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As outlined in a new study conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life project, about one out of every five Americans simply don't utilize the Internet at all. Within this group of people, approximately half attributed this fact to the lack of anything useful on the Internet. The most common groups to be without Internet access include households earning less than $30,000 per year, adults that haven't obtained a high school diploma, senior citizens over the age of 65 and Hispanic adults. Women were also slightly less likely to use the Internet when compared to men.
The most common reason for not having Internet access was "just not interested." Other reasons included lacking access to a computer, cost of access, difficulty getting it to work properly, the lack of time required to learn the process, blaming age, problems with physically being able to use a computer or concern about computer viruses and spam emails. Of the group that doesn't have Internet access, only a tenth were interested in learning how to get online in order to use the Internet on a daily basis.
Another roadblock to Internet access is the lack of a broadband connection. While broadband use has exploded from four percent in 2001 to 62 percent in 2011, that still leaves approximately four out of ten American adults that don't have a high-speed Internet connection at home. Dial-up access has decreased from 41 percent in 2001 to 3 percent in 2011. The Pew Research Center conducted a related study during 2009 that found 35 percent of dial-up users were waiting on the price to fall before upgraded to a fast, broadband connection. Other reasons for not switching yet included unfamiliarity with the benefits of broadband and the lack of availability in certain areas of the country.
However, people using the Internet has increased from 50 percent in June 2000 to nearly 80 percent in August 2011. Ninety-four percent of adults with a college degree utilize the Internet at home in addition to 97 percent of adults making more than $75,000 per year. Adults between the ages of 18 to 29 were also the mostly likely to use the Internet.
Regarding online activity, the most common Internet activities include using a search engine like Google or checking email. More than 70 percent of U.S. adults use the Internet for making purchases online and approximately 64 percent use the Internet for social networking. Online banking has also shot up in popularity over the last ten years and is most common with adults between the ages of 30 to 49.
Over the time between studies, the desktop computer is no longer the preferred gateway to reaching information on the Internet. Usage has shrunk from 68 percent in 2006 down to 55 percent in 2011. Conversely, laptop use has grown from 30 percent in 2006 to 57 percent in 2011. The cell phone has become increasingly popular as 88 percent of all U.S. adults above the age of 18 now own a cell phone. Alternatively, MP3 player growth has become stagnant due to the inclusion of music playback in most smartphones. Finally, e-reader and tablet growth have had a sharp increase in growth over the past few years with both categories reaching 19 percent in regards to U.S. ownership among adults.


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In April, 2009, researchers stunned the medical community when they reported chronic inflammation as the root cause of several major diseases.
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To begin, I apologize for the dark nature of today's email.
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…suffocating tissue, restricting blood flow, damaging joints and infecting your healthy cells.
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For most, this bodyfat has become "calorie-resistant":
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This zombie fat is essentially… "dead tissue".
That's important for those who have 10, 25 or 50 or more pounds to lose…
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First though, here's the #1 reason why bodyfat becomes calorie-resistant:
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- 3) Metabolic hormones carrying the "burn calories" message don't reach the fat cell…
All this means one thing:
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Update: calorie-resistant bodyfat can be now removed…
The discovery of this "metabolic jumper cable" can now reverse this process:
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- It pops open fat cells, sucks out the fat, sending it off before its yanked back in…
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This "metabolic jumper cable" isn't any exercise, machine or pill.
It's a little-known, calorie-burning hormone we all have… just waiting for the right spark to come alive.
It's not thyroid, leptin, ghrelin, insulin, adiponectin, HGH or any other "fat loss" hormone you may know.
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Is Bread Really the Staff of Life… or the Stuff of Disease?
For most us, there are few foods more comforting than bread.
Fluffy biscuits, crusty baguettes, flaky croissants… even a simple slice of toast topped with melted butter can taste like heaven.
And that smell… few scents are quite as pleasant as fresh bread baking in the oven.
But there is a lot of confusion as to where bread fits into a healthy diet.
The Bible practically commands followers to eat it: "Give us this day our daily bread…" The government put it at the base of the food pyramid. And for centuries, it has been called "the staff of life."
Of course, there are some who disagree…
Well-known cardiologist, Dr. William Davis, calls wheat "the perfect chronic poison."
And for a poison, we sure eat lots of it…
The average American consumes 55 pounds of wheat flour every year, making refined flour the #1 source of calories in the American Diet – a situation that nutrition expert Chris Kresser describes as, "a public health catastrophe."
So, what is the truth about bread and wheat?
- Is it the perfect poison… or an essential daily food?
- Is "gluten-free" bread better for you than regular bread?
- And can you still eat bread… while maintaining a lean body and optimal health?
The answers to these questions may surprise you!
The 5 dangerous lies about bread…
Be sure to read #5 – the biggest surprise of all!
Recently, Doctor of Naturopathy, weight-loss expert and best-selling Amazon author Liz Swann Miller, creator of the Red Smoothie Detox Factor, revealed 2 of the secrets to easy, steady weight loss. Secrets the big food corporations do their best to hide from us.
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Here's how it works.
"That stuff is just a lot of calories your body can't use," Liz told me, "Some are poison. And all these foods are stripped of the anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories that help your body detox. The result? Your body expends huge amounts of calories to eliminate some toxins—the rest, it stores in your fat to protect you. This is why most people are hungry all the time. They're not getting energy they need."
"So… what's going on with me? Why am I losing weight but not going hungry?"
Liz paused, then dropped the bombshell.
Your body is designed to burn fat. You just have to let it.
"What? I thought we were designed to store fat?!?" We were Skyping and I was practically shouting. Then I heard Liz say…
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Mind blown.
Liz continued: "You're drinking smoothies packed with phytonutrients, anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories that pull toxins out of you like a tractor beam. Allowing your body to burn those toxin-filled fat stores… and releasing tremendous amounts of stored energy."
So that's why I'm losing weight without going hungry.
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Enjoy! Let me know how these work out for you. And if you run across anything I've missed please let me know.
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652cHAWK wrote:Very happy about this.
Seanhawk wrote:Too be honest, I don't know much about Gray and if Carroll thinks he can work with him that's enough for me. But I will tell you what I do know, LaRon Landry has gotten noticeably worse. It could be the player, but it could also be the coach. Time will tell.
TDOTSEAHAWK wrote:Very Very Happy about this - our coaching staff has shaped up to be what I believe one of the best in the league - in a very short time. Between the veteran presence of Gibbs, Gray and Brown and the relative youth of Bates, Bradley and Quinn (youth in the flow of new ideas I feel) - the staff is already head and shoulders above most in the league.
ToeKnee9699 wrote:The Seahawks are getting a new Strength and Conditioning coach, right?!
VaporHawk wrote:Gray's DBs came up with 8 interceptions last season.
That was tied with the Raiders and better than the Lions, and Rams. At least we aren't getting those teams' DB coaches.
CANHawk wrote:Good work on this thread Blue/Green!
HarbingerofSorrow wrote:Hmmmmmmm......any rumours on the strength and conditioning coaching possibilities?
This is SO important.
SharkHawk wrote:Mike Phair is gone. He was told he wasn't being brought back. That sucks, he was a cool guy and worked well with Quinn, who was brought back.
palatypus wrote:I wonder if Mike Woicik is available. He would solve a lot of problems.
Inkdaub wrote:Looks good so far that's for certain. I am not sure how to feel about all this. I want to get excited but something is holding me back.
IBleedBlueAndGreen wrote:
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Watch These Animals Eating All the Ice Cream — Daily Distraction
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Do you feed your pet the occasional scoop of Rocky Road?
As the weather heats up, so does our craving for ice cream. And we're not the only ones. It's one of those few precious things that practically all of us can agree on—humans, animals, you name it. Dogs, cats, groundhogs, woodchucks, pigs, guinea pigs ... as long as you have a mouth, you probably want to put some ice cream in it.
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Georgia genealogists have three opportunities to learn and grow as researchers in programs to be held in March and April of this year.
Genealogist's Mapping Tools
On March 3, Rick Sayre will share the importance and uses of maps in genealogical research. Topics covered include: using topographic and other maps; genealogical applications of historical GIS; using military maps in genealogy; and using the BLM General Land Office website. Mr. Sayre is, among other things, a coordinator for the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research's course Land Records: Using Maps, and is an instructor at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh.
The meeting will be held at the National Archives Southeast Region in Morrow, GA. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members, with lunch included. Registration must be postmarked by February 23. For more information or to pay online, see the Georgia Genealogical Society's Calendar of Events.
Genealogy Writing and Publishing Workshop
If you've ever wanted to know what it takes to put together a book-length project, then you won't want to miss this important all-day workshop sponsored by the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, held on March 10 at the First Presbyterian Church in Marietta. Linda Woodward-Geiger will present a hands-on transcribing and abstracting workshop in the morning, while Vivian Price will walk attendees through the mechanics of publication, from what fonts to use to how to compile an index. Lunch will be provided by the Taylor Foundation.
While this workshop is free, seating is limited. For more information and to register, see the GGS Calendar of Events.
Georgia Genealogical Society's Spring Seminar
Mark your calendars for this event, to be held on April 28 in Augusta. This year's theme is Clues to Finding Your Ancestors. While the exact schedule is to be determined, there will be four one-hour lectures to attend. Keep an eye on the GGS Calendar of Events for further information.


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Firefox for Android Crashes On Startup - How To Fix
This article is no longer maintained, so its content might be out of date.
Please update to the latest release of Firefox to fix this issue. The development team has added some fixes which have reduced the crash rate to the lowest levels ever.
Automatically update Firefox
If you have set Firefox to allow automatic updating, here's how to update:
- Open the Google Play Store application.
- Firefox will start updating automatically.
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- Open the Google Play Store application and tap on the search icon which looks like a magnifying glass.
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National PTA Favors Expanding 'Charter Approval' Power
From Guest Blogger Sean Cavanagh
The National Parent Teacher Association has revamped its policy to make it clear that it supports giving entities other than local school boards the right to approve charter schools, a new position the group argues will increase its ability to shape policy within the diverse and growing sector of independent public schools.
Leaders of the National PTA, an advocacy organization with 5 million members, say their goal is to remain relevant in discussions about charter schools by recognizing those schools' role in today's education system and by focusing more intently on improving their quality and oversight.
But it seems that not everyone is on board with the change in philosophy.
A state chapter of the organization, the Georgia PTA, is opposing a ballot measure that will go to voters in November to set up a state-level commission to approve charters. That puts the Georgia chapter at odds with the new national policy, according to the parent organization, which is trying to resolve the issue and to persuade state officials to remain neutral on the matter. The proposed amendment to the state's constitution would give the commission the power to create charters over the objections of local school districts.
The National PTA describes itself as the largest volunteer child-advocacy organization in the country. Jacque Chevalier, a senior policy strategist at the national organization, said it is encouraging Georgia officials to avoid taking a stance on the issue that contradicts the national policy.
"We hope we can reach a conclusion that's mutually beneficial," Ms. Chevalier said. "We're working through it right now." She declined to say what would happen if the dispute is not resolved.
Transparency and Oversight
The new position statement was approved by the National PTA's board of directors on Aug. 9. It represents the first change to that policy since 1995, when the charter schools movement was in its infancy.
On first reading, the changes in the policy seem relatively minor and straightforward.
The new statement emphasizes that both charter schools and the entities that typically create and oversee them—known as authorizers—be held to high standards. Authorizers need to regularly engage parents, review charters' performance, and hold them to contracts based on their performance, the policy says. It calls for transparency in charter schools' finances and operations and says they should neither exclude students nor divert funding from regular public schools.
The crux of the policy change comes in the deletion of previous wording that said charter schools must "be chartered by and made accountable to the state and local school boards in the districts in which they were located."
That wording had often been interpreted as limiting authorizing power to local school boards, Ms. Chevalier noted. In an Aug. 14 letter to presidents of the organization's state chapters, National PTA President Betsy Landers called their attention to the deletion, and said her organization wanted to ensure that its support "extends to all authorizing bodies and public charter schools," as long as they are held to high standards.
Ms. Landers noted that almost 50 percent of public charter schools in operation today are authorized by "alternate bodies" and that many local PTAs are already working with those entities. She urged state chapters to become familiar with the policy and make sure their state advocacy efforts complied with it, a step she said was critical to ensuring that the organization's position on charters remains relevant.
Georgia's ballot proposal has generated deep rifts across the state. The state's elected schools superintendent, John Barge, recently announced his opposition to the measure, citing concerns about the impact on regular public schools' finances, among other worries. He has been strongly criticized for that stance by Gov. Nathan Deal, a fellow Republican who backs the amendment.
Georgia PTA officials declined to comment on their apparent break with the National PTA on the issue. In a statement on the proposed constitutional amendment last month, the state organization argued that the ballot proposal would usurp local control, undermine local districts' finances, and allow for the growth of for-profit operators of charters.
"We reject the state power grab from local communities in the education of their children," the statement says, "the financial inequities, and the overt attention being given to those who intend to profit from the education of children."
Charters on the Ballot
Ms. Chevalier said that National PTA officials believe the organization's ability to advocate charter school issues, and press for improved quality in the sector, would be undermined if it was regarded as anti-charter or unwilling to consider new charter models.
"PTA has a role to play," Ms. Chevalier said. While the National PTA recognizes that the charter school landscape differs by state, and many state chapters have legitimate concerns about specific charter policies, the organization also wants to "position the brand to inform long-term discussions about charters and assist with successful implementation of them."
Adam Emerson, the director of the program on parental choice at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a pro-charter organization in Washington, said the National PTA's change in policy is significant and could help dispel the long-standing criticism that the organization's positions are too closely aligned with teachers' unions—or that they "focus a lot more on the 'T' than on the 'P' in the name," as he put it.
"You wouldn't necessarily expect them to come across so strongly on this," Mr. Emerson said. "It's notable they've taken this step at all."
At the same time, the PTA's call for strong oversight of authorizers and charters is in keeping with the views of many backers of charter schools, Mr. Emerson added.
In Washington state, meanwhile, the state chapter of the PTA is opposing a ballot measure that would for the first time permit the establishment of charters schools. The proposal would allow a local school board or a new state commission to authorize charters. In a statement posted on the organization's website, its president, Novella Fraser, said her group opposes that measure because it "did not meet its criteria for local oversight." She said the organization is also troubled by the lack of a requirement that parents serve on charter school boards. (Washington state officials did not respond to requests for comment.)
Ms. Chevalier said the National PTA would have preferred that the Washington state organization also stay neutral on the ballot item. But she said the National PTA is sympathetic to some of the chapter's concerns about the proposed charter law, such as the lack of assurances of parent involvement, and thus the national group regards the Washington chapter's stance as more in line with the national policy than the Georgia PTA's stance.


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The Assyrian Star Empire is an empire of about 210 star systems in the southern spiral of the Nehellenium Galaxy. The Assyrian capital, Austere, is just to the south of the center of the empire. They are best known for their hatred of Peaches and advanced technology. Assyrians are ethnically diverse, reflecting the empires' long history of expansion, conquest, and immigration.
The Empire had expanded for about 100 years, but now are stalled in their growth as they find themselves facing internal strife and attacks from outside, most notably from the Immortal Alliance. The Assyrian Empire joined the Anti-Immortal Alliance and are one of its leading factions.
Assyrian Space Force
The Assyrian Space Force is the unified military of the Assyrian Star Empire. The Space Force consists mostly of a navy, but it has three special divisions; the Commando Division, the Assyrian Ground Forces, and the Assyrian Armored Division. These let the Space Force perform more specific battle actions than were it only an interstellar navy.
The empire could be described as a loose arrangement of star systems which retain a Neo-Latvian cultural homogeneity and are unified through a common military and set of inter-planetary laws. Individual worlds govern themselves without much interaction with the interplanetary government, but they deal with it when it comes to trade within the empire and defense. The Assyrian Star Empire defends all of its worlds with the Assyrian Space Force. All worlds can rely on it for protection, but they may also form their own planetary defense forces and police forces. However, on occasion the Assyrian Commandos sometimes act as an intelligence force for the empire, secretly investigating the governments of individual planets for signs of corruption. All planets pay small tithes to the capital world.
The empire is run by the Heavenly Emperor of Assyria. He or she has the ultimate authority over the Assyrian Space Force and manages all diplomatic relations with other forces. The Emperor also oversees the domestic affairs of the capital world. The emperor unexpectedly died in R. 2,010, leaving his adopted daughter Empress Xianghua as the new ruler.
The Western Separatists
In BR 2,002, three star systems composed of 7 worlds on the western frontier seceded from the Assyrian Star Empire in a bloody civil war. They are now called the Czecho-Slovenian Republik. The civil war left an uneasy peace, and so they found themselves at war with the Assyrians again after a few years. This has left the Czech worlds largely destroyed, meaning that rogue Czech fleets frequently raid nearby Assyrian systems for supplies and technology. The Assyrians are no longer in a declared state of war with the Czechs, but border patrol action is common.
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The Assyrian Empire has been trying hard to exterminate any Peaches they can find since the Peaches first appeared in the Brikverse. This led to several battles with the 45th Union and the VoL, one of which resulted in the Peach Massacre of G.R. 2010. The Assyrian Peach Exterminations continued into G.R. 2012.
In R. 2,009 an Assyrian task force raided a Peach Liberation Army lab that was hidden beneath the surface of the Brittanian Brik-toria space port. The task force tried to escape with the captured computer core through a Peach Virus infested starport, leading to the battle of Zombie Zulu Dawn. Some of the events of this battle brought them at odds with the Brittanian League, which opted the Assyrian Empire to join the Anti-Immortal Alliance when the Brittanian League joined the Immortal Alliance.
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This year the award is being bestowed for the promotion of biodiversity protection initiatives. Among the justifications cited is Jerusalem's membership in the international ICLEI LAB 5-Step Program, the promotion of conservation efforts in the Gazelle Valley, and the City's participation in the global URBIS Initiative.
Jerusalem is the only city in Israel which joined the international ICLEI LAB (Cities for Sustainability Local Action for Biodiversity) Forum. In this context, Jerusalem has committed to a 5 Step Program for urban nature conservation and biodiversity management including conducting a biodiversity survey, promoting biodiversity initiatives, holding roundtable stakeholder discussions, producing a Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, and promoting CEPA – Communication, Education and Public Awareness.
Jerusalem is taking the lead in advancing urban nature conservation programs, such as restoration of the Gazelle Valley, soon to be Israel's first urban nature park; promotion of biodiversity protection at the Wildflower Sanctuary; and conducting a comprehensive survey of local trees. Jerusalem is the first city in Israel to commission an LBSAP (Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan), and one of only four global cities involved in the international URBIS (Urban Biospheres Initiative) for the promotion of ecosystem management and partnerships on the metropolitan level.
Jerusalem Mayor, Mr. Nir Barkat, has offered his congratulations indicating that "Jerusalem, as a developing green city, acknowledges the significance of its open spaces for the promotion of well being, and will continue to work with its citizens to advance green initiatives throughout the city, protecting open spaces and local urban nature sites."
Deputy Mayor, Ms. Naomi Tsur, who holds the City's sustainable urban planning and environmental protection portfolios, added the following: "A city that advances its natural assets contributes to the health and prosperity of its citizens. Working in strategic partnership with the Society for the Protection of Nature has greatly advanced the development of Jerusalem as a beautiful and green city."


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HSBC is one of the world's leading financial services companies, employing around 270,000 people globally. HSBC is Earthwatch's largest corporate partner and has worked with Earthwatch for more than a decade.
Earthwatch's first formal partnership with HSBC was Investing in Nature, a five-year partnership launched in 2002, featuring the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International. As part of this program, HSBC sent 2,000 of its employees on Earthwatch field research projects around the world and helped Earthwatch train 230 scientists from the developing world on Earthwatch projects. HSBC participants undertook environmental projects in their workplaces or local communities, supported by grants from HSBC.
Engaging global employees with the water challenge.
Providing participants with a basic introduction to sustainability and an opportunity to actively participate in an outdoor scientific field research.
Building on the success of the Investing in Nature Partnership, in 2007 HSBC launched the HSBC Climate Partnership. Partnering with the Climate Group, Earthwatch, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), and WWF, the HSBC Climate Partnership was a $100-million, five-year program to reduce the impact of climate change and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon policies. Earthwatch helped influence the way HSBC does business by engaging HSBC employees in understanding more about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and using that knowledge to reduce their own impacts at home and at work and those of HSBC.
This long-standing partnership is now very diverse, with Earthwatch working with HSBC at the functional and regional levels, as well as at the global level.
Earthwatch, WaterAid, and WWF are partners in the HSBC Water Programme. The eight-year programme aims to provide and protect water sources, inform and educate communities in need, enabling people to prosper and driving economic development across the world. Launched in 2012 and originally a five-year, US$100 million programme, it was extended in 2017 following its success over the initial term. The extended programme will align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Earthwatch is setting up water research projects in 25 cities worldwide, working with local conservation partners to address urban water management issues. Thousands of HSBC employees and their wider local communities will take part in a global citizen science project, collecting robust scientific data using innovative technology. This information will support, inform, and transform policymakers' water resource management plans.
A five-year freshwater research and conservation initiative in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a collaborative project among HSBC Bank, Earthwatch, and the Emirates Wildlife Society. The purpose of the program is to engage HSBC staff (and stakeholders) from across the Middle East and North African region in a program of freshwater research and learning in the UAE. Establishing a field center as a hub for research and learning, the program will underwrite research activity critical to water resource and ecosystem management in the UAE. HSBC staff will participate in hands-on research for a four-day period and join facilitated learning sessions on the business risks and opportunities of freshwater within a regional context. The programs take place in the Wadi Wurayah Mountain Protected Area in Fujairah Emirate.
The objectives of the program include establishing an environmental research and learning center, supporting long-term environmental research with a freshwater theme, and delivering an educational experience to inspire and enable participants to understand the challenges, solutions, and business opportunities of freshwater in the Middle East and North African region.
This program aims to provide participants with a basic introduction to sustainability and an opportunity to actively participate in an outdoor scientific field research project focusing on the impact of climate change on plants in the Dinghushan National Nature Reserve in China. During the program, participants will work with scientists to help them collect data for their research. They will also find out more about sustainability and come up with some simple ideas to reduce environmental footprint.
The Sustainability Leadership Programme is a unique professional development experience for senior leaders from HSBC, designed to promote a deep understanding of sustainability as a core strategic and operational business issue and opportunity. This four-day program, codesigned and delivered by Earthwatch and HSBC, has been running since 2009 at eight Earthwatch research sites in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, India, Malaysian Borneo, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S.
HSBC employees work alongside Earthwatch scientists undertaking field research and, in doing so, contribute to vital data collection and learn about climate change. Facilitated sessions focus on how sustainability leaders can support the HSBC Sustainability Strategy, generate efficiency savings, and drive sustainability engagement within their part of the business.
Sustainability leaders have contributed 8,000 hours to Earthwatch research and completed ambitious projects within HSBC as a direct result of the program. The Sustainability Champions Programme in China and the H2O Program were both spearheaded by sustainability leaders.
This program provides leadership development and team-building opportunities for new managers within the HSBC Global Finance division. It enables participants to experience HSBC's values in action by engaging in locally relevant research projects and sustainability programs. Participation leads to the identification of individual or team projects aligned with community, footprint, or business initiatives, including the HSBC Water Programme, and the ability to address leadership challenges faced by the participants through the lens of sustainability.
Key benefits of the HSBC relationship with Earthwatch include:
The partnerships with HSBC have significantly enabled Earthwatch to develop capacity in new geographic areas, such as Brazil, India, Hong Kong, and China, and in new strategic areas, such as the development of senior-level programs focused on business impacts.
HSBC Staff messuring trees to help combat climate change.
HSBC staff participate in climate change research project.
"HSBC's relationship with Earthwatch spans over a decade. Through our partnership, many thousands of HSBC employees have been involved first-hand in tackling climate change and environmental issues. They have contributed to making HSBC a more sustainable business and have gathered invaluable data to improve scientists' understanding of the global environment. This activity makes a real difference and is at the heart of HSBC values"
Simon Martin
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Find out how business and environmental outcomes are achieved by corporate partnerships with Earthwatch.
EY professionals gain hands on experience with both science and the business of sustainability through the EY-Earthwatch Ambassadors Program.
HSBC's Sustainability Leadership Program is a unique professional development experience for senior leaders, designed to promote understanding of sustainability as a core business issue and opportunity.
Coral Communities in the Seychelles began in 2006 to assess the impact of climate change on coral reefs and informing plans to help safeguard these precious ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
Microsoft employees exchange the office for Oxfordshire's Paradise Woods to take part in Earthwatch's innovative one-day employee engagement program.
Earthwatch and Starbucks have partnered to support scientific research and employee engagement. Together, they've promoted sustainable farming practices in one of the world's premier coffee-growing regions.


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2008 Season JAM ratings preview: Who are the pitchers who are the best at getting out of a jam?
JAM rated pitchers can dominate non Clutch Hitting rated batters with runners in scoring position and 2 out and in close and late situations in DYNASTY League Baseball. They also are the kryptonite to otherwise terrorizing Clutch hitters by neutralizing their Clutch hitting ability.
Pitchers in DYNASTY League Baseball are awarded a JAM situation rating based on their performance primarily with RSP/2 and in Close and late situations with RSP/2 weighted more heavily.
I asked Dennis Martinez in our previous interview why he pitched so well in JAM situations and the answer seems to be in part being able to bear down in those situations. Great pitchers with great stuff more often than not perform exceptionally well in jam situations.
NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is a great example.
Lincecum has made a meteoric rise to best pitcher in the NL. I love watching this guy pitch. Lincecum is a fast working pitcher who absolutely attacks the batter with a blazing fastball. In RSP/2 situations, Lincecum allowed a BA and SLG of .200/.311.
Lincecum: JAM
After having a mediocre year in 2007 and failing to get a JAM rating, Mariano Rivera came back with a vengeance in 2008. Rivera had a 1.40 ERA for the Yankees and a dominating RSP/2 BA/SLG of .045/.045. Your eyes are OK and it isn't a typo: .045
Rivera: JAM
This years biggest surprise at not getting a JAM? AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. Lee had a tremendous season, but not in JAM situations where his RSP/2 BA/SLG was .289/.382. What Lee did do well was keeping lead off runners off base and was awarded an off situation rating (off ratings awarded to pitchers who rarely walk the lead off batter).
Here is a guy I hate to see pitching vs. either of my favorite teams the Cardinals and Brewers. My lasting memory of Roy Oswalt was during Game 6 of the 2005 NLCS. Albert Pujols had just launched a Brad Lidge pitch onto the railroad tracks at Minute Maid Field in Game 5 to save the Cardinals season and send the series back to old Busch Stadium. Oswalt faced off vs. Mark Mulder as I watched from my center field bleacher seat. The momentum was all with the Cardinals as Cardinal fans were sky high and Astro fans were deflated. Everyone hoped this would not be the last game at Busch Stadium, but Oswalt ended the Cardinals season and Busch Stadium in a completely dominating performance.
Oswalt was as tough as ever in 2008 with RSP/2 BA/SLG of .189/.243.
Oswalt: JAM
The Red Sox pitching staff, even without the injured Curt Schilling who perennially is as tough in JAM situations as any pitcher, still came through exceedingly well in the JAM situation awards.
Lead by "Dice K" Matsuzaka, the Red Sox staff has four JAM rated pitchers for 2008. Daisuke Matsuzaka blew away hitters with RSP/2 with a BA/SLG of .153/.222. Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett and emerging lefty ace Jon Lester join Matsuzaka for Baseball's most dominating pitching staff in JAM situations.
Matsuzaka: JAM
Beckett: JAM
Lester: JAM
Papelbon: JAM
Smashing the All-Time single season saves record held by Bobby Thigpen in 1990, Francisco Rodriguez recorded an amazing 62 saves in 2008. In both Close and late .194/.264 and RSP/2 situations .208/.292, K-Rod excelled at getting out of jams.
48 batters stepped to the plate with RSP/2 and 20 of them went down in smoke to K-Rod.


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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Comic 629: Falter Ego
79 comments:
I did not care for this comic. It presented an idea--not too humorous, not too believable, but an idea--and that was about it. It strikes me as the work of a man in need of a strip to make his deadline. "Furries=funny! What can I say about furries?" In terms of execution, the third panel was too wordy. Shorter, punchier dialog for this (the main point of the strip) would have improved the clarity and the buildup to the final panel.ReplyDelete
Agreed. I think there's a limit to how much editing can do for this comic--it seems VERY idiosyncratic. But Christ, Randy, at least get SOME. How many times will we have to suffer the trauma of watching a potentially clever idea be delivered DOA?ReplyDelete
Oh I just noticed, Randy did his trademark move of putting a reaction phrase (I see, or Yes, yes it is) and another panel after the punchline. Seriously Randall, a joke is not a story arch, you do not need to have falling actions after the climax, you just need to find a PUNCHline and end there. No reaction shot from the other character (which are all basically stand in phrases for "Oh Randy your ideas are so clever and unique") and no useless panel after the joke.ReplyDelete
Kirk, thank you for pointing that out. It's such an obsolete line that it went unnoticed here. Now it sticks out horribly.ReplyDelete
- Cuddlefish PrimeAugust 27, 2009 at 10:48 PM
This seems like another "illustrated picto-blog" comic. "My fursona is a human" is the sort of thing you'd randomly post on Twitter out of boredom. Or maybe that's just me.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I like Randall's Illustrated Picto-Blog. He has some really neat ideas sometimes. I wish he would just recognize that he's better at drawing visualizations of nerdy daydreams than he is at being funny, and switch gears a bit.
Kirk: I don't see how that's true in this case. Where do you think it should have ended?ReplyDelete
Thomas: You forgot about "not funny" and "doesn't really make much sense." To each his own, I guess.
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Kirk, there's humour in that fourth panel - certainly enough to justify its existence. If it had ended on the third panel, it would have felt more like an idea that was delivered without doing anything with it.ReplyDelete
Thomas, your bonus panel idea would have been overkill.
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 10:49 PM
the alt text was decent...ReplyDelete
Id cut off the last frame, turn it into a "votey", replace "i see" with "wat" and call it a day.
Kirk, there's humour in that fourth panel - certainly enough to justify its existence. If it had ended on the third panel, it would have felt more like an idea that was delivered without doing anything with it.ReplyDelete
It ALREADY feels like that, because the delivery on the idea was so tepid.
I'd like to say that John Campbell already did something similar, and made it way funnier. I'm not saying Randy copied the joke, just that Pictures for Sad Children did it much better.ReplyDelete
Thomas in his comments hit the nail on the head here. This was an... okay comic. And an important part of this website/community/hatedom to me is that it does more than juste hate XKCD. It makes fun of it when it sucks, indeed, but it also points the way to a better comic, or if you will, "Illustrated Picto-Blog". And, paradoxically enough, I think it helps me appreciate XKCD more. Before coming here, I viewed the comic as mannah from heaven, universally funny and intelligent. But now, though I see much less humor in the comic, I see the human side of XKCD: the story of a truly interesting fellow who sometimes hits and sometimes misses. This site is dedicated to the misses, but we can't ignore the hits.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 3:35 AM
RANDALL WANTS YOU TO KNOW HOW COOL HE IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS ABOUT THE FURRY MEME!ReplyDelete
I agree that, while it was pretty good up to the third panel, the last one just didn't get it over the line. Still, I prefer it over a lot of other recent ones. i.e., I only smiled but at least I didn't feel like smacking him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 4:17 AM
I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET THOMAS POST AGAIN although admittedly he did alright this timeReplyDelete
- Person #1August 28, 2009 at 5:05 AM
A friend of mine is quite an xkcd fan (though not a fanatic) and we both agreed that today's comic was an interesting idea and had potential to be funny, but wasn't.ReplyDelete
Kirk: I don't see how that's true in this case. Where do you think it should have ended? |ReplyDelete
I'm pretty sure the best way to end the comic is to replace the dialog of the fourth panel with something along the lines of the alt text. (I guess character one can complain about how hot it is under two different suits, while the other one questions why you need to wear a suit at all) This way, you keep the joke from the alt text of "are you supposed to wear multiple suits?" with the added bonus of the joke "due to my art style, how could you tell!"
But I donno, I'm no comic genius like Crandall.
You are obvbiously Randallll.ReplyDelete
I read today's strip, and I had to reread it about twice in order to properly realise that THAT was the "joke". There's no joke at all: just a vaguely, potentially intriguing idea thrown on the ground with a very, very tepid and inneffective fleshing out. Maybe it's good that there WAS fleshing out this time around, unlike other strips in which there was JUST an idea thrown around. But the idea wasn't even that good to support a simple, immediate joke. I saw no humour whatsoever in the strip today; it was so dry, bland and pointless, it left me quite frustrated, in fact.ReplyDelete
This was a crappy comic. Not "I'm going to punch randy in the face if I ever see him" crappy, just not original or funny crappy.ReplyDelete
The premise on its own is kind of funny if you think about it, but can you make a good joke out of it?
On the forums, there were only about 3 or 4 people that offered to suck randy's dick. But overall, it didn't generate much of a response.
That's how you KNOW it's bad.
I did find this though, which I thought was funny:
Observation #3: Randall is a furry, but doesn't want to admit it. Plans on admitting it after he makes enough furry comics to soften the blow to his reputation. Also Black hat guy will wear cat ears sometime in the future.
rock on, man.
- Cuddlefish PrimeAugust 28, 2009 at 9:29 AM
consider the following:ReplyDelete
furries >>> pretentious xkcd fans
Third panel is one of the most awkward deliveries of a punchline in the history of webcomics. "have a thing for pretending to be humans"? Horrible.ReplyDelete
Also, Livejournal? Who the hell still uses it, aside from Russians?
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Whoever writes this blogReplyDelete
I love you. I FUCKING love you. This blog has been NEEDED for so long now.
But unfortunantly, I'm still going to post one of these comics as the welcome message to an online class I'm teaching, because I know of no other even relatively funny math comics.
I groaned when I read "furries".ReplyDelete
SMBC does math jokes once in a while, almost always better than any of the last five hundred or so XKCDs.ReplyDelete
Furries. Ugh.ReplyDelete
Also, that "I see" is of course horribly placed and unnecessary.
I thought this one was okay. I give it extra marks for not being about that horrible teen "drama" Skins.ReplyDelete
Although, on that subject, should the comic not technically be called 'Skinnies'?
Regarding the tie:ReplyDelete
This blog is the 11th result on Google for xkcd.
"Ah, "furries". I respect their morally reprehensible fetish and their disgusting, depraved antics. I shall not judge them."ReplyDelete
If you aren't checking WMH's twitter, you are missing out.
- Cuddlefish PrimeAugust 28, 2009 at 5:28 PM
WMH has a Twitter?!ReplyDelete
That's just awesome.
@xkcdsucks ; Cease your verbiage you churl! My mother is a SAINT! She would NEVER choose to procreate with the likes of you!ReplyDelete
4:56 PM Aug 12th from web
In fact, if she fell pregnant with your vile progeny (rohypnol?), I would PLUNGE her womb! Purifying it of your bastard spawn.
4:59 PM Aug 12th from web
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Oh wowReplyDelete
I love arguing with WMH on twitter. It's the highlight of my Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.ReplyDelete
I can't say that I liked this comic at all D: It reminded me of Pictures from Sad Children where's there's a dog that's a reverse furry.ReplyDelete
Since the joke in today's xkcd doesn't really go past saying that there are furries who act like reverse furries I can't say that I liked it very much.
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 8:25 PM
"I love arguing with WMH on twitter. It's the highlight of my Mondays, Wednesdays, and "Fridays."ReplyDelete
No, you don't.
WMH is my most favorite man, not because of his pro xkcd antics, but because his similarity to Ignatius Reilly.ReplyDelete
I must confess, Kirk, that prior to the reading of your post I had never heard of this "Ignatius Reilly".ReplyDelete
I ventured to wikipedia, and this is what I found:
"The central character is Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful man still living with his mother at age 30"
Why, I never.
Kirk, I am literally ENRAGED at this unfavourable comparison. This is a most grave insult.
I am adding you to my mental expansive list of foes. When the time comes, I shall not spare you.
-William Monty Hughes
"Cogito Ergo Sum"
See that? William Monty Hughes hates his mother.ReplyDelete
KIRK THAT IS BRILLIANTReplyDelete
I never thought of that
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Why William you miss my point! Ignatius Reilly is a modern saint, he is the genius, much like yourself, who is surrounded by a confederacy of dunces (The Confederate States of Xkcdsucks, in your case).ReplyDelete
You should not see my comparison as an insult, but as a great complement, for you see, though these dunces (and his constantly drunken mom) kept him from achieving his greater potential, and it is their fault that he is forced to stay with his mother.
WMH, have you read widely in Boethius?ReplyDelete
Willy, you have to add Kirk to your list of people whom you believe should expire slowly and with difficulty at some point in the near future! You're DROPPING THE BALL, man.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 8:18 AM
"I've been driving a car and having a job all day" is hilarious and justifies the whole comic, that is the punchline, right in the last pannel where y'all like itReplyDelete
I have enjoyed the writing of Huge Willy for as long as I have been reading xkcdsucks. I didn't know about the twitter before- I'm definitely going to check up on that every so often.ReplyDelete
I would also like to note that the forum thread has ascended (yes) into a discussion on the history and origins of furries.
Also, is the dialog "I've been driving a car and having a job all day" just because the animals aren't very good at pretending to be human, or because randy doesn't actually know how people converse? The world may never know!ReplyDelete
- Person #1August 29, 2009 at 8:58 AM
This is coming out of nowhere, but randy is kind of a hypocrite for bitching about papyrus when you look at #311ReplyDelete
- johnpauljonesAugust 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Justin: I also had questions about the dialogue in the last panel. At first I assumed it was because it was meant to be humans pretending to be animals pretending to be human, but then...why ask if they meowed? I am forced to conclude that Randy has never had any interaction with anyone, ever.ReplyDelete
randy wasn't so much bitching about Papyrus, though. he even said in the alt text he kind of liked itReplyDelete
@founder of the American navy (thanks, whoever taught me that last time): presumably their fursonas (and I was hoping to go through life without ever using that word!) are bragging about how good they are at imitating humans. They are, as you say, humans imitating (animals imitating humans). So person on the left is pretending to be a cat pretending to be human and proud of how good she is at pretending to be human, so good she didn't let the facade slip and meow at all.ReplyDelete
- Person #1August 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Oh. You're right. I don't remember that alt text at allReplyDelete
- johnpauljonesAugust 29, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Ann Apolis: I get what you're saying, but in that context, isn't asking whether or not they meowed sort of breaking character? Or am I just overthinking this?ReplyDelete
Oh, and also I'm the bassist for Led Zeppelin.
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Persons A and B are conversing. The character person A plays, which is a cat pretending to be a human, asks the character person B plays, which is a cat pretending to be a human, if the character that person B plays meowed. This makes sense since in character, person B is in fact a catReplyDelete
But it's not in B's character's character.ReplyDelete
- BeefcakeAugust 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM
What is B's character?ReplyDelete
Fuck I meant A's character's character.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 12:20 AM
THIS IS A MESSAGE TO ALL XKCD HATERS:ReplyDelete
GO COLLECTIVLY FUCK YOURSELVES! if you really think it's that bad, make your own damn webcomic and stop whining, it's pathetic.
Goddamn, I hate it when we get told like that.ReplyDelete
And of course he's not going to stick around.
Thanks, one-shot Anon.
- Person #1August 30, 2009 at 1:54 AM
Where is the insult/defense chart?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 4:41 AM
I wasn't digging this comic at all until I got to the last panel, the lines "did you meow?" and "not once!" actually had me laugh out loud. I was all set up to hate this comic for the first three panels but it ended up being the first xkcd I've laughed at in what seems like years.ReplyDelete
message$ = "question"ReplyDelete
This is a message to all the Anonymous out there. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF YOU?!?
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Anonymous is legion.ReplyDelete
- CheesecakeAugust 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM
"Anonymous is legion."ReplyDelete
That's not a "why".
Replace the first three panels with a caption, and this comic would be acceptable.ReplyDelete
Took me a sec to get this one. Kind of clever. Although he did the joke before, see 209.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Joe said: "This is a message to all the Anonymous out there. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF YOU?!?"ReplyDelete
Because we can't be bothered registering just to tell you dicks that you are a bunch of whiny humourless dicks.
and you are apparently too much of a dumbass to realize that you don't have to register to post with a name?ReplyDelete
That is the exact same joke. Good eyes Mal.ReplyDelete
But 209 did it far, far better. First, it makes much more sense. I can't really imagine anyone prefacing every sentence like that (and there has got to be a better line to use than "Are there any bagels left?"). Second, he did what all good comic writers do: he put an extra joke in after the punchline ("it goes over water, too!").
Admittedly, the alt-text slightly redeems the actual comic. It's an actual joke (a rare strain of alt-text), and it's a direct extension of the comic, not some weird little vignette or half-'tarded math lesson.
Good thing to put after a joke: A second joke which builds on the first joke's momentum.ReplyDelete
Bad thing to put after a joke: Semantically void character commentary, whose sole purpose is to clue the reader in on the fact that YES, the webcomic just told a joke, incidentally killing all the momentum and impact of the punchline and leaving the end of the comic, not two jokes told in quick succession, but a deflated, self-effacing blandness.
@Anon 10:44ReplyDelete
But you have enough time to write comments, read responses and reply. Let us not squander the precious hours of this great mind.
You know, it fucking bothers me when they say "whine." It doesn't fucking make sense.ReplyDelete
Whining has a purpose. When you're whining, you're whining TO somebody. A dog whines because it's hungry etc. You want something to change.
Who the fuck are we whining to on this blog? Randall? The fans? Yeah, no. They CHOOSE to come and read this crap. Most of us are perfectly content to bitch at empty air.
I don't care if they insult me, I know it's not true. I just want them to put a little thought into what the fuck they're saying.
ps. you don't have to register to post with a name, dipshit.
pps. how did you get so many profile views Mal? You're making me feel like less of an internet persona.ReplyDelete
Uh, IDK, people might've read my blog since I think I mentioned it on Your Webcomic Sucks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 2:43 AM
@Rob: Good to know. For some of us, this is our first experience with blogspot, so we've been jumping straight to the 'anon' option.ReplyDelete
And you know what? We still will.
@Asher: I said we couldn't be bothered, not that we didn't have time. There's a fundamental difference between the two.
@Jay: You whine to each other. But OK, maybe you're right. Maybe whine is inaccurate. It's more of a circle-jerk.
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Kind of like the xkcd forums.ReplyDelete
See, it's also not a circlejerk. You're throwing out insults because you disagree, and none of them make sense.ReplyDelete
But I'll play your game - why is this a circlejerk? What could we do to not be one?
we could stop sitting in a circle, like we are doing. you know. just as a start.ReplyDelete
I, like undoubtedly so many others, discovered this blog when I got really tired of xkcd making stale, unfunny jokes, and Googled 'xkcd sucks'. So, obviously, everyone here is going to think likewise.ReplyDelete
Although the current Anon is acting like (and might be) a troll, criticism is fairly frequent here and it's either made fun of or shot down almost immediately. Even criticism that doesn't quite fit on the bingo chart regularly pops up. So, dealing with that more respectively, when applicable, would be admittedly pretty nice to see.


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