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Probably noticed that you're paying a lot more for gasoline today than you did just a month ago the national average three dollars and 57 cents a gallon.
That is 27 cents more than it was an early January.
Crude oil futures were down eleven cents to close at 9572.
A barrel but the entire equation maybe changes.
Our chief national correspondent Jim Angle reports the days of America's dependence on foreign oil could indeed be numbered.
The US has discovered so much more energy than it butted heads -- -- talk about North American energy independence.
We can make OPEC and OPEC if we really put our minds to it when you include our Canadian and Mexican neighbors we have so many -- -- That it did its mind boggling.
The reason advances in technology such as fracking and horizontal drilling and other improvement which -- -- increased natural gas production by 27%.
In just four years.
Making the US number one in gas with oil on its way.
We're talking decades if not into the hundreds of years of growth of supply.
Put in North America that's been estimated by the energy information agency.
The week could be the number one oil producer in the world like 20/20.
-- in Saudi Arabia.
So this is a big deal it's a game changing opportunity.
And it's of historic proportions.
Even those who share the administration's desire to reduce the use of petrochemicals.
Acknowledge government projections that the US will produce.
13 more of its own oil by 22 -- One analyst however says self reliance must include alternatives judges -- -- solar and more.
We can reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Shifting to electric vehicles and investing public transportation.
As well as having much more efficient cars which are already under way.
Either way analysts say being more energy sufficient could bring manufacturing.
Back to the US.
Because they'd have a cheap and reliable source of energy.
When you look at those potential opportunities to build new chemical plants to expand steel capacity.
To bring home a lot of those jobs are left over the past decade.
The primary driver is the cost of energy.
The US is producing so much -- natural gas there's talk of actually exporting it meaning hundreds of billions usually sent overseas to buying energy.
Would stay here at home instead to boost the American economy.
The question of course -- Israel the policy follow the promise that Jim Angle forced -- -- thanks as always.
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While beef and the outdoor grill immediately come to mind when food is put on a stick, there's no need to be imperious. Chicken or pork will do. So will an indoor broiler, especially if outdoors winds are whipping or rain slashing. Other times, no cooking is needed, just string a batch of strawberries and pineapple or other fruit interspersed with leftover pound cake. Maybe drizzle the whole with some homemade chocolate sauce and call it dessert. Better still, call it a feast.
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3/4 cup olive oil
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5 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano
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Tue, Jul 17, 2012 | 13:39 BST
Xbox Europe watching $99 Xbox 360 "with interest"
The subscription-based $99 Xbox 360 currently being sold in the US may become a global offering, Xbox Europe head Chris Lewis has told VG247.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank's asset purchases "are by no means on a preset course" and could be reduced more quickly or expanded as economic conditions warrant.
"The current pace of purchases could be maintained for longer" if inflation remained too low, the outlook for employment became less favorable or "financial conditions -- which have tightened recently -- were judged to be insufficiently accommodative to allow us to attain our mandated objectives," Bernanke said today to the House Financial Services Committee.
If the economy improved faster than expected, and inflation rose back "decisively" toward the central bank's 2% target, "the pace of asset purchases could be reduced somewhat more quickly," the 59-year-old Fed Chairman said in prepared testimony. The Fed would also be prepared to increase the pace of purchases "for a time, to promote a return to maximum employment in a context of price stability."
The Fed chairman's remarks highlight the Federal Open Market Committee's desire to assure that the economy and labor markets have sufficient momentum before reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. Treasury yields have jumped since June 19, when Bernanke outlined a possible timetable for tapering purchases.
'Baseline Tapering'
"Clearly what happened in the markets after June was well beyond what they intended, and they're trying to pull it back," said Julia Coronado, chief economist for North America at BNP Paribas SA in New York and a former Fed board staff economist. "He has chosen to emphasize the conditionality of the baseline tapering forecast on data -- and not just employment data but growth, inflation and importantly, financial conditions."
Treasuries and stocks rose after the testimony was released. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.47% at 9:59 a.m. in New York from 2.55% before the testimony. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.3% to 1,680.42.
The 10-year yield rose as high as 2.74% this month from 1.93% on May 21, the day before Bernanke said the FOMC may trim its bond buying in its "next few meetings" if officials see signs of sustained improvement in the labor market.
Remain Elevated
Bernanke today said the Fed's balance sheet would remain elevated after purchases of mortgage bonds and Treasuries end.
The Fed "will be holding its stock of Treasury and agency securities off the market and reinvesting the proceeds from maturing securities," he said. The strategy "will continue to put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative."
Policy makers, including Bernanke, have tried to assure investors that the Fed will hold down the benchmark interest rate after ending bond buying. Bernanke, in an appearance in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 11, said "highly accommodative monetary policy for the foreseeable future is what's needed in the U.S. economy," a message he repeated today.
Even so, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage has risen to 4.51% as of July 11 from 3.51% two months ago, according to Freddie Mac.
Took Pains
The FOMC said in a June 19 statement that keeping the federal funds rate between zero and 0.25% "will be appropriate at least as long" as unemployment remains above 6.5% and the forecast for inflation in one to two years doesn't exceed 2.5%. The chairman again took pains today to explain that the Fed will look beyond the unemployment rate to assure that labor markets are improving before deciding on interest rates.
"For example, if a substantial part of the reductions in measured unemployment were judged to reflect cyclical declines in labor force participation rather than gains in employment, the committee would be unlikely to view a decline in unemployment to 6.5% as a sufficient reason to raise its target for the federal funds rate," he said. Increases in the benchmark lending rate "are likely to be gradual" when they happen, he said.
Bernanke, seeking to help unemployed Americans find work, has orchestrated the most aggressive easing in the central bank's 100-year history, expanding its balance sheet to $3.5 trillion from $869 billion since August 2007. He said last month the FOMC may begin tapering bond purchases "later this year" and halt the program around mid-2014 if the economy performs in line with the Fed's forecasts.
Not Satisfactory
In today's testimony, the Fed chairman described labor markets as "far from satisfactory, as the unemployment rate remains well above its longer-run normal level, and rates of underemployment and long-term unemployment are still much too high."
While risks to the economy have diminished since late last year, Bernanke said, "the risks remain that tight federal fiscal policy will restrain economic growth over the next few quarters by more than we currently expect, or that the debate concerning other fiscal policy issues, such as the status of the debt ceiling, will evolve in a way that could hamper the recovery."
The slow pace of the recovery means that it remains "vulnerable to unanticipated shocks, including the possibility that global economic growth may be slower than currently anticipated."
Next Year
Fed officials estimate the 6.5% unemployment threshold could be reached by the end of next year. That outlook is based on estimated growth of 3% to 3.5% for the economy in 2014, according to the committee's June central tendency estimates, which are higher than the 2.9% estimate of private forecasters in a Bloomberg survey.
Bernanke and policy makers have had to gauge how much government spending cuts and higher tax rates are sapping consumer confidence and growth. JPMorgan Chase & Co. economists estimate that an expiration of tax breaks could reduce take-home pay this year by more than $100 billion.
Retail sales climbed 0.4% last month, about half of what economists forecast, and the figures showed households are replacing outdated vehicles and furnishing new homes while cutting back on electronics and meals outside the home.
"The consumer is under pressure," said Bob Sasser, chief executive officer of Chesapeake, Virginia-based discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. "They're now facing higher taxes," a weak job market, "and the uncertainty around the economy," Sasser told analysts and investors on a conference call in May.
'Very Troublesome'
The U.S. faces a "very troublesome and challenging recovery," Kendall J. Powell, chairman and chief executive officer of Minneapolis-based General Mills Inc., said in a June 26 conference call with shareholders and analysts.
Still, Fed stimulus has helped fuel a housing-market rebound and this year's 17.5% surge in the Standard and Poor's 500 Index of stocks.
The job market has also shown some signs of recovery. Non- farm payrolls have expanded on average by around 200,000 jobs per month from January through June. The proportion of unemployed workers who have been without a job for six months or more has fallen to less than 37% from about 40% when Bernanke launched the third round of quantitative easing in September.
'Steady Improvement'
"We are seeing steady improvement" in the economy, Powell of General Mills said.
Slack in the labor market, including 7.6% unemployment last month, helped keep inflation for the 12 months ending May a full point below the Fed's 2% goal, reducing the odds of any tightening based on that measure. the participants on the FOMC. In December, when the committee expanded the program of $40 billion in monthly buying of mortgage bonds with purchases of $45 billion of Treasuries, about half of FOMC participants wanted to halt the stimulus around the middle of this year, according to minutes from the meeting.
After a March staff presentation on the costs and benefits of the program, "many" participants called for slowing the pace of purchases over the next several meetings if labor markets continued to improve. By the June 18-19 meeting, "about half" of the participants "indicated that it likely would be appropriate to end asset purchases late this year," according to meeting minutes.
Speak Out
The language suggests that concern over the risks from the program extends beyond the four Fed regional bank presidents who have publicly spoken out against it: Esther George of Kansas City, Jeffrey Lacker of Richmond, Richard Fisher of Dallas and Charles Plosser of Phildelphia.
George, the only one of the four presidents with an FOMC vote this year, has dissented against additional stimulus at all four meetings this year. In June she cited the "risks of future economic and financial imbalances" and the possibility long- term inflation expectations may rise.
Bernanke's comments to the House today and Senate tomorrow may be his final semi-annual testimony. His second four-year term expires in January. While Bernanke has declined to describe his plans, President Barack Obama said last month the Fed chairman has stayed in his post "longer than he wanted."


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NYC mayor blames theft of Apple devices for uptick in crime
A surge in thefts of iPhone and iPads is responsible for a slight uptick in New York City's overall crime rate, according to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Apple's products were the preferred mobile device target of many thieves in the city, Bloomberg noted during his weekly radio address, according to the New York Times.
Statistics published by the New York Police Department revealed that as of Monday, there were 3,484 more major crimes reported in 2012 than for the same period last year. During that time, the city experienced 3,890 more thefts of Apple products. … Read more


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In 1996 I foresaw the new state of matter discovered in 2005 by Wolfgang Ketterle from MIT. This state I described in my scientific book "THE ULTIMATE THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE". The book is now registered in International Journal of Theotetical Physics. Contents a nd general idea of it you can find on www.cosmology-particles.pl
Below you can find the PREFACE to this book. If you are interested in some details please send your question.
In the Ketterle group experiment with the whirling atomic fermion clouds in very low temperature appears the real nature of microcosm (i.e. the superfluidity in the background of the Universe) and this experiment confirms that our conception of that is incorrect. My theory foresees such structures in the cores of the nucleons and the neutrino. In this ultimate theory of the Universe vortices (i.e. whirling toruses) are omnipresent. The surface of neutrino is built of toruses whirling analogically as a tropical cyclone and axes of them are placed perpendicular to the surface of neutrino (the surface of the core of nucleon is built of the neutrinos) the same as in the Ketterle experiment. These axes overlap with the force lines of the weak charge of neutrino. On the surface of the neutrino (also on the surface on nucleon) there is duplicated identical layer (from toruses the background of the Universe is built of) but distances between toruses are minimal longer (it is virtual particle) and such surface is unstable then expands (see chapter Types of Interactions). In my opinion this Ketterle group experiment is most important in last decades and my theory gives possibility to prove it.
There does not exist the quark-gluon plasma then the Standard Model is incorrect. My new theory of the structure of hadrons was completed in 1985.
From experimental data it results that the massive superquasars existed since the beginning of the Big Bang then the Cosmological Standard Model is incorrect. My new theory of the Big Bang and evolution of the Universe and the other elementary particles was completed in 1997.
There does not exist answer to question: what does accelerate the expansion of our World?
Why the ratio of the real energy of the vacuum to the energy of the vacuum which we observe is equal to about 10^120 (from my theory it results that this ratio is equal to 0.6 10^119)?
The coupling constant of the weak interactions of electron is only about 652 times smaller than the coupling constant of the electromagnetic interactions. The QED does not take it into account but gives good results. Is the QED incorrect? My new QED was completed in 2001.
We have many of various theories but we have not a homogeneous wordy description containing explanation of the basic physical terms such as the space-time (what is structure of the space-time?), mass, spin, charge, weak charge of neutrino, structure of photon (Einstein considered this problem), etc. There will not be a progress if we do not tie these things. Since the quarks had been introduced (41 years ago) we have not got any progress.
To explain the structure of gravitational field and the structure of weak charge of neutrino we need two particles smaller than the neutrino. These two particles are moving with velocities higher than the light velocity in vacuum and existence of the quantum theory and the Aspect's experiment prove it. These two particles I call the eterion and the higgson. In my theory the background of the infinite Universe is filled with eterions, higgsons and neutrinos. All objects larger than the neutrino are built of the neutrinos. There do not exist the gravitons and gravitational waves. This model gives possibility to explain all mysteries of the particles, nuclei, atoms and the Universe.
All theories connected with the elementary structures which have occurred since 1947-1948 (i.e. the theories based on the vibrating superstrings in the hyperspace, the quarks, the inflation, the perturbation theory with the renormalization, and the spinors with the 720o turns) are incorrect.
To describe the structure and behaviour of the neutrino we need, in the relativistic version, the 26 degrees of freedom. To describe the structure and behaviour of the higgson (i.e. the solid torus) we need, in the relativistic version, the 10 degrees of freedom, and of the eterion the 8 degrees of freedom. Such is the genesis of the Ramanujan modular functions applied in the superstring theory. There does not exist simpler version of the ultimate theory of the Universe but that presented in this book.
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Secretary General, Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka and Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management, Professor Rajiva Wijesinha in an interview with The Sunday Leader attempts to set the record straight in relation to Sri Lanka being accused of war crimes and other violations of human rights. Excerpts: Serious violation of human rights The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has talked about war crimes in relation to Sri Lanka and about the violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by both sides. In a statement issued on March 13, 2009, High Commissioner Pillay warns: "Certain actions being undertaken by the Sri Lankan military and by the LTTE may constitute violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. We need to know more about what is going on, but we know enough to be sure that the situation is absolutely desperate. The world today is ever sensitive about such acts that could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity." Q: UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has accused both the government and the LTTE of possibly having committed war crimes. What is your response? A: She stressed the use of the word 'possibly' when we met, but our view is that such statements need much stronger evidence than simply assertions by people who have a jaundiced view, who have been feeding her information. In the case of the LTTE, there is of course well documented evidence of suicide bombs targeting civilians, recruitment of child soldiers, etc, whereas in fact the government has an excellent record with regard even to collateral damage on civilians - the accusation, as far as the government goes, has fleshed out in the third and fourth paras of her statement, relates only to firing into zones containing civilians. The government does not target civilians but, as it had explained with regard to the Kathiravelli incident, the only one in which civilian deaths were even alleged during the whole operation to free the east, if the LTTE fires from amongst civilians and we have no reason to believe civilians are there, our targeting of the LTTE could lead to civilian casualties. That is not a war crime. It was shown, on the first occasion on which the LTTE claimed that we had fired into the safe zone that we had declared, that it was the LTTE that had done the firing - the UN sent us an SMS that evening to say that the firing most probably came from the LTTE side. You will note that Ms. Pillay's statement also says that, apart from firing into the safe zone - which you have evidence the LTTE has certainly done, from the UN as well as the Bishop of Jaffna - 'Other areas holding civilians have also been shelled.' That cannot be a war crime, though it is certainly criminal of the LTTE to hold civilians in these areas and not let them go to the safe areas, just as it is criminal of them (though I suspect this has not been specified by those who define war crimes, since they never had to deal previously with a monstrosity like the LTTE) not to let civilians leave the safe areas and come over to government controlled areas as they want to. We told Pillay that she should have made this demand clear, and she said she had, but we pointed out the ambiguities in her text and then she said she had made that demand earlier. We told her, as we have told the UN for months, that this is simply not good enough, and ambiguity allows the LTTE to continue with this practice - which should most certainly be defined as a war crime too. Q: Pillay very specifically says that "certain actions being undertaken by the Sri Lankan military and by the LTTE may constitute violations of international human rights and humanitarian law." How seriously does the government view this statement? A: Very seriously indeed, because Pillay seems a very honourable lady, and it is sad that she should have been subjected to so much pressure. This pressure seems to have arisen between the meeting she had with the Sri Lankan delegation on March 4th, and the issuing of the statement on March 13th. When we asked her why she had not raised these queries then, she told us that she had received information subsequently. She apologised for not having spoken to us about the statement beforehand, since it had been drafted for her on the 11th, and she had been in Berne all day on the 12th. On the 4th itself she explained to us that she had been getting thousands of e-mails, which jammed her blackberry, and she repeated this when the Ambassador and I met her on the 16th - that was the problem, she said, not the e-mails themselves, because those were looked at not by her but by her office. After we met we found that, before the statement was drafted, she had met a group that included the London head of the TRO, which as you know is banned for supporting terrorism in some Western countries, including I believe the United Kingdom. We have suggested to the Ambassador of the UK that he take up this matter, since the UK has been better than most about dealing not only with Tiger terrorism, but also with terrorist funding. Q: What action do you intend to take to address such a serious charge? After all, the government is being accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. A: You must be precise. Pillay has said that certain actions by the Sri Lankan military may constitute violations. We showed the good lady that the evidence is to the contrary. She was, I think, pleasantly surprised when we explained to her about the schedules we maintain of what might be termed the worst case scenario, the allegations on TamilNet, and that for the seven months until December even TamilNet only claimed 78 civilian deaths in all army operations. The figure has gone up since, but when you remember that, in the few instances in which it was clear who had done the firing, it was the LTTE, you will understand that the possibility of government being responsible for war crimes is not one that can be taken seriously, though LTTE fronts and what Michael Roberts has called 'human rights extremists' are trying to blow it up as a fully fledged accusation. Q: Pillay has urged the government and the LTTE to halt hostilities to allow for the evacuation of civilians trapped on the north-eastern coast. Are you considering this request? A: Again, you need to be precise, she did not call for a halt, she asked for a suspension - similar to what the Indian Foreign Minister did, and I have explained previously why that was an eminently rational request, and had nothing to do with a ceasefire, which both the Indian government and the Sri Lankan government know is not something you can trust the LTTE with. However, even with regard to a suspension, you will recall that the government did this at the end of January, and the LTTE promptly took advantage of it to try to retake Mullaithivu. But certainly the government wants these civilians evacuated and, if there can be any guarantee that the LTTE will actually suspend hostilities and let the civilians go, we would be delighted. Q: How many civilians are still trapped in the battle zone? A: Government believes it is 70,000 at most, based on our careful calculations with regard to the lists of those for whom we have been sending food over the last few years, as well as satellite imagery. Interestingly the UN itself judged from the imagery it had studied that there were only between 70,000 and 100,000 in the safe zone. The UN also knows that the figures of those for whom we send food were inflated, and indeed I asked them in 2007 to rationalise, a process that began then but was put on hold after the offensive in the north began. You have to remember that figures were supplied by government agents, and we could not push them too hard, since they were under pressure from the LTTE, which was of course living off the food we sent. Now that the government agents are safe from the LTTE, we could look more closely at the lists, and that is how we could calculate more carefully. You will notice that earlier allegations of over 300,000 have now come down in general, but no one has admitted the earlier errors. Of course whether it is 180,000 or 70,000 makes no difference to the criminality of the LTTE in keeping them forcibly and thus endangering them - to say nothing of the forced labour and forced recruitment that has been reported. Q: Pillay has also noted that after the government's assurance not to use heavy weapons in the "no fire" zones, civilians have been killed and injured due to shelling. Is there any truth or substance to this statement? A: We know that there has been killing of civilians in the safe zone, because the LTTE has, as they did in the other safe zone on January 26th, fired into it. One reason obviously is to ensure that civilians do not use the safe passages from the safe zones into government controlled territory that have been suggested. You also remember the incident in which the ship we had sent under the ICRC flag came under fire. We reported that that had been from the LTTE, and that was not repudiated, though the ICRC said the ship had not been a target. The point is that civilians also see these ships as a route to freedom, and the LTTE is determined to stop them. The government is committed to the safety of these civilians, and in any case has had much to do, clearing PTK completely, and dealing with the bulwarks the LTTE had built up in the area on the west of the lagoon. And remember that the LTTE still has its own heavy weaponry, which it used from the earlier safe zone as the Bishop of Jaffna reported on January 26th. Q: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a telephone conversation with the President has also expressed concern over the loss of civilian lives in the no fire zone. She has specifically said that the Sri Lanka Army should not fire into the civilian areas. Does this not prove how serious this charge is? A: Secretary Clinton made no charges, she made a request which is unquestionably a decent request and which we are happy to respect. As I said at the Human Rights Council, 'we have no objection to being urged to follow international humanitarian law, which we strive to uphold, with a much better record in this respect than some of our more sanctimonious critics when confronted with terror or the mere suspicion of it.' We are glad that countries like Japan have publicly recorded recognition of this, and I believe the US and others understand this too, but of course they are worried that there might be derogations from our high standards in the face of consistent violations of such law by the LTTE. The current situation is certainly serious, but we have to be proud that we are maintaining our standards, even though we are taking higher casualties ourselves as a result. Q: Civilians entering into government controlled areas are being subjected to an intense screening process. While the government does have legitimate security concerns, there are allegations that many Tamil men and women disappear from this point. What is your response? A: I have heard such allegations, but there have been no specific names given. There have been names given of those who said they had been separated from their families, and we know this has happened, and set up a mechanism to ensure that families were unified. These separations are of two sorts, first when people came over at different periods, and therefore are not even sure if other members of their family got away. Full reunification in such cases will take time, and may not be perfect until we get everyone out of the LTTE area, and even then, we do not know whom the LTTE has taken away meanwhile, to force after the most cursory training into the battle lines - as with the poor child of a UN worker as reported recently. Secondly, there are those who were separated in the bussing process, and on that we believe we can have all the information ready and reunification there will be completed soon. In fact, when we discussed this at a meeting in Vavuniya a month ago, the forces wanted to fast forward the process, but the government mechanism had begun to issue forms, and they wanted to collate these and work more systematically, which took more time. I suppose you have to weigh urgency against the need to be thorough and make sure everything is on record. Though I personally believe that everything that should be done should be done at once, I understand that sometimes bureaucratic procedures are more suitable to ensure complete records, etc. Q: What standards are in place to ensure that such a screening process complies with Sri Lanka's primary duty to protect all civilians? A: I think you must remember the distinction between the registration process and the screening process. The screening process, which is much more complex, is certainly in accordance with requirements, since the forces ensure that they hand over those who come over to the civilian authority within the prescribed period. This is one reason for the screening not being as thorough as is desirable, given LTTE subterfuges and the numbers coming over, but the forces believe it would be a mistake to keep people longer under their custody. In fact they are comparatively liberal, because even in the case of those who have admitted to being LTTE cadres, they have only sent a limited number, whom they believe to be more hardened, to a rehabilitation centre, while the others are allowed to go with their families into the camps and welfare centres. Q: Has the government made provision for international agencies like the UN/ICRC to monitor the screening process? A: Again, remember that there are two processes involved, since screening for possible terrorist links is an ongoing process. It also has to happen in the transit camps and welfare centres, where of course there is a regular presence of international groups, including NGOs who are committed to assistance. There is also international presence at the entry points, though you have to remember that, contrary to popular belief, the UN and ICRC work to schedules, unlike the forces which have to be on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week - and the IDPs come through at all times. In fact UNHCR has recently noted that, though they have access to IDP screening centres, this is not always actualised since IDP arrivals are ad hoc. There may then be room for improvement in the logistics, but this should not be a problem. Q: Civilians fleeing the fighting are being placed in government controlled camps which are actually confining them to these camps and preventing them from moving. Should it not be the case that only individuals suspected of being violent or of danger be retained in these camps? 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But, obviously, there could be others, and we have to be absolutely certain given the enormous damage even one LTTE suicide bomber can wreak. However, I believe that, once the LTTE leadership is no longer able to control them, the government could relax restrictions, and pursue a concerted programme of rehabilitation. Courtesy: thesundayleader.lk |
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New exhaust idea: Flowmaster Super 50 SUV over dual exhaust.
Ok, I was talking to one of the reps at Flowmaster and he recommended that I just get a replacement muffler to take place of the big fat stock muffler.
My 2013 Silverado has a chrome exhaust tip that I like a lot.
He said to go with the Super 50 (part# 853057) over the Super 40 as with the AFM will sound like crap when it goes into V4 mode.
Do any of the forum members have any input on the Super 50 on a 5.3 Silverado with a single exhaust out? Does is sound good?
11-15-2012, 08:48 PM #2My only fear would be the annoying in cab droning that occurs when you put on such an unrestrictive muffler. Sure you'll get a nice tone when your on the pedal, but the droning in the cab at idle really gets old.
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11-15-2012, 08:56 PM #3My 2008 Silverado I had a Flowmaster 40 knock off with dual exhaust and it sounded real good. The AFM portion of it never bothered me at all.
I think I've decided to go with the Flowmaster 40 (part # 953047) instead of the 50 as the 50 is moderate and the 40 is aggressive.
11-15-2012, 09:18 PM #4Right on, I've put duels on my last three trucks. The last one more than the others had a real noticable drone at idle. I went with a stainless high quality set up from a local muffler shop. They have always done me right on my classic car restorations but this last muffler I had installed on my last truck was just too much flow. It sounded like a desert racer in the cab. it's cool at first, but being a daily driver, it got real old real quick. Good luck, post up your results after a week or so of the install when you have a good day to day result.
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I just picked up a new 2012 Sierra with the 5.3 and did this exact muffler on it. I completed a 500 mile road trip over the weekend and I couldn't be happier with the sound. No drone in the cab on the highway and around town but it still has a nice rumble to it when you step on it.
11-16-2012, 11:57 AM #6i did a regular 40 series with stock pipes on mine, sounds great, very little drone in the cab. i could see the super being more of an issue.
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11-18-2012, 11:10 PM #7I ended up going with a Flowsound 40 (the guy at Midas highly recommended it as it is a clone of the Flowmaster Super 40).
After driving with it, the sound is almost as good as my 2008 Silverado (I had a Flowmaster single to dual exahaust). When the AFM kicks in, you can barely tell audible wise. I just could not stand that stock quiet exhaust.
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02-16-2013, 02:12 PM #9I stuck with the stock look, the stock exhaust has a chrome exhaust tip with bowtie logo that I really like.
My old 2008 Silverado had a catback dual exhaust that sounded really nice. What I essentially pu on was the same muffler but with a single out instead of a dual out.
The sound is pretty good IMO and I really like it. It is a tad quieter than my 2008, but that's OK. I will have to YouTube it to let everyone on the forum hear it. IIRC the muffler shop charged me $220 for the whole job including muffler.
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2008/10/3 Vincent Diepeveen <diep at xs4all.nl> > > On Oct 3, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Joe Landman wrote: > >> >> GPU as a compression engine? Interesting ... >> >> Joe >> >> > For great compression, it's rather hard to get that to work. > With a lot of RAM some clever guys manage. > > GPU has a lot of stream processors, yet little RAM a stream processor. A tesla have 4GB ram for 240 stream processors. That gives ~16MB for processor. But SMID arrays (stream multiptocessors in CUDA) need a lot of threads to tolerate memory latencies and not get idle. Something of the order of 512 threads per multiprocessor (tesla have 30), so we have 4GB divided among 15360, that gives 273k per thread. > > Additionally they all have to execute the same code at a bunch of SP's at > the same time. > > So there is a big need for some real clever new algorithm there, > as the lack of RAM is gonna hurt really bigtime. You need to get data from machine main memory, compress and send results back several times. The bandwidth of pci express today is 8GB/s, so this is the maximum data rate a gpu can compress. You can use some tricks like computation and i/o (to main memory) parallelization, but will be constrained to 8GB/s anyway. > > > Would be a mighty interesting study to get something to work there. It > allows real > complicated mathematical functions for PPM functionality. > > What's in that GPU soon will be in a CPU anyway, so it benefits the entire > planet a thing like that. This will be interesting. Removing pci express from the path, the gpu will become really a parallel coprocessor. With the pressure for a more flexible programming model caused by Larabee, the coprocessor could become as programable as the main processor and we will have a processor with few big cores for serial workloads and many cores for parallel workloads. > > > Where can i ask for funding? > > Vincent > > > > Cheers >>> Carsten >>> >> >> -- >> Joseph Landman, Ph.D >> Founder and CEO >> Scalable Informatics LLC, >> email: landman at scalableinformatics.com >> web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com >> http://jackrabbit.scalableinformatics.com >> phone: +1 734 786 8423 x121 >> fax : +1 866 888 3112 >> cell : +1 734 612 4615 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.scyld.com/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20081003/9eee6422/attachment.html
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Mark Webber has warned he will quit Formula One if he cannot find a top seat for 2013.
Can see him joining Macca if Lewis leaves
If Hamilton leaves McLaren, I'm not sure Webber would be their best choice for 2013. Webber hasn't really shown the pace required in a top car, so McLaren would be better off with someone else in my opinion (i.e. Rosberg or Raikkonen [if he's quick this year]). However, I don't see Hamilton leaving McLaren anyway.
If Webber doesn't want to race in the midfield or at the back, then he's better off leaving the sport. I think Webber would like racing in the USA to be honest, considering the kind of person he is and the fact that US motorsport is more of a spectator sport, I think he'd enjoy it.
If he underperforms again I highly doubt any of the top 5 teams will consider him.
I don't believe that Hamilton will leave McLaren although it would be mega to see him as Vettel's team mate at RBR. But Red Bull don't really need another star of Vettel's calibre and such a hiring would also bring the need of the extensive Red Bull's driver programme into question. Ferrari ain't an option as long as Alonso is there. Mercedes might continue with the current line-up and, if not, there are a couple of other guys (di Resta) waiting in the wings.
Ferrari might be a more likely option for Webber if Perez doesn't fulfil expectations in 2012.
Actually, knowing his relationship with Rubens + the fact that Barrichello will very likely be racing in IndyCar, it wouldn't surprise me to see Mark follow him. He doesn't really have many options left in F1.
Red Bull His relationship with Vettel&the team and his performance last year kind of guarantees that he won't stick around for much longer. Buemi, Ricciardo and (highly unlikely) Hamilton all seem like better options.
McLaren This one seems surprisingly plausible. I don't see Lewis sticking around after 2012 and I can't think of any realistic replacements for him. Still not too likely, but I can see him doing that in order to spite Seb. It's not up to him, though…
Ferrari "This is your captain, Fernando, speaking. Your flight is ready, mr Webber". Didn't Alonso say something like that when he called Mark to remind him of the awarding ceremony? Maybe their relationship is closer than one might think. It's not smooth sailing, though. Webber does not like playing second fiddle for anyone, and Ferrari is all about that. Plus, they have Kubica, Bianchi, Perez (and a couple of others whom I'm likely forgetting) on the list, all of which would be better for the team.
Mercedes Only if MSC retires and if they somehow manage to win any races, which, according to Brawn, is unlikely. And even if that happens, Di Resta would be a better replacement for Schuey.
Lotus Only if they continue the pace they seemed to set in the first test, which isn't too likely to happen. If the team messes up and Kimi leaves, Webber won't want to join them anyway (midfield team, *ahem*), but he could possibly replace GGGGRRRRSSSSJJJJNNNN.
All in all, there's not much hope for him.
I think driver market at end of 2012 is going to be interesting, like winter 2009 was. Also interesting who will take on Massa for 2013 if anyone
@GeorgeDaviesF1 – Sauber will likely take him if Perez leaves, otherwise yeah, he may be stuck without a drive. Surprises can always pop out though. Kimi&Massa at Lotus, anyone?
I would not be at all surprised if Webber leaves Red Bull at the end of this season, especially if it's as lacklustre as last year.
McLaren I doubt Hamilton would leave McLaren, even if a seat becomes available at Red Bull. McLaren are looking strong in testing, so you have to assume Hamilton will be very competitive this season. Of course Hamilton will leave eventually, but I don't think it'll be for another couple of years.
Ferrari I reckon this is going to be Massa's final year at Ferrari, but I'm not really sure who will replace him. If Kubica is fit enough, that's a possibility, as is Rosberg if he can perform well again this season. But not Webber- apart from anything else, he's too old.
Mercedes Not really sure what's going to happen with Schumacher. I hope he can improve this season and beat Rosberg (and there's a reasonable chance he will), and stay for 2013 as well. But if he leaves at the end of this year, I think Massa, Webber or Di Resta could be a possible replacement.
Lotus I'm not that confident that Lotus can give Raikkonen a decent enough car this year. Hopefully Kimi will leave Lotus at the end of this season and find a better team- possibly at Red Bull (which would be AMAZING) or Mercedes if Schumacher leaves. But I doubt very much that Webber would want to go backwards down the grid to Lotus.
Now Alonso and Webber are good mates, so I think they would get on well at Ferrari however I doubt he would want to go their, so possibly for me I would say Mercedes, or he might take the Indycar route.
As much as teaming up with his pal Alonso sounds plausible and who wouldn't want to finish their career at Ferrari, I still see Webber staying at RBR in 2013 and maybe 2014. And after that, not Indy or anything in American but Le Mans Series, most likely with Porsche.
And after that, not Indy or anything in American but Le Mans Series, most likely with Porsche.
Or possibly GT3/GT1? Do a Schumacher and go back to his roots, racing in sports cars with Mercedes? :P
I doubt Webber will do any racing once he leaves F1. He doesn't need to and why would he want to race in a lower category after just finishing fighting for the world championship? He owns a pub anyway and needs to run that :D
His partner owns and runs the pub. Webber has said he's looking at Le Mans but not for a while yet…
I accept this as a sign that he'll leave RBR. Hope he does that,because I still think they wont let him win the title anyway. And the top teams Like Mclaren ,Ferrari or Merc ,has different plans for drivers if a place is free in '13 . Ferrari could have Sutil or Kubica in the running if Massa loses the seat,Mclaren wouldn't take him anyway and Merc ,I guess,would eye Hulk or Di resta. That's only my view ofcourse,but It seems like it tho'
Well, if Mark Webber says he will only drive for a top team in 2013 or leave F1 … goodbye, Mark, nice knowing you.
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(re: Cover Story, Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2013)
Dear UTW:
While it is always nice to see roller derby, a sport I've grown to adore, mentioned in any press -- I have to say I'm a little shocked at the fact checking from your article "Hell on Wheels." Roller derby's resurgence in Tulsa did not begin in 2008 in Sand Springs. As UTW should know they have done an article or two on the now defunct Green Country Roller Girls out of Broken Arrow, which began in March 2006. Not sure how the staff of UTW nor the members of Tulsa Derby League let that slip by, given that some of the ex-GCRG skaters are now with TDL.
For shame, UTW garners one massive hip check for ignoring the past.
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City Not Bicycle Friendly
(re: Cover Story, Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2013)
Dear UTW:
To the few up close and personal to Tulsa's cycling infrastructure, it is far from impressive, luxurious, or hard-to-beat. Please hold the Purple Kool-aid.
Tulsa Revised Ordinance, Title 37, Section 622, bans bicycling on public roadways within city limits. Because bicycles are slower than motor vehicles, they "impede" traffic, criminalized by law.
Title 42, Section 1300, the zoning code requires off-street parking only for motor vehicles. Though the city installed bike corrals in front of Councilor Ewing's Joe Momma's Pizza, there is no regulatory guidance for other business owners and developers to install bike parking.
In reference to Kent Morlan's letter of Jan. 30, there is no such thing as free parking. According to parking guru Donald Shoup, the high costs of "free" parking offered by the Utica Square, Promenade, and Woodland Hills malls are simply passed on to the consumer, through the prices of services and goods. Affecting all Tulsa citizens, large empty parking lots at the suburban malls also represent non-revenue producing real estate, and lost sales tax needed for city operations.
The myriad of vague and confusing ordinances under Title 37, Section 600, treat bicyclists like victims. The prevailing, mainstream attitude is cyclists shouldn't be on the roadway in traffic. If they get hit, they deserve it, right?
Contrary to popular belief, bike lanes are not the killer app for moms with kids to replace SUVs with cargo bikes.
According to an influential bicycle advocate, Allison Graves of Portland, Oregon, we start with the recognition that a bunch of white people dressed in spandex rolling $5,000 carbon fiber Lance Armstrong Tour d'France Specials does not make cities bicycle-friendly, no matter what "Buycycling" Magazine says.
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If Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is elected president in 2016, she won't be the first woman to occupy the office. She would be number two.
Our first woman president was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson.
After a massive stroke left Wilson paralyzed on one side and with a damaged brain, Edith ran the country for almost two years in 1919-21.
She kept the presidential sickroom, read government reports, screened Wilson's visitors, and relayed his -- or perhaps her -- decisions.
She was called "The Secret President." One senator said, "We have a petticoat government! Mrs. Wilson is president!"
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7. Politically naïve but a willing student of the president in the gut-fighter's art.
If Edith Wilson can do it in a petticoat, so can little Hillary (five foot, seven inches) in a pantsuit.
Edith and Hillary prove the wisdom of Pawhuska's Mabelle Kennedy, boss lady of five ranches and a bank as well as assistant treasurer of the United States, who said, "Brains have no sex."
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Assessment of Energy Policy and Practices
Micro Analysis
The micro analysis consists of a detailed review of country energy policy instruments aimed at identifying those which contribute most to the effectiveness of a country's energy policy and practices. The goal is to be able to inform the debate over whether certain types of policies allow countries to achieve relatively high scores in the index, and thus hasten achievement of the 3 A's. Japan's Top Runner Programme is an example of such a policy (see box).
Top Runner Programme in Japan
One of the successful energy policies implemented in Japan is the Top Runner Programme. The Top Runner Programme was introduced to save energy in the commercial, residential and transport sectors, where the energy consumption has risen continuously even after two oil crises.
This Programme is a maximum standard value system. Under this system, the targets are set based on the value of the most energy-efficient products on the market and require gradual improvement in energy efficiency. The Programme places the requirement on manufacturers to meet the targets, and includes the display of an Energy Saving label.
The implementation of this policy has exceeded expectations as demonstrated in Table 1 on page 9.
Currently, there are 21 products that have specified targets established through the Top Runner Programme.
For further detail, please see the website, http://www.eccj.or.jp/top_runner/img/32.pdf.
The analysis of policy instruments is also important to highlight and understand the 'trade-offs' between the different objectives and elements of energy policy. In fact, effective energy policies will have to simultaneously reconcile economic, social, environmental, and institutional objectives, as well as deal with regional considerations. These various dimensions, however, might not always be compatible. For example, addressing climate change may have cost implications which can lead to higher energy prices, with consequences on economic growth and social cohesion. To investigate this critical issue, those policy instruments that allow for an examination of the trade-offs between and among the different components of the macro assessment (EPPI) must be considered.
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Some results of Japan's Top Runner Programme
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fiscal policies;
regulation and standards;
voluntary agreements;
public information and awareness; and
RDD&D support/grants.
For each country, the macro assessment and micro analysis may then be integrated. However, the type, quality, and implementation of such policy instruments are likely to differ between countries. For this reason, a detailed analysis of the various policies and the lessons learned from it are more likely to be conducted among similar countries (within a Cluster) where a more robust comparison can be made between countries that have similar levels of economic development and indigenous energy resources.
Country Clusters
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The assessment of countries in a cluster is performed by:
conducting the macro assessment (and computing the EPPI) for each country within a cluster;
identifying, using the micro analysis, those policy instruments which relate to relevant performance in one or more building blocks.
Then, countries may be ranked or grouped in performance bands, either for overall performance or for selected Supports. High-scoring countries, and especially policy instruments that support their success, can then be highlighted.
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