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Patent No.: 7,801,335; other patents pending.
Eyelock's proprietary Iris Authentication System is an end-to-end line of product and software solutions that eliminate cyber fraud, identity theft and unauthorized access to secure environments.
Eyelock has completely disrupted the way personal ID is verified and provides the most accurate identification and access control solutions available in the market. Eyelock's advanced R&D lab has rendered traditional access control systems obsolete.
The Eyelock Iris ID System is strategically priced to replace unreliable card based controls and seamlessly integrates with existing access control infrastructures.
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Technology to replace passwords and PINs received a lot of attention when Apple released the iPhone 5s, with its Touch ID fingerprint sensor, earlier this fall.
Biometrics have been deemed by some to be the ultimate alternative to passwords and PINs. The technology received a high-profile boost when Apple introduced the iPhone 5s back in September, and the timing couldn't have been better. Earlier this year, the FIDO Alliance was created with the sole purpose of aiding in the development of a common set of standards to simplify, secure and encourage the adoption of biometric technology.
The high accuracy rate of iris recognition technology makes it an ideal access control choice
At the entrance to The Vault, the most secure room within the most protected building operated by security services provider, Symantec, an iris recognition system stands guard as the last line of defense.
EyeLock, a developer of iris recognition systems in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is designing a consumer-grade system that can be added to tablets and mobile phones at a low enough cost that it shouldn't require an increase in the price of the product, according to chief marketing officer Tony Antolino. EyeLock is a member of the Fast Identity Online Alliance, an industry consortium developing open interoperability standards for iris recognition and other biometric authentication methods for use with online services.
STANLEY Security, a leading provider of security products, services and integrated solutions, introduces the new STANLEY Rush Series 4900 ASR Automatic Security Revolving Door with anti-tailgating detection and optional anti-piggybacking sensing systems at the ASIS International 59th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2013), September 24-27 in Chicago, IL.
YARMOUTH, Maine—Iris recognition technology is highly reliable and it's been available for years. But until recently, it's also been high priced and a technology that some people are uncomfortable interacting with. As a result, iris recognition's use in recent years has been limited to high-security locations such as hospital laboratories and data centers or niche applications where other biometrics, such as fingerprint, won't work.
EyeLock has announced the appointment of Roger An as Vice President of Global Market Development.
In this role, An will be responsible for research, analysis and strategic initiatives to further the embedded applications of the technology and to facilitate EyeLock's global expansion, with a heavy focus on Asia.
EyeLock Technology Scans Iris's Uniqueness
NEW YORK — Identification cards and passwords may soon be a thing of the past thanks in part to a person's eyes. With Eyelock technology, a simple glance at a camera is allowing employees at Google and Bank of America to walk through security in their office buildings. The tool uses the eye's iris, which has 240 points of uniqueness, to accurately identify a person, according to Eyelock's Anthony Antolino.
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EyeLock has announced the appointment of Darlene Crumbaugh, as the company's new Vice President of Financial Services.
According to the company, Crumbaugh's appointment reinforces EyeLock's focus on the financial services sector.
EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the appointment of Darlene Crumbaugh as Vice President of Financial Services.
Crumbaugh's appointment reinforces EyeLock's focus on the deployment and expansion of the Company's proprietary iris authentication solutions into the financial services sector.
Today, market leader in iris-based identity authentication solutions EyeLock appointed Darlene Crumbaugh as vice president of financial services, further solidifying the company's commitment to deployment and expansion into the financial services sector.
Bringing over 20 years of experience with her, and having proven herself as a leader with an impeccable track record of delivering high-impact growth strategy, Crumbaugh's new role with EyeLock will see her managing the financial services vertical market, which includes sales, deployment, current programs and customer relationships.
NEW YORK, NY – July 16, 2013 – EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, today announced the immediate availability of a software development kit (SDK) to accelerate the deployment and adoption of the Company's proprietary technology.
EyeLock's suite of iris biometric technology products can be used to accurately, safely and securely authenticate identities in both physical and logical environments. Second only to DNA, the iris is the most accurate method of trusted identity authentication. The iris provides a rich matrix of complex, stable and accurate characteristics which EyeLock uniquely translates into a highly scalable, instantaneous and reliable method of obtaining trusted identity that can be deployed across verticals – from enterprise environments, hospitals and schools to homeland security, hotels, banks and beyond.
EyeLock has announced a new SDK, now available for developers.
"Releasing the SDK is a milestone for EyeLock; it simplifies the way customers use and benefit from our iris authentication technology and paves the way for even greater adoption across industries," Anthony Antolino, Chief Marketing Officer of EyeLock said. "The SDK will further help EyeLock extend our game-changing hardware solutions which enable physical access control, and move deeper into logical applications by integrating the technology into digital networks."
A new software development kit (SDK) is now available from EyeLock Inc. The aim is to allow users to develop and deploy iris-based authentication software applications, in turn accelerating the adoption of EyeLock's proprietary technology.
EyeLock's products are used to safely and accurately provide ID authentication in physical and logical environments across vertical markets as varied as enterprise environments, schools, the hospitality industry and anywhere that authentication can lead to much welcomed security.
That's one of the reasons why a growing number of schools are replacing traditional identification cards with iris scanners. By the fall, several schools -- ranging from elementary schools to colleges -- will be rolling out various iris scanning security methods.
Winthrop University in South Carolina is testing out iris scanning technology during freshman orientation this summer. Students had their eyes scanned as they received their ID cards in June.
NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, today announced that the company has joined the Fast IDentity Online Alliance (FIDO), to spearhead an initiative to create a safer and more secure digital presence for consumers.
EyeLock will collaborate with Alliance members including Google, PayPal, Lenovo, NXP, Nok Nok Labs and Validity, among others, to identify and set a strategy on how to eliminate consumers' reliance on passwords. This initiative will focus on creating an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms to easily and securely authenticate users of online services.
June 10, 2013: EyeLock Inc., an iris-based identity authentication solutions manufacturer, announced today that it has joined the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance to help develop stronger and securer methods of authentication andinteroperability for users of online services. EyeLock has joined such companies as Google, PayPal, Lenovo, NXP, Nok Nok Labs and Validity and others who are committed in identifying and coming up with a strategy to eliminate the consumers' reliance on passwords. This venture will be focusing on methods to securely authenticate users of online services by creating an open, scalable and interoperable set of mechanisms.
Capco, financial services technology consultants, and EyeLock, provider of iris-based identity authentication products, have teamed up to bring Iris biometric security to banks.
EyeLock's technology is aimed at increasing security for keyless bank entry, customer-facing applications, online and mobile systems, account opening, check clearing and wire transfers.
Fintech consultancy Capco has teamed up with EyeLock in a bid to sell the latter's iris-based identity authentication technology to the financial services industry.
EyeLock has announced the introduction of the new HBOX access control system.
This iris-based identity authentication system has been engineered to meet the needs of rapid-throughput environments, as it identifies 50 people per minute at a distance of four feet, making the HBOX ideal for environments such as airports, stadiums and enterprise environments.
EyeLock Inc. has just launched its new HBOX iris biometric access control system at ISC West in Las Vegas.
Capable of authenticating up to 50 people per minute at a distance of four feet, the company says this system has been engineered to meet the needs of rapid-throughput environments such as airports, stadiums and enterprise environments.
Las Vegas, NV – Venetian Ballroom E – April 10, 2013 – EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the introduction of the new HBOX®, its highly praised access control system, to be showcased April 10-12 at the Stanley Security Solutions' Venetian Ballroom E during ISC West in Las Vegas. Capable of authenticating 50 people per minute, this high-throughput iris recognition device provides unmatched speed, ease of use, accuracy and security.
That's one eye-catching phone!
Manhattan-based tech firm EyeLock Corp. expects to see a smartphone equipped with iris-recognition technology next year.
The feature would allow the owner to unlock the device just by looking at it, eliminating the need for a password.
Stanley Security Solutions believes iris recognition technology is going to be the next big thing in access control.
On Tuesday, it announced a new partnership with iris biometric provider Eyelock (previously Hoyos). Two years ago Stanely CSS announced a partnership with Hoyos. Here's that story.
FISHERS, Ind. — Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, has extended its partnership with EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, Stanley has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute EyeLock's proprietary technology, products and solutions for access control applications in the United States., Canada and Europe. The technology will be made available to the broader commercial market-at-large through a newly formed EyeLock Certified Dealer Program, which will expand SSS' global reach and contribute to the company's organic growth strategy.
Stanley Security Solutions is betting on biometrics.
The security services unit of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) said Monday it has formed a partnership with EyeLock, a developer of identity management software that authenticates people by scanning their irises.
Exclusive Partnership to Bring Secure Identity Authentication Solutions to the Enterprise Market in the U.S., Canada and Europe
New York, NY – March 26, 2013 – EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions today announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally, to further commercialize EyeLock's iris-biometric offerings.
Eyelock has announced a strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS) to further commercialize EyeLock's iris biometric products.
Through the partnership, EyeLock's iris-based identity authentication solutions will be added as an additional differentiator to SSS's existing security solutions. In addition, the EyeLock partnership will allow SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets.


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This is a good one to send to your nonvegan friends and family members:
"Do you scoff at those pale Tofu dogs in the health food aisles of the supermarket? Are you one of those people who taunt vegans by talking about Big Macs? A new study suggests that you should think about biting your tongue: According to the researchers, how we feel about a sausage, regardless of whether it's soy-based or beef, says more about our personal values than about what the sausage actually tastes like. In fact, most people can't even tell the difference between an ersatz vegan sausage and the real thing."


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Monthly Archives: September 2011
ashley & jim hitched! // erie, pa wedding photographer
Ashley & Jim are one of the greatest couples! They are so in love and I just love their calm nature! The wedding was awesome, perfect weather, and gorgeous family, bridal party, guests, flowers & details! I was so honored to photograph it I always have a soft spot for couples that have done engagement photos with me, because I feel like I've been waiting with them for the big day! This one was no exception. Here's some of my favorites, and more on flickr! Enjoy!!
maternity sessions // erie pa maternity photography
I've had the honor of photographing two beautiful couples that are expecting their first child soon! We both had a blast. Here are a few favorites from each session!
hannah w's senior portraits // North East, PA senior portrait photography
I was so excited to do Hannah's senior pictures. I got to head out to North East to shoot these pictures, and it is truly such a gorgeous little place. I love it there! We started out on the main strip and a cool, colorful alley way. It was a perfect night ( a little cold ) but stunningly gorgeous light and skies… and I had the honor of going to a beautiful property full of ponds, grape vines, old apple trees, grass, sunlight… it was amazing. Hannah was a total sport and we had a great time!! Here's some of my favorites.. I had a really hard time narrowing these down because this girl is soooo cute!!! Check out a few more at flickr.com too!
For more information on senior portrait photography, contact me at 814-450-9650 or drop me a line at email@example.com!
nicole & johnny // erie pa wedding photographer // masonic temple, erie pa
Nicole & Johnny have been together for over 8 years!! They finally made it official with a ceremony and reception at the Masonic Temple in Erie, PA, even including John's son Ian into the ceremony. It was so precious! He had vows that joined him into this new family. I love seeing families being created at weddings! This wedding was beautiful with gorgeous flowers by Potraz, dresses, and a fun and loving bridal party.
Johnny & Nicole had a "first look" which was very special and cute. John was totally enamored by his beautiful bride!
These colors mixed with the water, sky & sand just made my day
These guys were so crazy about each other We had a hard time getting the laughter to calm down! But my sister Amy caught this awesome shot of the guys being themselves
Katie & Bryce's engagement // erie pa engagement photography
I had to post some more from this session as I've been pouring my heart and soul into them and love them so much Here's a few more for you all!
I love… this one…..
Also check out this new mural on a medical building on 8th street… perfect much? Even though it was pitch black when we were done we had to stop!
fall mini family sessions // erie, pa fall family photography
I've had so many requests for family pictures for the fall, that I'm running out of days! So I've decided to hold some awesome family sessions at a special discount! Normally portraits are $125 for a basic session – in this package you'll get a 30 minute session with me for only $50!! You'll even get one digital file of your favorite picture! Then after we'll have some amazing print packages to choose from as well as beautiful canvases and large prints to create a beautiful piece of art for your family home's wall. Please contact me for more details @ firstname.lastname@example.com or 814-450-9650.
chloe is 18 months old // erie pa toddler photography
My beautiful daughter is 1.5 years old! I am so blessed by her. She doesn't get as many pictures as she should!!! So I dragged her and my hubby and camera out to the park and snapped some pictures of my own beauty. Here's just a few favorites.
I love you so much my darling Chloe!!!
carter is 1 year old // erie pa toddler & family photography
Hey everyone! Sorry, I've been a little quiet for a week or two. But tonight I had an adorable photo shoot that I cna't wait to share.
I actually went to high school with Breanna & Gary – I had classes with them and gave speeches at graduation with Gary as we both graduated Valedictorians! I still remember goofing off in my Economics class with Breanna These two are TRUE high school sweethearts. They've been together for as long as I can remember – and they are still in love and now have this beautiful little son, Carter! He just turned one and we went out to Shades Beach in Harborcreek to get some cute pictures. It was an overcast day with AMAZING clouds… sooo awesome!
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Origin Of Life
Many years ago, first formed by Aristotle, there was a belief in Europe that life could spring from non-living matter. Pasteur had proved this false by the 18th century. There are many theories on how life started on Earth. The current model is that in the primordial soup there were amino acids and prehistoric forms of RNA. The RNA began to form ribosomes. When the RNA finally came together with the ribosomes, a cell membrane was formed and eventually a cell would follow.
There are still many debates about this theory. Metabolism first theories suggest the idea of self-replication of a naked gene. The primitive metabolism could provide the environment in which RNA could later evolve. The bubble theory is another suggestion for life. Bubbles like the ones on the beach at night may have been concentrated on primitive shorelines. The bubbles would have a tendency to spontaneously form into lipids. When the bubbles busted in the right medium primitive multi-cellular organisms formed. In the clay theory, organic molecules gradually arose from a pre-existing, non-organic platform. It was truly "life from rock." Life was also thought to evolve about 5km below ground. Perhaps life evolved from other planets. Scientists believe that an asteroid from Mars came with organic compounds on it. Life could've come from anything; since no one was there to observe the creation of life, no one can truly tell what happened. For now, scientists will keep proposing theories until they can finally get it right.


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Entitlement, is that what I have been paying into the system for 40 years is called now? It seems to me the only people who have been entitled to it is our goverment who take from it as they seem fit to pay for stupid wars and other programs that they can't fund. I guess the only thing a lot of angry American are still entitled tom for now, is their right to purchase and own guns and bullets.
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SIX months after fighting a bid to unseat him as chairman, Harry Boon will soon depart beleaguered paper distributor PaperlinX, along with two other directors, Anthony Clarke and Lyndsey Cattermole.
The surprise departures follow a board meeting on Tuesday, and leaves just two board members at the $35 million company: Mike McConnell and Andrew Price, the latter just weeks into the job.
Mr Price, a paper industry veteran, agitated for Mr Boon's departure at an extraordinary meeting in March.
PaperlinX chief financial officer Wayne Johnston told BusinessDay yesterday the company hoped to announce replacements next week, before the trio's September 28 departure.
An announcement on the chief executive role, currently occupied by Dave Allen, will follow.
No reason was given for the directors' departures, leaving analysts and investors by surprise. ''You've just had half your board walk out the door,'' one company watcher said.
Paperlinx's shares closed down 3.9 per cent to 5.7¢, taking its year-to-date decline to 32 per cent, as it battles declining demand for paper, currency losses, the economic downturn in key market Europe, and concerns over its debt.
Former chief executive Toby Marchant, announcing his departure in July at the end of a strategy review, said the company had ''taken major strides towards dealing with our significant issues, in the midst of exceptionally hostile conditions''.
His announcement followed the departure of former chief financial officer Tony Kennedy, and the retirements of former chairman David Meiklejohn and directors James Hall and Lindsay Yelland.
Mr Boon, the chairman of Tatts Group and a director of Toll Holdings, was contacted for comment. He told BusinessDay last month that he regularly met with key shareholders Allan Gray and Maple-Brown Abbott, but ''no one's asked me to leave''.
PaperlinX posted a widened loss of $266.7 million for the year to June 30, from $108 million the previous year, in a result Mr Boon said reflected a ''company in transition''.
An annual meeting is scheduled for October 31.


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FM transmission polarisation
Fri, Feb 24 2012, 9:20PM
I'm just about to purchase a 3 element FM radio aerial, and am not sure whether it should be mounted for vertical, horizontal or other polarisation. My main transmitter is Sutton Coldfield, 30 miles away.
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Sutton Coldfield uses mixed polarisation, so it shouldn't matter.


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Katharine McPhee experiments with a new look at a recent charity gala in LA.
What do you think of Katharine's slicked-back style?
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The stars were out in LA last night in honor of FEED's Hungry In America Project, with both Ali Larter and Katharine McPhee modeling new 'dos.
Whose hair transformation is best?
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Since her switch to blonde this past September, Katharine McPhee has been experimenting with every short hairstyle under the sun (or snow). With each red carpet event, a new look.
Which look works best on the "American Idol" star?
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Finally, we see Katharine McPhee's new blonde 'do in color.
I'm not a big fan of the mature cut or choice of color, but Katharine's killer pairing of magenta lipstick and liquid eyeliner save the look. (In my opinion, anyway!)
What do you think of Katharine's peroxide pixie?
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First Lindsay. Then Britney. Now... Katharine?
The singer's unexpected transformation comes courtesy of stylist Peter Savic, who took inspiration from Katharine's upcoming album, "Unbroken."
"My music is a little more edgy so that inspired me to be adventurous," She tells People. "I've never dyed my hair before so this was a pretty drastic change. I've always been known as a brunette but I've been thinking about it for a long time and it kind of just fit with all of the searching with the music and experimenting that I would do the same thing with my look."
Do you prefer the American Idol alum as a blonde or brunette?
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The stars of "The House Bunny" attended a special CosmoGIRL screening of their new film at The Hearst Tower in New York City on Tuesday night, with each actress showcasing a different 'do.
Emma Stone was vibrant in red, Rumer Willis went for a more dark and mysterious look, while Anna Faris opted for bold blonde bangs and Katharine McPhee wore her hair in a romantic updo.
I'm partial to Emma's classic side-part and rich color, but whose hair do you think deserves the Most Beautiful Bunny title?


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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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Situated in the city center, this hotel is close to Alleghany Historical Society and Covington Farmers Market.
Quality Inn Covington provides complimentary wireless Internet access, a business center, free parking, and multilingual staff.
In addition to kitchenettes and complimentary wireless Internet access, guestrooms feature complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access along with refrigerators and microwaves.
The preferred airport for Quality Inn Covington is Roanoke, VA (ROA-Roanoke Regional) - 51.8 km / 32.2 mi.
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Denis Leontyev – Hustlin'
Hustlin' indoors.
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Read MoreScotty Vine, Ian Sams, Johnny Miller, and Denis Leontyev go big at Bear.
Read MoreThe official FrontLine Railjam Video.
Read MoreWojtek Pawlusiak and Denis Leontyev.
Read MoreDenis 'Bonus' Leontyev at Windells, summer 2013.
Read MoreSage Kotsenburg, Ethan Morgan, Halldor Helgason, and Denis Leontyev hit the streets of Moscow.
Read MoreDenis Leontyev shreds the park at Laax in 2013. If you haven't watched Denis ride, give this video a look, you'll be glad you did.
Read MoreDenis Leontyev just got back on snow after an ACL surgery. We guess it is like riding a bike because it doesn't look like Denis has missed a beat. Here's 11 tricks at Windells.
Read MoreLast year we introduced you to Denis Leontyev, with his Indoor edit which created quite a stir. Now he is back with a little Laax boarding during the Burton European Open. Enjoy.
Read MoreA while ago we posted this edit of Denis Leontyev shredding an indoor park in Russia. It definitely caused quite a stir... some loved it, some hated it. Well here is another edit of him riding at Windells.
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I was out of work for over a year and had to rent out my home and move in with family. I never missed a mortgage payment, car payment or any other payment to a creditor and I never filed for bankruptcy. Suffice it to say, stories like this are very hard for me to swallow.
Squeed, people like you are what makes this great nation function. Our laws were made for a reason, aren't they?
Don't know you, but you are a million times the person in this sickening story and his kind are. These lowlife cowards hide behind our flag and repulse me as well.
Integrity and credibility don't come cheap.
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lawndude2 writes:
I still see nothing in the Naples Daily News pertaing to the arrest of Marco Island Doctor Andrew Martin Guidry again and for the seventh arrest since June 9th 2009,I would think this would be a newsworthy item for the people especialy the seniors of Collier County.
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Antique Meerschaum Pipes
Meerschaum is found in a handful of places around the world, but the most famous source for the stone is in and around the city of Eskisehir in western Turkey. A porous mineral, meerschaum is soft enough to be carved but hard enough to be polished, revealing the incredible skill of the artisans who began making pipes out of the material in the 18th century. By the late 19th century, an ornately carved meerschaum pipe or cheroot holder was a status symbol for the men who smoked them in their clubs and book-lined studies. But by the end of World War I, fancy meerschaum pipes had been superseded by the clean, geometric look that would become Art Deco.
During its heyday, from roughly the 1870s to the 1920s, pipe makers in Hungary and other Eastern European countries, many of whom were Jews who passed their trade from son to son, transformed blank blocks of white meerschaum into everything from the heads of figures from history and literature to angels in repose and hunters on horseback. Cheroot holders, which have smaller bowls than full pipes, feature some of the most intricate carvings, while cylindrical cigar holders are less detailed due to their small surface area. Some of the most popular subjects of antique meerschaum include depictions of leaders such as Napoleon, knights and noblemen, and sailors, who often appear inebriated, sometimes clutching a bottle as they lean against the pipe's bowl.
Beyond the appeal of their decorations, meerschaum pipes are popular with smokers for the quality of the smoking experience they produce. Unlike pipes made of briar root or cherry, meerschaum does not impart any flavor when smoked (although it must be added that many smokers enjoy the subtle flavors produced when smoking tobacco in a wood pipe). Because meerschaum does not conduct heat well, the bowl is always cool to the touch. And the porosity of meerschaum causes the pipe to change color over time as it used. Thus, the stone, which is carved white, turns a butterscotch brown when transformed into a pipe, filled with tobacco, and smoked, a process that's frequently hurried along by rubbing a finished pipe with beeswax and sometimes ox blood.
Today meerschaum is not allowed to be exported from Turkey in its raw, block form, which has spurred new generations of carvers there. In many cases, the characters and subjects of contemporary carved meerschaum are positioned between the bowl, which is often left unadorned, and the end of the pipe's stem. Other styles emulate the classical saxophone shape of a large carved bowl attached to a stem that angles up to meet the smoker's mouth. The pipes are considered handsome enough, but in general, the details on contemporary pipes are less ornate and more formulaic than those on their forebears.
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Südwest Presse, December 6thKauzmann "Meerschaum-Cigarrenspitzen", Schuhmacher Johannes Marchtaler Winterschuhe und "mit Leder besetzte Filzstiefel", Kaufmann Leonhard Allgöwer "seidene und Alpacca-Regenschirme, Gummi-Galloschen (Überschuh), Crinolinen (versteifter, ...Read more
PCI Pow Wow – Tradition meets pageantry (with photo gallery)
Atmore News, December 4thThe unique characteristics of the pipe included a face carved into its meerschaum bowl and a triple spiral twist in the body. "This pipe sat in a North Carolina Museum for several months," Moka said. "It has won many prizes." Moka explained that the...Read more
White Ribbon Day: There is no excuse for violence
Northern Star, November 25thWHITE RIBBON DAY: Taking part in the Ballina walk were Bridget Benn of Casino, Jo Daley of Ballina, and Mel Yakas of Meerschaum Vale. Doug Eaton. THERE is no excuse for violence against women. This was part of the White Ribbon Oath pledged by ...Read more
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Nashville Scene, November 21stAn Armenian Turk who emigrated to the U.S. in 1961, he left a lucrative engineering career at DuPont to pursue his fascination with artisanal meerschaum pipes. That led to C.A.O. International, the cigar company he, his son Tim and daughter Aylin built...Read more
Keeping Jackson curious: a new exhibition at the Wildlife museum
Teton Valley News, November 20thIt almost feels appropriate to light a Meerschaum pipe of Afghani shag and discuss Phileas Fogg's progress around the world. Originating before a time of organized classification, Renaissance travelers would designate a single room in their house to...Read more


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When Ashley and I loaded up and headed for the artistic promise land, I heavily relied on The Grapes of Wrath as a source of determination and hope. And also as an answer when the day of reality and hard facts was laid out flatly before us. Throughout our scrambles since, whatever mused Steinbeck we have felt it too. A belief in an invisible justice for those who will put it on the line. It may not happen, though it likely could have, and it arguably should have if fate shared our system of values or saw the situation as we do. Now my foggy memory of working for the bank is told to me in Steinbeck, for I was the hired man bulldozing the house as the family watched. No man does these things, but the corporate of them will. And when our things were loaded into a truck we went off with them, hanging on to nothing but a hope and a good reason to go. Leaving everything behind, wanting everything still to be ahead of us again.
A confession: I am perpetually fact checking on people I admire. I call it "wiki-stalking." How old was Elton John when he made his first record? What was his socioeconomic status? How long did he fail miserably? I try and figure out exactly what his cards were, and how it happened for him (and not just Elton but Billy Joel, too). Was it a personal attribute, talent, luck or disposition (such mysteries as the case of Justin Timberlake)? Usually it's a little of all of it. I've read Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers about how success, outlandish success, is as much linked to factors outside an individual as it is to their own talent. Or how about some John Maxwell for you?, Talent is Never Enough. Certainly better than all of it though, is Steinbeck. What has makes a great and lasting story is that:
"A great and lasting story is about everyone or it will not last. If a story is not about a hearer he will not listen. The strange and foreign is not interesting- only the deeply personal and familiar ."
(quoted from East of Eden)
Success-obsession neglects the total value of our losses, battles, lessons, loves, victories and endurances. Some might look at the difference at their beginning and their peak. Others by what they were able to give back. Net worth is the black and white of it. Influence is the seeping rest of it. Everything can work out easily if you don't ask for much. The asking alone might be one's success or another's regret. Some would ask for the whole world, never get it, but look back with fondness at when they saw themselves close or making a pure effort. To him a good toss and a miss for the moon is more satisfactory than spitting at his foot and winning.
From East of Eden:
"It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion."
I found a detailed Chronology of Steinbeck in the back of my library copy of East of Eden. Of course then, I fell into a similar state of "wiki-stalking" Steinbeck. I found him 36 and only moderately successful in his attempts to be a writer. He'd been commissioned to write articles about the situation of migrant workers leaving the Dust Bowl for California. After a few failed attempts he set aside 100 days to write the manuscript from those articles that would become The Grapes of Wrath. The Chronology also mentioned that he kept a journal of these 100 days that was posthumously published as Working Days, the journals of The Grapes of Wrath.
Today at a used book store I found a copy of Working Days. It's sitting in front of me, for I'm now in the middle of East of Eden. Maybe the journal is a window into the pre-epic Steinbeck: his determination, inspiration, and self doubt. I want to read the coffee break gibberish as he balanced his story and built the characters of the novel. I hope that it accounts for the struggle behind art. Maybe it gives some kind of clue to a creative process which no one knew. The voice that speaks into the wind over the dustbowl, what does it say about a good word-count goal on a Tuesday? Did his wife go get groceries or did he need to get out of the house for a while? The man really wrote the story, we have it on our shelves.
It seems like reading something such as this could be to reach out and touch it. Maybe then, after reading such candid, naked thought, then I the hearer could read the familiar. Then be encouraged. Maybe there is no great novel or song in me, but there can at least be a reach for one. Until I am given control of fate, the best chance I have is to keep my reaching in tact.


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I've been thinking about the report that the White House is denying that they told Harry Reid to give up on the Medicare opt-in and find some settlement with Lieberman. Regardless of who's lying and who's telling the truth, the story is quite telling as to just how bad the relationship has gotten between the Majority Leader and the President. Either Barack Obama is trying to strong arm Harry Reid, and Harry Reid is going public about it to kill the effort and embarrass the President. Or Harry Reid is planning on caving to Lieberman, all on his own, and wants to pin the blame on the President. Either possibility suggests that the relationship between the two man is crap.
Lieberman was for a Medicare buy-in program only three months ago. Since then, the idea actually might save health care reform, so Lieberman is now against it.
Matt Yglesias welcomes us to the Lieberman Administration:
I agree with Chris Bowers that in a lot of ways the real story here is that the Senate leadership has, at every step of this process, underscored that a ?reconciliation? path to a health care bill is off the table. That means Lieberman has unlimited control over what happens, and no incentive to compromise, so it shouldn?t surprise anyone that he?s being uncompromising.FDL on the Liebocrats winning control of the Senate.
As I noted in my earlier post, it's blindingly clear that Joe Lieberman is just pulling head-fakes now not holding the line on any policy issue he actually believes in. But it turns out that not only did Lieberman run in 2000 on the Medicare Buy-In he[...]
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I applaud the The Financial Reform bill that made its way out of the House with a lot of good reform measures included. When you look into the massive unaccounted for giveaways that the Fed is involved in, worth Trillions, number one on the list is the[...]
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Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Rhuhel Ahmed and Jamal Al-Harith were released from Guantanamo in 2004. They sued for torture and religious discrimination. Their case was dismissed. Today, the Supreme Court denied cert.
The Obama administration opposed high court review of the case, adhering to its practice of defending Bush administration officials against allegations from one-time suspected terrorists or Taliban allies.
The defendants in the case included top Bush military officials such as former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and retired Gen. Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The D.C. Court of Appeals decision, which will now stand, is here. [More...]
The lawsuit alleged 7 grounds:
Counts 1, 2, and 3 invoked federal jurisdiction under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, and alleged violations of international law. Count 4 alleged violations of unspecified provisions of the Geneva Convention. Counts 5 and 6 asserted Bivens claims for violations of the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution. See Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Count 7 alleged a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb et seq.
The DC appeals court ruled the detainees could not sue because they were not "people" within the meaning of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
On a related note regarding the constitutional rights of the undocumented, the court reiterated the standard: Once a person is living in the U.S., whether lawfully or not, he is entitled to the protections of the Constitution:
...aliens receive constitutional protections when they have come within the territory of the United States and developed substantial connections with this country." Id. (citing Plyler v. Doe, 257 U.S. 202, 212 (1982) (The provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment "are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction . . . .") (emphasis added in Verdugo-Urquidez); Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding, 344 U.S. 590, 596 n. 5 (1953) ("The Bill of Rights is a futile authority for the alien seeking admission for the first time to these shores. But once an alien lawfully enters and resides in this country he becomes invested with the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people within our borders.") (emphasis added in Verdugo-Urquidez)).
Back to Rasul, et. al. At the time the DC Appeals Court issued its opinion, one of their lawyers said:
"It is an awful day for the rule of law and common decency when a court finds that torture is all in a days' work for the Secretary of Defense and senior generals. It violates the President's stated policy, our treaty obligations, and universal legal norms.
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Over at the Wall Street Journal, Michael Petrilli of Hoover Institution has an op-ed encouraging the Republican party to pursue a class of voters he calls "Whole Foods Republicans" in an effort to build a winning electoral coalition. He defines these as[...]
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When last we saw WaPo editorialist and Ayn Rand fanboy Charles Lane, the former "editor" of Stephen Glass's New Republic fairy tales was celebrating Thanksgiving by denying the existence of a hunger problem in the United States. (I, for one, am looking forward to Lane's inevitable Christmas column, where he'll decry the work of the Marine Corps' Toys For Tots program as the enabling of lazy parents.)
So you're no doubt waiting breathlessly to learn how Fred Hiatt's favorite Cato Institute stenographer plans to encourage the creation of new jobs. (You're not? Oh.) Well, he's got a typically terrific, innovative idea:
With unemployment stuck around 10 percent, President Obama has pledged "to take every responsible step to accelerate the pace of job growth." Here's a thought: Instead of trying to "create" jobs by tweaking this tax break or increasing that spending program, why not stop doing things that destroy jobs?
OK, cool. So this is going to be a column about revamping our employer-based health care system so that businesses aren't burdened with nearly exponentially growing employee health costs, and so that workers can move from job to job without worrying about losing coverage for their sick kids? I could be down with that.
Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. Passed in the 1930s to "stabilize" the construction industry (in part by protecting white workers in the North against competition from migrating Southern blacks), this law requires employers to pay the "prevailing" local wage on federally funded projects.
Oh. So it's going to be one of those columns.
Look -- the Chamber of Commerce's ham-handed race-baiting aside, the purpose of the Davis-Bacon Act is very simple. Davis-Bacon (like its non-construction analogue, the Service Contract Act) exists to ensure that the Federal government doesn't use its massive buying power to drive down wages in the construction industry. The idea is that the government should pay the same to build schools, roads, bridges, and other projects as commercial builders in a given locality. Where wages are generally high for a given building trade in a particular city -- thanks generally to a high rate of unionization -- the prevailing wage paid on government-funded projects is high. Where wages are generally low for a trade in a city -- as in the case in most of the South and other areas with low union density -- the prevailing wage paid on government-funded projects is low. As then-Senator Obama wrote in the wake of President Bush's temporary suspension of Davis-Bacon on the Gulf Coast after Katrina:
President Bush would have Americans believe that Davis-Bacon wages are exorbitant, and that contractors would not be able to afford to do their jobs and pay their employees' wages. Nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, sheet metal workers in Pearl River County, Mississippi earned $9.16 an hour before the Hurricane, and truck drivers in Mobile, Alabama made $8.54 for an hour's work. I am sure you will agree with me that by any reasonable estimates, these wages are not prohibitively high.
In short, Davis-Bacon simply requires the federal government to pay the same for its construction projects as the bulk of private builders in a metropolitan area. In so doing, Davis-Bacon allows construction workers to remain a bulwark of the shrinking American middle class. Without Davis-Bacon, construction wages would fall dramatically, which might warm Charles Lane's heart, but which would put a damper on the overall economy by seriously depressing consumer spending. And at a time where even low interest rates and Federal assistance to banks aren't spurring construction lending, I wouldn't count on a drop in construction wages doing a damn this to create jobs. Lane's prescription would serve to do little but line the pockets of mammoth general contractors like KBR. (As this piece is already running long, I won't even get into the myriad positive effects of Davis-Bacon on the economy, but they're substantial.)
The proposed repeal of Davis-Bacon is a niche corporatist hobby horse, like the repeal of the estate tax or the incessant call to cut capital gains taxes. And like the constant braying for tax cuts for the rich, the push to screw construction workers will forever be tailored to the tone of the moment. The economy's booming? Cut capital gains taxes and repeal Davis-Bacon! The economy's in the toilet? Cut capital gains taxes and repeal Davis-Bacon! No matter what the situation, the prescription from Lane and his plutocrat buddies in the same: make the rich richer and turn the middle class into the working poor. It never ceases to amaze me that comfortable, soft-handed pundits feel so threatened by tradespeople earning decent middle-class wages, but they do. It's pathological.
So now that we've got that out of the way, let's see what else Lane suggests to create jobs:
Reduce the federal minimum wage.
Did I say that repealing Davis-Bacon "is a niche corporatist hobby horse, like the repeal of the estate tax or the incessant call to cut capital gains taxes?" I meant, "repealing Davis-Bacon is a niche corporatist hobby horse, like the repeal of the estate tax or the incessant call to cut capital gains taxes or the non-stop attacks on the minimum wage."
Cut taxes, cut wages, I got mine, you go get yours, repeat. You know, I've got a great idea for Katherine Weymouth to improve the WaPo's bottom line during these tough times -- rather than pay Charles Lane good money to write this drivel, just reprint the free press releases that Cato and the Chamber send to your newsroom. You might just buy the paper a couple extra months before it goes under.
So nice of David Gregory to make sure we all got to hear what the man who's been wrong about everything, Alan Greenspan, thinks about what we should do now to fix the economy he helped to mess up, or whether or not the Fed should be audited.
MR. GREGORY: This is an interesting question about our role in the world, how the rest of the world sees us, our commitment to capitalism and, in corporate America, Dr. Greenspan, the notion of where is the certainty? Washington is a big question mark now when it comes to climate policy, healthcare policy. A lot of businesses saying, "Look, we don't know what's coming down the pike." There's no impetus to grow, to expand, to invest.
DR. GREENSPAN: That's the key problem; that is, investment occurs when you have a stable economy and when you can foresee what's going on in the future. Because, remember, you make a risky investment which may have 10 years or 15 years life to it, and unless you have some semblance of a notion as to what is out there...
MR. GREGORY: Hm.
DR. GREENSPAN: ...you're going to be reluctant to invest. And that is key. I mean, I agree with Jim in this respect. I think it's very critical that we get the uncertainties out of the system.
MR. GREGORY: Do you think additional stimulus for jobs makes sense at this stage?
DR. GREENSPAN: No. I think what is missing in this whole discussion is that the--what I presume to be the major source of the recovery, and that is the remarkable increase in the amount of stock market wealth that has occurred in the last six to nine months. People think stock prices are just paper profits. They are not. They create real purchasing power and, most importantly, they create a fluidity into the financial system which is the reason why even though banks are not lending freely at this particular stage, they are solvent and the problems that we had six to nine months ago have disappeared, because essentially $5 trillion worth of increased equity is pouring into the economy. And you can see it in the retail sales figures. 401(k)s, for example, have increased by half a trillion dollars.
MR. GREGORY: And yet the president says Wall Street's to blame. He just said it in his radio address. Is that the wrong message?
DR. GREENSPAN: Well, the problem is that there is an issue here, namely that this is a bivariate type of economy.
MR. GREGORY: What does that mean?
DR. GREENSPAN: It means that, it means that...
MR. GREGORY: Don't try to slip that in here where we can't understand something.
DR. GREENSPAN: Well, it's my old Fed...
MR. GREGORY: Exactly.
DR. GREENSPAN: It's my old Fed speak coming back.
MR. GREGORY: Exact--old habits, yeah.
DR. GREENSPAN: I can't break the habit. Look, there were two economies here, which is very unfortunate. The economy is being driven in a positive sense by big business and wealthy individuals. Small business, small banks and a very significant part of the unemployed are not prospering. I'm particularly concerned about where the job machine is relevant to small business...
MR. GREGORY: Mm-hmm.
DR. GREENSPAN: ...which are doing miserably. They're getting--have great difficulty financing and great difficulty in creating jobs.
MR. GREGORY: Let me turn to another question about the role of government, and that is the role of the Federal Reserve. Dr. Greenspan, Paul Krugman, liberal economic economist for The New York Times columnist, wrote this this week about what the Fed ought to do: "There's also," he wrote, "I believe, a question of priorities. The Fed sprang into action when faced with the prospect of wrecked banks; it doesn't seem equally concerned about the prospect of wrecked lives. And that is what we're talking about here. The kind of sustained high unemployment envisaged in the Fed's own forecast is a recipe for immense human suffering--millions of families losing their savings and their homes, millions of young Americans never getting their working lives properly started because there are no jobs available when they graduate. If we don't get unemployment down soon, we'll be paying a price for a generation." Does the Fed have more to do?
DR. GREENSPAN: I think the Fed has done an extraordinary job, and it's done a huge amount. There's just so much monetary policy and the central bank can do, and I think they've gone to their limits at this particular stage. And you cannot ask them to create more than is physically possible. They, they stopped what essentially was a major financial collapse by interposing sovereign credit for private credit for commercial paper, for essentially blocking a number of problems which emerged especially, incidentally, in conjunction with the Treasury, the so-called TARP program, where they put capital into banks.
MR. GREGORY: Mm-hmm.
DR. GREENSPAN: I thought at that point was essential. The difficulty is there is a limit. And if the Federal Reserve does not, in fact, pull in all of the stimulus it's put into the economy, then down the road is inflation. It's a long way down the road and it's not immediate. But the question is, you cannot ask a, a central bank to do more than it is capable of doing without very dire consequences.
MR. GREGORY: Are you worried about the Fed's independence?
DR. GREENSPAN: Very much so.
MR. GREGORY: What do you think the consequences of some of the legislation on Capitol Hill are now?
DR. GREENSPAN: If, in fact, specifically, they take away the amendment that was passed in 1978 which prohibited the GAO, the General Accounting Office, from auditing monetary policy, if that is removed, I think that will very significantly compromise Federal Reserve independence. And what you will be getting is a monetary policy more dedicated to political short-term considerations, not to the longer-term considerations which the Federal Reserve Act was specifically constructed to do.
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Last week, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) sent out a recruitment call for "new Republicans," confirming that he sees "little use for a big-tent approach for his party." As South Carolina's The State put it, DeMint is setting himself up as a kingmaker, wading into national races to endorse far-right candidates.
And one of the issues about which DeMint feels very strongly is Social Security. In an interview with Bloomberg News' Al Hunt, DeMint blasted Social Security as "socialistic," and advocated reviving President George Bush's Social Security privatization scheme:
DeMint considers Social Security a ?socialistic? measure and blasts the American Association of Retired Persons for promulgating ?socialist solutions"…In the interview, he talks of reviving President George W. Bush?s failed plan to partially privatize Social Security by having workers put a small percentage of the current levy in a personal savings account.
As CNN Money's Allan Sloan wrote back in January, "someday, Social Security privatization will come back into vogue. When that happens, I've got two words that will remind you why it's a bad idea: Remember 2008." It's quite shocking that we're not even through 2009 yet, and 2008, at least for DeMint, is already forgotten.
But let's review. As a Center for American Progress Action Fund report found, under a Bush-style privatization plan, a October 2008 retiree would have lost $26,000 in the market plunge. If the U.S. stock market had behaved like the Japanese market during the duration of that retiree's work life, "a private account would have experienced sharp negative returns, losing $70,000 — an effective -3.3 percent net annual rate of return." And this doesn't take into account the full plunge of the stock market, which dipped below 7,000 in March 2009.
As the Cunning Realist pointed out, failed investment banks Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were both "blue chips, the sort of companies that proponents of private accounts insisted any new system would be limited to." Can you imagine the mess that would have occurred — and the leverage those companies would have held — had not only the financial system's health, but the retirement accounts of untold seniors, been tied up in them?
The Center for Economic and Policy Research found that, "as a result of the collapse of the housing bubble, the vast majority of baby boomers will be approaching retirement with little wealth outside of Social Security." Privatization opponents would have had seniors sacrifice that safety net as well.
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Nuclear power produces a tad less than 20% of our nation's electricity, and there has been no new construction on a nuclear power plant in the US since the late 1970's. Two things keep the US from moving toward what many consider (me among them) to be a no-brainer solution to at least PART of our coming energy nightmare--the storage of nuclear waste, and the availability of capital for the considerable costs associated with building a nuclear power plant (once built, nuclear is a comparatively cheap source of energy.
The capital problem will begin to solve itself when the current financial crisis abates. Additionally, the Obama Administration missed a golden opportunity to guarantee the creation of thousands of high paying jobs in the nuclear power industry by not standing behind nuclear construction in its stimulus package. Interestingly enough, the President's proposed "Cap and Trade" system for penalizing greenhouse gas producers will go a long way to changing the economics of nuclear power, making coal and natural gas comparatively more expensive when the costs of carbon mitigation are factored in (nuclear is carbon-neutral).
More troubling however is the nuclear waste issue. This one should have been solved a decade ago, when the Yucca Mountain Repository was to be opened. We're now $7B into the construction of the nation's planned long term repository for spent nuclear fuel, and the President just de-funded it in his latest budget blueprint. Why? Because as a candidate for President, he pandered to the people of Nevada and their charlatan of a Senator (Reid) by supporting a closure of Yucca Mountain--all the while continuing to hedge on nuclear energy because of the problems with long-term storage. The recently turned Democrat voters of Nevada feel "unsafe" with the storage of spent nuclear fuel thousands of feet below the earth's surface, high above the water table, in one of the country's most geologically stable locations--while the rest of the country sucks it up as spent fuel accumulates in local storage on the grounds of the 104 operating reactors distributed throughout the country (near actual population centers, as opposed to 2 hrs from Vegas in the middle of nowhere).
Adding to this problem is the fact that what we call "waste" the French call "fuel". Why? Because the French re-process their uranium several times over and re-use it in their reactors (creating "waste" at the end of the process that is far less in mass than what we have to store, and far less radioactive). We do not do this, mostly out of a fear of "do as I say, not as I do"--because we don't want others to re-process--as re-processing has the potential to create weapons grade plutonium proliferation issues.
We should immediately consider a program of fuel reprocessing in this country--maintaining safeguards and leading the world in counter-proliferation. And we should put Yucca Mountain on the path to opening within the next ten years.
Given that the country's electrical demands will sky-rocket in the coming years, we will need to build out the country's electrical infrastructure--including additional generating capacity. Nuclear is a big part of that equation, and we'll never get there as long as the President and the majority leader close their ears to the truth.
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Since at least 6 of Nevada's counties (which would cover about 90% of Nevada's population) are among the 35 counties nationwide which account for the bulk of the mortgage melt-down, why not tie-in any relief to...
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So when do we get the refund of the funds we have been paying for storage through our electric bills for decades?
Oh and what about not refueling our nuclear powered warships when Idaho say you can't put it here anymore? Seems old President Bill made a deal that it would all be out of INEL in 20 years. My how time flies...... - March 12, 2009
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The following is a partial list of Christian leaders and organizations that have publicly stated their concerns about the Ezzos and/or their parenting curricula.
Dr. James Dobson, President, Focus on the Family, Radio Broadcast August 25, 1999: in response to on-air question. Focus on the Family Transcript of Dobson's Remarks
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of Boundaries, Boundaries with Kids, Raising Great Kids, and others.
Dr. Kevin Leman, author: written statement to inquirers.
Steven Arterburn, founder of New Life Ministries, response to questions on New Life radio show.
Father Val. J. Peter, Executive Director, Boys Town, Nebraska: letter to Our Sunday Visitor, April 1998.
Rev. Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement and host of The Word for Today radio program; commentary on radio broadcast of "To Every Man an Answer", January 9, 1998, September 21, 1998.
Dr. Ralph Winter, founder of the US Center for World Mission
Dr. Philip Ryken, author and senior pastor, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia: article at http://www.tenth.org/wowdir/wow1998-04-05.htm
Dr. John MacArthur, pastor-teacher, Grace Community Church: Public Statement about character issues and the Ezzos' excommunication from Living Hope Evangelical Fellowship, July 25, 2000
Macarthur Comments on Excommunication
Dr. Tedd Tripp, author of Shepherding Your Child's Heart: internet comment
Dr. Randy Carlson, President, Family Life Communications, response to questions on Parent Talk radio show, January, 2002
Dr. Grace Ketterman, psychiatrist and author: cited in Terner and Miller, April-June 1998, listed above.
Dr. Brenda Hunter, author, comments in her book, The Power of Mother Love
Kevin A. Miller, editorial director, Christian Parenting Today magazine, November 2, 1998
Hank Hanegraaff, president, Christian Research Institute: commentary on radio broadcast of The Bible Answer Man, July 28, 1998, October 6, 1998, October 8-9, 1998, October 26, 1998, October 27, 1998, March 25-26, 1999.
Phil Johnson, elder, Grace Community Church and executive director, Grace to You radio broadcast: "Questions about Growing Families International, Grace Church, and Gary Ezzo," December 11, 1997. (A follow-up to the October 16, 1997 Grace Community Church Elders' Statement.) Also, a written response to questions about Grace Community Church's Statement dated December 11, 1997 is available at:
Rich Buhler, radio pastor and counselor: commentary on radio broadcast.
Kathy Eshleman, wife of the director of the Jesus Film Project of Campus Crusade for Christ: letter of concern, July 18, 1997.
Barbara Curtis, author, The Mommy Manual; Ready, Set, Read and other books: "Whose Way, After All?" June 16, 1996. http://www.fix.net/~rprewett/curtis.html
Rev. Doug Haag, pastor of family ministries, Evangelical Free Church, Fullerton (California): theological review in "Religious Parenting Programs: Their relationship to Child Abuse Prevention," presented by the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Orange County Parenting Program Review Committee.
Cynthia Henseler, Minister to the Family, at the 15,000-worshipper Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, pastored by Rick Warren.
Dr. Clifford Penner, psychologist and author: cited in "The Brave New Baby," by Thomas Giles, Christianity Today, August 16, 1993. Brave New Baby
Rev. Marvin Warman, Mdiv, MFCC and Joyce Warman, Warm an' Loving Ministries: letter of concern, October 28, 1997. Rev. and Mrs. Warman teach pre-marital courses at Lake Avenue Congregational Church and lead marriage seminars throughout the United States.
Kathy Nesper, president, Apple Tree Family Ministries: cited in "A Matter of Bias? Examining the Response of Growing Families International to Criticism," by Kathleen Terner and Elliot Miller, Christian Research Journal, October-December 1998, pp. 32-42.
Rick McKinley, senior pastor, Imago Dei Community (influential post-modern church in Portland OR): Father's Day sermon 2007
Bob Bixby, pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church, blog post in 2006 and 2010
Growing Kids God's Way, Not Ezzo's (1) and Growing Kids God's Way, Not Ezzo's (2)
United Methodist Church--General Board of Discipleship: the board reviewed the material and will recommend that they not be used.
Focus on the Family: letter of concern regarding GFI, original letter 1993 with revisions at varying intervals. Although the wording of Focus on the Family's letter has varied, the organization has consistently stated that it does not recommend GFI's materials to its constituents.
Focus on the Family Letter of Concern
CareNet, umbrella organization for crisis pregnancy centers: letter to affiliated centers, December 1996.
Grace Community Church: "A Statement Regarding Gary Ezzo and Growing Families International by the board of elders of Grace Community Church." Gary Ezzo developed his materials while a staff member at Grace. The church has publicly disavowed all association with GFI. Original statement issued October 16, 1997: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppezzo/?msg=3231.6
Revised version: A Statement Regarding Gary Ezzo and Growing Families International
Living Hope Evangelical Fellowship: Elder's Statement Regarding Gary Ezzo's Church Discipline, Granada Hills, California. Public statement about character issues and the Ezzos' excommunication from Living Hope Evangelical Fellowship, Nov, 2000.
Rosemary Shy, MD , FAAP
Director, Children's Choice of Michigan Ambulatory Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Mich
"It is dangerous to do it the way he describes," Pediatrician Dr. Rosemary Shy says of Ezzo's technique. "It puts these babies at risk for jaundice, at risk for dehydration, and at risk for failing to thrive, all of which we've seen."
Wilson, Steve, "Baby Care Controversy," WXYZ-Detroit, November 14, 2004
Arnold Tanis, MD, FAAP
1999 recipient, John H. Whitcomb Outstanding Pediatrician Award, presented by the Florida Pediatric Society and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
"There is no scientific basis whatsoever in their philosophy....It is contrary to what nature intended. It can be very dangerous.
Michael Sonenblum, MD, FAAP
"Just as a three-meals-a-day diet is not right for every adult, no schedule is right for every baby, says Dr. Michael Sonenblum,
Although Babywise says to feed a hungry baby, it usually instructs parents to observe a time interval between feedings, or a certain order of events, such as only feeding the baby after she wakes up. There's another way to tell that your baby is hungry. You can watch your baby for her own signs of hunger.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends watching for the following early signs or cues by which your baby lets you know when she's hungry.
For more information, please refer to the AAP's Making Sure Your Baby is Getting Enough Milk
… Read MoreEzzo.info notes with sorrow the passing of Michael Mahurin, aka "Metochoi," a pastor who became concerned about the Ezzos' teachings on parenting when he encountered parents, even in his own flock, who believed that following the Ezzos' teachings was the only faithful approach to Christian parenting. Pastor Mike responded by vigorously teaching biblical hermeneutics, logic, and core Christian doctrines like grace and law, both in his congregation and in online discussions. A gifted teacher with an irrepressible sense of humor, Metochoi equipped many Christian parents to use basic biblical hermeneutics and basic logic to evaluate the Ezzo's teachings. In remembrance, here are links to two series he wrote.
Evaluating Biblical Arguments: A Short Course in Biblical Hermeneutics
Read MoreA site called Ezzotruth.com portrays authors Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo as victims of attacks on their parenting programs and personal character by unprincipled people. Because many of the accusations at the site have been discussed in the past, Ezzo.info simply suggests two things to consider: whether the Ezzos' claims of victimhood at the hands of numerous reputable Christian leaders are believable and whether the results in the Ezzos' own family support their teaching. The debate is wearying, but it is crucial to the Christian obligation to pursue truth.
A web site called Ezzotruth.com has been created in response to criticism (like what is found here on Ezzo.info) of Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo and the parenting programs offered by their organization, Growing Families International (GFI). Ezzotruth.com claims that the controversy surrounding the Ezzos is the result of "internet gossip and tabloid journalism." It
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I take issue with the headline of this story which quotes West as saying "Everyone is fine with what's going on..." when, in fact, within the story it says "I THINK everyone is fine with what's going on.."
What West thinks or would like to believe and what is reality are two very different things, and his tenuous relationship with reality illustrated throughout his first congressional term and his recent campaign are the reasons why a majority of St. Lucy County voters rejected him.
I and many St. Lucie County voters are not at all fine with Mr. West's gall in requesting judges to impound two counties' voting machines and paper ballots in the desperate hope that somehow it will be proven that he was the victor of this race. What West definitely is not is a gracious loser, or gracious in any sense, and it is only due to the massive amount of out-of-state campaign contributions he received that he has the money to continue to press the legal system to bend his way.
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With every new year come the inevitable resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and lose a few pounds. But oftentimes the best intentions fade quickly in the reality of our busy lives.
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Biking to work, walking with a co-worker at lunchtime, walking with a family member or the family pet after dinner, snowshoeing, splitting and stacking firewood, and working in the garden are a few examples of convenient and enjoyable ways to get daily physical exercise.
In public health, we encourage people to exercise because it can help them maintain a healthy body composition, avoid chronic disease and live more disability-free years. By now, I'm sure everyone knows that moderate physical activity on most days is a key to health for people of all ages. But, with the dramatic increases in overweight and obese children and adults over the last 30 years, clearly that knowledge is not enough. It is important to design our communities so that they make daily physical activity safe and accessible for everyone.
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Research has demonstrated the health benefits of Complete Streets design features such as sidewalks, bike lanes and safe crosswalks. In one study, residents of 'walkable' neighborhoods had a 35 percent reduction in obesity risk, and lower rates of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
The health department will provide training and technical assistance to other Western U.P. cities interested in enacting Complete Streets. Hancock and Ironwood are among other cities that are exploring the feasibility and benefits of adopting Complete Streets policies.
Another program that promotes daily physical activity is Safe Routes to School. This school year, the health department is working with schools in Houghton, Dollar Bay, Calumet, L'Anse, Ontonagon and Bessemer to convene a Safe Routes planning team, survey parents and students, plan events that promote walking or biking to school, and develop a strategic plan for making non-motorized travel to and from school safer for children who live within a mile of their schools.
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Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School are two of the many ways communities can support individuals and families in their plans for a healthy 2011.
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