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Because I've been in the forest and unable to upload posts, and because of a short lag-time in getting this blog up and running, my posts have fallen behind a bit. With this entry, I'll bring us up to date as of 8 May. Our forest work falls into three natural stages: i) surveying the inventory plots, ii) collecting photographs of bark slashes and fallen leaves of each tree, and iii) collecting samples of twig-wood and quality specimens for herbarium matching and DNA analysis. Stages (ii) and (iii) have been running since 8 April, and we have now examined all the trees in plots A-E (five out of six), and made specimens of just over half the morphotypes.
What's slowing us down the most is matching the morphotypes within and among plots (after stage ii), which involves my sitting at the laptop until late at night, looking at the day's images of bark slashes and leaves and comparing them to images in our growing 'library' of morphotypes (I'll leave a discussion of the issues involved in defining and matching morphotypes for another post). Yet this step is vital in determining how many morphotypes we have so that specimens may be collected for them. So far, I have finished the matching in four plots (A-D), and from these 752 trees (larger than 10 cm diameter) of 236 morphotypes. Since the plot size is a quarter hectare, it is tempting to announce that this also corresponds to a diversity of 236 species per hectare, among the highest for any rain forest anywhere. However, the addition of plots from two distinct habitats will inflate the estimate over what one would expect for a single, contiguous hectare in either one of the habitats.
A better approach is to 'rarefy' the individuals in each habitat down to a standard number, say 100 trees. I've run some preliminary analyses on these data, using the comprehensive, 'free and open source' statistical tool R. Using a subsampling algorithm (rarefy in the vegan package) to generate a diversity estimate for 100 individuals in each plot (thus correcting for different numbers of trees in each plot), the diversity of the bottomland plots A and C is 68 and 50 morphotypes, and of the hill plots B and D is 54 and 65 morphotypes (mean = 59.5). This still places our site among the most diverse in the world: corresponding estimates for Yasuni (Equador), Lambir (Malaysia), Barro Colorado Island (Panama), and Sinharaja (Sri Lanka) are 67, 61, 35, and 27, respectively (Condit et al. 2004). Using an estimator developed by Taiwanese statistician Anne Chao, the total number of tree species in this patch of forest is predicted to be 390!
That we are dealing with (at least) two different habitat types is clear, based on a simple clustering analysis. Imagine an abstract, multidimensional space with 236 axes, one each for the abundance of each tree species (or at least imagine you can imagine it!). A forest plot is represented by a point in that space (with coordinates of, e.g., 1,0,0,2,0,1,1,…). If two plots are similar in species composition, they will be close together in our abstract "species space." If they share few species, their points will be far apart. One can simply measure the ordinary distance between plot points, and collapse those distances into a "clustergram" (see figure). What we see with our own data is that alluvial plots A and C are similar in composition, and hill plots B and D are similar in composition, but that these two clusters (of two plots each) are quite dissimilar. This is what any one of our team would expect, having observed how some trees only grow on the hills and some only on the flat land; it's always nice, though, to see it in black and white!
All in all, I'm pleased with our progress to date. We have a lot more specimens to collect, but the team is at it right now as I type. I'm hoping we'll be done with the expedition in two weeks.


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Say we have an arithmetic progression in $Z_n$ like $3, 6, 9, 12, ...$ etc. If you move a sliding window of at least 3 values over the progression the 'density' in that subset compared to if the window 'had no holes', is always the same, $\frac{1}{3}$ (I think the term I'm looking for is Natural Density, but this is a new concept for me so I'm not sure if I'm using it 100% correctly).
Arithmetic progressions also have the nice property that they can be described with a fixed amount of space, e.g. for an arithmetic progression you only need to know the starting number and the constant difference to derive the rest of the numbers in the progression.
What types of monotonically increasing progressions can be described with fixed space are known that have "varying" density? By "fixed space" I mean to avoid a hard coded list, instead focusing on sequences that can be generated from some finite set of starting numbers. By "varying" I mean:
- A sliding window over the values should not see the same density every time, and that the density seen should increase and decrease, so the density should not be strictly monotonically increasing/decreasing, even though the progression is. So for example a sequence of triangular numbers would not work, because they only ever become further apart.
- I should be able to choose a window size vastly greater than the amount of space used to describe the progression and still have it vary (so no cycling through a fixed list of differences).
Apologies if I have not formalized this enough :) I think I'm stumbling on something that must be studied already but I don't know the terminology.
Edit: I was trying to keep things succinct but more constraints are needed. My ultimate goal is to use these sequences on a computer, so sequences that are more easily computable have preference. I'd also like to be able to easily compute the Nth element, without calculating every prior element.


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In Melissa's role at AHERN, she assists small firms with analyzing and procuring Professional Liability insurance coverage. Melissa has earned the designation of Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.
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At a time when smartphone use has become engrained in everyday life as a primary way to communicate, work and share, a new survey from Norton by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) reveals that 36 percent of consumers in the U.S. have fallen victim to cell phone loss or theft.
This slideshow highlights the top 20 cities for cell phone loss or theft.
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Librarians employ objective professional judgment through selection, cataloging, classification, and readers' services to make available the information that library users want or need. Cataloging decisions, labels, or ratings applied in an attempt to restrict or discourage access to materials or to suggest moral or doctrinal endorsement is a violation of the First Amendment and the Library Bill of Rights [Labels and Rating Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights].
What is the difference between a viewpoint-neutral directional aid and a prejudicial label?
Labels and rating systems produced by libraries, publishers, and organizations can be valuable and convenient aids for assisting library users and staff in finding and selecting desired materials. These tools are not de facto viewpoint-neutral directional aids or prejudicial labels; they become so only according to their implementation. Any existing or proposed rating systems should be examined in light of intellectual freedom principles.
What are examples for determining whether a genre label is a viewpoint-neutral directional aid or a prejudicial label?
Fiction genre labels such as romance, mystery, and science fiction are used by many libraries as viewpoint-neutral direction aids. While there may be some differences of opinion about which titles fit within specific genre areas, the choice of genre is viewpoint-neutral and does not suggest moral or doctrinal endorsement. On the other hand, some public libraries label Christian fiction with a cross as a symbol. This practice, especially when other religious fiction is not designated, communicates a message of preference for Christianity, a violation of the separation of church and state that is prohibited by the establishment clause of First Amendment as well as the Library Bill of Rights. People of all persuasions and traditions have sincere, heartfelt concerns when their government addresses religious issues, fundamentally different from an interest as to whether a library item bears a "Mystery" or "Western" sticker. In recognition of this, some libraries seek to avoid entanglement with religion by using a label to identify "inspirational fiction", including material that does not have religious-based content. As long as both the selection of materials to be so labeled and the label used are viewpoint-neutral and inclusive, this practice would not violate the Library Bill of Rights.
Enhanced Content in Catalogs
Does the practice of bundling bibliographic records with databases and other electronic informational resources including book reviews, book covers and other evaluative materials violate the Library Bill of Rights?
Some vendors provide bibliographic records enhanced with databases and other electronic informational resources including book reviews and other evaluative materials.
The Interpretation on "Labels and Rating Systems" should not be construed to preclude provision of resources and information useful to users as they make their choices from the library's catalog as long as the criteria for inclusion is viewpoint-neutral.
Libraries should seek the broadest spectrum of informational and evaluative materials as possible. Furthermore, the library profession should advocate to vendors for the inclusion of diverse viewpoints in the products they develop for libraries.
Is it appropriate to add movie, game or music ratings to the bibliographic record?
No. These rating systems are devised by private groups using subjective and changing criteria to advise people of suitability or content of materials. It is the library's responsibility to prevent the imposition or endorsement of private rating systems. Including such ratings in the bibliographic record, library records, and other library-authored finding aids would predispose people's attitudes toward the material and thus violate the Library Bill of Rights.
Rating Systems and the Library
What if a group develops a rating system? What would ALA advise?
Any private group's rating system, regardless of political, doctrinal or social viewpoint is subjective and meant to predispose the public's attitude, and therefore violate the Library Bill of Rights. Libraries should remain viewpoint-neutral, providing information users seek about any rating system equitably, regardless of the group's viewpoint.
What if a library board is asked to use movie, video game, music or other ratings to restrict access?
A variety of private organizations including the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, PSVratings Standards Board (PSV), Parents Television Council (PTC), Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have developed rating systems as a means of advising parents concerning their opinions of the contents and suitability or appropriate age for use of certain books, films, recordings, television programs, Web sites, or other materials.
None of these organizations are government agencies and as such their rating systems cannot be mandated or enforced by any government or agency of government, including a publicly funded library. A library can, however, make information concerning these rating systems available to library users.
For more information on this topic see Deborah Caldwell-Stone, "Movie Ratings are Private, Not Public Policy" (PDF), Illinois Library Association Reporter 22:2 (2004):10-13).
Is it prejudicial to describe violent and sexual content? For example, would including "contains mild violence" on bibliographic record of a graphic novel violate the Library Bill of Rights?
Yes. In any community there will be a range of attitudes as to what is deemed offensive and contrary to moral values. For some the issue is sexually explicit content, for others the concern is with violence, for still others it is language. Including notes in the bibliographic record regarding what may be objectionable content assumes all members of the community hold the same values. No one person should take responsibility for judging what is offensive. Such voluntary labeling in bibliographic records and catalogs violates the Library Bill of Rights.
Age, Grade, Reading Level, and Computerized Reading Programs
I would like to organize sections of the library using reading level designations, such as those supplied by Accelerated Reader. Is this okay?
While knowing the reading level of a book can assist library users, organizing a library via these labels can pose a psychological barrier for users who do not know their reading level. Many will feel that they should not utilize those resources.
Users who do know their reading level may feel compelled to only select resources from their reading level. This will result in users not utilizing the full scope of the library collection.
Is it okay to restrict certain sections of the collection based on the patron's age or grade level?
Restricting access to library materials based on age or grade level does not respect the individual needs, interests, and abilities of users and violates the Library Bill of Rights.
All students in my school are required to participate in a computerized reading program that assigns reading levels and point values to books and tests students for reading comprehension. Parents and teachers want library books placed on the shelves by reading level so that students can easily access and be limited to books that meet their individual needs. This would be easy to do since the vendor sells pre-printed labels for grade level and point value designation. Is this acceptable?
No. A student should have access to all materials in a school library.
The chronological age or grade level of students is not representative of their information needs or total reading abilities. If collections are organized by age or grade, some users will feel inhibited from selecting resources from sections that do not correspond to their exact characteristics. If the library limits users from checking out resources from sections other than those that match the patron's characteristics, the library will most likely not serve the needs of users.
While some parents and teachers may find housing books by grade or reading levels helpful in guiding developing young readers, a library should not use such labels as a classification system, or to promote any restrictive or prejudicial practice. Most computerized reading programs list books by grade or reading levels on their Web sites and parents and teachers may consult these if they wish to seek such information.
My library users participate in the Accelerated Reader program, and we feel pressured to purchase books that are on the reading lists. Some of the books on these lists are recommended for reading levels that match the abilities of my users, but I question the emotional and maturity levels of the themes of the books. What do I do?
While lists from programs like Accelerated Reader may be helpful in selecting books for a school or public library in school districts where such programs are a prominent part of the curriculum, it is important to remember that emotional and maturity levels do not necessarily correlate with reading level. A library or school district should have a selection policy that specifically outlines how materials are selected and what resources are used. This may include specific review journals and other professional collection development tools. Librarians should advise teachers and administrators that their responsibility is to practice good selection, and to follow the selection policy of the institution. This may mean that some books on the Accelerated Reader lists that are recommended for high achieving young readers may not be selected because of the maturity level.
Recommended Book Lists
A local school has a required summer reading list. Our library pulls them from the general collection and places them together. Is that considered viewpoint-neutral?
Yes. Assembling materials that will be in high demand for a limited period of time helps library users find them. Such selections should be accessible to all users and not limited to the target audience.
Labeling Based on Ethnic or Language Group
We have a large population of a specific ethnic/language group in our service area and we would like to create a section of the library and a collection to recognize that. Is that acceptable and how may we go about it?
When there is a large population of a specific ethnic or language group in an area, it often creates a large demand for items relevant to their experience in the library. To meet that demand and make it simpler for the users to locate those resources, libraries sometimes choose to create a special collection and/or area devoted to those resources. As long as these collections represent diverse points of view within the parameters of the collection and are designed to help patrons find resources relevant to their experience and not to restrict them to a certain section of the library, this practice would be acceptable.
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Nothing to spectacular to write tonight. Just another day out in the Portland wine market pouring my 2009 Vincent Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills wine for buyers at New Seasons and Whole Foods Markets. Some success. New Seasons Hawthorne is bringing it in, as is New Seasons Happy Valley. No word on the other stores I visited, and because most of the stores don't really make appointments, just have drop in times, sometimes you wait your turn. Sometimes there isn't anyone there or they just went to lunch. Sometimes they've already left for the day even though you're not done with yours.
Which is to say, a typical day selling wine. Some success, some failure, no outright rejection, sure, but a lot of work to get two sales. But I'm not discouraged. A friend heard the news and was so excited for me, it jarred me for a moment to realize that, yes, I'm doing what I love and having success. How could that be anything but great?
Oh, and both of those New Seasons stores want to bring me in for in-store tastings, which I'm still new enough at this to be really excited about. My goal is really to get lots of people who don't know what I'm up to, making what I believe is really good Pinot Noir in the city of Portland, OR, to know what I'm up to. And pouring and being able to tell everyone out there on the interwebs that I'm gong to be pouring, isn't a bad way to start.
Next up, more time in the market hitting lots of stores I still haven't gotten to, and the few I hit today unsuccessfully. You interested to hear more about how this all turns out?
March 29, 2011
Continuing marketplace saga
Posted by Vincent Fritzsche at 10:28 PM
4 comments:
- Al said...
I am glad that your wine will be in New Seasons Happy Valley. I look forward to your in store tasting there. I am interested in following your marketing efforts.
- Vincent Fritzsche said...
Al, thanks for the comment. I'll definitely keep in touch about the in-store tasting. Right now slated for May 6 but that's not official.
- Portland Charcuterie Project said...
You know what they say v... " a bad day selling ( or making ) wine is better than a good day sitting in cubicle hell"
Keep living the dream for us :-)
- Vincent Fritzsche said...
True that. But I have cubicle hell AND wine to sell. Very confusing.
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You may subscribe to AUTINET FORUM (without charge of course) simply by sending an email message to the list-owner Peter Wise along with a two line explanation of your interest in discussing Autism and related disorders and what country you are from.
The real action is still on the discussion list, but, in time, these pages are expected to develop into quite a web. For now you may find our DRAFT links page of interest, or you could try our search page to find the latest news and Web Pages on Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and developmental disorders generally.
One of the benefits of autism's being a spectrum disorder (that is one in which the effects may be anything from profound to mild) is that, at the mild (or "high functioning") end of the spectrum, those with the disorder are very capable of describing their condition "from the inside", as it were. There are many such excellent examples of descriptions on the Web and you may wish to read one by an AUTINET FORUM subscriber who, to my mind, in one short piece, sums up the crucial aspect of attachment to the concrete rather than the social world which almost entirely characterises the criteria for both Asperger's Syndrome and autism.
However, the "state of the art" in autism is that, however good the prognosis is for someone with an autism spectrum disorder, however clearly we are able to diagnose the condition, subclassify it and characterise it, treatment (in medical terms) is just about impossible and educational intervention difficult to taylor to each individual circumstance. This difficulty is critical not only as regards the cost (whether to the tax-payer or the individual), but also as regards those fleeting years of childhood, so important to an individual's development. Much of this problem might be solved if we could ascertain the root causes of autism spectrum disorders (so that we could shortlist possible interventions) and, especially recognise the particular mixes of genes that cause specific neurological disorders. This is the work of geneticists and other clinical researchers like that of Dr. Faraneh Vargha-Khadem and Dr. Anthony Monaco who are trying to pin down the SPCH1 Gene.
I think most members of AUTINET FORUM are quite aware how daunting it is for the parent of the newly diagnosed autistic (or Asperger's) child to set out to be become something of a cross-disciplinary expert on autism. However, they would equally say that you can do it with support and AUTINET FORUM is where to find that support.
But AUTINET FORUM is more than just a parent's support group, more than a news service to hear about the latest findings on autism and Asperger's Syndrome, we like to think of it as an autism community, where researchers learn from parents, where parents learn from adults with Asperger's Syndrome and high-functioning autism, where teachers learn from doctors and we all learn to be a community devoted to autism spectrum disorders.
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The UAE is on track to expand its crude oil production capacity to 3 million barrels per day (mbpd) by the end of the year, two industry sources said.
The UAE, one of the world's top oil exporters, increased its production capacity from 2.7 mbpd to around 2.8 mbpd earlier this year and expects to add another 200,000 bpd of capacity over the next few months. "Oil production capacity in the UAE should reach 3 mbpd by the end of this year, and already the current capacity is around 2.8 mbpd,' said an industry source familiar with the projects.
In July the Opec country's production was ramped up close to its maximum capacity of 2.8 mbpd, the source added. "The maximum capacity has been tested and everything is going ahead as planned," he said. Abu Dhabi, which has the largest share of the UAE's oil, plans to invest $60 billion over the next five years to boost production capacity to 3.5 mbpd.
The bulk of the capacity increase this year will come from the Zakum oil fields, said a second industry source, adding that production at the Murban-Bab field had also increased in 2012 but declining to say by how much. Bab is operated by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (Adco) concession, which is currently in a tender to renew its deals before they expire in 2014.
BP is a partner in Adco with Royal Dutch Shell, Total, ExxonMobil and Partex Oil and Gas, with Adnoc holding a controlling stake.
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Women, what are you going to do in the 10th District? Are you going to defend yourself or will you let the men in positions make the decisions for you?
It is a crying shame if we as women elect Romney as our leader when the man has already stated he will strike down the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which states that women can receive equal pay for equal work.
In January, 2009, Obama signed the bill into law. It was the first act he signed as president, and it fulfilled his campaign pledge to women. This law will in essence give women the right to pursue their compensation claims in the courts.
Governor Romney has also stated he would defund Planned Parenthood.
Romney has said time and again that he is a pro-life candidate and he will be a pro-life president. The actions he will take immediately are to remove funding for Planned Parenthood. It will not be part of his budget.
Defunding Planned Parenthood caused women�s services to drop by 93 percent in a Tennessee County. Between July 2011 and June 2012, the grant money the county received was not used at all. Local officials decided that instead of giving that Title X money to Planned Parenthood for health screenings, STD tests, and birth control, they�d instead give it to Christ Community Health Services, a religious organization that refuses to provide abortions or refer women to others who would provide them. This is what happens when governments decide to reallocate family planning funds to groups that aren�t really all that interested in family planning.
North Carolina�s Republican-controlled state legislature voted to override Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue�s veto of a state budget that strips money from Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina. Women, this is where we live in the state. There will be no more funding for low-income women services in this part of the state from Planned Parenthood.
We as females should never be controlled in such a manner!
It is time to turn the tables and make laws that make men responsible for their actions. Those abortion groups should be dismantled or they should assume responsibility for the children that are already here. We have numbers of children that need help. Orphans, drug �addicted infants, children with pre-existing conditions all need help and no one is there to give them the love they need to survive.
It is as though we tend to pick and choose which children remain a part of this world while other children are not so lucky.
So men it is time for you to get off your duff and do what is responsibly right. If you think women deserve better, include the laws to favor them as well. Women should never be denied the right to live a life of their choosing.
Women are maintainers and they have the assets you men need to move forward. The Constitution begins as �we the people� and that in itself should stand as a compromise to make this country �stand tall.�
As indicated by some men, we don�t cotton to the idea of being automatically �legitimate� with our bodies. That is total ignorance.
I am a mother, grandmother and aunt. I am proud to work in a direction that makes laws equal for females. Disrespect for the female gender does not balance the scales for equal rights.
In order for women to be counted, now is the time for all women to go to the polls and make a difference. A vote for Patsy Keever as our 10th district congresswoman is the vote that will count for us as women. All you guys that have faithfully supported women, we thank you!
Women are human beings, not �binders� that you pull out of a file cabinet for appeasement.
Wiggins is a resident of Gastonia and former chair of the Gaston County Democratic Party.


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text: Molly Skobba: Brynne Palmer By Molly Skobba I have not known Brynne Palmer for a long time, but I feel like I've known her for years already. I attribute that to her sweet and open personality. Her sunny disposition immediately puts you at ease and any intimidation seems to melt away. Brynne has been tattooing for almost eight years. She started out at Tattoo Mania in L.A. and currently works at Gold Rush in Costa Mesa, California... She describes herself as a true Southern California girl. If you asked Brynne what she thought of her style in tattooing; she would say she enjoys traditional but that her girlie personality often shows through in her work. Brynne makes great tattoos, and it should come as no surprise that she has some amazing tattoos herself! Some of her favorite tattoos are from Shige, Christine Nelson and Daniel Albrigo. Taking advantage of a last-minute cancellation, she got a chrysanthemum and snake from Shige. Brynne laughs about the story, flying up last-minute, getting tattooed and then passing out on the couch shortly afterwards! Brynne wears a Charlie Chaplain tattoo from Daniel Albrigo and a lotus from Christine, which she jokingly refers to as her first "decent sized tattoo." In addition to these talented artists Brynne sites Don and Debra Yarian, Lindsey Carmichael, Tim Hendricks, Jill Bonny and Nikki Balls and everyone she works with as her influences. On a personal note, Brynne has an adorable pet hedgehog, likes geo caching, camping and woodworking. If she wasn't a tattoo artist, she would want to be a fine art appraiser and has taken art classes as a teenage. Coincidentally, she took art classes from the owner of Gold Rush Tattoo's father. What a small world! Brynne loves tattooing the traditional style and would prefer not to tattoo Bible quotes on the ribs, anything Hello Kitty, or anything Day of the Dead related. She also would like to build machines one day in the future. If you get a chance, get a tattoo from my friend Brynne! (Brynne can be found at Gold Rush Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA.) Related TAM Blogs: Molly Skobba: Si'I Liufau Molly Skobba: Drew Flores Molly Skobba: Pacific Soul Tattoo Molly Skobba: In Japan With Horikiku (Part I) Molly Skobba: In Yokohama, Japan With Shige and His Family (Part II)


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Almost all energy we use comes originally from the sun. Fossil fuels are plant and animal matter that decayed tens of millions of years ago and have been compressed and heated, turning into coal, oil, and gases. Of course, plants get energy from the sun and convert it through photosynthesis. Animals in turn eat plants, converting the stored energy into energy to keep themselves alive.
Wind is created because of differential heating of land and water areas by the sun, creating movement of air from one area to another. Geothermal energy is residual heat of the earth, which was created billions of years ago in the formation of the solar system. So, we can trace all energy back to the source...the nearest star, our sun.
But the Sun's energy can also be used directly...
In 1839, Edmond Becquerel discovered that certain materials produced small amounts of electric current when exposed to light. Not long after that, selenium photovoltaic cells were converting light to electricity at 1 to 2 percent efficiency. In 1954, D.M. Chapin, C.S. Fuller and G.L. Pearson, of Bell Laboratory, patented a way of making electricity directly from sunlight using silicon-based solar cells. The next year, the Hoffman Electronics-Semiconductor Division announced the first commercial photo voltaic product that was 2.0-percent efficient, priced at $25 per cell, at 14 milliwatts each, or $1,785 per watt (in 1955 dollars). By the mid-1960s, efficiency levels were nearing 10 percent.
We call modern-day devices that convert sunlight into energy photovoltaic cells, or "PVs" for short. More commonly, they're known as solar cells. We can find them on calculators, hats, sidewalk lighting systems, and alongside freeways to power phones for stranded motorists.
As an outgrowth of the space exploration and following the energy crises of the 1970s, PV development increased. In 1979, ARCO Solar began construction of the world's largest PV manufacturing facility in Camarillo, California. ARCO Solar was the first company to produce more than 1 megawatt of PV modules in one year. Four years later, ARCO Solar dedicated a 6 megawatt PV facility in central California in the Carrissa Plain. The 120-acre unmanned facility supplied the Pacific Gas and Electric Company utility grid with enough power for about 2,500 homes.
When large collections of PV panels or modules are put together, they can be tied into the electricity grid system. These can supply additional power to areas that need electricity, but costs for new transmission lines and substations are prohibitive. These type of systems are basically Utility-Scale Applications of Photovoltaics.
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For many years roses have been associated with love, and that is never more apparent than on Valentine's Day.
Roses have been cultivated as ornamental plants in the Mediterranean, China, and Persia as far back as 500 BC. Today there are many thousands of hybrids and cultivars, most of which are prized for their showy petals and fragrance.
In addition to their decorative qualities, these flowers can also be used in food. Historically, roses bore a red fruit called a rose hip, which has been bred out of many modern cultivars. Rose hips are commonly used to make herbal tea, soup, jelly, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages; they are especially prized for their high vitamin C content. Rose petals are also used in food—when I was traveling in India a decade ago, one of my hosts served me rose petal jam with breakfast. The petals can also be used in or as a decoration for cakes, cookies, ice creams, and chocolates.
Rose flavors and scents can be extracted for a delicate addition to food. Rose oil, also known as attar of roses, is steam-distilled from crushed petals in an ancient Persian technique. It takes approximately 2000 roses to produce one gram of oil. Rose oil produced through solvent extraction is known as rose absolute. The process of making rose oil creates a by-product called rose water; when mixed with sugar it becomes rose syrup. Rose products are widely used in Persian, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian cuisines; they are also used in perfume, cosmetics, medicines, and religious rituals.
This rose-scented cake is based on a recipe I found on Epicurious.com. Using whipped cream as a frosting makes for a perfect, airy Valentine's Day confection.
Serves 6-8
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
6 tablespoons water
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon rose water or several drops rose oil
2 tablespoons unsalted pistachios, whole or ground (optional)
Candied or fresh organic rose petals, for decoration (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Butter two round 8-inch cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line pans with parchment paper and butter parchment.
3. In a large bowl mix flour, cornstarch, half the sugar, cardamom, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks (place egg whites in another large bowl, set aside), water, canola oil, and lemon zest.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Slowly add the other half of the granulated sugar and beat until whites resemble thick marshmallow fluff.
7. Carefully fold egg whites into egg yolk batter in 3 additions.
8. Divide batter between pans and bake for 25 minutes or until cakes are golden brown, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Cool cakes in pans on rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool to room temperature.
10. To prepare whipped cream, beat cream in large bowl until soft peaks form. Gently add powdered sugar and rose water/oil and beat until peaks form.
11. Place one cake, bottom side up, on platter. Cover with 1 cup of frosting. Gently place second cake on top, bottom side up. Spread remaining frosting on top and sides of cake.
12. Chill in the refrigerator for between 1 and 4 hours.
13. Before serving, decorate the cake with rose petals and pistachios.


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Why oh why do they hate the Ceiling Cat so much? In what will doubtless be trumpeted as more suppression of "free speech" by Dr. Evil and the Nazi Darwinist Stormtroopers of "Big Science," the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board took a big fat sanity pill and unanimously denied the request of the Institute for Creation Research to be granted certification to offer a master's degree program in science education in Texas.
The reason is, of course, obvious. Young Earth Creationism is in about as complete a state of opposition to actual science as the movies of Pauly Shore are to actual comedy. There is just a contingent of ideologues among the Christian faithful who simply cannot comprehend that it is not the purpose of science to validate preconceived religious beliefs, however precious those beliefs are to those who hold them. And in their bleating over the supposed denial of any "free exchange of ideas" in an academic setting, they are, of course, failing to make another meaningful distinction: free speech and free inquiry are not synonyms for "you get to teach whatever you want, even if it's false, if enough people believe it." Each person is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs; what you are not entitled to are your own facts.
But at least the creationists can take some cold comfort in the fact they aren't the only ones being oppressed by the dogmatic, iron fist of "Big Science"!


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7th Infantry Division, 11 May 1943.
Questions for Drawing 1
1. Using Reading 1, locate the sites of the battle on Drawing 1.
2. What natural land features assisted the Japanese in holding back American troops for a short time?
3. Locate Siddens Valley. What made the Japanese banzai attack through here so precarious?
* The drawing on this screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of Drawing 1, but be aware that the file will take as much as 50 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.


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In Taiwan, an inflatable Android robot was enlisted to promote the Sony Xperia Play cell phone. But it wasn't just any inflatable robot, it was a dancing inflatable robot.
Whoever was wearing this Android outfit has a lot of energy - maybe a little too much energy. If people ever ask you if Android is better than Apple's iOS, just show them this clip. If anyone ever asks you anything, just show this clip.


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If your credit has been damaged and it isn't your fault, you may be able to sue -- and possibly collect a large settlement.
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While holding others accountable for inaccurate and costly credit hits is a relatively recent legal phenomenon, courts are beginning to recognize that a good credit standing is a valuable asset, and someone who devalues that asset should be made to pay.
One groundbreaking case in the arena took place in 2002, when Home Depot took a million-dollar hit for its credit reporting actions. The company accessed the credit report of a California businessman named Alan Sporn 12 times -- each time resulting in a hard inquiry, which negatively impacted his credit score. Sporn had been a victim of identity theft, and the thief was attempting to open a line of credit with Home Depot. Sporn contacted the company, saying that he had no business with them and instructed Home Depot to stop checking his credit. Then it happened again.
"This time he got mad enough that he contacted several attorneys," says independent credit evaluator Georg Finder. "They told him this kind of stuff happened all the time and to suck it up. He finally got to an attorney who said that if he could prove he'd been damaged in some way, he had a case."
Which he did. Sporn was trying to refinance his house during that period and was denied a low interest rate due to the numerous inquiries that lowered his credit score. He hired Finder to calculate how much his damaged credit had cost him. After doing some analysis, "the case that all these other lawyers had turned down ultimately resulted in Home Depot having to pay more than $1.3 million," Finder says.
However, while a payout for damaged credit can be spectacular, getting there isn't easy. Finding an attorney to take on even a good case such as Sporn's can be a challenge. And proving credit damage usually requires hiring an expert researcher.
"To get a good valuation is expensive, so be careful of your expectations," warns Doug Koenig, an attorney in Hillsborough, N.C. "Could it work for you? Absolutely. Will it? I can't say until I've spent a lot of time reviewing your case."
Only an attorney, after careful review, can tell you whether you could win money for damaged credit. But your odds go up if you can answer "yes" to the following:
1. Did a person or company do something wrong that damaged your credit?
In order to sue, you have to have a cause of action -- something specific the other party did that was illegal or malicious or infringed on your rights. For instance, when Nashun Robinson, an active-duty military officer, tried to buy a home in 2012, he failed to qualify for a Veterans Administration-backed loan because Chase bank showed him as delinquent on an existing mortgage. But he had actually sold the home in a short sale, with the bank's agreement, a year earlier.
A short sale (sale of a home for less than is owed on it) always has a negative effect on the borrower's credit, though many experts believe the effect is less than with a foreclosure. Generally, the former homeowner must wait at least two years before qualifying for another loan, but because of his military status and good credit since the sale, Robinson would likely have been able to qualify sooner, according to James Wrider, a real estate broker in San Diego who is assisting Robinson.
"We brought it to the attention of the law firm that handled the [short sale] settlement," Wrider says. "They sent it to Chase. Chase said that he owes this money and that they would continue reporting him late every month. I went back and said, 'Here's your agreement saying it was settled.'"
This dispute is likely to wind up in court, Wrider says, and he believes it has all the elements of a big win. "Whatever his past issues, he had gone a solid year without any derogatory credit and had good standing as a military officer," Wrider says. And even if the bank subsequently removed the delinquent notation, the damage is already done. "He can't buy tomorrow what he could have bought a year ago," Wrider says. "Property prices may now exceed what he could comfortably afford to purchase." (Chase declined to go on record on the case).
You may also be able to collect if someone damages your credit indirectly, for instance by preventing you from being able to pay your bills. "Any sort of legal action where economic damages or compensation are sought, such as a divorce, wrongful dismissal or personal injury could qualify," Finder says.
For example, if you're laid up because of an accident that is someone else's fault, are unable to work and pay your bills and, as a result, your debts go unpaid and your credit suffers -- damages for that lost credit can and should be added to whatever compensation you're suing for, Finder says. "In that case, it has to be clearly established that, but for this collision, the economic damage wouldn't have happened," he adds. "The key to compensation is the cause of action."
2. Did this loss of credit harm you?
A credit researcher can assess exactly how your damaged credit may have harmed you and how much it has cost you. Even if, unlike Robinson and Sporn, you can't point to a loan refused or higher interest charged because of a lowered credit rating, you may still be able to collect. "You can also get damages for nonmonetary losses such as aggravation, loss of time, loss of credit reputation. All those things are compensable," says Cary Flitter, partner at Flitter Lorenz in Philadelphia and consumer law expert.
Finder says he looks for three different types of compensable loss from credit damage. The first is increased out-of-pocket expenses, such as when Sporn had to pay a higher interest rate. The second is loss of credit capacity, such as when a card issuer lowers your limit or cancels an unused card because your credit rating has been reduced.
The third is loss of credit expectancy. "Let's say someone's going along and is accustomed to being able to walk into a car dealership or a mortgage company and apply for a loan and walk out with whatever they were applying for," Finder says. "Let's say that's taken away, they get turned down because their credit reputation has changed. After getting turned down a few times, they stop applying. That's loss of credit expectancy."
Will every judge in every court recognize all these types of harm and award you damages? No, but more are taking loss of credit seriously. "In several states, there are cases where the court has said that the mere loss of credit is sufficient to warrant compensation," Koenig notes.
Keep in mind that you aren't limited to only collecting what you actually lost. Finder says he reported losses of only about $250,000 for Sporn, but he was awarded punitive damages for a total judgment of $934,000 that increased to more than $1.3 million because Home Depot was slow to pay up.
Punitive damages can be especially hefty if it turns out the company that damaged your credit has done the same to others. "Some states allow for triple damages if you can show a pattern," Koenig says.
3. Did I alert them to the problem and try to get it fixed?
Flitter advises making every attempt to correct the problem through proper channels before initiating a lawsuit. "If it's a bank or other furnisher of information and they've reported something inaccurate to a credit bureau, the consumer must write to the credit bureau," he says. "Let's say Bank of America shows that you're 60 days late and it's wrong, you must write to the credit bureau and ask them to investigate, not just the bank."
Flitter encourages his clients to send letters on paper, preferably by certified mail, rather than filling out an online dispute form, which may not provide enough space to properly explain the problem. "And one letter per dispute," he says. "Not, 'You got my middle initial wrong, I no longer live on Main Street and the report from Bank of America is inaccurate.' You need a separate letter for each."
"In theory, the credit bureau should investigate and fix any error, but it's seldom that straightforward," Flitter says. He notes that credit bureaus are understaffed and tend to rely on the company that provided the information to the bureau to ensure that information is accurate.
"If they don't fix it, it's time to talk to a consumer lawyer," he says. "But the first thing a lawyer will tell you is to dispute it again. And then again." Though this may seem like an exercise in futility, every attempt you make to resolve the problem before involving the legal system will make your case that much stronger once you do get to court.
4. Did I have good credit before this happened?
It's hard to prove someone has meaningfully damaged your credit if you've already dinged it yourself. "If I ask what happened to get to this point, and the client says, 'I was late by two mortgage payments,' it can be hard to win a case like that," Koenig says. "It doesn't disqualify you, but it can make the damages so low that they aren't worth pursuing.
Even if you've clearly been harmed and your credit is worse than before, this is still a relatively new area of the law and an attorney may be reluctant to take on a case where previous credit problems could in any way confuse the issues at hand. "I'm looking for the clearest, cleanest cases to take before a judge," Wrider says.
But if you think you might have a case, Koenig advises, "There's never any harm in calling a lawyer and saying, 'Hey, do I qualify?' These cases are rare, but it's a good thing if you can get it."
See related: Why the credit report dispute process is broken, CFPB opens federal complaint system to credit report disputes


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The Northern Indiana Center for History, located in South Bend, Indiana, is a museum comprising two historic houses, "Copshaholm" and the "Worker's Home"; three galleries that feature changing exhibits; galleries that explore the history of the St. Joseph River Valley, the University of Notre Dame, and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; as well as a children's museum.
Built in 1896, Copshaholm is the 38-room mansion of 20th century industrialist and area philanthropist J.D. Oliver. The 12,000 square-foot building and its adjacent carriage house were constructed of native Indiana fieldstone, which was cut on-site by European masons. One of the first homes in South Bend to have electricity, the Oliver Mansion features oak, cherry and mahogany woodwork, as well as leaded glass windows and 14 fireplaces. Surrounding the home are two-and-a-half acres of landscaped gardens, including a garden tea house, formal Italianate garden, rose garden, pergola, tennis lawn, and fountain. The home and its gardens are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the mansion is registered as an American Treasure.
A Need for Change
Edward J. White, Inc, a full-service plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor that has served northern Indiana and southern Michigan since 1925, has serviced the estate for decades. Originally, the building's heating system was a coal-fired gravity hot water system, so it had no circulation pump and used larger piping than systems built today. The pumps were later added when the system was converted to a forced hot water system many years ago. Until recently, the building was heated by Pacific Boilers that were estimated to have been installed in the 1920s. Paul White, CEO of the family-owned company, estimates that Edward J. White, Inc converted the original boilers from oil to gas approximately 30 years ago.
Two years ago, Tom Rapach, director of facilities and grounds, discovered that the Center had a tube leak in one of the boilers and contacted Edward J. White, Inc. Paul and his team recommended replacing the boilers rather than repairing them since future tube failures were imminent given the age of the equipment. Replacing the boilers would reduce the amount of energy used to heat the Center and lower the operating costs. Also, the high heat level and inconsistency in room temperature did not meet museum standards for the preservation of the mansion and the museum's collection.
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Paul and his team believed the lack of outdoor reset created too much heat for the museum in mild weather. The system had three large zone pumps and fluctuating flow rates. In addition, bringing the combustion air and venting up to today's code requirements would be difficult because of the building's age and the boiler location.
When considering what type of boiler would best meet the needs of the Center, they determined that it should be a high-efficiency model with PVC direct-vent design and outdoor air reset. The team also wanted 500 MBH boilers with simple sequencing.
Since Paul was familiar with Lochinvar's KNIGHT® Heating Boiler from previous installations, he knew it could offer all of these features at a reasonable price. The project's calculated design load was 1500 MBH, so he selected three KBN500 models to meet demand while minimizing the up-front costs.
Removing the old boilers was a rather challenging process because they sat in individual pits in the mechanical room. Paul and his team had to extract the boilers from these pits and then fill in the holes with concrete, which took quite a bit of time.
However, once this removal process was complete, the installation of the new boilers went smoothly and quickly due to the KNIGHT's lightweight design, small footprint and ease of set-up through the KNIGHT's exclusive SMART SYSTEM™ control.
Great Success
Since the installation, Tom and the other directors have been very impressed with the new KNIGHT Heating Boilers and, specifically, the cost-savings they have seen on their utility bills. During the 2005-2006 heating season, the total cost of heating the center was $82,273.
The amount spent on energy bills throughout the 2006-2007 heating season dropped to $43,985, which is a 46 percent difference. Based on these numbers, payback for the new system is expected to be realized in less than two years. More information on the Northern Indiana Center for History can be found at www.centerforhistory.org. Additional information on the KNIGHT Heating Boiler and other high-efficiency products from Lochinvar is available at www.lochinvar.com.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Sinusitis: A poem.
Sinusitis is why, in my misery, I wallow.
My head is pounding, pounding so.
So it's back to bed I go.
Back to bed, back to bed, back to bed I go.
Will I show? Oh no.
Oh no, I will not show.
16 comments:
- Kellie said...
Awww, crapbag...that sucks you're sick. I'm sorry :(
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:11:00 PM
- Jocelyn said...
Listen, if you don't show up, they're NEVER going to know who you are at work.
But, crud, sinusitis. That's suckage. Hope you conquer the evil.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:21:00 PM
- Kimberly said...
Okay, how you can be that creative with that much sinus pressure cramping your brain, I just don't know. I turn into a pile of barely sentient goo whenever I get it. Ugh.
And hey, I get it at -least- once a year, so muchos advice for you, babe.
Keep your head propped up at all time. Hot, steamy showers are your best friend. Sudafed Sinus is also your best friend, especially the night time stuff which can make you go really loopy (love that stuff). If, unlike me, you think you can handle it, snort saltwater. Old home remedy.
And lots and lots and lots of water. You'll quickly feel like a grape turned raisin otherwise.
Hope it passes quickly for you.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:17:00 PM
- Catwoman said...
Well no wonder you're depressed! You sinuses feel like they're going to explode.
Snorting salt water? Those crazy kids! What will they think of next!
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:52:00 PM
- Alpha Dude 1.5 said...
Dr. Suess is getting nervous.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:59:00 PM
- julie said...
You can almost sing that to the tune of "Yankee Doodle".
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:19:00 PM
- frannie said...
get well!!! feel better!!! rejoing the living!!!!
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:30:00 PM
- SJ said...
Sorry to hear you're sick, I hope you get better soon!
Your poem rocked!
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:08:00 PM
- la bellina mammina said...
Hi - came across your blog from t family syndicate. Sorry to hear about your sister, sorry that you're sick, but really like your poem!
Get better soon!
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:11:00 AM
- EE said...
Hey! Just got to thinking that you may not have been able to open the link I sent you a few posts back. It was to a picture of a piece of pecan pie, not a nasty porn site or anything...LOL!
Great poem. Hope you feel better!
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:25:00 AM
- Emily said...
That was very Dr. Seuss of you.
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:22:00 AM
- Stephanette said...
My doctor told me to snort a special mix, but not salt water...it made me choke, gag, and swallow accidently. I'm sorry! Go to the dr. and get anti-biotics it will help, I promise. Feel better soon.
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:36:00 AM
- Amy W said...
Good grief. Yes, go get drugs. I normally have some left over and if I did, I would so drive them to your house. Or at least Fed Ex them...
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:59:00 AM
- Rachel said...
Your poem kicks ass! sorry to hear you are sick. It's this crappy, can't make up it's mind what it wants to do, weather! Hope you feel better soon!
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:06:00 PM
- Dawn~a~Bon said...
Oh shoot! I'm sorry you're sick. I hope you feel better soon . . . like . . NOW! Feel better . . . NOW! NOW!
- Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:51:00 PM
- Shanilie said...
I feel for you....Sinusitis is my middle name! :)
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2009: Second team All-Ivy selection... Shared the team most valuable player award with Megan Enyeart... Named the team's most improved player and the recipient of the Barbara Chou Leadership Award... Led Yale pitching staff in ERA (2.05), wins (10), shutouts (3) and opponent batting average (.225)... Finished second in the Ivy League in shutouts, third in opponent batting average and fourth in ERA... Pitched Yale's first no-hitter since 1994 against Brown, which helped her earn Ivy League Pitcher of the Week... Struck out a season-high seven in win over Brown in season finale.
2008: Started eight games in the circle... Held opponents to a .227 batting average... Pitched three innings of scoreless relief to earn a save in Yale's 2-1 victory over Cleveland State... Earned her first victory against Sacred Heart when she tossed four no-hit innings and struck out four, matching her season high... Was the winning pitcher in Yale's 3-1 victory over Brown in the season finale.
2007: Third on the Yale pitching staff in innings (44.2) and strikeouts (24)... Tossed five shutout innings to earn the victory against Columbia... Allowed only one earned run in victories over Florida A&M and Marist... Pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit, to earn a save against Harvard... Struck out a season-high six batters in her final appearance of the year against Brown... Batted .500 in limited plate appearances... Doubled against Sacred Heart.
2006: A solid contributor both in the circle and at the plate as a rookie... First career home run was a three-run blast that helped the Bulldogs to a 4-1 victory over Colgate at the Rebel Games... Had a three-run double in Yale's victory over Harvard... Top performance as a pitcher came against Sacred Heart when she went eight innings, allowed one earned run and struck out five... First career pitching win came against Providence... Struck out a season-high six batters against Cleveland State... Recipient of the team's Barbara Chou Leadership Award.
Before Yale: Had 297 strikeouts and a 0.53 earned run average in four years at The Shipley School... Four-time first team All-Main Line selection... Twice selected as the Main Line Life Softball Player of the Year... The Shipley School won three Inter-Academic League titles during her tenure... Also played field hockey.
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Topaz II (De Inktpot #12, March 2007)
Born in Shady, New York, Niko Lanzuisi was raised in Italy until he was five. Half Italian half Dutch, he later moved to The Netherlands, where he studied Design for Virtual Theatre and Games at the HKU. He graduated in 2005 and is working with film, photography and comics. He is a regular contributor to the Utrecht comics magazine De Inktpot.


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GreenWeddings needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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The Green Bride Guide
The Green Bride Guide online (http://www.TheGreenBrideGuide.com) is a credible, comprehensive resource for eco-conscious couples seeking Green ideas, products, and services. The website is an extension of the book, The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget, and was created because there was a need for a trustworthy resource in the Green Wedding space.
The Green Bride Guide online is currently the #1 Green Wedding site, and is organized around three sections: Learn, Plan, and Shop. The Learn section has articles, blogs, tips, and Real Green Weddings; the Plan section has wedding software and tools such as a beverage calculator, a seating chart program, and a carbon footprint calculator; and the Shop section is a marketplace where brides can search by material (i.e. only recycled items) and eco-strategy (i.e. only USDA organic) as well as color and product type.
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Obama scorched as 'delusional' on final day
'This is worthy of men in the white coats'
On the final full day of campaigning in the 2012 race for the White House, President Obama is being blasted for a speech he gave in Madison, Wis., a speech his opposition calls "delusional."
"We tried our ideas. They worked. The economy grew. We created jobs. Deficits went down," Obama said Monday.
"We tried their ideas. They didn't work. The economy didn't grow, not as many jobs, and the deficit went up. But here's the thing. Governor Romney's a very talented salesman, and in this campaign he's tried as hard as he can to repackage the same old bad ideas and make 'em out to be new ideas and try to convince you that he's all about change."
"This is just delusional," opined radio giant Rush Limbaugh, reacting to Obama's suggestion that deficits have gone down in this administration. "This is our president, folks, entirely totally completely delusional. He's not there. The elevator is not going to the top floor today. … This is worthy of men in the white coats. … I wonder if he knows what he's saying. It's on the prompter. … I wonder if he believes what he's saying."
Obama himself stressed during his Madison speech that he doesn't utter anything he doesn't intend to say.
"You know that I say what I mean and I mean what I say," the president noted.
"Deficits went down?" Limbaugh continued. "You know, not even his supporters believe this. His supporters know the truth. It's just that they think Obama's about fairness. Obama's about taking away from everybody and giving to them, but they know that the deficit's going up, they know the national debt's going up. They just don't care. But Obama is coming out, I don't know how else to describe this. Which Obama idea has worked? Stimulus? Obamacare? Green energy? Arab Spring? Name one. What Obama idea has worked? What deficit, any deficit, has come down?
"The national debt has had almost $6 trillion added to it. That's done by way of a deficit every year that is over a trillion dollars. We never had trillion-dollar annual deficits until Obama. One of Bush's last deficits was a mere $257 billion. This deeply concerns me. I know politicians lie, and I know they want to put a good spin on everything. But this, folks, I'm tongue-tied. This is not just political lying. This isn't trying to pull wool over people's face. Nobody in this country thinks right now the economy's working. That's not why Obama's supporters support him. It's not because his ideas are working. They support him, A, because he's a Democrat; B, because he's a liberal; C, because they hate conservatives; D, because they hate Republicans; E, because they think everybody else owes them the something. But they don't they don't support Obama because they think his stuff is working."


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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded grants to three Arnold Arboretum scientists to advance two new botanical initiatives. Senior Research Scientist Campbell Webb and Sargent Fellow Sarah Mathews received NSF funding to inventory and assess the plant diversity of the species-rich Indonesian archipelago. NSF will also fund investigations by Sargent Fellow Maciej Zwieniecki and the University of Chicago's Kevin Boyce to study leaf fossils and living plants to enhance our understanding of evolutionary linkages between leaf structure and plant physiology.
The award granted to Webb and Mathews will fund studies to record the biographic and ecological diversification of trees in Indonesia, and also support efforts for local management of this diversity. Due to a complex geological and environmental history, Indonesia contains forests with some of the richest plant diversity on Earth. Timber harvesting and oil palm expansion have drastically reduced the area of lowland forests, threatening this diversity before it has been studied and thoroughly understood. This project will pioneer new methods for recording tree species composition and environmental variables on five islands (Borneo, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Seram, Sumbawa). The data will enable Webb and Mathews to investigate the historical processes by which the forests were assembled, opening opportunities for a greater understanding of how forests will respond to future environmental changes.
Although foreign institutions currently manage most of Indonesian biodiversity, there is a need for megadiversity nations like Indonesia to lead the collection, digitization, and networking of their own biodiversity information. This project will develop capacity and leadership in biodiversity informatics in Indonesia, as well as in the United States, via joint field expeditions, meetings, short courses, and sustained interactions with local software developers. The informatics resources themselves will aid foresters and conservationists to better know and manage these forests.
The project by Zwieniecki and Boyce funded by NSF will employ leaf fossils and living plants to gain a better understanding of the functional link between plant habit and ecophysiology, and to reconstruct the nature of prehistoric forests. Detached leaves are among the most common plant fossils, but the absence of their stems makes it difficult if not impossible to learn about the forests where they lived. However, as records of the primary interface between plants and their environment, fossilized leaves offer a valuable source of information regarding past climates and atmospheric compositions. In addition, the plant to which leaf is attached is as much a part of leaf's environment as the surrounding climate. From this perspective, fossils of leaves may also preserve an untapped wealth of information concerning the habit and ecology of the parent plant as well as the overall structure of vegetation in the landscape.
Using the emerging mechanistic understanding of how leaf structure and physiology are linked, Zwieniecki and Boyce will study three aspects of whole-plant ecophysiology with leaf fossils: plant habit (whether it grows as a low shrub or tall tree); adaptation to water vapor pressure deficit (a sunny, exposed environment or a shaded, understory environment); and carbon assimilation and transpiration capacities. Studies will employ a diverse series of field-based measurements in both tropical and temperate forests, as well as greenhouse and growth chamber experiments to simulate conditions that no longer exist in the modern world. Tools advanced by the project will enhance understanding of the evolution of physiology and ecology, and provide a new approach for reconstructing prehistoric climates and carbon and hydrological cycles.


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Another sign of the Kardash-alypse: Kim Kardashian and fiance Kanye West are the cover stars of Vogue magazine's April issue.
Uh-huh, honey.
The well-endowed reality TV starlet, 33, and the outspoken rapper, 36, have landed the coveted fashion cover of the so-called fashion bible, which features the polished "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star in a strapless wedding gown with West wrapping his arms around her from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder.
"Their Fashionable Life and Surreal Times #WORLDSMOSTTALKEDABOUTCOUPLE," reads the headline. (Yes, even formidable editrix Anna Wintour is in the hashtag game.)
The photos were shot by recurring Vogue photographer Annie Leibovitz and accompanying video footage includes several shots of the couple's elusive daughter, North, now 9 months old. West is only the fifth man to make the cover, and the first man in two years, Radar Online reported.
"This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath!" Kardashian wrote Friday, sharing the cover on Instagram and directing followers to check out the shoot's behind-the-scenes video on the magazine's website.
"#TRILL Thank you @voguemagazine," West tweeted.
The Vogue video is set to the Grammy-winning rapper's tune "Bound 2," which has a music video that when first released appeared to be a parody of itself and spawned numerous others from Hollywood A-listers. In the fashion video, the stylish couple, who got engaged in October and are set to wed in Paris this summer, are dressed in various formal regalia as they walk a desert street. The video also features intimate shots of Kardashian in what appear to be wedding gowns playing with her daughter.
Kimye is still seen making out on various planes, trains and automobiles. OK, maybe not the trains, but we do see them get cozy on West's Lamborghini Aventador and aboard a private jet.
The question remains: Is this the real video for "Bound 2"?
Appearing on this cover has been a contentious issue for the couple, with West, a fashionisto in his own right, speaking out against the magazine for not featuring his fiance sooner.
"There's no way Kim Kardashian shouldn't be on the cover of Vogue right now," West told Ryan Seacrest in October 2013. "She's like the most intriguing woman right now. She's got Barbara Walters calling her like every day. And collectively, we're the most influential with clothing."
It's not the first time the pair have appeared on a magazine cover together: In February 2013, they were captured in a steamy embrace on the cover of the provocative French mag L'Officiel Hommes. But the rapper has reportedly been trying for months to persuade Wintour to feature Kardashian on the mag, and rumor had it that the reality star had been eyeing international versions of the mag instead, Radar reported.
Wintour is said to "loathe" the reality TV family and their momager Kris Jenner, but "for some reason, thinks Kanye is terrific," the website said. However, a source said the rapper has been "persistent" about making Kardashian's dream to appear in the mag come true and has been nagging Wintour about it for quite some time.
And there was talk that her half-sister, model Kendall Jenner, would be featured in the mag sooner than the famed starlet.
Need we remind West of Carrie Bradshaw's heartbreaking fate in the first "Sex and the City" movie, when she also landed in Vogue in a wedding gown?
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