text: From the Huffington Post Oregon Looks At Taxing Mileage Instead Of Gasoline RYAN KOST | January 2, 2009 09:27 PM EST PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for largely with gasoline taxes. "I'm glad we're taking a look at it before the potholes get so big that we can't even get out of them," said Leroy Younglove, a Portland driver who participated in a recent pilot program. The proposal is not without critics, including drivers who are concerned about privacy and others who fear the tax could eliminate the financial incentive for buying efficient vehicles. But Oregon is ahead of the nation in exploring the concept, even though it will probably be years before any mileage tax is adopted. Congress is talking about it, too. A congressional commission has envisioned a system similar to the prototype Oregon tested in 2006-2007. The National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing is considering calling for higher gas taxes to keep highways, bridges and transit programs in good shape. But over the long term, commission members say, the nation should consider taxing mileage rather than gasoline as drivers use more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles. As cars burn less fuel, "the gas tax isn't going to fill the bill," said Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Story continues below The next Congress "could begin to set the stage, perhaps looking at some much more robust pilot programs, to begin the research, to work with manufacturers." Gov. Ted Kulongoski has included development money for the tax in his budget proposal, and interest is growing in a number of other states. Governors in Idaho and Rhode Island have considered systems that would require drivers to report their mileage when they register vehicles. In North Carolina last month, a panel suggested charging motorists a quarter-cent for every mile as a substitute for the gas tax. James Whitty, the Oregon Department of Transportation employee in charge of the state's effort, said he's also heard talk of mileage tax proposals in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado and Minnesota. "There is kind of a coalition that's naturally forming around this," he said. Also fueling the search for alternatives is the political difficulty of raising gasoline taxes. The federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993, and nearly two dozen states have not changed their taxes since 1997, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. In Oregon's pilot program, officials equipped 300 vehicles with GPS transponders that worked wirelessly with service station pumps, allowing drivers to pay their mileage tax just as they do their gas tax. Whitty said the test, which involved two gas stations in the Portland area, proved the idea could work. Though the GPS devices did not track the cars' locations in great detail, they could determine when a driver had left certain zones, such as the state of Oregon. They also kept track of the time the driving was done, so a premium could be charged for rush-hour mileage. The proposal envisions a gradual change, with manufacturers installing the technology in new vehicles because retrofitting old cars would be too expensive. Owners of older vehicles would continue to pay gasoline taxes. The difference in tax based on mileage or on gasoline would be small _ "pennies per transaction at the pump," Whitty said. But the mileage tax still faces several major obstacles. For one, Oregon accounts for only a small part of auto sales, so the state can't go it alone. A multistate or national system would be needed. Another concern is that such devices could threaten privacy. Whitty said he and his task force have assured people that the program does not track detailed movement and that driving history is not stored and cannot be accessed by law enforcement agencies. "I think most people will come to realize there is really no tracking issue and will continue to buy new cars," Whitty said, noting that many cell phones now come equipped with GPS, which has not deterred customers. Others are worried that a mileage tax would undermine years of incentives to switch toward more fuel-efficient vehicles. "It doesn't seem fair," said Paul Niedergang of Portland, that a hybrid would be taxed as much as his Dodge pickup. "I just think the gas tax needs to be updated." Lynda Williams, also of Portland, was not immediately sold on the idea but said it was worth consideration. "We all have to be open-minded," she said. "Our current system just isn't working."


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Good Morning! As the work day starts to close in the UK, things in Virginia are just getting started! We are archaeologists working at the home of our first president, George Washington, who owned a large plantation in Virginia in the 18th century. Our job, as part of the permanent Archaeology Department, is to protect and research the valuable below-ground resources that inform us about plantation life and labor. Historic Mount Vernon is a private, non-profit organization owned and maintained by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association since 1853.
With the temperature outside approaching 100 degrees it's nice to be working in the lab today. The archaeology lab is currently focusing its energy on two main projects. The first project is the re-analysis of the South Grove midden site, a trash deposit that spans the occupation of several Washington households. The second project is the analysis of the George Washington Presidential Library site. This site was excavated last year in preparation of a huge library complex which is slated to begin construction later this summer.
Throughout the afternoon our staff and interns will be posting about their Day of Archaeology at Mount Vernon!


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Rebuilding process speeding up for Astros
Emergence of key building blocks has Porter, Luhnow excited about team's progress
HOUSTON -- The Astros' rebuilding process is still at the point where wins and losses don't matter as much as identifying some players the team believes will be a big part of its future.
In that sense, the Astros were thrilled with some of the developments in the first half, especially in the final weekend before the All-Star break. Only hours after pitcher Jarred Cosart threw eight scoreless in his Major League debut Friday, the club locked up second baseman Jose Altuve to a four-year contract extension.
Cosart and Altuve figure to be building blocks for the Astros as they go forward, but several others emerged in the first half as well. A completely healthy Jason Castro made the American League All-Star team at catcher with a breakout season, and 22-year-old pitcher Jordan Lyles showed his potential as well.
The Astros hit the All-Star break with more losses than any other team in its first year in the AL, but reasons for optimism remain.
"We're [one-game] behind the pace of last year, and obviously last year is not our goal," general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "Also, if you look at what happened last year in July and August, we won eight games over those couple of months and that's one of the roughest stretches I've ever been through. This team is much better positioned to avoid those of bumps."
First-half awards
|MVP: Jason Castro
Finally healthy after missing all of 2011 following ACL surgery, the former first-round pick has developed as a reliable starter and team's No. 3 hitter.
|Cy Young: Bud Norris
There were some bumps along the way, but Norris finally showed the consistency that made him the Astros' top pitcher and one of the hottest commodities on the trade market.
|Rookie: Brandon Barnes
The high-flying center fielder won a starting spot because of his early offensive output, but his defense has been Gold Glove worthy.
|Top reliever: Jose Veras
Veteran closer shook off a shaky start with new club to blossom into a dependable closer.
The Astros began the season with a stirring win over the Rangers on Opening Day but wound up 10-30 at about the one-quarter mark of the season as the strikeouts piled up and the starting rotation struggled to find consistency.
Once the starting rotation stabilized behind ace Bud Norris, veteran Erik Bedard, Dallas Keuchel and the up-and-coming Lyles, the Astros went 20-20 over their next 40 games and hit the midpoint of their schedule feeling good about the way they were playing.
"I've never looked at this season and thought about the numbers of wins or losses," first-year manager Bo Porter said. "More so, I came into the season with the thought process I wanted to be able to leave this season and look around the diamond and have players establishing themselves as Major League players. And I can't stress how thrilled I am in the fact Jason Castro has established himself as an everyday catcher."
In addition to Altuve and Castro, the Astros also feel they found their third baseman of the future in Matt Dominguez, who hit 11 homers in his final 57 games of the first half after not hitting a home run in his first 33. He also played the kind of stellar defense the Astros anticipated when they got him from the Marlins in the Carlos Lee trade last July.
Then there's outfielder Chris Carter, who led the team in homers (18), RBIs (47) and runs scored (44) in the first half of the season while splitting time between left field, first base and designated hitter. Carter still has to cut down on his strikeouts, but his raw power can be a game-changer.
"He's going to continue to get better," Porter said.
Players to watch in second half
|Jarred Cosart
Pitcher was dazzling in his Major League debut on Friday and could provide a boost to the rotation.
|Jason Castro
All-Star catcher has a chance to finish the season with more home runs than any catcher in club history.
|Brett Wallace
He struggled mightily to start the season, but he has been on a tear since he was called back up June 25.
The Astros liked what they saw in Norris and Lyles on the mound, though Norris remains a prime candidate to be traded. Lucas Harrell, who was the team's best pitcher a year ago, was removed from the rotation in late June after struggling.
Veteran closer Jose Veras did a nice job for the Astros, with youngsters Jose Cisnero and Paul Clemens emerging in the bullpen.
"My feeling is on any given night, all five of our starters give us a chance to win," Luhnow said.
The second half of the season could be an exciting one for Astros fans. Cosart should return to the rotation at some point to get a longer look, and top prospects George Springer and Jonathan Singleton are knocking on the door at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Springer, the team's first-round pick in 2011, hit 19 home runs in 73 games while at Double-A Corpus Christi and didn't slow down when he was promoted to Triple-A, hitting .404 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in his first 17 games. Still, it could be September before Astros fans get a look at the player who could be the cornerstone of their lineup.
"As the pieces start to come together, I would say I am extremely excited about the way our players have developed and we have another half of the season to go, and I think by the time we get to the end of the year we're going to be excited about the players that are coming back to the organization," Porter said.


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Zunino providing stability behind the plate
HOUSTON -- Five weeks into his Major League tenure, rookie catcher Mike Zunino is already establishing himself as a quality backstop, and the proof is in the confidence pitchers have in his ability to block balls in the dirt.
Hisashi Iwakuma throws one of the toughest splitters in the game and used that pitch several times even with runners in scoring position at third base in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Astros.
"He's a big help behind the plate," Iwakuma said through translator Antony Suzuki. "You have a lot of confidence in him, and that gives you a lot of confidence to be able to bounce those split fingers and those sliders in front of the plate. That helps a lot to get these guys out."
Zunino, 22, works on that part of his craft constantly and is athletic enough to back up his work ethic with excellent footwork and good hands.
"We can't shy away from throwing his best pitch sometimes," Zunino said. "That's what we need. With the split, you aren't going to know exactly where it's going, but you just have to have trust in yourself and trust in him and center up the baseball when you block it."
Manager Eric Wedge, a former catcher, loves hearing about his pitchers' faith in the youngster.
"It's huge," Wedge said. "It's more of a team thing than anything because you're talking about a difference maker in the game. Look at some of the situations [Iwakuma was in Saturday], second and third with nobody out or a runner at third with one out and having to get those strikeouts. You know he's going to go to his splitty to do that. So for him to have that type of confidence in a young catcher, that's a big deal."
Closer Tom Wilhelmsen is another who is learning to trust the youngster.
"It's very important," Wilhelmsen said. "You don't want to be afraid to throw anything. It just gives you more confidence and more authority to throw that curveball in the dirt."


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I have a vertex set $V$ and a collection of disjoint arc sets $E_1, \ldots, E_t$ such that $$G_i = (V, E_i),\quad\forall i = 1, \ldots t,$$ are directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) and $$G = (V, E_1 \cup \ldots \cup E_t)$$ is a tournament. We note that the individual DAGs may be disconnected and that $G$ may not be acyclic. However, suppose there exists a bipartition of the arc set indices $\alpha \cup \beta$ such that $$G' = (V, E_\alpha\cup E_\beta^T)$$ is an acyclic tournament where $$E_\alpha = E_{\alpha_1} \cup \ldots \cup E_{\alpha_p}$$ and $$E_\beta = E_{\beta_1} \cup \ldots \cup E_{\beta_q}$$ and $E^T$ is the transpose of $E$ (all the arcs are reversed).
Does anybody know of any results relating to the above? In particular, does anybody know of a method of determining a bipartition $\alpha \cup \beta$, given that at least one exists, other that enumerating all possible bipartitions and checking if the resulting $G'$ is acyclic?


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The 38th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3800 BC to 3701 BC.
- An earthquake near a Neolithic culture at Sotira in Cyprus destroys much of the local infrastructure.
- Ubaid period came to an abrupt end in eastern Arabia and the Oman peninsula at 3800 BC.
- In Syria, mass graves at Tell Brak, dating from ca. 3800 to 3600 BC, have been unearthed, suggesting advanced warfare around this period.
- 3800–2700 BC – Dolmen of Dombate (Galicia)
- 3800–3200 BC – 120 Wedge tombs (Ireland)
- 3760 BC – the first year of the Hebrew calendar
- c. 3750 BC – origins of Proto-Semitic language[1]
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- 25th of Elul, 21st of September 3760 BC — Considered the first day of creation from formless matter (Gen. 1.2), traditionally interpreted as out of nothing, on which the Bible recalls that God created existence, time, matter, darkness and light.[2][3]
- 1st of Tishrei, 26th of September 3760 BC — Considered the sixth day of creation (Rosh Hashanah Day 1), on which the Bible recalls that God created Adam and Eve.[4][5]
- ^ Kitchen, A; Ehret, C; Assefa, S; Mulligan, CJ. (2009). "Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of Semitic languages identifies an Early Bronze Age origin of Semitic in the Near East". Proc Biol Sci. 276 (1668): 2703–10. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.0408. PMC 2839953. PMID 19403539.
- ^ "Creation (3760 BC)". Jewish History. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "To find the corresponding Jewish year for any year on the Gregorian calendar, add 3760 to the Gregorian number, if it is before Rosh Hashanah. After Rosh Hashanah, add 3761." "The Jewish year". About the Jewish Calendar. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Birthday of Adam & Eve (3760 BC)". Jewish History. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Tauber, adapted by Yanki. "The Man in man". High Holidays Rosh Hashanah Study Essays. Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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The Schneider 6.6 x 6.6" True-Cut 680 IR Filter is an infrared control filter that is designed for digital cinematography. While recording video with a CCD or CMOS camera, multi-stop neutral-density filters are used to maintain proper exposure by compensating for increased light levels when widening the camera lens's iris to obtain a narrower depth of field. As the increased amount of light passes through multi-stop neutral-density filtration, visible light is progressively blocked, while infrared light is allowed to pass through. As the proportion of infrared light that reaches the sensor of a digital cinematography camera becomes greater, the results can show unwanted color shifts, particularly in dark areas of the frame such as shadows where the appearance of black is dominant.
When the Schneider 6.6 x 6.6" True-Cut 680 IR Filter is used along with multi-stop neutral-density filters while recording with a digital sensor, it blocks 50% of visible light waves at 680 nanometers. At 700 nanometers, 90% of infrared light waves are blocked, after which they are progressively eliminated. This helps to limit the light that falls on the sensor to the visible spectrum, preserving color accuracy throughout the frame as potential infrared color shifts are prevented or minimized. A similar True-Cut 750 IR filter moves the point at which 50% of light is blocked into the infrared spectrum to 750 nanometers. While that is sufficient for many cameras, others may have sensors that require a higher degree of infrared control, such as that provided by a Schneider True-Cut 680 IR Filter.


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You can bet your life savings that both these ships are packed to the gills with weapons destined for Hezbollah.
2 Iranian warships cross Suez Canal
Two Iranian battleships have crossed the Suez canal and entered the Mediterranean waters, Al Alam TV network has announced.
The warships are sailing toward a harbor in Syria's coastal waters, the TV network stated.
Egypt had previously approved the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal.
The ships are the 33,000-ton refueling and support vessel Kharg and the 1,500-ton light patrol frigate Alvand.
The Kharg has a crew of 250 and can carry up to three helicopters. The Alvand is armed with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
See also:
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Israel Calls Iranian Ships in Mediterranean 'Provocation'
Iranian Suez transit was 'provocation': Israel
Peres: Iranian warships a provocation, not a threat
Iran navy chief rebuffs criticism of warship visit
Iran hails warships' mission in Mediterranean
Israeli Defense Minister on Iranian warships crossing Suez Canal
Iran Suez Transit Alarms Israel
US: Iran ships must follow international law
What does it really mean that Iran sent ships through the Suez Canal?
Iranian frigate Alvand
Even though the U.S. sank the Alvand's sister ship, the frigate Sahand 23 years ago, during Operation Praying Mantis, unfortunately there's not a whole lot we can do at this point besides watch the ships closely. Under international law, the Iranian ships are perfectly within their rights to pass through the Suez canal, even though it's all but certain that the purpose is nefarious.
/and you can bet your ass that these ships are under constant observation and our satellites are collecting all sorts of high resolution imagery
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Coach Mike Rice's firing from Rutgers University has put "anger management counseling" in the news on a daily basis for over a week.
A lot has been made of his being mandated to take "anger management counseling", little on no mention has been made of what this counseling consisted of. Nor is the obvious failure of his counseling a source of concern to the media.
The American Psychiatric Association does not list anger as an illness and anger is not listed in the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Nervous And Mental Disorders (DSM 5).
A review of the training received by Psychologists and other mental health professionals, clearly demonstrate that since anger in not a illness, training in anger management is not offered in any masters or doctoral programs in counseling or psychotherapy.
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Tasty and creamy mashed potato to spruce up any meal.
2 lb potatoes (peeled and halved)
0.50 cup milk
0.50 cup cream
1 bunch green onions (thinly sliced)
1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
50 g butter
1.Place potatoes into large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
2.Drain well. Return to very low heat and allow the potatoes to dry out for a few minutes.
(It helps if you place a clean dish towel over the potatoes to absorb any remaining moisture.)
3.Meanwhile, heat the milk, cream and green onions gently in a saucepan, until warm.
4.Mash the potatoes, salt and butter together until smooth. Stir in the milk and green onion until evenly mixed.
5. Serve piping hot in bowls. Set out some extra butter for individuals to add to their servings.
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All-Stars Gomez, Segura found time for rest
MILWAUKEE -- Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez each said they put aside enough time for rest over the All-Star break despite spending the first two days caught up in the week's festivities.
The Brewers' two All-Star representatives left New York after the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night and took most of Wednesday and Thursday to catch up on rest -- Gomez spent much of Wednesday with family at the Wisconsin Dells water parks.
It seems the rest did Gomez good, as he hit his 15th homer of the year, a solo shot, in the fifth inning of the Brewers' 2-0 win over the Marlins on Friday night.
Gomez said he looks forward to the end of the season -- when he typically plays his best. Segura was just ready to get back in the swing of things.
"It was fun, I enjoyed the time [in New York] and I feel pretty good," Segura said. "I'll be ready to continue to play my game and to try and get better and everything."
Segura and Gomez -- who were both retired by Mariano Rivera as pinch-hitters in the eighth inning of the All-Star Game -- each battled slumps toward the end of the first half.
After going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs against the Mets on July 5, Gomez ended the first half on a 2-for-32 skid. He struck out 12 times with four walks and his slash line was .063/.162/.156. during the span.
But Gomez pointed out his career numbers in July compared to the final two months of the season.
"In my career, in this month, I hit like .170," said Gomez, who was off a bit on his .227 career average in July. "But I'm really happy and excited, because August and September is when I have the best numbers of my career. August and September is when I'm exploding everything. If you are up and down this month, you get it back in August and September."
The center fielder has hit .251 in August and .267 in September/October in his career.
"Before the All-Star Game, it's just a slump. Back up again, it's normal," said Gomez, who entered Friday's game against the Marlins hitting .295 with 14 homers and 45 RBIs. "Basically it's up and down, but we play to keep it as consistent as you can. My confidence is there and the hard part is over, the first half."
Segura is in his first full season as a Major Leaguer, but he's not too worried about his mini hitting slump that stretched from the end of June to the beginning of July. The shortstop hit .167 from June 29-July 7, but ended the first half with 11 hits in his final seven games.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he was not worried about his two All-Stars to start the second half.
"They're going to have energy, I thought they had energy at the end," Roenicke said. "Sometimes you just go into a slump, whether you're worn down or whether you have an injury -- which both of them have some small injuries. So hopefully they're a little healthier. They both enjoyed the All-Star Game and they got a couple days off after that."


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- My plans to go fishing on Thanksgiving Day have been thwarted.
- I have a busted shredder, and oodles of paperwork that I must rip up by hand.
- Kindergarten is kicking my butt, and Little Miss Hazelnut has discovered that watercolors make fabulous designs on fabric.
- The living room needs to be swept for the second time today, I can barely see the porch for the pile of leaves that keep blowing onto it, and we now have a pet snake. A snake. With a name and a heat lamp and it's very own little terrarium perched jauntily on the antique bookshelf in the living room.
This is only a short list of the justifications that I came up with when I needed a reason to indulge my sweet tooth. There is more, of course, but I would hate to bore anyone with the absurdities that complicate what should be an otherwise serene and lovely life out in the country.
Just know that I had earned these brownies fair and square. It is important no one misunderstand me on this point.
Truly, I just wanted to bake a simple pan of brownies today, something with dark chocolate chips and maybe a handful of nuts, but I also wanted to make some sort of dent in The Recipe Stacks, so I plunged headfirst into my piles of clippings and came up with something called Cappuccino Brownies involving chocolate and instant espresso powder from a back issue of Bon Appetit. How could that be wrong?
Well, except for the added time that comes into play while waiting for not one, but two, layers to cool, of course.
Knitting, thank God, has become my tool of Zen, though, (if it is possible/advisable/understandable to use the words 'God' and 'Zen' in the same sentence) and now, as difficult as it may be to believe, I am now able to achieve a state of total calm during periods of enforced waiting. I've waited my whole life for something like this to come along and make it possible for enforced waits to be something I find to be not only tolerable, but rewarding.
I swear I have not been body snatched. I have achieved a level of patience heretofore undiscovered. Yoga has nothing on knitting, and now, when both kids simultaneously melt down and freak out on me, I yell not. I knit.
All that to say, I did spend the afternoon baking and waiting on these brownies. I was also cooking rice for tonight's Mozzarella-Stuffed Arancini, and simmering a batch of Fiery Marinara Sauce, so a little extra time in the kitchen wasn't going to kill me (though the mountain of dirty dishes nearly did me in), and while I waited for the brownies to cool so that I could make the ganache for the top, I knitted.
Then, while the ganache cooled, I made dinner. It was all very efficient. So carefully planned and executed, so Martha Stewart. Once the arancini was in the oven, I cut the brownies and composed a photograph while the natural light was still coming in through the bay window; and then, after an embarrassingly early dinner, I sat down to savor the crowning glory of a day well spent.
And I was completely disappointed. The brownies were, meh, nothing to write home about. I mean, they're good. They're more than edible. They could even be described as rather yummy, but they're just not All That. Not worth the calories. Not worth the time.
Under normal circumstances, I would be devastated by this. Crushed, even.
But I have my newfound Zen-ness to call upon. So I sit. And I knit.
And when I am not sitting in a boat in the middle of Lake Keowee on Thanksgiving Day, fishing and spending some downtime with The Carnivore and the kids, I will be knitting. Maybe it will lessen the blow somewhat.


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Serves 8 | Prep Time 15 minutes | Cook Time 20 minutes
1/4 cup Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
15 ounces Eden Refried Black Beans
1/2 cup organic tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely minced
6 organic whole grain flour tortillas, 8 inch
1 cup organic salsa
2 avocados, pitted and peeled
2 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
or lime juice
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt, or to taste
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a medium, heavy skillet. Add the onion and green pepper. Sauté for about 5 minutes. Add the refried beans, parsley and tomatoes. Mix in with the onion and pepper. Sauté for five to seven minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and set aside.
To prepare the guacamole, place all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher or the back of a fork until it is a chunky paste. Set aside.
Spread the bean mixture evenly over three of the tortillas. Place the remaining three tortillas on top forming a sandwich. Lightly brush some of the remaining oil in a heavy, medium skillet and heat up. Place one quesadilla in the skillet and cook until lightly brown, about 2 minutes or so. Flip over and brown the other side. Remove from the skillet and repeat, adding more oil as needed, until all quesadillas have been browned.
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DETROIT – The U.S. government has responded to former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's plea for a lighter sentence, denouncing his objections and naming co-conspirators which include his former chief of staff and mistress Christine Beatty.
View: Government's repsonse to Kilpatrick's objections to sentencing guidelines
Kilpatrick is scheduled to be sentenced for public corruption convictions on Thursday. He could face as many as three decades in prison and millions of dollars in restitution payments.
Story: Kilpatrick, Bobby Ferguson could get 30 years in prison
The government's response, issued on Wednesday, to the former mayor's objections to prosecutors' sentencing guidelines calls Kilpatrick "a leader of the criminal scheme."
"(Kwame Kilpatrick) was an elected and high-ranking public official, and he was also a leader of the criminal scheme, supervising and directing coconspirators in both the private sector (like Ferguson, Bernard Kilpatrick, Karl Kado, Jon Rutherford, and Emma Bell) and the public sector (like Derrick Miller, Victor Mercado, and Christine Beatty). So once again, Kilpatrick's guideline range has been properly increased to reflect his increased culpability," the response reads.
Beatty is the focus of an article in the November issue of the magazine Essence in which she discusses details of her lengthy affair with Kilpatrick, which eventually cost her a career.
Her attorney, Jeff Morganroth, said Beatty should not be named a co-conspirator in this case.
"This took us by surprise," he said. "Christine Beatty is not a co-conspirator. She was never charged in the federal case and referring to her as a co-conspirator is simply inaccurate."
Story: Christine Beatty talks Kilpatrick affair to Essence
Christine Beatty, Kwame Kilpatrick's chief of staff between 2002 and 2008, admitted to lying under oath in 2008. She spent 120 days in jail and five years on probation. She lied about her affair with Kilpatrick which later came out in a text messaging scandal.


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'The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves for its children'. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor -
What is a carbon footprint?
Your carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas you are responsible for. The total greenhouse gases that humans add to the air cause warming and other changes to our climate.
You produce a tiny amount of greenhouse gas when you breathe out. However, the things you do and buy produce large quantities. The electricity you use at home was probably made by burning coal. The food you eat needed fertiliser to grow it and energy to harvest it. The clothes you wear, the toys you buy and the house you live in all took energy to make. Of course we can't stop eating, playing or living in houses but there are things we can all do to reduce our carbon footprint.
What's my fair share?
In one year the average Australian's greenhouse gas emissions add up to about 28 tonnes. If we shared out the right to produce greenhouse gas fairly across the world, each person would get around 8 tonnes. We also need to reduce our emissions to avoid dangerous climate change. So a reasonable target might be 4 tonnes for every person in the world. New technology can help us to cut down, but it won't be enough on its own. Some of the cuts must come through changing the way people live, particularly in richer nations.
How can I cut back?
Throw away less
In 2004 Australians threw away food worth $5.3 billion. Buy what you need and plan to eat what you buy. You'll save money and greenhouse gas emissions.
Red meat
Meat is one of the biggest contributors to our carbon footprints and Australians eat a lot of it. Around one tenth of the average Australian's greenhouse gas emissions come from meat. Cattle and sheep need lots of land to graze on, and sometimes trees are cut down for this. They also burp a lot, producing methane, a very potent greenhouse gas. So perhaps cut out red meat once or twice a week, and eat smaller portions of meat.
Kangaroo meat
Kangaroos digest food differently to cattle and sheep, so they don't produce as much methane. They also don't need land cleared in the same way as cattle. So kangaroo meat causes fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other red meat.
Bottled water or tap water?
Making bottles and shipping water across the world is very energy intensive. The greenhouse gas produced for each bottle of water is equivalent to driving a car for two kilometres. Fill your bottle from the tap instead of buying water in a bottle. It's cheap and if you freeze a half full bottle and then top it up with water, it will stay cold all day.
Processed food
Every extra stage in manufacturing takes more energy. Processed food needs more energy to produce it, package it and ship it than fresh food. More energy means more greenhouse gases are produced.
Packaged food
Some packaging is necessary, but avoid what you can. A bag of individually wrapped lollies, for example, will have much more packaging than loose lollies. Since it takes energy to make the packaging, reducing it cuts greenhouse gas emissions.
Borrow or rent things you don't use so often, like lawn mowers or camping gear. Or share them with a neighbour.
Do things instead of buying things
Services are nearly always lower in emissions than goods, so going to a concert is better than buying a CD. A trip out to the Museum doesn't produce much greenhouse gas, especially if you come by bus.
Buy to last
Buy durable goods that don't need to be replaced so often, rather than disposable or cheap things that will wear out quickly.
Buying second hand goods means no extra energy is needed to make them. It saves you money too. Try the op-shop or web sites like freecycle.
Buy less
Do you really need that new pair of shoes? Stop and think before you buy - you'll save money and greenhouse gas. Simply cutting down on the amount you buy is the easiest way to reduce your carbon footprint. Every year Australian households waste more than $1000 buying things they never use or only use once.
Mend it
Repairing your old car or washing machine is usually better than buying a new one, as each new product takes energy to make. But buying a new car does make sense if it is uses a lot less petrol than your old one.
Choose carefully
When you have a choice, choose products which have lower greenhouse gas emissions. Try buying local products as products from other parts of the world required fuel and energy to transport them here.
Turn it down (or up)
Heating and cooling your home are big energy users. You can cut costs by turning down your thermostat by 1°C (for heating) or turning it up (for air conditioning).
Insulate yourself and your home
Put on a jumper in winter, and put some insulation into your roof. A window loses ten times as much heat as a wall in winter, and in summer a window can add as much heat to a room as a small radiator, so use curtains to keep heat in or out.
Switch off that second fridge
Your fridge uses more electricity than any other appliance in your house. Older fridges are often much less efficient then newer ones, so if you have an old fridge in the garage recycle it or only switch it on when it's really needed.
Change your method of water heating
Changing your electric water heater for gas or solar could cut your electricity bill in half. Taking shorter showers helps too as it means less water has to be heated.
Be friendly
Living with other people is a great way to reduce your footprint, because you share appliances, hot water and heating and cooling in your house.
Drive efficiently
Smoother driving rather than speeding and braking can save one third of your car's greenhouse gas emissions. Keep your tyres pumped up to the right pressure, and take out all that stuff you are carrying around unnecessarily in the boot. Driving more slowly helps too.
Drive less
Almost all of the greenhouse gas produced by transport comes from the petrol you use in your car.
Only fly when it's essential
It is predicted that emissions from flying will increase four-fold by 2050, as more people will travel by plane. If you fly a lot it will have a dramatic impact on your footprint. Leave your footprints on a local beach instead.
Do less
Some construction and renovation work is optional. Do you really need that new kitchen or third bathroom?
Use recycled products
Use recycled products, like flooring made from old car tyres or recycled wine corks. Or try materials like bamboo, which grow quickly and absorb greenhouse gases as they grow.
A house of mud
Making bricks from mud and earth takes less than one per cent of the energy it takes to make an ordinary brick, so much less greenhouse gas is produced. Modern earth bricks are strong and waterproof.
How to manage your carbon emissions at the Department of Environment and Climate Change.
Couldn't we just plant more trees?
Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases. They lock it up in the wood they make. So instead of cutting back our greenhouse gases, we could just plant lots of trees to mop it all up, or pay a company to do it for us. This is one way of 'offsetting' our carbon footprint.
However you'd have to plant trees over an area the size of Australia to offset the whole world's greenhouse gas emissions for a year.
Trees grow slowly, so it takes many decades after you plant them for the greenhouse gas to be absorbed. They also die eventually. If they are left to rot, the gas is released back into the air. Usually, when you pay a company to plant trees, they promise to look after the forest for 99 years. So perhaps you are simply time shifting your greenhouse gases, instead of hanging around in this century, you are paying for them to go into the next.
Alternate energy sources
Today humans are heavily reliant on fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas to generate electricity. This causes more damage to the climate than anything else we do. Instead of burning coal, oil and gas there are cleaner ways to produce electricity.
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Human power
Did you know that moving your body can produce electricity? It is possible to capture the energy from your movement and convert it into an electric current. Bicycle dynamos have been doing it for years, but more sophisticated technology can be built into almost anything we move or move on.
Some gyms or dance clubs are already collecting our energy and using it to power their lights and music. On a much larger scale, we may soon be able to harness the power from crowds at concerts, train stations or sporting events.
Solar power
It's huge, it's powerful and it's constant. The sun provides us with enough energy every hour to provide the world's energy needs for a year. Solar power refers specifically to the conversion of sunlight into electricity through photovoltaic cells or solar concentrated thermal technologies. The challenges are how to capture it cheaply and efficiently and then develop ways of storing the electricity. Without storage, we can't have electricity when the sun's not shining - not much use on a cold dark night. One answer is to combine solar with other technologies, making it one of a mix of possible energy solutions.
Wind power
Humans have harnessed the wind for thousands of years. We have used it to power boats for sailing and windmills to grind grain. Today wind turbines can create enough electricity to power whole towns. Some companies are now making large turbines with blade diameters of nearly 130 metres, which is about the length of a rugby field.
The wind turns the blades on the turbine to power a generator. This produces electricity which can be fed into batteries or directly into the national electricity grid.
You can't just put a wind turbine anywhere. Not all areas have enough wind, and some of the windiest places are in natural beauty spots or are a long way from cities where people need electricity. However, there are plenty of areas in the world where turbines can make a big contribution to electricity needs.
Water power - tidal energy, wave energy and hydroelectric power
Most Australians live near it, fish from it, swim in it or surf on it. Many others around the world enjoy the same luxuries. But water in rivers and oceans has the potential to be used for more than just recreation. The energy of waves, tides and flowing water can also provide electricity and it's generally a more predictable source than solar or wind power.
Tidal energy
Electricity can be generated from the movement of water by tides. One method uses large barrages or dams place across tidal rivers. This relies on the vertical movement in the rise and fall of tides to create electricity. Another method places turbines in large underwater farms. The turbines generate electricity from the mass movement of water by tides.Tidal energy is not yet widely used due to challenges of local geography and engineering. However, it has good potential as tides are more predictable than wind and solar power.
Wave energy
Long tube-like structures are placed on the surface of the sea and move with wave motion. The movement drives generators to produce electricity which is fed into underwater cables and brought to land. Although waves contain plenty of energy only about five per cent is accessible. This is due to the fact that the height and frequency of waves is variable, and few places are suitable for building large wave farms.
Hydroelectric power
Hydroelectricity is the most widely used form of renewable energy in the world. In 2008 it supplied almost 20 per cent of the world's electricity. With more investment, its capacity could triple worldwide but there are issues with space and environmental impacts. Hydroelectricity is generated from the energy of falling or flowing water. Water is usually dammed and as it falls from a height the force of the falling water moves turbines which generate electricity.
Hot rocks - Geothermal power
Can you imagine rocks so hot that they can turn water into steam?
Beneath our feet, in the Earth's interior, lie rocks containing vast amounts of heat. This heat is a constant source of energy and can be used to produce geothermal (meaning 'earth heat') electricity. About 25 countries use this type of electricity, but only a few use it for more than 15 per cent of their electric needs. It can be difficult and expensive to extract this energy, especially if the rocks are too far below the surface.
The nuclear option
The nuclear debate is back to the fore, but with a new angle.
Supporters claim that we must use nuclear power to avoid catastrophic climate change. This is because it produces much less greenhouse gas than burning coal, oil and gas. It is an established technology that could provide the bulk of our electricity needs.
Opponents claim it is dangerous to the environment and there's risk from misuse to produce weapons. There are plenty of better and safer alternatives like solar or wind power. If enough investment was made, these technologies could more than match the capacity of nuclear energy.
Where would you prefer your electricity to come from? Do we have a choice about going nuclear?
What is the world doing now?
- There are over 440 nuclear plants operating worldwide, producing 15 per cent of the world's electricity
- Over 30 countries are actively considering using nuclear power programs
- Nuclear fusion is being investigated as an alternative to current nuclear fission energy. It is suggested that it could meet all our energy needs, is less dangerous than the current process and produces lower levels of radioactive waste. However, it is unlikely that there will be commercial reactors until at least the 2040s.
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'Colours of a Cornish Summer' by Paul Wadsworth
These stunning 'Artist's Variable' prints are onto 40mm deep box canvas and no two are exactly alike. Working in collaboration with Art Eye to create this exclusive collection, artist Paul Wadsworth has developed a unique process of painting onto each print, to produce incredible depth, detail and energy.
Each piece is made to order and usually available for dispatch within 3-6 weeks. Depending on preference, Paul's artworks can be hung unframed - choose between white or 'wrapped image' deep edges - or displayed in our standard white lime-waxed 'canvas profile' frame (unglazed, with a small gap that allows the depth of the canvas to be seen)
Tracked 48 hour UK mainland delivery by standard courier is included in the full list price, or collection is available from our Penryn studio. Please contact us for a special quote if you require overseas or non-UK mainland delivery or if you are a trade buyer ordering 3 or more artworks. Colour samples can be sent by post for your perusal and if you require non-standard sizes, or want to learn more about our bespoke framing service, we're happy to help.


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By Mark Freeman
Allen Daniels checked his trail camera hidden in the woods east of Butte Falls one day last fall looking for photographs of the black-tailed deer he was hunting, not trying to capture wildlife history.
But one of his black-and-white images contains what biologists believe is the first known photograph of OR-7, the wandering gray wolf whose 700-plus-mile journey from northeastern Oregon to Northern California has captured imaginations on five continents. "I kind of figured it was him," said Daniels, 24, of Central Point. "I knew it was a wolf and there's only one wolf. "It's pretty cool," he said. The photograph was taken at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 on public lands south of Willow Lake, said Daniels, who declined to be more specific.
Roblyn Brown, assistant wolf biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, said satellite tracking technology confirms OR-7 was in that area at that time and date. After reviewing the photograph Tuesday, Brown said the wolf on the image appears to have a GPS collar on and it "likely" is OR-7.
Though biologists captured the 2-year-old male in late February from northeastern Oregon's Imnaha pack, no photo was taken of OR-7 before his release.
Daniels said he is not seeking any public attention for garnering the photograph, but figures people might want to see a glimpse of the animal that was the first confirmed wolf in Western Oregon in 65 years and last week became California's first confirmed wolf since 1924. Considering OR-7's story went viral in early December with news accounts printed and aired across the globe, chances are Daniels is right. "We certainly have a lot of interested people and the media asking for a photo of this wolf," ODFW Wildlife Division spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy said. "We've had people from Argentina and Italy asking for a photo." A satellite ping registered Tuesday morning confirmed that OR-7, which is federally protected as an endangered species, remained in eastern Siskiyou County, said Mark Stopher of the California Department of Fish and Game in Sacramento.
The wolf was first tracked into California on Dec. 28, and since then he has moved a bit further south and onto a patch of forested federal land, Stopher said. "He's moving around but he's staying in those 10 square miles," Stopher said. OR-7 set off Sept. 10 away from the Imnaha pack on what's called "dispersal behavior" to find territory of his own and perhaps even a mate.
While other wolves have dispersed mainly within northeastern Oregon, OR-7 began migrating south and west until he crossed the Cascade Crest and into Douglas County to become the first confirmed wolf in Western Oregon since 1946. The story of a lone wolf apparently on a quest for love has captured headlines worldwide as OR-7 worked his way through 11 Oregon counties, settling for more than a month in a 100-square-mile area of Klamath and Jackson counties before heading south to California.
OR-7 is the first confirmed wolf in Western Oregon and California because his satellite tracking device made confirmation possible, but biologists believe he could have been preceded by other, uncollared dispersing wolves that have remained discreet.
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We're precisely one month away from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and the Internet Rumor Machine is already churning out predictions of what we'll see unveiled in the conference's keynote. Last year's keynote had three huge tentpole announcements: iOS 7, OS X 10.9, and the new cylindrical Mac Pro. This year, rumors point to the spotlight shining squarely on OS X.
9to5mac has a lengthy speculative summary of all the things that we might learn from the keynote. According to the site, we'll be hearing all about OS X 10.10 (yes, that would be pronounced "oh-ess ten ten-dot-ten"), which reportedly carries the internal code name "Syrah" but which might potentially launch as "OS X Yosemite." This would fit with Apple's new direction of naming operating system releases not after big cats, but after places in California that carry special meaning to the company.
And what, besides a plethora of tens, will the new version of the operating system bring? Signs point to a substantial visual overhaul incorporating iOS7-style design cues like "sharper window corners, more defined icons across the system, and more white space" than Mavericks. The visual look of OS X has undergone a slow evolution over the past 13 years, with the majority of the typography and visual style freezing around OS X Leopard (version 10.5, released in late 2007). Shifting to iOS 7's razor-thin typeface and high-color, high-contrast interface elements would be the biggest Mac desktop visual change since the initial bump from OS 9 to OS X.
The danger in such a shift is in going too far and hobbling the desktop with interface elements that don't work outside of the mobile context, but Apple executives have repeatedly stated that iOS and OS X will remain separate products with different interface goals and designs. To that end, 9to5mac states that "OS X characteristics like the Finder, multiwindow multitasking, and Mission Control will not disappear in favor of a more iOS-like experience."
Considering that a not-insignificant number of OS X users are Unix and Linux refugees, the assurance that OS X 10.10 shouldn't cause Macs to regress to an iOS-like state is definitely a good thing. Multiple windows and multitasking are core components of a modern desktop computing experience.
The report also contains some rumors about iOS 8, including that the mobile operating system has had several of its UI designers temporarily assigned to the OS X team in order to get the desktop OS ready to be shown at WWDC. A number of iOS 8 features might consequently get pushed back to iOS 8.1, potentially including an updated Maps app with public transit information. Also possibly in the mix for the WWDC Keynote is an update to the AppleTV (the small black box, not an actual Apple-branded television).
We'll have a full rumor round-up posted shortly before WWDC actually kicks off next month, and we'll also liveblog the keynote from the floor of Moscone West.


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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Bumble-bees go 'off colour' and can't remember
A bee feeds off an artificial flower.
Bees Go 'Off-color' When They Are Sickly
Bumble-bees go 'off colour' and can't remember which flowers have the most nectar when they are feeling under the weather, a new study from the University of Leicester reveals.
The behaviour of the bumbling bees reveals that, like humans who are ill, bees are often not at their most astute and clever when they feel poorly.
Lecturer in Animal Biology at the University of Leicester Dr. Eamonn Mallon, who lead the research group, said: "Disease can influence different behaviours including foraging, mate choice, and predator avoidance. Several recent papers have shown reduced learning abilities in infected insects. However, it is difficult to separate the effects of the immune response from the direct effects of the parasite. That was the purpose of our study"
Bees were divided into a control group and a group that were injected with lipopolysaccharide, a substance that stimulated an immune response without a need for the bee to be infected with a disease. Bees were offered the choice of blue and yellow artificial flowers only one type of which contained sugar water. An individual's flight was recorded over ninety visits to these flowers. Eventually the bees spent almost all of their time going to the rewarding flowers, but it took the immune stimulated bees longer to reach this point.
Dr Mallon added: "This work has two important applications. Firstly, there is a lot of interest in the connections between the immune system and the nervous system in human biology. The Mallon lab was the first to show that these interactions also exist in the much more experimentally tractable insects.
"Secondly, there is concern about both the decline in wild bumble-bee species and the effects of disease on the honeybee industry. It has been shown that learning is vitally important to how well a colony prospers. This effect of immunity on learning highlights a previously unconsidered effect of disease on colony success."
Future work will look at the basis of this neuro-immune interaction. Is it due to the immune system using up some resource required to form memories or is it due to the damaging effects of the immune response on the nervous system?
The research was conducted in the Department of Biology, in collaboration with the Department of Genetics, at the University of Leicester.
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They have sneaked inside of our churches in order to bend the Truth to their evil overlord Brian McLaren's ungodly and unbiblical libertarian free-will. Rather than serving the Pure and Absolute Sovereign God of Wrath, whose Absolute Glory is man's chief end—they'd rather serve their sinful, prideful and selfish ways and therefore they bow down to Satan, the Master of all Untruth, which makes materialism, selfishness and human pride and sin man's chief end.
Remember also that God's Sovereign Truth is so precious and fragile that it needs protecting by mere mortals using any means necessary including slander, libel, lies and other worldly weapons (this is the Truth War afterall)—this is where conspiracy theories come in handy and why Tin-Foil Hat Theology is a Discernmentalist's best friend. The nuttier the conspiracy theory the better to help defend and protect the Absolute Truth. Here are some of our personal favorite conspiracies that Brannon Howse has uncovered and taught us over the years :
– non-Zionists, Emergents, socialists, globalists, Muslims, communists, atheists, heathens, Red-Letter Christians, Marxists and secular Jews are all attempting to take over the world.
– International bankers are trying to take over the world.
– The Illuminati, or other clandestine groups, are attempting to take over the world.
– NASA and the government are covering over the truth about UFOs.
– NASA and the government are covering over the truth about cities on Mars and the moon.
– NASA and the government are covering over the truth that the Apollo missions were hoaxes.
– The government is covering over the assassination or assassination attempts on high-profile government officials like JFK or Ron Brown or the attempt on Final President Reagan.
– Muslims are responsible for all acts of terrorism around the world.
– Obama is a Secular-Humanist Muslim atheist and the Anti-Christ bent on destroying America through Communistic Socialism and helping our enemies take over the world.
– the government is covering over their involvement in orchestrating the events of September 11th, 2001, with remote control planes, cruise missiles, and controlled demolitions with Muslims' and liberals' help. (Source: New World Order Weekend).
The noted and award-winning Discernmentalist Tin-Foil Hat Theologian Ken Silva wants our students to know that: "Conspiracies are just too difficult to keep secret even when there are only one or two people keeping the secret."… so help us to expose all to the secret conspiracies of our enemies who are all out there trying to destroy the Truth and the church…And as always, spread the fear and hate!


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Oh dear, here it comes round again, like a bout of the flu–the indefatigable narrative about how Microsoft is headed downhill at an alarming speed, how CEO Steve Ballmer is about to get the boot and how it is all really, really true since the echo chamber of tech keeps repeating it.
Over the past two weeks, for example, I have gotten numerous "tips" that all these things are about to happen. Except when I go to check them out by doing some actual reporting, they turn out to be more chatter than reality, more barstool musing than concrete, and without much in the way of those pesky facts.
Today, we get yet another from the Olympic champion of traffic-goosing headlines on blogs, Henry Blodget of Silicon Alley Insider, in what is quite a humdinger of a title: "The Odds Are Increasing That Microsoft's Business Will Collapse."
Holy Guacamole! Really?
You mean the Microsoft that still–despite all the Google Apps machinations–has a hammerlock on the enterprise software market? The company with a badillion dollars in cash in the bank? The one that can lose more than $700 million in its Online Services division and not blink an eye?
Actually, the headline is the most exciting part of the whole article that follows, which hedges mightily as it also dredges up old news about Microsoft's business challenges.
The short version: The Internet is everything that's not good for Microsoft; Apple (AAPL) is rocking the mobile market; Google (GOOG) is disrupting all over the place; and, natch, the oncoming cloud-computing incursion is worse than the Smoke Monster from "Lost" for Microsoft's cash-generating Windows and Office businesses.
All true in a very broad-brush way. But, of course, Blodget pulls a complete on-one-hand-on-the-other at the end, although he cannot resist a final over-the-top statement:
Right now, the investors are concluding that Microsoft will gradually become the equivalent of a technology utility–a boring but necessary provider of the software that runs the world's business community. A smaller, more optimistic crowd is still arguing that, one day, Microsoft will be able to turn its fortunes around, and fight its way back into an industry leadership position.
What almost no one is talking about is a third possibility, one that becomes more likely by the day: The possibility that, a couple of years down the road, Microsoft's business may just completely collapse.
Here's the simple and less flashy situation:
Microsoft, as all tech companies do, needs to change, and a lot faster than it has so far; the company has been trying mightily to do so in search and recently, in mobile, where it is woefully far behind; its leadership under Ballmer, who took over from co-founder Bill Gates, has been meh enough to keep its stock moribund.
But, by no means recently–even if there is a better CEO for Microsoft out there than Ballmer–have I found the company execs ignorant about the tougher issues or unwilling to consider changes needed.
In fact, in its high-flying days, Microsoft did have a tin ear to criticism. No longer, and I would call its execs appropriately concerned about fixing its issues, although their efforts do suffer from the company's massive size and inertia in making the right moves.
Thus, they certainly might not be successful at innovating, although these are the very kinds of problems Apple CEO Steve Jobs solved when he returned to a rotten company in what, in its current glory days, seems eons ago.
And Microsoft has been getting the same questions that are beginning to be asked about Google.
But can you imagine anyone not mocking a likely headline-to-come about the search giant: "Search: If That's All There Is, My Friend, Then Let's Keep Surfing (to Oblivion!)"?
That's why–at this point–I can see no need for panic to set in about Microsoft. Next year, perhaps. Five years, with no change and not listening to the obvious, definitely.
As for today, even though we are all terminal, the sky looks like it will remain intact at Microsoft for a little bit longer.


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Indiana family trying to get back dog lost in tornado
By The Associated Press
MELLOTT, Ind. >> An Indiana woman whose dog vanished when a tornado struck her family's home last month says a person who adopted the dog from an animal shelter six days later refuses to return him.
Kyla Robinson says her family's beloved dog, Rosco, went missing when a tornado badly damaged their home in Mellott, a small town 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
Someone brought Rosco to the Clinton County Humane Society the day after the twister after finding him wandering without tags about 45 miles from home. A woman adopted him five days later.
Robinson tells the Journal & Courier (http://on.jconline.com/IRHqWs ) that she's working with an attorney to try to get Rosco back.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Lantau Island Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Lantau Island Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> China (Job-related Posts Only) View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MeaganJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 12:21 am Post subject: Lantau Island Hello everyone! Has anyone ever taught english on Lantau island, hong kong? I would love to get some information regarding availability of jobs, type of pay/contracts, living accommodation, and cost of living. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks! Back to top Scott in HKJoined: 11 Jan 2003Posts: 148 Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 5:45 am Post subject: Lantau is not a separate place from HK. So any info that is good for HK is good for Lantau. Contracts vary greatly. As low as 16K a month for private schools up to 48K plus housing for the top earners in the NET program. If you are at a private school and on the low end of the pay scale, they often will provide housing or subsidize it. Contracts are generally for one year. I know that international schools and the NET program have end of contract gratuities but i don't know about private schools. HK can be expensive if you live like an expat and live to go out. If you can live like a local it can be cheap. Same for anywhere I guess. Rent can cost anywhere from 5K to the sky the limit. Back to top RogerJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 9138 Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 2:30 am Post subject: Scott is right again. If you get posted there under some NET programme, good for you!Otherwise, there are no offers except from an international school in Discovery Bay, accessible only by ferry from HK Island, or on foot from Mui Wo, or by kaidoo from Peng Chau. It is a huge luxury estate and rather, rather exclusive! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> China (Job-related Posts Only) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Living with Antiques: Modern Times
Mid-century modern pieces are back in style again.
Just a few years ago, local decorators and antiques dealers began getting requests for a style of vintage furniture that had long since been forgotten. The calls were from mostly young collectors searching for mid-century modern furniture and accessories, pieces that were popular from about the mid-1940s to mid-1970s.
These sleek, clean-lined pieces, many influenced by the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and the International and Bauhaus movements, were ubiquitous during these decades. The recent interest in these pieces, kindled a few decades ago in New York and Los Angeles, has finally crept into the local decorating scene.
"In many ways, these pieces are timeless," says Peaches Hanemann, owner of Peaches, a small boutique in the lower Garden District that features mid-century furniture and accessories. Hanemann's own interest in the era began when she inherited a collection of brown porch furniture by Ib Kofod-Larsen, very high-quality works, with simple lines and curves.
Likewise, Vic Loisel of Loisel Vintage Modern on Magazine Street began collecting mid-century modern pieces to furnish his own Carrollton area cottage more than 10 years ago and became so obsessed with collecting that he left a full-time job with an oil company to purse his passion as a retailer. Today, he is doing a brisk business with an established clientele of local decorators, experienced collectors and hip young adults.
"Collectors of this era are buying credenzas or sideboards and using them to house their flat-screen televisions, or they are repurposing simple bureaus or dressers to become entertainment centers," he says. "A good decorator or an individual with a great eye can mix mid-century modern into any room and make it look fabulous."
The simplicity of the design of each piece of this era mixes well with antiques and adds an element of surprise to a room. In my own home, I have a classic vintage-era Barcelona chair, with its chrome base and cognac leather cushions, placed in a room of French antiques and contemporary art. The chair adds an unexpected pop to a room that could have gotten a little stuffy without this chair and bold art.
Works by Alvar Aalto, Eero Saarinen, Carlo Mollino and Vladimir Kagan are among the most-prized. Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Paul McCobb are also coveted by collectors. But these collectors' items are becoming more scarce and thus pricier, so wise buyers are advised to look in unconventional outlets if they are looking for bargains.
If you're lucky, start with the attic of a parent or well-loved relative. Estate and garage sales may have a good piece tucked away. Online auction sites, such as eBay, also may turn up a treasure or two. Thrift stores used to be good sources before the mid-century look became trendy, and some might still be worth a shot. Locally, there are a number of vintage stores that may hold a bargain. Design Within Reach on Magazine Street sells newly made modern top-quality pieces, as well.
Recently, the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore reported a donation from local movie sets that had been dismantled and included some excellent mid-century modern pieces. The ReStore recently moved to a new location at 2900 Elysian Fields Avenue and may have just what you are looking for.
Decorating with mid-century modern takes skill. "Use these pieces carefully," Loisel says. "Too much of one thing might look 'museum-y.' If not mixed correctly with furniture from other eras, the room can look like a hodgepodge if you aren't careful." He also recommends that the vintage pieces be updated with the use of 21st-century colors and fabrics.
Because many of these pieces are smaller in scale, take your time and make sure the sofas and chairs are comfortable. Turn smaller pieces upside-down and see how the joints are made, if the dovetailing looks sturdy and if the brackets are solid.
If you are a bit hesitant to invest in a large mid-century modern piece or have a limited budget, begin with a smaller piece, such as a bold lamp or accessory. Glassware by Iittala, ceramics by Arabia or tableware by Georg Jensen – all with their signature simple, natural shapes – are safe, beautiful places to start. Buy the best-quality piece you can afford, be it small or large, and grow your collection from there.
"A good vintage piece can last forever," Hanemann says. "It's an heirloom and an antique of the future."


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