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SANFORD - Residents from Lee and the surrounding counties came together to discuss findings and voice opinions about a state agency's report on hydraulic fracturing Tuesday evening.
Four days after the 400-page draft report by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources was released with a recommendation to move forward with hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for North Carolina natural gas production, people on both sides of the issue spoke during the first of two public hearings before the May 1 deadline for the final report.
Representatives from the agency opened to a full house at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center with information found in the recommendations and limitations section of the report, which outlines the potential impact and issues that need further investigation or legislation because of a lack of data.
The data used for the study is limited, as DENR representatives said, and comes from a variety of federal agencies and from states already engaged in shale natural gas production. Information from only two existing wells in the Sanford sub-basin of the Triassic Basin formation, which accounts for a small fraction of the possible area for natural gas exploration, is included, as well.
The recommendations in the report range from creating legislation for waste management, permitting, and a regulatory program to addressing liability, environmental issues, and local infrastructure support for areas affected by the future development.
Opponents of fracking want the laws already on the books to remain. They say the report provides no evidence that the practice has been carried out safely in other states.
"North Carolina has no experience with oil and gas production," said Hope Taylor of Clean Water for NC. "We have a higher population density, more people dependent on drinking well water, and our shale formations are far closer to the groundwater used for drinking.
"With the EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) study results more than two years away, the right protections aren't even known to make hydraulic fracturing safe."
Joe McDonald, president of the grass-roots environmental organization Save Our Sandhills, is concerned over the total environmental impact the drilling will have for the region.
"The sheer footprint of a fracking operation on our landscape is, in my opinion, an understood negative," McDonald said. "Large areas are disturbed for access roads, well pads, impoundments, and other infrastructure.
"Wildlife habitat will be destroyed, and property values in the area will eventually be depressed."
On the other side, proponents for drilling for the natural gas say it is a safe, clean and profitable way to boost jobs, which is a concern in Lee County because of an unemployment rate above 13 percent.
"Our conclusion is that there are three major benefits: jobs, tax revenue and clean energy for our state," said Bob Joyce, Sanford Chamber of Commerce president. "We must properly address environmental regulations and develop plans for the temporary disruptions that come with drilling operations; however, these issues have been dealt with effectively by other communities so we have models to follow.
"Overall, jobs, revenue and clean energy, plus the increase in business and the royalties provided to landowners will far outweigh any possible negatives," he said.
Ray Covington, landowner of one of the two existing wells that had positive oil and gas findings, has been at this issue since 1974, and says he is happy with the dialogue between the legislators, environmental groups and landowners.
"We must utilize this clean slate in North Carolina to do the process right," Covington said. "My biggest concern is that everybody needs to take a deep breath cause this is going to take a very long time to get the right regulations to make sure that we benefit North Carolinians and the land owners.
"If we don't have the right regulations, mistakes will be made."
Time will be needed to modernize the 1945 gas and oil policies in the state, and equip communities to handle the heavy equipment, water protections, and infrastructure upgrades needed to support this industry, Joyce said.
"There are a lot of things that natural gas can provide for our community, and we are very excited about it," he said. "It needs to be done responsibly and safely."
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We'll his comments this morning from secretary of state John Kerry who is on his first overseas trip in the job.
And he is sitting down with our own James -- just moments ago -- -- a series of -- here's what he said about the investigation into what happened.
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It's early of the clock and it is already seems as light outside as it has been during daytime for six months.
This summer is hanging back; it doesn't seem to want to arrive. It might turn out to be a big year in Britain; we have an imperfect storm brewing and I will be at its epicentre if it hits.
The hole I'll never live in – London – has me in its gravity and the Olympics is looking like an arms fair arranged in layers; soldiers and cops equipped as soldiers will be on the ground, HVM and Rapier missiles on the rooftops, drones and sniper teams in Merlin helicopters on over-watch. No doubt the satellites will be tuned in to London as well.
I am going through my bastard book line by line and tweaking – taking some advice, ignoring other bits – to get this tome finished. I have to say that bar a few structural issues the first three chapters have fallen into place – thank god for editors, though not for absolutely everything they say. But I am itching to get down to London and get guerrilla.
It's about eight years since I joined the Army, six since Afghanistan. I was home on R and R for my 24th birthday and my 30th just passed. Eight years from civilian, through soldier, to political creature. Maybe that's why I'm reflecting; maybe it's my age, or maybe it's the lack of a real rest-stop that's got me all melancholy. But I need some action and now I'm one of those 'independent revolutionaries' my activism trigger finger is getting a bit tingly.
The point is this year has not been the year expected or hoped for, I'm sure that's the case for a lot of people. Maybe it's because in 2011 everything – literally, everything – erupted. The Arab Spring (I still don't like that name), then Libya, more cuts stuff, Occupy, Afghanistan kept going downhill (massacres, shootings, Koran burnings) and on and on and then this year:
Nothing or at least nothing like last year.
I don't pray – because my lull has been filled with the at-times odious Hitchens'- but I do hope. I hope that in the next few weeks this summer is going to turn into an angry scorcher, and London start to reek of dissent and people start to push hard and the class begins to move.
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Before you Twihards who are biding their time for Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson to officially announce they are in love, want to have lots of sex and babies and get married consider the source this rumor is coming from.
Now Magazine (the same mag that claimed Kristen Stewart was pregnant) is now claiming that KStew wants to go public with their relationship and get married.
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Another source said: "Rob's so immature. He thinks that as this big movie star he can do whatever he wants, but he should realise [sic] that Kristen deserves better. Some of us wonder if he's serious about her at all. He seems intent on keeping his options open. If he doesn't grow up I don't think the relationship has any future for Kristen."
The rag furthers the report that Stewart and Pattinson fight nonstop due a possessive nature.
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smaller size (still fits in a pocket fine), has a micro sd slot, and surprisingly it has a functioning gps radio. The screen is perfectly fine for general tasks but sometimes the low resolution stands out when viewing videos or reading Manga. IMO it's pretty much an ipod touch competitor (close in price) fitting sorta into a niche like the galaxy note
I bought one of these about a month ago, and I'm quite happy with it. Great if you have big hands, but get a wrist strap or grip case so the smooth back doesn't slip out of your grasp. I was worried about the specs seeming puny compared to the latest smartphones, but it handles pretty well save for the occasional lag in a game. The big screen is great for photos and video. The size makes for a better battery life than the 4.0 version, also. It even has a speaker at the top for VoIP calls, although oddly enough it's missing the sensors (ambient light and proximity, I think) that the 4.0 version has. GPS is a really nice addition too. You can geotag your photos, and Google Maps Navigation lets you start using turn-by-turn directions while you have wi-fi, and caches the route so you can keep using it the whole way there. I expect Google will add completely offline map search and navigation in the near future. I don't use it as my primary music player, but Samsung's included player works great. Equalizer, lock screen controls, and the included headphones include a pause button that works with several music apps, including Pandora. The FM radio app is worth noting too. You can save your favorite stations which are easily accessible, it gets good reception, and you can even play out the speakers, as long as you keep the headphones plugged in. Overall, I'd say it's good for someone who wants the Android smartphone experience without the phone part or monthly bill.
A little tempted, I still love mine and use it wvery day. Woot brought them from the south american market and they came with froyo 2.2, most of us flashed to gingerbread on our own. I was so psycked that we got this before it was even available in the US, and the insane MSRP of $230 I think, my god!! But no, I won't be buying. I still have mine, still works great. Although browsing has gotten a bit slower (due to sites getting heavier with flash ads and complicated layouts, talking about you woot ). My next android should be a tablet big enough for my folks to see and learn a little tech. Other posters are right, this is a little long in the tooth, is not bleeding edge tech anymore. But, it is still a great supplement for a "dumb"phone. -I use it to send texts through WiFi and avoid data plans. -I load HD movies to my 32GB card (sold separately) and watch them in places without WiFi access points to use Netflix. -Play every game I can get for free at the markets. Listen to music through the external speakers which are very powerful for their size. And to this day I'm finding new uses for it. I love the damn thing but can't justify having 2. Since mine was flashed from 2.2 to 2.3.5 it cannot by updated via Kies. Could anyone reading who has this version of the device confirm if there has been any firmware updates to it?.
2nd-ing cheezybeez and Spectre7. Got it intending to use it as a music player, but I rarely do, though the sound is pretty good. I have mostly used it as a reader, and for games and watching videos in bed. It's also great for general time wasting if you're near wifi anywhere. It's a decent navigation device, if you get an app that caches maps, or have a hotspot. It does have the Samsung GPS problems of a few years ago, very slow to get a fix, though the Gps Status app can help with that, and it is very usable. The display is big, and while not the best available, still very good. As a reader, using Aldiko and Kindle will cover almost every format. For comics, a larger screen would probably be better. Since I use a mac, I haven't been able to root it, nor will Kies, Samsung's software for updates, work properly on a Mac. That would be my main complaint, but Samsung is kind of famous for 1/2 assed support, even on some rather high end devices. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of it, and I'll probably continue to use it for a while, though I haven't been taking it with me everywhere since I got a RAZR MAXX.
GPS problems of froyo 2.2 are fixed on gingerbread 2.3.5. This ships with the gingerbread ROM. The only gripe I have is that the gingerbread ROM messed up the compass function. Mine can't decide where north is (don't know if this an issue with this unit which has gingerbread from factory). I can't use Google sky because it wont lock on to the north pole. All constellations shift and jump around making the app useless. On foot navigation is no good because you can't tell where you are facing. Can anyone chime in with info if the compass works on the US version of this?
xeju wrote:And? After expressing your desire for a barnyard animal, and a definitionally under-aged one at that, are you willing to come out and state your full intentions?
A pony is no more an underage horse than a house cat is an underage lion.
spacelunatic wrote:Stating the obvious, but going to be a harder sell with the new Nexus 7" just out for $200 (8GB) and the latest ver of Android "Jellybean".
not to mention this has a crap screen with crap viewing angles. The Nexus 7 has an IPS display with practically twice the resolution. This doesn't have the pedigree of the Galaxy Tab series. This isn't even called a tablet, it's called the Galaxy Player. All of these companies make a "Player" line which use low end components. Anyway, just throwing it out there. At the end of the day, it's still a cool device and has some appeal.
Puchased this last time it was on Woot. Like almost all (except 1 or 2) who have used it - REALLY like it. It is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. Lets me check work server mail anywhere I have WiFi. Runs apps seemingly as fast as my dual core KindleFire. Battery life is 8-10 hours (or about 2-3 hours more than my Kindle Fire. The TFT screen is not really harder on my eyes than the Kindle despite specs that might make you think otherwise. Only caveat is that Amazon Prime videos need a downloaded browser instead of the default one. It uses either Amazon store or Google Play store unlike the Kindle Fire (Grrr...). It is very, very lightweight at 6.42 oz - a pleasure to hold unlike my 14.6 oz Kindle which is wide, unwieldy, and really cramps the hand after an hour. No regrets. While I may buy a larger tablet, this form factor and usefulness makes the Galaxy S 5" a keeper for a very long time.
Interesting description… and very interesting use of the word "induction". Perhaps comparing the word inference against the description of the product may help deduce proper usage of the aforementioned words. ;-)
Ponies are NOT "under-aged" horses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony
I will tell you why. I bought one last time Woot had them to replace my iPod Touch. I can load all my music, small enough use it in my car and play .flac formats, something iPod's can't do. Also, this device runs Android. Something else the iPod can't do. And excellent battery life.
websiteworld wrote:Not gonna impress the ladies with one that small!
xeju wrote:+1 5" is sadly less than average. EDIT: 10" tends to be kind of unmanageable and too big for a lot of situations. Somewhere around 7" seems to always get the job done and leave everyone happy.
Every Girl I ever met thought that way in the beginning but they all came around.
Great android alternative to an iPod touch. Got one for my daughter (11) and she loves it. Her friends with ipods all have android envy.
I had one of 4 inch but returned it. It was super buggy, interent connection kept dropping all time time. I have an android phone and it works fine but as a music player or podcast device, which I primarily used this for it lacked a lot. Downloads always timed out. Also if you are like me and listen to audiobooks not bought through audible then the lack of an advanced file management system like Itunes is a minus. Also the GPS is wifi based so if you don' t have a wifi connection it won't work. The radio was a nice feature and the phones are pretty good. These devices were so unpopular the hacking community isn't nearly as robous as it is with other devices.
cowboyesfan wrote:Refurbished means it was broken.
Perhaps. However a vast majority of electronic products sold as Refurbished were returned because the buyer changed their mind, the buyer could not get something working, an accessory (charger, earbuds, etc) had a problem, a gift return...etc. Once the package has been opened, and the product is returned, its the option most manufactures use to resell a non new product. There are a number of small contracting companies in the US that inspect, test and repackage the merchandise for resale. Very few returned products are actually "repaired" in the traditional sense. Even fewer products are shipped back to the factory over seas were they were built.
skou wrote:OK, my Woot! supplied Velocity Cruz 103 had (supposedly) a camera. This one (supposedly) also has a camera. Is this (supposedly) camera installed? My Velocety Cruz DID NOT come with the (supposedly) installed camera, that was PROMISED by Woot! No, Woot! will NOT offer a refund for the (not supplied) camera! (Which is the MAJOR reason I bought the Velocity Cruz.) Of course, YMMV! steve
I'm sorry you're upset about the Cruz 103, however it was not advertized with a camera. This Galaxy is advertized with a camera and you can see it on the photo of the back of the unit.
rrryan wrote:Also, if you should happen to suggest such in a comment, Woot likes to delete the comment.
We do? We have no problem with people talking about competitive prices and other units as long as what they post is accurate. We will delete posts that refer to a lower price with no link to support it or that we can't verify.
I purchased one of these for my 10 year old daughter, back in April, to replace her first gen iPod. It's a great little device and for a kid it's about the right size. I personally wouldn't want to use it as a tablet for myself. I have my eeepad transformer and that is about the right size for me. But my wife on the other hand lovers her nook color for reading. And she also has the Galaxy Note, and loves reading on it as well.
I've had one for several months. It works great. I already have a tablet - the Toshiba Thrive, and most of the apps will work on both. Neither do bluetooth HEADSET, but both do A2DP stereo music playing. GrooveIP, CSIPsimple and skype let you make calls where the wifi is good. My 3g mifi is borderline for this. The big thing is its small size. If I go out jogging, I can't take a tablet. Even 7". But I have TuneInRadio and FM and AstroPlayer for podcasts and audiobooks in my pocket and can do a quick text, IM, or email. It has a good real GPS so now sits in a holder on my motorcycle, so I can get traffic and weather. It is full tablet capability in a portable size, though the battery is a little light for long stretches and it takes a while to charge compared to my Thrive. Being stuck at 2.3 so far hasn't been a bother for what I use it for. This has relegated my 4th gen iPod to my gadgets graveyard.
ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT SIR. There is no subsidy. $200 is the price. Please Google things before you comment. tia.
jusdef wrote:ThATS $200 w/ a two year contract.
DaOrca did I just read? This has nothing to do with an iPod... at all...
mraines517 wrote:I will tell you why. I bought one last time Woot had them to replace my iPod Touch. I can load all my music, small enough use it in my car and play .flac formats, something iPod's can't do. Also, this device runs Android. Something else the iPod can't do. And excellent battery life.
How customizable is it? Touchwiz is among the worst android overlays, and I've found that once I get a new toy the first order of business is to root and flash a custom rom. Is it supported by cyanogenmod?
For the same price: Dell Streak 7" Multi-Touchscreen Tablet - WiFi, T-Mobile 3G, Bluetooth, Android 3.0, Dual Cameras & Otterbox Defender Case http://bensoutlet.com/products/streak-3g
I don't have a clue as to why someone would want a tablet that's nearly the same size as their phone. One of the selling points of a tablet is the large beautiful touchscreen. This tiny thing is the size of my EVO LTE, which I only need one of them...
firebirdude wrote:I don't have a clue as to why someone would want a tablet that's nearly the same size as their phone. One of the selling points of a tablet is the large beautiful touchscreen. This tiny thing is the size of my EVO LTE, which I only need one of them...
They are good starters for kids. I used my wifes and my old EVO 4G, put cyanogenmod on them and my 5 and 6 year old had a blast with them. They downloaded apps, fring, google talk,emailed, took pics & video. My 6 year old just turned 7 and I got him the Acer iconia A500 and the transition was almost seamless. But he still uses the smaller EVO when he just wants to be more portable. This is way better than getting your kid like a nintendo DS or something, and the form factor is great for their hands and portable.
jjscotia wrote:This device is in line with the original Samsung Galaxy devices released in 2010. That is, the original Galaxy phone and Galaxy tablet. They all have similar hardware and run Android 2.x. The big difference is in the screen as the Galaxy 5 Player shown here does NOT have the Super AMOLED screen due to a shortage in the technology back in 2010. You must also remember that the earlier Android OS builds were intended for use in phones only but Samsung jumped the gun by releasing products like these with a phone's operating system attached. You will never see an official update to 3.0. What you're buying is a device from 2010 with outdated tech and a quirky operating system. Not all Android devices are the same so buyer beware.
I'm assuming there is a community out there for folks that would like to root this up to Honeycomb (3.0). I tried searching for a link to post but my browsing filter at work thinks everything is a "hacking" site...sorry.
ThunderThighs wrote:We do? We have no problem with people talking about competitive prices and other units as long as what they post is accurate. We will delete posts that refer to a lower price with no link to support it or that we can't verify.
Well, my earlier comment to that effect suggesting that the specifications, condition, price point, and timing of this offer provided a questionable value that seemed to be in keeping with a disappointing trend under the new management disappeared on a refresh. I know *I* didn't delete it, and I sort of doubt anyone besides Woot! could have deleted it, so... EDIT: OK, maybe I didn't read your response carefully enough. Maybe Woot! didn't like deleting it, but it's gone regardless.
I've bought a ton of "refurb" stuff through the years. I think one thing to consider is that these devices have had whatever problem they had fixed and then inspected to make sure it's good as new. For me, it seems the "refurb" stuff holds up just as good or better because of the extra care the device got back at the factory. YMMV, but don't shy away from a good deal when it says "refurb". It actually might be an even better deal reliability-wise.
A nice thing about this device is that it is good to travel have when traveling with kids. I haven't come across a file it doesn't play, small enough to fit in a pocket, and you can disable screen input. These 3 reasons make it a better kid friendly device than a Itouch or iPad
A better deal is a refurbished 7 " Nook Color for about $100. I brought one of these and installed Android OS and it is fantastic. It doesn't have a camera but it does have a micro sd slot. I basically turned an E-reader into an Android tablet.
Not true. Woot is actually one of the few retail sites which actually encourage community postings of price-comparisons, as long as they are verifiable.
itroll wrote:Ponies are NOT "under-aged" horses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony
The OP wasn't referencing it being underage because of being a "pony"....he was simply making a silly (some might think gross) joke, using innuendo. Read between the lines.
cowboyesfan wrote: Refurbished means it was broken.
Not always. A large percentage of refurbs were returned for no other reason than the person got it home and didn't like it for one reason or another...or sometimes was a gift that was returned without even being used. Luck of the draw. I've had GREAT luck getting refurbs. Hope I didn't just jinx myself, but my most recent refurb (wooted) is a 10.1" Motorola Xoom....appeared and acts new in every way....and I have been VERY happy with it, made even better considering the price I paid. YMMV.
Aldan wrote:So this is my phone...but without the phone capability. No thank you. 5" is waaaaaay too small to be an effective tablet. 9" diagonal is about my minimum. That's what my Acer Aspire One (Netbook) has and I can't imagine comfortably reading or typing on anything smaller. Especially if typing takes up half the screen.
I have to side with 7" tablet being the ideal size. I've got this tablet's big brother and its PERFECT! I tried a 10" and it was just too bulky. I had to hold it with two hands and it made a real effort to carry around. My 7" tablet actually fits in my shorts pockets and I don't feel weighted down. Just IMHO.
ReginaFilangee wrote:Not true. Woot is actually one of the few retail sites which actually encourage community postings of price-comparisons, as long as they are verifiable.
This is true! I've seen many MANY posts listing competitive (aka lower priced) places you could get the same item Woot was selling. Uh oh...does that mean they don't read these? Are they not listening to us? DOES WOOT NOT CARE ABOUT US? MOMMMMYYYYY!!!!!
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19-02-2012 04:35 PM - edited 19-02-2012 04:38 PM
like my ps2 game thread seen here All Playstation One Classics On The Store + Reques...
- A Train 6
- Arcade Classics
- Bust-A-Bloc
- Cel Damage Overdrive
- Chicken Little
- Disney Princess Enchanted Journey
- Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
- God Hand
- Golden Age of Racing
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- Skyscraper
- SSX On Tour
- Swords of Destiny
- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
- WWI: Aces of the Sky
- WW2: Battle Over The Pacific
Total Number of titles: 27
- I will update this thread when new PS2 Games get released or the community can add it to the list
- Also in this thread discuss/ recommend PS2 Classics you would like to see on the store
For ps2 classics on the store i would like
- Socom 1,2,3 & ca
- Downhill Domination
- San Andreas & Vice city
on 19-02-2012 04:40 PM
Without wishing to seem rude (I know what effort goes into typing such lists...) you don't seem to have kept the PS1 list updated... yet...
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QuietlyWrong wrote:Without wishing to seem rude (I know what effort goes into typing such lists...) you don't seem to have kept the PS1 list updated... yet...
Yes i know about that sorry. I started the old thread before christmas then was busy with my rehab for my knee, christmas & then exams so havnt had chance to update it yet. However i have been saving the names of the games in a wordpad ready for me when i got to update it which will be very soon. Sory about that though i wont let this one get behind
on 19-02-2012 05:07 PM
OK, that's good to hear. That you're on the case, that is, not the knee rehab or exams.
Next question... Is it worth putting PS1 and PS2 into the same thread (just as I have PS3 demos and PSP demos and (next week) PS Vita demos in the same thread)?
on 19-02-2012 06:54 PM
on 27-02-2012 07:25 AM
you know what was a good game for ps2
Heros of might and magic quest for the dragon bone staff i personally would pay 20 pounds for such a game
on 28-02-2012 02:22 PM
I would love kingdom hearts 1+2... getaway 1 + 2, GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas to be available on the store.
I would literally pay 40 pounds for each I am that desperate for these games on my ps3!!
on 28-02-2012 03:27 PM
BlackStarsGaming wrote:you know what was a good game for ps2
Heros of might and magic quest for the dragon bone staff i personally would pay 20 pounds for such a game
you would pay £20 for that? lol hated it personaly.
I would Pay a lot for Resident Evil Outbreak File 1&2
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07-03-2012 08:30 PM - edited 07-03-2012 08:40 PM
I would love for them to realease the old Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS2 games!
Such as;
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
- Tony Hawk's Underground
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
I don't think you can beat these ones I hated the Project 8 one and all followers I tried they weren't the same and felt horrible to play.
BRING BACK THE PS2 VERSIONS!! :3 lol Xx
Oh, and I also loved these games and would be thrilled to see them brought back/re-created;
- EyeToy 1 - 3
- Grand Theft Auto Vice City/San Andreas (I despise GTA4. Vice City was my fave)
- Worms 3D
- SSX3 (Yet i'm aware they've released a new one this year! EEP )
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Business, indeed daily life
Business, indeed daily life in general, involves the interaction of people (complex systems) either with one another (relationships, sensu lato), or with structures (economic apparatus of various forms). BUT unfortunately, there is an inherent property of large systems; the more variety you have to manage, the larger the variety you require to manage it successfully (Systems Theory 101, anywhere in the world). Because Governments and Other Large Corporations need to be Manageable in real time when they are handling large quantities of Information, they have developed structures that lack intra- and intersystem diversity.
All of which assumes that the Managers know exactly what is needed to manage the future activities of their hybrid organizations (people and their machines, where machine here means anything that is not a person). But that admirable aim can never be realized because the larger the system (Governments, Corporations) the greater chance that "things happen" that cannot be foreseen. Again, this is an inherent property of large systems, and is intrinsic in any system where stochastic processes (unpredictable in detail, e.g. weather, tsunamis, earthquakes, the stock market), mutational events, (all EMR-powered agents of change, eg., UV solar storms, ozone holes, even high-energy blue light ) or gods ( our name for the changes that occur by an agency we don't understand, one of which is the famous(?infamous) Deus ex machina).
And so as a 71yr old Melbourne University Agricultural Scientist and ex Harvard PhD (Biology 1966) and Junior Fellow,(1964-7), I am astounded at what looks like the ignorance of seriously successful Corporate Staff of very large firms of the inherent dangers they are inviting by failing to recognize that their rush for uniformity of governance methods has opened the door to what Biologists call Ecosystem Catastrophes. In Nature these occur frequently, on nested time-scales, that range from milliseconds=>eons, and which constantly challenge the fitness of the Ecosystems to survive (eg., arrival of a large comet, the eruption 500,000 years ago of the Wyoming Volcano, now 250,000 years overdue for eruption!), the present firestorms of UV energy in the far UV (sunburn range).
The Wyoming Volcano last erupted with a force almost 600 times greater than Mt Pinatubo, and created a crater 100 miles across( it includes the Valley of the present Snake River in Idaho) and put 200 cubic miles of planetary detritus into the air. It is a supervolcano, a demon (depending on your religion or knowledge of Geology). Mt Pinatubo put 0.4 cubic miles of dust upstairs, reduced global photosynthesis, as measured in the tree ring thicknesses in the Bristlecone Pine Research Labs in Arizona, gave us sulfuric acid-droplet enriched brown haze around the sun for over a year. The impossible-to-predict next eruption in Wyoming will produce a 1000 mile radius (? diameter) ash fallout that will totally destroy the Canadian and US Granary output for X years. If X is greater than 3, perhaps a billion will die.
But it has happened every 250,000 years on average since that volcano was first created by a missile from space that hit off the coast of what is now Oregon (Oregon wasn't there when it hit), hit so hard it penetrated the crust and opened a route into the mantle. That was perhaps 70-45 million years ago; no human ear heard the bang because we had not been invented, but it set the course of the evolution of the USA and probably the world for the next 70-45 million years.
No simple IBM type system can hope to manage the changes wrought by such a simple catastrophe; but Nature can, did, and will continue to do so as long as one factor holds true. Biodiversity must be maintained because that is where the "strength" lies to always have an "answer" ready to go. In the genes of the individuals, in the variability of the populations, in the unknowable interactions that they have one with the other, at all levels of scale.
After the success of the Abrams tanks and Bushmaster vehicles in Desert Storm, who could have foreseen that RPG's and roadside bombs of ammonium salts could wreak such death and destruction on such weaponry? Who could have hoped to foresee that in the Bosnian War, Serbian Military could make cardboard tank cutouts that would fool a fighter bomber into attacking them, while the real tanks stayed hidden underground or in caves?
Who would have predicted that a minor genetic alteration in a flu virus of birds could generate such a costly quarantine effort and lead to the loss of a lot of lives, and livelihoods? Well, probably any decent Ecology graduate student, but Army Commanders are not going to ask them very often for their advice!
Many years ago the great genius of the cybernetician Stafford Beer wrote several books including Platform for Change, the Brain of the Firm, among others. He lived in an abandoned Welsh mine at the time with his 8 children, and I think addressed the US Congress or at least its leaders.
The outcome left him a very bitter man, who, in the wake of the Allende Assassination, wrote that he forgot that Giant Systems cannibalize Microsystems if they lack the will to be cooperative, and rely instead on ruthless competitive advantage and confrontation. So it was with his miracle of Governance in Chile, where for a few short years, the Chilean Government actually delivered progress to the Chilean people, for the first time since the Spaniards annihilated the Incas by deception, European armor and horses, and outright treachery.
It was a simple lesson, and re-applied in Allende's assassination; Beer quit the game and vanished from sight.
Well, I am no Beer (though as an Aussie, I like mine, especially Negro Modela from Mexico, which is so much better than Corona, with or without lime in it! But I have a message for you. Continue to manage your security, your infrastructures and your systems by non-diverse systems and you will all experience the meaning of Biological Catastrophe. It is not a matter of if; it is only a matter of when.
Can you avoid that? Of course: install Cooperation, not Confrontation and its softer sounding but equally ruthless euphemism "Competition". In Nature, Mr. Charles Darwin got it wrong. Natural Selection never occurs at the level of the individual and only rarely at the level of the species. It is Ecosystems that are exposed to the forces of Natural Selection, and as they wade their way through time and catastrophes of various magnitudes, their species-composition alters back and forth, within the limits set by the population genetic variance, and the cultural parameters that "nurture" sensu lato, permit.
E.g., some rules deal with a lot. There are only 7, and cannot be more than 7 in this Universe, ways that crystals can be produced that have at least one symmetry, despite the fact that thousands of minerals exist.
There are less than 10 body shapes for trees, no more than 3-4 for herbs, and the structure of roots is so significant that they have remained unchanged for over 280 million years. Now that is the design of a successful structure.
Our economic, transport, banking, communication and military defense structures are open to IT attack, or a burst of EMF radiation that lasts for a few weeks and could kill our satellites. Or to solar windstorms stripping off the protective shields that control the impact of massive sunspots upon us.
Every time the poles reverse ( about once every 250,000 years and, alarmingly like the Yellowstone Volcano, also 250,000 years overdue), I am advised that mammal extinctions rise sharply, with a correlation coefficient of 0.98 (data provided by Prof Gordon Sanson, Monash University; maybe hearsay...but knowing Gordon, not likely to be in error!)
Have we all managed to make it this far in the last 500,000 years because we are in a strangely long interval between polar reversals, or supervolcano eruption? That would be ironic, would it not?
That our progress from hunting ape to man that started perhaps 3 million years ago and ends with us as we are, which saw us safely through at least 7 Ice Ages in the 750,000 years of the Pleistocene, saw the Aboriginal Australians survive on the driest, most-forbidding continent outside Antarctica for at least 60,000 years and probably twice that, is due to a "Lucky Break" of 250,000 extra years between world-wide catastrophes, generated by two items whose triggers we do not understand? Nor do we know what has its finger on these triggers, and therefore we are on no position to predict when they will fire again.
We need to learn the real meaning of co-operation, and real fast; co-operation can shield you from hackers, confrontation can't. Perhaps co-operation can allow human survival when Yellowstone blows; competition will fail utterly. We should be able to survive global warming easily, but we better get it right that the melting of the ice is driven not only by elevated carbon dioxide, but by elevated UV, which it is apparently not fashionable to consider.
The survivors of the next two decades will be those who adopt my business motto, "stolen" more or less with her permission from Tamara Griffiths of the Moonrise Sanctuary in Bunyip, Victoria. You may decide what Tamara is like ( and probably get it wrong) if I tell you her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com Co-operate, don't Compete: it is Biological Stupidity to Compete, and despite the Ecology Textbooks with chapters saying Competition is significant in Nature, in fact competition only occurs in Nature in very simple interactions. Living together (symbiosis) and /or sharing the same table (commensalism) are much more successful strategies and very widespread. Symbioses between fungi and algae seem certain to have been behind the evolution of the land plants which took an inconceivable 2.5 billion years to get out of the sea successfully and onto the land.
It is Biological Endpoint for 1-2 billion humans if we don't Co-operate. Will you, I wonder? Co-operate and survive? Or continue to believe you are secure and safe when nothing could be further from the truth?
Vaya con Dios!
Dr Teri O'Brien BAgrSc., and MSc.(Melb); Ph.D (Harvard Biol. '66 and Junior Fellow 1964-7; first Aussie elected to the Society of Fellows at Harvard), D.Sc.(Monash), Foundation Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology (inactive list)., Sole Trader Tericati, an Aussie ABN, and devoted to the idea that Co-operation is a Hell of a Good Idea if we want to come through the next few decades with anything like a happy future for our living children.
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God does have a sense of humor; She is occasionally hilarious.
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SYRACUSE -- The man convicted in the shooting death of another man in Syracuse will spend the next 45 years to life behind bars.
That's the sentence handed down to 22-year-old Rudolfo Hinojosa-Soto in Onondaga County Court this morning.
Soto was convicted of murdering 27-year-old Curtis Parrish along the 300 block of Putnam Avenue in October 2010. The jury deliberated for six days and were deadlocked twice, asking to be relieved of their responsibilities as jurors. They later convicted Soto. His attorney says the judge should have a declared a mistrial, but did not.
Police say the men knew each other and had a bad relationship. A year before the murder, police say they had a bad drug transaction which lead to the feud. Prosecutors say Hinojosa-Soto executed Parrish, but the defense attorney has a different theory. He believes Parrish waived cocaine around in an area with drug addicts and someone robbed him.
The judge sentenced Hinojosa-Soto to 25 years to life on the second degree murder charge, then 15 years on a weapons charge and 5 years on a drug charge. The sentences will run consecutively.
Hinojosa-Soto's attorney says he plans to file an appeal.


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Syllabification: (tu·ber·cu·lo·sis)
Pronunciation: /təˌbərkyəˈlōsis, t(y)o͞o-/
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- an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.
- The disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or (especially in animals) a related species; Gram-positive acid-fast rods
The most common form, pulmonary tuberculosis (formerly known as 'consumption'), is caused by inhalation of the bacteria. It was widespread in 19th-century Europe, and still causes 3 million deaths each year in developing countries. The disease can affect other parts of the body, notably the bones and joints and the central nervous system. Its spread was largely countered by vaccination and by the pasteurization of milk to prevent transmission from cattle. Today, the rise in HIV has helped cause a resurgence of tuberculosis, especially of drug-resistant strains


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Lovely, new Japanese garden to open in Tucson on January 19
Monday, January 14th, 2013Yes, a beautiful and peaceful Japanese garden has been created in Tucson at 2130 N. Alvernon Way, just due south of the Tucson Botanical Garden on the same side of the street. Press release:
Tucson and its tourist economy gain the area's first authentic Japanese garden and a unique new visitor attraction. The non-profit Gardens are located at 2130 Alvernon Way, immediately south of the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Yume Japanese Gardens showcases five traditional Japanese garden designs on three quarters of an acre. While many of the more than 250 other Japanese gardens in the U.S. are larger, Yume is the southernmost garden in the West and the closest garden to Mexico, making it a convenient destination for travelers from across the border as well as from across the Southwest. The Gardens are projected to draw as many as 20,000 visitors during the first year of operation.
"Yume means "dream" in Japanese," says the Gardens founder and executive director Patricia Deridder, a Belgian who developed her love of Japanese gardens during a 15-year stay in Japan as a young woman. "It has always been my dream to create an authentic Japanese garden to introduce people to the creative force of Japanese culture."
Deridder adds, "Yume is a place where you can get in touch with nature and with yourself." Revealing pathways and layered plantings offer intimate courtyard views of classical Japanese imagery. A Zen contemplative garden, a stone and gravel garden representing sea and islands, and a tranquil strolling pond garden with koi provide further examples of Japanese garden styles. The Gardens were under construction for nearly a year.
Several of us in the Japanese American community were treated to a sneak preview of the garden in October and these three photos were taken by Lew Stallman, husband of Sachiko Suzuki Stallman, who is originally from Japan.
The public is invited begin visiting the Yume Japanese Garden on Saturday January 19, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thanks to the vision, creativity and generosity of Patricia Deridder, this beautiful addition to the gardens of Tucson will be a welcome treat to both locals and visitors. I especially love the koi pond which is the highlight of the garden (see photo below).
For more information contact Assistant Director Allen Boraiko at (520)343-0926 or email P. Deridder at email@example.com.
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Adult $9
Senior (65 & over) $7
Students/Military (with ID) $6
Children ages 3 to 15 $5
Children 2 and under FREE
Group rates (10 or more, need 2 weeks advance booking, one payment): $8, Seniors/Military $6, Students/Children $4
Website: www.tucsonjapanesegardens.com, phone (520) 445-2957.5
Photos of January 15 invitation only grand opening: http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2013/01/16/yume-japanese-gardens-grand-opening-photos/


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Norman Rush: Subtle Bodies
This is a good novel. Since it's a Norman Rush novel, good is not good enough, given that his three earlier books are great: masterpieces. Domestic comedy and bedroom farce—even if the Iraq war looms in the background—are not Rush's forte. It's not that he does them badly; it's that he shouldn't be doing them at all. He's talked here and there about the battle he had to wage to keep Subtle Bodies from turning into a much larger book containing, among other things, a history of the American left. This more expansive novel is, I think, the book I would rather have read.
Ehud Havazelet: Bearing the Body: A Novel
This novel seemed at first to follow a template familiar to readers of lit-fic, and therefore, a bit tired. Nathan Mirsky is a medical resident who is doing his best to destroy himself with alcohol, and to hurt those around him for reasons, and in ways, he doesn't, himself, understand. We turn the initial pages and expect, with a sinking feeling, that we will see him to continue to spiral down the drain until something--a good woman, nature, music--somehow redeems him. Snore. But in fact it's the novel that redeems itself as Nathan and his holocaust-survivor father, go to San Francisco to try to understand the circumstances around Nathan's estranged heroin-addict brother's death. Bearing the Body doesn't quite shake off the template--there does seem to be some sort of redemption at the end--but along the way the author, a master at foreshadowing, and also at setting up interesting parallels between different characters' circumstances manages to present an engaging use of that template, a novel all about the bodies we bear.
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Edmund Clerihew Bentley: Trent's Last Case (The Best Mysteries Of All Times)
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Moving from New Orleans North one encounters the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, home of Delta Blues, the music that was later carried North to Chicago and electrified, and which became crucial to much of the popular music that came after it. Robert Palmer does a brilliant job of elucidating it, moving between the social conditions—harsh to say the least—in which it was born to the artists who invented it: American masters like Robert Johnson, Robert Lockwood, and most emblematically, a man who lived the history of the music, Muddy Waters. Essential reading for music lovers planning a turn in the South.
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Ross Macdonald: The Moving Target
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Reading this book of essays by Tim Kreider, the astringent cartoonist, is like hanging out with a smart and funny friend, as he shares his hard-won insights into human fallibility. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with him. As David Foster Wallace says on the back cover, "Kreider rules." (*****)
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28 June 2012
What is happening
As you probably know, Cheltenham & Gloucester is part of Lloyds Banking Group.
As a result of the state aid received by Lloyds Banking Group in 2009, the European Commission ruled that we should sell part of our business to a new owner. The aim of the ruling is to increase competition and customer choice in the UK banking sector. So we're transferring part of our business, including some of our branches and most of the accounts held at them, to a new owner.
On 27 June 2012, we announced that Lloyds Banking Group had reached an understanding with The Co-operative Group on the commercial terms for the sale of part of our business. We will now enter into a final phase of discussions aimed at signing a 'Heads of Agreement'. This is subject to agreeing satisfactory documentation, the approval of our Board and the Board of The Co-operative Group and further discussions with the FSA, HMT ('the Treasury') and the European Commission. During this period we will re-enter exclusive talks with The Co-operative Group.
The Heads of Agreement document is a non-binding agreement that outlines the broad commercial terms and what will be included in the final sale. It sets out both parties' agreement in principle to what the sale will include, and their roles and responsibilities before during and after the transfer should part of our business transfer to The Co-operative Group in 2013. The Heads of Agreement could ultimately lead to the signing of a legally binding Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA).
If we reach a formal agreement with The Co-operative Group, some of our branches and accounts will become part of The Co-operative Group's banking business.
You don't need to do anything
If you are directly affected by the transfer we'll be writing to you after the SPA is signed, to let you know what the transfer means for you. You don't need to do anything differently as there will be no changes for some time and we will keep you up to date at every stage. Your branch will not close as part of the transfer, and you can carry on banking just as you do now.
Once the transfer is complete, the customers and staff in the selected branches will stay with those branches - so the same staff will still be there to provide with the same level of service, in the same place, just under new ownership.
Continuing to look after our customers
Our branch staff will carry on providing the same level of service that you're used to, and you can carry on your day-to-day banking in the same way. No branches are closing as part of the transfer.
We'll continue our discussions with The Co-operative Group to progress with preparing part of our business for the transfer. If the transfer to The Co-operative Group is agreed, some of our branches and accounts will become part of The Co-operative Group's banking business. They'll have over 900 high street branches and be a leading bank in the UK. The Co-operative Bank has a strong record in delivering good customer service and competitive products that customers want and value.
What are 'Heads of Agreement'?
The 'Heads of Agreement' is a document setting out the main agreed terms between the parties in a commercial transaction. It is not a legally binding document.
In this instance, the 'Heads of Agreement' is an agreement between Lloyds Banking Group and The Co-operative Group, setting out the specifics of the sale, what's required to complete the deal, and the roles and responsibilities of each party.
Does this mean that the deal with The Co-operative Group is going ahead?
The announcement is a statement of intent to complete the transfer of part of our business to The Co-operative Group and a key step forward in the sales process, but it is not legally binding. There is still a lot of work to do before a final agreement is reached, and our priority throughout our negotiations will be to achieve the best outcome for our customers, staff and shareholders.
How can I find out if my branch will be transferred?
All C&G branches are included in the sale, plus all Lloyds TSB Scotland branches and some Lloyds TSB branches in England and Wales. If you'd like to know which branches are transferring please go follow the link at the bottom of the page.
Do I need to change how I bank?
You can carry on banking just as you do today. We'll keep you fully informed if there are any changes that might affect you well before they happen.
Why haven't I been sent a letter about this?
We will be writing to all customers who are directly affected by the transfer once we reach a legally binding agreement. If your account is included in the transfer there will be no changes for some time and your branch will not close as part of the transfer. You don't need to do anything and you can carry on banking in the same way as you do now. We'll let you know about any changes that affect you well before they happen, and we'll be working to make the transfer as smooth as possible.
We'll be updating our website with further information throughout the process, so check for updates in the future.
You can find a list of the branches that will be included in the transfer here.