Serve this on New Year's Day with plenty of black-eyed peas for good luck, and a bowl of fresh fruit.
Anne Greer McCann is a Dallas restaurant consultant.
6 (7 1/2-inch) flour tortillas
4 (4-ounce) cans Hatch diced green chiles
1/2 pound whole Canadian bacon, cut into bite-size pieces
4 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
5 beaten eggs
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream (optional)
Minced cilantro
Salsa or pico de gallo for serving
Lightly butter a 9x11-inch glass baking dish. Arrange half the flour tortillas in the pan.
Top with half the green chiles, bacon and cheese. Repeat layers, starting with tortillas and ending with the cheese.
Beat the eggs for about 3 minutes. Add milk and salt; continue beating another minute. Pour evenly over the mixture. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake. (This can be done 12 hours in advance and refrigerated.)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until puffed and lightly browned. (Strata will fall slightly when removed from the oven.) Spread with a thin layer of sour cream if desired and garnish with minced cilantro.
Serve with tomato salsa or pico de gallo.
Makes 8 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 476 (52% fat), Fat 28 g (15 g sat), Cholesterol 205 mg, Sodium 1,395 mg, Fiber 1 g, Carbohydrates 27 g, Protein 31 g
To make appetizers
Thaw 15 phyllo cups and place on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Beat 2 medium to small eggs with 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese. Add 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese, 3 tablespoons diced green chiles or jalapeños and 2 slices diced Canadian bacon. Holding each phyllo cup over the mixing bowl, spoon filling into the cups. You will have a few tablespoons liquid left over.
Bake at 350 F for 8 to 9 minutes or until puffed and brown. These can be made in advance and reheated.


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The UK Minister for Sport and Tourism, Hugh Robertson, left Turkey on Wednesday following a high-level UK trade mission which featured meetings with senior stakeholders behind the Istanbul 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid.
Minister Robertson met with Turkey's Sports Minister, Suat Kılıç, and IOC member and President of Turkey's NOC, Uğur Erdener, in Ankara on Tuesday (19 February) before flying to Istanbul to meet with the Chairman of the Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee, Hasan Arat. The trade mission comprised over 20 UK companies, including several behind the successful hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games such as Populous and British Telecom.
Commenting on the ministerial-led UK trade mission, Suat Kılıç, Turkey's Sports Minister, said, "I attended the London 2012 Games which were of the highest standard. Turkey is also very ambitious to host major global sports events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. Therefore it is appropriate that we should welcome Minister Robertson and the delegation of expert UK companies to discuss how Turkey and the UK could collaborate in the future. The meetings have been very productive and I believe both sides have learnt a great deal."
Concluding his final meetings in Turkey, Hugh Robertson, UK Minister for Sport and Tourism, said today, "This milestone trade mission comes at a time when contact between Turkey and the UK has never been stronger. These are extraordinarily exciting times for sport in Turkey. The Istanbul 2020 bid encapsulates this excitement, bringing together the city's fantastic history in a country that showcases the best of Asia and the best of Europe. Therefore to have so much recent expertise from UK companies involved with London 2012 here in Turkey in one visit has been extremely valuable for both sides. Our experience in constructing and delivering great global events is entirely at Turkey's disposal and we are ready to help them achieve their ambitious global sporting vision in any way we can."
The UK trade mission is driven by Turkey's dramatic rise as one of the world's leading hosts of international sport events. Istanbul has hosted more than 40 major events over the last seven years, with the Olympic Candidate City hosting 12 major international sport events last year alone, including the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships, the FINA World Swimming Championships and the WTA Tour Championships, cementing its position as a trusted and capable host in the process.
Hasan Arat, Chairman of Istanbul 2020, said, "It is a great honour for Turkey to welcome this high-level UK trade delegation so soon after London 2012 which set a new benchmark of excellence for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has been invaluable for us to meet with Hugh Robertson and the UK companies and learn first hand from their experience as we make our final preparations for the IOC Evaluation Commission visit to Istanbul in five weeks."Uğur Erdener, IOC member and President of the Turkey's NOC, said, "This has been an important visit for Turkish sport. There are representatives here from so many companies that made London 2012 successful. As Turkish sport is rising significantly on the world stage, I am sure that we can learn a tremendous amount from each other and enjoy many years of mutual cooperation."


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In May, Sweetwater Union High School District board member Bertha Lopez emailed board president John McCann asking him to consider putting Superintendent Jesus Gandara on administrative leave.
Nearly four weeks later she has yet to receive a response.
At issue is whether Gandara, who has come under intense scrutiny for his use of district credit cards to buy meals despite receiving a monthly stipend for such expenses, should receive disciplinary action.
"This is a superintendent who spends a lot of money on travel expenses when his job is to manage the district," Lopez said. "When he travels he is not limited to how much money he spends on his meals and it's not right. He was also using the credit card for gas."
Lopez wants Gandara's behavior discussed in closed session. As board president, McCann has the authority to set the agenda.
In an interview with The Star-News, McCann said the superintendent's evaluation is an important matter but does not take precedence over other district business.
"It will be conducted by all five board members and handled in a professional manner in accordance with legal requirements," McCann said.
The proposed agenda item has been set for June 20 but McCann said the board must pass the budget and work on labor negotiations.
"I want to bring this out to the open and discuss it with my colleagues," Lopez said. We owe this to our community. I feel very strongly that if any other employee would have done this, the person would have been on administrative leave without even thinking about it.".
She wrote in her May 10 email:
"This item will give the board the opportunity to discuss the recent activities of Dr. Gandara in regards to his credit card expenditures, travel expenses and the hiring of two public relations firms through the district's law firm GCR."
McCann said Lopez has a history of irresponsible behavior and statements.
"We need to be professional about employee issues and limit the district's legal liabilities in handling employees," he said. "We're gonna do the right thing," McCann said. "We take matters very seriously. People should not be misled by politics."


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#1 is my must read today.
1. 'Ban securitisation and break up the banks' - Terry Smith, the CEO of London broker Tullet Prebon, is an unlikely supporter of the 'Occupy' movement.
He describes himself as having views that are pro-market, pro-small government and sceptical of climate change science.
Yet late last week he threw a big hairy cat among the pigeons in the The City of London with his 'Is 'Occupy' right' speech at the annual World Traders lecture at Guildhall in the The City.
He attacked his fellow traders and bankers with the force and accuracy that only someone can do when they know the heart, lung and guts of the beast inside out.
Anyone who has been to this type of event knows it is right in the heart of the City.
It's a bunch of brokers and investment bankers quaffing champagne and slapping each other on the back. I regularly went to these events when I covered banking for Reuters in London.
It's the last place you'd find someone who sympathised with anything in the 'Occupy' movement or anyone suggesting banks and brokers be controlled or reformed.
Smith unleashed with a call to ban securitisation and break up the banks on both sides of the Atlantic. To be fair, he was also against a Tobin Tax and regulation of banker pay, but he makes some strong points.
Here's the speech (which is well worth a read in full) and a sample:
On breaking up the banks:
What is needed is the full separation of retail and investment banking. The Volcker rule is bogged down in the minutiae of the definition of proprietary trading and Vickers is so far off from implementation of even ring fencing that it will have no impact at least for many years. What I would suggest is just simply undo the repeal of Glass-Steagall and introduce the same restrictions on this side of the Atlantic.
And on securitisation:
The severance of the link between lender and borrower which existed when I was in banking led to a mispricing of risk with catastrophic consequences. Historically, lenders exercised caution because eventual repayment depended upon the viability of the borrower. Securitisation not only broke this all-important link. Now, lenders could issue mortgages in the comforting knowledge that, if the borrower failed to meet his commitments, someone else would bear the loss.
This distortion of the relationship between lender and borrower led not just to the mispricing but to the reverse pricing of risk, such that lending to the riskiest borrowers became a high-returns process because risk could be unloaded. This process ran its wholly predictable course in the subprime disaster. Securitization should be banned. People should have to hold assets they are responsible for until maturity.
I wonder what he thinks of covered bonds. They're not quite full securitisation, but they still break that link...
He also calls for the reversal of the 'Big Bang' reforms in the City of London from the mid-1980s:
It may seem inconceivable that any of the Big Bang reforms will ever be repealed but until they are I think we will be condemned to suffer the sort of mistakes, malpractice and calamities which helped to cause the current financial crisis.
You may ask the question: what does this mean for New Zealand. Not much immediately, is the answer. Our banks are simple things that haven't polluted their balance sheets with dodgy gambling on markets or securitisation.
But, indirectly, it's worth watching what happens in London because it remains the centre of much of the world's financial markets, which we rely on to fund our unsupportable lifestyles.
Here's the video of his speech:
2. Fake bonds - BBC reports Italian police have uncovered US$6 trillion worth of counterfeit 1934 era US Treasury bonds.
3. Capital controls - As the debate around the world about capital controls heats up, Argentina has imposed yet more controls, including forcing companies to repatriate export revenues.
I'm not sure I'd go this far, but it's worth knowing about. Not everyone believes in the lily-white level playing field and most play as if there are no rules.
With Argentina blocked from international credit markets since a 2001 default, Fernandez depends on a trade surplus to bring dollars into the economy. After winning re-election in October, Fernandez ordered energy and mining companies to repatriate export revenue, tightened oversight of foreign exchange purchases and told insurance companies to bring investments back into the country.
"The controls were very effective and there has been a strong slowdown in outflows," said Jorge Todesca, a former deputy economy minister who now runs Finsoport Economia y Finanzas research company in Buenos Aires.
4. Listings lag - Realestate.co.nz's Alistair Helm has analysed his listings data at unconditional and estimates a six month lag between sales and listings.
He sees a 15% rise in listings in 2012. The chart below is a cracker. Here's a sample:
Looking at this most recent 5 year period, the supply side cycle tends to lag the demand side cycle by around 6 months. That is to say that the actions of sellers seeking to list their property tends to lag the ups and downs of property sales. This is highlighted by the horizontal arrows tracking each of the peaks and troughs of this 5 year period.
This would infer that sellers judge their intent to list a house by a view of the level of recent sales – probably witnessed by "Sold" signs and media commentary. This lag is likely to explain why the market often gets over supplied even after sales have slowed; and as we have seen recently, sales are picking up whilst new listings remain low.
This current situation where property sales are rising faster than new listing is shown on this chart by the blue line intersecting and rising ahead of the red line of listings has occurred once before,albeit for a short time in 2009. That occurrence as a fall out from the global financial crisis lead to a significant build up of inventory as sales fell sharply through 2010.
5. Casino caper 1.0 - Steve Wynn is a legend of the casino business in the United States. Anyone who has been to Las Vegas will know his signature Wynn Las Vegas resort.
Now Wynn has forced out a long time business partner with accusations of bribery and corruption. This one will run and run.
Casinos seem to breed ...um...unusual business practices.
The company accused Okada and his associates of making improper cash payments and gifts totaling about $110,000 to foreign gaming regulators, including in the Philippines.
Okada is chairman of Universal Entertainment Corp and made his fortune off pachinko machines, a cross between pinball and slots, popular in Asia. He and Steve Wynn, the company's founder and also a self-made billionaire, were close friends and business partners for 12 years before their relationship turned sour.
6. Casino caper 2.0 - The Sydney Morning Herald reports the Star casino in Sydney is now embroiled in all sorts of allegations after a takeover by an American casino operator seems to have unleashed all sorts of dodginess...
I just can't see the need for casinos. Welcome your thoughts.
A FORMER senior manager at the Star casino has turned whistle-blower to reveal the extent of illicit drug use, sexual harassment and bullying at her former workplace. The allegations will feature in an interview with the manager for Channel Seven news, to screen tonight.
The claims follow a damaging fortnight for the Star, during which the Herald revealed Tabcorp, which until last year ran the casino, was warned about drug and alcohol abuse among casino executives and advised to swab offices for cocaine residue and introduce ''sobriety tests''.
Last week the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority announced a snap inquiry into the Star, following the sacking of its American managing director, Sid Vaikunta, for his ''behaviour in a social work setting''.
7. Relegated - Bloomberg reports on the relegation of Greek bond holders interests to junior status after the European Central Bank helped itself to a restructuring of its debt without the 70% haircut that private bond holders are getting...
I still can't quite work out why anyone would buy Portugese or Spanish bonds when there's the risk they'll be wiped out by dictat from a Eurocrat...
Here's the slow rising outrage in Europe:
The ECB will exchange its Greek debt for new bonds with an identical structure and nominal value, though they'll be exempt from so-called collective action clauses (CAC) the government is reportedly planning. That implies senior status for the ECB over other investors, according to UBS AG, and the use of CACs may lead to credit-default swaps protecting US$3.2 billion of Greek bonds being tripped.
"It may appear that the ECB is receiving preferential treatment, raising questions about whether the ECB is senior to private-sector bondholders," according to Chris Walker, a foreign exchange strategist at UBS, the world's third-biggest currency trader. "If a coercive default does indeed eventually take place then a CDS event seems very likely with all the negative consequences for risk appetite that may bring."
8. Emissions trading isn't working - Spiegel.de's Alexander Jung reports on the problems now evident in the carbon trading system in the European Union. A carbon tax is a better idea, in my view.
Emissions trading, the European Union hoped, would limit the release of harmful greenhouse gases. But it isn't working. The price for emissions certificates has plunged, a development that is actually making coal more attractive than renewable energy.
9. The anti-science movement - Robin McKie writes at the Guardian about how research paid for by big business is driving science back in to the dark ages. HT for the last two links to @samfromwgtn
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner.
She confessed that she was now "scared to death" by the anti-science movement that was spreading, uncontrolled, across the US and the rest of the western world.
"We are sliding back into a dark era," she said. "And there seems little we can do about it. I am profoundly depressed at just how difficult it has become merely to get a realistic conversation started on issues such as climate change or genetically modified organisms."
10. Totally Jon Stewart on Barack Obama's efforts to raise funds from the 1%. It costs US$35,000 to buy a ticket for dinner with the President and just US$200 for a ticket to watch the Foo Fighters.
"I ate a pork chop that cost the same as a Lexus."
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1, 8, and 9 are inextricably linked.
To keep doing what you know is not good in the long term, you have to deny it's happening. If you have a vested interest in the status quo, you pay spinners to spread sdisingenuity on your behalf. Or you actually convince yourself what you want to hear, and spout it.
Eventually, you have to deny the truth. Which means ignoring science, and a society which goes down that path, with more population, more build infrastructure, and more resource/energy demand than ever before, is in deep shit.
Consistency Bernard....he used the sh-t word....and made it worse cos it's deep sh-t...oh look the banks have taken another billion from the economy...profits on their created credit...best scam in town...property bubble under govt protection as per normal...four letter S words are a NO NO but parasitic bank behaviour is fabulous stuff.
Re: #1 - wow, a bookie with a conscience - times are a changing.
And now to something that is informative, a ray of sunshine on the dirty little games being played...
Yes it's the usa but we too are running massive deficits or have you forgotten...and have we been allowed to see a table of data that displays a pathway out of the deficit hole...or must we just accept Bill English and John Key will produce a surplus in 014...oops sorry 015....oh it's 016 now....right ho.
You see folks, they haven't got a clue...neither of them....the revenue stream is still falling and the worst of the recession in europe, the usa japan and China...yet to come along and knock the you know what out of this unbalanced property speculators wildwest economy....and when it does....you can kiss goodbye to Mr Surplus.
Well the more things change the more they stay the same aye Wolly and Powerupkiwi
same old stuff on here house prices and bankers and oh the worlds overpopulated ahhhh
we are running out of oil save us .
well the good news is there is plenty of oil left and the greenies are big oils friends when
it comes to oil running around saying we are all doomed.
Tell me how if I were to drill down say 10000 feet and strike oil that is on say a rig on land how can that ever be fosil fuel its impossible the oil comes from the earths crust we are never going to run out. Also in 2011 I purchased oil stocks in the US they are all doing very well at prescent its only going to go up its called the Petro Dollar
Good for you Bazz...black gold Texas tea....the centre of the earth is one giant puddle of the stuff...hahaaaaaahaaaaa....
Baz, this is non-science and long since dis-proved....you wont drill down 10000feet and find oil on land by and large....its even unlikey now if you are several miles off shore.
ie Do you really think BP would be that far out and that far down if what you say is true? no...
Sure US oil stocks are up, they make bigger profits on a high oil price......and sure they will hold thier value (all else being equal) for some years....
and yes the world is over-populated....but peak oil will solve that for us as nature takes its course....without cheap oil to make food that's inevitable.
So Baz, when the Petro $ goes up in price i take it you put jelly into your cars/vehicles engine so you make a real gain?
He probably will, of course if oil increases then food and most other goods will also be increasing in price.. Hmmm, might have to find something cheaper then Jelly Baz!
#9 - Anti-science? - no way... our government is different - after all our PM appointed a Chief Science Advisor, eh, DavidB.
Here's a follow on to the #9 article:
Canadian government is 'muzzling its scientists'
It happens everywhere. I doubt any scientist in our CRIs is allowed to talk to the media without first clearing it through their CEO first. At least NZ is not as anti-science as the US Right appears to be. This seems to be partially due to influential lobby groups protecting their industry backers through donations and mis-information.
I'm reading an interesting book at the moment about how Germany lost its position as the centre of scientific achievement (e.g. Einstein, Heisenburg, Schrödinger, Plank et. al.) thanks to rather extreme Nazi policies.
re #2 There seem to be a lot of these 'fictitious' bonds turning up in the last couple of years. Many from the same gold backed 1934 series as these newly discovered six trillion worth.
1.6 Trillion worth recovered in Spain in 2009. http://upintelligence.multiply.com/reviews/item/28?&item_id=28&view:repl... -not the greatest source I know but I don't speak Spanish and is the only translation I can find-
Again in '09 two Japanese passport holders on Italian-Swiss boarder with $134B worth and in Milan two Philipino's with $180B worth. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/17/fake-us-treasury-bonds-seized
There are also two ongoing court cases in the states involving these bonds. One for 1.1T http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/12/05/41930.htm and another involving three quarters of a trillion involving the same bonds. http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/12/23/42507.htm
It all seems a little fishy, strange also the lack of coverage on major news networks here on the 6T worth story Bernard links to. As far as I could see only RNZ has picked it up, strange for one of the biggest, if not the biggest attempted frauds in history. I might sound like the tinfoil hat brigade here but I'd love to see some age testing of paper, ink, the chests, etc against 1934 bonds known to be real.
How you can tell that the peak oil debate is (almost) over
Now, we have the equivalent of that with the publication of a major piece in Nature, a respected scientific journal, but one that mere mortals are able to read. The piece in question has the reactionary forces in full attack mode.
Peak oil is dead , there is vast amounts of oil.
Goverments control science and education most of the crap thats coming forth about man made global warming is Goverment funded. High schools and universities are goverment re-education camps. The end game is you the people are the cause of all this mess we are in. so we must de populate the earth blah blah blah the same lies the nazis used .
"Goverments control science and education most of the crap thats coming forth about man made global warming is Goverment funded.",
This seems to be rather contradictary, the reaction of people who don't like the scientific theory (or the implications of the theory) relating to global warming or the theory of evolution is to insist that the theory is illigitimate and should therefore be censored by the government school system. This especially holds as a contradiction when you are claiming that the theory is already being influenced by the government. It can never be the basis of a scientific challenge to the theory because science doesn't ever censor its conclusions.
"High schools and universities are goverment re-education camps."
This does not present a very charitable attitude towards human intelligence, or scientific ability. Its abundantly obvious that if there was a grand conspiracy in the theory of global warming that mass education about the underlying science behind this theory would reasonably soon result in the debunking of the invalid theory being taught. Because the development of science is and has always been about science and the scientific process overcoming the limitations of insufficient or invalid concepts through observation, experiment and deducation.
The same contrarians should on this basis in fact favour a strategy of mass education through a scientific framework of the theory of climate, because the invalid concepts are sure to be challenged and eventually exposed. The obvious fact is the more eyes who examine a mistake, limitation and flaw or a lie then the more cases there are of somebody pointing it out.
As somebody who thinks the science is very solid and valid myself I think it would be quite legitimate and even useful part of education for various pieces of climate change schepticism to be discussed and any known mistakes in their scientific method or reasoning studied. Obviously if there were any pieces of climate change schepticism without known flaws I would also advocate these be in the curriculum as well. Identifying pseudo-science from real science and critical thinking is in my opinion an area where lower levels of education could do much better.
Steven the fact is they are drilling on land to a depth of 10000 feet and getting top grade oil
so why discredit me for pointing out that fact . there is over 250 years of oil under the USA untapped .Billions of barrels . As far as over population goes the whole worlds population could fit into Texas in houses with enough room left for each to have a backyard.
Baz- back a ways, folk like you burned witches, and harangued folk like Galileo and Darwin.
All those moves are in defence of an existing paradigm, and all are based on fear.
Regardless of emotions - and fear is an emotion - things that will happen will happen. Facts and figures, dispassionately appraised, are the way to go, and science does that.
Science, for instance, does this:
To ascertain that even if we doubled the known reserves (and most of the planet has been surveyed, there are no Ghawars yet to be found) it would only delay peak to 2030ish.
Compare that analysis, to your 'billions of barrels'. Currently we gothrough 85mbpd, so 12-odd days to the billion barrels. Your 'billions' is 'lots of 12 days'. Compare that ignorant comment with the Bartlett analysis.
Man made global warming is a religion powerupkiwi you must be a high preist as well the only fear is coming from the members of this new global religion . As to burning witches at the stake take a look at the members of this new global religion what a bunch of self righteous freaks, we are not the cause of climate change .
Thank you for your information-filled, referenced, peer-reviewed contribution to scientific advancement.
Unfortunately, climate change will be the least of your worries, and as I've repeatedly pointed out here, will not be first cab off the rank. The interesting thing we can learn from the 'debate', though, is that we won't have a meaningful debate. The same folk who start from the position of needing to deny the possibility of climate change and who therefore deny it, are going to apply the same lack of dispassionate logic to resource-scarcity / population overshoot.
As you prove, oh fearful one.
Powerupkiwi you are 100% incorrect about oil reserves you are fear mongering .
we are not going to run out . Im going to buy more oil stocks because they are cheap
and offer a far better return than wind farms . By the way my three vehicles are emisson free
that is done by 100% burn of the fuel in the combustion process they run on standard nz fuel that is they are 1. diesel 2. 91 octane 3. lpg . now you and NIC THE NZER Know so
much about science can you please explain how I have achevied this ground breaking tec
I never was taught this at school I only achevied school cert Science.
Well done on the 100% return on your fuel. Most of us still have radiators.
You have clearly got the wrong end of the stick, because far from claiming that you should simply accept my word about this, you should not. In fact you would clearly be more convinced if you didn't need to accept anybodies word about any of the science and could understand the theory and make up your own mind about it. Thats basically the basis for science anyway and thats also why anybody who is suspicious of the theory should welcome better scientific education.
The basis for this is that once the teaching of science develops it enables the student to better reason about the arguments which the theory is based on. This means that they can then form their own opinion, including rejecting the theory being taught. Unfortunately the lower levels of teaching tend to simply state conclusions and don't develop this ability as much as I think it should.
To illustrate how this works imagine that you didn't learn to add at school. Say somebody in a shop charges you for some goods. How can you then dispute the price the seller charges? You can't because without knowing how addition works you can not reason about the price they are charging you. Somebody in this state is left totally dependent on the seller adding up the tab fairly, totally dependent on their 'expert' opinion.
Its unfortunate but you seem to be left in the same situation regarding climate science, simply having to accept the word of one expert against another with no basis for reasoning which is correct yourself. But on this basis you should support the teaching of climate science in school, because it resolves this situation for others, and allows them to make their own mind up for themselves.
I have made my own mind up about the climate change debate because all of the ideas presented by sceptics (which I have seen) have flaws in their reasoning which I can observe for myself and on the basis of ideas I understand. As I said I think teaching this kind of critical thinking (while discussing a conclusion which is invalid) would actually be constructive use of education even at lower levels.
Nic - you can get to it by logic-path and stats too. The simple doubling-time withing a finite sphere of operations thing, back-cast from the inevitable final outcome, does it. The last doubling used up the last 50% of whatever. Absolutely irrefutable that it did. The penultimate doubling took from '3/4 of the resource still available', to '50% left'. Anyone who argues for unlimted growth in consumption, whilst saying "there's heaps left" at, say, the '1/4' used mark, is either not too bright, or purposely fooling themselves. Or, of course, purposely attempting to fool others......
My better half did a bit of work on a thing called 'Critical Literacy' at the Otago Uni - you can't overdo the teaching people to think for themselves.
Powerup Im doing something about polution My engines are emission free that is no toxic
emissions out the pipe , the only aparent sign is on the diesel is the smell is like jet fuel
at the airport in the air. the burn temp is a lot higher so the exhaust gas is very hot as are the petrol and LPG engines about 20% better fuel consuption as well and amazing power increase. No Toxins complete burn


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If the "action" skill of the player required is what makes it an action RPG - then we need to call games like Dragon Age tactical RPGs.
But we don't do that - because tactical combat is not really the defining feature of the game as a whole - it's just part of it. We could also call it a story RPG because story is a huge aspect of it.
To me - an action RPG needs to have action as the dominant factor, or it should be shared with other dominant factors. That's why Diablo qualifies for me.
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Johnson solid, but Marlins fall to Rockies
Johnson solid, but Marlins fall to Rockies
To be sure, the Rockies rookie third baseman has shown his prowess at the plate. He entered Sunday's game hitting .307, which ranked second among National League rookies, and he was third with 20 doubles.
But he's not used to taking a satisfying trot round the bases. And Johnson rarely suffers through that. Pacheco had gone 279 at-bats since his last homer on May 15. But he came up with two out in the fourth, representing the go-ahead run, and drove Johnson's first-pitch fastball over the fence in left to give the Rockies a 3-2 win.
"He's got a good swing," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "You put a good swing in this park, you're going to have a chance to produce. You see the next at-bat, he hit a line drive to right field. I don't think this kid wants to do much with the ball. Whatever pitch it is, he tries to put a good swing on the ball and he did it for the home run."
Johnson had yielded just nine homers this season and was tied with Johnny Cueto of the Reds for the second-fewest homers allowed in the Majors with at least 24 starts. And Johnson entered the game having given up just four homers in 59 innings on the road.
"The pitch to Pacheco was a decent pitch," Johnson said. "But he got his hands in there and got it out."
The inning began with an infield single by Josh Rutledge and an opposite-field run-scoring double by Dexter Fowler. "Two big at-bats, one from Dexter Fowler and one big swing from Jordan Pacheco," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "And our guys made it stand up." Giancarlo Stanton failed to homer for the first time in seven games at Coors Field. He was intentionally walked twice -- in the first with two out and a runner on third and in the fifth with one out and runners on second and third -- and struck out and grounded out on his other two plate appearances.
"I've only faced him twice now," said winning pitcher Adam Ottavino, who intentionally walked Stanton in the fifth. "Once in Miami, I struck him out, and here he hit a home run. So it's either really good or really bad. I wasn't upset that we walked him. I understood it. ... Definitely, it's always good to be careful with a hot guy like that."
The first three games of this series were played at night. Under the lights, Stanton said the forest green background -- ivy growing on the batter's eye and a grove of pine and spruce trees in front of it -- was very conducive to hitting. On a cloudless, sunny afternoon, the view from the batter's box was less enticing.
"It's a weird brightness," Stanton said. "It's not bright enough for shades but just kind of lit up. The background is a little weird."
That was the adjective Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen used when talking about the game where his team went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and twice left the bases loaded on groundouts to shortstop by catcher John Buck, who led off the fourth with a home run.
"A lot of weird things happened in the game," Guillen said. "Very weird. You don't see that too often."
For example, after Justin Ruggiano led off the fifth with a single, Jose Reyes lofted a fly ball to short left field. Left fielder Andrew Brown got his glove on the ball just as shortstop Rutledge ran into Brown's outstretched arm. The ball popped loose and shot toward the left-field foul line, putting runners on second and third.
Carlos Lee grounded back to Ottavino, who worked three scoreless innings in relief of starter Drew Pomeranz. After Stanton was intentionally walked, Donnie Murphy struck out. Buck then grounded out, just as he did in the first when the Marlins scored an unearned run on a groundout after Emilio Bonifacio reached base on Rutledge's throwing error and Ruggiano doubled.
The Marlins kept the game close in the eighth with an unusual double play, albeit one that ended with what appeared to be the fourth missed call of the game. With the bases loaded and two out in the eighth, pinch hitter Chris Nelson lined a ball off the glove of shortstop Reyes. He threw to third for a force out, and third baseman Greg Dobbs threw home and a sliding Tyler Colvin was called out, although replays showed otherwise.
When Bonafacio was called safe on Rutledge's wide throw in the first, Colvin had his foot on the base. Rutledge was given credit for an infield single leading off the fourth for the Rockies first hit of the game, but he appeared to be out. And Donovan Solano, who led off the second with a single, was called safe on a stolen base attempt when replays showed otherwise.
All that matters, of course, is the final score, which resulted in Johnson tying his season-high three-game losing streak. Although he's just 2-3 in his past six starts, Johnson, the Marlins ace and their Opening Day starter, has a 1.99 ERA (40 2/3 innings, 9 earned runs).
"It's been a lot better," Johnson said. It's been a lot closer to what I'm kind of accustomed to. But I still got to get my team wins, whatever it takes."
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The Dhimmitude of Gurcharan Das ?
Gurcharan Das in a piece for the Financial Times has this to say about Narendra Modi:
"…he might alienate India's Muslims, potentially raising the risk of domestic terror. So far, the Muslim minority has been relatively moderate and less Islamist"
Ignore for a moment how terribly condescending this is to the average Indian Muslim.
I just want to make one thing clear in this short post – if " if you vote for him, then they will bomb" comes even once in anybody's argument, how are we different from Pakistan where putatively anti-Islamist parties like ANP/PPP were threatened?
You may argue against Mr. Modi or anybody else on principle but if your spiel includes "oh, the threat of terror may rise" you are legitimizing cowardice in a democracy. Say so, for that is precisely the aim of Islamist terror – to terrorize. Mr. Gurcharan Das seems to have internalized it in his public pronouncements.
When a CNN or a Yale journal does not include the Danish cartoons, Islamist terror has won. A decision made on this basis is dhimmihood. Similarly, India too has a functioning if imperfect democracy and judiciary. So a political decision made on the basis of terror attack threats is again dhimmihood.
When we vote based on fear, they have again won. And they cannot be allowed to win.


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Ok I see it says flash from sd card do I need an external one or is doing this from the internal memory I clicked the faq and Didnt see that there
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Anyone know of any good sound mods to boost the sound on this? It's really low.
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Check out "Sound Mod KINGBEATZ" in the themes and apps section. It's the only one I've been able to get to work (it worked first try) though I'm still working on some of the others.
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Late to the party but Hotspot doesn't work on this?
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MMS still a no go for me and hotspot is able to be setup but cannot detect it w/other devices..
Is there anyway to delete home screens and where is developer options on this ROM??
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looks like no Devop for this rom as of now..Screenshot doesn't work either or is the process different w/this rom..
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