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Here I am posting a message from a former brother in Christ. Moreover, an old friend who I dearly love. Someone who drank, eat and played music with me. Someone who became a Christian and went to church with me. I guess that my leaving Christianity to be openly Pagan didn't set well with his fundamentalist theology. This was after a short exchange where I specifically asked him to NOT pray for me, and NOT to ask for prayer for me from his church.
"I understand the ways of the wiccan...all in all, it's glorifying God through the very nature that He has created, if I remember that right....but know this, I will NOT cease to pray for you...I know the truth and am free because of that...I understand your lack of zeal for the majority of professing Christians, for I too have come to know that quite a few are hypocrites, but hey who isn't...but to let people come between you and God just seems absurd...and I know you will probably say that there is no separation between you and God...but I know that without Christ, and choosing to follow Him you are very far from God...considering, if I remember correctly, there is a pagan goddess that the wiccans observe....this puts a BIG barrier between you and the living God, because He gives His glory to no other, nor does He deal kindly with idolatry...don't get me wrong I am not trying to put you down, I am simply trying to admonish you as a brother and friend...the path you have chosen for yourself has eternal consequences, and you are not only making this choice for yourself, but as God has appointed you as head of your household, you have made this choice for your family as well...and we as fathers are under a much higher scrutiny because of our role in the household....God is black and white, He would not make many paths to Him, He is very clear on His choice for salvation, which is the blood of Christ...He paid the fare, but whether or not we accept the ticket is on us...love you man"
I do NOT want these energy workings from the Christian community. I have seen with my own eyes the power that comes from a group of people who focus their intent on me to be "under conviction". I take it as an attack. I am shielding and have a dear witch friend helping me with this. I also ask that all here might offer a prayer to whatever deity they are devoted to for my shielding as well.
Sigh! It seems I have lost a friend . . . for now.
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Thanks to the 4 who replied. I was, at first, hesitant to post about this on this forum, seeing it is so public. However, I am convinced that it wasd the right thing to do. There was wisdom in every reply, and I am better prepared to deal with this.
Anyone who has ever had a family member being prayed for in the way that I am now, can tell you that they get noticibly irratable. I think that a feeling of not being somehow in the right place is the best way to describe it. They will also pray for hardship, if that is what they feel it would take to "return me to the fold". All I can say is "No, thank you. I have enough problems as it is." But I feel now that it is possible to channel this energy into something good, and that is just what me and my "Evil" Goddess are going to do.
Love, Light, and Beauty to all of you.
Just remember you can choose weather something will afect you or not. His prayers may be constant and full of energy, but you know way better than him how to give them direction. Use that knowledge to turn the prayer into something positive for you, and you'll have a friend constantly doing you a favour because he wishes the best of you.
This is More about how you feel about your Friends Opinion or Judgement value of you than it is about harm from Prayer energy.
You feel as if you lost a close friend That is the harmful part.
That is the emotion involved.
Unless they are engaged in a Dark Harmful prayer I think you are ok.
What you are feeling is the stress of your local community or Group or Ex-group.
This is an Empathic sensability, you are feeling their Pain and yours. Perhaps you are an Empath, just a thought.
Or just Human haha!
That being said Sheilding is always a good idea.
"Or just Human"
I sure wish that we lived closer to each other, Sparrow. I bet we'd have a blast. Let me know when you have a high-paying job ready for a guitarist, Bud. ;)
I wouldn't take it that far Larry. I grew up christian from a babe. What he doesn't understand is that the universe isn't black and white. And Proverbs 8 it'self mentions the Goddess I believe, then there's the Goddess Ashera, which was known as God's wife, who was taken out of the temples back in either 1st or 2nd Kings.
God is tired of being a single parent, and the argument the Goddess blocks his glory is wrong on two fronts: one, God doesn't NEED anything from us. And two, the Holy Spirit herself was insinuated in the old testament as being FEMALE, or the divine female. Soooooo, if you worship the Holy Spirit, or Jesus, does that leave God out?
This person is simply ignorant and different in their theology and in their relation to the Godhead. Heck, the roman centurian who asked a healing for his servant was praised by Christ himself... and Christ marveled at his faith, and said this man would dine in Heaven, while many who heaven belonged to would not. That man left a pagan, Larry.
Anyway I hope this helps.
Brightest Blessings,
Good call, Rafe! Your last sentence, "That man left a pagan...", is very true! To be and remain a Centurion, he would have been sacrificing to the Emperor's Genius and honoring the State Religion of Rome, as well as following his personal religion. Obviously Jesus condoned this, according to what He is reported as saying to the man~~ An awful lot of Jesus' ministry has been misinterpreted, I feel.
Paul's personal misogyny and the social misogyny of the time in Rome was carried into the Church, for instance. The use of his letters to individual churches to solve specific problems becoming doctrine is appalling!!
Jesus obviously had no problem with women learning equally with men, when one studies His ministry~
He probably means well... but if he cannot abide by your wishes, then I have to say that he's not a very good friend. Perhaps you should point this out to him.


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It smells of lightly grainy pale caramel malt, mildly stale lemon and grapefruit citrus peel, and more floral, herbal hop notes. The taste is biscuity, semi-sweet caramel malt, overly sweet white bread, citrus cream, a bit of tame table-top pepper, and earthy, herbal hops.
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Happy to see another brewery canning--and from my home state! It poured pale gold with a nice white cap. Aroma is subdued with earthy hops and hints of lemon rind. Flavor is also subdued, but not unpleasant. Definitely lighter overall than I was expecting, but as I make the most of this one, I do find nice subtle melon and clove flavors intermittent with cereal grain and hop bitterness on the tail end of things. Probably not one to incorporate into my normal rotation, but maybe a sessionable option when it's hot out.
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Thanks to smokeypeat for this one, always exciting to crack open a canned pale ale. The Striped Bass pours out goldenrod and yellow with a mild chill haze being the only thing standing in the way of reasonable clarity. A white head foams up and quickly settles to a thin film and a broken collar outlining the pale brew. Just a few, small, wet spots of lace are left on the glass above.
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12oz can. Pours a crystal clear pale gold with a big frothy bright-white head. This leaves back huge sticky swathes of sudsy lace. Smells grassy and citric with some soft doughy malt along the back. The taste has a bit more going on with it, being grassy and pithy feeling with a resinous edge. Light notes of herbal and tropical fruit character, as well as some bready malt, helps soften the hops a bit. Bitterness and pine stick to the tongue on the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a mellow crispness to the carbonation which glides well. This was OK. The nose could have given up a bit more but it definitely had some decent assertive hoppiness going on. You could do worse than packing some cans of this along on a trip.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Thanks to Adam for the can.
The beer is clear and pale golden with an inch of dense white head. The aroma offers some biscuit malts, pine, hops, a touch of floral notes. The scent is fine enough. A bit muted, but what's there is ok. Smooth and easy drinking. Balanced with a mild bitterness in the back. An unoffensive middle of the road pale ale.
Serving type: can
06-27-2013 03:30:39 | More by Huhzubendah
4.05/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
My fellow CANQuester (TM) and local, in-person trader, tone77, CAN refer to me as "The CAN Man" all that he wants, but he always surprises me with the odd CANs as part of his massive drop-offs. A limited release beer and in a CAN!?! Perfect.
From the CAN: "Great Beer Deserves Clean Water"; "From mountain streams and coastal rivers to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the water connects us all. Your purchase of Striped Bass Pale Ale helps Devils Backbone Brewing Company and its supporters fund the education and restoration program of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation."; "We thank you for your support!"; The icthyalogically-correct rendtion of the fish in question is also identified on the CAN by its Latin designation, "Morone saxatilis"; "Save the Bay".
I am down with this in so many ways! I am a Piscean by birth and a sailor by trade and I spent many sea and anchor details coming in and out of Norfolk, VA on the Chesapeake Bay while on active duty in the US Navy. In fact, it is the underway time that I miss second-most to the camaraderie in my retirement. This makes me want to have some striped bass for lunch to go with this beer, but I will have to make do with something else.
The Crack and inverted Glug resulted in two fingers of rocky, foamy bone-white head with limited retention in the face of today's humidity. Color was a deep golden-yellow with NE-quality clarity and Croesus and King Midas sat across from me, drooling, Nose had a delicate grassy hopiness to it, more in keeping with what I expect from the style. I think that the line between APAs and AIPAs has become very blurred and the description somewhat muddled. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium and the hops were very grassy on the tongue. This seemed to me to be what I expect in the style. I just had Bell's Smitten Golden Rye Ale, another APA and it seemed closer to an AIPA, as a point of reference. Finish was semi-dry, again quite grassy, especially on the extreme finish. Not only did I like it, but since it does come in a CAN, I would recommend it for a beach fish fry.
BTW, this marks the 800th beer of The CANQuest (TM)!
Serving type: can
06-10-2013 17:07:55 | More by woodychandler
3.45/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a light golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is kind of mild, a touch of hops. Taste is light, refreshing, hops, a bit of malts, very easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall would be a good beer on a hot afternoon.
Serving type: can
05-29-2013 06:47:53 | More by tone77
3.1/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Pours a dull yellow but with a beautiful rocky head that creates a mountain range atop the beer. Smells mostly of diacetyl. Taste is boring, some off flavors with a little citrusy hop peeking through. Body is fine although the carbonation could be a tad more aggresive. The other hoppy beer i got from the same store was dull too. Maybe their stock has been sitting around a while, if not this beer is maybe average.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 02:06:07 | More by jmaharaj
3.28/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Poured from bomber into a pint glass
Appearance – Pours a golden straw color with a two finger white head. The head fades very fast to leave only a very light level of lacing.
Smell- The aroma is light overall with some toasted malt and a grainy smell. Mixed with these are some lighter notes of a citrus hop nature.
Taste – The taste begins with a more dry bready flavor up front. There is light citrus hop very near the start which grows stronger at the middle only to fade more toward the end. While the citrus hop flavor diminished from the middle to the end, herbal and grassy hop flavors grow stronger on the tongue. In the end a crisp and lightly bittered grassy/herbal flavor are left on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the medium to light side with a carbonation level that is medium to slightly above medium. The mouthfeel couple with the flavors of the brew create a rather crisp and easy drinking beer.
Overall - Nothing all that extraordinary here. Overall it is a decent APA with a more crisp taste and feel.
Serving type: bottle
02-17-2013 02:28:39 | More by Darkmagus82
3.26/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A- Golden straw colored body with a stick, fluffy bone-white head. Looks as clear as a pilsner.
S- Hops are apparent, citrus and fresh grass come through along with a toasted malt aroma. Not overwhelming, but overall pretty pleasant.
T- Pretty light on flavor, with the toasted malt coming through the most and only a little bit of the citrus and grassy hops. Slight hint of grapefruit in the middle as well, but more on the malty side overall.
M- As the appearance would indicate, I found this one to be on the watery side. Medium carbonation and certainly drinkable, but very thin.
O- This would be a good summer beer for a can, but overall a pretty average pale ale.
Serving type: bottle
01-27-2013 19:17:17 | More by stephenjmoore
1.93/5 rDev -40.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Bomber brought down by my sis in law.
A: pours a light gold, clear and transparent. Thick bubbly head with good lacing.
S: smells of light grains, corn, hints of strawberries. No hop scent to speak of.
T: light flavors of grassy hops, adjunct grains, white bread, and light malt. No aftertaste whatsoever. Very mild flavoring, underwhelming.
M: smooth, slick, and light bodied. Pretty refreshing.
O: nothing mind blowing here, pretty average and bland all around.
Serving type: bottle
12-07-2012 02:57:09 | More by mattsdenney
3.48/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Straw colored beer, a fluffy head of maybe 1/2 an inch. There is moderate retention and some light lacing.
S: Cereal grains, and a slight biscuity aroma. Honestly, not much here, and it smells a little like an adjunct lager.
T: Fortunately, the taste is nothing like an adjunct lager. The hops take center stage right from the beginning with a heavy dose of citrus. The grains are there, enough to balance out the moderate hoppiness, but not much more. The finish is grainy, and slightly metallic.
M: Moderate body, slightly oily, with a fair amount of carbonation.
O: Not a beer that I would seek out. It tastes better than it smells, but the taste isn't anything special and the metallic finish is slightly off-putting. A decent beer, perhaps even a good beer, but no more.
Serving type: bottle
11-28-2012 22:52:03 | More by DaveBlack
3.83/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22oz brown bomber into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass. No decipherable freshness date -- smudged. Purchased at Wine Warehouse (Charlottesville, VA) for $5.79.
A: Clear very pale amber with 1-2 fingers of off-white frothy head with below-average retention but some scraps of lace.
S: Bready, crackery maltiness with some dry toast aromas mixed with honeysuckle and orange citrus hops and a little floral character as well. Pretty soft aroma profile overall.
T: This APA definitely fits the balanced, dry form of the beast, and it does a good job of pushing this agenda. The bready, slightly toasty, smooth malty flavors are nearly equal to the rosy, floral, and orange blossom citrus notes. I really enjoyed this ale -- very smooth and very drinkable with great body and dryness.
M: Firm somewhat slick medium body with even carbonation and a crisp, dry finish. Best part of this beer.
O: A hop-bomb of an APA this is not -- it fits the balanced, dry form of pale ale and does a wonderful job of it. If you are looking for a hoppy APA, definitely stay away. If you like a smooth, drinkable, well-brewed pale ale, then go for it. This was a nice surprise for me as I think of DB as a better lager brewery generally. This is a good brew that's worth a try as long as you realize what this is -- a balanced APA.
Serving type: bottle
10-17-2012 02:38:42 | More by argock
4.05/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.
A real soapy white three finger head with lots of staying power though, with big swiss cheese bubbles. Body color is a real golden brass amber, hints of lager looking classic Backbone brewing here, with slow rising carbonation coming up. Quite not use to looking at this and imagining ale, but it looks like a classic impressive lager.
Bouquet hits with a mild balanced mix of light hop, sweet malts and toasty grains and bread. Spicy. Clove like in nature with a bit more sweetness. Quite nice, a little "perfume" like smelling.
Wonderful texture and palate feel. Feels large and malt rich with a somewhat quick grass, but then the after finish brings a real nice lime astringent character. Bready malts hit with lots of toasty aromas. Nice finishing sweetness with lime hop character too.
Overall, I think I would love to save the Cheseapeake like this more often! Tasty memorable pale ale.
Serving type: bottle
10-17-2012 01:42:52 | More by smakawhat
4.25/5 rDev +30.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a Samuel Adams Boston Lager glass.
Appearance: Pours a bright, pale golden color. Has a large, fizzy head that dissipates slowly and leaves some nice lacing.
Smell: Smells of musty, earthy hops with a bit of grainy maltiness.
Taste: Moderately hoppy with a sort of musty, earthy taste. Has a nice, balancing maltiness to it with some toasty notes. All in all, a nicely balanced APA.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and a little chewy.
Overall: A really pleasant surprise. I see Devils Backbone as a sort of up-and-coming brewery in Virginia and it's nice to see that they can brew quality beers like this one. I definitely wouldn't mind seeking this one out to have again.
Serving type: bottle
10-10-2012 01:51:01 | More by mckenziac
3.4/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bottle to a pint glass.
A - transparent yellow with some darker edges, small stark white head that quickly fades, small ring left on the edges
S - strong lemongrass type smell, lots of 'light' grain smell, and oddly a bit of 'mustiness' , not off putting but not super inviting either
T - Lets start with the good, it is light and crisp and fairly easy to drink, however there is a bit of funkiness in there, some buttery aspects as well, finish is more of a sourdough than a bitterness, and it lingers a bit
O - well, I really like Devils Backbone but this one missed the mark, tastes like they forgot to add the hops, or maybe it is just out of balance, even for a British style 'APA' it leaves much more to be desired.
Serving type: bottle
10-07-2012 17:57:51 | More by hmph
2.9/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
22oz bottle poured into my Devil's backbone glass. Bright golden color with a thin white head barely covering the top. Very clear and clean looking, but the head faded rather quickly.
The aroma shows a mix of wet grains and toasted malts. It's got a good amount of crisp and tart fruits to it with notes of both apple and grape coming out. It's light, crisp and somewhat tart. It feels a lot more like a light lager than a Pale Ale though unfortunately.
The taste shows a little more of the toasted malts to it. Again, the crisp and tart fruits play a big role in it throughout. I'm getting a little bit of a herbal, peppery hop presence, but it's reminding me more of an European style lager rather than an APA.
The mouthfeel is light with moderate carbonation. Overall, I wasn't very impressed with this beer. It tasted more like an little heavier and bolder light lager than an APA to me. It just didn't compare very well to most other APA's on the shelves in my opinion and it felt too big and heavy to compete with the light lager beers I thought it was more similar to. The hop profile particularly seemed very off for my preference in the style. I love DB's beers, this one however just didn't work for me at all.
Serving type: bottle
09-16-2012 19:16:23 | More by billab914
1.7/5 rDev -47.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Nice, pale gold with head that falls to film fast but what is left leaves nice lacing.
Very low aroma
what is there is not all pleasing. Slight herbal qualities. Mostly grainy, wet husky, old grain. Wet dog. Not very good.
Taste is equally low. Grassy hops are the primary flavor. Finish is wet grain and wet dog. Bitterness is out of balance.
Like all of their beers I've tried, this has a very spritzy, soda-like feel.
This is bland, unbalanced, has no hop aroma nor flavor, and smells a whole lot like wet dog. Avoid
Serving type: bottle
09-15-2012 01:54:15 | More by 7ate9
2.78/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Grain is the only aroma I get. It smells like grain cereal (cheerios, grape nuts), and it's appealing to me whatsoever.
Perfectly straw yellow with a clarity to match. Crisp white head that sticks it's lacing to the glass. It is a great looking beer.
Flavor is a bit better than the aroma- there is still grain, but it also has a light kind of herbal quality to it. It's well balanced against the bitterness. Mouthfeel is light and bubbly with moderate carbonation. Smooth drinking though, and refreshing. I wouldn't buy it again, but if it was bought for me I wouldn't turn it down.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2012 23:33:53 | More by tlazaroff
3.2/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a growler purchased from the brewery a few hours ago. The color is a clear straw yellow and it has a nice 2 finger head that dissipates quickly to no lacing. A small rime of head rims the glass.
The smell is honey, slight citrus hops and malty.
The taste is well balanced with some lemon and bready character. It's crisp, but leaves a doughy quality in the aftertaste.
The beer is light, easy to drink, and refreshing.
Overall, this beer is one that I would seek out for a summer day. I wish the hops were a bit stronger as is more typical with APA.
Serving type: growler
08-06-2012 00:31:46 | More by KMcG
Striped Bass Pale Ale from Devils Backbone Brewing Company
76 out of 100 based on 84 ratings.


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The Importance of Being Magnetized
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Posted: 03/21/11
Author: Michael Schirber
Despite its magnetic field, Earth is losing its atmosphere to space at about the same rate as planets that lack this protective barrier against the solar wind. Scientists now are beginning to question whether magnetic fields really are vital to helping a planet hold on to its atmosphere.
The Earth's magnetosphere deflects some of the solar wind. Credit:
Our nearest planetary neighbors, Mars and Venus, have no oceans or lakes or rivers. Some researchers have speculated that they were blown dry by the solar wind, and that our Earth escaped this fate because its strong magnetic field deflects the wind. However, a debate has arisen over whether a magnetic field is any kind of shield at all.
The controversy stems from recent observations that show Mars and Venus are losing oxygen ions from their
atmospheres into space
at about the same rate as Earth. This came as something of a surprise, since only Earth has a
strong dipolar magnetic field
that can prevent solar wind particles from slamming into the upper atmosphere and directly stripping away ions.
"My opinion is that the magnetic shield hypothesis is unproven," says Robert Strangeway from UCLA. "There's nothing in the contemporary data to warrant invoking magnetic fields."
Each of the three planets is losing roughly a ton of atmosphere to space every hour. Some of this lost material was originally in the form of water, so this begs the question: how did the planets end up with vastly different quantities of water if they are all "leaking" to space at similar rates?
"The problem is in taking today's rates and trying to guess what was happening billions of years ago," says Janet Luhmann of the University of California, Berkeley. She believes Earth's magnetic field could have made the difference in the past when the solar wind was presumably stronger.
"People aren't putting all the cards on the table," Luhmann says. "We can't say that magnetic fields are unimportant from the current data."
Both Luhmann and Strangeway agree that sorting out what makes one planet wet while another is dry will require more data on how the atmospheric loss depends on the Sun's output.
Buffeting in the solar breeze
The Sun is constantly emitting dangerous radiation, but the magnetic field of Earth protects us from most of the harmful effects.
Credit: NASA/SOHO
The main driver of ion escape from planetary atmospheres is the
solar wind
, which is a high-speed outflow from the Sun consisting mostly of protons and electrons. Because these particles carry a charge, their paths bend when they encounter a magnetic field.
For non-magnetized Mars and Venus, the solar wind basically barrels straight into the upper atmosphere and scoops up ions and carries them into space. Earth's magnetic field provides a barrier to the solar wind, called the
, but ions still get stripped away through a circuitous route. Essentially, the solar wind interacting with the Earth's magnetic field transfers some of its energy into the upper atmosphere in the polar regions. The
that are visible at high latitudes are one manifestation of this transfer. But it also heats up atmospheric ions enough that they escape up out of the poles, forming Earth's "polar ion outflows."
"The magnetic field is an obstacle to the solar wind, but it is also a funnel," Strangeway says. The effect of the solar wind on Earth is less uniform than on Mars and Venus, but apparently the net loss rate is about the same.
Strangeway explains this in terms of momentum. The solar wind loses some of its momentum when it runs into any planet. Basic physics tells us that this momentum has to go somewhere, and according to Strangeway, it goes into the polar region atmosphere to energize ions there to velocities sufficient to escape Earth´s gravity. The presence of a magnetic field changes the mechanism for this momentum transfer, but the end result is similar.
At least, that seems to be the case now.
Water loss equivalent
The Southern Lights (aurora australis) as seen from the IMAGE satellite. Credit:
The planets are currently losing a few hundred grams of ions per second, but this loss is spread over a very large region of space, so it is a challenge to measure accurately. Satellites in orbit around Earth have detected high-speed ions coming out over the poles, but scientists are not certain how many of them actually escape into space, rather than recycle back into the atmosphere through the Earth's magnetosphere.
Observations at Mars and Venus have been harder to come by.
Mars Express
(orbiting Mars since 2003) and
Venus Express
(orbiting Venus since 2006) have provided much better constraints than previous planetary missions.
"Right now the rates for the three planets are about the same for certain ions," Luhmann says. "No one is debating that."
Other ions besides oxygen have been measured escaping into space, such as ionized carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide molecules, which also include oxygen. Hydrogen ions are also being lost, but they are difficult to distinguish from solar wind protons. Even so, researchers assume that approximately two hydrogens escape for each oxygen. (The reasoning is that if this were not the case, the atmosphere would have long ago turned highly oxidative or reductive). The net effect is the loss of H2O molecules.
Researchers convert the oxygen ion loss rate into an equivalent water loss rate, and they then try to estimate how much water has been stripped from each planet over their long histories.
Mars is the favorite example because the planet's geology indicates that there was a large amount of liquid water on the surface 3.5 billion years ago. We have less evidence for Venus, but it too was likely
wet in the past
Solar storms (left) can affect Earth, most noticeably in large auroras (seen from space and Earth). Credit:
"All three planets had a decent water budget to start with," Luhmann says.
Strangeway has calculated how much water each planet should have lost to space, assuming the current rates have remained constant over the last 3.5 billion years. Imagining this water spread evenly over the surface, Mars, Earth and Venus would have each lost a layer of water 30, 9 and 8 centimeters thick, respectively.
"That's not a whole lot," admits Strangeway. It's definitely not enough to explain the Martian geological features.
One caveat is the loss of neutral atoms, which go largely undetected by current space instruments. Mars is likely losing many more neutral atoms than its counterparts. This is because Mars is smaller and thus has a weaker gravitational hold on its atmosphere. Certain chemical interactions can give neutral oxygen atoms enough speed to escape Mars' gravity.
This neutral loss might help explain why Mars is dry, but it can't explain why Venus is also without water. The escape velocity on Venus and Earth is too high for neutral loss to be significant.
"Venus is trickier," says Strangeway. Something must have been different in the past to explain why Venus has 100,000 times less water than Earth.
One difference was the Sun.
Solar variability
We don't have a direct record of the Sun's history, but astronomers can study other stars that are similar to our Sun at an earlier age. These young Sun-like stars appear to be more active, with possibly stronger winds and more ultraviolet light emission. Therefore, it's likely that our Sun was stripping planets of their atmospheres at a faster rate in the past.
Mars, Earth, and Venus. Only Earth has an active magnetosphere, yet all three worlds are losing their atmospheres at similar rates.
Luhmann argues that the Earth's magnetic field may have been a better shield against a more active Sun. In comparison, the loss rates on defenseless Venus and Mars could have gone up by a factor of a thousand or more, relative to Earth.
Strangeway isn't convinced. "I'm very cautious," he says. "I don't know enough to say how the young Sun would interact with a planetary magnetic field."
One way to investigate the role of magnetic fields in the past is to observe what happens now during a
solar storm
, when the solar wind gusts violently. Several solar storms (or more technically "coronal mass ejections") erupt from the Sun every day during peaks in the solar cycle, but only a few storms
pass over Earth
each month. When they do, satellites can be knocked out, and radiation can increase to dangerous levels over the poles.
At the Earth, solar storms also accelerate atmospheric erosion, but more accurate measurements are needed. ESA's
satellites are collecting data on our planet's magnetosphere and solar wind interaction. This information will improve models on the "weather" in the upper atmosphere, so scientists can better model atmospheric escape and how it depends on the solar wind and other inputs.
For Mars, the upcoming
mission from NASA will study ion and neutral losses and test whether these rates change during disturbances in solar activity and the solar wind.
If Strangeway had to guess, he would say the data will show that the difference between magnetized and non-magnetized planets will be slight. But he doesn't have any alternative mechanism for guarding our planet's water supply.
"We have to go back to square one," he says.
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Golf Digest
I'm proud of being known for possessing great feel—for having the sensitivity in my hands to control the club in a way that produces not only an entertaining variety of shots, but the correct shot.
We are all born with a certain amount of feel, but some develop theirs more than others. I was lucky to grow up on a course where my father is the pro and my mother runs the shop. I roamed the course with a club in my hand and spent the afternoon trying every kind of shot.
That gave me an intimate familiarity with how a golf ball reacts when struck in different ways from different lies over different ground and wind conditions. It's amazing how much our brains can process if we let their intuitive power take over. Try to develop the comfort and confidence to focus on the target and let athletic instinct take over.
For me, feel begins with the eyes. I want to take in everything—the air, the wind, the lay of the land, the lie, the bunkers, the firmness and contours of the green. I can feel my hands and feet react with increased sensitivity. That's when I let instinct determine what shot to hit. After that, all I try to do is keep it nice and smooth.
There are three ways to secure a difficult tee time at a public course that hosts a major championship, such as Bethpage Black in New York or Torrey Pines South in San Diego, both U.S. Open venues:
1. Qualify for the tournament. Fuggedaboutit.
2. Sleep in your car, sign up on the day of the round, play in your sleep.
3. Install 40 phones and speed dial the impossibly busy reservations number until you get the time you want.
Wait. You don't have to do that third one. Someone's already done it. San Diego Golf Reservations takes requests and then uses its bank of 40 speed dialers working from their homes to secure the time (or near it) that you want. "Hey, you can use the dial-in yourself," says Marvin Sells of SDGR. "We even give you the number on our website. But with only one or two phones, you have little chance. We have 40 and still hit at only 60 or 65 percent."
SDGR charges $169 for a weekday round at Torrey Pines South, $189 on weekends. Of that, $54 is a service charge to the company. Owner Richard MacDonald, a retired military man, got the idea when his daughter set up a dialing service for his friends. "We've been told Torrey is the second most difficult after Bethpage Black," says Sells. Unfortunately, SDGR serves only San Diego, and there is no such service in New York. There you need another alternative (see No. 4).
4. Call a Sales Guy. Sales Guys long to go where no one else can go, usually with client in tow, in quest of a sale. It doesn't matter what kind of Sales Guy, really. They all live for this stuff. Contact a Sales Guy about Bethpage, say, and you'll get an e-mail like this: ". . . 100 bucks gets you in. I can set it up."
This fourth approach comes with a warning, of course, bribery being a felony and whatnot.
Golf Digest ranks Esther Choe No. 2 nationally among girls. Under the eye of Jim Flick, the 16-year-old qualified for and made the cut in the LPGA Safeway International in March. Last fall, she led her team to victory in the Arizona State High School Championship, shooting 61-64 at Tucson's Randolph Complex to win the individual title by eight strokes.
Like most kids, I'm more of a feel player than a technical one. Before each shot, I'll take a couple of practice swings to try to get the feel for the shot I'm trying to hit—a draw, fade, or a three-quarter shot—then I just focus on the target and swing with that same feeling. It's much easier for me to correct myself when things go badly by focusing on feel as opposed to a mechanical thought. On my approach shots, I like to focus on as small a target as possible because it helps me concentrate better. But with my driver, I just get up and think of hitting the right side, or left side of the fairway. This works for me because my strength is hitting the ball straight, and I don't want to overthink my drives.
At the state tournament, I knew I would have to shoot a low number for us to win, so I put a little more pressure on myself to perform, but I actually love pressure. That's when golf gets fun.
When I putt my best, I think of very few things: the ball, putter and the hole. Before the putt, I visualize a line from my ball to the hole, and then I picture the ball rolling into the hole. I try to make everything because I know that every putt is makable. Under pressure, I concentrate a little more on the speed of the putt and try to create a 1-2 tempo with my stroke—like a pendulum going through. I tend to focus more and see better pictures when it matters most.
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The objective of this course of study is to assist students in finding ways to interact within the diverse cultures of their community. The peer group will be empowered with the skills to communicate in a multicultural society and become better equipped in the transmission of information, ideas, emotions, and skills. This group will probe the most informative literature available on multiculturalism, leadership, and communications.


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A Night With The Red Cross,
a fabulous and fun event benefiting your local American Red Cross in Stillwater, OK; Hosted by John Smith, OSU Wrestling Head Coach, the evening features a silent and live auction with the OSU Big Band providing an exciting and enjoyable atmosphere with live Jazz music for your entertainment; Opportunities await attendees to win three $1000 gift certificates donated by Jackson Diamond Jewelers. This evening provides much needed funds so the Red Cross can prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies here in your community. Purchase tickets for $60.00 each or "reserve a table" for 8 for $600.00 by going online, http://american.redcross.org/anightwiththeredcross, or stopping by the Stillwater Red Cross Chapter office anytime 10am to 2pm, or your organization can be invoiced. For sponsorship information, please contact Mary Ann White at the chapter office 405-372-1833 or her cell 580-334-1529. We hope to see everyone there to support your local American Red Cross.
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FORT MYERS — A phone call could have prevented a tragedy.
But Posen Construction's failure to call or take other precautions before digging was a willful violation of safety standards leading to the November gas explosion that critically injured one man and snuffed out stoves and ovens across Southwest Florida, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
"The agency defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference or intentional disregard for employee safety and health," said U.S. Department of Labor spokesman Mike D'Aquino.
OSHA fined Posen $70,000, which is the maximum allowed to be imposed. It's due within 15 days, as is any request to contest the penalty.
"Call before you dig" is the slogan of Sunshine State One Call, a not-for-profit funded by utility owners that works to prevent damages to underground utilities and the fines, injuries and environmental concerns that often ensue.
It is not known why Posen officials made the call to proceed digging their blades into the ground where gas line locations were unmarked in the area of the road widening project on the south side of Colonial Boulevard between State Road 82 and Treeline Avenue.
The Posen construction equipment's blades struck a buried gas line causing a massive explosion and several-day gas outage in the area.
Posen representatives in the Estero office referred the Daily News to Human Resources Director Rick Cook at the corporate office located in Shelby Township, Mich. Cook did not return calls Wednesday.
The construction company failed to "proceed using caution and detection equipment or other acceptable means to locate underground utility installations when the utility company could not establish the exact locations of these installations," according to the citation and notification of penalty sent to Posen by OSHA District 4 Director Leslie L. Grove III on April 8.
Another citation was issued for only providing an employee safety handbook in English as not all employees are able to speak and read English. A penalty was not imposed for that, but the company was to have it remedied by now.
The employer failed to locate the 8-inch, high pressure, steel gas line prior to operating their equipment where the natural gas line, which is owned by Tampa-based TECO People Gas, had been relocated.
The truck's rotary blades struck the buried gas line, which ignited and engulfed the equipment and operator in flames, OSHA reported.
Mario Santos, 26, was that construction worker. He suffered burns over 50 percent of his body.
Santos, after months of surgeries and physical therapy at a Tampa hospital, returned to his family's home in Bonita Springs on March 1.
The ensuing explosion caused a major break in the Southwest Florida system and resulted in a loss of natural gas service to about 6,000 residential and 1,200 commercial customers in Lee and Collier counties.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against TECO People's Gas and Posen Construction on Nov. 24 in Lee Circuit Court on behalf of Collier and Lee county businesses that lost money due to the explosion.
The damages sought by the plaintiffs include lost income due to being unable to use gas appliances for food preparation and other services; the elimination or significant reduction of customers while gas wasn't available; and business expenses to compensate for the loss of gas.
TECO officials have remained adamant that Posen Construction could have avoided the explosion by listening to TECO officials' warnings not to dig in an area where gas line markers were missing, according to previous reports in the Daily News.
TECO has not been cited by OSHA for any violations.


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VIZZIE NANOCTRLR Fix!
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Dec 18, 2010 at 10:42pm
VIZZIE NANOCTRLR Fix!
Hi all,
I have a Korg nanoKONTROLER and was super stoked to see a VIZZIE module for this very piece of equipment. I was also totally bummed to find out that it didn't work properly. I emailed the good folks at Cycling '74 and they said they would most likely fix it with the next release. I simply couldn't wait however. So I fixed it myself, and I wanted to share it with ya'll so here you go. The "MY_nanoctrlr-patch.maxpat" should be placed somewhere in your file search path. The "MY_NANOCTRLR.maxpat" should be put int the clippings folder and then you can access it the same way as the other VIZZIE modules.
Dec 19, 2010 at 4:36am
I made a general MIDI-controller patch for my EuroMax release:
I mainly designed it for my Korg NanoKontrol, but it auto-learns from any controller source.
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Warm Apple Compote
A comforting side dish for fall evenings. Wonderful alongside chicken, pork or turkey.
- Melt butter in saucepan, add apples and cook over medium heat to soften, about 5-10 minutes.
- Add cranberries, brown sugar and water.
- Stir gently to combine and cook until all ingredients are soft, heated through and the liquid thickens.
- Add cinnamon, walnuts, salt and lemon juice.
- Toss to combine. Serve warm.
Recipe courtesy of Chef Kates,
ALDI Test Kitchen
3 tablespoons Countryside Creamery Unsalted Butter
4 cups apples, thinly sliced (assorted varieties)
1 cup Southern Grove Dried Cranberries
2 tablespoons Baker's Corner Brown Sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon Stonemill Essentials Ground Cinnamon
1/4 cup Southern Grove Walnuts, toasted & chopped
Pinch of Stonemill Essentials Iodized Salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes


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Write your story using an application on your own device - then copy & paste it over to this interface when everything is working well and normal again. well stated...not sure why people don't do this anyway....then you don't lose your work if something happens 1/2 through the creative process.
I think it would be a good add, although I have been trying to figure out how to choose a category that crosses the lines of a few. For example I have a story I am working on that crosses the BDSM, spanking, and Office Sex if it is an option. An office is where the setting is but it would have BDSM in it and spanking.
You should be receiving this later…. http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server900/127c7/products/356/images/498/Minions__74802.1381001358.1280.500.JPG Balloons for the Birthday Girl…. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d5/6f/94/d56f9440ba0ea30c17212f0fba74d7e5.jpg And Presents…. http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ad/11/fc/ad11fcadc0f4db5e0888a20cb3e52ed7.jpg http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/8c/80/2a/8c802a9ad891d521845bc49554268644.jpg http://d2tq98mqfjyz2l.cloudfront.net/image_cache/13815937509076.jpg I have sent a decorator to re-do your room... http://attractionsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dm-kids-suites-at-uor.jpg And Daddy says we can go get our nails and make up done…. http://s3photo.nailartgallery.nailsmag.com/pinky_338541_f.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y0NNoES6zEE/UhJZfHo1_4I/AAAAAAAAElg/amk53ZpRcuc/s1600/IMG_4571.JPG Then I had a big surprise, http://tattoo-swag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/minions-tattoo2.jpg But Daddy found out so he will do this when we get home….BONUS there are lots to put all over. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFg3NTA=/$T2eC16JHJGkFFm2q2QCpBR7Gq66Q8!~~60_35.JPG Love Ya…..kisses
I would love to see a spell checker on email and also on forum posts. I don't know if that is hard to do or if possible. But it would help.Hugs,Mysteria I have a little red squiggly line if my words are misspelled, all you have to do it turn it on in your browser....
Really......if you are gonna stay out of it....then do it.....don't give your input....but answer the part about you.....stop posting shit on my facebook everyone doesn't need to know about the drama you are trying to create
Thanks EVERYBODY.....kisses
Fuck and Kiss all the days of my life
Coffee with Heath Creamer .....shhhhh..don't tell the Knight ^^^^^
HMMMMMM....all those seem to be true T : very good kisser X : never let people tell you what to do K : really silly N : can kick the shit out of u I : loves to laugh and smile G : very outgoing H : easy to fall in love with T : very good kisser S : cute T : very good kisser E : has gorgeous eyes V : not judgmental E : has gorgeous eyes
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23000000/More-Birthday-Balloons-lilyz-23091629-475-300.gif Kisses,Jenny
Wow.Who said anything about being unattractive? I love my face. I don't like sharing my photos that often. I totally agree....I will add...this is NOT a dating site.....If you meet some one great....remember this is just as everyone else has said FANTASY....yes fantasy can turn real, but to expect it is just silly very very silly. Maybe just maybe the person in the avi and albums, just wants to be that fantasy person and has built a fantasy "reality" to go with it...
How does that work for ya?? ... :) Thanks I found a place that will do all kinza cute stuff to my gun.
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!Here is you some Strawberries..... http://upload.lushstories.com/1095227513-birthday-9v.jpg
is there one for men to find out what kind of daddy they are? Here you go I went and found you one....I made a separate topic for it http://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postsm1533370_What-Kind-of-DaddyDom-are-you.aspx#1533370
in the little quiz some one asked if there was a quiz for Daddy's so I went and found one. http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_kind_of_daddy_dom_are_you
This is to all the submissive men and women out there. What do you look for in Dom, Daddy, Master, Mistress?Just curious There are lots of things in this topic to warn you away from the bad ones and some things that will send up read flags.....My don't look....ya'll will mutually pick each other. You can't make it happen it just does.
Here is a quiz...it was rather fun....well I quite enjoyed it.....happy quizzing The little Quiz it gave me amazing results....quite accurate I might add. What kind of Little are you? Your Result: Princess You are Daddy's little Princess!!!!! Your daddy adores you and spoils you rotten, because you melt him everytime you walk (or crawl) :) into the room! Result Breakdown: 84% Princess50% Pumpkin34% Angel16% Brat16% Schoolgirl
WHAT SHE SAID!!Rick...an old guy born and raised in NC, but I still can understand what Sprite is saying. Folks...THIS gal THINKS well before she speaks.!! yes she does
just a thought. how many arguing for pro-flag have ever had racism or bigotry directed specifically at them? how many know, first hand, what it feels like, to be discriminated or stereotyped or worse because of your color, etc? like i said, just a thought. as i've said, it's not just a flag - it's a symbol of something for more potent. I have....I am a white girl that moves to a small town in high school and gets lost in said small town and is told by a guy that I had just met that day....I was on the wrong side of the tracks and needed to leave immediately before something bad happens....I was truly appalled that such a thing still existed....really this is only 60 miles outside of the 4th largest city in the nation, and I am told there are places that are not safe because I am white. (in 1992)I also went to a High school before we moved in one of the Largest School Districts in Texas and was told many of times I can't do things because of my being white and even though I was a minority society dictates that being "White" is not the minority and I could not apply for certain scholarships, be on certain teams, and programs. It really didn't seem fair that the white people only made up 20% of the entire population of the school. (1989-91)I understand that this flag may have bad references to many and other countries don't understand anything other than its meaning than the Civil War, but to the South it really doesn't have anything to do with racism any longer. It is just a flag that we identify with, everyone with there own person reasons....I have mine, but don't care to share unless someone ask as I was trying to stay on topic with facts.
Lets to it AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!
I really am not. I do know the difference between an aggressive bastard, a proper Dom and a bona fide sub. Gimmie some credit, willya? What I'm getting at, is that I can go from being Dominant to being submissive and vice versa quite quickly. If that makes me aggressive, I'm a cold blooded jelly doughnut. giggles....oki oki....here is your credit..... all i could find was 2 cents....
I think I'll try to answer my own question, mostly because I'm bored, but also because I want to explore it further. I, myself, am a switch. I find myself quite easily able to go from sub to Dom, sometimes in the same session. I think, at some point, I'll probably be either a Dom or a sub full time, but I like it when I'm with another switch. It brings a slight power struggle, depending on the person, which can actually be quite fun. It still doesn't really answer the question of whether one can be a switch and then commit properly to being a sub or Dom, but I think with the right person, I could be their Dom or sub full time. I think you may be confusing being aggressive with being a Dom. If when said Dom walk in to a room and I go up to him and unbutton pants and begin to give him a blow job, I have not become a switch or even topping from the bottom. I am just being aggressive in what I want at the moment, and that is part of the relationship. Now not all Doms I assume would not allow this and then it would be known ahead of time, what liberties you as a sub are allowed to take. Again I am speaking in the assumption that this is a 24/7 relationship and not just in the bedroom (roleplay).
I knew I was a sub, always...but one person, one day made me think otherwise. It was strange it just happened...my maternal instincts too over and all I wanted to do was protect her. I asked for help, because what does an extremely submissive person know about being a Domme, nothing....I was going on my mom reactions. It was nice in the beginning, very nice, the exploring and learning new things. In getting the help to be the best Mistress (Princess was what I was called) I realized that I was not a switch and being a submissive was what I was missing. The relationship ended not in a good way, all on my part, personal issues got in the way, trust was broken, and in the end it was just not what either of us needed.So do I think it is possible to be a switch, of course if you are just playing as in role playing. I don't think it is possible to participate in the lifestyle 24/7 and be a switch, especially to the same person. Now if you wanted to bring a person under you and your Dom/me then it could be possible. This is not my cup of tea.My nature is submissive and I think I am quite good at it.
Happy Happy Birthday
i haven't done this, i would so do it....but first i would have to remember to wear panties.
Nope, i don't like pics of me...
My biggest flaw....I don't believe in Me....this creates a whole lotta other flaws, but in reading this thread I realized all of them I think are big have to to with confidence and the fact that I let people treat me like crap because I wanted to be wanted.....HAHAHA joke is on you....I am 38 and trying to overcome this....I WANT ME....so now to believe.
Okay, first Second, this is nasty. Third, is this really through BDSM or just a sexual fetish in general? I've never heard of this term. yes this is nastyand I would assume it would be through BDSM as it was on the check list I found, but in my good searches and asking people I came up with nothing...I did find stories about Chamber maids servicing men when they were on the chamber pot.this is the checklist link....it is pretty cool as it is a fillable PDF..... BDSM Checklist
Well they are all individuals; there background and up bringing, will always make a difference. I have been hurt by boys and some men...I trust to easily, and therefore have been taken advantage of. In general guys (the male species) scares the fuck out of me...online and in real life...they are stronger, manipulative, and will do what it takes to get what they want. I was told on many occasions "do not take a mans position unless you want to be treated as such", so for years and years, I never said or did the things that I needed to I was scared that if I forced the issue physically I would be hurt so I just didn't. In the end, my relationships have suffered, rarely anyone knows how I truly feel, because I am afraid they will use them against me.Now that being said....I have a select few I trust with my life, literately....I know they will have my back no matter what havoc I may cause, and um being a princess I do tend to speak before I think. If you piss me off then you will get my wrath, but only and I mean only if I know that one my guys are standing behind me...So to sum this up my general opinion is that.....They scare the fuck out of me.


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Zuckerman: How to Carefully Fix the Financial System
Let the Federal Reserve oversee new regulations for finance giants.
In the grip of our Great Recession, with more job losses to come, we have yet to fix the broken financial system that is an underlying cause of this whole mess. How can we do it? Some of the ideas being talked about in the halls of Congress are as dangerous as the reckless congressional activity that helped to precipitate the disaster in the first place.
The public no longer sees Wall Street as the catchphrase for the American financial sector but as a symbol of greed and excess. That's not an unsophisticated stereotype. The wreckage is manifest. Most of the traditional banks and investment firms, along with the so-called shadow banking system in the United States—and indeed in Europe—have been seriously damaged and in some cases destroyed. Five major investment banks, all in New York, have either disappeared (Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch) or been transformed into bank holding companies (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs). Hundreds of small banks and nonbank lenders have totally disappeared. The financial system buckled because it had too much debt, not nearly enough equity capital, and too much irrational exuberance.
It wasn't supposed to happen like this. The long history of financial panics wrecking American lives had produced what we thought was a tight regulatory system. Why did the system fail? Because regulations didn't keep pace with fast-moving changes in the industry. It was like having a cop on a bicycle trying to catch a rogue in a Ferrari. Money market funds undermined deposit accounts in banks; commercial paper undermined the business of short-term lending to big corporations; high-yield bonds had the same effect on lending to smaller companies; and the securitization of mortgages on homes and office buildings, along with other debts such as auto loans and student loans, transferred scrutiny of this method of finance from the original lending officers—who understood the quality of these loans and their risk—to the capital markets, which hadn't a clue about the risks of the paper they were buying and sold it to people who were, if possible, even more clueless. They were all relying on rating agencies whose assessments have proved misleading at best. The original lenders did not suffer the consequences of bad loans. They had an incentive to take on still more risky loans. This is why the securitization market, making up more than a third of all U.S. finance, virtually collapsed.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which dominated the housing market with an implicit government guarantee, were supposed to be rock solid. But they were building on sand, pressured mainly by Democrats in Congress and tempted by their own greed to lend to home buyers who couldn't afford what they promised to pay. Mix in (well-paid) financial mismanagement and the hundred million or more dollars contributed to congressional election funds that helped discourage regulation, and you end up with the catastrophe that forced us to nationalize Freddie and Fannie. Now we face losses thought to be many multiples of the original government estimates of $25 billion.
The financial system remains vulnerable to a second shock. In return for access to government liquidity, we've imposed greater regulation on the two remaining investment banks that became bank holding companies, along with constraints on other recipients of federal financial assistance. The commercial banking system is today receiving funding at very low interest rates from the government. One would think it would be easy for commercial banks to start lending again and get the economic engine restarted. But when they lend, they do it only at huge—and highly profitable—interest rate spreads. They need to accrue the new profits to absorb some of the staggering actual and potential loan losses remaining on their books.
Shouldn't the Federal Reserve Board, perched at the top of the financial system, have seen what was going on? The Fed is blamed for creating the orgy of debt by failing to see the dangers in the rapid growth of securitization and derivatives and for maintaining the federal funds rate at 1 percent in 2003-2004. Critically, while the regulators looked to their conventional issues of the safety and soundness of individual institutions, no one was responsible for protecting the entire system from the ricochets of interconnected risks. In the Great Depression, wise heads created the Glass-Steagall Act to mandate the separation of commercial banks from investment banking. In 1999, President Bill Clinton and Congress revoked the act, thereby accelerating financial consolidation through mergers and acquisitions. So we got huge firms whose failure could bring down the whole pack of cards. The too-big-to-fail phenomenon led to bailouts with taxpayer money, provoking a deep-seated public anger that has been further aggravated by the recent pile of executive bonuses.


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Corporate Sync is connected to sever but still has an error when I try to refresh. When I press the sync button it thinks for a bit then says account error. If i go under Server setting and Verify the server it says Success.
Where should I start?
Corporate Sync is connected to sever but still has an error when I try to refresh. When I press the sync button it thinks for a bit then says account error. If i go under Server setting and Verify the server it says Success.
Where should I start?
I'm having this same issue. Setup an acct for a user and it connected to server fine an seemed to setup account, but when refresh on the email acct get the orange triangle account connection error. As Verizon tech support suggested, tried setting up my account on that phone and it worked just fine! Also tried setting up my account on that users phone and it works fine. Support says its our Exchange 2007 account for that user, but that account has existed for years and they just migrated from a Blackberry Bold 9650 that received emails. I checked the account in AD to make sure wasn't locked, verified in Exchange that the Mobile device is showing - it is showing as the Droid access but not showas sync'd. Running out of options to try.... any suggestions??
I don't know if any of the info presented will work for you, but there is a sticky here on Setting up & troubleshooting email accounts. At the bottom of the page are more links to specific help topics. If you've done all that, and you know you have a good connection, you may want to talk to your IT department and verify they haven't set some type of security requirements.
Thanks for the reply. I am the IT here and this was the 8th Droid I have setup here - we have about 25 users on Blackberries and these 8 were migrated over to Droid razr's. The previous 7 were setup the same way and all connect to the same Exchange 2007 server, all user accounts are about the same (i've compared with other droid users). Plus exchange was already set to allow mobile access and what's weird is this user's account shows they have Droid access but it doesn't show the sync. I even went into our
Verizon business account and this account shows connection to the Droid. I was hopeful when I saw your link suggestion about Outlook setting and have checked that this user didn't have their mailbox setup to cache. Checked most of the other threads and search tags below and not finding anything yet. So... I'm still desperate and looking!!!
Have you guys thought about using Touchdown for your exchange email? I know it is $20 but it is a great program and works flawlessly with both of my work accounts, I get them to my phone right before I get them on Outlook on my PC.
Nope - gotta go Exchange - business
Sorry should have been more clear I guess, Touchdown is an APP on Android that interfaces with your Exchange email much better than the stock APP.
Might be worth checking into.
Nope - gotta go Exchange - business account!
Sorry - double post mistake.
I'll check out the Touchdown - just don't understand how I can have 7 other users (including me) that aren't having problems.
should add that it does connect to the server successfully, and that i have added that users account to my phone and get the same error. It really looks like it is something weird with the users account - just can't figure out what!


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Egypt keeps Muslim Brotherhood boxed in
Cairo is open to political reform, but won't include Islamic group.
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Ali Abdel Fatah, the Brotherhood's burly and gregarious chief organizer in Egypt's second city of Alexandria, laughs at the quandary of his organization. He says the Brotherhood is doing everything in its power to convince Egyptians of its commitment to democracy, but concedes that it's difficult to disprove allegations that every democratic promise is part of a conspiracy to trick the people and seize power.Skip to next paragraph
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"The Brotherhood should be the ones who are afraid,'' he says. "We haven't had the trial of power, we aren't the ones who've formed military courts to jail opponents, executed peaceful activists, destroyed Egypt's civil society, or transformed the state into a series of personal fiefdoms. All we want is an open and fair system."
Mr. Fatah grew up in a secular household, and became religious at college in the 1970s, at first under the influence of the Gamma Isalmiyah, a more radical group that favored political violence. Like many in his generation he was disillusioned with secularism after Egypt's defeat in its 1967 war with Israel.
By the late 1970s, he'd grown closer to the Brotherhood because of what he said was its more humane and open approach. "For instance, if someone was drunk in public, the Gamma would want to have him whipped. The Brotherhood, instead, would want to talk to him and explain [that] what he's doing is wrong."
Fatah and other Brotherhood leaders point to their management of Egypt's professional syndicates as evidence that they're committed to democracy. The syndicates - quasiofficial professional groups that are a cross between unions and licensing organizations - hold periodic elections. Members pay fees to the syndicates, which run both charities and pension plans for their members.
In the 1980s, the Brotherhood began organizing to take control of the syndicates at the ballot box under the tutelage of Mr. Futuh, a member of the Brotherhood's organizing board and a probable successor to Akef, who is 83, as the organization's supreme guide.
Futuh, who once ran the doctor's syndicate and remains a senior official there, points out that when the Brotherhood has lost syndicate elections it peacefully ceded control. In recent doctors and lawyers syndicate elections, the Brotherhood ran fewer candidates than it could have, essentially inviting representation from both pro-government factions and secular opposition groups onto the boards.
"We changed from wanting to dominate the syndicates to allowing more plural boards because, even though we know we could win control easily with total Brotherhood slates we'd be excluding a lot of people,'' he says. "What we want out of our involvement in the syndicate is to give an Islamic democratic model, to show that it works in practice."
Brotherhood leadership of these organizations has generally reduced mismanagement and improved their financial condition, but has also provided the Brotherhood with a source of funds to advance its own agenda. In recent years, the doctor's syndicate, for instance, has sent a large amount of aid to Palestinians, winning goodwill for the Brotherhood in the process.
And while the doctor's syndicate board may have fewer Muslim Brotherhood members than it used to, the organization's downtown offices remain a bastion for the brothers. The hallways are covered with panoramic photos of the Brotherhood's 2003 protest against the Iraq war and pictures of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the assassinated leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Futuh says Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is so deeply opposed to his organization because of America, which he claims largely controls the Egyptian regime. He says the US knows the Brotherhood would change Egypt's policy toward Israel and probably overturn the two countries 20-year peace deal if it won power.
But while he and other Brotherhood members express frustration at the slow pace of change, they also say they remain committed to the organization's long-term strategy in Egypt, which has put preservation of the movement's core above risking an all-out conflict with the government that could see them destroyed. Fatah says the organization expects it to take decades to rise to power, but it's willing to wait.
Ibrahim al-Hudaiby, a Brotherhood member whose grandfather and great-grandfather ran the organization until their deaths, is a student at American University in Cairo. The movement's democracy rhetoric is no trick, he says, and that the Brotherhood is unlikely to push for more open conflict with the government.
"Revolutions don't really lead to democracies, just look at Iran,'' he says. "The Brotherhood really wants a democracy in Egypt, and it's willing to wait to make that happen peacefully."


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I just noticed that some html tags aren't rendered properly on feedburner rss. These tags: strong, b, em, img.
the img tags also isn't properly handled by pligg.
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I don't think it's possible to import html tags from that module. In fact I don't think having html in a rss feed is even valid markup.