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The Silver Eagle cooling vest is water activated to allow evaporative cooling while you ride.
It works nicely in hot weather, especially when it's humid.
The vest works best when air flows over vest, as in motorcycle riding with a mesh jacket over the top.
A single soaking lasts two hours or more.
A T-shirt should be worn underneath; you'll feel dampness but the cooling factor really helps.
The vest also provides some insulation in cool weather.
The Silver Eagle vest is available in various designs and colors and women's styles and sizes also available.
It's only been within the last couple of years that motorcycle clothing manufacturers have finally started to produce clothing suitable for very warm weather.
This is surprising, since the vast majority of motorcycle riding takes place during the summer months.
For many years apparel manufacturers have been focused solely on producing a single set of clothing that would "do it all".
The problem is that unlike the motorcycle riding neighbors of the Jetsons, we don't yet have the technology that allows a single garment to work in a range of 30 degrees to 90 F., or that will provide cooling air flow while still being waterproof.
The result?
Our typically bulky jackets and pants with "breathable" waterproof liners (vastly overrated) and zip-out insulating inserts.
To stay comfortable with seasonal temperature change, you still need separate clothing ensembles.
Until just about a year or two ago, there was also the added problem of a distinct lack of clothing suitable for riding in really hot temperatures.
Unfortunately, many motorcyclists can't afford to purchase multiple outfits for various niche weather patterns, so other than the odd day when you just happen to own a set of comfortable clothing, you had to make do with whatever you had.
Although I guess I shouldn't complain -- back when I started riding, life was simple (and so were we!).
Jeans, T-shirt and maybe work boots in the summer; add a leather "bomber" jacket found at the local thrift shop, and there was your summer and winter riding outfit!
The recent trend towards highly breathable fabrics that still offer a modicum of crash protection for summer use has really opened up a whole new outlook on hot weather riding.
It helps that these new products are relatively inexpensive, which provides motorcyclists the potential of affording two sets of riding apparel, one for winter and one for summer.
Some chemists or scientists somewhere must be hard at work on developing new technologies for human comfort in hot weather, because it seems as if a lot of new products are being released that can help us keep cool.
One of these new technologies is the ability of a special fabric to hold water and then slowly release it as a gas to provide an evaporative cooling effect.
Silver Eagle Outfitters offers many different types of garments using the Hydroweave technology that provides this effect.
Their vests, hats, and other products are used in the construction industry, by motorcyclists, hunters, equestrians and anyone else who needs comfort in temperature extremes.
If you're going to ride in really hot weather, the Silver Eagle vest offers an interesting way to keep cool.
In the past, I've sometimes avoided riding in the heat of the day, because even with one of the mesh jackets, it can be too darn hot to enjoy the ride. This is especially true in the southern U.S.A., where winter is the preferred riding season.
The Silver Eagle vest must be "activated" to obtain the desired cooling effect. To activate the vest, it must be soaked in cool water. Silver Eagle Outfitters suggests two ways of doing this.
The "package activation method" involves placing water in a plastic bag and soaking the vest for 15 minutes.
The vest comes with a "Zip-lock" plastic bag for this purpose.
The instructions suggest placing no more than 16 ounces of water in the bag and then inserting the vest. This method minimizes the amount of excess water that might drip from the vest, but takes a bit of time.
I use the "submersion method", which is a bit easier to manage. I place the vest in a spaghetti pot of cool water for about 5 minutes (minus the pasta, of course!), then gently wring out the excess moisture and wipe down the inside liner.
Silver Eagle claims that the vest can't be over-soaked, but the submersion method seems to allow the vest to soak up as much water as possible and provide the greatest amount of cooling effect time when the vest is worn.
We have a nice, deep well that throws out cool tap water, which works well for activating the vest.
But Silver Eagle Outfitters also suggests placing the vest in the refrigerator after activation but prior to wearing it for an even better cooling effect.
It does take a while to get used to the feeling of the damp vest on your body; it feels a bit "icky" at first.
It's not actually as soaking wet as, for example, a wet T-shirt (which is a pretty yucky feeling!), but it does feel damp.
The evaporative effect really starts to work as air flows over the vest; note that this type of garment is not designed to work under a jacket with poor airflow.
I wear the Silver Eagle vest under a Joe Rocket or Firstgear mesh jacket, and the cooling effect is pretty dramatic once I'm underway.
We've had one of the coolest and wettest springs on record here in the Mid-Atlantic, so it wasn't until the end of June that the weather finally warmed up enough to fully appreciate what the vest can do.
A couple of 90+ degree days with heavy humidity gave it a good workout.
The cooling effect is very noticeable up to about the first 2 hours and can definitely make a difference.
One day, as I was riding, I passed some people sitting barefoot under a shade tree, waving fans in their faces. It was a hot day; too hot to be active. But I felt fine, and it kind of gave me a chuckle.
The Silver Eagle vest also provides a bit of warmth when its not activated. It works well in the spring and fall when you need just a touch of warmth under a jacket.
When the vest is dry, it folds up into a pretty small package, so it's easy (and handy) to carry on the bike to use in the evening. Of course, it's also handy to have during travel, as you can soak it in cool water just about anywhere when you need the cooling effect.
It seems to take about a full 24 hours for the vest to completely dry out. Silver Eagle suggests that you don't store the vest in a sealed container or bag unless it's completely dry.
I usually take about a size 43-44 men's jacket, and Silver Eagle Outfitters recommended an XL sized vest.
It fits well, with just enough room for movement. It's important to make sure the fit is correct, so that the vest will stay near your body to provide the correct cooling effect.
Silver Eagle has a variety of sizes and vest designs, so you'll probably find one that fits.
The vest also has a decently hefty zipper up the front. The zipper is made from plastic and the pull tab and slider is metal.
There are also two short pockets (photo above), which come in handy for small items like earplugs.
The recent photos of this vest on the Silver Eagle website don't show zippered pockets, so they may have been discontinued on this model. The vest also has adjustment tabs on each side, which have a button snap that allows 35mm (1-3/8") lateral adjustment.
The vest illustrated in these photos is really designed for construction workers, so the back is a bit longer than you need for motorcycling.
But I had no problems either folding it over to fit under a short motorcycling jacket or stuffing it under the back waistband of my riding pants.
If you live or ride where it gets really, really hot and humid, the Silver Eagle vest may work as well for you.
The price is reasonable, especially considering that it can also be useful in cool weather.
Don't forget that the vest can also keep you cool for non-motorcycling activities too!


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Haskell is a pure functional programming language.
My question is: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Haskell to solve problems involving lots of state, for example GUI programming or game programming?
Also a secondary question: what methods are there to handle state in a functional way?
Thanks in advance.

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Sierra Designs Mist 20 Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Down - Women'sView Larger Image
Women sleep colder. Sierra Designs knows this, so they have adjusted their rating system and their sleeping bags accordingly. The Sierra Designs Women's Mist 20 Sleeping Bag utilizes women-specific construction and comfort rating to make sure that it keeps you comfortable for full three-season camping.
- Snag-free zipper tracks so you don't rip the bag fabric getting in and out
- Collar drawcord helps eliminate draft
- Ergonomically-shaped, fleece-lined footbox for more space and comfort
- Zipper draft tube keeps cold air out
- Stuff and storage sacks included
- Flex construction for more freedom of movement
- Reviews
What do you think about this product?
Have questions about this product?
Perfect Choice
Bought this for my wife for a cub scout camping trip. She was hesitant to go because of predicted cold, but this bag was perfect! It is expensive, but definitely worth it as I think she'll be much more prone to join us on future trips!
Any chance this bag might comfortably fit...
Any chance this bag might comfortably fit an almost 5'8 person? (Even though advertised for 5'6).


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Full-Bodied Red From Rasteau Just Outside Chateauneuf du Pape
The New York Times published an article titled "The Rising Stars of French Winemaking." The article talks about two lesser known appellations, Cairanne and Rasteau, as being the new stars of the southern Rhone. Rasteau is the latest appellation to be promoted to "cru status" like Gigondas, Vacqueyras, and Chateauneuf du Pape. Most wines from Rasteau sell for $15-30 per bottle. The 2014 Cave de Rasteau La Domeliere Rasteau is just $12.97 per bottle and it's a full-bodied red with plenty of concentration and structure. This is a lot of wine for the money!


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First video for a track of "The Ship"
Shot with an iPad with the Supr8 App then edited with my computer.
Locations are my parents house and Valdapozzo, two houses in the middle of fields..How beautiful!
The two sculptures in the video are in Valdapozzo and they are made by the genius Bruno Carlin. I love his works.
You can see something in his website www.brunocarlin.it , but he doesn't update it very much,unfortunally.
Animals are my lovely cat Pastis at my parents house and the dog Pennac, who lives in Valdapozzo. He is a giant and he likes to eat everything. But he is a baby..
New Videoclip-The Ship
First video for a track of "The Ship"


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Kim Kardashian Punk'd Before MTV Movie Awards, Are You Over Kutcher's Stunts?
By Mack Rawden 4 years ago
The MTV Movie Awards might have a stated purpose of handing out popcorn and celebrating achievement, but more than that, theyve always been about having fun. Theres no elitist vibes of self-congratulatory auras; theres just famous men and women cutting loose and having a damn good time. Thus, its really no surprise the network decided to preempt the show this year with Ashton Kutchers Punkd.
Conceived in 2003 as a way to catch his friends and fellow stars in compromising positions, Kutchers show was a raging success for several years before it was taken off the air in 2007. After a five-year hiatus, it returned a few months ago with a string of guest hosts, but it hasnt quite recaptured the original magic. Earlier tonight however it came close. Kutcher and company first convinced Drake he was caught in an earthquake. Later, they duped Kim Kardashian and Scott Disick into a gas pump explosion and an altercation with a wallet-thieving fan. You can take a look at the footage below
Ill be the first to admit Punkd is a lot of fun in small doses, but Im not really sure if Im ready to see Ashton Kutcher take the trucker hat back out and do his thing on a weekly basis. I kind of think Im fine with keeping the show in the past. What do you think? Would you like to see Kutcher get his hands dirty again, or are you fine with him spending his time doing other things? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below
Would You Like To See Kutcher Do More Punk'd Episodes?
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Where Should Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian Go Next?eksarran
It's been reported lately on a variety of sources, that Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami may turn into Kourtney and Khloe Take New York for the next season of the successful Keeping Up With The Kardashians spin-off (that explains the many recent visits to the city). It seems this celeb mom and (possibly) soon-to-be-mom are taking a cue from The Real Housewives and changing up their home-base each season. We have a few ideas of where these two can wreak havoc (after New York, that is).
We could definitely see the Boulder residents loving the sisters' store, DASH, which is now open in Calabasas, Calif. and Miami. But more importantly, we'd really love to see Kourtney and Khloe live amongst the nature and mountains of Colorado–we're envisioning an episode focused on a crazy hiking expedition. It'd be kind of like when they got lost in the Florida Everglades, but with snow.
Barcelona, Spain
That's right, we want to see these Kardashian sisters go international. We're pretty sure their fame level is big enough that the Spanish would know their faces, but it would still likely be a bit of a fish-out-of-water experience for the sisters and the residents. Watching Kourtney and Khloe work through the language barrier to run their business and have fun living the Spanish-late-night lifestyle would be something we could definitely get addicted to. Could Kourtney resist the Barcelona party scene enough to take care of son, Mason? (Plus, bonus: they'd be really far away from Kourtney's baby daddy Scott Disick if he didn't join.)
Continue after the jump to see where else we want the Kardashian sisters to film.
Boston is a city full of history and old money–not things we generally associate the Kardashian family with. The modern, newer-money reality stars and the city of Boston would surely be an entertaining blend. Would the people of Boston welcome the Kardashians and DASH with open arms–or snub them completely? We're willing to find out if they're willing to go (hint, hint, E!)
Where do you think these sisters should go?


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It's been a little over a year since Cinemax premiered Strike Back as its first original dramatic series. Now in its second season (subtitled Vengeance), the British/American co-production has proved to be a big hit for the network, with the show's quality going a long way toward improving Cinemax's standing in the premium cable world. Yesterday, the show was renewed for a third season, set to air in 2013.
To help everyone celebrate the good news, Cinemax has been gracious enough to provide us here at TVR with an exclusive clip from tomorrow night's episode, featuring series stars Sullivan Stapleton and Rhona Mitra, along with copious use of the f-word:
Here's the official synopsis for the episode:
"Now a wanted man, Knox (Charles Dance) hatches a plan for the nuclear bombs that involves several African nations plagued by political unrest and unstable militia factions. When the transport for one of the nukes is recognized at the scene of the crime, Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) and Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) mount a dangerous pursuit. Dalton (Rhona Mitra) confronts Christy Bryant (Stephanie Vogt) about the CIA's dealings in Africa. Matlock (Vincent Regan) reveals his true motives behind joining Knox to Hanson (Shane Taylor), who continues to be a major distraction for Stonebridge."
Nuclear bombs, African militias and Rhona Mitra. Sounds like fun. Tune in tomorrow night at 10PM to find out how it all goes down.


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Shirley R. (Zimmerman) Stewart
March 26, 2014
Shirley R. (Zimmerman) Stewart, 76, of Tamaqua died Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.
She was the widow of James E. Mellor and Harry V. Stewart.
Shirley had worked for several garment factories, last working for J.E. Morgan's, Tamaqua.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tamaqua.
Born in Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Zimmerman and the late Alice (West) Zimmerman.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sherry (Mellor) Miller, wife of Kevin, Coaldale; and Kelly (Mellor) Dirzulaitis, wife of Mark, Coaldale; three sons, Stanley Mellor, Tamaqua; William Mellor and his wife, Nancy, Tamaqua; and Kenneth Mellor and his companion, Tammy, Tamaqua; two sisters, Charlotte Hendricks, New Ringgold; and Faye Smith, Halifax, Pa.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, where the family will receive friends Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
The funeral service will be at E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Interment will be at St. John's UCC Cemetery, Orwigsburg.
Memorials in her honor may be sent to the Tamaqua Adult Day Care, 300 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252.
Online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes .com.
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BIG R?t ft I ULi?,
?. Sternberger Company's Store
Burned-Loss Estimuted at
Special the State.
Clio, Jone 17.-One section of this
town is smouldering in ruins today.
Fire broke out in the general store of
the E. Starnberger company at 9
o'clock last night and destroyed the
firm's property to the extent of $30,
00?. The lose is half covered by in?
surance. This firm does a business of
about $200,000 per annum and is today
entering another store for continuing
fen si ness.
The residence of Mr. G. R. Welch,
valued at $2,500, and the residence of
Mrs. K. C. Chamness-. valued at $2,
000, were also entirely consumed.
Their losses are partially covered by
Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, June 17.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement
issued today shows for the 17 days of
June a decrease under last year of 16, -
OOO and a d ?cras?e under the same pe?
riod year before last of 14,000.
For the nine months and 17 days of
the season that have elapsed the ag
gregate is behind the same days of
last year 685,000 ar d behind the same
?days year before last 330,000.
The amount brought into sight dur?
ing the wefek past has been 2$219
bales against 28,890 for the same seven
days last year and 43,478 year before
last. :
The movement since Sept. 1 shows
receipts at ail United States ports to
be 7,039,331 against 7,632,442 last
year. Overland across the Mississip?
pi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to north?
ern mills and Canada 904,113 against
1,062,846 last year; interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 102,815 against a de?
crease last year of 7,576; south 3rn
mills takings %721,000 against 1,764, -
785 last year. .
The total movement since Septem?
ber 1 is 9,767,859 against 10,452,497 last
y jar. ?
. Foreign exports for the week have
been 37,221 against ^7,868 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea?
son 5,772,322 against 6,520,498 last
.year. The total takings of American
mills, north, south and Canada, thus
-far for the season have been 3,828,437
against 3,842,761 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading southern interior centres have
decreased during the week 33,147
bales, against a decrease* during the
corresponding period last season of
Including stocks, left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far from the new crop, the
supply to date is 9,935,658 against 10,
.667,571 for the same period last year.
Weekly Trade Review.
"New York, June 17.-Bradstreet's
reviewing the state of trade, tomor?
row will say : Favorable features this
week are the further improvement
shown in leading crops and the end?
ing of the tie-up on the great lakes.
Wheat, oats and cotton have improved,
but corn is still backward owing to
the cool weather. General trade and
industry have remained quiet, and
may be said to have "marked time."
The notable under lying feature of
the entire situation is the feeling that
.with at- average crop of wheat and
Targe yields of the other cereals and
of cotton now in prospect a good fall
and winter business is to be looked
for. Ballway earnings reflect current
<quiteness in business and the de?
creases of 3 5 per cent of g rc. ss in
May and of 6 per cent, in April net,
indicated last week, are confirmed
by fuller details
Reports as to the cotton crop are al?
most universally favorable, the only
exception being noted in Arkansas,
where a heavy reduction is probable
because of overflowing lands. The
Texas crop is gow ing finely, first bales
being reported nearly a month ahead
cf the usual time. The crop in the
lower Mississippi valley is making good
progress and in Georgia and Ala?
bama is reported growing finely.
For sick headache tai,. Chamberlain s
Siomach and Liver Ta ot-, anda quick
care is c-il-L*. For <-<.ic oj China's Drzz
Irish potatoes have been a paying
crop this year. A gentleman who was.
at Voung's Island the other day, says
a planter made over $25.000 clear cn
that crop alone this year.
Are Your Lungs Weak.
Does the cough, left by the grippe-r??
the cold, contracted f'u.mg the winter,
still bane ou ? Ry dale's Elixir wi J) cur
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?bec 25c Family size 50c. All dealers.
Hot Springs, Ark., June 15.-The
State Democratic convention today in?
structed for Judge Alton B. Parker of
New York as the choice ol the Arkan?
sas Democracy for presidential candi?
date. The vote was: Parker 258^>;
Hearst 12834; John Sharp Williams, ?.
Nervous Dyspepsia Cured by
Rydale's Stomach Tablets.
Mr. R. E. Jones, buyer for Parker &
Bridget, whose large department stores
are located at 9th and Penn Ave., Wash
ington D. C., writes, under date of April
14, '04, as follows : Last February one
yeer, while in New York on business for
my house, I caught a severe cold, which
laid me up for severr.l weeks and left me
wesk and r ei-vous. ? had little or no ap?
petite and ray digestion was very poor,
my physician* could not get at the cause
of my trouble as my digestion seemed
so much impaired. I decided to try Ry
dale's Stomach Tablais, being assured by
a friend they were good dyspepsia medi?
cine. After using them for a few days I
began to realize that I was getting better.
I gave up the doctor's prescription and
have gained 20 pounds while using two
boxes of these tablets. I never felt better
in my life, and accredit Rydale's Stomach
Tablets with having cured me. I can re?
commend them most heartily, to sufferers
from nervocs indigestion and general run?
down conditions of the system. All dealers.
AMUSING O?MME mi
An Orangeburg Casa That Was
Fun for Ail Save the Litigants.
The following report by the News
and Courier's Oraugeburg correspond?
ent of the trial of a damage snit at the
i recent term cf the Orangeburg court
gives a mere outline of one of the
! most ridiculous damage suits ever
j tried in -this State :
"Unusually interesting and amusing
! testimony was given in the suit of
! Capt. J. 6. Livingston against Mrs.
j Missouri I. Collier for $5,000 damages
Ifor injuries received from a buggy
whip in the hands* of Mrs. Collier.
The jury found for plaintiff one dollar
"Capt. Livingston and Mr. David
L. Collier, the husband of defendant,
were what might be called '.cronies. '
They had arranged a fishing trip on
May 24, 1902 ; Mr. Collier was unable
to go, but insisted on the Captain's
taking Mrs. Collier's horse and buggy
and carrying another friend with him.
"Capt. livingston returned to de?
fendant's house with the buggy just
after dark, and, driving into the
yard, was met by Mrs. Collier with
the whip, which, he says, she applied
freely, striking him in the right eye
and causing blindness. The other fish?
erman, who had gotten out at the
! gtte, says he heard the lashing and
[heard Mrs. Collier say: "I prora
I ised to give you a whipping and I've
done it"
"Mr. Cottier testified that Capt.
Livingston was instructed to return
the buggy at b o'clock and promised
to do ?0. Mrs. Collier wanted the
buggy about that time to go down?
"Mr. O. R. Lowman, who runs a
buggy house, testified that she came
there during the, evening looking for
the buggy, and threatened to whip or
punish the Captain when he returned.
"The defence contended that the in?
jury to plaintiff's eye was the result of
a fight with Mr. Collier last Septem?
ber, arising cut of a discussion of the
suit which had then been filed, in
which both men were badly battered
and bruised on the face and head.
"Mrs. Collier admitted the whip?
ping, but claimed that the Captain
brought her horse home in bad con?
dition from over-driving, and cursed
and abused her when she took him to
task for it, finally attacking her with
a plank.
"This the Captain denied. On the
other hand, he claims that the attack
was unprovoked and began while he
was unhitching the horse.
"He testified that Mr. Oollier came
out and asked his wife to stop, and
she put the whip on him, too, and
followed and struck the Captain again
as he was leaving the yard.
"Mrs. Collier was asked if it was
anything unusual for her to whip her
husband, and replied that her domes?
tic troubles were her own business."'
He Took Brooms.
Two old fellows in New Hampshire j
were the sharpest things in the way
of bargaining. Cy Pettingil made
brooms for a living and Ezra Hoskins
kept a store. One day Cy came in
with a load cf brooms and the dicker?
ing began.
Cy was a man who could see a bar?
gain through a six-inch plank cn a
dark night, and Ezra could hear a
dollar bill rattle in a bag of feathers
a mile off. Well, they began, and
their conversation was something like
i "Ezra, I want to sell you these
"All right. Cy, I'll take them."
Cy said: "I don't want any store
bargains, I want cash for them."
They tallked and gadded a while,
and then Ezra said : "I tell you whar
I'll do, Cy, I'll give you half cash and
half trade."
Cy took a fresh chew cf tohacco,
pulled a straw cut of one of the brooms,
and said
"That'll he all right, Ezra."
After he bad put the brooms ic the
store, Ezra said ' ' Here's your money,
Cy, now what do you want in trade?"
Cy looked around for a spell, cocked
his eye up to the ceiling, stuck his cud
ic his cheek and said :
"Well, if it is all the same to yen,
Ezra, I'll take brooms. ' '
Driven to Desperation.
Living at an out of the way place, re?
mote from civilization, a family is often
driven to desperation in case of accident,
resulting in burns, cuts, wounds, aleen?,
etc. Lay in a supply of Buckleu'3 Arnica
Salve. It's the best on earth. 25c. at J
fc. W. DeLorm?'s Drug Store.
The State veterinarian of Oregon
has ordered that the thousands of
wild horses which roam the unfenced
langes of that State shall be shot
down. This is to be done to prevent
the spread of mange, which is commu?
nicated to cattle and other live stock.
An Alarm Clock for 25c.
If you want to get up early and feel
good all day take a Littje Early Riser or
cwo at bed time. These famous little pills
relax the nerves, give quiet rest and re?
freshing sleep, with a gentle movement
of the bowels about breakfast time. W.
H. Howell, Houston. Tex., says "Early
Risers are the best pill made for constipa?
tion, 6ick headache, b liousness, etc." Sold
by O. B. Davis.
The Boston Architect of May 28
said: "Rio do Janeiro has abolished
its old-fashioned quarantine regula?
tions. The cause of this change is dee
to the head of the new board of
health, Dr. Cruz, who secured an
appropriation of a million and a quar?
ter of dollars for a war on mosquitoes,
which was so successfully waged that
there were only nine cases of fever last
year, as compared with 275 the pre?
ceding year."
A Strong Heart
is assured by perfect digestion. Indiges?
tion swells the stomach and puffs it up
against the heart. This causes shortness !
of breath, palpitation of the heart and
general weiknes*. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cures indigestion, relieves the stomach,
takes the strain off the heart and restores
it to a full performance of its function
naturally. Kodol increases the strength
by enabling the stomach and digestive
organs to digest, assimilate and appro?
priate to the blood and tissues all of the
food nutriment. Tones the stomach and
digestive organs. Sold by O. B. Davis.
The Timely Suggestion of a Friendly
But Critical Visitor.
Editor Item: The writer is too fre?
quent a contributor to the columns of
the press not to know the value of
space, especially when one is seeking
room in a daily journal, but despite
this he wants to use the Item as a
medium to say something aDont your
thriving little city, which, by the
way is not quite so little after all, as
the writer found when he had to ride
a mile from the Court House to find !
some of his friends.
The growth of Sumter during the
past two years was very noticeable
and unless it has some backset some
the beautiful residences on Main
street will have to be torn down to
make room for business houses, and
! thi3, in some respcets, would be very
reg retable, as these elegant houses,
with their well kept grounds, are a
great ornament to the city. But,
however much the writer could and
would like to say about Sumter, he
must stop because the main object of
! this article is to call attention to
something that the city needs, and the
lack of which detracts very much from
its beauty. and attractiveness. This
need is a public park where the people
can resort in warm weather and find
some relief from the heat and dust
of the streets. Some writer has very
i aptly called the parks the lungs of the
city, and the expression is a very true
and forcible one, for outside of the
pleasure they give, they add very
much to the health of the city.
Then, too, as people advance in
culure and refinement it is but natu?
ral that they should feel a longing to
surround themselves with beautiful
things. In fact, without the love and
culture of the beautiful, civilization
could not eixst. Whatever is useful,
as has been truly and beautifully
said, will encourage itself, but we
should fill do our utmost to encourage
the beautiful, for this is one, almost
the only one, of the visible signs that il?
lustrate, or show our attainments in
civilization. The ignorant man may not
be able to appreciate beautiful things,
but to the intelligent man they are
not only a great help, but at the same
time a source of inestimable pleasure
Some time ago when the writer saw
that the grounds of the Sumter Insti?
tute were to be sold, the thought oc?
curred to him that the city ought to
purchase it and convert it into a park.
These things, of course, cost a good
deal of money, but the mere fact that
a city. Sumter for a good illustration,
is growing in wealth and population
:is pretty strong evidence that the cost
.is not, by any means, an insurmount?
able obstacle. As has already been
said, there are many beautiful homes
in Sumter, and these furnish unmis
1;akable evidence of the refinement of
those who own them ; but while it is
only right that the culture of the
beautiful, like charity, should begin
ut home, it also, like charity, should
not end there.
In this connection, the writer begs
to suggest to the cultured ladies of
Sumter that they might add very
much to the beauty of their city by
beautifying the ground around the
Court Hou^e. If the town of Sumter
had, say twenty-five years ago, estab?
lished a park on the outskirts, the
city of Sumter would now surround it.
lt would hardly take twenty-five years
for this now, at Sumter's present'
rate of growth.
While on his way to the depot the
writer noticed some beautiful little
trees that had been used for hitching
posts and as a natural consequence
tad been badly damaged. Such inex?
cusable vandalism should subject the
offender to a very heavy fine. When a
tree becomes establishd it is very val?
uable and whoever injures it should
te severelv punished.
W. D. Woods.
Darlington, S. C., June 16.
Witherspoon Bros. & Co. Do the Hand?
some Thing by the Fire Laddies.
The following letter addressed to
Chief of the Fire Department Hood,
ii self-explanatory and shows that the
services of our volunteer fire depart?
ment are not unaprpeciated by those
whom they serv?:
Mr. R. S. Hood, Chief Fire Depart?
ment, City.
Dear Sir: We herewith enclose
check for $25 00 as a token of appreci?
ation of the good services rendered in
pieventlng the spread of the fire at our
plant on the morning of the 13th in?
stant. While you did not have to put
ott any fire in our plant it was cer?
tainly uncomfortably close by. Any?
thing you might want in the future
from the City Council please let us
kr ow and we will have a good speech
to make before that body in your
Wishing you the success at every
other place that you had at ours, we
are, Yours very truly,
Witherspoon Bros. & Co.
E. L. Witherspoon, President.
To be Married in Mississippi.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
anc; Mrs. T. Rowin Harney, of Hat-'
tieiiburg, Miss., to the marriage of
their daughter. Dora, to Mr. John
Fri arson Anderson on the evening of
Jure 30th, in Trinity Episcopal
Church, Hattiesburg, Miss. *
MT. Anderson is a son of Dr. W.
W. Anderson, Jr., of Summerton, but
formerly of this county, and is him?
self well and favorably known in this
Fire at Wedgefield.
Wedgefield, June 15.-The barns and
stables on Re viresco farm, the prop?
erty of Mr. A. E. Aycock of this place
and Mrs. F. F Covington of Marion,
wera detroyed by fire last night with
their contents, which included corn,
hay and oats. The cause of the fire
is supposed to have been spontaneous
combustion. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
A Great Ruler.
Or e of the greatest of rulers is the liver !
Tt governs the human organism. When the
liver is out of order the whole system be?
comes diseased. Keep your liver healthy by
using Rydalt's Liver Tablets. They euro
all liver trouble. They cure constipation.
Your money back if th^y do not give sat?
isfaction. AU dealers.
Peter James, Recently Discharged From
Asylum, Jumps Into a Well.
Peter Janie?, a negro who was re?
leased from the asylum a few months
ago after ependinfg several months
there, committed suicide Thursday
hy jumping headforemost into a
well on the Manning road in the su?
burbs of the city. Ije had been
working for Minnie Moore, a negro
woman, for several days, and this
morning he told her he was going
away. Shortly atferwards she heard
an unusual noise in the yard and run?
ning ont she saw bis coat and hat
lying by the well. Going to the well
she discovered James straggling in
the water. She called for help, but
before her neighbors could come to
her assistance, James was dead. His
body was removed from the well as
quickly as possible, but it was impos?
sible to recussitate him.
Coroner Flowers, who was notified,
made an investigation, but decided
not to summon a jury and hold a reg?
ular inquest as it was a clear case of
suicide as a result of insanity.
Teachers Elected.
At a meeting of the City Board of
Education held a few days ago the fol?
lowing teachers were elected to teach
in the Washington Street School dur?
ing the next school year:
Miss Lena Kirkley, of Smithville;
Miss Laurie Harrell, of Benettsville ;
Miss Marion Satterwhite, of Sumter ;
Miss Mary Alice Michaux, of Sumter.
Misses Hattie Boland, Mary 'Brun
son and H. C. Fishbnrn, who taught
in the school last session, declined re?
election after the Board of Education
met and elected all of the teachers for
another year. The increased enroll?
ment during the last year and the cer?
tainty that the school will be still
larger next session made it necessary
that one additional teacher be elected.
Magnolia, June 16.-The city of
Marion has a just cause to hold an
ever lasting grudge against our es?
teemed yonng friend Walton J. Mc?
Leod, for he, accompanied by his broth?
ers, ?ev. D. Melvin, Thos. G., Frank?
ie, and Carlisle and Miss Mary Eliza
McLeod went over on the train yester?
day morning and robbed that nice lit?
tle city of one of its loveliest flowers
and returned with the prize last even?
ing, thereby furnishing a most appre?
ciable acquisition to Lynchburg so?
ciety, and an ornament to his pleas?
ant home. When Walton boarded the
train yesterday morning his many
friends who witnessed his departure,
were impressed with his handsome
appearance, but when he alighted from
the coach last night there was a lock
of astonishment on the faces of the
large number of friends who met the
train. He did not appear handsome
at all. Why? well, we guess it was
the contrast. To say nice things about
the bride seems uncalled for.
The appropriate and impressive cer?
emony performed by Rev. D. McLeod
made Miss Pauline Mullins, Mrs.
Walton McLeod.
The old arm chair in the office is;
vacant today.
The serenade last night was a grand
success. The cattle, dogs and chick?
ens aiound joined in a counter sere?
nade. Walton seems grateful to the
serenaders, that
Your townsmen, Tommie McIntosh,
would have enjoyed it so much.
Manning News Notes.
Manning will soon have a laundry. It
will be run by Messrs. Otis Trescott
and Jesse Orvin, and they will have
all experienced help.
The barn and stables of Mr. C. R.
Felder near Summerton, was destroy?
ed by fire last Wednesday afternoon.
No insurance, loss about $500.
The Alderman stock farm at Alcolu,
is now under the management of Mr.
Walker, of Barnwell, a graduate of
Clemson, who has made dairying and
raising of stock a special study.
Last Friday night at the scidder,
near Shiloh, in the timber woods of
the D. W. Alderman & Sons' Company
of Alcoln, Mr. Forrest Collins, the
engineer, became involved in a diffi?
culty with Lawrence Thompson, a
negro hand, and after N some words
Thompson advanced upon him with a
cant hook, whereupon Collins shot
him. Thompson was taken to Alcoln
and died in a few honrs. Coroner
Smith was notified Saturday afternoon
and he went to Alcoln and held the
inquest. Mr. Collins surrendered
himself to the sheriff of Sumter.
Sheriff Scarborough of Sumter came
here yesterday with Mr. Forrest Col?
lins in his custody, who had surren?
dered to him last Saturday for the
killing of Lawrence Thompson, col?
ored, Capt. Charlie Collins, a brother
of Mr. Forrest Collins was also of the
party. Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden,
speaker of the House of Representa?
tives, who bas been retained with
Capt. W. C. Davis to defend Collins
met the party here and after a confer?
ence, it was decided that under a
special statute, where a shooting takes
place in one county and the death in
another, as was this case, the defend?
ant may be tried in either county,
and as Clarenden is Collins' home,
and the county where the inquest WES
held, the trial will be had here. Sher?
iff Scarborough turned his charge ov<r
to the sheriff of Clarendon and Col?
lins' attorneys will apply for bail next
week at Georgetown to Judge Aldrich,
who is now in this circuit.-Manning
Triumphs of Modern Surgery.
Wonderful things are done for the hu?
man body by surgery. Organs are taken
out and scraped and polished and put
back, or they may be removed entirely ;
bones are spliced ; pipes take the place of
diseased sections of veins ; antiseptic
dressirgs aro applied to wounds, bruise?
burns and like injuries before inflamma?
tion sets in, which causes them to heal j
without maturation and in one third the j
time required by the old treatment. Cham?
berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same |
M ir?ci] 1?. It is an antiseptic and when !
? ; ;>?ed to such irjaries, causes them to |
ho .1 very quickly. It also allays the pain j
and soreness. Ke**p a bottle of Pain Balm j
in } our home and it will save you time:
anti money, not io mention the iuconveni- ;
once and suffering which such injuries en?
tail. For sale by Cn ina's Dru 4 Store.
Precautions to be Observed in Dealing !
With Contagious Diseases.
Some persons are determined to ex?
aggerate the, amount of sickness in
the communities in which they live,
an. do so with fiendish pleasure in
many instances. It is much better to
go to the right place or person for in?
formation than to believe and repeat
every thing you hear about the num?
ber of cases of any contagious disease.
Some party or parties have circulated
the report that there are between
twenty-five and thirty cases of typhoid
fever in Sumter. As a matter of fact,
j there have been but six cases this
! year. For a city of between eight and
nine thousand population that is a
good showing ; and there is no place
in the United States or in the world
but that some sickness can be found.
It has been suggested by the health
officer that in order to suppress the
spread of typhoid fever, that as soon
i as any person is attacked with fever of
j any kind that he be immediatelv no
j tified. He will proceed at once to
your house and take the necessary
sanitary precautions to prevent the in?
fection of your premises, and of other
peoples' too. Do not wait until the
physician has completed his diagnosis
of the case, which takes several days
to a week some times, as the danger
of infection is considerable from the
discovery of the fever until the doc?
tor bas decided whether it is typhoid
fever. If it turns out to be typohid,
why the danger of spreading has been
done away with. If it is not typhoid,
no harm has been done. Flies do
more to spread typhoid fever than any
other thing, and if the health officer
can get to your place at the bginning
of the case of fever he will instruct
you what to do during the sickness as
a sanitary precaution. It is the duty
I of the physician also to give these in?
structions, which they nearly always
do-bnt ic is Ipeculiarly the health
officer's duty to execute the sanitary
laws, and to assist you to do every?
thing possible to protcet other people
as well as yourself. If a patient is
removed to an infirmary, notify the
health officer as soon as the patient
is taken from the hoase. As soon as
the patient has recovered sufficiently to
leave the sick room, notify the health
officer who will immediately disinfect
the room. In case of death do the
3ame thing. There are certain sani?
tary precautions of a simple nature to
be observed during cases of typhoid,
which it is not necessary to go into
detail about, but yon can and will re?
ceive all of the information and as?
sistance needed from the department
of health, if you will only notify the
officer as instructed above.
If yen have any troubles to tell the
health officer about do so at once. Do
not wait a long time, and in the mean
while go around abusing and "cuss?
ing" him out. While you are indulg?
ing in the luxury of abusing, and some
times "cussing" out that thick skin?
ned, "cuss proof" official he could
have abated a hundred nuisances in
your neighborhood. No health officer
is supposed to have any feelings which
conld be injured or punctured, so you
do not gain a thing by waiting to re?
port nuisances. Eepoit the nuisance
and abuse him after he has abated
Mr. Eugene Kogan Sells $166 Worth of]
Oats From Three Acres.
A fesv days ago Mr. Eugene Hogan
harvested and sold the crop from
three acres of oats for $166-a gross
return of 855.33 per acre. Mr. Hogan
says that rbe crop cost him first and
last, 821.85 per acre, as follows :
Breaking land with 2-horse
plow, " ?'2 00
Harrowing, 1 00
Seed Oats, 2 65
400 lbs. fertilizer, 4 20
30 loads stable manure, at 40c, 12 CO
21 85
The net profit per acre was there?
fore 833.48.
The oats were sold in the sheaf at
75 cents per hundred, and those who
saw the crop before it was cut esti?
mated that the yield would be not less
than 100 bushels per acre. If these
estimates were even approximately
correct Mr. Hogan lost money by sell?
ing the crop in the sheaf, for oats are
now selling for 60 cents a bushel and
the straw, after threshing, is worth
about 30 cents a hundred.
The land on which this crop was
grown is only ordinary land aEd con?
siderably run down, this being the
first crop Mr. Hogan has grown on
it. However, the land was thoroughly
prepared and well feritlized and the
yield was entirely satisfactory. Nev
ertheless, Mr. Hogan is of the opinion
that next year, with as favorable sea?
sons as this jear's crop had, bo can
make a still larger crop on the same
land without increasing the quantity
of fertilizer. The land is now plant?
ed in peas, and he expects to obtain
a crop of pea vine hay that will be
worth almost as much as the oat crop,
beside improving the land.
Bishopviile News items.
Miss Rae DesChamps is visiting in
Sumter this week.
Mr. R. A. Dixon, of Sumter has
been visiting relatives in town.
Mr. J. C. Shaw has resigned as
general manager of the Oil Mill Co.
and Mr. G. Furman Parrott has been
elected to succeed him and took charge
on June 10.
Rev. T. G. Phillips got back last
week and resumed his work as pastor
of the Baptist church here. He was
warmly received by his flock and
preached at ll o'clock last Sunday.
Mr. T. C. Perrin after mature con?
sideration has decided to run for
oennty Treasurer instead of Auditor.
Senator Thos. McLeod went over to
Mariori this week to inspect the sys?
tem of water works they have there,
ile will also visit Bennettsville and
other points having water works, as
he with Messrs. J. Ed. Stuckey and
R. E. Carnes were appointed a com?
mittee on water works to assist the
town council in devising plans for the
water works.
The new rural route from here by
Wisacky to Elliotts and back went
into effect Tuesday with Mr. Purly
Reynolds as mail carrier.-.Bishopviile
to bring good prices must have
both size
good soil
is made
better by
the use
of a fer
rich in
Wc will send our books, giving fall infor?
mation about the sub? set, to any larmer vrbo
writes for them.
GERriAN KALI WORKS,
N'ew York-98 Nanao Street, or
Atlanta, Ga?-22% So. Broad Sit.
HORACE HARBY, President.
L C. STRAUSS, vice-President.
GEO. L. BICKER, Cashier. .
Capital Stock, $25,000
Liability of Stockholders, 25,000
# / ^
zo ry tilt KT* /?g
-the savings of all classes of people-is
the reason for the existence of
The Sumter Savings Bank
And this duty is performed with satisfac?
tion to all concerned.
Money is absolutely safe here and every
dollar deposited, be it principal or interest
earn? 4 per cent per annum. A small sum
will open up an account and secure a bank
Begin to save now. Interest payable
SQQ FREE SCH0LAfSEIFS 0FFE?ED
Land Surveying
I will give prompt attention to all calls
for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides,
draining bottoms, drawing- Mortgages
Titles, Probating, &c.
BANKS H. BOYKIN, D. Sn.
Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C.
City and County Depository.
Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00
Undivided surplus, 16,000 00
Individual liability of stockhold?
ers in excess of their stock, 75,000 00
Transacts a general banking business;
also has a Saving Bank Department. De?
posits of $1 and upward received. Inter?
est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
vice-President. Cashier.
Jan. 31.
We promptly obtain U. S. and Foreign^^
c3end model, sketch or photo o? invention for<
f* free report oa patentability. For free book, <
ffil^rTRADE-MflBKS "T
Opposite U. S. Patent Office
23 South Main St.
Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p.
m. ' Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Having consolidated my two
stores, I will be pleased to see
all my customers at the above
stand, where I am better pre?
pared than ever to sei ve them.
Your prescriptions will be
called for and delivered.
Phone 45.
Full line of Drugs, Garden
Seed and Cigars.
Your patronage solicited.
Call bell for night wjok.
C. P. Osteen, M. D.
No. 18 W. Liberty St.,
(Over Osfeen's Book Store)
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PARKING Review
Chen Mo (Chang Chen) was just trying to pick up a cake for his wife on his way home from work and score himself some "make-up" sex. He wasn't planning on being mistaken for a long-dead relative. He never imagined he'd find himself involved in the affairs of loan-sharks and prostitute rings, nor did he expect to be play foosball with a one-handed barber. But as Chung Mung-Hong's debut effort Parking proves, when one gets double-parked in Taipei, expect the unexpected.
Admittedly quite reminiscent of tried and true art house formulae with its quirky episodic plotting that intertwines the lives of unsuspecting strangers, and drawing often from the cinema of Wong Kar-wai in particular (one chase sequence pays homage to the step-printing aesthetics of Chungking Express), Mung-Hong is nonetheless able to assert a confident and original voice, expertly weaving comedy with dramatic profundity, while commanding strong performances from an already impressive ensemble cast.
Mung-Hong is also for the gorgeous cinematography, peppering episodes with sublimely lit and rather idiosyncratic close ups. A gesture that appears to formally mirror the narrative's emphatic pre-occupation with digressions, consistently delving into even the most peripheral character's personal history. These digressions themselves of course also emphatically point to the main character's own "double-parking" dilemma.
Not all these narrative strands get tied up and it may lead to some frustration from the audience, but such coherence would seem counter-intuitive to Mung-Hong's apparent project. If Wong Kar-wai can be invoked again, it is through Mung-Hong's shared curiosity in the unpredictable intersections of strangers and the results are funny, moving and well worth your time.
Thanks to Evokative Films, Parking opens in Toronto today at the Yonge and Dundas AMC Theatre. Check out their Facebook event for more details.
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May 31, 2016
A week-long basketball camp is being offered at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Meridian.
Young people are learning the fundamentals of the game and benefiting from the instruction of former Rust College coach, Milton Moore, who is a member of the church.
Two sessions a day are available for both boys and girls. The church sees it as a way to minister to the mind, soul and body.
"We believe that the whole person should be ministered to," said pastor, the Rev. A.D. Lewis. "And then to let them know that they are important enough for us to take to give them an opportunity to improve their skills."
The camps are offered through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 544
49th Avenue, Meridian.
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Lambda-DNA is an excellent insulator
The question whether DNA is electrically conducting has attracted much interest lately. Experiments have turned up a distressingly large range of values for the equivalent resistivity r (from 10-4 Ohm cm to 106 Ohm-cm). Proximity induced superconductivity has also been reported.
We have approached this problem by forming direct chemical bonds between the ends of lambda-DNA to Au electrodes. The idea is to insert, at both ends of the DNA molecule, thyosines (T) that have been modified to include the thiol group -HS. The thiol group -HS has a high propensity to bind to Au. This provides the electrical contact between DNA and our Au electrodes. The top figure shows a cartoon of one of the original sticky ends of lambda-DNA which is comprised of 48,500 base pairs occupying a double helix 16 microns in length (see top right for color code).
In the middle figure, the DNA molecule is immersed in a solution of mostly modified thyosine (T') and lesser amounts of guanine (G) and adenine (A) [cytosine (C) is left out]. The DNA polymerase (large blue blob) proceeds to incorporate the modified T's, G and A nucleotides into both sticky ends. The absence of cytosines in solution means that the modified T's are paired with G's. Normally, such mismatches are rapidly deleted when the polymerase proof-reads its own actions. To suppress this undesired editing, we use a mutated polymerase that lacks this proof-reading capability. The bottom figure shows the sticky end filled-in with excess modified T's.
A drop of the solution of lambda-DNA (with ends modified) is placed on a substrate containing gold electrodes (light vertical stripes in figure). The DNA molecules are rendered visible by binding them to dye molecules. The 4 panels on the left (A1...B2) show DNA molecules 'flexing' in an alternating solution flow (flow indicated by arrows). The binding energy of the ends is sufficient to resist the strong shear forces in a strong flow. The right panel shows scores of DNA molecules with ends bound to different gold electrodes.
For electrical measurements, the solution is evaporated in a vacuum and a voltage is applied (up to 20 volts). These experiments show that lambda-DNA has a resistivity larger than 106 Ohm cm at room temperature. Our results contradict many reports of moderately high conductivity in lambda-DNA.
"Insulating behavior of lambda-DNA on the micron scale"
Y. Zhang, R. H. Austin, J. Kraeft, E. C. Cox, and N. P. Ong,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 198102 (2002).


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In early August 2012, a farmer moving manure around the farm was exposed to methane gas.
WorkSafeBC will be investigating the incident and the potential for harm to workers who handle or distribute manure.
All cows and other ruminants produce potent greenhouse methane gas and there is always a potential safety problem for workers, depending on their proximity to the manure fumes and the temperatures in the area they are working. This has been, and likely will continue to be, a known hazard when working with animals on a farm. Workers need to be reminded that methane gas is odourless and colourless, and that inhaling too much of it can result in suffocation due to insufficient oxygen.
Safe work procedures and best practices should be considered when working with or near manure. Personal Protective Equipment may be an appropriate option.


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Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr.
National Science Foundation
Presentation of the
NSF FY 2009 Budget Request to Congress
Arlington, VA
February 4, 2008
(As Prepared)
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If you're interested in reproducing any of the slides,
please contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs: (703)
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Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the National Science Foundation. I appreciate your interest in NSF, and your coming to the FY 2009 budget presentation this morning.
Let me come right to the point. We are here to discuss the future of America. More than a dozen major studies have now concluded that a substantial increase in federal funding for basic scientific research is critical to ensure the preeminence of America's scientific and technological enterprise.
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Just recently, Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin, released a follow-up to "The Gathering Storm" report entitled, "Is American Falling Off the Flat Earth?"
His message is crystal clear: Unless substantial investments are made to the engine of innovation. "...the current generation may be the first in our country's history to leave their children and grandchildren a lower sustained standard of living."
He points out that "America and the world are on the precipice of a change of seismic proportions, a tipping point ... and no one will be immune to its impact." That raises the stark question: "Can America compete?"
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A startling report on technology indicators from Georgia Tech that appeared just this month concluded that China may soon rival the United States in worldwide technological competitiveness.
This chart from the report shows a remarkable China rapidly "ascending." The study's indicators take into account the critical ability to develop basic science and technology, turn those developments into products and services--and then market them to the world. This alone should ring an alarm bell for our own R&D investment strategy.
According to this report, if we continue on the current track, China could overtake the U.S. in technological innovation.
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The warning signs are all too apparent. The U.S. trade balance in high-technology products shifted from surplus to deficit beginning in 2002. Rapidly increasing imports to the U.S. of information and communications products from Asia, particularly from China and Malaysia, have contributed to this deficit.
Meanwhile, federal obligations for academic research declined in real terms between 2004 and 2005. When the figures come in for 2006 and 2007, they are expected to decrease even further. If so, this would make the last four years the first multi-year decline in federally-supported academic research in a quarter of a century.
Even a disinterested bystander would have to conclude that we are contributing to our own economic demise.
Despite these serious warning signs--and overwhelming bipartisan support for increased investment to ensure America's scientific and technological standing--progress has slowed in the past year.
In his recent State of the Union address, the President said he was disappointed that Congress had under-funded basic scientific research, and called on Congress to put NSF and other research agencies back on track to double their research budgets.
I'm also greatly disappointed that we've fallen substantially short for FY 2008. Most emphatically, flat budgets must not be NSF�s fate in the future.
I say "must not" because America's prosperity, global competitiveness, and the well being of our citizens depend, more than ever before, on the steady stream of new ideas and the highly skilled STEM talent that NSF supports.
[Slide #5: ACI, America COMPETES]
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I am determined, and optimistic, that NSF will regain budget momentum in FY 2009. As you know, the Administration and Congress have conveyed their clear determination to build on America's history of success in leading-edge discovery and innovation.
The President's American Competitiveness Initiative and the America COMPETES Act of 2007 both recognize that America has reached an economic flash point.
Increased federal investments in research and education are imperative now to sustain our comparative advantages in a flattening world. The private sector understands this, and is on board.
[Slide #6: Budget Total, percent increase]
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The NSF budget for 2009 reflects that commitment and puts us back on the right track with a total request of $6.85 billion dollars, an increase of 13 percent over 2008. That's good news for NSF, and even better news for the nation. We all have a responsibility to make this happen!
Let me emphasize once again that these investments are not merely desirable, but imperative--and they are more critical today than at anytime in America's history.
NSF's task is to keep science and engineering visionaries focused on the furthest frontier. We aim to recognize and nurture emerging fields, and to prepare the next generation of scientific and engineering talent and leaders. Add to that, world-class facilities to advance transformative research, and you have the recipe for success that has been a hallmark of NSF for over 50 years. Here are the numbers by major account.
[Slide #7: Funding by major account]
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Investments in Research and Related Activities increase by 16 percent.
Education and Human Resources by 9 percent.
Agency Operations and Award Management increases by 8 percent.
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction is actually down by about 33 percent. I'll address this later in my presentation.
Important as they are, these dollar figures can't possibly give you a sense of the benefits of NSF investments. Nor can they convey the importance to America's manufacturing and service sectors of NSF support for leading-edge research. Let me illustrate these with a few highlights from our budget request.
[Slide #8: Beyond Moore's Law]
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As you know, Moore's Law refers to the empirical observation, made in 1965 by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, that computer processing power, based on semiconductor integrated circuits, doubles about every 18 months.
Using current silicon technology, we are likely to reach the physical and conceptual limits of Moore's Law in 10 to 20 years. To take computing power and communications beyond Moore's Law requires entirely new scientific, engineering, and conceptual frameworks.
[Slide #9: Beyond Moore's Law #2]
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NSF-supported researchers have developed theory, based on fundamental quantum physics, of how one single carbon-based molecule could replicate the behavior of today's much larger microprocessor transistors. A new concept like this could propel us from an era of micro-electronics to one of nano-electronics.
Science and Engineering Beyond Moore's Law is a new, multidisciplinary investment that will support research to develop the next generation of materials, algorithms, architectures and software with
capabilities far beyond those available today, and governed by new empirical laws. With these advances, computing power will become even more concentrated, integrated and ubiquitous.
This investment, with its great potential for transformation, aims to contribute to our nation's economic competitiveness and help sustain U.S. leadership in electronics, information technologies and communications.
[Slide #10: Adaptive Systems Technology]
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Beneath the "skin" of modern computers, robots and machines, lies a physical nervous system of wires, circuits, sensors, fiber optics, and wireless communication modules. The parallels between this "hardware" and the human brain and nervous system are striking, and they are no accident. We have an amazing "central processor" in this 3-pound organ we call our brain. Researchers are only now beginning to exploit its secrets and probe the many possible applications of neuroscience to the development of engineered systems, especially at the human-machine interface.
[Slide #11: Adaptive Systems Technology #2]
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A new interdisciplinary research effort, Adaptive Systems Technology, will explore the potential of mimicking living nervous circuits and systems in the design of engineered products and control systems that can anticipate, adapt, and provide a natural bridge to human performance.
AST could foster highly innovative advances in adaptive control systems, hybrid computer architectures, and computer-based, self-paced, learning and training tools.
[Slide #12: AST, Artificial Retina]
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This artificial retina exemplifies science at the interface between the human nervous system and machines. NSF-supported research has shown that in some types of blindness, the neural pathways that carry information to the brain are still healthy, despite the damage to other parts of the eye. The artificial retina opens the opportunity to employ the healthy nerve tissues to regain partial vision.
[Slide #13: Dynamics of Water Processes in the Environment]
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Although the movement of water links natural systems and human social systems, there are many gaps in our basic scientific understanding of water dynamics. We still know very little about the effects of climate change and resulting changes in human interventions and land use on the availability and quality of fresh water.
One of the greatest environmental and economic challenges we face this century is to ensure an adequate, high-quality water supply for human use while maintaining the integrity of ecosystems. While humans can survive without petroleum, they can't survive without water.
[Slide #14: Dynamics of Water #2]
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NSF will initiate a program, Dynamics of Water Processes in the Environment, to increase fundamental understanding of the Earth's freshwater systems, and our ability to predict dynamic changes in freshwater resources. NSF investigators are already breaking new ground in mitigating the degradation of aquatic systems and coping with extreme floods.
This investment will improve the reliability of water forecasting for such important uses as agriculture, forest and fisheries management, energy production, human health, transportation, and manufacturing.
Our Water investment complements the U.S. Geological Survey's water initiative. We hope that by collaborating we can maximize overall knowledge while minimizing costs.
[Slide #15: Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation]
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This year, NSF is launching a new program, Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation, at an investment level of $48 million dollars. CDI is part of a five year investment to advance science and engineering along fundamentally new pathways opened up by enhanced computational capabilities. In 2009, we will increase our investment in CDI by $52 million for a total of $100 million dollars.
[Slide #16: From Data to Knowledge]
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Currently, the ability to extract important new knowledge from exploding quantities of data generated by telescopes, satellites, surveys, and sensors, and transmitted along the Internet is like uncovering a 'needle in a very large haystack.' We need new concepts and tools to help us derive new knowledge from this abundance of digital data.
[Slide #17: Complexity in Natural, Built and Social Systems]
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CDI will also expand our ability to analyze and understand complex systems, including those characterized by large numbers of interacting elements, and those that exhibit chaotic and emergent behavior.
The development and use of simulation and computational models for predicting the behavior of highly complex systems, whether found in nature, in society, or in the built environment, will transform the way we understand challenging problems, over vast differences in scale, size, distance, and time.
[Slide #18: Virtual Organizations]
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Finally, we are just beginning to explore the potential of virtual organizations enabled by cyberinfrastructure to increase the research productivity of teams of people and resources distributed across institutions and geographical boundaries, both national and international.
[Slide #19: Petascale computing and Cyberinfrastructure]
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I want to emphasize that the development of petascale computing capabilities and advanced cyberinfrastructure go hand-in-hand not only with CDI, but with all of our research investments, and remain top priorities for NSF.
Taken together, these investments are primed to transform research capabilities and productivity in every field of science and engineering. In FY 2009, we are requesting $682 million dollars for cyberinfrastructure, an increase of 53 million over the FY 2008 level.
[Slide #20: Science and Technology Centers]
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Interdisciplinary research is alive and well at NSF, not only in the nature of the grants we fund, but also in our organizational structures and cross-Foundation partnerships. The 2009 budget request gives particular emphasis to interdisciplinary programs, centers, and multi-investigator grants.
In 2009, we plan to establish five to seven new Science and Technology Centers. The STCs tackle frontier problems of national and global importance by developing innovative partnerships among disciplines and with business and industry.
They speed the transfer of concepts for new technologies to the private sector. And, critically, they integrate research with the education of those who will be tomorrow's teachers and leaders in discovery and innovation.
At the beginning of my presentation, I emphasized the potential economic returns that can accrue from NSF investments.
However, there are other, vitally important returns: namely, those that serve national and global needs in energy, health, security and environment, and those that increase human understanding and wonder about the universe in which we live, from the smallest to the largest scales.
[Slide #21: Climate Change]
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One of the most urgent and pervasive challenges for science and technology in the 21st Century is global climate change. This is one challenge that we can, and must address.
The recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment confirms that we have made rapid advances in our understanding of climate change and its impacts. NSF has been a leader in supporting major contributions to the basic understanding and modeling of Earth systems processes. We will continue to provide sustained support for world-class climate modeling.
[Slide #22: Climate Change #2]
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Many investigators supported by NSF contributed to the International Panel on Climate Change, and share in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. We like to point to the many Nobel winners that have received support from NSF, but this is the first Nobel Peace Prize!
[Slide #23: Climate Change in Polar Regions]
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NSF is uniquely poised to answer the question: what is the role of the Polar Regions on global processes? The Polar Regions may be experiencing greater environmental change than any other region of the planet. And, how the earth's major ice sheets will contribute to sea level rise is a major source of uncertainty in forecasts of the future effects of climate change.
NSF support for International Polar Year will provide legacy capabilities and research data that will support polar science for years to come.
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Of course, not all research is based on identifiable problems or our current state of knowledge. Maintaining strong, sustained support for all disciplines remains a priority for NSF. With the 16 percent growth in Research and Related Activities, NSF anticipates supporting an additional 1370 research grants.
Without support for frontier research that covers all disciplines--in all potential interdisciplinary combinations--the transformative discovery that sparks the next technological revolution may not occur in our own backyard.
In the time remaining I can touch on only a few more programs that deserve your attention. These investments fit within our roles under the American Competitiveness Initiative and America COMPETES Act, mentioned earlier.
[Slide #25: Cumulative Time between Degree and First NSF Award]
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Both the ACI and the America COMPETES Act place special emphasis on improving opportunities for scientists and engineers at the beginning of their careers.
NSF has an excellent track record: over the past decade, nearly 40 percent of the awards going to new PIs are for early career faculty within five years of their last degree. We will build on this record through our programs that support young faculty. In 2009, our flagship program, CAREER, increases by over $14 million to $182 million dollars.
In addition, NSF's small exploratory grants programs are particularly important to early career investigators as they develop new research directions. We are exploring new grant instruments that will expand the use of these exploratory grants for transformative research.
[Slide #26: International Activities]
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Today, competition exists alongside increasing international cooperation and collaboration among scientists and engineers. There is no contradiction here. In a sense, we collaborate in order to compete. We can't afford to be blindsided by research developments from abroad.
NSF encourages international partnerships in research and education. And, like all nations, the U. S. needs to develop a workforce that is adept at working on international research teams. We are requesting increased funding for the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering from $41 million to $47 million dollars in 2009.
Which brings me to the topic of NSF's broader investments in education.
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Science, technology, engineering and math education has always been part of NSF's mission as an equal partner to research. The challenges ahead are very steep. As we consider how to foster innovation, we should also address the need for innovation in education, not only to promote learning in math and science, but also to enrich the education of STEM teachers.
[Slide #28: Enduring Strategies in Education]
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The broad array of NSF education programs has long emphasized themes critical to moving education to a new level of excellence. We remain committed to these overarching objectives:
[Slide #29: Math and Science Partnerships]
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NSF will continue to support the successful Math and Science Partnership program, which integrates the resources of higher education, the private sector and K-12 schools.
Each year, the program reaches as many as 30,000 K-12 math and science teachers with up-to-date knowledge, inquiry-based teaching tools, and professional development activities. Currently, there are 52 MSP partnerships among colleges and universities, school districts, and corporations.
Since the program began in 2002, students in MSP school districts have made measurable gains in math and science proficiency at all levels.
[Slide #30: Graduate Education and Traineeships]
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Educating the next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers has always been at the top of NSF's agenda.
The budget request includes additional funding for Graduate Research Fellowships, bringing the total for this program alone to an estimated 3,075. Counting all NSF graduate fellowship programs, the total number of graduate students supported would be about 5,450, for an overall increase of 770 fellowships.
Keep in mind that this is only a fraction of the total support NSF provides for graduate students under research grants--and these figures don't reflect the many undergraduates we support, as well.
[Slide #31: Transformational Facilities and Infrastructure]
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There is an old saying that a piece of work is only as good as the tools used to make it. The world-class equipment and facilities that NSF supports are every bit as essential to the task of discovery.
[Slide #32: South Pole Station]
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Earlier this month, I attended the dedication ceremony for the new South Pole Station in Antarctica.
I can assure you that this superb facility will attract talented researchers from around the world, and boost U.S. leadership in research on the nature of the universe, the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and climate change.
[Slide #33: Ongoing MREFC Projects]
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NSF will continue to support a portfolio of ongoing projects in the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account (MREFC), including:
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For the first time, NSF is also requesting funds for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, which has completed a final design review but requires additional design support to complete impact studies, site preparation and permitting.
I mentioned earlier that the MREFC account decreases by 33 percent in the 2009 budget. The completion of several major projects in 2008 explains part of this decrease.
[Slide #35: AARV, NEON, OOI]
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The second reason for the decline in the MREFC account is that three projects--the Alaska Regional Research Vessel, NEON and the Ocean Observatories Initiative--will not receive funding in 2009. I want to make it absolutely clear that NSF continues to support these projects wholeheartedly.
However, NSF has adopted more stringent budget and schedule controls. A succinct way to describe these controls is: "no budget or schedule overruns."
Additional funding for these three projects will not be requested until they have undergone a final design review, completed a risk management plan, and developed a rigorous baseline budget, including carefully considered contingencies.
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Mid-size instruments as every bit as essential for discovery as major facilities. Funding for the Major Research Instrumentation program increases by about $21 million to a total of $115 million dollars. In order to build capability for supporting transformative research, the cap for mid-sized instrumentation has been doubled from $2 million to $4 million.
[Slide #37: Stewardship]
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We're continuing to increase investments to improve NSF Stewardship across the agency. The increased funding for Agency Operations and Award Management is long overdue.
We've watched the number of proposals increase dramatically over the past several years, without a corresponding increase in staff to manage a growing and increasingly complex workload. Although we've been able to maintain excellent management and efficient operations under these circumstances, we are reaching the limits of our ability to do more with less.
I want to emphasize that we maintain a capable and responsive organization by cultivating a learning environment. This is a top priority for NSF. We are also requesting funds to support investments in information technology that paces our productivity and e-government services. These investments will help us continue to serve our community effectively and responsibly.
[Slide #38: Research.gov]
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I can�t conclude without mentioning "Research.gov," a modernization of FastLane, tailored to the needs of the research community. This new system, which opens for business today, provides the latest award information and exciting research content. In the future, institutions and grantees will be able to access grant management services for NSF and other federal agencies from this one location.
The Administration selected NSF to lead this initiative, and we are very pleased with that expression of confidence in our management abilities.
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I opened my remarks today by saying that we are here to discuss the future of America.
In his State of the Union address, the President set the same challenge when he said,
"To keep America competitive into the future, we must trust in the skill of our scientists and engineers and empower them to pursue the breakthroughs of tomorrow."
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I offer you a simple, optimistic equation for America's prosperity:
Talent + Education =
New discoveries =
Innovative new products and services =
High-quality jobs + greater productivity =
Sustained economic growth.
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NSF investments in research and education have returned exceptional dividends to the American people. To keep those benefits flowing, we need to constantly replenish the fount of new ideas, and train new talent. That is the simple, but critically important mission of NSF.
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Microsoft's 4G Surface 2 tablet starts shipping in the UK
Yours for £539
MICROSOFT'S 4G enabled Surface 2 tablet has started shipping in the UK.
Microsoft started taking pre-orders for the Surface 2 with 4G in April, having given the LTE device a £539 price and an 8 May release date.
As Microsoft promised, the device is shipping now, and it arrives unlocked, which means buyers will be able to pick up a 4G SIM from any UK mobile operator.
For £539, you'll get a 64GB Microsoft tablet, complete with free Skype calls for a year and 200GB of Onedrive cloud storage included. It's worth noting that if you don't care about 4G, these incentives come with Microsoft's WiFi-only Surface tablets, too.
Microsoft said that the tablet would be available to pick up at Dixons, as well as at its own store, although it is not yet showing on the retailer's website.
Despite weighing 10g more and having mobile connectivity, the Surface 2 with 4G is identical to its WiFi-only sibling.
This means you'll find the same 10.6in full HD display, which is powered by an Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, 2GB of RAM and Microsoft's Windows RT operating system. While this isn't the full version of Windows 8, it does come with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT.
Beyond that, the Microsoft Surface 2 with 4G features a built-in kickstand, an optional keyboard add-on, dual 5MP and 3.5MP cameras, and a microSD card slot for storage expansion.
You might not want to pick up a Surface 2 4G tablet just yet, though. Microsoft is expected to announce its next generation of Surface tablets at an event on 20 May, including the long-rumoured Microsoft Surface Mini. µ
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Take the following method, which just returns a map of fields by name:
public static < T > HashMap< String, Field > getFields( Class< T > klass ) {
HashMap< String, Field > fields = new HashMap< String, Field >();
for ( Field f : klass.getFields() ) {
fields.put( f.getName(), f );
return fields;
The method behaves identically if you remove the generic typing in the method signature, except that you get a warning for using a raw type. I've run into other similar things, especially around reflection, where you don't necessarily have the input type. It seems like reflection is just naturally going to have problems with generics, given that reflection is built to let you work with objects when you don't know (or care about) the type.
Aside from just pasting an "@SuppressWarning" on everything, does anyone have any good ideas about more elegant way of handling reflection without being constantly scolded by generics?


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Kiribati aroused my curiosity after I'd read an interview with Anote Tong, the president of the small island nation, who warned about his country becoming uninhabitable due to the rising sea levels and increasing salination. As Mr. Tong put it: "Kiribati might already have reached the point of no return. To plan for the day when you no longer have a country is indeed painful, but I think we have to do that."
I travelled to Kiribati for a month to witness first-hand the problems and challenges of the small island country. I focused on photographing the natives and their everyday lives. The story of Kiribati is a complex one, and the rising sea levels are by no means the only threat the country faces. While the country may go the way of Atlantis, there are even more severe and imminent problems with freshwater supply and with salination killing plant life.
One of the findings in the Fourth Assessment Report, published in 2007, of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was that by 2050, climate change is expected to reduce water resources in many small islands, e.g. in the Caribbean and Pacific, to the point where they become insufficient to meet demand during lowrainfall periods.
To tell the story more accurately and gain better insight into Kiribati's agony, I conducted interviews with President Anote Tong, climate change activist Claire Anterea, and a representative of the World Bank. I'd also met with people from the village and paid a visit to the Kiribati community in Auckland. New Zealand seems to be the future for the Kiribati people, who are slowly leaving their islands and resettling in the Kiwi country.
The way home is flooded, and the water rises even further if it rains. Severe weather with strong rains, winds and showers can have an even more damaging effect on the islands.rn
Dead coconut palms that were flooded by seawater. A common sight in Tebunginako, Abaiang.
Portrait of a family in front of their home next to a volleyball court in Tebikenikoora village. Volleyball is one of the most popular sports in Kiribati. High tide floods the court and most of the surrounding area.
Children playing during the high tide that has flooded the road. Children use the high tides to play and swim, not yet worried about the future. rnrn
Building a man-made coral rock sea wall is the best defense man has against erosion and rising sea levels.
College kids watching an Indian romantic movie after a school dance in a Maneaba – a building where people socialize. The girl in the foreground is bathed in the light of a computer monitor. The building was constructed in a traditional manner using coconut and pandanus materials.
As evening comes and people retire from work, the family sits down together in their house. Unlike few other families, they don't own a TV, so they pass their time playing cards and talking.rnrn
Family values are very important, and families tightly connected. The people of Kiribati consider this a matter of national pride. The birthrate is high, families have many children.rnrn
"Where are you going?" As you walk down the road, everybody says hi and asks where you are going, even though they're not really interested. "Where are you going" simply means "I'd noticed you walking along the road."
The coastal landscape of Kiribati. Like many Pacific islands, Kiribati faces serious threats from rising sea. Nearly half of the population is crowded on a single atoll – the main island of South Tarawa.
The once inhabited Aberairang island is gradually disappearing. People used to camp there, but the island is now getting smaller and its fresh water is becoming salty. According to IPPC statistics, the sea level rose by about 3 mm every year since 1993. The situation is exacerbated by a causeway built to link the islands, which is having an effect on natural sea currents, resulting if floods that are destroying vegetation.
Fishermen preparing their equipment and getting ready to take off. In the background, a rusty old ship that got stranded there years ago. "When it ran aground it was simply left there as it would've been too costly to try and fix it. Local children play on it and use it as a slide," said one local.
Nuea Ataata, 14. She went to school in Fiji and Australia. Nuea wants to be a scientist so she could help save Kiribati. Nuea is glad to be back among friends in her home village where she feels she belongs. She wears tibutas, a piece of clothing made by Kiribati women since early European settlement.
Mr. Arikiti believes Kiribati will be flooded and is very concerned about the future. He was happy to hear that the President had started discussion with a number of Fiji land owners, who had agreed that people of Kiribati could move there in the future. In the background, a relic from WW2 – a concrete bunker left over from the Battle of Tarawa – when the islands were under Japanese occupation.
School in Taborio village, North Tarawa. The children had a day off and helped clean the classrooms.
Iebuti Tarataake, 18. He wants to get a job as a sailor. His T-shirt references Nareau, an ancestor who, according to legend, created Kiribati.rnrn


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Current Version: 1.0.2
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CategoryCategory: Racing
V1.0.2 update:
Feel adrenaline running together with remote control cars from scale 1:28.
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father's day
Our Fave Mother's + Father's Day Cards From Local Letterpress Printers
Mother's and Father's Day are mere weeks away (May 8 and June 19, respectively) and in anticipation of these very important holidays, we've rounded up some of the cutest stationery from our favorite local letterpress studios. Now you have just enough time to pick your favorite and send to your loving parents. You're welcome!
This Father's Day, Win a 3-Month Supply of It's It Ice Cream! #7x7BigDaddy
Sick of buying ties and dress shirts for dear old dad? This Father's Day, 7x7 has a sweet cure for your June shopping woes.
Deliver Bacon To Dad's Door This Father's Day
This Sunday, give dad the gift of coronary embolism. Give him bacon. Give him bacon swathed in chocolate. Right to his door. From today until Sunday, BloomThat will deliver six pieces of bacon (one chocolate covered) anywhere in San Francisco, East Bay, or Palo Alto. Perfect for last-minute Father's Day gifts.
This Week in Fashion: Eric Dane at Kiehl's Grand Opening, Heliotrope Celebrates 1 Year, Custom Suiting from PDX + Mad Summer Sales
1. The Return of Summer Party at Cary.Lane (560 Laguna St.), Friday June 17, 8pm-11pm.
Celebrate summer with the launch of Cary Lane's private label menswear, 30% off all merch and one badass party. Enjoy free drinks and appetizers from nearby joints, music from DJ Corey Sleazemore, artwork by Melanie Eusebio, and tons of $1 raffle prizes (drawing at 10:30pm sharp!). We recommend wearing that hot new get-up you've been waiting to bring out -- it's time to see and be seen.
2. Kiehl's Grand Opening Party & Fashion Benefit with Eric Dane at Kiehl's (971 Fillmore St.), Saturday June 18, 12:30pm - 1:30pm.
Dr. McSteamy himself, Eric Dane, a SF native, and his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, will host the Kiehl's Since 1851 Fillmore St. store opening this Saturday. Kiehl's US President, Chris Salgrado, will arrive to this already hot photo-op via motorcycle, accompanied by a hardcore pack of SF bikers, naturally. In honor of Dane and the store launch, Kiehl's is donating $10,000 to the Homeless Prenatal Program, a local charity working to beat childhood poverty. Bonus: the first 160 people (get there early!) will receive a free Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser. And if you're a true last-minute gifter, stock up on some Facial Fuel for dear ol' dad.
Look of the Week: Dapper Dad
Menswear is all about personal style. After you have the right fit, it's only a matter of how far you want to take it. That said, a lot of guys don't know what their personal style is. This Father's day, try something new -- mix a few fun pieces into your wardrobe for an instantly sharp, dapper look.
Just remember, fashion should be fun and, with menswear, the fun is in the details. Check out these reversible shorts, the leather vs. canvas contrast on these comfy (integrated Nike Air technology) wingtips, and the etched-in witticisms in these locally designed collar stays. Hint: these make great gifts, too!
Manly Wine Country: Ideas for a Napa Valley Father's Day
I'm the last person to ridicule any man for drinking wine instead of beer, or heading up to "romantic Napa Valley" for a day with the bros or fam. But I know that sipping wine certainly doesn't top the list of tough, "manly" activities. Here are some wine country experiences that won't drag down any macho egos on Father's Day.
Local Father's Day Gifts Great for Every Dad, All Under $100
For the most part, men are practical, so get them something they can use. Golf accessories and the latest gadgets are the obvious go-tos, but in our experience, guys are specific about their gadgetry and it's best not to interfere (unless you know exactly what they're eyeing). This year, our Father's Day picks feature hip local products that are sensible, won't break the bank, and will please even the toughest dads.
A Crafty Card for Father's Day
We noticed vintage award ribbons popping up here and there as the collectible du jour lately. We like it, but can't quite shake the feeling that it seems like a bit of a cheat. You can't just go to the nearest flea and pick up a dozen first place ribbons to display - you've got to earn those puppies! Well, we can think of few who deserve an award more than Dad, so creating this Blue Ribbon Badge Card seems like the perfect gift accompaniment for Father's Day.