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As Arctic Ocean Ice Vanishes,
Questions About Future Fishing
With the steady retreat of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean opening up vast areas of this long-frozen marine basin, a key resource
A Russian fishing vessel trawls the Arctic Ocean.
issue is now emerging: the future of fisheries, especially in central Arctic waters. What species are migrating into the region as sea ice disappears? And could the heart of the Arctic Ocean sustain a commercial fishery in the coming decades? These issues were central to a discussion at a recent conference on the fisheries of the central Arctic Ocean. With more southerly fish species migrating into warmer and increasingly ice-free regions of the Arctic Ocean, officials from the U.S. and Canada say it's important to negotiate an international agreement on fishing before allowing fisheries to open.
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06 Feb 2015:
Maine's Iconic Lobsters
Face Threats From Ocean Acidification
Maine's lobster fishery,
worth $1.7 billion
to the state and a vital source of employment, could be
A Maine lobster
threatened by acidifying ocean waters
and rising sea temperatures, according to a new report. The
, issued by a state commission, called increasingly acidic ocean waters — caused by the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere — an "urgent matter" that needs to be addressed by state and local governments and the fishing infustry. Facing the prospect that increasing acidity could interfere with the ability of lobsters to make their shells, the commission set forth a handful of goals, including a stepped-up research effort on the acidification of the coast's waters and its impact on crustaceans. Maine lawmakers have already introduced legislation for limits on industrial and agricultural runoff, which contribute to coastal water acidification.
04 Feb 2015:
Plant-Like Sea Slug Can Steal
Genes From its Food, Researchers Report
The emerald green, leaf-shaped sea slug known as
Elysia chlorotica
can live for months at a time by
Sea slug
Elysia chlorotica
photosynthesizing its own food, like a plant does, but until recently scientists did not understand how the slug acquired and maintained this rare ability. A recent report in the journal
The Biological Bulletin
shows that the slug
steals genes and chloroplasts
— the cellular machinery that converts sunlight into food — from algae that the slug eats. Genes lifted from the algae can maintain cholorplasts in the slug for up to nine months, the researchers say — much longer than the chloroplasts would last in the algae themselves. Moreover, the slug can pass on those stolen genes to its offspring. The process is a mechanism of rapid evolution, says one of the study's authors.
28 Jan 2015:
Camera Trap Records Rare
Glimpse of African Golden Cat Hunting
An African golden cat, one of the least known and most elusive wild cats on the planet, has been filmed hunting in
African golden cat
Kibale National Park, Uganda, for the first time, scientists say. In
the video
, which was recorded by a camera trap, an African golden cat darts toward a group of red colobus monkeys feeding on a tree stump. The cat's attack is nearly too fast to be seen in real-time, but viewing the footage in slow-motion highlights the cat's swiftness and accuracy — even though its ambush failed to land a meal. The African golden cat is found only in the forests of central and West Africa, and it is threatened across its range by intensive bushmeat hunting and habitat loss. Researchers say the video provides important details about the African golden cats' hunting behavior that have never before been directly observed.
27 Jan 2015:
Pollinator Loss Could Put
Poor Nations at Risk for Malnutrition
Declining pollinator populations could leave as many as half of the people in developing countries facing nutritional deficiencies,
according to
researchers from the University of Vermont and the Harvard School of Public Health. In the study — the first to link pollinator declines directly to human nutrition — researchers collected detailed data about people's daily diets in parts of Zambia, Mozambique, Uganda, and Bangladesh. They found that in Mozambique, for example, many children and mothers are barely able to meet their needs for micronutrients, especially vitamin A, which is important for preventing blindness and infectious diseases. Fruits and vegetables were an important source of that nutrient for many people in the study, and those crops are highly dependent on pollinators, researchers say — for example, yields of mangoes, which are high in vitamin A, would likely be cut by 65 percent without them. Pollinator losses might also lead to folate deficiency, they say, which is associated with neural tube defects.
23 Jan 2015:
South Africa Relocates Rhinos
After Record Number Were Poached in 2014
Unable to curb poaching of rhinos within its borders, the South African government has
relocated 100 rhinos
A white rhino in Kruger National Park.
neighboring countries
in an effort to stem the illegal slaughter of the animals, Reuters reports. For security reasons, officials did not reveal to which countries the rhinos had been relocated. An additional 56 rhinos were moved from poaching hotspots within South Africa's Kruger National Park — where two-thirds of the killings happen — to an "intensive protection zone" within Kruger, officials said. Poachers killed a record number of the animals in South Africa last year — 1,215 rhinos, up 20 percent from the 2013 total — and 49 have been killed so far this year. The animals are hunted intensely because their horns, which some Asian cultures incorrectly believe contain medicinal properties, are worth an estimated $65,000 per kilogram on the black market.
21 Jan 2015:
Filtering Polluted Stormwater
Through Soil Can Protect Salmon, Study Says
Filtering polluted runoff from urban areas through a simple soil mixture dramatically reduced the water's toxic metal and
A pair of coho salmon.
hydrocarbon content and made it safe for coho salmon and the insects they eat, according to
new research
. Scientists collected polluted runoff from a four-lane highway in Seattle, then filtered part of the water through a mixture of sand, compost, and shredded bark. Coho salmon and aquatic insects thrived in the filtered stormwater, but they quickly died in the unfiltered water, researchers reported in the journal
. Chemical analyses showed that filtering the water through the soil mixture reduced toxic metals by 30 to 99 percent, polyaromatic hydrocarbons to levels at or below detection, and organic matter by more than 40 percent. The research supports the use of rain gardens and other natural stormwater filtration systems, the authors say.
20 Jan 2015:
Genetic Diversity Is Key To
Food Stability in Changing Climate, UN Says
As climate change advances, much more should be done to study, preserve, and take advantage of the biological diversity
Wild red rice is hardier than cultivated varieties.
underpinning world food production,
according to
a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Between 16 and 22 percent of current crop species — including 61 percent of peanut and 12 percent of potato species — could become extinct in the next 50 years, the report notes. Wild strains, which are often better at adapting to environmental changes, will
become increasingly important
for feeding the global population, which is expected to grow by 3 billion people by 2050, the report says. Strengthening gene and seed banks, improving breeding practices, increasing genetic diversity on farms and in fields, and preserving
soil microbiomes
will be key to boosting crops' climate resilience, the FAO said.
Interview: How Chinese Tiger Farms
Threaten Wild Tigers Worldwide
The number of tigers living in the wild has dropped to the shockingly low figure of 3,200, down from 100,000 a century ago.
Judith Mills
But nearly as shocking is this statistic: An estimated 5,000 to 6,000 tigers are being legally farmed today in China, their bones steeped in alcohol to make tiger bone wine, their meat sold, and their skins turned into rugs for members of China's wealthy elite. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, wildlife activist Judith Mills makes a passionate case against tiger farming, explaining how these magnificent creatures are bred like cattle for their body parts, how some conservation groups have chosen not to confront the Chinese government about the farms, and how tiger farming poses a direct threat to the world's remaining wild tigers because increased availability of these bones and pelts fuels demand that strengthens the incentive to poach wild tigers.
Read the interview.
Interview: Giving Local Women
A Voice in Grass-Roots Conservation
The roles of women in traditional societies can be quite different from men's, and their knowledge of the
Kame Westerman
natural world and the way in which conservation projects affect them may also be different. But these variables aren't necessarily taken into account when developing such projects. The results can range from missed opportunities to project failure. Earlier this year, Conservation International began piloting guidelines to help integrate gender considerations into its community projects — an initiative that Kame Westerman, the "gender advisor" for that organization, helped develop. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Westerman discusses these guidelines, as well as the perils of ignoring gender when planning conservation initiatives.
Read more.
07 Jan 2015:
Federal Judge Halts Hunting
And Trapping of Great Lakes Gray Wolves
A federal judge
has stopped
the hunting and trapping of gray wolves in the Upper Midwest,
Gray wolf
following their removal from the U.S. Endangered Species List in 2012 by the Obama administration. In the ruling, which affects gray wolf populations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the so-called Great Lakes wolf population — the judge called the delisting of the wolves "arbitrary and capricious" and said it violated the
Endangered Species Act
. The order came roughly three years after federal protections for the wolves were dropped by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Since then, the states have each held hunting seasons, resulting in 923 gray wolves killed in Minnesota, 654 in Wisconsin, and 22 in Michigan for a total of 1,599 killed. Researchers estimate that roughly 3,700 gray wolves live in the Great Lakes region.
06 Jan 2015:
Penguin Watch Projects Asks
Citizen Scientists to Monitor Birds' Habits
Penguin Watch
, a citizen science project launched by researchers from the University of Oxford in the U.K., is enlisting the
Group of Gentoo penguins
public's help in counting penguins in some 175,000 photos from locations across the Southern Hemisphere. Researchers are monitoring five penguin species — Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adelie, Rockhopper, and King penguins — and recording information on the number of adults, chicks, and eggs, as well as their winter behavior, breeding success, and travel habits. The project is especially useful for monitoring penguins' winter behavior, for example, because it's logistically difficult for the researchers to visit these locations in winter,
they say
, and the images are far too numerous for researchers to view on their own. Understanding how the penguins live day-to-day should help shed light on how the penguins will respond to an increasingly volatile climate, the team says.
04 Dec 2014:
Arabian Sea Whales Are Earth's
Most Isolated and Endangered Population
Humpback whales inhabiting the Arabian Sea are the most genetically distinct humpback whales and may be
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An Arabian Sea humpback
the most isolated population on earth, researchers
. With fewer than 100 estimated individuals, they are "definitely the most endangered" population of humpbacks, said Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Howard Rosenbaum. The Arabian humpbacks' known range is limited to waters near Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, and India, and possibly the Maldives and Sri Lanka, researchers say. Genetic data suggest they have remained separate from other humpback whale populations for 70,000 years — extremely unusual in a species famed for annual migrations of 9,000 kilometers or more. The genetic separation is likely reinforced by their breeding schedule, researchers say. While Arabian humpbacks breed on a northern hemisphere schedule, their closest neighbors breed on a southern schedule.
24 Nov 2014:
Record Number of Rhinos Poached In South Africa, Government Says
South African officials have announced that 1,020 rhinos have been killed so far in 2014 — a total that
White rhino in South Africa
surpasses last year's record slaughter of 1,004 of the endangered animals. Poaching has been on the rise in South Africa, home to the world's largest population of rhinos, since 2007, when only seven rhinos were killed. The sharp increase is occurring despite steps by the government to improve enforcement and introduce new technologies and intelligence-gathering methods to curb poaching,
Mongabay reports
. As of 2010, South Africa was home to more than 18,000 white rhinos — over 90 percent of the global population — and nearly 2,000 black rhinos. The animals are being killed for their horns, which are in high demand in China and Vietnam for their supposed, but unproven, medicinal qualities.
Interview: Bringing Civility and Diversity to Conservation Debate
For the past few years, an acrimonious debate has been ranging between two camps of conservationists. One faction
Jane Lubchenco
advocates protecting nature for its intrinsic value. The other claims that if the degradation of the natural world is to be halted, nature's fundamental value — what nature can do for
— needs to be stressed. The tone of the rhetoric has led to a petition,
published this month in the journal
, that criticizes both sides for indulging in ad hominem attacks and unproductive arguments that have devolved into "increasingly vitriolic, personal battles." In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Jane Lubchenco, former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains why she and her co-signatories are calling for a more "inclusive conservation" and why the bickering needs to stop.
Read more.
07 Nov 2014:
Organized Chinese Crime Behind Tanzania's Elephant Slaughter, Report Says
Chinese-led criminal organizations have been conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials to traffic huge amounts
Poached elephant skull in Selous Reserve
of ivory — a trade that has caused half of Tanzania's elephants to be poached in the past five years — according to
a report
by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency. In some cases, Chinese military officials appeared to be complicit in the illegal activities, the report says, and in other instances, prominent Tanzanian businessmen and politicians helped protect ivory traffickers. Tanzania is the largest source of poached ivory in the world, and China is the largest importer of smuggled tusks, according to EIA. Tanzania's famed Selous Reserve saw its elephant population plunge by 67 percent in four years, from 50,000 animals to 13,000. Tanzania appears to have lost more elephants to poaching during this period than any other country, EIA said.
Interview: Saving World's Oceans Begins With Coastal Communities
Aggressively curbing overfishing, pollution, and development is something coastal communities
Ayana Johnson
can do immediately to protect their ocean resources — and with dramatic results — says marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. As the executive director of the
Waitt Institute
, an ocean conservation organization, Johnson recently put that approach to the test on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, she discusses how she helped Barbuda craft rules to protect its ocean resources and why she favors community-driven conservation efforts over more top-down approaches.
Read the interview.
31 Oct 2014:
Giant Galapagos Tortoises Are Making a Strong Comeback, Researchers Say
Giant Galapagos tortoises have made a remarkable comeback over the last five decades, and their
Giant Galapagos tortoise (
Chelonoidis hoodensis
population on the Galapagos island of Española is now secure,
according to
researchers from the U.S. and Ecuador. Although their global population was down to 15 individuals in the 1960s, after 40 years of captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, the species now numbers roughly 1,000,
the study
found. About half of the tortoises released on the island since 1975 were still alive in 2007, and they're now reproducing on their own in the environment. Ecologically, though, the tortoises face some challenges, the study notes. A critical source of food is a native cactus species that was nearly wiped out by feral goats. This likely limits the tortoises' current range, but the reptiles are also aiding the return of the cactus, the scientists say, because they help to spread its seeds.
29 Oct 2014:
Weather and Climate Key in Weights of Penguin Chicks, Researchers Say
Local weather and large-scale climate trends have the largest impact on the weights of Adélie penguin chicks
An adult Adélie penguin feeds its chick.
— not food availability —
according to
researchers at the University of Delaware. Adélie penguins are native to the West Antarctic Peninsula, and their habitat is warming faster than most other parts of the planet. Looking at records dating back to 1987, scientists found that year-to-year changes in local weather — including wind speed, temperature, rain, and humidity — could cause chicks' weights at the time they leave their nests to fluctuate by up to 7 ounces. That's often the difference between a surviving and non-surviving chick, the researchers say. Biologists previously thought that food sources and parenting played the largest role in chicks' health, but
these findings
suggest that exposure to elements is more important. The study "calls into question what happens to an ecosystem when you change climate quickly," principal investigator Matthew Oliver said.
23 Oct 2014:
Drones Can Help Map Spread
Of Infectious Diseases, Researchers Say
Aerial drones can help track changes in the environment that may accelerate the spread of
Researchers in Malaysia program a drone
infectious diseases, an international team of researchers writes in the journal
Trends in Parasitology
. Land use alterations, such as deforestation or agricultural changes, can affect the movement and distribution of people, animals, and insects that carry disease, the authors explain. One drone project, for example, tracked changes in mosquito and monkey habitats in Malaysia and the Philippines. By combining land-use information collected by drones with public health data, researchers there are hoping to better understand how changes in the environment affect the frequency of contact between people and disease vectors like mosquitoes and macaques, both of which can harbor the malaria parasite.
In East Coast Marshes, Goats
Take On a Notorious Invader
Land managers in the eastern U.S. and Canada have spent countless man-hours and millions of dollars trying to tame a pernicious, invasive reed known as
Phragmites australis
. Toxic herbicides, controlled burns, and even bulldozers have been the go-to solutions to the problem. But recent research out of Duke University suggests another, less aggressive fix: goats. The approach is finding practical applications, including in New York City, where officials deployed a herd of goats at Staten Island's Freshkills Park.
Read more.
21 Oct 2014:
Desert and Mediterranean Plants
More Resistant to Drought than Expected
Desert and Mediterranean ecosystems may be more resistant to climate change, particularly long-term
Plants in a Mediterranean ecosystem in Chile.
drought, than previously thought, a new study published in
Nature Communications
shows. Over the course of a nine-year experiment, researchers subjected plants in four different climatic zones to rainfall conditions predicted under future climate change scenarios. The ecosystems typically received 3.5 to 30.7 inches of precipitation annually, and researchers cut that total by roughly 30-percent to simulate drought conditions. Surprisingly, the researchers found no measurable changes in plant biomass, density, or species composition and richness in any of the four ecosystems over the course of nine generations of plants. The ecosystems already receive highly variable amounts of rainfall and the 30-percent drop likely falls within the plants' natural "comfort zone," the researchers say, which could explain the unexpected resilience to drought.
E360 Video Winner: Intimate Look
At the Bighorn Sheep of the Rockies
"Peak to Peak,"
the third-place winner of the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest, focuses on a herd of bighorn sheep in Montana and features remarkable scenes of lambs as they gambol along the slopes of the northern Rockies. Produced by Jeremy Roberts, the video follows a field biologist as he monitors the sheep and talks about the possible impact of climate change on the animals' future.
Watch the video.
13 Oct 2014:
Climate Change To Make Many
Fish Species Extinct in Tropics, Study Says
Climate change is likely to drive fish and marine invertebrates toward the poles and cause extinctions
Local extinction hotspots
near the tropics,
according to
researchers at the University of British Columbia. Under the conservative climate change scenario of one degree Celsius of warming by 2100, the 802 species
modeled in the study
are predicted to move away from their current habitats by as much as 9 miles, or 15 kilometers, every decade — a rate similar to what scientists have observed over the past few decades. Under the worst-case scenario of three degrees of warming, the researchers predict marine species will move toward the poles at a rate of 26 kilometers per decade. Under that scenario, an average of 6.5 species per 0.5 degrees of latitude would become locally extinct closest to the equator. The shifts will be caused by the species' reactions to warming waters, changing ocean chemistry, and ecosystem structure near the tropics, as well as new habitats opening up nearer the poles, researchers say.
01 Oct 2014:
Scientists Photograph Gathering
Of 35,000 Walruses on Alaskan Beach
In one of the largest gatherings of walruses documented in recent years, Alaska biologists photographed a
Gathering of walruses
congress of roughly 35,000 animals
resting on a beach
in northwestern Alaska. They swam to shore to rest, a walrus researcher explained, after the last remaining traces of sea ice melted in mid-September. Walruses typically rely on sea ice to provide a platform for resting and caring for their young as they swim to find clams, worms, and shrimp offshore, near the edge of the continental shelf. When no sea ice is available, as has been the case in the Chukchi Sea six of the last eight years, the walruses must make their way to shore. Besides taking them farther from their feeding grounds, the beach gatherings are dangerous for young walruses because they can be trampled, biologists say. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering granting Endangered Species Act protections to Pacific walruses.
E360 Video: Indonesian Villagers
Use Drones to Protect Their Forest
The villagers of Setulang in Indonesian Borneo have enlisted a new ally in their fight against the illegal clearing of their forests for oil palm plantations: aerial drones. The indigenous Dayaks manage the surrounding forest conservation area, and they are hoping the drones can help them ward off illegal oil palm operations and protect their land. "
Dayaks and Drones
," a video produced by Handcrafted Films, chronicles how the villagers teamed up with an Indonesian nonprofit to learn how to program and operate drones. Equipped with GPS technology, the small drones photograph the forest and monitor the area for illegal activities.
Watch the video.
30 Sep 2014:
Half of the Planet's
Animals Lost Since 1970, Report Says
The number of animals on the planet has fallen 52 percent in the last 40 years,
according to an analysis
Animal population trend since 1970
the conservation organization World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The group's Living Planet Index, which tracked the populations of more than 10,000 vertebrate species from 1970 to 2010, revealed major declines in key populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. The situation is most dire in developing countries, the report said, where wildlife populations have fallen on average by 58 percent. Latin America saw the biggest declines, with more than 80 percent of the region's animals lost since 1970. Globally, freshwater populations have plummeted 76 percent. This year's numbers are worse than those calculated in the last report in 2012, which found declines of 30 percent since 1970. The organization attributed this to new statistical weighting, which it said better represents each region's biodiversity, though other researchers
have been critical
of the new methodology. Habitat loss and degradation was cited as the primary cause of biodiversity loss.
Cashes Ledge: New England's
Rich Underwater Laboratory
A little over 70 miles off the coast of New England, an unusual undersea mountain range, known as Cashes Ledge, rises from the seabed. Regulators are contemplating lifting a 12-year-old ban on commercial groundfishing in some parts of this area, sparking a roiling debate. What's not in question, however, is that the highest peak in the range, Ammen Rock, teems with kelp forests, sea sponges, and a wide variety of fish and mollusks — much of it captured by ocean photographer Brian Skerry during dives made earlier this year.
View the gallery.
Interview: Making Farm-to-Table
A Truly Sustainable Movement
Renowned chef Dan Barber is synonymous with the farm-to-table movement. His two New York restaurants
Dan Barber
feature organic ingredients grown or raised on nearby farms, including the one that surrounds his Hudson Valley restaurant. So it's striking that in his new book,
The Third Plate
, Barber maintains that the movement he has been championing hasn't gone far enough. In
an interview
Yale Environment 360
, Barber says if the farm-to-table movement is to truly support sustainability, end the rise of monocultures, and produce delicious food, it's the table that must support the farm, not the other way around. And that, he says, calls for a new way of cooking and eating.
Read the interview
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11 Sep 2014:
Brazilian Amazon Deforestation
Jumps by 29 Percent, Government Says
Brazilian government data show destruction of the Amazon rainforest
increased 29 percent
over the past
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Amazon deforestation rate
year. Satellites documented the deforestation of over 2,300 square miles in the Brazilian Amazon, reversing
highly praised gains
in forest conservation since 2004. The largest losses were in the states of Para and Mato Grosso, in central Brazil, which are experiencing widespread agricultural development. The building of new roads and dams, along with illegal logging, also contributed to the rise in deforestation. Brazilian police frequently target illegal logging operations, but environmental groups say more enforcement is needed. Deforestation in Brazil peaked in 2004, when over 11,580 square miles of forest were destroyed. Worldwide, deforestation is responsible for roughly 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions — more than all types of transportation systems combined.
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on an old Bianchi that does not have a built in hanger?
on an old Bianchi that does not have a built in hanger?
You'll have to use an adapter claw; if you don't have one, they're available at www.loosescrews.com I believe. As long as the center of the derailleur bolt hole on the hanger is no more than 1 1/8" from the center of the axle, you should be fine with this setup, even for indexing-
If I understand this correctly, I could use a shimano tourney rear derailer with the built in hanger, on a 9 speed setup with friction down tube shifters.
I guess so, if that's the derailleur you want. Or you can get an adapter claw and hang most any derailleur you want-
Like this one:
I am using one to mount a Deore LX on one of my vintage rides. I was going to use it with a Shimano 600, but I am using too large a freewheel.
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Sports Tech: Goal-line technology
Goal line technology is set to put an end to the age-old argument about the decisions made by football referees.
Germany may have been the beneficiaries of the absence of goal-line technology at the last World Cup, but a German company will provide the systems for the next one.
Three years after Frank Lampard's infamous shot for England against Germany that crossed the line but was not awarded as a goal, world football governing body Fifa has appointed GoalControl to provide a system for the Confederations Cup in Brazil in June and at the World Cup 2014.
The system, GoalControl-4D, uses 14 high-speed cameras located around the pitch and directed at both goals. It is the simplest and most effective of the four systems currently licensed and will cost around £170,000 per stadium to install and a further £2,800 per match to operate.
The company was selected ahead of the three other Fifa-licensed technology providers, including UK-based Hawk-Eye Innovations who were later selected by the English Premer League.
The Hawk-Eye system uses seven cameras per goal. The most common location is on the roof of the stadium, however there is a great deal of flexibility in the positions. The images from each of the cameras are processed to find the ball and also identify areas which are definitely not the ball. The system is able to find the ball if only a small part of it is visible. It can work with any pattern and specific vision processing techniques are used to identify each ball. The system is unaffected by mud on the ball or adverse weather conditions.
Control software combines the information from all cameras and is able to track the ball within the goal area. As soon as the system detects that the ball has crossed the goal line it sends a signal to the official's watch, which has been developed by industry leaders Adeunis. It is also possible to provide a "near-miss" signal so the referee receives confirmation that the ball did not cross the line.
All-seeing cameras
The system is able to locate the ball even if it is only picked up by two of the seven cameras. Hawk-Eye claims there has never been a goal line incident where the ball would not have been seen by at least one of the cameras.
It uses a dedicated high-speed camera that can remove the players from the image to ensure the ball is fully visible. This provides the definitive replay for broadcast and digital media.
There are many similarities between Hawk-Eye and Fifa's approved system. The GoalControl-4D system also works with seven high-speed cameras per goal, all located around the stadium roof.
The cameras are connected to a powerful image-processing computer system, which tracks the movement of all objects on the pitch and filters out the players, referee and all other objects. All that's left is the ball and the system knows its three dimensional x-, y- and z-position to within a few millimeters in the coordinate system of the pitch. When the ball passes the goal line, the system sends a vibration and optical signal to the officials' watches. All camera images of every event are stored and can be replayed anytime.
"While all four companies had previously met the stringent technical requirements of the Fifa quality programme, the final decision was based on criteria relating to the tournaments in Brazil, including ability to adapt to local conditions and the compatibility of each system in relation to Fifa match operations," a Fifa spokesperson says.
"The respective bids were also judged on cost and project management factors such as staffing and time schedules. The use of GoalControl-4D in Brazil is subject to a final installation test at each stadium."
It will be the second time a Fifa tournament has used goal-line technology after two other systems, including Hawk-Eye, were used successfully at the Club World Cup in Japan in December.
Premier technology
Hawk-Eye's camera-based system will be in place at Premier League grounds and Wembley Stadium from next season.
Hawk-Eye, which was sold to technology giant Sony two years ago, provides systems for tennis and cricket. The Premier League provided seed money to help the company develop a goal-line technology system back in 2007, but there was no longer a formal relationship with the company.
Many supporters and pundits decry the technology, saying that it heralds the start of a slippery slope towards a stop-start game where every decision is analysed. But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has welcomed the Hawk-Eye system, claiming it doesn't go far enough.
Wenger insists football must embrace more new technology innovations to help eradicate any perceived injustice, such as those in the recent Champions League semi-finals where Borussia Dortmund netted controversial late goals to knock out Malaga.
"When you look at the level of refereeing that you have seen again in Europe, it is absolutely disastrous what happened," he says. "The major decisions that have gone wrong in the Champions League, football cannot accept that. When you have four players offside and nobody sees it, how can that happen? In the same action, another player is offside and scores a goal, and we defend that? It is not defendable.
"I would at least like to see that in major decisions, where you go to a semi-final of the Champions League or not, the referee has the opportunity to check if the goal is valid or not."
Football disputes that goal-line technology would have solved
The most disputed goal of all time came in the 1966 World Cup final when Hurst's shot hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down. Referee Gottfried Dienst was unsure whether it had crossed the line but assistant Tofik Bahramov gave it, England led 3-2 and went on to win 4-2, with Hurst completing his hat-trick.
The Crystal Palace striker let fly with a free-kick from 25 yards that arrowed into the top corner. But it hit the stanchion inside the goal and flew straight back out, and both referee and linesman ruled it was not a goal despite Palace's appeals.
Third Division Chesterfield went into their FA Cup semi-final clash with Middlesbrough as big underdogs but raced into a 2-0 lead. They should have gone 3-1 ahead when Howard's shot hit the bar and clearly bounced over the line. However, the goal was not given and the game ended as a draw, with Boro winning the replay.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho coined the term 'ghost goal' after Garcia was adjudged to have forced the ball over the line in their Champions League semi-final. It proved a decisive goal and a clearly irked Mourinho made reference to it again in 2012 ahead of Real Madrid's semi-final against Bayern Munich, which the Germans won.
There looked little danger when Spurs midfielder Mendes tried a speculative shot from near the halfway line towards goal, but Roy Carroll spilled it. The goalkeeper made a desperate lunge to retrieve the ball and referee Mark Clattenburg did not award a goal despite replays showing the ball to be well over the line. The game finished 0-0.
Another ghost goal. Eustace's shot went well wide of the Reading goal line before Noel Hunt hooked it back into play but assistant referee Nigel Bannister flagged for a goal and referee Stuart Attwell awarded it.
England were trailing Germany 2-1 in the last 16 of the World Cup in South Africa when Lampard unleashed a shot that hit the underside of the bar and clearly bounced down over the line. However, the goal was not given and Germany went on to win 4-1.
The Reebok Stadium hosted a key relegation battle between Bolton and Rangers, and the visitors should have gone ahead but the officials ruled Hill's header had not crossed the line before being clawed out by Adam Bogdan. Replays showed the decision to be clearly wrong and Bolton won the game 2-1.
Martin Atkinson awarded Chelsea a goal that put them into a 2-0 lead in last year's FA Cup semi-final despite Benoit Assou-Ekotto appearing to block the ball on the line. The Blues went on to win 5-1 at Wembley.
England were on the right side of a decision at the European Championship when Marko Devic's shot appeared to have crossed the line before John Terry hooked it out, but it was not given and England won the game 1-0 to top their group.
Hibernian's forward hit a free-kick from almost 30 yards that clipped the underside of the crossbar and landed two feet over the line before bouncing to safety. Hibs players claimed the goal and were furious when the linesman dismissed it.
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This is still one of the most addictive series ever! I have played these through twice on ps2 and when I got this, it kept pulling me away from finishing Assassins creed revelations. It can still hold up against the newest release games. Online Multiplayer is a great bonus too!
The Ratchet and Clank HD trilogy is just perfect, the graphics are bumped up and the controls more responsive than the original games, however that is all that has been changed. A really well – made recreation of what I believe to be one of the best game series ever made.
Another great game to add to collection, would recommend.
A must get for anyone who loves of the Ratchet and Clank series and a great game for newcomers to try out! It has a variety of gadgets and this one disc comes with 3 games!
The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy includes:
In addition to a full 1080p HD remaster, 720p 3D support of all three games and the inclusion of three platinum trophies, we're happy to confirm that the online competitive multiplayer from Ratchet & Clank 3 will be included.
Ratchet & Clank
Set in a futuristic world filled with spaceships, robots and high-tech gadgets, Ratchet and Clank moves from planet to planet across a vast solar system. Ratchet lives on an abandoned backwater planet and dreams of someday striking out on a magnificent space adventure. Closer to the center of the galaxy, Chairman Drek rules a polluted planet, Orxon, inhabited by an ugly race called the Blarg. He too has dreams, but his concern is conquest and domination. Tired of his polluted world, Chairman Drek comes up with the ultimate solution to build a new planet using the best parts from many of the other worlds in the galaxy. If he cant convince the inhabitants to part with a few thousand hectares of their worlds, the army of robots and Blarg warriors can eliminate any resistance.
In one of the factories creating Chairman Dreks evil armies, a computer glitch creates a small but smart robot Clank. Learning about the Chairman Dreks plans, Clank flees the factory seeking help, but his ship is shot down over Ratchets homeworld. Forced together by circumstance, Ratchet and Clank blast off from planet to planet through an extraordinary sci-fi universe. The unlikely pals encounter imaginative characters, acquire a plethora of weapons and gadgets, and blow up everything in their path, as they uncover more of the Chairman Dreks plan.
Ratchet & Clank: Locked & Loaded
In Ratchet & Clank 2, the two unlikely pals team up again for an all-new sci-fi adventure combining action-platform, exploration, adventure, puzzle-solving, strategy, role-playing and racing into one compelling experience resulting in plenty of explosions and devastation.
Mr Fizzwidget, the head of Megacorp, has come up with a fantastic new product! It's a super cute creature called the "Protopet" which he wants to sell to every house in the galaxy. When the prototype is stolen, Mr Smiles hires in Ratchet and Clank to help him get it back. Slowly they begin to realise that maybe the thief isn't necessarily in the wrong, and maybe the Protopet isn't quite as sweet and innocent as it seems… It's all going to go horribly wrong and only Ratchet and Clank can put it right and find out who's really behind all the mayhem.
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After word spreads of Ratchet and Clank's recent conquest in Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, Clank finds himself recognized as an interstellar robot of mystery and intrigue after starring in his own television series, Secret Agent Clank. While Ratchet is dismayed by his new sidekick status, the feelings are put aside when the twosome is called together by the Galactic President to bring peace to the universe.
They find themselves traveling back to Planet Veldin to battle Dr. Nefarious, a robotic supervillain who has devised a diabolical scheme to wipe out all organic life in the galaxy. To reach his goal, he has instructed the Tyhrranoids, a race of multi-eye aliens to annihilate the organics, not knowing that if the Tyhrranoids are successful, they will end up causing their own extinction. To fight back, Ratchet and Clank are able to recruit Captain Qwark, a favorite from previous games, out of retirement to lead the Q-Force, an unlikely band of heroic space cadets comprised of some of the most memorable characters from the Ratchet & Clank franchise.
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Look for Pop-up Nobu in East Hampton This Summer
But don't expect to get a table there.
Nobu partner Richie Notar is scanning East Hampton for a spot in which to open a seasonal pop-up branch of Nobu. But forget about finding the number in directory assistance: He plans to dole out tables Rao's style. If you can't make your 8 p.m. seating, it's your responsibility to pass the table on to someone else. "With all our regular customers, can you imagine trying to navigate reservations the normal way?'' Notar asks. "It would be such a headache I wouldn't have any summer.''


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Our Kenston Website already had two "Look A Likes" pages, which are both very popular and entertaining. However, over the past few months, I have overheard conversations from many anime club members about how many students and teachers in our school look like their favorite characters from popular animes and mangas. This gave me an idea: why not make a "Look A Likes" page where we compare club members or other students in our school to these Japanese cartoon characters?
My plan is to create a "Look A Likes" page for our Anime Club page. The only thing that is standing in our way is your suggestions. If you know someone who looks a lot like a character in a manga or anime, contact me as soon as possible and I will do my best to put it on the website. Please do the following:
Remember, you can find me in my classes, in the hallways, during 4th block lunch, my locker and at club meetings. I can't wait to see the results! Hurry and keep an eye out for any anime characters at our school!


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Linoleum Flooring
When you get tired of the linoleum flooring you have, you have various decorating options, such as painting the linoleum with a pattern or just a different color. By painting it, don't have to get involved in removing your linoleum flooring. What a great environmental decision! Linoleum can be more expensive than other floorings such as vinyl, but the cost is worthwhile because of its durability. Because of its environmental attributes and longevity, it's worth the effort of installing.
Of course with any type of flooring, there are a few drawbacks that may cause people to think twice about buying linoleum flooring. The price may be a little too high for some people because it is more expensive than the average vinyl flooring. Installation is can be difficult, causing many people to hire a professional installer, adding to the cost.
Linoleum flooring, no matter where you place it in your home, is durable and can last for many decades. Linoleum is made from non-toxic and natural components. This means that at the end of its long and useful life, linoleum flooring is biodegradable. This type of flooring has many great features, like
* Affordability, compared to wood flooring
* Affordability, compared to vinyl
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* Easy of maintenance and cleaning
* Durability
* Environmental "correctness"
* Color goes all the way through the material
And of course it has a few bad features too.
* Affordability, compared to vinyl
* Not a luxurious look
* Hard to install
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FIZZ Celebrates the Arts with Live Acoustic Music and Endless Champagne
September 4, 2014 by VegasNews.com
FIZZ, the lavish new champagne lounge and bar in Caesars Palace, has introduced live acoustic music sessions every Thursday from 8 to 11 p.m., as well as Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 10 pm (Pictured: Peter Love).
Guests will enjoy their evening on a high note with classic tunes and today's hits performed by various artists. Peter Love, known for his soulful renditions of classics that span the decades, will perform Thursdays nights; Phil Stendeck, who serenades audiences with a compellation of original songs in rock, reggae, and funk genres, will perform every Friday; and Shawn Eiferman, recognized for complementing his classic rock vocals with his guitar skills, takes the stage on Saturday nights.
Additional entertainers include Le Grand Barr and Ryan Maloney from NBC's "The Voice."
While indulging in the soulful sounds, guests can enjoy "Bottomless Bubbles," which includes endless champagne refills from 5 to 7 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m., priced at $36.
FIZZ, the upscale champagne lounge located between The Colosseum and Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, is open nightly from 5 p.m. FIZZ offers a wide selection of high-end champagnes by the glass and carefully curated spirits, along with exquisite choices of caviar, charcuterie and small plates. For table reservations and VIP bottle service, call 702.776.3200 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. More information and updates are available at http://fizzlv.com/ on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fizzlasvegas or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fizzlasvegas.
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This potluck party idea took a group of friends on a tasty trip back in time to the fabulous 50s, complete with aprons and potluck dishes.
By Patty Curtes
Hartland, Wisconsin
Not long ago, several dear friends were reminiscing about aprons, remembering how our mothers wore them while we were growing up in the 1950s. Each of us had stashed away at least one apron. We decided to resurrect them and have an old-fashioned '50s potluck party.
My apron was the one my mother used to wear for bridge club. Mother would wear a full "utilitarian" apron with bib as she prepared the meal. But when guests arrived, and it was time to serve the food, she would don one of her "fancy" aprons. I regarded those as pure glamour.
With "Favorites from the '50s" as the theme, every couple was asked to bring a dish they remember their mom serving during that era. The ladies wore vintage aprons, many holding wonderful memories. Reminiscing began over highballs served in tall glasses with orange wedges and maraschino cherries skewered on tiny paper umbrellas. Appetizers included deviled eggs, miniature pigs-in-a-blanket and Lipton California onion dip with chips.
Our potluck buffet included bacon-wrapped meat loaf, macaroni and cheese, hot chicken salad and even a side of Spam (not the kind that clogs up email boxes)! Of course, no '50s potluck would be complete without a Jell-O mold! Desserts were classics like blitz torte and pineapple upside-down cake.
No one updated or put a modern twist anything. We wanted the food to taste the way we remembered. Instead of turning to the web or Food Network, we all researched our best sources—the worn, dog-eared, stained cookbooks proudly passed down from our mothers.
The food had a natural way of prompting memories, and we chuckled over many lively stories from our childhoods. The men joined right in, recalling what they ate as kids, schoolboy pranks, their first cars and such. It was a great evening—one we're still talking about!
Perhaps you too remember family dinners and get-togethers with comfort food like Bacon Water Chestnut Wraps, Savory Pot Roast, French Dressing with Tomatoes, Mother's Rolls or Sour Cream Chocolate Cake. Invite your friends, tie on an apron, and have fun.


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Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when pressure is put on the median nerve as it passes through your wrist under the carpal tunnel ligament. This results in pins and needles and numbness in your fingers. Surgery is sometimes needed to ease pressure on the nerve. This is done by splitting the carpal tunnel ligament under local anaesthetic. You probably won't need to stay overnight in hospital.
You may need to wear a bulky bandage on your wrist and hand for a week or two after the operation. Your stitches will be removed within 10–14 days. During this time you'll be able to use your fingers and thumb, although you should avoid heavy tasks.
It's important to move your fingers to prevent the nerve and tendons becoming caught up in the scar tissue which may form after your operation. You should recover from the effects of surgery in less than a month, although it may take longer to get all the feeling back, especially if you've had carpal tunnel syndrome for a long time. In a small number of people, the scar may ache and be sensitive for some months, but this usually settles without more treatment.
Dupuytren's contracture is a condition caused by tissue forming in the palm of your hand and your fingers. It's often painless may only cause only skin nodules, but it can also form bands that make your fingers curl down into your palm. You may need surgery to remove the tissue and release your fingers, although it's not always possible to make this completely better. The operation is generally performed as a day case, so you won't need to stay in hospital.
It'll take teo to three weeks for your skin to heal and up to 12 weeks before you have full use of your hand. You'll be seen by a hand therapist who will start you on exercises and monitor your movement and function. A night extension splint may be made for you, although this won't always be needed.
If you have trigger finger, the affected finger can often bend normally but becomes stuck in a curled position. This is caused by the tendon which allows your finger to bend becoming thickened, so it becomes stuck in the tunnel where the tendon enters your finger. You may need to use your other hand to help 'trigger' your finger straight – which is where the condition gets its name from.
You may be referred to a hand therapist for a splint to be made for you to stop your finger triggering while you're using it. A local injection helps in most cases. If this fails, you may need a minor day-case operation to open the tunnel and free the tendon. You should recover in one to two weeks.
There are two main groups of tendons that control your hand and wrist:
Sometimes these tendons can tear or snap, which is called tendon rupture. Tendon rupture in your hand and wrist isn't common, and when it occurs it's usually as a result of rheumatoid arthritis or other types of inflammatory arthritis. You'll need early treatment if surgery is to be successful and to protect the other
tendons in your hand from rupture.
In many cases undamaged flexor tendons from other fingers are used to repair the ruptured tendon. If the tendon has ruptured because it has rubbed against rough bone in your wrist, the bone will have to be smoothed or removed to prevent the repaired tendons from rupturing again.
Repaired tendons need at least six weeks to heal. During this time you won't be able to use your hand at all and must only do the exercises shown to you by your hand therapist. You'll have to wear a splint on your hand day and night to protect the healing tendons.
You'll probably see a therapist regularly to check your finger movement and splints. It'll be around two to three months before your hand is completely recovered.
A thick fluid called synovial fluid helps joints and tendons move slowly. Sometimes this fluid leaks out of the joint or tendon sheath. The fluid then becomes very thick and sticky, and it may form pockets of fluid (cysts) known as ganglions. These ganglions:
Ganglions sometimes disappear on their own, but if they become painful or reduce movement the fluid can sometimes be drainined using a needle. You may need minor surgery to remove them, although it's likely that they'll come back.
Rheumatoid arthritis of the knuckles (metacarpophalangeal or MCP joints) may cause damage and deformity, with the result that your fingers 'drift' sideways away from your thumb. This may be very painful and greatly reduce hand function. If it becomes difficult to use your hand, surgery can be carried out to replace your knuckles with small man-made (artificial) joints that act as flexible hinges. This operation reduces pain, improves the positioning of your fingers and so improves hand function.
Knuckle replacement surgery is now often performed as day surgery, although some hospitals may recommend that you stay overnight.
After the operation you'll have to rest your hand for a few days before you start rehabilitation. A hand therapist will teach you exercises to help you move your fingers. You should practise these at home for several months. You'll need to wear a splint for several weeks during the day when you're not exercising, and you may need to wear it overnight for several months. Your occupational therapist can discuss ways of
managing at home one-handed.
Your new joints won't be as hard-wearing as natural joints, so you'll always need to take some care when you use your hand. Your hand therapist will advise you on how to look after your new joint(s).
The MCP joint of the thumb is often affected by rheumatoid arthritis, but it's unusual to replace it with an artificial one. Instead, the joint can be stiffened, allowing the joints next to it to make up for its loss of movement. This operation is usually effective at easing pain and improving pinching movements.
Your trapezium is a bone in your wrist at the base of your thumb. If you have arthritis in the joint here, it may cause pain and make simple tasks more difficult. The pain often comes and goes, and the condition will often become painless over time. But if your pain carries on, you may need an operation to remove the joint and your trapezium.
Sometimes surgeons may make sure you can't move your thumb/wrist for a couple of weeks to allow for scar tissue to fill the gap removing the trapezium leaves, or occasionally they use a tendon to fill the space.
After the operation you'll be referred to a hand therapist who'll give you a splint for the base of your thumb. You'll need to wear this for six weeks. Your hand therapist will also give you exercises, which you'll need to do for several months to get movement back and to strengthen the thumb before it feels comfortable.
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Hand therapists are Health Professions Council (HPC) registered occupational therapists or physiotherapists who have done further training to specialise in treating conditions affecting the hands, arms and shoulders.
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As part of the campus artist series, Buddhist monks came to the Davidson College Student Union this week to create a painting made solely of sand.
The technique, called dul-tson-kyil-khor, translates to "mandala of colored powders."
The monks painstakingly worked on the piece from Oct. 22-25 that begins by creating an outline of the mandala on a wooden platform.
The monks then begin laying the colored sands, using a traditional metal funnel called a chak-pur.
The designs consist of traditional prescribed iconography, including geometric shapes and ancient spiritual symbols, as a way to re-consecrate the earth and its inhabitants.
You can visit Davidson College's Artist Series page for more information about the mandala and other upcoming arts events.
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I noticed over a year and a half ago that Newt Gingrich had a million followers on Twitter. I didn't believe it at the time, but I did note it.
Reason not to believe it? Two reasons: he's so god-awful boring, and he's dumb as a bug. Twitter itself ain't exactly interesting, so I find it extremely difficult to believe a million people thrill to breaking Newt crap like this:
Now comes word, via Gawker and an anonymous tipster, that Newt's 1.3 million followers are largely fake.
About 80 percent of those accounts are inactive or are dummy accounts created by various "follow agencies," another 10 percent are real people who are part of a network of folks who follow others back and are paying for followers themselves (Newt's profile just happens to be a part of these networks because he uses them, although he doesn't follow back), and the remaining 10 percent may, in fact, be real, sentient people who happen to like Newt Gingrich. If you simply scroll through his list of followers you'll see that most of them have odd usernames and no profile photos, which has to do with the fact that they were mass generated. Pathetic, isn't it?
That makes sense. Newt is essentially a fulmination of his fragile ego. He cranks out vapid books loaded with vainglorious schemes to solve everything from cockroach infestations to colonizing the moon. His 'history' tomes are self-serving fantasies where he goes back in time, invents a Gingrich-ian turn of events and hunts the trail into wonderland.
So why would a Gingrich Twitter reality be any different? It isn't. I went to his 'followers' page and took up the scent where Gawker led off — at followers who didn't bother to post any image on their account. Turns out there are a lot of these strange Twits: no image, no caption, no tweets of their own (maybe one, sometimes two). Over and over, of these Newt fans, you find the same invisible profiles.
And they all follow a hilariously generic group of political Twitter feeds. They can't wait to hear from Large Political Institution. Contrastingly, Newt fans, and there are mountains of them, remember, you expect to be hardcore Republicans and right-wingers. Recall also that Twitter users tend to be younger and 'hipper' than your usual political junkies. So you'd expect also to see them follow presidential candidates like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. To be interested in Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. To want to see the latest from blogs like Andrew Breitbart's Big Government and Dim Jim Hoft's Gateway Pundit. But no.
Who do the Newt 'followers' follow? The British Monarchy. The United Nations. Cough. The White House and President Barack Obama. The State Department, the House and Senate floors, and, naturally, Nancy Pelosi. (I don't have the time tonight to crunch the numbers from the first 25 followers that fit the profile, but Nancy seems to be the most common co-followed Twitter feed with Newt.) And they are huge fans of Gabrielle Giffords.
Of fellow Republicans, Rick Santorum shows up over and over again. Herman Cain pops up frequently. Jon Huntsman shows up, Speaker Boehner too, John McCain. But there is NEVER a Bachmann or a Palin, nor a Romney. Hopeless candidates abound, favorites are invisible. Never a Paul or a Rubio. The Tea Party doesn't exist in the minds or the worlds of these 'followers.' Among blogs, the Huffington Post shows up, and that's pretty much it. Fox anything is well represented, as is NASCAR. Amazing how much of the establishment Newt's fans embrace, and how little of activist Conservative politics they indulge. Somehow, he lucked out in dodging the people he competes with and the things he considers beneath him. It's as if he were whispering in his fans' ears while they composed lists of Twits to follow.
And then this: is this telling? One of the big political personalities that gets co-followed very frequently — probably half the time — amongst these shy, faceless Republican Twitter fans is . . Vivek Kundra. That's right. Vivek. Born in New Delhi, emigrated to America, earned a Master's degree in Information Technology. He's America's first Chief Information Officer, working under President Obama. Oh, him. What right-wing political junkie wouldn't tap the Twitter feed of the king I.T geek in Obama's office? He delivers a spine-tingling Tweet about once a month. Makes you wonder if Gingrich hired an Indian firm to generate a pile of Twitter followers for his loser self, and the techs had a little fun at his expense.
Gawker's right, Newt's followers are somebody else's creation. See them for yourself: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten . . .


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Marjoram-Grilled Lamb with Arugula, Lima Beans, and Port-Mustard Dressing
Categories: Entertaining, On the Grill
Type: Salads
Type: Salads
Marjoram goes perfect with lamb, and the accompanying lima bean and arugula salad make a delicious side.
Serves: Serves 4 as a salad course or appetizer
- 1lb (450g) boneless lamb sirloin
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh marjoram (or substitute oregano)
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 bunches arugula, trimmed, washed, and dried well
- 1 cup cooked fresh lima beans, or 1 cup frozen lima beans, thawed
The dressing
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon minced shallot
- 2 tablespoons port
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
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- Build a multilevel fire in your grill (see Multilevel charcoal fire). When the coals are all ignited, the flames have died down, and the temperature is hot (see Gauging the temperature), you're ready to cook.
- Dry the lamb well with paper towels. Combine the oil, garlic, and marjoram in a small bowl, and mix well. Rub the lamb all over with this mixture, then sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Place the lamb on the hot side of the grill and sear well (about 10 minutes per side). Move to the medium-hot area of the grill and continue to cook until the meat reaches the internal temperature you like (4-6 minutes per side for medium-rare). To check for doneness, insert a meat thermometer into the dead center of the roast, let it sit for 5 seconds, then read the temperature: you're looking for 120°F (49°C) for rare, 126°F (52°C) for medium-rare (how we like it), 134°F (57°C) for medium, 150°F (66°C) for medium-well, and 160°F (70°C) for well done. Remove the lamb from the grill, cover loosely with foil, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- While the lamb is resting, make the salad: Combine the arugula and lima beans in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, shallots, and port; add the oil slowly in a thin stream, whisking until well blended. Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle the beans and arugula with just enough dressing to coat lightly, and toss well. Divide among four salad plates.
- Slice the lamb against the grain, 1/4-1/2in (0.5-1cm) thick. Fan 1/4 of the slices over each salad, drizzle with a little more dressing, and serve.
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Gold gets all the attention, but copper has staged a pretty remarkable recovery from its early summer lows. After bottoming out below $2.80 a pound, the December contract is near $3.70 and the highs of 2008 are in sight. Considering just how useful copper is in so many industrial, construction and communications applications, an ongoing global economic recovery should be a solid demand driver.
Most of the major copper producers have already run up in concert with the price of the metal, but investors may want a refresher course on the major players with an eye toward buying the inevitable dips.
Copper's Shining Star Players
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX)
These are the fat times for Freeport-McMoRan, as this company is not only a major copper producer, but a major gold miner as well. At current prices, the 83 billion pounds of copper and nearly 34 million ounces of gold in Freeport's reserves are worth over $800 per share. Of course, that does not include the costs of extracting those resources (nor the risk of lower future prices), but it should give investors a sense of the magnitude of Freeport's resources. Freeport has long since diversified its reliance upon its Indonesia mine to a tolerable level, and the company produces more than 10% of the world's annual copper output. (For more, see Taking A Shine To Copper.)
Southern Copper (Nasdaq: SCCO)
Southern Copper is a major producer with operations in Peru and Mexico, with diversification across metals like molybdenum, zinc and silver. Copper is the major player here, though, and the company benefits from both low-cost operations and an incredible resource base. Although labor strife has been a serious ongoing issue, the company's low cost basis and large reserve base could make it a high priority target for larger resource companies looking to expand their copper assets.
Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB)
Like Freeport-McMoRan, Taseko is active in copper, gold and molybdenum. Unlike Freeport, Taseko's asset base is close to home with four mining projects in British Columbia. The company is still in the expansion phase, looking to significantly increase production from its Gilbraltar project. Although the company's reserve base is relatively small (6 billion pounds of copper, 8 million ounces of gold), there is expansion potential. On the downside, though, the company does have higher operating and extraction costs than its larger and more diversified peers.
Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK)
Teck had the unfortunate bad timing to make a debt-fueled acquisition of Fording right before commodity prices collapsed, but the company managed to get itself through more or less intact. Now the company is a major player in metallurgical coal, copper (27% of 2009 revenue) and zinc. Teck's copper resources are mediocre from a cost standpoint, but that seldom gets in the way of investor enthusiasm when copper prices are high. (For more, see Is The Copper Supercycle Intact?)
Plenty More Where That Came From
While those companies are easy plays for U.S. investors, they are certainly not the only copper plays worth considering. Diversified miners like Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) and BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) still stand to benefit from higher copper prices, even if copper does not dominate their revenue outlook. Other companies like Vedanta, Xstrata, Anglo-American and Norilsk have sizable leverage to the metal, but they are somewhat less convenient for U.S. investors.
On the smaller and riskier side, investors can also consider ideas like First Quantum, Mercator, Capstone, Lundin and Inmet.
The Bottom Line
Hardly anybody ever mentions this, but copper is just as much a hard asset as gold, and likewise it can help hedge against inflation. Granted, nobody values copper just because it is pretty or has a historical reputation as a store of value. That said, investors who believe that the global economic recovery is real and inflation is likely to come could certainly do worse than diversify into hard assets like metal miners. Copper is a fine place to start, but investors should also consider the prospects for other metal and minerals like molybdenum, zinc and iron. After all, commodity booms can last for a while, and they seldom involve just one commodity. (For more on this topic, check out the Copper Tutorial.)


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The Obamas are hosting several Hollywood stars Thursday night for a movie night in the White House theater for a screening of the new HBO series "The Pacific."
The HBO series covers the "real-life" stories of several Marines during World War II, according to HBO's Web site.
Invitees include actor Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg, executive producers of the series, as well as HBO President Richard Plepler.
Also in the screening room Thursday night, according to the White House, will be National Security Adviser General Jim Jones, members of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff, members of Congress, the VFW, the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial.


text: Home Culture Kanye's Antics Make Him Look Worse Than Ever Hip-hop used to have social relevance. Now it's losing its meaning. By: Charles D. Ellison Posted: Dec. 3 2013 2:00 AM 0 Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Ethan Miller/Getty Images At the risk of launching into yet another tired and curmudgeonly tirade on the failings of modern hip-hop, perhaps it's time to launch into yet another tirade about black emcees. Once a cultural crowning achievement expressing social and political change, hip-hop continues its top-40 bling-pop descent into a purgatory of meaninglessness. It's been equally captivating and saddening to watch the rapid devolution of the art form's mainstream image over the past 20 years—and no one has better personified that in the short span of the past week than Kanye West. Let's face it, you couldn't help but snicker and "smh" at West—who's spending his holiday season setting up boycotts of 1-percenter clothing lines—contrasted against the white rapper, Macklemore, who just gave what many saw as an almost surreal and patronizing mini-manifesto denouncing "Stand your ground'" at the American Music Awards. And that, as much as anything, is the reason for hip-hop's sorry state of affairs. It's not so much the actual substance of West's beefs that's the problem. It's the timing. And it's not just him. It just seems, at least in terms of the mainstream news meter, that emcees or rappers of color keep getting embroiled in spectacularly irrelevant beefs about—in the grand scheme of things—nothing. Jay Z is caught up in a pretentious, nonsensical controversy over the rollout of his Barney's luxury clothing line; Kendrick Lamar is boycotting GQ magazine over what he calls an "offensive" interview; and Dr. Dre is on the legal warpath over accusations of infidelity on a gossip website. West puts a cherry on the top of it all with an infinite string of worthless but entertaining (or not) one-liners about Lenny Kravitz, "n----s in Paris" and claiming to be the next Tupac. Perhaps he's in the midst of an innovative collection of lyrics and sound loops for his next release—we don't know. At one time black rappers or lyricists were champions of social change and urban empowerment. But now the sold-out lot of them are pitchmen and pitchwomen pushing the next Black Friday trend. And if they're not selling the latest line of liquor or offering justification for shelling out another grip for the newest clothing line, they're obsessing over cosmetic stuff from the cuffs in their pants to the tips in their manicures. This isn't an indictment of all of hip-hop—just that chalkboard scratching hip-hop most people know and listen to while stuck in traffic (please turn that ish down or off, fam), even though there are still genuine artists who happily toil away in the underground, trying to reprogram popular discourse. While West's idea of intelligent social commentary is a brag-filled diatribe about "keeping up with Kanye" in the pursuit of thousand-dollar Balenciaga sneakers, Macklemore and his sidekick, Ryan Lewis, used their acceptance speech at the recent American Music Awards to spit an impassioned diatribe against a law that a lot of folks think helped kill Florida teen Trayvon Martin. It's why the chattering class went from stunned to ecstatic at the sight of the Seattle-based hit rapper making a political statement. But what few bothered to point out was Macklemore's cunning and patronizing deflect. As a political strategist, I can smell planned messaging when it's cooking. He knew he was in Florida, about to perform and accept an AMA in the most notorious of the 26 "Stand your ground" states. Smartly, he came out ahead in the end, with relatively intelligent remarks about the need to repeal one of the most controversial self-defense laws ever legislated. All of which makes Macklemore look relevant—even if it's a marketing ploy—and Kanye look trivial—even if he might really have something to say. Of course, it's great to see artists using their talents to catapult themselves into the top tax bracket. Still, I can't help but refer back to Harry Belafonte's critique of the hip-hop notables who've seemingly "turned their back on social responsibility." Macklemore, perhaps sensing this, stumbled across the best way yet to completely clown the modern black emcee. And while cats in wife-beaters are crying about how they were profiled during a shopping binge at the Gucci store, others write the obituary of a boom-bapping golden age when hits about important issues of the day lined the record-store shelves. Charles D. Ellison is a veteran political strategist, Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune and chief political correspondent for Uptown magazine. When he's not mad, he can be reached via Twitter. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


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Are you addicted to Facebook? LinkedIn or Twitter perhaps? If so, you're in good company.
In a survey conducted by the Internet security company Webroot Software Inc., 46 percent of 4,000 people responding said they visit their favorite social network several times per day – if not constantly. About 18 percent visit at least once per day.
Of those who check out their favorite social network several times daily, 42 percent said they do so from mobile devices.
And can you guess what age group is the most addicted? If you guessed those 18-34 you'd be on the money. According to the survey, 75 percent of those in that age group are addicted versus 44 percent of those 35 and over.
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Below are selected quotes from Cal head coach Ben Braun from his weekly press conference. Cal hosts UCLA Thursday at 7 p.m. and USC Saturday at 3 p.m. There is no TV for the UCLA contest, but the USC game will be on Fox Sports Net. Both games can also be heard on KABL Radio (960 AM).
On the final four games of the season:
It's a key stretch for us. It's the final stretch of the season. It's been one heck of a year in our league. Our team has battled all year, and I have every reason to believe we're going to battle some more. Our team's usually shown the ability to battle back from adversity. That's been a good sign for our team. Anybody that's going to be successful in our league better be able to bounce back because there's nobody cruising through this year. This is the nature of our league. You understand that, and you back and you battle. Three of our next four games are against nationally ranked opponents, and the one that's not nationally ranked just came off a huge win. So, we know this is going to be a very tough stretch for us.
On the Washington game last Saturday:
It just seemed we were a half-step behind in a lot of things. If you look back, we actually had some pretty good starts in some areas. But it seemed like our focus and our concentration was down. Not only our rebounding, but I go back to just how many shots we missed. We had opportunities on the break - we had two on zero one time and kicked it out of bounds. My message has always been, you may have a bad shooting night, you may not knock it down. How about getting a foul? How about getting your misses? We had enough misses in there, how about cleaning a couple of them up? Maybe a couple of extra offensive rebounds could have helped us. We needed something to get over the hump.
We're going to have opportunities, and we've got to make use of every opportunity we can. That's what's important. Every game and every day is an opportunity. I'd like to see our play and our effort and our energy and our focus ... I'll take our chances when we do those things. We'll take whatever is dealt to us after that. We can live with that. Let's go out there and out-work, out-hustle, out-think them. We started out fairly well, but we didn't sustain it. In the few times that's happened to us this year, we've paid a price for it. That hasn't happened a lot to our team.
On Dennis Gates coming back from his wrist injury:
He'll be at practice today. He was in the gym shooting this morning. If you think back to the Washington game a year ago, Dennis Gates was the difference in that game. He's just so alert on the floor. People forget what he's meant to this team. He's a senior. He's been one of our best defenders. He gives us leadership.
On Solomon Hughes:
I think he's making strides. I really think he's done some really good things. I thought the second half against Washington State he played well. He took a few deep breaths, and that's what I asked him to do. The first half he was in such a hurry. He's been in a hurry, I think, since he's come back. He was in a hurry to get back to where he was. I said, 'Solomon, It's a day at a time, it's a step at a time.' When he takes his time and when he's confident, boy, is Solomon good. He's really played well.
On Jamal Sampson:
I think (his offense) is coming. He did some very good things against Washington State, and those things weren't very apparent against Washington. I think he was very disappointed in the results. He settled a little bit in the first half, he rushed himself. I go back to how we used to challenge (Sean) Lampley, your goal is not to get your shot off. The goal is to get a great shot or a foul. Our post guys have to come away with something, a foul or a basket. Otherwise, it's an empty trip.
The bottom line is there are a lot of expectations on Jamal. A lot of those really are unfair because when you're a freshman playing college basketball for the first time, that's a big change from high school. Those expectations can deter your growth sometimes. They can get you to be in a hurry, get you to be impatient. They can get you in the habit of living up to other people's expectations. That's the time to be reminded that this is a process, and Jamal has made strides. He's made huge contributions for our team. I remind him of that all the time. He's one of the new additions to our team, and our team has changed from last year. We've had certainly a defensive makeover. So, he's got to feel good about that. He's a big part of that. Offensively, he's starting to come around. But that's going to take some time. It's nice to see his enthusiasm and spirit.


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