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Breaking down the politics of Keystone XL
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Well into another edition of special report on line I'm Bret -- if you haven't been here before.
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As we speak we'll also have throughout the time here some polls that you can vote on and and we'll bring that to you let's bring in our panel Steve -- and Charles.
We had a heated discussion that we had to cut off there about the keystone XL pipeline you were saying -- That you were comparing it to let's say George Kaiser who bundled money for Solyndra.
Yeah or -- -- imagine if George Soros was involved in the deal you can imagine hackles that would raise among Republicans who think wait a second.
What a what the involvement this fellow in this deal with so controversial and being so supported on a partisan basis by the opposition but do you think that -- Waxman knows that the Coen Brothers are somehow I don't know what -- and -- but why would -- raise it.
I don't see they've set explicitly and directly in a statement from the company.
They have no that they have no I don't know nothing to do with the project nothing to do -- shift in the oil and -- -- is that.
So Linda is a pipe to me.
Supported by ideologues and it failed.
The pipeline summit if for example already exists a part of it already into Oklahoma already -- it works -- is behind this kind of flaky.
Has done a flaky a witness on this issue it's a serious partner here they -- -- they haven't paid they built already the first part of it.
There's this is a serious proposition and it concern you have -- go -- A little -- call for.
Which is I admire and I and I have sympathy with.
He what you're missing is a fact it is already crisscrossed.
By 25000.
Miles of pipeline.
Which is I pointed out once before is enough to circle -- At the equator so if he is so damaging.
To have that over the aquifer why hasn't anybody complainant.
We -- poisoning that you're so worried.
The governor did complaint and the people of Nebraska didn't complain and get this is not the case that some -- -- -- But let me say one week he agreed to a different -- slightly less and -- so -- I guess the question is if you haven't administration.
-- that for example look at the EPA ozone rule and said you know what this makes doesn't make a lot of sense we need to cut this thing happened they took a lot of heat.
From environmentalists -- doing that right.
How can -- look at this and say.
It's better or more environmentally damaging -- the EPA ozone.
School I wouldn't know how to you know I -- as far as jobs.
Well as far as jobs and in the whole jobs thing -- -- -- aired Cornell University which did some study of this.
That is nowhere near 20000 -- you're talking more about like 6000 jobs most of which are temporary jobs.
But so -- I'm I'm not.
Claiming any expertise youngest thing this is a matter some dispute and yet you hear from Republicans all it's gonna create so many jobs jobs jobs jobs and the I think it covers over a lot of sense and it becomes political you're just -- And assist the president will -- the pipeline in April or may.
Let's see Bridget from -- Mexico says the pipeline is private.
We're 500 million dollars was.
Given to salute and yet 500 vendors and -- -- -- if you wanna get into comparisons between Sandra and to Keystone Pipeline don't think it's very good ground for Democrats.
-- was approved in sixty days this has been staying -- and it was push by cronies of the Obama administration George Kaiser.
And others who stood to benefit.
Financially from.
From this money went to -- This is -- excuse us excuse me.
That's what Charles was saying that -- that that's -- the -- anyone raising the Coke Brothers that's ridiculous and here you I think well right between the fundamental difference is that in the Solyndra it was clear you can point to George Kaiser who was pushing the project who stood to benefit.
The Coke Brothers have nothing to do with -- they put out a statement today I think we have right let's just take -- what is so there.
The keystone -- and humanity is different than Solyndra not funded by tax -- -- -- not that that's what I'm saying I'm saying if you're gonna say it is it did your animal if you're gonna save -- 500 and we are zero.
Yet none of totally different that's not the argument the argument was about bringing in the name of people who are highly political big dollar folks who -- who might.
Benefit from the project that we're gonna select.
Do exactly what you're suggesting we should do you know who would benefit from this project Warren Buffett is a big supporter public support of the president.
His ripped the railroad that he's involved that he owns.
Could stand to benefit handsomely because some of this some of these barrels of oil will be going via railroad at the pipeline is not felt.
Potentially meeting hundreds of millions of dollars according to a report that -- -- For Warren Buffett.
I'm I'm not suggesting that the president made the decision to enrich Warren Buffett but if you want.
Have -- examination of who might benefit the Coke Brothers have nothing to do with us and Henry Waxman insist on bringing up Warren Buffett almost certainly would benefit from this type on not being built.
And that's not part of the.
Descending towards California Warren -- stance -- -- the pipeline doesn't go through his railroad investment will pay off with carrying oil tankers from Canada.
Betsy from Scottsdale says -- one Scotch.
He doesn't for an honest -- something he drinks.
Steve asks what's -- mind -- it's American flag pin okay trips.
Well I I don't look.
I don't care who benefits.
From this pipeline and the analogy -- games.
If you know some mystery and around the world -- dictator only content company they gave us.
The cure for cancer would be -- canceled.
The -- thing was a speculative pie in the sky idea that could only have gotten a sixty day approval.
Because it had the Packers with a whisper within -- year in the White House and in the Energy Department where there's a pipeline.
Stand on its own any objective observer would no interest in this would look at this and say the reasons are overwhelming in favor of it.
I mean it's almost impossible to find -- -- -- of the Washington -- post editorial page.
Hardly a right -- Ranks as assistant slam dunk.
And that's the reason why so incomprehensible that you want to bring in the Coen Brothers if it has nothing to do with -- pipeline and the virtues of the pipeline.
Kennedy and people -- -- that many Democrats are on record saying that this is.
Something that needs to go through.
-- will want one more wannabe child is right about the speculative nature of excellent.
And the difference between that and what we're seeing -- with the pipeline is profound if you look at.
What the International Energy Agency says about the use of fossil fuels twenty years from now.
We're talking about 75% of energy consumption in twenty years from now we'll still be fossil fuel so we know that we're going to be using.
This energy its either gonna come to us by the pipeline it'll come to us in part -- get to Houston in part.
Because it will be taking it -- will be transported via rail or worst case scenario it won't come to us we're not much -- -- -- -- -- -- it will go to -- An argument with that with with with your numbers yes we rely on fossil fuels.
But the question is about the environment and how much you know sacrifice you make.
To support across New England or -- answers -- be higher greenhouse emissions if if the type one does not -- open -- your -- I get your point but let me guess they aren't one to respond to both of you on Solyndra.
That the solar energy industry.
Is making money in this country it is not a fly by night investment.
Okay so that's Melissa said he wants us to move on but that's a good transition.
-- last night the -- and address the president announced that he is directing the Pentagon to invest to have that make the largest investment.
In Green energy four solar.
And wind farms to essentially have enough power for three million homes at the end of 2012 same time.
We get and alert today that the Pentagon is going to cut the amount of troops in the US army.
From roughly 45 brigades to about thirty years 32 that's a drop of some 80000.
Charles -- seems to be a bit of -- -- disconnect and we're going to have a full story on this tomorrow.
About the Pentagon investing this massive.
Amount and yet cutting.
Army troops.
-- it's it's the theme of the Obama administration.
It's the theme that the Europeans have pursued now for sixty years they decided they wanted to welfare state.
They wanted a domestic.
-- they wanted attention to their domestic affairs after the two world wars.
They severely cut their defense so they really can't do anything we have so even in Libya.
They ran out of ammunition that we have to supply them for a Libyan operation.
On their doorstep this is the social democratic agenda Obama's adopting he's cutting huge civilian defense even when he did the stimulus.
Every domestic -- department got huge increase so we should point that this is coming with the sequester still.
Pending -- -- is an additional write a major cut but even in the absence you know when he did in the stimulus.
Defense had to hold -- -- didn't get anything.
He cut.
Give a defense.
Procurement which is high tech jobs he's cutting the size of the army.
And he's cutting its effectiveness.
Cutting the budget even before this and he uses the -- -- on as a social service agency.
He wants to create a market for these kinds of energy.
Production that had no market because they're so on economical.
That's wind and -- so what he's doing is imposing the cost and it'll be -- hidden costs because you won't see it as a line item in the budget.
But the Pentagon will have to pay a lot more for energy.
Then it would ordinarily get if it would choose according to the market.
And that's again subordinate in the national security apparatus to his domestic ideology.
Tim from Kentucky's is doctor programmers write on as always Michael from Georgia says one rocks.
Michael Bloomberg than usual for minorities well -- appreciate how children.
How much from Pittsburgh says what does wandering.
Well I really like -- is if you.
All right so I'm -- Charlotte now.
What about this this whole deal about the Pentagon funding the cut back.
And this program does invest in Green and well I think two things you're at play here one is we have a very large militarily anybody I don't -- -- I could be surprise I could have to go to the bar after the session but.
I'd be surprised if anybody's -- -- Oh there's no -- there's no ability to cut back on the US military.
Without endangering Americans a key national and international security interest I just don't I mean we have a bigger military -- the next ten militaries all put together.
I mean this is frequently -- and you've seen bumper stickers about you know have a bake sale for the military and invest in the school resentment.
There's no question and it's part of the reason that we have such a large number of beltway bandits in this city is they're all contractors for the military they.
Benefit -- military spending if the president is trying innovative -- to have some of that military.
Spending directed in terms of helping to develop alternative energy I don't think it's a bad thing.
Steve it seems like it here on the keystone XL pipeline project there -- Arguably thousands we don't know how many thousands but let's just say thousands of jobs that the administration is not.
Choosing to to go for.
And this case there -- some 80000.
Troops that will no longer get a paycheck from the -- -- they become unemployed.
Right I don't know I mean you know I think you'll hear from the administration will take care of these.
People who no longer are able to work.
In the armed forces of the united states of my bigger concern is that work.
The president is trying to take cash in the peace dividend that what when world war three world war as this is like.
Ten years ago we were attacked -- that this war continues he can make arguments.
And and some do some of them are more persuasive than others.
That we don't need that kind of military that we've had in the past that we need to transform -- that we need to shape it differently.
What what he's doing to the military systematically.
I think is criminal if it's.
Unbelievable to me that we haven't learned a lesson whether you look at that post Cold War -- I mean post World War II days of post Cold War days.
Every -- you know made this point to actually was was Bob gates a former Defense Secretary work for President Obama.
We have a consistent record of failing to predict.
When we're going to need to use our military we don't predict these crises very often and when you got the military.
You what we're spending on the military what were planning for now is it.
For tomorrow it's for ten years from -- we don't even understand the nature of the threats ten years from now what are those threats going to be is going to be China.
Is it going to be Venezuela and the C.
The Pakistan and nuclear program meltdown of the government implode and how do you cut the military in that kind of a global environment it's irresponsible and -- -- America -- slogan for the military.
Make win that war took a.
Wow they -- bumper sticker we'll work that well Richard says Solyndra was speculation in the pipeline is not.
All of this to China and will be buying.
The Chinese will by then resell it back to the US.
Okay let's turn to politics.
Is heating up it is now we -- Tuesday next week will be Florida.
The primary.
It seems like this is a big moment Steve.
In this race I think you.
-- you know how many times have we said that's right every every one of these is the next pivotal moment it always changes the contours of the race but doesn't determine the outcome.
I think -- at another -- Right now I mean you -- -- what what we saw from Newt Gingrich.
In South Carolina was truly remarkable and you have to understand that this was a 25.
Point -- That we saw from the polls five days before the race to last Saturday's outcome.
He seems to have lost some of that moment in the intervening days.
If Mitt Romney truly stabilizes I think he has that people worldwide disagree about the extent of the advantage that he's built by.
With the absentee program that he's used I think very skillfully.
But he will have an advantage some people say it will be a point on Election Day because of the early -- -- -- on absentee voting on early voting.
At a time when he was leading the polls in Florida.
I I think -- -- -- advantage the other thing Charles mentioned on the show the air war that's taking place there now it's very important to remember Mitt Romney has been on -- here in Florida.
Since January 3 the day of the Iowa Caucuses in all ten media markets and he has.
Saturated for people there are very familiar with his messages with his biography.
-- heavy in Spanish language advertising.
In Florida.
The caveat of course is that he was also heavy on the air South Carolina and that didn't work has to do with the endorsement of Tea Party backed governor and -- have sex drugs.
But South Carolina.
Haven't I go back to this because I think.
Is sort of in some ways our jobs where violence has become.
Theatre critics the importance of these debates and again the moments in these debate is not who wins on points to test these moments look.
It happens -- we all and we we saw before I think we want.
He he's on the Green side and wouldn't go to the silent film.
I would have liked -- -- reactions actually you know I think I -- on the edit that out I don't remember.
That I -- you might need a police protection coming.
That's clearly -- rocketed him ahead and I would say again the Monday debate that we had a few days ago.
Where it was a draw on he had kind of a flat -- do I think help slow him down because you build up this expectation.
That every time he shows up he's -- you know.
-- six touchdowns.
And if he doesn't -- you know then in some ways he did.
Meet the new standard so I think what's going to happen tomorrow night.
In this debate where there will be studio audience can be pretty important.
And I think -- could determine in a race I think the advantage Romney has from the early vote by my calculations -- point that.
So -- has to win by two to become the winner.
Assume you know to the based on the current.
Knowledge and the mood of the elect because so many tens of thousands voted early absentee or early voters -- about 230000.
There right -- right before the new surge.
In other -- -- who voted before the South Carolina.
I rocket right that that Gingrich had so if you -- and they apparently those.
Had a plus eleven for Romney over games.
But I think it's -- Angel -- tomorrow night.
-- -- -- interest and to me is that clearly.
-- momentum that.
I Gingrich built up in South Carolina quickly transferred through literally -- win across the border into Florida I didn't anticipate that.
And now we're -- a situation where it's Romney who has the momentum against Gingrich because we've seen the numbers -- over the last few days in the polls.
The national polls still have Gingrich in the -- -- -- in Florida.
In the face of all the advertising we see is Romney surgeon and inside the polls what I saw today was.
That the Tea Party people in the evangelicals.
With provided such a large margin for Gingrich in South Carolina.
They are not.
Universally in support of Gingrich in Florida that there's so much more he still has the lead but -- of the things one -- if I think within the margin of error among the evangelicals.
Between -- game.
My computers frozen up so I can't read anymore your comments but Steve 43%.
Of our.
-- of voters 21000 of them said another Republican should enter this race 53% said no.
There are interesting studies rest musicians said third.
Are ready for somebody else.
Tell me how the numbers work how how does it happen if you've you buy -- to the whole thing.
How does it happen.
Well I just add -- to the two that you decided to New York Times last week asked the question found that seven in ten Republicans want it.
Another entry in the race which is pretty extraordinary at this moment.
But I think it's -- I think it's unlikely to happen I think I'm not -- would be very happy for you don't have to all of those stimulus put that -- all browsers so.
After Florida there will be roughly 12130.
Delegates available.
If you look at when.
Filing deadlines are can get on the -- I believe that is about 31 states.
After four -- 12100 available he -- 11142.
In order to win the nomination so if somebody were to get -- after Florida haven't won no delegates they would need.
This person would need to virtually sweep every single -- That's not gonna happen there caucus -- they're all sorts of reasons but that's not gonna happen so anybody who got in now what have to get him.
With the assumption that this was going to a brokered convention that that neither Newt Gingrich nor Mitt Romney nor written form nor Ron Paul.
Was going to end up with a majority of the delegates and that it was going to be split.
Two ways three ways four ways and that this person could come -- ride this.
Late entry momentum the excitement the buzz however -- in some states OK but let me just interrupt -- You're talking about not making the ballot.
And a lot of place when it all in nineteen states.
Nineteen -- -- wouldn't make that wouldn't be on -- now be rooting for somebody else like Rick Perry got on you'd say.
I want if you want to mention any alive yes vote for Rick Perry yes you there's Herman Cain and on some of these bouts but.
In reality that's probably not gonna happen your problem they're probably not gonna have delegates so the people who are actually in the race actually campaigning.
Would get the delegates the whole the whole you wouldn't do this if you thought you were gonna.
Try to win a majority of the delegates by convention time only do it if you thought I was getting in because the field is so weak.
People are so eager for another candidate for another voice.
That when I get -- I can capture as many delegates as -- -- to make me part of the argument.
And once we get to the -- -- -- when there so that's the long shot deal.
The second -- question is who's the vessel.
That's the biggest question I mean if I don't think that there's any obvious person Mitch Daniels people are talking about Mitch Daniels.
Reports were when he got out that he yet in that he wanted to run.
His wife and daughters didn't want him to run there have been talks lately you talk to people who are around him outside and -- circles say.
That's no longer a problem he could conceivably get -- if you want -- to.
He hasn't shown it certainly hasn't shown any public indication that he's going to jump in the race -- that he's ready to and until we see that I think it's better to assume that.
She probably doesn't do it and Jeb Bush he's his names thrown out there but he said although there was speculation when he refused to endorse that you want to at least keep that option open because somebody like Chris Christie or John Thune amendment early potential.
Candidates got in got behind Mitt Romney Tim -- -- behind Mitt Romney.
It's hard for Chris Christie to say if he were involved in this convention people called him.
-- I've been campaigning for Mitt Romney hard for the past six months but I've now decided he's really not the guy.
She how much time I gave Steve do lay out this and I.
I want noted on can I do about it yes -- have been a better chance of good -- getting it.
Well Charles if I can if I can not try to with with all due respect with the same respect that you showed Henry Waxman caught up.
Yeah we have been wrong collectively and individually about Scott Brown winning the race in Massachusetts.
There's no chance ever in any -- that's got drunk and anyway as and then when he meanwhile Gingrich would then when -- -- instead of health -- is dead and it wasn't that.
And then you can -- has been bad.
He -- I was sentenced spared from that night.
I'll tell you are you yesterday and I appreciate the -- oh.
Riley asked me last night to predict -- -- and I think.
I've twice for NASA Newt Gingrich and dead if I do it again I'll lose my medical -- I'm renewed -- toxic.
Lazarus twice I'm not trying to do something about it that I don't understand so his point is fair enough -- there this race unlike any other has principles priceless historical if I'm not mistaken.
The last time -- had a late comer who kind of rode in on a way.
Was Bobby Kennedy I think you have to go back to 68 and it was really before the primary system was developed to where you was a lot of delegations were controlled by the bosses -- you can actually win all the delegates.
In his state if you have a governor -- I don't I mean it's true but there's one argument that would make even if somebody comes in.
And there's kind of you know careers and euphoria yes the guy starts to win.
There's also the argument all the other guys and I -- trenches for twelve months they haven't slept in twelve months Michelle Bachmann was here the other night.
And I just asked -- about what it's like to be on the -- you go eighteen hour days for six -- Mean six days and you you don't even remember where you are it is such a grueling ordeal and you've got to give some honor.
For the people who do it and I think it just it might be a backlash saying now wait a minute you know this -- -- ride in on a carpet.
While the others -- -- out there and done what you need to do is sort of like the American.
You know if you work hard you pay in taxes you play by the rules so I think that might be a factor that.
After the initial euphoria of people who say you know is this really the way to do it where you where.
-- -- -- -- Amazing person on the magic carpet could beat Obama.
I think Republicans would forgive the idea that he had come at the last moment like I he was that if he was the savior.
The bigger the bigger issue here is the one that -- started with which is there's a surprising number Republicans who at this point.
Still have this wishful desire that.
Someone else would get in the game and I don't I I don't have a lack of respect for that I think -- -- -- -- feel that.
In any year where the Republican should've had a pretty easy shot of the programs.
So I think a lot of people -- -- and guided a year like this.
Could you -- apps on -- It -- -- to -- your your point but the difference I think you're right it's it I would go back to Kennedy I think you could make an argument that on the democratic side the Cranston John Glenn.
Mondale race in 1984 with someone and -- that's the difference that they they tried to get Cranston votes right that.
So -- and then Wisconsin and right exactly last year around.
I mean -- last cycle on the Republican side.
Huckabee and McCain and at all times.
And Fred Thompson came in a little bit late and he says he did did the major difference to remember the Catholic calendars totally different by the end of February last -- 50% of the delegates had been allocated by the end of February this time in less than 50%.
She got all of these back but it states -- finally finally deadlines but -- to.
It's put up or shut up immediately and this is -- absolutely right you're saying he would press count the guy who comes and we have to win 90% of the delegates.
From here that flash tape yet about it right now but that's why do we have nomination outright have to be a broker.
Which I think is not you wouldn't.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- At this point thinking that he or she wouldn't we talk tonight plus college -- I get closer look at the caucus states Ron Paul always going to millions.
I'm right caucus states exact that's where he and and that -- by the way the 1230 total that I'm using it.
Includes Iowa's delegates which are actually formally award and -- -- -- convention.
In June which means that they're not really up for -- they're sort of up for grabs but they're not really up for grabs and includes all sorts of you know non binding delegates I mean it gets tired arguments aren't used to tell people since we can confide in them on this online -- This would be the full pundit employment act if we had a brokered conventions.
Steve you're unlucky in love it yeah yeah program and interest and -- half.
Have an interest to record -- -- alone -- coach Reynolds.
Pails in comparison then -- for me.
-- thank you avoid letting us go down this black hole that we've just been down for the last a few minutes if it happened and I.
We're here for -- and then we'll take out all the caveats to any of that she's an idea what he's -- days ahead.
Review of you have to show this I don't know -- -- know -- -- -- -- the -- -- party.
-- Pixar the computer -- -- what have you read more comments but I couldn't.
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var observableFromEvent = function(type){ var self = this; return Rx.Observable.Create(function(observer){ var fn = function(event){ observer.OnNext(event); }; self.addEvent(type, fn); return function(){ self.removeEvent(type, fn); }; }); }; Window.implement('getEvent', observableFromEvent); Document.implement('getEvent', observableFromEvent); Element.implement('getEvent', observableFromEvent); Elements.implement('getEvent', observableFromEvent); |
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var angleFromPosition = function(position, center){ var diffX = position.x - center.x, diffY = position.y - center.y; var distance = Math.sqrt(diffX * diffX + diffY * diffY); var angle = Math.atan2(diffY + distance, diffX) * 360 / Math.PI; return { distance: distance, angle: angle }; }; var distanceReached = function(angle){ return angle.distance > 100; }; var timeLimit = Rx.Observable.Timer(200); var mousePositions = document.getEvent('mousemove') .Select(function(event){ return event.page; }); var flicks = document.getElements('.flickable') .getEvent('mousedown') .SelectMany(function(event){ return mousePositions .Select(angleFromPosition.bindWithEvent(null, event.page)) .TakeUntil(document.getEvent('mouseup')) .TakeUntil(timeLimit) .Where(distanceReached) .Take(1); }); // ... flicks.Subscribe(function(current){ console.log('Flicked in direction: ' + current.angle + '°'); }); |
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Rx allows for the act of subscribing to an event to trigger an action/side-effect. Think of the Request object for example. You can use the act of subscribing to it, to issue a HTTP request. Then we can turn the subsequent events like success and failure into the Observable interface. This means that Request is a complete Observable in it self. This is what I was saving the conversion name toObservable for.
Request.implement({ toObservable: function(){ var self = this; return Rx.Observable.create(function(observer){ var listeners = { success: function(result){ self.removeEvents(listeners); observer.OnNext(result); observer.OnCompleted(); }, cancel: function(){ self.removeEvents(listeners); observer.OnCompleted(); }, failure: function(xhr){ self.removeEvents(listeners); observer.OnError(xhr); } }; if (!self.running || self.options.link == 'cancel'){ self.addEvents(listeners).send(); return function(){ self.removeEvents(listeners).cancel(); }; } if (self.options.link == 'chain'){ var disposed, running; self.chain(function(){ running = true; if (!disposed) self.addEvents(listeners).send(); }); return function(){ if (running) self.removeEvents(listeners).cancel(); disposed = true; }; } observer.OnComplete(); return function(){}; }); } }); |
This creates a finite stream of events – only one response to be exact. However, since the act of subscribing to it causes it to occur we can have it trigger repeatedly as part of a composite stream of events.
MooTools' Fx provides a similar concept but slightly different. Even though we don't get an event for each tick, we still get an asynchronous complete event. This means we can insert Fx as part of a composite stream of events.
Fx also requires from/to arguments to be passed at the start. So we add the option "defaultArgs" to allow us to pass those at initialization.
Fx.implement({ toObservable: function(){ var self = this; return Rx.Observable.create(function(observer){ var listeners = { complete: function(){ self.removeEvents(listeners); observer.OnCompleted(); }, cancel: function(){ self.removeEvents(listeners); observer.OnCompleted(); } }; if (!self.running || self.options.link == 'cancel'){ self.addEvents(listeners).start.run(self.options.defaultArgs, self); return function(){ self.removeEvents(listeners).cancel(); }; } if (self.options.link == 'chain'){ var disposed, running; self.chain(function(){ running = true; if (!disposed) self.addEvents(listeners).start.run(self.options.defaultArgs, self); }); return function(){ if (running) self.removeEvents(listeners).cancel(); disposed = true; }; } observer.OnComplete(); return function(){}; }); } }); |
Of course since there are a lot of other classes extending the Request and Fx classes, you get the same benefits on them. This is one of the true benefits of MooTools' modular extensibility.
That is one of the benefits of using the class(ical) pattern in JavaScript. More on that next time…
Side-effects Example
var popup = document.id('popup'); var showPopup = new Fx.Morph(popup, { property: 'opacity', defaultArgs: 1 }); var feed = new Request.JSON({ url: 'mydata.json', method: 'get' }); var showFeed = feed.toObservable() .Do(function(data){ popup.set('text', data); }) .Concat(showPopup.toObservable()); // ... showFeed.Subscribe(); // loads mydata.json into #popup and displays it |
Using Arrays in Unit Tests
Since natives are allowed to be extended within the MooTools theorem, we can add a convenience method to turn an Array into an observable stream of content.
Array.implement('toObservable', function(){return Rx.Observable.FromArray(this);}); |
We can use this to fake the "flicks" event stream in our earlier example. We avoid having to include complex asynchronous tests or user action tests.
var flicks = [ { angle: 0, distance: 100 }, { angle: 45, distance: 100 }, { angle: 90, distance: 100 } ] .toObservable(); // Unit tests // Synchronously testing code that's depending on a flick event stream |
Web Sockets and Web Workers
Now imagine this on a stream of events coming in from Web Sockets or Web Workers.
You could set up a web socket to asynchronously feed you JSON objects, and easily hook that up to the rest of you UI just as easily as the Request example above.
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By Michael Albert at Sep 24, 2009 |
My favorite bard once wrote, "Money doesn't talk, it swears." It is true, of course, in so many ways, at least in the world we inhabit. We all know "money swears." We all hear the curses, over and over.
But as true as the bad rap for money is, it is also true that money matters. And it is true that it matters not just for bad but also for good things. So the trick is for those with good agendas to get use money in ways that avoid the cussing conundrums that money usually imposes. This applies in daily life. It applies in projects. And it applies in movements. And it is never easy.
For example, we at ZCom can't do our radical tasks without money. And not just any money. We can't have Bill Gates'
or Warren Buffet's money. We can't have some kind of government subsidy. There is no big check we can have. No, it has to be your money. And that means we have to get support from you, and to avoid the cussing conundrums we have to get it in ways that don't disrupt or corrupt our efforts, that con't diminish your participation, or, for that matter, that don't corrupt anything else. So how do we do that?
Well, we can't use "advertising signs that con you into thinking you're the one, that can do what's never been done, that can win what's never been won." And we can't put a price on our souls by weakening our message to attract Daddy Warbucks donors. By process of elimination, sifting through all imaginable options - it follows that we have to get funds from our normal operations (such as payments for subscriptions and videos), as well as from user donations.
So - it is that stomach churning, gut wrenching, everything on the line, fund raising time again.
And as usual, we will either succeed - which is to say, you will make us succeed - or, if not, ZCom will decay or perhaps even die.
In short, for us to operate in the grimy capitalist market system to provide information and community, we need our readers, participants, and writers to come to our emotional, psychological, and material rescue - yet again.
The economy, however, right outside all our windows, is profoundly messed up, even relative to its usual cruddy, vile, unjust self, and it will probably get messier not far in the future. Further, its escalating messiness has led our readers and sustainers to reduce their financial outlays for all manner of things. We are all trying to spend less on food, gas, medicine, books, and, yes, also on Z Magazine, Z Videos, and donations to ZCom. Often this retreat from spending isn't even an overt decision. Rather, the cavorting crisis instills a frugal mood. Then, when credit cards expire, new dates aren't entered. When subscriptions expire, renewal cards aren't sent. People's rational frugality dramatically reduces Z's revenues. Even as our number of users keeps climbing, the total outlays of our users for subs, videos, and donations - declines. When the mainstream media informed the world that the economy was in the toilet, not because millions around the world were dying, as before, of preventable disease and starvation - but because the rich were suddenly newly losing too, the ensuing bedlam induced the Z revenue decline that we now have to reverse, even as hard times persist.
Thus, we need $50,000 in direct donations in the next few months and we need to raise the Sustainer donations that are committed for the next year by upwards of $150,000 by the beginning of the new year. The figures may seem daunting but actually they are readily achevable goals if, and only if, users take notice of our situation and energetically help out as they are able.
How can I possibly say that getting so much money is readily achievable?
Roughly 400,000 people regularly use our online systems. A small fraction of those users making one-time donations commensurate to the use they make of the sites, and then another fraction (who make still more use of the operations but who are not yet sustainers) becoming sustainers, would together easily solve all our problems. We also have about 5,000 Sustainers - each of whom has been donating already and most of whom have the means, even in these difficult times, to up his or her monthly donation by $1, $3, $5, or even $10, and this too would get our fund raising job done. If all 5,000 sustainers did without one pizza or pizza equivalent a month, and donated their saving to us, that would do it. Yes, just that would do it.
But why might you help us?
The obvious answer is that you would send us a one time donation or become a sustainer or raise your recurring donation to keep the flow of print articles, online articles, multimedia, visionary insights, strategic projects, dvds, etc. all coming in steadily enlarging abundance and with steadily growing insight - and also to further enrich the online infrastructure and the benefits it conveys - (and I will offer another blog post about the coming online improvements shortly).
So, it seems I have to try to make a case for you - yes, literally, you - to give us some money - whether you prefer to directly donate, become a sustainer, or increase your sustainer donation.
Well, does Z matter? Is keeping Z alive and helping Z flourish important enough to warrant your attention?
Wait. Maybe I don't have to make the case that it is. For one thing, my assessment is suspect - I work here. Maybe I can let others who are more eloquent, knowledgeable, and diverse, provide the assessment.
Noam Chomsky writes about our current situation, "It is of inestimable importance, in my judgment, that Z and ZNet now composing ZCom, expand and flourish, along with their various other projects such as their growing video efforts and incomparable summer school, arguably the most exciting and instructive I have ever encountered. Again, I do not think it is possible to exaggerate the stakes." Okay, the case is made - or, well - could Chomsky be wrong about this?
From the U.S., Howard Zinn adds that "Z deserves all the help we can possibly give it. I hope people will come through at this critical time, when Z's work is especially crucial to the nation." U.S. innovative and visionary feminist and grass roots organizer Cynthia Peters adds, "Countless activists have joined struggles, started organizations, and brought vision and strategy into their existing efforts because of Z. You won't find an organization more capable of consistently providing accessible analysis of current events, explaining the workings of systemic oppressions, and making it possible to seriously address questions of vision and strategy." And the incredibly prolific and productive Paul Street takes it up a notch, "Z is unmatched as an accessible and sophisticated source of radically useful information and inspiration. I refuse to imagine a world without Z." And Green feminist activist Sonia Shah adds, "I tell all my friends to check out ZCom if they want to learn about progressive movements around the world; Z has always been my first source for left commentary and reportage. It's huge, vital, unique and necessary."
From Australia, reknowned internationalist John Pilger weighs in, "The range of good journalism, good writing and good scholarship on Z is astonishing: from the pen of the well-known to the raw, eyewitness reporting of 'citizen journalists'."
From Argentina, organizer and scholar Ezequiel Adamovsky adds, "The prodigious ZNet, the excellent monthly Z Magazine, the growing ZSpace, Z Video, and ZMI are together unique and fundamental for people and collectives trying to build another world."
From the UK, tireless media commentator David Edwards says, "Z is an authentic flagship of internet-based activism. Much of our work has been inspired by the example of Z, and much of our output has been enhanced by resources accessed via Z." And the equally tireless partner of Edwards, David Cromwell, says, "Z Communications is quite simply one of the best resources in the world for anyone concerned about justice, peace, compassion, the environment and humanity." British international relations analyst and anti war activist Milan Rai adds, "People struggling for a better world need a way to cut through the lies created by the Western mass media. ZCom aids that effort. The dynamic projects that spring out of Z, and the extraordinary evolution of ZNet express and reinforce the vitality of our movements." And finally, the incomparable Guardian journalist democracy and climate activist George Monbiot adds, "Whenever people ask where they should go to understand what's really happening in the world, I direct them to ZNet. It's the starting point in the great global conversation the internet permits. ZCom does it better than anyone else. I would be devastated if Z went down."
From deep in the heart of the Balkans, grass roots organizer and insightful author Andrej Grubacic reports, "As an editor of Z Mag for the Balkans, I can attest to the attraction and power the politics of Z has. The global- political message of Z has been successfully translated into the language of our local struggles in Serbia, ex-Yugoslavia and the Balkans."
From South Africa, economic analyst, activist, and institution builder Patrick Bond adds, "Amongst other sites of struggle, Johannesburg is in continual need of international networking. No service is as good as ZNet, and the comrades - from social movements to trade unions to NGOs to academics like myself - cite Z repeatedly."
And from the U.S. and India, intercommunalist Vijay Prashad proclaims, "ZNet is my ZNN -- I get my dose of global reality from it. It keeps me in touch with developments around the planet, including my own back yard. The debates and commentaries provide a lively community, a vital institution of the global left. ZCom must stay alive." Also from India, organizer C.P. Pandya reports, "What sets Z apart from other internet providers are its unrelenting commitment to diverse voices and accessibility to writers and activists. As a young journalist of color looking for both safe spaces to write and reliable sources of information to cite - there is no organization comparable to Z. It must continue."
But does anyone else agree with these folks?
From the U.S. Tim Wise, the most energetic public speaker on the planet, who is on the road almost as much as Bob Dylan, tells us, "Z is like a beacon pointing out the problems with current power structures and institutions, but even more, examining alternative futures. Z is indispensable to me, and I have heard the same from thousands of people around the country." And also from the U.S., Ed Herman who knows Z, with Noam Chomsky, longest and best of all writes, "Z Magazine and ZNet have been my primary vehicles for communicating messages to a sizable audience for two decades. I consider the Z family a model of an open and democratic media."
From Sweden, feminist and decentralist political activist and writer America Vera Zavala says, "ZNet makes me think; I feel a part of something bigger. I feel connected to other struggles that I don't share in day to day work. ZCom/ZNet is a tool for sharing visions and goals."
And from Greece the incredibly eloquent engineer and activist Nikos Raptis adds, "Greek journalists have been using ZNet and Z Magazine for years. They know these are sources for honest information and deep analysis of what is going on in the world. The Greeks as most peoples in the world base their hopes for a better world on a future moral reaction of an informed American people. ZNet and Z Magazine offer valuable help to this end."
Okay, so maybe I don't have to make the case for the importance of ZCom. Maybe the people quoted above have done it already. But surely I have to entreat, extol, exhort, plead, and get down on my knees and beg you to actually take the time to help, given all your other time consuming responsibilities - don't I?
Honestly, I think the real problem isn't Z's users doubting the value of Z. I think, instead, perhaps the begging part is the core of the matter, not the case that Z is worthy. I am sure, for example, that there are many more than enough folks, among our hundreds of thousands of users, who, like many of those who weigh in above, would be incredibly saddened, hurt, and even devastated, were Z to have to cut back dramatically, much less fold up shop. The problem is those people finding some time and energy to do something about their perceptions. The problem is, your clicking a link or writing a check, to help with the situation - rather than your simply hoping other people will do it as you understandably move on to other tasks under the crushing burden or your nearly endless responsibilities.
So, must I do some heavy entreating to inspire you to not just say "yes, Z is worthy," but to also actually take the time to cough up some cash for Z? Maybe not. Maybe this too, others will do for Z.
From the U.S., Noam Chomsky, a living scalpel forever hard at work cutting to ribbons the lies of the mainstream, writes, "I hope that all of us who are committed to resisting and reversing the powerful currents of reaction and oppression and violence, and showing that another world is indeed possible, will contribute as best we can to ensure that the remarkable achievements of Z and ZNet will be carried forward." The incomparably astute Edward Herman adds while toiling away on still another brilliant essay, "We should do all we can not only to help them survive but to expand." The energetic feminist Betsy Hartman adds between all her other responsibilities, "ZCom is boldly visionary at a time when the Left needs vision. It is a force for change -- and hope. It is important that people who use it support it." And the endlessly persuasive media activist and scholar Bob McChesney, amidst all his responsibilities, joins in saying, "I read ZCom nearly every day and find it of tremendous value. I strongly urge people to support ZCom including ZNet and Z Magazine to the fullest extent that you can."
And from down under, the multi-talentd writer and filmmaker John Pilger, never without a profound project in process, chimes in by urging: "Please do support Z; we need it; you need it." And, Green activist and scholar John Hepburn, also Aussie, writes: "ZCom is for people who dare to imagine that another world is actually possible. It has been a kind of radical, online university for social change. More than ever, we need vision, we need strategies for how to get there, and we need independent media that cuts through the crap. We need ZCom, and ZCom needs us. Put your money where your vision is - become a Sustainer." And from the UK, media savvy David Cromwell writes, "Please support ZNet wholeheartedly!" And his partner in media savvy activism, David Edwards adds, "I would view it as a genuine disaster if Z was to disappear. That can't be allowed to happen."
Okay, so by now surely you get the point: Lots of people with lots of experience and varied outlooks think ZCom is important and that supporting ZCom is a priority. The question is, do you agree?
We hope you do. And we hope you avail yourself of the opportunity of our upcoming fund raising drive to help us out.
Just keep watching the top page of ZNet. Our appeal will appear there very soon, including links to use to help. Then, pick your preferred avenue to help us, and - well - do it.
And, by the by, the benefits of our imminent upgrade for those using the site regularly and especially for our Sustainers, are going to be huge - and that will be the focus of my next blog in which I will try to describe the history of recent site renovation, the logic involved, the difficulties encountered, and what the successful implementation can mean for you!


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The battle for Aviva Premiership survival and the semi-final play-offs reached a dramatic conclusion on Saturday afternoon. London Wasps avoided relegation from the Premiership despite slumping to a 14-10 defeat to fellow strugglers Newcastle at Adams Park. Basement side Falcons needed at least a 24-point win over 11th-placed Wasps - and also to deny their opponents a losing one in the process - to climb off the bottom of the table. As a result, tries from James Fitzpatrick and Peter Stringer along with two conversions from Jimmy Gopperth were not enough with Christian Wade's ninth league try of the campaign helping to preserve Wasps' top-flight status. The Falcons' fate now rests on the outcome of this season's second-tier Championship title race, which will not be concluded until May 30. Should the winner not meet the Premiership entry criteria then Newcastle may yet avoid the drop. Harlequins secured top spot with a 24-10 win over an under strength Sale Sharks side at Edgeley Park on Saturday. England internationals Danny Care and Mike Brown went over in the first half as Quins established a 15-3 advantage at the interval, with Nick Evans adding a conversion and a penalty. Tommy Bell responded for Sale with a penalty before two second half kicks from Evans extended the visitors' advantage. Will Addison crossed for the Sharks to give them hope, but a further penalty sealed the win for Harlequins and a home semi-final in the play-offs. Quins will play Northampton after the Saints moved into the post-season in style with a 42-14 victory over Worcester. Chris Ashton's Franklin's Gardens farewell lasted only 19 minutes but it was long enough for the England winger to score the try which set the Saints on their way. England fullback Ben Foden, winger Paul Diggin and replacement forwards Teimana Harrison and Alex Waller scored Northampton's other tries with fly-half Stephen Myler kicking ten points and his replacement Ryan Lamb booting seven. Both sides were left disappointed at Vicarage Road as Exeter's play-off hopes disappeared and Saracens failed to claim a home semi-final despite a 40-22 victory. The home side trailed 10-9 at the interval but two tries early in the second half from James Short and Rhys Gill gave the hosts the impetus they needed. The bonus-point victory, secured by further tries from Alex Goode and Charlie Hodgson, was not enough to secure Saracens a home draw in the final four because of Leicester's home win over Bath - as a result they now face a difficult trip to the Tigers next weekend.
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Besides the chemical structure, what is the difference between these two compounds?
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An Hour With Eric Wright
Welcome to the site! This is our first official post, expect many more to come this season. To get things rolling, we went out yesterday for a little over an hour. Our idea was to help those of you coming to fish the Mega Bass tourney next week. Honestly, I was excited when Eric asked me to help him get set up on the web because I knew I was going to get out on the lake with him.
If you're coming to Lake Fork this weekend to fish Ram Mega Bass and want to do well, YOU WILL BE SIGHT FISHING. These fish are on beds, cruising shallow and the water is starting to clear up. The wind has been down the last few days and that has helped as well. As of this post, we stand a good chance of getting some rain before the weekend, possibly Friday, and this might change things. You will want to find the clearest water possible. Two baits you don't want to be without:
- ZOOM Finesse Worm (Tomato:) wacky rig
- Black/Blue Jig - Paca Craw


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The electric vehicles industry networking events will be plentiful at the 2012 electric vehicles conference EVS26. Check out the Welcome Reception, Gala and other exciting electric drive industry events. Sunday will be dedicated to consumers and industry workshops before plenaries and lectures start on Monday. For more information about the schedule, click here.
Welcome Reception
Sunday, May 6, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us for the Welcome Reception celebration at the JW Marriott. All symposium delegates, speakers, exhibitors, media and guests are welcome to this event where you can get a sneak peak at the technologies and products being showcased by EVS26 exhibitors.
Tuesday, May 8, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
This is one event you don't want to miss. Attend the EVS26 Gala with business, technology, policy and academic leaders from around the world. Uncover countless opportunities to network with industry leaders and innovators while enjoying cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live music at the California Science Center. Event begins at 7:00 PM. Your EVS26 Symposium badge will be required for admission to the Gala at the California Science Center. Shuttle buses will leave directly from The JW Marriot Los Angeles L.A. LIVE at 7:00 PM. Registered attendees only. Additional tickets may be purchased for $150.
Business/cocktail attire is recommended.
Ride, Drive & Charge
Sunday, May 6, 9:00AM - 5:00PMMonday, May 7, 9:00AM - 6:00PMTuesday, May 8, 9:30AM - 6:00PM
The signature EVS Ride, Drive & Charge gives delegates the opportunity to test drive battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric cars, trucks and other vehicles. EVS26 will feature a course for low speed vehicles and a course for high speed vehicles, plus a bike and scooter park. EVS26 provides delegates with one of the most comprehensive Ride, Drive & Charge event in the world. Experience first-hand current market offerings and also the next generation of electric drive vehicles leading the way for innovation.
>> Click here to check out EVS26 Ride, Drive & Charge participants!
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Sunday, May 6, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The public is invited to attend EVS26 on Sunday, May 6, for GoElectricDrive Day. Delegates are welcome to participate in the GoElectricDrive Day activities - get the first glimpse of the Exposition, Ride, Drive & Charge and participate in other special events.
For more information on GoElectricDrive Day, please click here.
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Altria Group Inc. Retains Buy Recommendation
Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link.NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a buy with a ratings score of B+. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated.Highlights from the ratings report include:
- ALTRIA GROUP INC has improved earnings per share by 5.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, ALTRIA GROUP INC increased its bottom line by earning $2.06 versus $1.64 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.39 versus $2.06).
- The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Tobacco industry and the overall market, ALTRIA GROUP INC's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- The gross profit margin for ALTRIA GROUP INC is rather high; currently it is at 57.47%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 27.97% is above that of the industry average.
- Net operating cash flow has increased to -$1,223.00 million or 36.36% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of -8.49%.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the Tobacco industry average, but is less than that of the S&P 500. The net income increased by 3.3% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $1,225.00 million to $1,266.00 million.
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- Accor Lisbon Liberdade
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#8 Family Hotel in Lisbon
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Hotel Class:5 star — Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade 5*
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- This 5 star lavish hotel consists of 163 extravagantly decorated rooms with a shower of modern glamour. All rooms are equipped with the most diversified services which define the quality and comfort that our guests appreciate. These may include: LCD, mini-bar, coffee machine and a flower bouquet which gives the room a unique atmosphere of lux and comfort. At Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade you will surely receive a prestigious service provided by our multi-lingual ambassadors and Concierge Clé d'Or, free access to wireless internet, a fitness centre which provides the most essential equipment, and a pleasant library connected to the bar where you can find a selection of paintings from the Beijing School of Arts and an international collection of books, newspapers and magazines. Seminars and conferences can be accommodated in the hotel's ten meeting rooms, the largest of which can seat up to 250 people. The guests may also benefit from 24h Business Centre and Room Service, as well parking facilities (surcharges apply) and complimentary valet-parking services. ... more less
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Having celebrated its 125th birthday in 2010, Banff is Canada's oldest and most famous national park, its fabulous and dramatic landscapes the first, best argument that Canada's abundant, spectacular wilderness was worthy of federal protection. Its 6,641 sq. km (2,564 sq. miles) of incredibly dramatic mountain landscape, glaciers, high moraine lakes, and rushing rivers make it clear no argument was to be made at all; this is one of the most gorgeous places on Earth.
If there's a downside, it's that everybody knows it. In the towns of Banff and nearby Lake Louise (though much less so in Louise), a walk on main street can give you the odd sensation of walking in midtown New York City at rush hour, and it's not because of the urbane sophistication the towns have cultivated; it's crowded, and the sidewalks can be shoulder to shoulder.
Happily, the wilderness is just steps away. Thanks to outstanding infrastructure, and professional guides and outfitters, it's easy in Banff National Park to get on a raft, bike, or horse and find a little solitude. Alternatively, consider visiting the park off-season, when prices are lower, the locals are friendlier, and the scenery is just as stunning.
For more information on the park, contact Banff National Park (P.O. Box 900, Banff, AB T1L 1K2; tel. 403/762-1550; www.pc.gc.ca).
Banff Townsite -- So gorgeous is Banff townsite, it can sometimes seem surreal: quaint buildings, some of them historic, line a bustling main street, over which loom the peaks of the Rockies so close you feel like you could reach out and touch them. Mt. Rundle, the town's signature peak, towers over Banff Avenue from the south; its appearance lends support to the tectonic-plate theory of mountain creation, as one side, smooth as the plains, crests at a point and gives way to a jagged underside. To the south, the Bow River Bridge traverses the fast-rushing Bow in the shadow of massive Mt. Cascade.
It's postcard perfect -- exactly why the Banff Springs Hotel was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company in 1888 (it's now owned by the luxurious Fairmont hotel chain), to draw tourists to the rugged beauty of the Rockies, providing all the comforts, including geothermally heated hot springs. The plan worked: Visitors flocked, and the town grew rapidly to accommodate.
The setting may be unreal, but in some cases, so is the town; in between the remaining historic buildings are high-end contemporary shopping malls, with luxury international brands and inflated prices. Banff also has an alarming surfeit of fudge shops -- the international symbol for "tourist trap." Banff is vibrant and cosmopolitan, its sidewalks crowded with people from all over the world year-round; what it isn't, though, is peaceful -- especially in summer.
With American Airlines flights to Banff, experiencing the breathtaking natural splendor of Canada is easy and worry-free. Charge the batteries on the camera and get ready to recharge all of your senses with the many beautiful and relaxing things to do in Banff -- not the least of which is spending time in Banff National Park.
Most people who travel to this part of Canada are here for one of the most popular activities in Banff, and that's visiting Banff National Park. It's located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies and it's been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers over 2,500 square miles of mountains, glaciers, forests and natural hot mineral springs. In fact, it was the discovery of these hot springs by Canadian Pacific Railway workers in 1883 that led to the formation of the park -- the first national park in Canada. Plan to visit Lake Louise, as it's easily one of the most beautiful natural settings on earth. You'll also want to drive under the peaks of Icefields Parkway, with views of glistening, snow-capped domes as far as you can see. And wherever you go in the park, keep your eyes open for wildlife such as grizzly bears, caribou, wolves and bison.
Depending on what time of year you visit, and how active you like to be, there are many adventurous things to do in Banff. Biking, backpacking, hiking, mountain climbing, rafting, bird watching, canoeing, fishing and, of course, skiing are all options. And if you'd like to see all of the outdoor splendor in a more relaxed way, choose the Banff City Sightseeing Tour. Over three hours, you'll see it all during a guided tour and have the chance to ride a gondola for even more amazing views.
The town itself offers many activities in Banff. You can visit museums, including the Canadian Ski Museum West and Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum. There are also many art galleries in Banff, along with a thriving performing arts scene. And since Banff National Park was founded after the discovery of natural hot springs, there are of course a number of spas and wellness centers designed to relax and rejuvenate you after a long day of sightseeing or outdoor adventure.
It's so beautiful here that American Airlines has made it easy to fly to Banff so you can marvel at it firsthand. Take a look at flights and start planning to your retreat into unbelievable natural beauty now.
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The Planning Department is responsible for staffing the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals, Lancaster County Board of Zoning Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Nebraska Capitol Environs Commission, Urban Design Committee, and the Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee and Officials Committee.
All boards and commissions operate under the Nebraska Open Meetings Act (Neb. Rev.Stat. 84-1407 to 84-1414).


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South Sound residents have three more opportunities to comment on the development of a wilderness stewardship plan at Olympic National Park.
Three public meetings are scheduled for this week at which the public can comment on how the park should manage its wilderness areas.
Of the park's 922,651 acres, 95 percent has been declared wilderness.
The purpose of the plan, according to superintendent Sarah Creachbaum, is to determine the best uses for each wilderness area while realizing it can't be every use for every acre.
The next meetings, all from 5-7 p.m., are:
Monday: REI Flagship Store, 222 Yale Ave. N., Seattle
Tuesday: Ridgetop High School, 10600 Hillsboro Drive NW, Silverdale
Wednesday: Shelton Civic Center, 525 W. Cota St., Shelton
Public comments may also be mailed to: Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum, Attn: Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Olympic National Park, 600 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362.
For more information or to be added to the plan mailing list, visit parkplanning.nps.gov/ olymwild or call the park at 360-565-3004.
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Inventory of Assisted Rental Properties
Compare Housing and Income Characteristics
Paycheck To Paycheck
Assisted Rental Housing Needs
Housing + Commuting Affordability Index - Median
Housing + Commuting Affordability Index - 80%
Housing + Commuting Affordability Index - 60%
Personalized Commuting Cost
Maximum Affordable Housing
Description of HAI Sourcebook
Housing Virginia offers this website as a comprehensive housing affordability resource that includes the most current available information on housing affordability. The
measures highlighted here provide a benchmark of general affordability over time and illustrate in a straightforward manner the complexities of affordability. Housing Virginia hopes that this website will stimulate discussion on affordability and add exposure to housing affordability issues.
Most of the measures are available for Virginia, its metropolitan areas, independent cities, and counties and are provided over a five-year time period. Measures are explained in detail under
and data is available for
To access data, go to the drop down menu above and choose a location. Then choose one of the drop down menu choices for housing measures and click select.
The data provided include a sheet of advocate quick facts that highlights housing affordability for households with incomes at 60% of the median income for the area and provides other key affordability measures; a summary chart of housing and income characteristics; assorted housing affordability indexes along with trend charts and statewide thematic maps; and additional measures that help quantify housing affordability for a particular area.
The data contained in SOURCEBOOK is intended for informational, educational and research uses. The information may not be used for commercial purposes or re-marketed. Any reproduction and distribution of this information must clearly identify Housing Virginia and SOURCEBOOK as the provider of the information.
SOURCEBOOK is made possible through the generous support of: