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Facebook CEO forms group to expand Internet access
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new tech-industry alliance that will work to cut the cost of delivering mobile Internet access to the billions around the world who have no way of getting online
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new tech-industry alliance that will work to cut the cost of delivering mobile Internet access to the billions around the world who have no way of getting online.
"I'm focused on this because I think it's one of the greatest challenges of our generation," the 29-year-old CEO wrote on his personal Facebook page, where he outlined plans for an industrywide effort aimed at lowering the cost of smartphone service and tackling other business and technical hurdles that stand in the way of delivering Internet access in less developed parts of the world.
Other members of the coalition include mobile-phone manufacturers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung, as well as chip-maker Qualcomm and mobile-browser company Opera.
The announcement is the latest move by the young tech mogul to establish a leadership role on issues beyond Silicon Valley, after Zuckerberg's earlier effort this year to form an alliance of Internet industry leaders who hope to influence the debate over immigration and other public-policy issues in Washington, D.C.
It's not clear how effective the new effort will be. While the new coalition, dubbed Internet.org, includes some powerful companies besides Facebook, its founding members notably do not include any other major Silicon Valley-based corporations. Other tech giants, notably Google, have pursued their own efforts to expand Internet access in underserved parts of the globe.
Those efforts, like the new organization announced by Zuckerberg, are a mix of altruism and aggressive business strategy.
The Facebook CEO's announcement was accompanied by a lengthy position paper and laudatory quotes from authorities on global development including Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel-winning economist who is credited with pioneering the concept of microfinance to encourage Third World development.
"Extending Internet access, in an almost costless way, to the next 5 billion people is key for solving all social problems," Yunus said in a statement released by Facebook.
Expanding access to undeveloped countries will be good business for a variety of companies, including Facebook, Zuckerberg acknowledged in a position paper he posted on his Facebook page.
Zuckerberg stressed that, "Everyone will benefit from the increased knowledge, experience and progress we make from having everyone connected to the Internet."
In a separate statement released by Facebook, organizers of the new coalition said they will focus on three goals.
The first is collaborating on developing technologies that will make mobile connectivity less expensive, through such efforts as building lower-cost smartphones.
A second goal involves building new tools to make networks operate more efficiently and reduce the amount of data needed to run Internet apps and services, so they can be provided online at a lower cost.
The third calls for creating "sustainable new business models" that provide financial incentives for mobile-telecommunications operators to provide services.
In a statement, the organization said it hopes to enlist other tech companies, as well as experts from the nonprofit and academic world.
It also said it was influenced by the success of the Open Compute Project, an industrywide effort in which Facebook and other companies have shared information about new hardware designs in order to encourage the development of more energy-efficient data centers.
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With North America producing more crude oil than its pipelines can carry, railroads are stepping in to transport the overflow to refineries that turn it into gasoline and other useful products. That should add to their profits for years—and create an opportunity for stock investors. Companies to favor include Canadian Pacific cp 0.33222591362126247% Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD208.38 0.69 0.33222591362126247% /Date(1416952903546-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 467494 AFTER HOURS USD202.5 -5.88 -2.8217679239850275% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 32757 P/E Ratio 32.661442006269596 Market Cap 40094370208.7402 Dividend Yield 0.6256414670745561% Rev. per Employee 431795 More quote details and news » (ticker: CP), Union Pacific unp -0.32544137987145066% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD122.51 -0.4 -0.32544137987145066% /Date(1416952971994-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3827041 AFTER HOURS USD123 0.489999999999995 0.39996734960411395% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 223445 P/E Ratio 22.520220588235293 Market Cap 109279161225.948 Dividend Yield 1.6325197943025058% Rev. per Employee 505221 More quote details and news » (UNP), and Norfolk Southern nsc 0.6703910614525139% Norfolk Southern Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD117.13 0.78 0.6703910614525139% /Date(1416953083439-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1134947 AFTER HOURS USD117.2711 0.141100000000009 0.1204644412191582% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 33608 P/E Ratio 18.15968992248062 Market Cap 36003574608.7006 Dividend Yield 1.946555109707163% Rev. per Employee 386506 More quote details and news » (NSC).
Oil drilling in the U.S. has transformed from hit-or-miss exploration to sure-thing production. Energy companies once relied on finding reachable pools of underground crude. Today, armed with new technology, they can simply squeeze the stuff out of pulverized shale using hydraulic fracturing, even if the deposits can't be reached from above. Volumes are gushing. Earlier this year, U.S. oil production topped seven million barrels per day for the first time since 1993. Analysts expected it to hit 10 million by 2020. For comparison, Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer, puts out just over nine million barrels per day, albeit of purer crude.
SURGING OIL OUTPUT has done wonders for pipeline operators and their investors. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners kmp 0.200300450676014% Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. U.S.: NYSE USD100.05 0.2 0.200300450676014% /Date(1416952925585-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2066521 AFTER HOURS USD100.05 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 85286 P/E Ratio 33.553558253403985 Market Cap 46482133170.3758 Dividend Yield 5.59720139930035% Rev. per Employee 1323880 More quote details and news » (KMP), one of the largest players, has done more than twice as well as the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past five years, returning an average of 13.3% a year. Increasingly, rails are getting a piece of the action, too. Originations of crude-oil shipments by rail soared 200% last year, according to Credit Suisse.
What rails lack in pricing they more than make up for in availability. Pipelines take years to build. Train tracks are already laid. Stuart Goldenberg for Barron's
That's surprising, considering that trains are much more expensive than pipelines. Transporting a barrel of crude from the oil hub of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast, a major refining center, costs $7 to $11 using pipelines, but as much as $14 to $21 by rail, according to BMO Capital Markets. Every nickel per barrel matters for refiners, so under normal circumstances they'd balk at paying rail prices.
But North America's production glut has left landlocked crude some $20 per barrel cheaper than the imported stuff shipped to coastal refineries. Refiners are happy to pay $10 extra for transport to get the discount. And what rails lack in pricing, they more than make up for in availability. Pipelines take years to build and can run up against environmental squabbling. Train tracks are already laid, and no one complains about adding more cars and extra offloading facilities.
RAILS CARRY SO MANY different goods that oil still accounts for less than 1% of carloads, but it's lucrative. For example, oil will contribute 6% of Canadian Pacific's earnings per share this year and 3% for Union Pacific's, according to BMO. Berkshire Hathaway's BRKA 0.3040766318169281% Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD221725 672.17 0.3040766318169281% /Date(1416952830074-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 277 AFTER HOURS USD221711.6965 -13.3035000000091 -0.006% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8 P/E Ratio 17.601413034849568 Market Cap 362986412454.737 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 640606 More quote details and news » (BRKA) rail, BNSF, is probably enjoying the biggest boost; it controls 82% of capacity for oil in the booming Bakken field in North Dakota. Rails should collect growing profits from oil as production rises—especially because cheap crude has set off a resurgence in energy-intensive businesses like manufacturing and chemical production, creating more growth in rail volumes. But not all rails will benefit equally. Credit Suisse transportation analyst Allison Landry expects Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern ksu 0.2077673006233019% Kansas City Southern U.S.: NYSE USD125.4 0.26 0.2077673006233019% /Date(1416953023273-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 691704 AFTER HOURS USD125.7735 0.373499999999993 0.29784688995215314% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12392 P/E Ratio 29.095127610208817 Market Cap 13810450409.021 Dividend Yield 0.8931419457735247% Rev. per Employee 407380 More quote details and news » (KSU), and Union Pacific to get the biggest earnings boost. Fadi Chamoun at BMO likes Union Pacific, along with CSX csx 0.4241781548250265% CSX Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD37.88 0.16 0.4241781548250265% /Date(1416953153452-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3721016 AFTER HOURS USD37.8918 0.0118000000000009 0.031151003167898626% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 176138 P/E Ratio 20.365591397849464 Market Cap 37705638387.4174 Dividend Yield 1.689545934530095% Rev. per Employee 402484 More quote details and news » (CSX) and Norfolk Southern.
Canadian Pacific is uniquely positioned in that it can originate oil shipments from both Bakken shale and Canada's oil sands. The oil sands have three to four times the output potential of Bakken. And while rail's share of Bakken oil is expected to peak in late 2014 as new pipelines come online, pipeline capacity for Canada won't surge until 2015 at the earliest, and only then if the Keystone XL extension gets a timely nod from regulators. Even after Keystone, Canada will likely produce far more oil than pipelines can carry, and rails there have a key competitive advantage. The oil sands produce thick bitumen, which must be diluted to flow through pipelines, and then have the diluent removed at the refineries. Rails can simply glop bitumen into cars and deliver it to refineries—and on the way back, haul a load of diluent back to the pipelines for reuse.
Canadian Pacific, which is first in line to profit from both Bakken shale and Canada's the oil sands, trades at 21 times this year's profit forecast of $6.10 per share. But Wall Street expects those profits to swell to nearly $9 a share by 2015. Union Pacific is cheaper at 15 times 2013 earnings. It has interchange connections that allow it to pick up oil on its way from Bakken and Canada, and carry it to terminals near key refineries in Texas and Louisiana. It can also originate shipments from the Niobrara shale field in Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska. Niobrara is less developed than Bakken, but production is likely to ramp up over the next five years.
Kansas City Southern, at 25 times projected 2013 earnings of $4.15 a share, has similarly attractive interchanges. It also owns land near major refineries in Port Arthur, Texas, and is working on a deal to turn it into a key terminal for northern crude. That could boost earnings from crude to $1 per share by 2015, says Landry, propelling earnings per share toward $7.
DON'T FORGET THE EAST COAST. Refiners there use pricey overseas crude and are eager to get their hands on cheap U.S. output. They have limited access to pipelines. Many are now extending rail lines and building high-speed unloading facilities. Rail oil capacity to the East should quadruple by 2014, according to BMO's Chamoun, and CSX and Norfolk Southern should benefit from picking up shipments that begin at Bakken or in Canada. Both are reasonably priced at 13 times earnings, and both have plenty of exposure to Eastern shale fields—the Utica field and Marcellus—and rising chemical production. They also have dividend yields of over 2%.
One risk to this newfound growth source for rails is that a plunge in oil prices would lead drillers to cut back on production, which would reduce the U.S. glut and thus, the price gap between U.S. and foreign crude. But so long as prices remain at $80 per barrel or higher, the U.S. discount will persist for years, says Fadel Gheit, an energy analyst for Oppenheimer. Brent (foreign) crude recently traded at $112 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (domestic) sold for $91.
A bigger risk for rails is simply that the U.S. economy falters, and shipments of all sorts of goods decline. But that's a risk for just about any stock. Compared with pipelines, rails offer a way to invest in soaring U.S. oil production without being singularly exposed to it.
Riding the Rails to Increased Profits
Refiners are ravenous for cheap domestic crude to replace pricey imports. These railroads are cashing in.
| Mkt Val
|Recent Price
|Div Yield
|What to Like
|Canadian Pacific Railway/CP
Unique geography; can originate shipments from Bakken and Canadian oil sands
Poised to connect Eastern refineries to cheap U.S. oil
|Kansas City Southern/KSU
Connects northern rails with Gulf refineries; could develope land near Port Arthur, Texas, into key terminal
|Norfolk Southern/NSC
Eastern carrier with exposure to Marcellus shale
|Union Pacific/UNP
Connects northern rails with Gulf refineries
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On the evening he scored his third hat trick of the season, Alexander Semin stood in the Washington Capitals' dressing room enveloped by a horde of reporters. Amid the sound of whirring fans drying sweaty equipment, Semin was asked if he can ever predict such a successful performance.
Given an opportunity to offer insight or make a joke, the 26-year-old Russian sharpshooter chose one of his typically guarded answers.
"I'm not going to say anything," he said through an interpreter. "That's inside me. I'm not going to share that with you guys. Why should I reveal anything?"
A third of the way through his sixth season with the Capitals, Semin is on pace for a career-best campaign statistically, and although teammates say he's gradually revealing more of his reserved personality in the locker room, he is still a mystery to the outside world.
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Where the heck does the Japanese version ever call him Arlon? As far as I can tell, the katakana can just as easily be rendered Aaron. In fact, standard romanization would render アーロン as AARON, exactly the same name. So who changed his name to Arlon, or is there some official Japanese material that says his name is Arlon in romaji? Satosuke 03:01, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
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January 6, 2014 at 8:00pm
Just practicing income redistribution. We can't continue to have so much income inequality. I hope this lady recovers, they find the thugs, and don't get some liberal judge and jury.
[1] January 6, 2014 at 5:21pm
He should be thankful his 12 year old neighbor didn't find it and shoot someone. He would be held responsible for not securing a firearm. Just like leaving a loaded gun on your night stand. Gun ownership is a right but also a responsibility.
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Will you please site you source about the Father torturing people in tunnels. Call be silly, but I need facts to make my decisions about people. For all I know, you may be one of those radical thugs that burned down an innocent man's personal library. I know that ignorant people fear knowledge and those that seek it.
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Stop calling her a "stupid idiot". It insults stupid idiots.
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Nadine Levin named interim Atherton city manager
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a resident of another community
on Oct 21, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Atherton is very lucky to have Nadine.
Good luck to her!
a resident of Whisman Station
on Oct 21, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Isn't that picture of our esteemed City Attorney...Jannie Quinn? or do they look that much alike?
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Retire on a public pension, and then immediately go back to work and work on another one while still collecting retirement. Brilliant. This will soon be outlawed by the California legislature if they can muster up the moral courage.
a resident of Stierlin Estates
on Oct 23, 2010 at 4:55 pm
@BD: The photo is correct.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Oct 25, 2010 at 3:14 pm
@Average Joe. How is this different from someone retiring from a corporate job and then becoming a consultant selling their knowledge and experience? Sure the taxpayer is paying Ms. Levin's retirement and salary in her new (temporary) position, but it's not like she isn't earning it. Everything I have ever read or heard about Ms. Levin is she is a talented and dedicated individual.
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on Oct 31, 2010 at 8:59 am
If you retire from the state, and decide to go back to state work, you should be required to stop receiving retirement while you continue to add funds to your new state job for retirement.
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Bill would set up Vt. permits for hemp farmersBy DAVE GRAM
The Associated Press | April 18,2013MONTPELIER Members of the state House Agriculture Committee appeared Wednesday to support allowing Vermonts farmers to grow hemp which could put any who plant it on a collision course with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The committee heard testimony on a measure that already passed the Senate in March that would give farmers the option of growing the same plant that produces marijuana.
Although plants grown for hemp are raised differently and contain very low levels of pots active ingredient, it remains illegal under federal law. But supporters of the bill say theres little risk that hemp plants would be diverted for the drug trade.
Rep. Carolyn Partridge, D-Windham, chairwoman of the committee, said she supports the legalization of hemp.
I think all were up against is that the DEA feels this is a dangerous crop, which weve discovered as a committee it just is not, she said.
Hemp is widely praised for its multiple uses as a heating fuel, provider of fabric for cloth and rope, construction material, paint and other purposes. It can grow well in Vermonts climate with its short growing season and long, cold winters, said Ben Falk of Whole Systems Design, a farm specializing in test crops and public education about agriculture in Moretown.
With the current federal ban on hemp, were tossing that agricultural option out the window, he told the committee. The diversification possibility that hemp offers to the states agricultural economy and land base are enormous.
Vermont passed a law in 2008 that called on the state Agency of Agriculture to begin issuing hemp growing permits to farmers seeking them as soon as the federal government lifted its prohibition on the crop. The new legislation would have Vermont wait no longer: Farmers could begin growing the crop under state law. But the bill makes clear that they still could face federal prosecution.
(F)ederal prosecution for growing hemp in violation of federal law 20 may include criminal penalties, forfeiture of property, and loss of access to federal agricultural benefits, including agricultural loans, conservation programs, and insurance programs, it says.
Partridge said a few Vermont farmers may try to defy the federal law, setting up a possible court battle, but she said they should know the risks.
Lawmakers said hemp comes from the stalks of the cannabis plant and hemp plants are raised for long, tall stalk. Plants grown for marijuana, which comes from cannabis flowers, leaves and resin, are grown to be shorter and bushier.
The DEA historically has made no distinction between the two.
A statement emailed Wednesday by DEA spokesman Lawrence Payne said federal law uses the term marijuana to refer to all cannabis plants. Anyone seeking to grow any type of cannabis must register with the agency, he said.
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With the recent announcement that Dr. Dre plans to take an extended break from the music scene, Aftermath Records' Slim the Mobster says he is fully behind his mentor.
In Slim's perspective, the Doc has put in enough work over the past 27 years to enable him to kick back and relax.
"For the past time that I've been around, I know for a fact that [Dre] hasn't been out the studio long. Let him have a break," Slim said in an interview. "He gave us Eminem and 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Game, he gave us so many different things in his time. There are some rappers who haven't gave us nothing. So, let the man have fun now." (MTV)
Recently, Slim hit up SOHH and gave his thoughts on carrying the Aftermath legacy.
"Yeah, I mean, it feels good. We were all just in the studio the other day, me, Kendrick [Lamar] and Dre and the energy was just there," Slim told SOHH when asked about holding up the Aftermath flag. "Me and Kendrick know each other from previous situations. Where he grew up, my lived there. I know who he is, he knows who I am. We just made it into something big. This is what I work for. With me, I have to really prove my point because I've been signed so long but it feels like I've done nothing. When I say 'nothing,' I mean I haven't done anything that's been Slim-motivated. It's been in the lure of of Detox and Dr. Dre. I feel like right now, it's my time." (SOHH)
Last week, Dre said outside of Slim and Kendrick, he has no immediate music obligations.
"These are the next two artists I'm working on, Slim the Mobster and Kendrick Lamar. I think that's when I'm gonna just wrap it up for a minute because I've been working on music for 27 years now and the longest I've ever been out of the studio in 27 years has been two weeks," Dr. Dre said in an interview. "So yeah I feel like I'm gonna take a little bit of a break. I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me. So I'mma take a little bit of a break. Enjoy some time with the family til I get that itch to get back in." (FADER TV)
In October, Slim gave SOHH his reaction to being one of two primary Aftermath focuses for the Doc.
"I've been knew that," Slim jokingly told SOHH when informed about Dre's primary focus on him and Kendrick Lamar. "I knew that months ago. It never changed how I am or who I am. I mean, things change but I'm not trying to change too much. I don't want it to be as if [Dr. Dre's pledge] gives me my confidence. Confidence comes from what I do. Despite who I'm with, that's where my confidence comes from. [Dre's words are] like a boost, but I never had the vision in my head, 'Because Dre this, Dre that,' nah, I still got work to do." (SOHH)
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Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has revealed that he held discussions with Paris Saint-Germain about a potential move to the French giants this summer.
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The 24-year-old, who joined Roberto Mancini's ambitious City from Arsenal last week, says that PSG's sporting director Leonardo, who coached Inter Milan in the second half of last season, wanted to sign him.
"I talked to Leonardo because he wanted me at Internazionale," Nasri told Telefoot. "(At PSG) the situation was a bit more complex because I told him about my choice for Manchester City.
"He had already signed (Javier) Pastore (from Palermo) and it was a little difficult (for them) to find funds to invest and be able to sign me."
Nasri, who played for French giants Marseille between 2004 and 2008, made his City debut on Sunday afternoon against Tottenham Hotspur and provided three assists in their 5-1 victory at White Hart Lane.


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The Blue Waterholes on the head of the Goodradigbee River, is one of my favourite spots in KNP. I've visited it at least 20 times to camp, fish, explore and especially to walk down the limestone gorge, criss-crossing the water course to have lunch at the waterfall. On one visit I found that a Park Ranger had collected a group of about ten visitors to lead them on a conducted walk. I knew the ranger and she asked me to join the group - we could both give the commentary.
The new KHA 2015 calendar is now ready for sale!
Published in a large A3 portrait format and packed with quality photos of your favourite huts, it would make a fine Christmas present for friends and family or just to spoil yourself.
Contains a selection of quality photos taken by KHA members.
Available from:
Namadgi National Park visitors centre - Tharwa ACT
Jindabyne, Tumut, Khancoban and Cooma Visitors Centres.
Candelo Bookshop, Bega.
KHA Members should login to the website, on the main menu click on Members > User profile,
click on the 'Additional Information' tab to find their shop coupon code to receive a 20% discount on the calendar price.
Alternatively, forward your request and payment by cheque to:
Secretary, KHA, PO Box 2509, Canberra ACT 2601
HMO North reports on another successful Easter workparty at Old Currango homestead.
7 KHA volunteers, 4 1/2 days, 12 litres of paint and 2 large bags of rubbish collected and removed.
Last year, 2013, KHA purchased a replacement pot bellied stove for Tin Hut, the old one had well and truly had it after many decades of service.
NPWS kindly flew the new one in and installed it for us.
Recently Martin enjoyed the new stove's hospitality and kindly send in a couple of photos so we could all share the warmth!
Thank you Martin.
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KHA Friend Matthew Higgins sent us a link to a fine video featuring our hut of the high country.
Pauline Downing has produced a sister publication to her "Historic Huts and Homesteads of the Namadgi National Park" for Kosciuszko Park.
Retail price is now $20.00 incl. postage. The book is 200 pp b/w with over 300 photographs and paintings.
Both publications can be purchased from Pauline at:
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PO Box 525 CAMDEN NSW 2570 or
(02) 4655-3622
A friend of our huts sent this excellent photo of an enthusiastic member of the public keen to experience our high country heritage during Snowpocalypse 2014!
Many of the GPS locations for huts in NSW and ACT have been updated and corrected.
We are in the process of correcting the locations on the hut pages, but the complete, corrected table can be found here.
Also available are the locations in a number of different formats:
The download files are available to members who have logged in to the website.
President – Barbara Seymour
Vice President – Vacant
Secretary – Patsy Sheather
Treasurer – Lyn Sebo
Membership Secretary – Pip Brown
HMO Geehi – Jim Roche
HMO North – David Mitchell
HMO South – Ian Frakes
HMO Snowy – Marion Plum
HMO Namadgi – Bob Salijevic
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For this article, I'll use Kinesiotape as a catchall term, but recognize that different brands and methods of similar tape exist (Leukotape, Rocktape, etc), along with more restrictive methods such as McConnell taping. For previous discussion on taping, see Tape Addicts and Shoulder Taping.
Williams (2012) conducted a meta-analysis of previous Kinesiotaping studies, initially surveying ninety six studies but including only ten that met sufficient quality standards for additional analysis. They examined these studies to examine taping's effect on pain, range of motion, strength, and proprioception.
Undoubtedly the primary reason for anyone using Kinesiotape is due to pain. Authors found only one study out of ten in which Kinesiotaping was shown to improve pain, and even so, the result was clinically insignificant. Note this study was conducted on car accident whiplash sufferers with neck pain, so it's unclear whether it transfers to repetitive use athletic injuries. Further, pain is often treated indirectly and Kinesiotape may be effective for general effects on muscle length, strength, and proprioception.
Perhaps the most relevant study on range of motion is Hsu (2009), which studied baseball players with shoulder impingement. Most swimmers aren't using tape unless previously or currently symptomatic, so studies on pain free athletes are perhaps less relevant. Authors measured scapular orientation at twenty four different positions and concluded "the effect of KT is likely to be trivial, or even possibly harmful for certain measurements, and therefore would not be recommended for use in treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome." More study is needed on range of motion due to the wide mix of joints and patient health statuses included in these studies, at times with conflicting results.
Strength results appear promising, as five strength measures collected in the studies were found to increase significantly. Notably, Hsu found significant strength increases in the lower trapezius strength when taped. No studies showed any strength loss resulting from Kinesiotape. Still, there is insufficient evidence to definitively conclude Kinesiotaping is or is not effective at improving strength.
Studies also measured proprioception. Chang (2010) measured grip strength perception error and found small benefit in healthy subjects, while Halseth(2004) found no significant effects on perception of ankle positioning. Subsequent to the publication of Williams' meta-analysis, Change (2012) found proprioception improvements in both healthy subjects and baseball pitchers with medial epicondylitis.
Overall the evidence is incomplete, but not definitive in either direction. Most notably, Kinesiotaping has not been tested thoroughly in combination with other procedures. It's possible that taping may have different effects done as a standalone treatment versus when used to reinforce a clinical procedure (spinal manipulation, massage, dry needling, etc).
My personal opinion is that Kinesiotape may have actual effects but the mechanisms are still unknown. It may take several years to separate taping from the methods that it is frequently paired with. It is still too early to call it a placebo or alternatively, a miracle treatment. That said, because much anecdotal evidence exists with very little observed side effects (other than tape addiction), Kinesiotape deserves consideration as a method to improve muscle length, strength, and timing, especially when used to support other interventions.
- Williams S, Whatman C, Hume PA, Sheerin K. Kinesio taping in treatment and prevention of sports injuries: a meta-analysis of the evidence for itseffectiveness. Sports Med. 2012 Feb 1;42(2):153-64. doi: 10.2165/11594960-000000000-00000.
- Chang HY, Wang CH, Chou KY, Cheng SC. Could forearm Kinesio Taping improve strength, force sense, and pain in baseball pitchers with medial epicondylitis? Clin J Sport Med. 2012 Jul;22(4):327-33. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318254d7cd.
- Chang HY, Chou KY, Lin JJ, Lin CF, Wang CH. Immediate effect of forearm Kinesio taping on maximal grip strength and force sense in healthy collegiate athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2010 Nov;11(4):122-7. Epub 2010 Aug 1.
- Halseth T. McChesney JW. DeBeliso M. et al. The effects of Kinesio taping on proprioception at the ankle. J Sports Sei & Med 2004; 3(1): 1-7.
- Hsu YH. Chen WY. Lin HC. et al. The effects of taping on scapular kinematics and muscle performance in baseball players with shoulder impingement syndrome. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2009; 19 (6): 1092-9.


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It was definitely going to be a one and done character. I think Carl was hired by Janvier as part of some master revenge plan on Callan.
Does anyone else think that at the end of the preview for next week's episode, the guy about to strangle Kensi looks like Deeks?
It should also be pointing out that Ari knew about Shannon and Kelly, so targeting the women in Gibbs' life (Kate, Jenny, Abby) was intended to make him suffer.
Yeah, we did see Annalise in the flashbacks. It was in the episode before this one.
I think the reason Bonnie stays around is because she's the other lawyer (I think Frank's a PI) so she's probably staying to work on their cases.
Nate killed Sam.
That's a mystery worthy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Just saying that felt too similar for me to not draw that connection.
I'm also pretty sure that Danny was killed by the priest.
Owen's making a mistake in trusting Renee, but you kind of get the feeling at points he wants nothing to do with her and other points where he wants to stay.
Also, can someone explain what Carver meant by he's sick, if possible?


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New York Times New York City Council - 2013 Election Results by Editors
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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Published: August 30, 2013
MANHATTAN'S DISTRICT 5 (Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island): A few months ago, this race looked as if it would be an easy win for Assemblyman Micah Kellner. Then came the accusations against him of sexual harassment — charges now being investigated by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics in Albany. Fortunately, there is a better candidate in this race: Ben Kallos, a lawyer and activist. Mr. Kallos has government experience as a legislative aide in Albany, where he worked to begin putting voting records online. He has impressive proposals to help students who attend the City University of New York by forgiving college loans to those who work and stay in the city, and to require developers to build more affordable apartments to get tax abatements. He wants to expand broadband service and revisit congestion pricing. Ben Kallos brings fresh ideas and merits this seat.
Confronted with corruption in Albany, Ben put voting records online so New Yorkers could finally hold politicians accountable.
Since then he's run a government reform organization that successfully removed corruption from government and served as Policy Director for former Public Advocate Mark Green.
Ben grew up on the Upper East Side with his grandparents, who fled anti-Semitism in Europe and his mother who still lives here, and who Ben currently supports in her battle against Parkinson's disease.
Graduating from Bronx Science, Ben knows that our public schools are more than just budget line. he also attended SUNY Albany and SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he paid his own way.
In the Council, Ben will promote transparency to ensure every dollar gets spent to improve your qulaity of life - from affordable housing to senior services to better schools.
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As a member of the City Council, he will represent you in the Fifth District, be open and accountable to you, and put the focus back on issues of utmost importance to the community, succeeding Councilmember Jessica Lappin as she runs for Manhattan Borough President.
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New York State's Pro-Voter Law, passed in 2000, required 18 agencies to keep the forms and did not mandate agencies to actively assist residents. An additional bill, sponsored by Council Member Jumaane Williams, to improve reporting and compliance with the 2000 law, also passed the Council.
"America is a nation of immigrants, from the pilgrims to today. We have always welcomed 'your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free' from all over the world to our nation of opportunity. We must continue to give our newest residents an equal opportunity to achieve the American dream," said Council Member Ben Kallos. "I am glad that this nation, that once provided safe harbor for refugees from Anti-Semitism, like my wife and grandparents, will become a safe haven once again."
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In a letter to the state Public Service Commission Wednesday, New York City Public AdvocateLetitia James and 21 other officials asked for the free Internet promise and numerous other provisions, including a commitment to offer at least gigabit speeds to paying customers. The commission recently delayed its vote on the merger until November 13 after state officials found "deficiencies" in Comcast's customer service and the merger application
It's no secret that New Yorkers don't think too much about pay phones any more. A quick stroll around the city will reveal that many pay phones don't work and many are just empty booths, lacking actual phones. But the pay phones are a vital piece of city infrastructure, especially in disaster situations. With the need to preserve that infrastructure and the opportunity to reimagine the public terminal, NYC's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) was tasked with finding a way to preserve pay phones while making them more useful to people in the 21st century.
To accomplish that, DoITT solicited proposals from companies around the world. After a lengthy process, the city has selected a proposal by a consortium of companies collectively called CityBridge. Over the next four to five years, CityBridge will build out what it is calling the LinkNYC network. Each individual terminal will be called a Link and will offer blazing-fast Wi-Fi, touch-screen interfaces, the ability to quickly make 911 and 311 calls, and free charging stations for mobile devices.
"The first payphone was installed in Chicago in 1898 and hasn't changed much since," says New York City Council Member Ben Kallos. "This will revolutionize the structure's design and bring us one step closer to universal broadband in public areas."
The digital divide grows wider every moment and, with it, income inequality -- but we have a chance to significantly decrease it by requiring free and affordable universal broadband and consumer protections from the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. New York State's Public Service Commission is voting on whether such a merger is in the "public interest." The approval of New York State, home of the nation's top media market, New York City, is essential to the current merger.
* The Public Service Commission should only approve the Time Warner Cable/Comcast merger if it benefits all New Yorkers by taking meaningful steps to achieve universal broadband in order to bridge our city's digital divide, New York City Councilman Benjamin Kallos writes in the Huffington Post: http://goo.gl/e7J2OQ
The fastest Wi-Fi in town is coming to street corners around the city — and it won't cost a cent to use.
City officials have reached a 12-year deal to install 10,000 kiosks in all five boroughs, they said, which according to one of the private operators involved will constitute the "largest and fastest" free Internet program in the world.
City Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan), who has pushed to expand wireless access, said the network would encourage other cities to follow New York's lead.
"We are nearer than ever to universal broadband in public spaces and a meaningful step toward closing the digital divide," he said.
Voters would be able to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot at the same time under a bill to be introduced in the City Council this week.
Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) will sponsor the measure, meant to streamline what is now a slow process.
"Voters don't actually plan their lives around election day," Kallos said. "This is a transient city where people are moving to where affordable housing is. And this would help a huge group of voters to be able to register and get an absentee ballot."
A new bill set to be introduced in the New York City Council this week would allow voters to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot simultaneously.
Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) – who serves as Deputy Chair of the Council's Jewish Caucus – will sponsor the measure, which is intended to streamline what is currently a slow process.
"Voters don't actually plan their lives around Election Day," Kallos said to the Daily News. "This is a transient city where people are moving to where affordable housing is. And this would help a huge group of voters to be able to register and get an absentee ballot."
New York, NY -- Council Member Ben Kallos released the following statement applauding the MTA today for releasing more data sets for developers to use: "Historical Bus Time datasets released today demonstrates a government empowering New Yorkers to use data to improve our lives. Thanks to the MTA for prioritizing open information, which I have been working with them and the Civic Tech community on using to improve service," said Council Member Ben Kallos, a civic free and open source software developer.


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