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The Shark Men project presents a unique opportunity for researchers and poses no danger to bathers, says the department of the environment.
Spokesman Zolile Nqayi said the project would enable researchers to find out where sharks moved at different stages of their lives and how they moved between different habitats on shorter time-scales.
The Shark Men project is a collaborative research initiative on large sharks in South African waters.
US-based documentary maker, Chris Fischer, has been in South Africa for the past month capturing and filming sharks in their natural habitat for the National Geographic documentary, Shark Men.
Nqayi said initial data was already showing rapid large scale and coastal migrations. These included several great white sharks moving into the Southern Ocean and one moving between the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and back.
"Genetic and other microbiological results will take longer to analyse, but should allow statistically valid conclusions to be made about white sharks' populations and their biology," he said.
He dismissed fears that the study would attract sharks to populated beaches, saying statements to this effect were misleading and inappropriate.
"These alarmist statements by individuals are creating unnecessary public concern."
Dirk Schmidt, a wildlife photographer and author of White Sharks, has called for the immediate issuing of a high shark alert.
"I believe it to be prudent, that, as a preventative measure, a high shark alert is issued and maintained, during, and for several days after, the filming activity.
"Unusual white shark behaviour and an increased presence and possible shark-human interaction or even attacks cannot be excluded."
Nqayi said the sampling protocols developed for the project were the most comprehensive for any similar marine work in South Africa.
"They were at all times designed to have the minimum impact needed on the sharks to accomplish the scientific objectives."
They had been improved by assessing each shark immediately after capture as part of the project and before tagging or other work was done to ensure minimum impact.
"The research also involves measuring the stress of sampling on sharks, which will guide future sampling." He said the department had recently completed a draft conservation plan for sharks.
"The plan emphasises that sharks are both poorly understood and that many species are threatened by human activities," he said.
"It also notes the need for research in order to understand the basic life histories of a number of species, including migration, reproduction and population status."
Nqayi said that when the research work shifted to False Bay, concerns for human safety would become the main public issue because it is a multi-user marine environment. – Sapa


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Of Pomodoros and Pastimes: Why I Have Started Writing at the Racetrack
[This is a guest post by Dan Quigley, an Associate Professor of English at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, New York where he has been teaching writing, literature, speech and theater for the past 23 years. He is also currently serving as the Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Follow him on Twitter at @danquigs.--@jbj]
Have you heard the joke about the amateur golfer challenging the club pro, asking only two "gotchas" during the round? On the first tee, as the pro was in the middle of his backswing, the amateur snuck up behind him, grabbed him in the ribs, and screamed "gotcha," causing the pro to whiff on his swing. While the amateur never used his last "gotcha," he easily beat the pro. Asked how this could have happened, the pro explained "I kept waiting for the next 'gotcha.'"
After reading about the "Pomodoro" time management method in ProfHacker [see posts by Cory offering an introduction and a student's point of view, and by George] a while back, I decided to see if it would help me and I gave it a try with my writing tasks during the summer…grading papers, writing, answering email. I readily admit my need for such a regimen since I do have a habit of getting distracted and turning from the task at hand to something else far too easily. The basic principle behind the Pomodoro method initially appealed to me. I would work in 25 minute, structured segments and then allow myself a 5 minute mental respite and do something diverting before returning for my next 25 minutes of focused work.
I was initially disappointed with the results. I found that using the online timers and other methods of tracking my 25 minute work sessions left me feeling much like the club pro. The first time the alarm went off, I was startled enough to drop my wireless mouse. From then on, I started checking back to the timer, after about 10 minutes of work, anticipating the ring and the accompanying startle. The concept was appealing, but I became more focused on the coming "gotcha" of the alarm than on my writing.
What I really needed was a pastime whose rhythm and timing provided a sort of natural "Pomodoro"…something that would allow me to write in approximately 25 minute spurts, but also gave me a diverting respite from this work. I found just such a pastime after visiting Belmont race track for the first time last father's day.
I teach at a college on Long Island and had always been interested in visiting Belmont Park, the home of the third leg of the Triple Crown. Last father's day, with both my daughters older and away from home, my wife decided we should stop by and see what this was all about. From the moment I walked into the clubhouse side of the track, I was hooked. I was struck by how inexpensive entrance to the races is. It is merely $3 general admission, $5 to go in the "nicer" club house section, and general parking is free. And unlike other gambling establishments, there is no pressure to wager, although I will admit that the races are far more enjoyable if you have at lest a small rooting interest in a horse. Patrons also have incredible access to the horses before each race, have the pageantry and rituals surrounding a day of races, and, of course, the natural excitement of the races themselves.
But this blog post isn't about horse racing per se. It is about finding a pastime with rhythms and timing that match up well with those of the Pomodoro method and using the past time as a less intrusive means of structuring work time. Let me explain.
A typical race day has between 9 and 11 races on the program, with post time for the first race at about 1 pm and races spread out approximately 25 minutes apart. Those familiar with the Pomodoro method will already see the parallels: There are brief five minute chunks of very diverting activity that takes the mind off writing or grading, followed by about 25 minutes of relative distraction-free time during which one can turn back to the tasks at hand.
Here's how I work a day at the races into a day of writing. I try to arrive at the track at about the 3rd race with a small backpack loaded with a thermos of coffee, some water bottles, binoculars, and my iPad. After a brief review of the horses in the coming race, I place my initial wagers — usually $2 and never more than $5 per race. I fire up my iPad and begin to work on one of my writing projects. While it might seem like it would be difficult to work at such a location, the track is usually relatively empty on a weekday afternoon and I can easily find a quiet spot in the grandstands to prop my feat up on the seat in front of me and nestle my iPad between my knees to write.
About 5 minutes before post time,the trumpets sound and the horses are paraded out to the track. I will usually turn away from my writing for about 2 to 3 minutes to watch them come in and then do a little more work on my writing as they are escorted out to the starting gate (at Belmont, while all races finish at the same finish line at the center of the grandstands, the starting gates are usually somewhere on the far side of the track, depending on the surface and distance of each race.). Once the announcer has called out that "the horses have reached the starting gate and are at the post," I put down the iPad, pull out the binoculars, and stop to watch the race. As soon as the race is over, I pull out my racing program to review the next race, choose my horses, make a quick stop at a window to place the wager, and then head back to writing.
The Pomodoro method also calls for a longer break after a few 25 minute working sessions. For these, I put away the iPad, pack up my bag, and wander around the back of the grandstands at Belmont. The grounds are quite beautiful and one can wander out to the pre-race paddock area where the horses are being prepped for the next race. The jockeys come out about 15 minutes before post time, meet with the owners and trainers, are mounted on the horses, and parade back into the the track to great fanfare and formality.
What I have found most rewarding is that I seem to be able to get far more writing done using this method then working in my office, waiting for a timer to go off, and then desperately thinking of something diverting to do with my free 5 minutes every half hour.
Obviously, not everyone is close to a race track, nor will everyone find horse racing an enjoyable pastime. The idea here is not the particular pastime, but to find some pastime that can be worked into an afternoon of doing meaningful work.
Has anyone else found a pastime or hobby that they can intersperse with work? Why not share in comments?
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Reception area. We actually checked in earlier at the jetty at mainland where Pangkor Laut had an exclusive area to handle everything. So, when we arrived here, everything has been sorted out and most of the resort staff who talked to us, called us by name throughout the whole stay. Can't get better service than that.
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Large comfy chairs everywhere.
Walking back to our Water Villa, beautiful Malay inspired wooden villas set against the rainforest as background. I love how they let nature and the resort merge together.
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All corners of the sunken bath had windows which opened up to the sea.....
Another view of the bed. Everything was personalized with my name of the envelope. Love that Thai triangle pillow, great for reading and relaxing.
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We had lunch accompanied with their resident peacock, again loving how they allow wildlife roam around easily and I think the peacocks are so used to people as they were so tame.
Food was scrumptious! Our package came with 3 meals a day and upon checking in, we had lunch here and it was so good.
I went to my fav shop, Jim Thompson whom introduced Thai silk to the world in Thailand many years ago, but was lost till now in our very own Cameron Highlands. While Jim Thompson silks and products are easily available in Thailand, over here, they are sold exclusively only in the YTL resorts.
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Filipino Senator Francisco Tatad once said of the press coverage of the presidential election won by Corazon Aquino, "If you want unverified gossip passed on as truth, it is there. If you want a person's private fault reported as public fact, it is there, too. If you want the most inconsequential nonsense blown up into an earthshaking event, you will find no shortage of it." Senator Tatad might just as well have been referring to Jiminy Glick, gossip columnist extraordiniare.
Glick, host of Comedy Central's Primetime Glick is the master of misinformation. The distinctions among gossip, innuendo, and half-truths are not clear, and Glick apparently has little need to determine in which category his reporting falls. And yet, his inability to report information accurately stems not from an intentional desire to mislead his viewers, but from his state of constant confusion:
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Glick: Once, on the Warner Bros. lot, I interviewed the great silent film star Buster Keaton on the eve of his upcoming movie, Batman. Halfway through, he informed me that I had him confused with another actor. And only then did I realize I was actually in the presence of the equally great Diane Keaton. Boy, was my face red.
The obvious question is how could a man who can't distinguish between Michael, Buster, and Diane Keaton get his own talk show? Well, it helps if you have a reputation for comic invention and a couple of series under your belt. A reputation like, oh, Martin Short's, for instance. Actually, Glick is actor Martin Short in extremely convincing makeup and fat suit. With Primetime Glick, Short uses his latest comic creation to skewer the genre of the television talk show and the nitwits who too often host them. Short is no stranger to the genre, having hosted his own short-lived talk show just a few years ago. The Martin Short Show received generally favorable reviews and was occasionally fun, but it was lost in a tidal wave of celebrity led talks shows and quickly disappeared. Now Short has another shot at the genre, and shoot he does. He's smart enough to realize that another Rosie-Donny and Marie-Roseanne lookalike would fail as well. So, enter Jiminy Glick, an entertainment reporter with a terrible memory and a knack for amusing his guests with a stream-of-consciousness interview style.
Despite Glick's obvious shortcomings, he apparently has no problems in lining up stars to interview, having already played host to Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld, Rob Lowe, Nathan Lane, and a variety of Hollywood's funniest and hippest. Last spring, Sally Field complained publicly to Rosie that she hated doing interviews, having to talk about herself and answer the same questions over and over again. Undoubtedly, many stars feel that way, and the longer the career, the more tedious the questions must become. However, on Primetime Glick, celebrities can be assured their experience will be anything but typical and the questions anything but ordinary. Take for example, Glick's interview with Damon Wayans, during which Glick mentioned Wayan's film, Major Payne:
Glick: You were wonderful. You played a major and you were mean to the children (laughs). And he was disciplining the children… And again, I just saw the one scene, but I can imagine it was a wonderful film. I really believe in disciplining children. Do you believe in disciplining children?
Of course, the guests are in on the joke, that it's really Martin Short in a fat suit and his questions are designed to elicit laughter as opposed to serious responses. And they are more than willing to play along. Conan O'Brien stormed off the show after Glick answered his cellphone during O'Brien's faux-poignant recollection of his childhood insecurities. Kathy Lee Gifford threatened Glick with a videotape of a wild menage a trois that she, Glick, and his wife Dixie shared when they were all single. The general idea seems to be, "Come on the show; we'll laugh, act goofy, occasionally stick to the script, and have a good time." It's a formula that works, because both host and guest appear to be having genuine fun. It's like watching someone have a "giggle fit"; before you know it, you're chuckling too, even if you don't quite understand what was so damn funny in the first place.
Much of the reason for Primetime Glick's success is the fact that Short doesn't overplay the role. In the past, I have found many of Short's comic creations, such as Ed Grimley, to be so farcical, hyperactive, and broad that the humor is lost. Such over-the-top performing is ideal for the stage, and Short's 1999 Tony Award, for Little Me, is a testament to how effective he can be in a large playing space. But such mania doesn't fit well into the confines of the television screen. It draws attention away from the script instead of focusing attention on it, and it eclipses other performers. With Jiminy Glick, however, Short seems to have learned how to control his character, instead of letting the character control him. Glick lacks the frenzied volatility of previous Short incarnations. As a result, the mania comes in the dialogue, and we are able to focus our attention on the dynamic exchanges between host and guests.
Primetime Glick does more than celebrity interviews in its quest to resemble and then skewer other talk shows. Short characters such as Jackie Rogers, Jr., and his Bette Davis impersonation do make occasional appearances, with the Rogers character taking the role of the behind the scenes producer (a la Freddie De Cordova of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show) and the Davis character representing Mrs. Miller, the crusty old broad who used to sit in the audience of Merv Griffin's show and interject her two cents when she felt the need. Also making regular appearances are Glick's wife, Dixie (an amusing Jan Hooks), and his second banana/bandleader, harp player Adrian Van Voorhees (Michael McKean). Primetime Glick also features sketches between interviews, much like Leno and O'Donnell's shows. One featured Short as John Malkovich in a parody of Malcolm in the Middle, Malkovich in the Middle. Fidgeting and speaking in a placid tone, Short's Malkovich was a masterful impersonation.
All this adds up to a very full half-hour of comedy. Primetime Glick makes a point of packing too much into each show. In one episode, there is an opening monologue, two interviews, usually two to three short sketches, and a closing vignette with Glick and one of his guests in a steam room. Clearly, the goal is to make Primetime Glick's format resemble those of The Tonight Show and The Late Show, but those shows have considerably more time to develop their skits and still allow talk with guests. With less time to devote to each section of the show, Primetime rushes through everything. Often, guests have little time to do anything other than laugh at Glick's antics before they are hustled off the set. Clever concepts that could become models of comic timing if allowed to ease to a climax are given two to three minutes to introduce their situation, develop it, and then get to the punch-line. The obvious solution would be to extend the show's length. However, with Short's hyperactive personality, there is always the possibility that he would only use the opportunity to introduce even more underdeveloped characters and sketches.
It is conceivable that this is Short's goal, to leave viewers wanting more. After all, isn't that what most celebrity talk shows do—give you a taste of the latest movie, a hasty glimpse of a star or singer, to leave you wanting more, so that you will see the flick or buy the CD? Glick's guests don't come on the show to hawk anything, so he leaves you wanting more of the one commodity he does have to sell—himself. And now, after two decades of prancing across our television screens, Martin Short finally has a character worth buying.
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October 13 2013
Koepka holes long birdie putt at 6
By Sean Martin, PGATOUR.COM
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Brooks Koepka continues to impress at the Frys.com Open. He briefly held a four-shot lead after holing a 45-foot birdie putt at No. 6 to reach 17 under par. Jimmy Walker made birdie at No. 8 shortly after to pull within three shots. George McNeill and Jason Kokrak were at 13 under par.
Vijay Singh reached 14 under par, but made bogeys at Nos. 7 and 8.
Koepka was 2 under par after seven holes, making a 10-foot birdie putt on No. 2 and the 45-footer on the sixth hole. He hit six of his first seven greens in regulation Sunday. Koepka hit at least 13 greens in each of the previous three rounds.
Hideki Matsuyama, fresh off last week's Presidents Cup, made the turn in 3-under 32 to reach 12 under par. Matsuyama is making his debut as a PGA TOUR member after finishing in the top 25 in all six PGA TOUR starts as a professional in 2013. His career-best finish is T-6 at this year's The Open Championship.


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THE INTERVIEW stars Starring Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park and Diana Bang. The story centers on celebrity interviewer Dave Skylark (Franco), the host of the hit night time talk show "Skylark Tonight."
The brain behind Dave's empire is his producer and best friend, Aaron Rapoport (Rogen). Unfulfilled, Aaron yearns to do meaningful work. He scores the chance of a lifetime when he secures an interview for Dave with Kim Jong-Un, the mysterious and ruthless dictator of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
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BWW Reviews: CHICAGO, Curve Theatre Leicester, December 4 2013
Last night marked five years to the day since Her Majesty The Queen opened the Curve Theatre in Leicester. To celebrate this, the wonderful team at the theatre put on a showbiz evening to remember.
On arrival, the press and VIPs were greeted by red carpet treatment; getting 'papped' on the way in. Inside was a hype of activity with a band playing well-known songs from the 1920s and 30s getting everyone in the mood for the evening ahead. There was certainly a lot of excitement surrounding the Curve's fifth Anniversary production of Chicago.
Chicago is a widely seen show and therefore the premise of a new production by the theatre's incredibly talented artistic director - Paul Kerryson - is a very intriguing prospect.
In the auditorium, the stalls are drawn into the setting by the use of low hanging lamps suspended over the first half a dozen rows or so - very much creating the jazz club feel. These were flown out with the iron at the top of the show but were reset during the interval and post-show; a nice touch I felt.
The seven-piece orchestra, led exceptionally by Ben Atkinson, were made an almost permanent focal point upstage centre which lent itself well to the vibe. Kander and Ebb's music is realised impeccably by the musicians and must be highly commended.
Al Parkinson's set design was relatively simple with flown prison bars, two set ones lining the wings and a set of treads either side of the stage which were extracted at specific points. Aside from the obligatory slash curtain and a rather striking newspaper cloth, there is little else. The show does not require much but with the coordination and artistic timing of the technical staff, they make the set seem so much more.
Philip Gladwell's lighting works well with the set and costumes. The use of isolation was ripe and this contributed to the atmosphere in a big way. Other associated elements of Chicago are the standard lightbulbs which add the razzmatazz required.
Takis is evidently a superb costume designer. He injected colour into a normally muted show. Particularly striking were the bloodstained leotards worn by the female prisoners - symbolism is a brilliantly powerful tool. Takis' work is very daring and although the vast majority paid off, I have a question about having the men in corsets in certain scenes. The men in Chicago are ultimately known for being very attractive, well built and masculine. However, I couldn't help but feel the men were being emasculated by this decision. This said, it is brilliant that boundaries are being pushed.
One of the key stars for me was Drew McOnie's choreography. Although the legendary Bob Fosse's influence is evident in places throughout, it is really original work. It would take a strong ensemble to pull off such complex dance routines and they do so to a ridiculously high standard.
Overall, Paul Kerryson's direction is first class. There are a few instances I didn't feel worked including the use of stage crew in nearly full stage light for simple set changes. However, this is a personal preference with my Stage Manager head on! The flaws were in Act Two in my opinion; although a great routine, 'Me and my Baby' need not have been so literal as it was bordering on cringeworthy. Also 'Razzle Dazzle' had an understandable circus concept but I don't feel it was fully achieved.
The cast should be applauded for the way the entire show is tackled. It will always be an ensemble piece and this is where the strengths lie.
Verity Rushworth as Velma Kelly is vocally very strong and she definitely grows into the role as the show progresses. She could have pushed the bolshiness a bit more and at times she seemed a little hesitant with the choreography - this came across as slightly awkward at times. Gemma Sutton makes a sassy Roxie Hart. She appears equally strong across the board. Sometimes she can be a little shrill but she demonstrated a very interesting characterisation.
Sandra Marvin's Mama Morton is inspired casting. The highlight of the show was the end of 'When You're Good To Mama', she brought the house down with her vocal prowess. It would have been a treat to see more of her but the quality was more than visible.
The supporting cast contribute masses to the production; notably Matthew Barrow as Amos Hart and Adam Bailey as the glorious Mary Sunshine. Underwhelming, unfortunately, was David Leonard as Billy Flynn. There wasn't a great deal of charm or conviction which is a shame as in other productions, he has been excellent.
To summarise, Chicago is a very ambitious new production which ticks most boxes. I would recommend to others in a heartbeat.
Chicago continues at the Leicester Curve until the 18th January 2014.


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Published Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 | 4:45 p.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 | 6:38 p.m.
RENO — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that he won't waste his time raising money for Democrat Bob Goodman's unlikely bid to unseat Nevada's hugely popular Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval in November.
The Nevada Democrat also said Sandoval's current high level of support is due in large part to an improving economy and wouldn't necessarily carry over to a U.S. Senate race should Sandoval decide to leave midterm and challenge Reid when he seeks re-election to a sixth term in 2016.
Goodman, 75, a relative political unknown who directed Nevada's Department of Tourism and Economic Development in the 1970s, won the nomination in a June primary against seven other candidates. But he did so with only 25 percent of the vote, compared to 30 percent for "none of these candidates."
Reid said he tried but failed to persuade better-known Democrats to enter the race. He told reporters at his office in Reno on Monday that Goodman's campaign telephoned him a few days ago to ask if he would participate in a fundraiser, but, "I said no."
"I have these candidates I have to help raise some money, and I want it to be meaningful," said Reid, who is helping Democrats seeking all Nevada's other constitutional offices, especially Lucy Flores in what is expected to be a hotly contested race against Republican Mark Hutchison for lieutenant governor.
"Raising a few bucks for him is not going to help him," Reid said about the international trade and investment consultant who didn't actively campaign or raise any money for the primary. "Bob spends most of his time in China."
Goodman said Monday that it was the first he'd heard that Reid wouldn't help. He said the news was disappointing but not unexpected.
"What about democracy and helping the Democrats?" Goodman told The Associated Press. "I think it makes him look not very good. I had 18,000 Democrats who voted for me. If he doesn't want to support me, then just keep quiet.
"I'm out there campaigning and trying to raise money. It's not over until the fat lady sings," he said.
Some Democrats said they were embarrassed by the fact their nominee effectively lost to "none of the above" and have raised concerns that the weak challenger at the top of the ticket will drag down other Democrats at the polls in November. But Reid, 74, said he doesn't share those concerns.
"If I were embarrassed, I'd be embarrassed about myself," Reid said about his own failure to recruit a more competitive candidate. "If you have a governor and the times economically are better than they were — and certainly that is the case with him — he should be a popular governor. He's popular, he's a nice guy and we couldn't get anybody to run against him."
"I don't think it matters that much," Reid added. "We have a plan, and we're going to try to execute the best we can. I don't have to waste money on the governor's race."
Sandoval, 51, already has raised more than $3 million for his re-election campaign. His campaign had no comment on Reid's remarks, campaign manager Jeremy Hughes said Monday.
Sandoval has insisted he intends to serve his entire four-year term if he's re-elected, but his 90 percent showing in the GOP primary has only encouraged party faithful who view him as having the best chance to unseat Reid.
President George W. Bush appointed Sandoval as a U.S. district judge in 2005 after Reid nominated him for the post. Reid said they remain friends and that a challenge from Sandoval would have no impact on his own re-election plans.
"If Brian wants to run for the Senate, let him. I don't care," Reid said. "We get along well. I understand how things work. But someone should give Brian some advice — and I'm sure they have and will. Governors who leave midterm do very poorly in elections."


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President Obama's new (or renewed) tough talk on climate change is not a harbinger of new climate legislation. Republicans opposed to cap-and-trade, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and carbon taxes still control the House.
However, there is no reason to suppose Mr. Obama was merely tossing a sop to climate activists. As a second termer, the President is freer to indulge his 'progressive' impulses. 'Legislating' climate policy via administrative action has been the Obama Team's preferred M.O. More of the same is likely in the second go-round. Here are a few possibilities:
*The State Department could veto the Keystone XL pipeline — a key objective of the global warming movement.
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*The EPA could determine (along the lines of Cornell University research) that fugitive methane emissions make fracked natural gas as carbon-intensive as coal. The agency could then modify the carbon 'pollution' rule to require utilities that build new natural gas generation to install carbon capture and storage technology or meet a renewable portfolio standard.
Read more at National Journal. By Marlo Lewis.
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Tarkanian Gets Senate Recognition
Harry Reid took to the floor of the United States Senate to congratulate Jerry Tarkanian for his election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Senate Majority Leader claimed the honor came 20 years late because of Tarkanian's long-running battles with the NCAA, which Reid says has complete control over college athletes.
Tarkanian sued the NCAA in 1998 and ended received a settlement worth a reported $2.5 million.
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WHEN Frank Lampard saluted the fans at Stamford Bridge as he was substituted
on Sunday, little did they know it was the beginning of the end.
For Lampard, one of the greatest players ever to grace the famous stadium, had
already been told his Chelsea career is over and he can pack his bags.
Lamps does not want to go and, on his 500th Premier League start, had given a
performance which showed why he shouldn't.
He had just scored a trademark screamer to put Chelsea four up against Villa
and in doing so became the club's record scorer in the top flight, breaking
Bobby Tambling's 129-goal mark.
At the age of 34, Lampard proved he was still at the top of his game and the
team he skippered went on to record a crushing 8-0 win.
The supporters sang "Sign him up, sign him up" letting owner Roman Abramovich
know in the clearest of terms they did not expect their veteran midfielder —
whose contract expires next summer — to be shown the door.
As he was interviewed on TV afterwards, Lampard was asked to hand the man of
the match award to his midfield partner David Luiz.
Lamps joked: "I'm never going to get one of these, am I?"
He was sending out a very large clue about the future.
No matter how well the midfield ace played, how many goals he scored and how
much he inspired Chelsea to victory, his services are no longer required.
The club did not even want to keep him until the summer, he could go in
January. And that really hurts.
Interim boss Rafa Benitez had given a hint a few weeks earlier that Lampard
and Ashley Cole would be shown the door.
But we wondered whether Benitez had got the wrong end of the stick and that,
as he was only a temporary boss, he did not know what was really going on
Benitez later back-tracked and suggested he was not absolutely sure what would
And before the Villa thrashing he challenged Lampard to show the club he was
worth a new contract. Lamps more than fulfilled his part of the bargain but
he was wasting his time.
He has played 575 games, scored 190 goals, and captained the Blues on their
greatest night when they lifted the Champions League trophy on May 19 this
He has also won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and two League Cups
in more than 11 years in West London.
But as far as Chelsea are concerned, Lampard is yesterday's news. It is time
for the new boys to take over and for Lamps to get out of town.
A close friend said: "Frank was very emotional during the Villa game
especially when the fans were chanting 'sign him up, sign him up'.
"Their support meant so much to him and that is why he saluted them as he went
off, knowing it might be his last appearance at Stamford Bridge.
"He put in a really heroic performance, one that was typical of his time at
Chelsea and he felt strong and fit.
"He's not ready to go and bring an end to the glory days but the club has
other ideas. Frank has been a great ambassador for Chelsea and for English
"He is everything you would want in a top-class midfield player.
"You cannot measure what Frank has given to Chelsea, it is incalculable and
for them to treat him this way leaves a really sour taste.
"He cannot understand why it has come to this.
"Chelsea will never find another player as loyal and devoted as him. He really
is Mr Chelsea."
Lampard is expected to feature in today's clash at Norwich but after that his
future is clouded in uncertainty.
Chelsea's next home game is against London rivals QPR on January 2 and the
struggling Rs are showing strong interest in acquiring his services.
QPR boss Harry Redknapp is Frank's uncle and would move heaven and earth to
get his nephew into his midfield.
Lampard said after the Villa game: "It is a special day for me and these
records mean so much. I've been fortunate to start so many games for such a
great club with all the managers I've had and the team-mates I've had around
"It means everything to get a reception like I did because the fans are the
"I'm under contract and I love playing here, as everyone knows.
"I've still got a lot in me and I'll continue to show that.
"I'm just here to play football and show people what I can do."
Chelsea you have been warned — ditching Lamps is folly of the highest order.
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Rob Gronkowski sheds arm cast, says he's 'in great spirits'
Credit: Herald Staff photo
And now, for some good news.
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has shed the cast and brace from his surgically-repaired left arm, and he appeared to be moving around find today despite undergoing back surgery last month. Of course, Gronkowski was merely roaming around a book store, which doesn't exactly boast the same type of climate as a football field, but it was at the very least a sign of progress. Gronkowski didn't appear to be wearing a back brace underneath his T-shirt, either.
"I can tell you this," Gronkowski said. "I'm in great spirits. I'm enjoying life a lot more. I can tell you that right there."
Gronkowski was at the Barnes & Noble at the Prudential Center in Boston to sign copies of his new book, "Growing Up Gronk."
The tight end was asked about the arrests of Aaron Hernandez and Alfonzo Dennard, as well as the health of his back, to which Gronkowski replied, "No reaction at all. I'm just here about the book."
When asked if the NFL has a problem with off-field conduct, Gronkowski replied, "Ask Roger Goodell."
When pressed further about the deflection to the commissioner, Gronkowski responded, "You've got to ask Roger. He's been in the business for a while. ... Roger that."
Gronkowski, his brothers and father signed copies of the book for about an hour.
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To be pissed off over my birthday(41 Posts)
After debating my 30th birthday and whether I should have a party, I decided over a month ago we would have a house/garden party starting in the afternoon so kids can be involved 2. (Birthday is in aug).
My friend has got an invite to another party the same day and now my brother has decided they are going on holiday from the 7th until the 16th.
Ok so my mum died 5 years ago, my dad started shagging about 2 weeks after she died so we don't speak and I have nothing to do with my sister after she told me I was being a bitch to have ds4 when she couldn't have 1 full stop.
My mum never saw ds3and ds4, never saw me get married. My brother is my only family.
Aibu to think that he should be there for this?
I never celebrated being 18 as I was heavily pregnant and 21 I was a single mum at home with ds1.
for you as you sound really fed up.
Is it possible that your friend could go to the other party first, and leave early to come and join yours? Or the other way round seeing as yours starts early? Tell her how you feel, and that you will be sad if she can't make it for a couple of hours.
As for your Brother, did he book the holiday before or after your invitation was sent to him? I know where you're coming from, as I don't have my Mum or Grandparents around anymore so I really need/want my Dad and Brother at special events.
YANBU to be passed off and disappointed, but YABU to expect your brother to revolve his holiday plans around a birthday afternoon in the garden. I know it matters and it's your 30th, but I do think you are expecting quite a lot of your brother.
Does he have other people to consider in his holiday plans?
He has his own family wife daughter and son ( he's off to the army in July)
Invites were sent out at beginning of June. I understand he's gotta take the time off from work when it's available but I feel like as the youngest of 3 (age gap of 11&10 years) and doing everything alone, I've never asked for money or lifts ect, that this is one thing I've asked of him.
I support him in everything he does and his family. Kind of heart broken now
If your brother is joining the army in July there's no way he'll getva holiday in August.
No his son. My nephew
Maybe (given that it's a low-key event) they just didn't realise how important it was to you.
YANBU to be hurt by their lack of interest.
Sadly YABU, by the sounds of it, to expect anything more of them.
You see who your friends are, make space in your life for those who add to it.
Leav those that can't be arsed behind.
Sorry but I wouldn't arrange my holiday around a party either.
I think you are being a bit precious.
Yeah thanks for that!!!
Ah come on. It's you're 30th birthday. No big deal. You can't expect folk to rearrange plans.
As I have got older I have realised that sometimes things that are really important to me and seem really obviously major are seen by others as something and nothing. No real right or wrong, their perception is just different to mine. I think you should tell your brother how you feel, maybe he doesn't realise how important this is to you.
Unfortunately we don't really have much ability to change others, in the long run the only way we can be happier is to change our expectations. At your age I was still hoping my brother would show an ounce of interest or consideration, twenty years later I have altered my expectations of him to nothing and I feel better because I am rarely disappointed.
YABU to expect your brother to give up his holiday for an afternoon. If he has to take time off when its available, then its just bad timing and at (almost) 30 years old you should be mature enough to understand that. You could always have the actual party before or after your birthday and spend your birthday day with your immediate family.
I agree, YABU to expect your brother, his wife and his son to rearrange their holiday for a Birthday.
A wedding - possibly, but not a house party.
Is there anything else you can do? Like go to your favourite posh restaurant with your family or something?
So his son is going to join the army. To do a job he might potentially die doing and not come back from. And his father wants to spend quality time with him before he goes.
Sorry, a 30th birthday party does not trump spending time with your so when he's going off into a situation where it's very possible he might die.
Either change the date or just have it with your other friends. If you have your own partner and kids there that will be what matters.
But no, his son is much more important than you in this situation and you need to accept that.
Incidentally you might start trying to build some bridges with the rest of your family, you sound like you've been quite judgmental and unforgiving of them and a bit of understanding might go a long way.
Well, the holiday very definitely trumps a birthday when the DS of the family is about to go into the army!
I don't blame you for feeling a bit sad, but YABVU if you think the plans should actually change.
I'm sorry about your family circs but you have 4 dc and your life ahead of you.
When I was 30 it wasn't a big deal and I spent it in tears because I wasn't married, had no children and my life wasn't as I thought it would be. Had met DH though.
Have a lovely day with your dp and dc and count your blessings
YANBU, I have a summer birthday, most years people are on holiday.
For some reason I had a birthday party similar to what you want for my 30th. Only birthday party I've had. I'm 35 in 3 weeks, no one wanted to join me for a party/night out. I'm going away with my children because they love me and want to celebrate with me.
Well I think you're all being a bit harsh . OP has had a tough time of it and personally, if one of my siblings had an upcoming 30th, I wouldn't book a holiday if I knew in advance when the party was. I'd want to be there.
C'mon, read between the lines people. 25 is young to lose your mum, and 5 years is still raw in terms of grief. When you celebrate a milestone birthday, it is always tinged with sadness for the people that are no longer with you. Sadly speaking with too much experience here.
Have a glass of on me.
And a very happy birthday in advance
Birthdays, like Christmas make you think about family - or your lack of it indeed.
It probably hasn't occurred to your brother that you'd like to make up for not being able to celebrate your 18th and 21st birthdays in style. He probably doesn't realise how important this party is to you.
Could you change the date?
FWIW - lots of people don't consider 30 as being one to make a lot off.
Maybe your brother doesn't realise how important it is, for you, that he is there, and hasn't twigged it's a 30th, which IS actually a big deal tbh.
Can you move the date so that he can be there? Cam you talk to him and tell him how you're thinking?
I was with you in the beginning OP but this:
Ok so my mum died 5 years ago, my dad started shagging about 2 weeks after she died
makes me ragy as people have said the same about my dad but show zero compassion or empathy with his grief & prefer to indulge their own judgy nonsense.
A holiday is more important than an afternoon birthday party for an adult, particularly as son is going into army so his timescales for holidays are constrained.
yabu, move the date of your party if your brother has to be there.
What hopasholic said, and maybe taking to your brother about how important he is to you would help?
personally, I really wish people stop would being so harsh on here. The op is clearly grieving for the loss of her parents and sister, and wants a special time to be with her loved ones all together. Not precious. Just painful, I'd have thought. Good luck op, hope you can enjoy your day with people who are able to be there, and try not to be hurt if they can't. [Flowers]
So sorry you are having such a hard time. It must be incredibly upsetting feeling isolated like that, missing your mum and being sad that other family members arenot there for you. Yanbu at all. It may well be that your brother doesn't realise how much this means to you but I don't blame you for feeling like you do. Do you have some lovely close friends that can support you?
Some of these replies are harsh.
The nephew is off to the army in July, the brother and family are going on holiday after that - without the nephew.
Maybe your brother is just thoughtless.
I understand Op distancing herself from her dad.
Ok, he may have dealt with his grief by shagging other woman, but I don't think many of us could sympathise with our Dads' behaving like that.
IME, birthdays, like Christmas are a cause of upset, big birthdays more so.
You must miss your Mum a lot.
Try to concentrate on the positive, your four lovely children and DH.
Best wishes to you and hope you have a wonderful birthday.
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2016 Overview
Food security has improved around the globe over the past five years, but hunger and food insecurity still persist. Governments, multilaterals and the private sector should remain proactive in addressing food-security challenges around the world.
Over three-quarters (89) of the 113 countries in the 2016 GFSI have experienced food-security improvements over the past five years. These positive developments have largely been driven by rising incomes in most countries and general improvements in the global economy. Falling food prices have also positively impacted food security. But weather and climate change-related risks, as well as market-distorting government food policies, pose risks to food prices and food availability in the future.
For the first time since the launch of the GFSI in 2012, Europe has experienced an improvement in its food security.
Geopolitical factors, average annual GDP growth of 1.4% across the region in the past year and favourable crop yields have supported Europe's improvements. Falling oil prices have increased food affordability (via lower costs for food production inputs such as petroleum-based fertiliser, and reduced food transport costs), and economic growth has improved the region's capacity to absorb the stresses of urbanisation. These factors have resulted in a 0.9-point rise in the region's overall food-security score since 2015. Falling food prices and high food stocks mean that there is a positive outlook for food security in Europe over the next few years. However, an influx of refugees into cities across the region could strain food safety nets.
Between 2015 and 2016, more countries experienced declines in their scores for national nutritional standards than improvements.
National nutritional standards—including national nutrition plans, national dietary guidelines and national nutritional monitoring—are critical in ensuring that both government and the private sector direct their focus towards improving food quality, safety and nutrition. Thirty-six countries in the GFSI still do not have national dietary guidelines that encourage populations to adopt a balanced, nutritious diet. Additionally, a number of countries—Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Niger and the UAE—had national nutrition plans or strategies that expired in 2015; these countries have not yet updated their lapsed plans.
Thirty-five of the GFSI's 40 most food-secure countries in 2016 are coastal countries.
Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia—all high-income countries that have large agricultural sectors and are in close geographic proximity to other top-performing countries—are the five landlocked countries in the top 40. The populations of landlocked countries, especially developing ones, often rely on farming as a means of subsistence, but such states usually are located in dry regions where arid conditions prevail. As a result, these countries often have less irrigated agricultural land, which makes them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as rising temperatures and increasing prevalence of drought.1 Their lack of direct access to the coast imposes additional costs on trade: the World Bank found that the volume of international trade of a landlocked developing country is, on average, just 60% of the trade volume of a comparable coastal country2 and that the lack of coastal access increases transport costs.3 Poor infrastructure and tariffs can introduce additional obstacles.
Developing economies that prioritise investment in agricultural storage and transport infrastructure increase their capacity to ensure food security for burgeoning populations.
Sustained investment, especially by the private sector, is critical if countries are to develop the infrastructure capacity necessary to produce and transport sufficient quantities of food in the future. Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind other regions in agricultural infrastructure: although storage capacity across the region has improved, road and port infrastructure is poor. Governments have committed themselves to improving ports, roads and railways, but financing capacity remains an obstacle. Private investment and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are areas of opportunity that could be leveraged to overcome this obstacle.
Political instability exacerbates food insecurity.
Functional democracies are notably absent from the bottom of the GFSI rankings, whereas countries that are experiencing armed conflict, government instability and civil unrest have experienced the largest deteriorations in food security since 2015. Civil wars in Yemen and Syria have affected government and multilateral capacity to provide food-safety net programmes and have undermined food safety: both countries no longer have functional agencies to ensure the safety of food. A recent coup d'état in Côte d'Ivoire, in addition to a drought that has hit cocoa production and strongly increased production volatility, has severely impacted food availability in that country.
Countries' economic development and rising personal incomes improve the structural avenues to support food availability and affordability and strengthen governance;
however, the most vulnerable populations in upper-middle-income and high-income countries remain food-insecure. As a country crosses the threshold to developed-nation status, the gap between its food-secure and food-insecure populations widens. Overall food-security successes and improvements require the government to revamp food policies that previously focused on improving the country's overall food security, switching to policies that target the needs of its poorest people.
- UN.(2015). "The Impact of Climate Change, Desertification and Land Degradation on the Development Prospects of Landlocked Developing Countries". Available at http://unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2015/11/Impact_Climate_Change_2015.pdf ↩
- World Bank and UN. (2014). "Improving Trade and Transport for Landlocked Developing Countries". Available at http://unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/09/Improving-Trade-and-Transport-for-Landlocked-Developing-Countries.pdf ↩
- FAO. (2015). "Landlocked states face unique food challenges". Available at http://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail-news/en/c/273889/ ↩


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For Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago's West Side, it is a way to "bond" registered nurses to the institution who might otherwise jump elsewhere for more pay.
For Bank One, the Chicago-based national financial giant, it is a way "to help all of our employees realize the dream of home ownership."
For suburban St. Charles, it is a way to help modestly paid municipal employees get a toe-hold in the pricey west suburban housing market.
"It" is employer-assisted housing, a public/private home-purchasing initiative that can be tailored to fit the needs of individual employers and employees, but also benefits virtually everyone in the region.
An employer-assisted housing initiative was launched two years ago by MPC, along with a coalition of community-based homebuyer education groups called the Regional Employer-Assisted Collaboration for Housing, or REACH. The idea is to combat the Chicago metropolitan area's worsening jobs/housing mismatch. That is, the mismatch between the bounty of jobs being created in suburban corridors and the lack of housing being developed nearby for the average wage-earner. Virtually everyone in Chicagoland suffers from one symptom of this mismatch: worsening rush-hour traffic jams and auto-related air pollution, as more and more workers drive longer and longer distances from housing they can afford to jobs they can't easily reach.
The first employer-assisted housing pilot program was launched in late 1999 at System Sensor, a maker of smoke alarm systems in west suburban St. Charles. The key player there was then-CEO King Harris, an MPC board member and senior adviser with the business leadership organization called Chicago Metropolis 2020. Harris was convinced that helping workers buy houses a short drive from the factory would pay dividends in the long run. He was right. Results from the program's first year, in which 16 workers received forgivable loans of up to $5,000 each for down payments on houses, showed the company recouped its entire investment within 12 months and saved $100,000.
How? Reduced turnover, for one thing, because employees faced with 90-minute one-way commutes tend to be always on the prowl for a job closer to home. Less turnover quickly translates into increased productivity and decreased training costs. There's also reduced absenteeism and tardiness among program participants, not to mention a discernable increase in morale.
The latter is understandable, for suddenly an employer-assisted homebuyer has less road stress, more time to spend with his or her family and, most important of all, a home, with all the psychic and economic advantages ownership brings.
Early success at System Sensor, where by Oct. 31, 2001 32 employees had purchased homes via employer-assisted housing, demonstrated that MPC and its REACH partners have a workable model.
Another breakthrough occurred last April, when the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), impressed with System Sensor's results and the potential of employer-assisted housing, voted to sweeten the program's benefit. Specifically, IHDA's board set aside $268,000 to match incentives offered by employers involved with MPC and REACH. So long as an employee's family income doesn't exceed 80 percent of the regional median ($52,500-a-year for a family of four), IHDA will match the employer's contribution up to a maximum of $3,000. For families earning less than 50 percent of median, IHDA will match up to $5,000, meaning the total downpayment assistance can be as much as $10,000.
In October, Gov. George Ryan added yet another incentive when he approved $13 million worth of state income tax credits to promote housing options. Though aimed primarily at developers of new or rehabbed housing, the "50-cents on a donated dollar" tax credit is also available for employer-sponsored home ownership programs that serve families with incomes of less than 120 percent of the area median.
No two programs are exactly alike in scope or detail, with each customized to meet the employer's and employees' needs.
The most comprehensive program being launched is at Bank One. The nation's sixth largest bank holding company is offering $500,000 in benefits to eligible employees nationwide (families with incomes below 80 percent of the regional median). First-time homebuyers everywhere will be eligible for a $2,500 cash grant toward a down payment. In Illinois, IHDA will be tapped to supply another $2,500.
Mount Sinai Hospital is building a strong location requirement into its program, which, at the outset, is being offered only to members of its nursing staff. By providing a $4,000 down payment subsidy ($2,000 from Sinai, $2,000 from IHDA) the West Side hospital hopes to boost RN participation in "Livin' in Lawndale," a purchase-and-rehab program run by Neighborhood Housing Services of Lawndale, MPC's local REACH partner.
At Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights, the main goal is cutting down on long employee commutes. Affordability of housing in the northwest suburbs was a big issue that emerged from an ownership fair and survey conducted by the hospital. So Northwest officials are setting aside money for down payment assistance, with any employee and family within "80 percent of median" eligible. MPC REACH partner North West Housing Partnership will be doing the counseling.
St. Charles is up against a classic jobs/housing mismatch, in that the suburb's $278,000 average home price is beyond the reach of many who work for the municipality, especially younger families.
The Village of Riverdale, meanwhile, sees employer-assisted housing as a local redevelopment tool. "When Acme Steel closed we just knew we needed to try other ways to redevelop the town," said Mayor Zenovia Evans. So the blue-collar south suburb approved start-up funds to give up to $3,000 in down payment assistance to employees purchasing or building in Riverdale.
Now that employer-assisted housing is catching on, it is becoming apparent that IHDA's initial $268,000 set aside for northeastern Illinois employers will be exhausted sometime in 2002.
Does funding for employer-assisted housing stand a chance in this spring's tough budget negotiations? It does, insists MPC Housing Director Robin Snyderman. But only if state lawmakers stop to consider the cost-effectiveness and widespread benefit of helping workers buy housing closer to work.
For more information on employer-assisted housing, contact MPC Housing Associate Samantha DeKoven at 312.863.6021.
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Never before have we been so obsessed with our immediate past. The questions "what is retro?" and "why are we into retro?" are being reopened, as innovation takes a little break to browse around in second-hand stores.
For many people 'retro' itself is old hat. Which of course it is in a way – by definition. So why talk about it in a forum dedicated to innovation? Never before in history has there been a society so obsessed with the cultural products of its own immediate past. This thesis is advanced by Simon Reynolds, a British cultural theorist and prominent music journalist who is somewhat of a celebrity in his profession. A contributor to leading publications like The New York Times, Village Voice, Spin, The Guardian, Rolling Stone and The Wire, Reynolds' book on our consumer culture's retro craze has gained the attention of Germany's Arts-section newspaper columnists. While the book mainly examines pop music, his argument appears relevant as a debate-starter in all areas of Western culture, as the New Musical Express points out.
Reynolds says music and fashion are quintessentially ephemeral pursuits. Soundtracks and actors' clothing heavily stamp movies as being from the particular time of their release – just think of Melanie Griffith's hairstyle in Working Girl, for example. Styles are sometimes deliberately employed to create a historical framework, like in Back to the Future (1985), where Marty McFly's 1980s Nike shoes are projected into the future as hi-tech, self-drying sneakers, and when he travels back in time to the 1950s, his down vest is thought to be a life jacket.
In the age of retromania, such clear temporal demarcations no longer seem possible. Fashion designers Anna Sui and Marc Jacobs are now recycling the styles of a decade before it's even over; cinemas are running remakes of former blockbusters, retro computer games are a big hit, and so are retro food, retro musicals, retro advertising, retro interior design, and so on. Looking back at the past decade, Reynolds now inquires: Is our culture so nostalgic because there's nothing new anymore, or is there nothing new because we have become so nostalgic?
Reynolds believes media consumption habits and distribution channels (YouTube, MP3 for iPod) are behind this retro mania. And he is concerned that we have fallen victim to our ever-increasing ability to save, organize, immediately access and share vast quantities of cultural data. It is a curious paradox that technical progress and digitalization compel us to look into the past, employing our iPods like a time machine, or oldies radio station. Reynolds thinks hipsters are the biggest retro freaks. Formerly pioneers and innovators, they have now become curators and archivists who prefer to venture no further than their own record collection. Yet this observation has in some way to do with the author Reynolds himself, as digital time travel can also be a fun, creative and exploratory way of studying cultural material. The author must be aware that there is no escaping digital culture at this point, and he clarifies that his retromania theory should not be understood as postulating some kind of decline or regression. After all, as a pop-culture writer he is part of retro culture, admitting that at home he spends hours watching YouTube rockumentaries.
Why is the retro trend so enduringly popular? Does retro mean putting innovation on standby? Or being satisfied with what you have, so you no longer reach for the stars? No it doesn't. For retro is carried by an inherently progressive force, as it is a cultural 'side effect' of digital progress. In the midst of the innovation process, retro allays consumers' fear of digital progress by harking back to 'better times'. The function of retro in a coolly technological, digitalized world is obvious – to generate the warmth we need to incorporate our past and the human element into this unfamiliar world of tomorrow. The iPhone app '8mm Vintage Camera " for example allows shooting video in a retro style. The image is blurred, overexposed and flickers. Some 25 effects are available for simulating the look of different decades. Even big brands and products are going retro, referring back to their own history or 'glory days' of the company or industry. Lufthansa, for example, has applied a retro-look paintjob to some of its fleet in a move to establish continuity in an industry greatly concerned with safety and confidence.
The age of sampling is now unfolding at top speed. Pre-existing content is being recombined and refined. And this impacts consumer behavior. Consumers nowadays are more aware of what suits their personal taste and like to mix fragments from the cultural archive to suit their preferences. The interesting thing about retro culture is that it is only concerned with the relatively recent past. In an article appearing in the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung Oliver Herwig elaborates on how our young digital culture generates retro products like the Motorola Razr, a recent design classic now revisited in a no-features mobile phone called "Gleam" that can only be used for calling. "The good things of yesterday are back with us," writes Herwig, "Like old friends they reappear in our lives, saying they were only away for a little while" – which makes clear how the new waves of retro differ from nostalgia or fixations on 'vintage' or antiques.
Whatever is retro is constantly changing (which is why it's wrong to think the clothes you just sorted out might come right back into vogue soon). Herwig says that retro products, "show us that human beings are behind all the hyper-modern technology we have today. Retro relieves our fear of life's accelerating pace, the fear of not being able to keep up with the world or being old at age 40." Small wonder then that the technology and telecommunications industries are now discovering retro. Though Reynolds expresses concern about how what a revival of a revival might look like and if that's even possible, the current retro fascination is mainly about enthusiastically exploring our cultural heritage using nearly unlimited data storage capacity and easily accessible communication channels in a creative, sophisticated and productive way.
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Re: Cyberbullying on the rise story and photograph, March 3
There is no excuse for your mistakes
Cyberbullying is awful, yes, but let us all take a moment to look at what's written on the board in the photograph. Is the boy in the photo looking in horror at the misuse of the word "your" on the board?
I hope so. I realize that writing conjunctions and the possessive case of words is a difficult concept, and that individuals everywhere have become very lax when using (and not using) apostrophes, but the caption next to the photo leads me to believe that an educator at Largo Middle School wrote these ugly sentiments on the board, not a student.
There should be absolutely no excuse for the misuse of the word "your" in two of the statements written on the board. Let me note the correction: "You're fat," "You're retarded," is the proper way these two statements should have been written.
I suggest we spend some time reviewing rules of grammar and punctuation before passing along these mistakes to our children.
Juliane Abudi, Palm Harbor
Did an educator write that mess?
Regarding the photo on the front page of the Tuesday Tampa Bay section, can it really be possible that a professional counselor who is teaching our children something wrote this grammatical mess on the blackboard?
Is it also possible that the photographer taking the photo didn't catch these errors?
This is scary.
Troy Robinson, Largo
Re: recent letters criticizing school bus drivers
Give school bus drivers a break
A bus driver's day starts at 4:30 a.m. with a complete 56-item check of the bus, followed by driving high school, middle school and elementary school students to school on time. Then at 1 p.m. we pick them up and take them home — a total of about 125 miles every day.
Imagine driving on the roof of your car with an 8-foot by 30-foot room of 42 elementary students. The noise and behavior problems are compounded by bad drivers. We arrive home about 6 p.m.
Yes, to be a school bus driver you must have a commercial drivers license, pass an annual physical, be subject to random drug tests and be approved by the FBI, complete with fingerprinting.
So throw me under the bus again. Problem is, I have the keys and I love kids.
John Wiser, Clearwater


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