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Dive into numerology, the study of the energetics of numbers, to find your life path number and how it will play out for you in our monthly series.
Our resident number-guru Felicia Bender, The Practical Numerologist, joins us on AstroStyle every month to give you a new kind of forecast, one that will complement your Monthly Horoscope.
To find your monthly Numerology prediction, you have to do a wee bit o' math to calculate your Personal Year Number—see instructions below—which influences your whole year (from January 1 until December 31). Tap into the energy to plan your month ahead!
Find your Personal Year Number for 2016
• Take your birth date (for example): 3/24/1984
• Now replace the year you were born with the current year: 3/24/2016
• Now add those numbers together like a long addition math problem:
3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 18
• Digit down to a single-digit number, so keep adding: 1+8= 9
• If this were your birthday, you're experiencing an "9" Personal Year in 2016
If you're having a 1 Personal Year
June is a 7 Month:
This is a dynamic year for you! Takethe wheel, take charge, and watch as many things come into focus. Many changes and shifts have already occurred for you this year, but more are still en route. Try to enjoy the ride! Several issues you've been working on since the beginning of the year are gaining clarity, giving you direction. With direction comes conviction…and with conviction comes change. June provides you with vital opportunities to take stock of what's been brewing. Now is the time to plan for what you want to achieve by the end of the year. Since June is a 7 Month for you, understand that—while life is whirling around you—any time you're able to devote to yourself will be rewarded. This is the month for planning rather than doing. You might find that you schedule more time to unplug—to take a short vacation, retreat, or by carving out your own "staycation" or "home retreat." Plenty of "me" time is in the cards for June, but it's up to you to make it happen.
If you're having a 2 Personal Year
June is an 8 Month:
You'll enjoy a sense of forward motion this month—but at a slow and steady pace to exercise patience. Do you feel frustrated…or are you going with the flow? More accurately, are you using your time this year to renew and rekindle your relationships, slow down, and give more to your love connections (both intimate and family)? Are you putting yourself out there to build partnerships and affiliations either for business, pleasure…or both? However, if you're experiencing the Master 11/2 Personal Year, you might scoff at the idea of "slower." While you may be moving ahead at warp speed, this year is still infused with higher illumination that unfolds only when you practice a patient approach. This is how you'll open up to the wonders of the small things and to synchronicity—the connections and collusions that are already all around you. On June 2nd or 5th, some important affairs—particularly business—will begin to move ahead more freely. June is the time to engage your personal power and financial va va voom. The 8 Month amplifies whatever it works with, but will require laser focus and taking action.
If you're having a 3 Personal Year
June is an 9 Month:
Your 3 Personal Year is a fun, joyful, and creative year chock-full of socializing and activity. The caveat? Are you truly tapping into and using your creativity to the best of your abilities? Are you working with your emotions in an authentic and expressive way—letting yourself feel and expressing those feelings in a healthy and balanced manner? This is on your plate year, so if these emotional issues present a struggle, you could be feeling a bit fed-up or overwhelmed by now. June is accentuating the emotional intensity of the year and some matters are reaching a conclusion for you this month. You may also complete your preparations for a creative venture. This project—or groundwork for the project—is recalibrating itself so that something new or expanded can come into play. Yet, you can't quite see that aspect of it just yet. Rather than allowing yourself to feel great about a re-calibrating of your project (or a relationship), you're feeling a sense of unease or even fear over what's happening in the here and now. A business affair may also end during June—either suddenly or totally expected. And on top of that, a friendship or association may too fall away, possibly around June 9th or 18th. So June holds out some major opportunities for letting go and shedding people and projects that you've outgrown. Consider it "spring cleaning," and pay attention to how light you'll feel after you shake it off.
If you're having a 4 Personal Year
June is a 1 Month:
The dramatic shift that began in April continues to advance this month. Since this is your year of hard work, building foundations, and getting your systems in place, last month may have felt somewhat disconcerting because it was difficult (if not impossible) to control what was happening. The universe stepped in and took over, which meant that you were just were along for the ride. If you resisted, you likely feel pretty exhausted now. If you threw your hands in the air and allowed yourself to let go, you'll begin to see things fall into place. On or about June 16th, whatever you've been working on will be propelled forward by an unusual experience or a friend who adds some impressive and much needed input. The issue with the energy of the number 4 (the energy of your year) is that your ability to be flexible and think outside of your own self-imposed box is challenged. You might find that you consciously lift yourself out of your routine this month, and explore something new—new ideas, new people, new…something, anything! Put simply, you might find that you're making things far too difficult for yourself this year. Take a risk and step off your beaten path, and you'll be oh-so pleasantly surprised at the short-cuts and better systems available to you right now—you just aren't aware that they exist. Not yet, anyway.
If you're having a 5 Personal Year
June is an 11/2 Month:
June should be quite an interesting month! Envision yourself as the eye of the hurricane—a point of stillness in the midst of chaos. And this might feel almost counter-intuitive to you, given that 2016 is all about rapid change and channeling your adventurous spirit. But remember…it's all about timing. June is your time for patience, tact and diplomacy. Although your endeavors will continue to move ahead, the pace is likely to be slower than it was last month. Expect some holdups, delays, or even downright halts in your flow. Around June 5th or 9th, you might need to place yourself in a standstill for a bit. Don't push it, and try to accept these temporary delays. If you continue to force things, you may unwittingly disrupt your cosmic schedule. Passion alert! The excitement of love and romance is also in the air. Be extremely sensitive in all your personal relations. And speaking of sensitivity—tap into yours and you'll really benefit from some important spiritual insights. If you're listening to your inner voice, these new ideas and thoughts have the potential to lead you to new directions in your life, particularly on June 18th. Overall, June is a month to back off from the go-go-go, and take the time to cultivate and enjoy your relationships.
If you're having a 6 Personal Year
June is a 3 Month:
This is a service and duty year for you, make no mistake. Practice care and service—for yourself and for others. All year long you'll be met with issues involving responsibility, relationships, and justice. And usually, the year brings in some emotional volatility as well, especially on the home and family front. Numerologists don't call the 6 Personal Year "the marriage and divorce year" for nothing! Last month was slow moving, full of delays which tried our patience. But this slow down has now ran its course. The changes in your home life you initiated a few months ago are now moving ahead and beginning to blossom. Some shifts—along with the addition of an imaginative and creative idea or two—will help to get the momentum moving forward again. And your other ventures will likely move along, too. This is a great month for any sort of self-improvement, artistic creativity, or emotional self-expression. Avoid succumbing to gossip now, as it'll only come back to haunt you. Understand that June brings you some potential opportunities to teach, advise, or entertain. If you feel called in this direction, go all in.
If you're having a 7 Personal Year
June is a 4 Month:
Do you hear your calling? This year your soul is beckoning…practically begging to be heard. You'll feel as though your life has a deep and profound resonance for you—from the simplest of interactions to the more complex decisions. Choose to engage and work on your deepest sense of who you truly are and commit to your own personal evolution. Know that June brings you into a more "sensible" state of mind, while still demanding some practicality. This is a month where you'll be met with a need for concerted effort and hard work. Plus, you'll be setting up some cornerstones and foundations for future endeavors. Take care of these duties now, but don't overdo it. Stay on track with your studies and research and take care of any practical matters, particularly on or around June 4th. Firm up the foundations underlying your most significant interests. Since a 4 Month often has to do with the material world—including real estate and legal matters—make sure to sign contracts, agreements, or other papers during the week of June 9th.
If you're having an 8 Personal Year
June is a 5 Month:
This is your time to shine! It's a "reap what you've sown" year for you, which can manifest in myriad ways—much of it financial. And yet, it's also a year where personal power is tested and honed, where management and organization are key, and where effort and focus yield success. This month, take some significant action to expand your horizons or advance your enterprises. Initiate some helpful changes around June 7th, or take advantage of some changes started by others. The vibration of the 5 Month brings in some frenetic energy that could be welcome respite from the slow-and-steady demands of May. Anything that allows you to collide with new and progressive people and ideas will aid your continued forward movement for the rest of the year. Change is the only constant, and you'll be tested in your ability to embrace change and recalibrate with renewed success and achievement. Freedom is your mantra this month, and—if you did the foundational work you needed to do in May—you can truly bask in the accomplishments you achieve right now. You deserve a break from all the action and effort you're putting in. This is a perfect month to schedule a vacation, or a business trip mixed with some personal time.
If you're having a 9 Personal Year
June is a 6 Month:
Your 9 Personal Year is an intense one. Some feel it as a slow brewing, deep down inside…while others experience it as a huge cosmic slap-in-the-face. Try to tempe this intensity by focusing on the most optimal and positive elements this year can bring to you. This is a completion—a door closing. With that, there's a fulfillment of some of your dreams now. Try not to look at this closing door as a failure or a sad experience. Instead, it's a reward for all you've done and accomplished over the past eight years. By the time you step through to the other side of this door come next year, you'll be open to new opportunities and interests in your life. June will bring some heightened family responsibilities and home-based duties your way, but don't worry, i's all part of the master plan. Don't overdo and over-give this month. The trick is to balance your sense of responsibility and service to others by tending to your own needs, first. You'll have more to give when you set up healthy boundaries. And remember to ask for help and support when you need it. June is also a great month to tend to your garden or complete that DIY home improvement project.
Felicia Bender, Ph.D is "The Practical Numerologist" and the author of Redesign Your Life: Using Numerology To Create The Wildly Optimal You. To learn more numerology from Felicia, order custom reports and book a reading, visit www.FeliciaBender.com
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Kildee, former Genesee County Treasurer and president of the Land Bank, said some states have already passed laws that require payment of all delinquent taxes and liens before a property transfer can be completed.
"This makes obvious sense -- it would encourage legitimate buyers and discourage quick-buck speculators, since they would have to pay up before getting paid off," he writes.
Local leaders have said Flint has had a problem with land speculation and blight for decades.
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Snyder also weighed in on the issue during his public safety address in Flint. His proposal includes a change in state law that would forbid individuals with unpaid taxes or who own blighted properties from buying any more property at auction.
"This will encourage current property owners to clean up and prevent blight on their property, and also prevent bad actors from degrading good neighborhoods," Snyder's plan says.
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Bird Song
There are 4000 species of songbirds, 300 species of hummingbirds and around 300 species of parrots. How and why do different species of birds produce different vocalisations, and what has it got to do with the brain?
Erich Jarvis: Part of the idea of how they how did learn vocalisations was vague and part of it wasn't. The vague part was, when I started 15 years ago, how the different species of birds produced different types of learned vocalisations. So you had 4000 species of song birds, 300 of humming birds, about 300 of parrots. In primates you only have one vocal learning group and that's the human. So we had a wealth of variability in the vocal learning birds and when I started we knew that of all the species that have been looked at, at least of the song birds, they had the same identical brain structures for vocal learning. So that wasn't the difference. What people had been looking at was the size of these vocal nuclei.
Robyn Williams: So the thinking was, if you've got the more complex bird song, you've got a bigger brain.
Erich Jarvis: That's right, or you had a bigger vocal nuclei for the same size brain. And there are some studies that suggested that this was the case, but recently we found that the number of neurons entering these vocal nuclei and later on someone found out the size of these vocal nuclei is directly related to the amount of singing, or let's say the amount of talking if you want to put in a human perspective, that the animals do. The more they sing, the bigger the nuclei get, whether it is singing something that's complex or simple. So the size argument starts to fade and you start to look for other reasons why these species are producing different types of vocal learning,
Robyn Williams: And all these birds making all these different songs in a very, very precise way, because some of them learn a particular song and then another song and they bring each song out depending on the season, the territory and somehow you've got to work a theory of how the brain is organising all this.
Erich Jarvis: That's true. So, one idea was the more different songs you can store in that brain area, and what these birds do is that they use a certain song to attract the female, they use a certain song to defend a territory from another male and certain songs for who knows what.
Robyn Williams: So the question is, how the brain does it. What does your research show about this very question?
Erich Jarvis: Our research shows that it's not necessarily the size or the presence or absence of a brain structure but it's how a particular class of genes are expressed in those brain structures.
Robyn Williams: I see, it's all in the genes again?
Erich Jarvis: It seems to be a lot in the genes, yes.
Robyn Williams: OK, and this expression is important. How is it expressed in the brain?
Erich Jarvis: This class of genes or we call it a family of genes, glutamate receptors, are an ancient gene family that's involved in every day synaptic transmission of information from neuron to neuron in the brain.
Robyn Williams: Yes, glutamate is very common in the body, isn't it?
Erich Jarvis: Oh yes, yes, glutamate is in the brain as a neural transmitter, it's released from one synapse to the other transferring information and the receptors bind to that glutamate and they do two things once they bind: they change the electrical current of the neuron that it's in, so that neuron transfers electrical information to another neuron, but they also regulate the expression of genes involved in changing structures of those neurones, in changing the connectivity.
Robyn Williams: How did you find this out?
Erich Jarvis: That part I just told you about, what the function of glutamate receptors does, I would say thousands of scientists study that, it's one of the most common neuro-transmitters in the brain. How do we find out that it was specialised in the vocal nuclei was by accident. There are several studies before us found several glutamate receptors in some bird brains where the vocal nuclei had different expression in the rest of the brain. What astonished us is that we cloned all 21 first discovered mammals in the song bird range, that was the first astonishing find, and the second was that all 21 of them had specialised expression in the vocal nuclei and no two species were the same in their specialisations, so it was a series of three different findings. The first thing was by accident, you know, finding all 21 specialising we said: well let's look at another bird, you know, this is very strange. And the other bird showed something different. Let's look at another bird and the other bird showed something different. Well, let's look at a humming bird - forget about the song bird. And it too showed differences between different species of humming bird. Let's look at a parrot - and the same thing.
Robyn Williams: May I just ask you about the humming bird, because as far as I know the humming bird doesn't sing, it just hums, you know, because the wings make the noise, is that right?
Erich Jarvis: Humming birds' wings make noises, true, but humming birds actually sing and many people don't realise this. And the reason why they don't realise is the reason why I couldn't detect it when I first started studying humming birds, because their vocalisations are so high in frequency that many people when they hear a humming bird singing they think they're listening to an insect. The syrinx is so small. But they sing, like (bird noises) that's a few octaves down OK and they imitate those sounds from other humming birds.
Robyn Williams: And it's a precise sort of song, it's not a random song?
Erich Jarvis: No, they're precise imitations, yes. If you raise them without a tutor around they will produce something that's at variance, if you raise them with a tutor they will produce a learned song - precisely what they hear.
Robyn Williams: Quite amazing. So you've found a pattern here in the bird brain and it gives you a kind of universal model as to the ways in which they're learning complex language - in other words, their songs. So, what are the other implications?
Erich Jarvis: Well, firstly, I don't want to say this is 'language' in birds; when I do that you really get in trouble because language has a whole bunch of connotations to it. Let's say vocal learning, alright? The implication for humans is that it predicts that the human language areas too, may have specialised expression of these glutamate receptors, and if they do, you can use glutamate receptors to identify potentially the entire system of human language areas. So far human neurobiologists have, I would say, been too cortex-centred. They think the cortex, with all its folds and everything, is the seat of human civilisation and so forth, that they lose sight of how the brain really does it.
Robyn Williams: But birds don't have cortexes.
Erich Jarvis: Well, that's the interesting things, birds don't have folded cerebrums. But recently I was part of an international team of scientists that were organised to rename the structures of the avian brain - and we're going to publish this this year - where we've outlined the true homologies of bird sub-divisions with mammals, and birds have a region called the pallian which makes up most of their cerebrum that is developmentally homologous to the cortex in related areas in humans.
Robyn Williams: So they've got a kind of cortex, but what you mentioned before is about syntax. Now we've been talking for something like six or seven minutes, obviously using grammar. Grammar is the discipline that makes our meaning plain and you're saying that this sort of syntax is built into the bird brain as well?
Erich Jarvis: Yes, so for grammar, I can't say if birds have grammar or not, grammar meaning combining syntax to produce different meanings and so forth, one that has certain rules. There are rules to what these birds do but we don't know what they are, but for syntax I can say they have that and we have it and the prediction is that humans will have specialised expression of these receptors in their cerebrums, not just the cortex, other parts of the cerebrum that are related to the high complexity of syntax we do. And so their receptors should be even more specialised in a pattern that would be more like the canary or an African grey parrot who can produce complex syntax.
Robyn Williams: Yes. These are the birds you studied of course. Talking about evolution, the birds came from dinosaurs, we came through the primates. The obvious thing to do to look for this pattern is to look at chimps, other apes and so on. Have you?
Erich Jarvis: We haven't even looked at humans yet but when we do we will look at these non-vocal orders including chimps and other mammals. So in terms of the evolution here, actually birds and mammals evolved from reptiles OK, and one theory is, the particular reptile bird we evolved from was dinosaurs. And whether or not it's true we think that, you know, should humans have these glutamate receptors in a specialised pattern in their brains then that came about independently of a common ancestor. We don't think there was a common dinosaur reptilian ancestor that had vocal learning and then chimpanzees and pigeons, and chickens, including reptiles lost it and we just retained it. I mean, that would be amazing if it were true, but it just came about independently.
Robyn Williams: Before you were a scientist you were a dancer. How much was your natural feeling for music important in helping you understand this research?
Erich Jarvis: I would say, in terms of this particular discovery I'm telling you about now, there wasn't too much influence directly there, more my influence into studying song in songbirds is just because my background is performing arts: that's the general influence. In terms of the glutamate receptor findings, you know, these were classic genes no one thought they would have been like this, they're an ancient gene family that's present in everybody practically, you know. All these groups of animals.
Robyn Williams: So tap dancing doesn't help your essays?
Erich Jarvis: No, no, once when I was interviewing for graduate school a professor asked me am I going to tap dance on the lab bench or something like that. I said no, where my performing arts background really helps me is in creativity, diversity as well as in discipline. You have to try, and try, and try again.
Robyn Williams: Thank you and congratulations.
Erich Jarvis: You're welcome.
Further Information
- Bird Calls
- All bird calls used in this program were recorded by
David Stewart. The CDs are available in ABC shops.
- Presenter
- Robyn Williams
- Producer
- Polly Rickard


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There is only one happiness in life... to love and be loved.
If you are considering tying the knot in cool, cosmopolitan Geneva, then the 5 star Hotel d'Angleterre on the shores of the world famous lake, has to be top of your list.
Elegant and exclusive, this place oozes sophistication like nowhere else in the city.
With breathtaking views over Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc and the Swiss Alps beyond, Hotel d'Angleterre makes you feel like you have arrived somewhere special before you even step into the lobby.
Once through the doors, you'll be greeted by the sophisticated grandeur and chic European style for which Geneva is famous.
Hotel d'Angleterre's sumptuous décor graces all its 45 stylish rooms and luxury suites. Each is uniquely furnished - some with a rich and opulent feel with plush tones while others strike a more modern note to allow the stunning views to take center stage.
But it's the impeccable service that really sets this hotel apart. If you decide to celebrate your wedding here, you're guaranteed a stress free, pampered experience.
Around the big day, there's plenty to keep you and your guests happy. In the summer try at windsurfing on the lake or take a breathtaking mountain hike. For a winter wedding, some of Europe's best skiing is just an hour away.
Or, just take a romantic stroll along the bustling lakeside promenade and be tempted by some of Europe's finest boutiques, jewelers and of course, watch-makers.
* Switzerland's Leading Boutique Hotel for the last 3 years (World Travel Awards)
* Member – Leading Small Hotels of the World
* Member – Red Carnation Hotel Group
* Hotel Bar of the Year – Hideaway Guide
The Wedding:
The staff at Hotel D'Angleterre have a great saying when it comes to hosting weddings - 'this is your party, not ours'. And it's this focus on the personal, overseen by the hotel's Events Co-ordinator, that will ensure every last detail is exactly what you've dreamed of.
For the wedding party, you are invited to celebrate in l'Observatoire - a private wing of the Hotel's restaurant and one of the most sought after dining locations in Geneva. Or, depending on the size of your party, choose the elegance of one of the hotel's distinguished banqueting rooms.
Icing on the cake:
If you are looking to push the boat out, the legendary Presidential Suite is the only room to book. Celebs and diplomats make a beeline for its space, privacy, and security (the windows are bullet proof) as well as the ever-attentive butler service.
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Couples looking for a seriously classy, personal venue that also boasts fabulous shopping, dining and European romance for either side of the big day.
For information about getting married in Switzerland, click here to read the details put together by the official Swiss Tourist Board.
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British authorities say the port of Dover was briefly closed because of an unspecified "security incident" to which the military's bomb squad was called in.
The nature of the incident wasn't immediately clear but Kent Police said on its Twitter feed that some weapons had been discovered in a car at Dover's Eastern Docks. It wasn't clear exactly what kind of weapons were recovered and attempts to reach a spokeswoman for the force by telephone were unsuccessful.
Police said in a later message that the alert had since been lifted and that the port was back open. Traffic remained heavy in the area.
Dover, on England's south coast, is one of the country's busiest passenger ports and a key maritime link to France.
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text: Amman: Jordan arrested an attacker who earlier in the day killed five intelligence personnel, the media reported. Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on monday said it seems a lone wolf attack according to initial indicators. He said that investigation was still going on. The attack occurred in the intelligence office at Al Baqaa refugee camp on Monday morning.


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Today I'm sharing a layout with a photo of my husband and I, red-faced and sweaty after a long day at Walt Disney World. It is one of those pictures that was continuously relegated to the back of the pile, but the bright pinks of the Dear Lizzy Serendipity collection had me fishing it back out, and I'm glad I did.
I kept to a limited palette of pinks, purple mint and navy, layering paper after patterned paper. I love these colors together and how they compliment my bright pink shirt!
Here are a couple of additional closeups:
I love those little conversation heart brads! They SO resemble the read edible ones, and add the cutest little details, as you can see above and below.
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Camping has never been the same since the concept of Tented Camps caught on. Today many private tented South African safari camps boast tented lodges that offer the ultimate luxury you would expect from a five star hotel.
Luxurious bedrooms with solid floors, en suite bathrooms with plumbed-in sanitaryware, quality lighting, sometimes even private hot water spas and plunge pools. But this doesn't make Tented Safari Camps unattainable for those travelling on a more limited budget.
There are many Tented Camps that are affordable and offer fabulous accommodation and upbeat facilities for any safari. Before you make a booking, it's a good idea to get a better idea of the Tented camps South Africa has to offer, including those located in the country's famous and hugely popular Kruger National Park.
Tented Camps South Africa
Unlike regular camping sites that make provision for tents that are erected temporarily, the Tented camps South Africa has made famous are permanent structures with all the fixtures and fittings you would find in a regular building catering for tourists and holiday makers.
The buildings themselves don't incorporate bricks and mortar but rather have heavy-duty canvas walls – like tents. But they often have solid roofs and are frequently connected by wooden decks or even paved paths.
So why opt for Tented Safari Camps rather than bricks-and-mortar lodges, bungalows, cabins, or cottages?
- Tented Camps are eco-friendly and often established off the grid.
- A Tented lodge will provide a more authentic bush holiday than a luxury African Safari where you stay in a luxurious hotel and then simply go on game drives.
- Tented Camps are generally unobtrusive, giving you the opportunity to get a lot closer to nature than you would in any other accommodation option.
- Many Tented Safari Camps offer luxury accommodation with self catering facilities. These are great for people who prefer a little more privacy.
- The very best Tented Camps offer everything you'd expect from a five-star hotel.
Tented Safari Camps
If you are planning an African safari or like the idea of an adventurous holiday in a Game reserve or in a Cheetah tented camp perhaps, you really should explore the opportunities offered by tented camps South Africa.
The very best African safari vacation awaits you!


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The City Council in Exeter has launched an incentive that aims to increase the standard of student living. They are offering landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) a discount of £125 to license their properties so long as they sign up to an accreditation scheme.
Tricia Punchard, assistant director of Residences at the University of Exeter, said: "Working in partnership with Exeter City Council, the University of Exeter and the Students' Guild, are committed to promoting the accreditation scheme. We are actively encouraging student landlords to make the most of this incentive and sign up to the scheme to secure minimum standards for privately rented student accommodation in Exeter. "
She continues: "The scheme is voluntary for landlords to join, however, this is a significant and positive move to ensuring the student living experience is consistent and of high quality across the city."
Unipol/AfS is a nation-wide accreditation scheme that was developed in order to assist students decisions regarding housing; it ensures that all accredited properties meet legal standards and perform checks to guarantee housing that is safe, clean and suitable for student study. It also offers landlords great exposure and even preferential advertising for their properties, as well as promoting a fair and balanced letting market within the student sector.
Landlords are expected to meet accreditation requirements by allowing random checks to take place every three years, and those that don't can lose their accreditation.
The Students' Guild aim to ensure that the annual Housing Fair will only be open to accredited landlords in the not-so-far future.
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Pont de la Mure
La Mure, Rhône-Alpes, France
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244 foot span / 74 meter span
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Located 2 miles (3.2 kms) east of La Mure in France's beautiful Rhône-Alpes region is the Roizonne arch bridge. Originally a railway bridge, the span was eventually converted to road use. Also referred to as the Pont de la Mure, the main arch of 244 feet (74.44 mtrs) is a semicircle with 4 smaller arches above the spandrels on either side.
The La Mure region has 4 other high bridges worth visiting. Just 1 mile (1.6 kms) south of town is the famous Ponsonnas arch bridge over the Le Drac River. Originally built in 1863 as a suspension bridge, it was replaced with a concrete arch in 1941 that was designed by the famous French engineer Albert Caquot. The original suspension bridge towers assisted in the construction of the new arch. Ponsonnas is a popular bungee site. You can find out more here: http://www.vertigeaventures.com/xsse.htm
5 miles (8 kms) further west, a suspension bridge along route D34 crosses at least 164 feet (50 mtrs) over the L'Ebron arm of the Lac Monteynard-Avignonet reservoir. Just downstream of the D34 crossing is the Passerelle L'Ebron, one of two high footbridges that cross over the Lac Monteynard-Avignonet reservoir. The other is the Passerelle Himalayenne over the Drac and located 4 miles (6 kms) southwest of La Mure at the small town of Mayres-Savel. Both are at least 164 feet (50 mtrs) above the water - even higher if the reservoir level is down.
Roizonne / Mure Viaduct satellite image.


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the newest member of the Rachel ♥s Food team:
Scott and I decided last week that it was time to open our home to a new puppy. We found her on the website for Red Dog Farm, a rescue facility here in Greensboro. We applied Thursday, spoke to the director that night and picked her up on Saturday.
Shelby's story is sad – she and her litter mates were found wandering near the road after their mother was hit by a car and killed. Luckily someone out there was nice enough to pick them up and take them to the adoption facility! All seven of the puppies were eventually adopted, but Shelby was returned because the owner's older dog did not get along with her. I'm sorry the previous owner had to give her up, but happy at the same time because we got her!
So far she is adjusting well. Shelby was very shy at first but really opened up today. She is very smart – she learned how to sit very quickly and is trying hard to let us know when she wants to go outside. We're still working on housetraining, but for the most part she has it.
And of course, since this is a food blog after all, Shelby enjoys Purina One Puppy and an occasional Milkbone or Snausage.


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Ahead of IPL V, India-South Africa clash in one-off T20
After the battering it was subjected to during the tour of Australia and the Asia Cup, the Indian cricket team would look to make a fresh start before the IPL razzmatazz when it takes on an in-form South Africa in a one-off Twenty20 international in Johannesburg on Friday.
The match is being organised to commemorate 150 years of the settlement of the Indians in South Africa but its scheduling did raise a lot of eyebrows.
The match is happening just after the Asia Cup, of which India was a part, and a few days after the Proteas hosted New Zealand for a long tour, involving T20s, ODIs and a Test series.
In a cramped international calendar, the game does seem like an oddity given that the Indians would be travelling all the way for just over four hours slam bang action before getting busy with their respective IPL franchises. Only five days separate the match and the beginning of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Image: Captain MS Dhoni of India speaks beside coach Duncan Fletcher during a press conference at ACSA Media Centre
Photographs: Getty Images
'I don't think fatigue will be a real factor'
The long journey means that several players will miss initial practice camps with their respective franchises and that would certainly add to the physical strain.
However, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has ruled out the fatigue factor.
"All happy. I don't think fatigue will be a real factor. We all enjoy playing the IPL...that's one format where you are not representing your country, and the span of the tournament is slightly longer so you play quite a few games," Dhoni said after arriving with the team.
The Indians are not heading into the match in the best of form given the poor form the team has endured in the past few months.
Image: Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and coach, Duncan Fletcher speak
Photographs: Getty Images
Team India's recent tours have been disastrous
As if the disastrous Australian tour was not enough, India failed to qualify for the recently-concluded Asia Cup final as well, thanks to a shock defeat against hosts Bangladesh.
On the contrary, the Proteas are in good touch as they had an extremely successful tour against New Zealand. They won the Twenty20, one-day and the Test series against the injury-ravaged Kiwis.
The hosts though have retained only eight players from that tour in the Twenty20 squad.
Almost all the seniors have been rested with the exception of all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who will be honoured after the match.
Image: Vinay Kumar of India celebrates with team mates
Photographs: Getty Images
Team India is almost full strength
India, though, are almost full strength, opener barring Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan as the duo has been rested.
All the players, who were part of their Asia Cup campaign, are in the squad except for veteran Sachin Tendulkar, who does not play international T20s. He has been replaced by the hard-hitting Robin Uthappa.
Since the highly-popular IPL is beginning exactly five days after the match, the game would help the players get into the slam-bang mode, although the conditions would be different from India.
India: MS Dhoni (C), Virat Kohli (vc), Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda.
South Africa: Johan Botha (C), Farhaan Behardien, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Rusty Theron, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk, Dane Vilas.
Image: Suresh Raina (C) of India is swamped by team mates after his good fielding
Photographs: Getty Images


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San Diego, CA, June 8, 2009 -- Electrical engineers from the University of California, San Diego invented radio frequency integrated circuits that could lead to significantly less expensive imaging systems for identifying concealed weapons, for helping helicopters to land during dust storms, and for high frequency data communications. UC San Diego engineers presented this circuit at the 2009 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium on June 9, where it won one of the best three-student-paper awards.
In particular, the electrical engineers created high-performance W-Band silicon-germanium (SiGe) radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for passive millimeter-wave imaging.
|RFIC 2009 chip from Jason May and Gabriel Rebeiz.
This advance is from the laboratories of Gabriel Rebeiz, a professor of electrical engineering at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and a world leader in millimeter-wave RFIC design, phased-arrays and Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
The IEEE RFIC Symposium is the premiere annual conference in the world for reporting recent research developments in Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs). These circuits are responsible for the communications links in all wireless devices. This year, UC San Diego has 11 (out of 140) papers at the conference, which is more than any other university.
"Our success at this conference is a direct result of the investment that UC San Diego has made over many decades in the field of wireless communications. The RFIC field requires an interdisciplinary team, because it requires innovation in the areas of electronic devices, integrated circuit theory, electromagnetic theory and communications systems. The broad skills of the UCSD faculty have made this extraordinary level of research innovation possible," said Larry Larson, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
|Jason May, an electrical engineering PhD student at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering and the first author on the RFIC 2009 paper
Millimeter wave imaging
The new circuit includes an antenna that can be used to capture radiation in the millimeter wave frequency emitted from the human body and from objects under a person's clothing. This radiation passes through clothing largely or completely unaffected.
Imagers operating at millimeter waves are particularly useful because they can resolve images down to a millimeter scale, fine enough detail to identify small objects and separate items on a person's body.
"By the size of the signal we detect, we can tell the temperature of the signal we are looking at," explained Gabriel Rebeiz, the electrical engineering professor at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering supervising the project. "An imager with our chip could resolve images down to a millimeter scale, enabling us to identify very small objects that are on someone's body," said Rebiez.
"A ceramic knife concealed against a person's leg, for instance, might appear one or half of one degree cooler than the rest of their body. We could then tell that something is there and we could exactly determine its shape," said May.
Using signal processing, these kinds of scanners can put together a temperature map of a person's body that includes any objects underneath the clothing.
Imagers, high speed communications systems, and other applications that operate at the millimeter wave frequency are poised to become increasingly prevalent and influential as the circuit technologies for integrating them with existing silicon technologies matures.
"High-Performance W-Band SiGe RFICs for Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging," by Jason May and Gabriel Rebeiz, University of California, San Diego. Presented at 2009 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, June 7-9, 2009.
This work is funded by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States of America.
Below is the full list of UC San Diego papers presented at RFIC 2009
"A SAW-Less CDMA Receiver Front-End with Single-Ended LNA and Single-Balanced Mixer with 25% Duty-Cycle LO in 65nm CMOS," by H. Khatri from UC San Diego, L. Liu, T. Chang, and P. S. Gudem from Qualcomm Inc; L. E. Larson from UC San Diego.
"A DC-102GHz Broadband Amplifier in 0.12 μm SiGe BiCMOS," by J. Kim and J. F. Buckwalter, UC San Diego.
"Low-Loss 0.13μm CMOS 50 - 70GHz SPDT and SP4T Switches," by Y. A. Atesal, B. Cetinoneri, G. M. Rebeiz, UC San Diego.
"A Two-Channel Ku-Band BiCMOS Digital Beam-Forming Receiver for Polarization-Agile Phased-Array Applications," by B. Cetinoneri, Y. A. Atesal, G. M. Rebeiz, UC San Diego.
"A 25 dBm High-Efficiency Digitally-Modulated SOI CMOS Power Amplifier for Multi-Standard RF Polar Transmitters," by S. Pornpromlikit from UC San Diego, J. Jeong from Kwangwoon Univ, C. D. Presti from UC San Diego, A. Scuder from STMicroelectronics, and P. M. Asbeck from UC San Diego.
"Fully Integrated Dual-Band Power Amplifiers with On-Chip Baluns in 65nm CMOS for an 802.11n MIMO WLAN SoC," by A. Afsahi from UC San Diego and Broadcom Corp, A Behzad from Broadcom Corp, V. Magoon from Broadcom Corp, L. E. Larson from UC San Diego.
"Background Estimation of Power Amplifier Nonlinearities for OFDM Signals," by
P. V. Kolinko , L. E. Larson from UC San Diego.
"High-Performance W-Band SiGe RFICs for Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging," by J. W. May, G. M. Rebeiz from UC San Diego.
"A 4-Channel 24-27GHz CMOS Differential Phased-Array Receiver," by
T. Yu, G. M. Rebeiz, from UC San Diego.
"A Dual-Band CMOS CDMA Transmitter without SAW and Driver Amplifier," by
M. Farazian from UC San Diego, B. Asuri from Qualcomm Inc, Y. Zhao from Qualcomm Inc, L. E. Larson from UC San Diego.
"Injection Locked Oscillator Arrays for Spectrμm Analysis," by
T.D. Gathman, J.F. Buckwalter from UC San Diego.


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Yes, it was a great vacation—thanks for asking! While I was gone, a recruiter sent me her active list of job postings. If you're interested in any of them, please contact her directly (I have no more information than what I post here; see bottom of this post for her contact info):
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CME Director
Senior Program Director
Executive Director- Managed Markets
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Presentation Artists
Associate Art Director
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Sr. copywriters-oncology, chrone's, HIV, respiratory, osteo
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Collingswood, NJ
Editorial Director- must have PharmD, MD, PhD degree, 5 years of editorial experience at a med communications agency, 5 years of editorial management experience, full time- on-site position
Parsippany, NJ
Account Supervisor
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Senior Copywriter
Copy Supervisor
Morristown, NJ
Project Director
Project Manager 2 openings
Montvale NJ-location for 2 months, moving in August to Secaucus
Account Manager
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Medical Writers: (2) 1 with CME experience, the other doesn't need to have CME experience- must have PhD, PharmD, or MD degree
Scientific Director- PharmD, PhD, or MD degree
Morrisville, PA
Project Manager
Account Executive
Cranbury, NJ
National Account Executive- focus on building new business and clients, 5 to 7 years of direct selling, reports to Director Business development
Medical Writer- strong oncology experience a must, and provide samples
Princeton, NJ
VP Marketing/New Business Development
Account Director- Oncology
Somerville, NJ
Director/Senior Director Nursing Education- Bachelors RN required, preferred BSN, MSN, CSN
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Chicago, IL
Medical Writer- need PharmD, PhD, or MD Degree
Maplewood, NJ
Newtown, PA
All three roles require PharmD, PhD or MD degrees
Medical Communications Director
Sr. Medical Director
Medical Writer- med ed agency experience
Blue Bell, PA
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Morristown, NJ
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Market Research Analyst
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I was terrified to fly halfway across the world with my husband and baby. TERRIFIED. Not only was I worried about my plane falling out of the sky, I didn't know how my usually good tempered daughter would do on the plane. I know I shouldn't, but I DO care about what other people think. I try to keep Lauren from screaming and crying in restaurants and markets because I HATE those looks. You know the ones. The sideways glances from people who most likely don't have children. They roll their eyes. They comment to their companions about how that mother can't control her kid. It makes me mad. SO, I try my hardest to keep my baby in a good mood.
But who the heck am I kidding? 3 airports, 2 airplanes and 24 hours of travel time. There was NO way I was going to make that trip without upsetting some people.
I learned:
1 – That airport staff is helpful! It's true. Even better was I didn't have to ask for the help. I guess if you look lost and freaked out they just sort of help you so you don't scare the others.
2 – To declare the foods and drinks I was taking on board or into the country for my kid. I was honest about everything I had and I had A LOT. I took so much food on board, I looked nuts. And I don't care. It came in handy both on the flights and during the first week we were here. Yes, there ARE bully airport workers out there but I was lucky. I didn't run into any of them. Well, I ran into one but it was in the gift shop. That doesn't really count.
3 – Not to panic. I had a moment at SFO that I freaked and then baby freaked out. Have less than 2 hours to catch a connecting flight when you still have to get through customs, immigration and re-check bags for a domestic flight? Smile. Be cool and calm. This is where #1 saved our asses, btw. We never would have made it to our connecting flight without the help of a lady that worked at the Auckland airport.
4 – Lauren does NOT like it when I wear headphones.
5 – To drink lots and lots of fluids. My ankles swelled up horribly and I drank a cup of water every single chance I got I was still totally thirsty.
6 – To get up and walk around from time to time. Now I know this one is tricky. I was seated at the window seat in economy class, had the lady in front of me reclined all the way so she was hovering 4 inches from my lap, was snuggling with a restless toddler and had a passed out guy in the aisle seat (err, my husband) of my row and I had to pass on this one more often than I would have liked.
In hindsight I realize that our flight went well even though it didn't feel like it was going well at the time. Lauren was exhausted and she fell asleep nursing during takeoff. She woke up after a bit and was having issues settling down but as long as she was in my arms she seemed to deal with everything OK. This made it so I didn't get much but to be quite honest I didn't expect to get much rest anyway. I got to watch the flight data on my little TV screen and obsessively watched the KM traveled number get larger and larger. Landing was hard on Lauren because she didn't want to nurse. So she screamed but people weren't nearly as nasty about it as I had thought they would be. Maybe it was because the previous 12 hours she was really, really good but it also could have been because by that time the flight was nearly over so it was no big deal ::shrug:: The second short flight was awesome. I gave her an fruit pouch as were were waiting to board and her run around a play gate area to get some wiggles out. She passed out as we were taxiing and she woke up right after we landed. I got to sleep for a bit on that flight too which made that flight go by SUPER quickly.


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Saturday, July 16, 2016
Another big meal, CVS, some family fun & a retro kitchen
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It is pretty awesome that the appliances are still working in that kitchen. It reminds me of my grandma's kitchen, except the appliances were brown.ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a big Saturday breakfast!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for that!
And have a cozy day. : )
That's awesome on all the stuff you got. And how lovely to have a big family breakfast. Sounds wonderful!ReplyDelete
Great spread you have for Saturday breakfast! How fun for everyone to come! Preparation is key!ReplyDelete
We are going to CVS this next week when we have an appointment in another town. Although not quite up to your savings yet -I love it when I can go there.
Have a blessed week!
I adore vintage kitchens! We lived in a 1930s-era house before this one and I loved the kitchen. We took the vintage stove with us when we moved (new owners didn't want it) and remodeled this kitchen around it. My daughter and son-in-law just bought a 1960s house with the original kitchen. She is loving it!ReplyDelete
I love vintage too and the vintage kitchen looks great. It sounds like you've been very busy entertaining and it is very helpful to be organized when feeding so many. Happy rest of your summer!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a fun weekend!ReplyDelete
Love the Retro appliances!
I wondered if there is a favorite You Tube video that you would recommend that teaches how to get the deals at CVS? It's overwhelming to try to pick one out.ReplyDelete
I really amazed at how you entertain your troop so often Rhonda! One weekend a year exhausts me for weeks! That's some savings. You've really figured out how to make coupons work for you. JUst went to an estate sale this weekend that retro appliances. The oven had a round window. It's a shame that whoever buys that house will probably rip it out. Have a wonderful week!ReplyDelete
Good thing you're so organized for having those big family meals! Great job on the CVS deals. Always love seeing pics of your grandkids - they're so cute. And now I know you have another blessing. :-)ReplyDelete
I love that kitchen! I actually don't like stainless steel much I would rather the retro colours.ReplyDelete
I also love the ice blocks made in the moulds. I used to do that and when my Granddaughter is old enough I will start again.
Even though we don't have coupons we have points you can save up in some supermarkets and I got $30 free groceries this week! I set it out and took a photo as you did I was so pleased. Also I only bought specials so I stretched that $30 a pretty long way.
Great job on the breakfast for 11!
Have a lovely weekend Rhonda, with love, Annabel.xxx
Love the retro kitchen Rhonda. Retro appliances are coming back in.ReplyDelete
Great deals on the CVS buys!ReplyDelete
But the highlight of this post for me was the great-aunt's kitchen. It brought back memories. My grandma's kitchen looked just like that except the stovetop and oven were brown. The cabinets were the same as well, even down to the placement and the handles! What a trip down memory lane.
I love your retro appliances. They remind me of the fifties. I give you major credit for making breakfast for so many people. Prepping ahead is something I should think about. Breakfast for 4 every Sunday morning just about does me in. I usually make bacon or sausage. I will cook the bacon an hour or so before they arrive and just reheat quickly in the micro. The sausage is easy. Then I make hash browns and scrambled eggs. Sometimes my son would bring donuts and I cherished those mornings. But DH can't eat them anymore so I now cooking every Sunday.ReplyDelete


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Bring on the oil drilling rigs.
I don't know what we all thought we were getting with Obama -- frank? honest? principled? progressive? peacenik? -- but since the inauguration we haven't seen much of it.
Bring on the oil drilling rigs.
I don't know what we all thought we were getting with Obama -- frank? honest? principled? progressive? peacenik? -- but since the inauguration we haven't seen much of it.
He's a pragmatist. He always was.
That's too bad. We go from right-wing extremists to "pragmatists." What a country.
He is a pig. I can see his lipstick from Portland.
Drill, Baby, DRILL!
Thats the CHANGE all of you voted for.... Don't worry he will only be a one termer ala Jimmy Carter.....
We can drill for more oil, buy it from Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, or just go by streetcar.
Its one gift after another to the corporations.
The republican party uses fear to appeal to their base, the democratic party uses hope... that's the only difference between the parties.
Once elected they both read from the same script.. and every 4 years we get to award the best actor with the presidency. The political version of the academy awards.
Lie, lie, lie, baby.
Lets see, we can keep not drilling while allowing other countries to slant drill our offshore reserves. Most these countries don't use techniques that are safer for the environment. Or, we can drill it ourselves using all the latest and greatest techniques that protect the environment.
One way or another those reserves are going to be tapped. We might as well get the jobs and money from that oil while doing better then anyone protecting the environment. Most of you do know that there wasn't an environmental disaster from oil rigs during Katrina don't you? That's safe practices at work.
I voted for Obama and I'm glad he's drilling off shores.
I think it's completely hypocritical of Americans to use up one-third of the world's oil supply, but refuse to drill in our own country.
We depend on the middle east for our oil, and in the process prop up terrorist regimes and countries who oppress woman.
If we drill in our own backyard, then maybe this country will look a little more favorably on biking to work and increasing the tax on gas.
Hey, we don't need to drill off-shore; let's wait until the Chinese drill in the Gulf. Then we can sell them more bonds and use the cash to buy their oil. Another lose-lose! Go by bicycle!
giving our energy dollars to poor countries: good
keeping our energy dollars at home: bad
it's all about money redistribution
Color me totally not surprised. The only thing that irritates me is that some many of his supporters didnt see this coming.
Its like Obamacare. Democrats are shocked at discovering all the bad things in it AFTER it is signed into law.
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You (and the rest of the liberals) should not be surprised by Obamacare. After all, your girl (Nancy P) said that they needed to pass the bill so we could see what was in the bill. The majority of Americans elected Obama so they could see what a inexperienced mess he is.
Its like Obamacare. Democrats are shocked at discovering all the bad things in it AFTER it is signed into law.
Because nobody read the damn thing. Congress just voted blindly the way their party told them to.
Morons, all of them.
Hmmmm. This and Obama's cautious approval of more nuclear power seem like they could be some horse-trading to get some Republican votes and/or energy-industry support for a cap-and-trade regime or a carbon tax.
But even if not , promoting our country's energy independence is a good thing, especially if it keeps money out of the hands of petro-dictators that suppress dissent, build fundamentalist madrassahs, subjugate women, etc., etc.
This and Obama's cautious approval of more nuclear power seem like they could be some horse-trading to get some Republican votes
He's going to need a lot of Republican votes because he is losing Democrats and independents by the millions.
"what we all thought we were getting" -- nobody thought nothin' 'bout nothin' but getting AWAY.
"nobody saw this coming" -- not unlikely, when all eyes watch what's receding in the rearview.
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Being mindful that one billion barrels of oil (1 Gb) is consumed worldwide every 12 rotations of our planet, (80 Mb/day), or is consumed in the US alone in less than two months, (20 Mb/day), current research shows the 'fuel gauge' for Earth ... or, that is, humankind lifestyle as it is going on Earth; (the former flatlines on 'Empty' before the latter does).
Impacts of Increased Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Lower 48 Federal Outer Continental Shelf, incl. 2009 update and descriptions.
UK Telegraph Reports, "Oil Reserves 'Exaggerated by One Third'"--An Analysis, Posted by Gail the Actuary on March 25, 2010
Earlier this week, the UK Telegraph reported:
Oil reserves 'exaggerated by one third'
"The world's oil reserves have been exaggerated by up to a third, according to Sir David King, the Government's former chief scientist, who has warned of shortages and price spikes within years."
The article goes on to say,
"Sir David said he was "very concerned" that Western governments were not taking the concept of "peak oil" – where demand outstrips production – seriously enough, while China is throwing all its efforts into grabbing as many energy resources as possible."
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... and if there's a mind to open eyes shut tight, (e.g., Darrin's), here's some data about Gulf Coast oil losses, and oil slicks, in the wake of Katrina.
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Energy investment banker Matthew Simmons, author of the hot-selling and controversial Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, offered FTW some telling insights into why the price of oil continues to fall in spite of widespread unrepaired damage from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Of particular concern was a lack of reports on damage done to pipelines from rig to shore in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Short term markets are driven by sentiment. And when you go from there being 50,000 oil contracts long and 10,000 short the price might be slightly lower. But if oil prices are going up, the analysts say that it's speculation instead of supply. On the other hand, if prices are coming down, it's because of milder weather, [and] reduced demand in the off-driving season, and a five-minute trend becomes projected as the future." Simmons acknowledged that imports of refined gasoline, soon-to-end subsidies from IEA countries, and a healthy drain on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve weren't even being considered in the markets as they should be.
When I asked Simmons how badly we were setting ourselves up for a major crisis this winter he didn't hesitate. "Terribly! Because we needed to keep prices high to send out some signals that we needed to watch how we use energy. These signals are only encouraging people to use more."
Then I asked the single most important question I had brought to the conference. "We know about the hurricane damage to refineries, to the terminals, and that we have lost 108 rigs in the Gulf. But what about the pipelines from rig to shore? If those are down, nothing else matters."
As usual, Simmons showed no hesitation. "You know why you haven't heard anything? Because they don't have any idea. It's hard to make a report when you don't know anything. Unfortunately, there are some reports that say that the pipelines aren't leaking. But so what? They're not on. Nobody's turned them on because they don't know how extensive the damage is and they don't know whether they're going to start pumping oil and gas directly into the water."
If Simmons is correct then that means that all US oil and natural gas production from the Gulf (except for the small portion transported by tanker) is still shut in and whether rigs are standing and refineries are working, as touted in the press, is irrelevant if there's no way to get the product ashore.
Upon hearing what Simmons had told me, a retired production manager from the Gulf who spoke on condition of anonymity said, "He's right but I can tell you that the pipeline damage is catastrophic and it's going to take years to fix."
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... but let me not repeat the link here, for the fourth time, to Wayne Madsen's report that Obama at Occidental College (1981-83) was on CIA retainer thru Business Intl. Co (BIC), (same as Valerie Plame was 'retained' at Brewster Jennings & Assoc.); CIA/BIC paid off his college loans after graduation; he traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan in '81-83 on intelligence-gathering assignments which he reported back then ... and has been CIA-vetted and -handled ever since, into office, and the present day. In view of such reported facts is the simplest understanding coherent and consistent with observed (non?)performance as POTUS -- global Supreme-Imperialist in Democratic-robed disguise.
AND in another view of the same 'disguise' tactic, linked today on Wayne Madsen Report (.COM), again, front-paging regular ol' published news clippings you never heard of:
* No surprise here: Hutaree militia included undercover FBI agent. Hal Turner, Hutaree informant, etc. -- how many of these "terrorists," domestic and otherwise, are working for the U.S. government?
* More "change" from Obama. White House to open Gulf of Mexico to more oil drilling. Barack O'Palin: "drill, baby, drill!"
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"... but let me not repeat the link here, for the fourth time, to Wayne Madsen's report that Obama at Occidental College (1981-83) was on CIA retainer thru Business Intl. Co (BIC), (same as Valerie Plame was 'retained' at Brewster Jennings & Assoc.); CIA/BIC paid off his college loans after graduation; he traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan in '81-83 on intelligence-gathering assignments which he reported back then ... and has been CIA-vetted and -handled ever since, into office, and the present day. In view of such reported facts is the simplest understanding coherent and consistent with observed (non?)performance as POTUS -- global Supreme-Imperialist in Democratic-robed disguise."
I knew there was something fishy about his Occidental College dayz. Everybody was distracted by Columbia and Harvard, but nobody knows anything about the OC dayz.
Keep digging, Tenskwatawa. And then move on to Hawaii and the undocumented status of the POTUS.
Didn't he say he supported offshore drilling during his campaign? So...what did you think you were voting for if not a guy who stated that he supported offshore drilling?
Fools, all. Barack is bored, now that health care is done. He seeks to entertain himself by watching the Republicans oppose off-shore drilling now that he's proposed it.
I wouldn't be surprised if Obama didn't switch party affiliations after the 2010 midterm elections.
I'm not a fan of offshore oil drilling, but let's not pretend that this is a surprise. He did talk about this during the campaign.
We've backed ourselves into a corner with our insatiable appetite for oil and now that China has surpassed us in the purchase of passenger cars and oil for other purposes it's only going to get worse. A little drilling to capture the more easily extracted oil reserves within our boundaries will hardly put a dent in our oil jones. Other oil extration processes are cost-prohibitive.
It's almost as though we need a full scale disaster such as an oil eating fungus that will force research and bright minds to come up with an alternative. It can be done but the expense and lack of incentive explains why nobody pays any significant attention to exploring creative alternatives.
"... come up with an alternative. It can be done ...." NO, it canNOT be done.
Know that many bright minds and plenty Big Bucks have worked EPIC on it. The problem is NOT that bright minds aren't thinking with all their might.
The problem IS that ordinary minds can't grasp the simple idea that finite natural resouces -- LIKE OIL -- go to EMPTY!
i believe Obama is doing things that need to be done. We are a long way from energy independence, wars about oil are killing us, and we must drill, gas, split atoms, build windmills and get really serious about solar just to get from here to wherever energy paradise is. Times do change. Drilling isn't as bad as it used to be, and if the French can make nuclear work safely, we probably should ask them for technical guidance.
News flash! President Nixon launched Project Independence, declaring, "Let this be our national goal: At the end of this decade, in the year 1980, the United States will not be dependent on any other country for the energy we need to provide our jobs, to heat our homes, and to keep our transportation moving."
Even before the oil embargo, in 1970, Nixon proclaimed in an environmental message to Congress: "I am inaugurating a program to marshal both government and private research with the goal of producing an unconventionally powered virtually pollution free automobile within five years."
Let the political games continue.
I think Obama is just playing politics here. Smart politics.
We're probably only going to see more exploration offshore, but no actual drilling. It would take years to actually do any new drilling. It's a bluff by Obama.
In the meantime he can go after a cap and trade bill, having stripped Republicans of their main talking point (drill baby drill).


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Should they change the motto at the Department of Justice? John Ashcroft modestly covered a statue of lady justice during his tenure as AG. But a series of reports suggests that, at least when it comes to financial heavyweights, Domina Justitia has left the building.
Consider first Morgenson & Story's article, "In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures:"
As the crisis was starting to deepen in the spring of 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation scaled back a plan to assign more field agents to investigate mortgage fraud. That summer, the Justice Department also rejected calls to create a task force devoted to mortgage-related investigations, leaving these complex cases understaffed and poorly funded, and only much later established a more general financial crimes task force.
To be sure, the DOJ has talked a good game here, unleashing Operation Broken Trust to catch the small fry. But even in December of last year, Andrew Ross Sorkin was ringing alarm bells:
To hear Eric H. Holder Jr. tell it, the Justice Department is aggressively cracking down on financial fraud. . . . But after you get past the pandering sound bites, a question comes to mind: is anyone in the corner offices of Wall Street's biggest firms or corporate America's biggest companies paying any attention to Mr. Holder's "strong message"? Of course not. (I actually called some chief executives after Mr. Holder's news conference, and not one had heard of Operation Broken Trust.)
What's the rationale here? Morgenson and Story claim that Tim Geithner worked behind the scenes to get Andrew Cuomo (when he was NY Attorney General) to lay off suspicious financial institutions in order to stabilize the markets. Given how close the highest levels of the Obama administration have been to the TBTF banks, we can imagine similar sentiments expressed to political appointees at other agencies. The same rationale has watered down the proposed settlements over foreclosure fraud, which "leave it largely up to the banks to investigate themselves" on many issues. Justice, we are told, must take a backseat to the whims of bond traders, who might be spooked if officials did something as outrageous as follow legally required procedures.
House Republicans are getting the same Geithner "sky is falling" treatment this week over the debt ceiling. The Administration is quite fond of emergency rationales in foreign affairs as well. Where process threatens order, it must accede to stability.
Stability is Destabilizing
Stability may be quite tempting in the short term. But, as Hyman Minsky observed in a related context, "stability is destabilizing." How better to tempt our Wall Street nontrepreneurs to cut corners, betray trust, and misrepresent tail risk than to assure that there are no serious consequences for those who did it the last time?
Bill Black, an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, is deeply disturbed by these developments. He is no mere ivory tower academic; he worked extensively on the S&L crisis, and has a deep understanding of the criminological, accounting, and legal literatures that have developed out of it. He is incredulous at the lack of sustained government attention to problems revealed in court after court, document after document, report after report:
[Geithner's "elite frauds go free" doctrine] . . . represents the intersection of the curves of injustice and stupidity at their respective maxima. . . . It is stupidity of truly epic proportions to leave felons in charge of banks. Doing so cannot stabilize a financial system – it is certain to cause recurrent, intensifying crises. When I was a regulator during a financial crisis our agency's top priority was to prevent frauds from controlling S&Ls. Our second priority was to support the prosecution of those fraudulent leaders.
The injustice of Geithner's "elite frauds go free" doctrine is every bit as extreme as the stupidity of believing that giving fraudulent CEOs de facto immunity is the road to financial stability. It is a travesty that I have to defend the importance of integrity and justice. No nation can be great if it allows its elites to loot with impunity and prosecutes its whistleblowers. Geithner is destroying the things that made America great. He did so as part of Bush's wrecking crew and he is doing so now as part of Obama's wrecking crew.
So we continue to build toward another crisis. Bank executives will capture the upside of whatever "innovations" they can devise, leaving a distended Fed to pick up the pieces with new TALFs, TARPs, TLGPs, and secret discount windows. Perhaps that is why a major university is now taking delivery of $1 billion in physical gold. As Diane Coyle observes in the introduction of her book, The Economics of Enough, "The financial system is the pinnacle of the trust on which all economies and all societies have to operate—and that trust almost evaporated" in 2008. It is rapidly dissipating again.
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In 1643, aged 22, (Admiral Sir) William Penn (1621-1670) was appointed as a Captain in the Royal Navy. In the same year he married Margaret Van der Schure (Jasper). At the end of this blog entry there is a short pdf slideshow relating to the life of Margaret Penn.
Margaret van der Schure has been described as a 'gay widow'. Her father might well have been John Baptist Jasper, a merchant of the Strand, London who became a "prolific purchaser of confiscated royal goods". He "may have been a leading London Merchant " (so his affairs could have been complimentary to the Penn family's own mercantile interests – see previous blog entry on Giles Penn). Perhaps the two families had on-going business/trading connections?
In 1642, (Admiral Sir) William Penn was on leave in London so it may have been then that he met Margaret. They married in 1643 at St Martin-within-Ludgate, 40 Ludgate Hill, London and close to Margaret's family home in the Strand.. The church of St. Martin-within-Ludgate was destroyed by the Great Fire of London of 1666 and was rebuilt by Christopher Wren. There is reported to be a display by the door which commemorates Admiral Sir William Penn.
Their marriage is recorded thus: "1643. June 6th. Williame Penne and Margaret van der Schuren, by Dr Dyke, Lecturer…witness Mr Roach, churchwarden then"
The marriage is also record in the City of London Guildhall; perhaps this second certificate was needed for Penn to claim the compensation for Margaret's loss of Irish estates: "1643. June 6. William Penne and Margaret van der Schuren by Mr Dyke, Lecturer."
The use of Mr Dyke, a Lecturer (a holder of a stipend for preaching) to officiate the marriage shows the couple's Puritan dissatisfaction with beneficed clergy.
After their marriage they lived in "Tower Gardens and the navy quarters where they were only able to afford two rooms". When (Admiral Sir) William Penn was promoted in 1644, he and Margaret moved to a house that belonged to Charles II:
"…built with brick linings backward and adjoining to the east side of a former tenement, consisting of one hall, a parlour and a kitchen…with divided cellar underneath same and, above stairs, in first storey two fair chambers and on second storey two more and two garrets over the same with a yard before the same, now in possession of William Penn."
It was in this house that the Quaker, William Penn (1644 -1718), was born on 14th October, 1644. With his father frequently absent at sea for long periods of time, It was Margaret who was to have the greater influence on the emotional and religious development of her son.
Margaret and her husband were, no doubt, a plain, Purtian couple, and, when they were married, lived in moderate circumstances in lodgings near the Tower of London. The diarist, Samuel Pepys, who had a close association with the family over a number of years, wrote of their beginnings with information he obtained from a Mrs Turner:
"She [Mrs Turner] says that he was a pityfull [fellow] when she first knew them; his lady was one of the sourest, dirty women, that ever she saw; that they took two chambers, one over the othr, for themselves and child in Tower Hill; that for many years together they eat more meals at her house than at their own that she brought my lady who was then a dirty slattern with her stockings hanging about her heels so that afterwards the people of the whole Hill did say that Mrs Turner made Mrs Pen a gentlewoman."
Although plainly dressed the Penn newly weds still had a capacity for high spirits. (Admiral) Penn is described by Pepys as one whose pranks included "drinking the susceptible into a stupor, singing bawdt songs and supping at midnight off bread-and-butter on the roof" Pepys found Penn "a very merry fellow" with a wife with a similar approach to life. Pepys also described Margaret's pranks as including "flinging Pepys on a bed at a party and heaping female guests upon him".
Pepys describes his first meeting with Margaret Penn in August, 1664:
"At noon dined at home and after dinner my wife and I to Sir W Pen's to see his lady, the first time, wo was well looked, fat short old Dutch woman, but one that hath been heretofore pretty handsome, and is now very discreet and I beleive hath more wit than her husband. Here we stayed talking a good while and very well please I was with the old woman at first visit." At a later date Pepys says that Margaret is "mighty homely and looks old."
10 years after their marriage (Admiral Sir) William Penn petitioned for restitution of wife's estates in 'County Clare, Rneanna and Jasper's Bridge'. He appealed to Oliver Cromwell, who acted and passed an order in Council on 1st September, 1654:
"On consideration of the petition of General William Penn one of the admirals at se; Ordered, by his Highness and the council, that as a mark of favour to him and in consideration of his sufferings in an estate of his wife's in Ireland, lands in Ireland yet undisposed of be set forth to him and his heirs of three hundred pounds per annum value, as the same worth in the year 1640; and that, for empowering the Lord-Deputy and council to set forth the same accordingly, an ordinance be brought in."
Cromwell himself also addressed a letter to the Lord-Deputy and council in Ireland on 4th December:
"Gentlemen, Ourselves and council having thought fit, in consideration of the great losses sustained by General Penn and his wife by the rebellion in Ireland, and as remuneration of his good and faithful services performed to the Commonwealth to order that lands to the value of £300 per year, in Ireland as they were let in the year 1640, to be settled on General Penn and his heirs; and for such as he is now engaged in further service for the commonwealth in the present expedition by sea, and cannot himself look after the settling of the said estate, it is our will and pleasure, that lands of the said value be speedily surveyed and set forth in such place where there is a castle or convenient house for habitation upon them and near to some town or garrison, for the security and encouragement of such as he shall engage to plant and manure the same, and if it be, such lands as are already planted … We do earnestly and specially recommend the premises to your care, and remain, your loving friend, [Signed] Oliver Cromwell"
The castle that was awarded was Macroom, near the town of Cork. Margaret Penn often went to Ireland and lived there for long periods of time on one or other of the family's estates. Post the 1661 Act of Settlement in Ireland it was Margaret Penn, in her husband's absence, who dealt with the legal transference of Macroom Castle to the Earl of Clancarty and the Penn appropriation of the estates of Shanagarry in East Cork & Konakilty in West Cork and the appointment of the Admiral as governor and captain of the castle and fort of Kinsale.
When the Great Plague hit London in 1665 the Admiral was working for the British Naval Board, Margaret and the family remained in London until September in which month they moved to safer lodgings in Woolwich.
On the 11th January, 1666 Pepys wrote:
"All of us by invitation to Sir W Penn's and much company, among others the Lieutenant of the Tower and Dr Whistler and his [prospective] son-in-law Lower, servant to Mrs Margaret Penn". Anthony Lowther later married William & Margaret's daughter, also named Margaret and referred to in the family as 'Peg'. (This couple will be the subject of a future blog posting)
The Penns acquired a country house at Walthamstow (now in London, E17) as did their close family friend and Bristolian, Sir William Batten (d. 1667), a surveyor of the Navy. They both often entertained Samuel Pepys there, probably in Marsh Street (now High Street) where Margaret Penn was rated as living. Another theory suggests that they lived in Clay Street (now Forest Road).
When the Admiral resigned from the Navy Board in 1669 he gave up his house in Navy Gardens. London. The family went to live in the countryside at Wanstead (now part of North East London) and it was there that Margaret's husband died on 16th September, 1670. His will stated:
"And first I doe will and devise unto my deare Wife Dame Margaret Penn to be paid unto her immediately after my decease the Summe of three hundred pounds sterling together with all my jewels other than what I shall hereinafter devise … the use during her life of one full moiety of all my plate … and all Coaches and Coach-horses or Coach-mares."
Margaret accompanied the Admiral's cortege from Wanstead to Bristol for his burial in St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol.
Margaret's son, Richard , who had been left one hundred and twenty pounds a year until he was twenty-one, and then four thousand pounds, by the Admiral, survived his father by only three years. He died on 9th April, 1673, and buried at Walthamstow.
Margaret Penn died, twelve years after her husband's death, in 1682.Sources: 1. An Uncommon Sailor – a portrait of Admiral Sir William Penn, Lucie Street, The Kensal Press, 1986. 2. www.hallvworthington.com/Penn/FamilyHistory.html
Click on the following title to download a pdf slide show on Margaret Penn – Wife of Admiral Sir William Penn


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(never a) Wordless Wednesday: Blowing Bubbles
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
(And what better to do, on a morning like that, than escort each other outside, pick up the bubble wand, and blow...)
(Its ok if you drip a little bit of soap on your legs, Miss Elie. Lord knows, you probably haven't taken a proper bath in 3 days. Go crazy, child- make a big ol' clean mess.)
(It looks like your Brother could use a little help, doesn't it?)
(...maybe you can show him how its done?)
(Good girl! It took you a minute to get going, but once you got the hang of it, you were a bubble blowing machine!)
(Boy you've come a long ways.)
(And while I'm super proud of you, for blowing some of the most beautiful bubbles a Mama has ever seen- its getting awfully warm out here. Its time to go pick up, put away, and go back inside.)
(Awww, there there, little man. No need to pout.)
(We'll practice again very soon.)
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