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Lately there's been a rash of books published on sustainability and self-reliance for people seeking refuge from the economic crisis. A kitchen garden, low overhead and a few chickens pecking in the yard seem like common sense during nervous times.
Readers in need of guidance can snuggle up to "Up Tunket Road," a memoir on homesteading in rural Vermont.
Author Philip Ackerman-Leist is well suited for the task as a professor at Green Mountain College, a crusty liberal arts school where he's the director of the Farm and Food Project.
Earning a bachelor degree in philosophy, it seems, was excellent preparation for the carpenter-turned-homesteader. He's as adroit framing a life as he is building a barn.
In 1996 he and his wife, Erin, embarked on the ultimate DIY project, in what became a 14-year experiment of living off the grid: purchasing a 25-acre farm on the edge of ruin for $39,000.
As a city guy, back-to-the-land types from middle-class backgrounds perplex me, opting into a lifestyle that our great-grandparents abandoned long ago, even as farm communities continue to struggle. Living on the land was precarious then and continues to be difficult.
My first impression of the couple's early years of homesteading was that these people are nuts, and particularly hardy ones at that, starting with the decision to occupy a 12-by-24 ramshackle cabin set deep in the woods and braving sub-zero temperatures without the benefit of electricity or running water.
The author, however, proves to be no dilettante, taking on challenges that would send most flatlanders packing. Testy cows, boot-sucking mud and vertiginous terrain are just part of the daily routine on the homestead.
Subtitled "The Education of a Modern Homesteader," Ackerman-Leist's book offers a compelling account of what it means to be homesteader in the age of the Internet. It turns out that leading the simple life isn't so simple after all. There's a mortgage to pay, animals to tend and fields to restore amid the ongoing struggle to balance the obligations of work, home and family life.
He emphasizes the value of manual labor and sweat equity in building his home. None of it would have been possible without the help of his like-minded spouse, and years of hands-on experience dedicated to understanding the economics of rural life, tending to his to grandfather's orchard as well as managing a traditional farm in the Tyrolean Alps.
"Up Tunket Road" lacks the lyricism of "Goat Song", or the humor of "Farm City". As a narrator Ackerman-Leist is too earnest to be truly funny, and too matter-of-fact for poetics. Instead he offers less a how-to on homesteading than a why.
He provides a cogent argument for a lifestyle that our great-grandparents would likely understand: Food is culture, cultivate good friends, and borrow money when you have to, not because you can.
New England is perhaps the most beloved and certainly the most storied landscape in the United States. The compactness and diversity of the terrain attracts all types, from moneyed bankers to the odd recluse. There's something powerfully evocative about the region's towering trees, verdant mountains and patchwork of towns that continues to lure many would-be lifestyle refugees to the region. Ackerman-Leist is no exception.
That leads to soaring passages that even armchair naturalists can appreciate:
"The big white pines surrounding the cabin served as sentinels for the forest edge. The first tree species to begin filling the open gaps in the landscape, these pines seemed like greedy hovering family members bearing witness to the dying pasture's last-minute will and testament — uttered in a surrendering tone, fearful of the forest's stealthy advance."


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'Weird Al' Yankovic: On 'Comeback' Albums and Standing Out From the Crowdby Karen Lanza | PopCrush
Just because you haven't heard from 'Weird Al' Yankovic in a while doesn't mean that he's been gone. He's just been biding his time between releases, as per his master plan. The parody-song prince just released his 14th studio album, 'Mandatory Fun,' his first since 2011's 'Alpocalypse.'
"It feels like every album that I do is a 'comeback' album," he tells ScreenCrush in an exclusive interview. "I give people a long time to recuperate from the last album and miss me a little bit, hopefully."
It wasn't always that way for Weird Al, who broke out in a big way some 30 years ago with comedy classics like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon.' "In the '80s, I released an album virtually every year," he says. "And I think a lot of that came out of fear, because it was drilled into me that I was going to be here today, gone tomorrow. I wanted to make sure people weren't going to forget me. So, here's another album! And here's another album!"
But with a career that kept on killing 'em with tracks like 'Amish Paradise' and 'White & Nerdy,' Yankovic learned to relax a bit more. "Sometime in the early '90s, I kind of was feeling more comfortable," he says. "'Well, I think I might be able to stay around a little while, so I'm going to take a little bit more time and really make every album an event.' So, it became more of a three to four year release schedule at that point."
He is taking more time between projects these days, but that doesn't mean that he's not challenging himself in other ways. Evidence of that can be heard in his spanking-new 'Mandatory Fun' tracks 'Word Crimes' and 'Tacky.'
"I'm trying to be funny in different ways and not just repeat the same tropes and concepts that I've done in the past, if I can help it," he tells ScreenCrush. "And also because of portals like YouTube, I have to make sure that whatever I do kind of stands above everything else. Because there's 10,000 people doing a parody of any given song these days and I have to be unique in some way."
After all, Weird Al might be a one heck of a funny guy, but he takes his work completely seriously: "I love comedy music and this is my dream day job."
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Just a ferry ride from Seattle, Bainbridge Island is a world away from the hectic pace of urban life.
Those who commute to the city for work can spend their morning time on the boat leisurely sipping an espresso and reading the newspaper or start their workday catching up on emails and cell calls on the 35 minute crossing. The return trip at days end is always more relaxed, catching up with colleagues over a glass a wine as the city literally and figuratively recedes in the wake of the ferry.
Bainbridge has retained the serenity and friendliness of small town living.
Prices range from $400,000 for modest cottages to several million for large waterfront estates. Condos and homes in the town of Winslow allow residents to stroll out their front door to local bakeries, coffee shops, restaurants, and shops. Spectacular waterfront homes offer breathtaking vistas of Puget Sound and marine wildlife. Those seeking more elbow room will find homes on a couple of acres.
The preservation of wild lands on the island is in partly due to the Bainbridge Island Land Trust, which was founded in 1989 to protect the island's forestlands, wetlands, meadows, and shorelines. Friends of the Farm help preserves and enhance local farming.
"Bainbridge Islanders have preserved our sense of community, small town feel, and rural beauty by carefully controlling growth and resisting the pressures to expand without careful planning," said Edward Buckley, owner and Broker of Buckley & Buckley Real Estate.
Among the protected areas are the Grand Forest, a 300 acre forested park with pristine trails and Gazzam Lake, with over 300 acres.
Locals appreciate the Islands 26 miles of shoreline, which provides easy access for beach walks, clam digging & seashell hunting.
The island's low key lifestyle appeals to families, who benefit from both the sense of community and the Bainbridge schools which have ranked in the top 3 schools in Washington as well as in national performance statistics.
"Lifestyle is the number one reason for moving here," said Maureen Buckley, owner and Broker of Buckley & Buckley Real Estate. "People come to Bainbridge for the top public and private schools, and for a community dedicated to preserving the small town feel and green spaces."
Bainbridge became known to the wider world through Hollywood films, television shows, and novels. The popular hospital drama Grey's Anatomy often features the Bainbridge ferry. Disclosure, a 1994 thriller starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, was filmed on the island. Island resident and novelist David Guterson used Bainbridge as inspiration for the fictional island in his 1994 best seller novel and following movie, Snow Falling on Cedars.
Given the diversity and continuing popularity of Bainbridge Island, home buyers benefit from local real estate agents with expertise of the community. Buckley & Buckley Real Estate, a family-owned firm, has sold homes on the island for over 30 years. Co-owners Maureen and Edward Buckley, who are also long time Bainbridge residents help buyers navigate today's tight real estate market.
The Island's most recent addition is the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA), a $15 million dollar "Gold Star Leed" building designed by Coates Design which focuses on contemporary work by artists from the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas and the western Puget Sound region.


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Hurricane Sandy is one for the record books in a number of senses, and as New York and the world struggle to grapple with its enormity, some discussion has turned to climate change. A topic that has been damningly absent from discussion in the U.S. Presidential election.
It is inevitable that when anyone anywhere tries to talk about climate change in relation to things in the here and now rather than some murky, distant future, a particular group descends to cluck their tongues and admonish everyone that climate change can't be tied to any individual event (a proposition that is not true, and grows increasingly less defensible as the field of fractional attribution matures). This group includes many who also fall into the camp of those who style themselves as non-partisans or above the "tribal" nature of climate debates. The parallels with Jay Rosen's larger media critique of the View from Nowherehave been noted by Michael Tobis among others.
Dave Roberts has a thoughtful piece about this phenomenon. He refers to this group as climate "scolds" in contrast to climate hawks (and yes, I do have my own problems with the latter moniker). And while I do think that "scold" captures a lot of the flavor of the group Roberts is describing, I think the hawk vs. "___" setup favors a different term for the group: climate hens.
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Climate hens by and large acknowledge the human perturbation of the climate system. But they are very, very hesitant to highlight (or are even downright resistant to) the idea that humans are shaping the present climate in ways that are affecting the public now. This may be because it doesn't jibe with what they learned about climate years ago. It may be because they view erring on the side of making climate change seem more serious than it is to be as bad or worse than denying that it's a problem. It may be because they don't really understand climate science very well- Eric Berger and Roger Pielke Jr., for instance, are two climate hens that have displayed a remarkable ignorance about basic aspects of climate science pertaining to natural variability in a warming world. (Pielke Jr. is also infamous for playing bait and switch by turning conversations about human contribution to extreme events into discussions about an economic signal in normalized disaster losses.) Whatever the reason, climate hens are just plain uncomfortable with people attempting to tie extreme events to our increasing influence on the planet's climate.
Roberts points out, correctly and convincingly, that the climate hens are clucking about a problem that doesn't really exist- at least not the one that they're ostensibly worried about. When the general public sees something like the record US heat, the summer drought, or a hurricane like Sandy, and they start asking about global warming, they don't really want a belabored lecture on fractional attribution or paleoclimatic precedents that the climate hens think should determine the answer. What the public is looking for is some way to connect this thing- that scientists are telling them is real and a real problem- to their own experiences of the world. That's what we humans do. Climate hens are, by mistake or by design, frustrating one of the best avenues of facilitating public recognition of climate change as a problem they need to take seriously. Roberts frames it this way:
That's the key missing ingredient on climate change: not a technical understanding of stochastic modeling, forensic attribution, and degrees of probability, but a visceral, more-than-intellectual sense of what climate change means. Most people simply lack a social and ethical context for it, so they end up jamming it into other, more familiar contexts ("big government," "environmental problem," "liberal special interest group").
A storm like Sandy provides an opportunity for those who understand climate change to help construct that context. It provides a set of experiences — a set of images, sounds, smells, feelings, experiences — that can inscribe climate change with the cultural resonance it lacks. That's what persuades and motivates people: not the clinical language of science, but experiences and emotions and associations. Of course communicating scientific facts is important too, but it's not the primary need, nor the standard by which other communications should be judged. What scolds often do is interpret the language of emotion and association through the filter of science. That's neither helpful nor admirable.
And this perspective has supporters amongst those studying climate communication. Elke Weber (2010) makes this point:
Behavioral research over the past 30 years strongly suggests that attention-catching and emotionally engaging informational interventions may be required to engender the public concern necessary for individual or collective action in response to climate change… To the extent that time-delayed consequences of our actions do not attract the attention or generate the concern ex-ante that they would seem to warrant ex-post, behavioral research provides some corrective actions. The concretization of future events and moving them closer in time and space seem to hold promise as interventions that will raise visceral concern.
The science of tropical cyclogenesis in a warming world is undoubtedly complex and uncertain- a point I've been making for years. But when the public starts asking questions about climate after an event like Hurricane Sandy, they aren't looking for navel-gazing about ensembles of modeling runs, wind shear, and overwash sediment coring. They are asking for a way to connect something they keep hearing they are supposed to care about to things they already do. The proper response to such questions is not, as the climate hens would have it, to shut them down and turn them away. And it should go without saying that nor is it a reason to overstate the connections between our increasingly heavy influence on the climate and extreme events like Hurricane Sandy. Rather, the appropriate response is to treat the questions for what they are: an invitation to talk about climate change in a way that is meaningful to a curious but decidedly lay public. Climate change means sea levels rising, it means storm surge increases, it means heavier precipitation events (Schaeffer et al., 2012; Sriver et al., 2012; Shepard et al., 2012; Min et al., 2011). If Hurricane Sandy makes these threats more concrete, if it moves them closer in time and space, if- in Roberts' words- it provides "a set of images, sounds, smells, feelings, experiences", we should absolutely be talking about it. And perhaps something good will come of this disaster. Clucking from the climate hens be damned.
- Min, S.-K., X. Zhang, F. W. Zwiers, and G. C. Hegerl (2011), Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes, Nature, 470(7334), 378–381, doi:10.1038/nature09763.
- Schaeffer, M., W. Hare, S. Rahmstorf, and M. Vermeer (2012), Long-term sea-level rise implied by 1.5 °C and 2 °C warming levels, Nature Climate Change, doi:10.1038/nclimate1584.
- Shepard, C., V. Agostini, B. Gilmer, T. Allen, J. Stone, W. Brooks, and M. Beck (2012), Assessing future risk: quantifying the effects of sea level rise on storm surge risk for the southern shores of Long Island, New York,Natural Hazards, 60(2), 727–745, doi:10.1007/s11069-011-0046-8.
- Sriver, R., N. Urban, R. Olson, and K. Keller (2012), Toward a physically plausible upper bound of sea-level rise projections, Climatic Change, 1–10, doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0610-6.
- Weber, E. U. (2010), What shapes perceptions of climate change?, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 1(3), 332–342, doi:10.1002/wcc.41.
[ Reposted from The Way Things Break with permission. Copyright is retained by the author whoever he or she might be. (Pretty much all I really know about that is an explicit denial from ThingsBreak that he or she is Jane Lubchenko.)
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When I click that link at the bottom of my gmail screen where it says "Last account activity: 0 minutes ago at IP 22.214.171.124 Details". I click the link and sure enough, it shows accesses from my own IP (IMAP and browser), but it also shows IMAP access from this IP 22.214.171.124, which appears to belong to an Amazon EC2 instance. I can't think of any reason why an EC2 instance would be accessing my email. Should I be concerned?
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Speakers include Mark Rodgers of Cape Wind, which has proposed building the wind farm, and Sharon Strimling Florio of Clean Power Now.
The event will include an update on Cape Wind and the Minerals Management Service's draft environmental impact statement. A brief movie will also be shown of coastal communities in Denmark that are home to existing offshore wind farms. The presentations will be followed by questions and answers.
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WASHINGTON — Listen up, depraved youth of North Korea: Your long-haired revolution is officially over.
WASHINGTON — Listen up, depraved youth of North Korea: Your long-haired revolution is officially over.
According to Radio Free Asia, the North Korean government has introduced guidelines mandating all male university students get the same haircut as Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un — a tight fade on the sides and an awkward middle part on a floppy cut up top. The decree was reportedly issued in the capital, Pyongyang, two weeks ago and is now being implemented nationwide.
As with most stories out of the Hermit Kingdom, these latest claims about North Korean fashion come thinly sourced. The story may very well be false — its veracity has already been called into question. But if true, it wouldn't be the first time the government has sought to impose restrictions on hairstyles. Last year, the regime outlined 28 acceptable cuts — 10 for men and 18 for women — that were showcased in framed photos in hair salons in Pyongyang. And in 2005, North Korea launched a crusade against long hair. A media campaign declaring "let us trim our hair in accordance with Socialist lifestyle" urged men to shear based on "the demands of the military-first era." Hair, wrote Minju Choson, a government daily, is a "very important issue that shows the people's cultural standards and mental and moral state."
In the magnitude of its depression and deplorable human rights record, North Korea is unique; in its alleged strategy of social control by buzzcut, it is not. In fact, authoritarian regimes around the world have for centuries imposed their political will by regulating men's locks.
After the Manchus conquered China in the 1640s, the empire's new rulers issued an edict forcing all adult men to shave the front of their head and tie the remaining hair in a queue, a long braided ponytail. The rule was imposed under penalty of death. The edict, former American diplomat Edward Earl Rice writes in his book, "Mao's Way," reminded the "Chinese of their subordination to Manchu rule." From the conquerors' perspective, "the command to cut one's hair or lose one's head not only brought rulers and subjects together into a single physical resemblance; it also provided them with a perfect loyalty test," the historian Frederic Wakeman notes in "The Great Enterprise," his book about the Manchu conquest.
Around the same time in Russia, Peter the Great attempted to stamp out beards, which he viewed as a hopeless relic of his country's past. Hoping to modernize Russia in the mold of the West, he imposed a beard tax. Individuals who paid the tariff were given a copper token inscribed with the motto: "The beard is a useless burden."
Several centuries later, during the 1970s, Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha did away with such free-market methods and outlawed beards all together. Saparmurat Niyazov, the former president of Turkmenistan, mimicked this crackdown on personal freedom when he appeared on television in February 2004 to decree that young men could no longer grow out their hair or beards.
Elsewhere in the world, decrees governing grooming have often been issued in the name of Islam. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996, they required men to wear beards in accordance with with the militants' harsh interpretation of Sharia law. In 2010, Islamic militants in Somalia ordered men in the capital of Mogadishu to leave beards untrimmed.
Iran's clerics imposed their own brand of religiously motivated restrictions in 2010: Ponytails and mullets were out, in favor of tightly-coiffed crew-cuts and side-parts. "The proposed styles are inspired by Iranians' complexion, culture and religion, and Islamic law," said Jaleh Khodayar, the director of Iran's Veil and Chastity Day festival. Hair gel was permitted, but only in modest quantities.
Regardless of religion, authoritarians don't seem to have much love for hippies. After overthrowing Greece's elected government in a 1967 military coup, strongman Georgios Papadopoulos banned "decadent" long hair for men and mini-skirts for women. During the 1970s, Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew denied some foreigners entry into Singapore if their hair was too long. Young people without a clean cut, as Alex Josey writes in his book "Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years," "are not employed as caddies at the golf courses where Lee swings his clubs."
Power: Sometimes it grows from a barber's clippers.
JAKE SCOBEY-THAL is assistant managing editor at Foreign Policy magazine. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeScobey.


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The Dallas County Community College District kicked off Black History Month early when a group of 46 students representing its seven colleges – known as the DCCCD "Street Team" – marched in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Dallas on Mon., Jan. 18. The students held a banner that carried DCCCD's message, "Dream Big," as they joined more than 200 other entrants in the city's celebration of the life and achievements of the noted civil rights leader.
The student ambassadors joined marching bands, floats, elected officials, churches and community organizations and were featured on NBC's telecast of the parade – a first for the annual event. The parade, one of the largest in the nation, attracted more than 200,000 spectators and participants.
The parade's grand marshal was radio legend Tom Joyner, host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. This parade was more than a march – it also was part of the National Day of Service, which acknowledges King's insistence that society must care about its communities.
In February, DCCCD's colleges continue the celebration by presenting a number of activities to mark Black History Month. Here's a schedule for some of those events, listed by college and date:
Wed., Feb. 3 - "Carter High," the 2015 movie about the noted Dallas High School football team that faced opponents on and off the field during their storied 1988 season, begins at 11 a.m. in the Performance Hall, followed by a panel discussion with the director and actors.
Tues., Feb. 9 - Students can screen "Black Magic," a film that examines the Civil Rights- era in America through the lens of historically black colleges. MVC Athletic Director Keith McKinnon will provide background. Pizza, popcorn and drinks will be served. The event starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Treetop Lounge.
Mon., Feb. 15 –African-American fraternities and sororities known as "The Divine Nine" will be showcased during an information fair and step show at 10 a.m. in the West Hallway. A luncheon and information session follows at 12:30 p.m. in room S1029/1030. "The Divine Nine" comprises members from Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Zeta Phi Beta, Phi Beta Sigma, Iota Phi Theta and Sigma Gamma Rho.
Wed., Feb. 17 – Humanities and music professor Dr. Janice Franklin will lecture on the influence of African-Americans in jazz, blues, rock, Tejano and country music. The lecture begins at 11:15 a.m. in room S1029/1030.
Wed., Feb. 24 – Celebrate the spoken word tradition with selected readings. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. in the Treetop Lounge. The goal is to make literacy a traditional part of the celebration. For more information, contact the MVC office of student life at 214-860-8685.
Thurs, Feb. 25 – For historian, writer and music lover Sowande' Mustakeem, teaching black history is more than a memorized song or chant. She will discuss her observations at 11 a.m. in a program titled "The Fire Unseen: Black History & Memory: the Era of Social Change." The event takes place in the Treetop Lounge.
Fri., Feb. 26 – Mountain View professor Dr. Paul Benson will lead a tour of a plantation at historic Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana. During the one day excursion, students will hear the unsung story of Marie-Therese Coincoin Metoyer, a freed slave, who owned a plantation in pre-Civil War Louisiana. Metoyer was born a slave, freed and later purchased her enslaved children and other relatives to work the land she owned. The trip to two Cane River plantations costs $50 and is due at the time of registration. Deadline is Feb. 19. All travel expenses including transportation, entrance fees and two meals are covered. To RSVP, contact the MVC office of student life at 214-860-8685.
For more information contact Jill Lain, Mountain View College director of marketing and public relations, at email@example.com or call 214-860-8845. Mountain View College is located at 4849 W. Illinois Ave., Dallas.
Wed., Feb. 3 – Dallas Black Dance Theater will perform at 11:15 a.m. in Performance Hall.
Feb. 3 – 24 – African-American History Recital Series takes place at 12:30 p.m. in room F-117.
Mon., Feb. 8 – 26 – "A Piece of My Soul: Traditions of African American Quilts" will be displayed at the Eastfield Library, L-200.
Wed., Feb. 17 – "The Power of Words: Examining the Speeches of the Civil Rights Leaders" will be explored by Courtney Brazil, who teaches speech at Eastfield and Courtney Carter-Harbour, the school's dean for office of student engagement and retention. The lecture is at 10:10 a.m. in Room G-101/102.
Thurs., Feb. 18 – Students, faculty staff and community members are invited to a visual arts presentation, "Yourself in the World: Exploring African American Memories through Visual Arts." Eastfield art teacher David Willburn will speak at 11 a.m. in G-101/102.
Tues., Feb. 23 – A read-in features motivational speaker and Trinidadian author Carolyn Correia, author of "Thinking Out Loud" and "How to Find Yourself & Claim What's Yours." She writes a blog for those seeking a deeper meaning to life. Correia will speak at 11 a.m. in Room G-101/102.
Wed., Feb. 24 – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will host a transfer fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pit.
For more information, contact Sharon Cook, assistant to the president, at 972-860-7629 or by email at email@example.com. Eastfield College is located at 3737 Motley Dr. in Mesquite.
Fri., Feb. 25 – A spoken-word performance and dance, along with an African-American read-in, begins at 11:15 a.m. in the Performance Hall and Student Center. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Amy Loftis, Senior Special Project Manager at 214-860-2399 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. El Centro College is located at 801 Main St. in downtown Dallas.
Mon., Feb. 15 – South African singer, storyteller and author Rochelle Rabouin and her band Boitumelo will perform at 1:30 p.m. in the Gallery. Rabouin has toured with Earth, Wind and Fire, Clark Terry and the Gatlin Brothers. She also has published children's books and performed in local theater productions.
Tues., Feb. 23 -Jazz, Rhythm & Blues will be presented by the North Lake College Jazz Band at 12:30 p.m. in the Gallery. The school's Vocal Ensemble will follow with a medley of African-American songs.
For more information, contact Tremaya Reynolds, assistant director of marketing and public relations, at 972-273-3464 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. North Lake College is located at 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd. in Irving.
Richland College will honor Black History Month with an exhibit featuring photographs from the now-defunct magazine, Sepia. The exhibit opens Feb. 1 and closes on Feb. 29.
The school is collaborating with the African American Museum in Fair Park to present the exhibition "Sepia: A Legacy in Photography." The exhibit features 50 rare photographs from the Sepia's archives. Sepia, a national magazine, began publishing in Fort Worth in 1947 and, for a time, rivaled Ebony. Sepia ceased publishing in 1983. The exhibition, in the Brazos Gallery, includes photographs of contemporary artists and headliners, said John Spriggins, Richland's gallery coordinator. Included are images of Malcolm X, Aretha Franklin, Richard Pryor and noted bullfighter Ricardo Chibanga. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment. For more information, contact Spriggins at 972-238-6339 or at email@example.com.
Thurs., Feb. 11 – Legendary civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland will address civil rights and social justice at 11 a.m. in the Fannin Performance Hall, room 102. Mulholland was a freedom rider who protested segregation during the 1960s.
Tues., Feb. 16 – The legacy of civil rights leader Julian Bond will be discussed at 12:30 p.m. in Sabine Hall, Room 118.
Thurs., Feb. 25 – An African-American Read-in sponsored by the Richland College African-American Connection takes place at 12:30 p.m. in El Paso Hall Cafeteria.
For more information, Katie McClelland at 972-238-6019 or email@example.com. Richland College is located at 12800 Abrams Rd. in Dallas.
Mon., Feb. 15 – African American Read-in from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the library.
Thurs., Feb. 18 – Courtyard Conversations begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Courtyard.
Mon., Feb. 22 – The Student Leadership Institute will discuss the life Martin Luther King Jr. from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Performance Hall.
For details, contact Henry Martinez at 972-860-8142 or email@example.com. Cedar Valley is located at 3030 N. Dallas Ave., Lancaster. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Tues., Feb. 16 – Speak Up! A Black Lives Matter discussion begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Treetop Cafe.
Wed., Feb. 17 – A Celebration of the Poetry of Motown Music, at 10:30 a.m. in the Performance Hall. Black History Month Trivia at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Building S lobby.
Wed., Feb. 24 - Taste of Soul, a food fare offering samples of soul food, begins at 11 a.m. in the Treetop Café.
For additional details, contact Meridith Danforth, director of marketing, at 972-860-4823 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Brookhaven College is located at 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch.
For general information, contact Debra Dennis in DCCCD's office of media relations at email@example.com or at 214-378-1851.


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No-Knead Fan Rolls
All the men who help on our farm can't wait for me to bake these cinnamon- and raisin-filled rolls. Whether served oven-fresh or at room temperature the next day, they always disappear.
Total TimePrep: 35 min. + rising Bake: 15 min.
Makes8 rolls
- 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- Vanilla Glaze
- In a large bowl, combine 1-1/4 cups flour, sugar, yeast, lemon zest and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk and shortening to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add egg; beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate for 2-24 hours.
- Let dough stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 16x12-in. rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise; spread with butter. Combine the brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon; sprinkle down the center third of each rectangle. Fold one long side of dough over filling, then fold other long side of dough over, forming a 16x2-in. rectangle. Pat lightly to flatten.
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text: Steve Nash attended the Vancouver Whitecaps' first regular season game this weekend and, almost on his own, totally pumped up the crowd. The part-owner stands up in a personalized MLS jersey and waves a scarf back and forth, to the utter delight his countrymen. If inspiring the home crowd was Nash's main goal, he was at least partially successful: most of the Whitecaps fans are videotaping Nash on their cell phones rather than watching the start of the game. Vancouver went on to beat Toronto FC, 4-2.


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When Is Enough Enough?
I'm not sure where you stand on the subject of corporate greed, but this is a story about one of my favourite companies who have decided that they are willing to endure a public relations disaster for the sake of a few bucks.
Next month New Zealand is hosting the Rugby World Cup.
The media and various politicians are reminding us daily what a Good Thing this is. We are all supposed to feel good that all (?) eyes will be on little New Zealand and we will all get richer because (1) a lot of people, in the midst of the worst
economic downturn since the Great Depression, will spend a lot of money to come here and inject their hard earned dollars into our economy and (2) tourism, our biggest industry, will get a shot in the arm and even more tourist dollars will come rolling in.
All that may be true but it ignores the other side of the coin which is things like the debt service costs on white elephant stadiums and party venues that have been built with taxpayer money and the fact that the health service has basically said not to have a heart attack during the world cup because hospital emergency rooms are going to be overflowing with trauma injuries from alcohol fuelled fights and accidents.
But that's not the basic issue before us today. It relates to the behaviour of the
International Rugby Board and various organisations supplying world cup related merchandise. As far as those guys are concerned, the World Cup is a giant pipeline designed to siphon money into their coffers from the pockets of people who can probably ill afford it.
And that mentality is epitomised by Adidas.
They have come up with a commemorative All Blacks rugby jersey that has been marketed as the "Must Have Item of the 2011 World Cup." Need I say more? Adidas decided that they would sell 100,000 "units" in New Zealand this year and identified the lucky retailers who would carry them. The "suggested (by Adidas) retail price" of the jerseys is NZ $220, which is about US $180.
That's a lot for a sweatshirt, but the experts at Adidas figured people would cough up that kind of money.
Then two things happened. First, someone figured out that they could
get a Chinese knock off online from eBay for about NZ $40. But who wants a knock off when you can get the real thing? The second thing that
happened was that people discovered that the real thing was available from
overseas Adidas distributors online at half the price including shipping and handling.
Who says globalisation isn't good for the little guy?
Adidas, for one.
They don't think it is a good idea for Kiwis to buy All Black stuff from overseas. You know how when you buy something online they ask you what country you are in and you have to find your country on a scrolling list? Well,
Adidas told people selling the jerseys on web sites to take New Zealand off the
list. So we can't buy the jerseys on line.
That was considered unsporting by just about everyone in NZ, even people who wouldn't be caught dead in an Adidas All Black jersey.
So what did Adidas do? Did they say sorry, it was a mistake? No. Did they say, we'll lower the store price? No. In fact they said that we were being unpatriotic and not willing to support local rugby because the "price reflected Adidas's investment in the game in New Zealand." Which I'm pretty sure they've gotten a tax deduction for, by the way.
The New Zealand Herald had an online poll today asking whether people would boycott Adidas based on their "rugby jersey stance." Ninety percent said yes. I'm guessing that the 10 percent who said "no" probably work for Adidas.
To put this in perspective, it is useful to remember that Adidas expected to sell 100,000 jerseys in NZ for $220. If everyone bought them at $110, the total
loss would be $10 million. Not all of that, in fact probably very little, comes out of Adidas's pocket. The retailers who have already bought the jerseys and have limited right of return are the ones who will take the hit. And those are New Zealand businesses, unlike Adidas. In fact, a number of retailers have lowered the prices significantly to give consumers a break.
Last fiscal year, Adidas earned $21 billion after tax in New Zealand dollars. Ten
million bucks is less than .05% of that. I've got to believe that someone at Adidas corporate headquarters thinks that's worth losing the goodwill of an entire country.
August 10, 2011 2:36 pm
Not willing to support local rugby? I played rugby in college, and we need are jerseys, overly short shorts, and a ball. None of that requires the public to buy a $180 piece of merchandise.
Len Skuta permalinkAugust 13, 2011 1:59 am
Typical corporate greed. It will never change. More for us and the public be damned.


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The "Microsoft Windows technician" who called her was not who he said he was -- and the help he offered was a scam in disguise.
He sounded legit. A Hendersonville retiree gave him access to her computer, and if not for a concerned clerk at a local drugstore, she would have given him money. But the clerk clued her in.
The "Microsoft Windows technician" who called her was not who he said he was -- and the help he offered was a scam in disguise. His allowed foray into her machine, though, left her personal computer vulnerable to bugs that could steal information. Her usernames, her passwords, her banking information and nearly every keystroke she made could be recorded -- and used in a game of identity theft.
Residents are reeling from worldwide scams that have trickled home recently, prompting officials to remind the public never to pay for a service they didn't initiate. And police say no legitimate company will ask to be paid by prepaid cards.
"Microsoft does not contact you directly," said Gerhard Vangraan, owner of G-Tronics Audio & Video on Church Street. His shop has serviced at least three computers in the past week that have been victimized by the Microsoft scam.
They have also helped customers plagued by a computer-crashing message from a hard-drive-locking "FBI" bug that offers to fix your machine if you pay a fine. The virus uses an FBI logo that fills the screen with what looks like a serious warning.
"It says you've done something illegal or have illegal software on your computer," Vangraan said. If customers pay a fine, the "FBI" bug offers to "lift the ban on your computer, but the virus stays there and it actually locks up your computer."
Vangraan said that the bug is a self-activating virus that can come through an email attachment. Once activated, the computer crashes.
"Most of the time we can remove the FBI virus," Vangraan said, but it can take technicians hours of running scans to find it unless they reload the computer's operating system.
"Be careful where you go online, be careful not to open every attachment. If you don't know the person who sent it to you, don't even open it," he said in what has become a regular word of caution for customers lately.
Over the past two weeks, G-Tronics has had quite a few customers bringing computers in that may have been affected by the Microsoft scam.
The Hendersonville retiree, who asked not to be identified, was one of his clients. She said that a caller claiming to be from "Microsoft Windows" called her Wednesday and said her computer was sending error messages to their company from possible malware on her machine. They offered to fix it by remotely accessing her computer.
"While they are supposedly taking viruses off your computer, they're actually giving you one," she later learned.
Vangraan said that a virus, known as keylogger, can record every keystroke made on a computer, sending the host computer all sorts of information from websites visited to passwords used.
The technician offered to sell her software packages that would save her from any trouble in the future: $400 for lifetime protection, $300 for seven years of "safety," or $200 for a three-year plan. She told them she lived on a fixed income and couldn't afford the packages so, she said, they dropped their prices.
She was told to put the money on a prepaid card from a nearby Hess service station, Walgreens or CVS and to call them back with the card information once she had it. When she went to Walgreens to buy the card, a clerk told her she thought it was a scam.
She went to the computer repair shop and then to the Hendersonville Police Department. She said that an officer tracked the phone numbers she was given for the "Microsoft" technicians back to an address on 88th Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. It was not the number to Microsoft.
"These guys are scam artists," Vangraan said. "They make you believe that they are from Microsoft."
Police see it as another ploy in a common game to defraud.
Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake said that his department has seen "this happen to others over the past few months."
He said that no one should ever give any personal information to anyone they themselves do not call.
"People should be suspicious of anyone asking for any personal information such as bank accounts or credit or debit card numbers," said Police Capt. Bruce Simmonds. "Additionally, having someone ask for gift card numbers from different businesses is a huge red flag. I know of no legitimate business that would practice this type of payment."
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The Winklevoss twins will get another day in court after all to debate the $65 million settlement they received from Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.
Just a day after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to re-open Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss' case, the former Harvard classmates of Zuckerberg are being sued by developer Wayne Chang.
Chang developed a peer-to-peer file sharing network with the twins when they all were going to school with Zuckerberg at Harvard.
The suit alleges that the twins cut Chang out of a patent filing for his work and now he wants a cut of the proceeds.
The Winklevoss twins have alleged for years that Zuckerberg stole their idea to develop Facebook. They were awarded $65 million for their efforts.
Now Chang wants a portion of the fortune the brothers made off the Facebook settlement, according to the suit.
The court where the filing was made agrees and has allowed the filing to move forward.
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Getting your hearing tested with a loved one may be the most precious and uplifting gift you can give—or get—this holiday season, says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI). No doubt, it will be among the very best things you—and your loved one—can do to safeguard an active, healthy, engaging lifestyle.
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In the past few years, the realities of modern-day life have realigned themselves, forcing us to re-think how we look at hearing loss. Younger people—Gen Xers and youthful-minded baby boomers—are developing hearing loss in greater numbers. Certainly, they're not ready to give up an inch on their active personal or professional lives. At the same time, older Americans are putting off retirement and staying in the workforce longer. All the while, hearing aid technology and design have undergone a sweeping transformation—taking off in terms of what they can offer youthful-minded people eager to stay active and engaged.
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So this holiday season, do something life-altering. Empower a loved one who may be struggling with unaddressed hearing loss to press the "refresh" button on his or her life. Go together to get your hearing tested.
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1. They're virtually invisible. Many of today's hearing aids sit discreetly and comfortably inside the ear canal, providing both natural sound quality, and discreet and easy use.
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3. You can enjoy water sports and sweat while wearing them. Waterproof digital hearing aids have arrived. This feature is built into some newly designed hearing aids for those concerned about water, humidity, and dust. This feature suits the active lifestyles of swimmers, skiers, snowboarders, intensive sports enthusiasts and anyone working in dusty, demanding environments.
4. They work with smartphones, home entertainment systems and other prized electronics. Wireless, digital hearing aids are now the norm. That means seamless connectivity—directly into your hearing aid(s) at volumes that are just right for you—from your smartphone, MP3 player, television and other high-tech gadgets.
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Queenstown's stunning scenery, huge range of activities and renowned warm welcome cement its reputation as New Zealand's favourite visitor destination. Surrounded by majestic mountains and set on the shores of crystal clear Lake Wakatipu, the natural beauty and the unique energy of the region create the perfect backdrop for a getaway full of adventure, exploration or relaxation.
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Zico's world cup final preview is very good
If you want to read smart things on football, read smart footballers. As a player Zico was a refererence point for footballing excellence and since retirement has shown brains that match his talent. That's on show in this World Cup Final preview and it's just about the best reading of tomorrow's Germany vs Argentina game I've seen. Forget the rest and read the best, right here.
PS: The reason it's a good analysis isn't contained in the headline or Zico's personal prediction that Gemany will win (reminder of my personal position: it's way too difficult to call this match, plus I'm an Argentina supporter). Look beyond the easyread headers and to what he says about the teams, that's the gold in this note.
UPDATE: Found another. Jim White on the final and the potential that Lionel Messi brings to the game is also smart and insightful football writing. Equally high recommendation, read it here.
PS: The reason it's a good analysis isn't contained in the headline or Zico's personal prediction that Gemany will win (reminder of my personal position: it's way too difficult to call this match, plus I'm an Argentina supporter). Look beyond the easyread headers and to what he says about the teams, that's the gold in this note.
UPDATE: Found another. Jim White on the final and the potential that Lionel Messi brings to the game is also smart and insightful football writing. Equally high recommendation, read it here.
The Kitco gold survey now resorting to outright lies to cover its pathetic tracks
Here at IKN, we've kept an eye on the pisspoor track record of The Kitco Gold Survey, in which a whole bunch of monkeys with dartboards consistently fail to make good predictions for the movement in the price of gold in any given week. To date and since we started watching on September 6th 2013, we've seen this:
- 44 weeks of predictions, of which just 16 have been accurate.
- In the weeks when more than 50% of participants choose one of the three options (bullish, bearish, neutral) the track record is even worse, with just 10 correct weeks out of 30.
And maybe, just maybe our careful tracking of their pathetic calls is starting to irk Kitco. That's because this week the person in charge of the weekly report. Debbie Carlson, has resorted to outlies bullshit lying in order to cover the tracks of the self-appointed experts (monkeys with dartboard is far more accurate. This week Carlson wrote:
"Last week, survey participants were mildly bullish for this week. As of 11:30 a.m. EDT, Comex August gold was up about $18 for the week."
When in fact last week's predictions were nothing of the sort, as according to Kitco's previus weekly report, of the 18 monkeys with dartboards that opined, just 7 of them were bullish on gold last week. Then another 8 were bearish and three were neutral. Bottom line, Carlson is a liar.
So, we already knew the people pretending to be experts were full of shit, now we see that the people reporting on these monkeys with dartboards as their very equal. Quite a reflection on a website and precious metals trading company that tries to pass itself off as the industry standard.
The Friday OT: Gustavo Cerati and Andrea Echeverri: En la ciudad de la furia
Cerati's Soda Stereo hit, reworked to die for.
Dedicated to the city that'll be on my mind Sunday afternoon.
I'd forgotten how much of a twat Doug Casey was
But all this Freedom Fest thing has come as ample reminder.
Seriously, what a complete twat.
On the road
Your humble scribe is off to do things like talking with people and pointing at things for a couple of days. The blog is likely to be quiet til Sunday evening, though a post or two may show up, y'neverknow.
Meanwhile, recommended reading on mining matters is this from Eric Coffin (h/t iwnattos)
Meanwhile, recommended reading on mining matters is this from Eric Coffin (h/t iwnattos)
And a pretty decent 2q14 production from Timmins Gold (TGD) (TMM.to) too
This one just in, here's the NR link:
It was never going to beat the 1q14 blowout quarter (for Q1's own special reasons), but 33k oz gold sold was about 1k more than I'd modelled (production 68oz lower, very little in it and all normal) and what's more, I'd seen estimates from The Houses significantly lower than that. This news will go down well with that nice Mister Market, which is good because I own a few of this one.
Another good quarter of production from Fortuna Silver (FSM) (FVI.to)
Yesterday we noted the lacklustre production numbers from Endeavour Silver (EDR.to), today it's Fortuna Silver (FSM) (FVI.to), but these numbers are strong.
Here's the most important chart, that of silver quarterly production:
Here's the minor gold credit chart:
The throughput upgrade at San José is the key to these new record numbers, of course. The only issue is that at CAD$6.47 the production upgrades are fully baked into the pie, but that's a problem only for us market parasites, let's take nothing away from laudable execution of plans at the company. NR here.
Germany versus Argentina
Yes, as predicted.
...just put in one of the all-time great performances of any World Cup, not just this one.
And so to Sunday, when the casual viewer will expect Germany to roll over Argentina in the same way that it took Brazil to the woodshed. Sorry people, that's not how real football (instead of the utterly disrespectful beach volley football Brazil tried to play yesterday) works.
Sunday will be tight, a toss-up of a match. See you then.
UPDATE: I'm going to put the Vine here, rather than embed it. Well worth seeing to get an idea of just one of the several hundred things Javier Mascherano did today. Instead here's a shot of Obelisco, in the centre of Buenos Aires, taken a few minutes ago:
UPDATE: I'm going to put the Vine here, rather than embed it. Well worth seeing to get an idea of just one of the several hundred things Javier Mascherano did today. Instead here's a shot of Obelisco, in the centre of Buenos Aires, taken a few minutes ago:
Final word: As so often happens in football, out of chaos comes order and yet again we see the best two teams over the length of the World Cup Finals reach the big game. On considering the different playing styles, the teams' balances and the potential individual and collective match-winning capacities of both, I honestly believe it to be an uncallable match. Both Germany and Argentina have shown themselves to be talented, brave as lions but also down to earth and humble about their achievements to date. Yes I will be supporting Argentina on Sunday (have done so since 1998, that's never going to change), but the game is the thing so let the best side win on the day.
A weak quarter from Endeavour Silver (EXK) (EDR.to)
NR linked here, tracking charts below. Here's the silver quarterly production chart...
...and here's the one for gold.
Both metals' production was off, but mian metal silver's poor showing is the one that catches the eye most. As for the NR, the bit that made me laugh was the forked-tongue Cooke saying, "Quarterly gold production was lower compared to last year primarily due to the over-production of the Bolanitos mine in 2013", because isn't it funny how it just kinda all slipped his mind to say they were overcooking Bolanitos gold at the time?
Anyway, crappy quarter.
Hochschild (HOC.L) puts its last 4.1m shares of Gold Resource Corp (GORO) up for sale
Checking back on what I wrote as a preview for the Germany / Brazil match, yesterday morning
Let's see, how did it go again? Ah yeah
Germany will beat Brazil...
..I've been unimpressed with Brazil going forward..
...against teams with either plain mediocre or reasonable defences...
..Germany has arguably the best defensive line-up at the tournament, plus (again arguably) the best goalkeeper in the world..
...Without Neymar Brazil will still attack, but their strategy has to turn around 180º ... and I don't see the necessary form in the front line....
...Brazil will also miss Thiago Silva greatly...
...Germany has played in the classic German style and is consistently dangerous up front, it's a simple game they play but they play it well....
...from what I've seen Brazil don't seem to have the necessary mental toughness....
...emotions and nerves running in the wrong way and causing the team to lose balance at vital times....
...This I blame squarely on the manager Scolari...
Any further questions?
PS: A jolly song
To answer a few mails on Bear Creek (BCM.v)...
...the only rumour this desk has picked up is the same old one about talks between it and Pan American Silver (PAA.to) (PAAS). Nothing else to report and the above's hardly new news either, so I'm not in the loop on its current upmove. By way of full disclosure, as known by subbers I owned some BCM recently, sold at a profit and too early, currently no position and not intending to go back either.
On double Y-axis charts
Every time I see somebody plotting two lines on a chart with two separate Y-axes, my bullshit detector goes haywire. Here linked is another great example of the charlatanery* and this comment...
"...this is the type of reasoning you'd expect from a seven-year-old from a stone-age culture, not from someone who can be trusted to manage people's money."
...is right on the mark, too.
In fact, this one's an even worse example because it runs the double sin of messing with the timelines too. But the really funny thing is that this time it's freakin' Raymond James proposing the anal ytical stupidity, a supposedly reputable shop and not some dubious tinfoil hat extremist.
In short RJ, your analyst needs a large dose of pinkslip.
In short RJ, your analyst needs a large dose of pinkslip.
*dat a word?
Rio Alto (RIOM) (RIO.to) 2q14 gold production
The NR out a few minutes ago, linked here. Here's a chart:
The 54,517 oz was a touch under the IKN estimate of 55k for the quarter, but the strip rate means further cost savings are very likely. Calling this one in-line, no problems foreseen, this dump leach is running on rails. The end.
Grant the media one thing: On Argentina, they're consistent
In our post one month ago, "Argentina and bonds and defaults and business death and stuff and money: Things the media will show you today (and things they won't)", we noted that the media were howling and screaming about the dumpage in the local stock market (e.g. its main Merval index) due to this bonds holdout thingy, even if the context of its massive run in the last 12 months...oooh, how can we put this?...hmm...well, it's kinda just slipped they're collective minds, all accidental like.
Since then it's been quiet again, which can only mean...
...yup, the Argentina stock market has rallied and we're back to where we were.
And yes, Virginia, that does say 160% in 12 months. And yes, Virginia, I know you were under the impression that the country was about to fall apart at any given minute. And yes indeed, Virginia, perhaps you should stop reading The Economist for your "insight" on LatAm.
Want to know who was behind the bullshit pump of Condor Resources (CN.v) last week?
That'd be Cal Everett, the archetype Vancouver slimeball who's probably made his summer vacay cash (from you, sucker), because from pennies it came and to pennies to will certainly return. Here's the mail he sent out to prime the pumps, just 24 minutes after the CN.v NR came out on Thursday morning (oh, wow, it's almost as if he was prepared for the news, innit guv?) and 27 minutes before it came off its halt.
From: Cal Everett
Date: July 3, 2014 at 11:03:55 AM CDT
Subject: Condor drill results - see attached
This is interesting. CN has 30 percent, 70 percent in a UK listed company called Mariana
If you open up the link on the map, the drilled breccia pipe is small, say 100 m by 100 m by 175 m vertical, by guess at an SG of 2.9 due to the sulphide content.
- guess tonnage of around 5,000,000 tonnes, and you arm wave in around 17,500,000 ounces of Ag and 120,000 ounces of gold, plus base metals.
- the hole 50 m away, drilled a while ago was 33 m at 3.45 gms Au and 22.8 grams Ag, outside of the pipe.
- not a lot of drilling, but inferences are a large area with isolated blob like Ag Au targets.
Could be size to this. There is an inference in the release of a porphyry body feeder system to depth.
You'll note the inferences of something special (oh oh feeder system!!), total BS guesses on metal content (that are wrong) and the way it's carefully written so when the pump goes to crap, you can't pin a thing on him. All normal, Everett and his band of merry pranksters have been in the game for years and know just how to press all your buttons. Jeesh, if ever there were a bunch of parasites who needed putting out to grass once and for all...
Forecasts and bets for the World Cup semi-finals and finals
Tomorrow Tuesday sees the first semi (Brazil vs Germany), Wednesday the second semi (Holland vs Argentina), then the final next weekend. After watching the run-up to this deciding week and checking the best available odds and prices from the website oddschecker here, what follows are a couple of thoughts and a couple of potential bets.
No beautiful game. The World Cup tends to have the eyepopping games in Group stage, the drama in the KO phase and the final is often a tense but niggly affair. From what I've seen of these four teams the matches are set to be tight as drums, exciting in their own way but not about to win over new fans of football.
Germany will beat Brazil. I've been unimpressed with Brazil going forward, and that's against teams with either plain mediocre or reasonable defences. Germany has arguably the best defensive line-up at the tournament, plus (again arguably) the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment in case a hole in the line is found. Without Neymar Brazil will still attack, but their strategy has to turn around 180º for this match (as ex-star Bebeto has noted, Brazil's three game plans so far have been "give it to Neymar, give it to Neymar and give it to Neymar") and I don't see the necessary form in the front line. Brazil will also miss Thiago Silva greatly, who was excellent vs Colombia in the last round but is carded out for tomorrow. Meanwhile, Germany has played in the classic German style and is consistently dangerous up front, it's a simple game they play but they play it well. Finally, from what I've seen Brazil don't seem to have the necessary mental toughness this time around, with emotions and nerves running in the wrong way and causing the team to lose balance at vital times. This I blame squarely on the manager Scolari, who's been a hothead all through the process and has little in the way of grace under pressure
Argentina will beat Holland. If there's one trait that runs through all World Cups, it's that a team running into form at the right time, going from lesser to greater as the tournament progresses, is the one to fear the most. In 2014 that's Argentina, who played well in all departments vs Belgium in the last round and as well as having the whole team clicking and working together smoothly have one man on their team who can single-handedly change any match against any team in a matter of seconds. Argentina's defence has been more solid than anyone expected pre-tourney (that includes goalie Romero), its midfield has arguably the best player of the whole championships so far in Javier Mascherano (NB: not the most decisive or game-determining, as that would probably be Colombia's James Rodriguez; best player comes from a different set of rules), the front line will certainly miss Angel Di Maria but Gonzalo Higuian has finally come good and was massive in the last match for his whole 80 minutes (not just his goal). Over at Holland, Van Gaal's job will be to contain the Argentina attack and I think he'll therefore rely on the danger posed by Robben and Van Persie via counter-attacks. Those two can certainly do damage if given the chance, but if that's the only attacking outlet, Argentina should have a game-plan ready. Also, one player Holland will definitely miss is the Nigel de Jong, whose absence through injury weakens the midfield. But overall, I haven't been as impressed by Holland as the other three survivors and I'm sure that if Argentina could have chosen their semi-final rival from the list, they'd have gone for this tie.
No idea for the final. Even if my predictions above work out, the final is just too difficult to call. They tend to be tight and non-spectacular games and toss-ups that hinge on turning point moments and defensive good/bad plays.
A couple of bets. After checking the odds available, the 5/2 (bet 2, win 5, get your stake back as well, total return 7) on a Germany vs Argentina final looks reasonable odds to me. The other bet that catches the eye is the 7/2 (even 4/1 at one bookmaker) that Lionel Messi finishes as top scorer in the championships. With four goals he's 2 behind Rodriguez, but he has guaranteed two games to play and three goals is well within the range of the possible if he turns it on (I've watched him score three in 20 minutes).
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Tom Bartel's visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau
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It probably didn't escape too many people's attention, but it bears repeating: Adam Dunn had a terrible year. … So the question is: Was Dunn's miserable 2011 a fluke?
2011 was Dunn's second straight year of declining production, and while the difference between 2009 and 2010 wasn't nearly so drastic as the drop between 2010 and 2011, it does mean that 2011 isn't isolated or counter to Dunn's career arc. The difference between Dunn's useful 2010 and his painful 2011 comes down to the contact he was making, which manifested itself in two major ways: his BABIP and his flyball rate. …
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon Sing 'Ivory and Ivory' Duet
Television talk show hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon recently joined forces to sing the 1980's classic "Ebony and Ivory" on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Thursday.
Except Colbert and Fallon performed their own rendition of the hit single by substituting in their own version of lyrics and re-titling the song "Ivory and Ivory."
With both comedians holding highly-watched late night comedy shows, the duo has long entertained the idea they have a faux feud with each other.
Both Colbert and Fallon also have ice cream flavors named after them by the creamery company Ben & Jerry's.
Additionally, as the Los Angeles Times points out, both Colbert and Fallon have publicly displayed their flair for all things musical, predominately guitar, and therefore a duet performance on the Thursday episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" proved fitting.
The duo sang their "Ivory and Ivory" song as part of a skit to show that they were "friendly" toward each other as television personalities.
The skit began with the two getting into a spat over holding conflicting parties for the upcoming Oscars awards show, and then joining each other at a piano to sing as a form of reconciliation.
"If Rihanna and Chris Brown can be friendly why can't we?" The two quipped as they sat at a white piano next to the "Late Night with Jimmy Falon" house band, who played along as the two comedians crooned to the song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
The duo's version of the song took a series of humorous turns as the two delivered light-hearted jabs toward each other's comedic style and public image.
Fallon took to Twitter to express his reaction to the duet and his faux feud with Colbert, who hosts the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report."
"Last night, my former BBF for six months [Stephen Colbert] and I tried to work out our issues," Fallon tweeted, posting a link to his performance with Colbert.


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This model is valid under the assumption that the width of the n-region is sufficiently small so that injected minority carriers diffuse to the metal contact before recombining with majority carriers. ( Depletion Width << Diffusion Length ) The PN Junction: Short-Base Depletion Approximation tool is used to approximately calculate, and then graph, the distribution in an p- and n-type junction of :
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I am experiencing image quality degradation using certain LR3 develop module settings in images with a broad range of tonal value.I am shooting 16bit raw files (Phase One P30 back, Mamiya 645 AFD3), and importing directly into LR3 for raw conversion, using 64bit mode. Images were shot at ISO 100, f16, with a Mamiya MF 35mm lens and 3 and 5 stop Galen Rowell soft GND filters.
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Building Your SHTF Gunshot Survival Kit
Brandon Smith
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
The purpose of survival culture is to assess and address probabilities and uncertainties, and of course, prepare accordingly. We view assumption as the greatest Achilles Heal of humanity, and disdain attitudes of complacency, apathy, and general stupidity. For us, wide eyed and naïve ignorance is a fatal disease; one that gestates during the best of times, and strikes mercilessly during the worst of times. That said, there are some scenarios which even survivalists do not like to think about.
Being shot, or, hit with indirect shrapnel, is not a problem many of us want to imagine having to deal with. Some preppers, believe it or not, refuse to acknowledge that fighting may ever occur. They may think that the coming collapse will be mitigated and that government tyranny will fade away along with the financial structure. They may have a rather irrational faith in the effectiveness of digital currencies and other questionable technologies in defusing future crisis. They might even see themselves as "invincible" or untouchable, believing that their training will trump any circumstance. However, historical precedence cannot be denied. Most economic disasters over the past century have led to eventual widespread war, internal conflict, surges in domestic crime, government brutality, or, all of these violence prone situations combined. And, no matter how much training you might have, there is no accounting for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Ideally, the best method for dealing with a gunshot wound is to not get shot. Since there is absolutely no way to guarantee such luck (even people who avoid conflict can still be a victim of it), we must set aside some money, and space in our bug-out-bag, for a fast and effective medical pouch designed specifically for a traumatic combat injury.
This means a kit entirely separate from our general purpose medical supplies that is easy to get to not just for ourselves, but also for others who might be trying to save us. I recommend this kit be standardized amongst those in your survival community so that everyone has the same setup, and understands the functions of each item within the kit. It is also important to avoid the mistake of centralizing all medical functions into the hands of a single person within your community. Every individual survivalist should have their own trauma package, or what the military often calls a "blowout kit", so that their resident medical expert does not have to bear the full burden of purchasing supplies, and redundancy is maintained. Med gear runs out very quickly during social collapse. Don't assume others will have it for you when you need it…
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Bayesian analyses of Yemeni mitochondrial genomes suggest multiple migration events with Africa and Western Eurasia
37,000-year-old Russian skeleton has Neanderthal DNA that's gone missing – "Sequences present in its genome haven't been found in modern human populations." – see also Remix from greg cochran. – see also Genome of Kostenki-14, an Upper Paleolithic European (Seguin-Orlando, Korneliussen, Sikora, et al. 2014) from dienekes.
Humans Would Beat Neanderthals in Marathon
Different Ways to Color a Cat – from razib. – h/t billare! who tweeted: "Progenitors of modern Europeans were fairly light-skinned–why did a 2nd bout of selection leave its tell-tale marks?"
Admixture in the Americas: Introduction, partial correlations and IQ predictions based on ancestry – from emil kirkegaard.
Our Futile Efforts to Boost Children's IQ – "How can parenting and socioeconomic status play such minor roles in determining IQ, when scholars on all sides of the nature-nurture debate agree that somewhere around half of the variation in IQ is environmental? The short answer is that the environment that affects IQ doesn't consist of the advantages that most people have in mind — parents who talk a lot to their toddlers, many books in in the house for the older children, high-quality schools and the like. Instead, studies over the past two decades have consistently found that an amorphous thing called the "nonshared" environment accounts for most (in many studies, nearly all) of the environmentally grounded variation. Scholars are still trying to figure out what features of the nonshared environment are important. Peers? Events in the womb? Accidents? We can be sure only of this: The nonshared environment does not lend itself to policy interventions intended to affect education, parenting, income or family structure." – from charles murray. – h/t mr. mangan, esq!
Results of a "GWAS Plus:" General Cognitive Ability Is Substantially Heritable and Massively Polygenic – h/t emil kirkegaard!
Does neural crest development drive domestication syndrome? – "Altered neural crest development could be the reason mammals change in oddly consistent ways during domestication. As first noted by Darwin more than 140 years ago, domestic mammals tend to share certain characteristics—a suite of traits called the domestication syndrome."
'Darwin's Dilemma' May Be Solved – "Scientists following two different lines of evidence have just published research that may help resolve 'Darwin's dilemma,' a mystery that plagued the father of evolution until his death more than a century ago. Biologists and geologists have been puzzled for decades over why life began so early on this planet, and then took so long to get interesting."
A new study pieces together the puzzle of insect evolution – "A new study of insect evolution — the largest of its kind ever undertaken — has uncovered some surprising new information, confirmed some long-held hypotheses and may lead researchers toward a more comprehensive understanding of evolution. One hundred scientists from 10 countries worked together to examine 144 insect species. Their goal was to create an insect 'family tree' and establish a timeline of insect evolution. Their results were published recently in the journal Science." – cool!
More evidence that certain versions of some genes can encourage violence
Facial structure predicts goals, fouls among World Cup soccer players – "The scientists studied the facial-width-to-height ratio (FHWR) of about 1,000 players from 32 countries who competed in the 2010 World Cup. The results, published in the journal Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, showed that midfielders, who play both offense and defense, and forwards, who lead the offense, with higher FWHRs were more likely to commit fouls. Forwards with higher FWHRs also were more likely to score goals or make assists."
Mental health: Depression needs large human-genetics studies – "To understand the molecular mechanisms of depression, collect genetic data from more than 100,000 people, says Steven Hyman."
Geneticists tap human knockouts – "On average, every person carries mutations that inactivate at least one copy of 200 or so genes and both copies of around 20 genes."
The Inexorable Progress of Science: Archaeology – "With a very limited set of clues, smart guys managed to get key facts about European prehistory roughly correct almost 90 years ago . With tremendously better tools, better methods, vastly more money, more data, etc, archaeologists (most of them) drifted farther and farther from the truth." – from greg cochran.
How Your Facebook Updates Reveal Your Personality – "Extroverts tend to use words like love, tonight, party, excited and amazing. Several length variants of the word soooo and 'text speak' terms like lovin and ur, are more often found on extroverts' updates. In general the extrovert word cloud is sloppy enough to make any 'Grammar Nazi' red in the face. When we come to introverts, use of the word computer was one of the biggest giveaways. Posting status updates about Internet, and to a lesser extent anime, doctor who, and books, were also predictive of introversion." – from neuroskeptic.
The contribution of additive genetic variation to personality variation: heritability of personality – "[W]e found that approximately 52% of animal personality variation was attributable to additive genetic variation."
The genetics of impulsivity: evidence for the heritability of delay discounting – h/t ben southwood! who tweeted: "Impulsivity is 55% heritable at age 18."
We are not equally empathic – from peter frost.
He's Definitely a Liberal—Just Check Out His Brain Scan – "[W]e've had solid indications for a while now that our ideological biases are based, in large part, on the biology of our brains…. Of course, we'd like to think we came to our core beliefs through a process of rational reflection and discussion — or, at the very least, as a psychological reaction to the influence of our parents and peers…. But the profound influence of basic brain biology has just been re-affirmed in a new research paper, which found liberals and conservatives can be easily identified through fMRI scans…. 'Remarkably,' writes a team led by P. Read Montague of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, 'brain responses to a single disgusting stimulus were sufficient to make accurate predictions about an individual subject's political ideology.'"
The Most Heritable Gut Bacterium is… Wait, What is That? – "By studying 416 pairs of British twins, Julia Goodrich and colleagues from Cornell University have identified the gut microbes whose presence is most strongly affected by our genes."
Microbiome science threatened by contamination – "Non-sterile sequencing returns rogue results in dilute microbe samples."
Global IQ and health – from dr. james thompson.
Book Review: The Ten Thousand Year Explosion (2009) by Greg Cochran and Henry Harpending – from staffan.
The ecology of religious beliefs – "Both comparative and experimental evidence indicate that beliefs in moralizing high gods promote cooperation among humans, a behavioral attribute known to correlate with environmental harshness in nonhuman animals. Here we combine fine-grained bioclimatic data with the latest statistical tools from ecology and the social sciences to evaluate the potential effects of environmental forces, language history, and culture on the global distribution of belief in moralizing high gods (n = 583 societies). After simultaneously accounting for potential nonindependence among societies because of shared ancestry and cultural diffusion, we find that these beliefs are more prevalent among societies that inhabit poorer environments and are more prone to ecological duress."
Edvard Westermarck on Morality: The Light Before the Darkness Fell and Post-Darwinian, "Evolutional" Theories of Morality in the 19th Century – from helian.
Genes contribute to behavior differences between fierce and friendly rats – "Genes active in the brain implicated in differences in rats selected for aggression or tameness"
Intimidating chimpanzee males are more likely to become fathers – ruh roh. – h/t steve stewart williams!
Marriage Records Reveal Patterns of Korean Migration Through the Centuries
What Edward Luttwak Doesn't Know About Ancient China (Or a Short History of Han-Xiongnu Relations), pt. 1 and What Edward Luttwak Doesn't Know About Ancient China (Or a Short History of Han-Xiongnu Relations), pt. 2 – from t.greer.
There's Something About Teutonics – from those who can see.
An extremely low-density human population exterminated New Zealand moa – "Here we show that the Polynesian population of New Zealand would not have exceeded 2,000 individuals before extinction of moa populations in the habitable areas of the eastern South Island. During a brief (<150 years) period and at population densities that never exceeded ~0.01 km(-2), Polynesians exterminated viable populations of moa by hunting and removal of habitat. High human population densities are not required in models of megafaunal extinction."
A Gene by Any Other Name – "What is the logic in naming human genes?"
bonus: Keeping Mates Close and Competition Out in an Ocean Sponge
bonus bonus: Here's Why Other People's Farts Smell Way Worse Than Your Own – we cover *all* aspects of human biodiversity here on the hbd chick blog! (~_^)
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