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*Editors Note* This is just one persons theory on what MAY have happened. In no way… no how… have I verified anything this person has commented on below. Please do not take any statement for fact.
Dear Damon, My name is Athena Peanut, I live in Kalapana Seaview. I offer the following information that has direct bearing on the many unanswered questions about the mysterious Puna explosion, 2/21/12:
- I was home and heard that explosion at approximate 8:45 am and my first thought was it came from PGV; sounded just like the geothermal well blow-out at PGV, June 1991. I spoke to the firemen, civil defense, searched Wednesday's news…nothing! I knew it was a cover up and for that reason knew it was "military."
- I read in your column that the Director of Civil Defense said that he spoke to PGV about the explosion and they denied any knowledge. PGV/Ormat is infamous for lying and endangering the public many times in the past. I had asked the fire department and civil defense to examine the PGV grounds carefully and not to take their word for it. Many reports from Pahoa Village said it came from PGV.
- Thursday, 2/23/12, I learned that PGV's plant manager said "they are currently producing fuel converted from hydrogen and it is an extremely dangerous process." I also learned that EPA's jurisdiction no longer extends to Hawaii as it did in the 1990's. A federal law, PERPA now restricts EPA's jurisdiction to the continental U.S.A. only. There is NO federal regulation of Energy Development in Hawaii. Hawaiians are at the mercy of the U.S. military, PGV/Ormat and Helco. (Probably the reason PGV was sold back to its original Israeli Government/ Ormat developer was because the previous geothermal owners did not want to undertake producing hydrogen fuel cell development.)
- Friday, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, p. 3, Honolulu (AP) byline, reported the military testing a fleet of 16 Army hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Hawaii. The GM cars were unveiled on Wednesday at U.S. Army Pacific headquarters….
- I do not know much about the processing of hydrogen fuel cell, other than it is an extremely dangerous, highly explosive process that was compared to atomic energy in some early articles on alternate fuels. Hydrogen cell fuel should not be manufactured in a closely populated area (ex. Leilani/Nanawale/Pahoa area).
You are the most objective, capable and honest independent news source that I know. If you decide not to present an article on this subject, can you advise me how best to get this information out to the public? It is too important to be trivialized or ignored and swept under the carpet. Please do not hesitate to call on me for help or more information on this subject. Mahalo nui loa. (808) ***-****At one with the Earth,
Athena Peanut
Related articles
- Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles join the Army (money.cnn.com)
- U.S. Army unveils GM-made fuel-cell military vehicles (green.autoblog.com)
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Opinion: When presidents can't wait, and do it their way
Quiz question: Of the last seven presidents, which one issued, by a large margin, the most executive orders per year?
Answer: Jimmy Carter. Gerald Ford is second, Ronald Reagan is third, Bill Clinton is fourth, and George H.W. Bush is fifth. George W. Bush and Barack Obama bring up the rear and are essentially tied.
The numbers are revealing, because executive orders are the most formal steps that presidents can take to make policy on their own, and yet no one would rank Carter as the most muscular president in recent decades. On the contrary, the conventional wisdom probably sees him as the weakest. Nonetheless, he issued 319 executive orders -- almost 80 a year, a much faster pace than Reagan's 47, and far ahead of Obama's 36.
True, it is important to know not only the number of executive orders, but also their content -- what they do and why. An answer to that question will help inform the increasingly heated debate about "executive actions" by President Obama -- and about whether they illegitimately bypass Congress. Executive actions are nothing new, and presidents, both Republican and Democratic, have properly undertaken a large number of them. They are an established part of our constitutional system -- and are typically legitimate because Congress itself has previously authorized them.
Executive actions fall into many categories. Executive orders are official, numbered documents, binding on the executive branch, through which the president publicly orders his appointees to act in specified ways (for example, to issue rules only when the benefits justify the costs).
Presidential memoranda are similarly binding, but they often have a narrower focus and may be directed at a single Cabinet member (for example, ordering the secretary of health and human services to extend visitation rights to members of same-sex couples).
National regulations, binding on the public, are usually issued by agencies and departments, and rarely by the president personally, though the most significant ones are subject to White House review. They are a primary vehicle by which any administration makes policy, especially when Congress is stymied. In addition, the president oversees the enforcement of national law. He can target his efforts to areas that seem to him of greatest concern, and he has a degree of prosecutorial discretion as well, authorizing him to decline to act in certain areas.
Everyone agrees that to initiate action, the president must be able to show that the Constitution or Congress authorizes him to do so. In fact, Congress has authorized the overwhelming majority of executive actions undertaken by both Republican and Democratic presidents.
Consider the current controversy over recent and potential actions by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. Some critics have noted (correctly) that Congress failed to enact a "cap and trade" law to regulate such emissions. They object that EPA action would be an inappropriate and even illegal end run around Congress.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse-gas emissions count as air pollutants within the meaning of the Clean Air Act. For this reason, the EPA is permitted, and probably required, to reduce such emissions. A federal court of appeals has upheld the EPA's efforts to do precisely that.
Like their predecessors, all recent presidents have taken numerous executive actions to achieve their policy goals. Clinton promoted tobacco control and paid leave for new mothers and fathers. George W. Bush protected financial assistance to faith-based organizations and combated human trafficking. Reagan maintained restrictions on the export of technical data and promoted drug-free federal workplaces.
The Obama administration's "we can't wait" initiatives fall comfortably under this general framework. In undertaking initiatives to increase the fuel economy of gasoline, to improve outcomes at Head Start (by requiring more competition among facilities for federal funds), to reduce student-loan payments, to prevent prescription-drug shortages, and to help young people find summer jobs, the administration acted well within the authority granted to it by Congress.
True, there are limits on the nature and scope of executive actions. The Supreme Court struck down Clinton's tobacco-control initiative, carried out by the Food and Drug Administration, on the grounds that it exceeded legal limits (set by Congress) on FDA authority.
Obama's "we can't wait" initiatives included recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. While both Republican and Democratic presidents have made such appointments, a court of appeals recently ruled that Obama exceeded his constitutional authority. That ruling is controversial, and the Supreme Court may ultimately reject it, yet the general point is clear: Courts are available to police executive actions.
All presidents find that the national legislature is unwilling to enact some of their highest-priority proposals. But existing law also grants the executive branch a lot of power to act on its own. In exercising that power, presidents hardly "bypass Congress." On the contrary, they act because a previous Congress has authorized them to do just that.
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A few years ago, my husband and I took a month-long road trip through the American Northwest, starting in Mammoth Lakes, California, and making a big loop through Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, and Oregon. We camped about half the time and got pretty darn good at it. Here's how we learned to live (happily) out of our car.
10 tips for your car-camping road trip
1. Do a dry run
Before you set out on your big trip, test your gear on a short, local camping trip and find out what's missing or isn't working.
2. Just bin it
One advantage of car camping is the ability to bring a lot with you. But, when you're on a 4-week trek, the space in your car gets a little more precious. We bought some good-sized bins that fit neatly in the rear of our Forester and filled them with related equipment (cooking supplies in one bin, tent and bedding in another, etc.). That way, we always knew where everything was and removed the bins only as needed. Bonus: when the trip's over, you can just stack those bins in your garage or storage unit and they'll be all ready for next time.
3. Divvy up your luggage
Stow the clothes and supplies you need for a night of camping in a small bag, which you can keep with you in the tent. But remember that bears are attracted to the smell of some toiletries, like shampoo or flavored lip balm. If you're in bear country, those need to stay in a bear-proof locker or canister.
4. Sleep on air
We've talked about the glories of inflatable bedding before, and I highly recommend it. When you're getting up at dawn with 200 miles to drive, you need a good night's rest. Our air mattress is compact, sturdy, and comes with its own pleasingly efficient inflating device. We even brought it on our kayaking trip to the San Juan Islands, where it barely fit in the tent provided. (Our fellow kayakers teased us, but we had the last laugh when we crawled into our bow-shaped but comfy bed at night.)
Just make sure the inflator is fully charged when you're ready to set up camp. If it's battery powered, stock up on spare batteries before you leave home. If it's a plug-in, remember to juice it up whenever you find a plug (the campground bathroom, a Laundromat, or those nights you decide to stay in a motel).
5. Fire up the camp stove
When you're on the road for weeks at a time, eating all your meals in restaurants gets expensive (plus, campgrounds are often miles from the nearest town). With a camp stove, a few cans of propane, and a well-stocked cooler, you can have fresh, hot coffee and fragrant bacon in the morning or rustle up fajitas or pasta at night, all without leaving the comfort of your campfire. Being able to heat up water for washing your dishes is also really nice.
Note: if you're in bear country, be sure to put all food, unwashed dishes, and anything else that smells like food in a food-storage locker before retiring for the night. If you aren't sure if lockers are available where you'll be camping, consider buying or renting some bear-resistant canisters. (Don't store food in your car — bears in some popular camping areas recognize the shape of a cooler — and definitely not in your tent.)
6. Invest in a roomy tent
The fun of camping will start to fade quickly if your tent's too cramped. Look for one where you can stand upright (or at least mostly upright), with room for your camping bags as well as your mattress. (Going to your car every time you need something gets old fast.) You might also consider a tent with a vestibule around the door — it offers welcome protection from the sun and rain and a handy place to store muddy shoes.
7. Stake out your spot early
Many campgrounds (particularly in national parks) are first-come, first-served. If you show up an hour before sunset, you risk finding the campground full or getting stuck with a terrible campsite. If you have your heart set on a particular spot, get there ASAP, especially if the campground is known to be popular.
8. No showers? No problem.
Not all of our campgrounds had showers, but we were still able to stay reasonably clean by setting up a wash station in front of our tent. The aforementioned vestibule and a few carefully placed towels offered privacy, while a large bowl filled with water (heated on the camp stove) and a small bottle of shower gel helped us tackle the grime.
9. Don't forget firewood and ice
Many campgrounds have stores or offices where you can buy these necessities, but not all of them do, so keep your eye out for grocery stores or markets along the way. You'll need ice to keep the food in your cooler fresh. And while a campfire isn't essential, sitting by a crackling fire is one of the absolute best things about camping. A campsite with no firewood is just sad.
10. Go deluxe once in a while
Camping is great. Sleeping under the stars is wonderful. Roughing it is fun. But after 4 or 5 days, it can start to get on your nerves. Now and again, splurge on a motel room and enjoy a long, hot shower, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi. Go to a roadhouse and take in a hearty dinner and some local color. Have drinks at a fantastic mountain lodge. After a little indulgence, you'll be refreshed and ready to pitch your tent again.
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We've covered the biggies above, but here's a short list of other essentials:
- A headlamp: ideal for setting up tents in the dark and avoiding late-night stumbles on the way to the bathroom
- A battery-powered camp light: so you can play cards/games after dark and not blind each other with your headlamps (you can also hang the light inside your tent)
- A plastic table cloth: makes your site feel homey and provides a clean space for eating and food prep
- Cutting boards: you'll use them a dozen times a day
- Lightweight folding chairs: for relaxing by the campfire or under your vestibule
- A large plastic or metal bowl: for washing dishes (and yourself)
- A mesh bag: for carrying piles of wet dishes and utensils back from the spigot (never drop your clean silverware in the dirt again!)
- A clothesline and clothespins: for damp towels, bathing suits, etc.
- Playing cards: for when you run out of ghost stories
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Reverse engineering
Reverse engineering is the process of studying a piece of technology to learn its operating priciples, generally by taking it apart and examining its structure. The objective is to learn to reproduce technology that you can not currently make.
Examples in real life
- The German Panzershrek anti-tank rocket launcher is a weapon based heavily on captured American bazookas.
- The Soviet Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is reverse-engineered duplicate of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
- Both American and the Soviet Union based their first jet fighters off of the designs of captured German ME-262s.
- American and Soviet rocket technology was heavily based on the German V2 rocket (the chief designer at NASA being Wernher Von Braun).
Examples in Science Fiction
- In the Stargate franchise, humans have managed to use captured alien technology to develop and build starships such as the F-302 and the Daedalus-class battlecruiser.
- In the Halo franchise, UNSC developed energy shields for the MJOLNIR armor from captured energy shields used by Covenant Jackals. However, they could only manufacture the shields, along with armor, in limited quantities.
- In the Mass Effect franchise, the Systems Alliance reverse engineered Prothean technology that was found on Mars.
Reverse Engineering in Debates
While reverse engineering can accelerate technological development, it does have its limitations. For example, if an M1 Abrams main battle tank was dropped in Rome in 25 BCE, and Augustus decided to take it apart to duplicate it, he would be unable to do so because the Romans lacked the industries to produce high enough quality steel for the vehicle, let alone be able to produce the engine, the fuel, electronics, optics or the Chobham armor.
Nevertheless, in versus debates, people who are fond of the no limits fallacy tend to overlook the limits on technological understanding and industrial capacity, assuming that any captured enemy technology will be dissected, duplicated and put into production within weeks regardless of the breadth of the technology gap.


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Linux users have been asking for a while; here it is:
Thanks to Jonathan Beilin for doing the necessary legwork for the game to go up there (and of course to Ryan C Gordon for doing the port).
Edit by Jonathan Beilin:
Ubuntu 11.10 notes: please ensure that you are using drivers that enable 3D acceleration. This may involve using the 'additional' (proprietary) drivers listed in the 'System' pane. Set your volume before you start the game – you may not be able to use volume hotkeys on your keyboard to adjust the volume once the game is active. You may see a black window while the game is starting. The first launch is the longest.
We've seen some reports of problems with the audio. We're investigating the root of the problem; in the mean time, check out these posts in the forums:
Also of note is a list of command line switches.
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During the winter, crappie school in deep water and are usually found around deep structure, especially on south-facing shorelines. Some anglers place brush piles in deep water near boat houses for winter fishing. In the spring, these fish migrate into shallow water to spawn and become very vulnerable to angling. Baits of choice would be jigs and minnows. In winter, a very small (1/32 oz) black and white jig can be effective. In spring, try a 1/16 ounce chartreuse and red, chartreuse, white, or yellow jig. Largemouth bass are most active in spring when they move in shallow to spawn. Carolina-rigged 6-inch lizards, Texas-rigged 7-inch worms, and some crankbaits pay off here. The second peak occurs in the fall when bass begin actively feeding for the onset of winter. Try white spinners with gold blades in 3 feet to 1 ½ feet of water, or crawfish-mimicking crankbaits.
Channel catfish angling is best in the early summer when fish head up tributary streams to spawn or get in the rip-rap along the dam. Try cut bait, shrimp, or stink bait fished still or dragged along the bottom with the wind; also known as drift fishing. Blue catfish bite best in the winter and the bait of choice is live shad or sunfish. Drift fish deep, open-water points.
Striped bass are caught year round in open water areas, near the power plant outfall, or anywhere shad are seen on the surface. Live shad, surface baits, plastic shad, or slabs are baits of choice. White bass provide lots of recreational angling most of the year, but peak in the spring when tributaries are running and in summer off the dam in deep water. In summer they are usually feeding on surfacing shad. Use small jigs, topwater baits, or minnows. Sunfish are best caught in shallow water while fishing from the bank, boat house, or pier. The bait of choice is the plain old earthworm.


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I have a flask of cells A549 lung cancer cells in DMEM + 10% FBS that we have been exposing to a novel anti-cancer agent for the last 3 months at very low levels in order to see if we can get a cell line to become resistant to the new drug and then look at gene expression to see how it differs from cells that arent resistant to the anti-cancer agent. However, starting last week ( 6 days ago) the flask has become contaminated with what Im thinking is either yeast or fungus. The medium is slightly turbid, with no noticeable color change from normal. Over the weekend the contamination grew to the point where visible white specks can be seen hanging in suspension in the medium. Furthermore, treating with pen/strep caused no change in the contamination, neither did gentamycin nor ampho-B all at their recommended concentrations.
When the contamination was first noted it was at a low enough level that it wasnt interfering with cellular proliferation and as long as the cells were washed and sub-cultured every day it was manageable. However, over the weekend the contamination has increased significantly and the cells are starting to lose their morphology. A small white speck began to grow on the top portion of the culture flask giving me further evidence that this is most likely caused by a fungus.
Im at a total loss as for what to do now since nothing seems to be helping clear it up. I would rather leave discarding the culture entirely and starting over as an absolute last resort since that will delay us 2-3 months but it looks like that might be the only option.
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 03:34 PM
i guess it is better to discard as the cells must have had changed/differentiated (as you said morohological change is evident)-even if you try for your drug now, it might not be worthwhile as they are not original anymore and would create a bias...that is frustrating to throw them, but this seems like the best and only option...moreover its not safe to keep them
Posted 03 May 2011 - 07:31 AM
Alright, that is what I was thinking. Thank you for confirming it. I disposed of the cells and am going to clean the incubator and everything else before starting them up again.
Posted 03 May 2011 - 08:27 PM
I agree. The best thing was to throw them out.
When you repeat this again, I would have a backup flask running at the same time, and I would freeze down some of the cells periodically so you don't have to go back to square one should you have contamination again.
I would probably freeze a vial every 2 weeks or so, when you are doing a split.
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When you repeat this again, I would have a backup flask running at the same time, and I would freeze down some of the cells periodically so you don't have to go back to square one should you have contamination again.
I would probably freeze a vial every 2 weeks or so, when you are doing a split.
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Research and general acceptance
High protein diets are diets in which 20% or more of the total daily calories comes from proteins. A very high protein diet is one where 30% or more of the total daily calories comes from protein. By comparison, in the average American diet about 12–16% of calories come from protein.
High protein diets have been popular off and on since the 1960s. In the 1960s, Dr. Maxwell Stillman of the Stillman Diet was one of the first to advocate a high protein, no carbohydrate, low fat diet for fast weight loss. In the 1990s, diet books promoting high protein diets began to appear on bestseller lists. The most popular of these "new" high protein diets was the Atkins Diet. Other high protein diets include the Zone Diet, Protein Power, and Sugar Busters. These diets are the heirs to the Stillman Diet, slightly modified to include some carbohydrates, and repackaged with some updated terminology and scientific explanations. They encourage high protein diets for weight loss and/or for bodybuilding.
All human protein is made from about 20 different small molecules called amino acids. Out of these 20 amino acids, nine are considered essential amino acids. They are essential because the body cannot make them from other nutrients and they must be obtained fully formed from diet.
Both animals and plants are sources of protein. Animal protein has the higher biological value because it is a complete protein. Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids. Animal proteins include meat, poultry, fish, egg whites, and dairy products.
Plant proteins have a lower biological value because they are incomplete proteins that do not contain all nine essential amino acids. Some plants are better sources of protein than others because they lack only one or two essential amino acid. Better plant proteins include dried beans and bean products such as tofu (made from soybeans), nuts, and grains such as corn and quinoa. Many cultures have developed dishes such as red beans and rice or corn tortillas and beans that combine these incomplete proteins in the same meal to provide all the essential amino acids needed for health.
Extra amino acids are not stored in the body. Instead, they are split apart by enzymes, and the part containing nitrogen is excreted by the kidney in urine, while the remainder is either converted into glucose (a simple sugar) and used for energy or stored as glyco-gen, a compound that can later be reconverted into glucose.
High protein diets are also high in saturated fats. Saturated fats are animal fats. They are considered "bad" fats because they raise the level of LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) in the blood. High LDL cholesterol levels are associated with an increased the risk of heart disease. High protein diets also restrict calories by severely restricting carbohydrates. Whole-grain carbohydrates are a significant source of B-com-plex vitamins. There are groups who need extra protein—rapidly growing adolescents, pregnant and nursing women, bodybuilders, endurance athletes, and some cancer patients— but these groups need to increase protein as part of a well-balanced diet.
High protein diets do promote fast initial weight loss, although most of the loss comes from losing water. The reason for this is that they drive the body into a state called ketosis. The body prefers to break down carbohydrates into glucose and use that glucose for energy. When the body is starved for carbohydrates, it begins converting fat into glucose. The process of converting fat into glucose releases water molecules which then leave the body as urine.
Dieters, of course, want to burn fat, but when they burn fat exclusively, a side effect of this reaction is that molecules called ketones build up in the blood. If the body is deprived of carbohydrates for a long time, these ketones accumulate and cause metabolic imbalances that can seriously harm the kidney and other organs. Ketones are part of the body's defense against starvation. They suppress appetite. They also cause bad breath.
High-protein diets offer fast weight loss. The Stillman Diet claims an individual can lose up to 30 lb (13.5 kg) in 28 days. Some high protein diets also claim
health benefits. The Zone diet claims it will improve physical and mental performance, prevent chronic cardiovascular diseases, improve immune system functioning, decrease signs of aging, and increase longevity.
Rapid weight loss does occur with high protein diets, but much of the loss comes from losing water. This weight soon returns when the dieter goes off the diet. Other health claims have not been proven by any rigorous, scholarly research studies.
The risk of kidney damage is greater in individuals with poor kidney function who choose a high protein diet. High protein diets put an extra workload on the kidney because the nitrogen-containing part of excess amino acids is split off and has to be removed from the body in urine. Although this is not usually a problem for healthy kidneys, it can cause more damage in kidneys whose functioning is already reduced.
Research and general acceptance
High protein diets have come in for a lot of criticism, even though several studies have shown that the Atkins diet is not as problematic as was originally thought. Nutritionists find high protein diets, especially high protein, high fat, severely carbohydrate restricted diets, to be unhealthy, unbalanced, and generally unnecessary because of the well-documented risks outlined above. The public, however, has embraced high-protein diets such as the Zone Diet and the Atkins Diet, at least until the next new diet comes along. Bodybuilders, weightlifters, and others wishing to gain muscle mass also look favorably on high protein diets. The Mayo Clinic concludes that high protein diets are probably not harmful to healthy individuals with good kidney function. The American Heart Association condemns these diets because they appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. No studies have been done on the long-term effects of high-protein diets.
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Small business owners are often reluctant to let go of the reigns of their company and delegate tasks to employees. Many have built the business from the ground-up and still hold close to the idea that "if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself." This aphorism isn't always true, especially when it comes to running a successful business. When small business owners empower their employees to tackle the tasks they no longer need to do themselves, they find that they are more productive, make more money, and have less stress.
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"Letting go" can be a scary proposition, but it doesn't have to be. Understanding how empowering employees can take many tasks off their desks while also helping them grow their businesses makes embracing the idea of delegation much easier.
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• Define expectations: They must know how the business owner defines success. Business owners are setting themselves up for failure if they don't set a clear direction and define goals that are connected to their performance.
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Anyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows that we like to highlight spas and hot tubs in the news. Jerry and I keep our ears to the ground, reading press releases, hot tub blogs, forums and online groups. Here's a collection of our favorite stories this year, we've stumbled onto online. Enjoy.
Best of Class Awards
Las Vegas, NV, USA (PRWEB) Just released this morning, is a press release announcing the Best of Class awards for pool and spa builders and manufacturers. I've ranted before about the large numbers of awards that are given to various spa manufacturers or spa models. Most of them aren't real, but instead give top awards to the spa maker that pays the most, or buys the most advertising. So, when you see that this model or that brand of spa has received a Major Award – take it with a grain of salt.
Bookkeeper Sentenced to 3 Years
TOMS RIVER, NJ (nj.com) – Gina Harle, 57, of Loveladies, Long Beach Island, was sentenced today to a three year State prison term on one count of third degree theft and a five year term on one count of second degree computer theft. The court also ordered restitution in the amount of $52,946.09 payable to Hotsprings Spas of N.J LTD. Ms. Harle was found guilty of inappropriately using the Hot Springs Spa credit card, to pay her own credit card bills, and even paid $26,000 on her Volvo automobile with Hot Springs monies. Keep an eye on the accounting office staff!
Jacuzzi Brands Restructures
CHINO HILLS, Calif.–(Businesswire)–Jacuzzi Brands LLC, announced today the closing of a recapitalization transaction that significantly raises liquidity, materially reduces outstanding indebtedness and extends the maturity dates of its loans out to 2018 and beyond. The transaction will position Jacuzzi to capitalize on opportunities from the recovery of the housing industry and the overall economy. They essentially restructured away $124 million in debt. Great move for Jacuzzi.
Hot Tub Cinema Next Big Thing?
(Hackneycitizen.co.uk) – For £30 a head you should know what you're letting yourself in for. Sitting in a tub watching classic films is definitely fun, but to pay so much and then to have to buy the themed cocktails and food on top of that seems like a splash in the face. And if there are not six of your friends in the tub then more likely than not you'll be grazing the leg of a total stranger, and the more you accidentally do it, the weirder the looks you get. Funny article about the popular new London rage, rooftop hot tub cinema, spreading to New Zealand and Australia I hear, maybe near you?
Jacuzzi Acquires Dimension One Spas
(PoolandSpanews.com) This is the second acquisition of another hot tub company by the Chino Hills, Calif.-based firm in less than eight months. In June 2012, Jacuzzi brought ThermoSpas Hot Tub Products into its fold. As part of the deal, the business now will be called New Dimension One Spas and will continue to operate as a separate unit from Jacuzzi with most existing operation remaining at the current site in Vista, Calif. Jacuzzi has a lot of cash on the table. I wish them much luck in their ventures.
Balboa sued under the Sherman Antitrust Act
(Salon.com) A lawsuit filed by a Californian manufacturer of hot tub electronic control systems claiming that another California company — the apparent Microsoft of the hot tub world — was restricting competition via aggressive litigation. The bulk of the complaint accuses Balboa of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by using a monopoly (defined by Newport as 75 % of the market for hot tub electronic controls) power to crush Newport's attempt to get a share of the market. Balboa – the Microsoft of the Spa and Hot Tub world?
'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel Could Happen
(Huffpost.com) "Hot Tub Time Machine," the cult 2010 comedy that starred John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Chevy Chase, Lizzy Caplan and Jessica Pare may be doing a sequel.
This might be the best hot tub news of the year – or maybe not. But, however you feel about the movie, or the concept – it looks like talks are underway between MGM and some of the original cast, to reprise roles for a sequel, or prequel, or something to do with time traveling with a hot tub.
Stolen Jacuzzi Recovered, Thief In Hot Water
(khq.com) A spa on a trailer is stolen and recovered within hours. Jeff Hickethier called Crime Check to report that a hot tub had been stolen from his premises (without water). The spa was on trailer display with a For Sale sign; proceeds benefiting the Deer Park High School archery club.
"One of the deputies was just driving by and saw someone unloading a hot tub off a trailer; had I not turned that report in, there'd be no way I'd be driving my trailer back to Deer Park," Hickethier told KHQ on the scene.


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A New Day in North Carolina
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For the past four Mondays in Raleigh, North Carolina, evening sessions at the Legislature building have been interrupted by a growing numbers of protesters. After months of petitioning Gov. McCrory and leadership in both houses, NC NAACP chapter president, Rev. William Barber, called for civil disobedience to highlight immoral policies which are being made into law with disregard for the millions of North Carolinians who will be harmed. On the first "Moral Monday," April 29th, seventeen people were arrested.
On Monday of this week, hundreds of people filled the rotunda of the Legislature building, singing "We Shall Not Be Moved" and lifting up prayers for a better way forward in this state. Nearly sixty people were arrested, bringing the total number of arrestees in the "Forward Together" campaign to 153.
This much of the story about what's happening in North Carolina has been reported widely.
But the story about who this movement is and why it has escalated to this point has not been told. It is, however, a story of everyday awakenings-a story rooted in faith, in the best of North Carolina's history, and in a radically democratic vision for the America that has not yet been.
After standing with the ministers, labor leaders, professors, and public officials who were arrested this week, I spent seven hours in the Wake County Detention Center Monday night, listening to the stories of people who had decided as a matter of conscience that they needed to break the law in order to expose what has been happening behind closed doors. I talked to a school board member from Durham, where my kids go to school, about why she believes the so-called "Opportunity" bill before the legislature is an underhanded way to sell out public education to big business. I listened as an economics professor from UNC Chapel Hill, the country's oldest public university, explained why extreme legislature that is being promoted to "boost the economy" makes no economic sense. I sat with organizers from the public workers' union who talked about how the people who go to work everyday and keep our public services running are desperate. Long after midnight, I listened to the man who led the sit-in movement in Chapel Hill in 1960 explain why, after more than fifty years of public service, he felt compelled to again engage in civil disobedience.
Though I was feeling the lack of sleep by the end of them, these interviews left me with three distinct impressions:
1) These people are not easy to write off. I've been to enough marches, rallies, and protests over the years to recognize the young, disaffected person who protests to complain. Fifty two of the fifty-seven people who were arrested on Monday had never been arrested before-had not so much as missed a traffic court appearance. This movement that has erupted in Raleigh is not extremist, but is rather a response to extremism. It is public outcry from people who understand what is at stake.
2) These are people of faith. Yes, some of us are clergy, wearing our collars and stoles. But professional religious are a minority in this movement. What I heard over and again as I listened to people on Monday was the deep faith of lay people who know that truth is the light and a lie cannot live forever.
3) This is a new day for politics in America. The democratic experiment has always depended upon people who believe that beloved community can be built across the dividing lines of our society. The contradiction of slavery and Indian removal at the heart of American history has made democracy a struggle from the start. But we have, throughout our history, had movements that strove for the possibility of a democratic society.
In the 1960′s, young people in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) demonstrated that democracy was possible when large numbers of people were willing to take direct, nonviolent action to enact a new America in public. While they had some older mentors, like North Carolina's great Ella Baker, these activists were almost all under the age of 30. One of the most striking and hopeful aspects of the movement that's springing up in North Carolina today is that it is not only multi-racial, but also inter-generational-young and old taking action together.
This is a new day for North Carolina – and, I pray, for our nation and our world.
You can continue to follow the story here at The Everyday Awakening. Our local NPR show, The State of Things, will also cover the movement with the first in-depth reporting today at noon and 9pm.


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FOR all the human traffic that the Web attracts, most sites remain fairly solitary destinations. People shop by themselves, retrieve information alone and post messages that they hope others will eventually notice. But some sites are looking for ways to enable visitors not only to interact but even to collaborate to change the sites themselves.
Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com) is one such site, a place where 100 or so volunteers have been working since January to compile a free encyclopedia. Using a relatively unknown and simple software tool called Wiki, they are involved in a kind of virtual barn-raising.
Their work, which so far consists of some 10,000 entries ranging from Abba to zygote, in some ways resembles the ad hoc effort that went into building the Linux operating system. What they have accomplished suggests that the Web can be a fertile environment in which people work side by side and get along with one another. And getting along, in the end, may ultimately be more remarkable than developing a full-fledged encyclopedia.
That is because Wikipedians, as they call themselves, can not only contribute whatever they want but can also edit entries posted by other writers as they see fit. Anyone who visits the site is encouraged to participate by a note at the bottom of each page that says, ''You can edit this page right now!'' While that may sound like a recipe for authorial anarchy, the quest for communal knowledge seems to have prevailed so far over any attempt to pit individual opinions against one another.
''It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work,'' said Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia's co-founder and the chief executive of Bomis, a San Diego search engine company that donates the computer resources for the project. ''There's kind of this real social pressure to not argue about things.'' Instead, he said, ''there's a general consensus among all of the really busy volunteers about what an encyclopedia article needs to be like.''
He cited an entry on Bill Clinton as an example of how people might have different opinions on a topic but still be able to produce a consensus.
''If you don't like him or if you do like him that's fine,'' Mr. Wales said. ''But an encyclopedia article about him just really needs to stick directly to the facts. I should be able to write something about Bill Clinton that a supporter or a detractor could both agree on. And it's surprising that so far the social pressure has worked very well.''
Indeed, the Clinton entry seems to relate neutral facts about his presidency, including controversial acts like his last-minute pardons of convicted felons.
If peer pressure encourages the volunteers to strive for objectivity, it is the Wiki software system that allows the group to pool their collective knowledge. ''Wiki is kind of like a discussion group that is continuously constructing its own F.A.Q.,'' or frequently asked questions, said Ward Cunningham, a software consultant in Portland, Ore., who developed Wiki (named for the Hawaiian word wikiwiki, which means fast) in 1994. He was seeking a way to develop a programmers' discussion group that might avoid the sequential and repetitive postings that often spin a topic vigorously without yielding a consensus or even a concise record of how people have disagreed.
The Wiki software, which is available free at www.wiki.org and can be installed by another site's administrator, requires no special plug-ins or downloading by the user. Each page on a Wiki-enabled site comes with a handful of links that users can click on to make changes. Mr. Wales describes the process of editing and repositioning passages as ''self-healing.'' The result is a continually updated text in which comments can be refined, mistakes corrected and duplications eliminated.
''I can start an article that will consist of one paragraph, and then a real expert will come along and add three paragraphs and clean up my one paragraph,'' said Larry Sanger of Las Vegas, who founded Wikipedia with Mr. Wales. (He also works as the editor in chief of another online encyclopedia, Nupedia, which relies on a more traditional system of peer-review editing to assemble its contents.) ''Then another expert will come along and change the whole thing to something that's even better and add in two new sections as well as a couple of new articles that sort of support the main article. It's constantly growing.''
Whether it's constantly improving is another question. While Wikipedia has entries that are comparable to what might be found in a traditional encyclopedia -- the ones on capitalism and number theory, for example -- most are clearly works in progress, marred less by mistakes than what might be called uncertainties. The Bill Clinton entry, for instance, said in late August he was ''a two (more?) time governor of the state of Arkansas.'' Within two weeks it was updated to reflect the years he served as governor. (He served six two-year terms, or 12 years over a 14-year period.)
Mr. Sanger said that the contributors consisted mainly of young men, many of them computer programmers or academics, from around the world. He said that it was important to remember that the project began only in January. ''Wikipedia is designed to be as easy as possible for anyone to change, and therefore the quality is constantly improving,'' he said.
But that unfettered ability to change entries also introduces the possibility that an opinionated renegade, not to mention a vandal, might come along and ruin the group's work. ''We've been fortunate so far,'' Mr. Wales said. ''So far we haven't had any Internet lunatics stumble upon us.''
He said that backup copies were periodically created to ensure that any destructive deletions could be reversed. But over all the project has been remarkably civil, he said, considering the name-calling that often breaks out in online discussion groups.
It is unclear, of course, whether the world needs another encyclopedia. Vast information is already available on the Web, and while much of it is scattered among disparate sites, search engines have made it easier to find it. One trend in Wikipedia's favor is the charging of fees at some sites for access to their content. In July Encyclopaedia Britannica began charging $5 a month for access.
But even if Wikipedia doesn't become a popular resource it may survive, even thrive, because of what it offers to those working on it.
That is the view of James J. O'Donnell, a professor of classical studies and vice provost for information systems at the University of Pennsylvania who examined the influence of digital media on writing in his book ''Avatars of the Word'' (Harvard University Press, 1998), ''I had a strong sense as I went in that I was in a community of people who were talking to each other,'' he said of his explorations of Wikipedia.
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Finished. The South by Southwest interactive festival is finished. There are still many days of Music and Film festival left, but interactive? Done.
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The first-ever Global Youth Meeting on Health is being organized by Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth (HRIDAY) and Student Health Action Network (SHAN) and is being sponsored by the World Health Organization, the World Bank and many other internationally recognized health organizations. Thirty-six nations are expected to participate with four youths and one adult representing each country.
At this meeting, Suzuki, Della and Sutton will be responsible for designing and delivering training about youth tobacco control initiatives and projects. They will work on advocacy projects related to different health topics including diet and nutrition, reproductive health, physical activity promotion, and avoidance of addictions as well as environmental protection and conflict resolution. Activities will include debate sessions, discussions with policy makers and drafting advocacy documents, which will be forwarded to relevant national government authorities. At the conclusion of the meeting, youths will decide on one health theme and a plan of action that they will take home to implement at a national level during 2006—2007. To ensure ongoing networking and mentoring after the global meeting, an interactive e-forum and website will be set up specifically for this purpose.
Suzuki, Della, and Sutton were invited to Lucknow, India prior to the Global Youth Meeting on Health to collaborate with local youth and anti-tobacco advocates on a youth advocacy training and several tobacco control youth activism project. This has been arranged through Essential Action Partnerships for Global Tobacco Control in Washington, D.C. Support for their participation was provided by the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund and the University of Hawaiʻi's Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi.
REAL was started in 2000 with a group of about 15 youths from Hawaiʻi whose mission was to create an empowered, healthy, smoke-free generation of young people; to attack the tobacco industry, not the consumer; to expose the tobacco industry's products and its effects; and to educate, protect, and empower the youth generation. REAL was initially directed by former Cancer Research Center researcher Karen Glanz, Ph.D., and more recently by Cancer Center researcher David O'Riordan, Ph.D. Aside from its early funding from the American Legacy Foundation, majority support for REAL has been provided through the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation by Tobacco Settlement dollars from the State Department of Health and Tobacco Prevention Trust Fund.
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TriCounty Resource Management Plan Revision
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Las Cruces District Office (LCDO) is revising the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the TriCounty planning area. This plan will direct management of 3.4 million acres of public BLM lands in Otero, Sierra, and Doña Ana counties over the next 15 – 20 years. Drafting of this plan has been ongoing since 2005. A draft plan was issued for public comment in April 2013. However, this draft plan failed to adequately address lands with wilderness characteristics and other conservation measures. In doing so, the draft plan did not provide an adequate basis from which to make future land management decisions. The LCDO is currently in the process of collecting necessary data and drafting a supplement to address these concerns. A draft release date has not been set.
Lands with Wilderness Characteristics and BLM Planning
Over 450,000 acres of Lands with Wilderness Characteristics (LWCs) have been documented in the TriCounty area during inventories conducted by the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance in 2012 and 2013. While these lands meet the BLM's wilderness characteristics criteria, this does not guarantee their wilderness qualities will be preserved. The BLM can formally recognize these areas as having wilderness characteristics in the RMP, and can also decide to manage them for preservation of these characteristics for the life of the plan. Without this recognition, these wilderness-quality lands become fair game for oil and gas leasing or other uses that could alter their cultural and ecological integrity and future wilderness potential. Help us encourage the BLM to protect places like Otero Mesa, the Brokeoff Mountains, the Robledos and Sierra de las Uvas Mountains, the Greater Portrillos, and the San Andres Mountains using this administrative designation. Protection will contribute to maintaining a contiguous corridor of undeveloped landscapes – both natural and cultural – in this unique and spectacular region of New Mexico.
Protection for Otero Mesa
Otero Mesa is a rare island of grassland habitat amid the vast Chihuahuan desert at the edge of the Tularosa Valley. Spanning over 1.2 million acres, it is the largest and wildest remaining expanse of Chihuahuan desert grasslands on U.S. public lands. Coined "America's Serengeti", over 1,000 native wildlife species call Otero Mesa home. Although the area is now basically uninhabited, a rich cultural history is evidenced by sacred Native American sites, petroglyphs, old wagon trails, and legends of the Old West.
Over the past several years, many different designations have been proposed for this area, but to date, none have been finalized, leaving Otero Mesa yet unprotected. Revision of the TriCounty RMP provides an opportunity to gain some level of protection for this special grassland through a combination of administrative conservation measures. A creative mix of management of qualifying units as lands with wilderness characteristics, designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, and/or designation of Backcountry Conservation Areas within the Mesa could effectively ensure this rare and special place is preserved and conserved for many generations to come.
What makes these areas special?
Geological and Paleontological Resources
The TriCounty area boasts an impressive array of geologic features ranging from broad volcanic fields, craters, cinder cones, and shield volcanos to sand dunes, world-class fossil beds, dramatic cliffs, box canyons, and caves. Deep below ground, the Salt Basin Aquifer remains the largest untapped fresh water aquifer in New Mexico.
Cultural Significance
This region of southcentral New Mexico is infused with culture. Sacred Native American sites and ancient petroglyphs dot places like Otero Mesa. Ruts left by wagon wheels remain visible almost 150 years after use of the Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Route. Legends of the Wild West linger into the present day with stories of historical figures like Geronimo and Billy the Kid.
Wildlife and Habitat
Undeveloped lands across the TriCounty region create an important biotic link between species in northern Mexico and those in the southwestern United States. Coined "America's Serengeti", Otero Mesa spans 1.2 million acres of Chihuahuan desert grassland and is home to over 1,000 species of wildlife, including New Mexico's only indigenous population of pronghorn antelope.
More than 200 bird species have been documented in the greater Otero Mesa area including rare birds like the Aplomado falcon and Baird's sparrow. Mountain lion, gray fox, bobcat, bats, pronghorn, desert bighorn, mule deer, and many others find ideal habitat here, as well.
Recreational Opportunities
Recreational opportunities are numerous throughout this region with five mountain ranges, countless cliffs and canyons, expansive grasslands, and outstanding opportunities for solitude and a primitive wilderness experience. Preserving these lands enhances recreational opportunities for local communities and area visitors, alike. Activities such as hiking, sightseeing, backpacking, climbing, hunting, camping, birdwatching, rock hounding, exploring, horseback riding, and photography could all be enhanced by protection.
Participate in the Management and Protection of YOUR Public Lands!
Release of the draft RMP and associated EIS will trigger a 90-day public comment period within which we need to tell the BLM that protection of the Greater Otero Mesa region and other wild lands in TriCounty planning area are important aspects of a balanced management approach that helps ensure conservation of our nation's ecological and cultural heritage. The 90-day public comment period provides an opportunity for YOU to express your concerns about the management guidelines proposed in the revised RMP. Your help is needed to spread the word about this planning process and recruit supporters for land protection. CLICK HERE to add your name to our TriCounty Action page so we can keep you informed about comment periods, public meetings, comment writing workshops, and other events associated with the TriCounty RMP.
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Otero Mesa Coalition Website