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Saturday evening in Dublin was an experience. Regarding the decision - so what. We started setting up such a wonderful sport in 2001 and it`s not a problem at all but a corner on our way. The Kitesurf Tour Europe is representing the most important continent in kitesurfing with the European Championship in Freestyle.
Our mission is to present kitesurfing as the fashion sport Nr 1 within metropolitan areas. About 600 registered riders in 5 events, close to 300.000 spectators and numerous minutes in major TV stations prooved this in 2012 and thus we are happy for the upcoming years with any decision taken in Dublin.
The Kitesurf Tour Europe wants to thank IKA and all the responsible persons wich made this sport a recognized momentum in the ISAF sailing world. It is our mission since 2001 to perform rider, visitor and media friendly events and we just keep going for 2013.
Those are the sailing classes choosen for Rio de Janeiro 2016; more info find here:
Men's Board - RS:X
Women's Board - RS:X
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Men's 2nd One Person Dinghy - Finn
Men's Skiff - 49er
Women's Skiff - 49erFX
Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470
Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470
Mixed Two Person Multihull - Nacra 17
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Flowers for Julia
How do you follow up Beyonce and Olivia Pope? Everyone else today has to measure up. God I hope Angelina Jolie makes an appearance. But Julia Roberts works too.
Julia was on Letterman yesterday before attending the premiere of August: Osage County. Beyonce? Sorry. Right now Beyonce is everything. I'll be popping Beyonce spasms for the rest of the day. There have been rumours that Julia is pregnant again. Letterman addressed the speculation:
Letterman: "Have you thought about adding more to the (family)?"
Julia: "Oh sure."
Letterman: "Any chance?"
Julia: "No."
Whatever. Can we talk instead about how he forgot her birthday? Letterman has been sending her flowers every year on her birthday but forgot this time. I love how her first comment after telling the story is to tell him not to fire his secretary.
At the premiere it was an awful blue dress and matchy matchy Charlotte Olympia blue round-toe platform heels that should have died two years ago. They belong on Brandi Glanville. They are not good enough for Julia Roberts. Or Beyonce.
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Hewlett-Packard and Lockheed Martin have been granted provisional approval to offer cloud services under the federal government's FedRAMP cloud security program, bringing to four the number of cloud providers achieving the highest security level under the program.
FedRAMP, the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program, provides a standard approach for security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud products and services. FedRAMP uses a "do once, use many times" framework that is expected to reduce the cost, time and staff required to conduct redundant agency security assessments of cloud solutions.
HP and Lockheed Martin received the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board's provisional authorization — the most rigorous approval — which involves a thorough review by chief information officers of the General Services Administration and Homeland Security and Defense department, according to a GSA release.
In February, CGI Federal, a U.S. subsidiary of the CGI Group Inc., became the second company to earn provisional authority and, the first large provider. In January, Cary, N.C.-based Autonomic Resources, a certified 8a small business, won provisional authorization to market its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings to federal agencies.
Both HP and Lockheed Martin provide IaaS offerings. HP Enterprise Cloud Services - Virtual Private Cloud (ECS-VPC) and Lockheed Martin's Solution-as-a-Service (SolaS) Secure Community Cloud received the FedRAMP stamp of approval.
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As a cybersecurity company, Lockheed Martin not only meets the FedRAMP requirements but has also layered in specific security controls developed by the company, Greer said. "From its inception Lockheed Martin has been helping to shape, understand and apply the basic cloud security baselines from FedRAMP. We have augmented that with our specific cybersecurity expertise and applied it to the cloud."
The two new Joint Authorization Board provisional authorizations demonstrates the viability of the FedRAMP program, according to Dave McClure, associate administrator of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. The four JAB authorizations and two agency authorizations illustrate the different ways to utilize FedRAMP for an agency's specific security needs, McClure said.
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Jays @ Rays pregame: McGowan update
Here at lovely Charlotte Sports Park, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite spring sites. They really cleaned this place up nicely. As for the surrounding town? Not much going on. At least the area around Dunedin has plenty of things to keep you busy.
Chatted with Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg here today and got a few items out of him. One being that Dustin McGowan — making his way back from right shoulder surgery — visited with Dr. Timothy Kremchek on Sunday after complaining of tightness in his arm.
Kremcheck called the soreness "normal", but the Jays are backing off McGowan's throwing program some. "I wouldn't even call it a setback," Arnsberg said. "We're just slowing him down." And why not? The Jays don't have a date established for McGowan's return and there is no rush on there end to get him back into the rotation.
OTHER ITEMS: Arnsberg isn't sure when RHP Scott Richmond is due back in camp since Team Canada has been eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. So it's still TBA in terms of when Richmond will pitch next. … Arnsberg has been giving a lot of innings to his relievers over at Minor League camp. On Monday, B.J. Ryan threw a six-pitch inning. LHP Mike Maroth also logged three innings and struggled some, according to Arnsberg. … LHP Scott Downs, coming back from a sore left elbow suffered earlier this spring, is down to pitch in a plive BP session at Minors camp on Friday. After that, the Jays will determine whether he needs to throw another BP session or if he can be worked into his first game of the spring. … LHP Ken Takahashi (sore calf) is still a couple days away from working off a mound again. … LHP Ricky Romero and RHP Jesse Litsch are scheduled to pitch four innings, against each other, in a Minors game on Friday. RHP Matt Bush will pitch, too. … Arnsberg said RHP Casey Janssen's velocity is back to where it used to be. Impressed with him so far this spring. … Arnsberg said RHP Matt Clement's velocity has improved throughout camp and he touched 88 mph in his last outing.
Also, big props to the Blue Jays' PR staff for rolling out the 2009 media guides today. Nice cover with manager Cito Gaston and lovely improvements throughout the book. I've given them a hard time in the past (all in good-natured fun), so today I applaud their effort. Good work guys.
Don't forget, you can follow my in-game updates at www.twitter.com/mlbastian
Today's lineup:
Joe Inglett, 2B
Russ Adams, LF
Travis Snider, RF
Scott Rolen, 3B
Brian Dopirak, 1B
Buck Coats, CF
J.P. Arencibia, DH
Curtis Thigpen, C
Angel Sanchez, SS
Matt Clement, P
Fernando Perez, CF
Reid Brignac, SS
Evan Longoria, 3B
Carlos Pena, 1B
Pat Burrell, DH
Dioner Navarro, C
Gabe Gross, RF
Justin Ruggiano, LF
Ray Olmedo, 2B
Matt Garza, P
David Price, P
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Snider in the 3 hole, i like it. Probably be the 4 hole guy here before long. It would be nice to break up the right handed string of Hill, Rios Wells with Snider right in the middle.
Nice introduction to the 3rd hole by Snider, hits a double, drives in two and then ultimately scores on a wild pitch. 3-0 for the good guys after the first half inning.
I can't wait to watch Snider play a full season in the majors (barring any unfortunate setbacks). He just keeps on impressing with every game.
With Wells as injury prone as he has been, i'm sure we'll see Snider higher in the line up sooner than later.
Go Jays!
I'm seeing Snider pretty high on all the fantast drafts boards. Its good considering he hasn't done anything in the majors yet.
regarding signing Halliday, do you remember when Jays fans could not live without Vernon Wells? We had to sign him, at any cost, and we did. A few years from now when he is either the DH or coming off the bench, for a mere 25 million US per season, we will understand why holding onto players, long term, is a mistake for a small market team. I just wish that someone could explain to me why other small market teams have no problem trading pitchers with better records than Halliday to secure their future. This is the time to be thinking long term, not short term. Halliday must go if this team has any chance of being competitive in the future. Again, if everybody else in baseball can make a move like this, we can too, and we must.
One of the best examples of a small market team trading an ace pitcher is Minnesota who traded Santana, one of the very best in baseball.
When Santana was traded the bet was Minnesota would go done the drain for a few years. Well, the proof is in the pudding. Minnesota contended in 2008, when no one thought they would. They will seriously contend this year and could win the AL central.
Halliday is a great pitcher-no question, but his value will decline every day we keep him from here on out, and that's if he performs like he did last year. The longer we keep him, the less attractive he becomes, because there's a time fuse (his contract) that runs out at the end of 2010.
Of course, is he suffers a major injury, the value drops significantly the moment the injury is announced.
On the other hand, for this team to contend in 2010, we need a short stop with high OBP and base stealing ability as a lead off hitter, a 1st and 3rd baseman who can deliver 25 to 35 hr's and drive in 100 or close to it, one of whom hits from the 4th hole.
We're fine in all other positions. With Litsch, McGowan, Marcum, Cecil, Janssen, Romero, Richmond, Purcey and Mills we will be starting pitching deep in 2010 and that's assuming none of the kids in A ball break lose and become the next Cecil or Mills this year and odds are a couple of them will do just that.
The time to trade Halliday for maximum return is now.
OK. Can you tell me how Carlos Gomez .250 avg. 7 HR last year, Phil Humber career ERA over 5.00, Kevin Mulvey 3.77 ERA in AAA last year or Deolis Guerra ERA of 5.47 in AAA last year, helped the Twins be a contender in 2008. Prediction: These guys don't pan out as major leaguers, and Twins get basically nothing for this deal. If you look at the other trades involving Halladay-type pitchers, you'll see that teams aren't getting much back, to be honest.
By the way, if you want the Jays to contend in 2010, you better hope that Litsch is not the staff ace. Rather than trade Halladay, extend him if you can. Not only does he automatically start the Jays off 10-12 games over 500, he's a great mentor for all the young pitchers coming up in this "youth" movement.
And why even talk about this right now. The season hasn't even started. At least wait till mid-summer. Maybe the Jays are due for a few balls bouncing their way this year. Go Jays!
What you have pointed out, quite rightly, is the value for Halliday drops significantly if we wait until next year to trade him, which is exactly why we should trade him now and it doesn't necessarily have to be for AA or AAA prospects.
Maybe we trade him for the real parts we need or at least a chunk of them, as long as they're young with upside, like Jose Reyes as an example.
Two things about that 10-12 games over .500. First, we've only done that four times since 1994, so there is no automatic. Second, 10-12 games over .500 does not get you in the playoffs in this division, it gets you 3rd or 4th place which is where we've been for the last 15 years.
If this team continues down that path, we will lose baseball in Toronto-mark my words. Attendance dropped last year and interest in this team is waning rapidly. Fans have realized JP is full of bs-not believeable and the team doesn't cut it.
CBC dropped the telecasts because they couldn't sell enough ads to justify the expense of producing and carrying the games-what does that tell you?
This annual achievement of mediocrity is done is what it tells me.
Truth be told , I don't want JP doing any trades . Neither he or the Jay's scouting have done what I would call a stellar job . The Twins organization is far superior at trading , scouting and drafting than the Jays . From everything I have read and been told , Gomez is likely to be the only one, that will amount to anything from the Santana trade. I agree with rene, I vote we keep Halladay this year as he is more valuable to us not only as a pitcher but as a mentor to the young pitchers we have . Next year if Doc wants to pitch for a team other than the Jays then I hope he gets his wish . We all better pray that the Jays organization has done its homework and it doesn't fall to the same type of trades JP has garnered thus far.
I don't believe waiting another year will drop Halladay's value significantly unless he has an injury and even then I don't think it will drop just ,look at Burnett .
Yes, we are in the toughest division in baseball, thats exactly why we should let these young pitchers learn from Doc, who better to teach them .
In a very lopsided competition such as the WBC , you expect certain teams to dominate. This year there have been several surprises. Burt Blyleven is one of the Netherlands' pitching coaches . I am always a little surprised when he never garners enough votes for the Hall of Fame . With the Netherlands incredible wins over the Dominican , it should thrust Blyleven into the voter's eye and hopefully into the Hall of Fame . Congrats to the Netherlands
I don't want JP doing any trades either, which really means he's the first one traded or dumped. Remember what Minnesota got was because it was the final year of Santana's contract. If they had traded one year earlier they would have gotten significantly more.
Other small market teams have traded their ace to contend a year or two later-Oakland as an example. I also tend to think Cleveland will do well from the Sabathia trade last year.
What we got from Burnett is one of my points. True, Burnett's value was good for Burnett, but not to the Jays. All we got is a first rounder and a sandwich pick with the first rounder so deep in the draft its like a sandwich pick-in other words not much.
If that's what we want to get from Halliday then let's keep him. My point is if we deal him now, we can get significant value for him, the longer we wait the less it is. We also just might put Halliday into a position to acutally win.
I am all for Halladay being on a winning team , I think he deserves the chance to pitch in October . I still think we keep him this year to help with the Jays young pitching staff . Next year you trade him , but only if he wants to be traded . He is worth far more than Burnett or Sabathia ( I think he will be injured ) so Jays would get 2 first round picks .
Twins held onto Santana until mid season with the hope they would get more and also hoping Santana would have a change of heart . He wanted out of Minn. add to that the fact the Twins weren't given the money to resign him . I also think he ( Santana) was destined for an injury and if you look at his last year with Minn , he rarely used his curveball ( i think that was the pitch ) . His mechanics told the story . I don't believe Doc has that problem and I certainly don't think his value will go down if we keep him for another year .
As for Burnett , we got screwed no question about it but that was because Yanks bought 3 A ranked free agents, 2 of them ranking ahead of Burnett leaving us low man for draft picks . The same scenerio won't happen with Doc especially if he isn't a free agent. He was the number 1 ranked pitcher in the AL last year and I don't see that changing a whole lot. I still say we keep him this year to help our young pitchers . He is inexpensive compared to any other pitcher that even comes close to his ability and he is invaluable as a teacher for these young kids . Good teams are made up of veterans and youth. Red Sox not only signed Smoltz as a pitcher but as a mentor for their young pitchers as the sox no longer have Schilling.
This is all conjecture and a moot point as I don't think the Jays have any intention of trading Doc , atleast this year . GS will will just have to agree to disagree here ( as a female you know I am right ….lol…)
I always bow to the female supperior intellect and knowledge on baseball. lol
That pop in Wolfe's shoulder is surely not good news. If I remember right that's how McGowan went down
Just to clarify something. If we trade him, we get what we get in the trade, which doesn't include draft picks. The only way we get draft picks is if he signs as a free agent with another team. Our reward for him, like Burnett, would be the first rounder from the team that signs him and a sandwich pick.
If we are unfortunate in that the team who signs him already signed other "A" free agents or who's first round pick is late in the draft, then we could very easily be in the same situation as we were with Burnett.
hmmmmmm …Do I sense sarcasm ?…lol…. Just don't ask me anything about hockey or football …yuk….Here is a little tid bit some of you may not know . Boyd , the Netherlands closer , is a Canadian . He was born in BC , is of Dutch descent and was playing in the Netherlands so they invited him to play in the WBC . I am out of here for awhile. Have a great afternoon all and take care
I know no draft picks if we trade him . I was making the point that Burnett was a FA and lower ranking than Doc . I don't know what would be worse, letting JP trade for prospects or letting him choose draft picks , either is scary . Its not the order of which a FA is signed but the ranking they receive that determines which team gets what pick . Burnett was lowered ranked than CC and Tex so Jay's picks kept dropping . I think they need to fix that system , Yanks should have lost first round picks for next 3 years for signing 3 type A players. Doc is ranked very high so chances of a repeat situation I believe is pretty low .
Sarcasm, no way. I like every other male realize it really is a women's world. All we get is the chance to huff and puff a bit, all the time knowing it's the women who pull all the strings. lol
Thank you for that info on Boyd.
its Roy Halladay, not Halliday for those of you who havnt figured it out after 10 years of him playing.
Denoit-You're kidding, right?
But just in case you're not, it's haven't not havnt, it is it's not its and Halliday has been here for 11 years not 10. So next time in your haste to bash someone make sure you have it right before you do.
Better yet, recognize this is a blog on baseball not spelling!!!


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"People like to joke when they learn that I'm the Mayor of Carrboro by asking whether I can fix their parking tickets," says Mayor Mark Chilton. "The answer is, if you mess up so bad that you get a parking ticket in the Town of Carrboro, there is nothing that I can do to help you."
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I'll give you a study—just walk down Main Street and talk to the people that own the businesses and ask them if they want you to charge for parking," says Gist. "Then walk down Franklin Street and ask people why their restaurant is going under, and that will be one of the top two reasons."
Aldermen Randee Haven O'Donnell adds that free parking also encourages those from the outskirts of town to enjoy some of the restaurants and shops located more centrally in the downtown
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Aldermen Sammy Slade introduced a motion which stipulated that the town would formulate a "downtown parking plan" with the town's stated values as well as the monetary and staff resources that enacting the plan would entail.


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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 films vying for best visual effects consideration at the Oscars.
Blockbusters such as "Avatar," ''2012" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" will compete with smaller films such as "Where the Wild Things Are," ''District 9" and "Coraline."
The other semifinalists are: "Disney's A Christmas Carol," ''G-Force," ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," ''Sherlock Holmes," ''Star Trek," ''Terminator Salvation" and "Watchmen."
The list was selected by the academy's visual effects branch executive committee, which will narrow the list to seven in January. The committee will eventually pick three films for Oscar nominations.
The awards will be presented March 7.


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Glenda Moore, and her husband, Damian Moore, react as they approach the scene where at least one of their childrens' bodies were discovered in Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swiped into swirling waters as their mother tried to escape her SUV on Monday amid rushing waters that caused the vehicle to stall during Superstorm Sandy. Police said the mother, Glenda Moore, was going to her sister's home in Brooklyn when she tried to flee the vehicle with the boys, only to have the force of the rising water and the relentless cadence of pounding waves rip the boy's small arms from her. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)


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A video instructional series on micro- and macroeconomics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 28 half-hour video programs; 28 audio programs; coordinated text and guides; and Web site.
1. Markets
The return of U.S. troops from overseas following World War II created a massive demand for cheap housing. Rising labor and energy costs in the United States in the '60s and '70s forced domestic steel manufacturer NUCOR to find ways to lower production costs. In 2009, rookie pitcher phenomenon Stephen Strasburg signed the largest rookie contract in baseball history. These stories show how a well-functioning free market pricing system determines how producers manufacture goods, what they will pay, what goods will be manufactured, and for whom the goods will be produced. Go to this unit.
2. The Firm
In 1980, Coca Cola replaced sugar with high fructose corn extract in order to alleviate higher production costs. In 1963, Studebaker closed its plant, unable to increase sales and take advantage of assembly line production. In the new century, printing and publishing company Printpod, Inc. avoided increasing domestic labor expenses by tapping into the workforce in India. These stories show how competitive firms minimize their costs of production by utilizing an optimal combination of inputs and scale of operation, while others fall by the wayside. Go to this unit.
3. Supply and Demand
A two-year drought in California in the 1970s motivated areas such as Marin County to conserve by reducing their water consumption by as much as 66 percent. Following the Arab oil embargoes of 1973, the Nixon administration latched onto the world price of "new" oil, encouraging domestic oil suppliers to drill again. Jordache designer jeans used creative advertising to create a demand for blue jeans. These stories illuminate factors that determine the quantity of goods demanded by consumers and the factors that determine the quantity of goods supplied. Go to this unit.
4. Perfect Competition & Inelastic Demand
Farmers lured into producing massive food surpluses for WWI could no longer profit when the war ended and demand plummeted. After 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to improve the conditions of farmers via policies in his New Deal plan. Government subsidies later allowed for corporate ownership of a majority of farmers. The Freedom to Farm Bill of 1996 gave farmers a little more maneuverability, but for the most part farmers are still held to the fluctuating demand statuses of large competitive firms. Go to this unit.
5. Economic Efficiency
In preparation for WWII, the Roosevelt administration instituted wage price and price controls to curb inflation and better focus production on war materials. When the Nixon administration set up price controls for beef, farmers attempted to stifle the supply by withholding animals from the markets. Following WWII, rent controls established to aid returning war veterans cut into landlord profits and consequently led some to abandon properties. These stories examine how the "invisible hand" behind free markets operates, the reasons for interfering with free markets, and the costs of doing so. Go to this unit.
6. Monopoly
In 1890, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act broke up the monopoly that John D. Rockefeller and his company, Standard Oil, had on the oil industry. In 1914, the federal government was sold on the concept of universal telephone service provided by Ma Bell, a monopoly that was ended by the development of a new technology. In 1998, the U.S. government filed a suit against the world's largest software company, Microsoft, for participating in anti-competitive practices. These stories explain what monopolies are, and why government sometimes chooses to intervene. Go to this unit.
7. Oligopolies
Competition with General Motors eventually rendered Ford's single-option Model-T obsolete. In 1959, a reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel discovered a price-fixing scandal between three big-name electric companies in each of their closed bids to the Tennessee Valley Authority. In the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter ordered Professor Alfred Kahn to deregulate the airline industry, which had been a federally protected oligarchy. These are all examples of oligopolies and the forces that influence them. Go to this unit.
8. Pollution & the Environment
In 1977, the federal court system told the Reserve Mining Company to build a $400 million disposal site for carcinogenic materials. After 1970, Los Angeles was looking for a broad-ranging smog-reduction policy to reflect recently amended Clean Air Act standards. In 2009, the House of Representatives introduced the first piece of comprehensive clean energy legislation, known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which both economists and energy providers could support. Pollution is a "negative externality," which, as these stories show, can have serious consequences for economic efficiency. Go to this unit.
9. Labor and Management
The International Ladies Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) strike in the early 1900s was inspired by poor working conditions and low wages. In 1984, Congress bailed out the Chrysler Auto company after Chairman Lee Iaccoca and Douglas Fraser, chief of the United Auto Workers, came to an agreement. Why does Walmart choose low prices over high wages, and how do they get away with it? These stories show how labor unions and corporate managers battle to affect the supply of labor, wages, and prices. Go to this unit.
10. Profits and Interest
In response to rising interest rates in the 1970s, the Maryland legislature raised usury ceilings so that more home loans would be available. In December of 1980 Apple Computers went public, affirming four years of hard work with substantial compensation for its founders. Pharmaceutical companies invest millions in bringing new drugs to market. How much profit do they get in return? These stories exhibit economic reasons for interest payments and how investments in facilities and equipment are related to interest rates and expected profits on investment. Go to this unit.
11. Reducing Poverty
After the Great Depression President Franklin D. Roosevelt put forth a social security program, using money from employer/employee wages. In 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Welfare Reform Act, providing childcare assistance for mothers in the work force. The Perry School for Community Services, a Washington, D.C. poverty-reduction program, offers after-school programs for kids and vocational programs for adults, including recently released convicts. These stories all deal with differences in income and how public policy and private funding is used to reduce poverty. Go to this unit.
12. Economic Growth
By 1916 Henry Ford's assembly line had lowered the price of the Model T to $360, making it affordable and increasing its production exponentially in two years. In 1972 a group of experts known as the Club of Rome issued a report called "The Limits to Growth," predicting that raw materials could run out and world population growth and pollution could get out of hand. The Internet is a technological innovation that paved the way for other innovations such as smart phones. These stories highlight two important factors for economic growth: capital per worker (a.k.a. productivity) and technological innovation. Go to this unit.
13. Public Goods and Responsibilities
In 1937 the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a government-owned utility company, was created to electrify rural communities and control flooding. 1965 marked the first U.S. attempt at national health insurance in the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. In response to 9/11, the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration replaced private security firms with federal employees. A perfectly competitive market does not always provide the right amount of goods, so government fills the gap with public goods. The debate on just how much the government should produce is highlighted in these stories. Go to this unit.
14. Resources and Scarcity
Faced with dwindling resources, Congress fiercely debated whether to preserve 100 million acres of Alaskan land as a national park, or open the land for mineral exploration. World War II saw an unprecedented period of economic growth. The need to mobilize resources overseas quickly was palpable. In the 1970s U.S. textile industries risked competitive advantage in increasingly active Asian markets by investing more in the health of their workers. In all investments there are trade-offs and choices. These stories show how the cost of using some resources sometimes comes at the expense of others. Go to this unit.
In 1929 following the stock market bottoming out, Simon Kuznets led an investigative study resulting in the first national data collection of Gross National Product (GNP). Able to assess the overall production to consumption ratio of the U.S., Franklin Roosevelt entered World War II without jeopardizing the basic needs of his citizens. Although GNP was changed to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 1991, it still didn't account for all aspects of economic growth. Nonetheless, GDP data measurements help us understand the U.S. economy. Go to this unit.
16. Boom and Bust
The nation's cycles of economic booms and busts were considered intrinsically capitalistic by Joseph Schumpeter who called them "methodic economic growth," and by Karl Marx who lambasted capitalism as inherently flawed. John Maynard Keynes held that recessions depended on the balance of aggregate demand and aggregate supply. Economist Hyman Minsky provided a promising explanation for the Great Recession of the 21st Century with his theory that the financial system plays a determining role in economic cycles. Go to this unit.
17. The Great Depression and the Keynsian Revolution
In 1932 President Herbert Hoover spoke enthusiastically about financial recovery while John Maynard Keynes expressed doubts. Keynes published The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money in 1936, displaying ideas that later became the basis for public policy in Washington. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not generally trust economists, but his increased government spending during WWII proved Keynes's theories correct. These stories discuss the ideas of J.M. Keynes and how the theory behind Keynsian economics explained the Great Depression. Go to this unit.
18. Fiscal Policy
In 1954 relying on "automatic stabilizers," President Dwight Eisenhower withheld raising taxes in order to encourage consumer spending. In the 1960s, newly elected John F. Kennedy and economic advisor Walter Heller pushed Congress to approve a $12 billion tax cut stimulus. The Employment Act of 1946 was the first time that government tried to employ fiscal policy. But, by 2010 economists disagreed about whether fiscal policy was dead, as they argued over the success or failure of President Obama's stimulus plan. These stories are all examples of how government attempts to fine-tune tax and spending policies to reduce the severity of business-cycle fluctuations. Go to this unit.
19. Inflation
In the 1960s President Lyndon Baines Johnson continued fueling the domestic agenda of his "Great Society," keeping a low profile on the Vietnam War. But the U.S. overspent and inflation bubbled over. Anyone living on a marginally fixed income endured harsh consequences under inflation, and workers' strikes only brought costs up more. After his election in 1972, Richard Nixon ordered a 90-day nationwide price and wage freeze after the Federal Reserve failed to curb inflation. These stories show problems posed by the development of inflation in the post-war U.S. economy. Go to this unit.
20. The Banking System
The Knickerbocker Bank's failure led to the Bank Panic of 1907, and ultimately inspired a need for a central bank. When thousands of banks failed in the 1930s, President Roosevelt declared a National Bank Holiday closing individual banks, and created new regulatory agencies to guard the system. But in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the failure of regulators to act, the Dodd/Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became law. These stories explain the role of banks in the U.S. economy and how government agencies act to prevent individual bank failures from becoming banking crises. Go to this unit.
21. The Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve was originally created in 1913 as an emergency lender to banks--a sort of bank of last resort. The Banking Act of 1935 and the Fed Accord of 1951 broadened the powers of the Fed, widening the range of options and tools it could use to manage the economy. Up to about 2010, the Fed did fairly well. But the housing bubble and Great Recession provided it with new and substantial challenges. These stories showcase the Fed's capabilities while exploring how responsibilities and challenges have expanded over the years. Go to this unit.
22. Stagflation
1970s America saw a new kind of inflation, based on supply and not demand: "stagflation," caused by Arab oil embargoes and worldwide crop failures. In 1973 President Ford and Fed Chairman Arthur Burns tried to control inflation by choking the money supply. They failed. In the 1990s the U.S. had three ways to ease inflation: Technological innovation, market globalization, and expenditure restraint. Demand management policies fight cost-push inflation only by causing extremely high unemployment, and rising inflation and rising unemployment can parallel each other. Go to this unit.
23. Productivity
In the 1970s, businesses struggled with rising energy costs, newly imposed environmental regulations, and inflation that contributed to the slowing of productivity. By 1980, a new group of economists called "supply-siders" were calling for government deregulation to spur productivity, amidst great objections from Democrats and some economic experts. Some thought that productivity was at an end, but government-supported technological innovation spurred productivity to new heights. These stories highlight the factors that affect productivity and how government programs have both helped and hindered growth. Go to this unit.
24. Federal Deficits
During WWII, our national debt had more than quadrupled, so government encouraged citizens to buy war bonds and federal stamps to pay some of it off. In 1960 President Eisenhower achieved a surplus and reduced the debt, a feat not repeated until the 1990s. But a large tax cut in 2001, three wars, a down market and huge entitlement costs pushed the deficit and the national debt to an alarming new height that forced a fierce confrontation between Congressional Democrats and Republicans. These stories show that deficits can be helpful or harmful, but long-term debt is serious business. Go to this unit.
25. Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker pushed us through two deep recessions using monetary policy and increased interest rates to combat inflation in the 1980s. His successor Alan Greenspan used a different tactic in the early 1990s and 2000s: flood the market with liquidity to prevent freezing. And under Chairman Benjamin Bernanke the Fed has struggled to combat the ravages of the Great Recession in the first decade of the 21st century. These stories discuss the relationship between the money supply, economic growth, and inflation, and explain why choosing correct monetary policy can be so difficult. Go to this unit.
26. Stabilization Policy
Between 1982 and 1985, the Fed tightened the money supply to combat inflation, despite rising unemployment. Also in the 1980s, U.S. citizens began to feel the debilitating effects foreign trade would have on job loss. Paul Volker's monetary policy in the mid-1980s was designed to quell inflation once and for all. However, in the first decade of the 21st century, when unemployment skyrocketed and the banking system and major corporations needed a bailout to survive, we questioned whether we could still control the economy. These stories highlight arguments for and against active government counter-stabilization policy. Go to this unit.
27. International Trade
The U.S. auto industry lost a lot of mileage in 1973 with the rise of the more efficient Japanese imports. In the 1970s, the "trigger/price mechanism" was developed in order to differentiate between fair and unfair trade practices. Debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) included accusations that American jobs would suffer and American firms would relocate south of the border. Others insisted that increased trade would create new American jobs and industries. These stories illustrate the pros and cons of free trade. Go to this unit.
28. Exchange Rates
By 1925 Great Britain went off the gold standard, managing to increase exports and lessen imports. The U.S. market was flooded with British goods and U.S. industry suffered. In July, 1944 world economic leaders met in Bretton Woods, NH for a "new world economic order" and soon the dollar became the new standard. In 2002 the Euro became the standard currency for the entire European Union and threatened to compete with the dollar. These stories portray the palpable cycle of effects involving trade, domestic growth, inflation, and flexible exchange rates. Go to this unit.
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Did you know that both "Moneyball" and "The Blind Side" were bestselling books before they became hit movies? Or that they were written by the same author? Or that Michael Lewis' journalistic forte really lies in finance and economics? Or that he graduated cum laude in art history from Princeton before receiving a Master of Arts from the London School of Economics? No wonder the guy is so smart and writes so well. He is also as funny an author as you'll ever read.
"Liar's Poker" (1989) was intended to be an expose of the rampant greed and risky financial maneuvers on Wall Street in the years during Lewis' first job there. Much to his dismay, college students treated it as a how-to-get-rich-quick manual written by a Wall Street insider. Needless to say, his first book-length publication sold a lot of copies, and more successes soon followed, but it's "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World" (2011) that has me anxiously awaiting his next book.
Lewis has a knack for finding individuals whose financial mishaps dramatically and hysterically epitomize the larger economic problems at issue in today's fragile world of international finance. Iceland's financial gurus traded assets amongst themselves at inflated values, thereby creating false capital. Naturally it all went belly up; the gurus went south; and even today the bankers don't know what went wrong. Well, a successful cod fisherman sold his boat and nets one day and the next day, sans training, became a banker trading international currencies, on spec of course. Duh! The Irish economy tanked too, thanks to the collapse of its real estate development. (N.B. Liberty Media's mogul John Malone just bought an Irish estate-cum-castle for 7.23 million euros, about $9.5 million; in 2006 it had sold for 25 million euros. Q.E.D.) One irate developer drove his cement mixer from Galway to Dublin and parked it, disabled, in the middle of the gates of Parliament. Others became national heroes by throwing eggs at corporate bigwigs during stockholders' meetings. The demise of female mud wrestling clubs in Germany's largest red-light district is a key to the soft underbelly of Germany's economy, and in San Jose, Calif., some municipal employees can make more in retirement than on the job. Lewis makes sense out of all this nonsense.
The chapter on Greece is my favorite, because my wife and I were living there when the you-know-what hit the fan. Greece is the example par excellence of an economy in shambles: its public sector is bloated and overpaid; early retirement is a given; and the salary year sometimes extends to 13 or 14 non-existent months. Everyone who can cheat on his or her income taxes does so and if caught simply bribes the tax collector. Even godly men scam the government, and that story is Lewis' tour de force.
Father Ephraim is the abbot of the run-down Vatopaidi monastery, and Father Arsenios, a financial genius, is his number two. Lewis compares them to Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling respectively, but they're much better at gaming their government. In the monastery's archives, the abbot found a 14th century deed, granted by the Byzantine emperor to the monastery, to a lake and its environs in northern Greece. Fast-forward to the late 20th century, and the property has been designated a nature preserve by the Greek government. The Fathers somehow traded the essentially worthless lake and land in northern Greece to the government for prime commercial property and its rents, worth anywhere from many millions to billions of dollars. Lawsuits abound, but the monastery is being handsomely refurbished. Apparently the monks did more than merely twist arms, and to this day no one knows exactly how the switch was made. Lewis is at his best in this chapter.
No matter which Lewis book on money you choose to read, you'll learn much about economics and laugh while doing so.
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Daily life at Pestalozzi is never dull for the students! Apart from their studies, the students are well looked after by our dedicated staff which are there to help 24/7. Coupled with the countless activities - as well as the grounds of the fabulous Pestalozzi village to explore - the students are always able to experience new things.
Life at the International village
The grounds of the International village have been home to our students for over 50 years, and we believe our village in Sedlescombe is the perfect place for them to enjoy and explore. Whilst also giving them that all important space to study and better themselves.
The students eat in the Swiss Hall canteen where our chefs prepare and cook a wide variety of food. The Songten Khang and Sainsbury House buildings have everything the students need in terms of living quarters and the newly built Pestalozzi centre is the perfect space for the many extra-curricular activities that the students partake in.
Life in the village is an experience these students are not likely to forget; Student Nischal Poudel said: "Daily life at Pestalozzi is fun. Every day is different and exciting; it's full of learning, teaching, playing, eating and enjoyment."
Extra-curricular activities
Aside from daily life, the students engage in many varied extra-curricular activities including Spanish, Yoga, Creativity Club, Football, Guitar, Chess, Debate, Student for a free Tibet (SFT), and ECO club.
On top of the regular activities, there are also one-off events. For example, in the past we have had a poetry event and several kinds of workshops.
Life at Pestalozzi is always varied! Students live in two accommodation blocks, Songsten Khang and Sainsbury House. Each year the houses are switched to give students an experience of both. The school day at Claremont is very full with the first bus leaving at 7.20 am and returning at 5.45pm. Activities, meetings and study continue throughout the evening.
Pestalozzi students organise their own duties, and fortnightly chaired meetings. They prepare their own breakfast, but they are given lunch at Claremont. Evening meals are eaten together in the Pestalozzi canteen, Swiss Hall, but frequently they arrange to cook national dishes, sharing their cultural traditions with each other. Momos and Nshimi are fabulous, fortunately Durian is not commonly available…
Clubs, Sports and Societies form the core of community life here. Students For A Free Tibet, meet weekly, and discuss not only the Tibetan issue but other instances of human rights violation around the world. This is typical of the discussions which occur during their scholarship, breaking down pre-conceptions and establishing a broader picture of the world, resonant with shared experiences.
Religious festivals of every kind are recognised and celebrated, with Holi being perhaps the noisiest, most colourful, wettest and muddiest! Host Families will take students out for a taste of British family life and birthdays are celebrated with ongoing student led traditions that are very funny but perhaps best left not committed to print…
Music is central to the Pestalozzi experience, singing, guitar, drums, piano and dance are all popular, always different and the buildings ring with expression when the students are in residence. Equally, sports are key to letting off steam and reinforcing bonds with some healthy competition. Students and staff compete in the annual Hastings Half marathon, the student record currently being 1:30:27!
The real magic is the strength of the community and the bonds that are formed with students and staff alike as each year presents it patterns of challenge. Facing these together means that everybody has a crucial part to play and that journey of discovery is constant, ever changing and magical in its outcomes. When the buses arrive in the summer, bound for Heathrow, the bitterness of parting and the warmth of hope for the future are an impossible combination that speaks volumes about the time the students spend here.
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Now that New Media is getting old, at least in 'Internet years,' its histories are starting to accumulate. A PBS series has traced the commercial development of the internet (up to the edge of the dot com bubble), and Thames & Hudson has published historicizing texts on new media and internet-based art. But, as most involved in this, hardly homogeneous, field would probably say, the documentation and theorization of new media art is anything but well defined. In recognition of the large gaps in these areas, the Banff New Media Institute is hosting Refresh!: The First International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology. Co-organized by Leonardo/ISAST, the Database for Virtual Art and UNESCO DigiArt, Refresh! aims to further the understanding of art practices that engage with science and technology, from nano- and biotech art experimentation to the problems posed by networked art to curation and preservation. The conference is scheduled to take place from September 28 through October 3, 2005 in Banff, and you have until December 1st to submit proposals for papers. - Ryan Griffis
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Voluntary Human Extinction MovemenT
"May we live long and die out"
"Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow the Earth's biosphere to return to good health".
While surfing the web the other day, I ran across VHEMT. Never heard of it, so of course I looked. Imagine my surprise. They are advocating the complete extinction of the human race, done through no procreation. Plenty of sex, just no more pregnancies. I mean as an atheist, I believe not only in evolution, but in our place in nature. We are a part of nature, one end product (as of now) of evolution. The urge for procreation is a biological imperative, but we also have a mind, which can make us go beyond our biological programming and act altruistically, as it were. Since most species on the planet have become extinct (as high as 98% in some studies I have read, of all species ever to exist on the planet), our turn is coming. Whether selected by nature, or at our own hand. So should we let "nature take its course", or help it along by voluntarily exterminating ourselves?
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A few things here of note:
"we are among the most amazing (and stupid) creatures on earth"
This immediately brought to mind Ernie Cline's "Dance, Monkeys, Dance!"
"I have one son for the record, who probably has aspergers syndrome, he is 5 and is being tested at the moment."
This does not make him less than human, or even necessarily not able to contribute to the greater good, the same can be said for many different endogenic afflictions. There are indications that autism spectrum has a genetic component to it, but it is just one component, not the root causality.
Eugenics is a bad idea, period, one need not raise the specter of the Third Reich to make this point. Remember why eugenics and nazis are an inevitable conflation: Sure, one can diminish the degree of separation from "nazi" in how eugenics can be employed in a "different way", but this doesn't and can't separate the elements of eugenic practices that have "same way" aspects to them.
Over-population has the potential to be a problem, but Malthusian predictions proved to be wrong. Where the tipping point is we do not know, I suspect we will when we get there; I also suspect that there will be a self-limitation to population growth/sustainability that will ameliorate by natural means, …it always has. There's no reason to doubt that it always will.
As for parenting licensing as a practice, while it may look good on paper, it does't take into consideration the power of the individual to self-determination, …and that one can go either way - regardless of quality of parenting.
It disappeared from its original web page a few years back, and although Cline has a few of his own versions up, this one, I think is the best. So I uploaded it to my YouTube channel.
I found this version (unauthorized) on the interwebs many years ago and extracted the Flash file from the page to archive it.
I used to watch it from time to time whenever I'd become disgusted with various and sundry aspects of human stupidity, …and it always made makes me smile.
as you can see
these are some fucked up monkeys
these monkeys
are at once
the ugliest and the most
creatures on the planet
and the monkeys don't want to be monkeys
they want to be something else
…but they're not
"Ya could've mentioned the swearing though"
Sorry, as it's poetry, I probably have a bit of a blind spot there. I also have children around, I've taken to having headphones permanently plugged into the ol' iMac as well.
However, mea culpa...
Although they are way over the top there is something there. I have been saying controlled breeding was our only hope for years. The world is already supporting way more of us than it can now. The obvious end is extension. Morons like the ones you hear about all the time with 19 kids is not helping the situation at all. If we limited the birthrate to a mandatory 1 kid we would be on the right track. I really believe even more extreme limits should be enforced. Like, if you can't support them you shouldn't have them. A certain amount of mental stability should be a must. I catch flak anytime I voice this opinion but really its like being a christian turned Atheist, you might not like to face the truth, but it is the truth.
The percentage of extinct species, as far as I know, is 99.9% that are now extinct, fyi. I've heard Dawkins use that figure as well. Not saying that makes it true, but that's also the figure I've seen most often and by people who've actually done research on the subject.
I've heard of VHEMT before. I watched a show once where they were talking about their ideas on procreation. I gotta agree with Tommy here. I think there's definitely some good ideas there, but they've taken it to the extreme. This could be expected with just about any movement. Look at WBC, for example. There is truth in the idea that the world would be fine if humans were extinct, however that's unlikely to happen and I don't think that's the way to go about fixing the Earth anyway. The only way way to fix the population problem, I think, is to fix the problems that make people have so many kids in the first place. Lack of education and poverty are what seem to be the two main problems that result in "mass producing" children, which only makes the problem worse because then their kids are likely to be poor and uneducated...and more likely to believe in a religion, by the way, as most of you already know. If we focus on education, however, the poverty problem, I think, will fix itself. Education is proportionate to salary. There are myriad studies that confirm this. That's what we should focus on. Uneducated people don't make very good decisions.
Fucking Bravo!
The Earth is our environment. That's why people are concerned with "saving the Earth". It's the only place we have to live right now. I haven't seen anyone here who suggests that the Earth has a soul. A lot of people here don't believe in the concept of a soul for a person, let alone for inanimate objects, so I think you've missed a point here.
For me, there was no morality in my mind when I wrote my response. It has to do with simple math. Our population is growing and our focus on science has decreased, in the U.S. at least. We cannot possibly effectively handle a massive population without the help of science. We can't possibly feed so many people nor could we control diseases and things that would utterly destroy us as a species, and no, I'm not thinking about all the sick, starving children around the world. For the purposes of my reply, it doesn't matter that they die horribly, the fact is that they are dead and become part of a statistic, from which I'm drawing my conclusion. It has nothing to do with moralizing, for me. It has to do with survival and advancement of our species. It's just logic. There are only so many places suitable for humans to live, unless we use science to create new environments for ourselves in the places that aren't suitable. We can't possibly think that people will come up with any plausible ideas unless they are properly educated about reality - how the world works and, more importantly, clearing up misconceptions about observations, for example, praying for rain and rain comes.
All I was trying to say is that real knowledge given to people instead of "knowledge" from a holy text or other misconceived observation will undoubtedly fix a lot of the problems people see as moral issues, like starving, diseased children. The math shows that more education leads to less poverty, as well as less superstitious beliefs. The math shows that less poverty leads to fewer children being born. The math shows that fewer people in the world leads to more supply for the ones who are living. Then we get to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which, while it's "just a theory", it seems to hold an awful lot of water. As basic needs are met, society, as a whole, becomes happier and more productive. Again, it's simple math.
So you can only see things literally...gotchya. I meant the human population of the Earth. I'll stop feeding the troll now. *eyeroll*
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Hillary Clinton told the FBI that former Secretary of State Colin Powell recommended on two occasions that she use a private email account for unclassified communication, sources told NBC News early Friday.
According to the Democratic nominee, Powell made the suggestions at a small dinner party shortly after Clinton took over at the State Department in 2009 and in an email exchange around the same time, The New York Times first reported.
Two sources later confirmed to NBC News that Clinton gave that account to investigators in July.
Clinton's testimony was included in a report the FBI delivered to Congress Tuesday explaining Director James Comey's decision not to recommend charges against the former secretary of state over her use of a personal email server, the sources said.


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Operating as an independent agency since 1991, though public housing has existed in the city since the 1930s, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) owns and operates approximately 5,800 public housing units, administers more than 4,000 Section 8 vouchers, and operates two homeownership programs. As part of its ongoing renovation efforts, MPHA is always looking for ways to be more cost efficient and sustainable. This was the goal that drove the remodeling project at a high-rise senior apartment complex in 2009.
Renovations within the 25-story building included hallways, stairwells, and community rooms that were illuminated 24 hours a day 365 days a year, despite being unoccupied most of the time. The MPHA turned to lighting industry professionals Davis & Associates, Inc., to address this issue and help develop a more energy-efficient solution that still met city building codes.
"The MPHA asked us to research LED lighting as an option, but we felt it was not a viable solution in early 2009," says Shawn Meyer, LC, LEED A.P. with Davis & Associates. "However, after approaching Lithonia Lighting with the opportunity, we learned about RTLED, which was new to the market. Once we ran photometric reports and energy analysis on the RTLED, we realized it was a superior solution for helping MPHA reduce energy, save on maintenance costs, and achieve its sustainability goals."
Davis & Associates recommended a lighting redesign using the Lithonia Lighting RTLED with SensorSwitch occupancy controls. However, there were multiple building code challenges MPHA had to overcome in order to implement the LED and occupancy sensor solution. As a result, Lithonia Lighting, Davis & Associates and the MPHA worked closely to design an LED lighting system with occupancy sensors the city would approve.
"Minneapolis building code did not allow occupancy sensors in emergency egress areas, and stairwell lighting needed to be seven times brighter to meet the new building codes," notes John Plifka, MPHA manager of facilities and development.
Ultimately, the solution included the luminaire paired with occupancy controls that allowed lighting in the common areas, including egress lighting, to be turned off unless someone was in the area. Redundancy was also built into the design to allow MPHA to meet life safety codes. Both the lighting and controls were served from several existing emergency circuits for each of the areas.
"We petitioned the city for a building code variance," explains Plifka. "The City of Minneapolis conducted an in-depth review and approved the new lighting system."
Upon approval from the City, the MPHA installed more than 125 LED luminaires and more than 375 LED downlights throughout all public spaces of the high-rise, including common areas like hallways, stairwells, offices, kitchens, boiler room and more.
"Even though the new code required seven times more light, the RTLED fixture paired with occupancy sensors allowed us to significantly reduce our energy use," says Plifka. "Specifically, our stairwell lighting system is used only when needed, which currently adds up to about three hours a day."
According to Plifka, the LED lighting and occupancy sensors together helped the facility reduce its energy use by 90% in the stairwells, and the LED fixtures are expected to last 45 years (as predicted with energy analysis tools and later validated with sample data points.) Throughout the entire building, the results of the lighting redesign reduced energy consumption by more than 77%, lowered carbon dioxide emissions by 76%, and slashed maintenance costs by 58%.
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Hathaway: Criticism gets to me
Anne Hathaway has confessed she is hurt by people's criticism of her awards acceptance speeches.
The Les Miserables actress has been collecting gongs for her portrayal of Fantine but has faced a backlash online, with people mocking her earnest speeches.
"It does get to me," Anne was quoted as saying by Us Weekly. "But you have to remember in life that there's a positive to every negative and a negative to every positive."
She went on: "The miracle of the universe is that, as far as they know, there's 51 per cent matter versus 49 per cent anti-matter - things tip in the scale of the positive. So that is what I focus on."
At the weekend Anne added a best supporting actress Oscar to her haul, and the mag claims she worked hard on her speech so it would go better with viewers.
A source said: "She was very aware that she had been the butt of everyone's jokes."
Anne, 30, has won several accolades for Les Miserables, including the Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Bafta.
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The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) presented views on the current and future economic outlook for the State of Hawaii to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (WAM) and House Committee on Finance (FIN). (January 5, 2010 at 9:00am)
Informational briefing for the University of Hawaii to provide the Senate and House Committees on Higher Education an update on the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH). (January 7, 2010 at 1:15pm)
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There have been several recent advances on packing regular tetrahedra in $\mathbb{R}^3$. All the results I've seen have been lower bounds -- first John Conway and Sal Torquato showed that there exists an arrangement of tetraheda filling about 72% of space. This has been improved in a series of papers, and the latest result of which I am aware is Elizabeth Chen's record of 85.63%. (A NYTimes article summarizing the history of the problem can be found here.)
My question is does anyone know of any upper bounds, either published or unpublished? I saw a colloquium by Jeff Lagarias, and he said someone was claiming that they had proved something like $1 - 10^{-26}$, but that it was still unpublished.
(A compactness argument gives that since regular tetrahedra don't tile space the maximum volume is strictly less than one, but this argument does not give a quantitative bound.)


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