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How NRG Energy Hopes to Score Big with Solar
How NRG Energy Hopes to Score Big with Solar
The Washington Redskins played with enough energy to send Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys into overtime, but by the time the 'Skins fell to their sixth consecutive loss, my host at Redskins Park -- David Crane, the chief executive of NRG Energy -- had left. Actually, he exited before halftime . . . to attend another NFC East showdown, the Giants-Eagles prime time game in New Jersey.
No, Crane is not a football fanatic. But the affable 52-year-old CEO is fanatic about promoting solar power, which is why he's been spending time lately with NFL owners. NRG installed solar panels last summer at Redskins Park [See my blogpost, An NFL rivalry...over solar], and he would like the company, which is based in Princeton, N.J., to deliver solar energy to the stadiums where the Giants and Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots play.
Why? To show people -- particularly the influential, well-to-do types who attend NFL games -- that solar energy makes sense, today.
"This is about demonstrating to the public the potential of solar," David told me, as Dallas jumped to an early lead. and we made our way up to the front of the suite. "I just want to make sure I see at least one play before I go," he said, ruefully.
Most utility company CEOs are, frankly, dull. Not Crane. He's straightforward and occasionally outspoken, friendly and open, and ready to think in new ways about an industry that hasn't changed all that much since Edison's day. He is passionate about the climate crisis–he was active in USCAP, the failed big biz/big green coalition that lobbied for federal regulation of greenhouse gases, and he pushed hard to build a low-carbon nuclear plant in Texas until the risks grew too high post-Fukushima. He's a friend of the Clintons, which is one reason why NRG made a $1 million contribution through the Clinton Global Initiative to deliver solar power to Haiti.
Now he is pushing hard for rooftop solar, smart meters and electric cars–a set of technologies that has the potential to transform the way utilities operate.
He believes that distributed energy -- that is, energy generated at the place where it's used -- is gradually going to replace some centralized power plants built by regulated utilities over the last century.
"To me, this is the next big thing in the industry," Crane said. "It's disruptive in the way that the cell phone was disruptive to telephony. It was severely disruptive over a 20 to 30 year period, not overnight."
"When we can offer you solar power from your roof, at the same price or lower than grid power, the whole nature of what it means to be retail electricity provider is going to change, and we want to be on the front end of that," he said.
Rooftop solar photovoltaics don't have to be cheaper than the wholesale cost of burning coal or natural gas to tip the market. They only have to beat the retail price of electricity to a business or home owner.
Now, before we get ahead of ourselves, a few caveats. NRG is not the Sierra Club. With $8.8 billion in revenues last year, NRG made most of its money by burning coal, natural gas and oil. Unless and until the cost of solar power drops further, that's unlikely to change.
Crane believes that the cost curve for solar is trending down fast. Subsidies from China as well as technology advances are reducing module costs. As the industry grows, costs of the balance-of-system costs will be driven lower by standardization and economies of scale. Installation costs are also sure to drop, he said. "We should be able to get to the point where installation isn't three days, it's three hours," he said.
Crane told me:
Our basic view is that within two or three years, we'll be able to offer electricity from your roof for 12 or 13 cents a kilowatt-hour. That may not be that exciting in Texas where the price is seven or eight cents. But I think the average price in Connecticut is 17 cents.
The CEO isn't just talking green. He's investing NRG's money in a clean-energy future, and betting consumers will follow. In the last couple of years, NRG has bought Green Mountain Energy, a retail provider of clean energy, for $357 million, and Energy Plus, an energy retailer with a loyalty program, and it launched eVgo, a network of charging stations for electric cars (one of its chargers is pictured at right). Yesterday, NRG announced the acquisition of Solar Power Partners, a San Francisco firm that develops commercial and industrial solar projects.
Don't read too much into this, but others in the NRG suite on Sunday were Fred Ni, an executive at the Chinese electric car and solar company BYD (it was his first live football game) and entrepreneur Jack Hidary, founder of Samba Energy, which offers a web-based platform the matches solar power installers with commercial and industrial building owners who want rooftop solar. Both are doing business with NRG.
You can expect NRG to move aggressively into the residential solar market soon, Crane indicated.
We're not really in residential solar the way we should be, the way that Solar City is, but that is an industry that you'll see us in. In residential solar, you're going to see a lot of change. We want to offer a seamless product -- we want to supply you both with your grid power and with the solar power on your roof -- so that for you it's simple, you get one bill, one price. No one's really doing that yet.
If I'd had a bit more time with David, I would have asked him whether NRG might be contemplating an acquisition of Solar City, SunRun, or Sungevity, all of which are fast-growing companies in the home and commercial solar financing business. You can read about NRG's green energy plans in detail in this excellent interview at Yale Environment 360.
I did ask him whether cheap, abundant natural gas could derail his solar plans. He replied that the two fuel sources are complementary, with natural gas supplementing solar until energy storage (possibly in the form of electric car batteries) becomes ubiquitous.
Said Crane: "Natural gas is going to take business away from coal. Solar is going to take business away from wind. That's the way the world is going to work."


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Just as fellow flavor Absolut Pears, Absolut Mango was introduced in 2007. The flavor, quite obviously, is based on mango – a word that's more or less the same world wide. That in combination with the juicy taste, might very well be the reason behind the instant world wide success.
Absolut Mango is made exclusively from natural ingredients, and unlike some other flavored vodkas, it doesn't contain any added sugar. Absolut Mango is full-bodied and juicy with a character of ripe mango and notes of tropical fruits.
In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced the continuous distillation with which he made Absolut Rent Brännvin. Instead of the usual three or four times, the vodka was distilled an infinite number of times. Absolut Mango is made the same way, the only difference is the taste of mango. And, like the rest of the family, it's produced in Åhus, not far from L.O. Smith's birth town. Since the process will never change, neither will the true taste of Absolut Mango.
The main ingredients in Absolut Mango are Absolut Vodka and mango flavor. Absolut Vodka is made from water and winter wheat. The water comes from a deep well in Åhus where it's protected from impurities. The winter wheat is also grown in Åhus and differs from other crops: it's sown one fall, and harvested the next one. Days in between it grows under the Swedish snow developing its hard grain. Also, the use of fertilizers is minimized. Of course, the mangos are as natural as the rest of the ingredients.
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Another wave of news has hit, and that means it is time for another Update column!
By now, most everyone in the industry has heard the sad news of the tragic death of Heidi Swapp's 16 year old son Cory on July 10th. My family joins the entire scrapbook industry in sending its love and support to the Swapp family at this difficult time.
If you'd like to share your message of support with the Swapp family, two different options are available. Becky Higgins is coordinating a collection of 4×4 cards to be placed into albums for the family, and Persnickety Prints is accepting mail at their address for the Swapps as well. (The address is in the graphic below.)
New Products. While Heidi is taking some time off to deal with the loss of her son, the Heidi Swapp media team has taken over running the social media promotion for Heidi's recently announced big product launch at Target. The DIY Marquee line is debuting in Target stores. The products appear similar to the Marquee letters previously released under Heidi's brand, but are made of plastic instead of paper. Continue Reading →


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Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu
To assist the people of the Philippines who have suffered unimaginable destruction and great personal loss we have decided to add a further dimension to our highly successful mission to this region.Full details of what was achieved will follow at a later stage.
For now we are launching a project called "Housing for Christmas in the Philippines". InRead more
All systems, humanly possible, are in place to ensure an effective, focused intervention by Gift of the Givers teams in the Philippines. We held the teams back and delayed departure simply because of inaccessibility to regions whose infrastructure has been completely destroyed by the intensity of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
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First there were the two front runners from Ireland and Denmark preparing for the arrival of the First 20-member Gift of the Givers Team from South Africa on Friday, 15 November. Then Saturday was spent on shopping for supplies to set up a self-sustainable camp for the team in the typhoon zone, and purchasing of additional medication and food for the victims of the disaster. Sunday wasRead more


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Red Sox - 000 000 301 - 4 8 0 Blue Jays - 041 000 11x - 7 11 1Sitting out behind the Red Sox bullpen in right field, we (Laura, Tim, and I) were feeling alright after Boston rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh (helped out by LBJ's second double of the night). That sense of hopefulness was snuffed out in part by Eric Thames's solo home run in the bottom half of the frame. It first hit in the section to our right, caromed far over our heads and landed in the section to our left. I checked Buffyvision to see how much screen time we got.
Here we are (far left of picture) watching Jason Varitek's ninth-inning home run land in the second deck.
These last two losses were especially annoying because the Yankees lost two extra-inning games to the Orioles at the same time. New York lost 5-4 in 10 innings this afternoon as Baltimore put up a cool binary linescore:
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Ellsbury, CFDear Red Sox: I'm at this game. Please win. Thank you.
Scutaro, SS
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Varitek, C
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Archive for January, 2013
Women Now Officially Authorized to Bust Down Doors as Part of Illegitimate Occupations
Posted by Debra in military recruitment on January 30, 2013
The news that the U.S. military plans to officially allow women to serve in many combat positions, pending some more review, is infuriating, but not unexpected. When "don't ask, don't tell" was suspended so that LGBT people were to be tolerated in the military, and not driven out, I felt it was only a matter of time before women would face a similar situation.
Just because the government will no longer legally bar women from combat level pay-grades, why would women – or anyone — want to be in the frontlines of illegitimate, immoral, unjust occupations which by definition involve abuse, killing and indefinite detention of the indigenous population? Why should anyone be fighting in such a force?
We know women have been in combat roles, even back to the Gulf War. Women, throughout history, have proven to be brave and skillful fighters and leaders. Just look at the Arab spring and revolutionary movements around the world.
Being in an imperialist army is different. Sexual abuse within the U.S. military is well-known to the brass, tolerated, and even encouraged. Veterans for Peace reports that rape within the military is twice that in the U.S. population. Some say one out of three women in the military are raped, while sexual trauma and abuse is rampant and everywhere.
For a case study in what happened to Robynn Murray, a young woman put into combat in Iraq, see the award-winning film Poster Girl by Sarah Neeson. It's showing now on HBO on Demand:
Robynn Murray was an all-American high-school cheerleader who became the poster girl for women in combat. But since returning from Iraq, she has fought an insidious foe: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This Oscar Nominated documentary short follows Robynn over the course of two years as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and redemption through art and poetry.


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WASHINGTON – It's official: A few hundred of your trombone-playing neighbors are going to be in the Guinness World Records.
Guinness judges have certified that 368 trombones officially played "76 Trombones" last summer at Nationals Park, setting the new record for largest trombone ensemble.
WTOP, Arena Stage and FAME (The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education, Inc.) attempted to break the record, which at the time stood at 289 trombones.
More than 500 trombonists were expected to gather for the event to celebrate Arena Stage's production of "The Music Man," which features the famous song.
The players braved heavy thunderstorms, which sent fans scrambling to take cover under the stadium concourse. The musicians rushed out on the field, played "76 Trombones" several times and rushed back under cover just before the next batch of thunder and lightning struck.
Their achievement will be posted on the Guinness World Records website.
In case you missed it, Rosie Driscoll captured the feat and posted it on YouTube.
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It's been a long week and it's not over yet. Been doing the working Mom/sick kid juggle a.k.a. trying to do it all and not doing much of anything well. I've been Worried Mama. I've been Sympathetic Mama. I've been Entertaining Mama. I've been Tradeoff Mama. I've been Sick Mama too. And today I'm Bitchy Mama. My patience has worn thin, I need uninterrupted sleep and to watch TV that is not animated.
These are the zero-tolerance rules that Bitchy Mama has set forth today for the kids:
- Any sentence starting with "I want" is being ignored.
- Any request that does not include the word "please" is being ignored.
- All and any whining is ignored.
- If you are yelling for me and I am in a different part of the house, you will be ignored. Come find me. Especially if it involves blood or other bodily fluids.
- If you are fighting, do not expect me to moderate. Work it out.
- Tattle-telling will get you nowhere, fast.
- If you do not listen to me, there's a strong chance I will yell at you.
- If you need something and it is within reach, go get it yourself.
- I am the boss of you.
Let's be clear. These are not rules that were implemented for the first time today. They are a constant – kind of. There's usually a fair amount of latitude and negotiation involved; some give and take. But today I was The Enforcer. And it felt really good.
Bitchy Mama will hopefully be replaced by Sweet & Loving Mama tomorrow. But the zero-tolerance rules will remain.


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International Media Cultural Work (IMC) (M.A.)
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Curating – Communicating – Managing
These three terms span the huge field of digital media and its technologies, for which International Media Cultural Work will qualify its students as superbly imaginative leaders and strategically outstanding executives. During the program,students will focus on media aesthetic education and cultural communication to develop expertise in inspiring society to a deeper and critical understanding of media technologies'cultural implications, as well as their social and ethicalphilosophical dimensions. The course's practical goal is to encourage society and individuals to use media for skillful self-expression, as well as for creative and emancipatory practices. The program is conducted in English. Its perspective is international and intercultural. The students will work in transdiscipline, collaborative, and experimental environments.
Fields of practice: How will this degree support me professionally?
Graduates in International Media Cultural Work enjoy an extensive field of career opportunities, including
- Executive positions (e.g. cultural managers, dramaturges, cultural editors, art educators)
- Independent freelance work (e.g. as curators, consultants, cultural publicists, exhibition designers)
- Researchers (e.g. with independent scientific or scholarly projects)
Employers may be cultural institutions, media companies, educational organizations, or industrial or economic corporations.
Modules: What's the program's structure?
Per semester, one compulsory module (Transdisciplinary Media Cultural Projects/TMCPs) has to be attended as well as three electives. The third/fourth semester is dedicated to the master project. The TMCPs are research-oriented, merging theoretical knowledge, communicational concepts, technological methods, managerial steering strategies with cultural practices. The electives within the field of Curating and Communicating are complemented by electives from the field of Management and Technology. They can be selected according to personal specializations.
Prerequisites: What do I need to qualify for the program?
A diploma or bachelor degree is required from the following fields: digital media, media culture, or media pedagogy. Applicants with a degree in related fields (e.g. media design, media informatics and technology, media management, journalism), or adjacent fields (e.g. cultural management, social pedagogy, social work, design, art history, musicology) will be checked for eligibility, as will those applicants with a grade point average below 1,9 (or German standard equivalent). The eligibility assessment, includes the final grade point average of the bachelor's degree or diploma, practical experience, and a letter of motivation. A good command of English is also required. More info: imc.mediencampus.h-da.de
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1951 Ford F-1 - Hemi Holler
Sonny Goulet's Black F-1
When Sonny Goulet brought his '51 Ford pickup to Art and Mike Chrisman's CARS shop in Santa Ana, California, back in early 2006, his initial intentions were to have the Chrisman's freshen up the Flathead engine and polish up all the aluminum bits. Slapping a blower on the Flatty was also brought up to the boys and it was then that Art informed him that the cost of doing the Flathead over was about the same as building a blown 392 Chrysler. Being the only non-Ford engine Sonny would consider dropping in the F-1, the decision, as he puts it, "was a no-brainer." But the addition of the early Hemi engine soon turned out to not be the only upgrade made to the truck.
Having bought it from his brother back in 1977 as an original, Flathead six-powered truck, Sonny drove it as his daily driver for a number of years before tearing into it as a ground-up restoration. Among the various cosmetic upgrades Sonny made, he also decided to replace the Flathead six with a Flathead V-8 backed by a C4 transmission. It was in this guise that Sonny drove the truck for another 20 years, earning many awards in his travels, before it ended up at the Chrisman's shop.
With the decision made to pull the Flathead to make room for the slightly larger 392 Hemi, a number of other items demanded attention as well. The C4 transmission would also have to come out, with a TH400 going back in its place and the stock rearend would also have to be upgraded with a Currie 9-inch Ford unit with disc brakes to handle the blown Hemi's power. Up front, the stock axle was dropped and received disc brakes as well to help rein in the power of the big Chrysler. Steering responsibilities were doled out to a '79-92 Toyota 4x4 box mated to the stock steering column. The chassis configuration was then mounted on a set of black steelies with caps, shod in BFGoodrich rubber.
Having been driven for 20 years since Sonny last restored it, the exterior of the truck was also given the same attention as the underpinnings, receiving PPG black acrylic enamel shot by Tony Magusin. The stock trim pieces were also polished or replated before being installed once again.
Inside the cab, the Chrisman's turned their keen eyes towards the creature comforts of the truck, having Milton's Upholstery stitch up a full black leather interior. United Speedometer rebuilt the stock gauges before Mike Swan wired all the electrical components together, including a Vintage Air A/C unit and a Sony CD player, using a custom loom. Retaining as much of a stock vibe as possible, Sonny had Steering Wheel Restoration restore the original 16-inch Ford steering wheel before installing it back on the stock column. Of course, one of the most visible aspects of any truck is the bed, which received equal attention as the rest of the build by Phil Whetstone.
What started as a simple freshening up of Sonny's restored F-1 became a snowball of sorts as these build oftentimes do. Rolling into CARS as a Flathead-powered resto and leaving as a Hemi-powered hot rod is not what Sonny had originally intended but it's not hard to talk most car guys into adding more bang for their buck. The addition of the added ponies from the Chrysler necessitated a number of upgrades that soon reared itself into a full-on restoration but hey, sometimes it's just too hard to say no.


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More durable than plastic and more comfortable than metal, Sierra products endure the tests of weather and time. Their animal housings are sensitively constructed from specially treated wood and are ecologically acceptable. They renew their natural resources by recycling the waste and by-products created in crafting our products.


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Celebrate 4th of July with family and friends.
This is a flat card which is 5 x 5 inches in size. It is also double sided and you can print the card in different types of paper. The card comes with a white envelope.
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Once I receive all your information I will send you a proof for you to check to make sure that there are no errors.
Please allow at least 7 working days for printing plus an extra 7 to 10 working days for shipping (shipping times will depend on your location).
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Well, I have to say that there isn't going to be any more tutorials on stuff that is sort of hard to complete. Instead, I will be teaching you guys "how to draw chibi Danny Phantom", step by step. I know a lot of people love Danny Phantom and since there has been more than ten requests for me to make a tutorial on a chibi version of Dan the man, I said why not, and went ahead and began the sketch of one of televisions popular animated figures. Danny still maintains his awesome appearance and majestic stature. No matter how you choose to tackle this lesson one thing is certain, you will fall in love with drawing chibi Danny Phantom. I still have three more tutorials to submit so I hope you all plan on staying tuned in to see what else I have in store for you guys on the eve of Thanksgiving Day.
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Lemon and Herb Crumbed Pork Chop
These last few days I have been feeling like crap. Sorry to use that language, but it pretty much sums it up. It started with a head cold then ended with an incredibly dry sore throat. Lots of coughing. It got so bad that I had to have gaps in the day where I didn't talk – talking lead to coughing. Being sick when it's like 40 degrees outside (wasn't 40, maybe 36, felt like 40...) sucks big time. A cold, in the middle of summer – lame.
I've been craving soup, this soup in particular, but I couldn't bring myself to make it cos it was so hot! Instead I opted for simple food – salads, meats, veges plus a soup (and dirty take-away last night but it was so worth it!).
Last Sunday night, when the cold really started, I made this dish. At the time I was struggling with life. I bought the wrong potatoes so they were crumbling and sticking to my pot (which was a blessing in disguise because it produced all these golden broken pieces, crispy and delicious), I got distracted and made one side of the pork chop a really really dark brown, and then I burnt my hand on the fry pan after taking it out of the oven. The meal over all was great, it's just getting there was a bit hard. I brought it down to this – I was tired, and sick.
These chops are pretty much the same as the lemon and chive veal cutlets I made, only they are pork chops. I tried to buy veal chops for this but the butcher said it wasn't a good time of year for veal (not too sure why that is). So pork it was. And what a great way to eat pork! The recipe comes from Donna Hay's magazine (issue 59 to be exact).
4 x medium to large pork chops, with bone
2 cups fresh bread crumbs (2 slices of good crusty bread, processed)
1 cup grated parmesan
1 lemon, rind finely grated
Handful finely chopped parsley
Pinch salt
Pinch ground pepper
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
In a medium flat bowl, add the bread crumbs, parmesan, lemon rind, parsley, salt and pepper and mix well.
In a second bowl, lightly beat the eggs. In a third bowl, add the flour.
For each chop, first place in the flour to lightly dust, then coat in the egg, and finally place in the crumb mix, making sure all of the chop is covered. Repeat for the other chops.
In a large fry pan over a medium heat, add a good layer of oil (grape seed or vegetable is good for this) and place in the chops. Turn over when the chop is golden, then place the pan in the over for 10 – 20 minutes (will vary depending on the size and thickness of the chops).
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Three German KDE Deployments
The IT Service Center Berlin has announced the development of a desktop system for the public services in Germany's capital (Google Translate to English). This is yet another public body making the switch to the Free Desktop system. The announcement talks about the good integration of KDE with their current infrastructure, which is partly based on Microsoft's software. According to the ITDZ's press release, the integration phase has successfully finished and the KDE-based client for Berlin's administration is now ready for prime time.
At LinuxTag, a big German Free Software conference and fair, the "Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik", Germany's national information security group, announced their successful porting of KDE's Email and Groupware client to the three major platforms, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Finally, the "Auswärtiges Amt", responsible for German embassies in more than 200 countries also showed their KDE based desktop client at LinuxTag, which has been deployed to their employees already.
nice, but ...
This sounds very nice.
Though I don't really understand the "IT Service Center Berlin"-part and I can read german.
I also do not understand why they opted for KDE on Ubuntu.
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I don't understand what you don't understand ;-)
Durch das erfolgreiche Zusammenspiel von Microsoft-Technologien mit dem Linux-Betriebssystem Ubuntu und der grafischen Oberfläche KDE konnten diese Anforderungen erfüllt werden. Nach einem entsprechenden Integrationsaufwand war die Open-Source-Lösung einsatzbereit.
So, they clearly underline that the interesting part of the development was in fact making it work flawlessly with Microsoft.
And earlier on:
Geinsam mit Microsoft Deutschland und der LIS AG hat der IT-Dienstleister eine Lösung konzipiert,
So Microsoft did help here somewhat to make it work (I assume reveal some interface documentation). Probably, because they stood with their back against the wall considering the fact that they would probably have lost the business contract altogether if they didnt comply.
By Michael at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
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I guess I was just too tired yesterday.
I don't think that MS stands with their back against the wall in terms of losing customers.
Maybe it has to do with the EC and the competition regulations that they "cooperate" (under "" because I don't know how they cooperate).
()()()()()()(just had to add some more brackets :D )
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"I don't think that MS stands with their back against the wall in terms of losing customers."
Who talks about customers? They talk about buying licenses. And if Microsoft demands expensive licenses, they for sure will look for alternatives.
It is a win-win situation for taxpayer because they have more choice than before.
By markus at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
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Well, I don't think we'd be reading about this article here if they'd have opted for Gnome on Ubuntu. ;) Debian is a great base for nice DE like KDE.
It's not about MS software working well with Linux. They'd never lift a finger to make something work with linux. It's about Linux working well with Windows. And, yes, Linux works better with Windows than Windows itself. I know. Because I have to admin a couple of domains - MS' concept of a domain. :p
By winter at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
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Uhm. You and the poster below misunderstood me.
And about the "Linux working better with MS than MS"; that rather sounds trollish and I have no intention to be part of a MS vs Linux flame war. Each to their own.
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Well, LTS is mainly a marketing word. If they would care on such things they would have choosen SUSE, RH or Mandriva.
By anon at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
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KDE is just better.
By blueget at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
In Germany, KDE is pretty popular, so this isn't a surprise.
But it's nice to see they will go for Ubuntu. From what I experienced, SuSE (would be openSUSE now) is more common in corporate environments there.
Not that there's anything bad about openSUSE, I recently switched over from Kubuntu because Kubuntu feels so immature. And Ubuntu folks don't really seem to care about making the KDE flavour competitive with the GNOME flavour.
Decisions like this could make Ubuntu concentrate more on KDE - and become the KDE distribution of choice.
Well, and the rest... they're not switching, they're just developing an alternative from what I understand. But who knows, they might get rid on M$ products sooner or later, which is IMO WAY more important than which DE they chose. I don't care if company X uses Microsoft products until they all get a PWND stamp on their forehead, but a government agency should NOT bow to a foreign (in the case of Germany) monopolist.
All in all, it's Nice!
By fhd at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
Yeap, I really don't understand why would someone go for Kubuntu over openSUSE. And this is an honest question, what kind of advantages do you see in it?
My experience with Kubuntu was rather brief so I might be biased, but openSUSE seems way more polished. Considering that their admin tools are excellent, the repositories huge, and the updates super quick to show up. So I really cannot think of a motive and would have expected them to go for openSUSE which is quite popular in Germany.
Maybe (K)Ubuntu is slightly easier to install for a linux newbie (so I've heard, never had to install it), but openSUSE is quite easy too so in a corporate environment shouldn't make a difference.
By ad at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
Anyway, just to make it clear, nothing against KUbuntu. You guys must be doing something right ;) So more power to you and congrats :)
By ad at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
every time I've tried openSUSE I soon gave up on it because it was just so unbearably slow. (K)Ubuntu feels much snappier.
By ac at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
Slow at which point?
I've compared Kubuntu Hardy and openSUSE 11 (Kubuntu was running on a faster laptop) in the default setup. Kubuntu takes nearly 90 seconds to load KDM, whereas it appears in openSUSE after 20 seconds.
Package management in openSUSE has overcome a long dry spell and feels now faster than apt.
By Stefan Majewsky at Sat, 2008/06/07 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
That HAS to be a lie. kubuntu feels the sluggiest of all distros I tried out recently. Mandriva is the snappiest. Now opensuse seems set to take over from mandriva.
For the life of me, I cannot understand WHY anyone would want to use kubuntu/ubuntu (except marketing). KDE people should probably realize that KDE based distros are dying or declining and gnome based distros are gaining and they ( KDE devs) are to be blamed. They keep promoting gnome based distros even among the KDE crowd.
They should get behind KDE based distros and make them better. That is what gnome people did for gnome. They are misinformed by gnome advocated they meet at trade fairs, sites like distrowatch etc.
By vm at Sun, 2008/06/08 - 5:00am
Re: Nice!
KDE is very popular in germany, whole of europe, asia and south-america at least.
By mill at Wed, 2008/06/04 - 5:00am
Auswaertiges Amt and German embassies
There is no link for this third deployment in the article. Can anyone clue me in as to whether their Linux client is for the Auswaertiges Amt itself only or for the embassies as well? Please note, my question is quite selfish. If the German Embassy here in Windhoek is required to use Linux, they probably need a bloody good local consultant which could be yours truly. ;-)
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Authorities: Kansas man who killed 2 cops dies after armed standoff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and was later killed after an armed standoff, authorities said Monday.
Hundreds gathered outside Topeka police headquarters with candles in memory of Cpl. David Gogian and Officer Jeff Atherly. Members of the slain officers' families attended Monday night's vigil along with dozens of law enforcement officers in uniforms.
"You never really think you're going to lose friends. Everybody, I think, is still in shock," said Officer Kurtis VanDonge, a 31-year-old Army veteran who was in Atherly's training class and worked under Gogian.
A bagpiper played "Amazing Grace," and a minister read from the opening chapter of the Gospel of John that includes the verse: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
The man who opened fire on the officers Sunday night was David Edward Tiscareno, 22, of Topeka, said Kyle Smith, deputy director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones said Tiscareno was seated behind the driver's seat of a car stopped in the parking lot of a Topeka grocery store when police ordered the occupants to get out. After shooting two of the three responding officers, Tiscareno got back into the car and drove from the scene. The third officer returned fire, Jones said.
"There were people inside the store," Jones said during a news conference earlier Monday. "There were residents who saw this going on. There were people driving. There was a multitude of witnesses there."
Gogian, 50, and Atherly, 29, were shot in the head, according to authorities.
Based on a tip, law enforcement officers found Tiscareno holed up early Monday at a house about a mile away. When negotiations broke down, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents fired tear gas inside. Tiscareno then emerged from the home with a gun and officers opened fire, according to the Shawnee County sheriff's office, which is leading the investigation.
Smith said investigators believe Tiscareno fired a single shot outside the home before authorities returned fire. Tiscareno was declared dead at a hospital.
Police Chief Ronald Miller said the 280 officers on his Topeka force are "numb." The shootings in the Kansas capital followed last week's massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. Closer to Topeka, earlier this month, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend, then drove to the team's practice site and committed suicide.
"There's a lot of people in this country that are grieving some of the things that have happened over the last several days, and we're just counted among that group," Miller said.
Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt participated in the vigil. Miller called Gogian and Atherly "first-rate police officers" and added: "We can't make sense of what has happened."
Online court records show Tiscareno was charged in September 2008 with one count of theft of less than $1,000. He pleaded no contest in April 2009 and was sentenced to 12 months of supervised probation. His probation was revoked in January 2010.
In March 2011, he was charged with criminal use of weapons and was sentenced that September to 12 months of unsupervised probation, also after pleading no contest. A notation in court records available online said, "This defendant should be advised against carrying a firearm."
Court records also show that in February 2011, Tiscareno was evicted from an east Topeka apartment for failing to pay the rent and that a local hospital sued him for failing to pay almost $9,100 in bills.
Jones said he wasn't sure whether there was a drug deal or drug use going on in the store parking lot; the person who called authorities reported drug activity.
VanDonge said the officers' deaths were a shock because a situation like the one they were in wouldn't typically result in violence.
The third officer at the scene was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave with pay, which is standard procedure when an officer is involved in a shooting, authorities said.
The other people who were in the car when the shootings happened have been questioned. Authorities would not say whether they might face charges.
Miller said he had hoped that Tiscareno would be arrested so that he could stand trial.
"One of the things that concerns me is that we don't really know why he did what he did," Miller said.
The last time a Topeka officer was killed in the line of duty was 2000, and it's been longer than that -- since 1995 -- that one was fatally shot on the job.
Gogian had been a Topeka police officer since September 2004 and had an adult son who's also a Topeka officer. Atherly joined the department in April 2011.
Gogian was a retired Kansas Air National Guard sergeant and a former Marine Corp reservist. A biography prepared for his retirement and released by guard officials said Gogian and his wife had four children.
Janet Rice, who works in the Topeka schools' business office, said Atherly was patient and kind. She's a volunteer ambassador for the department and rode a shift with Atherly in May, after graduating from a 13-week citizens' course on policing.
"He was always polite, even though there were people calling him all kinds of bad names," Rice recalled after the vigil. "This is a huge loss."


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The Journal of Short Film volume 31 is available as of March 7th 2014.
JSF 31 includes 8 films of various forms highlighting two main approaches: experimentation with a cinematic mode of production and exploring self-reflexive properties of communication found in the moving image. From short-wave radio and typewriters to digital scanners and computer generated presentation of geometries, each piece shows the viewer an altered form of cinematic and social engagement highlighting the difference between an old world and a new world. To watch is not only to experience a particular form of human expression now but to participate in histories and possible futures.
1. End of Line – Caitlin Zera (2013, 9:13)
2. When I Stop Looking – Todd Herman (2013, 15:00)
3. Message From My Centenarian – Georg Koszulinski (2014, 7:00)
4. Listen – Monteith Mccollum (2013, 10:00)
5. The Far Side of Laughter – Darine Hotait (2009, 8:00)
6. Echoes of Information in an n-Dimensional Hilbert Space – David Witzling (2006, 3:15)
7. Caleb's Gift – Robert Willard Bates (2013, 13:58)
8. Close The Lid, Gently – Ariana Gerstein (2012, 4:30)
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Kansas Safe Routes to School
Walking and bicycling to school can be an important part of a healthy lifestyle, yet most children in Kansas do not start the day with either of these activities. The Kansas Department of Transportation, with funding from the Federal Highway Administration, has developed a program that will provide reimbursements to local public authorities and school districts for projects or activities that will make walking and bicycling to school safe, enjoyable, and routine.
The Federal-aid Safe Routes to Schools Program (SRTS) remains an eligible program within the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) that is authorized under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). Through the SRTS program, funds are available for a variety of projects, and to administer SRTS programs that benefit elementary and middle school children in grades kindergarten through eighth. (Please visit our Transportation Alternatives webpage for more information and application guidance.) These programs are intended to be comprehensive; combining five components, referred to as the "5 E's". These components are:
- Education – Teaching children about the broad range of transportation choices, instructing them in important lifelong bicycling and walking safety skills, and launching driver safety campaigns in the vicinity of schools.
- Enforcement – Partnering with local law enforcement improve compliance with traffic laws in the vicinity of schools (this includes enforcement of speeds, yielding to pedestrians in crossings, and proper walking and bicycling behaviors), and initiating community enforcement such as crossing guard programs.
- Encouragement – Using events and activities to promote walking and bicycling.
- Evaluation – Monitoring and documenting outcomes and trends through the collection of data, including the collection of data before and after the interventions(s).
- Engineering – Creating operational and physical improvements to the infrastructure surrounding schools that reduce speeds and potential conflicts with motor vehicle traffic, and establish safer and fully accessible crossings, walkways, trails, and bikeways.
Funding will be provided for selected projects, such as improvements to sidewalks, traffic calming, pedestrian and bicycle crossing, on- and off-street bicycle facilities, secure bicycle parking, and traffic diversions, as well as establishing walking school buses and bike trains, traffic education and enforcement, student training on bicycle and pedestrian safety, and funding for training volunteers and staff. Funding will also be provided for selected applicants to develop safe routes to schools plans, with the possibility of future funding to implement the plan.


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The doctor or nurse will examine you. Many patients with kidney disease have body swelling caused by fluid retention. The doctor may hear a heart murmur, crackles in the lungs, or other abnormal sounds when listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope.
The results of laboratory tests may change suddenly (within a few days to 2 weeks). Such tests may include:
A kidney or abdominal ultrasound is the preferred test for diagnosing a blockage in the urinary tract. X-ray, CT scan, or MRI of the abdomen can also tell if there is a blockage.
Blood tests may help reveal the underlying cause of kidney failure. Arterial blood gas and blood chemistries may show metabolic acidosis.
Once the cause is found, the goal of treatment is to help your kidneys work again and prevent fluid and waste from building up in the body while they heal. Usually, you have to stay overnight in the hospital for treatment.
The amount of liquid you eat (such as soup) or drink will be limited to the amount of urine you can produce. You will be told what you may and may not eat to reduce the buildup of toxins that the kidneys would normally remove. Your diet may need to be high in carbohydrates and low in protein, salt, and potassium.
You may need antibiotics to treat or prevent infection. Diuretics ("water pills") may be used to help remove fluid from your body.
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Dialysis will most often be short term. Rarely, the kidney damage is so great that dialysis may be permanently needed.
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Environment Waikato holds meeting in Taupo
Environment Waikato is holding its monthly council meeting in Taupo this Thursday, August 31.
Environment Waikato is holding its monthly council meeting in Taupo this Thursday, August 31.
Bus patronage in the region broke through the two million mark annually for the first time as it rocketed 9.3 per cent to 2,156,268. This measurement was based on the 2005/06 financial year ending 30 June.
Environment Waikato is boosting bus services to Ngaruawahia over the next three days as tens of thousands pour into the town to mourn the death of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu.
Environment Waikato councillors today rejected calls to spend almost $1 million of ratepayers money to provide an extra subsidy for CNG buses, saying this does not represent good value for money.
Environment Waikato councillors and staff are today mourning the passing of the Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu.
Rugby fans wanting to go to the Air New Zealand Cup home games at the Waikato Stadium this season can leave their cars at home.
Environment Waikato has commissioned a survey to find out what people understand about backyard burning and its impact on air quality.


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Economist Notices That The US Is Getting Buried Under Costly, Useless Over-Regulation
from the not-what-we-need deptThe US is often talked about as a major supporter of the "free market," but as we've seen over and over again what we have is really crony capitalism, with lots of efforts being made to protect certain industries through regulation. This hasn't gone unnoticed. The Economist has an article more or less mocking the US for pretending to be all about small government free markets, while really being buried in pointless, confusing and unnecessary regulations:
But red tape in America is no laughing matter. The problem is not the rules that are self-evidently absurd. It is the ones that sound reasonable on their own but impose a huge burden collectively. America is meant to be the home of laissez-faire. Unlike Europeans, whose lives have long been circumscribed by meddling governments and diktats from Brussels, Americans are supposed to be free to choose, for better or for worse. Yet for some time America has been straying from this ideal.The article points its finger at two key culprits, both of which make sense: politicians who think they can craft perfect legislation to account for every eventuality... and the lobbyists who provide them language to make that possible:
Two forces make American laws too complex. One is hubris. Many lawmakers seem to believe that they can lay down rules to govern every eventuality. Examples range from the merely annoying (eg, a proposed code for nurseries in Colorado that specifies how many crayons each box must contain) to the delusional (eg, the conceit of Dodd-Frank that you can anticipate and ban every nasty trick financiers will dream up in the future). Far from preventing abuses, complexity creates loopholes that the shrewd can abuse with impunity.These two things are connected, rather than independent, as the article seems to imply. The first one is the key problem. To legislators, creating legislation is the only hammer in their toolbox, so they see every issue as a nail, even when that's rarely the case. And that hubris of being able to create perfect legislation to account for every eventuality is the opening for the lobbyists. Politicians who want to think through every possibility ask the lobbyists to help -- and the lobbyists then have every opportunity to tilt the playing field to their clients, and against the public interest. And that's exactly what happens all too often.
The other force that makes American laws complex is lobbying. The government's drive to micromanage so many activities creates a huge incentive for interest groups to push for special favours. When a bill is hundreds of pages long, it is not hard for congressmen to slip in clauses that benefit their chums and campaign donors. The health-care bill included tons of favours for the pushy. Congress's last, failed attempt to regulate greenhouse gases was even worse.
And, of course, if you have any familiarity with these issues, you know that it's incredibly costly:
Complexity costs money. Sarbanes-Oxley, a law aimed at preventing Enron-style frauds, has made it so difficult to list shares on an American stockmarket that firms increasingly look elsewhere or stay private. America's share of initial public offerings fell from 67% in 2002 (when Sarbox passed) to 16% last year, despite some benign tweaks to the law. A study for the Small Business Administration, a government body, found that regulations in general add $10,585 in costs per employee. It's a wonder the jobless rate isn't even higher than it is.The Economist presents some recommendations on how to fix this. The first is that every law should have a cost-benefit analysis from "an independent watchdog" rather than the current efforts by the CBO. I'm not really convinced that will have much of an impact. We already have CBO estimates, and even if they're not accurate, very few people pay much attention.
They also suggest "the rules need to be much simpler." They suggest that it would be "better to lay down broad goals and prescribe only what is strictly necessary to achieve them." I'm pretty skeptical about this suggestion too. Vague, broadly drafted language leads to uncertainty, and uncertainty can lead to risks and liability... and fear to do things. That wouldn't help. I understand the reasoning here, and if the "broad goals" really are binding, then perhaps this could work somehow, but I think that a better response might be that if the law needs to be so complex, perhaps the law is attacking the wrong issue.
There is one suggestion that makes sense to me, but I don't think it goes far enough:
"All big regulations should also come with sunset clauses, so that they expire after, say, ten years unless Congress explicitly re-authorises them."We should take that much, much further. First, I don't think it should just be "big regulations." Let's sunset everything, and force Congress to re-evaluate laws already on the books. Along those lines, all new laws (and any re-authorizations of old laws) should come with clear and stated metrics that will be used the next time around to determine if the bill was successful. If the metrics are not met, then the bill should not be allowed to be re-authorized without significant changes. It seems like rules like that might actually take us in a reasonable direction towards passing effective regulations, rather than the mess that we have today. It still amazes me that legislation doesn't already come with metrics to determine if they actually do their job.
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An estimated 200,000 women, men and children took to the streets of Manhattan last Saturday on the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.
For several "resistance" groups from Long Island, participation in the march was a way to protest the acts of the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress.
For members of the Rockville Centre organizations Raising Voices and Indivisible, the protest began the evening before. About 30 people gathered in the basement of Turn of the Corkscrew for a "sign-making party." Attendees milled around, bouncing ideas off one another and trading colored markers. The signs proclaimed a range of sentiments, from anti-sexual harassment messages to commemorations of the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that gave women the right to an abortion.
Despite the national focus of the protests, much of the conversation at the sign-painting event centered on local politics. Travis Bourgeois of Baldwin, who in 2016 ran unsuccessfully for the seat in the State Assembly district covering parts of Oceanside, Lynbrook, Malverne, Freeport, Baldwin and Rockville Centre, shared stories from the county Board of Elections, where Bourgeois works with Anthony Santino, the recently ousted Town of Hempstead supervisor. Bourgeois' sign read, "Keep Calm and Rise Against," a reference to an activist band he follows.
Karen Blitz, a Rockville Centre native who ran unsuccessfully for legislator in Nassau County's 7th District, enlisted the help of local high school artists to create a sign that read, "Viva La Vagina: Resistance against the regulation of our bodies" featuring an illustration of an upside-down Capitol dome in a woman's crotch.
On the morning of the march, about 50 people — mostly women, many wielding signs, many wearing pink "pussy hats" — descended on the Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road station. The mood was jovial, as people complimented the signs, reminisced about the previous year's march and talked about all that had transpired politically over the past year.
George Siberon, who ran last summer for Nassau County legislator in the 5th District as an independent Democrat, arrived at the station sporting a shirt that read, "I'm Hispanic, I live on Long Island, and I vote."
Sheila McDougal, of Rockville Centre, told the Herald that she was protesting "against the president and his disgraceful policies, and against Congress." And, she added, emphasizing the positive, "I'm protesting for women."
Marguerite Grassing Keller, co-director of the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, which serves Hispanics across Long Island, said that she was planning on making a sign related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA — a sticking point in Congress's negotiations to fund the government and end this week's shutdown.
After a noisy and friendly ride on the LIRR, the group marched up into Pennsylvania Station, where they joined hundreds of other Long Island protesters. To make sure the Raising Voices and Indivisible groups didn't get lost in the sea of signs and pink hats, Deana Davoudiasl, a member of both groups, called out frequently and loudly, "Rockville Centre people over here!" On the subway — to the chagrin of many straphangers — she shouted out the name of the station where the group should get off, and at each station along the way, how many more stops there were. "I'm like the field trip chaperone," Davoudiasl joked. She started a number of chants, including her favorite, "Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like."
Another "resistance" group, Together We Will Long Island, seeks to "educate and empower Long Islanders to take definitive action to safeguard our human rights, preserve our democracy and demand that our government uphold these principals," according to its Facebook page. About 10 members of the group took part in the Women's March, many expressing their discontent with the Republican majority in Congress and the actions of the president.
"It's a sign of standing together, acknowledging that we do not accept what's been happening in this country at the moment," Sharon Golden, a Hewlett resident and a member of Together We Will Long Island's leadership council, said of the march. "I really pray that the resistance groups, all of them as we stand together in solidarity, show those in power that we have power and that we will be using it, and that they better be doing something different than what they're doing or they will no longer be in power."
"I marched to stop the war in Vietnam. I think our marches are going to stop the Trump presidency," said member Cheryl Bennett, a Merrick resident. "[I'm] trying to let the GOP know that the population does not want a dictator for president."
Together We Will members met up with members of another group, Action Together Long Island, to form a larger Long Island contingent at Penn Station — where a musician was singing John Lennon's "Imagine."
"We see this as sort of the springboard to energizing and activating and setting the tone for the coming 2018 midterms," said ATLI founder Julia Fenster, of Dix Hills. "We want people to know that even after a year of working hard, seeing some successes, seeing some hits, that we're still in this together, we're continuing to fight for our country."
East Rockaway resident Vicki Alspector said she was marching because she was concerned about the Trump administration's policy of business and environmental deregulation. "People should understand that regulation protects us, and doing away with regulations are doing away with protections against safety," she said, citing regulations for clean water and safe toys.
"I'm embarrassed for my generation," Alspector, who is 63, added. "We were supposed to change all this nonsense, and we're making it worse."
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The Water Tower Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill is home to a pre-school, and a playground frequented by the children. That's why it's important for the grounds to be kept clean, said Barbara Diaz, a volunteer with the center.
"This is home for us," said Diaz, who lives two blocks from the center.
The center, on East Hartwell Avenue in Chestnut Hill, is one of many locations that will benefit from the fourth annual Philly Spring Cleanup on Saturday, hosted by the city's Streets Department.
The water tower and playground are currently surrounded by debris that has fallen from trees and other garbage that has accumulated from kids playing.
The Cleanup, which will be held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, began in 2008. It's first year resulted in the largest one-day cleanup in American history, according to the Streets Department. Last year, more than 11,000 volunteers worked at 231 sites throughout the city.
This year, Diaz has been promoting the event around the community to encourage a large turnout at the water tower. The Chestnut Hill Youth Sport Club and a local Boy Scout Troop—of which Diaz's son is a member—will be there.
"It's like a family event," Diaz said. "While the kids play on the playground, the parents can get some exercise and clean up. It's a perfect opportunity for families to be outside and clean the water tower."
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About Paul Canonici
In 2003 Paul Canonici published his first book, The Delta Italians, the story of his people, Italians recruited for cotton plantations of the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta.
His second book, So Italian is about Italian food and life. It contains recipes representing the various regions of Italy, essays based on the author's travel notes and his Italy inspired art.
In his book, La Befana, The Italian Christmas Legend, he retells and Illustrates Italy's favorite legend. Befana, a sweet grandmother, visits Italian children on the eve of the Epiphany, January sixth and takes the reader for a tour of Italy.
His latest book, The Delta Italians Volume II supplements Canonici's first book, The Delta Italians but includes the immigration experiences of Italians other than those recruited for cotton plantations, especially Sicilian Italians.


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- John Wells said...
- January 15, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Unknown said...
Welcome aboard some people never really get it.I think every thing that is important to our being is invisible an unseen.But God is there,here an in everything that is good.
- January 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- DEL said...
Thanks for the link. I have to say that it was the best TV I have seen for a long time.
Trouble is it did not end with the 1 show, I had to watch a couple more and missed the hockey game.
- January 15, 2012 at 10:08 PM
- Mary Lee said...
I loved the link. Thank you!
- January 15, 2012 at 10:17 PM
- Rev.JimmyLeeBob said...
Finally, an explanation for that look on Floppy's mug.......
- January 16, 2012 at 6:34 AM
- WGZ said...
Thanks John. Great to have this link! - George
- January 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Allen Hare said...
Nice looking, and functional step you got there.
Love the cowgirl boots, and the adult-sized binoculars on Little Luna. What a hoot to be able to call from the FL pay phone!
Your Euro guests look Euro Cool. Clicked on the link to her food blog, and it is very nice. Definitely bookmarked it.
Hope all is well down your way.
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Blind Item #3
This C list offspring of a former A+ list mostly movie actor apparently got his father's horrible temper. The younger actor choked his girlfriend to the point of passing out while they were on vacation in Europe.
This C list offspring of a former A+ list mostly movie actor apparently got his father's horrible temper. The younger actor choked his girlfriend to the point of passing out while they were on vacation in Europe.
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Scott Eastwood?
I can't think of Mel's kids and if any of them act.
Hopper penn
Cage's son
Hopper Penn is my guess too
If my name were hopper I would have anger issues too
What about Redmond O'Neal? Or is he still in jail?
Lol @ Vera. You would be hopping mad
Ok those are all more plausible than Eastwood. Where the heck is my coffee...
Scott Caan
If my name was Hopper, I'd be violently angry at those frickin' Dish Network commercials.
Does Eastwood have a temper? I'd say Penn's temper is worse than Cage, so I'll go with Hopper.
So...did she continue the vacation? I truly believe* it would only take once for me to be choked to the point of passing out. Nobody gets a second chance after that. Assuming I don't shank them when I regain consciousness.
*I say "believe" because - thankfully - I've never been in that position.
Scott Caan just had a baby at the end of July. This could be an old blind, I guess.
Is Hopper C list though?
How about *Kyle* Eastwood, jazz musician? He's divorced.
I don't know if Eastwood has a temper, just that he angrily talks to empty chairs. But I haven't heard of any domestic violence accusations so it's not my best guess. It's also on shaky ground just cause he's forever A list, even if he is not currently an A+ actor (but really you could argue that yes he is).
I can totally see this being Nic's son but he already has a known history of accusations of domestic violence so it's already known he has his dad's anger issues.
I wld guess Hopper. Too bad, his mom seems nice.
Kyle Eastwood has a concert in France next week, had two in Italy July 17th & 18th.
He had no appearances scheduled between the concert on July 18th & one today in Norway.
And i dont know if you've noticed, but alot of choking goes on in europe. Maybe its the time change.
penn kid
Kyle eastwood is jazz musician,not actor
My bad! I was totally ignoring "the younger *actor*" line. Because he fit otherwise, dammit.
I would go with Hopper too. With douche like Sean Peen as a father, it wouldn't be a surprise. I think Clint can have and edge with people he doesn't like, I never hear of him having a bad temper.
As a 'dating' strategy I don't see how this works. Yet history proves me wrong over and over again...
Maybe they were just having sex.
How is Hopper Penn C list? He's never been in a movie or a TV show. And Sean Penn isn't a 'former' A list actor. I guess I'd go with Val Kilmer's son Jack.
I think its Trevor Brolin
Scott Eastwood is not like that...
The only guess that seems to fit is Scott Caan. Sure, all of the other fathers named could be considered "Former A+ List" in Entyworld, but not even in a parallel universe could Hopper Penn, Weston Cage, or any of the others mentioned be considered C- List. I would like to think it's not him, not because I'm a fan of Scott, but because James Caan will always be my old-guy crush.
Dear god please let sean penn and his degenerate son go down in a plane crash before procreating any more. Amen.
Clint Eastwood does not have a reputation for anger issues. Not at all. And he didn't talk to empty chairs "angrily" - he was his usual laid back self.
Do some research, Sondra Locke would definitely say otherwise.
So would Spike Lee. And Patrick Milligan. And a shit ton of other people if you just google Clint Eastwood temper. I don't care if I'm right or wrong on anything I guess but there's a lot of people saying the guy is an asshole who treats women like shit.
@DoctahRiven, I have done "research" if you call just being an American who reads magazines and watches TV entertainment shows research. I know he was a complete dick to Sondra Locke (made her get an abortion, left her penniless, screwed up a development deal she had after they split) ... but I never heard that he was VIOLENT.
But as you command, I will google Clint Eastwood temper :-)
@finger..it says former A + actor! which Penni is resting at A long after oscar win..etc
Hopper has made /starred in several shorts and done cameos in dads sttuff..enough in enty world to warrant C rating
*meant comma not !!!
Tiger Lilly - Scott Caan is costar on hit network tv series plus costars in movies. He is B at the lowest.
@Prunella please reread my comment that you yourself quoted because you missed the very next sentence after the words "empty chairs." I already said he doesn't have a reputation for domestic violence. You are switching topics mid-discussion, you said he doesn't have a reputation for a temper and that is what I countered. I never once said he was "VIOLENT."
That is horrifying and you surely can't just call it having a "bad temper".
@Doctah you're right. You did say that.
I see you deleted your apology so I can't accept it :-)
PS I didn't read the blind that carefully, it didn't actually say that the dad was violent, just that whoever it is has a terrible temper. But the implication was that the dad was violent because Enty (or Enty-elf) said that the son had (a) inherited the dad's terrible temper and (b) physically assaulted a woman.
So, I assumed the blind was about some A-lister who was not only bad-tempered but violent. And that doesn't seem to fit Clint Eastwood.
Well eventually we'll find out who Enty meant.
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Arnie's son maybe?
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Two prolific open web standards advocates at Mozilla are leaving the non-profit foundation for Palm, vowing to spread their developer-centric gospel to the smartphone maker's webOS platform.
Ajaxian.com co-founders Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith have accepted new positions helming Palm's developer relations team. The duo announced their change of venue on their blogs this Friday.
"I have only really dabbled in the mobile world until now. I have always been excited about consumer electronics, but never really got into the developer environments," wrote Almaer. "I remember looking at the testing setups at companies such as Google, and realizing the pain in getting applications working across a huge slew of different proprietary API and capability. There is a massive opportunity with Palm webOS to give Web developers the ability to deploy outside the browser, and onto the device."
At Mozilla, the pair helped create Bespin, a web-based code editor with an emphasis on developer collaboration and code-swapping. Galbratith wrote today he believes the next push in development lies in the mobile market — although current restrictions are in need of a shake-up.
"My enthusiasm for this amazing new world is tempered by some unfortunate decisions by some of the players in this space," he said. "It seems that some view this revolution as a chance to seize power in downright Orwellian ways by constraining what we as developers can say, dictating what kind of apps we can create, controlling how we distribute our apps, and placing all kinds of limits on what [we] can do to our computing devices."
Obviously, a thinly-veiled jab at Apple, whose notorious hermetic seal on the iPhone App Store has recently spurred an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission.
While Palm's WebOS and toolkit, Mojo, implement open standards like JavaScript and HTML5, it remains to be seen if the company will be as free and easy with development as Almaer and Galbraith hope for. The platform simply doesn't have the audience that Apple's ubiquitous device carries — leaving philosophical directives up to speculation until some notable apps that potentially undercut Palm's business scheme begin to appear. ®
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Problems with his left knee keeping linebacker sidelined
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
By Mike Triplett - Times Picayune
A seemingly minor knee injury has turned into a major frustration for Saints linebacker James Allen.
The fourth-year veteran has barely practiced since spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee July 29. He returned to the field twice last week, but he re-injured the knee, this time on the outside.
An MRI on Monday revealed he has a bone bruise, Allen said. He is hoping he will be back on the field in a matter of days.
"My body's not working with me right now," Allen said after Monday's morning practice, most of which he spent riding a stationary bike. "Right now, I'm able to run straight ahead. But I'm just trying to get to that point where I can explode on the field again."
Allen is expected to resume his role as the Saints' starting strongside linebacker this year, but he's not taking that for granted.
"There's no good time to get hurt, especially with the way the competition is," Allen said. "Nobody's name is etched in stone."
Fifth-year linebacker Sedrick Hodge and third-year linebacker Cie Grant have taken turns with the first unit in Allen's absence. When Hodge is in, he lines up at Allen's position. When Grant is in, he lines up on the weak side, and starting weakside linebacker Colby Bockwoldt moves over to the strong side.
Hodge has started 31 games the past three years but was replaced by Allen toward the end of last season. Saints coach Jim Haslett said he has been pleased with the performances of Hodge and Grant so far.
HAKIM ALSO HURT: Receiver Az-Zahir Hakim will miss at least a week or two after injuring his right hamstring in Saturday night's Black and Gold Scrimmage. He is expected to miss Friday's preseason opener against Seattle at the Superdome.
"You never know with hamstrings," said Hakim, who suffered a handful of injuries during his past three seasons in Detroit, most notably to his hip and knee. But he said he hasn't had a hamstring injury since college. "I just want to be ready when it's time. I don't want to rush back and mess it up even worse."
Hakim, an eight-year veteran, was signed in free agency this summer to compete for the team's third receiver spot. He appears to be leading the battle with less-experienced Devery Henderson and Talman Gardner so far in camp. But the two young receivers will get an opportunity to perform in his absence.
ON LOCATION: The Saints practiced at the Superdome on Monday night in front of 5,101 fans. Only season-ticket holders were allowed through the gates. The players -- especially the newcomers -- were able to get a feel for their surroundings before Friday night's game.
They also held a light morning workout indoors at the team's practice facility Monday. The session was primarily a walk-through, followed by some brief situational periods.
ON LOCATION II: The Saints will practice Wednesday night at Hahnville High School from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The practice is open to the public, but the school is requesting a $5 donation from each fan, with the proceeds going to the Hahnville football program. A maximum of 7,000 fans will be admitted.
Players will sign autographs after the practice, and the Saints will have junior training camp activities for kids outside of the practice.
ETC.: Quarterback Adrian McPherson ran with the third-string offense during Monday morning's two-minute drill. Haslett said he plans to continue rotating McPherson and Kliff Kingsbury in practices. . . . The Saints signed free agent linebacker T.J. Slaughter, who made nine tackles in 14 games with the Baltimore Ravens last season. Slaughter fills the roster spot that was opened when the team released fullback Jasen Isom last week. . . . Tight end Ernie Conwell tweaked his groin muscle and is day to day.
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2003 (Jax)- Two high school students driving near the airport late Sunday night said a man driving alongside them in luxury SUV had harsh words for them, then threatened them with a gun.
A little more than an hour later, Jaguars linebacker Tavaris Jermell Slaughter was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Jaguars send him on his way...
One source says he played in 14 games for Ravens in 2004. 8 tackles.
Hopefully Slaughter has his life on track and is ready to play some football.
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Wow I never new T.J. had character issues. He's was a decent linebacker for Jacksonville for a couple of seasons.
I'd give Grant the first crack at the job if anything were to happen to Allen. We've already seen for the past 5 seasons what Hodge can do... time for some new blood (kinda).
Anyhow... this is a great oppurtunity for Talman. Hopefully he'll continue to impress and make it an extremely hard decision for Haslett to make regarding the 3rd spot.
It's pretty obvious Brooks is #1, Bouman #2, and A-Mac #3. Kingsbury will once again be on our practice squad. Hey it's not that I don't like the guy, it just wouldn't make any sense putting A-Mac second on the depth chart in his rookie season. Look at Ken Dorsey... when he was drafted people were complaining about his lack of arm strength. During the offseason he bulked up and now has some zip on his passes. Kingsbury should continue to develop and he'll be a solid backup for someone down the road.
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Yeah. Seems he's having a good camp. Good for him. Third spot or not, I suspect he'll be a Saint this year. Many fans were ready to write him off. It'll be interesting to see his progress in camp and the pre-season.
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Once again, and I hope I don't eat my words later, Slaughter was a baller at USM. If healthy, this kid will be a big asset.
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