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Is Panama a good place to invest in real estate?
About nine years ago, I recall an "international" agent speaking to our group at the South Metro Denver Board of REALTORS® about the amazing investment opportunities in Costa Rica. The prices he was heralding seemed too good to be true for ocean front property in developed areas. If you are looking for such a deal today in Costa Rica, good luck. That ship has sailed.
Today, international attention is focusing on Panama. Sky rises less than a decade old grace the skyline and billionaire foreign investors like Donald Trump have poured millions into the tourist industry of Panama. One of Panama City's oldest areas, Casco Viejo, is being revitalized to its original splendor, embracing a very hip cultural vibe that I thought was really incredible. Why so much foreign attention in Panama? Well, here are a few reasons that I had the opportunity to verify personally:
- Panama's government is very open and friendly to foreign investment and businesses. Their economy is the fastest growing in Latin America!
- Panama's pensionado program is great for retirees who enjoy crazy discounts and other benefits with a requirement of only $1000 of monthly retirement income per person. Boquete is the #1 Retirement destination!
- They have immediate plans to widen the Panama canal which used to be the main source of income for the country, but now falls in second place to tourism.
- Infrastructure is vital to any expansion, and we saw first hand all the work going on to the highway and road systems. They also now have two international airports.
- Fresh water supply is reliable and you can actually safely drink the water there right out of the tap.
- English is being encouraged in schools and tourist areas. You can survive in many places with no Spanish, but I certainly don't recommend it. I really missed not being able to communicate properly.
In ten days, we traveled from Panama City, by plane to Bocas del Toro, then by water taxi and bus to David, then via rental car to Boca Chica, Pedasi, Coronado and back to Panama City. (See map above) The only area we really didn't get so see at all was the #1 hot spot for retirees, Boquete. Each area we saw had its own charm and list of drawbacks as well. If you are used to the suburbs of Denver, there is no place like home in Panama especially in terms of shopping and commercialism and just overall extravagance. But I am going to go out on a limb and guess that maybe the reason that Panama ranked as the happiest country is that it's not ultra commercial.
What I found particularly lovable about Panama and its people was the same thing that I could tell would drive me a little nuts if I lived there. Let me explain. Coming from America where everyone's undies are in a bunch about the "issue of the day", I felt like the whole country took a deep breath and counted to ten. I bet they all have great blood pressure there! (Not to mention the amazing, fresh, non-GMO, unaltered food that I am sure also contributes.) Things are just not regulated that much there, and you see things take place that would never fly here. I found it to be incredibly refreshing! On the other hand, the laissez faire attitude contributes to the lack of systems and processes to make things run smoothly and efficiently. As a systems/process person, you can imagine how that could be frustrating to me.
Real estate is conducted entirely differently there, and I would be very cautious in any real estate activity because its lack of regulation. Although in order to sign or execute a contract you need a licensed Panamanian to conduct the transaction, agents abound with no official training and no licensing or ethical requirements. I am not saying the agents are bad, in fact, I met some great ones while I was there. There is no exclusive agency, and from what I hear, a seller will tell an agent their price and the agent then goes and markets the property at whatever price they think they can get and takes the difference. You can find the same property on several websites and find that they have different prices. I also hear that often there is often a different price given to Panamanians and foreigners. Guess who pays more!
Since Panama's economy is growing because of foreign investment, the recent decline in European and Canadian currency has had a somewhat negative impact on the housing market there. It is currently a buyers' market in Panama as Canadians unload properties they have made a killing on in the past ten years and bring those dollars back home to their depressed Canadian economy.
From what I saw, there are still some incredible land buys in Panama, and overall, the cost of living is lower there also. With Panama being the #1 country in Latin America for economic growth, I do not see investing in real estate in Panama as risky business. After touring the country, I have my eye on a particular pocket that has not yet been developed but has a lot of potential, and hope to go back maybe next year to do some hyperlocal scouting! Hopefully, I will find the values have not shot up too much, or we'll be talking about Nicaragua, Colombia or Ecuador!


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Breaking News: LinkedIn Comes To Android
Posted by karinconway on June 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Breaking News: LinkedIn Today Comes To Android!
Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT
In March, we launched a new product called LinkedIn Today on our website and in our iPhone app. LinkedIn Today delivers the day's top news, tailored for you based on what your connections and industry peers are reading and sharing.
The Mobile team is excited to announce that we've brought LinkedIn Today to our Android app, available immediately from the Google Marketplace or from our website:
To stay in touch with the team, learn about updates, and let us know what features and ideas you have, please join our LinkedIn group:
Join the LinkedIn for Android Group Now
News for You
LinkedIn Today is unique because it gives you three social views of professional news that don't exist together in one place anywhere else on the web. We can deliver news that matters to your connections, your industry peers, and the wider professional community on LinkedIn.
To stay up-to-date with what's being shared and talked about in real-time, you can access LinkedIn Today from the home screen of our Android app. It's called News, and it's your gateway to becoming more knowledgeable about what people in your industry are thinking about and sharing on LinkedIn:
Top News across LinkedIn
When you first launch News, we show you the top stories trending across LinkedIn, being shared by your connections and other professionals working in your industry or other industries like yours:
You can tap on any article to see a short summary, and tap to read the full article directly from the source. You can also share any articles or send them directly to one of your connections if it's something you know other people in your professional network would be interested in:
Browse & Discover More News
In addition to seeing the top news trending on LinkedIn, you can also access the list of news categories you're following and discover recommended categories by tapping on the "Read news by category" section at the top of the page. From here, you can pick any category to see the news stories trending in the category, and choose to follow (or unfollow) new or existing categories. By choosing other categories to follow, you'll get more relevant news targeted to what you care about most professionally.
What's Next
The Mobile team is working on some major updates to our Android app, and working through the features the community has requested. You can stay in touch with us through our group:
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I can't wait to try it out!! I have an Android phone and would love to be able to use LinkedIn on my phone.
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Interesting bench designs
Skateboard LKJ Bench: This functional bench is practical and yet truly a piece of art. It's a long board deck with metal legs.
Seatbelt Bench: Designer Danko creates furniture using post-industrial automotive seatbelts. He takes seatbelts and creates elegant woven chairs, benches and other furniture for the modern home.
Tennis Ball Benches: Dutch designers Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen created these comfortable seats from steel frames and dozens of tennis balls
Sofa/Bench: The cool shape of the sofa/bench opens up like a flower in order to give an interesting seating solution.
Spaghetti Bench: Beautiful bench designed by Argentine artist and designer Pablo Reinoso.
Boombench: Designer M Schoner of NL Architects transformed a regular piece of street furniture into a sound system; the bench plays music from nearby smartphones via bluetooth.
Light Bench: This cool bench illuminates with just the touch of your fingertips using a remote control. One can choose up to 8 of their favorite colors and the changing-intervals can be varied from a few seconds to several hours or recall the pre-programmed sequences.
Pencil Bench: Designed by Boex 3D Creative Solutions, the seat is made up of 1600 pencils that can be removed & used.
Book Bench: Designed by Stanislav Katz, here we have 'Shelves with a Bench'.
Travel Alberta Bench: These benches were transformed into chairlifts for Travel Alberta advertisement.
"Get Closer" Bench: These benches were created for Becherovka, a Czech drink advertisement, enjoyed by both men and women. The slogan 'Get closer' is creatively displayed on specially designed benches.
Erasco Bench: Creative bench advertisement beautifully displays the feeling of warmth with a German soup; "Heisse Tasse".
KitKat Bench: Creative bench advertisement by Nestle.
Musical Garden Bench: This bench is designed to double as a musical instrument; it's a hand built and hand tuned outdoor cedar xylophone bench.
Unusual calendar designs
Ink Calendar: An innovative calendar design by Oscar Diaz, each number on the calendar is printed daily; they are filled with ink until the end of the month.
Shredder Calendar: A cool wall calendar designed by S Hertrich, the Chrono-Shredder takes a full 24-hours to shred a day.
Dorogaya Magnetic Calendar: This stylish magnetic calendar was created by the designer Serhiy Chebotaryov, using magnets. This easy customizable calendar would look just great in any home; all you need to do is put it on the fridge door. "Dorogaya" also contains symbols such as going on holiday, arrival, departure, and various others.
Matches Calendar: Designed by Y Gutsulyak; its an interesting idea where each page is a month and it looks like a comb made of matches that correspond to the days.
AOK Insurance Calendar: To advertise AOK Health Insurance as a healthy Health Insurance provider, this creative calendar was created. The month begins with 31 apples in a specialized tube, every day you remove one apple from the tube and eat it, thus giving a boost to your health. The rest of theapples in the tube will move up and display today's day on a calendar fastened behind the apples.
Keskin Calendar: An original car tire was integrated in this calendar; month-to-month the calendar sheets showed a stylish new Keskin wheelrim and in doing so changing the calendar sheet became like changing the wheelrim.
Camera Lens Calendar: This is the world's first camera lens calendar as designer Sharad Haksar puts it; each ring controls an aspect of the calendar.
Coffee Cup Calendar: Takeshi Nishioka designed this cool coffee cup calendar.
Fabric Calendar: Unraveling Wall Calendar will inform the course of the day as the fabric gets unwinded.
One a Day Calendar: Unusual calendar comes with codliver oil, take every day for good health.
Reuse Calendar: Even an old calendar becomes new again every 28 years, so don't throw it away next time.
Tea Calendar: Tea calendar is a box with a variety of teas packaged as the days of that month.
Flip Calendar: Deisnged by Tomato Kosir, over sometime it gains leaves and in the end of the year it harvests the fruits of its work.
Calendar Wallpaper: Designed by Christiaan Postma, it's a wallpaper that functions like a calendar.
Wearable gadget designs
Bulavkus USBdrive: A cool USBdrive disguised as a classic safety pin; keeps your data safely pinned.
Lumus Vision: These lightweight, portable and discreet glasses allows you to watch TV, read email or glance at stock tickers without anyone else knowing you are doing this.
USB Gloves: These USB gloves comes with heating areas in the back of the glove, you need to connect it to a USB port on your notebook.
Light Eyelashes: Once you wear these eyelashes and move your head, Light Eyelash will flicker following your movements.
Scrolling Light Belt Buckle: Program up to 6 different messages, each way 256 characters long.
Color-Changing Ball Gown: Created by CuteCircuit for Katy Perry, this creative colorful dress features over 3000 color changing Lights.
Wearable Music Player: Designed by Michele Tittarelli, it's a wearable fitness-specific mp3 player.
Wearable 'AirMouse': Creation of Canadian firm Deanmark Ltd, it can be worn on your hand like a glove, allowing easy web navigation.
Tokyoflash Hanko Watch: This comes from the Japanese watchmaker, the Tokyoflash Hanko Watch; made from stainless steel, the watch comes with 23 lights that lights up to show you the time.
Creative belts designs
Tube Belt
Booze Belt
Weight Belt
Barbecue Belt
Piano Belt
Measuring Tape Belt
Bottle Opener Belt
Bicycle Tire Belt
Shower Belt
Amazing inventions
A kettle for two
A magical salt and pepper shaker
A touch-sensible notebook
A faucet-gear shifter
A clock with a lock
A toaster-printer
Book-shelves, made from twigs
A light bulb glass
An egg-like shower
An arm-chair with a lamp
An ear telephone
A musical pillow
A comb-"gun"
A laptop bag and a working place - 2 in 1
A battery with USB recharge
Illumination for a bike
Laser zebra crossing
Knives under a lock
Burrito Sleeping Bag
Creative and innovative sleeping bag designed by Oradaria can be easilytransformed into a pillow, mattress, chair, or a blanket.
Made for kids and adults, "Blandito" is warm and extremelycomfortable.
Wood Burning Hot Tub
Portable hot tub has enough space for 4 adults. Dutchtub is wood fired so there is no need for electricity. All you need is water and somefirewood.
Creative food packaging
Clever packaging was designed by Scholz&Friends for German organicsupermarket chain Fresh`N´Friends.
Boring fruits were arranged into the shapes of familiar objects, cuteanimals, and whimsical characters.
Kids are encouraged to design and make their own fruit figures.
Fruit Tractor
Fruit Teddy Bear
Fruit Flower
Fruit Kitten
Fruit Snail
Interesting earring designs
Piranha Plant Earrings: These cute pair of earrings are handmade by Lizglizz on Etsy from Phoenix, Arizona.
Computer Key Earrings: These earrings are made from original keys taken from a computer keyboard.
Cool Earrings: It looks like these cool earrings have taken its inspiration from Mr. Spock.
Gardening Tools Earrings: A cute pair of vintage earrings for anyone who enjoys gardening.
Glass Pearls Earrings: These white glass pearls are wrapped in sterling silver wire to form a cute pair of earrings.
Light Earrings: The circuit board earrings come with a light.
DVD Earrings: An interesting option for reuse of old dvds.
Watch Gadget Earrings: These cool earrings are made from old watches.
Electronic Transformer Earrings: Made from old transformers that come from a flat screen TV.
Retro Earrings: Creation of designer Cajsa Westerman from Sweden.
Earring Storage Device: It's an earring with a wireless storage up to 10GB and it uses the bluetooth technology for the data transfer. With this cool earrings, you wont be needing anymore USB storage for your laptop.
Creative coasters
Zesch Interlocking Coasters/Trivet: Made from bamboo, these Zesch coasters interlock in a hexagonal pattern, and can be used individually or joined together as trivets for larger objects.
Button x Needle Coaster/Cup Cover: This is a coaster/cover for cups and glasses. It has a needle stick for stirring and mixing, and comes with two sizes for different glasses.
The US Cities Coasters: The US Cities Coasters by the National Design Collective is made from 3mm birchplywood and shipped in sets of 4 with a reusable wood backing. Each of these sets is accompanied by a hand-screen print of the city (or cities) outline(s).
Coaster by Baker: This concept design coaster is made from unbreakable solid steel and powder-coated in various colors.
Black Badger Advanced Composites Coasters: These limited edition coasters are made from solid titanium and aerospace-grade carbon fiber, comes in set of two and costs $250.
Coaster by Yoon-Jung Yun: Each plate has a rubber design in it and in event of the dish breaking, you can use the rubber piece as a coaster.
Cup Sleeves and Coasters: Designer Chun-Chia Hsu takes the duality of the cup sleeves a step further.
Glass Coaster Set: Glass coaster set comes with a wooden coaster holder and can be used with a 3"x3" picture.
Nite Coaster: Nite coaster automatically illuminates your glass with wave of your hand and shuts itself off after 25 seconds. Makes it easy to locate the glass of water or other items on your bedside table in the dark.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
10 Most Notorious Acts of Corporate Espionage
There's no end to the skullduggery that businesses will get involved in with the aim of making a quick buck, or trying to keep up with their competitors. Of course, their fellow companies aren't beyond their schemes, either. There's a war going on out there, folks, and spying is part of the game – criminal or not. Corporate espionage was a normal way of doing business back in days gone by, before copyright and patent protection brought the long arm of the law into play, but some companies still engage in the practice of acquiring trade secrets and business information by any means necessary. Here are 10 infamous cases of industrial espionage.
Apple Doesn't Spy, Vows to Fix Spying
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple(AAPL_) denied, confessed to and then said it will change its iPhone tracking practices that have created a swirl of outcry about potential privacy invasion.
In classic Apple fashion, the company issued a press release Wednesday consisting of 10 questions the company asked itself. In addition to the 10 answers, the company said it is preparing a software update that changes the way it collects data about iPhone locations.
First came the denial.
"Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone. Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so," said the release.
Next came the explanation.
The short version: Apparently Apple doesn't track iPhones -- it collects the data from WiFi and cell tower antennas that track iPhones.
The long version: In order to find your location faster, Apple said it uses a database of antennas in a given area. This ready cache of antenna info can quickly pinpoint you on a map -- that's a lot faster than if you had to wait only for a GPS satellite report.
While Apple says this offers fast, accurate and secure location services, "users are confused" because the company has "not provided enough education about these issues to date."
So it's not your fault for being confused and angered about location snooping. It's Apple's -- among others' -- fault for not explaining how awesome the system is.
Apple also blamed bugs in the system.More...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Millions of Sony Playstation users hit by massive data theft
Sensitive personal details of tens of millions of internet users have been stolen by hackers in one of the biggest ever cases of data theft, it has emerged.
Fraudsters have obtained data on millions of online video gamers – including three million Britons - after targeting Sony's PlayStation Network.
The electronics giant is contacting around 70 million customers warning that details including their names, addresses, dates of birth, passwords and security questions have been stolen.
Sony also admitted that the hackers may have gained access to people's credit card details.
The network provides online video gaming services and allows streaming of films and music via the internet.
It requires members to submit credit card and personal details to subscribe.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Protecting Your Country While Protecting Your Clients
Think your small business customers are too small to be of interest to international spies looking to steal trade secrets and intellectual property? Think again. Corporate espionage is a real threat. Here's how you can help.Recently I was surprised to learn how far espionage has moved from the traditional Cold War spying that focused on the Russians stealing our government secrets, to a new type of espionage designed to steal trade secrets and intellectual property. The targets aren't all multi-national corporations, but include small businesses like the ones we service. Most of the threats come from China.
Brett Kingstone's 80-person fiber-optic lighting company, Super Vision, was targeted by a Chinese government shell company which bribed one of Kingstone's key employees to steal designs and process secrets. The Chinese then set up a company to duplicate Super Vision's products and offer them at low prices, since the cost of stealing was a fraction of the cost of Super Vision's research and development.
In his book, The Real War Against America (Specialty Publishing Company, 2005) Kingstone describes how he was challenged by his distributors when they found his company's products being offered for much lower prices. Kingstone was confused until he was able to get samples, which matched Super Vision's products in every way. Through a spy-thriller ordeal that included bribes, threats, shredded evidence, stolen equipment, fraudulent bankruptcy filings, an FBI investigation, and private investigators posing as Arab sheiks, Kingstone was able to get a $33.1 million civil judgment even though the culprits avoided criminal prosecution.More...
Industrial espionage has a new bogeyman
Former cyber-security adviser to White House accuses China of systematically stealing trade secrets; detractors say he's just trying to sell his book on the subject.
THE man who once advised the White House on cyber security has accused the Chinese government of condoning and probably helping to fund the stealing of trade secrets and research from other countries.
This startling assertion, which could invite a sharp response from China, has divided experts in the field. Some accuse Richard A Clarke of deliberate sensationalism while others say there could be some truth in his allegations.
Mr Clarke, who is currently chairman of corporate risk management firm Good Harbor Consulting, resigned in 2003 after 30 years in the US government.
Notably, he spent 11 years in the White House holding posts including special adviser to the president for cyber security and national coordinator for security and counterterrorism.
During a stopover in Singapore last week to speak at an Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) seminar, Mr Clarke said: 'There is evidence that the government of China is complicit in systematic international industrial espionage on a very large scale.'
When Wiretapping Runs Wild
Despite voluminous restrictions on when they can and can't be used, government wiretaps are still a blunt instrument.
While they can be used to land powerful evidence against insider-trading suspects, recent case have raised fresh questions about when government surveillance crosses a line into unwarranted invasion of privacy.
The WSJ's Michael Rothfeld provides a look at the issues in this story, out Friday.
It seems that more than 40 secret recordings played for jurors at the trial of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, which will head to the jury on Monday, have contained stretches of dialogue that appear exclusively personal.
Yes, personal. In other words: snippets of dialogue that focus on marriages and alleged extramarital affairs, social visits and vacations.
There's a limit, it seems, to just how much personal information a judge will allow the government to tape. In a ruling on Wednesday, a judge overseeing a different but related insider-trading case excoriated the government for monitoring intimate calls between trader Craig Drimal and his wife about their marriage, which had nothing to do with the case.
The FBI is supposed to stop monitoring conversations that aren't relevant to an investigation or involve relationships that legally are privileged, such as those with a spouse, attorney, doctor or clergy member. They are allowed, however, to tune back in periodically to make sure the discussion hasn't changed.More...
Candidate Catches Hidden Camera
Jessica Tetreau is outraged.
She's a candidate for Brownsville City Commissioner District Two.
She's also a mother, afraid a surveillance camera is spying on her and her children.
Tetreau discovered the camera Friday.
It's hidden inside the broken window of a neighbor's home, pointing at the house of her estranged husband.
Tetreau is separated from her husband, but says she still spends a lot of time at his home.
"This is a very well known area where children play," said Tetreau.
Tetreau said the discovery of the camera confirmed her fear that she and her children were being watched.
"I had already seen a man taking pictures of my children," said Tetreau.
Whether the camera is an attempt to sabotage Tetreau, she said she doesn't know.
"It would be very disgusting and disturbing if that's why it was set up," said Tetreau.Watch Video...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
CIA reveals invisible ink recipes used by WWI spies
World War I spies engraved messages on toe-nails and used lemon juice to write invisible letters, classified documents released by the CIA reveal.
The six documents, amongst the oldest secret papers to be held by the agency, disclose a number of spying techniques.
The nearly century-old records include instructions "to suspect and examine every possible thing".
Recent advancements in technology have made it possible to release the documents, the CIA said.
One document suggests soaking a handkerchief, or any other starched substance, in nitrate, soda and starch, in order to make a portable invisible ink solution.
Putting the treated handkerchief in water would release a solution that could then be used to write secret messages, the records say. A document written in 1914 in French, exposes a German formula for making secret ink, suggesting that French spies had managed to crack the enemy's code.More...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Snooping: It's not a crime, it's a feature
Cellphone users say they want more privacy, and app makers are listening.
No, they're not listening to user requests. They're literally listening to the sounds in your office, kitchen, living room and bedroom.
A new class of smartphone app has emerged that uses the microphone built into your phone as a covert listening device -- a "bug," in common parlance.
But according to app makers, it's not a bug. It's a feature!
The apps use ambient sounds to figure out what you're paying attention to. It's the next best thing to reading your mind.
Your phone is listening
The issue was brought to the world's attention recently on a podcast called This Week in Tech. Host Leo Laporte and his panel shocked listeners by unmasking three popular apps that activate your phone's microphone to collect sound patterns from inside your home, meeting, office or wherever you are.More...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
CIA brain drain: Top staff go to private sector
In the decade since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, private intelligence firms and security consultants have peeled away veterans from the top reaches of the CIA, hiring scores of longtime officers in large part to gain access to the burgeoning world of intelligence contracting.
At least 91 of the agency's upper-level managers have left for the private sector in the past 10 years, according to data compiled by The Washington Post. Several of the top positions have turned over multiple times in that period: In addition to three directors, the CIA has lost four of its deputy directors for operations, three directors of its counterterrorism center and all five of the division chiefs who were in place the day of the Sept. 11 attacks.
In many quarters in Washington, government officials decamp for the private sector as a matter of course. Defense consultancies routinely hire generals retiring from the Pentagon; the city's lobbying firms are stacked with former members of Congress and administration officials.More...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Self-wiping hard drives from Toshiba
Toshiba announces a family of self-encrypting hard disk drives (HDDs) engineered to automatically invalidate protected data when connected to an unknown host. The new Toshiba Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) models enable OEMs to configure different data invalidation options that align with various end-user scenarios.
Designed to address the increasing need for IT departments to comply with privacy laws and regulations governing data security, the drives are ideally suited for PC, copier and multi-function printer, and point-of-sale systems used in government, financial, medical, or similar environments with an acute need to protect sensitive information.
Monday, April 11, 2011
On The Internet, No One Watches The Wiretappers
When Twitter revealed in January that it had received a Department of Justice order to hand over information on three users associated with WikiLeaks, the real surprise wasn't that an Internet company had been asked to secretly spill user data for a criminal investigation. It was that, for once, the firm didn't kept quiet about it.
Chris Soghoian, a privacy researcher at Indiana University and the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, has been following that Twitter case closely as a potentially precedent-shaping test for how and when the government can nab users' online information. And now he's released a paper that puts the case in context, outlining just how little Americans are told about the extent of government surveillance on the Internet.More...
Sunday, April 10, 2011
French probe industrial espionage at defense firm unit
PARIS (Reuters) - France's intelligence services have unearthed a case of suspected industrial espionage at an engine subsidiary of French aerospace and defense firm Safran, Le Monde newspaper said in its weekend edition.
A Safran spokeswoman declined to comment on Sunday when contacted by Reuters about the report, which spoke of a Chinese link.
The newspaper said investigators had placed about 10 people in custody as they dig for information about a 2010 attack on the computer networks of Safran subsidiary Turbomeca, which makes helicopter engines.
It said hackers broke into the computer networks and gained access to sensitive information about propeller systems at Turbomeca, as well as Safran documents containing information about billing and the cost of various company projects.
The computer break-ins took place during the first eight months of 2010 and may have involved help from company insiders, Le Monde reported it was told by an unnamed judicial source.More...
Competitive Intelligence: How to Spot a Liar
"Deception detection" experts—often former CIA agents—are used by banks and hedge funds to assess the honesty of CEOs. In his recent book, Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy, Eamon Javers shares some tricks of the trade:
1. Fidgeting
Aside from true sociopaths, people aren't natural liars, and saying one thing while thinking something else can actually cause physical discomfort. That's what causes people to squirm.
2. Weasel Words
Expected to, probably, basically, should be... These kinds of qualifiers crop up when someone is trying to obscure doubts or worries.
3. Detour Phrases
Think, As I said before. Liars try to circumvent a direct answer by referencing past answers to different questions.
Lawsuit Filed Over Listening Devices
A lawsuit involving two dozen plaintiffs and 18 defendants has been filed over alleged illegal wiretapping at the Newton Falls Police Department.
The lawsuit was filed Friday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court by an attorney with the Fraternal Order of Police on behalf of employees, mostly police officers, and citizens of Newton Falls. Defendants include current and former city officials who "have approved the expenditures for the installation and upkeep of the illegal wiretapping system."
The lawsuit claims oral communications were illicitly recorded by hidden microphones placed in public and private areas of the police department. The suit alleges that former Police Chief Robert Carlson had the devices installed and intercepted conversations during contract talks to negotiate less beneficial contracts.
The new chief, John Kuivila, has said he found the devices in May of 2009.
Carlson, who is now retired, said he never intercepted any conversations and said he has done nothing wrong.
US dragging its feet on wiretapping rules
Citing the need to protect intellectual property and consumer information like the emails that were leaked in this week's massive Epsilon hack, the Senate Judiciary Committee called a hearing Wednesday to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) emphasized that while amending the law and taking the time to define privacy took time, that is time that U.S. cyber security remains vulnerable.
"It's thousands of attacks a minute, not thousands of attacks a day," he said. "It's a necessary process, but it's one that's not without peril and it's not one without cost."
However, ECPA, more familiarly known as the wiretapping law, will probably not see a change in the immediate future. The Judiciary Committee called a hearing for the same reasons last year, and the process has been languishing since then. Without an official position from President Obama's administration, the amendment process will not move forward. Raw Story
DOJ To Congress: We Shouldn't Need A Warrant To Snoop Through Gmail
For years, privacy advocacy groups have been trying to make sure digital data has the same kinds of search and seizure protections that physical documents have. In recent times, even some major companies like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and AT&T (NYSE: T) have joined together in the Digital Due Process coalition, which wants to modernize the nation's out-of-date wiretapping laws. Those corporations want law enforcement agents to get a warrant issued by a judge before they are able to tap into sources of data stored in the cloud, such as web email. It's been an uphill fight—to say the least—and today, the Department of Justice took a position that's going to make their quest even harder.
According to a report from CNET, a DOJ lawyer told a Senate committee that if cops are required to get a search warrant to tap into email stored online, it could have an "adverse impact" on investigations. "Speed is essential," he said. "If Congress slows down the process, this would have real-life consequences, particularly where human life is involved."
Friday, April 8, 2011
Square or Dare? You be the judge...
Today is a wake-up call to consumers and the payments industry. Last year, a start-up named Square introduced a credit card reader for smartphones with the goal of making it very easy for anyone to accept credit cards through a mobile device. Seems like a great idea, but there is a serious security flaw that Square has overlooked that places consumers in dire risk.
In less than an hour, any reasonably skilled programmer can write an application that will "skim" – or steal – a consumer's financial and personal information right off the card utilizing an easily obtained Square card reader. How do we know? We did it. Tested on sample Square card readers with our own personal credit cards, we wrote an application in less than an hour that did exactly this.
Let me explain how easy it is to exploit the vulnerability.More...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
China and Russia fingered in German industrial espionage alert
Berlin - Industrial espionage by China and Russia is becoming easier thanks to computer hacking, officials warned German business leaders on Thursday, adding that police need data logs to track computer break-ins.
A conference heard that the annual cost to German companies of data theft was at least 20 billion euros (nearly 30 billion dollars).
However it is often easier to simply buy corporate secrets from disloyal employees.
Ole Schroeder, a senior Interior Ministry official, said that in 70 per cent of known cases, staff who hated their employer or were angry that they were likely to lose their jobs were behind the leaks.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Corporate spying goes unreported
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — International industrial espionage is on the rise as cyber criminals shift their activities to stealing trade secrets from taking personal data and information.
A new research report from McAfee, the Internet security firm, says, "Globalization and the commoditization of information technology have driven businesses to store increasing amounts of precious corporate data in the cloud. As this shift has taken place, cyber criminals have discovered new ways to target this precious data, both from inside and outside the organization."
The report, "Underground Economies: Intellectual Capital and Sensitive Corporate Data Now the Latest Cybercrime Currency," also says many companies are reluctant to thoroughly investigate cyber breaches for fear of publicity and because investigations are costly.
Companies worldwide are estimated to lose more than $1 trillion due to data leaks, costs of remediation and reputational damage.More...
Social-media tools used to target corporate secrets
Not long after airstrikes began in Libya last month, certain attorneys at four U.S. law firms, known for having high-profile clients in the oil industry, each received a personally addressed email message.
Each message carried an Adobe PDF attachment, purportedly an analyst report describing the effect of Libya's uprising on oil futures. Each lawyer clicked on the attachment.
But the PDF was actually pre-set to deliver a quick-acting computer intrusion, says Chris Day, chief security architect at data security company Terremark, who watched the attack unfold. Within a few seconds, the PC of each attorney who clicked on the attachment began sending a silent beacon to a command server controlled by the intruders.
Terremark alerted law enforcement, and the law firms were notified, cutting off yet another persistent intrusion - a distinctive type of hack that has quietly become a staple of the cyberunderground.
Hidden Camera Found In School Locker Room
EFFINGHAM, Kan. -- Police said a group of eighth-grade girls discovered a video camera rolling at Atchison County Junior-Senior High School in Effingham.Students and parents throughout the district said they are embarrassed, angry and scared. They are worried about what kind of images exist and who might have seen them.Residents said Effingham is a typical small town where everyone knows each other and word travels fast. And that only serves to heighten the uneasy feeling among students, they said."Was I in that video and has anybody seen it?" Principal Mark Preut asked, voicing the concerns of the students.Kendra Myers works at Effingham's only sit-down restaurant and has a niece at the junior high."I think the first thing that comes to everybody's minds, parents, children, everything is the Internet, like is this all over the Internet?" Myers said.Preut said everything that could contain exploitative images went straight to Kansas City's Regional Crime Lab. So even local, law enforcement don't know what was captured or how far it went.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Bugged cuckoo clock scandal rocks government
The Swiss government has been accused of hiding surveillance systems in cuckoo clocks and then giving them as official gifts to at least 30 embassies.
The foreign ministry has yet to comment officially on the claims, made in United States diplomatic cables released last week by the WikiLeaks whistle-blowing website.
The alleged bugging came to light in cables sent in September 2006 from the US embassy in Bern to the US State Department.
In it, an unnamed official expressed security concerns about the cuckoo clock – a pendulum-driven "Chalet" model with music box – which had been presented to the ambassador the previous month as part of Swiss National Day celebrations.
"The latest addition to the living room is proving to be a good conversation piece, but I'm not sure we should be holding conversations around it," the official wrote on September 14.
"The bird came out at midnight yesterday and I swear something flashed."


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Project Cornerstone Book of the month
This month's ABC book:
"Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship" by Bradley Trevor Greive uses engaging photos of animals to illustrate how to make friends, keep friends, and the importance of friends.
Goals of lesson:
– To help all students learn how to respect each other and to develop stronger interpersonal skills.
– To have students explore ways to be UPstanders both online and in our face-to-face world.
To reinforce this lesson at home:
– Share some stories about your own friendships.
– Here are some questions you can discuss with your child:
- What do you like most about your friends?
- Do they bring out the best in you?
- Do you bring out the best in them?
- How do you show your friends that you care about them?
- How do your friends handle conflict when it arises?
When you "catch" kids modeling positive behaviors…
Notice, Name it, and Celebrate it!


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All too often, we caregivers beat ourselves up for what we did not do, what we cannot do, or what we think we didn't do quite well enough. Instead, this holiday season, and every day, I want us to adopt an attitude of gratitude. Can you give yourself props for what you did well? Here's an excerpt from the new edition of TO SURVIVE CAREGIVING: A Daughter's Experience, A Doctor's Advice, coming soon from RyNorn Press, Inc, hoping to get you to be thankful for yourself!
Give Yourself Credit When You Do a Good Job
When we love our seniors and acknowledge that they made us who we are, we are grateful. We want to do right by them, but many caregivers fear that they are not doing what is right. Before they succumb to emotional distress, these caregivers should take another look.
My pastor honored me by letting me take care of his mother. In the three years that I served as her doctor, Mom declined from moderate to severe dementia, but Pastor Mike and his family were able to care for her at home. In one office visit, Pastor Mike said that he often angered Mom by jumping to help her before she needed help, and by jumping to protect her before she did anything dangerous. As we talked about easing up a bit, it became clear that Pastor Mike's greatest fear was that he wasn't a good caregiver. He was afraid that something might happen to Mom "on my watch."
I asked him when Mom had last:
- Broken a bone, or had even taken a fall
- Suffered wounds, or any other injuries
- Had an infection
- Been in the hospital or the emergency room
- Missed a doctor's appointment
- Gone without her medicine
- Had her caregiver fail to contact the doctor immediately when there was a change or a question
- Had any unmet needs at all
- Seemed anything but cheery (definitely not unhappy)
Pastor Mike not only denied that any of this had ever happened, he seemed appalled at the thought. I told him, and I'm telling you: THAT'S GOOD CAREGIVING.
- Meet with the doctors and receive the LOCRx
- Pull your team together and give the recommended care in the appropriate care site
- Act quickly to get the information you need whenever there is a new problem or question and
- Continually strive to meet your senior's needs as promptly as possibleRemember: Guilt is from the "Dark Side." It hurts you without helping your loved ones at all. Take steps to avoid this worthless and unproductive emotion by giving yourself credit for doing what you can.
- No, you can't keep dementia or other chronic illnesses from stealing them away from you, but didn't you contact the doctor immediately when your senior had a complaint, didn't you make sure she never ran out of medicine, don't you play his favorite music, and sit through her favorite movies, and make his favorite foods? Be thankful for what you CAN do and give yourself a break.
- This makes you a good caregiver.


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Happy almost spring, everyone! Hopefully, we will start to see some more sunshine soon 🙂
Did you know that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month? Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer that affects both men and women (behind lung cancer). The American Cancer Society predicts that there will be about 140,000 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2018.
The crazy thing is, many cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented with regular screening. Do you know if you are up to date with screening? Did you know that there are different tests you can do?
What is colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer (or colon cancer) is cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. The colon is the large bowel or intestine, and the rectum connects the colon to the anus.
You may have heard of "colon polyps" which are abnormal growths in the colon. Over time, some polyps may turn into cancer which is why screening is so important. Screening tests, like a colonoscopy, can help detect and remove polyps before they become a problem.
What are the risk factors for colorectal cancer?
There are several risk factors for colon cancer, some of which you control and some you cannot. See them listed below:
- Age. More than 90% of colorectal cancer cases occur in people aged 50 and older.
- Family history gives you an increased risk of developing colon cancer. There are also certain genetic syndromes (for example Lynch syndrome) which are inherited disorders that makes one more susceptible to multiple types of cancer. Very interesting stuff!
- History of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's or Ulcerative colitis. Note: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is NOT an inflammatory bowel disease.
There are also the usual lifestyle risk factors such as being overweight, smoking, and heavy alcohol consumption. Nothing surprising there, right?
Also, interestingly, some of our risk for colorectal cancer involves what we eat. Research has linked consumption of red meats and processed meats (sorry bacon lovers!) with risk for colon cancer. A diet rich with fiber-containing whole grains, fruits, and vegetables likely decreases the risk. The jury is still out as to whether or not certain vitamins (calcium, vitamin D) decrease the risk for colorectal cancer.
What are the symptoms of colorectal cancer?
Early stages of colon cancer and colon polyps typically don't produce any symptoms at all. That is why it is so important to keep up with regular screening.
If you do have symptoms, they might include:
- Blood in the stool
- Abdominal cramping or pain
- Unexplained weight loss
Pretty vague, no? Don't let this sneak up on you.
How do I get screened for colorectal cancer?
Now, you are ready to undergo screening. Excellent!
In general, The United States Preventative Services Task Force recommends screening for colorectal cancer for all adults aged 50-75. Screening beyond age 75 is an individual decision that should take into account one's overall health and history of regular screening.
There are a few different tests you can do. Here are a few examples:
- Stool testing. There are a few different tests that detect either blood or altered DNA in your stool. These are done either yearly or every couple of years.
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy. For this test, the doctor puts a thin tube to visualize only the rectum and lower third of the colon.
- CT colonography. This is a scan (like a CAT scan) to visualize the colon and produce digital pictures.
And let's not forget the gold standard: colonoscopy!
Colonoscopy involves the insertion of a thin, flexible tube to visualize the rectum and the ENTIRE colon. During the test, the doctor can remove polyps and take samples for biopsy with an instrument. If you have a normal colonoscopy and are at average risk for colorectal cancer, a colonoscopy only needs to be done every 10 years.
The other tests above can be used for people with a low or average risk of colorectal cancer. However, if any are abnormal, then a follow-up colonoscopy is needed.
The thought of a colonoscopy doesn't sound all that fun, I know. Who wants a tube stuck up their rear-end, not to mention the awful bowel prep?
Check out this video below to see what to expect during and after a colonoscopy (it's animated, nothing graphic!)
Keep your colon happy
I hope that now you understand how important screening for colorectal cancer is and what your options are. If you are over the age of 50 and have been dragging your feet to get screened, make sure you talk with your provider as soon as possible. You will be happy that you finally did it!
Disclaimer: Information contained in this post should not be substituted for medical advice. Therefore, if you think you are having a problem, contact your own provider who knows your health history.


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Overview of Stage 1 Mesothelioma
- Least advanced stage of the 4 mesothelioma stages
- Only pleural mesothelioma is officially staged 1-4, but similar staging criteria can be applied to the other disease forms (peritoneal and pericardial)
- Referred to as a "localized" mesothelioma as it remains contained to its primary location
- Stage 1 diagnosis is rare as most cases are diagnosed at stage 3
- Patients rarely show symptoms in stage 1
- Stage 1 mesothelioma has the best prognosis of all 4 stages
- Doctors treat stage 1 mesothelioma with aggressive surgeries that remove tumors and tissues or organs
What is Stage 1 Mesothelioma?
Stage 1 mesothelioma is the earliest of 4 mesothelioma stages. It refers to the least-advanced level of disease progression whereby the tumors are still contained to the mesothelium—the tissue lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart.
When tumors develop in the mesothelium, they eventually start to grow and spread to distant sites beyond the point where they first formed—the primary location. The process of mesothelioma spreading to sites beyond the primary location is called metastasis. Because stage 1 mesothelioma has no metastasis yet, it is still considered resectable—removable by surgery.
Doctors detect and diagnose early-stage mesothelioma with various types of imaging scans. X-rays, CT scans, PET scans and MRIs all help doctors look inside the patient and see how far the mesothelioma has spread. By piecing together different image results, doctors can tell that the mesothelioma has not yet spread outside the primary location. With images, doctors also know the exact location to conduct surgery.
Stage 1 Mesothelioma Prognosis and Life Expectancy
The general prognosis (disease outlook) for mesothelioma is poor. However, if you've been diagnosed with stage 1 mesothelioma, then your prognosis is relatively good. Overall, the average life expectancy of mesothelioma patients is 12-21 months. Stage 1 pleural mesothelioma patients are at the higher end of this range.
The average life expectancy for stage 1 mesothelioma 21 months. Patients can significantly improve their prognosis with radical surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Mesothelioma Justice Network Brief
For patients who are deemed good candidates for surgery (meaning they are healthy enough), life expectancy can improve even more. One study found that the 30-month survival rate for stage 1 patients who underwent resectable surgery for pleural mesothelioma was 60%. Some patients have even lived beyond the 5-year mark thanks to curative surgeries.
Stage 1 Mesothelioma Symptoms
Most patients show no signs or symptoms of mesothelioma during stage 1—a medical term called asymptomatic. With no signs or symptoms to report, it makes it very difficult for doctors to detect and diagnose mesothelioma at such an early stage. As a result, it's extremely rare to be diagnosed with stage 1 pleural mesothelioma.
If you have been diagnosed with stage 1 pleural mesothelioma, here are some signs or symptoms you may be experiencing:
- Dry, persistent cough
- Chest pain
- Fluid buildup in the chest (pleural effusions)
- Shortness of breath
- Slight difficulty breathing
With vague or undetectable signs, stage 1 pleural mesothelioma is commonly confused for pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). Because the mesothelioma hasn't spread yet during stage 1, doctors rarely suspect malignancy (cancer) to be the cause of these general symptoms.
One of the ways that doctors may be led towards a mesothelioma diagnosis at stage 1, is if they can detect abnormal tissue masses or pleural effusions from a chest X-ray. Ninety percent of pleural mesothelioma patients experience pleural effusions, and it is considered an important indicator during diagnosis.
It's important for all patients to report their history of asbestos exposure to their doctor. Because asbestos is the only known cause of mesothelioma, information about your work history involving asbestos products is critical information your doctors need to know in order to diagnose this rare cancer.
Stage 1 Mesothelioma Treatment Options
Stage 1 mesothelioma patients have many important treatment options. With the best outlook of all four stages, doctors view stage 1 pleural mesothelioma as a manageable and treatable disease in most patients. By detecting it this early, doctors can remove the mesothelioma completely and prevent it from recurring—coming back after treatment. It's possible for stage 1 pleural mesothelioma patients to achieve remission, which is when there are no visible signs of mesothelioma.
No two cases of mesothelioma are the same, and treatments are individualized to each patient. While all patients treated by mesothelioma specialists get placed on a personalized treatment plan, there are standard approaches to treating stage 1 pleural mesothelioma, which include the following options:
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
The most radical and aggressive surgery option for pleural mesothelioma patients, the extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) involves removing the affected lung. During the EPP, the surgeon removes the diseased lung, the pleura, part of the diaphragm, the pericardium and the nearby lymph nodes. EPP is only conducted on patients who are healthy enough to withstand such a drastic surgery, which are usually younger patients with no other health conditions.
The philosophy behind the EPP is that by removing the diseased pleura, surrounding tissues and the lung, you can prevent the disease from recurring in distant sites where microscopic cells may have spread to (such as into the lung, the pericardium or the chest wall). However, there is controversy over the whether the pros outweigh the cons with this aggressive surgery, which is why stage 1 pleural mesothelioma patients have another surgical option.
Pleurectomy With Decortication
Developed as an alternative to the EPP, the pleurectomy with decortication (P/D) is a lung-sparing surgery. During the P/D, the surgeon removes the diseased pleura, which is the lining that covers the heart. The pleura is where the tumor has formed in stage 1 pleural mesothelioma. By removing it, surgeons can prevent the mesothelioma from spreading outside the pleura and into the lung tissues or other distant sites.
There is debate in the medical community over which of the two surgeries offers the patient a better chance at long-term survival. Different studies have shown different results, but when compared, they all indicate that there is a similar survival rate for both surgery types. The ultimate decision about which surgery is better—EPP vs. P/D—is up to the patient and his or her medical team.
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are important parts of stage 1 pleural mesothelioma treatments. Both therapies can be given to patients in conjunction with surgery as a way to prevent mesothelioma cells from spreading to distant sites. Chemotherapy (anticancer drugs) is given to patients for several weeks following surgery to kill off remaining cells left behind.
Radiation therapy can also be used after surgery to kill remaining cells at the tumor site after surgery. Otherwise, radiation therapy can be given before surgery to shrink tumors and prevent seeding—when mesothelioma cells move around during surgery. When radiation therapy is administered before an EPP procedure, it's called SMART—surgery for mesothelioma after radiation therapy. The SMART approach is showing promising results in extending the life expectancy of patients.
Stage 1 Mesothelioma Specialists
All patients should visit a mesothelioma specialist to confirm their diagnosis. Mesothelioma specialists have decades of experience researching and treating this rare cancer type. General oncologists do not have the expertise to accurately diagnose and treat mesothelioma because it is so highly complex.
If you've been diagnosed with stage 1 pleural mesothelioma, then you may be eligible for compensation. Mesothelioma patients are victims of asbestos exposure and can file claims against negligent manufacturers. Compensation can cover treatment costs as well as travel expenses to the top cancer centers in the country.


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Stories and op-eds about I-732
Carbon Tax, RIP? (Niskanen Center, Nov. 15, 2016)
Carbon Tax Reversal in Washington State (ConsortiumNews.com, Nov. 12, 2016)
Washington State Voters Reject Nation's First Carbon Tax (Inside Climate News, Nov. 10, 2016)
Washington State Rejects Country's First Stab At Carbon Tax (Huffington Post, Nov. 9, 2016)
5 Big Wins, 2 Big Losses on Key Eco-Ballot Initiatives (EcoWatch, Nov. 9, 2016)
Washington rejects the Initiative 732 carbon tax — here's what's next (Puget Sound Business Journal, Nov 8, 2016)
2016 Proved Reducing Emissions Is Not The Top Goal For Influential Green Groups (Forbes, Nov. 8, 2016)
Are Washingtonians About to Vote Down a Chance to Fight Climate Change? (The Atlantic, Nov 7, 2016)
Washington state's chance to lead the climate fight | Ned Witting (Crosscut, Nov. 5, 2016)
Green voters seem confused this election (Crosscut, Nov. 5, 2016)
Koch brothers are the latest strange bedfellows in Washington state carbon tax fight (PBS NewsHour, Nov. 4, 2016)
RFK, Jr: Washington Voters Step Up, Pass the Nation's First Carbon Tax | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (EcoWatch, Nov. 4, 2016)
Readers' most important issues and how they affected their votes (Seattle Times, Nov. 4 2016)
Koch brothers chip in money to defeat Washington carbon-tax measure (Seattle Times, Nov. 4, 2016)
Kochs Block Carbon Tax (Seattle Weekly, Nov. 4, 2016)
If you are undecided about I-732, read this before you vote (Cliff Mass Weather Blog, Nov. 4, 2016)
A closer look at I-732 (KING-TV, Nov. 3, 2016)
Carbon tax initiative foes, backers raise last minute cash (Seattle Times, Nov. 3, 2016)
PSE pumps $125,000 into defeating I-732 carbon-tax measure (Seattle Times, Nov. 2, 2016)
Is Coal's Political Heft Plunging? One State May Be Canary in Mine (New York Times, Nov. 2, 2016)
First Statewide Carbon Tax Is What Our Climate Moment Demands (Yes! Magazine, Oct. 30, 2016)
Support I-732 to give businesses a predictable plan for carbon reduction | Christopher T. Bayley (Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 28, 2016)
The left's opposition to a carbon tax shows there's something deeply wrong with the left (Washington Post, Oct. 27, 2016)
In Washington, Climate Change Legislation Has A Surprising New Enemy (Huffington Post, Oct. 26, 2016)
Washington State's Ambitious Carbon Tax Proposal (New York Times, Oct. 24, 2016)
One state tests liberals' ability to rally around a carbon tax (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 24, 2016)
Guest Editorial: To Fight Climate Change and Poverty, Vote YES on Initiative 732 (The Stranger, Oct. 24, 2016)
A Climate Change Policy that Benefits the Poor (The Huffington Post, Oct. 23, 2016)
Washington can lead on climate change by passing I-732 | James Hansen (Seattle Times, Oct. 21, 2016)
I-732 is the right moral step to take action on climate change | Gail Gatton (Seattle Times, Oct. 21, 2016)
I-732 proposes incentives, not mandates, in tackling climate change | Todd Myers (Seattle Times, Oct. 21, 2016)
When Climate Campaigners Miss the Point (Bloomberg View, Oct. 21, 2016)
Environmentalists' Disdain for Washington's Carbon Tax (Slate, Oct. 20, 2016)
The Endorsements (Seattle Weekly, Oct. 19, 2016)
The left vs. a carbon tax (Vox, Oct. 18, 2016)
The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 2016 General Election (The Stranger, Oct. 18, 2016)
It could be the nation's first carbon tax. And environmentalists are fighting over it (The Washington Post, Oct. 17, 2016)
Why are greens opposing a carbon tax? (ClimateWire, Oct. 17, 2016)
Of Wood and Trees – Environmentalists against the environment in the Evergreen state (The Economist, Oct. 15, 20-16)
How a tax on carbon has divided Northwest climate activists (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 13, 2016)
Time for a carbon tax? A former Bush official says yes (USA Today, Oct. 9, 2016)
Opposition to Washington's historic carbon tax initiative is coming from the unlikeliest of sources (Think Progress, Oct. 6, 2016)
Should carbon emissions be taxed? WA voters to decide (KUOW, Oct. 6, 2016)
Opinion: Canada just did something awesome that US should copy (John Sutter/CNN, Oct. 4, 2016)
Washington State Could Pass the First Carbon Tax in the Nation (Audubon, Oct. 3, 2016)
Initiative 732: A 'Carbon Tax Swap' To Address Climate Change (KNKX, Oct. 3, 2016)
Tax measure flawed but better than no carbon price (The Olympian, Oct. 1, 2016)
You'd think the Sierra Club would back carbon-cutting I-732 – but you'd be wrong (Seattle Times, Sept. 30, 2016)
Sierra Club Members Dispute Sierra Club Position on Carbon Tax Measure (Seattle Weekly, Sept. 30, 2016)
Growth Friendly Climate Proposal (Wall Street Journal, Sept. 28, 2016)
Tax carbon polluters, not working families (Crosscut, Sept. 20, 2016)
Vote on nation's first carbon tax sets off environmental justice row (Fusion, Sept. 15, 2016)
Carbon-emissions tax initiative stirs strong debate (Spokane Journal of Business, Sept. 8, 2016)
Carbon tax initiative looks like a nail-biter (Crosscut, Sept. 6, 2016)
A Carbon Tax for Thee, But Not For Me (Niskanen Center, Sept. 6, 2016)
"The Nader Moment" for Washington State Environmentalists (Cliff Mass Weather Blog, Sept. 6, 2016)
This Week on the Blabbermouth Podcast: Trump's Snake and a Carbon Tax Debate (The Stranger, Aug. 31, 2016)
As the Election Heats Up, Voters Could Propel Carbon Taxes (Triple Pundit, August 29, 2016)
Why the Democrats Are Fighting the Biggest Carbon Tax in American History (National Review, August 30, 2016)
Carbon-tax initiative backers press campaign despite green opposition (Seattle Times, August 13, 2016)
Does I-732 go far enough? Progressives can't seem to agree (Tacoma News Tribune, August 13, 2016)
Carbon tax proposal a practical step to limit climate change (Tri-City Herald, August 13, 2016)
The Case for a Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax in Washington State (Seattle Business, August 2016)
Weighing the Critiques of CarbonWA's I-732: Three points of contention in Washington's fight for a carbon-free future (Sightline Institute, August 3, 2016)
Does I-732 Really Have a "Budget Hole"? To the digit that anyone can accurately forecast, the tax swap is revenue-neutral (Sightline Institute, August 2, 2016)
Weighing CarbonWA's Tax Swap Ballot Initiative: Washington climate hawks' guide to the pros and cons of I-732 (Sightline Institute, August 1, 2016)
Locals Work to Make Public Aware of Major Carbon Tax Proposal (Whatcom Watch, July 2016)
Sen. Steve Litzow endorses pollution reduction initiative (Mercer Island Reporter, June 23, 2016)
Climate Justice from the Ground Up (Occupy.com, May 27, 2016)
UW students campaign for carbon tax (KING-TV, May 20, 2016)
Can a tax help cut down greenhouse gas pollution? (PBS NewsHour, April 21, 2016)
There's a cheap, proven fix to the world's biggest problem (CNN, April 19, 2016)
In Our View: Examine Carbon Tax (The Columbian, March 2, 2016)
Washington's carbon-pricing fight hits snags (The Olympian, March 1, 2016)
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Op-ed from Joe Ryan (Feb. 22, 2016)
Ed Mahlum and Joe Ryan: Carbon tax is best climate change solution (Spokane Spokesman-Review, Feb. 20, 2016)
State fiscal office miscalculates carbon initiative's revenue stream (The Olympian, Feb. 7, 2016)
Will Washington Pass Nation's First State-Level Carbon Tax? (The American Prospect, Jan. 28, 2016)
(PDF) Carbon Washington Co-chair Joe Ryan On the Environmental Movement and Why 2016 is So Important (Washington State Wire, Jan. 27, 2016)
Carbon Tax Initiative Campaigner Forging Ahead, With Humor Intact (KPLU, Jan. 14, 2016)
(PDF) The Right Way to Tax Carbon (Bloomberg View, Dec. 30, 2015)
Carbon tax initiative may cost and save (KIRO-TV, Dec. 30, 2015)
Carbon initiative aims to raise and cut taxes (KING-TV, Dec. 30, 2015)
(PDF) Carbon tax may well be in our future (The Olympian, Dec. 29, 2015)
(PDF) I-732 could reduce CO2 emissions without new regulations (Bellingham Business Journal, Dec. 30, 2015)
(PDF) These could be the first U.S. states to tax carbon — and give their residents a nice paycheck (Washington Post, Nov. 10, 2015)
(PDF) Will Washington be the first US state to have a carbon tax? (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 25, 2015)


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When inflation risk is high, bond investors demand a higher yield to compensate for the decreased purchasing power of a bond's future cash flow.
Hence, inflation is bad for bond holders because higher yields mean lower bond prices.
Since Donald Trump was elected, bond yields have soared. For example, in the past two weeks, 5-year U.S. Treasury yields saw their biggest two-week jump ever.
So, some debt market observers say that Trump's election victory has stirred inflation fears.
But a Nov. 26 Marketwatch article titled "Why Trump may be deflationary after all" reminds readers that yields started rising before Trump was elected and goes on to make the case for disinflation:
Bond yields were starting to creep up even when everyone thought Clinton would win, so giving Mr. Trump credit for the bond breakdown isn't fully valid. However, there is no doubt that his surprise win did add significant fuel to the bond selloff fire on the belief that his policies will be inflationary. But perspective does matter here — yields are still incredibly low relative to history.
Inflation expectations have been creeping up accordingly. The question now is whether those expectations will ultimately be right, as the Fed likely will more aggressively hike rates to temper fiscal stimulus. If the shock in bonds has overshot, the key to determining when to leg back in will be reflation reality, as opposed to inflation hope.
When looking at the iShares TIPS Bond ETF TIP, +0.15% relative to the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF IEF, +0.46% the gap up in inflation expectations may not actually hold. Yes, the uptrend remains in place, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see disinflationary fears return on a Trump overshoot.
While debt arguably can be short-term inflationary, it tends to be more disinflationary over the long term the larger that debt load becomes. One must then question whether Trump will be inflationary given that the starting point for fiscal debt is as high as it currently is. The fly in the ointment for the belief that Trump will be inflationary is the strength in the U.S. dollar, which has surged in an incredible way. Inflation pressure should, in theory, result in a depreciating currency, not a surging one.
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The campaign officially starts on March 1. On that day, fans of the bulging ads will be treated to 3-D images of the ads. There will also be behind-the-scenes videos that will give you a look at the making of the ads.
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Ugh this had been a really rough week. Very bumpy and up and down. Right now I wish I was asleep, but instead I'm sitting up crying because I didn't get to do the thing I REALLY wanted to do tonight. And I'm in a loop of feeling worse because I feel like I shouldn't feel so bad about it.
The short of it is that I agreed weeks ago to cover a restaurant shift tonight that no one else could cover. Hawthorn bought me tickets, as a birthday present to something I really, really wanted to see at the symphony, but neglected to give me advance warning. When he did he only asked about the date, not the event, I declined, as I had an obligation to the person whose shift I agreed to cover. Hawthorn made plans to take someone else, I found out what the tickets were actually for, since there wasn't a surprise to ruin, since I wasn't going to get to go. And of course it turned out the restaurant really didn't need me there at all.
I just feel incredibly disappointed and left out. And things like this just always seem to magnify the whole Hawthorn situation for me. Like partly I'm mad at him because if he hadn't tried to make it a surprise and had given me advance notice, I would have found a way to go. Plus it just feels like the universe cheated me out of my relationship with him because of the external factors he had/has going on, and missing things like this makes me feel like it's just one more thing taken away from me. Which is petty and silly. I try so hard to focus on the good things, and I have so many good things, that sometimes I end up feeling worse because I actually feel bad about being upset over something so relatively minor, in the scope of the world.
And I might have been able to let it go if Hawthorn hadn't felt compelled to text me after and tell me what an amazing show it was. Yeah, fuck you very much.
Plus, it was just a really bad, really stressful day at work all day leading up to the sucktastic evening. And what I really want to do is call Cedar and tell him how upset I am so he will make me feel better, but he's on vacation and I know he's having a really good time and I don't want to mar that. I'd call Violet to console me, but she had an even worse day than I did and I don't think I could even be a supportive enough friend right now to even interact with her. Which is upsetting because overall I really am feeling so much better, but wow, it doesn't take much to set me back to not being able to deal at all (although, I'm selling myself short by saying 'not much' as it was a VERY stressful day at work).
I think I'm going to call in sick tomorrow and start what is sure to be a good weekend early. Maybe I'll go to the park and sit and memorize Lorca poems until the storms roll in.


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[Study] 10 Years of Christmas-Related Injuries: 2008 – 2017
It seems as though the Christmas season comes earlier and early each year. The leaves on the trees hardly begin to change colors when we start to see lights, decorations and holiday theme coffee cups. Americans spend countless hours and hundreds if not thousands of dollars preparing for the Christmas holidays, decoratingRead more


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Touch Biometrix secures £2 million funding from Deepbridge Capital
16th April 2019
Touch Biometrix, the disruptive fingerprint technology company, has received a £2million investment from Deepbridge Capital. The Series A funding through the Chester based Deepbridge Technology Growth Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund follows initial seed funding of £150,000 last year. Touch Biometrix is developing a new class of fingerprint sensors for application to consumer electronics such… Read more »
The PC Support Group Ranked Among Top 501 Global IT Managed Service Providers
24th July 2018
The PC Support Group Ranked Among Top 501 Global IT Managed Service Providers Local IT support company, The PC Support Group ranks among the world's 501 most strategic and innovative managed service providers (MSPs), according to 2018 MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. The MSP 501 identifies the World's most forward-thinking MSPs and leading trends in… Read more »
Superfast broadband now reaches 95 per cent coverage for Cheshire East
26th June 2018
Nineteen out of 20 homes and businesses across Cheshire East can now access superfast broadband – thanks to the council-backed Connecting Cheshire partnership. Investment by Connecting Cheshire, a partnership between four Cheshire councils, BT and central Government, with additional funding from the European Regional Development Fund, has now reached more than 85,000 premises with superfast… Read more »
Knutsford company blazing a trail in hospitality market
14th June 2018
A Knutsford company which specialises in sophisticated intelligent building technologies and whose latest contract has seen it working on the £55m redevelopment of Annabel's private members club in London says that it will have a year of substantial growth in 2018. The company, Intecho, is currently blazing a trail in the London hospitality market and… Read more »
Engineering firm expands with second office launch
8th May 2018
Grimsby-based engineering firm opens new office in Cheshire Grimsby-based multi-discipline engineering firm, Technica, has opened a new office in Congleton as part of its UK growth and recruitment strategy. The company's second office is located within the Somerford Business Court in Congleton, a former dairy farm and barns that have been converted into luxury offices.… Read more »
Gates partnership launch event goes with a bang
17th April 2018
An event held to launch the exclusive partnership between a north west gates firm and a premium French manufacturer went off with a bang. Earlier this year Country Gates & Barriers signed a deal to become the UK distributor for a range of high-end aluminium gates made by Horizal in France. It is now in… Read more »
Carbon capture experts create synergy at Thornton Science Park
31st October 2017
In an age where global carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have crossed a worrying milestone, carbon capture is becoming an increasingly important aspect of greenhouse gas removal and decarbonisation technologies. Carbon capture and its subsequent storage (CCS) is recognised as a key factor to tackle global warming – by reducing the amount of carbon… Read more »
General Data Protection Regulation – Are Your Plans in Place?
31st October 2017
You cannot fail to have heard about the GDPR Regulation which becomes enforceable next year on 25th May 2018. There's a lot to the GDPR, and there's a lot of news and internet coverage being devoted to it. Not all of it is accurate. Here's the lowdown on what you need to know right now.… Read more »


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Location: Vacaville, California, USA
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Class A Drivers Wanted - Heavy Equipment Haul Truck driver - $20.00/hour with overtime & benefits - Vacaville, CA
$18.00/hour the first 2 weeks, you get a raise after 2 weeks with the company to $20.00/hour
Morning Shift
We are hiring for Heavy Equipment haul Truck Drivers to drive a flatbed trailer delivering heavy equipment for one of the areas most reputable heavy hauling companies. Must have heavy hauling experience. This position starts at $18.00/hr and you receive your first raise after 2 weeks with the company to $20.00/hour. A full list of benefits can be found below.
Job Description:
- You will Safely operate a heavy or tractor-trailer truck with detachable Trailer for heavy equipment loading efficiently, and in a friendly manner.
- You will be working 8-10 hours a day, allowing for a good amount of work, as well as home time. There will be some overnight stays, the company will provide a hotel for the nights you have to overnight.
- You will be pulling a 53' reefer trailer with a liftgate, making 4-8 stops a day.
- Load and unload the cargo.
- Upon delivery, you will be responsible for checking the unloaded cargo, as well as obtaining any required signatures.
- Each day, you will perform and log thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections, and upon completion of route, check in returns to supervisor.
- You will enjoy working independently, quickly and efficiently, and will do what it takes to get the job done, while observing company policies and DOT safety regulations.
Salary and Benefits:
- $18.00/hour the first 2 weeks, you get a raise after 2 weeks with the company to $20.00/hour with overtime.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
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- Holiday Pay, PTO, & Referral Bonuses
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- Minimum of 2 years class A flatbed truck driving experience within the last 3 years, experience specialized in Heavy Haul transportation preferred.
- No more than 2 points on DMV record.
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On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 12:07:02AM -0500, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > Anyone have any idea how I can create a script that will search > ebay and put the results in a text file? > > I thought of starting with links > > links http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll?MfcISAPI > Command=GetResult&query=Fernandez > > but for some reason this puts links in the background and does not search. > It just goes to the search page? The ampersand character ('&') is taken by the shell to mean "put this command in the background. Hence, you command as listed above is equivalent to these two commands. $ links http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll?MfcISAPI Command=GetResult & $ query=Fernandez which is probably not what you intended... As an interesting side effect, you set the variable query to "Fernandez"... Put single/double quotes around the whole thing: $ links 'http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll?MfcISAPI Command=GetResult&query=Fernandez' or escape out the special characters: $ links http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll\?MfcISAPI\ Command=GetResult\&query=Fernandez PS: I'm not sure about the space before the "Command="; I don't use ebay myself.. -- Karl E. Jørgensen firstname.lastname@example.com www.karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: If you really want pure ASCII, save it as text... or browse it with your favorite browser... -- Alexandre Maret <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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By M&G/Sarah Evans, 24 June 2014
Following his remarks about the ANC's hand in the Marikana massacre, no decision has been made on whether to sanction Julius Malema from Parliament.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema's fate in Parliament is still uncertain, as no decision has been made on whether to sanction him for his conduct in the National Assembly last week.
But the EFF remained resolute this week that any action taken against Malema would be challenged in court. On Friday morning, National Council of Provinces chairperson Thandi Modise said she would consult the speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, and Parliament's rules on whether Malema should be sanctioned.
This followed Malema's remarks during the debate on Zuma's State of the Nation address that the ANC was responsible for the Marikana massacre.
When Malema refused to apologise for his statement, Modise ordered him out of the National Assembly. "Chair, when police reduce crime you come here and say the ANC has reduced crime. When police kill people, you don't want us to come here and say the ANC government has killed people. That is inconsistent, honourable chair," said Malema, before leaving the house.
Several EFF MPs staged a walkout and followed Malema out of the house. Modise hinted that these members could also be sanctioned for disruptive behaviour.
'The ball is in their hands'
At a press briefing shortly afterwards, Malema repeated his refusal to apologise for his remarks and vowed to challenge any attempt to sanction him in court. On Monday, EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi reiterated this view.
"Let's wait to hear what Parliament will say," Ndlozi said this week. "We are, as indicated, willing to test it [any possible sanction] in court. Really the ball is in their hands, at this stage." But with Mbete on sick leave, Modise has not been able to consult her.
"I can't add anything to what Modise said at this stage," said parliamentary spokesperson Luzuko Jacobs on Tuesday. He said Modise and Mbete would consult when Mbete returned to work, and they would also seek advice on what the rules of Parliament said on the matter. They would also study the Hansard, or verbatim, transcripts of the debate.
Section 12 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Act stipulates that MPs can be sanctioned, suspended, ordered to apologise or pay a fine, if they are found to be in contempt of the house rules.
On Thursday, the ANC said it believed Malema had abused his parliamentary privileges. "We believe that he has abused the privilege of Parliament by making a reckless and irresponsible statement on a matter that is under consideration by the Farlam commission," said ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa at the time.
Defending Malema's remarks
"In his eagerness to project the ANC negatively, he wants to mislead the public that the ANC and its government took a decision to massacre 44 people in Marikana, including mineworkers, police and security guards."
The EFF retorted, defending Malema's remarks that "the ANC government killed people in Marikana". Ndlozi, in a statement, said Modise's ruling meant "the South African Parliament deems is unparliamentary to attribute the killing of 34 mineworkers in Marikana to the ruling party in government, the ANC".
"No member of the EFF will ever withdraw such a diagnosis. When there is a reduction of crime by the SAPS [South African Police Service], the ANC takes responsibility and claims this victory is theirs; they claim it as an ANC achievement.
"Equally, when the police kill Andries Tatane, the Relela and Mothutlung residents, the ANC as the government of the day must take responsibility," he said.
Source: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-06-24-malemas-fate-in-parliament-remains-uncertain


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It already common knowledge that there is no single correct strategy of picking high-potential stocks, but there are some ways through which investors could narrow down the pool of stocks they are interested in. Although choosing stocks based solely on specific criteria inputs seems to be a good idea when it comes to narrowing down search horizons, this method can either generate too many options or eliminate some high-potential investment opportunities. Instead, retail investors could examine the basket of stocks that receive the most attention from the hedge fund industry. It is true that the hedge fund industry as a whole has underperformed in the past several years, but the smart money can actually help individual investors find good stocks. Image for a second that a stock was owned by only 10 hedge funds at the end of September 2015 and then an additional 25 hedge funds initiated positions in that stock during the subsequent three months. This probably means that either the stock was so heavily battered by the market that it reached an extremely cheap price level or the stock was accompanied by some firm-specific developments or even industry-wide developments that caught hedge funds' attention. Having said that, it would be worthwhile to take a look at the hedge fund sentiment on Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) to identify whether reputable and successful top money managers continue to believe in its potential.
Is Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) a sound investment today? The best stock pickers are becoming less hopeful. The number of long hedge fund bets decreased by 12 in recent months. At the end of this article we will also compare MDLZ to other stocks, including Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNP), and Ambev SA (ADR) (NYSE:ABEV) to get a better sense of its popularity.
In the eyes of most market participants, hedge funds are perceived as unimportant, outdated investment tools of yesteryear. While there are over 8000 funds trading today, We look at the top tier of this club, around 800 funds. These investment experts administer most of all hedge funds' total asset base, and by keeping an eye on their highest performing stock picks, Insider Monkey has unsheathed a few investment strategies that have historically outperformed the broader indices. Insider Monkey's small-cap hedge fund strategy outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12 percentage points per annum for a decade in their back tests.
Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is one the largest snack companies in the world that manufactures and sells snack food and beverage products in 165 countries around the globe. The company's portfolio of products includes Nabisco, Oreo and LU biscuits; Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolates; Trident gum, along with an additional 51 brands. The maker of Oreo biscuits has seen its shares advance 22% over the past 12 months despite losing 6% since the beginning of 2016. Mondelez International's net revenues in 2015 were $29.64 billion, down from $34.24 billion reported for 2014. This significant decrease was mainly driven by the strengthening U.S. dollar against most currencies around the globe. To prove my aforementioned point, the company's organic net revenue grew 3.7% year-on-year in 2015, after registering a growth of 2.5% in the prior year.
Now, we're going to take a look at the key action surrounding Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), as well as discuss Bill Ackman's thoughts on Mondelez.


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Many believe that our life here on earth is an exile from our Heavenly Homeland and since sin entered the world we have been deprived of our heavenly inheritance.
The thread that I see throughout our readings today is the love and mercy of God and our response to this love and mercy by Faith.
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I had a GREAT time last summer at the Garden Bloggers gathering in Buffalo. Check out this series of posts.
So I'm definitely keen on going to the Garden Bloggers Fling 2011 this summer in Seattle.
I'm a veteran of many years of scientific meetings (hmmm), botanical garden (APGA) meetings (much more interesting and collegial with great garden study tours), but the Garden Bloggers meetup was a joy -- how fun to interact with fellow garden bloggers while visiting wonderful gardens. And, there were NO talks in windowless hotel rooms. How nice.
The BGCI International Congress of Garden Educators has been another favorite meeting -- what a wonderful experience to interact with counterparts from gardens around the world. I've been to two: in NYC and Oxford, England -- both great.
I've thoroughly enjoyed Garden Writers Association meetings for the last three years, (in Portland, Raleigh, and Dallas) too, for similar reasons. There are talks to listen to (in those same windowless hotel rooms), but they're quite informative and interesting, and attending has been beneficial to my work. (Even if going to GWA and Garden Bloggers is self-financed).
So, I'm looking forward to Seattle, a place I haven't been for many years, but was once quite familiar with.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Garden Bloggers Fling 2011
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