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The New York Times says Obama "branded Wall Street bankers 'shameful' on Thursday for giving themselves nearly $20 billion in bonuses as the economy was deteriorating and the government was spending billions to bail out some of the nation's most prominent financial institutions… It was a pointed -- if calculated -- flash of anger from the president, who frequently railed against excesses in executive compensation on the campaign trail. He struck his populist tone as he confronted the possibility of having to ask Congress for additional large sums of money, beyond the $700 billion already authorized, to prop up the financial system, even as he pushes Congress to move quickly on a separate economic stimulus package that could cost taxpayers as much as $900 billion."
Video: President Obama did not hide his anger at the nearly $20 billion in bonuses Wall Street companies doled out last year to corporate executives.
The New York Daily News adds, "Obama was particularly peeved at the news coming as he's working to push his massive economic rescue plan."
But the Washington Post writes that Obama passed up an opportunity to scold Wall Street bonuses and executive pay when he met with CEOs earlier this week. "The president stood with 13 CEOs in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday to push for congressional passage of his $816 billion stimulus package. He talked broadly about personal responsibility but did not specifically refer to excessive pay, even though several of the executives have made many millions of dollars a year."
New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg (R) for Commerce secretary? That could set off a string of events that would lead to Democrats with 60 in the Senate. If Gregg vacates his seat, the state's governor would appoint a senator. New Hampshire's governor is a Democrat. That would give Democrats 59, and if Al Franken holds in Minnesota, that would give them 60.
Joe Biden gets his first task: running a middle class task force. In a USA Today op-ed, Biden writes, "For years, we had a White House that failed to put the middle class front and center in its economic policies. President Obama has made it clear that is going to change. And it's why he has asked me to lead a task force on the middle class."
Per NBC's Ken Strickland, Eric Holder's final confirmation vote will take place on Monday. There will be three hours of debate starting at 3:15 pm ET. Then final vote will occur around 6:15 pm ET.
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(CNN) -- President Barack Obama and fellow leaders at the Group of Eight meeting he hosted Saturday put job creation and economic growth at the top of their to-do list.
"(They) must be our top priority. A stable growing European economy is in everybody's best interest, including the United States'," Obama told reporters after the two-day Camp David retreat in Maryland concluded.
At the same time, leaders stated "that the right measures are not the same for each of us."
The G8 meeting was one of two high-stakes, back-to-back weekend summits scheduled over the weekend. On Sunday, NATO kicks off its two-day summit in Chicago, with a focus on the Afghanistan war.
Authorities announced Saturday that three people were charged with planning violent attacks during the Chicago summit.
The men, termed "self-proclaimed anarchists" by authorities, allegedly conspired to attack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations, authorities said. An Illinois judge set bail at $1.5 million for each of the three suspects arrested Wednesday.
Summit protesters, including those affiliated with Occupy Chicago, held rallies Saturday.
G8 leaders -- from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia -- issued a declaration detailing their commitment to ensuring adequate energy and dealing with climate change; providing food security and nutrition in Africa; promoting democratic transitions in the Middle East; and supporting political transition in Syria. They reiterated "grave concern" over Iran's nuclear program and the need to ensure an adequate oil supply.
But it was the global economy dominated that dominated the Camp David sessions.
The group dealt with an economically weakened, debt-laden Europe and faced the questions of whether massive deficit cuts trumpeted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel or economic stimulus will help the continent grow its way out of the current crisis. The language in their declaration Saturday appeared to focus as much on growth as austerity.
While discussing economic challenges and progress in the United States, Obama said the eurozone is more complicated.
"There are 17 countries in the eurozone that need to come to an agreement," the president said, citing the crisis affecting Greece and other nations. "Europe has taken significant steps to manage the crisis."
Hanging over the deliberations was the fate of Greece, which has been unable to form an elected government. Many analysts believe that Athens will be forced to exit the eurozone shortly, dropping the euro currency and possibly further rattling economic confidence.
"We welcome the ongoing discussion in Europe on how to generate growth, while maintaining a firm commitment to implement fiscal consolidation to be assessed on a structural basis," the leaders said in a statement.
"We agree on the importance of a strong and cohesive eurozone for global stability and recovery, and we affirm our interest in Greece remaining in the eurozone while respecting its commitments. We all have an interest in the success of specific measures to strengthen the resilience of the eurozone and growth in Europe."
The group also addressed the effects of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions. Iran says it wants nuclear power for peaceful purposes, but world powers fear that it is working to develop nuclear weaponry.
Tough sanctions on Iran are slated to take effect June 28, and a full embargo of Iranian oil by the European Union is set for July 1. There is concern about whether a sufficient supply of oil and oil products from other countries will make up for a lack of Iranian oil.
"There have been increasing disruptions in the supply of oil to the global market over the past several months, which pose a substantial risk to global economic growth. In response, major producers have increased their output while drawing prudently on excess capacity," the G8 leaders said in a statement. They said they stood ready to call upon the International Energy Agency to take appropriate action to ensure that the market is fully and timely supplied.
Mike Froman, a White House national security adviser for international economic affairs, said the atmosphere at the summit was congenial and there was "very good interaction" among European leaders.
No one was defensive as the leaders shared their perspectives on the need to deal with debt and deficits and the importance of promoting economic growth. That included Merkel, a proponent of tough austerity measures, and newly elected French President Francois Hollande, who has different views on austerity and growth.
There was agreement among the leaders that North Korea faces further isolation if it continues its pursuit of a nuclear program.
Obama said the group believes that a "peaceful resolution and a political transition is preferable" in Syria and the group said it is "deeply concerned about violence and loss of life."
The world leaders support U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace plan to end the 14-month crisis in Syria, an initiative that calls for a cease-fire. While all of the nations back the Annan plan at the U.N. Security Council, there have been differences between Russia and China and other nations on how to tackle the crisis in Syria.
The United States and other countries have urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step aside and have initiated tough sanctions against the government. Russia and China's stated position is to call for an end to violence, but through diplomacy and negotiation, not official sanctions.
Earlier Saturday, Obama said leaders are hopeful about the dramatic political transition in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
"On a brighter note, we had the opportunity to discuss Burma, and all of us are hopeful that the political process and transition and transformation that is beginning to take place there takes root."
A few hundred activists with ties to Ethiopia protested the invitation of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to the G8 summit. They rallied in Thurmont, the town nearest Camp David. They decried Zenawi's rule as authoritarian.
On Sunday, the war in Afghanistan is expected to dominate discussions at the NATO summit. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Zardari are both expected to attend the meeting.
NATO leaders are currently on a timetable to withdraw all of the alliance's combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
Senior administration officials tell CNN that NATO members have tentatively agreed on a security transition plan from NATO's International Security Assistance Force to the Afghan National Security Forces before 2014. The plan, which also lays out a NATO training and advisory role after 2014, is expected to be formally adopted at the summit.
One of the key issues to be discussed in Chicago is who will pay to build up Afghan security forces during and after the NATO drawdown. Afghan national security forces should total around 350,000 by 2015, according to CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen. Karzai's government can afford to cover only a fraction of the cost, which is expected to total roughly $4 billion annually after 2014, Bergen notes.
Non-U.S. ISAF countries are being asked to come up with $1.3 billion, the officials said.
Another issue is Islamabad's continued blockade of much-needed NATO supplies over Pakistani roads to Afghanistan. Pakistan has kept its airspace open but closed its ground routes after the death of about two dozen Pakistani soldiers in November at the hands of NATO forces at a post on the Afghan-Pakistan border. NATO insists that the incident was an accident. Negotiations on the issue continue, the senior administration officials said.
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myCavare will be an informational website for seniors to research home care and long term care options and will allow users to provide feedback on the options available.
The website will include Canada and the USA as its markets.
We are seeking a website that will define the "mycavare" brand as the premium home care and care facility informational website.
There are two primary users of the site: the seniors seeking the care and the decision makers placing the seniors into a care provider's services.
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When designing the website, use the logo.We would like the site to be bold and cutting edge, but keep our older target market in mind (easier to read fonts, limited noise and clutter).
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Justin Bieber's Laptop Really Was Stolen
It seemed that Justin Bieber was the boy who cried wolf when he pulled a prank on the entire Internet, claiming a laptop was stolen and his private information was comprised, resulting in leaked "fauxtos" (get it -- photos!) which turned out to be a publicity stunt to premiere his video for 'Beauty and a Beat.' It was a "Gotcha!" moment and a digital victory for the Biebs, himself a web-created superstar. However, the computer really was lifted while on tour in Tacoma, Wash.
Scooter Braun, the teen's manager, confirmed that the Biebs was indeed the victim of a theft and the reason that no police report was locatable by crafty journalists who refused to be duped and who looked to expose the stunt is because it was filed under his tour manager Josh Williams' name. A-ha!
Further digging revealed that a police report was indeed filed on Oct. 10, just after 9PM.
Despite the theft, which was the basis for a clever and strategic PR hoax, Biebs and his handlers feel no ill will towards the city of Tacoma and will, like Arnold in 'The Terminator,' be back.
"Regardless of anything, I don't think a city should be judged by one idiot's actions," Braun said. "We had an incredible experience at that show in Tacoma. One of our dancers grew up in Tacoma. We've only heard good things, and had a great experience there and in Seattle. And we plan on coming back there. One idiot's decision to steal a computer in our offices won't affect how we feel about that city."
So many diplomats in the Biebtourage.
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We have joined forces to create a company to pool our resources and offer clients an alternative to what has unfortunately become too common in our industry – poorly run projects that fail to meet their business objectives and run massively over-budget. Our approach is based on years of experience which allows us to successfully deliver solutions to meet our client's needs.
Our target audience is technical decision makers within companies. Our initial entrée into a business is going to be based on the strength of our individual names and reputations within our industry but we want to build out the Aptillon name to stand on its own and carry more weight than we each carry individually.
Our target businesses are those that want to have their projects completed successfully the first time around. They are willing to pay a little more for quality to avoid having to settle for second-rate work that ends up failing and costing them more in the long run. We offer software expertise and business savvy and want clients who recognize and appreciate that fact.
We need a corporate logo that we can build our brand around. We know our messaging, our business and the audience we're targeting; we just need a graphical representation of what we are and where we're going. The colors, tone, presentation and flavor of the logo will drive our print and electronic marketing through our website, marketing glossies, presentations, etc. (so, yes, there is the possibility for additional follow-on work)
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No clip art, cartoons, complex photos, pastels or muted colors. We would like a logo that is bright, bold, crisp, clean and uncluttered. The logo should convey strength, authority, built-to-last. Pyramids, mountains, fractal designs, curves and angles are all ideas we've kicked around. The logo should work well at multiple sizes and will be primarily used electronically, although it will also be used in print, on shirts and business cards. A transparent background would be preferred to give us flexibility in how and where we use it. If possible we would like to be able to decouple the primary image in the logo from the company name to use the image standalone instead of always including both the company name and image – sort of like how the Nike Swoosh can be used without always having "Nike" with it
We require that the logo be delivered as layered PSD and Illustrator AI files.
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LONG BEACH – The Harbor Commission dusted off plans for a new headquarters during a study session Monday, but only reached an informal consensus that their current offices need to be vacated.
There are no votes during a study session, during which the commission reviewed information that focused on the effort to relocate the harbor administrative operations. However, asked by one commissioner if vacating the old facility was the intent of the panel, none of the other commissioners objected.
The commission asked for more staff updates on any progress made in reaching a deal, but it wasn't determined how frequently the updates would be given. They also suggested that request for proposals be processed promptly.
A suggestion that a broker be retained was countered by Commissioner Doug Drummond, who said that the City Attorney's Office could provide the necessary legal services.
Port officials want a newer and safer headquarters. They complain of inadequate office space, requiring trailers to accommodate employees, and they're concerned about the safety of the seismically inadequate structure, which was built in 1959.
Monday's study session was the first meeting of the commissioners since their November vote to scuttle the proposed $130 million purchase of the World Trade Center in a divided vote.
Commissioner Thomas Fields had proposed extending by 45 days the due diligence period to consider the purchase of the 27-story Ocean Boulevard tower as the port's new headquarters.
But in a repeat of the early October vote, commissioners Drummond and Rich Dines were against continuing, commissioners Nick Sramek and Fields voted in favor and President Susan Wise recused herself.
The commission needs at least three votes to complete the sale.
In prior meetings, port officials noted that the building could have cost the Harbor Department up to $180 million after upgrades, furniture and fixtures, security measures and other costs were accounted for, which would have further included a $14 million defeasance fee owed by building owner Legacy under terms of its existing contract.
In 2010, port authorities had budgeted $220 million to construct a new site near their existing building, but the plan was vetoed by Mayor Bob Foster, who requested the port look for a cheaper alternative.
The port employs more than 400 people in real estate, engineering, communications, finance, trade relations and other areas.
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Check Out The Top 25 Passwords People Use but Shouldn't.
People never learn. If they did, they wouldn't use the same weak passwords over and over and over again.
That's the finding of SplashData, which has just released its annual "25 Worst Passwords of the Year" list. Compiled from files filled with millions of stolen passwords that hackers posted online, the usual suspects retained the top three spots on the list: "password," "123456" and "12345678."
Overall, there wasn't much movement among the top 25 although several new weak passwords made their debuts, including "Jesus" and "ninja."
Here are the top 25 from SplashData, a leading provider of productivity applications for smartphones:
1.password (unchanged)
2.123456 (unchanged)
3.12345678 (unchanged)
4.abc123 (up 1)
5.qwerty (down 1)
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7.letmein (up 1)
8.dragon (up 2)
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10.baseball (up 1)
11.iloveyou (up 2)
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13.1234567 (down 6)
14.sunshine (up 1)
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19.ashley (down 3)
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21.Jesus (new)
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23.ninja (new)
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Lady Gaga Finally Shares a Photo of Herself With Boyfriend Taylor Kinney
Finally! Lady Gaga has used her LittleMonsters.com social networking site for a big reveal. She finally shared a personal photo of herself and boyfriend, actor Taylor Kinney. Up until now, most shots of Gaga and former 'Vampire Diaries' star Kinney have been snapped (intrusively) by the paparazzi. This is an intimate shot of the pair, confirming their relationship. Gaga has remained tightlipped about her romance in the press but she is opening up a bit here.
Gaga captioned the photo in a sweet, loving way, posting: "Me and T." It's like she's officially ready to introduce him to her little monsters in a close-knit forum and in a controlled manner. What better way to do so than via her newly launched social media platform?
Kinney's rocking a thick beard. He's normally clean shaven or rocking some five o'clock shadow, but here, he's all sorts of bushy.
He's romantically and sweetly nuzzling his Lady love from behind as they cuddle in bed. As for Gaga, she is all done up with her beehive hair, thick and well-manicured eyebrows and miles-long eyelashes. She looks a bit like French screen siren Brigitte Bardot here. It's also as though we've stumbled on Gaga and "T" in an intimate moment.
Gaga has said that he makes her happy and if she's happy, lil' monsters are happy.
Don't they make a super cute couple? She just brought him home to her family, dining at the Germanotta-owned Joanne, too.
Oh, and before we forget. We suggest little monsters join Gaga's site ASAP. We have a sneaking suspicion she will continue to use the site to make big announcements and turn it into the ultimate Gaga fan hub and information destination.
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A fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, and can take the form of hollow spheres, ellipsoids, or tubes. Spherical fullerenes (often referred to as "buckyballs") are one of the known structurally different form of carbon. C60 are the most common of buckyball structures.
The nucleus-to-nucleus diameter of a C60 molecule is approximately 0.71 nm. The C60 molecule has two bond lengths; The 6:6 ring bonds (between two hexagons) can be considered "double bonds" and are shorter than the 6:5 bonds (found between a hexagon and a pentagon). The average bond length of a C60 molecule is 1.4 angstroms. In recent years, the chemical and physical properties of fullerenes have been a widely discussed topic in nanotechnology research and development.
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ALM Information Technology (2012), Harvard University Extension School
MS Botany (2003), UMASS Amherst
BA Environmental Science (1998), Boston University
I am currently a Web Developer and Applications Manager at the Arnold Arboretum. I also founded and co-chair Harvard's Women in Technology group (@HarvardWIT) in 2013, and have been organizing lectures and events since then to promote inclusivity at Harvard, to collaborate, and to discuss our experiences as women in technology at Harvard.
At the Arboretum, I work on the Arboretum's responsive web app with Jason Sardano, which was developed with the ESRI ArcGIS API JavaScript. I also transferred our website into the content management system WordPress.
Prior to this, I was the Managing Editor for Harvard Papers in Botany and also the Web Manager for the Harvard University Herbaria. I started out as a botanist and worked for several years as a horticulturist, and then in a plant phylogenetic lab conducting seed germination studies and DNA sequencing experiments. I also volunteer at the Arboretum leading tours of the grounds.
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- Tremonte, D. and K. Richardson. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the Arboretum. Minuteman Girls in STEM, August 11, 2017.
- N. D'Addezio, D. Dotson, J. Fazekas, and D. Tremonte. How Do You Get There?: Digital Mapping in a Garden Setting. American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Conference, June 23, 2017.
- Tremonte, D, D. O'Shea, A.M. Healey, and A. Boudreau. HarvardWIT Strives to Promote Inclusivity in IT University-wide. Harvard IT Summit, June 8, 2017.
- Tremonte, D. Intro to Web Development. Guest lecturer at Northeastern University, March 31, 2016. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. Intro to Web Development. Guest lecturer at Northeastern University, October 5 & 6, 2015.
- Tremonte, D. and K. Richardson. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the Arboretum. Minuteman Girls in STEM, August 7, 2015.
- Tremonte, D. Arboretum Explorer: Using GIS to map the Arnold Arboretum. 2015 Esri User Conference (UC), July 22, 2015. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. Women in Tech: A Story Slam Hosted by LaunchSquad Boston, November 5, 2014. [SoundCloud]
- Tremonte, D. GIS at the Arboretum: The Arboretum Explorer. Newton 4H Girls Club, November 24, 2013. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. The Arboretum Explorer. AvidGeo Conference, November 7, 2013. [Google Doc]
- Wihbey J., and Tremonte, D. Journalist's Resource.org: A New Model for Research Communications. Harvard IT Summit, June 6, 2013. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. Arboretum Explorer: Overview for Arboretum docents and interpreters, May 2013. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. et al. Digital Roundup Live: March 2013. Harvard attendees to SXSWi present.
- Tremonte, D. GIS at the Arboretum. Presented for GIS Day, November 14 and 17th, 2012 Jamaica Plain, MA. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. and J. Sardano. Plants in the Arboretum Landscape: A Mobile Application Guide. Presented at the 2012 NEARC Conference, November 14, 2012 Rockland, ME. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. and J. Warsowe. Using Technology to Enhance Learning at the Arboretum. Presented for Harvard's ABCD TIE group's November 5, 2012 meeting, Cambridge, MA. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. Creating a Web App for the Arboretum. Presented for Harvard's ABCD Mobile group's September 21, 2012 meeting, Cambridge, MA. [Google Doc]
- Tremonte, D. Phytochrome-mediated de-etiolation in gymnosperms and basal angiosperms. Poster presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Smith College, Northampton, MA. April 8, 2006.
- Tremonte, D. Light sensing in plants. Presented for the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Cambridge, MA. December 16, 2004.
- Tremonte, D. and R.A. Harrington. The effect of Phragmites australis on inorganic nitrogen availability in freshwater, interdunal swales. Presented at Cape Cod Natural History Conference, Wellfleet, MA. March 15, 2003.
- Tremonte, D. and R.A. Harrington. An introduction to invasive plants of Massachusetts. Presented at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, MA. Summer 2002.
In the press
- Plant A Smile (4H Club of Newton)
- Talking Tech with AvidGeo and LocationTech (Directions Magazine)
- Arnold Arboretum Uses Mobile Mapping to Increase Access to Botanical Collections (ArcWatch)
- Mobile App Educates Arboretum Visitors (Harvard Extension Hub)
- Bringing plants, technology together (Harvard Gazette)
- Tremonte, D. 2012. Plants in the Arboretum Landscape: A Mobile Application Guide. Harvard University Extension School, Master's Thesis.
- Mathews, S. and D. Tremonte. 2012. Tests of the Link between Functional Innovation and Positive Selection at Phytochrome A: The Phylogenetic Distribution of Far-Red High-Irradiance Responses in Seedling Development. International Journal of Plant Sciences 173(6):662–672. [pdf]
- Tremonte, D. 2004. The Relationship Between Phragmites Australis (common Reed) and Inorganic Nitrogen Pools in Interdunal Swales. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Master's Thesis. [Google Books]


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On October 16, 2013, four illustrious thinkers discussed issues of interpretation in the event "Interpretation Matters: Engaging with Stanley Fish." Over the course of a long, distinguished and controversial career, Cardozo Professor Stanley Fish has interacted with numerous scholars from a variety of disciplines. His work cuts across many areas of intellectual life, but is united by an interest in the problem of interpretation.
Professor Fish, along with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Stanely Hauerwas, and Walter Benn Michaels discussed their differing, and sometimes similar, work on interpretation in front of a packed moot court room. Professor Peter Goodrich moderated. Students had the opportunity to interact with Justice Scalia and other panelists at a reception following the event.


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Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
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Blatter is a tiny tool for creating and publishing static web sites built from dynamic templates.
When developing your site, you can work locally on your own computer and view your work through a local web server Blatter provides. All of your URLs will work, relative and absolute. And if you choose to use dynamic templates for including common elements like headers and footers, (or for more advanced templating features), those templates will be rendered on the fly as you make changes and refine your work.
When you're satisfied with your changes, you can 'blat' the project out into a folder containing a purely static version of the site.
Static files like images and css are copied over, and all of the dynamic templates are rendered into a final static form. The finished product can then be uploaded to the live web site and published immediately.
Get started with blatter init:
$ blatter init --hello-world Blatting... Created directories static, templates, site, out Created blatter.ini Created hello world content. Try it out with 'blatter serve' and 'blatter blat'. Done.
The --hello-world creates a sample project for you. There's some static content (an image) and some templates.
$ ls * blatter.ini
site: index.html
static: images/
templates: base.html
Anything in 'site' will be rendered as a template and is available as a URL. Anything in 'static' is available as a URL too: the two directories are combined together.
The 'templates' directory will also be searched for templates but is not included in URLs. It's a handy place to keep template fragments and utilities that you want to use in published pages.
You can start a local web server:
$ blatter serve Blatter server starting for: http://localhost:8008/ * Running on http://localhost:8008/ * Restarting with reloader... ^Z
And if you fetch the / URL, blatter renders the template site/index.html and serves up the static/images/dot.png. You'd do it in a web browser, but here we'll show it in text:
$ curl http://localhost:8008/
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Satisfied with that, blatter will publish the entire site, combining everything in static with a rendered version of everything in site.
$ blatter blat Merged static into out Generated 1 files in out $ ls out images/ index.html $ cat out/index.html
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You can even send that directly to a remote server if you like:
$ blatter publish --destination=www.my.host:/var/www/mysite/htdocs/
blatter init will create a basic configuration for you in blatter.ini. Any of the directories can be changed to suit your tastes.
Nested Sites and Chaining Blatters
If your site will reside somewhere other than / on the remote server, you can set the url_prefix configuration option to match the prefix on the remote server, for example '~jek/'.
Blatter can also manage multiple sites within a single virtual server. Say you have the following structure:
/* /products/blatter/* /products/squiznart/*
Each of these can be its own blatter project. Each of the products/... projects would set their url_prefix to match the desired final URL.
If a /products/... project needs to use resources from the root (/), such as /images/logo.png, the two projects can be linked together during development so that URLs will resolve in the built-in web server and you'll see all those shared images.
The only prerequisite for linking is that both blatter projects be available on the filesystem. To enable linking, configure the fallbacks for the project. If a URL can't be found in the project by normal means, each of the fallbacks will be tried in turn. If the fallbacks themselves have fallbacks, they're tried as well.
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When to buy seed and fertilizer, even lower cost diesel fuel, has left many farmers in the South in a gridlock over what crops to plant. For many farmers wait-and-see is a necessary evil to try and protect their bottom line.
Across the region growers are waiting to see how low fuel costs will go, how much price incentive will filter into technology and seed costs and most of all when to buy fertilizer and how to plan crops against a short supply or another run-up in costs of all these crop inputs.
Volatility in input prices, commodity prices, even export prices have created a sense of near panic for some farmers, creating a wait-and-see attitude that may be particularly counter-productive in our current economic downturn.
One long-time South Carolina farmer shook his head when asked how he would deal with all the uncertainties coming in 2009. "Like I've done all of the 39 years I've been in farming — I'm going to do the best I can at growing the crops I know best."
This may be a bit too simplistic, but clearly good advice when trying to balance the possible high cost of production inputs with potential lower commodity prices versus 2008. Efficiency may be the driving term for row crop farmers in 2009.
For corn farmers the driving force over the past few years has been ethanol. How will ethanol demand go in 2009 with gas prices at the pump less than $1.50 a gallon? Jed Lafferty, managing director of Planalytics, says, "Ethanol companies had a run of about 10 years with an average producer not showing a loss in a single 10-year period. That changed dramatically in the third and fourth quarter of 2008 and is expected to continue to experience losses in the first and second quarter of 2009."
Lafferty continues, "There's a whole array of drivers of change in the ethanol industry, which we believe will result in a number of M&A transactions and will result in the consolidation of the ethanol industry very much like many industries in agriculture before ethanol dating back to the late 1970s and early 1980s, the poultry industry; and then the dairy industry; and then in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the swine industry."
Energy is a compelling factor in what crops many farmers plant, even how they plant some crops. No-till and strip-tillage work better for some farmers on some land, but some crops and land simply don't support reduced-tillage.
In the South, one of the decisions farmers will make is whether to plant peanuts, and if so, how many acres. Making a decision to plant more peanuts instead of less based on projected low fuel, seed and fertilizer costs, for example, could be a gamble.
Capron, Va., farmers Cliff and Clarke Fox say 2008 was the latest they have ever waited to decide what to plant. Primarily cotton and peanut farmers, the Fox brothers have to evaluate foreign markets for cotton, input costs for both crops, negotiate a peanut contract and try to determine what their cotton might sell for — all before sitting down to decide what to plant.
Peanuts have been a good option the past two years as contract prices increased to make peanuts competitive with grain crops for acreage in the South. Increased peanut acreage and good crops, especially for Virginia type peanuts, have pushed supplies back up and have created some uncertainties in pricing.
Energy costs are intrinsically intertwined with grain prices and input costs. Companies that bought expensive energy in the spring and summer of 2008 are now facing the consequences of having high priced products in a low price market — the result is some of these companies are no longer in business.
The big name that has gone bankrupt is VeraSun — a big player in the ethanol market. VeraSun has several large plants in the major Corn Belt states and a few of these plants stopped buying corn at the end of 2008. Projections are that VeraSun and several other major players in the ethanol market will not be buying corn in the foreseeable future.
What does that mean for the fledgling ethanol industry in the South? For corn-based plants online in Georgia and planned to come online in the next few years in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, it could mean better corn availability and better prices for corn.
On the other hand, ethanol profitability is always going to be at risk when oil prices are low. Southern farmers banking on a resurgence of corn prices may be taking a big gamble by increasing corn acreage in 2009.
Jim Farrell, CEO of Farmers National, which manages over 1.25 million acres of farmland in the U.S., says the cost of planting corn, combined with the risk of declining commodity prices, means more soybeans to him.
"In the Midwest on rented land it costs about $720 per acre to plant, grow, harvest and market corn. A good yield, say 180 bushels per acre at $4 per bushel, will net about $745 per acre. Push production down and/or prices down and many corn farmers will be in trouble," Farrell says.
In the South, producing an acre of corn is significantly less, but so is the expectation of growing 180 bushels of corn on non-irrigated land. Factor in the reduced yield expectation, and the risks for growing corn are at least comparable in the Southeast to the Midwest.
N-P and K supplies are being affected more than at any time in history by increased demand from developing agricultural countries, especially India and China. With volatility in fertilizer supply and demand expected in 2009, the risk will go higher for crops that demand more of these nutrients.
Huge jumps, then declines in seed and fertilizer costs in 2008, have left many growers in a protracted wait-and-see mode, says Dave Downey, former professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University.
If we look at fertilizer for example, there's real concern in my mind that we got a lot of people saying, "Oh, fertilizer prices are really down. I think I'll wait a little longer and see what happens." That kind of thinking may cause a lot of farmers some big problems in 2009, Downey says.
"We've got a very long supply line to get that fertilizer to people. I'm nervous that if people — very many people wait too long — we're going to have real trouble servicing people's fertilizer needs which will have greater impact upon productivity throughout next year," Downey adds.
The short-term is right now and the 2009 crop is paramount on the minds of farmers. Making it to the long-term will be a significant challenge. However, Downey contends the long-term should be given equal emphasis when farmers plan their 2009 crop.
"I can't focus totally on the short term without taking just a little bit of a look at the long-term, which I think is much more positive and strong than the outlook for 2009," Downey says.
"World population does continue to grow; we all know that. But what's really important is the number of people worldwide who are entering the middle class with income levels that allow them to want some of the finer things in life, including what they eat and what they wear. This middle class, worldwide, will continue to be a driving force in agriculture in the future," Downey says.
In the South, growers are coming off a good year despite some periods of drought during the early- and mid-part of the growing season. In general, Southeastern farmers should be in good financial position to weather the wait-and-see climate that has prevented many farmers from making early cropping decisions.


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FCC Announces Shakeups in Division Posts
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2011 –The Federal Communications Commission announced a flurry of new hiring in some of the agency's top spots this week with new blood due to take over three of the Commission's upper-level posts. Tuesday Rick Kaplan as the new Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. On Monday, Robert Naylor was announced as the new Chief Information Officer, and Marius Schwartz as the new Chief Economist in the Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis (OSP). The recent lineup change by the FCC was announced in three separate press releases in less than 24 hours. Keep Reading


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In mammalian mitochondria, the process of oxidative phosphorylation (often abbreviated with the acronym OxPhos) is catalyzed by five large membrane-bound protein complexes that are the targets of a wide variety of monoclonal antibodies. All of these complexes are composed of multiple protein subunits that are encoded by either the mitochondrial DNA or the nuclear DNA. As an example, mammalian cytochrome oxidase consists of 13 subunits, with three of the sequences deriving from the mitochondria and 10 from the nucleus. Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation complex V is also a multi-subunit combination that contains an ATP synthase subunit coupled to a proton channel. An inhibitor protein that acts on the ATPase moiety is not considered a member of complex V, but does associate with this OxPhos subsystem. Antibodies targeting the ATPase inhibitor protein are good candidates for immunofluorescence localization of the mitochondria in fluorescence microscopy.
The adherent monolayer culture of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells illustrated above was immunofluorescently labeled with primary mouse anti-oxphos complex V inhibitor protein antibodies, followed by goat anti-mouse Fab fragments conjugated to fluorescein. The culture was subsequently stained with Alexa Fluor 568 conjugated to phalloidin to reveal details of the filamentous actin network, and DAPI for DNA in the nucleus. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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MasterJason needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
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Charles R. Bauerlein, 84, of Mt Airy, a civil engineer and peace activist, died Sept. 12 of Burkitt's lymphoma at the home of his daughter, Lisa Troncale in New Holland.
For 40 years Mr. Bauerlein was the owner of Recreation Consultants, a firm that designed community swimming pools and parks in the tri-state area and supervised pool repair work for clubs, high schools and municipalities.
Before starting his own firm, he had been a salesman for Viking-Paddock Pools.
In 1981, when the Plowshares Eight, a group that included the Rev. Daniel Berrigan and his brother, the Rev. Philip Berrigan, went on trial in Norristown for damaging missile cones at the General Electric plant in King of Prussia, Mr. Bauerlein and his wife, Agnes, opened their Ambler home to the defendants.
Mrs. Bauerlein, a native of the Netherlands who had lost a brother and sister in bombings during World War II, was supported by her husband when she was briefly jailed for participating in antiwar demonstrations and when she traveled to Iraq in 1991 as part of a group trying to avert the war.
The Bauerleins formed a local chapter of Pax Christi, an international Catholic peace group, and Mr. Bauerlein joined Veterans for Peace.
Raised in Brooklyln, N.Y., Mr. Bauerlein served in the Navy during World War II on the West Coast. After the war, he received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cornell University.
In addition to his wife of 61 years and daughter Lisa, he is survived by sons, Charles, Paul, Mark and Matthew; daughters Gretchen Voll, Heidi Hopkins, Trudy Orthey, Annie Mergott, Judy Bauerlein-Mitchell and Marianna; a brother; 26 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 16 at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, 109 E. Price St., Philadelphia, PA 19144. Memorial donations may be made to the dining room at the church. – WF


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Final Week to See Linda Fleming Sculptures on UW Campus
After being on long-term loan to the University of Wyoming Art Museum, two large-scale sculptures by California artist Linda Fleming will be de-installed beginning Monday, April 8.
"Refugium" was installed in 2008 on the west side of the Classroom Building for the exhibition, titled "Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational." The exhibition brought large-scale works to campus and around the Laramie community.
"Fumerole" is on view on the art museum's sculpture terrace. It was installed for Fleming's 2012 solo exhibition, titled "Linda Fleming: Modeling the Universe."
Fleming's work explores themes of science, nature and the human place in the world. Her large, laser-cut steel works invite viewers to walk around and, sometimes, enter the sculpture. Fleming maintains studios in the San Francisco Bay area, Nevada and Colorado. She has exhibited extensively across the United States and teaches at the California College of the Arts.
For more information, call the art museum at (307) 766-6622 or visit www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum and its blog at www.uwyoartmuseum.org. Follow the museum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uwyoartmuseum.
"Imagine learning from the masters" is a guiding principle of the UW Art Museum's programs. Located in the Centennial Complex at 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m-5 p.m. Monday hours are extended to 9 p.m. February through April and September through November. Admission is free.


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Are you interested in learning more about living things, or perhaps beginning to train for a career in the healthcare or medical professions? This course will help you understand the structure and function of the human body at the level of your tiniest living components—your cells. You'll also learn about DNA—what it is, what it does, and even a little bit about how forensic scientists use it to solve crimes. The knowledge you'll gain from this course is essential to understanding the fundamental causes of human disease, and will prepare you for more advanced courses in human anatomy and physiology.
We'll begin the course by focusing on the structure and function of your cells. You'll get to know how your cells are organized, then you'll explore how they obtain the materials and energy your body needs. After you've mastered cells, we'll examine DNA and figure out how it sends messages that have a major impact on your physical appearance, general health, and even your personality traits. You'll look at how your cells divide for growth and sexual reproduction, and how you can pass some of your traits on to your children. As a grand finale, you'll bring together many of the elements you've learned to understand cancer—what causes it, how it progresses, and how it can be treated.
As you explore each topic, you'll have lots of opportunities to deepen your understanding and relate what you're learning to your own life. When things get complicated, you'll have the guidance you need, so you won't get overwhelmed by the details. By the end of the course, you'll have a better appreciation of the fundamental characteristics of living things as well as a solid foundation in the biology of human beings and the biological and medical sciences.
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SAN PABLO — In a world in which education is becoming increasingly expensive while at the same time more essential, new Contra Costa College President Denise Noldon is trying to make the pieces of the puzzle fit for as many students as she can.
"All of higher education is in crisis mode," Noldon said. "We're sorely underfunded, so students can't get classes, and it's taking them longer to get through school."
Noldon, 57, arrived at the 55-year-old campus in July after her previous stint as vice president of student development at Folsom Lake College in Folsom. She said she started at Folsom Lake in 2005 when it had one building, and when she left it had seven.
"It was a good place to learn about things," she said.
Helen Benjamin, chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District, chose Noldon from a field of 30 applicants.
Benjamin said she was impressed by Noldon's "maturity as an administrator and organizational skills" and her multicultural background.
"She wasn't in a rush to get a presidency and stayed in each prior job for a long time," Benjamin said. "She is accustomed to urban areas and, even though she was working in a rural area, she wanted to be a president in an urban area."
Noldon took over from McKinley Williams, who retired after seven years as president.
Noldon said Contra Costa College students fall into three basic categories when they enroll: Those who need basic skills they didn't learn in high school, those who want career and technical education in a two-year program, and those who intend to transfer to a four-year school.
"A majority want to transfer at first," Noldon said. "But a significant number decide they like automotive or engineering technology or another terminal degree after they arrive and pursue that."
The campus is also home to Middle College High School, operated in partnership with the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and the Gateway to College program for students who have left high school before graduating, which the college operates independently.
About 45 percent of Middle College students graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree at the same time, although not all four-year colleges accept all the college transfer credits, she said.
Contra Costa College benefited from the passage of Proposition 30, which erased some potential funding cuts, and a federal grant, but Measure A, a countywide parcel tax to raise about $4 million annually over six years for community colleges, failed at the polls Nov. 6.
Measure A was intended to pay for more courses in health care, public safety and technology which have the most student demand in the Contra Costa Community College system.
"Measure A came so close, but Proposition 30 passing meant we didn't have to cut sections and lay people off, and we were actually able to add some sections," Noldon said.
Another challenge appeared when the federal government shortened the time students can receive Pell Grants (the basic grant for low-income students) from 18 semesters to 12, she said.
"We have to get students through more quickly," Noldon said. "They can't spend any more time here than necessary if they are going to have grant money left for a four-year school."
Noldon said she's working with local chambers of commerce and service clubs and other East Bay community colleges and four-year universities to develop new sources of funding and connections for students to the world of work.
She is excited about the plan for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to expand to Richmond because of the possibility of internships, educational partnerships and jobs.
Contra Costa College's students really want an education and need a lot of support in getting one, Benjamin said.
"They largely come from families with parents that have not gone to college," she said. "You have to build an infrastructure that supports that kind of student."
Noldon grew up in Berkeley and graduated from Berkeley High School in 1973 before leaving to attend Cal State Long Beach, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She has a Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Maryland.
She has also worked in counseling at Las Positas College, Chabot College and Cal State East Bay.


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Southeastern fired team rounds of 309 and 305 and finished day one of the Texoma Championship in sixth place with a two-round tally of 614 heading into Tuesday's final round.
The event is hosted by Chickasaw Pointe Golf Resort on its 7,085 yard, par-72 championship course on the shores of Lake Texoma.
"We did some good things," said head coach Don Hudson, "But we'll have to go out and make sure those teams behind us don't catch up and work on moving up in the final round."
The Savage Storm was paced by Robert Perry who posted rounds of 74 and 76 to finish with a 150 and currently sits in a tie for 17th.
Greyden Blevins is second on the squad with matching rounds of 77 to finish with a 154 in 26th place.
Matt McIntosh carded rounds of 77 and 78 to post a 155 and is currently in a tie for 27th, while Rick Hairgrove is one shot back after carding an 81 and a 75 to post a two-round score of 156 and is tied for 32nd.
Jeff Hunter posted an 81 in the opening round and return dint he afternoon with a 77 to finish at 158 on the event in a tie for 40th.
The Storm also fielded a JV team which is in 12th place out of 14 schools after two rounds of play, carding team rounds of 321 and 327 for a two-round tally of 648.
Will Wood led the charge for that squad with back-to-back rounds of 79 to fire a 158 and is tied for 40th.
Seth Wheeler turned in a 77 and an 85 to finish tied for 55th with a 162, while Carson Daniel is tied for 60th after rounds of 81 and 83 that added up to an event total of 164.
Jay Ray is in 69th place after rounds of 87 and 80 to total 167, while Sean Adams went 84, 95 on the day for a 179 and is in 76th place.
SE also fielded a pair of individuals, with Jackson Stuteville turning in the best day of the two, carding matching rounds of 75 to post a 150 and match SE's best two-round playing in a tie for 17th.
Joey Schroeder also posted matching round, his were 79's, and fired a two-round score of 158 and is tied for 40th.
Oklahoma Christian leads the tournament after two rounds with a score of 583, which is good for a 10-stroke lead over Southwestern Oklahoma State in second place with a two-round mark of 593.
If OCU holds on for the win it would be their third-straight Texoma Championship victory.
Northwood (Texas) is in third with a 598, while West Texas A&M is in fourth at 608 and Paris JC is in fifth with a 609.
The Storm sit five strokes behind PJC and a one-stroke advantage over Newman who is in seventh at 615.
Rogers State, Sterling and Arkansas Tech round out the top-10 with scores of 621, 623 and 626.
Texas A&M-Commerce, SE's JV squad, Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas round out the 14 teams competing in the event.
The Eagles Jared Consoli leads the tournament with rounds of 71 and 72 to post a one-under-par 143 over two rounds.
He holds a one shot lead over SWOSU's Taylor Howie and Northwood's Carter Caldwell who each shot even-par 144's.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Harper Playing Footsie
I don't want to rehash the coalition debate, this post assumes the option is off the table, only a narrow focus on how the Liberals should proceed, if the Conservative budget is allowed to pass. It is imperative that the Liberals don't allow Harper to take the economy off the table, by leaving him a powerful argument on mutual agreement. It is already well known that this budget will include many of the demands made by opposition parties, the details notwithstanding. The centerpiece being the stimulus, more defined, infrastructure spending and bailouts. On this "big" issue, Harper has moved towards the opposition, but that fact doesn't mean the government can point to the Liberals for validation.
It pains me to say this, because the word is now synonymous with weak opposition, but the best course for the Liberals may be the abstaining route. If the Liberals vote for the budget, even if it is in the name of "the country's best interests", some pledge of nobility, that vote will allow Harper to wiggle off the hook. While the Liberals will argue that they've put partisanship aside for the immediate needs of the economy, it will be countered, and any support for the Conservative budget will be used by Harper in the future. Again, all we need do is review the Afghanistan debate, the issue barely raised, once mutual agreement was reached. Because the Liberals had a hand in reaching that agreement, the subsequent criticisms have been muted, and any revision of policy is superceded by the initial support.
There is a real danger of Harper using the Liberals to share in the economic responsibility. No matter how bad things get in the future, when it comes time for an election, Harper can say his chief opponent supported the same measures, what sense does it make then to replace him with a party that made the same calculations. The Liberals will be forced to argue the details, but Harper would have the quick soundbite, the broad stroke rationale, which just might suffice with a disinterested audience.
The Liberals can vote against, but then that means another election (yes, I know, the OTHER option), and given that we've JUST had one, only three months ago, it really isn't a favorable option, given public sentiment and/or simple logistics. Because of the just concluded election, coupled with the prospects of ultimate responsibility, abstaining or some other novel way of showing disapproval, without forcing an election, is probably the best option available.
There are many risks with abstaining, primarily because it re-introduces a decidedly negative narrative for the Liberals. However, every decision in this dance comes with inherent risks, and when you way the potential positives, abstaining looks more attractive. The Liberals can still use the for "good of country" angle, arguing they won't force another election, create more uncertainty, just when people demand clarity. The Liberals can use this frame, but also point to the policy differences in the budget, the measures they wanted, the failings of the Conservative offering, and say, with good conscience, they cannot support such a budget. The Liberals, understanding the present circumstance, will abstain, to show their displeasure, but in so doing, allow certain items they endorse to proceed and don't plunge the country into another crisis. I believe Ignatieff will not be ridiculed in the media class for this position, it is an entirely different dynamic than the painful 2008 routine we saw from the Liberals. I believe the Liberals would be cut some slack for abstaining, posturing of other parties aside.
Whatever your view, it is becoming more and more obvious to me, in listening to Harper, that the Liberals SHOULD NOT vote FOR this budget, under any circumstances. There are smart people surrounding Ignatieff, so I seriously doubt anyone is seduced by Harper's footsie routine, the kind rhetoric, the commonality of it all. That said, the entire debate for the next year, possibly beyond, will revolve around this budget vote. If the Liberals vote for the budget, the Conservatives have already tipped their hand, how they will manipulate that "support" to absolve their own actions. Clearly, Harper is angling for Liberal support, and that fact tells me EVERYTHING I need to know about what is the worst possible course of action for the party.
22 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Does it really matter what's in the budget? You know perfectly well that it will all be a pack of lies. Harper will say and do anything to get past the six month from October 14 date so that he doesn't risk instantly losing power to the opposition. He will promise the moon in the budget and they he will do what he has done in the past and will simply not implement any of it.
Don't trust him. Depose this horrible man NOW!
- 11:02 AM, January 20, 2009
- The Rational Number said...
It is certain that Harper will try to share the budget with the opposition. They'll argue their update didn't pass, so most of the stuff in the budget is for the benefit of the opposition (anything the public finds objectionable, anyway).
However, Harper is VERY aggressive, and abstaining won't make any difference to him - he'll spin it as support of the weakest kind. And he'd be right. I think given the last parliament EVERYONE will see through such an abstention and interpret it as support for Harper.
At worst, Iggy will be painted as the new Dion, which is very risky given he's an unknown to most of the public.
I think abstaining isn't feasible.
I honestly don't have a clue whether the budget will pass or not, whether we'll have a coalition, election or neither.
Iggy's 3-point criteria is pretty vague to me; you could interpret most anything to be acceptable and at the same time unacceptable. But this is politics, and that's probably the correct response. Something that sounds concrete but isn't.
Most important, though is your point and I agree: the Liberals must not allow Harper to overlap his position with theirs in the eye of most voters (to be blunt).
- 11:05 AM, January 20, 2009
- Quixotique said...
Unintentionally, you have made the point about why the coalition actually remains a very viable option.
Why on earth would we want to give PMSH any time to solidify his position when he is clearly personally weakened now and could actually threaten Canada's economic future?
- 11:15 AM, January 20, 2009
- Greg said...
It doesn't matter what Liberals say about the budget. It matters what they do. If they pass it, they own it. Harper will make sure of that. If Iggy goes along with Harper's "sharing" he is complicit and if he tries to suggest that he disagrees with the budget but goes along anyway, he will be Dion Mark II.
- 12:38 PM, January 20, 2009
- Greg said...
And abstaining is completely Dionesque.
- 12:40 PM, January 20, 2009
- Anonymous said...
If we Liberals want to position ourselves as an alternative option to governing then abstaining sends the worst possible message. Decisiveness and accountability are huge factors in a leader's likeability - just ask Martin and Dion. Those are closely followed by effectiveness.
I agree a yes vote on the budget will open the door for Harper to attach any potential failures to us too (while ignoring us on any successes) - but I'd rather contend with that than the accusation that on the biggest crisis of our recent history the Liberals sat on their hands and dithered.
If we can live with the budget - vote for it. If the budget is unacceptable, reject it and prepare for an election and the wrath of voters for being sent to the polls again (where the key would be to direct that wrath at Harper).
I'm inclined to assume the budget will be passable and we can move on to our rebuilding work and presenting a credible, non-coalition option to Canadians. If the economy tanks further, Harper will wear it regardless of Liberal support on the budget.
- 1:13 PM, January 20, 2009
- Joyce said...
We have a leadership deficit with Harper. He requested prorogation of Parliament to avoid a confidence vote. He will do whatever he needs to do to get the budget passed and then do the exact opposite. Prentice, Baird, Flaherty will be mouthing their pseudo solutions to real problems.
And we watch and wait...
- 2:08 PM, January 20, 2009
- Anonymous said...
I think some of you Liberals better get your heads out of the sand and face up to the fact that sooner or later there will have to be a coalition if you are ever going to be in power again. In our multiparty reality, there is virtually ZERO chance of a Liberal majority again in the foreseeable future. Any future Liberal government will have to govern with some sort of agreement with the NDP and probably the BQ as well. Get used to it.
A coalition with committed majority support can easily last years and provide the country with stable government. Trying to "wing it" like minorities have done in the past - just means lurching from crisis to crisis with a government collapse a constant possibility
- 2:13 PM, January 20, 2009
- Susan said...
Steve, that's what some of us have been saying all along - you can't trust the s.o.b. no matter what he says, and abstaining will just play into his hands. What the Liberal party needs is a real leader - someone who can LEAD. So Ignatieff better rise to the occasion or the NDP will be running the coalition.
- 2:35 PM, January 20, 2009
- Steve V said...
"A coalition with committed majority support can easily last years and provide the country with stable government"
That simply isn't the case now. The two coalition parties have less MP's than the Conservatives, which is part of the problem. Only with the Bloc's blessing do you have a true majority.
What you said about coalitions isn't exactly a REVELATION to anyone, but what you don't recognize, this is a very weak coupling, that leaves out the party with the most seats, which comes to pass just after the chief coalition party was completely rejected at the polls. It's fine to have a principled stance on coalitions, but it would be nice if people recognized the last election, instead of pretending two parties, with barely a third of MP's has a mandate to govern. It's just not going to fly, the time was pre-prorogue, once Harper received his reprieve the dynamics changed. Some recognition that we don't live in a static universe would be refreshing. This ain't December.
- 2:47 PM, January 20, 2009
- Anonymous said...
44% of Canadians voted Liberal or NDP - that is far more than the 38% who voted Tory - not to mention all the people who voted Green or BQ. Most Canadians hate Harper.
There is nothing that says that the largest party has to be in power. In Germany all through the 70s, the Christian Democrats were the biggest party but the 2nd place Social Democrats and the 3rd place Free Democrats banded together to form a coalition. In Australia - the Labour Party almost always has more seats that the Liberals - but if the Liberals and the rightwing rurally based National Party have a majority between them - they invariably take power. In Ireland, there has NEVER been an election in which the Fianna Fail Party has not been the largest party - but anytime that they fall short of a majority - you invariably get a rainbow coalition of Fine Gael, Labour, Sinn Fein etc...
The Swedish Social Democratic Party is by far the largest party in the Swedish parliament - but guess who is in power right now? A four-party "bourgeois coalition" of Liberals, Conservatives, Agrarians and Christian Democrats.
Which individual party has the most seats is 100% IRRELEVANT. Its a questions of which parties can form a stable government between them.
Canadians will just have to get used to the idea that having the most seats is meaningless - all that matters is who can put together a working coalition. Ideally, if we moved to some sort of proportional representation or even preferential voting like they have in Australia we can get into a situation where the Tories can be frozen out of power FOREVER AND EVER unless they ever manage to get over 50% of the vote!
Wouldn't that be SWEET!
- 3:19 PM, January 20, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Which individual party has the most seats is 100% IRRELEVANT."
I appreciate the world examples, but this is Canada, so that's pretty much irrelevant. You said yourself, Canadians will "have to get used to it", which admits that they aren't comfortable with a party getting trounced at the polls, then that party leading a new government- same goes for a party that improved it's fortunes being shut out.
Anyways, good luck selling Swedish politics to Canadians, I'm sure it will be a big success. People don't even understand our system, and you think distant world examples will change minds? Come on, that's wonk stuff, with NO relationship to the population, NONE.
Let me throw out a theoretical that might have resonated. What if Harper received less seats in this election, and the Liberals closed the gap. Forget popular vote, because it's never worked that way, nobody really cares (plus, if 62% voted against Harper, why don't we have 62% supporting a coalition, strange, strange disconnect if you ask me), then you'd have a great opportunity to argue for a coalition. A diminished mandate, a strong official opposition, a move to a coalition far more acceptable optics wise. If you want to introduce a new dynamic to the Canadian people, I would argue you don't spring it on them, when you present the weakest case possible.
- 4:09 PM, January 20, 2009
- Anonymous said...
The only way to get innovation-averse Canadians to accept a new and different way of doing things is for it to happen and for people to see that it actually works well.
Bring in the coalition and when people see that the sky hasn't fallen - they will embrace and it will become a natural part of our political system - but first we have to break the ice and make it happen.
There is a first time for everything!
I'm sure Steve, that if Iggy votes down the budget and gets appointed PM in a coalition - you will quickly become the biggest cheerleader in canada for the coalition!
- 4:23 PM, January 20, 2009
- Steve V said...
If that happens, obviously I'll want it too work -personally I support a coalition. However, I don't think it will work, people will go ballistic, the arrangement will have no legitimacy (unless of course Harper is so obnoxious in his budget, then you might get some momentum). People want stability, a coalition is now equated with temporary instability, so you will see another crisis, another round of hot headed reactions and even more threats. There will be a terrible atmosphere, and if people can't see that coming, well... Anyways, if it happens, I'll hope I'm dead wrong.
- 4:29 PM, January 20, 2009
- Greg said...
Steve, one way or another a coalition is coming. The only question to be answered is, will it be with the Tories or the NDP?
- 5:03 PM, January 20, 2009
- ottlib said...
Who ever is the face of the government will be the one to bear the full brunt of this recession regardless of what the opposition parties do.
Recessions change the whole dynamic of politics.
During good economic times voters do not care about politics so those bright shiny things politicians put in the window to distract and redirect work.
During recessions voters become very engaged and focused on what the GOVERNMENT is doing to assist them and bring about a quick end to the recession. Attempts to redirect fail when people are worried.
The recession will actually force Stephen Harper to do something he has not done since winning in 2006; GOVERN. Stephen Harper is going to be spending now until the next election putting out fires and trying to meet the conflicting demands of Canadians. Help save their jobs, while not running extreme deficits, while not raising taxes and not cutting spending to social programs.
Gone are the days of the constant campaign. If the Conservatives do not realize that they are more screwed than they would otherwise be as the face of the government during the worst economic recession since the 1930s.
When this budget is presented, if it does not contain any poison pills, the Liberals can safely let it pass.
In about 4-6 weeks, as more economic bad news washes over the land, the budget and how it was passed will be forgotten to be replaced with more demands from Canadians for the government to do something about the failing economy.
- 6:16 PM, January 20, 2009
- Greg said...
When this budget is presented, if it does not contain any poison pills, the Liberals can safely let it pass.
In about 4-6 weeks, as more economic bad news washes over the land, the budget and how it was passed will be forgotten to be replaced with more demands from Canadians for the government to do something about the failing economy.
I can see it all now. Iggy complaining about the state of the economy and Harper blandly replying that Iggy had an opportunity to suggest another course before the budget was passed, but did in fact show his support for the government's plan, so why complain? The Conservatives will laugh and laugh and Iggy will shake his fist and for all the world he will look like Stephan Dion.
- 6:56 PM, January 20, 2009
- ottlib said...
And while they are laughing at Mr. Ignatieff and the Liberals the Conservatives will be watching their poll numbers plunging. You see, in March and beyond, Canadians will not care about what Mr. Ignatieff did in February because they will be more concerned about what Mr. Harper is going to do going forward. How will he handle those conflicting demands? If the answer is to try to deflect and blame someone else instead of actually doing anything he is truly screwed.
Greg, I am heartened by your response. I hope that it reflects the attitude of the people who are actually running the Conservative Party right how.
If Conservatives have not figured out yet that everything has changed there really is not hope for them.
- 7:09 PM, January 20, 2009
- Steve V said...
Bank of Canada just revised their economic forecast for 09, contracting 1.2%.
- 7:17 PM, January 20, 2009
- Anonymous said...
"Whatever your view, it is becoming more and more obvious to me, in listening to Harper, that the Liberals SHOULD NOT vote FOR this budget, under any circumstances."
There are mechanisms for the Grits to kill the budget even if they vote with the Cons in Second Reading. The Grits have not been that good in Opposition under Dion and they were still able to create headaches for Harper in the Parliamentary Committees. A few filibusters and forcing the Cons to the held accountable for their dodgy accounting will help Harper wear this recession.
The final decision for the Grits can be made at Third Reading. You can kill the budget and bring down the government, after supporting all the supply measures to keep the EI cheques rolling.
- 7:39 PM, January 20, 2009
- bigcitylib said...
I mostly agree with Davey's Politics. Past the budget, Harper and Co. seem set to accomplish nothing. So why change the gov. right now? They can do very little harm. If the budget isn't awful, let 'em hang around for awhile until people hate 'em.
And don't abstain, accept. Accepting a budget doesn't mean agreeing with its contents. It just means that it isn't so awfully bad that its worth fighting another election over. And I think taking an immediate election off the table helps the Libs.
There is an argument: "Minority gov. is unstable in a crisis. Harper isn't horrible. Next election, give him a majority so as to achieve stability. The oppo parties are just trouble-makers."
I don't agree with it, but I think its out there. And there will have to be another budget another year down the road, right?
By the way, this doesn't change my opinion on anything (esp. the coalition):
- 7:40 PM, January 20, 2009
- Steve V said...
"Accepting a budget doesn't mean agreeing with its contents. It just means that it isn't so awfully bad that its worth fighting another election over. And I think taking an immediate election off the table helps the Libs. "
True enough BCL, I just think the argument is a tad tricky, because we already see how Harper will play it. Voting for, would have to be accompanied by a concerted campaign to frame it right, cement it as a swallow hard, not an endorsement or collusion.
- 8:06 PM, January 20, 2009


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Before AAFP member Laura Pickler, M.D., sat down to write a portion of a guideline on health care transitions for adolescents and young adults, she talked to young people, parents and health care professionals in separate focus groups.
What she found were physicians frustrated by young patients who couldn't give their own health history, weren't ready to be treated as adults, and arrived at their new medical home without charts or adequate documentation. Meanwhile, adolescent and young adult patients complained that they were treated like children and were frustrated that they couldn't talk to their physicians about sensitive topics without having their parents in the room.
"Supporting the Health Care Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood in the Medical Home(pediatrics.aappublications.org)" provides detailed guidance on how to plan and execute optimal health care transitions for young patients. A collaborative effort of the AAFP, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, the report follows an algorithm -- which can be enhanced for youth with chronic conditions -- from age 12 through the transfer of care to an adult medical home.
"The goal of this document is to get everybody on the same page so family physicians know what to expect when they are asked to provide a medical home to a transitioning young adult," said Pickler, an assistant professor of family medicine, pediatrics and otolaryngology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora. "A pediatrician also will know what to expect, and then we can start having relationships with them that are more collaborative and helpful from the patient perspective."
The report, which was published in the July issue of Pediatrics, specifically covers the respective roles of primary care physicians and subspecialists and outlines how to prevent omissions and redundancies in care.
- The AAFP, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians have developed guidance on how to plan and execute health care transitions for adolescents and young adult patients.
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- thoroughly explain adult consent and confidentiality policies to the patient and his or her family and other caregivers;
- communicate how the practice handles issues such as paperwork and medication refills; and
- discuss with the patient and his or her family and other caregivers how the practice may be accessed for routine and after-hours care.
In addition, the report lays out goals for young patients to achieve, such as scheduling their own appointments, obtaining medications, having one-on-one dialogues with a physician, and becoming familiar with their own medical history and medications. Many transition-readiness assessment tools and skills checklists exist that physicians can use to evaluate transitioning patients' abilities in this regard and target relevant patient education, if needed.
Of particular importance, says the report, is effectively and efficiently transitioning young adults with special health care needs. When such patients transition from their pediatric to their adult medical home, the receiving physician has a responsibility to help them transfer from their pediatric subspecialists to adult subspecialty care.
According to Pickler, there have been extreme cases of young adults with special needs, such as transplant patients, who have died during care transitions because they ran out of medication.
"Kids have died because no one picked up the ball," she said. "That's why this is important. There are big things that can go wrong during this time, and senders and receivers need to be on the same page."
Family physicians don't always play the role of receiver, however, and Pickler said the report also can help guide family docs whose young adult patients are leaving their practice as they go off to college, start new jobs or have changes in insurance.
"The transition period is a formidable time for a young adult in that they have to do some things for themselves that they've never had to do before," she said. "It's kind of nice if a family physician can have the same nice, well thought out handoff (for a transitioning young patient) as he or she does for a patient going to or from a hospital or to or from a nursing home."
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National Health Care Transition Center(www.gottransition.org)
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